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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.

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Provisionally

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Estimatesl

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Voted.

Explanatory Remarks.

Brought forward,

JUDICIAL ANd Legal DeVARTMENTS,- Contiuned.

$

$

2,693,662

a.103,161.08 840,760,62 481,251.54

4. SUPREME Court,—Continued.

Branght forward,

106,519

106,194.43 1.267.23

1,589.80

Low Reports,

1,500)

1,200,00

300.00

Library, ...............

1,000

559.17

440.93

Lifts Maintenance,.......

800

517,48

282.42

Newspapers,

216

215.60

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Travelling Expenses of Watchmen and temporary

engagement of Extra Watelunen,

3,000

1,866.90

866.90

Uniform for Chinese Constables.....

34

Iniform for Messengers, &c..

80

34.00 80.00

$

Crown Agents' account not received. Savings.

Do.

More watchmen engaged.

B. MAGISTRACY,

Personal Emoluments,

300.00

43,578

42.788.30

Administration of Justice,

700

496.68

789.70 203.32

Over-estimated.

Do.

Conveyance Allowances to :—

Police Magistrale acting as Coroner, ...

180)

185.87

11.13

Do.

Summoning Officer to Magistrate acting as Coroner,

201

Electric Fans and Light.

555

213.17

341.83

Do.

Incidental Expenses..........

220

248.08

26.08

Cuiform for Constables,

117

106.23

10.77

78.00

Luder-estimated. Over-estimated.

C-DISTRICT Officer.

Personal Emoluments,

39,927

41,645.99 1,718.99

2,500.00

Lower exelange.

Northern District,

Conveyance Allowances,

1,944

1,944.00

Entertainment Allowance to District Officer,

300

300.00

Incidental Expenses,

180.00

670

697.60

127.60

Railway Fare for Mail Messenger,

120

120.00

Transport,

610

703.60

93.60

More expanses of an incidental nature.

More transporis.

Southern District.

Incidental Expenses,

180

176,90

Transport,

1,540

1,100,80

Travelling Allowances to :--

Assistant District Officer,.....................

480

↑ Land Bailiff,

360

1,200.00

3 5th Grade Clerks and Shroffs, at $120 each,

360

Uniform for Chinese Constable,

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D-ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Personal Emoluments,

Books, ...

Electric Fans and Light,

Incidental Expenses and Newspapers,

19,106

12,985.08

150

146.76

1:00

74.20

150

149.09

3.10 439.20

6,120.92 3.24 25.80 .91

Curried forward..................

222,438 215,970.03 4,100.40 10,563.37

Carried forward.....

2,693,662

8,103,161.08| 840,760.62 431,261.54

3,008.00

Fewer transports.

Lapsing half salary of Attorney General.

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