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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

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Hends and Sub-Heads.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally

Voted.

$

Brought forward,

4,233,748

* 4,539,743.48

*

879,806,26

SANITARY DEPARTMENT,--Continued.

$

祟

578,810.78

8,204.30

600.00 1,250,00

Over-estimated.

No account presented for payment.

Do.

Brought forward,....

379,943

342,107.49

388.49

38,224.00

Sperial Expenditure.

Removal of Ceilings,

4-Wheeled Dust Cart,....

2 4-Wheeled Water Curts,

10,000 600 1,250

1,795.70

391,793

343,903.19

388.49

Less Increase,.-

Savings,

48,278.30 388.19

47,889.81

BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT -

Personal Emoluments, ...

Brushwood Clearing,

Conveyance Allowances,

26,980

26,403.60

576.40

1,500

1,446.10

58,90

990

-

847.90

142.10

Economie Investigations,

Expenses of Collections,

Expenses of Herbarium,

100

11.72

88.28

125

125.00

125

9.89

|16.11

Forestry, Hongkong,

5,000

4.958.41

41.59

Forestry, New Territories.

5,500

5,484.52 |

15.48

70.00

Incidental Expenses,

150

75.43

74.57

Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to

Assistant

Superintendent,

240

150.00

80.00

Library,

250

165.65

431

Light,

3.50

138.99

211.01

Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds,

6,500

6,484.42

15.58

Rent of Quarters at Out-stations,.....

Transport,

Uniforms and Accoutrements,

Language Bonus,

125

93.69

31,31

900

659.25

240.75

310

235.00

5.00

600.00

600.00

Special Expenditure.

New Lawn, Mountain Lodge,

1,530

50,705

1,529.98

19.404.56

.....

.02

600.00

Less Increase,• • • • • ••

Savings,

1,900.44 600.00

70.00

1,300.44

EDUCATION :--

A-DEPARTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.

Personal Emoluments,

41,212

38,229,97

2,982.08

Do.,

Queen's College,

90,790

84,143.65

6,646.35

Do..

Ellis Kadoorie School,

28,746

28,630.63

115.37

De..

Kowloon British School,

10,794

10,998.86

204,86

D.,

Victoria

Do.,

9,996

8,589.14

1,406.56

Do..

Peak School,

6,335

7,988.91

1,603,91

Do..

Saiyingpun English School,

20,463

18,019.27

2,443,73

Do..

Yaunati English School,

15,647

13,912.20

1,734,80

Do.,

Wautsai

Do.,

11,791

10,997.13

793,87

Do..

Belilios Public School,

23,565

22,631.57

933,43

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Praya East English Sebool,.

3,295

8,295.37

Do..

English School for Indians,

4,671

2,022 96

2,648.04

Do..

Do..

Kowloon,

600

450.00

150.00

Curried forward,

267.905

249,860.16

1,809.34 19,854.18

Carried forward,

4,676,246

4,933,051.28 880,794.75 623,989.52

Explanatory Remarks.

Lapsing salary.

Less clearing done.

Lapsing conveyance allowance of Officer on leave.

Fewer investigations made.

Less Herbarium work conducted.

Over-estimated.

Part not required.

Books from England not obtainable.

Less current consumed.

Fewer launches hired.

Unforeseen.

Lapsing salaries of Officers on leave,

Do.

Appointment of new Master on lower scale.

Lower exchange.

Head Mistress on leave.

Appointment of an additional Assistant Mistress and a Drill Instructor. One English Master absent.

Do.

English Master on lower salary during part of the year.

Lapsing salaries.

Do.

School closed.

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