Financial Minute No.
Lald before Council and
recommended by the Finance Committee.
Approved by Council.
Vote and Service.
Explanation.
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16th October, 1924.
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3rd November, 1924 Volunteer Defence Corps.
Special Expenditure. Equipment.
$4000.00
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Public Works Extraordinary Hongkong. Miscellaneous. Fitting out New Offices. $20,000.00
Public Works Recurrent. Hongong
Communication. $3200.00
(b) Miscellaneous. 6500.00
Required in connection with reorganisation of the Engineer Company.
Required for furnishing the offices taken over on three floors of the P. & O. Building to accommodate the Port, Electric, and other Departments.
(a) The amount included in the Estimate for Telephone cables found insufficient owing to increase in cost of general maintenance. (b) Expenditure necessary in connection with the Air Survey of the
Colony by H.1.S. "Pegasus
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All these items have been exceeded owing to the increase in cost of provisions, etc., and number of patients.
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Medical Department. Other Charges. Civil Hospital,
kennedy Town
Victoria Hospital Bacteorological Inst.
$14,700.00
1,500.00
5,700.00 600.00
Military Expenditure. Other Charges. Uni form. $4000.00
Fire Brigade. Other Charges.
$6500.00
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Public Works Extraordinary. Miscellaneous. Belilios Reformatory.
$15,000.00
Underestimated. The increase in the numbers of the Corps has exceeded expectation.
Votes exceeded owing to increase in numbers of men and appliances since the estimates were framed.
The Belilios reformatory at present occupied by the Eyre Refuge was severely damaged by the typhoons and required complete overgaul.
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Prison Department. Other
Charges.
(a) Fuel.
(b) Incidental
Expenditure.
$2700.00
$3400.00
(a) Increase of contract price of firewood.
(b) Rent of houses for married Indian officers.
Colonia Secretary's Departient. Other Charges.
(a) Gas, Electric Light, etc.
$150.00
Hansard Reports. 160.00 Incidental Expenses 150.00
Police Department. Other Charges.
Passages.
$55,000,00
(b) Subsistence of
Prisoners.
1,000.00
(a) Increased number of lights and fans in Council Chamber,
(b) & (c) Votes exceeded owing to unforeseen minor expenses.
(a) Vote exceeded owing to the unusual number of passages required
for new recruits and for police invalided.
(b) Increase in number of persons provided for and prices of
provisions.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.