Financial Minute No.
Laid before Council and
recommended by the Finance Committee.
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Approved by Council.
Vote and Service.
Explanation.
112
29th December 1924
29th December 1924 Miscellaneous Services,
(a) Bathing Places (b) British Empire Exhibition
(c) Crown Agents
Commission
$2700
$12,069
5,369
(d) Language Study
Allowances
6,766
Motor Cars
3,304
(f) Newspaper & Period-
icals,
Upkeep of typewriters
790 1,151
(h) Rent Allowances,
32,300
Votes underestimated.
(e) Due to increase in the number of Govt.
motor vehicles in use.
Vote underestimated.
Typewriters required for new departments. () Not provided in Estimates. These allow
ances were for Asiatic Staff. (i) Excess due to opening of new departments
and offices.
(i) Stationery,
11,116
(k) Transport
91,024
(k) It was not known when the estimates were
framed what sum would be needed.
(1) Purchase of Motor Cars 2129
Flood Relief
50,000
The Ross Institute
2,087
Charitable Services
Other Allowances
$2,046
Passage & Relief
Destitutes
976
Subsistence of Lunatics
392
Charitable allowance
Leung Wong Shi
53
Cost of an extra car for general use.
Voted for the relief of sufferers by the floods in China.
(n) Already authorised by Secretary of State.
Excesses caused by the large numbers of
destitutes arriving in the Colony who have to be repatriated.
Vote found insufficient.
Grant to widow of a government servant.
Treasury, Treasurer's
Office, Other Charges,
Incidental Expenses,
$101
Stamp Office, Other
Votes found insufficient.
Charges, Stamps
786
Incidental Expenses
21
Public Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Buildings, Market at Mong Kok Tsui,
$22,000
P
11
113
114
115
116
n
Sanitary Department, Special Expenditure, Motor Refuse Lorry $3076.30 Motor Meat Vans,
$8735.70
Public Works Extraordinary New Territories, Communications, Road from Taipo Market to Kum Shan,
$3000
Public Works Recurrent, Hongkong, Extensions of Lighting, $4000 Water Works, Shaukiwan, $600
117
19
n
Fire Brigade, Other Charges, Clothing
$500
Rent of Stations,
$300
118
11
H
Public Works Extraordinary, Miscellaneous, Harbour Depart-
ment,
$20,000
The sum provided was insufficient but it was decided to press on with this work.
The Estimates for these were insufficient The actual cost was not known until the charges were received from Crown Agents.
The sum voted in May was found insufficient to carry this work to completion.
Votes underestimated owing to development of districts.
Votes exceeded owing to increases in the Fire Brigade and reting of Temporary Stations.
This vote is to cover payment of the Cons -ulting Engineers' fee.
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