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EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF

THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally Voted.

$

$

Brought forward.......

27,750,732 25,956,882.49

$

4,070,739.27

5,871,088.78

DAARNAA

288,828

261,659.53

180.89

27,294.36

131.07

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.—Continued.

Brought forward

E-1-7-6 Sundries.

Conveyance Allowance to Storekeeper Uniform for 6 Stores Watchmen, 1 Office

Attendant, and 1 Messenger

E-1-13 RENTS.

Rent-Shum Chum Station

90

90.24

,24

11

350

283.37

66.63

3,228

3,223.00

Lowu station used.

Explanatory Remarks.

E-1-14 COMPENSATION,

Compensation

84.90

100

15.04

E-1-16 MISCELLANEODS.

Prizes for best kept length of line

24

24.00

E-2 TRAFFIC EXPENSES.

E-2-2 STATION STAFF.

E-2-2-3 Labour.

Nightsol Disposal

Ron of Quarters for Chinese Staff

216 192

224.00 192.00

8.00

Allowance at Taipo station increased.

E-2-3 CLOTHING.

Clothing.

Euiform for 7 Wathebmen

4,000 400

9.199.51 209.34

800.40 100.66

Less clothing issued.

Do.

E-2-4 STATION Supplies AND FUNITURE.

E-2-4-1 Supplies.

Electric Fans and Light

1,150

1,095.00

115.00

Reduced train service.

E-2-4-2 Furniture,

Fittings and Furniture............................

E-2-5 PRINTING, STATIONERY AND TICKETS

Stationery, (including Railway Tickets)...!

1,800

1,281.86

500

11.74

488.20

518.14

Purchases deferred.

Less tickets required.

E-2-8 MISCELLANEOUS.

E-2-8-2 Carringe of Stores.

Stores ---------

4,000

3,743.32

256.68

Savings.

E-2-8-4 Sundries,

Conveyance Allowances to :-

Traffic Superintendent ..........

901

Relieving Station Master

36

270.24

49.76

Lapsing Conveyance allowance.

Disabled Clerk ....

144

Traffic Iuspectors ----

50

Hire of Rolling Stock .................................

100

100.00

No stock hired.

E-3 RUNNING EXPENSES.

E-3-1 LocoxOTIVES.

E-3-1-1 Engine Staff.

E-3-1-1-4 Sundries :—

Stationery

200

87.19

Uniforms for Drivers, Firemen, Points-

med.....

600

503.18

Uniforms for Drivers and Foremen

(Fanling Branch)

35

Carried forward

806,129

Curried forward

272,919.56

27,750,732 25,956,882.49

139.19

4,076,789.27

112,81

96.82

85.00

88,342.57

181.00

5,871,088.78

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