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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.

13

78

Provisionally

Votel,

Explanatory Itemarks,

Heals and Sul-Heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease

6

660.00

Higher exchange.

Do.

*

Brought forward

2,954,870

2,888,578.91

28,210.68

594,009 72

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,—Continued,

£25,000.0.0 12.700.00

Brought forward

120,477

308,028.77

214,009.58

26,457.81

Grants in aid of other Institutions :-

City Hall

1,200

1,200,00

District Watchmen's Fund

2,000

2,000,00

Hok Hoi Library

1,500

1,500.00

Imperial Institute, (£500),

4,445

5,104.9)

659.99

Royal Asiatic Society (£25)

223

214.29

8.71

School of Orienta! Studies, London

Institution, (£30)

267

257.14

Seamen's Hospital Society

200

199.32

9.86

.68

Society for Prevention of Cruelty to

Animale, Hongkong

5,000

Society of Comparative Legislation,

London, (£1. 1s.)

10

5,000.00

8.8

1,10

900.00

University of Hongkong

50,000

Yunnan Scholarship at University.

2,000

50,000 20 2,300.00

800,00

9,100.00

Language Bonuses

1,200

1,200,00

Language Study Allowances

3,000

Medical Attendance on Unpassed Cadets

750

Motor Care, Running Expenses

9.000

Newspapers and Periodicals..

6,500

11,092,60 226.20 20,008.84 7,713.68

8,692.80

11,009.00

523.80

1,214.00

Other Miscellaneous Services

55.000

62.489.40

11,008.84 1,213.68 7,489.40

20,800.00

335.00

Printing and Blading :—

Blue Book...

Civil Service List

Estimates

1,500

1,834.25

334.25

1,520

1,610.J

90.00

90,00

800.00

350

350.00

Government Gazette

9,500

4,190.00

680.00

Miscellaneous Papers

25,000

24,857.67

Ordinances, Regulations, and Reports....

7,000

4,749.50

Revised Edition of Ordinances

6,000

712.00

142.33 2,256.50 5,288.00

1,100.00

Purchase and Upkeep of Typewriters......

4,000

5,012.08

1,012.68

Rent Allowances

8.971.00

Senior Officers

68,500

56,778.77

11,721.23

8,700,00

European Subordinate Officers...

28,000

30,970.52

8,970.52

500,00

Asiatic Subordinate Officers

50,000

58,707.23

8,707.23

4.350.00

Rent of Offices

26,000

25,925.00

75.00

Rent of Public Telephones

27,000.00

18,35

Statiouery

50.00

7,311.02 73,878.90

6,088.08

29,873.90

Telegraph Services :-

Contribution in connection with signall-

ing Messages. to Observatory (£75)

667

684.36

82.6-1

Rent of Under-ground Telegraph Line

(£91)

720

720.00

Telegrams sent and received by Govern-

ment ...

6,000

Transport of Government Servants..

150,950

Gratuity to Mr. John Duncan........

6,678.61 164,071.96 9,956.14

678.61 14,071.00

1,500.00 14,072,00 10,000.00

9,950 14

Quarter for the Clercial Staff, Partitious

and Electric fittings

4,770.81

4,770.81

Rent of quarters for the Clercial Staff

for six months

Expenses of strikes 1925...

7,560.00 188,107.00

5,676.98 198,106.98

5,675.98

198,106.98

£25,000,0,0

345,876.00

704,879

1,170,650,55

Less Savings

Increase

520,247.35 54,475.80

465,771.55

54,475.80

Carried forward..........

3,659,255

3,559,227.46

548,457 98

848,483.32

Do.

Do

Moro officers studying Chinese.

Under-estimated,

More quarters completed. Under-estimated.

Do.

Outstanding accounts paid during the year.

Higher exchange.

7,000.00

More telegrams.

More passages. Extraordinary item.

Unforeseen expenditure.

Extraordinary item.