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EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

fleads and Sub-Bends.

!

Estimated.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally

Voted.

Brought forward..

PRISONA DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Actual.

$

$

$

6,225.751 6.120,072,78

735,962.56

881,740.83

Brought forward

451,972

460.813,31

18,264.09

4,422.78

10,082.00

Special Expenditure.

1,500

Fire Hose

Printing Machines

1.218.78 800.00

286.27

800.00

800.00

458,472

462,827.04

Less Savings..

14,064.09

4,709.05 1

4,709.05

16,882.00

Increase

9,355.04

Explanatory Remarks.

MEDICAL Department:--

A.-STAFF.

Personal Emoluments

274,278

263,625.90

8,650,10

Conveyance and Motor Allowances

4,920

5,009.47

83.47

+

26.00 831.47

Lapsing salaries.

Under-estimated.

Peak Travelling Allowances

1,020

785.20

284.77

Over-estimated.

Motor Car Ilire......

1,800

1,783,27

483.27

439.27

More cars hired.

Reut of Premises for Dispensaries and

Dressing Station

3,280

3,395.00

115.00

115.400

Special Travelling Allowances

000

587.8.5

12.05

Opening of Un Long Dispensary.

B-HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS,

Belding and Clothing

18,450

15,918.15

2,531,85

Over-estimated.

Bourd for 1 House Physician and 1 House

Surgeon, at $365 earli

730

022,00

102.00

192,CH)

Bourd for 8 Nursing Sisters, Kowloon

One new appointment.

Hospital at 365 ench

1,460

1,400.00

Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives

Not required.

at $96 each

570

576.00

Books....

100

17.74

Cleansing Materials ................................

3,800

3,167.00

Fuel and Light

25,000

Fruiture and Repairs to Furniture

6,625

25.621.95 5,090.66

021.9.3

82.26 133.00

1,594.84

Fewer books.

021.95

Grant to Alice Memorial Maternity

Hospital for Maternity Work

300

300.00

Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholie

Chaplains for Religious Services......

1.800

Incidental Expenses...

TY

1,025

Mediest Comforts

1.200.

1,800,00 2,105.80! 758.61

1,080.80

1,080.86

441.09

Medicines, Surgical Appliances and In-

struments

40,750

33.025.46

7,724.54

Provisions for Patients....

84,500

88,731.76

768.24

Up-keep of Dental Clinic

200

200.00

Up-keep of Piano in Sisters" Quarters

40

86.00

4.(H)

Up-keep of X-Ray Apparatus....

1.100

Ventilation of Operating Theatre

Washing

625 10,000

New X-Ray Plant

560.81 504.78 8,859.87 8,246.20

639.00

120,24

1,140.13

8,246.20

8,216.20

New X-Ray plant purchased.

More expenses in connection with new appointment Less medical comforts ordered,

Delay in execution of orders placed through Crown Agents.

Not required.

Apparatus not in working order for some time

Less washing.

Carried forward

Carried forward

483,177

6.679,223 6,592,799.77

468,262,61

10,772.81

750,026.65

25,687.20

886,449.88

10,798.81

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