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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925: 25

Heals and Sub-Heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Doerense.

Provisionally

Voted.

$

$

Brought forward .....

6,670,223

6,592,799.77

750,026.83

896,449.88

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Brought forward

C-OFFICE OF HEALTH Officer of PORT.

Personal Emoluments

Conveyance Allowances

Incidental Expenses, ete

483,177

468.262.61

10.772.81

25,687.20

10,798.81

84.537

24,868.82

000

291.30

4.30

402.27

9,088.18 308.70 47.73

D. INSTITUTES.

Personal Emoluments ...

16,881

17,644.36

769.86

Animals and Fodder..........

3,500

2,729.17

770.83

Auti-rable work

250

894.58

144.58

Apparatus and Chemicals

Books and Journals

1,400

1,543.64

143.64

150

110.85

30.15

Conveyance Allowances to:-

Bacteriologist

I Messenger, Kowloon Mortuary

3601 181

378.00

Fuel and Light.

1,300

1.025.50

274.41

Incidental Expouses..

450

Preparation of Vaccines, Scrum, etc. ................

2,000

444.40 1,963.68

Purchase of Horses

Uniforms

100 *20W)

80.00 204.20

5.60 36.82 40.00

4.20

703.30

P

144.58

143.64

E. GOVERNMENT LABORATORY.

Personal Emoluments........................

27,565

Apparatus and Chemicals

8,000

Books al Journals

150

81.752.69 9.304.08 86,89

4,187.09 304.08

4,187.69

68.11

800.60

Conveyance Allowances to :-

2 Assistant Analysts, ni $20 each

240

738.06

408.06

Fuel and Light...

600

597.59

2.42

Incidental Expenses......

493.06

100

94.53

5.47

60

57.00

2.40

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Equipment for Victoria Maternity and

Kowloon Hospitals

122,000

Motor Lannch for Health Officers of Port Pharmaceutical Apparatus

62,496,94

59,508.06

9,000

8,000.00

8,100

Sterilizing Plant

5.000

581.18 8.283.15

2,588.87

1,766.87

Less Increase

715,208

629.241.10

16,813.42

Savings

108,780,32 16,813,42

91.066.

17,831.14

Carried forward

7,394,431

7,216,040.87

766,840.07

945,230,20

Lapsing salaries.

Lapsing conveyance allowance.

Explanatory Remarks.

New appointments.

Fewer calves obtainable.

More demand for Anti-rabic vaccine.

More apparatus.

Fewer books.

Less gas consumed.

Fewer horses purchased. Increased cost of uniform.

Temporary appointments.

More apparatus.

Fewer books.

More allowances.

Equipment not fully ordered.

Launch not built.

Delay in execution of orders placed through Crown Agents Over-estimated.

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