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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Estimated.

Actual,

$

Brought forward

7,394,431

7,218,040.87

SANITARY DEPARTMENT-Continued.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925. 29

Provisionally

Increase.

Decrease.

Voted.

$

$

766,840.07

945,280.20

Brought forward

724,820

597,202.76

7,645.39

185,262.63

8,857.00

Veterinary Staff.

Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houser

Fuel,

5,000

4,010,00

Incidental Expeusės ..........

Liglu

600 750

749,26

479.76

+++

Motor Meal Vans Ronning Ex-

Lenses....

5,100

4,173.08

Cattle Crematorium and Refuse Des

tructor

600

473.28

990.00

150.00

149.26

270.24

926.02

126.72

Special Expenditure.

Exhumation, Various Cemeteries, Speria

55,500

55,500.00

Dust Bud Water Carre:-

6 2-wheeled Hand Carts

1,080

1,080.00

5 Motor Refuse Lorries

84,700

86,125.11

1,425.11

1,428.00

2 Microscopes for use of C.V.S.......

1,350

802.97

Triennial Lighting of Boilers S.D. 1

400

2 Motor Watering-carts

395.00 837.50

547.03 5.00

829,900

645,249.62

837.50

10,057.28

Less IncreasP...................

Savings

BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT:-

194,707.64 10,057.26

184,650.38

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Explanatory Remarks.

Less firewood required due to Strike.

Feeding of unusually large number of dogs under observation in Kennedy Town Economy in consumption of current.

Normal requirements lower.

Do.

Slaughter house

Not begun.

Considered unnecessary due to introduction of motor transport. Under-estimated.

Over-estimated.

938.00

11,271.00

Outstanding 1924 accounts paid during the year.

Personal Emoluments ANAKARAKTERITYTES

51,080

49,454.86

1,581.14

Brushwood Clearing..........

5,000

4.989.85

80.65

Conveyance Motor Allowances

2,010

1,529.16

480.84

Expenses of Collections

200

171.06

28.04

Expenses of Herbarin

100

47.55

52.45

Field Allowances to ForeHLETS ....

525

459,36

65,61

Forestry, Hongkong

9,500

8,589.25

910.75

Forestry, New Territories

10,150

8,719.81

1,480.69

95.00

Hire of Motor Cars

1,200

1,234.12:

34.12

Incidental Expenses

100,00

250

349.04

99.94

Library

120

32.61

87.80

Light

150

85.42

64.59

Lupsing salaries.

Lapsing allowances.

Collections in up-country districts impossible.

Herbarium specimens not obtainable.

Regular Forestry work held over due to Strike.

Do.

Increased use of motor cars during the Strike.

Mid-day meals for Foresters engaged in strike work; Felling trees for firewood in Books required not obtainable.

Electric radiator not in frequent use due to milder winter.

outlying districts

Maintence of Gardeus and Grounds....

9,400

9,376.75

28.25

Protection of PlantationS

1,500

1,409.16

96.81

Transport

1,200

908.40

296.0

Uniforms and accoutrements

188.00

650

837.74

187.74

Savings due to supply of motor lorry by P. W. D. Raincoats for forest guarda necessitated by newly instituted night patrole during the year, especially the wet season, to cope with the serious timber [stealing.

Special Expenditure.

Formation of Forestry Reserve. Taipo

Waterworks Catchment Area ........................ Repairs to Garden Paths .....

10,000

1,000

103,991

7.239.78

998.96 1

96,371.78

321.60

Lens Increase...............................

Savings

2,760.22 1.04

7,941.02 321.80

7,619.22

328.00

Carried forward

8,828,322

7,957,662.27

777,219.13

1,147,878.86

Part programme of afforestation could not be completed due to Strike.

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