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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.

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Heals and Sub-leads,

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally

Voted.

Explanatory Remarks.

$

$

$

88

$

Brought forward

9,476,696

8,977,567,50

790,936.78 1,290,065.23

MILITARY EXPENDITURE:—

A. MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,

Contribution to Imperial Government......

4,200,783

4,286,542,70

76,757.70

D. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE Corps,

Personal Emoluments

12,685

12.429.75

Ammunition

1,000

281.25 1,000.00

Armoured Car, Expenses

950

1,847.70

397.79

Books, Stationery, and Printing

1,000

827.70

172.80

Camp Expensos.

5,500

6,272,11

772.11

400.00 100.00

779.00

Conveyance Allowance to Corps Sergount

180

180.00

Major

Fuel and Light

750

942.82

192.32

Equipment and Lipkeep of Arms...

2,000

3,848.30

1,848.30

199.00

Grant to lounted Infantry Section

6,300

6,859.00

559.00

8,000.00

Incidental Expenses

700

980.83

280.89

560.00

Forage and wages during strike.

Formation of Mobile Section and extra expenses during the strike.

More members attended Camp.

More fuel and lighting due to strike,

More members.

Motor Transport Section, Upkeep of

720

1,319.70

599.76

281.00

Rifle Ranges, Expenses....

1,500)

1,188.08

Transport

Uniform, including Boots

1,000 6,000 -

Equipment for Engineer Company

990.31 18.004.96 897.81

$18.92 9.69

600,00

Extra expenses during the strike. Armoured car.

12,004.96

897.81

14,000.00 898.00)

More members.

Found necessary.

Spreint Expenditure,

Arnoured Car

50 Rifles and Bayonets

7,500 2,850

7.428.37 2,804.37

71.43 45.69

4,260,420

4,352,850.45

Less Savings

94,310.67 1,874.22

1,874.22

25,805.00

Increase

92,436.45

PUBLIC Works:-

A-Pratic WORKS DEPARTMENT.

Personal Emoluments

1,811,850

1,181,554.23

Conveyance and Motor Allowances.........

55,200

30,293.49

Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans..

10,000

0,112.39

180,804.77 4,906.51 3,887.61

Lapsing allowances.

Electric Faux and Light,

15,000

18.121.64

8,121,64

5,000.00

Incidental Expenses:-

Genera!....

Store

6.000

7,370,06

1.370.08

1,400,00

700

1,123,34

429.84

Quarry

9,400

4,045.03

Land Survey Contingencies...

500

258.54

Lifts Maintenaure, Government Buildings

3.000

Surveying Instruments

2,000

Transport and Travelling Expensos

20,000

2,064.22 760.28 22,460,60

4,754.97 241.46 35,78 1,239.77

Do. Do.

2.480.80

5,000.00

Uniforms :-

Meter Readers and House Service

Inspectors, Water Worka

GOO

Motor Drivers

3,800

559.88 67.00

Lift Attendants and Fans atud Lights

Inspectors

500

304.28

Office Altenauts, Messengers, &c.

1,000

204.10

40.12 8,782.40

195.72 795,90

550.00

Lapsing salaries.

Over-estimated.

Expenditure greater than anticipated.

Owing to curtailment of roud work, Quarry was not worked at full pressure. Expenditure less than anticipated.

Do.

Expenditure greater than anticipated.

It was decided not to issue uniform to Lorry drivers.

Over-estimated.

Do.

Carried forward

Carried forward

1,430,550 1,296.709.68

13,787,118 18,330,429,95

7,875.64 150,135.01

885,247.40 1,291,980.45

11,950.00