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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.
61
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Reinarks,
102
$
Brought forward..................
27,867,001
25,684,562.83 4,074,121.82
5,757,159.94
Post OFFICE:-
Personal Emoluments.
206,751
185,990.59
20,820.41
Carriage of Mails :-
Share of Mail Subsidy
86,500
Transit Charges,
50,000
47,582.38
Cleansing Materials, Utensils, and Wash-
950
733.27
ing....
Coodle Hire
BOU
47.86
252.14
Incidentul Expenses.....
1,000
661.80
388.20
Launches.--
9.500
7,926.46
1,578.54
Coal
Repairs
5,000
7,104.10
2,104.10
Scores..
1,600
1,528,00
72.40
2,104,50
Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps
and Scales...
5,000
5,205.68
205.68
88,500.00 2.417.62
216.73
Lapsing salaries.
Not claimed.
Savings due to restriction of Steamship services.
Savings.
Do.
Do.
Over-estimated.
Annual overhaul of one launch commenced in December, 1924, but not com- Savings.
[pleted until January, 1925.
Notification of Mails
240
280.00
40.00
280.80
Extra parcel bags required.
Rent of Branch Office, Shamshuipo
540
700.00
100.00
40.00
Increase in cost of printing.
Stamps
7,000
6.988.39
611.61
160,00
Rent of quarters for Branch Office.
Telegrotus
250
$57.67
107.87
Savings.
Transport
Uniform and Equipment
1,500 7,000
389,131
966.50 8,406.96
271,819.66
538,50
107.90
598.04
More telegrams rendered necessary in consequence of boycott.
Savings.
2,017.45
Less Increase
113,928.79 2,017.43
Do.
2,673,00
Savings
111,311.84
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
Pa
Personal Emoluments
294,323
257,647.40
20,675.60
E-T GENERAL EXPENSES.
E-1-5 STORKS.
E-1-5-3 Office Expenses.
Coal for Offices and Stores
26
13.45
11.55
Electric Fans and Light
115
99.02
15.08
Incidental Expenses..
250
174.76
75.24
Printing and Stationery
60
55.24
4.70
E-1-6 HEAD OFFICE EXPENSES.
Coal for Office
225
219.40
5.PI
Electric Faus and Light
1,035
782.42
252.5N
Incidental Expeuses................
750
660.77
89.20
Printing and Stationery
540
670.89
180.89
131.00
E-1-7 MISCELLANKOUS.
E-1-7-2 Advertising.
Advertising
1,000
843.88
156.12
E-1-7-4 Carriage of Stores.
Carriago of Stores.......................................................
500
491,40
9.M
Carried forward...........
Carried forward ...... $
288,829
27,750,732
201.659.53
25.956,382.49 i 4,076,799.27
190,89
27,294.96
5,871,089.78
181,00
Lapsing salaries.
Reduced train service; less goods loading at night.
Books required in connection with new system of accounts.
Less advertising.
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