CO129-505-12 Estimates of expenditure 1928 1-9-1927 - 12-1-1928 — Page 180

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Head 33.-DEFENCE

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Head 34. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Approved

Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1927.

Head 33.-DEFENCE

Approved Estimate, 1927,

Estimate, 1928.

A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

Sub-heads :-

Head 34.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

$

$

1 Personal Emoluments

20,969

22,018

Other Charges

Sub-hoads :-

2 Armoured Car and Motor Transport Section

2,950

3,500

(1)

3 Ammunitiou

6,000

8,500

(2) (3)

Books, Stationery, and Printing

1,000

1,000

Bathing Places, North Point, Kennedy Town and Stone-

cutter's Islaud................

10,000

(1)

5 Camp Expenses

8,000

13,500

(3) (4)

6 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Sergeant-Major

180

180

1 Bonuses for Interpreters and Translators

1,500

1,500

Fuel and Light

750

750

8 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms

3,000

3,000

2 Bungalows Committee, Caretakers

288

288

9 Equipment for the Engineer Company

500

500

10 Grant to Mounted Infantry Section

6,300

6,300

11 Incidental Expenses ....

800

600

(5)

3 Contribution to Reuters for commercial and general news

service....

33,600

33,600)

12 Rifle Rangos, Expenses...

13 Transport

14 Uniform, including Boots

1,200

1,500

(3)

1,200

1,200

4 Coal for Offices....

1,800

1,800

8,000

9,000

(3)

15 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies

320

5 Crown Agent's Commission

12,000

12,000

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

16 2 Motor Cycles with Carriage suitable for M.G. Mountings

6 Contribution towards cost of 3 Armed Launches .......

38,815

(2)

17 Construction at Volunteer Headquarters....

18 300 I'aillasses and Bolsters

19 4 Vickers Guns

20 Colours

211 Armoured Car....

22 1 Range Finder

1 Ton Motor Lorry specially fitted as Mobile Wireless

Station

2 D. P. Machine Guns....................

2,200

2,500

1,932

7,000

1,500

10,000

7 Extra Clerical Assistance

2,000 (3)

Geological Survey of Colony

9,000

(4)

Total Volunteer Defence Corps..

3,200 250

64,299

400

(6)

Grants in aid of Institutions :-

8 British Engineering Stuudards Associations, (£15)

150

157

G

97,400

9 Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, London,

(£300)

3,000

3,131

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1927

1928 |

10 Colonial Advisory Medical and Sanitary Committee(£16)

11 Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (£50).

150

167 (6)

500

522 (5)

Allowance to Administrative Commandant.

900

1

1

Adjutant at $10,200

10,200

900 10,200

Do., Pension Contribution £100

1,000

1,043

(7)

1

1

Corps Sergeant-Major, (£320 to £400 by £10

Imperial Bureau of Mycology, London, (£75)..

12 Imperial Institute, (£300)

750

དྷྭ"*

(7)

5,000

3,131

(8)

annually).

4,320

4,440

Allowances to Instructors

1,700

2,000

1

1

Armourer Attendant ($480 to $600 by $12 annually)

501

513

13 Institution of Civil Engineers; Committee on Deteriora- tion of Structures exposed to Sea Action (£50).....

500

522

(5)

1

Motor Driver, $480 per annum

480

Do..

Rent Allowance

48

(8)

14 League of Nations Health Organisation Eastern Bureau

3,000

3,000

1

1

Storeman

365

366

2

2

Messengers, at $132 each

264

261

Do.,

Rent Allowances at $48 each

96

16 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,

(£100)

1,000

1,044

96

5

5

Coolies, at $132 each ....

660

660

Do., Personal Allowance to 1

12

16 Royal Asiatic Society, (£25)

250

261

(5)

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at 855, 1 at

$36, 1 at $24, 1 at $12 and 1 at $3

106

130

17 School of Oriental Studies, London Institution (£30). .¦

300

314

10.

1

1

1

Rent Allowances at $48 each

Range Warden, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually)

Do., Rent Allowance.....

Watchman

Do., Good Conduct Allowance

Do., Rent Allowance

Total Personal Emoluments

B. HONG KONG ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER

RESERVE.

Maintenance of oue Gunboat and training of 50 volunteers......

240

240

353

360

18 Seamen's Hospital Society

200

200

48

48

132

132

19 Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£30)

1,000

522

(8)

36

38

48

48

20 City Hall, Hong Kong.............

1,200

1,200

20,969

22,018

21 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Hong

Kong

2,500

2,500

Carried forward

87,688

106,674

-MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,

Contribution to Imperial Government

(1) More motor vehicles.

(2) More machine guns.

(8) Formation of Portuguese Company.

(4) Payment of Volunteers when fu camp.

(5) Considered sufficient.

40,000

(9)

3,523,006

3,653,644

(10)

3,523,006

3,658,614

(8) Non recurrent.

(7) Lower Exchange.

(8) New post for increased number of motor Vehicles.

(9) Scheme in abeyance.

(10) See Appendix III.

(1) Now under Head 30, Public Works Recurrent. (2) New vote,

(3) Previously paid out of sub-head 29.

(4) Survey completed.

(5) Lower exchange.

(6) 0.0. Circ. D. of 5th April, 1927.

(7) Grant discontinued.

(8) Reduced grant.

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