CO129-505-12 Estimates of expenditure 1928 1-9-1927 - 12-1-1928 — Page 88

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duty in the Mongkok District, and three for the Kowloon City

District, which embraces Kowloon Tong. Both these districts

are expanding rapidly, and it is necessary that they should

be properly policed. The only other change in personal

emoluments is the increase in the Indian contingent by forty-

five posts, to balance the decrease of forty-five posts in the Wei Hai Wei contingent.

Under other charges subhead 2 - 'Ammunition' and

subhead 7 - 'Clothing and Accoutrements' have been increased

by $4,000 and $8,000 respectively to provide for the Police

Reserve. Subhead 19 - 'Passages' has had to be increased by

$5,000 to meet the increased cost due to the reduction of

the qualifying period from 4 to 4 years. Subhead 20 -

'Petrol etc.' is increased by $1,500 owing to the formation

of the Police Flying Squadron. Subhead 22 - 'Rations for

Indian Police' has gone up with the increase in the strength

of the Indian contingent. Subhead 24 'Repairs to Police Cars and Cyclos' was under estimated in previous years,

and a supplementary vote for $2,000 was taken last April,

The vote has now been increased by $2,500. 'Secret Service',

subhcad 27, has been reduced by $2,500, the amount now

insorted being considered sufficient.

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One hundred rifles will be required for the Police

Reserve, and provision has accordingly been made under

subhead 32 "Purchase of Arms'. A recurrent expenditure

of $2,500 which is required for spares and replacements has

been transferred from subhead 32 to subhead 3, One of the

Police motor cars and three of the cycles require specially

extensive repairs, and provision is accordingly made under subhead 33. The Harbour Launch, $25,000, is to replace No.8 Launch, which was quite worn out, so much so that,

when the engines had been removed not more than $200 could

be obtained for the hull. At the present moment therefore

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