CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928 — Page 147

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Head 33.-DEFENCE

Head 34.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

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Approved

Head 33.-DEFENCE

Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929.

Approved Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929.

A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

Sub-beads:-

1 Personal Emoluments

$ 22,018

$

$ 28,538

Head 34.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

$

$

Other Charges

Sub-heads:

2 Armoured Car and Motor Transport Section

3,500

3,500

3 Ammunition

8,500

10,500

Books, Stationery, and Printing

1,000

1,000

1 Bonuses for Interpreters and Translators

1,500

1,500

5 Camp Expenses

13,500

12,500

(1)

6 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Sergeant-Major

180

180

2 Bungalows Committee, Caretakers

288

288

Fuel and Light

750

870

(2)

Equipment and Upkeep of Arms

3,000

3,000

9 Equipment for the Engineer Company and Signals

500

500

3 Contribution to Reuters for general news service and cost of

Pacific Service Cables

38,600

33,600

10 Grant to Mounted Infantry Company

6,300

6,300

11 Incidental Expenses.....

600

600

Coal for Offices.....

1,800

(1)

12 Rifle Ranges, Expenses...

1,500

1,500

13 Transport

1,200

1,200

4 Crown Agent's Commission

12,000

10,000

14 Uniform, including Boots

9,000

9,000

15 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies

320

320

5 Contribution towards cost of 3 Armed Launches

38,815

25,000

}

(2)

16 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os. undergoing Training in

England

1,300

6 Extra Clerical Assistance

2,000

2,000

194 Vickers Guns

17 Band allowances..

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

18 2 Motor Cycles with Carriage suitable for M.G. Mouutings

20 2 Sets Pack Saddling for Machine Grus.

1,500

7 Geological Survey of Colony

2,500

(3)

2,200

8,300

Grauts in aid of Institutions :-

550

21

Armoured Car.

15,000

8 Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations..

2 Motor Cycles with Carriage suitable for M.G. Mounting Construction at Volunteer Headquarters

2,200

2,000

(4)

2,500

300 Paillasses and Bolsters

9 British Engineering Standards Associations, (£15)......

157

157

1,932

4 Vickers Guns

7,000

Colours.....

1,500

1 Armoured Car...........

10 Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, London,

(£300)

3,131

10,000

3,131

1 Range Finder ...

400

Total Volunteer Defence Corps.....

97,400

103,358

11 Colonial Advisory Medical and Sanitary Committee(£25)

12 Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (250)

167

261

522

522

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

NUMBERS.

13 Imperial Institute, (£300)

3,131

3,131

Details of the foregoing.

1928 1929

Allowance to Commandant

14 Institution of Civil Engineers; Committee on Deteriora-

tion of Structures exposed to Sea Action (50)..

522

522

900

900

1

Adjutant at $10,200

10,200

10,200

Du., Pension Contribution £100

1,043

1,043

1

1

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

annually)

4,440

1,560

(3)

Do.. Acting Pay

15 League of Nations Health Organisation Eastern Burea

16 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,

(100)

3,000

3,000

1,044

1,290

1,044

Allowances to Instructors

2,000

2,000

1

Armourer Attendant 1 $480 to $600 by $12 annually)

513

17 Royal Asiatic Society, (£25).

261

261

525

1

Motor Driver, $540 per annum

480

540

Do., Rent Allowance

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

314

48

314

72

1

1

Storeman

366

365

2

2

Messengers, at $132 cach

264

19 Seamen's Hospital Society

200

200

264

Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each

96

96

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $11

20 Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£50)

522

522

and 1 at $2

13

(4)

5

5

Coolies, at $132 each

660

660

21 City Hall, Hong Kong............

1,200

1,200

Do., Personal Allowance to 1

12

12

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $60, 1 at $36, and 2 at $12....

130

120

22 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Hong

Kong

2,500

2,500

Do., Rent Allowances at 848 each

240

240

1

1

Range Warden, ($300 to $420 by $12 annually)

360

372

(3)

1

I

Watchman

Do.. Rent Allowance...

Do., Good Conduct Allowance...........

Do.. Rent Allowance

Total Personal Emolumenta

48

48

132

132

Carried forward

106,674

93,653

38

48

(4)

48

48

(1) Now under Head 13 S.H. 19., Harbour Office. (2) Considered sufficient.

22,018

23,588

(3) To complete printing of reports and maps, and soil tests. (4) New grant.

B-MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, Contribution to Imperial Government

3,653,644

3,988,388

8,658,644

3,988,388

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) More lights in new offices.

(3) Stipulated increment,

(4) Stipulated allowance.

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