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Brought forward
154.-34, Miscellaneous Services :-38, Government Gazette
Provision made in Estimates (page 109 sub-head 38). $
560,940.00
$ 3,100.00
5,000
Owing to the greatly increased size of the Government Gazette this year the provision in the Estimates has proved insufficient and a further sum of $3,100 is required to meet expenditure to the end of 1931.
(C.S.0. 27 in 173/31).
155.-34, Miscellaneous Services: --39, Miscellaneous Papers
Provision made in Estimates (page 110 sub-head 39)...$
4,000,00
14,000
Owing to the rebuilding of the Gaol printing shop a certain amount of work which would ordinarily be undertaken by the Gaol has had to be given to the Government Printer and in consequence the above vote will require supplementing to the extent of $4,000.
(C.S.O. 27 in 173/31).
156.-34, Miscellaneous Services: -40, Ordinances Regulations and Reports
Provision made in Estimates (page 110 sub-head 40)...$
This vote was slightly underestimated and a futher sum of $200 is estimated to meet requirements to the end of 1931.
(C.S.O. 27 in 173/31).
157.-12, Imports and Exports Office: Other Charges, Opium-- Purchase of Raw Opium, etc.
Provision made in Estimates (page 25 sub-head 22)...$550,000
The deficiency is due to the fall in exchange.
The Vote is already exceeded by..
32 chests of opium arrived in December which cost. 4.000 Rupees per chest (R.1 · Is. 64d.) = £!),784 @ sl 1s. 4 9/16d...
Freight and Insurance, etc. on above 32 chests.......
$ 14,553,00
141,051.17
$ 157,772.00
A Supplementary Vote is required.
(C.8.0.11 in 173/31).
Brought forward... .$ 726,012,00
* 158.-12, Imports and Exports Office-Statistical Branch 30, Printing of Reports. Printing of Hong Kong Trade and Shipping Returns for October, 1931..
Provision made in Estimates (page 25 sub-head 30)...$
550.00
7,000
The amount of $550 is required to meet the cost of printing flong Kong Trade and Shipping Returns for the month of October, 1931. The cost of printing the 1930 October Trade and Shipping Returns, $558, was not paid for until January, 1931, and this has caused an excess on the vote.
The above is to be met from savings under Head 12, Sub-head Statistical Branch 29 (193) Estimates page 25 sub-head 29).
(C.S.O. 11 in 173/31).
159.--23, Police Force:-20, Petrol, Oil etc. for Police cars and
cycles
2,500.00
Provision made in Estimates (page 46 sub-head 20).....$
5,000
Owing to the increase in the price of Petrol this vote has now become exhausted, and a further sum of $2,500 will be required to meet payments to the end of this year.
(U.S.O. 18 in 173/31).
200.00
5,000
* 160.-8, Audit :-4, Share of Home Expenditure. Exchange fluctua- tion
$
767.00
Provision made in Estimates (page 19 sub-head 4) ...S
7,020
2,167.59
Total.
$157,771.76
1
This sub-head of expenditure is not under local control and under instruction was estimated at £468 for the current year, the estimates being based on a 1/4d. dollar.
The excess is due to the fall in exchange.
The above is to be met from savings under Conveyance Allowance Transport and Travelling (1931 Estimates page 19 sub-heads 2 and 5). (C.S.O. 1 in 173/31).
161,-30, Public Works Recurrent :-7, Miscellaneous. Item 5, Dredging Foreshores. To meet cost of Repairs to Nos. 1 and 2 Grab Dredgers.....
Provision made in Estimates (page 90 sub-head 7
item 5)...
7,000.00
.$ 25,000
This sum is required to meet the cost of repairs to No. 1 and No. 2 dredgers amounting to $5,500 and $3,535 respectively.
There is a balance on the vote of $2,035.
With the approval of the Finance Committee the work has already been put in hand in order that the dredgers may be available early in 1932.
(C.S.O. 21 in 173/31).
Carried forward........ .$ 726,012,00
Carried forward...........
$ 736,829,00
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