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Fire Brigade.
$669.63
13. Only five heads of Expenditure were exceeded :— Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
due to the appointment of a Chinese writer to fill a post left vacant since 11th November 1930 for which no provision was made in 1932 Estimates.
Post Office
due to transit charges being paid in gold.
Defence (b) Military Contributions
The excess revenue over the Estimates for 1981 required a further payment in respect of that year when the final figures were known. The payment was made in May 1982.
Miscellaneous Services
The cost of Government servants passages required $87,784 more than estimated. Ex- penses in connection with the Anti-Japanese riots in the previous year cost $30,738.
Public Works Recurrent
It was decided during the year to supplement the amounts provided in the Estimates so us to allow the Director of Public Works further funds for maintenance and by a resolution of Council dated 30th June $389,500 over and above the sum voted in the appropriation Ordinance was placed at his disposal.
$9,063.03
.$202,672.47
$128,462.65
$378,819.99
over the
There were of course increases and decreases estimates on the subheads of the various heads and comments on the more important of these are given below:-
DECREASES.
Imports and Exports Office.
Owing to higher exchange $57,939 was saved on the purchase of raw opium and $5.378 on packing expenses due to decreased sales.
Harbour Department and Air Services,
Coal cost $89,281 less than the estimates owing to lower contract rate and $28,171 was saved on repairs and improvements to launches and boats owing to lower prices due to keen competition. The subsidy of $30,00) to the Flying Club was also not paid.
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The motor turntable estimated to cost $60,000 was not. fully paid for, the sum of $27,490 lapsing at the end of the year.
Police Force.
Higher exchange reduced the expenditure on ammuni- tion by $5,835, on clothing and accoutrements by $33,348. Higher exchange and fewer passages than estimated resulted in a saving of $54,222 on Police Officers' transport.
Prisons Department.
A saving of $5,815 was made on clothing for the staff and of $9,004 on prisoners' clothing due to the higher exchange. The price of coal also accounted for a decrease of $6,491 in fuel. A new Linotype machine and a book sewing machine were obtained during the year on which a saving of $11.557 was inade due to the higher dollar. Medical Department.
Bedding and clothing also Medicines &c. showed decreases of $11,816 and $36,162 due to higher exchange.
Sanitary Department.
Exhumation costs were lower by $7,358 and $15,028 was saved on the vote for 2 motor vans.
Kowloon Canton Railway.
A saving of $22.186 in coal resulted from the use of superheated locomotives and સ lower contract price. A new boiler for a 2-6-4 type Locomotive cost only $21,010 against $32.400 estimated owing to the sterling cost being less than anticipated and to higher exchange.
Charitable Services.
The full provision of $27,892 voted for sundry Charitable Allowances was underspent by $8,386 owing to higher exchange.
Charge on Account of Public Debt.
Savings of $235,258 and $66,963 for interest and sinking fund respectively were made owing to higher exchange.
Pensions.
Out of $1,708,000 provided only $1,545,270 was spent, the saving of $162,730 was due to higher exchange. Public Works Department.
Owing to less work being accomplished than anticipated $11,411 was saved on Harbour Surveying.
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