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Heads and Sub-Heads.

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1932

35

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally

Explanatory Remarks.

Voted.

$

$

11,974,441

9,839,638.06

$

154,781.67

$5

2,289,584.61

$

Brought forward

SANITARY DEPARTMENT,-Contd.

OTHER CHARGES.—Continued.

Brought forward

983.201

810,806.54

1.984.67

174,832.13

3,208.00

Veterinary Staff.

Sub-heads:-

Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houses

29 Fuel

80 Incidental Expenses

31 Light

32 Motor Meat Vans Running Expenses.

33 Cattle Crematorium and Refuse

Destructor

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

800.00

2,000.00

5.500 1,800

5,120.00

900

12,000

1.386.43 885.60 13.078.96

86.43

380.00

14.40

1,078.96

600

538.03

61.97

+

34 2 Motor Vans

35 2 Sailing Barges

Total Sanitary Department

1,038.504

846,286.83

Less Increase

Savings

30.000

14.971.27

15.028.73

=

8,000.00

3,100.06

190,817.23

18,508.00

8,100.08

187,217.17

27.—BOTANICAL & FORESTRY

DEPARTMENT.

Sub-heads:—

1 Personal Emoluments

84.795

73,878.55

10,916.45

OTHER CHARGES

2 Brushwood Clearing

3 Conveyance Allowances

5,000 2,400

4,988.45

11.55

2,071.94

328.06

4 Expenses of Collections

200

196.80

8.20

5 Field allowances to Foresters

600

527.86

72.14

6 Forestry

16,000

15.940.86

50.14

7 Forestry Reserve, Taipo Kau: Main-

tenance and Formation

4,000

8,978.35

21.65

8 Incidental Expenses

350

348.13

6.87

9 Librar

300

299.86

.14

10 Light

325

191.08

133.92

11 Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds,

10.000

9.998.70

1.30

12 Protection of Plantations

1.500

1.404.19

95.81

13 Transport

1,600

1,489.77

160.23

14 Uniforms and Accoutrements

1,000

246.09

53.91

15 Upkeep of Car

1.000

985.82

14.18

Total Botanical & Forestry Department.

129,070

117.200.45

11.869.55

Leas Increase

Savings

11,869.55

Carried forward

$ 13,137,015 10.803,125.34

157,881.73 2.491.771.89

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Temporary economies.

Increased use of ammunitions.

More overhauls undertaken.

Fewer cremations

Higher exchange.

Construction not begun.

Higher exchange.

Lapsing allowances.

Fewer men occasionally stationed in outlying districts.

Less frequent use of gas heater in Herbarium due to reduced number of

plant specimens received.

Less hill fires.

Privilege of half fare on Aberdeen buses and Yaumati Ferry.

Fewer pair of boots issued,