CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934 — Page 59

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

50

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Brought forward

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,-Contd..

Brought forward

Sub-heads:-

Grants in aid of Institutions,-Contd.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1933

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Decrease.

Provisionally Voted.

Explanatory Remarks.

$

21,198,475 19,275,034.52

$

214,111.13

2,132,551.61

454,655

446,472.11

1,368.59

9,551.48

1,850.00

30 Language Bonuses

2,000

31 Language Study Allowances

20,000

1,800.00 15,108.42

32 Newspapers and Periodicals

11,000

8,675.55

200.00 4,891.58 2,324.45

Fewer allowances.

33 New Year Bonuses to Chinese

Employees

43,000

34 Other Miscellaneous Services

32,000

43,844.50 4,378.14

844.50

845.00

Increase in number qualified for bonus.

27,626.86

Congestion in goal printing shop. More work put out to printers.

More Ordinances.

Printing and Binding:-

35 Blue Book

36 Civil Service List

37 Estimates

-

2,000

2,275.25

275.25

1,900

2,625.00

725.00

276.00 725.00

330

350.00

38 Government Gazette

7,500

8,415.50

39 Log Books for Ships

90:

40 Miscellaneous Papers

20,000

41 Ordinances, Regulations, and Reports..

5,000

900.00 25,472.39 6,689.50

1115

1,084.50

5,472.39

1,689.50

13,000.00 4,000.00

42 Purchase and Upkeep of Typewriters

and Calculating Machines

7,000

8,867.34

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3,132.66

Economy.

Rent Allowances :-

43 Senior Officers

125,000

117,763.58

7,236.42

44 European Subordinate Officers

80,000

76,678.30

3,321.70

45 Asiatic Subordinate Officers

100,000

102,304.41

2,304.41

5,000,00

Under estimated.

46 Rent of Public Telephones

12,000

10,937.87

1,062.13

47 Re-verification of Standard Weights

and Measures (£100)

1,715

87.57

1,627.43

48 Stationery, Prison Department

100,000

49 Stationery, Other Services

35,000

99,139.36 24.671.12

860.64

10,328.88

Telegraph Services

50 Contribution in connection with

signalling Messages to Observatory, (£75)

1,286

51 Telegrams

52 Transport of Government Servants...

15,000 400,000

58 Expenses in connection with the

Empire Fair

51 Librarian, City Hall

55 Subsidiary Coins

1,074.63 9,674.56 487,757.85

2,000.00 948.66 2,648.06

211.37 5,325.44

Higher exchange.

Total Miscellaneous Services

1,477,306 1,504,549.67

Less Savings

Increase

87,757.85

2,000.00 949.66 2,648,06

106,029.21

78,785.54

27,248.67

87.758.00

Under estimated.

2,000.00

1,000.00

2,649.00

78,785.54

119,108.00

Carried forward

22,670,781 20,779,584.19

320,140.84 2,211,337.15

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