CO129-584-1 Financial returns 1939 17-9-1940 - 17-9-1940 — Page 23

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Brought forward

6. DEFENCE.

A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

Sub-heads-

1 Personal Emoluments

OTHER CHARGES.

Actual.

Increase.

Estimated.

$

Decrease.

$

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1939

9

Provisionally Voted.

Explanatory Remarks.

1,465,107

2,096,978.92 | 775,237.00

143,365.08

878,767.00

69,624

70,715.41

1,091.41

1,200.00

More instructors.

2 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os.

undergoing Training in England

1,000

3 Ammunition

7,000

292.58 12,703.77

5,708.77

4 Armoured Car and Motor Machine'

Gun Section

8,000

5 Band allowances

100

6 Books

600

7 Camp Expenses

17.000

5,930.88 95.52 592,73 58,311.73

2,930.88

FIL

717.47

510.00

5,728.00

2,940.00

Less officer training. New units.

Increased training due to outbreak of hostilities.

4.48

7.27

50.00

41,811.73

50,200.00

do.

8 Conveyance Allowance to Corps

Quartermaster

180

180.00

9 Equipment for the Engineer Com-

pany and Signals-Overhaul optical instruments

785

695.94

10 Equipment, Air Arms

260

190.00

89.06 70.00

11 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms

3,000

1,677.75

1,322.25

Over estimated.

12

Fuel and Light

1,100

1,094.35

5.65

13

Grant to Machine Gun Troop

1,800

1,800.00

14 Incidental Expenses

600

830.34

230.34

250.00

Increased training.

15 Improvements to Camp

1,000

966.52

16 Rifle Ranges, Expenses

1,400

1,239.61

33.48 160.39

17 Subsidy to Air Arms

30,000

29,999.57

.43

18 Training Expenses for Nursing De-

tachment H.K.V.D.C.

500

19 Transport

3.000

20

Uniform

22,000

21

Uniform for Messengers and Coolies.

300

744.78 5,005.65 32,939.88 189.40

244.73

2,005.65 10,939.88

400.00 5,000.00 20,000.00

More nurses trained. Increased training. Increased in strength.

110,60

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

22 Mechanisation of Machine Gun Troop

3,600

3,265.20

384.80

23

Five Solo Motor Cycles

3,600

4,065.05

465.05

650.00

Over estimated.

24 Six new Vickers Gun Locks

1,500

1,018.86

481.14

25 Typewriter

342

338.80

3.20

26 A.R.P. Equipment (Fire Buckets and

Scoops)

200

200.00

27 100 sets equipment

4,000

4,000.00

28 Upkeep allowance for Officers Outfits

29

Mobilization Stores

31

30 Gallery in Volunteer Headquarters

Cookers and Utensils

32 Two Armoured Cars

33 Rent of the Regimental Sergeant;

750.00 233,199.26 2.593.11 3,712.08 14,198.15

750.00 233,199.26

2,593.11

3,712.08

14,198.15

3,200.00 4,980,00

14,199.00

Major's quarters

275.40

Total Volunteer Defence Corps

Less Decrease

177,491

489,602.22

Increase

275.40

319,651.44

7,540.22

312,111.22

1,250.00 255,000.00

276.00

Not required.

New item.

Outbreak of hostilities. Eulargement of the Corps. Mobilization.

New item.

do.

7,540.22

365,833.00

Carried forward

1,642,598

2,586,581.14 1,094,888.44

150,905.30

!

1,244,600.00

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