COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
60
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrense.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1939
Provisionally Voted.
S
Brought forward
34,127,686 83,735,810.26 2,869,897.22
3,261,772.96
4,892,354.00
26.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
Sub-heads:
1 Personal Emoluments
OTHER CHARGES.
83,557
90,580.72
7,023.72
Explanatory Remarks.
7,024.00
New scales of salary and acting pay for Assistant Director.
2 Electric Light and Power
1,100
1,025.30
74.70
3
Gas
150
78.15
71.85
Over estimated.
do.
4 Incidental Expenses
440
405.74
34.26
do.
5 Maintenance of instruments and
plant
2,000
1,963.00
37.00
6 Postage
200
155.23
44.77
7 Printing
3,000
2,198.50
801.50
do.
Uncompleted items.
8 Rent of Public Telephone
117
117.00
9 Subscription to International Meteo-
rological Organisation (£10)
163
162.03
.97
10 Transport
150
139.17
10.83
11 Uniforms
150
139.69
10.31
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
12 Aerological Investigation (England).....
250
250.00
Not required.
13 Steel Cupboard (£10)
163
140.00
23.00
14 Aerological Investigation (Hong Kong)
13,268.75
13,268.75
15,000.00
Forecast of the height, density and stability of the cloud layers.
Total Royal Observatory
Less Decrease
Increase
91,440
110,373.28
20,292.47
1,359.19
22,024.00
1,359.19
18,933.28
Carried forward
34,219,126 33,846,183.54 2,890,189.69 8,263,132.15
4,414,378.00
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