CO129-584-1 Financial returns 1939 17-9-1940 - 17-9-1940 — Page 65

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

66

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Brought forward

29. STORES DEPARTMENT.

Sub-heads:

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1939

67

Provisionally

Voted.

Explanatory Remarks.

$

$

$

$

35,492,813 35,186,371.07 2,988,237.25 3,294,679.18

4,543,247.00

1 Personal Emoluments

125,651

182,705.39

7,054.89

OTHER CHARGES.

10,000.00

Changes in personnel.

A.-General.

2 Conveyance Allowances

3 Electric Fans and Light

2,280 450

1,680.60

599.40

1,047.74

597.74

650.00

Lapsing allowances. Under estimated.

4

Firewood (all departments)

3,500

3,492.21

7.79

5 Incidental Expenses

700

758.54

58.54

60.00

6 Losses and Depreciation of Stores

500

493.29

6.71

7 Maintenance of Museum Exhibits

250

3.619.52

3,369.52

3,500.00

g

Rent of Public Telephones

120

117.00

LL

3.00

9 Stationery

30,000

39,692.33

9,692.83

10,200.00

10 Telegrams

600

385.31

214.69

11 Transport and Travelling Expenses..

750

547.79

202.21

12 Transport of Stores

5,000

696.60

13 Uniforms

200

199.77

4,308.40 .23

Medical expenses for officer on leave.

Restoration of Chater collections.

Emergency services.

Use of air mail.

Over estimated.

Delay in completion of new premises.

B. Furniture.

14 Conveyance Allowances

15 Electric Fans, Light and Power ......

240 600

240.00

503.50

16 Maintenance of Equipment

2,000

1,998.27

17 Furniture (all departments)

37,000

18 Transport and Travelling Expenses

400

47,688.64 395.10

10,688.04

-

96.50

1.73

12,000.00

Emergency services.

4.90

C-Sand Monopoly.

19 Conveyance Allowances

20

Electric Fans and Light

21

Maintenance of Equipment

22 Purchase of Sand

23

Rent of Public Telephone

24 Transport and Travelling Expenses....

24A Care and Maintenance, Shing Mun

Construction Surplus Plant.....

D.-Unallocated Stores.

25 Purchase, Freight and Other

Charges

.1,500,000

720

50

500

100,000

80

250

46.56 23.08 486.29 186,881.57 34.66 540.24

673.44

Car allocated for services

in place of Travelling Allowances (see S.H. 24).

26.92

18.71

86,381.57

140,000.00

45.34

1,198.30

290.24

1,198.30

500.00

1,200,00

Reserve stocks to meet Emergency demands.

Upkeep and maintenance of Car for Sand Monopoly (see S.H. 19).

Previously charged to 34% Dollar Loan Account.

270,836.00

Cost of stores sold and credited to Revenue; increase in stock.

Deduct Value of Stores to

be issued to other sub-

heads and Services

..1,500,000

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

26 One Tenoning attachment for Spindle

Moulder

Total Stores Department

Less Decrease

Increase

270,835.04

270,835.04

400

410.72

10.72

11.00

812,241

696,213.06

390,172.03

6,199.97

383,972.06

6,199.97

448,957.00

Carried forward

35,805,054 35,882,584.13

3,378,409.28 3,800,879.15

4,992,204.00

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