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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1948/49.

Heads and Sub-heads

Estimated

Actual

Over the Estimate

Under the Estimate

Supplementary

Explanatory Remarks

Votes

$

$

$

$

S

Brought Forward

2,205,094

2,030,003.65

123.173.06

298.263.41

191,251.00

DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT,

-Continued,

Sub-heads:--

B. Agriculture.

I. Personal Emoluments

227.085

181.808.93

45.276.07

Senior officer only appointed 2nd half of year.

developed.

Department not fully

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Other Charges.

2. Fuel, light and power

3. Incidental expenses

2,500

4.000

2,590.21

716.85

90.21

91.00

S.W. 277B.

3.283.15

Additional lights installed in Outstations. Department not fully developed.

4. Maintenance of farm and planta-

tion

30.000

22.523.55

7,476.45

5. Maintenance of pig and cattle

stations

20,000

19.681.40

318.60

-

do

do

6. Nightsoil disposal

80.000

56.122.98

23.877.02

7. Publications

4,000

1.751.02

2,248.98

8.

Stores and equipment

5.000

3,215.78

1.784.22

do

do

do

9. Travelling expenses

6.000

2.654.75

3.345.25

- do -

10. Uniforms

2.500

2.085.97

414.03

do

11. Upkeep of vehicles

40.000

26.734.12

13.265.88

14. Prevention and Control of Stock

Diseases

4.933.93

4.933.93

15. Poultry Section Expenses

11.193.06

11.193.06

5.000.00

S.W. 219B.

12.000.00 S.W. 247B.

do

New item proved necessary for expenses incurred for survey trips.

injections for rinderpest and other stock diseases.

New station started.

Special Expenditure.

12. Nightsoil distribution tanks

13. Nightsoil Maturation Tanks

25.000

25.000.00

21.801.37

21.801.37

22.000.00

S.W. 176B.

One Maturation Tank built instead of ten Distribution Tanks originally

provided.

Total: B. Agriculture

446.085

357.813.92

38.018.57

Less Increase

Net Decrease

126.289.65

38,018.57

88,271,08

39.091.00

C. Fisheries Department.

Sub-heads:-

I. Personal Emoluments

79.329

57.263.87

22.065.13

Other Charges.

2. Advertising

600

347.20

252.80

Carried Forward

79.929

57.611.07

22.317.93

Carried Forward

2.651.179

2.387,817.57

161.191.63

424.553.06

230.342.00

Post of Director of Fisheries not filled.

Department not fully developed.

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