CO129-623-3 Supplementary Expenditure- general correspondence on the allocation of funds and an annual report for the... 1-3-1950 - 30-9-1950 — Page 56

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

Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

Heads and Sub-heads

Estimated

Actual

Over the Estimate

Under the Estimate

Supplementary Votes

$

$

$

$

$

Drought Forward

4.952.445

4,610,401.02

322.097.97

664.141.95

405.594.00

EDUCATION DEPT.,-Contd.

Brought Forward

3.750,898

3,311.257.98

38.461.83

478.101.85

49.164.00

Other Charges,-Contd.

Explanatory Remarks

Sub-heads:---

12. Rent of offices and schools

90.000

52.098.00

13. Stores and equipment

78.500

51.648.49

37.902.00

26.851.51

14.

Subsistence allowances to un-

certified teachers in training

130.000

129,370.12

15. Travelling expenses

15.000

11,302.81

3.697.19

16. Uniforms

12,000

5.922.27

6.077.73

17. University scholarships

107.200

103.465.00

3.735.00

18. Upkeep of vehicles

14.000

7.121.36

6.878.64

19. Building depreciation fund

(grant schools)

95.000

93.876.00

1,124.00

20.

Miscellaneous grants

(grant schools)

4.232.540

21. Provident fund (grant schools) ...

22. Subsidies to vernacular schools

140.000

1,600,000

27.

School Meals Service

5,715,675.00

173.835.33

1.598,162.80

29.902.82

1.483,135.00

33.835.33

1,530,264.00 SWs. 87 & 233.

S.W. 87. 53,319.00

629.88

Rent for Mongkok school disputed by owners and not yet paid.

Indent charges outstanding.

Normal savings.

Economy.

Fewer and cheaper uniforms issued.

Savings.

Economy.

Building projects deferred.

Overall increase of salary of Grant Schools Staff,

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1.837.20

29.902.82

29.903.00

S.W. 9B.

New item. Payment of previous year's accounts,

Special Expenditure.

23. Equipment and furniture for

Government schools

219,000

56.805.44

162,194.56

24. Building grants to Non-Govern-

ment schools

1.410.000

235.055.19

1,174,944.81

25. Equipment and furniture grants

to Non-Government schools

26. Teacher Training Scholarship

230.000

120.962.06

6,620.07

109.037.94

6.621.00

6.620.07

Total: Education Dept.

1,669,271.00

12,124,138

11.703.080.74

1.591.955.05

2,013,012.31

Less Increase

Net Decrease

1,591.955.05

421,057.26

Carried Forward

2.074,865.00

17.076.582

16.313.481.76

1,914,053,02

2.677.154.26

Equipment and furniture not available.

Buliding projects deferred.

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S.Ws. 235 & 315. New subhead proved necessary to provide extremes for a scholarship

awarded.

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