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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

Votes

$

S

$

$

S

Brought Forward

33,046,854

29,508,072.42

2.951,735.00

6,490,516.58

4.368,730.00

MEDICAL DEPT.,-Contd.

Brought Forward

15.525.078

12.650.388.18

101.479.85

2.976.169.67

138,970.00

Special Expenditure.

Explanatory Remarks

Sub-heads:-

52. Equipment for Births and Deaths

Registry

1,250

1.250.00

53. Equipment for Central Medical

Store

20.000

54. Equipment for Pathological

6.780

716.73

20.000.00

6.063.27

Institute

55. Equipment for Tuberculosis clinic

56,800

789.20

56,010.80

56. Equipment for Violet Peel Health

Centre

22.200

9.105.59

13.094.41

57. Hospital equipment

28.140

1.705.26

26.434.74

58.

Motor ambulances

59. Motor cars

96.000

103,200.00

7.200.00

7.200.00

S.W. 28B.

16.000

13.407.91

60. Motor cycles

61.

Mass Radiography Equipment

62.

3,000

1,856.82

98.342.10

2.592.09

1.143.18

Purchase of equipment for a new Central Medical Store deferred.

Lymph grinding machine with accessories ordered from Crown Agents

was late in arriving.

Opening of two T.B. clinics delayed and cost of certain instruments met

from Medicines & Instruments vote.

Certain stores did not require replenishment and other items were not

available.

Suppliers could not fulfil orders in time.

Additional equipment for six motor ambulances proved necessary.

Costs lower than estimated,

―

do -

98.342.10

109,140.00

S.Ws. 27B &

236B,

Re-equipment of Queen Mary

Hospital, Upper Floors

63. Motion-picture Equipment for

health propaganda

Total:-Medical Dept.

Less Increase

Net Decrease

30.029.10

30.029.10

180.000.00

S.W. 50B.

New scheme proved necessary.

Release of upper floors by R.N. necessitated re-equipment.

13.714.01

13.714.01

13.800.00 S.Ws. 67B &

251B.

New health propaganda scheme.

15.775,248

12.924.504.90

250.765.06

3.101.508.16

449.110.00

250.765.06

2.850.743.10

20. MISCELLANEOUS

SERVICES.

Sub-heads:-

1.

Bonuses for examinations

3.000

3.600.00

600.00

600.00

S.W. 337.

2. Commission, remittances etc.

50.000

671.44

3. Compensation

40.000

7.696.97

49,328.56

32.303.03

4. Conferences, committees etc.

8.000

11,211.87

3.211.87

4.651.00

S.W. 294.

Carried Forward

101.000

23.180.28

3.811.87

81.631.59

5.251.00

Carried Forward

48.822.102

42,432,577.32

3.202.500.06

9.592,024.74

4.817.840.00

More examinations than anticipated,

Cost of remittances borne by S. T. & I. Dept.

Variable.

Unforeseen conferences and committees and late arrival of last year's

accounts for payment.

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