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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

Explanatory Remarks

$

$

$

*

Brought Forward

48.822.102

42.432,577.32

3.202,500.06

9.592.024.74

4.817.840.00

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,—

Continued.

Brought Forward

101.000

23.180.28

3.811.87

81.631.59

5,251.00

Sub-heads:-

5. Courses of instruction abroad

20.000

28.544.67

8.544.67

6. Currency notes expenses

100.000

217.148.97

117.148.97

8.545.00 S.W. 337.

118.000.00

7. Entertainment of distinguished

visitors

Transfer to this head of charges originally provided under departmental

Incidental Expenses Votes. S.Ws. 125 & 305. Increased demand for

anticipated purchases.

lower denomination notes necessitated un-

16.000

8.063.87

7,936.13

Variable.

Grants to institutions:

8.

British Empire Leprosy Relief

Association (£50)

800

800.00

9.

Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical

Diseases, London (£300)

7.200

4.800.00

2.400.00

Crown Agents account not received.

10. Food and Agricultural Organisa- tion, South East Asia (£150)

2,400

4.797.17

2.397.17

2,400.00

S.W. 285B.

Includes arrears.

11. Imperial Agricultural Bureaux

(£359)

5.744

5.744.00

T

12.

Imperial Economic and Imperial Shipping Committees (£129)

3.096

4.998.14

1.902.14

T

1,903.00

S.W. 173.

Includes arrears.

13. Imperial Institute (£300)

4.800

4.800.00

T

14. International Meteorological

Organisation

600

581.33

18.67

15. Lingnan University

30.000

30.000.00

T

16. London School of Hygiene and

Tropical Medicine (£100)

1.600

1.600.00

17. Royal Asiatic Society (£5)

80

80.00

18. School of Oriental and African

Studies. London University (£350)

5.600

5.600.00

19. Seamen's Hospital Society (£20)

640

2.118.00

1.478.00

1.798.00

S.W. 138.

Govt.'s proportion of working loss on maintenance and treatment of

patients in 1947/48, in addition to the contribution.

20. University of Hong Kong

1.500.000

1,500,000.00

21. High Cost of living allowances

22,500,000

24,803.766.12

2.303,766.12

2.303,767.00 S.W. 335.

Allowances increased.

22. Hong Kong Government agency

in India

10.000

7.761.18

2,238.82

Accounts from Agency not received in time.

Carried Forward

24.309.560

26.654.383.73

2.439.048.94

94.225.21

2.441.664.00

Carried Forward

48.822.102

42.432,577.32

3.202.500.06

9.592.024.74

4.817.840.00

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