CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 137

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1949/50.

Heads and Sub-heads.

Brought Forward

43. CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY

Sub-heads:-

1 Personal emoluments

Estimated.

Actual.

Over the Estimate.

Under the Estimated.

| Supplement-

ary Votes.

Special Warrants Nos.

$

$

3

$

177,565,232 181,036,284.28

30,256,278.72

26,785,226.44

37,019,637

38,400

38,828.72

428,72

Explanatory Remarks.

214

1,717, 11A and 180 Acting pay.

More advertisements than anticipated. Strict economy.

Other Charges

2 Advertising

3 Incident expenses

200 4,000

492.50! 2,017.59

292.50

293

154

1,982.41

Total: Custodian of Property

42,600

41,338.81

721.22

1,982.41

2,010

Less Increase

721.22

Net Decrease

1,261.19

44. COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES

Sub-heads:-

1 Reclamation at Aberdeen (D.924)

650,000

679,352.68

29,352.68

86,889

106

2 Agricultural village depots—capital

expenditure (D.994)

94,000

3,843.00

90,157,00

3 Agricultural village depots—recurrent

expenditure (D.994)

4 Upper air reporting stations

(D.1060)

5 Fisheries research station (R. 282)...

6 Village Agricultural Depots, purchase

of lorries (Scheme 1066)

60,000

412,480 1,100,000

59,087,48

912.52

1,819.59

300,000.00

412,480.00 1,098,180.41

Work on scheme ahead of schedule. Covered by corresponding increase in

revenue.

Construction of new depots deferred

until 1950/51.

Construction commencing in 1950/51. Scheme deferred.

300,000.00

300,000

17

New item.

Total: Colonial

Development and

Welfare Schemes

2,316,480 1,044,102.75 329,352.68

1,601,729.93

386,889

Less Increase

Net Decrease

329,352.68

1,272,377.25

Totals

179,924,312 182,121,725.84 30,586,352.62

28,388,938.78

37,408,536