CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 86

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

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

Heads and Sub-heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Over the Estimate.

Under the Estimate.

Supplement- ary Votes.

Warrants Special Nos.

$

$

2,039,762 1,755,047.85

70,011.12

354,725.27

260.930

Brought Forward

5.--COLONIAL SECRETARIAL AND

LEGISLATURE, Contd.

Brought Forward

1,061,144

1,171,029.33

109,970.65

85.32

142,655

Explanatory Remarks.

Other Charges,—Contd.

Sub-heads:-

4 Expenses of officers training in U.K.

5,000

5 Fuel, light, and power

2,500

7,250.46 1,742.81

2,250.46

4,000

165

757.19

More officers in training. Reduced consumption.

6 Hansard reporters

2,500

2,160.00

340.00

7 Incidental expenses

6,000

5,947.96

52.04

8 Publications

9 Stores and equipment

4,000

4,126.83

126.83

127

180

2,500

1,379.05

1,120.95

10 Travelling expenses

500

1,719.08

1,219.08

2,000

155

11 Uniforms

4,000

2,895.95

1,104.05

12 Upkeep of vehicles

5,500

2,468.46

3,031,54

14 Upkeep of Colonial Secretary's car Special Expenditure

820.71

820.71

1,000

165

13 Coding equipment

5,000

396.93

4,603.07

More publications required.

Fewer stores and equipment required. More travelling. Motor car on depart- mental charge returned to Transport Pool.

Cost of material only. Making up done

by Prisons Department.

Fewer repairs.

New item.

cedure.

Revised accounting pro-

Order placed but account not yet

received.

Total:-Colonial

Secretariat and

Legislature

1,098,644

1,201,937.57

114,387.73

11,094.16

149,782

Less Decrease

11,094.16

Net Increase

103,293.57

6. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Sub-heads:-

AND INDUSTRY.

1 Personal Emoluments

2 Advertising

Other Charges

1,113,179

5,000

1,020,199.90

1,966.76

92,979.10

3,033.24

3 Cleaning of offices

4 Fuel, light, and power

500

18,000

415.80 13,831.13

84.20 4,168.87

5 Incidental expenses

2,000

4,241,63

2,241.63

Carried Forward

1,138,679 1,040,655.22

2,241.63

100,265.41

2,500

Carried Forward

3,138,406 2,956,985.42

184,398.85

365,819.43

410,712

2,500 160 and 173

Staff changes and vacancies.

Charges for 5,000 posters advertising the Colony as an entrepot not re- ceived.

R.Q.'s quarters at Fanling vacated and separate meters installed in other quarters.

Revised accounting system. Hire of coolies etc. used for cargo seizures previously charged to Revenue Reward Fund.

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