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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

PUBLIC HEALTI.

2. SANITARY DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Brought forward,...

Approved Estimate, 1913.

Estimate, 1914,

$

239,605

260,117

OTHER CHARGES,

Continued.

Sanitary Staff-Continued.

Brought forward,..

44,696

43,609

Light:-

Bullock Stables at Victoria and Kowloon,

200

200

Central Market,

4,000

3,800

(1)

Disinfecting Stations, District Sanitary Offices and

Matsheds,

500

600

(2)

Praya East Maket,

144

Reclamation Street Market, Yaumati,

600

(3)

Tsim Sha Tsui Market,...........

908

900

(4)

Western Market, North and South Blocks,

1,000

3,400

(5)

Paint, Turpentine, &c.,

Nightsoil Receptacles,

Plague Boats and Matsheds,..

1,400

1,000

1,000 (6) 1,000

GOD

250

250

Purchase and Maintenance of Bullocks,

6,580

6,580

Rat Poison, Rat Traps, &c.,

4,000

3,700

(1)

Refund of Fees for Meat Inspection Examinations,

280

280

Refund of Fees for Sanitary Institute Examinations,.

90

90

Rent of District Sanitary Offices,.

90

(7)

Rent of Quarters for Scavenging Coolies,

3,534

1,698

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£29. 6s.),

164

$20

Scavenging City, Villages and Hill District,

1,500

1,500

Scavenging Coolie Labour,

Scavenging Gear,

Scavenging Gear, Kowloon, Street-watering,

Transport,....

Uniform for Chinese Constable,

Uniform for Indian Constables...

6,570

6,570

5,000

5,000

1,500

1,300

(1)

1,400

1,400

500

800

(10)

17

17

78

(11)

7,170

7,506

(12)

100

100

Uniform for Staff,

Vaccination Bouuses,.

Veterinary Staff.

Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houses :-

Fuel,

2,600

2,600

Incidental Expenses,

600

600

Light,.......

600

600

Cattle Crematorium and Refuse Destructor,

400

400

Conveyance Allowances to :-

1 Veterinary Surgeon,

360

360

1 Inspector, Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houses,

12

12

1 Inspector of Cattle Depôt, Kowloon,

360

360

1 Overseer, Markets,

120

120

1 5th Grade Interpreter to Veterinary Surgeou,..

120

120

1 Shroff, Depôt and Slaughter-house,

1 6th Grade Shroff and Tallyman,

60

69

60

60

97,741

97,784

337,346

357,851

Total Other Charges,......

Total Sanitary Department,....

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Contingencies,

130

Conversion of 17 handcarts for bullock traction, at $25 each, Purchase of Autochave,..................

425

250

(13)

Purchase of 34 bullocks, at $55 each,

1,870

Water carts,

600

Removal of ceilings,

10,000

10,000

(14)

Typewriter,.

Water carts,

Weighing-platform,

215

(15)

1,250

(16)

250

(17)

Total Special Expenditure,

13,275

11,715

(1) Considered sufficient,

(2) Additional light and fans in new Eastern and Western

District offices.

(3) New market.

(4) Round figure.

(5) Lighting of new Western Market, South Block.

(6) More durable material adopted.

(7) Not required on completion of Eastern and Western Dis-

trict Offices.

(8) Quarters to be built for scavenging coolies in Health

Districts Nos. 3 to 8, the Peak.

(9) $156 transferred from Incidental Expenses." (10) $300 transferred from “Incidental Expenses." (11) New posts for new Government Buildings. (12) Increased allowance for boots.

(13) Non-recurrent.

(14) To permit of a continuance of the policy of removal of ceil-

ings as a plague preventive measure,

(15) To replace old machine.

(16) Additional carts for Hongkong.

(17) Large increase in number of pigs handled.