Estimates-1915 — Page 32

FOR THE YEAR 1915.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT,—Contd.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,--Contd.

[Class I] 37

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1915.

Brought forward,........

85,507

Factory :-

3 Overseers, 1 at $600, 1 at $480, and 1 at $360, Do., Ration Allowances, at $90 each,

Boilers, etc.,

Do., Ration Allowances,

Allowances to Boilers for boiling extra chests of Opium,....

Packing Room :—

2 Overseers, 1 at $480, and 1 at $420,

Do., Ration Allowances, at $90 each,

Packers, etc.,

Do., Ration Allowances,

Tai Po Branch Office :-

1 Supervisor,...

2 Shroffs, 1 at $480, and 1 $360,

Packers, etc.,

Do., Ration Allowances,

Total Personal Emoluments......

OTHER CHARGES.

€

90,448

1,440

(1)(2)

270

(2)

4,920.

3,648

(1)(2)

2,238

1,000 (2)

900 180

4,104

2,484

(1)(2) (2) (1)(2)

1,320

(2)

2,100

840

(1)(2)

888

648

(2)

94,531

108,404

Conveyance Allowances to:-

Superintendent,

1 Monopoly Analyst,..

1 Higher Grade Clerk,

10 Revenue Officers, 1 at $300, 1 at $240, and 8 at $180 each,

1 Retail Supervisor, Sales Department,

1 Supervisor, Tai Po Branch Office,

Factory:-

Fuel,...

Miscellaneous Stores,.

Rent,

Repairs and Renewals,

Incidental Expenses,

360

360

360

360

180

180

1,890

1,980

(3)

120

240

(4)

24,000

24,000

1,000

...

3,600

4,188

2,000

(8)

2,000

2,000

Launches :-

Coal,

Repairs,

Stores,

Opium.....

3,000

3,750

(9)

2,000

2,000

1,200

1,200

849,900

800,000

(10)

Shamshuipo,

Rent of Head Office,

Packing Expenses,.

Rent of Chinese Revenue Officers' Quarters at Yaumati and

Rect of Tai Po Branch Office,

20,400

21,000

(11)

...

264 (12)

6,000

(13)

120

...

(12)

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£25),

273

...

(14)

Electric Fans and Light,

2,500

(15)

Reward Fund,..................

5,000

5,000

(16)

Transport,

1,200

(8)

Uniform for Indian Lance Sergeant and Constables, Uniform for Revenue Officers and Messengers,

39

153

(17)

2,500

2,500

Total Other Charges,

Total Imports and Exports Department,.

922,702

1,017,233

876,115

984,519

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Steam Launch,....

Purchase of fittings at Factory,

Total Special Expenditure,....

12,000 15,000

} (18)

27,000

...

01) Free quarters.

(2) Vide Appendix III.

(3) 3 at $180 for 10 months in 1914.

() New posts, -vide Appendix III.

(5) $1,000 shown separately as "Miscellaneous Stores" and

$1,000 added, the 1914 estimate being for 11 months only.

(6) Hitherto paid out of "Fuel ".

$588 added for rent of building for boiling dross opium.

(8) Considered necessary.

(9) Increase in price of coal.

(11) For 10 months in 1914.

(12) Hitherto paid out of Rent of Head Office ". (13) Not required.

(14) Transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-Rent of Tele-

phones".

(15) $240 transferred from "Electric Fans and Light", Har- bour Office; $2,260 added to cover cost of lighting opium sheds, etc.

(16) Former designation" Secret Service".

(17) 1 additional Lance Sergeant and 2 Constables. (18) Non-recurrent.

(10) Considered sufficient.