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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

LAW AND Order.

1.—JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

Brought forward,........

B. MAGISTRACY.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1915,

108,708

111,149

Police Magistrate and Coroner, ($6,000 to $7,200 by $600

triennially),

6,600

7,068

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,.

4,611

4,938

Second Police Magistrate, ($4,800 to $5,400 by $300 triennially),

5,100

5,334

(1)

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,

3,563

3,727

Do., Do.,

1 First Clerk, ($3,600 to $4,200 by $300 triennially),

House Allowance,

1 2nd Grade Clerk, ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially),

1 3rd Grade Clerk, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially), 14th Grade Clerk, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

1 4th Grade Clerk and Shroff, ($720 to $900 by $60 anuually), 15th Grade Clerk, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

4,200

4,200

(2)

Exchange Compensation,

2,935

2,935

1,080

1,080

1,800

1,800

(3)

1,200

1,200

900

900

890

900

(1)

660

575

(1) (4)

1 1st Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $1,920 to $2,400 by $120 biennially), 1 2nd Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially), 1 3rd Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially), 2 6th Grade Ushers and Process Servers, ($360 to $420 by $60

1,680

1,920

1,320

1,440

(5) (6)

1,080

1,127

(1)

annually),.

840

840

3 Messengers, at $108 each,

324

324

(7)

Do., Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 2 at $36 each,

72

72

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance to 1,

House Allowance to 1,

2 Coolies, at $108 each,

Do., House Allowance to 1,

2 European Coustables, (£100 to £120 by £10 biennially),

1 Chinese Constable, 1st Class,

Total Personal Emoluments,

24

24

216

216

(8)

36

36

24

24

2,718

2,718

(9)

150

180

(10) (11)

42,023

43.578

OTHER CHARGES.

Administration of Justice,

700

700

Conveyance Allowances to :—

Police Magistrate acting as Coroner,.....

180

180

Summoning Officer to Magistrate acting as Coroner,

20

20

Electric Fans and Light,

540

555

(12)

Incidental Expenses,

220

220

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£12.10s.),

136

(13)

Uniform for Constables,

119

117

(14)

Total Other Charges,...

1,915

1,792

Total Magistracy,

43,938

45,870

Carried forward,..

152,646

156,519

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) Receives fees amounting approximately to $25 a year for

certificates of trial of soldiers at Police Court authorized by Army Act, 1881; also fees for copies of depositions amounting to $662 in 1913.

(3) Is also Interpreter, Police School.

(4) New appointment.

(5) Increase of salary,-C.O. Telegram of 10th July, 1914. (6) Present holders to draw $1,200 until qualified. (7) Free quarters to 2.

(8) Free quarters to 1.

(9) Free quarters. fuel and light.

(10) Free quarters and light.

(11) Promoted from 2nd Class Constable at $150.

(12) $15 added to cover cost of replacing worn-out and damaged

electric light bulbs hitherto paid out of "Maintenance Buildings", P.W.R.

(13) Transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-Rent of Tee

phones",

(14) Previously over-estimated.