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HONGKONG

ESTIMATES

LAW AND ORDER.

2.—POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

A.-POLICE,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1918

*

Brought forward,......

584,421

591,887

Police School,

1 Master,

600

600

(1)

1 Interpreter,

1 Chinese Teacher,

- Chinese Teacher, 1,..

1 Chinese Teacher,

1 Monitor,

Do., Exchange Compensation,

Urdu Teacher. 1,..

240

240

(2)

240

240

180

•

120

120

120

84

120 84

(5)

72

...

Punjabi Teacher, 1,

1 Hindustani Teacher,

2 Teachers, at $144 each,.

72

} (8)

240

240

288

(6)

Total Personal Emoluments..

OTHER CHARGES.

586,389

593,819

Arms and Ammunition,

6,500

6,500

Bedding, Mess Utensils, &c.,.

4,500

4,500

Burial of Destitute Dead,.

500

500

Clothing and Accoutrements,.

28,000

28,000

Coal for Barracks,

4,000

5,000

(7)

Conveyance Allowances to :--

Captain Superintendent,..

360

360

Deputy Superintendent,

360

360

2 Assistant Superintendents, at $360 each,

720

720

1 Probationer,

360

360

1 Chief Inspector,.

285

285

1 Chief Detective Inspector,

285

285

1 4th Grade Clerk and Interpreter,.

192

192

1 Sergeant Major,.

60

60

Coolie Hire,

1,300

1,300

Disinfectants,

1,400

1,400

Equalization of Exchange on Indian Police Remittances, Furniture,

28,600

20,000

(8)

1,300

1,300

Good Conduct Rewards,..

1,700

1,700

Grants to villages in New Territories in aid of Village Scout

Scheme,

1,200

(9)

Identification of Criminals,.

100

100

Incidental Expenses,

2,400

4,000

(10)

Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to 1 Assistant Superin-

tendent,

180

Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Probationer,

180

Launches and Boats :--

Stores,

Coal and Oil-fuel,

Repairs,

Light and Electric Fans,

21,800

300

28,100 (12)

300 } (11)

14,000

14,300

4,500

4,750

}

(13)

11,300

12,315

(14)

Passages, and Bonuses in lieu of Passages,

25,000

25,000

Photography,.

1,300

1,300

Rent of Stations,

1,716

1,716

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£30.16s.),

336

(15)

Secret Service,

7,000

10,000

(10)

Small Stores,.

1,400

1,400

Subsistence of Prisoners,

2,400

2,400

Transport,

11,000

14,000 (10)

Total Other Charges,

185,034

194,003

Total Police,

771,423

787,822

Carried forward,.

771,423

787,822

(1) Is also an Assistant Master, Queen's College.

(2) Is also 2nd Grade Clerk, Magistracy.

(3) Replaced by 1 Teacher at $144.

(4) Is also a Sergeant Interpreter.

(5) Is also Store Sergeant.

(6) 1 in place of 1 Chinese Teacher at $180, and 1 in place of

1 Urdu Teacher and 1 Punjabi Teacher at $72 each.

(7) Increase in price of coal.

(8) Considered sufficient.

(10) Previously under-estimated.

(9) 20 scouts at $60 each,- vide Appendix III.

(11) It has been found necessary to increase the allowance

to $300 when an officer is stationed at Taipo. (12) Increase in price of coal, and more fuel required on account of the addition of a motor launch,-Governor's Despatch of 19th September, 1914.

(13) Addition of a motor launch,-Governor's Despatch of 19th

September, 1914.

(14) $165 for electric lighting of Shaukiwan and Tsat Tsz Mui Stations; $850 added to cover cost of replacing worn-out and damaged electric light bulbs, hitherto charged to "Maintenance of Buildings," P.W R.

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

phones ".