Estimates-1915 — Page 51

FOR THE YEAR 1914.

LAW AND Order.

[Class II]

57

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1915.

POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

Brought forward,.......

C.-PRISON,-Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,Continued.

Brought forward,.......

Indian Staff-—Continued.

Language Allowances, (English and Chinese),...................

Good Conduct Badges Allowances,

lowance to Warder for Identification of Old Offenders,.

llowance to Warder for taking Finger Prints,...........

Miscellaneous.

Cooks, 3 at $120, and I at $108,

Do.. Good Conduct Allowance to 1.

Serrants, at $108 each,

Messengers, at $108 each,

806,129

825,205

79,022

81,541

1,000

800 (1)

580

650

30

(2)

60

60

60

60

468

468

(3)

12

(4)

324

324

216

216

(3)

110.

Good Conduct Allowance to 1,.

12

(5)

Coolies, at $108 each,

648

648

(3)

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 3 at $12 each,

36

36

Total Personal Emoluments,

82,426

84,815

OTHER CHARGES.

Arms and Ammunition,

100

100

Clothing and Shoes for Staff,

2,800

3,500

(6)

Clothing for Prisoners,

2,000

2,000

Executioner's Fees, and Allowances for inflicting Corporal

Punishment,

200

200

Fuel and Soap,

......

4,200

4,200

Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for

Religious Services,

1,250

1,250

Gratuities to Prisoners for Industrial Labour,.

400

500

(7)

Incidental Expenses......

1,560

1,560

Language Study Allowance (Hindustani) to Assistant Superin-

tendent,

240

(8)

Light,

5,260

5,260

Materials for Remunerative Industries,

4,000

4,000

Photography,

500

300 (9)

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£5),

55

(10)

Subsistence of Prisoners,

19,000

19,000

Total Other Charges,

41,325

42,110

Total Prison,

123,751

126,925

Total Police and Prisou Departments,

929,880

952,130

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

I-POLICE,-

Bicycles,

Hire of a Launch,

1 Motor Launch,

I Steam Launch,

-FIRE BRIGADE,-

1 Motor Fire Engine and Pump, (£1,225),

-PRISON :-

Automatic Hand-numbering Machines, (£6. 128.), I Knife-sharpening Machine, (£22),

1 Millboard Cutting Machine, (£132),

Ruling Machines, (£27. 10s.),..

Type, Knives, Chases, etc., (£163. 18s.),

Total Special Expenditure,

(1) Previously over-estimated.

(2) More men entitled.

(3) Free quarters, fuel and light.

(4) Not required on new appointment.

(5) Stipulated allowance.

(6) Previously under-estimated.

(7) More convicts due for discharge in 1915.

(8) General Order No. 134 (2).

(9) Considered sufficient.

1,527

:

(11)

***

1,800

(12)

5,000

(13)

37,500

(14)

1,527

44,300

13,364

(15)

13,364

72

240

1,440

(16)

300

1.788

3,840

1,527

61,504

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

phone".

(11) Non-recurrent.

(12) For maths pending completion of a new launch,-C.O.

Despar No. 143 of 10th June, 1914.

(13) Govern's Despatch of 19th September, 1914.

(14) C.0. Despatch No. 143 of 10th June, 1914.

(15) C.O. patch No. 19 of 16th April, 1914.

(16) To Go with increasing work, and to secure greater

efficiency of the printing shop.