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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
PUBLIC HEALTH.
2.—SANITARY DEPARTMENT,——Continuea.
Brought forward,.........................
OTHER CHARGES,—Continued.
Sanitary Staff-Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1914.
Estimate, 1918
260,117
283,123
Brought forward,..
43,609
Light :--
Bullock Stables at Victoria and Kowloon,
200
44,689
200
Central Market,
3,800
3,500
(1)
Disinfecting Stations, District Sanitary Offices and
Matsheds,
600
600
Praya East Market,
144
Reclamation Street Market, Yaumati,
600
} (2)
Smaller Markets,.........
...
Tsim Sha Tsui Market,........
900
3,854 900
(3)
Western Market, North and South Blocks,
3,400
4,000
(4)
Nightsoil Receptacles,
1,000
1,000
Paint, Turpentine, &c.,
1,000
1,000
Plague Boats and Matsheds,.
250
250
Purchase and Maintenance of Bullocks,
6.580
6,580
Rat Poison, Rat Traps, &c.,
3,700
3,700
Refund of Fees for Meat Iuspection Examinations,
280
280
Refund of Fees for Sanitary lustitute Examinations,.
90
150
Rent of Quarters for Scavenging Coolies,
1,698
1,824
Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£29. 6s.),
620
Scavenging City, Villages and Hill District, Scavenging Coolie Labour,
1,500
1,200 |(8)
6,570
COCOO
(6)
(9)
Scavenging Gear,
Scavenging Gear, Kowloon, Street-watering,
Transport,
Uniform for Chinese Constable,
5,000
5,000
1,300
1,300
1,400
1,400
800
800
17
17
78
78
7,506
8.806
(10)
100
100
Uniform for Indiau Constables,.
Uniform for Staff,
Vaccination Bounses,
Veterinary Staff.
Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houses :-
Fuel,
2,600
2,600
Incidental Expenses,
600
600
Light,
600
900
(11)
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 Depot, Kowloon,
360
360
1 Overseer, Markets,
120
120
1 5th Grade Interpreter to Veterinary Surgeon,.
120
120
1 Shroff, Depôt and Slaughter-house,
60
60
1 6th Grade Shroff and Tallyman,.
60
60
Total Other Charges,.......
97,784
96,620
Total Sanitary Department,..
357,851
379,943
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
Removal of ceilings,
Typewriter,
Water Carts, ..
Weighing-platform,
1 4-Wheeled Dust Cart,
2 4-Wheeled Water Carts,.....
Total Special Expenditure,
(1) New contract on lower terms.
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(2) Transferred to "Light, Smaller Markets". (3) $144 transferred from Praya East Market" and $600 from "Reclamation Street Market, Yaumati"; $780 added for Yaumati Old Market, $900 for Wanchai Market, $840 for Saiyingpun Market, and $590 for Shaukiwan and Sai Wan Ho Markets,-ride Appendix 111.
(4) Previously under-estimated.
(5) Examination and attendance fees increased: also more
candidates expected.
(6) Accommodation of additional scavenging coolies. (7) Transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-Rent of Tele-
10,000 215 1,250 250
10,000
(12)
•
(13)
600 (14) 1,250
(15)
11,715
11,850
phones".
(8) Considered sufficient,
(9) Not required,―ride Appendix III.
(10) $1,300 added for uniform for the new cleansing gangs
&c..-C.O. Telegram of 23rd July, 1914.
(11) Additional lights installed.
(12) To permit of a continuance of the policy of removal
ceilings as a plague preventive measure.
(13) Non-recurrent.
(14) Vide Appendix III.
(15) To replace a pair of old 2-wheelers.
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