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HONGKONG ESTIMATES.

PUBLIC HEALTH.

3.—BOTANICAL & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimase, 1915,

艙

Brought forward,.......

20,752

21.706

Forestry (Hongkong),—Continued.

5 Forest Guards, at $240 each,

1,200

Do.,

Do.,

Allowances to 3 at $30 each,

90

17 Foresters, at $108 each.....

1,728

1,200 90 1.836

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $36, 1 at $13,

་

3 at $12, 1 at $10, and 1 at $1,

71

96

(3)

1 Storekeeper,

168

168

$ 65

(1) (2)

(1)

Forestry (New Territories).

16th Grade Foreman, ($240 to $420 by $60 annually), 4 Forest Guards, at $240 each,

420

420

960

960

Do.,

Allowances to 2 at $30 each.

60

61

4 Foresters, at $108 each,.

216

432

(1X4)

Do.. Good Conduct Allowance to 1,

Total Personal Emoluments,

6

12

(-)

25,671

26.980

OTHER CHARGES.

Brushwood Clearing, Convevance Allowances to :-

Superintendent,

Assistant Superintendent, 1 5th Grade Forester, 16th Grade Forester, Economic Investigatious, Expenses of Collections,

Expenses of Herbarium,

Forestry, Hongkong,

Forestry, New Territories,.

lucidental Expenses,

...

Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Assistant Superintend-

ent,

Library,

Light,

Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds,...

Reut of Quarters at Outstations,

Transport,

Uniforms and Accoutrements,

Total Other Charges,.....

Total Botanical and Forestry Department, .....

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

New Lawn, Mountain Lodge,

Seats for Blake Garden,

Total Special Expenditure,

1,500

1,500

360

360

360

360

180

180

90

90

100

100

125

125

125

125

5.200

5,000

5,500

5,500

00

(5)

(6)

150 i

150

180

240

(7)

250

250

350

350

6,450

6,500

(8)

125

125

900

900

340

340

22,2×5

22.195

47,959

49,175

350

350

1,530

(9)

(10)

1,630

(1) Free quarters.

(2) I additional, hitherto paid out of Maintenance of Gar-

deus and Grounds", Other Charges.

(3) Stipulated allowances.

(4) 2 new posts necessitated by more planting work in New

Territories.

(5) Planting of blue grass in Observatory grounds completed.

(6) Of this sum $2,500 is for planting trees on new roads. (7) General Order No. 134 (2).

(8) $50 added for upkeep of grounds attached to the Sub-

ordinate Officers' Quarters at Breezy Point.

(9) Worn-out clunam tennis-court to be replaced by gra

lawn

(10) Non-recurrent.