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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

PUBLIC HEALTH.

1.—MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Brought forward,

D.-GOVERNMENT LABORATORY.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 1916.

232,916

231,538

1 Analyst, (£420 to £540 by £30 triennially),

Do., Exchange Compensation,

3,600

4,800

2,515

(1) (2) (3) (1)

Do., Allowance for fuel and light,

1 First Assistant Analyst, (£360 to £420 by £30 triennially),

144

(4)

4,077

4,313

(3)(5)(6)(7)

1 Second Assistant Analyst, (£360 to £420 by £30 triennially), 1 Laboratory Attendant,

4,077

4,114

(6)

180

180

(8)

I Coolie,

108

108

Do., House Allowance,...

24

24

1 Messenger,

108

108

(8)

Total Personal Emoluments,.

OTHER CHARGES.

14,833

13,647

Apparatus and Chemicals,

Books and Journals,

Conveyance Allowances to :-

First Assistant Analyst,

Second Assistant Analyst,

Fuel and Light,

Incidental Expenses,

Uniform,

Total Other Charges,.

Total Government Laboratory.

Total Medical Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

D.—GOVERNMENT LABORATORY,-

Equipments for examination of Cassia and Anise Oils,.

800

800

150

100

(9)

360

360

360

360

250

200

(9)

50

50

40

40

2,010

1,910

16,843

15,557

249,759

247,095

Dental Instruments and Furniture, (£150),

Duboscq Colorimeter, (£13. 4s.),.

Electric Centrifuge, (£14, 8s.),

Immersion Refractometer, (£18),

Typewriter, (£22. 16s.),

Viscometer, (£15. 12s.),

Total Special Expenditure,

(1) New appointment on sterling salary,-Governor's Des-

patch No. 301 of 6th September, 1915.

(2) Free quarters.

(3) Also receives approximately $200 a year for testing tank

steamers for inflammable vapour.

(4) Not required on new appointment.

(5) Stipulated increment.

(6) Lower exchange.

(7) Is also a Lecturer at the Technical Institute.

1,500

(10)

1,714

(11)

150

(12)

165

206

(13)

26!

178

(14)

1,500

2,674

(8) Free quarters, fuel and light.

(9) Considered sufficient.

(10) Non-recurrent.

(11) Vide Appendix III.

(12) Required for colorimetric work.

(13) Considered necessary.

(14) An instrument of the approved Admiralty pattern

required for testing fuel oil for Naval purposes.