Estimates-1916 — Page 69

FOR THE YEAR 1916.

[Class I] 39

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 1916.

Contribution towards maintenance of Peak and D'Aguilar Sigual

Stations,

Bathing Places, North Point and Kennedy Town, 2 Watchmen, Bonuses for Interpreters and Translators,

Bungalows Committee, Caretakers,

Coal for Offices,

Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,-Honorarium

Do.

do..

to Correspondent,.

do..

-Travelling Allowance to Correspondent,. Compensation in respect of cancellation of Licences,

180

180

1,575

1,575

(1)

192

192

1,500

1,350

(2)

1,200

1,200

360

360

3,000

(3)

2,000

Interest on Government Officers' Guarantee Fund,. Crown Agents' Commission,

120

150

CA

(4)

(5)

3,000

3,000

Field Allowances,

50

50

Government Launches :—

Allowance to Police Sergeant for keeping stock of coal,..

240

240

Allowance to Chinese Police Sergeant acting as Interpreter,

48

48

5 Coolies, 1 at $144, and 4 at $132 each,

672

672

Conveyance Allowance to Coaling Officer,

180

180

Gear, &c.,

700

700

Grants in aid of Scientific Institutions :-

Cancer Research Fund, (£30),

327

343

(6)

Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (£50),

545

571

(6)(7)

London School of Tropical Medicine, (£100),

1,091

1,143

(6)

Royal Society, London, (£200),

2,182

(8)

Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£100),

1,091

1,143

(6)(9)

Grants in aid of other Institutions :---

City Hall,

1,200

1,200

Department of Chinese in London University, (£30),

327

343

(6)

District Watchmen's Fund,

2,000

2,000

(10)

Imperial Institute, (£125),

1,091

1,429

(11)

Seamen's Hospital Society,

200

200

Society of Comparative Legislation, London, (£1. 1s.),

23

12

(6)

University of Hongkong, Maintenance of Professorships,. University of Hongkong, Engineering Faculty,

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

(12)

Grants to Chaplains for Burials, etc.,

50

(3)

Language Study Allowances,

630

(13)

Loss on Subsidiary Coins,

768,000

750,000

(14)

New Government Offices :-

2 6th Grade Telephone Clerks, ($360 to $120 by $60 annually), 3 Lift Attendants, 1 at $168, and 2 at $144 each,........................ 1 Fireman for heating apparatus,

810

827

(15)

456

456

180

180

4 Coolies for General Cleansing, 1 at $144, and 3 at $120 each,

Electric Fans and Light,

504

504

10,500

9,000

(2)

Lifts Maintenance,

850

1,100

(16)

Carried forward,.

824,444

802,978

(1) Re-vote.

Considered sufficient.

(8) Not required.

(4) Transferred from Harbour Master's Department-Harbour

Office.

(6) Fund increasing.

1) Subscription reduced,

Continued for 3 years from 1916 inclusive,-Governor's Despatch No. 158 of 30th April, 1915,

(8) Not required in 1916.

(9) Continued for 5 years from 1915 inclusive,—Governor's

Despatch No. 158 of 7th May, 1914.

(10) Continued for further year.

(1) Increased from £100,-C.O. Despatch, Miscellaneous, of 15th

May, 1915.

(12) Grant subject to re-consideration at the end of 5 years,

C.O. Despatch No. 167 of 10th June, 1913.

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(13) $180 transferred from Sanitary Department-Other Chargea

$450 provided for officers who may study under General Order No. 134.

(14) Less coin to be demonetized,

(15) Stipulated increments.

(16) $250 transferred from Post Office-Other Charges.