Estimates-1916 — Page 77

FOR THE YEAR 1916.

[Class II]

43

Law and Order.

JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS,—Continue‹¿.

A.-SUPREME COURT,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,- Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 1916.

Brought forward,..............

96,512

96,247

Watchmen, 1 at $216, and 24 at $132 each,

3,384

3,884

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 18 at $36 each, 1 at

$24, 1 at $21, 1 at $17 and 1 at $12,

708

722

(1)

Messenger for Bailiffs,

108

108

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance,

24

Do., House Allowance,

24

Messengers, at $108 each,

432

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 2 at $36 each, 1 at

$21, and 1 at $12,..

95

Do.,

House Allowances to 3 at $24 each,

72

Do.,

Allowance to 1 as Caretaker,

24

Temporary Messenger for Appeal Judge,

30

Lift Attendants, 2, at $156 each,.......

1 Fireman for Heating Apparatus,

5 Coolies, at $108 each,

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $36, and 2 at $12 each,

312

180

540

540

49

120

120

300

300

**N 30*2 298 18

(2)

(1)

72-

24

(3)

60

(1)

(4)

102,914

102,372

Do., House Allowances to 5 at $24 each,

Chinese Constables, 2nd Class, at $150 each,...

1

Tota Personal Emoluments,..

OTHER CHARGES.

Administration of Justice,

400

400

Appeal Judge:-

Subsistence Allowance at $15 a day,

600

600

Travelling Expenses,

200

240

(5)

Conveyance Allowances to :-

First Bailiff,

264

264

Second Bailiff,

27

27

4th Grade Bailiff,

27

27

Clerk and Usber,

27

27

Electric Fans and Light,

900

(6)

Fees to Counsel and Solicitors for Prisoners in Capital Cases,

400

400

A

Furniture,

100

100

Incidental Expenses,

560

560

Incidental Expenses of Appeal Judge,

100

50

(7)

Law Reports,

1,500

1,500

Library,

1,000

900

(7)

Lifts Maintenance,

800

(8)

Newspapers,

216

216

Registration of Companies at Shanghai, (£300),

3,429

(9)

Travelling Expenses of Watchmen, and temporary engagement

of Extra Watchmen,.

1,000

5,000

(10)

Uniform for Chinese Constables,

34

34

Uniform for Messengers,

80

80

Total Other Charges,

8,235

13,854

Total Supreme Court,

111,149

116,226

Carried forward,.,

111,149

116,226

(1) Stipulated allowances.

(2) Free quarters to 1.

(3) Transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-New Law Courts”.

(4) Free quarters and light.

(5) Previously under-estimated.

(6) $700 transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-New Law

Courts"; $200 not required.

(7) Considered sufficient.

(8) $650 transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-New Law

Courts"; $150 not required.

(9) Governor's Despatch of 12th August, 1915.

(10) Vide Appendix III.