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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

LAW AND Order.

1,-JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

Brought forward,..

B. MAGISTRACY.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Police Magistrate and Coroner, ($6,000 to $7,200 by $600

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 1916.

111,149

116,226

triennially),

7,068

7,200 (1)

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,

4,938

5,143

Second Police Magistrate, ($4,800 to $5,400 by $300 triennially),

5,334

5,400

(1)

Do..

Exchange Compensation,

3,727

3,857

1 First Clerk, ($3,600 to $4,200 by $300 triennially),

4,200

4,200 (3)

Do., Do.,

Exchange Compensation, House Allowance,

2,935

3,000 (2)

1,080

1,080

1 2nd Grade Clerk, ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially),

1,800

1,800

(4)

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(1)-(2)

(1) (2)

1 3rd Grade Clerk, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),

1,200

1,200

1 4th Grade Clerk, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

900

900

1 4th Grade Clerk and Shroff, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

900

900

1 5th Grade Clerk, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

575

635

(1)

1 1st Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $1,920 to $2,400 by $120 biennially), 1 2nd Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially), 1 3rd Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially), 2 6th Grade Ushers and Process Servers, ($360 to $420 by $60

1,920

1,920

1,440

1,440

} (5)

1,127

1,200

(1)

annually),.

840

840

3 Messengers, at $108 each,

324

324

(6)

Do..

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

at $9,

72

81

Do.,

House Allowance to 1,

24

ཚས

(7)

24

2 Coolies, at $108 each,

216

216 (8)

Do.,

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $36, and 1 at $11,. House Allowance to 1,

36

47

(7)

24

24

1 European Constable, (£100 to £120 by £10 biennially),

2,718

1,257

2 Chinese Constables, 1st Class, at $180 each,

Total Personal Emoluments,

180

360

(2) (9) 1 (11) (12)

43,578

43,048

OTHER CHARGES.

Administration of Justice,

700

(13)

Conveyance Allowances to :--

Police Magistrate acting as Coroner,.......

180

180

Summoning Officer to Magistrate acting as Coroner,

20

20

Electric Fans and Light,

555

450

(14)

Fees for Interpretation,

500

(15)

Incidental Expenses,

220

280

(16)

Uniform for Constables,

117

85

(17)

Vehicle hire for serving Summonses,

100

(15)

Total Other Charges,

1,792

1,615

Total Magistracy,

45,370

44,663

Garried forward,.

156,519

160,889

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) Lower exchange.

(3) Also receives fees amounting to $2 in 1914 for certificates of trial of soldiers at Police Court authorized by Army Act. 1881; and fees for copies of depositions amounting to $500 in 1914.

(4) Is also Interpreter, Police School.

(5) Present holders to draw $1,200 until qualified,

(6) Free quarters to 2.

(7) Stipulated allowances.

(8) Free quarters to 1.

I abolished,

(10) Free quarters, fuel and light.

(11) additional Chinese Constable,-C.O. Despatch No. 11

of 8th May, 1915, (F.M. 3).

(12) Free quarters and light.

(13) $500 transferred to "Fees for Interpretation", $100 trans ferred to "Vehicle hire for serving Summonses $100 not required.

(14) Considered sufficient.

(15) Hitherto paid out of" Administration of Justice". (16) Previously under-estimated.

2

and

(17) Abolition of 1 European Constable, and addition of

Chinese Constable.