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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

LAW AND ORDER,

2.-POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

A. POLICE,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 1916,

Brought forward................

591,887

593,428

Police School.

I Master,

600

600 (1)

1 Interpreter,

1 Chinese Teacher,

1 Monitor,

240

240 (2)

Re

1 Chinese Teacher,

240

240

120

120

120

120 (4)

Do., Exchange Compensation,

84

86

(5)

1 Hindustani Teacher,.

240

240

2 Teachers, at $144 each,.......

288

288 (6)

Total Personal Emoluments,

593,819

595,36

OTHER CHARGES.

Ammunition,

Ammunition for Special Police Reserve,

4,000

(7)

1,500 (8)

Arms,

6,500

Bedding, Mess Utensils, &c.,..

4,500

1,500 (9) 4,950

Burial of Destitute Dead,.

500

400

(11)

Clothing and Accoutrements,

28,000

33,600

Clothing and Accoutrements for Special Police Reserve,

3,000

Coal for Barracks,

5,000

4,750

(11)

Conveyance

Allowances to :—

Captain Superintendent,

360

360

Deputy Superintendent,

2 Assistant Superintendents, at $360 each,

1 Probationer,

1 Chief Inspector,

1 Chief Detective Inspector,

14th Grade Clerk and Interpreter,

1 Indian Sergeant Major,...

Coolie Hire,

360

360

720

720

360

360

285

285

285

285

192

192

60

60

1,300

1,300

Disinfectants,

1,400

1,400

Equalization of Exchange on Indian Police Remittances, Furniture,

20,000

26,000

(13)

1,300

1,300

Good Conduct Rewards,....

1,700

1,300

Grants to villages in New Territories in aid of Village Scont

Scheme,

1,200

840

(11)

Identification of Criminals,.

100

50

Incidental Expenses,

4,000

4,000

Language Study Allowance to 1 Assistant Superintendent,

300

300

Language Study Allowance to Probationer,

300

300

Launches and Boats :-

Coal and Oil-fuel,

28,100

29,000

(14)

Repairs,

14,300

14,300

Stores,

4,750

5,800 (10)

Light and Electric Fans,

12,315

12,300 (15)

Passages, and Bonuses in lieu of Passages,

25,000

33,650

(16)

Photography,.

1,300

1,300

Rent of Stations,

1,716

1,716

Secret Service,

10,000

10,000

Small Stores,.

1,400

1,600

(10)

Subsistence of Prisoners,

2,400

2,000 (11)

Transport,

14,000

14,000

Total Other Charges,..

194,003

218,7

Total Police,

787,822

814,1

Carried forward,

787,822

814,1

(1) Is also an Assistant Master, Queen's College.

(2) Is also 2nd Grade Clerk, Magistracy,

(3) Is also a Sergeant Interpreter.

(4) Is also a European Sergeant.

(5) Lower exchange.

(6) Are also Assistant Masters of the English School for

Indians.

(7) Hitherto paid out of "Arms and Ammunition".

(8) Considered necessary.

(9) $4,000 shown separately as "Ammunition"; $1,000 not

required.

(10) Increase in prices.

(11) Considered sufficient.

(12) For uniform for recruits and renewals, and for accoutrent (13) Previously under-estimated.

(14) More coal consumed by the new No. 2 Launch than b

old which was smaller, and addition of 1 motor boat, (15) Round figure.

(16) More officers expected to take leave when due unde

new scheme of leave pay,-C.O. Telegram of 25th June, grant of free passages to wives and families of Indian P and to men retiring on pension,-C.O. Telegram of August, 1915.