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HONGKONG ESTĮMATES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 1917.

$

ekr

Bathing Places, North Point and Kennedy Town, 2 Watchmen, Bobuses for Interpreters and Translators, Bungalows Committee, Caretakers,

Coal for Offices,

Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,—Honorarium

180

140

1,375

192

1,500 192

(4)

1,350

2,000

(2)

Do.,

do.,

to Correspondent,...) do.,

-Travelling Allowance to Correspondent,.......

1,200

1,200

360

360

Contribution towards maintenance of Peak and D'Aguilar Signal

Stations,

2,000

(3)

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

150

200

(4)

3,000

3,000

Field Allowances,

50

50

Government Launchies :-

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, Gear, Porterage, &c.,

180

180

700

900

(5)

Grants in aid of Scientific Institutions:-

Cancer Research Fund, (£30),

343

313

(6)

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

571

522

(6) (7)

London School of Tropical Medicine, (£100),

1,143

1,043

(6)

Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£100),

1,143

1,043

(6) (8)

Grauts in aid of other Institutions :-

City Hall,

1,200

1,200

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

343

313

(6) (9)

District Watchmen's Fund,

2,000

2,000

Imperial Institute, (£125),

1,429

1,304

(6)

Seamen's Hospital Society,

200

200

Society of Comparative Legislation, London, (£1. 18.),..

12

11

(6)

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

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

(10)

Language Bonuses,

2,100

(11)

Language Study Allowances,

630

600

(1).

Loss on Subsidiary Coins,

750,000

300,000

(12)

New Government Offices :-

2 6th Grade Telephone Clerks, ($360 to $420 by $60

annually),

827

840

(13)

3 Lift Attendants, 1 at $180, and 2 at $168 each,

456

516

(14)

1 Fireman for heating apparatus,.

180

180

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

each,....

504

504

(15)

Electric Fans and Light,

9,000

7,000

(1)

Lifts Maintenance,

1,100

1,100

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Carried forward,

802,978

(9) Continued for further year.

351,471

(1) Consider

sufficient.

(2) Increase . . cost.

(3) Not required.

(4) Fund increasing.

(5) Increased cost of carriage of coal owing to change of site

of store.

(6) Higher exchange.

(7) Continued for 3 years from 1916 inclusive,-Governor's

Despatch No. 158 of 30th April, 1915.

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

Despatch No. 158 of 7th May, 1914.

(10) Grant subject to re-consideration at the end of 5 year

from 1914.

(11) All bonuses now included under this Head instead o

under Departments.

(12) Demonetization of fewer coins anticipated. (13) Stipulated increments.

(14) Salaries increased on account of Sunday work. (15) Free quarters.

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