Estimates-1917 — Page 56

HONGKONG ESTIMATES.

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LAW AND Order.

2.-POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

A.-POLICE—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1916.

€

Estimate, 1917.

Brought forward,..

593,428

591,792

Police School.

1 Master,

Interpreter, 1,

1 Chinese Teacher,

1 Chinese Teacher,

600

600

(1)

240

(2)

240

240

120

120

(3)

1 Monitor,

120

120

Do., Exchange Compensation,

86

82

(5)

1 Hindustani Teacher,..

240

*240

2 Teachers, at $144 each,...

288

288 (6)

Total Personal Emoluments,

595.362

593,482

OTHER CHARGES.

Ammunition,

4,000

4,000

Ammunition for Special Police Reserve,

1,500

1,500

Arms,

1,500

1,500

Bedding, Mess Utensils, &c.,

4,950

4,950

Burial of Destitute Dead,.

400

300

(7)

Cleansing Materials and Washing,

850

(8)

Clothing and Accoutrements,.

33,600

38,000

Clothing and Accoutrements for Special Police Reserve,

3,000

4,000

(9)

Coal for Barracks,

4,750

8,075

Conveyance Allowances to :-

Captain Superintendent,

Deputy Superintendent, ...

2 Assistant Superintendents, at $360 each,

1 Probationer,

1 Chief Inspector,

1 Chief Detective Inspector,

1 4th Grade Clerk and Interpreter,.

1 Indian Sergeant Major,...

Coolie Hire,

360

360

360

360

720

720

360

360

285

285

285

285

192

192

60

60

1,300

Disinfectants,

1,400

2,600 1,400

(10)

Equalization of Exchange on Indian Police Remittances,

26,000

24,000 (7)

Furniture Repairs and Renewals,....

1,300

2,000 (11)

Good Conduct Rewards,......

1,300

1,100

(7)

Grants to villages in New Territories in aid of Village Scout

Sebeme,

840

1,080

(12)

Identification of Criminals,.

50

50

Incidental Expenses,

4,000

1,600

(7)

Incidental Expenses, Special Police Reserve,

700

(13)

Interpretation Fees, .

700

(8)

Language Study Allowance to 1 Assistant Superintendent,

300

Language Study Allowance to Probationer,

300

} (14)

Launches and Boats :-

Coal and Oil-fuel,

29,000

49,300

Repairs,

14,300

1

16,500

(9)

Stores,

5,800

6,000

Light and Electric Fans,

12,300

12,000

Passages, and Bonuses in lien of Passages,

33,650

Photography,.

1,300

Rent of Stations,

1,716

Rent of Office for Deputy Superintendent of Police (Reserve), Secret Service,

10,000

Small Stores,

1,600

Stationery, Newspapers, and Telegrams,

Subsistence of Prisoners,

2,000

21,000

2,500 (9)

1,716

780

6,000 (7)

1,600

750

(8)

2,400 (15)

(13)

Transport,

14,000

11,700 (7)

Total Other Charges,.

Total Police,

218,778

233,273

814,140

826,755

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

Carried forward,..

(9) Increase in cost.

814,140

826,753

(2) Post abolished.

(3) Is also a Sergeant Interpreter.

(4) Is also a Enropean Sergeant.

(5) Higher exchange.

(6) Are also Assistant Masters, English School for Indians.

(7) Considered sufficient.

(8) Transferred from “Incidental Expenses".

(10) $1.300 transferred from Transport.

(11) $700 transferred from "Incidental Expenses (12) More scouts engaged.

(13) Considered necessary.

(14) Not required.

(15) Increase in number of prisoners and in cost.