Estimates-1918 — Page 39

FOR THE YEAR 1918.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION,

[Class I]

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Approved Estimate, 1917.

Estimate, 1918.

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9.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

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

Coal for Offices,

Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,-Honorarium!

140

1,500

192

2,000

140 1,500

192

5,000 (1)

to Correspondent,..

1,200

1,200

Do.,

do.,

do.. Allowance to Correspondent,

--Travelling

360

360

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

200

(2)

3,000

3,000

50

(2)

Field Allowances,

Government Launches :-

Allowance to Police Sergeant as Coaling Officer,

240

240

Allowance to Chinese Police Sergeant acting as Interpreter,

48

48

5 Coolies, I at $144, and 4 at $132 each,

672

672

Conveyance Allowance to Coaling Officer,

180

180

Gear, Porterage, &c.,

900

900

Grants in aid of Scientific Institutions :

Cancer Research Fund, (£30),

313

300

(3)

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

522

500

(3) (4)

Londen School of Tropical Medicine. (£100),.. Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£50),

1,043

1,000

(3)

1,043

500

(3) (5)

Grants in aid of other Institutions :—

City Hall, .............

1,200

1,200

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

313

(6)

District Watchmen's Fund,

2,000

2,000

Imperial Institute, (£125),

1,304

1,250

School of Oriental Studies, London Institution, (£30), Seamen's Hospital Society,

200

(3) 300 (6)

200

Society of Comparative Legislation, London, (£1, 18.), University of Hongkong, Maintenance of Professorships,. University of Hongkong, Engineering Faculty,

11

10 (3)

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

(7).

Language Bonuses,

2,100

Language Study Allowances,

600

2,100 1,300

(8)

Loss on Subsidiary Coins,

300,000

(2)

New Government Offices :-

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

annually),

840

829 | (9)

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

516

516

1 Fireman for heating apparatus,.

180

180

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

each,......

504

504

Electric Fans and Light,

7,000

Lifts Maintenance,

1,100

6,000 900

|} (10)

Carried forward,

351,471

31,021

(1) Increase in cost.

(2) Not required.

(3) Higher exchange.

(4) Continued for 3 years from 1916 inclusive,—Governor's

Despatch No. 158 of 30th April, 1915.

(5) Continued for 5 years from 1915 inclusive.-Governor's Despatch No. 158 of 7th May, 1914. Reduced to £50 C.O.D. Misc. of 12th March, 1917.

(6) Transferred to School of Oriental Studies,-U.O.D. Conf.

of 14th March. 1917.

(7) Grant subject to reconsideration, at the end of 5 years

from 1914.

(8) More officers studying.

(9) New appointment.

(10) Considered sufficient.

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