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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

LAW AND Order.

2.—POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

Brought forward,

C-PRISON,--Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1917.

Estimate, 1918,

$

$

865,586

896.07

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

84,321

84,575

Indian Staff,-—Continued.

Language Allowances,

1,200

1.000

Good Conduct Badges Allowances,

720

800

Loug and Meritorious Service Allowances,

180

(2)

206

Allowance to Warder for Identification of Old Offenders,

60

60

Allowance to Warder for taking Finger Prints,....

60

60

Miscellaneous.

4 Cooks, 3 at $120 each, and 1 at $108,

168

468

(3)

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1,

12

(4)

3 Servants, at $108 each,

324

324

(3)

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $10, 1 at $9, and I at S5, 2 Messengers, at $108 each,

24

(5)

216

216

(3)

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1,

24

24

6 Coolies, at $108 each,

648

648

(8)

Do..

Good Conduct Allowances to 3 at $36 each,

72

108

(5)

OTHER CHARGES.

Clothing and Shoes for Staff,

Total Personal Emoluments,

Cleansing and Sanitary Materials,

88,305

88,513

2.200

(6) (7)

4,500

4,800

Clothing for Prisoners,

4,300

5,200

} (8)

Executioner's Fees,

-

100

100

Fuel.

4,500

4,200

(6)

Furniture.

800

(6) (7)

Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for

Religious Services,

1,200

1.200

Gratuities to Prisoners for Industrial Labour,

650

500

Incidental Expenses.....

1,560

350

Light,

5,260

5,000

800

(1)

(6)

(1)

Materials for Remunerative Industries,

4,000

4,000

Materials for Repairs and Renewals,

Photography,

2,000

1,500

400

Subsistence of Prisoners,

Total Other Charges,

Total Prison,

18,000

300 18,000

(1)

46,470

48,150

134,775

136,663

Total Police and Prison Departments,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

1,000,361

1,032,734

A.-POLICE,-

Triennial inspection of launch boilers,

C.-PRISON,-

Helmets, (12, 17s. 3d.),

Total Special Expenditure, .

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) More men entitled.

(3) Free quarters.

(4) New appointment. (5) Stipulated allowances.

134

134

134

700

(8)

700

:

(9)

700

(6) Formerly showu under "Fuel and Soap” and “Incidental

Expenses".

(7) Vide Appendix III.

(8) Considered necessary, (9) Non-recurrent.