Estimates-1920 — Page 37

FOR THE YEAR 1920.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

[Class I]

41

Approved Estimate, 1919.

Estimate, 1920.

9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Bathing Places, North Point and Kennedy Town,....

Bonuses for Interpreters and Translators,

Bungalows Committee, Caretakers,

Coal for Offices,

Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,-Honorarium

180 1,500

2,700 1,050

(1)

(2)

192

240

(3)

3,000

2,500

(2)

to Correspondent,...

1,200

Do.,

do.,

do.,

-Travelling

(4)

Allowance to Correspondent,...

360

Crown Agents' Commission,

3,000

2,500

(2)

Government Launches :-

Allowance to Police Sergeant as Coaling Officer,

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,

180

180

Gear, Porterage, &c., .......

900

900

Slipway at Yaumati,

500 (5)

Grants in aid of Scientific Institutions :-

Cancer Research Fund, (£30),

200

200

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

333

333

Imperial Bureau of Mycology, London, (£75),

333

500

(6)

London School of Tropical Medicine, (£100),.

667

667

Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£50),

333

333

Tropical Diseases Bureau, London, (£100),

667

(7)

Grants in aid of other Institutions

City Hall,...

1,200

1,200

District Watchmen's Fund,

2,000

2,000

Imperial Institute, (£125),

833

833

School of Oriental Studies, London Institution, (£30),

200

200

Seamen's Hospital Society,

200

200

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

7

7

University of Hongkong, Maintenance of Professorships,.. University of Hongkong, Engineering Faculty, ........ University of Hongkong, Yunnan Scholarship Fund,

10,000

10,000

10,000 10,000

1,000

1,000

Language Bonuses,

600

600

Language Study Allowances,

720

720

Government Buildings:-

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

annually),

840

819

(8)

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,

6,000

6,000

Lifts Maintenance,

900

900

Carried forward,

49,038

49,909

(1) Formerly under Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscel-

laneous Works.

(2) Considered sufficient.

(3) Salaries increased.

(4) Not required.

(5) New item.

(6) C.O.D. Miscellaneous of 22nd May, 1919. (7) C.O.D. Miscellaneous of 7th August, 1919. (8) New appointment.