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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

LAW AND Order.

2.-POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS,—Continued,

Approved Estimate, 1919.

Estimate, 1920.

મ

Brought forward,............

885 890

C.-PRISON,- Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.

916,374

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

81,436

80,001

Indian Staff,-—Continued.

Language Allowances,

1,200

1,600

Good Conduct Badges Allowances,

86J

986

(1)

Long and Meritorious Service Allowances,

215

240

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,...........

468

468

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 2 at $4 each,

3 Servants, at $108 each,

324

324

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1,...

24

17

2 Messengers, at $108 each,

216

216

........

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $36, and 1 at $12, .

48

48

Do., House Allowance to 1,

24

6 Coolies, at $108 each,

648

648 (2)

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 3 at $36 each, and 1 at $12,

113

120

(3)

CNJ AWRE

(3)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Total Personal Emoluments,

85,672

84,820

OTHER CHARGES.

Cleansing and Sanitary Materials,

2,500

4,800

(6)

Clothing and Shoes for Staff,

6,000

6,000

Clothing for Prisoners,

6,000

6,000

Executioner's Fees,

100

100

•

Fuel,

4,200

4,200

Furniture,

800

800

Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for

Religious Services,

1,200

1,200

Gratuities to Prisoners for Industrial Labour,.

500

600

(7)

Incidental Expenses,

350

350

Light,

5,300

7,000

(6)

Materials for Remunerative Industries,

4,000

4,000

Materials for Repairs and Renewals,

1,500

2,000

Photography,

300

400

} (8)

Subsistence of Prisoners,

18,000

25,000

(6)

Total Other Charges,

50,750

62,450

Total Prison,

136,422

147,270

Total Police and Prison Departments,

1,022,812

1,093,644

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

-POLICE,-

Triennial inspection of launch boilers,

Arms,

2 Motor Cycles,

1 Motor Boat,................

B.--FIRE BRIGADE,–

2 Motor Fire Engines and Pumps, (£2,800),

C.-PRISON,—

Type and numbering machines, (£500), .....

1,900

(9)

10,000

1,300

} (8)

6,300

(10)

1,900

17,600

18,667

(11)

18,667

3,333

(8)

3,333

20,567

20,933 i

Total Special Expenditure,..

(1) More men entitled.

(2) Free quarters.

(8) Considered necessary.

(3) Stipulated allowances.

(9) Now under ther Charges".

(4) Free quarters to 1.

(7) More convicts due for discharge.

(10) CO. Telegram of 6th September, 1919.

(5) Quarters not available.

(11) Non-recurrent.

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