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Head 28.-EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Head 28.-EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929.

$

$

820,389

890,591

Other Charges

2 Allowances to Examiners

755

755

3 Books

1,400

1,400

4 College Calendars, (Queen's College, Belilios Public, Central

British Schools and King's College)...

580

635

(1)

5 Conveyance to Director of Education

360

360

6 Electric Fans and Light

3,100

3,300 (1)

Incidental Expenses

8,900

9,700 (1)

8 Laboratory, (Queen's College, King's College and Central

British School)

2,000

2.400 (2)

9 Prizes

1,400

1,400

10 Students in training :-Fees,

10,790

10,790

11 Students in training - -Maintenance

11,960

11,960

12 University Examination Fees

2,600

4,303

(3)

13 Cookery Classes, (Central British, Victoria & Belilios Schools).. 14 Pianos. Upkeep of

340

340

216

252

(4)

15 Equipment of Classes for Technical Institute

450

450

16 Renewals and replacements of equipment......

750

750

17 Transport

2,600

2,600

18 Rent, (Tai Po, Un Long, Cheung Chau, Kowloon Junior, Normal

School for Women and Normal School at Tai Po)......................

6,732

6,732

Grants.

19 Capitation Grants

20 Grants in aid of Rent

130,950

138,430

(3)

9.024

3,120

(5)

21 Subsidies to Schools in New Territories....

20,000

20,000

22 Subsidies to Elementary Vernacular Schools in Hong Kong 23 University Examination Grants

100,000

100,000

25,000

25,000

24 Hok Hoi Library.

1,500

1,500

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

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25 Building Grants

26 Equipment of Schools

50,000

10,000

(5)

3,250

1,920 (5)

27 Compilation of New Chinese Reader

1,400 (1)

28 Equipment of King's College

11.639

3,100 (5)

29 Furniture for Hall of Queen's College.

1,000 (1)

30 Compensation to Railway for School Childrens' tickets.

Physics and Chemistry Grants...

2,600 (1)

1 Safe

2,000 323

(6)

(6)

Total Education Department

1,229,013

1,259,827

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Details of the foregiong.

NUMBERS.

Director of Education.

1928 1929

1

}

Director of Education.....

***

(7)

1

Inspector of English Schools, (£×50 to £1,100 by

£50 annually)

13,200

13,200

1

Inspector of English Schools, (£850 to £1,100 by

£50 annually)

12,000

12,600

(8)

Carried forward

25,200

25,800

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Increase in respect of King's College.

(3) Increased numbers.

(4) One additional piano.

(5) Considered sufficient. (6) Not required.

(7) Under Cadet Service.

(8) Stipulated increment.