Estimates-1948 — Page 31

1 Personal Emoluments

Head 9.-EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Sub-heads.

Other Charges.

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Estimate, 1946-1947. | Estimate, 1947-1948.

$

$

$

2,242,015

2,154,025

2,500 (1)

1,000

2 Advertising

3 Allowances to Examiners.

4 Bonus to University Trained Teachers

5 Books and Publications

6 Cleaning of Offices and Schools.

7 Consumable Stores, Spares and Replacements

1,000

1,600

10,000

10,000

8 Courses of Instruction for officers on leave

1,000

9 Domestic Science Classes

1.200

10 Equipment of Classes for Evening Institute

1,800

11 Equipment of Handwork and Art Classes

500

12 Fuel, Light and Power

400/

(4)

11,000 (2) (3) 15,000 (1)

12,500 (5) (6)

12,000 (1)

7,000 (1) 5,000 (1) 6,000

(1)

40,000 (7)

13 Gymnastic Equipment

200

1,500 (1)

14 Incidental Expenses

15 Laboratories

16 Newspapers and Periodicals

17 Pianos, Upkeep of

18 Prizes

19 Rent for School Buildings

15,000

20,000 (1)

3,000

12,000 (1)

4,500 (8)

1,800

5,000

(1)

1,500

5,000

(1)

100,000

130,000

(1)

20 Rent of Offices

23,000

(1)

21 Scholarships at Hong Kong University

20,000

70.000 (1)

22 School Leaving Certificate, Local Examination

17,580 (9)

23 School Meals Service

1,320,000 (1)

24 Subsistence Allowance to Teachers in Training

27,520 (10)

25 Travelling Expenses

15,000

17,500 (11)

26 Uniforms

5,000

12,000 (1)

27 Upkeep of Motor Vehicles

6,000 (1)

Conveyance Allowances.

Coal for Offices

Films and Slides

28 Visual Education Equipment

Electric Light, Fans and Gas

Local Schools Examination

Renewals and replacements of equipment

10,000

(1)

2,500

(12)

1,500

(13)

12,000

(13)

500

(14)

8,000

(15)

500

(16)

Grants.

29 Building Depreciation Fund (Grant Schools)

100,000 (1)

30 Grants to Grant-in-Aid Schools

1,500,000

1,500,000

31 High Cost of Living and Rehabilitation Grants (Grant

Schools)

850,000

(1)

32 Provident Fund (Grant Schools)

33 Subsidies to Vernacular Schools (Rural)

34 Subsidies to Vernacular Schools (Urban)

60,000 170,000 220,000

80,000 (1)

400,000

(1)

500,000 (1)

Teachers' Training College.

Free books for students

Subsistence allowance for students

Total Other Charges

Total Recurrent Expenditure

1.000 34,000

(17)

(18)

2,198,600

4,440,615

5,224,000

7,378,025

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Title changed froin Books.

(3) Previously provided for in part under subhead

Free Books for students.

(4) Considered sufficient.

(5) Title changed from Consumable Stores and Spares. (6) Previously provided for in part under subhead

Renewals and replacements of equipment.

(7) Previously provided for under subheads Coal for

Offices, and Electric Light, Fans and Gas. (8) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous Ser-

vices.

(9) Previously provided for under subhead Local

schools examination.

(10) Previously provided for under subhead Subsistence

allowance for students.

(11) Title changed from Travelling Allowances. (12) Provided for under subhead 25. (13) Provided for under subhead 12. (14) Provided for under subhead 28. (15) Provided for under subhead 22. (16) Provided for under subhead 7. (17) Provided for under subhead 5. (18) Provided for under subhead 24.