Estimates-1954 — Page 106

Head 38-SUBVENTIONS

C-EDUCATION,-Contd.

Special Expenditure

(b) Furniture and equipment grants

7 Grant Schools:

(a) Building grants

8 Subsidized Schools:

(a) Building grants

(b) Furniture and equipment grants

(c) Building and equipment grants for schools in

resettlement areas

D-MISCELLANEOUS

Approved Estimate 1952-53

Estimate 1953-54

GA

781,500

109,500

720,000

250,000

$

$

EA

1,000,000 (9)

110,000

750,000 (9) 175,000 (9)

$

500,000 (17)

1,861,000

2,535,000

Recurrent Expenditure

1 Imperial Institute

2 Royal Asiatic Society

2,400 80

2,400 80

3 School of Oriental and African Studies, London

University

5,600

4 Institute of Far Eastern Studies Language School,

Hong Kong University

5,600

5 Fisheries Research Unit, Hong Kong University

50,000 (19)

75,000

6 St. John Ambulance Brigade

150,000 (20)

14,200

7 Welfare Fund for British Forces in Hong Kong

400,000

8 Commonwealth Economic and Shipping Committees

19,000 (21) 400,000

2,935

9 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux

8,000

10 F.A.O. International Rice Commission

2,935 8,000

660

660

11 Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad

12 International Telecommunications Union

3,840 (2)

1,920

13 World Meteorological Organization

3,000 (9) (10)

3,500

14 Hong Kong Rifle Association

3,500

2,700

15 Imperial War Graves Commission 16 Magistrates Poor Box

2,700

4,000

2,500

4,000 (22) 2,500

523,495

658,215

Special Expenditure

17 Imperial War Graves Commission 18 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux

68,183

68,500 (22) (23)

2,285

68,183

Total Expenditure

19,334,830

70,785

25,176,790

(1) Activities expanded

(2) New subvention

(3) Increased costs

(4) Number of girls referred by the Courts

reduced

(5) Previously provided for under Social Welfare

Office

(6) On a dollar-for-dollar basis

(7) Title changed from Hong Kong War Memorial

Fund, staff and other expenses

(8) Not required

(9) Variable

(11) Grant per capita increased

(10) Previously underestimated

(12) Considered sufficient

(13) More pupils and teachers

(14) More contributors

(15) More schools

(16) Salaries revised

(17) New schools

(18) Provided for in part under Institute of Far

Eastern Studies Language School

(19) Previously provided for under University of

Hong Kong

(20) Provides for a full year's working (21) Charges now made for drugs supplied (22) Title changed from Stanley Cemetery (23) Revote

Control of expenditure is vested in the following officers:

Social Welfare Officer

Secretary for Chinese Affairs

Director of Marine

Subheads A1-A27 and A33 Subheads A28 and A29

Financial Secretary

Subheads A30 and A31

Subheads A32, A34, A35, B9B11, C6—C8, D1-D8, D15, D17 and D18

Director of Medical and Health Services. Subheads B1-B8 Director of Education

Director of Agriculture, Forestry and

Fisheries

Post Master General

Director, Royal Observatory

Commandant, R.H.K.D.F.

Registrar, Supreme Court

Subheads C1—C5

Subheads D9-D11

Subhead D12

Subhead D13

Subhead D14

Subhead D16