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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 5, 1926.

Brought forward,

3,205,563

Royal Observatory,

Fire Brigade,

Supreme Court,

35,275

230,799

149,777

Attorney General,

Crown Solicitor's Office,

Official Receiver,

Land Registry,

Magistracy, Kowloon,

Police Force,

22,538

38,704

9,546

23,633

Magistracy, Hong Kong,

2.206

2,248

1,826,592

Prisons Department,

512,167

Medical Department,

781,991

Sanitary Department,

695,363

Botanical and Forestry Department,

98,320

Education Department,

1,163,943

Public Works Department,

1,492,281

Public Works, Recurrent,

1,540,400

Public Works, Extraordinary, ·

3,706,264

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

650,033

Volunteer Defence Corps,

64,299

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve,

40,000

Miscellaneous Services,

Charitable Services,

Pensions,

677,223

96,475

675,903

TOTAL,

-$ 17,741,543

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this

4th day of November; 1926.

S. B. B. McELDERRY,

Clerk of Councils.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 601.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. WILLIAM JAMES CARRIE to act as an Assistant Superinten lent of Imports and Exports, with effect from 1st November, 1926.

4th November, 1926.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 602.—It is hereby notified that permission has been given to The China Light & Power Company, (1918) Limite l, to increase the voltage of their supply from 110 to 200 volts for lighting and from 200 to 350 volts for power upɔa the following conditions :-

(1) The change to be carried into effect without any expense whatsoever to the

consumers.

(2) New lamps to be supplied, and all fans, motors and heating appliances re-wound free of cost to the consumers, and full efficiency after such change to be guaranteed.

(3) All consumers' existing wires to be tested for insulation resistance, which shall not be less than ten thousand ohms. (10,000 ohms). In the event of the resistance being less than 10,000 ohms, any alterations or repairs necessary to bring the resistance above this quantity to be carried out by the China Light & Power Company (1918) Limited free of cost to

the consumers.

The permission granted in no way modifies the provisions of the Electricity Supply Ordinance, 1911, Ordinance No. 18 of 1911, or the regulations contained in the Schedule thereto.

5th November, 1926.

W. T. SOUTHORN,

Colonial Secretary.

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