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Head and Sub-head of Service.

10

Amount.

$

C.

Explanation.

Public Works Department, Other Charges :-

Incidental Expenses.

Transport and Travelling Expenses.

Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories, Communications, Roads, (b) Taipo to Fan Ling including bridging river.

Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Mis-

cellaneous, Survey of Colony.

Governor, Other Charges, Incidental Expenses.

400.00 Office Stationery had to be purchased locally and a number of 1914 accounts were not received and paid till 1915.

450.00 A Pony Allowance provided

out of the vote, Mainten-. ance of Motor Boat at Tytam Tuk and the Service Staff increased.

10.09 Under-estimated.

15.00

Do.

300.00 More incidentals.

Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, Mis- 13,700.00 | Conveyance Allowance and

cellaneous, Harbour of Refuge, Mongkok-

tsui.

Education, A.-Department of Director of Education, Other Charges, Transport.

Police and Prison Departments, A.-Police,

Other Charges :--

Coolie Hire.

Furniture.

Incidental Expenses.

Launches and Boats, Repairs.

portion of salary of the Special Engineer trans- ferred to this vote from the Establishment votes.

103.07 Increased transport of the Inspector of Vernacular Schools and Sub-Inspector of Vernacular Schools in the New Territories.

166.57 Due to the re-classification of the Charge Room Petty Cash Books, such charges being no longer paid out of the vote for Transport.

81.16 Furniture for the New Mar-

ried Quarters.

405.42

For payment of House Rent for Married Inspectors, &c. 1,278.05 For portable motors

for

Police Launches and also due to unforeseen repairs.

Do.,

Stores.

124.95 Under-estimated.

Transport.

16th February, 1916.

897.04 Due to removal to the new quarters and more men transferred.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretory.