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Head and Sub-head of Service.

Harbour Master's Department, B.--Mercantile Marine Office, Other Charges, Uniform for Messengers.

Public Works Department, Other Charges, Transport and Travelling Expenses.

Post Office, Other Charges, Repairs to Steam

Launches.

Police and Prison Departments, A.-Police, Other Charges, Clothing and Accoutre- ments for Special Police Reserve.

Imports and Exports Department, Other Charges, Cost of Telephone to Kowloon Point.

Public Works Department, Other Charges, Transport and Travelling Expenses.

Harbour Master's Department, F.-Light- houses, Waglan, Other Charges, Cotton Charges and Electric Detonators.

Harbour Master's Department, F.-Light- houses, Gap Rock, Other Charges, Cotton Charges and Electric Detonators.

Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Communications, (b) Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City.

Post Office, Other Charges Incidental Ex-

penses.

Post Office, Other Charges Repairs to Launch.

Public Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, Mis- cellaneous, (17) Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.

Medical Department, B.-Hospitals

and

Asylums, Other Charges, Lunatic Asy- lums, Bedding and Clothing.

Miscellaneous Services, Government Launches,

Gear.

Governor, Other Charges, Coal.

Amount.

$ C.

2.90

Explanation.

Under-estimated on account of the rise in price of materials.

150.00 Due to expenditure having been more than was anti- cipated.

86.30 Under-estimated.

468.00 Some of last year's account paid this year.

212.88

Found necessary.

650.00 Some of the expenses in- curred last year paid this year.

50.00 Under-estimated.

30.00

Do.

1,100.00 Principally due to cost of repairs effected to the Shaukiwan Road,

150.00 Purchase of а Vacuum

Cleaner (Electrical).

246.85 More repairs than anticipa-

ted.

8,000.00 Under-estimated.

100.00 Upward tendency of prices.

150.00 Junk and coolie hire for car- riage of coal from Govern- ment Coal Depôt at Yau- mati to Taipo.

350.00 Enhanced cost of coal.

Sanitary Department, Special Expenditure, 10,000.00 Due to outbreak of Small-

Vaccination Campaign.

pox.