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No. 1918

6

HONGKONG.

QUARTERLY RETURN OF EXCESSES ON SUB-HEADS MET BY

SAVINGS UNDER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.

(For the 2nd Quarter of 1918.)

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, 29th August, 1918.

Head and Sub-head of Service.

Amount.

('.

Sanitary Department, Other Charges, General

Cleansing, Chinese New Year.

27.00

Colonial Secretary's Department, Other

Charges, Typewriter.

$1.30

Public Works Establishment, Other Charges,

Conveyance Allowance.

185.00

Supreme Court, Other Charges, Furniture.

24.17

Judicial and Legal Departments, C.-District Office, Other Charges, Southern District.

Supreme Court, Other Charges, Fees to Coun- sel and Solicitors for Prisoners in Capital Cases.

Medical Department,

118.91

125.00

Explanation.

Due to increase of work in the general cleansing be- fore the Chinese New Year.

Owing to increase of type-

writing work.

Conveyance allowance to Mr. Jones not provided for in the Estimates for 1918,

The excess is occasioned by the purchase of two new cupboards for keeping Pro- bate files.

Due to increase of typewrit-

ing work.

Under-estimated owing to

more murder cases tried.

Institutes, Other

800.00

Owing to the outbreak of Spinal Fever in the Colony.

Charges, Preparation of anti-menigococine

serum.

Harbour Master's Department, A.-Harbour Office, Other Charges, Fees to Un-official Members of Marine Court.

200.00

Under-estimated.