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94, 12 C.S.O.

No. 1920

HONGKONG.

QUARTERLY RETURN OF EXCESSES ON SUB-HEADS MET BY SAVINGS UNDER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.

(For the 2nd Quarter of 1920.)

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, 28th October, 1920.

Head and Sub-head of Service.

Amount.

Explanation.

Public Works Establishment, Other Charges,

Conveyance Allowance.

Public Works Establishment, Other Charges,

Conveyance Allowance.

Miscellaneous Services, Language Study Al-

lowance.

Post Office, Other Charges, Transit Charges.

Botanical and Forestry Department, Other

Charges, Conveyance Allowance.

Education Department, Other Charges, Furni-

ture.

Sanitary Department, Other Charges :-

Light, Public Latrines.

Nightsoil Receptacles.

Light, Disinfecting Station, District

Sanitary Offices, and Matsheds.

Sanitary Department, Other Charges, Rent of

Quarters for Scavenging Coolies.

Sanitary Department, Special Expenses, Ex-

humation at Mount Caroline Cemetery,

Harbour Department, G.-Blackhead's Hill Signal Station, Other Charges, Incidental Expenses.

120.00 For a new apprentice sur-

veyor.

33.75 Extra conveyance allowance to overseer for extra work.

182.00 For new Police probationer.

16,297.27 Transit payments to Sweden

and Norway for convey- ance of Ilongkong mails despatched rid Siberia from 1st August, 1914, to 31st December, 1917.

140.00 Increase of conveyance allow-

ance to head gardener.

90.00 Purchase of blackboards for

Peak school.

250.00

1,000.00

600.00

Increased number of public

latrines. Establishment of a geyser in the Hongkong disinfecting station for heating water.

84.00 Increase of rent.

222.32 Exhumation at Mount Caro-

line cemetery.

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100.00 Under-estimated.