FOR THE YEAR 1916.
PUBLIC WORKS.
1.-PUBLIC WORKS,—Continued.
B.-PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT.
HONGKONG.
BUILDINGS.
1 Maintenance of Buildings,
2 Improvements to Buildings,..
3 Maintenance of Lighthouses,
COMMUNICATIONS,
Approved Estimate, 1915.
[Class VI]
93
Estimate, 1916.
49
66,000
66,000
9,000
9,000
4,500
4,500
4 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City, 5 Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City, 6 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City,
76,000
76,000
25,000
25,000
30,000
30,000
7 Improvements to Roads and Bridges outside City, 8 Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables,
5,000
5,000
6,500
6,500
DRAINAGE.
9 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.,
LIGHTING.
16,000
16,000
10 Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District, 11 Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan,
49,000
51,000
(1)
24,500
24,500
MISCELLANEOUS.
12 Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers,
6,000
6,000
13 Maintenance of Public Cemetery,
2,500
2,500
14 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries,
4,500
4,500
15 Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds,
3,000
3,000
16 Dredging Foreshores,
12,000
8,000 (2)
17 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,...
24,000
19,000 (3)
18 Stores Depreciation,
4,800
4,800
19 Upkeep of Plant,
5,000
4,000 (4)
WATER WORKS.
20 Maintenance of City and Hill District,
75,000
21 Maintenance of Shaukiwan,.
1,000
75,000 1,000
22 Maintenance of Aberdeen,
500
23 Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
7,500
400 10,000
(3)
(5)
Total Hongkong,..................
457,300
451,700
Carried forward,...
457,300
451,700
(1) Extensions of lighting.
(2) No extensive repairs to dredger anticipated. (3) Considered sufficient.
(4) No special repairs anticipated, (5) Previously under-estimated.
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