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HONG KONG ESTIMATES
UNDERTAKINgs of GoveRNMENT.
2.—KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.
WORKING EXPENSES,-Continued.
Brought forward,.....
FANLING BRANCH LINE,- Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1920.
Estimate, 1921.
407,814
A
498,948
Brought forward,.......
OTHER CHARGES.
Ballast,.
Coal, (350 tons),...
Earthwork,
Fastenings,
4,593
5,670
250
4,800
250 6,800
(1)
100
100
100
100
Incidental Expenses, Locomotives, Carriages, and Wagons,
Loading Coal and Unloading Ashes,.
Minor Repairs, Maintenance of Way and Works,
50
50
•
• 60
80
(1)
20
20
Repairs to Bridges,....
20
80
(2)
Ruining Repairs, Locomotives,
750
1,000
Running Repairs, Carriages and Wagons,
300
400
(3)
Sleepers,
400
1,000
(1)
Station Building, Repairs,.....
80
350
(4)
Stores, Maintenance of Way and Works,.
60
60
Stores, Locomotives, Carriages, and Wagons,
700
1,000
(1)
Tools and Plaut, Maintenance of Way and Works,..
20
20
Uniform for Drivers and Firemen,
50
70
(2)
Total Other Charges,.
7,760
11,380
Total Fanling Branch,
12,353
17,050
420,167
515,998
Total Kowloon-Canton Railway,.
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
General Charges :-
Typewriter for Accounts Office,
Construction:---
Bottom Ballast in Cutting at Mile 15,
Bridge No. 7,
Bridge No. 37,
Extension to Fanling Station,
Extension to Workshops,
Drain at Mile 153,.....
Installation of Electric Power,....
Installation of Clock,..
Latrine at Yaumati,
Loco. Yard at Lowu,....
Metric System, Introduction of,.
New Sidings, Kowloon,
160
(5)
750
68,000
2,500
3,000
5,000
3,600
6,500
(5)
1,000
300
25,000
8,000
8,600
New Sidings, Loco. Yard. Hunghom,
5,100
Platform Awnings,.............
45,000
2,200
(6)
Platform 6" above rail level at Taipo Market,
500
Platform at Sheung Shui,.....
500
(7)
Produce Shelter, Taipo Market,
750
(5)
Reinforced Concrete Wharf at Kowloon Terminus,
10,220
10,000
Re-railing Tunnel No. 2.
40,500
(5)
Widening Gates and Level Crossings at Shatin and Lok Lo Ha,
1,650
(7)
Locomotive, Carriage, and Wagon Expenses :-
Additional Machines for Workshops,
15,067
3,000 (8)
7 Carriages,
70,000
182,500
Fire Hose, etc., (£147. 12s.),
783
Iron Safe,
900 150
(5)
Locomotive, (£3,000),
20,000
***
Motion Plates and Cylinders for Locos. 3 and 4,
2,500
4,800
Tyres for Engines, Carriages and Wagons,..
8,241
30 30-ton Wagons,
198,333
Traffic Expenses :--
(7)
1 Typewriter,...
160
372,904
382,310
Total Special Expenditure,...........
372,904
382,310
(1) More required.
(2) Higher prices.
(5) Considered necessary.
(3) Higher wages and increased cost of materials.
(4) Biennial repairs and higher prices,
(7) Non-recurrent.
(6) Amount required to complete.
(8) Revote for Machines not delivered in 1920.