SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURE UNDER

UNDER THE

REHABILITATION LOAN

Funds allocated

Expenditure up to 31.3.47

Estimated expenditure up to 31.3.48

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Estimated expenditure in 1948-49

Item 9-Public works.

$

$

1. Anti-malarial works

650,000

81,873

437,873

200,000

2. Cemeteries

200,000

8,054

76,000

120,000

3. Demolition of defence and other

works

2,250,000

149,227

813,000

1,350,000

4. Drains, nullahs, and sewers

2,600,000

453,524

1,811,569

756,000

5. Dredging

270,000

13,886

37,887

210,000

6. Kai Tak airport

1,600,000

141,915

1,010,246

373,000

7. New airport

8,000,000

4,000,000

8. Nightsoil disposal installation

175,000

156

175,000

9. Piers and sea walls

4,750,000

382,216

1,492,555

2,740,000

10. Public recreation areas

325,000

1,483

117,000

110,000

11. Quarries and road depots

350,000

215,000

120,000

12. Roads, footpaths and bridges

8,600,000

665,008

3,383,000

4,762,000

13. Street lighting and traffic signs

500,000

44,076

207,000

200,000

30,270,000

1,941,418

9,776,130

14,941,000

Item 10-Railway.

1. Buildings

573,500

8,193

299,486

250,000

2. Equipment and tools

2,428,300

350,889

500,000

3. General repairs

747,000

258,673

681,642

60,000

4. Motor transport

32,000

31,830

31,830

5. Permanent way

2,494,200

662,489

1,426,445

500,000

6. Rolling stock

18,125,000

11,502

600,000

24,400,000

961,185

2,801,794

1,910,000

Item 11-Waterworks.

1. Catchwaters and conduits

250,000

127,109

160,000

90,000

2. Filter and chlorination plant

1,470,000

196,632

810,000

660,000

3. Mains and hydrants

750,000

64,140

400,000

350,000

4. Meters

879,000

256

430,000

449,000

5. Office equipment

36,000

54

35,500

500

6. Pumping plant

685,000

2,750

287,000

398,000

7. Staff quarters

330,000

29,659

280,000

50,000

8. Tai Lam Chung Valley scheme

(preliminary expenses)

300,000

44,635

240,000

60,000

9. Workshop instruments and equip-

ment

300,000

16,238

280,000

20,000

5,000,000

481,473

2,922,500

2,077,500

Totals

150,000,000

30,360,747

73,046,732

45,915,555

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