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Head 40-COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES
Approved Revised Nature of grant or loan Estimate Estimate
Estimate
1953-54
Sub-heads
1 Village agricultural depots
expenditure (D. 994)
3 Upper air reporting stations (D. 1060) 5 Irrigation in the New Territories
interim scheme (D. 1242)
7 Mechanization of fishing fleet (D. 1435) 8 Hong Kong Housing Society pilot
scheme (D. 1602)
1952-53
1952-53
$
$
capital
$
...
Free grant of $144,000 Free grant of $412,480
30,000
48,300
40,000
226,000
35,200
168,000
Free grant of $ 80,000 Free grant of $320,000
Free grant of $216,000
55,000
32,700
23,800
35,200
300,000
196,000
123,400
100
9 Survey party in the New Territories
(D. 1661)
Free grant of $ 88,000
44,800
33,200
45,600
10 Irrigation in the New Territories-
capital expenditure
160,000
160,000 (1)
11 Site development for low-cost housing 12 Fisheries research unit-capital expendi-
ture (R. 480)
500,000
250,000 (2)
Free grant of $499,200
499,200
242,000
250,000
13 Fisheries research unit
recurrent
expenditure (R. 480)
Free grant of $108,800
12,800
12,000
32,000
14 Aeronautical radio and weather stations
(D1764)
Free grant of $170,500
160,490
10,000
15 Loans to fishermen
400,000 (3)
16 Cadastral survey of the New Territories
-capital expenditure
17 Cadastral survey of the New Territories
-recurrent expenditure
Village agricultural depots
expenditure (D. 994)
582,000 (5)
51,200 (4)
recurrent
(a) Free grant of
$150,000
14,600
24,450
(6)
(b) Loan of $150,000
free of interest
until the end of 1954
14,600
24,450
(6)
Vegetable market lorries (D. 1066A)
Piers in the New Territories (D. 1243A)
Total Expenditure
Loan of $150,000 free of
interest until 1955 Free grant of $782,128
2,368,200 1,292,230 2,312,700
200,000 205,040
(6)
380,000 351,000
(6)
(1) Grant of $460,800 applied for, but not yet
approved
(2) Grant approved in principle
(3) Loan of $640,000 applied for, but not yet
approved
(4) Grant of $51,200 applied for, but not yet
approved
(5)
Grant of $1,808,800 applied for, but not yet
approved
(6) Scheme completed
NOTE. All expenditure is covered by receipts under Revenue
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