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Head 30-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
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Buildings
1 2 3
1
Maintenance of buildings
Alterations and additions to buildings
Maintenance of lighthouses
Crown Lands and Surveys
Estimate 1957-58
Approved Estimate 1956-57
4,300,000 | a
4,002,000
600,000 a
570,000
25,000 d
30,000
Maintenance of boundary and survey marks
5 Maintenance of Crown land....
3,000
3,000
5,000 a
1,000
Drainage
6 Maintenance and replacement of sewers and storm-water drains... 1,500,000 a
1,250,000
Electrical and Mechanical
7 Operation of Electrical and Mechanical Workshop .
1,250,000 a
1,200,000
Port Works
8 Dredging and underwater clearance
9 Maintenance of sea walls, piers and dumps
40,000 220,000 a
40,000 210,000
Quarries
10 | Operation of quarries
2,250,000 a
2,200,000
Roads
11 Kai Tak airport.
160,000
160,000
12
13
Maintenance of approaches to Government buildings Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connections 14 Maintenance of roads and bridges
100,000 | b
240,000
350,000 a
250,000
3,000,000 a
2,250,000
15
Street name plates
50,000
50,000
16 Lighting of streets and public places........
1,924,000 a
1,850,000
Waterworks
17
Fire hydrants
50,000
50,000
18
Salt water mains
20,000
20,000
19
Water meters
800,000 a
550,000
20 Replacement and minor extension of distribution mains
1,250,000
1,250,000
21 Waterworks, supply and maintenance.
22 Maintenance of irrigation works in the New Territories
4,000,000 | a
2,250,000
50,000
Miscellaneous
23
Domestic and office appliances....
450,000 a
350,000
25
24 Inspection of Government land boilers and pressure vessels
Maintenance of cemeteries..
16,000 a
12,500
50,000 d
55,000
26 Preliminary investigations
20,000
20,000
27 Typhoon and rain-storm damage and emergency repairs 28 Works executed on private account....
350,000 e,l
250,000
3,300,000 fr
2,350,000
Minor works
*
20,000
Total, Recurrent Expenditure
26,133,000
21,483,500
Sub-head 28 Offset by equivalent revenue.
*
Now provided for under Public Works Non-Recurrent.