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Sub- head
Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
Estimate 1959-60
Approved Estimate 1958-59
Buildings
1
Alterations and additions to buildings
2
Maintenance of buildings
800,000
800,000
3 Maintenance of lighthouses
5,500,000 a, f
30,000
5,000,000
30,000
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Crown Lands and Surveys
4 Maintenance of boundary and survey marks
5 Maintenance of Crown land
Drainage
8,000 a 1,000
3,000
1,000
6 Maintenance and replacement of sewers and storm-water drains... 1,700,000 | a
1,250,000
Electrical and Mechanical
7
Maintenance and replacements of, and improvements to air-
conditioning plants and units
310,000 a,l
60,000
8 Operation of Electrical and Mechanical Workshop
1,500,000
1,500,000
Port Works
9 Dredging and underwater clearance 10 Maintenance of sea walls, piers and dumps
40,000
40,000
230,000 a
220,000
Quarries
11 Operation of quarries
2,500,000 a
2,350,000
Roads
12
Kai Tak airport.
14
Maintenance :-
13 Lighting of streets and public places...
(1) Approaches to Government buildings
(2) Footpaths and drainage connections.. (3) Roads and bridges
(4) Street name plates
80,000 2,200,000 a
80,000
2,000,000
80,000
80,000
430,000
430,000
3,000,000
fn
5,000,000
$
20,000
b
50,000
3,530,000
Waterworks
15
Fire hydrants
18
Salt water mains
19
Water meters
20 Waterworks, supply and maintenance :—
(1) Distribution
(2) Filtration
(3) Headworks
50,000
50,000
16 Maintenance of irrigation works in the New Territories 17 Replacement and minor extension of distribution mains
100,000 a
80,000
1,450,000 a
1,250,000
20,000 900,000 a
20,000
800,000
1,025,000
850,000
785,000
(4) Maintenance of mechanical plant, workshop
and meters
170,000
(5) Pumping
2,050,000
(6) Works for consumers on fee account
120,000
5,000,000 | a
4,400,000
Miscellaneous
21
Domestic and office appliances....
585,000 a
447,000
23 24 Preliminary investigations
22 Inspection of Government land boilers and pressure vessels
Maintenance and extension of cemeteries...
16,000
16,000
350,000
350,000
20,000
20,000
25 Typhoon and rain-storm damage and emergency repairs
26
Works executed on private account..
250,000 e 3,800,000 fn
350,000
3,300,000
Total, Recurrent Expenditure
30,970,000
29,977,000
Subhead 14(3) Reconstruction costs now provided under
Subhead 26 Offset by equivalent revenue.
Head 30.