310
Salaries charged in
Expenditure on Public Works.
Govt. Buildings exclusive of Gaol & Police Stations.
Years.
Total.
Total.
Pay Sheets.
Pay Lists.
Recurrent. Extraordinary
No.
Cost of Repair.
Appendix J.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG.
Statement of Salaries, Expenditure, &c. for the Yeurs 1878, 1883, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894.
Communications from Colonial Secretary.
Letters despatched
Exclusive of Notices, Permits, Certificates.. &c., issued under Building and Water Works Ordinances and occupation of Crown Land by Squatters. References. Oficial to Govt. Departments.
Miscellancous.
Cost of
Repairs of
Roads.
Separate
Papers.
耱
1878,
36,113
5,504
41,617
142,022
142,022
49
11,560
22,660
153
No register
190
556
1883,
38,216
5,477
(1) 43,693
1588,
40,258
8,265
48,523
Included
in Extraor-
dinary.
Approx.)
kept.
258,044
(1) 258,044
61
16,213
[30,000}
266
342
254
493
401,383
401,383
68
25,102
40,381
167
374
260
369
1891,
73,166
12,960
86,126
| 93,297 (2) 358,099 (2) 451,396
102
(4) 24,506
(4) 38,209
1892,
73,978
15,312
1898, (5).
72,329
1894,
70,616
177,277
89,290 | (3) 166,718 | (2) 402,704 |(2,3) 569,422 72,329 (8) 149,669 (2,6) 204,040 (2,3) 353,709 70,616
106
33,981
40,246
:..
:
107
24,762
40,355
573
1,122
433
922
271,553
448,830
108
21,371
89,758
782
1,201
551
655
OT W
(1) These figures are exclusive of expenditure on Taitam Water Works. All charges in connection therewith including supervision being charged direct to the Vote. (2) Exclusive of Expenditure on Praya Reclamation Work.
(3) In and since 1892. The cost of Gas and Electric Lighting for the City of Victoria and Kowloon has been charged to Annual Recurrent Works.
(4) Prior to 1890 it was usual to obtain Special Votes for the repair of storm damages during every Summer. (5) The extension of the Water Works necessitated additional expenditure.
(6) The falling off in the expenditure on Extraordinary Public Works in 1893 is accounted for to some extent by the Officers' time being taken up in the preparation of Plans, &c. for Government Office Extension, Slaughter-House, Pig and Sheep Depôts, Government Stores, Kowloon Water Works, Water Supply Aberdeen and Shankiwan, Sewerage of the Eastern District of the City of Victoria, Gaol Extension, Naval and Military Reclamation and the proposal to stop the Praya Reclamation Works.
In 1892 the offices of Surveyor General and Resident Engineer, Water and Drainage Department, were amalgamated under the title of Director of Public Works at the salary previously attached to the office of Surveyor General alone. The present systems of store accounting and general accounting were first introduced into the Department.
Fair average yourly expenditure is, on Annual Recurrent Works,
Extraordinary Public Works,
$ 150,000.00
300,000.00
Total,...$ 450,000.00
Actual cost in 1893 of Professional Services (other than Consulting Engineer) Supervision, Preparation of Plans, Accounts, Stores and whole clerical staff,...$ 72,329.08 Less Land Survey Branch and labourers,
13 per cent, on average expenditure.
The approximate expenditure (exclusive of clerical staff) on Professional Services, Supervision, &c., Annually Recurrent Works includ- ing performance of duties under Building and Water Works Ordinances,
Public Works Extraordinary,
14,280.00
-$ 58,049.08 or
} $25,000 or 16.7% of average expenditure.
15,000 or 5
% of