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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR 1899.
No. 14
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government.·
1900
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, HONGKONG, 9th April, 1900.
SIR, I have the honour to forward my Annual Report for the year 1899.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
R. D. CRMSBY, Director of Public Works.
The Honourable
THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
FOR THE YEAR 1899.
1. The sums voted for the Expenditure of the Public Works Department in the year 1899 (ex- clusive of expenditure on the Praya Reclamation which is dealt with separately) were as follows:-
a. Public Works Department-Personal Emoluments
and Other Charges,
b. Annually Recurrent, charged to Revenue, c. Annually Recurrent, charged to Water Account,. d. Public Works Extraordinary, charged to General
Revenue,
Expenditure.
.$ 92,990.00 * $ 85,365.38
187,500.00 19,500.00
166,757 17
19,037.64
220,500.00
64,324.99
e. Public Works Extraordinary, charged to Water
Account,
90,000.00
49,452.90
f. Public Works Extraordinary, charged to Loan,.... 113,700.00 g. Re-votes of Balances of Extraordinary Votes as per
Financial Minute No. 1........
49,448.97
16,058.00
9,145.01
h. Supplementary Vote for Government House Fur-
niture. Financial Minute No. 2,
5,000.00
4,944.17
2. Supplementary Vote for Chamberlain Road. Fi-
nancial Minute No. 3,.
.........
2,438.67
2,438.67
j.
Vote for Addition to "The Cliffs.' Financial Mi-
nute No. 5,
3,500.00
3,500.00
k. Furniture for "The Cliffs." Financial Minute No.
1,500.00
1,493.00
1. Votes for Work in the New Territory. Financial
Minutes Nos. 7 and 17.
136,489.89
117,504.70
m. Supplementary Vote for Maintenance of Water
Works. Financial Minute No. 8,
6,000.00
5,556.41
n. Installation of Electric Light in Government
House. Financial Minute No. 11, .
5,645.50
1,960.00
9. Pokfulam Conduit Road. Financial Minute No.
15,.
3,000.00
1,231.26
p. Supplementary Vote for Maintenance of Sewers.
Financial Minute No. 18,
2,000.00
1,884.47
9. Supplementary Vote for Meters. Financial Mi-
nute No. 19,.
2,000.00
1.877.99
7. Supplementary Vote for Maintenance of Water Works, Kowloon. Financial Minute No. 25, ... 8. Supplementary Vote for Maintenance of Buildings.
Financial Minute No. 26,
1,500.00
1.175.11
4,000.00
3,998.53
Total,.
.$ 915,322.06 $ 591,096.37
* Exclusive of Crown Agents' accounts for Salaries paid in England of Officers ou leave.