HONGKONG.
469
No. 27
1900
STATEMENT OF WATER ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1899.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Statement of Water Account for the Year ending 31st December, 1899.
Treasury in account with Water Account.
To Maintenance of Water Works, City of Victoria and Hill District,
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Water supply, Kowloon,.
Kowloon,.
Shaukiwan,
Aberdeen,
City of Victoria and Hill District Water Works,
Water Account, Meters, &c.,
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Water Works Miscellaneous,
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Wells in Villages not yet supplied with water,.
Military Contribution on revenue, as follows:-
17% on 1897 revenue of....$109,815.96$19,217.79
17% on 1898
17% on 1899
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By Balance,
Amounts rendered to Treasury, as follows:-
Victoria,..
Peak,
Pokfulam,
Shaukiwan,
Aberdeen. Kowl
Receipts.
Expenditure.
$
C.
$ C.
14.556.41
9,175.11
1,117.00
920.64
16,385.00
29,452.90
6,877.99
9,858.01
1,520.00
113,152.84- 19,801.74
126,155.78
22,077.26
61,096.79
18,327.11
$26,236.10
2,233.06
331.45
131.25
84.00
3,849.51
32,865.37
Add Amounts under-charged as per memoranda to Treasury and Auditor of 9th March, 5th June, and 26th Septem- ber, 1899,
Less Amounts over-charged as per memoranda to Treasury and Auditor of 8th March, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 13th June, 13th July, 25th, 26th September, 3rd, 12th, 28th October, and 27th November, 1899,
19.43
32,884.80
400.23
Less Amount written off as per C.S.O. 2490 of 1899,
32,484.57 .40
32,484.17
By Water rates on-
Victoria,...
.$82,469.17
Hongkong Villages,
1,561.21
Hill District,
2,878.55
Kowloon Point, Yaumati, and Hunghom,
6,329,71
Mongkoktsui,
279.83
Hok Un,.....
151.14
93,669.61
By Amount received on account of Agreeinent dated 26th July, 1899,
C.S.O. 1845 of 1899,.............
Balance,
2.00 6,476.96
CA
$
150,959.85
DAVID WOOD,
Office Assistant and Accountant, 10th May, 1900.
150,959.85
R. D. ORMSBY, Director of Public Works.