HONGKONG.
No. 24
1903
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, FOR THE YEAR 1902.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, HONGKONG, 26th June, 1903.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward you my Report upon the work of the Public Works Department during the year 1902. The year was signalised locally by the visit of the Sanitary Experts and by a drought of great severity.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable
F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
Colonial Secretary.
EXPENDITURE.
1. The amounts voted, as compared with those actually expended by the Department, under the various headings, were as follows:-
AMOUNTS VOTED.
Actual Expenditure.
In Estimates. Suppy. Votes.
Total.
(1) Personal Emoluments and Other:
Charges,
(2.) Aunually Recurrent Works, (3.) Extraordinary Works,... (4.) Special vote for Resumption of
Site for Post Office, &c.,
Total,....
$ 138,701.00 $ 781.00 316,500.00 215,900.58 782,650.00* 313,519.49
613,896.38+
139,432.00 $ 115,501.77 532,400.58 1 506,753.47 1,096,169,49*:
508,280.00 508,280.00
508,280.00
$1,237,851.00 $1,038,431.07 $2,276,282.07 $1,744,431.62
* Exclusive of Praya Reclamation Votes, amounting to $14,666.68. † Exclusive of Praya Reclamation Expenditure.
Detailed statements of items (2) and (3) are given in Appendices A. and B.
The large increase in item (2) "Annually Recurrent Works" was due mainly to the following:-
Measures to supplement the water supply rendered
necessary by the drought,
$65,700-
New catchwater and channels to render streams avail-
able for water supply and conserve dry weather flow of catch waters, &c.......
9,900
Forming and kerbing streets, rendered necessary by
extensive building operations,
20,000
Miscellaneous drainage works rendered necessary in
same way or by reclamations,
18,700