HONGKONG.
No. 1908
29
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE YEAR 1907.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, September 24th, 1908.
EXPENDITURE.
1. The amounts voted, as compared with those actually expended by the Department under the various headings, were as follows:-
AMOUNTS VOTED.
In Estimates.
Supplement- ary Votes.
Actual Expenditure.
Total.
(i.) Personal Emoluments and Other Charges,
261,036
(ii) Annually Recurrent Works,
437,500
(iii) Extraordinary Works,
1,210,600
261,036 134,550 572,050 120,017 1,330,617
219,547.62
520,659.65
784,320.30
Total,...
1,909,136
254,567 2,163,703
1,524,527.57
Detailed statements of items (ii.) and (iii.) are given in Appendices A and B.
With regard to (i.), vacancies in the staff owing to the Tytam Tuk Water Works scheme not being proceeded with, to the condition of the water supply being such as not to necessitate recourse to pumping or an application of the rider-mains during the latter part of the year and to other causes accounted for a reduction of $15,200 whilst refunds on account of supervision exercised by the department over work executed on behalf of various companies and of unclaimed wages, &c., amounted to $13,000.