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ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE ON CAPITAL ACCOUNT DURING THE YEAR 1915.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Main Head.
Sub-Head,
Approved Expenditure Expenditure Surplus or
to eul of
Deficit. 1914.
Actual
to end of
Explanation of Excess on Approved Expenditure to end of 1914.
Proposed Expen- diture 1915.
1914.
VIII.
Remarks on Proposed Expenditure 1915.
I
$
C.
:
$
č.
$
..
Expenditure,
1.-Preliminary Survey,
11.-Land,.
Land,
42,277.65
2,257,413.30 2,254,880.13
42,277.65
2,533.17
III.-Formation,................. (4.) Earthwork...
2,605,602.61 2,596,526,54!
9,076.07
(6.) Tunnels,
(e) Roads,
3,819,668.39 3,819,945.51 126,672.02 126,672,02
277.12 Loss on surplus stores sold,
153,085.00 Protective work to Railway embaukments between Mile 7 and 14,
$140,000; Logo Yard Extension, $13,000.
900.00 Forming and surfacing approaches at Holt's Level Crossing, Loco
Yard and Staff Quarters.
IV. Bridges, .
(a) Major,.......
(6.) Minor,..
829,047.22 829,047.22 359,491.49
359.491.49
(c.) Culverts,
71,567.78
71,567.78
V.-Fencing,
(a.) Boundaries,
44,486.33
44,486.33
(6.) Signs,
VI.-Telegraph,.
Telegraph,
727.81
40,470.29 40,551.65
727.31
81.36
VII.-Track,
(a.) Ballast,
(b.) Permanent Way,
175,642.04 175,630.99
855,513.95 812,742.46 42,771.49
11.05
VIII Stations and
Buildings,
(4.) Buildings and Fixtures,
341,982.95 314,107.05 27,875.90
(b.) Station Machinery,
36,406.60 36,145.36
261.24
(c.) Furniture,
16,260.63 15,241.93
1,018.70
3,650.00 Fencing required for Loco Yard and boundary walls to Staff Quarters.
100.00 | Notice Boards at Holt's Level Crossing and Kowloon Station.
250.00 Transferring Line Clear Instruments from Temporary Station to Signal
Cabin and installing Telephone.
3,000.00 Ballasting in connection with Loco Yard Extension.
16,000,00¦ Rails, Sleepers and Labour required for Loen Yard Extension.
|185,878.00 Kowloon Station Building and Staff Quarters.
31,270.00 Erection of Sigual Cabin in Kowloon Station Yard, cost of signals
levers and frames and the installation,
(d.) Workshops.
92,899.74 89,899.74
3,000,00
IX.--Plant,.
(a.) Construction,.............
171,855.18
(b) Loco Tools and Plant,
68,775.91
(e.) C. & W. Tools and Plant,..
(d.) Engineering,
(e.) Loco Rolling Stock,
25.00 10.00 212,489.52
167,336.84 68,775.91 25.00 10.00 251,561.05
4,518,341
(A) C. & W, Rolling Stock.............
445,999,42 426,424.39
19,575.03
X.-General
Charges,
(a.) (1) Salaries & Allowances,.
445,094.77
(2) Quarters and Offices,
113,457.39
442,971.383 118,457,39
2,123.59
(3) Instruments,
10,344.91
10,389.91
5.00
(4) Office Expensos,
34,650.85
34,770.98
120.13! Under-estimated.
(5) Medical,
23,071.90
23,071.90
(6) Home Charges,
134,978.80
134,978.80
(7) Interest,
701,705.62
701,705.62
(8) Exchange,
477,104.18
282,257.14
(b.; Accounts,
(ss.) Stores in Suspense,
41,222,35 41,222.35 227,391.75 241,494.53
:
Total,.
$18,870,098.49 14,005,829,87
135,731.38
39,072.59 One Main Line Locomotive included in 196,000.00 3 Main Line Locomotives and 1 Motor Conch.
1914 Estimate under the Head of Stores.
194,847.04 | Loss on exchange during 1914, figures
furnished by Treasury,
14,102,78 | Payments made by Crown Agents in England in December, 1914, which were not expected to fall due until 1915.
95,889.00 Cost of 4 Main Line Coaches and part cost of 8 Main Line Conches
now being erected.
4,800.00 Salaries of Architect and Foreman of Works.
1,200.00 General office expouses on Construction Account including temporary
draughtsman and survey coolies.
$691,972.00
J. MORRIS,
Chief Accountant.
HONGKONG, 19th May, 1915.
H. P. WINSLOW,
Manager.