Q 64
Table II.
Comparison of Public Works Recurrent Expenditures 1935-36.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
HONG KONG.
1.-Buildings.
Maintenance of Buildings
1935. 1936.
$ $
200,866.58 92,224.14
Improvements to Buildings
23,438.48 11,044.26
2.-Communications.
Roads and Bridges in City (Maintenance and Improvements)
69,240.44 39,080.19
Roads and Bridges outside City (Maintenance and Improvements)
60,542.92 34,121.15
Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables
10,292.67 8,177.44
3.-Drainage.
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.
19,279.59 17,303.63
4.-Lighting.
Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District
113,714.42 107,599.20
Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan
74,958.84 80,139.35
5.-Typhoon & Rainstorm Damages.
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages...
27,162.97 96,527.62
6.-Water Works.
Maintenance of City and Hill District
227,811.79 229,900.79
Maintenance of Village Supplies
3,671.83 3,765.29
Water Meters, upkeep and repairs
34,925.40 46,927.64
7.-Miscellaneous.
Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers
24,618.05 10,470.80
Maintenance of Public Cemetery
1,732.74 935.92
Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries
3,967.24 3,899.38
Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds
2,854.44 1,880.68
Dredging Foreshores
23,771.68 23,862.82
Stores Depreciation
41.91 55.05
Boundary Stones
3,637.54 2,969.61
Survey of Colony
2,550.84 1,519.03
Bathing Places
9,226.28 2,128.15
Maintenance of Vehicles Ferry Pier at Jubilee Street
14,961.91
Carried forward
938,306.65 829,494.05