Revenue and Expenditure
357. Water accounts were sent out quarterly and supplementary and miscellaneous accounts were rendered as due. Approximately 158,000 water accounts were dealt with during the year compared with 145,000 last year. The water rates at $0.80 per unit of 1,000 gallons for trade and domestic supply, and $2.00 per unit for shipping and construction purposes remained unchanged.
EXPENDITURE
358. The total expenditure during the year amounted to some $75,052,000 as compared with $75,600,000 in 1952/53.
Approximately $30,600,000 was spent on major public works and $19,600,000 on recurrent maintenance works. Salaries and other administrative costs accounted for some $16,300,000. The following comparative statement shows the expenditure on Public Works during the four years 1950/51 to 1953/54.
Year Personal Emoluments and other charges Non-Recurrent Recurrent Rehabilitation Loan Miscellaneous Total 1950/51 $4,051,000 $19,369,000 $14,473,000 $8,578,000 $377,000 $46,848,000 1951/52 $7,401,000 $21,430,000 $14,937,000 $1,966,000 $1,614,000 $47,348,000 1952/53 $12,742,000 $37,113,000 $17,387,000 $1,178,000 $6,680,000 $75,600,000 1953/54 $16,277,000 $30,608,000 $19,629,000 $25,000 $8,513,000 $75,052,000APPRECIATION
359. It gives the writer great pleasure to record his sincere appreciation of the loyalty and untiring efforts of all officers of the Public Works Department in carrying out the work described in this report.
THEODORE L. BOWRING, O.B.E., M.I.C.E., M.I.STRUCT.E.
Director of Public Works.
14th August, 1954.
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