CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1886.

Memorandum of Probable Expenditure on Public Works from 1st January to 31st December 1887 and of Probable Unexpended Balance on 12 January 1888.

Services. Works and Buildings.

Amount Voted. Probable Expenditure Jan. to Dec. 1887 Probable Unexpended Balance on 31 Dec. 1887 1. Repairs to Buildings $17,000 $700 $16,300 2. Maintenance of Pokfulam Reservoir $800 $800 3. Maintenance of Waterworks $4,200 $2,000 $2,200 4. Maintenance of Telegraphs $1,000 $1,000 5. Maintenance of Public Cemetery $3,000 $3,000 6. Maintenance of Praya Wall $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 7. Maintenance of Piers $2,000 $1,700 $300 8. Maintenance of Light Houses $19,000 $19,000 9. Fitting for Offices in different Departments $600 $500 $100 10. Purchase of timber for Government Buildings $2,000 $2,000 11. Dredging Foreshores $15,000 $5,000 $10,000 12. Pier opposite Harbour Office $5,000 $5,000 13. Pier at Hung Hom $5,000 $3,800 $1,200 14. New roof to Government Offices $3,000 $3,000 15. Public Park in Wong-noi-chong Valley $3,000 $3,000 16. Miscellaneous Works $6,000 $3,000 $3,000 17. Roads, Streets and Bridges. $74,500 $30,000 $44,500 $74,500 $30,000 $44,500 Roads out of Victoria $30,000 $16,500 $13,500 Road and Street Contingencies $16,000 $600 $15,400 Reconstruction of Streets in native quarters $8,000 $7,400 $600 Repairs to Bridges $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 Watering Streets $500 $500 Concreting Peat Road $5,000 $3,200 $1,800 Miscellaneous Services $5,000 $5,000 Total $114,500 $41,700 $72,800

Extraordinary Public Works.

Amount Voted. Probable Expenditure Jan. to Dec. 1887 Probable Unexpended Balance on 31 Dec. 1887 Pailam Waterworks $100,000 $100,000 Victoria College (Central School) Sanitary Works $50,000 $10,000 $40,000 Police Buildings Extension $75,000 $75,000 New Central Market $25,000 $25,000 Kowloon Roads and Drains $150,000 $134,000 $16,000 New Water mains, Pipe laying etc. $47,000 $47,000 Improvements at Kennedy town $92,000 $39,000 $53,000 Total $510,000 $134,000 $376,000

Recapitulation.

Amount Voted. Probable Expenditure Jan. to Dec. 1887 Probable Unexpended Balance on 31 Dec. 1887 Works and Building $114,500 $41,700 $72,800 Bridges $74,500 $30,000 $44,500 Roads, Streets and Extraordinary Public Works $510,000 $134,000 $376,000 Total $629,000 $153,310 $475,700

Public Works Department,

Hong Kong, 20th December, 1887.

HANCE

Surveyor General