CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]

Chlewis A.

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STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON ANNUALLY RECURRENT WORKS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, DURING THE YEARS 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896 (to 31ST AUGUST).

Work 1892 Expenditure 1893 Expenditure 1894 Expenditure 1895 Expenditure 1896 Expenditure to 31st August Total Repairs to Buildings $33,980.65 $24,761.68 $1,176.58 $1,222.01 $5,269.71 $967.87 $21,345.02 $5,285.88 $29,989.16 $24,428.18 $134,504.54 Maintenance of Telegraphs $3,181.91 $1,287.13 $16,151.21 $1,180.95 $1,174.35 $1,108.22 $5,548.40 $4,521.40 $2,967.01 $972.57 $2,159.22 $394.63 $10,614.83 Maintenance of Public Cemetery Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers Maintenance of Lighthouses $1,280.79 $2,196.53 $7,641.17 $2,417.66 $1,276.42 $14,811.57 Maintenance of Disinfector $386.01 $4.19 Nil Nil $890.20 Dredging Foreshores $8,960.26 $3,447.97 $7,503.59 $5,534.31 $490.80 $25,986.93 Miscellaneous Works $4,554.12 $9,488.85 $8,462.21 $19,426.13 $16,167.57 $58,198.94 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in Victoria $25,242.19 $22,903.86 $22,292.24 $19,801.16 $19,728.27 $109,967.72 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges out of Victoria $18,860.80 $9,964.00 $11,928.56 $9,895.22 $8,094.98 $58,743.51 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in Kowloon $6,142.83 $7,487.18 $5,587.10 $5,968.79 $3,707.66 $28,843.46 Miscellaneous Services $3,221.72 $1,406.03 $2,517.71 $8,781.09 $1,463.78 $12,840.83 Maintenance of Water Works $9,996.75 $7,992.17 $7,916.43 $10,186.95 $3,884.19 $39,925.49 Maintenance of Sewers $1,999.26 $2,320.72 $4,241.17 $6,821.13 $5,153.71 $20,535.99 Gas Lighting Victoria $22,740.40 $22,881.82 Gas Lighting Kowloon $2,707.20 Electric Lighting Victoria $22,482.76 Nil $22,455.72 $447.55 Expenses of the Clock Tower $23,047.16 $2,715.75 $22,443.42 $587.46 $218.34 $22,617.80 $3,152.40 $15,349.93 $106,687.41 $22,140.14 $1,438.82 $282.00 $2,198.10 $14,968.02 $643.08 $289.00 $10,778.45 $104,740.46 $3,116.91 $789.34 Total $166,718.48 $149,669.44 $155,436.73 $170,218.24 $120,577.54 $762,620.43

NOTE.-Expenditure incurred under the supervision of this department in connection with the Epidemics of Bubonic Plague in 1891 ($52,021.26) and 1896 ($15,041.56) is not included in the above statement.