Laid before Council and
Financial
Minute No.
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recommended by the Finance Committee.
Approved by Council,
Vote and Service.
Explanation.
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21st May, 1925.
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Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong Buildings, 20, New Architectural Office.
$38,000.00
Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings, Alterations and Additions to the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Headquarters. $10,300.00
Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Quarters for Traffic Staff.$8,000.00
Public Works Extraordinary Hongkong Communications, 28, Roads: Tidening. $15,000.00
Public Works Extraordinary Miscellaneous, 40, Camperisat- ion and Resumptions.
$62,500,00
Public Works Extraordinary, Hongong, Miscellaneous, 32, Queen's Pier,
$28,000,00
28th May, 1925. Kowloon-Canton Railway,
Special Expenditure, Construction:- Brige No.4.
$24,790.00.
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Public Works Extraordinary, HK, Miscellaneous, 36, Telephone Cable to d'Aguilar Wireless Station.
$18,000.00
Public Works Extraordinary Kowloon, Miscellaneous, 122. Telephone Cable between Kowloon and Taipo and Fanling.
$16,000.00
Public Works Recurrent, Hong Kong, Communications, 8, Maintenance of Telephones including all cables.
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$3,000.00
$37,000.00
Required for final payment for the building which should have been completed in 1924.
This was expected to be completed in 1924 but was not finished in time to make payments during that year.
The vote for this Service was found insufficient and this balance is necessary mainly owing to increased cost of materials.
The cost of this work was underestimated. It being found necessary to erect more retaining walls than was anticipated.
These resumptions are necessary in connection with the improvements and developments at North Point and Quarry Bay.
The final payment for this work could not be made until this year.
A sum of $43,000.00 was unexpended in 1924, and only $15,000.00 was included in Estimates for 1925.
Required to complete the railway bridge running over the New Road from Mongkoktsui to Kowloon City. The final cost could not be estimated until the cost of the girders was known.
Cost of cable when known exceeded the estimate by $22,000.00 but the cost of laying was $4,000.00 less than anticipated.
Cost of cable exceeded the estimate by $16,000.00.
This vote is for goods ordered in 1925 and were expected in 1924. They did not arrive in time for payment in
1924.
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