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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.
Heads and Sub-Hends,
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
I
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
$
$
$
$
$
Brought forward....
25,880,725
24,908,796.78 '
4,011,006.62 4.872,033,04
PORT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
Personal Emolumente
100,096
08,517.08
41,178.02
Conveyance and Motor Allowances
4,080
2,500.87
1,573.03
Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans...
1,800
1,344.35
255.65
Electric Fans, Light and Heating
1,200
326.48
873.52
Incidental Expenses.................
1,000
448.08
551.92
Surveying Instrvinents.
2,500
1.086.05
813.95
Transport and Travelling Expenses..
1,200
244.55
955.45
Uniforms
100
100.00
Special Expenditure,
500.00
Filling Cabinets
Harbour Surveying
500
3,000
2,426.30
579.70
124,876 1
77.500.16
47,375.84
Less Increase
47.875.84
Savings
PORT WORKS, EXTRAORDINART.
Lapsing salaries.
Lapsing conveyance allowance. Certain purchases deferred. Over-estimated.
Do.
Certain purchases deferred. Over-estimated, Xone issued.
Purchase deferred?.
Surveys suspended.
Explanatory Remarks,
Hongkong.
Ferry Piers
200,000.00
200,000 |
Reclamation of Quarry Bay Marine Lot 4'
(Portion of Works included under Item No. 31 (a) of P.W.E. Estimatus 1924) Forming Rubble Mound for protection of propose Reclamation North Point Kennedy Town Reclamation, including
wharfage
100,000
35,187,81
64,832.19
30,000
8.988.90
21,011,10
300,000
300,000.00
Ercetion of Two Autoumatic Selfrecord-
ing Gauges
Miscellaucous Works
20,000
2,063.05
10,000
9,018.40
17,086,05 081.60
Not begun.
Unforeseen delay in starting contract.
Less work done than anticipated.
Not begun.
Less work done than anticipated.
Do.
Praya East Reclamation :-
(6.) Contribution by Government
(8.) Morrison
towards Fund for Reclamation .¦
Development,
97,000
180,115.00
63,115.00
64,000,00
Retaining Walls and Storm
Water Culverts.
40,000
24.127.48
18,872.52
Under-estimated.
Less work done than anticipated.
Kowloon.
Filling in Tidal Flat and cutting down bill between Taikoktsni and Fuk Taun Heung
Miscellaneous Works
150,000 5,000
99,487.89 22.59
50,512.11 4,977.47
Do. Do.
New Territories.
Further Reclamation at Shamshuipo...... Construction of Water Boat Dock at Lai
Chi Kok.....
150,000
200,000
85,328.70
157.365.61
64,671.90
42,694.39
Less work done than anticipated.
Do.
Kowloon Bay East Reclamation, Forma- tion of Jank Building and repairing yord
Miscellaneous Works
100,000 10,000
55,680.52
44,810.48
10,000,00
Do. Do.
1,412,000
638,265.80
03.115.00
836,849.11
64,000,00
Lega Increase
68,115.00
Savings
779,734.£1
Carried forward
27,807,601 25,684,562.83 4,074,121.89
6,757,159.99
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