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Honds and Sub-Heads,
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925
71
Estimated.
Actual
$
27.750,792
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks
$
25.956,382.49 4,070,789,27
$ 5,871,488.78
$
107
Brought forward,
KOWLOOS-Caston Railway,—Continued.
Brought forward
698,329,00
568,598.89
89,720.59
174.453.70
41.714.00
Special Expenditure,—Continued.
Construction.—Continued.
Extension to Workshops
20,000
15,535.43 !
Fencing at Gates, Taipo Market
Station
2,000
Interlocking at out-stations
2,500
1,895.60
4.464.57
2,000.00
604.40
New Water Tank and Tower, Kow-
Joon....
3,500
5,741,20
Quarters for Traffic Saff..
10.000
17.819.30
2.241.20 7.819.50
2,500.0*1
8,000,00
Reconstruction of Nulluk at Mile 15 Surfacing Platforms at Outstations
3,200
12.000
2,125.36 7,098.43
1.074.04 4.301 57
+
Logomotive, Carriage, and Wagon Ex-
Less work done thau anticipated.
Materials not arrived at close of the year.
Work delayed by labour Condition.
Cost more than anticipated; Work not completed. Cost more than anticipated.
Less work done than anticipated.
Work not completed.
penses:-
Additional Machines for Carpentera'
Shop
Additional Machines for workshops .
6 New Carriages
Spares for Locomotives
Extending to Siling at Locomotive
Yard
New Siding, Locomotive Yard East. Siding for Ashes, Locomotive Yanl. Reconstructing the Roof of the
Motor Repair shed
Recasting Account of KowloonCanton!
Railway, British Section ......... Rainstorm Dnianges
Less Increase .........
Savings ....................
4.5;
398,000
14,
0.217.13
106,992.17 9.78
1,637.18
1,658.00
500.00 231.107.88 13,990.27
Deferred.
Machines cost more than anticipated.
Accounts outstanding.
Materials not arrived at close of the year.
6,740.00! 2.388.54 120 89
6,740.09 2,933.54
120.83
8,450.00 3,000.00 1,000.00
12,284 27
12,281.25
12,500,0
Less work done than anticipated.
Less work done than anticipated and second hand materials used.
Do.
3,405 36 9,254 88
3,405.80
3,500.00
9,254.88
11,000.00
Do.
1,108,583
762,271,89
80,185.87
432,490.98 80,185.87
98,322.00
348,311.11
CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF Public DebT :—
Interest at 35% on Consolidated Inscrib.
ed Stock Issues of 1893 and 1906) (£1.485,733 and Crown Agents" Charges-£52,158)
Sinking Fund on above at 1% =£14,857,
61. 8d.
468,627
132,066
445,441.57
18,185.43
126,005.34
Interest on 6% War Loan, ($3,000,000). Sinking Fund on above
5,100.00
180,00
180,000,00
200,000
200,000.00
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975,003
952,340.01
PENSIONS
Ciril
Police....
Less Increase
Savings
Widows" and Urphans'
Less Increase........... *****muIFI
Savings
Curried forward
28,840.00
28,846.09
369,00 118,700 77,580
560,980
828,519.82
40.480.18
113,678.64
21.30
74.182.05
8.447.95
516,330.51
48,940.40
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48,949.49
30,395,289 28,187,881.80 4,162,925.14 6,870,881.34
Higher exchange.
Do.
Higher exchange and unclaimed pensious. Higher exchange.
Do.
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