99
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
58
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Brought forward
Head 32, KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.-Continued.
OTHER CHARGES,—('ontinued
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease
100
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1930.
59
visionally
Explanatory Remarks.
Voted.
$
18,291,655
18,798,058.30 | 3,324,371.92 2,817,968.62
Brought forward..
560,038
555,770.69
39,521.55
48,788.86
Sub-heads:-
12 Hire of Rolling Stock.
E-2-8-2 Hire of Rolling Stock
100
100.00
13 Incidental Expenses.
E-1-5-3 Stores
250
E-1-6 Head Office
750
175.32 810.60
74.68
Not required.
Economy.
00.60
100.00
Artificial limbs refitted to disabled clerk.
E-5-1-3 Maintenance of Way and
Structures
250
233.64:
16.36
14 Locomotive Repairs.
E-4-2-1 Materials for Repairs and
Renewals
Painting Contract
50,000 780
20,895.42 624.00
15 Lubricants.
E-B-1-4 Locomotive Oil
9,000
E-3-2-2 Carriages and Wagons,
Oil
2,000
E-3-8-2 On Fuel for Motor Coaches
5,000
11.€70.32
1.279.74
3.195.83
2,670.32
23,604.58 156.00
=
Unable to lay engines off for heavy overhaul on account of through traffic [between Kowloon and Canton,
4,200.00
Price of oil increased and small extent increased consumption.
720.26
1,804.17
Overestimated and petrol cost less than anticipated.
16 Medical and Sanitation.
E-1-9-2 First aid Bandages, up-
keep of Ambulance
Boxes ete, on trains..
200
139.93
60.07
Economy.
17 Minor Works (Maintenance of Way
and Structures!.
E-5-11 New Minor Works
2,000
1,852.53
E-5-12-6 Minor Repairs
250
147.47 250.00
Not required
18 Miscellaneous.
E-1-16 Prizes for Best
kept
length of Line E-1-7-3 Stores Depreciation
24
100
24.00 684.64
584.64
19 Nightsoit Disposal.
E-2-2-3 Nightsoil Disposal
204
264.00
20 Plantations.
E-5-12-4 Plantations
500
286.28
218.72
21 Power, Electric Fans and Light.
E-1-5-3 Stores
115
128.51
18.51
E-1-6 Head Office
1,000
1.115.28
115.23
E-2-4.1 Stations
1,150
1.280.52
80.52
E-4-9 Central Mechanical Works!
0,500
E-5-14-2 Maintenance
of Fans
and Light
1,000
6,074.39
687.87
425.61
312.13
Carried forward
641,271
612,643.46
48,040.87
71,673.91
Carried forward
$
18,291,655 18,798,058.80
3,924,371.92 2,817,968.62
774.00
Sale of Russian rails depreciation had to be written off
Economy.
Late arrival of Express trains owing to speed restriction, the consumption of [electric current at Railway stations and offices has slightly increased.