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MESSAGE TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
C. CLEMENTI,
Governor.
No. 13.
His Excellency the Governor has the honour to present for the consideration of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council the items (Nos. 73, 78 and 79 of 1929) of supplementary expenditure set out below.
By His Excellency's Command,
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Brought forward........
The above is to be met from savings under Furniture of Hall for Queen's College (1929 Estimates page 60 sub-head 29). (C.S.O. 1187/27.)
79.-30, Public Works, Recurrent :-Sub-head 13 Item 2, Water Works, Water Account, (Meters, etc.), Kowloon, to provide approxi- mately 200 additional meters
Provision made in Estimates (page 79 sub-
head 13 item 2).
$
5,092.00
..$
10,000.00
$ 20,000
Numerous applications for new metered services are being received on account of the rapid development on the Peninsula.
The Vote is a revenue producing one as will be seen from the following figures
Kowloon Excess Consumption Revenue.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
Dated the 18th day of September, 1920.
1927.
1928.
1st Quarter......$28,700
$41,640
2nd
36,930
52,595
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1929. $58,510 59,493
3rd
47,285
67,767
4th
40,548
63,135
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Items the cost of which can be met wholly or in part by Savings from other sub-heads of the head are marked with an asterisk (*). The source and extent of the Savings will be found in the explanation of the individual items.
A Supplementary Vote of $10,000 is requested which will allow for the provision of approximately 200 additional meters. (C.S.O. 233/29.)
MEMORANDA EXPLAINING THE ITEMS.
Estimates, 1929.
73.-31, Public Works. Extraordinary: -Communications, New Territories, Circular Road, Ngau Tau Kok to Shatin via Sai Kung, Preliminary Works
This Vote is requested to meet the cost of preliminary works and forming a permanent trace on the line of the proposed road. The total length of the road will probably be about 231⁄2 miles. (C.S.O. 598/26.)
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78.-28, Education Department:-Special Expenditure, Contribu- bution to cost of Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies...... Provision made by Supplementary Vote (Message
No. 2 item No. 7)
$
5,000.00
92.00
$ 2,100
This contribution for £210 was estimated for at a 2 dollar. When we accepted debit for the amount the rate of the dollar was 1/11. A Supplementary Vote of $92 is required to meet the increase due to the fall in the rate of exchange.
Carried forward...... $ 5,092.00
TOTAL......... $ 15,092.00
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