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Heads and Sub-Heads.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1931
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Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks
$
$
$
13,877,800 13,166,900.12
612,196.45
823,096.33
Brought forward
29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Sub-heads:-
1 Personal Emoluments
1,650,203
1,919,127.26
268,924.29
460,921.00
Lower exchange.
OTHER CHARGES,
2 Conveyance and Motor Allowances
50.000
41,992.J5
8,007.05
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3 Drawing Materials and Mounting
Plans
7,000
9,535.99
4 Electric Fans and Light
26,000
27,562.38
2,535.99 1,562.38
4,000.00
2,000.00
5 Incidental Expenses
9,000
8,054.56
945.44
6 Lifts Maintenance, Government
Buildings
6,000
5,783.65
7 Maintenance and Supply of Furniture.,
48.000
24,765.02
216.35 23,234.98
8 Surveying Instruments and Con-
tingencies
2,500
1,258.69
1,241.31
9 Transport and Travelling Expenses
15.000
11,259.37
3,740.63
10 Uniforms
3,500
1,165.57
2,334.43
11 Upkeep of Government Garage Plant..
1,000
905.27
94.73
12 Upkeep and running expenses of
Motor Lorries and Cars
30,000
26,909.81
13 Upkeep of Motor and Steam Rollers..
8,000
7,858.91
14 Upkeep of Quarry Plants
20,000
12,749.92
15 Upkeep of Triangulation Monuments..
500
34.00
3,096.19
141.09
7,250.08 466.00
Lapsing and revised allowances.
Lower exchange.
Increased consumption.
Repairs executed in stores workshop at cheaper rates and supply of new
Fewer instruments purchased.
Travelling curtailed.
Economy.
do.
[furniture curtailed.
do.
do.
Radio Telegraph Branch.
16 Incidental Expenses
1,000
17 Repairs, Stores, and Current
18 Transport
36,400
4,000
900.96 59,338.95 3,806.28
99.04
22,938.93
25,000.00
Increase in wireless traffic.
193.72
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE
19 Additional Plant and Masts for Cape
D'Aguilar W./T. Station
29,800
20 Harbour Surveying
5,000
28,152.68 4,922.66
1,647.32 77.34
21 30 Rollers for Botanical and Forestry
Department
525
525.00
22 3 Sets of Microphone and Amplifying
Gears for broadcasting
5,100
23 Standard Wave Meler Equipment
10,000
3,047.54 3,345.66
2,052.46 6,654.34
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24 Alteration to certain W./T. Trans-
mutter
50.000
20.418.22
29,581.78
25 New 3 phase transformer for Cape
D'Aguilar W./T. Station
1,400
1,400.00
26 Lathe for Electric Workshop in
Arsenal Street
1.000
1,000.00
27 1 Band Saw and lathe for furniture
repairs
2,500
2,478.48
21.52
28 1 Light Petrol Road Rollar (Barlord
aud Perkins Type "A", 14 tons)
5,300
5,300.00
29 Spare Generator and Associated
Switel Gear
10,200
10,200.00
30 Purchase of Broad Cast Transmitter....
31 Consulting Engineer fee in connection
with tele-autographic plant
Total Public Works Department
2,088,928
78,098.79
1,286.81
2,806,678.48
78,098.79
1,286.81
375,347.18
87,960.00
1,287.00
581,168.00
Less Savings
107,596.70
Increase
267,750.48
Carried forward
15,416,728
15,478,578.60
987,543.63
980,693.03
Economy.
Part charges only brought to account.
Part alterations delayed.
Purchase delayed
do.
do.
Ordered in 1930, higher cost due to low exchange.
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