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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1931
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Heads and Sub-heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
$
*
$
$
Brought forward
15,416,728 15.473,578.60
987.543.63
430,693.05
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,—
Continued
Brought forward
KOWLOON.
998,100
995.227.70
149,964.72
152,837.02
208,600.00
Items.
8:-BUILDINGS.
1 Maintenance of Buildings
2 Improvements to Buildings
35,000 6,000
23,239.16 1,712.42
11,780.84 4,287.58
=
Work kept to a minimum.
Work curtailed.
9:-COMMUNICATIONS.
1 Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and
Improvements)
80,000
2 Maintenance of Telephones
3,000
78,228.34 2,974.13
1,771.66 25.87
10: DRAINAGE.
1 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.
12,000
8.549.43
3,450.57
Work kept to a minimum.
11:—LIGHTING,
1 Gas Lighting
30,000
2 Electric Lighting
30,000
$5.720.25 30.889.34
5,720.25
889.84
3 Extensions of Lighting
1,500
6,000.00 1,000.00
1,500.00
Increased rates under the new gas lighting agreement Extension to street lighting stopped.
12: TYPHOON AND RAINSTORM DAMAGES.
1 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
5,000
19,574.01
14,574.01
15,000.00
More damages done than anticipated
18: WATER WORKS.
1 Maintenance of Water Works
48,000
2 Water Account, (Meters, &c).
40,000
47.970.36 103.091.31
29.64
63,091.31
89,700.00
Demand for meters.
14: MISCELLANEOUS,
1 Maintenance of Prava Walls and Piers.
12,000
9,888.54
2 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries..
4,000
3,962.74
2,111.46 87.26
Economy.
3 Maintenance of Recreation Grounds
4 Bathing Bench, Tai Wan
NEW KOWLOON.
15: BUILDINGS.
2,500
2.388.98
2,600
111.02 2,600.00
Econoniy,
1 Maintenance of Buildings
8,000
3.282.02
4,717.98
2 Improvements to Buildings
1,000
1,000.00
=
16:-COMMUNICATIONS,
1 Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and
Improvements)
2 Maintenance of Telephones
32,000 500
26,664.17 407.49
5.335.83
32.51
17: DRAINAGE.
1 Maintenance of Sewers, Xullahs, &e...........
8.000
2.892.48
107.52
18; —LIGHTING,
1 Gas and Electric Lighting
2 Extensions of Lighting
20,000 250
18.855.26
1,144.74 250.00
Carried forward
$
1.374,450 1.115.578.19
234.239.63
193.111.50
815,800.00
Carried forward
S
15.416.728 15.473.578.00
987.543.63
930,693,03
Work kept to a minimumn. Economy.
Work curtailed
Economy.
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