301
50
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1931
51
Heads and Sub-Heads,
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally
Explanatory Remarks.
Voted,
$
$
$
$
Brought forward
31.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDIN.
ARY.-Continued.
16,952,878 17,055,505.35 1,267,452.61 1,164,825.29
Brought forward
DRAINAGE,
49 Ma Tau Chung Extension of Culvert to
Argyle Street (Ma Tau Wei Village).|
MISCELLANEOUS.
1,673,045
1,400,372.33
111,619.52
384,292.19
135,007.00
15,000
14,801.67
50 Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new
area
7,000
51 Renewing electrical wiring at Yaumati
Slipway
1,000
6,987.17
828.83
52 Playing Field-preparing areas recom-
mended by the Committee as such inay be approved
1,000
WATER WORKS.
53 Distributing Water Mains
15,000
18,317.64
3,317.64
PORT WORKS.
54 Mong Kok Tsui Ferry
15,000
21,250.76
6,250.76
PUBLIC HEALTH & BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
55 Compensation & Resumptions.........
30,000
12,590.66
NEW KOWLOON.
BUILDINGS.
56 Married Quarters, Lai Chi Kok Prison.
57 New Female Prison, Lai Chi Kok
58 Latrine at Kowloon Tong Waterloo
Road (Park area)
GENERAL WORKS.
199.33
12.83
171.17
1,000.00
17,409.34
1
¡
Not required.
5,000.00
Less work done.
8,088.00
86,000
100,000
65,744.26 144,083.45
20,255.74
44,088.45
48,000.00
2,500
2,500,00
59 Roads
80,000
68,929.80
11,070.20
60 Drainage:-
(a) Training Nullahs
8,000
2,166.54
5,833.46
(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works..
80,000
97,036.07
17,086.07
32,000.00
61 Miscellaneous
5,000
62 Water Works
5,000
2,403.18 3,608.05
2,596.52
1,391.95
63 Port Works
500
500.00
COMMUNICATIONS,
Increased cost due to lower exchange; Retention money carried over to 1932.
Fewer resumptions.
Retention money carried over to 1932. More work done than anticipated.
Postponed.
Work reduced as far as possible.
Work curtailed,
More work found necessary than anticipated. Work kept to a minimum,
do.
64 Access Road (15 feet wide) to Christian
Chinese Cemetery, Kowloon City
5,000
4,343.77
656.23
Work completed at less cost than anticipated.
65 Castle Peak Road, section from
Cheungshawan to Lai Chi Kok to Town Planning Layout (60 feet wide)
15,000
12,678.55
2,321.45
do.
66 Improving Existing Main Roads for
Motor Traffic
20,000
20,000.00
Postponed.
Carried forward
$
2,164,045
1,876,143.08
182,307.44 470,209.41
228,095.00
Carried forward
16,952,878 17,055,505.85
1,267,452,64 1,164,825.29
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