79
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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 1933
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Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted,
Explanatory Remarks.
$
Brought forward
$ 29,338,824 26,276,658.86
$ 414,412.58
$ 3,476 7.72
$
PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT,—
Continued.
Items.
Brought forward
KOWLOON.
1,109,100
1,027,063.34
33,620.23
115,656.89
56,300.00
8:-BUILDINGS.
1 Maintenance of Buildings
2 Improvements to Buildings
48,000 5,000
39,570.86 7,902.92
8,429.14
2,902.92
3,000.00 8,750.00
9:-COMMUNICATIONS.
1 Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and
Improvements)
95,000
2 Maintenance of Telephones
3,500
85,561.02 3,168.94
=
9.438.98 331.06
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10: DRAINAGE.
1 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c..
12,000
6,484.02
11:-LIGHTING.
1 Gas Lighting
2 Electric Lighting
3 Extensions of Lighting
12: TYPHOON AND RAINSTORM DAMAGES.
1 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
13:-WATER WORKS.
1 Maintenance of Water Works
5,515.98
38,000
33,926.26
4,078.74
37,000
34,780.29
2,219.71
1
5,000
1,098.72
8,901.28
T
I
2 Water Meters, Upkeep and Repairs...
55,000 25,000
71,232.99 13,809.25
16,232.99
18,000.00
11,190.73
14: MISCELLANEOUS.
1 Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers
2 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries
3 Maintenance of Recreation Grounds.......
NEW KOWLOON.
15-BUILDINGS.
1 Maintenance of Buildings
12,000
11,748.56
4,000
3,942.86
2,500
1,530.80
251.44
57.14
969 70
2 Improvements to Buildings
10.000 2,000
7,170.59 3,040.84
2,829.41
1,046.84
2,000.00 2,000.00
16: COMMUNICATIONS.
1 Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and
Improvements}
2 Maintenance of Telephones
32,000 500
24,292.82 306.74
=
7,707.18 103.26
17: DRAINAGE,
1 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.
3,500
Carried forward
Carried forward
3,416.76
1,499,100 1.380,144.08
29,338,824 26,276,658.86
83.24
53.802.98 172,758.90
414,412.58 3,476,577.72
85,050.00
Expenditure less than anticipated. Many small improvements undertaken.
Expenditure less than anticipated.
do.
do.
do.
No serious typhoon or rainstorms,
More maintenance.
Less maintenance due to large number of new meters.
Expenditure less than anticipated. Many small improvements undertaken.
Economy.
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