Head 28.-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
Estimate 1947-48
Estimate 1948-49
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Sub-heads.
1. Buildings.
1 Maintenance of Government buildings
2 Maintenance of non-Government buildings
3 Alterations and additions to Government buildings
$
300,000
1,500,000 (1)
60,000
60,000
100,000
200,000 (2)
4 Alterations and additions to non-Government buildings 5 Maintenance of lighthouses
50,000
50,000
10,000
25,000 (2)
2. Crown Lands and Surveys.
520,000
1,835,000
1 Maintenance of boundary marks
6,000
6,000
2 Maintenance of triangulation and survey marks
1,000
1,000
3 Maintenance of survey equipment
2,000
2,000
4 Routine surveys
3,000
3,000
5 Maintenance of Crown Land
12,000 (3)
3. Drainage.
12,000
24,000
1 Maintenance of sewers and storm-water drains
2 Maintenance of anti-malarial works
200,000! 10,000
300,000] (1)
10,000
4. Electrical and Mechanical
210,000,
310,000
1 Maintenance of lifts
25,000
30,000 (4) (6)
2 Running expenses of workshops
10,000
20,000 (5) (6)
3 Maintenance of plant
20,000
20,000
4 Maintenance of typhoon masts and equipment
5,000
5,000
5. Port Works.
60,000
75,000
1 Maintenance of sea walls and piers
133,000
160,000
2 Maintenance of vehicle ferry piers
206,000
3 Maintenance of harbour plant and equipment
12,000
4 Dredging
100,000
5 Maintenance of Kai Tak aerodrome
380,000
160,000 (7)
25,000 (5) (6)
200,000 (8)
90,000 (7)
6. Roads.
831,000
635,000
1 Maintenance of roads and bridges
1,250,000
2,000,000 (1)
2 Maintenance of approaches to Government buildings
50,000
50,000
3 Maintenance of quarries and road plant
80,000
120,000 (8)
4 Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connexions
100,000
80,000 (7)
5 Maintenance of traffic and street signs
10,000
6 Maintenance of Government A.R.P. tunnels 7 Street lighting
35,000
500,000
14,500 (9)
35,000 700,000 (10)
2,025,000
2,999,500
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