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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1948/49.
Heads and Sub-heads
Estimated
Actual
Over the Estimate
Under the
Estimate
Supplementary Votes
$
$
$
$
$
Brought Forward
112,612.307
131,750,221.21
33,337,240.31
14,199.326.10
36.647.105.27
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,
-Continued.
Hem.
Brought Forward
2.580.000
2.343.895.19
67.248.11
312.352.92
130.000.00
Sub-heads.
5. Port Works, Contd.
4. Dredging
200,000
35,691.39
5.
Maintenance of Kai Tak
aerodrome
90.000
315.444.31
225.444.31
164,308.61
225,572.00
S.W. 262.
Explanatory Remarks
Fuel and shipping charges debited to Marine Dept. Lack of dredging
plant,
Greater use of aerodrome necessitated more maintenance.
6. Roads.
1.
Maintenance of roads and bridges
2.000.000
1.973,967.16
26.032.84
2.
Maintenance of approaches to
Government buildings
50.000
30.168.71
19.831.29
Programme could not be completed.
Decrease in demands,
3.
Maintenance of quarries and road
plant
120.000
126.023.66
6.023.66
63,750.00 S.W. 171.
Charges from previous years.
4. Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connexions
80.000
75.399.74
4,600.26
5. Maintenance of traffic and street
signs
14.500
5.312.60
9.187.40
6. Maintenance of Government
A.R.P. tunnels
35.000
7. Street lighting
700.000
17.247.39
626.218.15
17,752.61
73.781.85
8.
Morrison Hill Quarry, Loss on
operation
17,298.00 S.W. 24B.
17.207.61
17.297.61
Works ordered could not all be completed.
Lack of materials which arrived later in year.
Work was done as found necessary.
Street lighting not fully rehabilitated due to lack of materials.
To cover outstandings from 1947/48.
7. Transport.
1. Maintenance of Government
vehicles
1.100.000
278.971.36
821,028.64
2.
Maintenance of workshops
60.000
52,049.48
7.950.52
3. Petrol, oil and lubricants
50.000
41.296.24
8.703.76
8. Waterworks,
1. Headworks and trunk supplies
88.000
72.267.50
15.732.50
2. Pumping raw water
680.000
452,093.23
227.906.77
3. Filtration and treatment
230,000
228.078.07
1.921.93
4. Pumping filtered water
480.000
388.733.57
91,266.43
5. Distribution
400.000
366.741.78
33.258.22
436.620.00
Carried Forward
8.986.500
7.446.897.14
316.013.69
1,835,616.55
36.647.105.27
Carried Forward
112.612,307
131.750.221.21
33,337,240.31
14.199.326.10
Provision made in other departments' Estimates.
Outstanding orders.
Less petrol and oil ordered.
Rainstorm damage charged to Head 28. S.H. 10, item 5, saved some
routine expenditure.
Lower price of coal than anticipated.
Lower price of coal.
Reconditioned materials recovered from works were used as far as
possible. Lack of new materials.
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