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Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1948/49.
Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
Heads and Sub-heads
Estimated
Actual
Over the Estimate
Under the
Supplementary
Estimate
Votes
$
$
$
$
$
33.337.240.31
14,199,326,10
36,647,105.27
Brought Forward
112,612.307
131.750,221.21
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,
-Continued.
Brought Forward
8.966,500
7.446.897.14
316.013.69
1,835,616.55
436.620.00
Sub-heads.
8. Waterworks, Contd.
Item.
6.
Waste detection and prevention
34.000
7. Maintenance of buildings
23.000
19.196.22
17.248.33
14,803.78
8. Maintenance of water meters
300.000
299,743.52
5.751.67
256.48
9. Maintenance of workshop
50.000
37.346.12
12,653.88
9. Miscellaneous-General.
1. Maintenance of cemeteries
30.000
6.248.83
23,751.17
2.
Maintenance of dumps
30,000
8,841.70
21,158.30
3. Minor works
20.000
6.426.14
13,573.86
4. Preliminary investigations
10,000
2,250.59
7.749.41
5.
Reinstatements on re-entered
property
15,000
5,035.60
9,964.40
6. Running expenses of motor-
vehicles
225.000
7. Typhoon and rain-storm damage
250,000
100.679.27
480.580.79
124.320.73
230,580.79
300,000.00
S.Ws. 64 & 122.
8.
Works executed on private
account
250.000
763,643.47
513.643.47
635,000.00
S.Ws. 20, 102, 137 & 210.
10.
Miscellaneous-Waterworks.
1. Contribution to Renewals and
Improvements Fund
416.000
391,898.00
24.102.00
2. Minor works
20.000
10,011.30
9.988.70
3. Preliminary investigations
20.000
18.500.87
1,499.13
4. Running expenses of motor
vehicles
70,000
5. Typhoon and rain-storm damage
50,000
57,475.13
75.876.94
12,524.87
25.876.94
Total: Public Works
Recurrent
Less Increase
Net Decrease
Lack of staff.
-
do
do -
Lower charges for power,
Explanatory Remarks
Less maintenance work required.
Fewer dumps, less protective work.
Fewer works.
Lack of staff.
Fewer investigations.
Fewer reinstatements.
Outstanding orders for stores. Less petrol and oil consumption.
More damage than anticipated.
Governed by demands from public-partly offset by credits to revenue.
Contribution is calculated on previous expenditure, which was not
available when estimates were prepared.
Less work undertaken.
Savings effected by re-organising transport arrangements.
115,000.00 S.Ws. 84 & 214. Storm damage costs greater than estimated,
10,779,500
9.747.899.96
1,086,114.89
2,117,714.93
1,486,620.00
1,086.114.89
1,031,600.04
Carried Forward
123.391.807
141,498.121.17
34,423.355.20
38,133,725.27
16.317,041.03
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