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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
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Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1949/50.
Heads and Sub-heads.
Brought Forward
30.-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,
-Contd.
Brought Forward
2.
Crown Lands and
Surveys, Contd.
Sub-heads:-
4 Maintenance of triangulation and
survey marks
5 Routine surveys
3. Drainage.
Estimated.
Actual.
Over the Estimate.
Under the Estimate.
Supplement- ary Votes.
Special Warrants Nos.
$
$
115,683,998 117,110,469.48 17,377,178.49
$
15,950,707.01
$
19,702,771
2,317,000
2,413,743,85
146,628.02
49,884.17
276,500
1,000
3,000
639.92
1,176.80
1 1
360.08
1,823.20
Explanatory Remarks.
Cost of private works charged to Sub-
head 8, Item 8.
do.
1 Maintenance of sewers and storm-
water drains
500,000
421,447.75
78,552.25
Less maintenance. Complete programme
not carried out.
2 Maintenance of anti-malarial works.
4. Electrical and Mechanical.
20,000
991.07
19,008.93
do.
1 Maintenance of air-conditioning plant
and refrigerators
10,000
8,669.97
2 Maintenance of lifts
40,000
35,422.46
3 Maintenance of plant
100,000
80,122.18
4 Maintenance of Public Works Dept.
and transport pool vehicles
500,000
343,948.05
5 Maintenance of typhoon masts and
equipment
6 Running expenses of workshops
5,000
20,000
2,999.53
28,158.24
8,158.24
1,330.03
Saving effected.
4,577.54
Less maintenance.
19,877,82
Certain expenditure met from
other
P.W.D. votes.
156,061.95
Cheaper prices of
2,000.47
and stores vehicles reduced repair charges. Less maintenance due to clemency of
weather.
new
12,200
80B
Light and power provision erroneously
included in Head 29, Sub-head 4.
5. Port Works.
1 Dredging
200,000
110,950.49
89,049.51
2 Maintenance of harbour plant and
equipment
40,000
3 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport
100,000!
4 Maintenance of sea walls and piers...
33,622.83 429,834.11
329,834.11
160,000
128,718.06
5 Maintenance of vehicle ferry piers
160,000
6 Reclamation schemes, survey parties.
130,292.83
6,377,17
31,281.94) 29,707.17
360,000
160
45,000
31,849.87
13,150.13
Fewer rainstorms, less dredging re-
quired.
Outstanding indents.
Emergency repairs to runways. Outstanding indents.
do.
Work suspended.
Carried Forward
4,221,000 4,202,588.01 484,620.37
503,032.36
648,700
Carried Forward
115,683,998 117,110,469.48 17,377,178.49
15,950,707.01|
19,702,771
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