Water Works Revenue.
$7,500 for depreciation of the Dredger "St. Enoch" appears for the first time under this head. Under "Maintenance of Water Works, City and Hill District" the expenditure in 1916 was greater by $14,834 than in 1915; under "Maintenance of Water Works, Kowloon" $3,140 greater; under "Dredging Foreshores" $4,340 greater; whilst under "Upkeep of Plant" it was $8,514 less; under "Maintenance of Buildings, Hongkong" $3,192 less; and under "Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City" $2,246 less. Any increases or decreases under other sub-heads were comparatively small.
Item (iii). The large decrease under this item is accounted for principally by the fact that, in 1915, a sum of $244,362.60 was spent on the resumption of Inland Lot 3 for the extension of the Central Police Station, there being no corresponding item in 1916, and by the completion during 1915 of the Harbour of Refuge Works, the expenditure under this heading being less by $197,962.38 in 1916 than in 1915. The programme of Extraordinary Works for 1916 was also largely curtailed, the total amount provided in the Estimates being $950,385 less than that provided in 1915. The total actual expenditure on Extraordinary Works only fell short of the amount provided in the Estimates by $32,528.25.
Revenue from Water Works.
3. Water Works Revenue.-The following is a statement of the revenue derived from Water Works during the year 1916-
Rates 2%. Excess Consumption. Total. City including Wongneichong Village and properties bordering Shaukiwan Road, 238,425.93 111,562.35 349,988.28 Hill District, 6,130.59 4,985.51 11,116.10 Pokfulam District, 1,993.83 1,993.83 Kowloon including Shamshuipo and Kowloon City, 32,708.92 45,913.40 78,622.32 Aberdeen, 371.48 3,761.00 4,132.48 Shaukiwan, 785.50 2,688.36 3,473.86 Laichikok, 21,086.74 21,086.74 Total, $280,675.28 190,091.33 $470,766.61