Q 5
Water Works Revenue.
4. Comparison of Water Works Revenue, 1917 and 1918.-- The following is a comparative statement of the revenue derived from Water Works during the years 1917 and 1918:
1917 1918 City (as above stated), $334,247.73 $357,568.73 Hill District, 11,379.49 11,776.66 Pokfulam District, 2,095.55 2,312.90 Kowloon (as above stated), 81,132.25 79,258.37 Aberdeen, 4,187.23 3,622.00 Shaukiwan, 4,278.93 6,059.93 Laichikok, 28,269.06 23,293.00 Total, $465,590.24 $483,891.59Decreases occurred in the case of Kowloon ($1,873.88); Aberdeen ($565.23) and Laichikok ($4,976.06). In all other cases, there were increases in the revenue. The total increase amounts to $18,301.35.