Expenditure.
Q 4
New Territories.
Buildings.
Maintenance of Buildings,
Improvements to Buildings,....
6,178.32 4,781.87
Communications.
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,
20,789.57
Maintenance of Telephones,
91.37
Miscellaneous.
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,..
26,242.18
Water Works.
Maintenance of Laichikok,..
2,090.94 165.50
Maintenance of Taipo Water Works,.................... Water Account (Meters, etc.),
12.74
(iii). The considerable saving under this head is due, in some cases, to the works, for which substantial sums were allocated, not being proceeded with during the year; in other cases to less progress being made than was anticipated.
The former include :--
Quarters for Sanitary Inspector, Kennedy Town, Extension to Lairage, and Coolie Quarters, Kennedy Town, Reinstatement of Kennedy Town Police Station,
Saiyingpun Market,-Reconstruction,
New Infectious Diseases Hospital,
Inspector's Quarters, Cart Shed and Garage next to No.
1 Police Station,
Bay View Police Station,
Peak Police Station,
Quarry Bay School,
Pokfulam Police Station,-New Quarters for Sergeant,
Road from Western end of Robinson Road to Conduit
Road,
Road from Caine Road to Robinson Road,
West Bay Development,-Road Construction, Wongneichong Development,-Road Construction, Queen's Road, West,-Improvements,
Laying Sewer in connection with Conduit and Hatton
Roads Development Scheme,
Portable Tar and Asphalt Mixer,
Sanitary Depôt, Watson Street,
Kennedy Town Reclamation, exclusive of wharfage,