Expenditure.
Q 10
The increases are on Buildings, Drainage and Waterworks in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories, and on Communications and Land Resumptions in the New Territories. The decreases are on Communications, Miscellaneous and Land Resumptions in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and on Miscellaneous, New Territories.
The expenditure on Votes not appearing in Estimates for the year is approximately $637,200 as compared with $533,800 representing an increase of about $103,400.
COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS DURING 1915-1925.
Year Personal Emoluments and Other Charges Recurrent Works Special Expenditure Extraordinary Works Annually Total Expenditure 1915 $399,278.72 $422.04 $558,448.03 $1,839,882.01 $2,798,030.80 1916 $400,934.11 $271.33 $624,872.51 $1,246,871.75 $2,272,949.70 1917 $402,772.20 $609,308.45 $1,612,835.28 $2,624,915.93 1918 $374,906.32 $296.80 $712,675.37 $1,578,149.12 $2,666,027.61 1919 $390,006.29 $1,376.35 $822,509.87 $2,235,002.95 $3,448,895.46 1920 $468,371.82 $615.96 $825,493.70 $2,555,877.69 $3,850,359.17 1921 $650,900.00 $699.00 $938,582.38 $3,053,525.11 $4,643,706.49 1922 $820,529.49 $1,145.40 $1,793,968.69 1923 $900,573.35 $1,209.36 $1,424,532.80 $8,638,930.87 1924 $1,184,482.27 $285.63 $1,574,421.75 $11,638,372.83 1925 $1,346,091.10 $78,919.11 $10,959,469.85 $39,166,098.40 Total $7,338,845.67 $1,074,646.30 $57,549,654.40REVENUE FROM WATERWORKS.
3. Waterworks Revenue.-The following is a statement of the revenue derived from Waterworks in 1925, the figures for 1924 being given in a parallel column for purposes of comparison :-
1925 1924 City including Wongneichong Village and properties bordering Shaukiwan Road, Hill District, Pokfulam District $316,157.19 $382,250.28 Excess Consumption Rate 2% $19,520.35 $9,319.61 $8,692.64 $7,840.89 Kowloon: including Shamshuipo and Kowloon City $698,407.47 $629,620.63 $28,839.96 $24,553.88 Aberdeen, Kepulse Bay $130,071.32 $98,729.84 $1,460.17 Shaukiwan $228,801.16 $214,795.19 $5,214.98 $5,090.35 Taitam Tuk, Laichikok, Fanling, Taipo $3,453.18 $2,757.86 $2,543.50 $373.32 $373.32 Total $538,035.25 $498,703.25 $1,036,738.50 $976,014.17