Expenditure.
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Detailed Statements of heads (ii) and (iii) are given in Annexes A and B and the undernoted explanations give details of increases or decreases on the remaining heads.
(i) Savings are due to fluctuation of rate of exchange for payments from the one at which the sterling salaries in the Estimates were converted and also on account of vacant posts provided for in the Estimates not having been filled during the year under review.
(iv) Vote taken to reimburse Revenue for previous expenditure chargeable to Loan Funds.
The sum of $911,598.60 was expended on works undertaken during the year.
(v) A sum of $708,097.28 was expended on works of Aberdeen Water Scheme during the year, but it was reduced to net expenditure of $648,087.23 by deduction of credits from proceeds of sale of machinery at Paper Mills. This sum was charged to Advance Account from Surplus Balance of the Colony and is recoverable from future loan.
(vi) In addition to other expenditure a sum of $271,765.14 was expended on work undertaken on behalf of participants in the Praya East Reclamation Scheme. This amount does not include the expenditure on Government's participation in the Praya East Reclamation. The amount of $136,225.14 expended on those works has been included in Extraordinary Works expenditure.
(vii) A sum of $1,375.59 was expended on works undertaken on behalf of Trustees of War Memorial Nursing Home for construction of Motor Approach road; a sum of $16,843.24 on behalf of the owner of M.L. No. 1 Tsun Wan for construction of approach road to the property and $4,023.36 on Military authorities works for laying cables etc.
(iA), (iB) and (ii) Savings were effected on the following subheads:-
Sub-head:-
HEAD 29.-P.W.D.
OTHER CHARGES.
2. Conveyance and Motor Allowances. $ 9,217.11 6. Lifts Maintenance Government Buildings 1,107.58 7. Maintenance of Furniture 4,569.20 8. Surveying Instruments and Contingencies.... 423.79 9. Transport and Travelling Expenses 1,367.95 10. Uniforms 955.21 11. Upkeep of Government Garage Plant Corrections made: 1. "ductuation" -> "fluctuation" in (i) 2. "steriing" -> "sterling" in (i) 3. "expendi-" -> "expenditure" in (iv), joined the broken word 4. "(¡A)" -> "(iA)" assuming it was a OCR misrecognition of "i" as "¡" 5. "(¡B)" -> "(iB)" assuming it was a OCR misrecognition of "i" as "¡" 6. Formatted the text into paragraphs and a table using HTML. 7. Corrected minor spacing issues.