A (2) 6-
31. This item is made up of expenditure on the following works:
Shing Mun Valley Scheme Aberdeen Valley Scheme Vehicular Ferry Aerodrome
$ 456,793.19 1,868,983.12 417,906.28 740,331.42
all of which have received the sanction of the Secretary of State and the Legislature.
CHINESE LOCOMOTIVES--$447,468.26.
(Para. 24-1930 Report.)
32. No repayment was made during the year towards the cost of the three locomotives purchased for the Chinese Section nor was any interest thereon received. Interest outstanding on 31st December 1931 amounted to $41,034.33.
33. The remaining advances are of a routine nature and call for no comment.
UNALLOCATED STORES (RAILWAY)—$163,545.31.
34. This amount exceeds by $13,545.31 the standard stock authorised by the Secretary of State whose covering approval has since been obtained.
UNALLOCATED STORES (P.W.D.)—$517,248.14.
35. This is within the standard stock specially authorised by the Secretary of State for this year ($550,000). The usual statements of reconciliation between the value of actual stocks and this figure are forwarded.
CASH BALANCE-$3,588,678.89.
36. Of this sum $47,790.68 represents cash actually held in the Treasury at the close of business on 31st December 1931, being revenue collected by various departments on that day after banking hours and remitted to the Treasury. This sum should have been checked by the Annual Board of Survey (Colonial Regulation 311) but this being the first year in which such cash had been brought into the Treasury (para. 21, 1930 Report) it was omitted. The attention of Government will be drawn in due course to this in time for the 1932 Board to be warned that their check should be strictly in accordance with the Regulation.
37. Reference was made at some length in last year's report to the existence at the end of the year of a considerable amount of money under government control which was not reflected in the Balance Sheet and explanation of this was given in paragraphs 13 to 21.
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