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Table II.
COMPARISON OF PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE 1937-1938.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
HONG KONG.
1937 1938 $ 1: Buildings. Maintenance of Buildings 199,321.15 241,205.58 Improvements to Buildings 11,591.65 18,241.97 2: Communications. Roads and Bridges in City (Maintenance and Improvements) 68,493.34 69,836.74 Roads and Bridges outside City (Maintenance and Improvements) 57,268.22 59,906.95 Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables. 10,710.28 12,733.86 3: Drainage. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c. 21,673.23 24,634.06 4: Lighting. Street Lighting 192,322.06 189,885.11 5: Typhoon & Rainstorm Damages. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages 215,993.81 74,760.28 6: Water Works. Maintenance of City and Hill District 244,257.41 338,572.48 Maintenance of Village Supplies 5,550.88 5,797.88 Water Meters, upkeep and repairs 64,274.34 64,324.79 7: Miscellaneous. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers 16,417.62 17,675.92 Maintenance of Public Cemetery 937.93 1,944.59 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries 3,992.25 3,310.69 Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds 1,924.54 2,997.24 Dredging Foreshores 21,698.09 12,054.24 Carried Forward 1,136,426.80 1,137,882.38