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PUBLIC WORKS, 1916.
Return of all Public Works, Civil Roads, Canals, Bridges, Buildings, &c., &c., not of a Military Nature, which have been undertaken during the Year 1916.
Describe the Work, and where situated.
Whether Estimated Construct Expense
ing or under Repairs.
in Dollars.
Whether Amount Finished of
Authority under which it is executed.
When
Com- menced.
or Un- Expendi- finished.
ture.
PUBLIC WORKS, ANNUALLY
RECURRENT:-
Buildings :—
HONGKONG.
C.
Colonial Estimates 1916.
$ c.
Maintenance of Buildings,
Repairs. 66,000.00
1
Jan., 1916. Finished. 65,764.64
Improvements to Buildings,
Do.
9,000,00
2
Do.
Do. 8,655.01
Maintenance of Lighthouses,
Do.
4,500.00
3
Do.
Do. 3,758.30
COMMUNICATIONS :-
Maintenance of Rouds and Bridges in City,
Do.
76,000.00
4
Do.
Do.
74,968.69
Improvements to Roads and Bridges in |
Do.
23,000.00
5
Do.
Do.
[24,412.63
City,
6
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges out- |
side City,...
Do.
{$1,100.00
30,000,00
C.S.O. 9 in
Do.
Do.
31,213.32
96 of 1916.
Improvements to Roads and Bridges
outside City,
Do.
5,000.00
7
Do.
Do.
4,932.79
Maintenance of Telephones including all
Do.
6,500.00
४
Do.
Do.
6,070.42
Cables,
DRAINAGE :-
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahıs, &c.,
Do.
16,000.00
9
Do.
Do.
15,615.21
LIGHTING :-
Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and
Hill District,
Do.
51,000.00
10
Do.
Do.
50,283.14
Electric Lighting, City, Hill District,
and Shaukiwan,
Do.
24,500.00
11
Do.
Do.
23,889,52
MISCELLANEOUS :—
Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers,
Do.
6,000,00
12
Do.
Do.
6,035.88
Do.
of Public Cemetery,
Do.
2,500.00
13
Do.
Do.
2,496.89
Do.
of Chinese Cemeteries,
Do.
4,500.00
14
Do.
Do.
1,009.94
Do.
of Public Recreation Grounds,
Do.
3,000.00
15
Do.
Do.
2,048,38
16
8,000.00
Dredging Foreshores,
Do.
C.S.O, 18 in
Do.
Do.
|10,687.05
2,300.00
63 of 1916.
19,000.00
17 C.S.O. 3361
Do.
15,000.00
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
8,000.00
of 1916. C.S.O. 13 in 63 of 1916.
Do.
Do.
41,306.16
Notes.—(1) All expenses are defrayed from the Revenue of the Colony.
(2) In the case of unfinished works the amounts refer to the Expenditure during the year 1916.