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PUBLIC WORKS, 1917.
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Return of all Public Works, Civil Roads, Canals, Bridges, Buildings, and similar Undertakings, not of a Military Nature, which have been undertaken during the Year 1917.
Whether Amount Finished;
Describe the Work, and where situnted.
Whether Estimated Construct Expense (
ing of under Repairs.
Authority under
When
of
which it is
in
Dollars.
│exeented.
Com- menced.
or Un- Expendi- finisherl. ture.
PUBLIC WORKS, ANNUALLY
RECURRENT:—
HONGKONG.
BUILDINGS:—
Colonial Estimates
1917.
!
C.
Maintenance of Buildings,
Repairs. 66,000,00
Jan., 1917. Finished. 37,682,40
Improvements to Buildings,
Do. 9,000.00
Do.
Do.
8,429.63
4,500.00
3
Maintenance of Lighthouses,
Do.
C.S.0.8824
Do.
Do.
| 5,814,84
1,400,00
of 1904.
COMMUNICATIONS :—
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City,|
Do.
76,000.00
4
Do.
Do.
75,178.27
Improvements to Roads and Bridges in ↑
Do.
25,000.00
5
Do.
Do.
24,804.53
City,
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges out- [
side City..............................
Do.
30,000,00
G
Do.
Do.
29,667.04
Improvements to Ronds und Bridges
outside City,
Do.
5,000.00
Do.
Do.
4,548.14
Maintenance of Telephones including al! Į
Cubles,
Do.
6,500,00
Do.
Do. 4,602,78
DRAINAGE :—
Maintenance of Sewers, Nallabs, &c.,
Do.
18,000.00
•
Do.
Do. 17,187.26
LIGHTING :—
Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and
Hill District, .
Do. 52,000,00
10
Do.
Do.
50,932,16
Electric Lighting, City, Hill District
and Shaukiwan,
Do.
24,500.00
11
Do.
Do. 24,283.40
MISCELLANEOUS :—
6,000.00
12
Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piors,
Do.
20,09 S,W, 29.12.17.
} Do.
Do.
6,015.21
Do.
of Public Cemetery,
Do.
2,500,00
13
Do.
Do.
2,204.81
Do.
of Chinese Cemeteries.
Do.
2,000.00
14
Do.
Do.
1,244.09
Do.
of Public Recreation Grounds,
Do.
3,000.00
15
Du.
Do.
2,171.70
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 1917.