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.
| Category | Description of Work and Where Situated | Whether Constructing or under Repairs | Estimated Expense (Dollars) | Authority under which it is executed | When Commenced | Whether Finished or Unfinished | Expenditure (Dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | Maintenance of Buildings | Repairs | 66000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 37682.40 |
| Buildings | Improvements to Buildings | Repairs | 9000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 8429.63 |
| Buildings | Maintenance of Lighthouses | Repairs | 4500.00 | C.S.O. 8824 of 1904 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 5814.84 |
| Category | Description of Work and Where Situated | Whether Constructing or under Repairs | Estimated Expense (Dollars) | Authority under which it is executed | When Commenced | Whether Finished or Unfinished | Expenditure (Dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications | Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City | Repairs | 76000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 75178.27 |
| Communications | Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City | Repairs | 25000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 24804.53 |
| Communications | Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City | Repairs | 30000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 29667.04 |
| Communications | Improvements to Roads and Bridges outside City | Repairs | 5000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 4548.14 |
| Communications | Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables | Repairs | 6500.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 4602.78 |
| Category | Description of Work and Where Situated | Whether Constructing or under Repairs | Estimated Expense (Dollars) | Authority under which it is executed | When Commenced | Whether Finished or Unfinished | Expenditure (Dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage | Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c. | Repairs | 18000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 17187.26 |
| Category | Description of Work and Where Situated | Whether Constructing or under Repairs | Estimated Expense (Dollars) | Authority under which it is executed | When Commenced | Whether Finished or Unfinished | Expenditure (Dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting | Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District | Repairs | 52000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 50932.16 |
| Lighting | Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan | Repairs | 24500.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 24283.40 |
| Category | Description of Work and Where Situated | Whether Constructing or under Repairs | Estimated Expense (Dollars) | Authority under which it is executed | When Commenced | Whether Finished or Unfinished | Expenditure (Dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers | Repairs | 6000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | 20 Sept 1917 | Finished | 6015.21 |
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance of Public Cemetery | Repairs | 2500.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 2204.81 |
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries | Repairs | 2000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 1244.09 |
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds | Repairs | 3000.00 | Colonial Estimates 1917 | Jan., 1917 | Finished | 2171.70 |
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.
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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.
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