The excess on the former was due to the Rainstorm of 19th October, 1909, and that on the latter to the fact that the amount voted, viz., $7,000, proved to be insufficient. The water supply of Kowloon has recently been converted from a pumped supply to a gravitation one and, as the conditions differ from those prevailing in the City, there were no reliable data on which to base the estimated expenditure under the new conditions.
The large excess under (iii) was due mainly to extensive resumptions of land at Kowloon Point for the Railway Terminus, which cost $438,699.25, and to the rapid progress made with the Deepening of Causeway Bay. The excesses under these and other sub-heads were however largely counterbalanced by savings under others.
The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1909, as compared with that of the previous year :-
1908 1909 Increase Decrease $ Personal Emoluments and Other Charges 266,477.51 292,018.36 25,540.85 Annually Recurrent Works 512,336.30 409,902.85 102,433.45 Extraordinary Works 1,000,935.45 1,214,498.28 213,562.83 Total 1,779,749.26 1,916,419.49 239,103.68 102,433.45The increase in the first item is due partly to the fall in exchange, the salaries of the Senior Officers having been paid at the average rate of 1/9 as compared with 1/9¾d. during the preceding year and partly to the transfer of certain expenditure from Public Works Recurrent to this head making it necessary to supplement the vote "Other Charges" by the sum of $10,558.
The large decrease in the second item is principally due to reduced expenditure on the following votes:-
Maintenance of Lighthouses $11,104.87 Maintenance of Telegraphs 2,876.17 Dredging Foreshores 2,356.19 Miscellaneous Services 3,603.02 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages 61,395.80 Maintenance of Kowloon Waterworks 5,905.99 Water Account (Meters, &c.) 11,294.41The large increase in the third item is due to the extensive resumptions of land already mentioned.
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The excess on the former was due to the Rainstorm of 19th October, 1909, and that on the latter to the fact that the amount voted, viz., $7,000, proved to be insufficient. The water supply of Kowloon has recently been converted from a pumped supply to a gravitation one and, as the conditions differ from those prevail- ing in the City, there were no reliable data on which to base the estimated expenditure under the new conditions.
The large excess under (iii) was due mainly to extensive resumptions of land at Kowloon Point for the Railway Terminus, which cost $438,699.25, and to the rapid progress made with the Deepening of Causeway Bay. The excesses under these and other sub-heads were however largely counterbalanced by savings under others.
The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1909, as com- pared with that of the previous year :-
1908.
1909.
Ipcrease.
De rease.
$
Fersonal Emolu.
ments and Other
. Charges,
266,477.51
292,018.36
25,540.85
Annually
Recur.
rent Works.
512,336 30
409,902.85
102,433.45
Extraordinary
Works,
+
1,000,935.45
1,214.498.28
213,562.83
Total,
1.779,749.26 1,916,419.49
239,103.68
102.433 45
The increase in the first item is due partly to the fall in exchange, the salaries of the Senior Officers having been paid at the average rate of 1/9 as compared with 1/93d. during the preceding year and partly to the transfer of certain expenditure from Public Works Recurrent to this head making it necessary to supplement the vote "Other Charges" by the sum of $10,558.
The large decrease in the second item is principally due to reduced expenditure on the following votes:-
Maintenance of Lighthouses,
Maintenance of Telegraphs,
-
Dredging Foreshores,
Miscellaneous Services,
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
Maintenance of Kowloon Waterworks,
Water Account (Meters, &c.),
$11.104.87
2,876.17
2,356.19
3,603.02
61,395 80
5,905.99
11.294.41.
The large increase in the third item is due to the extensive resumptions of land already mentioned.
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