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The savings were more than counterbalanced by the excesses on other sub-heads, the principal of which were as follows:-
Maintenance of Buildings in New Territories, $1,049.08 Laying out Chinese Cemeteries, etc., Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, Maintenance of Shaukiwan Waterworks,
2,499.98 19,996.41 838.21
The excess on Maintenance of Buildings in New Territories was due to extensive repairs being required to a number of the buildings; that on Laying out Chinese Cemeteries to its being found necessary to make considerable extensions in the way of terracing the hillsides; that on Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages largely to the storms of previous years (including the heavy rainstorm on the 19th and 20th October, 1909, when 12.62 inches of rain fell), and that on Maintenance of Shaukiwan Waterworks to the adoption of measures for augmenting the supply in consequence of the prolonged drought.
The large excess under (iii) was entirely due to extensive resumptions of land at Kowloon Point, (cost $309,479), with a view to the construction of the Railway Terminus. Provision was made in the Estimates for the resumptions referred to under the special heading "Land Resumption for Kowloon Railway Station", but, as the Terminus Scheme has been abandoned meanwhile, it was considered advisable to take another vote for the amount required, the special vote already mentioned being allowed to lapse. The excesses and reductions under other sub-heads about balanced each other.
The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1910 as compared with that of the previous year:
1909 1910 Increase Decrease Personal Emoluments and Other Charges $292,018.36 $309,784.69 $17,766.33 Annually Recurrent Works $409,902.85 $429,885.24 $18,982.89 Extraordinary Works $1,214,498.29 $1,223,909.83 $9,411.55 Total $1,916,419.49 $1,963,529.76 $47,110.27The increase in the first item is due partly to increases in the engineering and surveying staff and partly to the transfer to this heading of certain charges which have hitherto been provided for under the heading "Annually Recurrent Works".
The increase in the second item is principally due to increased expenditure under the following sub-heads:-
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The savings were more than counterbalanced by the excesses on other sub-heads, the principal of which were as follows:-
Maintenance of Buildings in New Territories,.$ 1,049.08 Laying out Chinese Cemeteries, etc., Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,.. Maintenance of Shaukiwan Waterworks,
2,499.98 19,996.41 838.21
The excess on Maintenance of Buildings in New Territories was due to extensive repairs being required to a number of the build- ings; that on Laying out Chinese Cemeteries to its being found necessary to make considerable extensions in the way of terracing the hillsides; that on Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages largely to the storms of previous years (including the heavy rainstorm on the 19th and 20th October, 1909, when 12:62 inches of rain fell), and that on Maintenance of Shaukiwan Waterworks to the adoption of measures for augmenting the supply in consequence of the prolonged drought.
The large excess under (iii) was entirely due to extensive re- sumptions of land at Kowloon Point, (cost $309,479), with a view to the construction of the Railway Terminus. Provision was made in the Estimates for the resumptions referred to under the special heading "Land Resumption for Kowloon Railway Station ", but, as the Terminus Scheme has been abandoned meanwhile, it was con- sidered abvisable to take another vote for the amount required, the special vote already mentioned being allowed to lapse. The excesses and reductions under other sub-heads about balanced each other.
The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1910 as com- pared with that of the previous year:
19 9.
19.0.
Increase.
i ccrease,
$
$
Fersonal Emolu-l
ments and Other Charges,
292,018 36
209,784 69
17,766.33
Annually Recur-l
rent Works,
409,902.85
429,885 24
18.982.89
Extraordinary
Works,
... 1,214,498.29
1,223 909.83
9.41.55
Total,
1,916,419.49
1,963,529.76
47,110.27
The increase in the first item is due partly to increases in the engineering and surveying staff and partly to the transfer to this heading of certain charges which have hitherto been provide for under the heading "Annually Recurrent Works"
The increase in the second item is principally due to increased expenditure under the following sub-heads :-
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