Expenditure.
the year, replacement of stolen fittings and the lighting and ventilation of additional public latrines; that on "Maintenance of Recreation Grounds" to the execution of certain work at West End Park, which has not hitherto come under this vote; that on "Stores Depreciation" to damages caused to a junk by the dredger "St. Enoch" for which compensation had to be paid; that on "Upkeep of Plant" to extensive repairs executed to the Dredger "St. Enoch" to enable considerable dredging operations off Kowloon Point to be carried out; those on "Water Account" to the fixing of a considerable number of additional meters, both in Hongkong and Kowloon; that on "Maintenance of Water Works, Kowloon", to increased consumption of water, necessitating an increased amount of sand-washing; and that on "Maintenance of Water Works, Laichikok”, to the execution of extensive repairs to the channel which conveys water to the Filter Beds.
Comparison of Expenditure, 1914 and 1915.
2. The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1915 as compared with that of the previous year:-
1914. 1915. Increase. Decrease. (i) Personal Emoluments and Other Charges, $ 413,850.57 $ 399,278.72 $ 14,571.85 (ia) Special Expenditure, 660.00 422.04 237.96 (ii) Annually Recurrent Works. 367,100.18 558,448.03 $ 8,652.15 (iii) Extraordinary Works,... 1,639,594.72 1,839,882.01 200,287.29 Total, $ 2,621,205.47 2,798,030.80 200,287.29 23,461.96Item (i).-The decrease in the first item is due to vacancies in the Staff, lapsing pay of Officers on leave and the cessation - except in a few cases - consequent upon the provision of free quarters, of the house allowances granted to overseers. The average rate of exchange for 1915 was 1/92 against 1/104 for 1914.
Item (ii). The amounts expended under a number of the sub-heads were in some cases much greater and in others much less than those expended under the same sub-heads in 1914. The gross amount spent on Recurrent Works in 1915 was however only $8,652.15 less than in 1914. It is impossible to ascribe this to any individual item, nor would any useful purpose be served by giving a statement of the savings and excesses on the various sub-heads.
Item (iii). The programme of Public Works Extraordinary was largely curtailed on account of the War, but, notwithstanding this, the expenditure in 1915 was greater than that in 1914 to the
Expenditure.
the year, replacement of stolen fittings and the lighting and ventila- tion of additional public latrines; that on "Maintenance of Recrea- tion Grounds" to the execution of certain work at West End Park, which has not hitherto come under this vote; that on
"Stores Depreciation" to damages caused to a junk by the dredger "St. Enoch" for which compensation had to he paid; that on "Upkeep of Plant" to extensive repairs executed to the Dredger "St. Enoch" to enable considerable dredging operations off Kowloon Point to be carried out; those on "Water Account" to the fixing of a consider- able number of additional meters, both in Hongkong and Kowloon; that on "Maintenance of Water Works, Kowloon", to increased consumption of water, necessitating an increased amount of sand- washing; and that on "Maintenance of Water Works, Laichikok”, to the execution of extensive repairs to the channel which conveys water to the Filter Beds.
Comparison of Expenditure, 1914 and 1915.
2. The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1915 as compared with that of the previous year:-
1
1914.
1915.
Increase.
Decrease.
1
(i) Personal Emoluments and
Other Charges,
$ c.
413,850.57
G.
399,278.72
(ía) Special Expenditure,
660.00
422.04
(ii) Annually Recurrent Works. 367,100.18
558,448.03
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(iii) Extraordinary Works,... 1,639,594.72 1,839,882.01 200,287.29
Total, $ 2,621,205.47 2,798,030.80
200,287.29
C.
$ c.
14,571.85
237.96
$,652.15
23,461.96
Item (i).-The decrease in the first item is due to vacancies in the Staff, lapsing pay of Officers on leave and the cessation éxcept in a few cases-consequent upon the provision of free quarters, of the house allowances granted to overseers. The average rate of exchange for 1915 was 1/92 against 1/104 for 1914.
Item (ii). The amounts expended under a number of the sub-heads were in some cases much greater and in others much less than those expended under the same sub-heads in 1914. The gross amount spent on Recurrent Works in 1915 was however only $8,652.15 less than in 1914. It is impossible to ascribe this to any individual item, nor would any useful purpose be served by giving a statement of the savings and excesses on the various sub-heads.
Item (iii). The programme of Public Works Extraordinary was largely curtailed on account of the War, but, notwithstanding this, the expenditure in 1915 was greater than that in 1914 to the
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