Q 5
Water Works Revenue.
4. Comparison of Water Works Revenue, 1914 and 1915.—The following is a comparative statement of the revenue derived from Water Works during the years 1914 and 1915:
1914 1915 City (as above stated), $ 326,208.19 334,404.17 Hill District, 12,205.02 13,628.23 Pokfulam District, 2,383.75 2,585.25 Kowloon (as above stated), 79,995.55 74,545.67 Aberdeen, 2,449.30 3,126.57 Shaukiwan, 2,856.17 £,046.85 Laichikok, 25,411.75 19,180.75 Total, $ 453,510.03 451,517.49There was a falling-off of nearly $20,000 in the total amount received under the heading "Excess Consumption" during the year 1915 as compared with 1914. The receipts from the Laichikok Works, which are almost exclusively utilized for the supply of water to the Shipping, fell off by $6,231.00 whilst those derived from the City and Kowloon fell off by $8,395.56 and $8,248.83 respectively. In the case of all the other districts supplied, there were increases in the amounts received under the heading "Excess Consumption”. As may be gathered from the comparative statement of revenue derived in 1914 and 1915, the deficiency in revenue under the heading "Excess Consumption" was practically made good by the increased amount received as "Rates", the gross receipts for 1915 being only about $2,000 less than in 1914. The diminution in revenue from the Laichikok Works is obviously entirely due to the war and the diminutions in the case of the City and Kowloon may be ascribed to the same cause.
Q 5
Water Works Revenue.
4. Comparison of Water Works Revenue, 1914 and 1915.—The following is a comparative statement of the revenue derived from Water Works during the years 1914 and 1915:-
City (as above stated),
Hill District,...
Pokfulam District,
Kowloon (as above stated),
Aberdeen,
Shaukiwan,
Laichikok,
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Total,
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1914
1915.
$ C.
C.
326,208.19
334,404.17
12.205.02
13,628.23
2,383.75
2,585.25
79,995 55
74,545.67
2.449.30
3,126.57
2,856.17
£,046.85
25,411.75
19,180.75
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$ 453,510.03 451.517.49
There was a falling-off of nearly $20,000 in the total amount received under the heading "Excess Consumption" during the year 1915 as compared with 1914. The receipts from the Laichikok Works, which are almost exclusively utilized for the supply of water to the Shipping, fell off by $6,231.00 whilst those derived from the City and Kowloon fell off by $8,395.56 and $8,248.83 respectively. In the case of all the other districts supplied, there were increases in the amounts received under the heading "Excess Consumption”. As may be gathered from the comparative statement of revenue derived in 1914 and 1915, the deficiency in revenue under the head- ing Excess Consumption" was practically made good by the increased amount received as "Rates", the gross receipts for 1915 being only about $2,000 less than in 1914. The diminution in revenue from the Laichikok Works is obviously entirely due to the war and the diminutions in the case of the City and Kowloon may be ascribed to the saine cause.
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