Appendix Q.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE YEAR 1916.
Expenditure.
1. The amounts voted, as compared with those actually expended by the Department under the various headings, were as follows:—
Amount voted. Actual Expenditure. In Estimates. Supplemen-tary Votes. Total. $ (i) Personal Emoluments and Other Charges, 455,234.00 10,117.15 465,351.15 400,933.11 (in) Special Expenditure:- Furniture, 300.00 300.00 271.33 (ii) Annually Recurrent Works, 580,100.00 82,392.59 662,492.59 624,872.51 (iii) Extraordinary Works,... 1,279,400.00 248,220.63 1,527,620.63 1,246,871.75 Total........ . $ 2,315,034.00 340,730.27 2,655,764.27 2,272,948.70Detailed statements of (ii) and (iii) are given in Annexes A and B.
With regard to (i), the saving is due to vacancies in the Staff, lapsing pay of Officers on leave and refunds on account of supervision of work executed by the Department for various public companies.
In the case of (ii), savings occurred under the following sub-heads as set forth below:
Hongkong. $ Maintenance of Buildings, 235.36 Improvements to Buildings, 344.99 Maintenance of Lighthouses, 741.70 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City, 1,031.31 Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City,.. 587.37 Maintenance of Telephones including all cables, 429.58 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc., 384.79 Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District, 716.86 Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan, 610.18Appendix Q.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE YEAR 1916.
Expenditure.
1. The amounts voted, as compared with those actually expended by the Department under the various headings, were as follows :—
Amount voted.
Actual Expenditure.
In Estimates.
Supplemen- tary Votes.
Total.
$
(i) Personal Emoluments
and Other Charges, 455,234.00
10,117.15 465,351.15
400,93.11
(in) Special Expenditure:-
Furniture,
300.00
300,00
271,33
(ii) Annually Recurrent
Works,
580,100.00
(iii) Extraordinary Works,... 1,279,400.00
82,392.59 662,792.59 624,872,51
248,220.631,527,620.53 1,246,871.75
Total........ .$ 2,315,334.00
340,730.27 |2,656,064.272,272,949.70
Detailed statements of (ii) and (iii) are given in Annexes A and B.
With regard to (i), the saving is due to vacancies in the Staff, lapsing pay of Officers on leave and refunds on account of super- vision of work executed by the Department for various public companies.
In the case of (ii), savings occurred under the following sub- heads as set forth below
Hongkong.
Maintenance of Buildings,
Improvements to Buildings,.
Maintenance of Lighthouses,
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City, Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City,.. Maintenance of Telephones including all cables, Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahıs, etc.,
Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District, Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan, -
$ 235.36
344.99
741.70
1,031.31
587.37
429.58
384.79
716.86
610.18
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