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At the end of 1916 it was decided to close the Capital Account and in future to charge all expenses other than Working Expenses to the head of Special Expenditure. The actual Special Expenditure during the year amounted to $101,460.48 and has been added to the Capital Account which now stands at $14,812,377.77 Main Line and Fanling Branch $89,808.57.
The Working Expenses, amounted to $337,431.48 and when compared with Gross Receipts show a decrease the percentage being 78.79 against 81.02 for 1916.
The Revenue derived from Local Traffic amounted to $119,397.09 or $470.17 less than the previous year while the Local Goods Traffic has increased from $7,706.81 to $9,985.88 and the sundry receipts amounted to $4,096.52 more than in 1916 which is due to the inclusion of rents collected in respect of reclaimed land let at Hung-hom and to wharfage fees.
Through and Joint Sectional Coaching Traffic Receipts show a marked increase of $41,763.98. This improvement is due to a great extent to the increase in certain Joint Sectional fares from May 1st and also to a greater number of passengers travelling than in 1916.
The condition of the Goods Traffic has improved, the receipts being $33,770.69 as against $18,407.50 for the previous year.
The Gross Receipts for the year were $428,246.46 as against $366,215.67 for 1916, an increase of $62,030.79. The balance after paying working expenses stands at $90,814.98 or $21,290.94 more than the previous year.
The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-
Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China, 1915. 1916. 1917. 271,382 307,310 309,394 Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory, 326,839 344,220 352,008VI. GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)-HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital. There is an Observation Station capable of accommodating 1,500 persons in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease on board a ship arriving in the Harbour.
The Civil Hospital contains 150 beds in 19 wards. 3,292 in-patients and 13,065 out-patients were treated during 1917 as against 3,058 and 12,620 respectively, in 1916.
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At the end of 1916 it was decided to close the Capital Account and in future to charge all expenses other than Working Expenses to the head of Special Expenditure. The actual Special Expenditure during the year amounted to $101,460.48 and has been added to the Capital Account which now stands at $14,812,377.77 Main Line and Fanling Branch $89,808.57.
The Working Expenses, amounted to $337,431.48 and when compared with Gross Receipts show a decrease the percentage being 78-79 against 8102 for 1916.
The Revenue derived from Local Traffic amounted to $119,397.09 or $470.17 less than the previous year while the Local Goods Traffic has increased from $7,706.81 to $9,985.88 and the sundry receipts. amounted to $4,096.52 more than in 1916 which is due to the inclusion of rents collected in respect of reclaimed land let at Hung- hom and to wharfage fees.
Through and Joint Sectional Coaching Traffic Receipts show a marked increase of $41,763.98. This improvement is due to a great extent to the increase in certain Joint Sectional fares from May 1st and also to a greater number of passengers travelling than in 1916.
The condition of the Goods Traffic has improved, the receipts. being $33,770.69 as against $18,407.50 for the previous year.
The Gross Receipts for the year were $428,246.46 as against $366,215.67 for 1916, an increase of $62,030.79. The balance after paying working expenses stands at $90,814.98 or $21,290.94 more than the previous year.
The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-
Passengers booked by Stations
in British Territory to Stations in China,.
Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory,
1915. 1916. 1917.
271,382 307,310 309,394
326,839 344,220 352,008
VI. GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)-HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Dis- eases Hospital. There is an Observation Station capable of accom→ – modating 1,500 persons in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease on board a ship arriving in the Harbour.
The Civil Hospital contains 150 beds in 19 wards. 3,292 in- patients and 13,065 out-patients were treated during 1917 as 361 cases of against 3,058 and 12,620 respectively, in 1916.
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