Expenditure.
2
Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan, Maintenance of Public Cemetery, Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries, Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds, Dredging Foreshores, Water Account, (Meters, etc.),...................... $216.60 295.19 755.91
Maintenance of Buildings, Kowloon. Improvements to Buildings, Maintenance of Roads and Bridges, Maintenance of Telephones, Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc., Gas Lighting, Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries, Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, Maintenance of Water Works,..... Water Account, (Meters, etc.),
New Territories. Maintenance of Buildings, Improvements to Buildings, Maintenance of Roads and Bridges, Maintenance of Telephones, Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.,. Water Account, (Meters, etc.),... $828.30 4,411.60 4,425.79 $1,434.24 763.46 385.61 709.76 2,189.61 477.60 434.12 205.10 685.83 2,339.73 $452.40 272.50 187.01 2,751.89 234.95 268.53
The savings were considerably more than counterbalanced by excesses on other sub-heads, the principal of which were as follows:-
Maintenance of Lighthouses, Hongkong. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, Maintenance of City and Hill District Water Works, Kowloon. Improvements to Roads and Bridges, ... $1,314.84 9,386.60 41,036.20
Electric Lighting, New Territories. Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo, Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, Maintenance of Laichikok Water Works, $2,844.12 312.99 $166.11 2,201.86 2,194.24
The excess on "Maintenance of Lighthouses" was due to the erection of a new beacon on the rock in Cheung Chan Channel; those on "Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages" to the heavy rains of the 15th and 16th July, when 12″ of rain fell, and to the typhoon of the 13th August; that on "Maintenance of City and Hill District Waterworks" to the increased amount of pumping owing to the unfortunate distribution of the rainfall during 1916 and the new reservoir at Taitam Tuk becoming available and to the increased cost of coal; that on "Improvements to Roads and Bridges in Kowloon" to the construction of a short length of road from Yaumati Theatre
Expenditure.
2
Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan, Maintenance of Public Cemetery,
Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries,
Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds,
Dredging Foreshores,
Water Account, (Meters, etc.),......................
$216.60 295.19 755.91
Maintenance of Buildings,
Kowloon.
Improvements to Buildings,
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges, Maintenance of Telephones,
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.,
Gas Lighting,
Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries, Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, Maintenance of Water Works,..... Water Account, (Meters, etc.),
New Territories.
Maintenance of Buildings,
Improvements to Buildings,
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,
Maintenance of Telephones,
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.,.
Water Account, (Meters, etc.),...
828.30
4,411.60
4,425.79
.$ 1,434.24
763.46
385.61
709.76
2,189.61
477.60
434.12
205.10
685.83
2,339.73
$ 452.40 272.50
187.01
2,751.89
234.95
268.53
The savings were considerably more than counterbalanced by excesses on other sub-heads, the principal of which were as follows:-
Maintenance of Lighthouses,
Hongkong.
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
Maintenance of City and Hill District Water Works,
Kowloon.
Improvements to Roads and Bridges,
...
$ 1,314.84 9,386.60 41,036.20
Electric Lighting,
New Territories.
Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo,
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages, Maintenance of Laichikok Water Works,
2.844.12 312.99
.$ 166.11
2,201.86 2,194.24
The excess on "Maintenance of Lighthouses" was due to the erection of a new beacon on the rock in Cheung Chan Channel; those on "Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages" to the heavy rains of the 15th and 16th July, when 12′′ of rain fell, and to the typhoon of the 13th August; that on "Maintenance of City and Hill District Waterworks" to the increased amount of pumping owing to the unfortunate distribution of the rainfall during 1916 and the new reservoir at Taitam Tuk becoming available and to the increased cost of coal; that on "Improvements to Roads and Bridges in Kowloon" to the construction of a short length of road from Yaumati Theatre
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