Q 3
Expenditure.
to Yaumati School, to link up the northern and southern portions of Nathan Road; those on "Electric Lighting, Kowloon and New Territories", to extensions of lighting in Waterloo Road and Sham-shuipo and that on "Maintenance of Laichikok Waterworks" to the laying of a larger main in order to supply the water boats.
Comparison of Expenditure, 1916 and 1917.
2. The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1917 as compared with that of the previous year:-
1916 1917 Increase Decrease $ c. $ $ $ (i) Personal Emoluments and Other Charges, 400,934.11 402,772.20 1,838.00 (ii) Annually Recurrent Works. 624,872.51 609,308.45 15,561.06 (iii) Extraordinary Works,.. 1,246,871.75 1,612,835.28 365,903.53 Total,.... $2,272,678.37 $2,624,915.93 367,801.62 13,564.06Item (i). The small increase in the first item is due to increases under "Other Charges", the item "Upkeep of Plant" having been transferred to this heading from "Annually Recurrent Works", under which it formerly appeared. The expenditure under "Personal Emoluments" was less by $4,416.45 in 1917 than in 1916. The average rate of exchange for 1917 was 2/71 against 2/14 for 1916.
Item (ii).—The decrease under this head is principally accounted for by the elimination of the sub-head "Upkeep of Plant” (expenditure in 1916, $20,763.41), and largely reduced expenditures under the headings "Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages" ($12,203.64), "Dredging Foreshores" ($7,098.71), "Water Account" ($8,438.84), and "Maintenance of Telephones" ($3,000.35). Increases occurred under the sub-heads "Maintenance of Water Works, City and Hill District" ($30,266.94), “Maintenance of Buildings, New Territories", ($9,021.20), "Stores Depreciation" ($4,707.19), “Improvements to Roads and Bridges, Kowloon", ($2,849.67), “Maintenance of Water Works, Laichikok", ($2,314.19), and "Maintenance of Lighthouses" ($2,056.54).
Item (iii). The large increase under this head occurs entirely under the sub-heads "Compensation and Resumptions", the expenditure under which during 1917 amounted to $464,016.04 as compared with $14,951.60 during 1916. It is impossible to institute any useful comparison between the amounts expended under Public Works Extraordinary during any two years, principal item under "Compensation and Resumptions", was the resumption of Morrison Hill for which a sum of $275,000 was paid.
The
Q 3
Expenditure.
to Yaumati School, to link up the northern and southern portions of Nathan Road; those on "Electric Lighting, Kowloon and New Territories", to extensions of lighting in Waterloo Road and Sham- shuipo and that on" Maintenance of Laichikok Waterworks" to the laying of a larger main in order to supply the water boats.
Comparison of Expenditure, 1916 and 1917.
2. The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1917 as compared with that of the previous year:-
1916.
1917.
Increase.
Decrease.
$ c.
$0.
e.
$
(i) Personal Emoluments andj
Other Charges,
400,934,11
402,772.20
1.838.00
(ii) Annually Recurrent Works. 624,872.51 609,308.45
(iii) Extraordinary Works, .. 1,246,871.75 1,612,835.28 365,903,53
15,561.06
Total,....$2,272,678.37 | 2,624,915,93
367,801,62
13,56406
Item (i). The small increase in the first item is due to in- creases under "Other Charges", the item "Upkeep of Plant having been transferred to this heading from "Annually Recurrent Works", under which it formerly appeared. The expenditure under "Personal Emoluments " was less by $4,416.45 in 1917 than in 1916. The average rate of exchange for 1917 was 2/71 against 2/14 for 1916.
Item (ii).—The decrease under this head is principally accounted for by the elimination of the sub-head "Upkeep of Plant” (expendi- ture in 1916, $20,763.41), and largely reduced expenditures under the headings "Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages" ($12,203.64), "Dredging Foreshores" ($7,098.71), "Water Account" ($8,438.84), and "Maintenance of Telephones" ($3,000.35). Increases occurred under the sub-heads "Maintenance of Water Works, City and Hill District" ($30,266.94), “Maintenance of Buildings, New Territor- ies", ($9,021.20), "Stores Depreciation ($4,707.19), “Improve- ments to Roads and Bridges, Kowloon", ($2,849,67), “Maintenance of Water Works, Laichikok", ($2,314.19), and Maintenance of Lighthouses" ($2,056.54).
Item (iii). The large increase under this head occurs entirely under the sub-heads "Compensation and Resumptions", the expenditure under which during 1917 amounted to $464,016,04 as compared with $14,951.60 during 1916. It is impossible to institute any useful comparison between the amounts expended under Public Works Extraordinary during any two years, principal item under "Compensation and Resumptions", was the resumption of Morrison Hill for which a sum of $275,000 was paid.
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