AnnualReport-1921 — Page 479

Q 3

Expenditure

The savings were far more than counterbalanced by excesses on other sub-heads, the principal of which were the following:-

Hongkong. Buildings.

Improvements to Buildings,

Communications.

Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City, Improvements to Roads and Bridges outside City, Maintenance of Telephones including all cables,

Lighting.

Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District, Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan,

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$ 538.44

$ 8,824.98 1,425.57 19,251.34

1,037.18 158.00

Miscellaneous.

Dredging Foreshores,

Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,

Maintenance of City and Hill District,

Maintenance of Shaukiwan,..........

Water Account, (Meters, etc.),

$ 3,182.50 5,715.71

Water Works.

$ 37,342.33

$ 638.77 8,687.70

Kowloon.

Buildings.

Maintenance of Buildings,

$ 363.94

Improvements to Buildings,

$ 1,002.27

Communications.

Maintenance of Telephones,

$ 6,297.28

Miscellaneous.

Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,

$ 9,130.26

Water Works.

Maintenance of Water Works,....

$ 477.72

Water Account, (Meters, etc.),

$ 7,572.09

New Territories.

Buildings.

Maintenance of Buildings,

$ 2,568.25

Miscellaneous.

Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,

$ 7,006.07

Water Works.

Water Account, (Meters, etc.),..

$ 631.25