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originally planned to have this vessel completed in 1924. Savings were made on most of the other items, particularly salaries.
The Prison Department expended $9,355 more than was anticipated mostly on account of increased staff and the opening of the new Halls at Lai Chi Kok.
Savings in the Medical Department amounting to $91,966 were achieved by deferring expenditure on the equipment for Victoria Maternity and Kowloon Hospitals, construction of a motor launch and minor economies on a number of items.
The Sanitary Department's requirements fell short of the estimate by $184,650 principally due to savings on salaries and special expenditure earmarked for exhumations.
Fewer Building Grants and savings on salaries were chiefly responsible for the saving of $128,468 in the estimate for the Education Department.
Public Works Department showed a saving of $150,948 almost wholly due to lapsing salaries and allowances.
Excess expenditure under Public Works Recurrent was incurred to the extent of $243,981—notable increases being:
H. K. Typhoon & Rain Storm Damages... $232,422
H. K. Water Works—Maintenance of City and Hill district... ...
H. K. Water Works—Water A/c (Meters)
Kowloon Typhoon & Rain Storm Damages
Kowloon Maintenance of Water Works...
N. T. Maintenance of Buildings
N. T. Typhoon & Rain Storm Damages
44,199
10,028
26,697
16,466
...
10,267
16,270
Savings were observed on various other items.
The expenditure on Public Works Extraordinary was $548,269 below the amount estimated.
Among the items on which increases were noted the following are prominent.
H. K. Compensations & Resumptions
Kowloon
N. T.
59
35
Increase.
... $500,316
100,468
** "
... 289,076
No expenditure was incurred on a number of items in the estimates and on many works the actual expenditure fell considerably short of the sum provided for.
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originally planned to have this vessel completed in 1924. Savings were made on most of the other items, particularly salaries.
The Prison Department expended $9,355 more than was anticipated mostly on account of increased staff and the opening of the new Halls at Lai Chi Kok.
Savings in the Medical Department amounting to $91,966 were achieved by deferring expenditure on the equipment for Victoria Maternity and Kowloon Hospitals, construction of a motor launch and minor economies on a number of items.
The Sanitary Department's requirements fell short of the estimate by $184,650 principally due to savings on salaries and special expenditure earmarked for exhumations.
Fewer Building Grants and savings on salaries were chiefly responsible for the saving of $128,468 in the estimate for the Education Department.
Public Works Department showed a saving of $150,948 almost wholly due to lapsing salaries and allowances.
Excess expenditure under Public Works Recurrent was in- curred to the extent of $243,981-notable increases being :
H. K. Typhoon & Rain Storm Damages... $232,422 H. K. Water Works-Maintenance of City
and Hill district...
...
H. K. Water Works--Water A/c (Meters) Kowloon Typhoon & Rain Storm Damages Kowloon Maintenance of Water Works... N. T. Maintenance of Buildings
N. T. Typhoon & Rain Storm Damages
44,199
10,028.
26,697
16,466
...
10,267
16,270
Savings were observed on various other items.
The expenditure on Public Works Extraordinary was $548,269 below the amount estimated.
Among the items on which increases were noted the follow- ing are prominent.
H. K. Compensations & Resumptions
Kowloon
N. T.
59
35
Increase.
...$500,316
100,468
**
"
... 289,076
No expenditure was incurred on a number of items in the estimates and on many works the actual expenditure fell consider- ably short of the sum provided for.
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