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COLONIAL ESTIMATES HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE, Brought forward,

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

Meals for Prisoners in Cells, $13,560.00

Burials of Destitute Dead, $480.00

Incidental Expenses, $12.00

Lighting Street Lamps, $1,680.00

No. 13.-ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES.

Praya, Victoria, at Ouchterlony's Battery and Belcher's Bay, $8,000.00

Do. Kowloon, $5,000.00

Piers, (Victoria), and landing Steps, West and East, $5,760.00

Do. Kowloon, $3,000.00

Bridge at Belcher's Bay, $2,000.00

Nullah at do. $8,000.00

Streets in Suburbs, West, $7,000.00

Do. in Kowloon, $1,500.00

Do. $1,000.00

Roads in Kowloon, $3,000.00

Extension of Carriage Road to Sow-ke-wan, $2,500.00

Repairs to Roads out of Victoria, $5,000.00

Road and Street Contingencies, $1,500.00

TOTAL, $25,000.00

No. 8.-GAOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENT.

Provisions for Prisoners, $19,800.00

Oil and Lampwick, $700.00

Clothing, Shoes, &c., including Clothing for Staff, $3,000.00

Incidental Expenses, $1,500.00

TOTAL, $25,000.00

No. 9.-RENT.

Rent of Post Office at Shanghae, $1,920.00

Rent of Government Schools, $1,260.00

Rent of Quarters for Teachers to Cadets, 3 at $60, $180.00

Passage Allowances to Government Officers, $250.00

TOTAL, $3,360.00

No. 10.-TRANSPORT.

No. 11-CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

No. 12.--WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

New Carriage Road from Government Offices to the Gap, $7,500.00

Lamps and Posts in Kowloon, $1,500.00

Canal Bridge at Bowrington, $4,000.00

Culverts in Victoria and Suburbs, $10,000.00

New Gaol on Stone Cutters' Island:--

Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 5 of 1862, $99,648.00

Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1863, $20,000.00

Proposed to be expended in 1864, $20,000.00

Surface Drains, $5,000.00

New Central Police Station on site of old Gaol:--

Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 6 of 1862, $81,759.00

Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1863, $11,759.00

Proposed to be expended in 1864, $50,000.00

Police Stations Kowloon $5,000.00

Post Office: $50,000.00

Miscellaneous Services, Kowloon, $1,000, Stone Cutter's Island, $500, Hongkong, $500, Drainage Wong-nei-choong, $500.00

Repairs to Bridges out of Victoria, $2,000.00

TOTAL, $102,950.00

Estimated Cost, $107,140.00

Miscellaneous Works, $15,000.00

Repairs to Buildings, $10,000.00

No. 14.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

$7,000.00

No. 15.-INTEREST. Nil.

Government Garden, $2,000.00

School Houses at Sookumpoo and West Point, for 150 boys each, $8,000.00

Expenses of Clock Tower, $640.00

Planting Trees, $2,000.00

TOTAL, $10,000.00

No. 16. LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED.

Compensation for Chinese claims on Kowloon under Article 6 of Convention of Peking, $10,000.00

No. 17.-SPECIAL EXPENSES.

$1,500.00

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COLONIAL ESTIMATES HONGKONG. EXPENDITURE DETAILED. POLICE, Brought forward, COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG. EXPENDITURE DETAILED. Meals for Prisoners in Cells, $13,560.00 Burials of Destitute Dead, $480.00 Incidental Expenses, $12.00 Lighting Street Lamps, $1,680.00 No. 13.-ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES. Praya, Victoria, at Ouchterlony's Battery and Belcher's Bay, $8,000.00 Do. Kowloon, $5,000.00 Piers, (Victoria), and landing Steps, West and East, $5,760.00 Do. Kowloon, $3,000.00 Bridge at Belcher's Bay, $2,000.00 Nullah at do. $8,000.00 Streets in Suburbs, West, $7,000.00 Do. in Kowloon, $1,500.00 Do. $1,000.00 Roads in Kowloon, $3,000.00 Extension of Carriage Road to Sow-ke-wan, $2,500.00 Repairs to Roads out of Victoria, $5,000.00 Road and Street Contingencies, $1,500.00 TOTAL, $25,000.00 No. 8.-GAOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENT. Provisions for Prisoners, $19,800.00 Oil and Lampwick, $700.00 Clothing, Shoes, &c., including Clothing for Staff, $3,000.00 Incidental Expenses, $1,500.00 TOTAL, $25,000.00 No. 9.-RENT. Rent of Post Office at Shanghae, $1,920.00 Rent of Government Schools, $1,260.00 Rent of Quarters for Teachers to Cadets, 3 at $60, $180.00 Passage Allowances to Government Officers, $250.00 TOTAL, $3,360.00 No. 10.-TRANSPORT. No. 11-CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. No. 12.--WORKS AND BUILDINGS. New Carriage Road from Government Offices to the Gap, $7,500.00 Lamps and Posts in Kowloon, $1,500.00 Canal Bridge at Bowrington, $4,000.00 Culverts in Victoria and Suburbs, $10,000.00 New Gaol on Stone Cutters' Island:-- Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 5 of 1862, $99,648.00 Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1863, $20,000.00 Proposed to be expended in 1864, $20,000.00 Surface Drains, $5,000.00 New Central Police Station on site of old Gaol:-- Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 6 of 1862, $81,759.00 Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1863, $11,759.00 Proposed to be expended in 1864, $50,000.00 Police Stations Kowloon $5,000.00 Post Office: $50,000.00 Miscellaneous Services, Kowloon, $1,000, Stone Cutter's Island, $500, Hongkong, $500, Drainage Wong-nei-choong, $500.00 Repairs to Bridges out of Victoria, $2,000.00 TOTAL, $102,950.00 Estimated Cost, $107,140.00 Miscellaneous Works, $15,000.00 Repairs to Buildings, $10,000.00 No. 14.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. $7,000.00 No. 15.-INTEREST. Nil. Government Garden, $2,000.00 School Houses at Sookumpoo and West Point, for 150 boys each, $8,000.00 Expenses of Clock Tower, $640.00 Planting Trees, $2,000.00 TOTAL, $10,000.00 No. 16. LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED. Compensation for Chinese claims on Kowloon under Article 6 of Convention of Peking, $10,000.00 No. 17.-SPECIAL EXPENSES. $1,500.00
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80 27 26 COLONIAL ESTIMATES HONGKONG. EXPENDITURE DETAILED. POLICE, Brought forward,. COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG. EXPENDITURE DETAILED. Meals for Prisoners in Cells,. Burials of Destitute Dead,.. $ 13,560.00 480.00 $12.00 C. Incidental Expenses,. Lighting Street Lamps, 1,680.00 No. 13.-ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES. Praya, Victoria, at Ouchterlony's Battery and Belcher's Bay, Do. Kowloon, $ C. 8,000,00 5,000.00 5,760.00 TOTAL... 21,792.00 Piers, (Victoria), and landing Steps, West and East,. Do. Kowloon, Bister 3,000.00 5,000.00 No. 8.-GAOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENT. Provisions for Prisoners, $ e. 19,800.00 Bridge at Belcher's Bay,. 2,000.00 Nullah at do. 8,000.00 Oil and Lampwick,. 700.00 Clothing, Shoes, &c., including Clothing for Staff, Incidental Expenses, 3,000.00 Streets in Suburbs, West, 7,000.00 1,500.00 Do. in Kowloon, 1,000.00 TOTAL,. No. 9.-RENT, 25,000.00 Roads in Kowloon, 3,000.00 c. Extension of Carriage Road to Sow-ke-wan, 2,500.00 Rent of Post Office at Shanghae,. Rent of Governinent Schools, Rent of Quarters for Teachers to Cadets, 3 at $60,. 1,920.00 1,260.00 Repairs to Roads out of Victoria,.. 5,000.00 Do. 180.00 Do. TOTAL,. Passage Allowances to Governinent Officers,. Streets in Roads in do., Kowloon, 5,000.00 250.00 3,360.00 Road and Street Contingencies, 1,500.00 No. 10.-TRANSPORT. No. 11-CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. No. 12.--WORKS AND BUILDINGS. $ 0. New Carriage Road from Government Offices to the Gap, 7,500.00 1,500.00 Lamps and Posts in Kowloon,. 500.00 $2,880. Canal Bridge at Bowrington,. 4,000.00 Culverts in Victoria and Suburbs,. 10,000.00 New Gaol on Stone Cutters' Island:-- 8 C. $ c. Do. in Kowloon, 5,000.00 Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 5 of 1862, Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1863,. 99,648.00 Repairs to Culverts,. 1,200.00 20,000.00 Nullah at Bowrington, Extension, 9,500.00 Proposed to be expended in 1864,.. 20,000.00 20,000.00 Surface Drains,. 5,000,00 New Central Police Station on site of old Gaol :-- Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 6 of 1862, Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1803,.. 81,759.00 Repairs to do., 500.00 Do. 11,759.00 Proposed to be expended in 1864,. 50,000.00 Police Stations Kowloon Post Office: say,. 50,000.00 5,000.00 to Bridges out of Victoria,.. Miscellaneous Services, Kowloon, $1,000, Stone Cutter's Island, $500, Hongkong, $500, Drainage Wong-nei-choong, 500.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 TOTAL, 102,950.00 Estimated Cost, Proposed to be expended in 1864, Miscellaneous Works, Repairs to Buildings, 15,000.00 No. 14.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 10,000.00 10,000.00 2,500.00 20 7,000.00 $250. No. 15.-INTEREST. Nil. $920.000 Kod LOUD Government Garden, School Houses at Sookumpoo and West Point, for 150 boys each, Expenses of Clock Tower, 2,000,00 8,000.00 640.00 Planting Trees,... TOTAL, 2,000.00 107,140.00 No. 16. LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED. Compensation for Chinese claims on Kowloon under Article 6 of Convention of Peking, No. 17.-SPECIAL EXPENSES. $ C. 10,000.00 $1,500.00.
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COLONIAL ESTIMATES HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE, Brought forward,.

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

Meals for Prisoners in Cells,.

Burials of Destitute Dead,..

$ 13,560.00

480.00

$12.00

C.

Incidental Expenses,.

Lighting Street Lamps,

1,680.00

No. 13.-ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES.

Praya, Victoria, at Ouchterlony's Battery and Belcher's Bay,

Do. Kowloon,

$

C.

8,000,00

5,000.00

5,760.00

TOTAL...

21,792.00

Piers, (Victoria), and landing Steps, West and East,.

Do. Kowloon,

Bister

3,000.00

5,000.00

No. 8.-GAOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENT.

Provisions for Prisoners,

$ e. 19,800.00

Bridge at Belcher's Bay,.

2,000.00

Nullah at

do.

8,000.00

Oil and Lampwick,.

700.00

Clothing, Shoes, &c., including Clothing for Staff, Incidental Expenses,

3,000.00

Streets in Suburbs, West,

7,000.00

1,500.00

Do. in Kowloon,

1,000.00

TOTAL,.

No. 9.-RENT,

25,000.00

Roads in Kowloon,

3,000.00

c.

Extension of Carriage Road to Sow-ke-wan,

2,500.00

Rent of Post Office at Shanghae,.

Rent of Governinent Schools,

Rent of Quarters for Teachers to Cadets, 3 at $60,.

1,920.00 1,260.00

Repairs to Roads out of Victoria,..

5,000.00

Do.

180.00

Do.

TOTAL,.

Passage Allowances to Governinent Officers,.

Streets in

Roads in

do.,

Kowloon,

5,000.00

250.00

3,360.00

Road and Street Contingencies,

1,500.00

No. 10.-TRANSPORT.

No. 11-CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

No. 12.--WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

$ 0.

New Carriage Road from Government Offices to the Gap,

7,500.00

1,500.00

Lamps and Posts in Kowloon,.

500.00

$2,880.

Canal Bridge at Bowrington,.

4,000.00

Culverts in Victoria and Suburbs,.

10,000.00

New Gaol on Stone Cutters' Island:--

8

C.

$ c.

Do. in Kowloon,

5,000.00

Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 5 of 1862, Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1863,.

99,648.00

Repairs to Culverts,.

1,200.00

20,000.00

Nullah at Bowrington, Extension,

9,500.00

Proposed to be expended in 1864,..

20,000.00

20,000.00

Surface Drains,.

5,000,00

New Central Police Station on site of old Gaol :--

Proposed Cost, as per Supplementary Report and Estimate No. 6 of 1862, Probable Expenditure up to 31st December, 1803,..

81,759.00

Repairs to do.,

500.00

Do.

11,759.00

Proposed to be expended in 1864,.

50,000.00

Police Stations Kowloon

Post Office:

say,.

50,000.00

5,000.00

to Bridges out of Victoria,..

Miscellaneous Services, Kowloon, $1,000, Stone Cutter's Island, $500, Hongkong, $500, Drainage Wong-nei-choong,

500.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

TOTAL,

102,950.00

Estimated Cost,

Proposed to be expended in 1864,

Miscellaneous Works,

Repairs to Buildings,

15,000.00

No. 14.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

10,000.00

10,000.00

2,500.00

20

7,000.00

$250.

No. 15.-INTEREST. Nil.

$920.000 Kod

LOUD

Government Garden,

School Houses at Sookumpoo and West Point, for 150 boys each,

Expenses of Clock Tower,

2,000,00

8,000.00

640.00

Planting Trees,...

TOTAL,

2,000.00

107,140.00

No. 16. LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED. Compensation for Chinese claims on Kowloon under Article 6 of Convention of Peking,

No. 17.-SPECIAL EXPENSES.

$

C.

10,000.00

$1,500.00.

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