CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 418

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COLONIAL ESTIMATES - HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,

The Sisters of Charity, $1,800 - Reformatory, $600 - Other Allowances, $1,600,

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COLONIAL ESTIMATES - HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

LIGHTHOUSES.

Maintenance, &c., of Buildings, and Apparatus, $4,000 Interest on Loan from Special Fund, for cost of Lighthouses, and Sinking Fund (4th year), $1,000 $2,000 TOTAL, $3,000

TRANSPORT.

Passage Allowances to Officers, $3,000 Passage Allowances on Sick Leave to Government Officers with Salaries not exceeding £300, $1,500 TOTAL, $4,500

GOVERNMENT GARDENS, AND PLANTATIONS.

Maintenance of Government Gardens, $2,000 Tree Planting, $12,000 Travelling Expenses, $500 Garden Seats, $250 TOTAL, $14,750

WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

Pok-fú-lam Reservoir, $1,000 Repairs to Buildings, $12,000 Maintenance of Water Works. $5,000 Do. of Telegraphs, $1,000 Do. of Protestant Cemetery, $750 New Water Police Station $35,000 Completing Observatory and Time Ball, $20,000 Fittings for Offices in different Departments, $500

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

New Iron Telegraph Poles, $1,500 Lunatic Asylum, $6,000 Entrance Lodge, Gates, &c., Civil and Lock Hospitals, $1,000 Lighting Street Lamps, Public Urinals $1,000 Expenses of the Clock Tower, Maintenance of Praya Wall, $2,000 Miscellaneous Works, $3,000 Commission to Crown Agents, Sinking Fund for Praya Works Loan, $10,000 Telegraph Service, Sinking Fund for Breakwater at Causeway Bay to form Typhoon refuge for Boats, (money to be taken from Special Fund), $5,000 Rent of Marine Lot No. 66 (Crosby's Store), Subscription to Reuter's Telegrams, TOTAL $104,750 Other Miscellaneous Services, $3 $26,000 $1,000 $1,400 $4,000 $1,400 $1,000 $3,000 TOTAL. $87,800

ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES.

Maintenance of Piers, $500 Drainage and Sewerage, $10,000 Roads out of Victoria, $8,000 Road and Street Contingencies, $8,000 Re-making Streets in Tai-ping-shán, Sai-ying-p'ún, Sheung-wan and Chung-wán, $10,000 Repairs to Bridges, $1,000 Watering Streets, $500 Widening Kennedy Road, $1,000 Repairing Timber Wharf, Commissariat Lane, $1,000 Reforming Main Street at Shau-ki-wán, $1,000 Stone Steps at Duddell Street, $2,000 Repairing No. 13 Bridge, Aberdeen and Little Hongkong Road, $1,300 Miscellaneous Services, $3,000 TOTAL $47,800

MILITARY EXPENDITURE.

Contribution to Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, (£20,000 at the current exchange of the day, say, 3/10), $104,348 Colonial Defences, - Expenses of the Volunteers, $2,400 TOTAL $106,748

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32COLONIAL ESTIMATES - HONGKONG.EXPENDITURE DETAILED.CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,The Sisters of Charity, $1,800 - Reformatory, $600 - Other Allowances, $1,600,33COLONIAL ESTIMATES - HONGKONG.EXPENDITURE DETAILED.LIGHTHOUSES. Maintenance, &c., of Buildings, and Apparatus, $4,000 Interest on Loan from Special Fund, for cost of Lighthouses, and Sinking Fund (4th year), $1,000 $2,000 TOTAL, $3,000TRANSPORT. Passage Allowances to Officers, $3,000 Passage Allowances on Sick Leave to Government Officers with Salaries not exceeding £300, $1,500 TOTAL, $4,500GOVERNMENT GARDENS, AND PLANTATIONS. Maintenance of Government Gardens, $2,000 Tree Planting, $12,000 Travelling Expenses, $500 Garden Seats, $250 TOTAL, $14,750WORKS AND BUILDINGS. Pok-fú-lam Reservoir, $1,000 Repairs to Buildings, $12,000 Maintenance of Water Works. $5,000 Do. of Telegraphs, $1,000 Do. of Protestant Cemetery, $750 New Water Police Station $35,000 Completing Observatory and Time Ball, $20,000 Fittings for Offices in different Departments, $500MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. New Iron Telegraph Poles, $1,500 Lunatic Asylum, $6,000 Entrance Lodge, Gates, &c., Civil and Lock Hospitals, $1,000 Lighting Street Lamps, Public Urinals $1,000 Expenses of the Clock Tower, Maintenance of Praya Wall, $2,000 Miscellaneous Works, $3,000 Commission to Crown Agents, Sinking Fund for Praya Works Loan, $10,000 Telegraph Service, Sinking Fund for Breakwater at Causeway Bay to form Typhoon refuge for Boats, (money to be taken from Special Fund), $5,000 Rent of Marine Lot No. 66 (Crosby's Store), Subscription to Reuter's Telegrams, TOTAL $104,750 Other Miscellaneous Services, $3 $26,000 $1,000 $1,400 $4,000 $1,400 $1,000 $3,000 TOTAL. $87,800ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES. Maintenance of Piers, $500 Drainage and Sewerage, $10,000 Roads out of Victoria, $8,000 Road and Street Contingencies, $8,000 Re-making Streets in Tai-ping-shán, Sai-ying-p'ún, Sheung-wan and Chung-wán, $10,000 Repairs to Bridges, $1,000 Watering Streets, $500 Widening Kennedy Road, $1,000 Repairing Timber Wharf, Commissariat Lane, $1,000 Reforming Main Street at Shau-ki-wán, $1,000 Stone Steps at Duddell Street, $2,000 Repairing No. 13 Bridge, Aberdeen and Little Hongkong Road, $1,300 Miscellaneous Services, $3,000 TOTAL $47,800MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Contribution to Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, (£20,000 at the current exchange of the day, say, 3/10), $104,348 Colonial Defences, - Expenses of the Volunteers, $2,400 TOTAL $106,748
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}f32COLONIAL ESTIMATES -HONGKONG.-LEXPENDITURE DETAILED.CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,The Sisters of Charity, $1,800-Reformatory, $600-Other Allowancos, $1,600,415COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.33EXPENDITURE DETAILED.LIGHTHOUSES.$$4,000 Maintenance, &c., of Buildings, and Apparatus, Interest on Loan from Special Fund, for cost of Lighthouses, and Sinking Fund (4th year), 1,000 2,000TRANSPORT.* Passage Allowances to Officers,.......3,000 Passage Allowances on Sick Leave to Government Officers with Salaries not exceeding £300, 1,500TOTAL,..$4,500TOTAL,....3,000GOVERNMENT GARDENS, AND PLANTATIONS.$ Maintenance of Government Gardens, 2,000 Tree Plauting,12,000 Travelling Expenses, 500 Garden Seats, 250 TOTAL, .$14,750WORKS AND BUILDINGS. Pok-fú-lam Reservoir, 1,000 Repairs to Buildings, 12,000 Maintenance of Water Works. 5,000 Do. of Telegraphs, 1,000 Do. of Protestant Cemetery, 750 New Water Police Station.....35,000 Completing Observatory and Time Ball, 20,000 Fittings for Offices in different Departments, 500MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. New Iron Telegraph Polos,1,500 Lunatic Asylum, 6,000 Entrance Lodge, Gates, &c., Civil and Lock Hospitals, 1,000 Lighting Street Lamps, Public Urinals.....1,000 Expenses of the Clock Tower,.. Maintenance of Praya Wall, 2,000 Miscellaneous Works, 3,000 Commission to Crown Agents, Sinking Fund for Praya Works Loan, 10,000 Telegraph Service,... Sinking Fund for Breakwater at Causeway Bay to form Typhoon refuge for Boats, (money to be taken from Special Fund), 5,000 Rent of Marine Lot No. 66 (Crosby's Store), Subscription to Reuter's Telegrams, TOTAL......104,750 Other Miscellaneous Services,.326,0001,0001,4004,0001,4001,0003,000 TOTAL. 87,800ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES.$ Maintenance of Piers, 500 Drainage and Sewerage, 10,000 Roads out of Victoria,.8,000 Road and Street Contingencies, 8,000MILITARY EXPENDITURE.Re-making Streets in Tai-ping-shán, Sai-ying-p'ún, Sheung-wan and Chung-wán,10,000Repairs to Bridges,1,000Watering Streets,...500Widening Kennedy Road,1,000Repairing Timber Wharf, Commissariat Lane,.1,000Reforming Main Street at Shau-ki-wán,..1,000 Contribution to Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, (£20,000 at the current exchange of the day, say, 3/10),.. Colonial Defences,-Expenses of the Volunteers, 104,3482,400Stone Steps at Duddell Street,.......2,000Repairing No. 13 Bridge, Aberdeen and Little Hongkong Road,Miscellaneous Services,1,3003,000TOTAL....$106,748TOTAL,...47,800
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COLONIAL ESTIMATES -HONGKONG.

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EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,

The Sisters of Charity, $1,800-Reformatory, $600-Other Allowancos, $1,600,

415

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

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EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

LIGHTHOUSES.

$

$

4,000

Maintenance, &c., of Buildings, and Apparatus,

Interest on Loan from Special Fund, for cost of Lighthouses, and Sinking Fund (4th year),

1,000 2,000

TRANSPORT.

*

Passage Allowances to Officers,.......

3,000

Passage Allowances on Sick Leave to Government Officers with Salaries not exceeding £300,

1,500

TOTAL,.

.$

4,500

TOTAL,....

3,000

GOVERNMENT GARDENS, AND PLANTATIONS.

$

Maintenance of Government Gardens,

2,000

Tree Plauting,

12,000

Travelling Expenses,

500

Garden Seats,

250

TOTAL,

.$

14,750

WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

Pok-fú-lam Reservoir,

1,000

Repairs to Buildings,

12,000

Maintenance of Water Works.

5,000

Do. of Telegraphs,

1,000

Do. of Protestant Cemetery,

750

New Water Police Station.....

35,000

Completing Observatory and Time Ball,

20,000

Fittings for Offices in different Departments,

500

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

New Iron Telegraph Polos,

1,500

Lunatic Asylum,

6,000

Entrance Lodge, Gates, &c., Civil and Lock Hospitals,

1,000

Lighting Street Lamps,

Public Urinals.....

1,000

Expenses of the Clock Tower,..

Maintenance of Praya Wall,

2,000

Miscellaneous Works,

3,000

Commission to Crown Agents,

Sinking Fund for Praya Works Loan,

10,000

Telegraph Service,...

Sinking Fund for Breakwater at Causeway Bay to form Typhoon refuge for Boats, (money

to be taken from Special Fund),

5,000

Rent of Marine Lot No. 66 (Crosby's Store),

Subscription to Reuter's Telegrams,

TOTAL......

104,750

Other Miscellaneous Services,.

3

26,000

1,000

1,400

4,000

1,400

1,000

3,000

TOTAL.

87,800

ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES.

$

Maintenance of Piers,

500

Drainage and Sewerage,

10,000

Roads out of Victoria,.

8,000

Road and Street Contingencies,

8,000

MILITARY EXPENDITURE.

Re-making Streets in Tai-ping-shán, Sai-ying-p'ún, Sheung-wan and Chung-wán,

10,000

Repairs to Bridges,

1,000

Watering Streets,...

500

Widening Kennedy Road,

1,000

Repairing Timber Wharf, Commissariat Lane,.

1,000

Reforming Main Street at Shau-ki-wán,..

1,000

Contribution to Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, (£20,000 at the current

exchange of the day, say, 3/10),.. Colonial Defences,-Expenses of the Volunteers,

104,348

2,400

Stone Steps at Duddell Street,.......

2,000

Repairing No. 13 Bridge, Aberdeen and Little Hongkong Road,

Miscellaneous Services,

1,300

3,000

TOTAL....

$

106,748

TOTAL,...

47,800

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