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Question.

a How much capital ex- penditure has been in- curred up to the end of the last completed financial year-

(n) on

entrance and approach channels? (b) on entrance locks (in the case of enclosed docks) and on berth- ing accommodation (including transit sheds, cranes, &c.)? (c) on other works (in-

cluding land)?

On how much of the total capital expenditure is in- terest now being paid?

FORTS AND HARBOURS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:

Aden.

For the period up to 1915, the capital expenditure was as follows:- (a) Rs. 35,10,571

Bombay.

Total capital expenditure up to 31st March 1915-

(a)}

(5) > 0,589,9351. (c) J

(284,0381, 18. 4d.) It is not possible to show in dredging entrance this separately as the. channel and mooring accounts do not show

details. busiu. (b) No docks.

0,478,0737. (c) Rs. 16,86,271

(112,4187. 1. 4d.) Interest is being paid:-- (1) Four per cent. loan from Government. Capi- tal and interest is being paid yearly on 12 lakhs (80,0007.). Total amount to be repaid

Rs. 17.65,960 (117,730. 13. 4d.) ; already repaid

Rs. 4,41,490 (29.4927. 13%, 4L); still to be repaid

Rs. 13.24,470 (88,2981.) at Rs. 88.298 (5,886. 10. 8d.) per manum principal and interest.

(i) Five per cent. loan Rs. 3 lakhs (20,0007.) raised in the general market, repayable in 1918.

Calcutta.

The total capital expenditure incurred up to the end of the last financial year 31st March 1915, was:-

(4) On entrance and approach channels:--

(1) Lighthouses, &r. - Rs. 1,47.734 £9,848 18 8

(2) Buoys and moorings Rs. 1,38,780

(3) Light vessels, red- ges, and other ves- sels and bouts -

(0) On entrance locks and berthing ac-

commodation tinelu. ding transit sheds. cranes, &e.) was

(c) On other works (in. cluding land) was

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The total capital ex- penditure on which interest was being paid at 1st July 1915, way

£9,252 0 0

Rs. 56,57,738 £377,182 10 8

Rs. 59.44,252 £306.283 9 4

Rs. 5,24,99,303 £3,409,953 10 8

Rs. 7,06,44,145 £4,709,609 13 4

Rs. 12.90.87.700 £8,605,846 13 4

- Rs. 11,47,20,357 £7,648,023 16 0

Colombo,

INDIA AND THE EASTERN CONONIES.

Hong Kong.

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Singapore.

The following particulars relate to the Total capital expenditure to December

period ending August 1915:—

(a) Nil.

:

As

31st, 1914-

Capital cost of under-

taking Debentures redeemed - New works from Loan

Funds

$

28,453,554 1,330,400

17,612,855

$17,896,809

() There are no entrance locks.

the existing berthing accommoda. tion has been provided by private enterprise, figures are not available. (c) Harbour of refuge for small craft (1883) $96,400 about £17,673 sterling.

Harbour of refuge for small i craft (1915) $2,170,000 = about £189,875.

Hopper - dredger second hand (capacity. 420 C.T.) acquired in 1908 at a cost of £15,000.

As the above-mentioned works and plant have been paid for out of Colonial Revenue, no interest is payable.

(Dollar value, 2. 4d.)

9. (1) In the last completed

financial year, what were

the charges for-

(a) interest on capital? (b) sinking fund, if any?

(1) The charges for the

year ended were as follows :—

1915

(a) Rs. 56,080 (3,7381,

13. 4.).

(c) dredging, charged to) No sinking fnud.

revenge?

(d) repairs and maintan

ance ?

(e) running and all other expenses charged to revenue, excepting

improvements paid for out of revenue, if any?

(2) In the last completed

financial

year, what

were the charges debited to capital account, and what were the principal subheads under which they were distributed i

(e) Nil.

(4) Rs. 10,310 (6877. 10s.

Bd.).

(e) Rs. 3,81,254 (24,0837.

12.).

(ƒ) Rs. 1,38,488 (9,2327.

108. d.).

(2) Rs. 1,38,917 (9,2617. 28. 8d.) (Maala wharf extension).

!

(1) The charges for the

financial year ended

31st March 1915 were

as follows:-

(a) 348,6251.

In the financial year ended March 31st |

1915 the various charges were :--

(a) Rs. 44,21,005**

(5)

Rs. 18,81,200

(b) 71,841.

(c)

Rs. 4,15,838

(c) 19,6727.

(d) Rs. 14,64,193

(d) 100,9017.

(e) Rs. 73,93,509

No 244,1677.

(/)

Rs. 18,590

(7) 78154

Prince's Dock Victoria Dock New works, ordinary

t 1,029 3,699

Rs. 1,55,04,355

72,298

Alexandru and

Hughes Docks,

construction - 289,544

Mazagaow-

Sewri recla-

mation, inclu-

ding Port Trust

Railway

-351,742

(1)

£294,783 13 4

£125,413 6 8

£27,723 17 4

£97,612 17 4

£192,900 12 0

£1,239 6 8

£1,039,623 13 4

* Inelules £33,814 8. 74. charged to capita

during co-truction.

(2)

(a) On entrance and approach

(i) Lighthouse

-

(Ü) Dredgers and boats

(2) On entrance locks and berthing Accommodation including transit sheds,

Cranes

(c) Dredging

* (8) Acquisition of laud

(e) Other works -

channels:-

Rs. 1,23,854

£8,256 18 8

- Rs. 4,20,720 £28,048

0 0

Rs. 5,44,574

£36,304 18 8

- Rs. 62,61,206 £417,413 14 8 Rs. 1,20,889 £8,059 5 4

Rs. 68,756 £4,583 14 9 Rs. 17,16,115 £114,407 13 4

Rs. 87,11,540 £580,769 6 8

The following figures relate to the (1) For the year ended 31st December

year 1914:

(1) (a) Nil. (b) Nil.

(e) A trivial amount of dredging it done with a Priestman grab- dredger at points where storm. water drains or streams die- charge into the harbour. Ex. penditure in 1914, $2,043- £189 sterling.

(d) Nil.

(e) Expenditure of Harbour De- partment in 1014, #173,214= £16,038. No separate account is kept of any other charges, which are, however, small. (ƒ) 8496,604 (= £46,039) apent on harbour of refuge for smali craft in 1914.

2. Nil.

1914:-

(4) 4 per cent.*

(b) *

(c)

(d) $222,758.

(e) 83,650,979 (including (d)). () $49,365.

(2) $2,521,939; this amount being die- tributed over new wet dock construction and wharf improvements, warehouses, &c.

*See Notes, p.,

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