Financial Minute No.
Laid before Council and
recommended by the Finance Committee."
Approved by Council.
Vote and Service.
Explanation.
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29th December 1924 Public Works Extraordinary,
Hongkong, Installation of Valve Transmitting Set for Cape D'Aguilar, $27,000 Public Works Extraordinary, New Territories, Communications Surfacing & Strengthening Roads
$20,000
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Botanical & Forestry Department Other Charges, Brushwood Clearing,
$900
Public Works Recurrent, Kowloon (a) Communication, Telephones
(b) Water Works,
Maintenance,
$700
$6000
(d) Water Works,Meters $4000
New Territories,
Buildings,
(f) Communications, Roads
(g) Laying out Chinese
(a) Ma
per 0
(e) Water Works,
Laichikok,
$3000
Public Works
Extraordinary,
Kowloon,
General,
$61,000
Cemeteries,
$3000
(h) Water Works,Pipers.
Hill Reservoir,
$10,000
(i) Water Works,
$3000
(k) Police Station,
Kowloon City,
$10,000
(1) Police Station,
Shamshuipo,
$10,000
(m) Communications,
Roads,
(n) Miscellaneous,
$26,250
Kowloon Tong,
Excavation and
Filling,
$35,000
Miscellaneous,
New Territories
Not included in Estimates but the commit- ments in England already amounted to £2,543 and further expenditure was anticipated.
The completion of this work was urgently necessary owing to increase in traffic in the New Territories. The sum voted for the year being insufficient to cover cost
More work was necessary than that
estimated for, owing to training of water courses and clearing brushwood in residential areas.
(a) Increased number of telephones taken over by Public Works Department. (b) Excess due to increased cost of
labour, etc.
(c) Rapid development necessitating new
meters.
(d) More work found necessary than was
anticipated.
(e) Special work required to the filter beds and purchase of electric motor (f) Owing to unexpected rapid development.
in Kowloon the votes were exceeded. (g) More work required than was anticip-
ated.
(h) This work is proceeding more rapid-
ly than was expected.
(i) Vote exceeded owing to extension of
mains in new districts.
The progress on the work exceeded the sum provided.
(m) Development in the New Territories
has necessitated extra work on roads being undertaken. (n) This work is progressing more rapidly
than was expected and the sum provided was found insufficient for the year.
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Public Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Conversion of old Police Station into Temporary Magistracy.
$4600
Public Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Pier, Blackheads Point,
$20,000
Additional fittings etc. required for the Kowloon Magistracy.
A new pier for landing coal at the Government depot and for other purposes connected with the railway. The cost of foundations was heavier than anticipated.
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