CO129-519-2 Estimates for 1930 19-9-1929 - 19-9-1929 — Page 85

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

62

Heads and Sub-Heads,

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1930.

63

Decrease.

Provisionally

Explanatory Remarks.

Voted.

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$

Brought forward................................ 18,291,655 18,798,058.30

3,324,371.92 2,817,968.62

Head 82.—KOWLOON CANTON

RAILWAY.-Continued.

Brought forward......

736,909

695,638.25

43,242.04

84,518.69

OTHER CHARGES,—Contd.

Sub-heads:

31 Transport.

E-1-7-4 Transport

550

329.83

220.17

32 Tunnels.

E-5-3 Tunnels

1,000

8.00

992.00

Ferry fares for shroffs, escorts, etc not required since the Kowloon Branch [of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank opened.

Not required.

38 Uniform.

E-1-7- Uniform for & Stores

Watchmen, 1 Office

Attendant and J

Messenger

395

394.90

.10

E-2-3

Station and Train Staff

4,540

4,539.58

.42

Uniform for 7 Watchmen

455

446.69

8.81

E-3-1-1-4 Uniform for Drivers.

Firemen, Pointsmen E-4-11-3 Uniforin for Watchmen. E-5-12-6 Uniform for 5 Watch

680

645.57

34.43

625

595.64

29.86

! ! ¦ ││

men and 8 Sub- Inspectors

455

446.69

8.31

|

34 Motor Cars and Lorries, Running;

Expenses

10,470

11,669.31

1,199.31

1

1,200.00

Salaries of motor car drivers and price of petrol increased.

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

35 Fencing

$1,000

36 Locomotive wheel balancing machines.]

4,900

40,416.50 7.975.85

9,116.50

3,075.85

9,721.00 8,200.00

Lower Exchange.

do.

37 New latrine at Yaumati Station

900

38 New Passenger Coaches

330,000

820.78

39 Permanent Shops at Stations

34,800

4.014.95

900.00 329,679.27 30,785.05

Not ordered.

40 Waiting Hall at Yaumati Station

2,200

1,982.65

41 New Painting Shop

30,000

14,267.61

217.35 15,782.39

Abandoned. Another latrine being built by P.W.D. in the vicinity.

Clerical error in Estimates of $30,000.

Savings by using old permanent way materials and by postponing the alteration

42 Water Cranes, Loco. Water Supply,

Taipo

[to sewers.

5,000

4,888.45

111.55

43 New bodywork for 4 coaches

40,000

44 New Siding Fanling

28,489.64 149.09

11,510.86

46

45 Storm Damages

Grinding Machine

Less Increase

Savings

4.608.54

1 Portable Crank-pin Turning and

1.234,879

4,577.00

826,405.47 |

149.09 4,608.54

4,577.00

66,269.23

Savings.

150.00

5,130.00

4,577.00

474.742.76

66,269.28

408,473.59

Carried forward

19,526,534 19,624,463.77 3,390,641.15

3,292,711.38

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