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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1931

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Heads and Sub-heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally Voted.

Explanatory Remarks.

$

*

$

$

Brought forward

15,416,728 15.473,578.60

987.543.63

430,693.05

PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,—

Continued

Brought forward

KOWLOON.

998,100

995.227.70

149,964.72

152,837.02

208,600.00

Items.

8:-BUILDINGS.

1 Maintenance of Buildings

2 Improvements to Buildings

35,000 6,000

23,239.16 1,712.42

11,780.84 4,287.58

=

Work kept to a minimum.

Work curtailed.

9:-COMMUNICATIONS.

1 Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and

Improvements)

80,000

2 Maintenance of Telephones

3,000

78,228.34 2,974.13

1,771.66 25.87

10: DRAINAGE.

1 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.

12,000

8.549.43

3,450.57

Work kept to a minimum.

11:—LIGHTING,

1 Gas Lighting

30,000

2 Electric Lighting

30,000

$5.720.25 30.889.34

5,720.25

889.84

3 Extensions of Lighting

1,500

6,000.00 1,000.00

1,500.00

Increased rates under the new gas lighting agreement Extension to street lighting stopped.

12: TYPHOON AND RAINSTORM DAMAGES.

1 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages

5,000

19,574.01

14,574.01

15,000.00

More damages done than anticipated

18: WATER WORKS.

1 Maintenance of Water Works

48,000

2 Water Account, (Meters, &c).

40,000

47.970.36 103.091.31

29.64

63,091.31

89,700.00

Demand for meters.

14: MISCELLANEOUS,

1 Maintenance of Prava Walls and Piers.

12,000

9,888.54

2 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries..

4,000

3,962.74

2,111.46 87.26

Economy.

3 Maintenance of Recreation Grounds

4 Bathing Bench, Tai Wan

NEW KOWLOON.

15: BUILDINGS.

2,500

2.388.98

2,600

111.02 2,600.00

Econoniy,

1 Maintenance of Buildings

8,000

3.282.02

4,717.98

2 Improvements to Buildings

1,000

1,000.00

=

16:-COMMUNICATIONS,

1 Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and

Improvements)

2 Maintenance of Telephones

32,000 500

26,664.17 407.49

5.335.83

32.51

17: DRAINAGE.

1 Maintenance of Sewers, Xullahs, &e...........

8.000

2.892.48

107.52

18; —LIGHTING,

1 Gas and Electric Lighting

2 Extensions of Lighting

20,000 250

18.855.26

1,144.74 250.00

Carried forward

$

1.374,450 1.115.578.19

234.239.63

193.111.50

815,800.00

Carried forward

S

15.416.728 15.473.578.00

987.543.63

930,693,03

Work kept to a minimumn. Economy.

Work curtailed

Economy.

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