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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.
1
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
$
$
$
$
S
16,952,878 17,055,505.35 1,267,452.64
1,164,825.29
Brought forward
31. PUBLIC WORKS
EXTRAORDINARY,
HONG KONG.
BUILDINGS.
1 New No. 2 Police Station
125,000
2 Sai Ying Pun New Market
125,000
3 Victoria Gaol New Printing Shop
50,000
164,824.22 128,776.57 35,080.33
39,824.22
40,000.00
1,223.43 14,919.67
4 Additional Transmitting Block at Cape
D'Aguilar W/T Station
2,000
5 Latrine at U Hing Lane...
16,000
6 Latriue and Bathhouse on Praya East.
10,000
5,992.10
2,000.00 16,000.00 4,007.90
7 Latrine and Urinal at Davis Street (30
seats)
3,000
4,809.40
1,809.40
2,500.00
8 Infectious Diseases Hospital
5,000
5,000.00
Not begun.
9 Market at Praya East Reclamation-
one storey only (open type) con- structed of reinforced concrete
30,000
9,950.47
20,049.53
Better progress made than anticipated.
Better progress made in 1930 causing provision in 1931 larger than necessary.
Retention money paid in 1980.
Not begun,
Only latrine constructed,
Removal and relaying existing sewer found necessary.
Work commenced late in the year.
GENERAL WORKS.
10 Roads
60,000
38,816.72
21,183.28
Work curtailed.
11 Drainage
(a) Training Nullahs
20,000
12,785.73
7,214.27
(b) Sewage and Storm Water Drains
60,000
48,527.57
11,472.43
12 Miscellaneous
15,000
17,214.33
2,214.33
3,407.00
13 Water Works
10,000
14 Port Works
5,000
7,257.83 2,412,61
2,742.17 2,587.39
do.
do.
Additional works authorized.
Work curtailed.
do.
COMMUNICATIONS.
15 Road connecting Garden Road and
Bowen Road with May Road
5,000
5,000.00
16 Road from Causeway Bay to Quarry
Bay, Section 70 feet wide, opposite M.Ls. 430 & 431
2,000
17 Tai Hang Road construction including
strengthening conduit
40,000
2,000.00
22,037.01
17,962.99
Work proceeded slowly
MISCELLANEOUS.
18 Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new
areas
6,000
5,877.08
122.92
1
19 Government Quarry, Tsat Tsz Mui,
Installation of modern asphalt and screening plants
18,000
17,986.07
13.93
20 Playing fields-preparing areas recom- mended by Committee as such may be approved
5,000
4,676.69
328.81
21 Renewing electrical wiring in Govern-
ment Buildings
20,000
19,923.11
76.89
22 Reinstatement of Government Retain-
ing Walls
5,000
3,269.29
1,730.71
Over estimated.
23 Mental Hospital-Provision of Geysers.
1,500
1.284.31
215.69
24 Garage at Arbuthnot Rond
5,000
4,998.23
1.77
WATER WORKS.
25 North Point Balance Tank
20,000
13,246.71
6,753.29
26 New Principal Mains in City
20,000
19.921.85
78.15
27 New 8" connecting main to Shaukiwan
25,000
1 | |
do.
24,590.33
409.67
28 Relaying Water Main along new align- ment from Eastern Filter Beds to Village Road Wong Nei Chung
15,000
Carried forward
723,500
Carried forward
$
16,952,878
14,733.14
630,991.70
17,055,505.35 1,267.452.64
43,847.95
266.86
136,356.25
1,164,825.29
45,907.00
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