CO129-623-3 Supplementary Expenditure- general correspondence on the allocation of funds and an annual report for the... 1-3-1950 - 30-9-1950 — Page 63

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1948/49.

Heads and Sub-heads

Estimated

Actual

Over the Estimate

Under the Estimate

Supplementary Votes

$

$

S

$

Braught Forward

20.963.503

20.109.908.10

2.482.004.70

3,335,599.60

3,818.274.00

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

-Continued.

Brought Forward

4.413,836

2.790.673.40

1.818.80

1,624,981.40

16.537.00

Other Charges, Contd.

Sub-heads:-

24. Signals and switches

39.000

14.576.54

24.423.46

25. Sleepers

100.000

75.998.72

24.001.28

26. Station buildings and staff

quarters

112.200

83.057.01

29.142.99

27. Stores

91.000

45.601.54

45.398.46

28. Stores depreciation and losses

10.400

3.707.87

29. Telegraphs

10.000

4.467.30

5.532.70

30.

Tools and plant

95.000

66,295.36

28.704.64

31. Transport and travelling allow-

ances

2.204

555.23

1.648.77

32. Tunnels

2,000

151.20

33. Uniforms

48.400

21.489.63

1.848.80

26,910.37

34. Upkeep of vehicles

38.000

30,267.43

7.732.57

35.

Unallocated Stores:

Purchase, freight and other charges: deduct value of stores to be issued to other subheads

45. Repairs to Typhoon Damages

Coaches

46.

Special Expenditure.

26,034.80

26.034.80

50.475.24

50.475.24

56.000.00

56.000.00

Explanatory Remarks

6.692.13

Switches not yet arrived from Crown Agents.

Delay owing to a trading company failing to carry out the contract.

Not fully required.

Delay in delivery of stores from abroad.

Overestimated.

Less repair work than anticipated.

Delay in delivery of goods ordered from abroad,

Overestimated.

Less repair work than anticipated.

Retrenchment of staff and reduction in number of uniforms supplied

annually. Railbus and motor cars used to a lesser extent than anticipated.

26.035.00 S.W. 325B.

52,000.00 S.W. 35B.

56.000.00 S.W. 128B.

Cost of stores for the year not yet recovered,

Repairs following typhoon damage.

An advantageous purchase of two coaches from the Wagons-Lits not

previously anticipated.

36. Additional stores building

50.000

77.979.63

27.979.63

40.800.00

S.W. 23B.

37. Bath-house and latrines

28.000

12,118.57

38. Expenses for officers' training in,

U.K.

13.440

3.207.46

15.881.43

10.232.54

Delayed charges for supplies ordered in previous years. Lower contract price and work not yet completed. Fewer expenses than anticipated.

39. Fencing of locomotive yard

60.000

108.561.90

50.652.00

S.W. 146B.

48.561.90

Higher fence had to be erected.

Carried Forward

242,024.00

5.113.480

3471.218.83

210.870.37

1.853.131.54

Carried Forward

20.963,503

3.818.274,00

20.109,908.10

2.482.004.70

3.335,599.60

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