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 83

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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

$

$

$

$

$

Brought Forward

112,612.307

131,750,221.21

33,337,240.31

14,199.326.10

36.647.105.27

PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,

-Continued.

Hem.

Brought Forward

2.580.000

2.343.895.19

67.248.11

312.352.92

130.000.00

Sub-heads.

5. Port Works, Contd.

4. Dredging

200,000

35,691.39

5.

Maintenance of Kai Tak

aerodrome

90.000

315.444.31

225.444.31

164,308.61

225,572.00

S.W. 262.

Explanatory Remarks

Fuel and shipping charges debited to Marine Dept. Lack of dredging

plant,

Greater use of aerodrome necessitated more maintenance.

6. Roads.

1.

Maintenance of roads and bridges

2.000.000

1.973,967.16

26.032.84

2.

Maintenance of approaches to

Government buildings

50.000

30.168.71

19.831.29

Programme could not be completed.

Decrease in demands,

3.

Maintenance of quarries and road

plant

120.000

126.023.66

6.023.66

63,750.00 S.W. 171.

Charges from previous years.

4. Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connexions

80.000

75.399.74

4,600.26

5. Maintenance of traffic and street

signs

14.500

5.312.60

9.187.40

6. Maintenance of Government

A.R.P. tunnels

35.000

7. Street lighting

700.000

17.247.39

626.218.15

17,752.61

73.781.85

8.

Morrison Hill Quarry, Loss on

operation

17,298.00 S.W. 24B.

17.207.61

17.297.61

Works ordered could not all be completed.

Lack of materials which arrived later in year.

Work was done as found necessary.

Street lighting not fully rehabilitated due to lack of materials.

To cover outstandings from 1947/48.

7. Transport.

1. Maintenance of Government

vehicles

1.100.000

278.971.36

821,028.64

2.

Maintenance of workshops

60.000

52,049.48

7.950.52

3. Petrol, oil and lubricants

50.000

41.296.24

8.703.76

8. Waterworks,

1. Headworks and trunk supplies

88.000

72.267.50

15.732.50

2. Pumping raw water

680.000

452,093.23

227.906.77

3. Filtration and treatment

230,000

228.078.07

1.921.93

4. Pumping filtered water

480.000

388.733.57

91,266.43

5. Distribution

400.000

366.741.78

33.258.22

436.620.00

Carried Forward

8.986.500

7.446.897.14

316.013.69

1,835,616.55

36.647.105.27

Carried Forward

112.612,307

131.750.221.21

33,337,240.31

14.199.326.10

Provision made in other departments' Estimates.

Outstanding orders.

Less petrol and oil ordered.

Rainstorm damage charged to Head 28. S.H. 10, item 5, saved some

routine expenditure.

Lower price of coal than anticipated.

Lower price of coal.

Reconditioned materials recovered from works were used as far as

possible. Lack of new materials.

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