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

Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

Heads and Sub-heads

Estimated

Actual

Over the Estimate

Under the

Supplementary

Estimate

Votes

$

$

$

$

$

33.337.240.31

14,199,326,10

36,647,105.27

Brought Forward

112,612.307

131.750,221.21

PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,

-Continued.

Brought Forward

8.966,500

7.446.897.14

316.013.69

1,835,616.55

436.620.00

Sub-heads.

8. Waterworks, Contd.

Item.

6.

Waste detection and prevention

34.000

7. Maintenance of buildings

23.000

19.196.22

17.248.33

14,803.78

8. Maintenance of water meters

300.000

299,743.52

5.751.67

256.48

9. Maintenance of workshop

50.000

37.346.12

12,653.88

9. Miscellaneous-General.

1. Maintenance of cemeteries

30.000

6.248.83

23,751.17

2.

Maintenance of dumps

30,000

8,841.70

21,158.30

3. Minor works

20.000

6.426.14

13,573.86

4. Preliminary investigations

10,000

2,250.59

7.749.41

5.

Reinstatements on re-entered

property

15,000

5,035.60

9,964.40

6. Running expenses of motor-

vehicles

225.000

7. Typhoon and rain-storm damage

250,000

100.679.27

480.580.79

124.320.73

230,580.79

300,000.00

S.Ws. 64 & 122.

8.

Works executed on private

account

250.000

763,643.47

513.643.47

635,000.00

S.Ws. 20, 102, 137 & 210.

10.

Miscellaneous-Waterworks.

1. Contribution to Renewals and

Improvements Fund

416.000

391,898.00

24.102.00

2. Minor works

20.000

10,011.30

9.988.70

3. Preliminary investigations

20.000

18.500.87

1,499.13

4. Running expenses of motor

vehicles

70,000

5. Typhoon and rain-storm damage

50,000

57,475.13

75.876.94

12,524.87

25.876.94

Total: Public Works

Recurrent

Less Increase

Net Decrease

Lack of staff.

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do

do -

Lower charges for power,

Explanatory Remarks

Less maintenance work required.

Fewer dumps, less protective work.

Fewer works.

Lack of staff.

Fewer investigations.

Fewer reinstatements.

Outstanding orders for stores. Less petrol and oil consumption.

More damage than anticipated.

Governed by demands from public-partly offset by credits to revenue.

Contribution is calculated on previous expenditure, which was not

available when estimates were prepared.

Less work undertaken.

Savings effected by re-organising transport arrangements.

115,000.00 S.Ws. 84 & 214. Storm damage costs greater than estimated,

10,779,500

9.747.899.96

1,086,114.89

2,117,714.93

1,486,620.00

1,086.114.89

1,031,600.04

Carried Forward

123.391.807

141,498.121.17

34,423.355.20

38,133,725.27

16.317,041.03

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