CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 117

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

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Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1949/50.

Heads and Sub-heads.

Brought Forward

30.-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,

-Contd.

Brought Forward

2.

Crown Lands and

Surveys, Contd.

Sub-heads:-

4 Maintenance of triangulation and

survey marks

5 Routine surveys

3. Drainage.

Estimated.

Actual.

Over the Estimate.

Under the Estimate.

Supplement- ary Votes.

Special Warrants Nos.

$

$

115,683,998 117,110,469.48 17,377,178.49

$

15,950,707.01

$

19,702,771

2,317,000

2,413,743,85

146,628.02

49,884.17

276,500

1,000

3,000

639.92

1,176.80

1 1

360.08

1,823.20

Explanatory Remarks.

Cost of private works charged to Sub-

head 8, Item 8.

do.

1 Maintenance of sewers and storm-

water drains

500,000

421,447.75

78,552.25

Less maintenance. Complete programme

not carried out.

2 Maintenance of anti-malarial works.

4. Electrical and Mechanical.

20,000

991.07

19,008.93

do.

1 Maintenance of air-conditioning plant

and refrigerators

10,000

8,669.97

2 Maintenance of lifts

40,000

35,422.46

3 Maintenance of plant

100,000

80,122.18

4 Maintenance of Public Works Dept.

and transport pool vehicles

500,000

343,948.05

5 Maintenance of typhoon masts and

equipment

6 Running expenses of workshops

5,000

20,000

2,999.53

28,158.24

8,158.24

1,330.03

Saving effected.

4,577.54

Less maintenance.

19,877,82

Certain expenditure met from

other

P.W.D. votes.

156,061.95

Cheaper prices of

2,000.47

and stores vehicles reduced repair charges. Less maintenance due to clemency of

weather.

new

12,200

80B

Light and power provision erroneously

included in Head 29, Sub-head 4.

5. Port Works.

1 Dredging

200,000

110,950.49

89,049.51

2 Maintenance of harbour plant and

equipment

40,000

3 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport

100,000!

4 Maintenance of sea walls and piers...

33,622.83 429,834.11

329,834.11

160,000

128,718.06

5 Maintenance of vehicle ferry piers

160,000

6 Reclamation schemes, survey parties.

130,292.83

6,377,17

31,281.94) 29,707.17

360,000

160

45,000

31,849.87

13,150.13

Fewer rainstorms, less dredging re-

quired.

Outstanding indents.

Emergency repairs to runways. Outstanding indents.

do.

Work suspended.

Carried Forward

4,221,000 4,202,588.01 484,620.37

503,032.36

648,700

Carried Forward

115,683,998 117,110,469.48 17,377,178.49

15,950,707.01|

19,702,771

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