CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 118

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

107

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

Explanatory Remarks.

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

Explanatory Remarks.

Brought Forward

30. PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT,

-Contd.

Brought Forward

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

503.032.36

648,700

Sub-heads:-

6. Roads.

1 Maintenance

of

approaches to

Government buildings

100,000

56,316.33

2 Maintenance of footpaths and

drainage connexions

80,000

64,842.93

3 Maintenance of Government A.R.P.

tunnels

35,000

5,887.16

4 Maintenance of quarries and road

plant

155,000

5 Maintenance of roads and bridges

2,800,000

88,176.42

2,610,731.38

1 1 1 1 │

43,683.67!

15,157.07

29,112.84

66,823.58

189,268.62

357,000

152

6 Maintenance of traffic and street

signs

20,000

7 Street lighting

850,000

19,171.16 715,459.15

828.84

134,540.85

7. Waterworks.

1 Headworks and trunk supplies

140,000

130,125.30

2 Pumping raw water

3 Filtration and treatment

690,000 260,000 249,509.64

646,391.17

4 Pumping filtered water

500,000

461,075.92!

9,874.70

43,608.83

10,490.36

38,924.08

5 Distribution

410,000

381,275.45

6 Waste detection and prevention

34,000

4,650.05

7 Maintenance of buildings

80,000

77.197.28

8 Maintenance of water meters

300,000

180,858.06

9 Maintenance of workshop

55,000

41,017.22

28,724.55

29,349.95

2,802.72 119,141.94

13,982.78

Less maintenance due to pressure of

other works.

Expenditure curtailed.

Less expenditure due

tunnels.

to sealing of

Outstanding indents and

charges.

contract

Works not completed within the year. Special Warrant granted for emcr- gency repairs due to heavy Military traffic.

Complete programme of street lighting

rehabilitation not carried out.

Maintenance work less than anticipated. Cheaper price of coal.

Fewer chemicals used than estimated. Cheaper price of coal.

Reconditioned materials recovered used

as far as possible.

Little work carried out due to lack of

staff.

Routine maintenance and overhaul be-

hind schedule.

Economy measures.

8. Miscellaneous General.

1 Maintenance of cemeteries

2 Maintenance of dumps

30,000

9,810.68

|

3 Minor works

30,000 20,000

21,472.64 10,909.89

20,189,32

8,527.36 9,090.11

Less maintenance due to closure of

existing cemeteries.

Cost for maintenance of War cemeteries

negligible but will increase. Dumps closed, fewer in orperation. Variable.

Carried Forward

10,810,000 9,977,465.84

484,620.37

1,317,154.53

1,005,700

Carried Forward

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

15,950,707.01

19,702,771

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