CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 119

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177

Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

109

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

Heads and Sub-heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Over the Estimate.

Under the Estimate.

Supplement- ary Votes.

Special Warrants Nos.

$

$

Brought Forward

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

$

15,950,707.01

$

19,702,771

30.-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT, -

--Contd.

Brought Forward

8. Miscellaneous General,-Contd.

Sub-heads:-

4 Preliminary investigations

10,810,000 9,977,465.84|

484,620.37

1,817,154.53

1,005,700

10,000

5,914.51

4,085,49

5 Re-instatements on re-entered pro-

perty

15,000

5,279.47

9,720.53

6 Running expenses of motor vehicles.

200,000

136,884.56

63,115.44

7 Typhoon and rain-storm damage

8 Works executed on private account...

250,000 760,000

428,038.83 1,849,110.00

178,038.83 1,089,110.00

241,500 1,263,000

9 Inspection

boilers

of

Government

land

2,500.00

2,500.00

2,500

9. Miscellaneous-Waterworks.

Explanatory Remarks.

155 160, 165 and 178

152

Fewer investigations due to deferment

of schemes.

Fewer reinstatements. Private build- ings insufficiently advanced to permit Government works.

Less petrol and oil consumption, more

private cars used on duty. Variable.

More works, expenditure governed by

demands from public.

Off-set by corresponding revenue. New item.

1 Contribution

to Renewals

and

Improvement Fund

2 Minor works

427,000

20,000!

392,031.00 6,239.19

3 Preliminary investigations

20,000,

11,238.55

34,969.00 13,760.81 8,761.45

4 Running expenses of motor vehicles.

70,000

53,123.78

16,876.22

5 Typhoon and rain-storm damage

50,000

106,548.64

56,548.64

67,376

24 and 155

Total:-Public Works Recurrent

12,632,000

12,974,374.37 1,810,817,84

1,468,443.47

2,580,076

Less Decrease

1,468,443.47

342,374.37

Net Increase

31.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRA-

Sub-heads:-

ORDINARY.

Revised on basis of actual expenditure. Fewer works than anticipated.

Fewer investigations due to lack of staff. Economy measures.

Variable. Includes charges from pre-

vious year.

750,000

156

Further expenditure on military roads.

District Office, New Territories.

1 Roads and paths, New Territories 2 Taipo Market

1,000,000 7,000

1,736,478.05 736,478.05

7,000.00

Carried Forward

1,007,000

1,743,478.05

736,478.05

750,000

Carried Forward

128,315,998 130,084,843.85 19,187,996.33

17,419,150.48

22,282,847

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