CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 98

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

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

Heads and Sub-heads.

Brought Forward

16. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,

Estimated.

Actual.

Over the Estimate.

Under the Estimate.

Supplement- ary Votes.

Special Warrants Nos.

$

$

$

15,566,615 15,581,543.21

3,194,849.37

3,179,921.16

3,733,599

Explanatory Remarks.

1,917 167 and 177

Requirements could not be obtained in

time for further progress.

Programme not fully completed.

More requirements at stations due to

increase in local traffic.

Accounts not received in time for pay-

ment.

Certain supplies from the United King-

dom not received.

Less repair work than anticipated.

Savings effected.

Contd.

Brought Forward

3,601,485 3,086,234.39

104,045.43

619,296.04

131,947

Other Charges,—Contd.

Sub-heads:-

24 Sleepers

100,000

35,380.30

25 Station buildings and staff quarters.

70,000

44,142.60

64,619.70

25,857.40

26 Stores and equipment

23,000

24,916.19

1,916.19

27 Stores, depreciation and losses

5,000

4,868.71

28 Telegraphs

10,000

3,310.88

131.29 6,689.12

29 Tools and plant

50,500

41,453.98

9,046.02

30 Transport of stores and travelling

expenses

750

643.04

31 Tunnels

2,000

69.81

32 Uniforms

20,000

33 Upkeep of vehicles

12,000

19,994.06 10,493.14

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106.96

1,930.19 5,94

1,506.86

34 Unallocated stores: purchase, freight

and other charges

$500,000

Deduct value of stores to be

issued to other sub-heads. $500,000

592,508,50 592,508.50

46 Typhoon and rainstorm damage

47 Anti-malaria measures

58,617.29

8,652.80

58,617.20

8,652.80

592,509

74,500

8,800

177

154

165

Special Expenditure

35 Bath-house and latrines

11,000

36 Expenses for officers training in the

Ú.K.

11,760

2,635.19

11,000.00

9,124.81

37 Lowering of goods platform levels 38 Motor transport

30,000

7,577.62

22,422,38

9,000

9,000.00

39 Relaying and renewal of permanent

way

1,040,000

869,409.91

170,590.09

Carried Forward

4,996,495 4,810,908.41 765,740.21

951,326.80

809,673

Carried Forward

15,566,615 15,581,543.21 3,194,849.37

3,179,921.16

3,733,599

Unallocated stores purchased but not

allocated during the financial year. Unforeseen. Repairs following typhoon

damage.

New item. Previously charged to Loan

funds.

Work deferred on grounds of economy.

Over-estimated. Part expenditure met from Colonial Development and Wel- fare Funds.

Major portion of work deferred on

grounds of economy.

Delivery of car delayed and accounts not

received in time for payment.

Delay in arrival of sleepers and

materials from the United Kingdom.

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