HONGKONG ESTIMATES
PUBLIC WORKS.
1.- PUBLIC WORKS,—Continued.
B.—PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT,— -Continued.
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Brought forward,....
KOWLOON.
BUILDINGS.
24 Maintenance of Buildings,
25 Improvements to Buildings,
COMMUNICATIONS.
26 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges................
Approved Estimate, 1914.
8,500
378,300
Estimate, 1915.
457,300
13.000 1,000
(1) (2) (2) (3) (4)
25,000
28.000
27 Improvements to Roads and Bridges,. 28 Maintenance of Telephones,..
4,000
(1)(2) (2)(4)(5)
2,500
2.500
DRAINAGE.
29 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c....................
6,000
6,000
LIGHTING.
30 Gas Lighting......
10,500
12.000
31 Electric Lighting,
1.700
2,000
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MISCELLANEOUS.
32 Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers,
1,500
1,500
33 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries..
1.000
1.000
34 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,..
WATER WORKS.
5,000
5,000
35 Maintenance of Water Works, 36 Water Account. (Meters, &c.),
8,000
3,000
9,000 (7) 3,000
Total Kowloon..........
72.700
88,000
NEW TERRITORIES.
BUILDINGS.
37 Maintenance of Buildings.—Islands in Southern District. 38 Improvements to Buildings.-Islands in Southern District.... 39 Maintenance of Buildings,-Mainland and Islands in
Northern District.
1.500
1,500 500
(2)
(2) (3) (4)
6,500
6.500
40 Improvements to Buildings.-Mainland and Islands in
Northern District,
500
(2) (3) (4)
COMMUNICATIONS.
41 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,-Mainland, 42 Improvements to Roads and Bridges,—Mainland, 43 Maintenance of Telephones,-Mainland,
DRAINAGE.
12,000
14,000
(1) (2)
2,000
(2) (4) (5)
1,000
4,000
44 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullals, &c.,-Mainland,
500
500
MISCELLANEOUS.
45 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries,-Mainland, 46 Typhoon and Raiustorm Damages,-Islands in Southern
500
500
District,......
500
500
47 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,-Mainland and Islands
in Northern District,
2,500
2,500
WATER WORKS.
48 Maintenance of Lai Chi Kok, 49 Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
1,500 500
1,500 500
30,000
481,000
35,000
580,300
Total New Territories,......
Total Public Works, Recurrent,,
(1) Increase in cost of work, and previous under-estimate.
(2) Based on rerised estimate for 1914.
(3) Hitherto charged to "Maintenance of Buildings ". (4) It has been considered more satisfactory to separate the
cost of improvements from that of maintenance.
(5) Hitherto charged to ̈ Maintenance of Roads and Bridges (6) Increase in number of lights, and improvements in light-
ing.
(7) Previous under-estimate, and additional filtration conse-
quent on increased consumption.
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