FOR THE YEAR 1919.
[Class VI] 95
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PUBLIC WORKS.
1.-PUBLIC WORKS,—Continued.
B.-PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT.
HONGKONG.
BUILDINGS.
1 Maintenance of Buildings,
2 Improvements to Buildings,
8 Maintenance of Lighthouses,
COMMUNICATIONS.
Approved Estimate, 1918.
30
Estimate, 1919.
#
66,100
70,000
(1) (2)
9,000
9,000
4,500
4,500
4 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City, 5 Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City, 6 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City, 7 Improvements to Roads and Bridges outside City, 8 Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables,..
76,000
76,000
25,000
25,000
32,000
35,000
(3)
5,000
5,000
6,500
6,500
:
DRAINAGE.
9 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.,
LIGHTING.
18,000
18,000
10 Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District, 11 Electric Lighting, City, Hill District, and Shaukiwan,.
53,000
25,000
65,000 25,500
(4) (5)
(5)
MISCELLANEOUS.
12 Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers,
6,000
6,000
13 Maintenance of Public Cemetery,
2,500
2,500
14 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries,
2,500
2,500
15 Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds,.
3,000
3,000
16 Dredging Foreshores,
9,000
9,000
17 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
19,000
19,000
18 Stores Depreciation,......
100
100
WATER WORKS.
19 Maintenance of City and Hill District,
90,000
150,000
(6) (7) (8)
20 Maintenance of Shaukiwan,
1,000
1,000
21 Maintenance of Aberdeen,
22 Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
400 10,000
1,000
(9)
10,000
Total Hongkong,........
Carried forward,...
463,600
463,600
543,600
543,600
(1) Increase in number of buildings.
(2) Increase in cost of materials.
(3) Widening and maintenance of roads for motor traffic. (4) Increase of 20% on contract rates with Gas Company. (6) Additional lamps.
(6) Additional pumping.
(8) Additional filter beds.
(7) Increase in cost of coal.
(9) Special overhaul of filter beds and bungalow.
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