FOR THE YEAR 1920.
PUBLIC WORKS.
1.-PUBLIC WORKS,-Continued.
B.-PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT.
HONGKONG.
BUILDINGS.
1 Maintenance of Buildings,
2 Improvements to Buildings,
3 Maintenance of Lighthouses,
COMMUNICATIONS.
Approved
Estimate, 1919.
$
[Class VI] 91
Estimate, 1920,
$
70,000
100,000
9,000
4,500
}
15,000 (1) (2)
6,000
(2)
4 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City, 5 Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City, 6 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City,
76,000
85,000
(2) (3)
25,000
25,000
35,000
40,000
7 Improvements to Roads and Bridges outside City, 8 Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables,...
5,000
7,000
(2) (3)
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,.
65,000
25,500
57,000
(4) 26,000 (5)
MISCELLANEOUS.
12 Maintenance of Praya Wall and Piers,
6,000
8,000
(6)
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
4,000
(7)
16 Dredging Foreshores,
9,000
9,000
17 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
19,000
22,000
(1) (3)
18 Stores Depreciation,.
100
100
WATER WORKS.
19 Maintenance of City and Hill District,
150,000
150,000
20 Maintenance of Shaukiwan,
1,000
1,000
21 Maintenance of Aberdeen,
1,000
1,000
22 Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
10,000
12,000
(2) (8)
Total Hongkong,....
Carried forward,.................
543,600
543,600
597,600
597,600
(1) Increase in number of buildings.
(2) Increase in cost of materials.
(3) Increased mileage of roads.
(4) Increase of 20% on contract rates with Gas Company now
discontinued.
(5) Increased lighting.
(6) Ferry piers taken over by Government. (7) Sookumpoo Recreation Ground added. (8) Increase in number of meters.
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