FOR THE YEAR 1922.
[Class VI] 75
PUBLIC WORKS.
PUBLIC WORKS,—Continued.
B.-PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT,—Continued.
Brought forward,......
Approved Estimate, 1921.
Estimate, 1922.
626,100
662,800
KOWLOON,
BUILDINGS.
Maintenance of Buildings,
18,000
20,000
Improvements to Buildings,
1,500
2,000
} (1)
COMMUNICATIONS.
Maintenauce of Roads and Bridges,
40,000
45,000
(2)
Improvements to Roads and Bridges,..
5,000
5,000
Maintenance of Telephones,
2,500
2,500
DRAINAGE.
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.,
9,000
9,000
LIGHTING.
Gas Lighting,
17,000
17,500
(3)
Electric Lighting,
6,500
6,500
MISCELLANEOUS.
Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers,
3,000
4,000
(4)
Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.
500
500
Maintenance of Recreation Grounds,..
1,000
1,000
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
4,000
4,000
WATER WORKS.
Maintenance of Water Works,
15,000
Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
5,000
15,000 10,000 (5)
Total Kowloon,....
128,000
142,000
NEW TERRITORIES.
BUILDINGS.
Maintenance of Buildings,
15,000
Improvements to Buildings,
2,000
17,000 2,500
(1)
COMMUNICATIONS.
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,
40,000
45,000 (2)
Improvements to Roads and Bridges,..
3,000
3,000
Maintenance of Telephones,
5,000
5,000
DRAINAGE.
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullabs, &c.,
600
600
LIGHTING.
Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo,..................
2,500
2,750
(3)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries, Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
100
100
15,000
15,000
WATER WORKS.
Maintenance of Lai Chi Kok.....................
Maintenance of Fanling Waterworks,
Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
3,000
300
8,000
500
(6)
300
3) Additional lamps to be maintained. 4) Additional piers to be inaintained.
Total New Territories,
Total Public Works, Recurrent,.............
1) Increased cost of building work.
2) Increased cost of material and labour.
(5) Greatly increased building development involving a
larger number of meters being supplied.
(6) Considered necessary.
86,500
94,750
$40,600
899,550
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