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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
PUBLIC WORKS.
2.-PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT.
Brought foward,..
KOWLOON.
BUILDINGS.
27 Maintenance of Buidings,
28 Improvements to Buildings,
COMMUNICATIONS.
Approved. Estimate, 1924.
Estimate, 1923,
$
885,800
967,500
25,000 5,000
40,000
20,000 (1)
29 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,
60,000
70,000 (2)
30 Improvements to Roads and Bridges,
5,000
5,000
31 Maintenance of Telephones,
2,500
2,500
DRAINAGE.
32 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.,
9,000
9,000
LIGHTING.
33 Gas Lighting,
29,500
30,500
34 Electric Lighting,
15,000
15,600 (8)
35 Extensions of Lighting,
1,500
1,500
MISCELLANEOUS.
36 Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers,
5,000
5,000
37 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries,.... 38 Maintenance of Recreation Grounds, 39 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
4,000
4,000
WATER WORKS.
40 Maintenance of Water Works, 41 Water Account, (Meters, &c.)
20,000
22,000
12,000
14,000
(4)
Total Kowloon,
195,500
241,100
NEW TERRITORIES.
BUILDINGS.
42 Maintenance of Buildings, 43 Improvements to Buildings,
COMMUNICATIONS.
20,000
3,000
20,000 8,000
(1)
44 Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,
£5,000
55,000 (2)
45 Improvements to Roads and Bridges,
3,000
3,000
46 Maintenance of Telephones,
5,000
5,000
DRAINAGE.
47 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullabs, &c.,
600
600
LIGHTING.
48 Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo,
6,000
6,650
(3)
MISCELLANEOUS.
19 Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries, 50 Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages,
100
15,000
100 15,000
WATER WORKS.
51 Maintenance of Lai Chi Kok,
4,000
5,000
52 Maintenance of Fanling Waterworks, 53 Maintenance of Taipo Waterworks,
54 Water Account, (Meters, &c.),
500
1,000 (4)
500
1,000
1,500
1,000
Total New Territories,
104,200
1,135,500
121,850
1,330,450
Total Public Works, Recurrent,
(1) Increased number of buildings and increase in cost of
material and labour.
(2) Increased mileage and increase in cost of material and
(8) Increase in number of lights.
(4) Increase in services to be maintained.
labour.
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