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Head 41-COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES

Nature of grant or loan

Approved Revised Estimate Estimate

Estimate

1954-55

1953-54 1953-54

Sub-heads

$

$

$

5 Fisheries research unit--capital expendi-

ture (R. 480A)

1 Village agricultural depots-capital ex-

penditure (D. 994)

Free

2 Upper air reporting stations (D. 1060) 3 Mechanization of fishing fleet (D. 1435)... Free 4 Survey party in the New Territories

(D. 1661)

Free grant of $144,000 grant of $412,480 grant

40,000

35,000

57,000

168,000

168,000

78,200

of $320,000

300,000

1,000

170,000

Free grant of

$ 88,000

45,600

35,511

10,700

Free grant of

$543,600

250,000

300,000

6,700 u

6 Fisheries research unit-recurrent expendi-

ture (R. 480A)

7 Loans to fishermen (D. 1967)

8 Site development for low-cost housing

(D. 2061)..

9 Pier on Ping Chau Island (D. 2073)

Irrigation in the New Territories-interim

scheme (D. 1242)

Hong Kong Housing Society pilot scheme

(D.1602)

Irrigation in the New Territories-capital

expenditure (D. 1952).

Aeronautical radio and weather stations!

(D. 1764)

Cadastral survey in the New Territories-

capital expenditure

Cadastral survey in the New Territories-

recurrent expenditure

Total Expenditure

Free grant of $174,000 Interest-free loan of $800,000]

Free grant of $2,000,000 Free grant of

32,000

30,000

54,400 u

400,000

120,508

400,000

250,000

2,500,000 u

$140,000

50,000

90,000

Free grant of

$ 55,200

23,800

Free grant of

$216,000

100

36

*

Free grant

grant of

$200,000

160,000

198,945

Free grant

grant of

$170,500

10,000 10,000

*

582,000

51,200

2,312,700

949,000 3,367,000

Sub-head 5

AN

Additional free grant of £2,775 made in 1953. Scheme number changed to R. 480A (formerly R. 480).

6 Additional free grant of £4,200 made in 1953. Scheme number changed to R. 480A (formerly R. 480).

Sub-head 8 Hung Hom scheme, $2,000,000 approved. North

Point scheme $500,000 to be applied for.

*

Schemes completed or withdrawn. Grant reduced by £1,550.

Control of expenditure is vested in the following officers:-

Director of Marketing

Director of Royal Observatory.

Sub-head 1

Sub-head 2

Director of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry... Sub-heads 3,7 Director of Public Works...

Financial Secretary.

Sub-heads 4,8,9

Sub-heads 5,6

Note

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All expenditure is covered by receipts under Revenue Head 12.