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The Hongkong Government Gazette

Of FRIDAY, the 25th of SEPTEMBER, 1908.

Published by Authority

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE YEAR 1907.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, September 24th, 1908.

EXPENDITURE.

1. The amounts voted, as compared with those actually expended by the Department under the various headings, were as follows :-

AMOUNTS VOTED.

In Estimates.

Supplement- ary Votes.

Actual Expenditure.

Total.

(i.) Personal Emoluments and Other Charges, (ii) Annually Recurrent Works,.

261,036

437,500

134,550

(iii.) Extraordinary Works,

1,210,600

261,036 219,547.62 572,050 520,659.65. 120,017 1,330,617 784,320,30,

· Total,

1,909,136

254,567 2,163,703 1,524,527.57.

r Works g such as the latter

Detailed statements of items (ii.) and (iii.) are given in Appendices A and B. With regard to (i.), vacancies in the staff owing to the Tytam Tu1 scheme not being proceeded with, to the condition of the water suppl not to necessitate recourse to pumping or an application of the rider-mains part of the year and to other causes accounted for a reduction of $15,200 account of supervision exercised by the departmeut over work executed on i ehalf of various companies and of unclaimed wages, &c., amounted to $13,000..

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