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No. 19

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT OF WATER ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1897.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency

the Officer Administering the Government.

Treasury in account with Water Account.

To Maintenance of Water Works, City of Victoria and Hill District,

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19

31

To New Water Mains,

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11

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29

Kowloon, Shaukiwan, Aberdeen,..

Kowloon Water Supply,

Taitam Water Works Extension,

To Miscellaneous Water Expenditure as follows:-

Kennedy Road sites Water Works,

Shaukiwan Water Works,..

Aberdeen Water Works,

.$ 3,480.33 8,792.98 15,093.75

357.50

Receipts.

98

Expenditure.

C.

$

C.

7,878.93

5,980.74

1,088.69

1,007.54

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4,607.92

2,930.94

8,962.55

Peak Water Works.

Yaumati Water Works,.

246,00

To City of V

ria and Hill District Water Works,

27,970.56 104,539,93

Water Account,

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618.44

Stores issued,

Stores returned,

$ 6,921.30 2,949.35

3,971.95

4,590,39

By Balance,

82,002.56

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Amounts rendered to Treasury as follows:-

City of Victoria,

.$27,799.13

Hill District,

1,605.08

Kowloon,..

3,717.86

33,122.07

10.75

33,132.82

Add amounts undercharged as per memoranda to Treasury and Auditor of 13th

August, and 27th November, 1897,.....

Less amounts overcharged as per memoranda to Treasury and Auditor of 27th February, 29th March, 10th May, 25th August (and C.S.O. 1895 of 1897), and 7th September, 1897,

Less amount written off as per C.S.O. 589 of 1897 and 1321

of 1897,

By Water Rates on-

Victoria,

Hongkong Villages,

Hill District,

Kowloon Point, Yaumati and Mongkoktsui,

Hung Hom,...

To Balance,...............

288.75

2.32

291.07

32,841.75

.$68,449.73

892.27

2,270.28

3,632.26

1,729.67

76,974.21

22,260.33

DAVID WOOD,

Office Assistant and Accountant.

7th April, 1898.

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191,818.52 $191,818,52

R. D. ORMSBY, Director of Public Works.