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F.

Main Head.

CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT,

Main Line and Fan Ling Branch,

II.

HI.

IV.

V.

VI.

VIII.

ESTIMATES.

Expenditure Proposci

Savingsand] Excesses

Sub-Head.

14

1910.

Additions 1912.

Total.

31.12.12.

Expen- Eture 1918.

ma Total Estimate.

$ 42,277.65

$

42,277.65 42,277.631

X

REMARKS.

L-Preliminary

Expenditure,

Survey,

II.—Laul,

Land,

1,195,879,20 1,473,879.25| 2,669,758,45| 2,252,519,16

2,587,580.00 2,558,410,82

3,811,145.19 3,807,482.63

3,000.00 | 412,208.99 | Saving date to the land on Lots 6'8 & 1110 not being debited to Railway Account it being decided to nequire K.ML's Nos. 3, 9, 74 & 75. No provision was made in Estimate for resnaption of land for Fan Ling Branch. Expenditure in 1913 is for strip of land for Manager's House.

120,200.00 118,363.64) 7,000.00 816,495.41 829,047.22

29,169.18 3,662,56

3,163,64 | Reformation of Salisbury Road. 12,55181 | Additions and repairs to Bridges.

9,265.02

Do.,

978.31

do.

3,170.92 | Part of estimated cost of re-building boundary wall Holt's Wharf and removal of

building not previously included in the Estimate.

240,31 9,258.07 Partly due to strengthening of line, to laying line from Hung Hom to present Kowloon Station and extra wire for working Neal's Instruments: $2,500 is for cable through Bencon Hill Tannel, &c, 158,714.42 5,000.00 | 31,647,88 Due to extra ballast required on hauks sinking under traffic after the opening being charged to Capital as an extraordinary expenditure. The $5,000 is for ballast required for New Station Yard at Kowloon. 781,693.27 21,155.45 70,056.01 Due to transfers of mils formerly charged to Plant for sidings to Loco Yard and Stations, $21,155,45 Points and Crossings supplied through the Crown Agents and for sleepers for which tenders are out also includes cost of laying cut yard. Heavier section jails for Fan Ling Braneb.

III. Formation,................! (~.) Earthwork,.

2,587,580.00

(4.) Tunnels,

3,811,145.19

(c.) Rouds,

120,200.00

IV. Bridges,

(6.) Major,.............

816,495.41

(6.) Minor,..

350,126.47

350,126.47 259,491.49

¡ (e.) Culverts,

72,546,09

72,5-46.09

V.-Fencing,

(4.) Boundaries,

39,999.45

39,999.45

(6.) Sigus,...

400.00;

VI.-Telegraph,.............. Telegraph,

30,032.17

100.00 30,032.17

71,567.78 36,993.11

640.31 56,790.24

0,476.50

2,500,00

VH.-Track,

(4.) Ballast,

132,066.54

182,066.54

(6.) Permanent Way,

782,192.71

732,102.71

VIII Stations and

Buildings,

(.) Buildings and Fixtures,

$10,000,00

310,000.00

(4.) Station Machinery,

(c.) Furnitures,

40,000.00 5,000.00

(d.) Workshops,

60,000.00

60,000 00

IX-Plant,...

(4.) Construction,............ -

101,884.53

(6.) Loeo Tools and Plant,

50,000.00

(e.) C. & W. Tools and Plant.....

10,000.00

101,884.55 50,000.00 10,000,00

176,300.31 68,780.79

25.00

(d.) Engineering,

10.00

(e) Loco Rolling Stock,

$8,000.00 † 15,000.00

133,000.00

(A) C. & W. Rolling Stock,

309,540.00

X.-General

Charges,

(.) (1) Salaries & Allowances,.

399,720.43

40,000.00 5,000.00

399,720.43

192,995.57 | 150,000.00 || 32,905.57 | Kowloon" Station Building-$141,402; Gang` Huts-3,028; Taipo Market

Station → $4,570; Sheng Shui Station-$1,000.

32,494.95 12,323.90

6,000,00 4,967.38

1.505,05

12,201.28 | Original cost was under-estimated. Vote for 1913 includes $3,000 for furniture

for Manager's House.

80,701.79 11,591.96| 39,203.75 Due to having to deepen foundations owing to length of stanchions, also includes Locomotive Shed Extension, Saw Mill and Carriage Pit not originally pro-

H

vidled for.

74,475.81 | Unsold Plant.

6.502.08 25,282.87 | Additional Machinery for Workshops.

9.975.00 10.00

200,062.23| 57,101.10 124,164.63|For three additional Locomotives for Main Line and one for the Fan Ling Branch

not included in the Estimate.

309,5 10.00 403,168,79 | 132,310,39|225,930.78 | Additional Rolling Stock. Originally only 8 coaches were provided. Since then $ more were built and 8 more are on order. Six more are also required for Fan Ling Branch. 434,814,24 5,000.00 || 39,593.81 |Under C.S Ô. No. 5823/09 all salaries from July 1910 were to be charged to Open Line. The salaries were charged to Capital however, with the exception of those actually employed on Open Line Working. Mr. Lindsey's revised estimate was $489,959,87 as explained in his Report for 1910, $5,000 for 1913 represents portion of Architect's fees for the Kowloon Station Building. 28,540.41 Quarters-Kowloon, Sha Tan Kok and Sha Tin; also Manager's House.

1,189,70 | 1,813.30

(2) Quarters and Offices,

68,493.13

† 20,000.00

(3) Instruments,

11,639.61

(4) Office Expenses,

32,710.93

88,495.13 106,323.03 10,512.48 11,639.61 10.449.91 39,710.93 #3,573.72 950.60

(5) Medical,

22,319.46

22,319.46

23,071.90

752.44

(6) Home Charges,

124,478.29

124,478.29

134,978.80

10,500.51

(7) Interest,

713,922.67

713,922.67

701 705.62

(8) Exchange,

200,000,00

200,000.00

584,503.31

(5.) Accounts,

42,841.53

42,943.53

(ss.) Stores in Suspense,

Total,..

GEO. A. WALKER,

Acting Chief Accountant,

HONGKONG, 31st March, 1913.

41,222,35 162,345,59

12,217.05

794,506,31 | Profit on Exchange from commencement.

1,621.18

162,345,50 Value of Stores on hand of all description.

..8|12,521,495.16 1,538,879.25 14,060,374.71 13,281,425,28 | 430,058.30 - 345,881.13

* Financial Minute No. 25 of 1912.

Special Expenditure, vide 1912 Estimates, page 91.

NB. Figures printed in italics are minas quantities.

II. P. WINSLOW, Manager.