FOR THE YEAR 1915.
[Class I] 35
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
—HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,— Contd.
Brought forward,
F-LIGHTHOUSES,-Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, -Continued.
Brought forward,
Approved Estimate, 1914.
Estimate, 1915.
*
130,470
139,863
20,798
20,848
Waglan Island Lighthouse.
Principal Lighthouse Keeper,
1,848
1,848
(1) (2)
Do.,
Exchange Compensation,.....
1,291
1,291
Fourth Lighthouse Keeper, (£240 to £285 by £15 triennially),...
8,058
3,058
Fifth Lighthouse Keeper,
1,680
1,680
(1)
Do.,
Exchange Compensation.............
1,174
1,174
Allowances to Lighthouse Keepers for lodging while in Hong-
kong,.
546
546
Assistants, at $240 each,
720
720
↑ Coolies, at $168 each,
504
504
(3)
Watchmen, at $144 each,
432
432
Blackhead's Hill Lighthouse.
Lightkeeper,
240
240
(3)
Kap Sing Island Lighthouse,
#Lightkeepers, 1 at $228, and 1 at $180,
408
408
(3)
Total Personal Emoluments,
OTHER CHARGES.
32,699
32,749
Green Island Lighthouse, &c.
Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,
2,585
2,585
Cape Collinson Lighthouse.
·
Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,
700
700
Gap Rock Lighthouse.
Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,......................
1,200
1,600
(4)
Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for Fog Signal-
ling Guns,............
430
430
lacidental Expenses,
200
200
Waglan Island Lighthouse.
Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,
1,300
1,600 (4)
Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for Fog Signal-
ling Guns,....
1,650
1,650
Incidental Expenses,
200
200
Blackhead's Hill Lighthouse.
Incidental Expenses, .....
Petrol,
3300
80
60
888
80
60
Kap Sing Island Lighthouse.
Incidental Expenses,
Petroleum,
100
888
80
100
8888
80
Total Other Charges,
8,585
9,285
Total Lighthouses,
41,284
42,034
171,754
181,897
Total Harbour Master's Department,
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
4-HARBOUR OFFICE,-
Acquisition and re-arrangement of Moorings in Victoria Harbour,
66
"Aga" lights for Fairway Buoys and Cust Rock Buoy,
(£261. 16s.),.............
1 Coir-matting,
Total Special Expenditure, ...
Free quarters, fuel and light.
Present holder entitled to count value of quarters for pen- sion purposes under General Order No. 129.
Free quarters.
2,856
250,000 (5)
(6) 130 (7)
2,856
250,130
(4) Surplus stock exhausted.
(5) C.O. Telegram of 6th October, 1914.
(6) Non-recurrent.
(7) Considered necessary.
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