FOR THE YEAR 1917.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
6.-HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,— Contd.
Brought forward,......
F-LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTS,—Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued,
Brought forward,..
Gap Rock Lighthouse.
Second Lighthouse Keeper, (£240 to £285 by £15 triennially),... Sixth Lighthouse Keeper, 1, (£220 to £240 by £10 triennially), Sixth Lighthouse Keeper, (£180 to £225 by £15 triennially), Seventh Lighthouse Keeper, (£180 to £225 by £15 triennially), Allowances to Lighthouse Keepers for lodging while in
Hongkong,
House Allowance to 1 Lighthouse Keeper at $45 per month, Assistants, at $240 each,
Coolies, I at $ 192, and 2 at $168 each,
Watchmen, at $144 each,
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Approved Estimate, 1916.
Estimate, 1917.
138,166
148,378
IMPE
EXPO
10,899
7,981
VATOI
3,257
3,200
2,743
2,400
2,477
(1) (2) (3) (4) (1)(2)(5)
2,190
(1) (2) (6)
456
336
540
} (7)
LE
720
720
528
528
(8)
288
288
Wagian Island Lighthouse.
Exchange Compensation,
Principal Lighthouse Keeper, 1,
Do.,
Third Lighthouse Keeper (£240 to £285 by £15 triennially),
1,848
1,320
} (9)
3,227
3,200
(1) (2) (10)
Fourth Lighthouse Keeper,
1,680
1,800
(1 (11)
Do.,
Exchange Compensation,
1,200
1,232
(2)
2nd Grade Eighth Lighthouse Keeper, ($1,320 to $1,560 by
$120 biennially).
1,560
(1) (12)(13)
Allowances to Lighthouse Keepers for lodging while in Hong-
kong,
546
168
House Allowance to 2 married Lighthouse Keepers at $45 each
(F)
per mensem,
1,080
Assistants, at $240 each,
720
720
Coolies, at $168 each,
504
504
(8)
Watchmen, at $141 each,
432
432
Blackhead's Hill Lidghthouse.
Lightkeeper, 1,
240
(14)
Kap Sing Island Lighthouse.
Lightkeepers, I at $228, and 1 at $180,
408
Total Personal Emoluments,
Carried forward,....
Carried forward,............
33,416
33,416
138,166
408
(8)
29,364
29,364
148,378
1) Free quarters, fuel, and light.
Higher exchange.
Promoted from Third Lighthouse Keeper.
) Transferred to Green Island as 5th Lighthouse Keeper.
Promoted from Seventh Lighthouse Keeper.
Transferred from Eighth Lighthouse Keeper, Cape Collin- son Lighthouse.
Married Lighthouse Keepers are allowed to draw $45 per mensem in lieu of free Government quarters; the un-
married $21 per mensem for
(8) Free quarters.
months a year.
(9) Transferred to Green Island Lighthouse. (10) Promoted from Fourth Lighthouse Keeper. (1) Promoted from Fifth Lighthouse Keeper.
(12) Transferred from Tenth Lighthouse Keeper, Green Islan 1
Lighthouse.
(13) Stipulated increments.
(14) Post abolished on installation of an Aga Light.
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