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Head 24. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS
Head 24.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
AND WATER WORKS.
A. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Sub-heads :—
1 Personal Emoluments
Approved Estimate, 1938.
Estimate, 1939.
€
€
2,164,343
$
ਚੰਦ
1,708,181
Other Charges.
2 City Hall Library
2,750
2,500
(1)
3 Conveyance Allowances
50,000
33,500
(2) (3)
4 Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans
9,000
8,650
(2)
5 Electric Fans, Light and Gas
12,000
10,000
(3) (4)
6 Incidental Expenses.......
6,500
5,300
(2) (4)
7 Lifts Maintenance, Government Buildings
6,000
6,000
8 Rent of Public Telephones
1,217
741
(2) (4)
9 Surveying Instruments
2,000
2,000
10 Technical Library
200
200
11 Transport and Travelling Expenses
10,000
9,750
12 Uniforms
3,500
1,900
13 Upkeep of Government Garage Plant
800
1,200
(5)
14 Upkeep of Harbour Surveying Plant
3,000
6,650
15 Upkeep and running expenses of Motor Lorries and Cars
25,000
47,000
16 Upkeep of Motor and Steam Rollers.....
6,000
10,000 (8)
17 Upkeep of Quarry Plants
18 Upkeep of Triangulation Monuments
Maintenance and Supply of Furniture
16,000
19,000
(5)
300
300
35,000
(9)
189,267
164,691
Total Other Charges
Special Expenditure.
19 Two 2-ton Commercial Chassis, fitted with locally built
general service bodies
20 Five Motor Cars
21 One Power Hacksaw
22 Oxy Acetylene Welding Outfit
23 Two Commercial High Lift Jacks
24 One Universal Woodworking Machine complete with motor
25 Loose Leaf Binders
10,000
(10)
17,500
(11)
300
(12)
300
(12)
600
(12)
5,000
(12)
285
(13)
26 One Adding Machine
...
460
(13)
27 Four Typewriters
700
1,360
(10)
28 Surveying Instruments
2,000
(14)
29 Tools for Electrical Workshop
2,000
Steam Roller Wheels
3,600
One 15-25 cwt. Commercial Chassis fitted with locally built
general service body...
3,300
One Granulator
3,600
-(15)
One 2 tons Diesel Roller
4,600
One Recording Voltmeter
800
One Gestetner Duplicator
1,300
Total Special Expenditure
Total A-Public Works Department
17,900
39,805
2,371,510
1,912,677
(1) Museum now under Stores Department.
(2) Proportion provided under Head 24 (B), Water
Works.
(3) Considered sufficient.
(4) Proportion transferred to Head 29, Stores Depart-
ment.
(5) More spares and increased cost.
(6) Upkeep of new diving gear and barge and includes wages of 1 sailor and 6 pumpmen transferred from Personal Emoluments.
(7) Includes wages of drivers formerly shown under
Personal Emoluments.
(8) Includes Wheels formerly provided under Special
Expenditure.
(9) Provision made under Head 29, Stores Depart-
ment.
(10) Replacements.
(11) Two cars to increase fleet and replacements.
(12) For Wanchai Garage.
(13) For Accounts Office.
(14) Replacement of condemned instruments. (15) Non-recurrent.