Head 2-AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
19
Approved Estimate 1951-52
Estimate 1952-53
Personal Emoluments
Sub-heads
$
EA
$
$
$
1 Personal emoluments
Other Charges
2 Alterations and additions to Government grounds
3 Agricultural services
4 Brushwood clearance
5 Casual labour
6 Daily-rated staff
7 Entertainment expenses
8 Feed for livestock
9 Fish fry expenses
10 Forestry lots in New Territories
548,667
1,101,157
35,000 (17)
60,000
40,000 (18)
7,500
13,500 (19)
392,300
40,000 (20)
462,000 (21)
500
500
125,000 (22)
85,000
85,000
14,000
14,000
11 Fuel, light, and power
9,600
11,000 (23)
12 Incidental expenses
6,200
13 Maintenance of agricultural stations
80,000
5,000 | (18) 25,000|(24)
14 Maintenance of agricultural station buildings
7,500
10,000 (25)
15 Maintenance of forest areas
4,000
24,000 (26)
16 Maintenance of gardens and grounds.
90,550
98,000 (27)
17 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport grounds
25,000
27,500 (23)
18 Nightsoil disposal
80,000
80,000
19 Prevention and control of livestock diseases
5,000
5,000
20 Publications
6,000
6,000
21 Rent of agricultural and forestry stations
20,000
2,500 (28) (29)
22 Rewards
500
23 Running expenses of vehicles
92,000
45,000 (30)
24 Stores and equipment
69,000
96,000 (22)
25 Subsistence allowances
3,300
26 Travelling expenses
36,000
2,000 (31) 36,000
27 Uniforms
13,350
28 Upkeep of mowing machines
3,000
12,000 (31) 5,000 (32)
Total Other Charges
1,109,800
1,305,500
Special Expenditure
29 Agricultural experimental station
60,000
50,000 (33)
30 Agricultural show
31 Motor transport
32 Pool scheme for recreation grounds
33 Purchase of livestock
Flower pots
Pilot compost experiments
20,000 (34)
23,500
21,000 (35)
102,000 (34)
20,000 (36)
8,000
(37)
60,000
Restoration of Government grounds
25,000
(38)
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
176,500
1,834,967
213,000
2,619,657
(1) 1 post abolished
(2) 1 Senior Forestry Supervisor in place of a
Forestry Supervisor
(3) Title changed from Fisheries Officer (4) 2 posts abolished
(5) 2 posts previously provided for under Tem-
porary staff
(6) Provided for under Marketing Division of
Cooperatives and Marketing Department
(7) 2 Stockmen and 2 Nurserymen in place of
4 Foremen Class III
(8) 28 posts previously provided for under Tem-
porary staff
(9) 1 Parkeeper Class I in place of 1 Gardener
Class I
(10) 5 Parkeepers Class II in place of 5 Gardeners
Class II
(11) 1 new post
(12) 2 new posts
(13
10 new posts
(14) 6 new posts
(15) Provides for 2 Clerks
(16) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous
Services
(17) Previously provided for under Restoration of
Government grounds
(18) Considered sufficient
(19) More areas for clearance
(20) Provided for in part under Daily rated staff
(21) Previously provided for under Temporary staff, Casual labour and Miscellaneous Services
(22) Previously provided for in part under Running
expenses of agricultural stations
of
(23) Increased costs (24) Title changed from Running expenses
Agricultural stations and provided for in part under Feed for livestock
(25) More buildings
(26) Title changed from Forestry services and previously provided for in part under Stores and equipment
(27) More gardens and grounds
(28) Title changed from Rent of agricultural
stations
(29) Rent mainly paid in kind
(30) Title changed from Upkeep of vehicles and provided for in part under Public Works Recurrent
(31) Previously overestimated
(32) More mowing machines
(33) Completion of project
(34) New project
(35) Revote in part
(36) Additional and replacement stock
(37) Provided for under Stores and equipment
(38) Provided for under Alterations and additions
to Government grounds