Increase.
126
Head 29. Public Works Department.
Decrease.
Personal Emoluments.
Stipulated increments
$
37,570
Reduction on new appointments
14,731
Increase of Salaries
341
Abolition of l'osts
98,451
New Posts ...
70,516
Good Conduct Allowances
102
Good Conduct Allowances
289
Rent Allowances
816
...
Rent Allowances
864
Personal Allowances...
*
2,400
Personal Allowances...
1,212
Overtime Allowances
1,700
Overtime Allowances
500
Transferred from departments
2,125
Transferred to Senior Clerical and
Accounting Staff
19,940
$ 113,417
$ 138,140
Other Charges.
Electric fans and light
$
3,800
Conveyance Allowance
664
Lifts maintenance
2,000
Drawing Materials
3,000
Uniforms
1,035
Incidental expenses
13,250
Radio Telegraph Branch
Surveying instruments and con-
Incidental expenses
100
tingencies
3,500
Repairs and Stores
3,000
Transport
11,200
Upkeep and running expenses of
Upkeep of Quarry plant
10,000
cars...
2,000
Upkeep of garages...
500
Upkeep of motor and steam-
Error in 1926 Estimates
1,380
rollers
5,000
16,935
43,494
Special Expenditure.
shops ...
Equipment of garages and work-
3 Motor cars
Office Equipment
...$
1,500
3,000
8,250
11,250
Total Decrease Deduct Increase
Net Decrease
$ 183,134 141,602
...$ 41,532
Total Increase
...$141,602
Hong Kong:–
Head 30.-Public Works, Recurrent.
Hong Kong :-
Buildings
70,000
Lighting
Communications
50,000
Kowloon :-
Miscellaneous
11,000
Communications
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
78,000
Lighting
Water Works...
15,000
New Territories :-
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Kowloon :
Water Works...
10,000
2,500
1,500
1,400
Buildings
16,000
Miscellaneous
6,500
Typhoon and Raiustorin Damages
6,000
New Kowloon:
-
Buildings
3,000
Communications
12,000
Lighting
3,000
Miscellaneous
100
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
20,000
New Territories:
Buildings
8,000
Communications
2,500
Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
55,000
Total Increase
.$
356,100
Deduct Decrease
15,400
Total Decrease
15,400
Net Increase
...$ 340,700