Increase.
96
FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,—Continued.
Other Charges.
(1) Hose
3,000
Clothing
(m) Rent of Stations
2,520
(a) Incidentals......
(n) Repairs to Motor Engines and
Plant
(r) Light and Electric Fans
2,000
(0) Repairs to Floating Engines..
3,000
Total...
10,520
Total ...
Special Expenditure.
(s) Bailey Fire Escape
2,300
(aa) Light Motor Pump
(t) 6" Sliding Lathe
900
(aa) Motor Fire Cycle
(u) Motor Fire Engine...
22,000
(v) 2 Turbine Pumps
4,000
(w) Boiler for No. 3 Float
6,000
(x) 24 Ori Nasal Masks
500
(y) 12 Portable Ladders
300
(*) 6 Davy Fire Escapes
900
Total ...
$
36,900
Total
Increase.
Special Expenditure
Personal Emoluments Other Charges
Total ...
Net Increase
$
5,018
10,520
36,900
52,438
$
$
Deduct Decrease
20,076
32,362
$ 250,286
$
Decrease.
3,500
800
2,000
$
6,300
10,500 2,000
$
12,500
Decrease.
1,276
6,300
12,500
20,076
Estimates 1929
Estimates 1928
Increase 1929
(a) 2 Additional Engine Drivers
$300 each
1
,,
1
2
Painter Capenter Coolies
360
1
360
"
132
J
(6) Increments earned by officers on incremental scale
of salary.
(2) 4 Assistant Station Officers and 1 Mechanical
Engineer obtained certificates during the year. (e) Allowance payable to 2 Coolies at $24 each. (f) One Station Coolie qualified for increased
allowance.
(9) 3 Stokers and 1 Caretaker not required.
(h) 4 Lift Operators appointed and 2 Coxswains pro-
moted.
(i) Absorbed into Good Conduct Allowances, (j) Position of Caretaker abolished. (k) Reduced cost of Rations.
(7) More hose required.
Incrense
217,924
32,362
{m} Larger premises rented at Mongkok.
(n) Additional appliances to be kept in repair. () More repairs needed.
(p) Less Clothing required owing to change in
material.
(g) Overestimated in 1928.
(1) Upkeep of lifts transferred to P.W.D.
(8) To complete equipment.
() For Brigade workshop.
(u) To replace No. 2 appliance.
() To replace pumps on Dennis appliances.
(1) To replace boiler on No. 3 Float.
(x) For use where it is impossible to use bellow masks. (y) For bridging purposes where other means of exit
are cut off.
(=) To replace canvas chutes at present in use. (aa) Non-recurrent.
Decrease.
(a) New Posts...
(b) Stipulated Increments
(c) Revised salary ...
(d) Good Conduct Allowance
Head 16.-Supreme Court.
Personal Emoluments.
3,840 655
(e) Abolition of Posts
240
Reduction on new Appointments.
4,800
10,650
(g) Reduction of salary
4,080
3
(h) Good Conduct Allowance
339
(1) Transferred to Head
31,500
(j) Acting pay........
7,200
Total ...
..$
15,148
(1) Personal Allowance...
Total ...
325
..$
18,484