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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,--Continued.
Special Expenditure.
(y) Harbour Surveying
7,000
(*) Morris Trucks for New Territories. (aa) 1 Motor Car
4,000
(dd) Equipment of Government
Garage and workshops
5,000
3,000
(bb) 2 Safes
500
(dd) Wireless Receiver
(ce) Additional 5 K.W. Short Wave
Transmitters
50,000
(cc) Additional receiving gear
2,500
(dd) Traffic Beacon
(dd) Short Wave Transmitter (dd) Additional receiving gear for
short wave transmitter
700
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...
•
2,500
7,700
1,000
(cc) Provision of high speed trans-
mitting gear
2,640
(cc) Duplication of Storage Battery
5,160
(dd) Conversion of 5 K.W. Spark
Transmitter to interrupted continuous wave
3,000
(cc) 1-3-K.W. Transmitter for Ship
traffic
(dd) Motor car
3,000
14,400
(cc) 1-4-K.W. Transmitter for Close
range
5,000
(cc) Dehumidifying plant
10,000
Total
.$ 104,200
Total
Personal Emlouments
Other Charges
Special Expenditure
Increase.
$ 137,006 52,800 104,200
22,900
Decrease.
84,871 596
22,900
Total
Deduct Decrease
Net Increase
Estimates 1929
Estimates 1928
Increase 1929
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:
.$ 294,006 $ 108,367
$ 108,367
185,639
$1,649,897
1,464,258
...$ 185,639
(a) New Posts: General Staff.-2 A. D. P. Ws. (£1,200 plus £1,080), 1 Technical Secretary to D. P. W. at £875.
Accounts and Stores.-1 Deputy Supt. A. & S., at £465., 1 Messenger at $132, 1 Asst. Store-keeper at £407.10.0., 1
Inspector of Stores at £407.10.0.
Drainage.-1 Office Attendant at $168.
Electrical.-1 Telephone Operator at $450, 2 Lift Operators at $216 each, 1 Engineer at £450, 2 Senior Wireless Operators at £260 each, 3 Junior Wireless Operators at $1,200 each, 4 Messengers at $132 each, 3 5th Class Telegraphists at $900 each.
Port Development.-1 ist Class foreman $2,050.
Roads.-1 Engineer at £460.
Waterworks.-1 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor $1,499, 2 Waterworks Inspectors at $1,200 each.
(b) General Works.-1 Engineer at £460, 1 2nd Class Overseer at £260.
and
(c) A. D. P. Ws. $720, Accounts and Stores $12, Architectural $4,034, Correspondence $300, Crown Lands $2.602,
Drainage $2,098, Electrical $6,011, General Works $2,583, Port Development $2.290, Public Health Buildings Ordinance $2,181, Roads $2,340, Surveys $5,538, Valuation and Resumption $549, Water Works $3,314.
(d) Accounts and Stores.-1 Supt. A. & S. £30, 1 Store Foreman $60, 9 Storemen $1,010.
Architectural.-1 Chief Draughtsman £20.
Port Development.-1 Dredger Master $120.
Waterworks.-1 Watchman Tytam Reservoir $100.
(e) Electrical.-1 Groundsman at 60 cents per day from Head 27 Botanical and Forestry Department.
General Works. Field Allowance $1,500 from Head 29 S. H. Transport and Travelling Expenses. Surveys. Field Allowance $1,000 from Head 30 S.H. 7 Item 8, Survey of Colony.
(f) Accounts & Stores.-3 qualified, 1 not required.
Architectural.-10 qualified, 1 not required.
Correspondence.--6 qualified.
Crown Lands and Surveys.-25 qualified.
Electrical. 11 qualified, 1 not required.
General Works.-10 qualified,
P. H. & B. Ord.-3 qualified.
Valuation & Resumption.-2 qualified, 1 not required.
Roads.-1 qualified, 1 not required.
Water Works.-6 qualified, 1 not required.