66
Increase.
12
FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,-Continued.
Decrease.
Other Charges.
(1) Hose
3,000
(p) Clothing
3,500
(m) Rent of Stations
2,520
(g) Incidentals...
800
(n) Repairs to Motor Engines and
Plant
(r) Light and Electric Fans
2,000
2,000
(0) Repairs to Floating Engines...
3,000
Total ...
10,520
Total ...
6,300
Special Expenditure.
(8) Bailey Fire Escape
2,300
(aa) Light Motor Pump
(t) 6" Sliding Lathe
900
(aa) Motor Fire Cycle
...
10,500 2,000
(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
(2) 6 Davy Fire Escapes
900
Total
36,900
Total...
$
12,500
Increase.
Decrease.
Personal Emoluments Other Charges
Special Expenditure
Total
Deduct Decrease
Net Increase
Estimates 1929 Estimates 1928
$
5,018
1,276
10,520
6,300
36,900
12,500
52,438
20,076
20,076
$
32,362
Increase 1929
:
:
.$ 250,286 217,924
(a) 2 Additional Engine Drivers
1
1
2
""
Painter
Capenter Coolies
$300 each
360
"
360 ""
132 ""
(b) Increments earned by officers on incremental scale
of salary.
(d) 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.
(g) 3 Stokers and 1 Caretaker not required.
(h) 4 Lift Operators appointed and 2 Coxswains pro-
moted.
(i) Absorbed into Good Conduct Allowances.
(7) Position of Caretaker abolished.
(2) Reduced cost of Rations.
(7) More hose required.
Increase
:
32,362
(m) Larger premises rented at Mongkok.
(n) 3 Additional appliances to be kept in repair. (0) More repairs needed.
(p) Less Clothing required owing
material.
(q) Overestimated in 1928.
to change in
(r) Upkeep of lifts transferred to P.W.D.
(s) To complete equipment.
(t) For Brigade workshop.
(u) To replace No. 2 appliance.
(2) To replace pumps on Dennis appliances.
(w) 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.
(z) To replace canvas chutes at present in use. (a) Non-recurrent.
Decrease.
(a) New Posts...
(b) Stipulated Increments
(c) Revised salary
(d) Good Conduct Allowance
Total ...
:
Head 16.-Supreme Court.
Personal Emoluments.
3,840
(e) Abolition of Posts
240
655
() Reduction on new Appointments.
4,800
10,650
(g) Reduction of salary
4,080
(h) Good Conduct Allowance
339
15,148
(i) Transferred to Head (j) Acting pay...
(1) Personal Allowance...
Total ...
31,500
7,200
325
$
18,484