179
78
Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
Approved Estimate, 1935.
Estimate, 1936.
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.
Brought forward
Special Expenditure.
€
880,713
715,590
Sub-heads:-
34 Double-Wire Signalling at Yaumati Station
35 Conversion of Taipo Market Station into a Crossing and Traiu
Token Station
36 Re-railing Beacon Hill Tunnel
37 Reinforced-concrete road level crossings..
38 Wiring Shatin Station for Electric Light
39 Creosoting Plant
4,300 (1)
3,000 (1)
...
25,300 (2)
2,200
2,300
1,300
1,500
40 Provision of fans in eight 3rd Class Coaches..
1,920
41 New Boiler for Class B locomotives
24,000
42 Reinforced Concrete Gantries in Carriage Shed
6,800
340
43 New Traffic Quarters at Lowu
6,400
320
New Permanent Pale Fencing
3,900
Reconstruction of Sheung Shui Station
7,000
Smoke Stacks in Running Shed, Hunghom
2,700
Flush System to Latrine for Female Carriage Cleaners
600
Semi-Rotary Furnace for Cast Iron
3,450
New Body-work for 4 Coaches....
40,000
Reconditioning Two Locomotive Boilers
30,000
Permanent Coal Stage at Locomotive Yard
200
Permanent Shelter for Coaling Coolies
150
Extension of Yaunati Station Yard
400
Total Special Expenditure
Total Kowloon-Canton Railway
103,800
64,280
981,513
779,870
Personal Emoluments.
Details of the foregoing.
E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.
E-1-3 GENERAL Manager.
NUMBERS.
E-1-3-1 Salaries.
1935 1936
1
1
Manager and Chief Engineer, (£1,400 to £1,600 by
£50 annually)
21,611
17,889 (8)
Junior Clerical Service:-
14
Class II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually).
3,300
3,300
Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually).
1,686
1,786 (9)
2
2
Office Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192
to $240 by $12 triennially)
446
463
1
1
Messenger ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
180
184
(9)
E-1-3-2 Allowances.
Office Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances
to 3 at $48 each
144
144
Carried forward
27,367
23,766
(1) Considered necessary.
(2) Re-railing every 7 years, now overdue.
(3) Second part of a 3 years' programme,
(4) For treating wooden sleepers.
(5) Fans to be installed on a years' programme; 1st
year's programme.
(6) Retention money.
(7) Non-recurrent.
(8) Higher rate of exchange. (9) Stipulated increments.