Approved Estimate, 1988.
Estimate, 1939.
Head 25.--PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT AND WATER WORKS.
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Approved Estimate, 1938.
Estimate, 1989.
B. WATER WORKS,-Continued.
$
$
$
Brought forward
145,954
General Staff.
Head 25.-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT AND WATER WORKS.
$
$
$
$
A-PUBLIC WORKS (GENERAL) (1)
Item
Sub-heads
1:-BUILDINGS.
1
Maintenance of Buildings
311,000
2
Improvements to Buildings
28,000
3
Maintenance of Lighthouses
10,000
340,000 (2) 34,500 (3) 10,000
NUMBER
1938
1939
10
349,000
384,500
2:-COMMUNICATIONS,
1
Overseers, (£310 to $430 by 1 of £10, 1 of £20 and
4 of £15)
2
64,099
(2)(3))
Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and Improvements) Maintcuance of Telephones including all cables
297,000
21,100
344,000
22,100 (5)
(4)
Do.,
Language Allowances to 1 at $60 and 1
at $120
180
318,100
366,100
3:-DRAINAGE,
F
2
3
1
Class II Draughtsman, ($2,000 to $3,000 by $100
annually)
Class I Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually}.| Class 11 Foremen, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)...
Chief Meter Reader, ($2,200 to $8,000 by $100
annually)
2,400
2,336
2,328
000
(2)
1 Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.
44,000
46,000
(2)
(2)
44,000
46,000
4:-LIGHTING.
Ι
2,500 (2)
Street Lighting
317,000
351,000 (6)
15
!
12 Meter Readers, ($1,400 to $2,100 by $100 annually).. Junior Meter Readers, ($600 to $1,050 by $75
annually)
24,940
|(2) (4)
317,000
351,000
10,323
(2) (5)
I
5:-TYPHOON & RAINSTORM DAMAGES. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
30,000
46.000
(7)
1
Chargeman, Peak Reservoir, ($1,100 to $1,500 by
30,000
$50 annually)
1,263
(2)
46,000
(1)
6: MISCELLANEOUS.
Do..
1
Language Allowance at $84.... Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)
84
1
850
(2)
3
Do.,
1
Do.,
1
1
4
Chargemen, ($360 to $420 by $12 annually)
Rent Allowances to 1 at $48, 2 at $24... Addressograph Operator, ($250 to $340 by $30
annually)
Rent Allowance at $48.
Office Attendant, (8192 to $240 by by $12 triennially)
Do.,
Rent Allowance at $48..
Survey Contic, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
Do., Rent Allowance at $24
Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
Du., Rent Allowances at $48 cach....
Watchman, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
Do.,
Rent Allowance at $24.....
Sunday and Holiday Allowances for Senior Ius- pectors, Inspecters of Works and Overseers...
| Acting Pay
7,500 (7)
2,730 (7)
1,206
|(6)
30
Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers
34,000
36,000 (4)
2
Maintenance of Public Cemetery
2,000
2,000
3
Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries...
9,500
96
9,000
4
Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds
5,000
7,000
(4)
5
310
(2)
Dredging Foreshores
25,000
25,000
6
Boundary Stones
6,000
6,000
48
7
238
(2)
Survey of Colony
4,000
4,000
8
48
Maintenance of Vehicles Ferry Piers at Jubilee Street and
Jordan Roul
18,000
156
18,000
24
| Stores Depreciation
100
(8)
684
(2)
192
156
24
Total A. Public Works (General)..
103,600
1,161,700
107,000
1,300,600
B.-WATER WORKS. (1)
Sub-beads
1:-MAINTENANCE.
I
Maintenance of Water Works
2
270,66%
Water Meters, Upkeep and repairs.
3
Maintonance of Workshop.
Total Personal Emoluments
Total Maintenance Charges
846,000 92,500
435,000 126,000 (10)
(9)
7,000
(11)
488,500
568,000
(1) Previously under Public Works Department.
(2) Stipulated increments.
3) One new post.
(4) One replaced by a Junior Meter Reader.
(5) One to replace a Meter Reader and ten new posts.
(6) Changes in personnel.
(7) Considered necessary.
2 :-
Renewals and Improvements Fund, Contribution to..............................
Total B.-Water Works
399,907
399,907
967,907
(1) Proviously shown under separate sub-heads of Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories.
(2) Increased maintenance, more buildings.
(3) Last year's provision insufficient.
4) Increased maintenance.
(5) Increased costs and maintenance.
Last year's provision insufficient and improve. ments to main road lighting in Kowloon.
(7) Includes $16.000 for work to be completed on
damage caused by 1937 typhoon.
(8) Transferred to separate Head.
(9) Increa ed maintenance and provision for Waste
Detection work.
(10) Increased meterage and higher standard of mater
efficiency.
(11) New item previously run as Suspense Account.
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