Head 9.-FIRE BRIGADE
Personal Emoluments.
Estimate 1947-48 Estimate 1948-49
61
29
1947-48 1948-49
1
Pensionable establishment.
Chief Officer ($20,160 × $960
$22,080 ×
$720-$22,800)
14,400
22,000
1
Deputy Chief Officer ($12,960 × $480
$14,400)
10,181
13,560
Q2:00
0.00
Divisional Officers ($10,080 × $480-$12,480)| Station Officers ($6,300: $6,300: $6,600 ×
16,000
23,480
$300-$7,200 × $480—$9,600)
44,632
64,900
1
1
Mechanical
Engineer ($7,200 : $7,200:
$7,680 × $480—-$9,600)
7,520
9,600
17
17
Sub-Officers ($3,000: $3,000: $3,600 × $300
× $6,000)
43,992
76,242 (1)
General Clerical Service.
6
15
1
Executive Officer
4,800
Clerks
8,376
14,476
ta
7
-270
Section Leaders ($2,040 × $120-$2,400) Ambulance Dressers ($1,800: $1,800: $1,980
1,320
4,380 (2)
1
1
× $180-$2,160; $3,300 × $300—$5,400) Head Mechanic ($3,900: $3,900: $4,200 ×
$300-$5,400)
7,112
13,237
1,440
3,900
2
9
6 a
2
Senior Watchkeepers ($3,300 × $300-$4,200)| Watchkeepers ($1,800: $1,800 $1,920 ×
2,800
8,400 (3)
$120-$2,040 × $180–$3,120)
6,191
21,697 (4)
13
1
3
3
Storekeeper Class I ($4,200 × $300-$6,000)| Chief Launch Engineers ($2,880 × $180-
$3,600)
3,500
6,000
4,083
(5) (6)
2
Coxswains Class I ($2,040 × $120-$2,400).. Non-pensionable establishment.
516
2,400
4
4
240
240
Leading Firemen ($1,620 × $60—$1,800) Firemen ($1,200 × $60-$1,560)
2,268
7,012 (8)
99,684
312,438
44
44
Firemen Drivers ($1,200 × $60-$1,560)
31,680
59,053 (9) (10)
2
2
Motor Mechanics ($1,200 × $60—$1,560)
1,463|
3,120
4
Fitters ($1,200 × $60-$1,560)
2,430
5,329
3
Coxswains Class II ($1,620 × $60-$1,800)...
1,618
6,946
Engineers Class III ($1,344 × $48—$1,536).
2,414
(6) (11)
22
22
Seamen ($1,200 × $60-$1,560)
4,998
27,565
Stokers Class II ($768 × $24-$960)
6
6
Lift Operators ($768× $24-$960)
1,557
1
Store Coolie ($624 × $24-$720)
10
10
Coolies ($528 × $24-$720)
1,613
Acting pay
Expatriation pay
6,640
Technician pay
480
Temporary staff
840
Items not repeated
2,710
Total Personal Emoluments
332,651
Sub-heads.
193
4,653 (12) 5,349
720 5,972 (13) 1,800 (14) 24,401
11,640 (15)
(16)
(16)
765,070
1 Personal emoluments
Other Charges.
2 Fuel, light, and power
3 Incidental expenses
4 Publications
5 Rent of offices
6 Stores and equipment
7 Travelling expenses
8 Uniforms
332,651
30,000
15,000 (14)
1,000
9,785
70,000
2,000
140,000
9 Upkeep of vehicles
Hose
43,000
2,000
500 (14)
200 (17)
14,105 (18)
64,000 (14) (19)
1,200 (14)
73,000 (14) (20) 60,000| (21) (22)
(23)
Total Other Charges
297,785
228,005
Special Expenditure.
10 Fire engine
11 Pedestal hydrants
65,000 40,000
Total Special Expenditure
630,436
105,000
1,098,075
Total Expenditure
(1) Title changed from Chinese Sub-Officers. (2) Title changed from Head Foremen.
(3) Title changed from Senior Telephone Clerks.
(4) Title changed from Telephone Clerks.
(5) Title changed from Engineers Class II.
(6) Provided for under Marine Department.
(7) Provision for one post under Coxswain Class II.
(8) Title changed from Foremen.
(9) Title changed from Motor Drivers.
(10) 35 personally pensionable.
(11) Five personally pensionable.
(12) Six new posts to man fire floats.
(13) Title changed from Station Coolies. (14) Considered sufficient.
(15) Title changed from Motor qualification allowance. (16) Not required.
(17) Previously provided for under Incidental expenses. (18) Rent increased under Landlord and Tenant Or-
dinance 1947.
(19) Title changed from Stores.
(20) Title changed from Clothing.
(21) Title changed from Upkeep of motor vehicles.
(22) Previous provision inadequate.
(23) Provided for under subhead 6.