Head 35-SANITARY DEPARTMENT AND URBAN COUNCIL 79
Sub-heads
1 Personal emoluments
Other Charges
Approved Estimate 1948-49
Estimate 1949-50
3,185,150
3,135,586
2 Advertising
12,000
12,000
3 Ammunition
11,000
11,000
4 Bathing beaches, care and control
6,000
6,000
5 Burial of destitute non-Chinese dead
1,000
1,000
6 Cemeteries
175,000
175,000 (25)
7 Coffins and biers
5,000
5,000
8 Conservancy
87,000
87,000
9 Feeding of dogs
10 Fuel, light, and power
11 Incidental expenses
12 Publications
13 Rent of offices and quarters
14 Re-settlement of squatters 15 Rewards
16 Rural sanitation
17 Scavenging gear
10,000 (26)
170,000
172,000 (23)
16,000
3,000
10,000
6,000 (27) 3,000 10,000
500
150,000
18 Stores and equipment
40,000
19 Travelling expenses
34,000
20 Uniforms
212,000
21 Upkeep of vehicles
350,000
120,000 (26)
500
10,000 (26) 150,000
60,000 (23) 46,000 (23) 231,500 (23) 400,000 (23)
Total Other Charges
1,282,500
1,516,000
Special Expenditure
22 Garage equipment
23 Life-boats
25 Meat vans
26 Motor cycles
27 Nightsoil barges
28 Refuse barges
29 Refuse vans
24 Meat-marking equipment
1.450
1,100
7,500
1,800
70,400
69,200
9,000
10,000
150,000
250,000
360,000
360,000
179,200
303,000
30 Street washing vans
57,600
70,000
Car washing & disinfecting units
7,200
Coffin barge
30,000
Nightsoil vans
35,200
Refuse carts
85,600
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
985,650
5,453,300
1,072,600
5,724,186
(1) Provided for under Colonial Secretariat.
(2) Provided for under temporary staff.
Two part-time Veterinary Officers ($750 per month) held against vacancy for Senior Veteri- nary Officer.
(4) Grade now shown in classes.
(5) One Clerk Class III in place of one Store-keeper
Class I.
(6) Two posts previously provided for under Medical
Department.
(7) Stipulated increments.
(8) Previously provided for under temporary staff. (9) One Foreman Class III in place of one Foreman
Tallyman.
(10) Two Motor Drivers in place of two Motor
Mechanics.-21 new posts.
(11) Four Stokers Class II in place of two Stokers
and two Bath-house Engineers.
(12) Three posts abolished.
(13) Two posts abolished.
(14) 39 Gangers in place of 16 Steersmen, 11 Assistant
Junk Coxswains, seven Tallymen and five Head Sextons.
(15) 3,494 Sanitary Coolies in place of 1,644 Nightsoil coolies, 1,267 Scavenging Coolies, 229 Bargemen, 115 Latrine Attendants, 57 Sextons, 55 Meat Porters, 54 Coffin Coolies, 44 Boat Coolies, 16 Bath-house Attendants and 13 Garage Coolies. (16) Previously provided for under Medical Depart-
ment.
(17) 22 posts abolished. (18) One post abolished. (19) 9 posts abolished. (20) 15 posts abolished. (21) 156 posts abolished. (22) Provides for:
Two part-time Veterinary Officers ($750 per month) held against vacancy for Senior Veterinary Officer;
18 Overseers ($325 per month);
Four Foremen Class III ($120 per month);
18 Clerks ($150 per month);
One Storekeeper ($150 per month);
16 Boat Coolies ($54 per month) for eight
months.
(23) Considered necessary.
(24) Not required.
(25) Title changed from Exhumation and headstones.
(26) New sub-head.
(27) Considered sufficient.
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