Gentlemen,
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Enclosure 14.
Lieutenant-Colonel Phillpotts to the Ordnance Officers.
Royal Engineer Office, Hong Kong,
April 10, 1849.
WITH reference to the Brigade Major's letter of the 4th Instant, calling for "the amount already expended upon public buikdings" in this colony, I have the honor to annex the following statement, viz:.
The amount of expenditure, including large sums for temporary buildings and repairs), which was made chargeable by the Treasury to the Ordnance, prior to its being brought into annual estimates in the usual way was £146,838 0 8 The amount expended on the annual estimates from that period to the 31st ultimo, being on the approved annual estimates for 1846-47, 1847-48, and 1848-49, was
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SCHEDULE of the Pay and Allowances of all Persons belonging to the Royal Engineer Department at Hong Kong.
Deduct
Nett pay and Superannua- allowances per
tion Fund.
Total.
1 Lieutenant-Colonel Com-1,322 10 10
manding.
Royal EngiNERILS.
Gross pay and allowances per
Deduct Income Tax.
apnum.
annam.
£
d.
d.
a d
£
&
d.
£ # d.
38 11 5
***
1,283 19 4
789 10 10 857 8 4 378 18 4
23 0 ย 10 8
766 10
****
346 19 10+
11
0 10
367 12 51
2,765
1 Captain or Brevet-Major.
1 First Lieutenant.
1 Ditto attached to Royal
Sappers and Miners.
ROYAL ENGINEERS, CIVIL DEPARTMENT.
g Clarks of Works, 4th Class
589 0
OOK
000
58,321 4 8
16 15 7
1 Foreman, Ditto, 2nd Class.
Total £205,159 5
4
1 Clerk, 4th Class.
258 203
0
7 10 6
5 0
5 11 61
**
13 13
2
a :ŏ
9
558 10
250 9
1 0 195 12 5
සපත
8
1 111
1,004 12 7
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 882
1
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH——NOT TO
With regard to “what further outlay may be in contemplation either for additional works, improvements, or repairs," I beg leave to state that the estimates for the present year, which commenced on the 1st instant, are not yet authorized. The amounts as originally submitted to England in August last for consideration, were for
Ordnance Services Barrack.
£12,102 2 1 40,464 9 5
These were subsequently reduced in compliance with the Master-General and Board's order, dated 22nd September last, as follows, viz:
Ordnance Barrack.
£ 5,289 6 6 21,925 9 4
It appears, however, from a communication which I received from the Inspector-General of Fortifications by the last mail, that he has caused the amount of the Ordnance estimate for this year to be reduced to 405l. 98. 11'd, and it is probable that the Barrack estimate will likewise be further reduced before it is submitted by the Inspector-General for the Master-General and Board's authority.
I have, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE PHILLPOTTS,
Lieut.-Colonel commanding Royal Engineers.
Royal SappeRE AND MINERA.
395
8 4
885 17 1
8 Berjeanta, 2 Corporals, 21,981 5 5)|
Second Corporala, 42 Pri- vates, and 1 Bugler. Deduct 1 Serjeant, 1 Corpo-
ral, 13 Privates, and 1 Bugler, wanting to com- plate.
CHINESL.
1 Office Keeper.
1 Office Coolie.
2 Watchmen.
25 0 0
****
H
25 0 0
12 10 0 25 0 0
£4,846 15 87
Royal Engineers' Office, Victoria,
April 9, 1849.
12 10 0
885 17 1
25 0 0 62 10
0
Total £4,718 17
(Signed) GEORGE PHILLPOTTS,
Lieut.-Col. Commanding Royal Engineers.
Table shewing the Duties which each Individual of the Royal Engineer Department at this Station is required to perform.
1. Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Royal Engineers.-The direction, con- trol, and responsibility of the Royal Engineer Department is in the Commanding Royal Engineer, who is also one of the respective officers of Ordnance, and in that capacity he attends all the meetings of the respective officers, and assists in the discharge of their various duties.
2. Captain or Brevet-Major Royal Engineers".-Assists in the detail of the executive duties of the department, and takes the general charge both of the Ordnance and Barrack services, under the direction of the Commanding Royal Engineer.
8. Lieutenant St. John, Royal Engineers. Superintends the regular em- ployment of the workmen, the beneficial use and conversion of all stores and materials, and the proper execution of the works and repairs coming under the head of Barrack services, with which he is charged, and he attends the measure- ment of the same. He looks over and countersigns the check returns, as well as the entry of the measurements of Barrack services, in the general measurement book, from which the pay lists and contractor's bills are made out. And he draws plans and assists in making estimates, &c., &c., for any works, as they may be required, and keeps a diary of all the works carried on under his charge,
* At present abeent.
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