CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934 — Page 347

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general policy of the Department.

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Kowloon-Canton Railway.

As will be observed from the Estimates of

Revenue it is anticipated that the receipts of the Kow- loon-Canton Railway will continue to improve during next ycar. The expenditure Estimates do not call for much comment. The Manager is required to reside on the main- land and it was hoped that it would be possible to make provision for the building of a Manager's House at King's Park but this also has had to be deleted from the

draft Estimates. The Chief Mechanical Engineer and the

Chief Accountant retire during the course of 1935. At

present the Chief Accountant is being understudied by

an officer of Class I Senior Clerical and Accounting

Staff and provision for the salary of this officer as

well as for the officer holding the post of Chief Accountant has had to be made in the Railway Estimates.

The additional trains have necessitated the creation

of certain minor posts.

Honourable Members will have noted with satis-

faction the improvement in the Railway Revenue. If nothing

unforeseen occurs we may reasonably hope that the Railway

is at last entering on a period of prosperity. For this

much of the credit must be given to the late manager and

his staff but much is also due to the energy with which the new manager has tackled the problems which faced him. I desire particularly to congratulate the Government representatives on the successful termination of their