CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939 — Page 241

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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