CO129-572-14 Proposed reorganisation of water services 7-4-1938 - 3-4-1939 — Page 89

capital expenditure. For the reasons explained in paragraph (b), however, the building up of a large Reserve Fund of any kind is not desirable and if

surpluses are found to occur regularly charges should

be reduced.

TI. Cost of Water.

3.

The following are considered to be the charges which should be met by the ravane of the water Department.

(i) Staff Charges.

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(a) Salaries of water Dent maintenance staff,

including salaries hi e on leave, and overtime;

(b) Passages;

(c) Transport,

(d) Rent allowances an cost of Government quarters

occupied by Water Department staff;

(e) Cort of part of "reasy staff engaged on collection

of water accounts,

(1) Contribution to General Revenue to cover liability

for Pensions and Widow and rohans' Pensions.

Salaries, etc., of Constriction Staff to be charged to Capital, i.. at present o Goon Account,

(ii) Maintenance Charges.

(a) Expenditure on works, as provided in P.W.R.,

(b) uffice rent, stationery, incidentals,

(c) Typhoon damage (at resent charged to general

"Typhoon Damage" vot).

(d) Expenditure on new wors of recurrent nature (e.g.

new meters and extension of service pipes) now charged to Public Werxtraordinary.

(e) Recurrent cost of waste prevention - see paragraph

16 below,

(iii)

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