CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951 — Page 115

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Approved

Estimate 1950-51

Estimate 1949-50

Approved Estimate 1949-50

Estimate 1950-51

Sub-heads

1 Personal emoluments

Sub-heads

$

$

$

$

$

1. Buildings

4,030,522

4,256,768

1 Maintenance of Government buildings

Other Charges

2 Maintenance of non-Government buildings

2,000,000

2,275,000 (1)

21,800

17,800 (45)

2 Advertising

3,000

2,000 (45)

3 Alterations and additions to Government buildings

100,000

100,000

3 Cleaning of offices

52,500

35,800 (45)

5 Maintenance of lighthouses

4 Alterations and additions to non-Government buildings.

100,000

150,000 (1)

70,000

4 Fuel, light, and power

5 Honoraria for university engineering students

7,800 (46)

27,000

70,000

30,000 (1)

14,900

11,300 (45)

6 Incidental expenses

2. Crown Lands and Surveys

2,600

3,400 (46)

2,297,000

2,625,000

7 Publications

37,258

45,720 (47)

& Rent of offices

44,000

43,000 (45)

2 Maintenance of Crown land

1 Maintenance of boundary and survey marks

6,000

13,000 (2) (3)

9 Stores and equipment

120,000

10 Travelling expenses

22,600

120,000

25,000 (46)

3 Maintenance of survey equipment

12,000

2,000 (4)

11 Uniforms

Total Other Charges

318,658

311,820

Maintenance of triangulation and survey marks Routine surveys

2,000

1,000 (4)

1,000

(5)

3,000

(5)

3. Drainage

24,000

16,000

Special Expenditure

1 Maintenance of anti-malarial works

20,000

70,000 (48)

12 Air compressors

14 Machine tools

15 Motor crane

13 Electrical equipment

3,100 (48) 133,140 (48)

2 Maintenance of sewers and storm-water drains

4. Electrical and Mechanical

500,000

20,000 550,000 (6)

520,000

570,000

25,000 (48)

16 Motor vehicles

465,000 (48)

1 Maintenance of air-conditioning plant and refrigerators.

10,000

17 Office equipment

18 Reclamation barge and pumping equipment

19 Workshop equipment and tools

20,140 (48)

2 Maintenance of lifts

40,000 (7)

40,000

10,000 (48) 139,400 (48)

3 Maintenance of plant

50,000 (6)

4 Maintenance of Public Works Department and transport

pool vehicles

100,000

150,000 (7)

500,000

500,000

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

4,349,180

865,780

5,434,368

5 Maintenance of typhoon and signal masts and equipment

Running expenses of workshops

5,000 20,000

10,000 | (8) (9)

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5. Port Works

675,000

750,000

for under

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) Previously provided for six months.

(3) Personnel changed.

(4) One post provided for under Quartering

Authority.

(5) One Clerk Class I in place of one Clerk Class II. (6) Seven Clerks Class II in place of seven Clerks

Class III.

(7) 12

provided posts previously

temporary staff.

(8) One post abolished.

(9) Previously provided for under non-pensionable

establishment.

(10) One Assistant Structural Engineer in place of

one Assistant Building Surveyor.

(11) Two posts previously provided for under daily-

paid staff.

(12) Five posts previously provided for under

non-pensionable establishment.

(13) Two posts previously provided for under

non-pensionable establishment.

(14) One Quantity Surveyor's Assistant Class I in

in place of one Building Surveyor.

(15) Three Quantity Surveyor's Assistants Class II

in place of two Clerks of Works Class II and one Quantity Surveyor's Assistant.

(16) Salary revised.

(17) One supernumerary post pending retirement of

officer.

(18) One Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I in

place of one Assistant Land Surveyor Class I.

(19) Three Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class I in place of one Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I and two Assistant Land Surveyors Class II.

(20) Three posts abolished.

(21) Four posts abolished.

(22) One new post.

(23) Ten posts previously provided for under daily-

paid staff.

(24) 30 posts previously provided for under daily-

paid staff.

(25) Provided for under Marine Department.

(27) One post previously provided for under daily-

paid staff.

(28) Four posts previously provided for under non-

pensionable establishment.

(29) Seven posts previously provided for under daily-

paid staff.

(30) Two posts provided for under pensionable

establishment.

(31) One post provided for under pensionable estab-

lishment.

(32) Five posts provided for under pensionable

establishment.

(33) Seven new posts.

(34) Provided for under Other Charges.

(35) Four posts provided for under pensionable

establishment.

(36) 58 posts previously provided for under daily.

paid staff.

(37) Five posts abolished.

(38) 35 posts previously provided for under daily-paid

staff.

(39) Five Head Survey Coolies in place of five

Survey Coolies.

(40) Previously provided for under daily-paid staff. (41) Three new posts.

(42) Previously provided for departmentally. (43) Provided for:

One Assistant Engineer ($550 per month); One Assistant Surveyor ($325 per month); One Assistant Inspector of Works ($300 per

month);

One Clerk ($185 per month);

18 Clerks ($150 per month);

Nine Women Clerks ($120 per month).

(44) More overtime anticipated.

(45) Economy measures.

(46) Previous provision inadequate.

(47) Increased rents.

(48) New item.

5 Maintenance of vehicle ferry piers

6 Reclamation schemes, survey parties

1 Cost of production Deduct Sales

2 Removal of overburden

3 Maintenance of Government A.R.P. tunnels

4 Maintenance of road plant

5 Maintenance of roads and bridges

6 Maintenance of traffic and street signs

7 Street lighting

1 Dredging

(26) Nine posts previously provided for under daily-

paid staff.

200,000

2 Maintenance of harbour plant and equipment

40,000

150,000 (4)

40,000

3 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport

100,000

4 Maintenance of sea walls and piers

163,000 (6)

160,000

160,000

160,000

215,000 (6)

45,000

65,000 (10)

6. Quarries

705,000

793,000

$2,300,000 $2,000,000

300,000 (11)

200,000 (12)

7. Roads

500,000

1 Maintenance of approaches to Government buildings

100,000

100,000

2 Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connexions

80,000

80,000

35,000

155,000

2,800,000

4,600,000 (15)

20,000 850,000

40,000 (6)

15,000 (13) (14)

55,000 (15)

850,000

8.

Waterworks

4,040,000

5,740,000

1 Headworks and trunk supplies

140,000

100,000 (4)

2 Pumping raw water

690,000

650,000 (4)

3 Filtration and treatment

260,000

340,000 (6)

4 Pumping filtered water

500,000

510,000 (6)

5 Distribution

410,000

410,000

6 Waste detection and prevention

34,000

30,000 (4)

7 Maintenance of buildings

80,000

8 Maintenance of water meters

300,000

100,000 (6)

300,000

9 Maintenance of workshop

55,000

55,000

2,469,000

2,495,000

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