[ { "id": 367067, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6]", "page_number": 476, "title": "CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6]", "content_text": "## 371\n\n(1882-85 Pupil to Mr. C. Boothby St M. I.C.E.\n\nEngaged upon Raith Estate!! Mainance d to Sucrewd Water Works & Elie Drainage\n\n1885-86 Assistant to Mr. F. B. Stirrat, Resident Engineer on the Drainage, sewage water works at Holloway College & Holloway Sanitorium at Egham.\n\n1886-88 Assistant to Messrs. Hale & Hartwell, engaged chiefly upon matters relating to Electrical propulsion of vehicles lighting.\n\n1889-90 Chief Assistant to Mr. Dawson Dyson F.I.C.E., engaged chiefly in the calculations for & design of the constructional steel work for the Tower Bridge\n\n1890 Assistant to the late Sir J. Coode, Past Pres. I.C.E., who in being asked to recommend me to the P.W.D. Hong Kong, recommended me to the Govt. in 1890.\n\nC. A. Gale.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 376232, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4]", "page_number": 434, "title": "CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4]", "content_text": "You agree that the Governor need not have legal power to withhold assent, we need perhaps to explain in the telegram the ground but \n\n26 ? Blagongele in Annv 6 your Colony of assent. \n\nRun an inquiry. May you assume that from the population you are not bound to state & should decline to give ground of refusal circulated them. Despite Colony's loss. per Luers.\n\nA GWJ\n\nMy friend has well summarized the principles involved in this matter for your consideration, (which the Colonial Engineer has also considered at considerable length) alluding to which he has come. Main greeting seems to be and concur, we the \n\nentertain the foremost will be justified in withholding his assent. I am not at all disposed to agree with the opinion of Mr. Francis (annexed) that practically only a proud person would let the proposed package inhibit her having such agreement. I think the circumstances show that at the time the clause was prepared, the \n\nA [Fee Ref. 287/ L(x)--12435-2000-3-99 22817--3000-10-99 \n\n433 \n\nIntent of this was intended the apprentice was brought (and which was done as in the 1882 Ordinance) - the way in which see: 4 of 6th, 1883, refers to all that would be: 4/1/87/883. Although attention was called with IP deeper in 1882/83 the harsh stricture imposed by Sec: 267 of 1883 has practically been of no effect with the result that only one \n\nthe Chinese authorities has been commended. This latter must surely to the alteration streets in Shantung exemplify as a strong reason for withholding assent - Essay on nothing. Application now being made for electric lamps (vide the outlay raised by letter of the Telegraph Coy. of 8 Feb. 99) and \n\nI think that under Sec: 36 of Electricity Ordinance Leslie's concession power! The words are : \"carry assistance, bonds \n\nI'm incensed with the view that a compromise, subject to, might be effected, and that with suitable safeguards electrical lamps might ultimately be introduced...\n\ndone previously \n\nor \n\nreceived of Relate end of his emming perhaps copy of note here. In the meantime \n\n? Telegraph as proposed by Eis Idusson - \n\nMr. Huem \n\nSS.M. 2075 29.5 50/5 \n\nJafree. I do not think Francis Spencen...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377155, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "content_text": "249\n\n## Statement of Qualifications Engineer\n\nAs an\n\nFrom March 1882 to March 1885, I was a pupil to Mr. A. C. Bositiby, M.I.C.E., and acted as Assistant Engineer on the following works: Elie Water Works, Monance, & S. Andrews; and Elie Drainage Works.\n\nFrom August 1885, I was with Mr. R. B. Storrat, Wellington, as Resident Engineer at Holloway College, Egham, & the Sanitorium, Virginia Water, for the Drainage & heating works.\n\nIn August 1886, I was with Messrs. Hall & Partners, Westminster, for General Engineering. In February 1884, I was with Mr. F. Ward, Westminster, for Electrical & general Engineering.\n\nIn September 1888, I was Assistant Engineer to Messrs. Tyson Dawson, Westminster, in the designs and calculations for the Lower Bridge and other works. In February 1890, I was Assistant to Sir J. Coode of Westminster in designs & calculations of Iron Jetties for Table Bay.\n\nIn September 1890, I was appointed Chief Draughtsman in Public Works Dept, Hongkong, and made the designs and calculations for the Extension of Lyttleton Dam and the subsidiary...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377159, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "page_number": 255, "title": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "content_text": "C.O. 28854 RECEIVED X REC`2.3 SEP 00`\n\n## Statement of qualifications as an Engineer\n\n253\n\nMar'de 1882 to March 1885 pupil to Mr'd. C. Boothby J. M. I. C. E. Actea as Assistant Engineer on the following works. Raich ; - Elie & Monance; Andrews Water Works & Elie Drainage Works.\n\nSaint Aug 1885 With Mr F. B. Sterrat Westminster College Egham & the Sanctorium Virginia Water for the drainage & heating works.\n\nAug 1886 With Messrs Hall Partners of Westminster. General Engineering.\n\nFeb 1884 With Mr'e ff. Ward Westminster Electrical General Engineering. Ape 1888 Assistant Engineer to Messrs? Tyson & dawson Westminster on the designs & calculations for the Lower Bridge & other work.\n\nFeb 1890 Assistant to Sir f. Goode of Westminster on Designs & calculations of Iron structures for Table Bay.\n\nSep 1890 Appointed Chief Draughtsman in Public Works Dept of Hongkong. I did the designs & calculations for the Extension of Gytam Dam & the subsidiary reservoirs...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 379098, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900", "content_text": "## C.0.\n\nnot consider the selection of a consulting engineer until the **Board** has considered the miles scheme.\n\n[In margin: Loss that the print to jo 4.2 opportunity f J.MG/5 22 need further copies to the Colony are Inst]\n\n1. `(62063 Ke)` Tramways Act Confirmation Act 1890\n2. Model regulations в диск 1874\n3. Regulations 16 May 1900 for Southampton Corporation Tramways.\n\nproceed as proposed \nTrade 40 25% \nI thank Board & Trade \nof CPd 27 at once\n\nAny further communication should be addressed to:- \n**THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, (RAILWAY DEPARTMENT), BOARD OF TRADE,** \n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \nLONDON, S.W. \n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted: \n`R 7532` \nTelegraphic Address: \n**BOARD TRADE, RAILWAY, LONDON** \n`15922` \nCopy \n*Rec! Real 22 JUN*\n\n**BOARD OF TRADE, (RAILWAY DEPARTMENT),** \n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \nLONDON, S.W. \n21st June, 1900.\n\nIn reply to your letter of the [date not shown], on the subject of the proposed construction of electrical Tramways in Hongkong, I am directed by the Board of Trade to enclose for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, Specimens of Provisional Orders that have been granted by this Board and confirmed by Parliament authorising the construction of Electrical Tramways in this Country, and copies of a model form of regulations prepared by the Department for regulating the ...\n\nUnder Secretary of State, Colonial Office Use", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 379105, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900", "content_text": "that \n\nwhich have been kindly furnished by Dept. Then down the \n\ntogether with the \n\nmemorandum \n\nby the Electrical Adviser to the Board will. \n\nI trust I afford you the information required. \n\n2. I shall be glad if you supply particulars of the landing places of the telegraph cables in order that this Office may be enabled to obtain further advice as to any probable disturbance of the working by the proposed clicking tramways. \n\n3. Meanwhile I shall defer the consideration of this matter until after the selection of a consulting Engineer by you has had the opportunity of examining the light in question in the information afforded by the BoT. I have", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381667, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 380, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "meet at BYUM\n\n17 9201 301 So mest\n\ntrei ansgame for event pay y\n\nEnclosure Bo 3,\n\nFrom Colonel 8. F. Browd C. R. E. Obina.\n\nTo The Box: Colonial Secretazy..\n\nX\n\nX\n\nx\n\nX\n\nx x\n\nx\n\nx\n\n*\n\nSir,\n\n378\n\nRoyal Engineer Office,\n\nHongkong 11th April, 1901\n\nWith reference to your communication of the 30th March, 1901\n\nNo 727, regarding the proposed route of the Electric Tramway, I have\n\nthe honour to enquire under what Electrical System the Company pro-\n\nposes to work the tram lines, and whether they propose to allow the\n\nreturn current to pass to earth or not.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(Sd) L. F. Brown.\n\nScicns1\n\n.. 8. I, China.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381873, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 586, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "582\n\nThe telephone lines also were affected by the tramway, and the tramway Company had to pay the cost of certain alterations which the Telephone Company had to make to their lines in order to avoid the inductive disturbances from the tramway currents.\n\nProfessor Ayrton on Electrical Disturbances. Proc. Inst. Elec. Engrs. May, 1897.\n\nI am glad to say that the three important companies that have had Bills before Parliament this spring, for obtaining sanction to construct the City and West-End line, to run between Hammersmith and the City, Brompton and Piccadilly Circus line, which is to run from South Kensington to Piccadilly Circus, and the Bill for boring a deep tunnel under the present District Railway, through which express trains will be run electrically, as well as for converting into an electric railway, that portion of the Inner Circle that belongs to the District Railway Company, I am happy to say that the Engineers of these three Companies have been sufficiently convinced for the promoters in each case to have given a written undertaking that a completely insulated system shall be employed; so that, whether these lines be worked on the two or the three wire system, whether the current be direct or alternating, there are clauses in the Bills guaranteeing that the return shall be insulated throughout to the satisfaction of the City and Guilds of London Institute, and of the Science and Art Department. That, I think, is a great step in advance, not merely in the interests of science, but in the interests of the electric railways themselves.\n\nProfessor Perry. Same Proceedings.\n\nBut I do ask the members carefully to consider the amount of harm which non-insulated returns are capable of doing; to say if it is beyond the powers of an electrical Engineer, not the Engineer of a mere pioneer line in a new country, but rather of lines in a thickly inhabited district, where there are many pipes and telegraph and telephone lines which are likely to be interfered with to insulate his return conductor at a cost which will not seriously interfere with the new enterprise. As for my own views, I consider, with Professor Ayrton, that in the long run a tramway Company will find that it pays to insulate the return conductor, not only because there is less chance of a break-down; but that the actual cost of a well-arranged system will be less.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381881, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 594, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "590\n\nFrom the Manager, China & Japan Telephone Co.Ltd.\n\nTo the Honourable the Acting Director of Public Works.\n\nSir,\n\nHongkong, 9th March, 1901.\n\nElectric Tramways.\n\nI have the honour to submit the following remarks in continuation of what I said at the Meeting this morning.\n\nThe Single Trolley system, according to the opinion of the ablest scientific men in England, does not, even when worked strictly in accordance with the Board of Trade Regulations, prevent disturbances in telephone wires, and the eating away of pipes laid in the ground.\n\nThe following opinion on this subject was expressed by Prof. Perry, D.Sc., F.R.S. in his Presidential Address to the Institute of Electrical Engineers in London a few months ago.\n\n\"As an electrical engineer I ought surely to regret the use of uninsulated returns (for tramways), even if we leave the Kew Observatory out of the question. Suppose we do not now insulate our returns, Electricity will certainly return by gas and water pipes and the amount of harm done to these pipes is merely a question of time. Because of the ignorance of Legislators and Gas and Water Companies, nothing is said just now, but will nothing be said at the end of ten years or twenty years when pipes are found to be eaten away everywhere? And if by a slight increase of expense merely a little", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381882, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 595, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "UN : ...... 591 (2) little increase in inventiveness and common sense on the part of electrical engineers, this evil may be entirely prevented, surely it is in the interests of all of us that insulated returns should be insisted upon\"\n\nI venture to suggest that as the present Applicants for a Concession have stated definitely that the insulated return system is impracticable, that the advice of a recognised authority be taken on this specific point, before the opinion of the present Applicants be accepted as final that such a system could not be established in Hongkong.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(Sd.) Stuart Harrison.\n\nP.S. I attach overleaf the opinion of another well-known electrical engineer, Mr. James Swinburne, M.I.C.E., M.I.E.E., on the subject of \"The Calculation of Distributing Systems of Electric Traction under British Conditions\" expressed before a Meeting of the Institution of the Electrical Engineers, in May 1900.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 382988, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901", "content_text": "-I-\n\n131\n\nExamined a worry at 1‡\n\n, la mu? a data bu duxit #\n\n*\n\nopenings, heights, thicknesses of walls and such similar information as Mr Mossop will be able to send us from the actual work.\n\nThe wiring of the building for the electric light should be provided for in consultation with an Electrical Engineer. If there is, as is probable, a competent adviser on the spot it would be well to get his views so that these unusually thick walls and piers may not have to be cut through hereafter. At the same time it may be well to determine whether electrically driven fans shall be employed in the Courts, Library and the larger rooms occupied by the Clerical Staff so that due provision may be made in the structure.\n\nThe question of electric v. hydraulic lifts also should be determined for the same reason.\n\nIt would be a great convenience if progress photographs of the superstructure could be sent quarterly for our guidance and information.\n\nWe are &c.\n\n80.\n\nHold worth patalimi\n\nww I B\n\nASB\n\n(Sd) Aston Webb & E. Ingress Bell.\n\n-2-\n\nS.\n\nla", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 384941, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7]", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7]", "content_text": "the staff\n\nare additions made to the matter on which we need the advice of the Colonial Govt. The salaries proposed for the Executing Engineers and Assistant Engineer (as per Aph. 25) are considerably below the rate, which we have proposed \"below the Sterling Scheme\" des; and I don't mind very much their getting £20 to £200.\n\nThey want Engineers, it says, for the two Executing Engineers to be noted that Mr. M. Mudie, as an Executive Engineer of the P.W.D., has been seconded for service on the Praya Reclamation; M. Boulton holds the rank of Executive Engineer in the P.W.D. (having been officially recognized for the Praya Reclamation until 1900, when he was placed on the permanent establishment. So that when the Praya Reclamation is finished, the staff of the Dept. will be increased in the rank of Executive Engineers, and it will be necessary to have further appointments in that rank.\n\nWe have filled the vacancy in the rank of Assistant Engineer; one went out yearly, the other sailed on the 20th inst. The only outstanding application from both posts is for the New Lower Overseer, who had to authorize the C.A. to act in the capacity suggested by the Colony Secretary that ultimately we shall have to let them have the entire new staff asked for (except the Executive Engineers). But I am doubtful whether we had not better say \"soil allowances\" where to come under the \"Salaries\" item, I expect rather than them doing it, I certainly think we should have an Assistant Engineer Overseer for telephone and electrical work.\n\nAs per Daily's evidence (p. 210, 857, 888) 0.219 4.169 $15. Note & Dine 7 21790 We must wait. In view of the recommendations of the Committee, I think it had better send their requisition in without waiting.\n\narrangements for distributing water to the higher levels for a long time have been defective. The C.A. system has had a deal of examination, with very satisfactory results. No importance need be attached to Mr. Thelwan's rider to the report. The evidence on page 160 shows very clearly that he was prejudiced against R.C.A.; the fact of his dragging in the loan question with his rider was quite irrelevant; and the questions he put to the Chunex, Contractors (p. 150, 155, 156) tend to show that.\n\nPage 181\n\n(x)—46569~3000-8-01\n\n \nCarson", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406858, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906", "content_text": "101\n\n}\n\n100\n\ninterest, repayment of principal, security, and Imperial Chinese Government guarantee. I have also looked into the construction and working and the traffic prospects generally of the railways now in operation, in order to convey viva voce to your Board official and engineering information as to the value of the property to be offered as security for this loan. Similar extension of time for the issue of this loan and payment of loan proceeds shall also be granted in the event of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Berlin, objecting to its issue before the month of April next, in accordance with the terms of clause 9 of the Agreement for the Chinese Imperial Government 4 per Cent. Sterling Loan of 1898.\n\nThe railways to be mortgaged to you for the loan are all of standard English gauge, and consist of the following sections, as shown upon the accompanying statement for your guidance :-\n\n18. Immediately after the signature of this Agreement, and before the issue of the prospectus of the loan to the public, the Administrator-General will memorialise the Throne and obtain an Imperial Edict confirming and sanctioning the provisions of this Agreement, the Imperial Edict so received being then communicated officially and without delay by the Tsung-li Yamên to the British Minister in Peking.\n\n19. The Corporation may, subject to all its obligations, transfer or delegate all or any of its rights, powers, and discretions to any British Company, Directors, Agents, in consultation with the Administrator-General, with or without power of further transfer and sub-delegation.\n\n20. This Agreement is executed in quadruplicate in English and Chinese, one copy to be retained by the Administrator-General, one by the Tsung-li Yamên, one by the British Minister in Peking, and one by the Corporation. Should any doubt arise as to the interpretation of the contract, the English text shall be accepted as standard.\n\nSigned at Peking by the Contracting Parties this day of the eighth month of the twenty-fourth year of the Emperor Kuang-Hsü, being the day of October, 1898, Western Calendar.\n\nagram-\n\nMiles.\n\nPeking to Tien-tsin-A double track line laid with 85-lb. steel rails, and including a short spur to the west from the Peking Junction in commencement of the Hankow system\n\nTien-tsin to Tang Ku--A single track line laid with 70-lb. rails\n\nTang Ku to Shan-hai-Kuan---A single track line laid with 60-lb. rails\n\n834\n\n27\n\n146\n\nTotal length of lines to be mortgaged ..\n\n257\n\nThere is a further section of 40 miles in operation outside the Great Wall (Shan-hai-Kuan to Chung-hou-so), the earnings of which, together with those of the 8 miles of extensions proposed to be built out of the proceeds of this loan, are to be pledged as additional security.\n\nThe value of the lines to be mortgaged may be gathered from the following details:-\n\nPermanent Way.\n\nThe permanent way is substantially laid, and is maintained under a staff of British engineers and superintendents.\n\nThe country through which the lines pass is generally an alluvial plain,\n\nSTATEMENT of Loans and Advances by Foreign Banks to the Imperial Railways Administration to be redeemed in terms of this Contract.\n\nBy the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation :\n\n2nd November, 1894, to Shan-hai-Kuan Section\n\n23rd October, 1896. to Luenuchiao Section\n\n8th June, 1897, to Lucouchiao Section ..\n\n8th June, 1897, to Railway Bonds\n\n3rd December, 1897, to Peking Section..\n\nBy the Russo-Chinese Bank --\n\nOne due January 1900\n\nOne repayable by monthly instalments of 10,000 taels,\n\ncommencing 1898\n\nBy the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank :-\n\nOne due spring 1899, 90,000,\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 105.\n\nHongp'ing taels 200,000\n\n400,000\n\nKuping taels\n\n300,000\n\n140,000\n\n200,000\n\nHongp'ing taels 200,000\n\n400,000\n\nHongp'ing taels 700,000\n\nOfficial Statement, describing the Imperial Railways of North China, and in general their Resources and Value as a security for the Loan negotiated by the British and Chinese Corporation (Limited).\n\nGentlemen,\n\nIMPERIAL RAILWAYS OF NORTH CHINA.\n\nBridges.\n\nThe double track bridges from Peking to Tien-tsin make an aggregate length of 40 feet, and consist of steel girders resting on masonry or concrete piers and abutments sunk by compressed air to a proper foundation.\n\nThe single track bridges aggregate 17,147 feet of similar construction, with the exception of 800 feet of steel girders on timber piers, and this is about being brought to substantial conformity with the remainder of the line.\n\nThe largest viaduct is that over the deep gorge of the Lan Ho, and is 2,200 feet long.\n\nStation, Shops, &c.\n\nThere is a fine station building almost completed at the Peking terminus, and an elaborately designed station yard capable of accommodating a large passenger and goods traffic. From the terminus to Peking city a heavy rail tramway has been laid, and is being equipped for electrical working.\n\nAt Fengtai, 5 miles south of the terminus, is the junction with the Hankow system, which is destined in the process of railway development to become a very important centre, and is a fixed point on this western route owing to its proximity to a heavy viaduct across the Hun Ho at La Kia Chiao city, from whence the line runs as far as Pao Ting Fu is being constructed departmentally. At this junction extensive provision has been made for handling heavy traffic, and sheds, stores, shops, &c., have been erected of a substantial and commodious character.\n\nThe other stations, station accommodation, water supply, turn-tables, shops, goods, stores, &c., are generally in keeping with the character of the line and suited to the requirements of traffic and of efficient working.\n\nIn pursuance of instructions from the Imperial Chinese Railway Administration through their Engineer-in-chief, Mr. C. W. Kinder, I have made preliminary investigations for the proposed extension railways in Southern Manchuria.\n\nThe sidings on the line to be mortgaged make an additional aggregate length of miles.\n\n[1130]\n\n2 D\n\n151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 410917, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[42821]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[December 22.]\n\n## SECTION 1.\n\n(No. 29.) Sir,\n\nConsul-General Wilkinson to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received December 22.)\n\nYünnan-fu, November 7, 1906.\n\nWITH reference to my despatch No. 25 of the 3rd October, I have the honour to inclose copy of a further communication which I have addressed to the Government of Burmah on the subject of the proposed railway reconnaissance east of Tengyueh.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) \nW. H. WILKINSON, \n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nConsul-General Wilkinson to Government of Burmah.\n\n(No. 44. Burmah. Confidential.) Sir,\n\nYunnan-fu, November 5, 1906.\n\nIN continuation of my despatch No. 39 of the 2nd ultimo, on the subject of the proposed reconnaissance between Tengyueh and Tali, I had, as you will remember, suggested in my telegram of the 2nd October that no further official intimation should be given to the Chinese authorities as long as the question of the Kulikha-Tengyueh section remains unsettled. That telegram was sent you through His Majesty's Acting-Consul at Tengyueh. The following day Mr. Ottewill wired to me to say that he had added the comment \"All you want is protection, &c., is it not, similar to last year? The Chinese will probably grant that as soon as asked for; whereas it may take months to settle the Tengyueh Railway question.\"\n\nIt was evident that my reply had not been sufficiently explicit. I accordingly again telegraphed to you, also through Mr. Ottewill, on the 3rd October saying that while a formal announcement was undesirable, there would be no objection to casual mention in the course of conversation.\n\nOn the 6th October you answered (telegram No. 180) both my telegrams. A start could not be made, you informed me, before the 1st January, and the Lieutenant-Governor was advised that an electrical engineer is unnecessary at this stage. All that is required from the Chinese authorities is protection and countenance similar to last year's. His Honour considered that although application for further authorization should not be made, nevertheless either His Majesty's Consul at Tengyueh or myself should arrange definitely for protection and local assistance. The following day you furnished me (telegram No. 182) with details of the strength of the party, which would consist of 4 engineers, 3 clerks, 1 hospital assistant, 22 survey menials, and 20 private servants. To these might possibly be added 3 surveyors and 22 menials.\n\nIn view of the growing opposition on the part of a small but noisy and influential band of literati here to the Indian Government's proposal for joint construction of the Kulikha-Tengyueh section, I felt that it was not altogether advisable to formally notify the Chinese authorities, local or provincial. Since, however, your Government, having before it my telegrams of the 2nd and 3rd, still desired that definite arrangements should be made, I wrote to the Governor-General the note (dated 8th October) of which I beg to inclose translation.\n\nOn the 10th the Governor-General replied (a translation is appended) that he had handed my note to \"the Directors of the Yunnan-Szechuan and Tengyueh Railways Company\" for discussion. The Directors had reported that the Tengyueh Railway having by Treaty to be constructed by Yunnan herself, the section through the intervening country to Tali must also, according to the Treaty, be taken in hand by Yunnan. The frontier ought not to be crossed, and the Directors prayed that...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411065, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 242, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## No. 1.\n\nGovernment of Burmah to Government of India.\n\n(Telegraphic.) P.\n\nNovember 24, 1906.\n\nTALI reconnaissance. Please refer to my telegram No. 201 of the 20th November, 1906.\n\nA wire has reached me from the Consul at Tengyueh stating that, in reply to a communication from him, the Taotai mentions passports and Treaty, and has given an assurance that the party will receive special protection when it comes; that the desirability of small numbers is evident from the fact that the report of the party being accompanied by their own escort was the cause of the instructions issued to the Taotai for its being opposed; that not only the white officers, but servants, menials, and subordinates are regarded by the Chinese as foreigners, and the question of this following is the point at issue; that the electrical engineer's party might, in his opinion, should no other course recommend itself, proceed only as far as Tengyueh, from which they would be able to start next season if a railway to Tali were then regarded as feasible; that on Saturday he intends to proceed to Nam Khan and will take cyphers.\n\nThe Lieutenant-Governor, in view of this communication, which he regards as satisfactory, is taking steps with a view to make the party smaller.\n\n(Repeated to Foreign Secretary with Viceroy, Viceroy's Camp.)\n\n\n2\n\nSome doubt is entertained by the Lieutenant-Governor as to whether the reconnaissance should be carried out in the manner now proposed. It is intended to await further developments.\n\n(Repeated to Viceroy's Camp.)\n\n\n### Inclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n$.0. 5518\n\n**AFFAIRS OF CHINA.**\n\n[43533]\n\nDecember 2\n\nTRE 13 FEE 07' SECTION 10.\n\nNo. 1.\n\n### Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received December 29.)\n\n(No. 479.)\n\nSir,\n\nPeking, November 15, 1906.\n\nWITH reference to the last paragraph of my despatch No. 450 of the 31st October, relative to the Chino-Italian Commercial Treaty negotiations at Shanghae, I have the honour to report that I have since seen my Italian colleague on the question.\n\nThe negotiations were carried on by their Excellencies Li Ilai Huau and Sheng Hsuan Huai (Sheng Kung-pao) on the one side, and Major Nerazzini, Italian Consul-General at Shanghae, with whom were associated Baron Vitale, Secretary of the Italian Legation, and M. Riva, Chairman of the Italian China Association, on the other. In connection with the clause which is required to bring into effect the provisions of Article VIII of the British Treaty, the Italian negotiators asked for certain concessions in respect of all of which they subsequently gave way, with the exception of the opening of Shao Hsing to trade. As the Chinese refused to concede this, the negotiations were broken off, but I understand from M. Baroli that the Wai-wu Pu have made some indirect overtures to renew them, which are not, however, likely to be entertained.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\n[2263 --10] \n239", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420870, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 180, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "# STATEMENT SHOWING THE PRESENT AND PROSED RATES OF HOUSE AND COLONIAL ALLOWANCES AT HONGKONG\n\n| Rank | Present allowances | Proposed allowances with temporary increase |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **HOUSE ALLOWANCE** | | |\n| **First Grade** | | |\n| Chief Constructor | 1066 | 1866 |\n| Superintending Civil Engineer | 1066 | 1866 |\n| Chief Engineer | 1066 | 1866 |\n| Naval Store Officer | 1066 | 1866 |\n| **Second Grade** | | |\n| First Assistant to Chief Engineer | 800 | 1400 |\n| Deputy Victualling, Naval Store etc. Officers (including Secretary & Cashier) | 800 | 1400 |\n| Electrical Engineer | | 1675 |\n| Foreman of Yard etc. | 633 | 933 |\n| Dispenser | | |\n| Chaplain | | |\n| **Third Grade** | | |\n| Assistant Surveyor | 800 | 1400 |\n| Assistant Store etc. Officers | 533 | 933 |\n| Assistant Constructors | 800 | 1400 |\n| Assistant Civil Engineers | 533 | 933 |\n| Temporary Draughtsmen | 533 | 933 |\n| **Fourth Grade** | | |\n| | 800 | 1400 |\n| | 533 | 933 |\n| | | 950 |\n| **Fifth Grade** | | |\n| Inspectors of Trades etc. | 1066 | 1866 |\n| Senior Writers | 1066 | 1866 |\n| Hired Writers, 1st Grade | 1.875 a day | 3.9375 a day |\n| Leading Man of Stores | 2.25 a day | 4.25 a day |\n| Pages Men (36 in No.) | = 821.25 a year | = 1437.1875 a year = 1561.25 a year |\n\n* One occupies Quarters.\nØ At present filled by Messrs Van.\n\nPage 180\nPage 181", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423410, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL.\n\n### No. 1.\n\n#### SECTION 1.\n\n**Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received October 18.) (No. 355.)**\n\nPeking, September 28, 1909.\n\nTHE question of the improvement of the navigability of the Liao River, to which you allude in your despatch No. 241 of the 16th ultimo, has, as you are aware, been the subject of several exchanges of views between the Chinese local authorities and the consular body at Newchwang, and has also been urged by myself upon the attention of the Central Government. In my despatch No. 148 of the 9th April last I reported upon the scheme of improvement of this waterway drawn up by Mr. Hughes, the civil engineer in the employment of the Manchurian Government. On the 6th May last I took advantage of the presence here of Hsi Liang, the then new Viceroy of Manchuria, to impress upon his Excellency at a personal interview the importance of the question, and the unwisdom in China's own interests of allowing trade to be diverted to Dalny, which would in the natural course of events go to Newchwang. I also instructed His Majesty's consul-general at Mukden and the consul at Newchwang to continue their efforts locally. Finally, on the 19th May last, I joined with my American, German, and Japanese colleagues in addressing a note to Prince Ch'ing (copy of which was transmitted to you in my despatch No. 198 of the 27th May last), in which his Highness's attention was drawn to the urgent needs of the situation. To this note no reply has been received from the Chinese Government, but negotiations have been proceeding locally and a certain amount of progress has been made, the full details of which are contained in the enclosed despatch from His Majesty's consul at Newchwang, which sums up the latest information on the subject.\n\nAs usual, the great difficulty in the way has been the provision of funds. A sum of some 500,000 dollars to 600,000 dollars is needed for the works which are indispensable. Of this sum 100,000 dollars have already been raised by the taotai by means of a loan from a native bank secured by a tax of 5 dollars per annum on native boats, and the question remaining is where to apply for the balance required. The finances of Manchuria are not in a condition to make it reasonable to apply to the local authorities. On the other hand, the Central Government are finding increasing difficulty in providing funds for the numerous projects which they are attempting, and the claim of the Huangpu Conservancy to a grant to carry on important schemes of improvement, which the diplomatic body are at present pressing upon the acceptance of the Wai-wu Pu, is likely to exhaust any resources at their disposal. It is consequently not from official sources that the necessary aid would seem to be forthcoming, and I think that the solution will eventually be found in the adoption of some scheme of taxation at Newchwang as foreshadowed in Mr. Wilkinson's enclosed despatch. It is not unfair to expect the foreign shipping and the foreign community at Newchwang, in the circumstances, to bear some part of the cost of an undertaking from which they will derive so much benefit, and I shall do my best to get such a scheme finally adopted, when its details have been worked out locally, in spite of the opposition of the Japanese.\n\nAs I have already pointed out in several of my preceding despatches, Newchwang is the natural outlet for British trade in Manchuria, and the great development in export of beans which forms the subject of my despatch No. 351 of the 27th instant makes it increasingly important that no effort should be spared to preserve treaty rights in Manchuria, and to keep open a trade route on which British commerce is not handicapped. The privileged position of the Japanese, owing to their control of the principal means of communication, is a frequent subject of complaint on the part of British merchants, and it would be little less than a disaster to our interests if we allowed Newchwang to decay, which is the one Manchurian port where the principle of commercial equality still obtains, not in theory merely, but in actual practice.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\nPage 13\n\n## \n\n2 \n\nWith reference to the above, and to your despatch re a communication made to you by M. Sazonoff, the purport of what I have recently heard in conversation may be of interest, more particularly as regards the Japanese military attaché.\n\n2. My American colleague told me that lately when he was in Sweden an officer of the German general staff said that the general staff in Berlin was much concerned by the reports it was receiving from its officers in Japan who described the preparations for war there as \"feverish.\" He then led the conversation to a discussion as to what Japan's possible action might be in a war either against Russia or the United States. My colleague thought little of this until on arriving here he found the Russian press discussing Japan's attitude.\n\n3. The following is the gist of remarks made by the Japanese military attaché here in private conversation :----\n\nThe thought of Japan initiating a war with Russia is absurd, and that of her attacking America absolutely ridiculous. At the same time it is perfectly true that Japan is exerting herself to prepare for war as quickly as possible, and these preparations are mainly directed against Russia. Japan does not want war and has not the least intention of bringing one on. At present she is perfectly satisfied that Russia's intentions are also peaceful, and that at present her condition does not allow her to contemplate another war in the Far East. On the other hand, Japan thinks that Russia is serious in her intention of a thorough reorganization of her forces for defence, but this reorganization may also strengthen her offensively. It is thought that this reorganization may soon be decided in principle, but that the carrying it out in its entirety may take eight years. The same period may see the completion of the Amur railway. If by that time the social and other conditions of Russia have largely improved, Japan thinks that possibly Russia might not resist the temptation of aggression with a view to regaining Manchuria.\n\nJapan does not mean to get a bad start. Her preparations now are with the view of being as strong as possible to meet such a contingency. If Russia takes any steps that appear to Japan as aggressive rather than purely defensive preparation, then Japan will strike at once, and, as before, not allow Russia to complete her preparations or choose her own time. The characteristic of such an attack as compared with the last war would be the rapidity of its execution in full strength. Any improvements in communication made by Russia will be answered or forestalled by better communications made by Japan, so that ultimately the Port Arthur line, a railway from Fusan via Antung to Mukden, and a Gensan-Kirin railway, with a branch line connecting it to the central of the three lines, would give Japan three bases on the mainland, and these she would consider to be sufficient.\n\nNo doubt Vladivostock was now very strong, but Japan would not sacrifice there the same number of men as she did at Port Arthur. She would be provided with the most up-to-date equipment for a siege. An electrical machine for making approaches rapidly was especially mentioned. I did not gather the precise nature of the machine, but understood it to be in use in America for the purpose of tunnelling.\n\nAs regards the Russian scheme of reorganization, it was thought in Japan that Russia contemplated increasing her forces in the Far East by two corps so as to have:\n\n| Location | Equivalent Forces |\n| --- | --- |\n| About Vladivostock | The equivalent of two corps |\n| At Blagovyeshchensk | One corps |\n| About Manchuria station | One corps |\n| At Chita | One corps |\n| At Irkutsk | One corps |\n\nThese corps would form the screen to cover the advance of her main reinforcements.\n\nAny proposal to connect the Amur railway with Tsitsihar by a branch line would meet with a protest.\n\nI could not elicit whether the placing of the two additional corps at Blagovyeshchensk and Manchuria station would be considered as aggressive preparation.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nGUY WYNDHAM, Colonel,\nMilitary Attaché.\n\nC.0.\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]\n\nPage 92 \nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n[38454]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423733, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 337, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "## 336\n\nIn the conduct of the college, it is proposed to associate another doctor with Dr. Mazzolani at an annual salary of 9,000 fr. (`3604`). Dr. Vadon, the assistant French hospital doctor, tells me he was offered the post but was forced to decline it owing to the opposition of the senior doctor, Dr. Féray. I hear that the post was also offered to Dr. Dumont, a French railway doctor at Pohsi, but he declined it.\n\nFrench Placard at Mengtse.-A ridiculous incident which has caused the French some loss of face has recently occurred at Mengtse. The acting French consul, M. Bradier, issued a proclamation which was posted not only in the foreign settlement but in the native city of Mengtse and at Milati, a station on the French railway about 12 miles from Mengtse. The proclamation warned all Europeans and Chinese that, owing to fear of rabies, stray dogs would be shot down, regardless of ownership, by the French police. The new taotai worked himself up into a high pitch of excitement, and the Italian consul protested against the French consul having presumed to give orders to Italian subjects. M. Bradier invited the latter to sign the notice jointly, but he declined. The upshot of the affair is that M. Bradier has expressed his regret to the taotai, withdrawn all his notices, and taken no action against stray dogs.\n\nVisit of French Geologists.-The French consul has informed me that a French geological party of four will visit Yünnan in November next. They will divide into two parties, one working east and the other west of the French railway from Laokay to Yunnan-fu.\n\nVisit of French Military Attaché-The French military attaché at Peking is expected here towards the end of the year.\n\nM. Bacot.-M. Bacot, a French traveller (to whom reference was made in my June report), has given up the idea of doing more than proceeding to Batang and thence to Tali-fu, where he is expected at the end of the year.\n\nFrench Site.-The French consular site outside the city has not yet been acquired.\n\nJapanese Spies.-There are a large number of Japanese mistresses of French railway employés and others in Tonquin and Yunnan. It is said that some of these have been sending information to Japan.\n\nFrench Railway-The construction train of the French railway is now at Su-chia-t'ou (kilometre 361). The past summer, especially the months of July, August, and September, has been a trying one for railway construction, owing to the torrential rains. In the lowest (Namti) section (kilometres 1-71), slips occurred to block the traffic for 50 kilom. Tunnel 142 was flooded waist-deep, and mails were buried for some weeks beneath 10,000 cubic metres of débris. At kilometre 98, the upper mountain slope came down upon and obliterated the track. This spot is still impassable for about 100 yards. If the bridge at kilometre 94 had gone, as was feared at one time, I am assured on the best authority that the railway would have been delayed for another year.\n\nBut the bridge stood, and it is now hoped that Yünnan-fu will be officially opened to traffic in March 1910. It was reported that the Chinese merchants would boycott the railway on account of the high rates demanded. There was a good deal of grumbling, but nothing else, until the French railway authorities suddenly announced that, in addition to the surcharges of 10 per cent. (temporarily demanded for exchange compensation) and of 5 per cent. (for difference in touch between the French piastre and the Yunnan dollar), an additional 7 per cent. would be required as further compensation for the difference in the dollar touch. The Chinese merchants thereupon determined to boycott the line, but a commission is now sitting at Mengtse to discuss this question. The commission is composed of the French consul at Mengtse, the commissioner of customs, the taotai, two French railway representatives, and two delegates from Yunnan.\n\nDifference in Dollar Touch.-In connection with this dispute, the Chinese authorities at Yünnan-fu invited the French consul to be present at an assay at the mint of Chinese and French dollars. The latter declined to attend. The result was announced that the touch was identical. I hear, however, on independent authority that the Chinese difference is appreciable, being from 3 to 4 per cent. in favour of the piastre. Merchants of good repute have assured me that they do not object to pay 5 per cent. as the difference in value between the French and Yünnan dollars because they know that the touch of their Yünnan dollar is variable and cannot be depended upon. They refuse to pay, however, the extra 7 per cent. and declare they will revert to mule traffic.\n\nRevenue-The treasurer has told me that the increase in salt li-kin of 4 cash per catty will bring in 100,000 taels (12,000£) annually. Opium li-kin represented officially 300,000 taels annually, although it was known that 1,000,000 taels was collected—the 700,000 taels disappearing into the pockets of the li-kin officers. He feared that salt would not bear further taxation, as its price was already 13 dollars a-picul (2d. a-lb.) at Yünnan-fu, and it was difficult to see how ordinary expenditure could be met, to say nothing of the costly new reform schemes, unless the central Government furnished supplies for Yünnan. He made a few cynical remarks about Chinese railway schemes in Yunnan and told me the railway subscription funds in hand would probably be diverted before long to found a bank.\n\n## (b.) Commercial Summary\n\nPoll Tax-The police taotai has levied a poll tax of 30 cash monthly in order to pay for police expenses and refuges for foundlings. The wages of the Yunnan-fu policeman vary from 300 to 800 cash daily, and the force numbers 110. The annual upkeep is estimated at 10,000 taels (1,215£).\n\nPolice-In the intelligence report for the period ending the 31st December, 1908, it was stated that the police interfere hardly at all with the people. The state of things is changing, and the police have now commenced to run in street brawlers, formerly allowed to exhaust themselves in vituperation for the entertainment of the bystanders.\n\nTea-house Tax-Another tax of 2 cash per tea-pot was levied on the tea-shops under orders of the Literary Chancellor, to form a fund for rescue work among the numerous prostitutes of Yunnan-fu. After the proclamation had been posted, he discovered the difficulty of fixing the number of tea-pots replenished daily, and the tax has now been commuted to a fixed sum per tea-shop.\n\nThe scheme proposes to hire houses for the unfortunate women to live in, where they will be educated and their morals improved. It is hoped that respectable men will be attracted to marry them. No practical measures beyond the collection of the tax have yet been taken.\n\nElectrical Works.-Electrical works at Anning-chou (18 miles west of Yunnan-fu) are contemplated to supply the yamêns and barracks at Yünnan-fu with 6,000 lamps. Tenders were invited from M. Barbage (French) and Herr Esterrer (German). The former exceeded 300,000 taels, and the latter, whose estimate has, I hear, been accepted, was as low as 120,000 taels (14,500£). The Chinese company is composed of local gentry. The superintendent of the Chinese telegraphs in Yünnan—a Dane—tells me he cannot believe that a successful installation can be put up for 120,000 taels.\n\nThe installation put in the Normal College by M. Barbage cost 6,000 dollars (500£) (June intelligence report).\n\nGerman Mining Engineer.-A German engineer, M. Fraulob, visited the Kuo-chiu tin mines near Mengtse and the antimony mines near Kailua. Liu Taotai, who controls the Mining Department, tells me that foreign capital will not be allowed to participate in the development of either of these groups of mines. Two Chinese experts from the tin mines in the Straits Settlements were, he said, at Yunnan-fu and were arranging for the flotation of a Chinese Tin Mining Development Company with a capital of 600,000 taels (73,000£). It was hoped that Chinese living abroad would buy shares.\n\nHo-kou-Large sums have been spent by the provincial Government in laying out Ho-k'ou as a rival commercial settlement to Laokay. It is to be feared that Ho-k'ou will never prove of much account as a trading centre, as direct transport by the French railway into Yünnan will deprive it of its importance even as a transit station, and it has no trade of its own. Kerosene oil and matches may, however, be shipped by junk to Ho-k'ou from Manhao and thence carried by mules, as it is claimed that this method of transport will compare favourably with the present railway rates.\n\nCheap Food.-Food continues to be very cheap, and the promise of a magnificent rice harvest is forcing the price still lower. Best quality rice is selling at 210 taels per 120 catties, or, say, 2 lb. for 1d., and inferior quality is as low as 6 lb. for 1d. The market prices of the more common vegetables have dropped 50 per cent. This is due to the larger extent of land under vegetable cultivation since the poppy has been banned. Pork is about 10 per cent. cheaper than last year. It is generally admitted that foodstuffs have never been so cheap for the last sixteen years, but it is also said that the people are getting poorer now that the opium crop, valued at 38,000,000 taels (4,600,000£), is lost to the province. Another twelve months may show more positive ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426565, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "page_number": 346, "title": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "content_text": "# COPY\n\n**Hon.Col.Sec.**\n\n1. **CO 30133/342 RECR REG 1 OCT 10**\n\nMr. Potter has accepted a retainer for the Government.\n\n2. An action claiming $40,000 was commenced by Writ of Summons in the name of the Attorney General v. The Electric Traction Co. of Hongkong, Action No.48 of 1910, on the 18th instant. Messrs. Deacon Looker & Deacon have appeared for the defendant Company.\n\n3. An order for the de bene esse examination of Mr. Gale was made on the 20th instant in the face of strenuous opposition by the defendants, and Mr. Gale was examined on the 21st instant. Mr. H.L. Dennys Senr. conducted the examination and Mr. H.W. Looker the cross-examination.\n\n4. On the suggestion of the Director of Public Works and Mr. Bale, Mr. Dennys approached Mr. Carter, the Manager of the China and Japan Telephone Co., to ascertain if he would assist the Government. After consideration, Mr. Carter stated that he preferred to remain neutral, as he has been consulted by Mr. Gray Scott in England, and by the Co's representatives in Hongkong.\n\n5. Mr. Carter, however, thinks that the Co. might consent to refer the question of amount payable to the arbitration of experts, e.g., The Manager (or Electrician) of the Eastern Extension Cable Co. (whom I have already consulted), Mr. Carter, and the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Naval Yard.\n\n6. I think such a reference would be very satisfactory and request permission to approach the Co's solicitors on the subject (without prejudice to the law suit).\n\n(ed) F.B.L. Bowley \nCrown Solicitor \n27.4.10.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444612, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that on the 10th of April last Messrs. F. B. L. Bowley, G. Tisdall, and E. T. Williams had an interview with Sir Henry May, and left with him some preliminary proposals for a scheme of development on the South of the Island of Hongkong, of which I enclose a copy. Mr. Bowley is a member of the firm of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Solicitors; Mr. Tisdall is the manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, and I understand has a considerable financial backing for the scheme; while Mr. Williams is Electrical Engineer in the Naval Yard at Hongkong.\n\nThe subject was discussed at considerable length with the Director of Public Works, and I enclose a map which shows the areas of land available for development, and the areas which it would be necessary to exclude from the scheme of the promoters.\n\nA point which arose for decision was the best means of access to the land from the City of Victoria, with the result that Wong Nei Chung Gap was agreed upon as the most suitable owing to its low altitude compared with Middle Gap. I enclose a copy of the conditions on which Sir Henry May proposed to recommend for your favourable consideration the grant of the concession. These conditions have been revised in conjunction with the promoters, and, though they do not include some considerable extensions of the original...\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONGKONG. 6th November, 1913.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nLEWIS HARCOURT, M.P., \n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451986, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "page_number": 344, "title": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "content_text": "## Referees \n\n1. Name Miss Baillie (Fration). \n Address Royal Infirmary, Bristol \n Occupation Electrical Engineer under Government\n\n2. Name S.O. Fleetwood \n Address 390 Whitchnisch Rd, Gabalfa, Cardiff \n Occupation \n\nGive the names and addresses of two referees. They should be responsible persons who know you well, either in private life or professionally; and one at least should be well acquainted with you in private life. The names of distinguished persons should not be given unless they really know you well.\n\n## Testimonials \n\nGive the name, address, and occupation of the writer of each of your testimonials. Copies certified by the Colonial Nursing Association must be sent for record in the Colonial Office. The copies may be either in M.S. or in print; and it is desirable, though not absolutely necessary, that they should be on foolscap paper not larger than this form.\n\n(614r)\n\nA. Warwick Brown, C.M.G., M.A., D.Sc. \n5 Prices Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate \nJune 24th, 1914.\n\nI have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the high capabilities of Nurse Chettle. Nurse Chettle has taken charge of numerous cases, both medical and surgical, for me. In both classes of cases, she has done excellent work, and I can thoroughly recommend her as a most careful, painstaking and helpful nurse.\n\nNurse Chettle has always been very well liked by her patients, who have invariably spoken most enthusiastically of her work, of her reliability, of her unassuming manner, and of the great help she was able to give. I have no hesitation whatever in recommending Nurse Chettle for any nursing post where responsibility is required, and I am certain that she will give entire satisfaction.\n\n(Signed) A. Warwick Brown, C.M.G., D.Sc., M.A.\n\nFredk. B. Treves, M.B., B.C. (Cantab.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lond) \n5 Prices Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate \n25 June, 1914.\n\nI understand Nurse Chettle is applying for a post in the Government Hospital at Hong Kong. I have the greatest pleasure in testifying to her abilities from a personal knowledge of her work.\n\nShe is in every way fitted for an important and responsible post, and quite recently had the case of a very severe and difficult case, when she carried out my instructions most successfully and with great tact and kindness. I can therefore, confidently recommend her for the post she is now seeking.\n\n(Signed) Fredk. B. Treves, M.B., B.C. (Cantab.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lond).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 454385, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6]", "page_number": 599, "title": "CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6]", "content_text": "# \n592 \n\nThere are similar facilities to the General Public.\n\nTo levy a subscription and not stand to hinder the work? Like some position, students like some analysis, some people bar, money is well net vicksalon. Like some people, some position, some analysis, some people bar, money is well net vicksalon.\n\n## \n\n4. There is an existing Military line on Stone-cutters Island connected with the mainland and Hongkong, and the Military Authorities are being requested to fit a telephone from their system into the Wireless Telegraph Station. This could be used as an alternative route in case of the breakdown of the Naval Line. The provision of the independent and direct Naval line is considered essential for reliability and efficiency.\n\n5. Arrangements will be made to use the metallic cores of the two cables referred to in paragraph 1 for ordinary communication, but in the event of the breakdown of any one cable, a likely contingency due to the large number of Chinese junks anchoring in the vicinity, the core of the remaining cable will be used with the armouring as a return circuit.\n\n6. Admiralty approval for the foregoing is requested.\n\n## Submission to Admiralty.\n\nNo. 80.\n\nII\n\n**(sd.) E. T. Williams, Electrical Engineer.** \n18.2.15.\n\nSubmitted observing that I concur in these proposals.\n\n**(sd.) Rob. H. Anstruther, Commodore.** \n21 February, 1915.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461979, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 612, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# \n## \n### \n\nA.H. Winter Joyner, \nElectrical Engineer, \nToronto, \n100 Wellington St. West, \nApril 28th 1916.\n\n604 \n5 \n\n## To whom it may concern,\n\nThis is to certify that \nErnest T. Jackson of \n360 Brunswick Ave., \nToronto, Ont. \nhas been personally known to me for some time and that the \nhereunto attached photograph duly endorsed by me is a portrait of the above named. \n\nI further believe that he is a British subject having \nbeen born in Canada. \n\nI also hereby certify that his signature given below is \ngenuine.\n\n3gd¬A.H.W. Joyner,\n\nSignature of \nErnest W. Jackson \n\nAnd I, the said A.H.W. Joyner, further certify that since I \nhave known the above named E.W. Jackson he has been in the employ of the Royal Bank of Canada at Toronto and attached \nhereto is a letter from A.M. Thompson whom I certify to be one \nof the Supervisor's Staff of the said Royal Bank of Canada; \nthe said annexed letter was signed by the said Thompson in \nmy presence in the said Royal Bank at Toronto.\n\nA.H.W. Joyner.\n\n## THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA\n### Supervisor's Department\n\nE.W. Jackson, Esqr., \nToronto, \nOntario.\n\nDear Sir:- \n\nToronto, Ont., \nApril 28th, 1916.\n\nIt is with regret that I learned of your intention to sever your connection with this Bank after having spent over eight years in our service. I wish you every success in your new venture.\n\nYours truly, \nA. M. Thompson \nFor Supervisor.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461980, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 613, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# MOVER DA\n\nI, Robert Benjamin Henderson, of the city of Toronto, in the County of York, a Notary Public by royal authority duly appointed, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with A.H. Winter-Joyner, Electrical Engineer of Toronto, and that the said A.H. Winter-Joyner is an Engineer of good standing in the said city of Toronto; that the signature \"A.H. W. Joyner\" which appears in two places on the certificate hereto attached is of the proper hand-writing of the said A.H. Winter-Joyner.\n\nDATED at Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, this 28th day of April, 1916.\n\nIn hand-writing - As witness my signature and my official seal of office,\n\nSgd-R. B. Henderson,\nNotary Public for Ontario.\n\n## \nI, Robert Benjamin Henderson, of the city of Toronto, in the County of York, a Notary Public by royal authority duly appointed, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with A.H. Winter-Joyner, Electrical Engineer of Toronto, and that the said A.H. Winter-Joyner is an Engineer in good standing in the said city of Toronto; that the signature \"A.H. W. Joyner\" which appears in two places on the certificate hereto attached is of the proper hand-writing of the said A.H. Winter-Joyner.\n\nDATED at Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, this 28th day of April, 1916.\n\nIn hand-writing - As witness my signature and my official seal of office.\n\nSgd-R.B. Henderson,\nNotary Public for Ontario.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462935, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## MDITIO PAOK DIJAUT\n\nI would preface my remarks thereon by stating that no case of self interest is involved in them but they are made solely in the interest of the work.\n\nI would point out that my experience in road Maintenance with two of the largest Corporations in Great Britain has been exceptional and under your guidance, Sir, and working zealously and loyally to your ideas I think it not unfair to state that road maintenance in Hongkong has to a great extent been revolutionized during the past few years.\n\nWhilst carrying out this work I have had the entire charge under yourself of the maintenance of most Government works with the exception of Sewers and Water Works.\n\nDuring the past few years there has arisen an Electrical Department employing, at times, as many as 60 men. The extension of the bituminous treatment of roads has further necessitated the training of large gangs of men and the installation of a Government quarry, without which much done this year could not have been attempted, has necessitated the employment of an additional number of trained men.\n\nThis has involved practically the creation of a Works Department, in fact under this system, fostered by you, the City has practically been obtaining (as far as Municipal Work is concerned) what a Municipality would give it, without any of the ill effects which would come from a Municipality in a Crown Colony. My position during this time has been as nearly as possible that of a deputy City Engineer at home and I being (under yourself) in charge of all this work it has been possible to coordinate each branch of it to fit in and complete the other. It has been and is working in a most satisfactory manner. Our Quarry supplies road stone, kerb, sette &c. whilst the waste stone is moulded into street paving and into moulded blocks for the work of the Architectural Office. The Quarry, Wanchai Depot and the Electrical Department are in effect all shops that manufacture and sell to every other Vote, goods that can be obtained there cheaper, or better than elsewhere,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466502, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 84, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "in conjunction with native agents and correspondents. During the past few years this method has been adopted by a rapidly increasing number of British, American, German, Russian and Japanese houses, but it is noteworthy that, whereas the German penetration has been largely effected by merchants whose headquarters were at the ports, the British organisation has been almost entirely carried out by large manufacturers of semi-monopolies and proprietary articles, such as cigarettes, kerosene, alkalies, household soap, candles, patent medicines, and refined sugar, who, having previously conducted their business through the medium of merchants in the ports, have discarded this system as being unsuitable to their requirements, and have undertaken the marketing themselves. This fact demonstrates that there has been a much closer co-operation between the German manufacturers and merchants than is the case in this country. The Germans have enjoyed the virtual monopoly of two important lines of trade, viz., arms and ammunition, and aniline dyes and synthetic indigo. The manufacturers have insisted upon the elaboration of an extensive up-country organisation, have defrayed the bulk of the expense, have sent out experts to assist in the work, and have allowed a generous commission of not less than five per cent. to their agents for the services rendered. These agencies have had a dual advantage. In the first place, they have provided the German merchant in China with a handsome annual profit; and, secondly, they have furnished him with an organisation, free of expense, which he has been able to utilise for the sale of those other lines of imports in which he was interested.\n\nThis brings us to the vital question of the sale of industrial and machinery supplies, a business which has been fostered by our rivals by these extensive methods, and where they have been rapidly gaining on us. I feel very strongly that unless prompt steps are taken by British manufacturers and merchants towards installing the necessary organisation for securing the new contracts which are springing up in all parts of China for electrical power plants, and industrial and mining machinery and supplies of all kinds, we shall find before very long that the market is closed to us, and is entirely in the hands of our competitors. British manufacturers can, as a rule, produce the machinery required at competitive rates, but we have lost and are losing ground through less efficient methods of marketing, and the fact is that while our representatives are busy in their offices in Shanghai and elsewhere the German firms are tapping this considerable and rapidly increasing stream of trade at its source. This question is one which has been dealt with in some detail in certain interim reports, which doubtless many of you gentlemen have already seen.\n\nI will, therefore, briefly describe the methods which have been employed by our rivals to secure the trade. The German houses through their valuable agencies, and also their hold on the export trade of China produce, have usually a branch at the interior Treaty Ports, such as Chung King, Changshen and Tsinan Fu. Their trade in arms and munitions and other equipment for Government contracts has enabled them to maintain representatives at the large provincial capitals such as Chengtu, Yünnan Fu and Moukden. In many cases they have been able to induce the Chinese authorities to employ their nationals to operate the plant in the Government powder factories and arsenals, which means that all renewals and extensions are obtained through them. From these bases in almost every province a system of Chinese correspondents has been elaborated, who inform the local office of any new industrial scheme mooted within their district, and receive a small commission should business result—an inexpensive but quite satisfactory arrangement.\n\nShould it become likely that an electrical power plant or mill of any sort is shortly to be required, the firm sends down usually a Chinese-speaking engineer, who is also tactful and possesses the savoir faire required in handling Chinese, and this representative remains on the spot sometimes for months if the scheme is an important one, acquires the confidence and goodwill of the buyers by means of painstaking and persistent methods, entertainment, social intercourse, and the preparation of specifications and plans of the machinery required. Pressure is also occasionally brought to bear by the nearest Consul, working through the officials, and in nine cases out of ten the representative does not leave that locality\n\nPage 83", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466547, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "128\n\nce\n\nPeebles.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n36031\n\nREC\n\n36031\n\nREG? 31 JUL\n\nPattern An Electrical Engineer;\n\n1916\n\n28 Jul.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nB\n\n35679\n\nCo. Lo\n\nConformis kl. If 38th racks\n\n28th. Vasks for Tel: decision:\n\nCA BFT. 15 Chugh B3060/6\n\nIn Jara\n\n9 fear Ky\n\ncontract.\n\na\n\n35879.\n\n?\n\n16.4.18.14\n\nwith lose Their\n\nwait for reply to let & IN.\n\n偶\n\n1/5/16\n\nHoe\n\n4.8.16\n\nClouse\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nB\n\n38029\n\n(20092) WI. 36800-6. 45,000 12/15. BM & 8.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468018, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "page_number": 322, "title": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "content_text": "320\n\nCOPY.\n\nConclosure 1.\n\nIn 1881, I was junior assistant to Messrs. Welchman and Gale of Ennismore Gdns., Kensington, Architects and Builders.\n\nFrom March 1882 to March 1885, I was articled pupil to A.C. Boothby, Esq., A.M.I.C.E. of Kirkcaldy & Cupar, Fife, N.B. I was taught surveying, levelling, &c., and was engaged on the design and construction of Raith; Elie and St. Monance; and St. Andrew's Water Works and Elie Drainage Works and some Railway & Bridge Schemes.\n\nFrom March 1885 to August 1885, I was at the University College, Dundee, where I attained eighth place in physics and for which I obtained a certificate.\n\nFrom August 1885 to March 1886, I was Resident Engineer at Holloway College, Egham, and Holloway Sanatorium Virginia Water for R. B. Stirrat, Esq., C.E. of Westminster for the heating and cooking arrangements (by steam) and the reconstruction of the drainage system.\n\nFrom August 1886 to February 1887, I was assistant to Messrs. Hall and Partners and from February 1887 to March 1888 I was assistant to Radcliff Ward Esq., one of the partners, Electric and General Engineers, of Queen Anne's Gate and Chancery Lane, London.\n\nI was engaged upon Electric Lighting & Traction Schemes and upon the design and construction of the first Electrical Busses to be run in the city.\n\nFrom April 1888 to February 1890, I was with Messrs. Fyson and Dowson M.M.I.C.E. of Delahay St. Westminster and for the greater part of the time chief assistant, and engaged upon the calculations and design for the steelwork for the Tower Bridge over the Thames. From February to September 1890, I was assistant to Sir J. Coode & Son, Consulting Engineers to the Colonial Governments &c., I was engaged upon the designs and calculations for the jetty and pier work for Table Bay Harbour.\n\nI became a student of the Inst. C.E. in 1883 and was awarded the Miller Prize.\n\n(Sd.) C. H. Gale.\n\n2.5.17.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 477868, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "page_number": 105, "title": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "content_text": "# RESTRICTED AND CONFIDENTIAL\n\n30 \nC O \n103 \n35515 \n4, MILLBANK. REC \nWESTMINSTER \nLONDON, SW: \nJUL 18 \n19th July 1918.\n\nSir,\n\nIn reply to your letter No.31351/1918 of the 4th instant, I have the honour to furnish the following information with regard to the National Electric Construction Co., Ltd.\n\n2\\. The Company was registered on the 16th July 1897 as the National Electric Wiring Co., Ltd., for the purpose, we understand, of carrying on the wiring and fitting of premises for electric lights in consideration of an annual payment, and the change of name was effected in 1903. The original authorised capital of the Company was £230,000 in £1 shares, but in 1914 it was reduced to £125,000 and the issued capital (170,000 shares of £1 fully paid up) was reduced from £170,000 to £85,000 by writing 10/- off the nominal and paid-up amount of each share. Debentures have also been issued to the amount of £75,000. As regards these, the following appears in the Stock Exchange Official Intelligence:-\n\n| Authorised and outstanding | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| £75,000 in £100 Bonds | Five per cent. debentures (registered). Secured by trust deed, dated 7th May, 1907 as a specific charge on certain shares and debentures and the company's interest in certain wiring installation contracts and as a floating charge on the undertaking and all other assets: also by the assignment to the trustees of a sinking fund policy for £75,000. Redeemable at par on the 1st May 1937, or at 105 per cent. (a) at any time earlier on six months' notice from the Company, or (b) in a voluntary liquidation for reconstruction, or amalgamation. Interest payable 1st May and 1st November. |\n\n3\\. For 1905 a dividend of 7% was paid, and for 1906 10%. From the accompanying copy of the last Report and Accounts of the Company, it will be seen that they had a debit balance of nearly £4,000 on the 31st December 1917. The prices of the shares marked in the Official List in 1917 were highest 74d, lowest 38. The level of these prices is very low, having regard to the assets described in the Balance Sheet, and we can only presume that the valuation of the investments did not represent their sale price at date.\n\n4\\. The Company appears to be intimately concerned in the management of the undertakings mentioned in their report, and the directorate is, we understand, regarded with confidence. The Chairman, Mr. G.H. Kisbett, J.P., and Mr. James Taylor, J.P., are both Members of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and directors of other companies including the Midland Electric Corporation for Power Distribution, Ltd. Mr. Taylor is also a director of the British Aluminium Co., Ltd., and Vice Chairman of the British Insulated and Helsby Cables, Ltd. Mr. J. Carr Saunders, J.P., is a director, amongst other Companies, of the Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd., and the Metropolitan Electric Supply Co., Ltd. Mr. J. T. Jervis is described as a civil and consulting engineer.\n\nALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED. TELEGRAMS, \"CROWN, LONDON\" TELEPHONE 7750 VICTORIA.\n\nPage ... \nUnder Secretary of State, \nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478501, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "page_number": 738, "title": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "content_text": "# 733\n\n**Colonial Government. Employment under, of Serjeant R. William R.E.**\n\nFrom the | To the \n---------|---------\nGeneral Officer Commanding the Forces in China | Secretary, War Office, London, S.W.1.\n\n17163 **REC** \nD.A.A & Q.M.G. \nChina Command \nNo. C.R.6881A. \n**REG 9 APR 18** \n\nHeadquarters, Hong Kong. \n28th November 1917.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to paragraph 322 King's Regulations I have the honor to inform you that application has been made by the Colonial Government for the services of No.927 Serjeant R. Williams R.E. for employment as a 2nd Class Overseer on the Colonial Government Electrical staff, at a salary of £200 per year plus conveyance allowance $15 a month. The period for which he is required is during the absence of Mr U.A. Farrell, the present holder of the appointment, who has been seconded for duty under the Admiralty in connection with the war. Serjeant Williams' services would be required until the end of the war.\n\nIt appears probable that he will take his discharge at the end of the war, and, if he has given satisfaction, get a permanent appointment of a similar kind, as he has now 21 years and 8 months service to count for pension.\n\n## 2.\n\nSerjeant Williams is acting as a Mechanist Electrician and can be temporarily spared, but it will be necessary to replace him before any more searchlights can be brought into use, and sooner if practicable.\n\n## 3.\n\nDuring his employment under the Colonial Government his services as a Defence Light soldier will not be lost, as he will join the Engineer company of the Hong Kong Defence Corps.\n\n## 4.\n\nUnder the circumstances I have provisionally sanctioned the proposal pending the Army Council's approval. Employment commences from 16th December 1917, from which date inclusive Serjeant Williams will cease to draw pay and allowances from Army Funds.\n\n## 5.\n\nParagraph 322 King's Regulations has been complied with.\n\nI have the honor to be \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \n(Sgd) F. Ventris \nMajor General Commanding the Forces in China.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478698, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 163, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank, Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. | Present Courses | Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.1904 | Private, H.A.C. | 39 | Fair | Ed. privately. Higher Grade Certificate. Teacher, asst. West Ham Education offices. Desires post abroad. [French.] | | | London |\n| D.O. 879 | Major, R.A.M.C. | 51 | Good | Ed. privately, Univ. Coll. Wales. B.A. Wales Matric. 5 yrs. Rhondda Ed. Committee. [Welsh, French.] | | | Leicester |\n| D.O.1407 | Capt, Manchester | 42 | Fair | Ed privately. 7 yrs. schoolmaster. Statistical clerk, Surrey Educational Comm. [French] | | | London |\n| D.O. 444 | Lieut, R.E. | 63 | Good | Ed. privately, Durham Univ. 13 yrs. Reg. Army. 23 yrs. Army tutor, [French] | | | London |\n| D.O.1479 | Lieut.-Col. | 58 | Good | Cheshire | | | |\n| D.O.1676 | Capt. 19 Madras Inf. | | Good | Ed. Dublin Coll. & R.M.C., Sandhurst, 14 yrs. Reg. Army. After resigning East, master Govt. Schools S. Shan States, came home 1916 and took up motoring. Good organiser and disciplinarian. [French, Hindustani, Burmese, German.] | | | Kent |\n| D.O.1538 | Seaman, R.N.D. | 25 | Good | Ed. privately. Asst. master preparatory school, 3 yrs. clerical experience. | | | Bucks |\n| D.O. 461 | Private, R.A.M.C. | 28 | R. arm partially paralysed. | Ed, privately. Queen's Univ., Belfast. B.E., B.A. A.M.I.C.E. 8 yrs. Asst. City Surveyor, Belfast. | | Engineering | Ireland |\n| D.O. 498 | 2nd Lieut., R.A.F. | 40 | Fair | | | | London |\n| D.O. 121 | Lieut, M.G.C. | 22 | Good | Ed. King Edward's School, Sheffield Univ. Lectures on Engineering, 2 yrs); 1st and 2nd yr. exam, in machine drawing; 2 yrs. Vickers, Ltd., Sheffield; 6 mos. assist. foundry manager, Sheepbridge Coal & Iron | | | Durham |\n| D.O. 530 | Eng. Com., R.N. | 45 | Good | Ed. Croydon. Has considerable experience as electrical, mechanical, aircraft and commercial engineer. 12 yrs. Spencera, Ltd., London, Edinburgh; yrs, London Electric Railways Co.; 2 yrs, Colonial Office. | | | Kent |\n| | | | | Ed. privately, App. Brush Eng. Co. 22 yrs RN, Exp. marine engines, boilers, gas & oil engines, electric machinery, tools, repairs, mountings. | | | Co. |\n| D.O. 150 | Capt., Gen. List | 50 | Good | Ed. Bishop's College, Canada; retired from Army before war; knowledge of chemical engineering [French, Russian, Dutch, German,] | | | London |\n| D.O. 532 | Sergt. Maj., A.S.C. | 47 | Good | Ed. privately. Discharged a Col.-Sergt. Middlesex Regt, 1911. Motor and general engineer until outbreak of war. Sec. to Cowper Coles Aircraft Co. | | | London |\n| D.O. 202 | 2nd Lieut., R.E. | 27 | Good | Ed. Trinity Coll., Dublin. App. L, & S.W.R. locomotive dept.; arts and civil engineering degrees; special certificate in practical engineering. | | | Dublin |\n| D.O. 211 | Lieut., R.E. | 23 | Neurasthenia | Ed. Liverpool Univ. Passed 1st & 2nd Intere. for Degree of B. Engineering. | | | Wilts |\n| D.O. 239 | 2nd Lieut. | 23 | Neurasthenia | Ed. Dulwich (Engineering aide), 1 yr. est. draughtsman Rutters, Ltd, London, Telegraph Engineers. Knowledge steam, gas and water, electric plants, engine testing, boiler trials, &c. | | | |\n| D.O. 313 | Sergt., A.S.C. | 43 | Neurasthenia | Ed. privately. Wireworker until 1912; asst. foreman Abbey Wharf and Bonded Tea Merchants; 4 yrs, traffic foreman London Tramway Co. | | | H.Q. D.O./5.-28.7.16 |\n| D.O. 315 | Sergt., A.S.C. | 42 | L. sim damaged. | Ed. Felixstowe, 5 yrs. app. Cowells Ltd., Ipswich, was county representative Grimwades Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, | | | |\n| D.O. 551 | 2nd Lieut. | 29 | Good | | | | Lancashire |\n| D.O. 663 | Lieut | 37 | Fair | Ed, privately. 7 yrs. app. Thomas Piggott & Co., Ltd., engineers, Birmingham. Exp. lathe driller, shaper, slotter bench. Private sec, the Right Hon. Henry Hobhouse, P.C. Good organiser. Exp. agriculture and market gardening. Travelled in tropics. [French, Hindustani.] | | | Middlesex |\n| D.O. 735 | 2nd Lieut. | 28 | Good | Ed. privately. Went through engineering shops. Engineer's draughtsman, British United Shoe Machinery Co. [French.] | | | Yorkshire |\n| | | | | Ed. Bradford Grammar School. Cambridge Univ. B.A. Hon. Eng. Tripos, 1911. Hon. Science, 1912. 6 mos. app. Scott Engineering Co., Shipley. 1 yr. app. Faubairn Eng. Co., Shipley, | | | Sussex, Berks, Yorkshire |\n| D.O. 160 | | | | Ed. privately, M.I.C.E., Fellow. Ex-Pres, Inst. San. Engs. 9 yrs. articled civil eng. 16 yrs. various firms consulting eng. Travelled business purposes. Lecturer R. San. Inst., R.A.M.C. Author works on sewage, coal conservation, gas supply. Studied geology, chemistry, Shorthand. [French] | | | London |\n| | | | | Ed. Stoneyhurst, M.L.C.E. 4 yrs. articled pupil Sir Douglas Fox; consulting engineer private practice many yrs special knowledge electric and hydraulic power. Constructed military hutments, Sutton Coldfield. Author various text books. Exp. in New Zealand, Australia, China, B. Columbia and U.S.A. [French, Chinese.] | | | Hants |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478699, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n### Medical Notes.\n\n| No. | Regt. | Age. | Medical Notes. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.798 | R.E. | 29 | Good |\n| D.O.798 | K.O.Y.L.I. | 24 | Good |\n| D.O.840 | London. | 26 | Fair |\n| D.O.853 | Leicester Yoo. | 28 | Good |\n| D.O.871 | R.F.A. | 28 | Good |\n| D.O.1091 | R.E. | 28 | Fair |\n| D.O.1097 | A.O.C. | 28 | Good |\n| D.O.1127 | Cambridge. | 30 | Fair |\n\nB.Q. D.06.-29.7.18.\n\n### EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank. | Regt | Age. | Medical Notes. | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | Present Locality. | O.U.T.C. Courses, |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.1161 | Sergt. Maj. | 39 | 38 | Good | | London. | A.S.C. M.T. |\n| D.O.1179 | Trooper | S.A.F. | 35 | Fair | Ed. privately. Apprentice mechanical engineering. 1 yr. Italy, 1 yr. Germany. yrs. engineer (motor) to R.A.C., Pall Mall. 1 yr. on own account, India. Joined Army at outbreak of war. [Hindustani, French.] | Yorkshire. | |\n| D.O.1180 | 2nd Lieut. | R.E. | 61 | Good | Ed. privately. 4 yrs. apprentice to Redditch Gas Co. 2 yrs. engaged with Mexbro. Gas Co., Maltby Ons Co., and Brighton Gas Co. (gas engineering). | Essex, | |\n| D.O.1205 | Lieut. | B.G.A. | 25 | Good. Neurasthenia. | Ed. privately. 2 yrs. electrical and mechanical engineer, Electrical Installations, Ltd., London. Just completed course of engineering, Edwards & Armstrong, Stroud, Glos. | Warwick. | |\n| D.O.1224 | Lieut | S. Staffs. | 24 | Good | Ed. privately. Graduate of Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Worked with Herbert Morris Ltd., Loughborough, 6 yrs. In charge of 9-2 shell forge and press shop. Hydraulic forgery, Camell Laird & Co., Nottingham, 17 mos. | Edinburgh. | |\n| D.O.1228 | Capt. | R.A.F. | 25 | Good | Ed. privately, and Edinburgh Univ. B.Sc. Engineering. 1 yr. engineer, Beale Peebles & Co. 2 yrs. engineer, Eler, Power Station Leith, and engine testing fitting Sunbeam Motor Car Co., Wolverhampton. | Northante. | |\n| D.O.1282 | Capt. | R. Fus. | 56 | Good | Ed. Dever. Malines Inst. of Engineering, Belgium. Degree. Machine construction. & Fra. apprentice in engineering shops and drawing office, Massam, Scott & Co., Ltd., Fulham, 2 yrs. chief draughtsman, Deepwell Boring Co., St. Albans. Has been in Paris during last 2 yrs. in connection with supply of aviation materials to American and French Governments. Thorough knowledge aviation factory equipment, installation and supervision. [French] | Gloucester. | |\n| D.O.1364 | Private | London. | 32 | Good | E. City of London and London Univ. B.Sc. Course (engineering). 3 yrs. app, Mitchell Motor, Ltd. 1 yr. app. The Waterloo Motor Works. 3 yrs. with Leyland Ltd. Motor Works, 2 yrs with the Surrey Tracting Co. 1 yr. with the Powders Shell Works, maintenance plant, erection gun-making machinery. [French, Latin, Greek.] | London. | |\n| D.O.1385 | Lieut. | London. | 45 | Good | Ed. Royal Acad., Queen's Coll., Belfast, London Univ. yrs. engineering course. Appointed assist. engineer, Shell Transport Co. Resigned to join Army. [French.] | London. | |\n| D.O.1465 | Lieut. | A.S.C. | 20 | Fair | Ed. Dulwich. 22 yrs. engineering experience, England, France, U.S.A and Germany. Knowledge of motors. [French, German.] | London. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately, Passed exam, engineer Inspector, Natal, yrs. engineer inspector, Durban. 5 yrs. engineer inspector, Electrical and Water Supply Co. Natal. 2 yrs. on own account, automobile and agricultural business. 8 mths, inspector machine tool. Woolwich Arsenal. 15 mths Woolwich National Gauge Factory. [Dutch,] | Lancashire. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. Trained engineering work, 4 yrs. asst civil engineer. yrs construction work, Midland Iron works. Several yrs. draughtsman, clerk of works, Gas Light & Coke Co. Engaged L.C.C. designing, constructing gas and chemical plant, bridges, piers, sewage and Water works, etc. | Lancashire. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. Merchant Taylors', Liverpool. Liverpool Univ. 4 yrs. specialising refrigerating engineering. Slight knowledge of aeronautical drawing. | Staffs. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. School Technology, Manchester. 3 yrs. shops of Hans Renold, engineers, Manchester. | Sussex. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately and Oxford. Matric. 1st honours Motor engineer. Theoretical railroad engineering. Designer and inventor of internal combustion engines. [French,] | Warwick. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 3 yrs, brass, copper works, U.S.A. 7 yrs. steel manufacture. 2 yrs. export, import trade. Represented eng. firm. Recruiting work. Military representative tribunal. [French, Italian, German,] | London. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. Newton Coll. Engineering course, Crystal Palace, A.I.E.E, 5 yrs, st. engineer, Cable Work Dept., India & Canadian Pacific Railway (drawing office and surveying). [Hindustani.] | Norfolk. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. engineering asst. 3 yrs. own business set to architects. 9 yrs. own business general engineering asst. [French.] | H.Q. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. St. Paul's School and Felstead. Studying engineering prior to joining Army. Unable to resume studies at present. Used to horses and cattle. Considerable veterinary exp. | | |\n\nH.Q. D.O.4-28.7.18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478700, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 165, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality | Rank | No. | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.1499 | C.Q.M.S. | R.G.A. | 34 | Fair. Seurasthenia | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. engineering, Leeds. 5 yrs. teacher National Scbs., U.S.A. | | Cheshire | | | | | |\n| D.O. 870 | 2nd Lieut. | R.E. | 45 | Fair | Ed. Downside Coll. 6 yrs. app. workshops & drawing office Midland Bly. Northern Counties Committee, Ireland. Served in S.A. War and remained in army till recently discharged. Desires engineering work. | | Ireland | | | | | |\n| D.O.1806 | Capt. | | 42 | Good | Ed. privately: Representative, acting manager constructional engineers, hardware merchants. | Engineering (Civil) | Leinster | | | | | |\n| D.O.1527 | Private | D.L.I. | 20 | Good | Engineering | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 28 | Lieut. | B.G.A. | 44 | Good | Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Melbourne Univ.: engaged 6 yrs on surveying and architecture; experience of buying wool in Australian market knowledge of patrol engines, and mechanical engineering. | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 51 | Capt. | D.F. | 30 | Good | Ed. Dublin Univ. 12 yrs. practical exp. civil engineering. Manager quarries, railway construction, Ireland & Americas. Motor work. | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 83 | 2nd Lieut. | B.A.F. | 27 | Fair | Ed. Sandwich and Elysée Hoche, Versailles; employed in architecture and surveying through ill health unable to take exams, joined firm of construction engineers, later partnership in Motor engineering Co.; knowledge of ic engines. Passed tech. course R.F.O. [French] | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 159 | Private | A.S.C. M.T. | 45 | Good | Ed. Stoneyhurst, Articled pupil civil engineering. Held appointment as manager of quarries and public works contracts. 18 yrs. entire charge of firm carrying out contracts in the nature of roads, sewers, railways, wharves, piers, concrete construction, etc. Served in S. African War. | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 190 | Colonel | R.E. | 58 | Good | Ed. R.M.A., Woolwich. Comm. R.E., 1880. Commander Exploration Brit. Somaliland, 1885, Under Secretary P.W.D., Bengal, and P.W.D., Hyderabad. Chief Engineer Calcutta Corp., 1898-9. C.E. Military Works, 1900-11. Divisional C.E. 1911-14. Retired from Army, 1914. Studied Art in Paris. Has exhibited paintings. Painted theatrical scenery. Desires employment as inspector or designer of camouflage. [French, Hindustani, Arabic, Somali.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 338 | Lieut. | Notts. & Derby | 29 | Good | Ed. King Edward School, Birmingham. 11 yrs. constructional engineer, roofs and bridges, James Summerhill & Co., Wolverhampton. [French.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 491 | Lieut. | Lancs. Fus. | 22 | Fair | 4 yrs. articled with City Engineer and Surveyor, Lincoln. Engaged on railway work in England, Africa, Canada and USA. Assistant engineer Gold Coast Railways. 2 yrs. assistant draughtsman, Haviland & Tibbetts, civil engineers and surveyors, San Francisco. | | Lincoln | | | | | |\n| D.O. 522 | Lieut. | R.E. | 55 | Good | Ed. privately, London Univ. Apprentice architect and glass firm, London, 3 yrs. head draughtsman, Elsleya Ltd., London, civil engineers, metal workers, 18 mos. Obtained London scholarship head draughtsman 1918. | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 952 | 2nd Lieut. | K.O.Y.L.I. | 30 | Good | Ed. privately. 4 yrs. engineers' office, Meakin & Dean, engineers, Westminster. Timekeeper Wrexham and Liverpool Waterworks, and engineers' office. Gatawen Railway 5 yrs. ordnance survey and draughtsman, Chester, 3 yrs. surveyor, water engineer, and sanitary inspector. U.D.C. (Mon.). 15 yrs. private practice, architect and surveyor 2 yrs. staff of R.E. W.D. valuer. [Welsh.] | | Wales | | | | | |\n| D.O.1210 | 2nd Lieut. | R.A.F. | 47 | Fair | Ed. privately. Experience, Childe & Hoyland, Wakefield, civil min. engineers. 2 yrs. Siemens Bros., Stockton-on-Tees. Cable laying, N.E.R. electrification. | Engineering (Electrical) | Wales | | | | | |\n| D.O.1299 | Capt. | R.F.A. | 61 | Fair | Ed. privately, London Univ. 4 yrs. articled civil engineer. yrs. est. H.M. Office of Works. 10 yrs. own practice. 5 yrs. est. eng. C.P.R. Asst. works manager, Willesden filling factory. | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 192 | Lieut. | R.A.F. | 38 | Good | Ed. B.M.A., Woolwich, 11 yrs. in Army. Civil engineer, employed many parts of world. Experience handling men, good administrator. [French, Arabic.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 140 | 2nd Lieut. | | 23 | L. eye defective | Ed. Harrow; 1900-3 studied languages abroad; 1906 motor business; 1909 Edison & Swan Electric Supply Co.; 1912 mining, Canada (Yukon), until outbreak of war. [French, Italian, Spanish, German.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 556 | 2nd Lieut. | N. Lancs. | 27 | Fair | El Plymouth. + yrs. appren. Ignatic Electric Co., Bedford, machine fitting and assembly shops. Knowledge, rheostats and electric controlling gear; petrol engines. | | Devon | | | | | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. clerk St. James and Pall Mall Electric Light Co., London, Thorough knowledge electrical engineering. | | H.Q. D.06.—29.7.18. | | | | | |\n| | | | | | | | H.Q. D.0.6.—29.7.18. | | | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478701, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| E.O. 679 | Lieut. | R.I.R. | 26 | Stiff B. knee | Ed. Tonbridge. Electrical engineer and manager electric light station. Canadian Pacific Rly. Knowledge electric signalling. [French.] | | Ireland |\n| E.O. 348 | Private | B.L.A.C. | 26 | Fair | | | |\n| D.O. 818 | Lieut. | R.E. | 35 | Fair | Ed. Finsbury Coll. A.M.I.E.E. 5 yrs. apprentice elect. eng. 4 yrs. eng, Surbiton Electric Supply Co. yrs constructional eng., Western Canada Power Co. | | London |\n| D.O. 573 | Lieut. | B.F.A. | 29 | Neurasthenia | | | |\n| D.O.1107 | Lieut. | K.O.R. Lancs. | 25 | G.S.W, lege and thigh | Ed. privately. Practical experience, Dick, Kerr, Preston, motor winding, power and light, detachment, ar equipment dept., finally attached to testing staff. [Hindostani, Tamil.] | Engineering (Marine) | |\n| J.O. 978 | Eng. Lieut. | K.N.R. | 28 | B. eye defective | | | Border |\n| D.O.1165 | 2nd Lieut. | | 28 | Good | | Engineering (Mining) | |\n| D.O. 225 | 2nd Lieut. | R.G.A. | 27 | Heart weak | Ed. Bristol Grammar School and Crystal Palace School of Engineering. 4 yrs. apprentice to general engineers, 3 yrs with Messrs. J. Thornycroft, Southampton, marine engineers and shipbuilders. 4 mths. aviation works experience. Ed. Germany and France, and Camborne School of Mines. Qualified in mining, metallurgy, chemistry, geology, surveying, &c. A.L.S.M. 1917. 2 yrs. consulting engr. and mine manager Goodles, Fairburn & Berry, London. Engineering experience with Vickers (Naval Dept.), Capel & Co. (reporting on Connaught coal and iron fields.) [French, German.] | | Yorkshire |\n| L.O. 643 | Engr. | R.N.A.S. | 30 | Good | | | Sussex |\n| D.O.1071 | 2nd Lieut. | | 22 | Fair. R. eye damaged | Ed. privately. Proprietor business agency and repair of motors and cycles (repair workshop). Thorough mechanical knowledge. Enlisted at outbreak of War. Business closed down in consequence. | | London |\n| D.O.1342 | 2nd Lieut. | R.A.F. | 22 | Fair | Ed. Wellington. 1 yr. mining engineer, Cornwall; 1 yr. silver mines, Canada; yrs. Rhodesia B.S.A. Police; 1 year F.L.A.T. motor shops; 1 yr. tutor maths. and French, St. Bedes, Eastbourne; knowledge motor engines. [French.] | | Worcester |\n| | | | | | 6 yrs. motor engineer, Atkinson & Co., Accrington. 1909-1911; carried on business of motor engineers on own account. | | Lancashire |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 18 mo. Lees & Co., motor engineers, Worcester. 18 mos. Heath & Co., Birmingham (garage & repair works). Thorough knowledge of all makes of cars and heavy lorries. | | Worcester |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 7 mos. Appleby Motor Works. 7 mos. Cavnillar Car Co., USA. Passed R.A.C. automobile test. Understands internal combustion engines. Also business experience. | | Hants |\n| D.O.1417 | Sub.-Lieut. | R.N.D. | 24 | Good | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. apprenticed Austin Motor Co., Birmingham. yr. Garner Motor Lorry Co., & Royal Aircraft Factory. | | Warwick |\n| D.O.1536 | Lieut. | R.A.F. | 25 | Fair | Estate and House Agents. Ed. privately. 2 yrs. motor salesman, manager, Franklin Auto Co., New York. Own business previously. Thorough knowledge motor engines. Some experience mech. eng. | | London |\n| D.O. 181 | | | | | Ed. privately. Camborne School of Mines 3 yrs. diploma, mining, metallurgy chemistry, engineering, wood-working, technical drawing. | | Hants |\n| D.O. 654 | 2nd Lieut. | R.E. | 29 | Fair | | | |\n| | Capt. | R.W.F. | 49 | Good | Ed. privately. 17 yrs. shooting and estate agent. Author sporting books. Knowledge Stock Ex business, accountancy. [French, German.] | | Wales |\n| D.O. 129 | 2nd Lieut. | R.W.F. | 25 | Neurasthenia | Ed. privately. 3 yrs. articled pupil Glazebrook Bros, as mining surveyor; 2 yrs. surveyor Morgan & Davies. civil and mining engineer, Swansea. | | Wales |\n| C.O. 507 | | K.O.S.B. | 28 | Good | | Engineering (Motor) | |\n| D.O. 332 | 2nd Lieut. | | 27 | Good. Slight heart trouble | I.Q. D.O.-29.7.18, lyrs. pupil Arno Motor Co., Coventry. yrs pupil Spayndette, Ltd., London (Electric). 9 months demonstrator Ford Motor Co., London. [French] | | London |\n| C.O. 557 | 2nd Lieut. | R.F.A. | 32 | Good | Ed. Victoria Coll, Jersey. Served S. African War, Travelled considerably. For many years managed estate in Scotland. Private sec. Lord de Ramsey for some time [Spanish] | | London |\n| | | | | | Ed. Brighton, France, Germany. Retired army 1868. | | Inverness-shire |\n| | | | | | Ed. Fraserburgh Acad., Aberdeen Univ. 12 yrs. shorthand writer, book-keeper Peterkin Duncans, Aberdeen (estate factor). yrs. asst. estate factor Christie Stathdon, Aberdeen, 8 yrs. similar capacity Col. Murray, Thoirpal, Perthshire, | | Aberdeen |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478706, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 859 | 2nd Lieut. | 21 London | | Fair | B. eye blind. Ed. privately. 4 yrs. journalistic exp. on provincial newspapers. | | London |\n| D.O. 212 | 2nd Lieut. | 42 R.E. | | Good | Certificate B. of T. Master Mariners. Seafaring, surveying, and mining. [Spanish.] | | Cheshire |\n| D.O. 888 | Private | 28 Suffolk | | Good | | | |\n| D.O. 962 | Lieut. | 46 Middlx. | | Good | 7 yrs. publishing and bookbinding business. Understands ledger work and office routine. [French, German.] | | Lond |\n| D.O. 19 | Lieut. | 32 R.E. | | Fair | Ed. privately. Served in Reg. Army, Engaged literary work Novelist. [French, German.] | | Kent |\n| D.O.1143 | Private | 24 R. Sussex | | Good | Ed. privately. 18 mcs. training all branches printing. 1 yr. course drawing Brighton School of Art. 1 yr. bookkeeper in nursery, Southwick. | | Surrey |\n| D.O. 388 | Commander | 60 R.N.R. | | Good | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. app. letterpress machine minder, 1 yr. machine minder. Joined army at outbreak of War. | | London |\n| D.U.1168 | Sergt. Maj. | 28 London | | Good | | | London |\n| D.O.1296 | 2nd Lieut. | 25 S.A.F. | | Good | Ed. S. Africa. 5 yrs. engineer priming office, P. Davis & Sons, S. Africa. [Zulu.] | | Oxford |\n| D.O. 487 | Major D.G. | 15 | 55 | Good | | | |\n| D.O.1263 | Private | 83 London | | Fair | Ed. Marlborough, Cambridge Univ. Joined staff Daily Mirror. Dramatic critic and editor weekly journal until outbreak of war. | | Middlesex |\n| D.O.1903 | Staff-Sgt. | 64 S. of M. | | Good | | | |\n| D.O.1459 | Lieut. | 51 R.D.C. | | Fair | Ed privately and Camb. Univ, M.A. (Math. Hons.) Continuously engaged artistic, literary pursuits. Exhibited Academy. Contributed articles philosophy, art. Travelled round world. [French, Spanish.] | | |\n| | Major | 59 | | Good | Ed. privately and Germany, 8 yrs. asst. manager needle and pin manufactory, William Avery & Son. Since 1891 writer fiction. Books published by Nelson & Sons, Read MSS. for publishers. | | Bailway, Shipping, and Transport |\n| D.O. 143 | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 148 | Lieut. | 37 B.I.F. | | Good | Ed, Aberdeen Grammar, and Merchiston, Edinburgh. Served as cadet and 3rd Officer Merchant Service, Shaw, Savill, & Co. (4 yrs), J. M. Campbell & Sons (3 yrs.), and Jas. Nourse & Co. (3 yrs.). 7 yrs. Mid. and Sub-Lieut. R.N.R. 8 yrs. sugar planter with Sandbach, Tinne & Co., and Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. [Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese,] | | London |\n| D., 208 | 2nd Lieut. | 29 Labour Corps | | Fair | Ed. Liverpool Univ. Apprentice Holt & Co., shipbuilders, Liverpool. Experience shipyard and drawing office. Shipbuilding, Belfast. Mgr. construction works in China. [Chinese,] | | |\n| D.O. 536 | Capt. | North. Fus. | 40 | Good | | | Worcester |\n| D.O. 586 | Lieut. | 30 A.S.C. | | Fair | 35 yrs. transport commercial operative superintendent, Bombay, G.L.P., Railway; Also Dist. Traffic Supt | | |\n| p.o. 595 | Colonel | 67 A.S.C. | | Good | Ed. Armagh and Dublin Univ. 24 yrs. Reg. Army. Considerable administrative experience as adjutant, recruiting duties, etc. 5 yrs. an underwriter at Lloyd's 2 yrs. farming in Nova Scotia. Director of African Coal Co., Natal. Knowledge shipping, docks, method of handling consignments, stevedores, bills of lading, stowage of cargo, holds and decks. | | London |\n| .0. 398 | 2nd Lieut. | 28 Devon | | Fair | Ed. privately. | | Suger |\n| .0. 680 | Lieut. | 28 B. Irish | | Good | Ed Queen's Coll., Cork. 8 yrs. pupil electrical and mechanical engineering, W. G. Walker & Co., Westminster. 3 yrs. Best, engineer permanent way, Canadian Pacific Rly. 4yrs. resident engineer, Sudan Govt. Rlys. 2 yrs. district engineer Burma Rlys. Railway surveying and construction in Mesopotamia during present war. [Arabic, Hindustani,] | | Hants |\n| .0. 701 | Bombr. | 42 B.G.A. | | Good | Ed. Darham, 20 years Manager Morpeth Steamship Co., Director North Eastern Marine Eng. Co., Ltd., Director Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., manager Sir T. Lipton Ship Stores Department, London. | | Devon |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately, Farming prior to war. Attached to Commissariat Dept. receiving, checking, supervising despatch of supplies. Good correspondent, accurate at figures, Can control labour, | | Ireland |\n| | | | | | Ed. Haileybury. Thorough knowledge of administrative staff duties in various capacities. Knowledge of transport. [French.] | | London |\n| | | | | | 19 yrs. G.W.R. Co., (Exeter goods dept.). Thorough knowledge of general railway classification. | | |\n| | | | | | Ed. Pembroke Coll, Dublin. railway clerk L. & N.W.R., Dublin. | | Northumberland |\n| | | | | | Ed. King's, Warwick, 8 yrs. agent for Vickers (Scotland), H. H. Vivian & Co. and John Bibby Sons & Co.; 12 yrs. securing contracts from railway companies and engineers. | | Wilts |\n| | | | | | 7 yrs. | | Ireland |\n\nH.Q. D.O.A.-29.7.18.\nE.Q. D.O./M-29.7.18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479508, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "page_number": 485, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "462\n\nsections to be prepared and forwarded for submission to a Consulting Engineer specializing in Tramway construction, if possible, with experience in Tramways within the Tropics, with a view to ensuring the adoption of the best and most up-to-date methods of construction and working.\n\n6. The Public Works Department would carry out the constructional work, but it would be necessary to appoint a capable officer, with the rank and emoluments of an Executive Engineer and with experience in Tramway construction, more especially as regards the electrical equipment required, to supervise the work. He would be appointed by the Crown Agents in the usual manner and would be under the Director of Public Works.\n\n7. I propose that, when completed, the Tramways should be operated in connection with the Railway Department, the staff of which should be capable of undertaking the work, with some additional assistance. The Tramway Department could be located alongside the Railway Workshops, the latter being utilized for the execution of the necessary renewals and repairs to cars. By the transfer of the China Light and Power Company's present station and the acquisition of Messrs. Macdonald and Company's land (vide Sir Henry May's Despatches No. 209 of the 16th July and Confidential of the 24th August, 1918) the Government is now in possession of all the areas coloured brown on the plan, which are well adapted for the erection of a central tram depôt.\n\n8. Kowloon is a very favourable area for a Tramway system. The main roads, which, as already stated, are being constructed with a width of 100 feet, are practically level, any gradients encountered being very moderate and extending over comparatively short lengths. Hill tramways will probably be required in course of time, but it is premature to consider them now. The scheme now submitted is confined to the flat areas.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479844, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 260, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "## SCALE OF WAGES FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1919.\n\nMasters. \nChina Navigation Company, Limited,\n\n| £ | $ |\n| --- | --- |\n| 42. 10. 0 @ 1,9 & 2/- | 455.36 |\n| 48. 0.0 | 514.29 |\n| 53. 0.0 | 567.86 |\n| 56. 10. 0 | 605.36 |\n\nFirst year \nNext four years \nAfter five years \nAfter ten years \n\n## II Salaries paid to Foreign Staff on the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railways.\n\n| RANK | SALARY | TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE | HOUSE ALLOWANCE | TOTAL | REMARKS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Engineer-in-Chief and General Manager | 1,970.00 | 225.00 | 175.00 | 2,370.00 | |\n| Persound Assistant to Engineer-in-Chief and General Manager | 775.00 | 130.00 | 100.00 | 1,005.00 | Dual appointment. Includes remuneration as Engineer-in-Chief S. H. N. R. |\n| General Manager's Office Superintendent | 350.00 | 50.00 | | 400.00 | S. N. R. only. |\n| | £26. 0. 0 | | | $278.57 | |\n| | 27. 0. 0 | | | 289.29 | |\n| | 28. 0, 0 | | | 300.00 | |\n| Maintenance Engineer (Head of Department) | 775.00 | 100.00 | 125.00 | 1,000.00 | |\n| | £29. 0. 0 | | | $310.71 | |\n| | 30. 0.0 | | | 321.43 | |\n| Chief Draughtsman | 500.00 | 100.00 | | 600.00 | Joint appointment. |\n| Constructional District Engineer.. | 550.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 750.00 | S.H.N.R. |\n| | £32. 0.0 | | | $342.86 | |\n| District Engineer | 700.00 | 130.00 | 100.00 | 930.00 | |\n| Chief Accountant (Head of Department); | 1,200.00 | | 150.00 | 1,850.00 | Joint appointment. |\n| 1st Assistant Accountant | 575.00 | 100.00 | | 675.00 | |\n| | £22. 0.0 | | | $235.71 | |\n| | 23. 0. 0 | | | 246.43 | |\n| | 24. 0.0 | | | 257.14 | |\n| 2nd Assistant Accountant | 400.00 | 75.00 | | 475.00 | |\n| 3rd Assistant Accountant.. | 250.00 | 50.00 | | 300.00 | |\n| Travelling Auditor | 350.00 | 60.00 | 50.00 | 460.00 | |\n| Assistant Travelling Auditor | 125.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 200.00 | R. N. I. |\n\nThe War Bonus of 20% on the monthly pay of Captains, Officers and Engineers will as such cease to exist, but it is consolidated in the increase in pay notified above.\n\n| RANK | SALARY | TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE | HOUSE ALLOWANCE | TOTAL | REMARKS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Traffic Manager, (Head of Department) | 800.00 | 100.00 | Free | 1,050.00 | Joint appointment. |\n| Assistant Traffic Manager...... | 550.00 | 60.00 | 100.00 | 710.00 | |\n| Traffic Manager's Office Superintendent | 250.00 | | | 250.00 | |\n| Chief Traffic Inspector .......... | 335.00 | 50.00 | Free House | 385.00 | S. N. R. |\n| Station Inspector | | | | 250.00 | |\n| Permanent Way Inspector | 300.00 | 25.00 | Free House | 325.00 | |\n| Locomotive Foreman | 325.00 | | Free or $60 | 385.00 | |\n| Locomotive Superintendent, (Head of Department) | 950.00 | 100.00 | 150.00 | 1,200.00 | Joint appointment. |\n| Assistant Locomotive Superintendent and Electrical Engineer | 720.00 | 60.00 | 100.00 | 880.00 | S. N. R. |\n| Boilermaker, (Foreman) | 350.00 | | Free House | 450.00 | |\n| Shop Foreman ... | | | Free House | 450.00 | |\n| Locomotive Department Accountant | 250.00 | 50.00 | | 300.00 | |\n| Chief Storekeeper. | 400.00 | 60.00 | 100.00 | 560.00 | Joint appointment. |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479845, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "### Memorandum on the Housing, etc., of Municipal Employes\n\nGeneral-Allowances in respect of quarters, fuel, light, and locomotion which used to be in addition to Pay were mostly compounded some few years ago and are now included in the Pay of Municipal employes; there are, however, important exceptions as will be noted hereunder:—\n\n#### Volunteer Corps\n\nCommandant.-Compounded allowances in Pay for fuel and light Tls. 30, locomotion Tls. 50, a motorcar is provided and in addition to Pay the Council provides furnished quarters.\n\n#### Fire Brigade\n\nChief Officer.-Compounded allowances: rent Tls. 100, Fuel and light Tls. 30, locomotion Tls. 50, and a motorcar is provided.\n\n#### Electricity Department\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances |\n| --- | --- |\n| Engineer-in-Chief and Manager | rent Tls. 100, fuel and light Tls. 30, locomotion Tls. 50, and a motorcar is provided |\n| Deputy Engineer-in-Chief | Rent Tls. 75 |\n| Chief Assistant Electrical Engineer | No allowances |\n| Chief Mechanical Assistant | rent Tls. 50, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n| Station Superintendent | rent Tls. 50, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n| Mains Engineer | rent Tls. 40, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n| Other employes | No allowances |\n\nFree electric light and heating are allowed both for the Engineer-in-Chief and Deputy Engineer-in-Chief.\n\n#### Public Band\n\n(No details provided)\n\n#### Police Force\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances |\n| --- | --- |\n| Captain Superintendent | rent Tls. 100, fuel and light Tls. 30, locomotion Tls. 50, and a motorcar is provided |\n| Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendents | rent Tls. 75, fuel and light Tls. 30, and locomotion Tls. 50 |\n| Rest of the Force | Quarters are provided at the Stations |\n| Married Inspectors | Suitable quarters or an allowance of Tls. 55 per mensem |\n| Married Sergeants | Quarters or an allowance of Tls. 40 per mensem |\n\nNo allowance is made for fuel and light, but fuel is obtainable at the same contract rates as those upon which it is obtained by the Council.\n\n#### Health Department\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances |\n| --- | --- |\n| Health Officer | rent Tls. 100, fuel and light Tls. 30, locomotion Tls. 50, and a motorcar is provided |\n| Assistant Health Officers | rent Tls. 75, fuel and light Tls. 30; Dr. Davia is provided a motorcar |\n| Assistants | No allowances |\n| Chief Inspectors | rent Tls. 50 |\n| Inspectors | No allowances |\n\nA deduction from Pay of Tls. 70 per mensem in the case of the Matrons and of Tls. 60 per mensem in the case of Nurses is made in respect of quarters and board which are provided by the Council.\n\n#### Public Works Department\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances |\n| --- | --- |\n| Engineer | rent Tls. 100, fuel and light Tls. 30, locomotion Tls. 50, and a motorcar is provided |\n| Deputy Engineer | rent Tls. 75, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n| Conductor | locomotion Tls. 40 |\n| Other employes | No allowances |\n\n#### Educational Department\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances/Deductions |\n| --- | --- |\n| Headmaster, Public School for Boys | rent, fuel, and light Tls. 75 |\n| Headmaster, Thomas Hanbury School for Boys | A deduction of Tls. 100 per mensem for board and quarters; rest of staff Tls. 60 per mensem |\n| Headmistress, Thomas Hanbury School for Girls | A deduction of Tls. 70 per mensem for board and quarters; rest of staff Tls. 60 per mensem |\n| Headmaster, Public School for Chinese | rent Tls. 45, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n\n#### Finance Department\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances |\n| --- | --- |\n| Treasurer | rent Tls. 100, fuel and light Tls. 30, and locomotion Tls. 50 |\n| Deputy Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer | rent Tls. 75, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n\n#### Secretariat\n\n| Position | Compounded Allowances |\n| --- | --- |\n| Secretary | rent Tls. 100, fuel and light Tls. 50, and locomotion Tls. 50 |\n| Assistant Secretary | rent Tls. 75, fuel and light Tls. 30 |\n\nN.B.—The compounded allowances above referred to were the allowances in existence at the time when the compounding took place; since then scales of Pay have been increased in some respects and it is possible that if the present rates of Pay were analysed some of the allowances would show an increase.\n\n257", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482459, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 507, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee.\n\nREPORT.\n\n493\n\nTHE IMPERIAL WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY COMMITTEE.\n\nThe Right Hon. Sir HENRY NORMAN, Bart., M.P. (Chairman).\n\nF. J. BROWN, Esq., C.B.E., M.A., B.Sc.,\n\nAssistant Secretary, General Post Office.\n\nW. H. ECCLES, Esq., D.Sc., M.I.E.E.,\n\nProfessor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, City and\n\nGuilds of London Technical College.\n\nRear-Admiral F. L. FIELD, C.B., C.M.G., R.N.,\n\nThird Sea Lord.\n\nProfessor Sir JOSEPH ERNEST PETAVEL, K.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.,\n\nDirector of the National Physical Laboratory.\n\nSir JOHN SNELL, M. Inst.C.E.,\n\nChief Electricity Commissioner.\n\nJAMES SWINBURNE, Esq., M.Inst.C.E., F.R.S.\n\nL. B TURNER, Esq., M.A., M.I.E.E.,\n\nFellow and Lecturer of King's College, Cambridge.\n\nSecretary: Brigadier-General S. H. WILSON, C.B., C.M.G. Assistant Secretaries: Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. CRAWLEY, M.I.E.E.\n\nMr. F. W. PHILLIPS.\n\nThe Right Hon. Viscount Milner, G.C.B., G.C.M.G.,\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n1. ON the 24th November, 1919, we were appointed by yourself, with the approval of the Cabinet, as the Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee, to prepare a complete scheme of Imperial wireless communications in the light of modern wireless science and Imperial needs, and in doing so—\n\n(1.) To consider what high-power wireless stations it is desirable on commercial or\n\nstrategic grounds that the Empire should ultimately possess.\n\n(2.) To prepare estimates of the capital and annual costs of each station—the life of the plant and buildings, as taken for the calculation of depreciation, to include an adequate allowance for obsolescence.\n\n(3.) To examine the probable amount of traffic and revenue which\n\nmay be expected from each station.\n\n(4.) To place the stations recommended in their order of urgency.\n\nThe conclusions we have reached and the recommendations we make will be found summarised at the end of this report.\n\n2. In the course of our inquiry we have held 23 sittings; we have examined numerous witnesses, including representatives of the Admiralty, with especially important evidence from His Majesty's Signal School, Portsmouth; the War Office, with valuable information from the Signals Experimental Establishment, Woolwich; the India Office; the Colonial Office; and of two commercial wireless firms, each of which would be prepared to tender for the construction of wireless stations; we have been informed of the views of the Royal Air Force, and we have received helpful communications from eminent technicians and commercial wireless organisations in France and the United States. The Post Office is represented on our Committee by an Assistant Secretary, and a Staff Engineer has been present, when required, at our discussions. The Marconi Company declined our invitation to give evidence.\n\n3. It was unnecessary for us to visit wireless stations, as every important type of long-range station in Europe is already well known to one or more of us.\n\n4. The Post Office wireless staff has, at our request, kept twenty-four-hour intercepting watches upon the working of the chief European long-range wireless stations. We have thus learned the average amount of traffic, chiefly Transatlantic, handled by these stations, the delays and interruptions occurring, the speed of working, the number of repetitions required to ensure correct reception of messages, &c. This intercepting work was done with great efficiency, and the information thus acquired has been very instructive.*\n\nIt may be of interest to give a few extracts from the logs of the intercepting officers. Of course \"atmospherics\" (atmospheric electrical discharges) are among the causes of bad service.\n\nService 4 (not Transatlantic).—\"A considerable part of the time is taken up with repetitions.\" “As a rule about half the messages have to be repeated.\"\n\nService B (Transatlantic).—On different occasions\n\n6,883 of 7,557 words 915 repeats.\n\n5,444\n\n568 1,746\n\n7,230\n\n5,132\n\n4,656\n\n2,394\n\nService C (Transatlantic).—\" corrections,\"\n\nFrom 8 p.m. till midnight was mostly used in giving repetitions and\n\nRepetitions averaged about four words every minute, and requests for V's (the letter V continuously repeated to enable the receiver to adjust his apparatus) were numerous.\"\n\nWt. 0.481 2000 20 O.P. (358)\n\n(Note command on page 4.\n\nB 2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482461, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 509, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "6\n\n(b.) The Arc System. This system, invented by Poulsen in 1904, and developed by many other technicians, utilises continuous waves generated by an electric arc.\n\nThe Poulsen arc is manufactured in sizes from 1 to 1,000 kilowatts, and from 100 kilowatts upwards is much more widely used to-day for long-range transmission than any other wireless system. Its construction and operation up to a power of 250 kilowatts are well understood, and for ranges of at least 2,000 miles it can be relied upon with certainty to give useful service. One disadvantage from which it has suffered, namely, that during the spaces between the Morse dots and dashes of the signals the generated wave must be either thrown out of tune in the serial or deflected from it—that is, the electrical energy must be generated at the same cost alike when it is and when it is not transmitting useful signals—has, according to the statements of several inventors, been overcome.\n\nArcs are installed at the Eiffel Tower Station, in Paris; at Lyons, communicating duplex regularly with Annapolis, United States of America, 3,993 miles; at Nantes; at Horsea; and at Rome; in America, at Annapolis, which communicates regularly not only with Lyons but also with Nauen, near Berlin, 4,109 miles; at Sayville, Tuckerton, San Francisco, and San Diego; and in outlying American stations at Darien (Panamá), Cayey (Porto Rico), Honolulu (Sandwich Islands), and Cavite (Philippines). The two last-named intercommunicate, but with what efficiency we do not know, at a distance apart of 5,305 miles.\n\nThe stations authorised by the Cabinet last year for the service between Leafield (near Oxford) and Abu Zabal (near Cairo), 2,239 miles, are being equipped by Post Office engineers with 250 kilowatt arcs, of British manufacture, contracted for by Mr. C. F. Elwell.\n\nIn brief, the arc system is thoroughly well-established and proved for long-range wireless communication. It presents, in the powers at present used, no unsolved technical problems; it is covered by no valid patent; it is simple to design; it can be produced by any competent manufacturer of electrical machinery; it is easy to operate, and its results are known.\n\nTaking all these qualities together, it is pre-eminent at the present moment among methods of long-range wireless transmission. But it must be added that the service of any of the above-mentioned French and American government stations, excellent and fairly regular as it is, and doubtless fulfilling the purposes for which it was designed, does not constitute a satisfactory commercial long-range service as we have defined the term.\n\nArcs of greater power than 250 kilowatts still present elements of uncertainty. We have observed, for example, that arcs of this size, of which there are several in America, do not deliver to the aerial a greater effective current than arcs rated at lower powers. An experiment of the greatest importance, however, is about to be made. The American army was erecting a wireless station at Croix d'Hina, near Bordeaux, to be equipped with an arc of no less than 1,000 kilowatts, manufactured by the Federal Poulsen Company of America, when the armistice was signed. The station and the equipment were purchased by the French government, the buildings and masts of great height are completed, all the material is on the spot, and by the end of the present year transmission by this enormous power will be attempted. The results of this undertaking, which is under the direction of General Ferrié, C.M.G., Director-General of French Military Telegraphs, a wireless technician of pre-eminent experience and scientific qualifications, are eagerly awaited by all wireless engineers, and until these prove satisfactory it would be unwise for any other authority to incur the great expense of such an equipment.\n\nThe selection by the leading American wireless engineers of this power for a service merely across the Atlantic conveys a lesson to which further allusion will be made later.\n\n(c) The High-frequency Alternator. The electrical generator in common use for lighting purposes produces alternating current of a frequency of, say, 50 complete cycles per second. A number of inventors have constructed machines similar in principle, but generating at frequencies of the order of 20,000 per second, that is, a wireless wave of the length of 15,000 metres, and at a power of 200 kilowatts or more.\n\nThe two chief high-frequency alternators are, first, the Alexanderson, of which the only large example, of 200 kilowatts, is installed in the American wireless station at New Brunswick, New Jersey. This machine is regarded with great approval by American authorities, and carries on fairly regular communication with Stavanger (3,554 miles), Lyons (3,845 miles), and Nauen (3,958 miles). It was by the use of this alternator that Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the American Navy, controlling its output at New Brunswick through 200 miles of land telephone line, spoke from his office in Washington by wireless telephony to President Wilson in mid-Atlantic. The second is the Bethenod-Latour, installed in the French military station at Lyons, which communicates regularly with Annapolis, U.S.A. (3,993 miles).\n\n7\n\n495\n\nThis machine is highly esteemed by the French government and is about to be installed in five government stations.\n\nOther high-frequency alternators are the Goldschmidt, at Eilvese, near Hanover, by which Germany communicated with America before the latter declared war; another German one, the Telefunken, at Nauen, near Berlin; and a new French machine, of which only a low-power example has yet been constructed.\n\nThe high-frequency alternator is unquestionably one of the most interesting achievements of wireless engineering, and it may well prove, as its advocates anticipate, the best means of long-distance wireless transmission in the future. Apart, however, from the facts that its own claims can hardly yet be regarded as finally established, and that a rival method of transmission is developing with great rapidity, the difficulties and drawbacks attending the construction and operation of high-frequency alternators must not be overlooked.\n\nThese machines demand extreme accuracy in manufacture, which means high initial cost, and they call for high skill to operate them safely and efficiently, which implies an expensive staff. Any good working electrician can run an arc; a skilled engineer must be in charge of a high-frequency alternator. Much machinery auxiliary to the alternator itself is usually required. In the case of the Bethenod-Latour, for example, the rotor, or revolving portion, must run in a vacuum, to avoid air-friction, and a pump is needed to maintain this. Further, the rotor and the main bearings must be kept cool by a forced oil circulation of as much as 22 gallons a minute, necessitating another pump. Again, the frequency, and therefore the radiated wave-length, depends upon the speed, which in this alternator remains admirably constant within one-tenth of 1 per cent. Special apparatus is required to maintain this unvarying speed. Change of wave-length can be secured only by change of speed of rotation, which implies change of efficiency.\n\nWhen, finally, it is added that in this machine the rotor is about 4 feet in diameter, weighs over 4 tons, and revolves at 3,000 revolutions per minute, with only the twenty-eighth part of an inch clearance (0.9 mm.) between its periphery (travelling at 600 feet a second) and the fixed portion, or stator, the constructional and operating difficulties will be readily appreciated, and, as has been said, the costs are of course proportionate.\n\nSuch a machine, in case of breakdown, can be dismantled and repaired only in a workshop equipped on a large scale and by highly competent workmen. It could not be repaired in a remote station, unless this were also provided with expensive engineering appliances and personnel. The erection of such machines, which would have to be in duplicate, would be an undertaking of great difficulty.\n\nFor all these reasons, therefore, while fully appreciating the interest and value of the high-frequency alternator and its possible important future development, we do not recommend its adoption at the present time for any part of the Imperial scheme.\n\n(d.) The Thermionic Valve. This is a very recent arrival in the field of wireless telegraphy, and, although but in its infancy, has revolutionised wireless practice during the past five years.\n\nIt consists, in its common form, of an exhausted glass bulb, containing three electrodes, one a metallic filament, the second a metal grid, and the third a metal plate. The filament, when incandescent, emits particles of negative electricity, known as electrons, which constitute, under the application of high electrical tension, a direct current between the plate and the filament. This electronic current can be employed to generate wireless waves of great purity of form.\n\nAt first, only small transmission currents were produced from the small valves in use for reception, but valves have been constructed of ever larger dimensions, until to-day, by using a number of large valves grouped together, currents suitable for long-range wireless transmission are generated. Progress in this direction is so rapid that almost every month sees a distinct advance. A few of our battleships are equipped with long-range valve transmission; from an Admiralty station in the United Kingdom regular communication was held with a force 1,600 miles away; military communication between London and the Army of Occupation in Germany is maintained by transmitting valves at each end; the Post Office will shortly communicate by the use of valves with ships over a range of at least 1,200 miles by means of stations of small power; almost all long-distance wireless telephony depends upon valve transmission.\n\nWe desire here to express our appreciation of the work carried out by the officers and civilian experts of His Majesty's Signal School at Portsmouth in connection with the design and use of high-power valves. Evidence of great value has reached us.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482463, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 511, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "497\n\n10\n\nIn spite of the confidence of the pioneer workers, the telegraphic service obtained was liable to frequent interruptions through natural causes, and still greater power stations were projected. This was necessary although the sensitiveness of the methods of reception of signals had been enormously enhanced since the original estimate of 25 kilowatts was made. In 1906 the Poulsen arc was introduced into practical wireless telegraphy, and completely new methods were advocated by its promoters. From their experience gained in trials across the North Sea between Denmark and England the Poulsen group anticipated complete success across the Atlantic with about 15 kilowatts: This estimate once more proved too low. Meanwhile the early pioneers and other inventors in various countries pushed the spark methods to higher and higher power, till in 1912 spark stations of more than 200 kilowatts existed for transmission across distances of about 2,300 miles. Even yet interruptions were frequent. Valuable observations were made about this period by engineers in the service of the American and other Governments on both arc and spark stations, and it appeared that with the very best apparatus the telegraphic service over these ranges, or even smaller ranges in the tropics, could not be continuously maintained.\n\nDuring the years 1913 to 1919 the methods of reception have, as has already been mentioned, increased vastly in sensitiveness. It has therefore been thought that surely now the large-power continuous wave stations erected in America and several countries of Europe just before and during the war will be able to maintain uninterrupted telegraphic service across distances of about 3,500 miles. Our enquiries have convinced us that arc stations employing 250 kilowatts are not sufficient to ensure an uninterrupted twenty-four hours' service over such distances throughout the year even in the temperate zone, in spite of many elaborate methods for eliminating natural disturbances having been developed and applied. The demand is still for more power at the transmission stations. At present the largest transmitting station working across the Atlantic is the German station at Nauen, which is rated at 400 kilowatts, and which aims at communication across 4,000 miles, but it is understood that the German engineers have recently decided upon a great increase in the power of this station.\n\nThe problem of transmission of messages from England and their reception in India, a distance of 4,594 miles, is regarded by all experts as one of great difficulty, not only on account of the distance and the fact that this is so largely over land, but also on account of the prevalence and intensity of atmospheric electrical disturbances in India. No experience exists enabling a trustworthy estimate to be made of the power necessary to ensure a good commercial wireless telegraphic service under these conditions. Having regard to the most recent observations upon Transatlantic communication, the greatest caution must be exercised in assigning a figure for the necessary power of the transmitting station in England. We consider that a station of at least 500 kilowatts would be required, and that this would have to be provided with a very high and large aerial. Such a station could be expected to give a moderate but not an uninterrupted telegraphic service. It is to be remarked, however, that the service supplied by an equal station in India transmitting to England could be expected to be reasonably good, since the atmospheric disturbances prevalent in England can be largely eliminated.\n\nWe are convinced that consideration for commercial purposes of lines like those from England to India, from India to Australia, and from Australia to Canada, involves far-reaching speculation beyond existing experience. It is noteworthy, too, on the one hand, that mathematical theory tends to emphasise the need for great caution in embarking upon such speculation, and on the other, in practice, that when the leading American experts, as has been previously stated, desired in 1918 to ensure absolute regularity of service between France and the United States, they started to erect an arc of no less than 1,000 kilowatts, and this for a distance not nearly that between England and India, and much less subject to atmospheric disturbance than India.\n\n15. Further, a specific and demonstrable disadvantage attaches inevitably to transmission over very long ranges, where high-speed signalling, and therefore automatic reception, are essential factors of a satisfactory service. This can be explained only in technical terms, which we endeavour so far as possible to avoid. For low speeds of signalling (that is, few words a minute) the optimum wave-lengths to employ for communicating between two stations increase rapidly as the distance apart increases. This is an accepted principle in all wireless transmission. The ordinary short-range commercial wave-length is 600 metres; the latest long-range stations employ 20,000 metres. The optimum wave-length is, in accordance with accepted theory, proportional to the square of the distance. With short waves, the sensitiveness of the receiving apparatus is practically independent of the speed of signalling; but with long waves, especially with modern (retroactive triode) receiving circuits, the sensitiveness falls off as the speed increases.\n\nThis may be explained as follows: In the tuned receiving circuit an oscillation is gradually worked up under the continued stimulus of the incoming signal, and only reaches its sensibly full amplitude after the signal has been continued for a time proportional to the wave-length employed. Thus, the higher the speed of signalling—that is, the shorter the duration of an incoming signal corresponding to a Morse dot—the smaller the amplitude to which the receiver oscillation attains before the dot ends.\n\nFor a given height of transmitting aerial, even at low speeds (that is, before the above-described high-speed effect makes itself felt), the transmitter power required to communicate over a given distance is proportional to the sixth power of the distance; and when the speed is sufficient to make the high-speed effect fully felt, the transmitter power is proportional to a still higher power of the distance. It follows that as the separation between two stations is increased, the possible speed of signalling falls off in proportion to something higher than the third power of the distance.\n\nConsequently, any important decrease in distance between two stations permits (a) an enormous reduction of transmitter power; or (b) a great increase in speed of signalling; or (c) a reduction of height of the transmitting aerial; or (d) a combination of these changes, giving a compromise between these economies. Thus prescribed by theoretical reasoning, confirmed as it has been by experience, should form the basis of any practical proposals in which efficiency and economy are factors of equal importance.\n\nWith regard to wave-lengths, we would further point out that from the trend of inter-Allied conferences it is at least possible that international arrangements may compel this country to employ longer waves than would in principle be desirable. This is an additional argument, for what it may be worth, against the attempt to cover extreme distances by the use of great power.\n\n16. Let us assume, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing considerations, direct communication between England and India is demanded, and proceed to exhibit in this connection the third vital factor of a satisfactory commercial wireless service, namely, cost.\n\nThe arc system would unquestionably be chosen, and the smallest arc possible for the service would be one of 500 kilowatts. Each station would necessarily be equipped with the arc and power plant in duplicate, as it would naturally be hoped that after a time sufficient traffic would be forthcoming for a continuous 24-hour service, that is, for a load factor for one arc of 100 per cent. The following figures show the capital cost of such a station to generate its own energy:\n\nTwo 500-kilowatt arc transmitters, complete with spares and auxiliaries..\n\nSteam power station, namely, two 750-kilowatt D.C. turbo-generators, three water-tube boilers with superheaters, economisers, &c., all pipe-work, switchgear, feed pumps and coal-handling plant; buildings and foundations; contingencies at 10 per cent.\n\nBuildings for arc plant\n\nContingencies at 10 per cent. on above (except power plant, &c.)\n\nReceiving station and connecting land line\n\nEight guyed steel masts, 820 feet, with aerial and earth connection\n\nRoads and fencing\n\n£\n\n30,000\n\n63,525\n\n7,500\n\n130,000\n\n3,000\n\n17,000\n\n10,250\n\n261,275\n\nTo this must be added the cost of the site, unless government land were available. For the provision of a similar station in India an average of 25 per cent. must be added to the above costs, and it would be necessary to erect residences for the staff, making the cost of the Indian station as follows:—\n\nStation as above, plus 25 per cent.\n\nResidences\n\n£\n\n326,531\n\n25,000\n\n351,531\n\nTotal cost of the pair of 500-kilowatt arc stations, erected in England and India, £612,756, say, £615,000.\n\nWe believe our calculations of cost to be as accurate as they can be made at the present time. Three firms have stated their willingness to tender for the supply of the arcs. The estimates for the masts are those of an experienced engineer. The cost of the power plants has been worked out for us by our colleague, Sir John Snell, Chief Electricity Commissioner, and includes a proper provision of reserve plant to ensure safe continuous working. The operating costs have been furnished to us by the Post Office.\n\n[356]\n\n0 2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483701, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "content_text": "53\n\n$\n\nLo\n\nDRAFT.\n\nKhông long\n\nNo. 232.\n\nGw. Sic R& Stubbs\n\nMINUTE.\n\nEmmens 7/11/20\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Beckett\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nCol. Amory.\n\nLord Milner,\n\n2 difto.\n\nSz 12 July\n\nI have rc. to ack. The receipt of your deaf. No. 163 of the 10th of May, to convey to you my approval of the act of Mr. Clarke to be appointed as Electrical Engineer under the terms which you mention.\n\n2. The Colonial Agents are being requested to arrange passages to Hong Kong for Mr. Clarke's wife and two children at an early date.\n\n(Signed) \"MILNER\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 484368, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-462 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [7-10]", "page_number": 230, "title": "CO129-462 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [7-10]", "content_text": "14.5.20.\n\nEnclosure i\n\nHon. Colonial Secretary,\n\nI herewith forward a letter from Mr. Farrell, Overseer, which is addressed to you. Mr. Farrell complains that he has been passed over in the case of the two posts of \"Electrician\" and \"Assistant Electrician\" which have been created during his period of service.\n\n2. In connection with Mr. Farrell's letter, Mr. Goldsmith, Executive Engineer, under whom Mr. Farrell is employed, reports as follows:-\n\n\"It was essential that men especially trained in electrical engineering should be appointed to the posts referred to in Mr. Farrell's letter. Both Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Clarke are trained Electrical Engineers and have had considerable experience in connection with such work.\n\n\"Mr. Farrell joined the Public Works Department as an Overseer for the Maintenance of Telephones and has always been so employed. I am informed that prior to joining the Colonial Service, when he was in the Army as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers, his duties were of a similar nature.\n\n\"Since the establishment of the electrical sub-department, Mr. Farrell has had opportunities of displaying his electrical knowledge, but the Electrician (Mr. Stevenson) informed me that he has been obliged to confine Mr. Farrell's duties to Maintenance of Telephones as he has proved incapable of doing anything of an electrical nature beyond this class of work. He was not therefore considered in connection with the appointment of an Assistant Electrician as the duties of the post are of a much higher standard than he is capable of performing.\"\n\n3. I know that, if Mr. Perkins were here, he would endorse what Mr. Goldsmith has said with regard to Mr. Farrell.\n\n4. I may further point out that Mr. Farrell's conduct has not always been satisfactory. A reference to CSO5332/06 will show that, in 1906, complaints with regard to Mr. Farrell were...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-462 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489181, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 329, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "# 327 \n## 14 \n\ntelegraph stations, the Company agrees to furnish the Government with the necessary funds for such purchase and erection to the amount of 200,000l., and the Government now places an order with the Company for three Marconi arc wireless telegraph stations of the latest type, each of a transformer input of 25 K.W., and having a guaranteed daylight range of 700 miles.\n\n2. Each station is to be complete in all particulars, and to be specially designed so that the maximum weight of any one parcel shall not exceed 350 lb. to facilitate inland transportation in China. Each station shall comprise a complete generating unit capable of developing and maintaining a 25-K.W. load from the terminals of the alternating current generator, and the direct current dynamo shall have sufficient capacity to supply current for ten 60-watt lamps for lighting purposes. Engines are to be petrol-driven and supplied with mechanical or electrical starters, petrol tank, and adequate cooling provisions. Switchboard to be supplied with all necessary switches, controlled rheostats, measuring instruments, fuse terminals, fuses, and a supply of the latter for renewals.\n\nThe wireless transmitter to be of the latest type, and the manipulating key to be free of danger to the operator. Receiver to be of the latest amplifying valve type capable of receiving undamped as well as damped waves.\n\nAll the spare parts usually supplied to isolated wireless stations to be furnished, and, in addition, spares for the receiver shall consist of twelve extra valves, two low voltage batteries for filament, and two high voltage batteries for oscillating circuits to each station.\n\nEach station to be supplied with three steel lattice towers 300 feet in height, together with all necessary thimbles, shackles, triatic stays, spreaders, and insulators. Aerial to be made up in conformity with the best and latest practice, and sufficient surplus of antennae wire to be furnished for normal repairs.\n\nEarth capacity to follow the best practice, and all material therefor to be supplied by the Company.\n\nA kit of tools for maintenance and normal repairs shall be supplied to each station.\n\nDetailed specifications with prices of every item to be furnished as soon as obtainable by mail from London, and each station shall be provided with full wiring diagrams together with complete working instructions for each unit.\n\nIt is understood that the three stations hereinabove ordered will be erected at Kashgar, Urumchi, and Lanchowfu respectively, and that the Company guarantees the equipment supplied to be capable of establishing continuous (i.e., day and night) communication between Kashgar and Urumchi. But the distance between Urumchi and Lanchowfu being over 1,000 miles, the equipment is only guaranteed to be capable of establishing night communication between these two points, and should it later be found necessary to install an intermediate station at Hami or elsewhere to maintain daylight communication between Urumchi and Lanchowfu, the Government agrees to purchase the equipment therefor from the Company at the same price as that quoted hereunder. The Company will present to the Government a receiver of the latest amplifying valve type, delivery at Shanghai, freight and insurance paid, which shall be installed by the Government at their station at Sianfu for receiving from Lanchowfu, and, in consideration thereof, should the Government find that the transmitting apparatus to be installed by the Government at Sianfu is incapable of communicating with Lanchowfu, then the Government shall purchase transmitting apparatus from the Company of the necessary power at the then market price of apparatus of the power required.\n\n3. The price of each station to be 22,000l., f.o.b. British port, and the total purchase price, 66,000l., shall be deducted from the 200,000l. hereinabove provided for, leaving a balance of 134,000l. to be advanced by the Company, in cash, to the Government when and as required to be expended for the transportation and erection of the three wireless telegraph stations hereinabove ordered and described. The said sum of 134,000l., being subject to call when and as required for transportation, construction, and similar purposes, the amounts required from time to time shall be advanced upon receipt of written request from the official appointed for that purpose by the Government, and endorsed by the supervising engineer furnished by the Company, but the Company is hereby given authority to make disbursements covering freight and insurance charges on shipments of equipment from British ports, such expenditure to be supported by proper vouchers. It is specifically understood that in advancing the said sum of 134,000l., the Company does not guarantee this amount to be sufficient to meet transportation and erection costs, and that any additional money required for this purpose shall be furnished by the Government.\n\n## 15 \n\n4. The said sum of 200,000l. shall be repayable in sterling in four equal annual instalments beginning two and one and a half years from the date of arrival of complete equipment in Shanghai. However, the Government shall have the right to repay the whole or any outstanding balance of the said sum of 200,000l. at any time prior to the date or dates upon which such amounts are due, providing three months' notice be given, in writing, to the Company of the Government's intention to make payments in advance of due date.\n\n5. As aforesaid, the sum of 200,000l. is divided in the manner following:-\n\n| Item | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| f.o.b. British port | 66,000l. |\n| Advance to the Government toward transportation and erection expenses | 134,000l. |\n\nInterest on 66,000l. at the rate of 8 per centum per annum is payable, in sterling, six months from the date the equipment herein purchased is delivered in Shanghai, and also interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum is payable, in sterling, on each amount advanced from the 134,000l. for transportation and erection purposes, from the date each advance is made, all interest payments being due and payable on the 9th days of October and April of each year following the date of this agreement. Interest and principal shall be payable through a bank in Peking to be later appointed by the Company or through the London County and Westminster Bank in London.\n\n6. For the purpose of supervising the erection of the three stations hereinabove ordered the Company agrees to furnish for three years a thoroughly competent wireless engineer experienced in the erection of stations similar to those referred to herein, the Government to pay said engineer's salary of Chinese silver dollars 800-00 per month from the date of his arrival in Shanghai, and to defray all travelling expenses from the time of his assignment until returned to London, and he shall receive all legitimate travelling expenses that he may incur.\n\nThe said engineer shall be placed at the disposal of the Government in China, within five months after the execution of these presents, to be available for consultations with officials of the Government regarding the selection of sites, purchase of material, &c., before construction work commences.\n\n7. The said supervising construction engineer shall have full authority over all subordinate construction engineers appointed by the Government, but shall report and be responsible to the official in Peking of the Department of Communications designated by the Government who shall, however, have the right to appoint an auditor to accompany the construction gang, to approve purchases and disbursements made by the supervising engineer in behalf of the Government. The above terms and conditions of employment of the engineer shall be embodied in an agreement of employment in the form in use by the Board of Communications in respect of foreign employees, to be signed by the engineer upon arrival.\n\n8. The Company agrees to have all equipment for the three stations ready for shipment from a British port within six months from the date of this agreement, unless the Company's works are prevented so doing by emergency war orders of Allied Governments.\n\n9. The Company agrees to indemnify the Government through a responsible agency acceptable to both parties in the event that the completed stations fail to communicate between Kashgar, Urumchi, and Lanchowfu as specified in clause 2 hereof, such indemnity not to exceed the amount accruing to the Company under this agreement, such guarantee in writing of the responsible third party to be in the hands of the Government before the date the equipment arrives in Shanghai.\n\n10. The Government agrees to arrange all transportation facilities, to purchase all necessary construction material, and to select the most reliable and experienced engineers at their disposal at the earliest possible moment in order that the three stations herein purchased may be completed without undue delay.\n\n11. This agreement shall be executed in two exemplars each of Chinese and English versions. In case of discrepancy or in the event of doubt arising regarding the interpretation of this agreement the English version shall rule. Immediately after execution this agreement shall be officially communicated to the British Minister in Peking by the Wai-chiao Pu.\n\nIn witness whereof this agreement is signed on behalf of the Government of the Republic of China by the Ministry of Communications, and sealed with the seal of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492730, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "content_text": "lux5 \n\n24 \n\nElectrical machinery (other than the main generating plant), electrical technology, the testing of materials and experimental mechanics are dealt with in the main building.\n\nThe larger part of the engineering equipment was the gift of British engineering firms.\n\nOther buildings upon the estate include: -\n\n(a) the Vice-Chancellor's Lodge\n\n(b) Staff-Quarters\n\n(c) the residential Hostels, and\n\n(d) the University Union Building.\n\nThe cost of the building last mentioned (some $62,000) was met in approximately equal shares from University moneys and from public subscriptions, the entire cost of furnishing being met out of further subscriptions.\n\nUnless exempted from residence (such exemption being ordinarily granted on the ground that the student's life is not such as is catered for in the hostels), every matriculated student is required to reside either in a University, or in a recognised Hostel.\n\nThe University Hostels are three in number-Lugard Hall, Eliot Hall, and May Hall.\n\nRecognised Hostels are at present two in number-Morrison Hall, situate immediately above the University grounds and conducted by the London Missionary Society, and St. John's Hall, immediately opposite the front of the University, conducted by the Church Missionary Society.\n\nEach student occupies a separate room or cubicle, and there are the usual Common rooms. Each University Hostel is in charge of a member of the staff, as resident Warden.\n\nNo University Hostel at present exists for women students- whose right to admission to the University was first recognised in 1921 but by the courtesy of the school authorities, arrangements have been made for their lodging in connection with St. Stephen's Girls College.\n\nUniversity fees for tuition and board amount to $550 per annum, enabling a student who lives carefully to meet the whole of his expenses with a sum of $1,000 per annum, as compared with a minimum sum of $2,500 per annum, besides travelling expenses, in the case of a Chinese student going abroad for his education.\n\nThe number of students attending lectures at the beginning of 1922 was 251 made up of 88 in the Medical Faculty, 48 in the Faculty of Engineering and 117 in the Faculty of Arts.\n\n25 -\n\nNumerous scholarships are available, including the King Edward VII Scholarships founded by His Majesty's Government, the President's Scholarships founded by His Excellency the President of China, together with Scholarships (some of which are in the nature of bursaries) given by the Hongkong Government, the Chinese Government, the Metropolitan District of Peking, the Provincial Governments of Canton, Chibli, Yunnan and Hupeh, the Governments of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, the Government of Kedah and the Siamese Government. Students are also drawn from the Philippines, French Indo-China and Australasia.\n\nNoteworthy events in 1921 were the appointment of Sir William Brunyate, ...0., as Vice-Chancellor in succession to Sir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G., C.B., who resigned upon appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador at Tokio: the creation of a 1 year course in Commerce, for which purpose a sum of $12,000 for 5 years was promised by the General Chamber of Commerce of Hongkong: the increase of the Government subsidy from $20,000 to $50,000 a year, and the completion of a grant from the Colonial Government of $1,000,000 as additional endowment together with a further sum of $700,000 to pay off an accumulated deficit and to make good a portion of the sum spent on buildings and equipment: a gift of $100,000 from Messrs. John Swire and Sons, Ltd., for the purposes of the Engineering Faculty: a promise of $100,000 by four half-yearly instalments from Sir Robert Ho Tung, for the building and equipment of an Engineering Workshop: a promise of $100,000 by four half-yearly instalments from Mr. H. M. H. Nemazee for general purposes: a promise of $50,000 spread over 10 years, from Mr. Kwok Chung Yung; and negotiations with the Rockefeller Foundation of New York, which, since the end of the year, have resulted in the offer of the sum of $750,000 for the foundation of three full-time chairs in the Faculty of Medicine.\n\nThe total cost of the land, buildings and equipment of the University may be placed at approximately $1,750,000 and their replacement value at not less than $2,500,000. The invested endowments exceed $2,500,000 excluding sums promised and not yet received.\n\nV.-PUBLIC WORKS.\n\nBUILDINGS.\n\nThe erection of the following houses for Senior Officers was completed: -Two blocks each of 4 houses at Leighton Hill, three houses on Severn Road, one house for the Puisne Judge, and one house for a senior engineer, and, in addition, two contracts were let for two additional blocks of 3 houses each at Leighton Hill, and for one block containing 6 flats and 4 detached houses on the Homestead site, respectively.\n\n14\n\n82", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 495067, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "content_text": "84\n\nNubbo's dark.\n\nthe\n\n1\n\ndesk. of the\n\nApsie pomn\n\na\n\ncopy\n\nth\n\n1\n\nthe f.o... Forces in China to the\n\nthe\n\n1.0.\n\nJ\n\n2.\n\nto anquias whether the\n\nto\n\nther\n\nway\n\n...\n\nace\n\nLa\n\naccepting the\n\nhardinen serporals now made?\n\nthe foe.\n\nindicated\n\ndespatch\n\nthe\n\nunderakandrine\n\nthe fovernors\n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE\n\nFROM\n\n1923\n\nBart\n\nTel Stubbs 1:10 am\n\n3/5\n\nFOR CIRCULATION :--\n\nMr.\n\nEichett\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nAsst. U.S. of S.\n\nPerm1· U.S. of 5.\n\nPark US. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n1 June (23\n\nPrevious Paper\n\n16840\n\nHONG KONG\n\nSUBJECT\n\nDATE\n\n2 May\n\n22223\n\nReah MAY 23\n\n\"Wireless Telegraphy\n\nExecutive Engineer\n\nRecommends appt on salary specified of a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers with a good all-round Knowledge of wireless & administrative experience. Early appt desired.\n\nThe salary is £725-25-£958.\n\nMINUTES\n\nExecutive Engineer is\n\nwith change allee to heads of Sub-depts\n\nI think\n\nAmendment\n\n2100 p.4.\n\nwe can presume that the\n\nI have suggested on\n\ntel form is the right one\n\nHel\n\nin the lives\n\nThe appt this to be on probation for one year.\n\n(end of 16840)\n\nSubsequent Paper\n\n28344\n\nal\n\n(367076, WL. 20112,38 Cp. 140 60,000 11-23 W & 8 Ltd.\n\nOther Conditions of the appt and\n\n1) tempy all on amat scale. 2) House all& on usual scale.\n\nbut\n\n(3) Possibly conveyance all. Other Exec. Experience get $360 p.a, His aff! is of a nature that may not be accompanied by such an\n\nall&. & we had best...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 495068, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\nSay nothing about it.\n\nI think it is apparent that this should first be covered by the Prom. Rept in this way, i.e., be a candidate from another Colony.\n\nIn case we are not able to find a suitable candidate, in which case we should explain his duties as in para 4.9, ref: 16840.\n\nTo Prout Dept. further, 4-5- M Richards.\n\n1. Hoore on Kim shot fr A From Dept. on Keyte of \"Good 135 Somaliland. Till of thegle herewet & W Zucker (see file also annexed) is the only other man noted who might do for this post.\n\n7/5 A 2.5.\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\nMr Beckett, do you expect or want a wireless engineer with knowledge of wireless?\n\nIn Tucker is M.I.E.E. (S. Africa) but not a wireless specialist (nothing to show he knows anything about it).\n\nM Keyte is not a M.I.E.E. but is a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers, has lots of wireless experience and also some administrative.\n\nI doubt our chances of finding anyone who is both a general electrical adviser and a wireless specialist at once.\n\nI should like to get the views of C.A. and their experts on the subject.\n\nAt once AEC.\n\nPage 137\n\n \n\nI made the following changes:\n1. Reorganized the text into proper paragraphs.\n2. Corrected spelling errors (e.g., \"Sany\" -> \"Say\", \"aan\" -> \"an\", \"apportent\" -> \"apparent\", \"coverduec\" -> \"covered\").\n3. 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Formatted the output in HTML using for paragraphs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 495071, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "page_number": 90, "title": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "content_text": "Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Dated 2nd May 1923.\n\n22223\n\n(Received Colonial Office 1.10 a.m. 3rd May 1923)\n\n88\n\nREA 3 MAY 23\n\nFor 15348\n\n\"\n\n16840\n\nMy telegram of 24th March My despatch of 9th February No.61. I recommend appointment of Executive Engineer on scale £650 rising by £25 to £950 with charge allowance of £100 usual conditions commencing salary if necessary may be made £800.\n\nMust be corporate member of Institution of Electrical Engineers have good all round knowledge of theory and practice of electrical engineering including wireless. Administrative experience essential early appointment desired.\n\nGovernor.\n\nPage 90\n\nPage 91", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 495074, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7]", "content_text": "Gov/2223/10\n\n91\n\nDRAFT. tel.\n\nGov, Hong Kong.\n\nC. D.\n\nR 1 JUN.\n\nD.\n\n1.\n\nCashel & sant.\n\nJK.\n\n2.5- pre\n\n116123\n\nMINUTE.\n\nAugust 26/5\n\nMinute by:\n\nMr. Davis.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir J. Masterton Smith.\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nDuke of Devonshire.\n\n28344\n\nYour tel 2nd May\n\nWireless telegraph Superintendent\n\nKEYTE\n\nTelegraphs\n\nnot\n\nDirector of Posts and\n\nSandiland\n\nUshtite\n\nbut\n\nElectrical Engineer\n\nMember Institute Radio Engineers\n\nAge 39\n\nMarried\n\n21 years experience wireless\n\nMarconi Company\n\nCompany\n\nW/T Panama\n\nColonial Govt\n\nProved good administrator in Sandiland\n\nFor posting\n\nRecommended\n\nDo you approve appointment\n\nStrongly\n\nGovernor\n\nRecommend\n\nBe approved", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-480 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497808, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7]", "page_number": 494, "title": "CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7]", "content_text": "## MINUTES\nOne vacancy for 2nd Class Overseer has principally been filled by the transfer of a Sanitary Inspector. The Governor asks that the remaining vacancies be filled by selection by the Civil Authority.\n\n## GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 18th July, 1924.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to paragraph 4 of my despatch No.127 of the 22nd of March, I have the honour to state that the Director of Public Works, on the advice of the Electrical Engineer, now recommends an increase of one 1st Class and three 2nd Class Overseers for the Electrical Sub-department.\n\n2. Even apart from the rapid growth of the Colony, more systematic inspection and supervision of the electric lighting of both Hongkong and Kowloon is, in my opinion, necessary. Several fatal accidents have occurred within the last few months owing to faulty construction or workmanship in connection with the distribution of electric current; and it is at least possible that one or two recent serious fires in crowded parts of the city have been occasioned by deficiencies in the electric lighting arrangements.\n\n3. There is also continually increasing work to be done in connection with telegraphic and telephonic communications in both urban and country districts, due to better police arrangements, increased numbers of fire stations, etc., and with the installation and maintenance of lifts, lighting, and fans in Government buildings. Also, the adoption of a policy of placing electric wires underground...\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nJ. H. THOMAS, M.P., \n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498033, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "page_number": 204, "title": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "content_text": "# CONFIDENTIAL\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONGKONG. 10th October, 1924.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nWith reference to your Confidential despatch of the 14th of August transmitting the interim report of the Wireless Sub-Committee of the Imperial Communications Committee, I have the honour to confirm my telegram of the 27th of September, a copy of which is enclosed for convenience of reference.\n\n2. I enclose also a copy of a report by Mr. King, Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, giving reasons why in his opinion it will be necessary to retain the station at d'Aguilar even if Stonecutters is made available for commercial work. The congestion at d'Aguilar is in fact becoming so serious that if the Sub-Committee's proposals are not adopted in the near future, it will be necessary for this Government to consider the erection at an early date of another Government station in the Colony in order to deal efficiently with the increasing volume of traffic.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\nR. E. Stubbs\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nJ. H. THOMAS, M.P.,\n&c.,\n&c.,\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498038, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "page_number": 209, "title": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "content_text": "# I\n\ncompanies was arranged with these ports, especially the former, than by providing additional facilities for ship working, which as explained in paragraph 4 is not remunerative, and cannot be deferred. The immediate revenue that can be obtained from working the local interport traffic should provide a useful return on any immediate outlay required, and the receipts from the Singapore and Shanghai service should enable the Naval Station to be maintained as desired.\n\n## 8. Other Service Messages\n\nThe maintenance of d'Aguilar is also essential for other service messages, such as Direction Finding, Warnings to Mariners, etc., etc. This station also transmits and receives messages for the Imports and Exports Department in connection with measures for the detection and suppression of illicit traffic in opium, dangerous drugs, and arms.\n\n(Sd) \n**L. H. King, Electrical Engineer** \n6th October, 1924.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498044, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "page_number": 215, "title": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "content_text": "## European Accounting and Clerical Staff\n\n| Post | Scale | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chief Clerk | £600-20-800 | Mr. Bullock |\n| 1st Clerk | £400-20-600 | Mr. Fitz Gibbon |\n| Shorthand Clerk | £200-10-280 | Mr. Garrod |\n| Clerk | £400-25-550 | Mr. Kaughan |\n| Cashier | £500-20-600 | Mr. Barton |\n| Accountant | £400-10-480 | Mr. Heathcote |\n\n## Labour Office\n\n| Post | Scale | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Office Assistant | $750 per month | Mr. Mills |\n\n## Imports and Serats Dept.\n\n| Post | Scale | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Supervisor Accountant | £400-10-550 | Fr. Roe |\n| First Clerk | £500-20-600 | Major Willson |\n| Clerk | £400-10-500 | Mr. L. Smith |\n\n## Crown Solicitor\n\n| Post | Scale | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Accountant | £500-10-600 | Mr. A.J.C. Taylor |\n| Asst. Acct. | £320-10-560 | Mr. Stone |\n| Secretary | £220-10-300 | Fr. Reid |\n\n## Military Dept.\n\n| Post | Scale | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1st Clerk & Asst. Secretary | £350-10-450 | Mr. Davies |\n\n## Public Works Dept.\n\n| Post | Scale | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| (Secretary) Supt. Accts. & Stores | £700-25-900 | Mr. Agassiz |\n| Chief Survey Clerk | £600-10-700 | Mr. Haskett |\n| Office Asst. B. 0. 0. | £320-10-360 (?) | Mr. Wattie |\n| Office Asst. Electrical Engineer | £400-20-600 | Mr. Thomson |\n| Office Asst. Port Engineer | £320-10-360 ? | (Temporarily seconded from Sanitary Dept.) |\n| Office Asst. Waterworks | (£600-10-700) | vacant |\n| | £400-20-480 | Mr. Julyan |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498046, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "page_number": 217, "title": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "content_text": "## Enclosure 2\n\n| Salary | Staff | Position | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| £700 | 25 | Secretary, Public Works Department | Mr. Agassiz |\n| £600 | 20 | Chief Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office | Mr. Bullock |\n| $750/month | | do. | |\n| £500-600 | 20 | do. | |\n| $400-600 | | do. | |\n| $400 | 25 | | |\n| £400 | | | |\n| £360 | | | |\n| £550 | | Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, Public Works Department | |\n| £550 | | Office Assistant, Port Development Department | |\n| £500 | | Chief Accountant Railway | Mr. Heskett |\n| £600 | | Chief Clerk, Harbour Office | (Secretary of State asked to make appointment) |\n| £480 | | Chief Clerk, Magistracy | Mr. Morris |\n| £350-450 | | Cashier, Treasury | Mr. Mills |\n| £320-360 | | Accountant, Police Department | Major Willson |\n| £220-300 | | First Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office | Mr. Barton |\n| £200-280 | | Office Assistant, Building Ordinance Office | Mr. Taylor |\n| | | Clerk, Audit Department | Mr. Fitz-Gibbon |\n| | | Supervisor, Imports and Exports Department | Mr. Wattie |\n| | | Magistrate's Clerk, Kowloon | Mr. Leughan |\n| | | Pay Clerk, Public Works Department | Mr. Roe |\n| | | Office Assistant, Waterworks | Mr. Smith |\n| | | Accountant, Treasury | Mr. Jeffrey |\n| | | Assistant Secretary, Sanitary Board | Mr. Julyan |\n| | | Assistant Accountant, Police Department | Mr. Heathcote (just invalided) |\n| | | Chief Survey Clerk | Mr. Davies |\n| | | Office Assistant, Electrical Engineer | Mr. Stone |\n| | | Secretary, Police Department | Mr. Howe (acting) |\n| | | Shorthand Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office | Mr. Thomson (Temporarily seconded from Sanitary Department) |\n| | | | Mr. Reid |\n| | | | Mr. Garrod |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500666, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 378, "title": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "## Page 375\n\nsub-departments of the Public Works Department. The former Office of Crown Lands and Surveys has been divided into two separate sub-departments, that of Crown Lands and that of Surveys. The work of those two branches is different and the new grouping is more logical and will tend to increased efficiency. At the same time the former Resumptions Office, the work of which is closely connected with the Crown Lands Office, will be absorbed into the latter Office. The maximum salaries of certain posts in those sub-departments as re-organised have been raised, but as few of the holders had yet reached the maximum of their respective posts before the re-organisation there will be no increase in expenditure next year beyond the normal stipulated increments.\n\nIn view of the limitation of the programme of works generally it will be possible to effect savings in Personal Emoluments. Some posts can be abolished and in other cases on a post becoming vacant, it can be left vacant for the present. I have already telegraphed to the Secretary of State requesting that the selection of candidates for vacant posts should not be proceeded with. This will mean that the staff of the Public Works Department will be reduced considerably. When times are better and more works undertaken it will then be possible to expand the personnel by filling up vacancies.\n\nChief amongst those abolitions and vacancies I would mention, in the Architectural Office, three Engineers, one Temporary Engineer, one Chief Draughtsman, one 2nd Class Draughtsman, five 4th Class Draughtsmen; in the Electrical Office the Superintendent of Wireless Telegraphy, three Wireless Operators, nine Apprentice Operators, one 2nd Class Overseer; in the General Works Office nine 2nd Class Foremen; in the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503446, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 521, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "Government House,\n\n23rd August, 1926.\n\nNo. 370.\n\nC. 18590\n\nMAT 1026\n\nSir,\n\nGov 18794/24\n\nWith reference to my predecessor's despatch No.103 of the 19th of March, 1924, on the subject of the arrangements regarding wireless telegraphy in this Colony, I have the honour to state that in the light of further experience certain modifications in the grading of the European wireless telegraph staff appear desirable.\n\nThe scheme outlined by Sir R. E. Stubbs in the above despatch has proved successful in so far as the provision of Chinese and Eurasian Wireless telegraph operators is concerned, but the Electrical Engineer is of the opinion that men with higher technical qualifications than those required for routine operators are not as a rule obtainable from these sources, and that it is therefore necessary to retain a considerable staff of Europeans in the Sub-Department.\n\n3. The Electrical Sub-Department of the Public Works Department appears on pages 72 and 73 of the 1926 Estimates. It is divided into A Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Light, and B Wireless.\n\nAs regards the wireless telegraph staff it is recommended that as from the 1st of January, 1927, the posts of Engineer and Superintendent of Wireless Telegraphy, both...\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.H.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\n&c., &c., &c.\n\nPage 513\n\n...\n\nPage 514\n\n(No text)\n\nPage 515 is not present, directly followed by the start on Page 513 and a possible next page.\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503447, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 522, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "TOMÁ \n\n.1 IBAKU TELLT \n\n} \n\n} \n\nboth of which are at present vacant, should be abolished; that two new posts styled Inspectors of Wireless Telegraphy with a scale of salary similar to that of Inspectors of Works, namely £400: £20: £480 be created, and that Mr. D. V. Waterton and Mr. J. Key, the two senior officers of the Senior Wireless Operators grade, both of whom reach their present maximum of £400 this year, should be promoted to these two new posts.\n\n4. In addition to Messrs. Waterton and Key there are at present six officers on the scale £300 to £400 by £20 annually. Four of these, Messrs. Garton, Kemp, Brailsford and Gee, are doing engineering work, and the Electrical Engineer suggests that they should be given the title Telegraph Sub-Engineer and be granted each an additional increment in recognition of the additional qualifications which this work demands. The remaining two, Messrs. Rolland and Logan, it is suggested, should remain on their present salaries.\n\n5. For future appointments the Electrical Engineer is of the opinion that it will be possible to obtain the services of European operators at a salary of £260: £10: £360, and it is therefore proposed to make provision for two such posts in the Estimates for 1927, and when vacancies occur in the higher grades to replace men on the scale £300 to £400 by engaging men on the lower scale proposed.\n\n6. As regards A Lighting, Telephones etc., it is recommended that Mr. G. V. R. Griggs, who is now on the maximum of £360 of the scale of 1st Class Overseers be promoted to the rank and scale of salary of Telegraph Sub-Engineer. The Electrical Engineer reports that Mr. Griggs has...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503449, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 524, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - ELECTRICAL.\n\nComparative Statement between Salaries for 1926 and 1927.\n\n519\n\n \n Title as appeared in 1926\n Officer Name\n Present Scale of Salary\n Salary for 1926\n Amount for 1926\n Title for 1927\n Name\n Proposed Scale of Salary\n Salary for 1927\n Amount for 1927\n \n \n Senior Wireless Operator\n D.W. Waterton\n £300-£400\n £320\n $4,928\n Inspector of W/T\n D.W. Waterton\n £400-£580 x £20\n £400 on 1.1.27, £420 on 3.9.27\n $4,879\n \n \n Wireless Operator\n J. Key\n £300-£400\n £340\n $4,645\n do.\n J. Key\n do.\n £400 on 20.6.26, £420 on 20.6.27\n $4,865\n \n \n do.\n James Kay\n do.\n £340 on 1.1.27\n $4,013\n do.\n I. K. Garton\n do.\n £340 on 12.4.26\n $4,013\n \n \n do.\n F. A. Kemp\n do.\n £340 on 19.7.26\n $3,948\n do.\n F. A. Kemp\n do.\n £360 on 1.1.27\n $4,428\n \n \n Sub-Telegraph Engineer\n G.W.R. Griggs\n £400-£480 x £20\n £400\n $4,800\n do.\n I. K. Garton\n £300-£400 x £20\n £360 on 1.1.27, £380 on 12.4.27\n $4,493\n \n \n do.\n A. Brailsford\n do.\n £340 on 12.9.26\n $3,913\n do.\n A. Brailsford\n do.\n £360 on 1.1.27, £380 on 24.10.26\n $4,393\n \n \n do.\n T. C. Goo\n do.\n £340 on 8.11.26\n $3,875\n do.\n T. C. Gee\n do.\n £360 on 1.1.27, £380 on 6.11.27\n $4,355\n \n \n do.\n J. S. Logan\n do.\n £320 on 12.8.26\n $3,693\n Senior Wireless Operator\n T. B. Rolland\n do.\n £360 on 24.10.27\n $4,125\n \n \n do.\n T. B. Rolland\n do.\n £340\n $3,685\n do.\n J. S. Logan\n do.\n £340 on 12.8.27\n $3,933\n \n \n Charge Allowance at £20 p.a. to I on acting as O/C d'Aguilar.\n \n Senior Wireless Operator\n New Appointment\n £260-£360 x £10\n £260\n $3,120\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n do.\n do.\n do.\n £240\n $3,120\n \n\n$46,531\n\nC.F.\n\n$32,651", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503450, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 525, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nELECTRICAL\n\nComparative Statement between Salaries for 1926 and 1927.\n\n$46,531\n\n$32,851\n\nLess:\n\n1 post of 1st Class Overseer\n\nat $320-360 x £101,\n\n3 posts of 2nd Class Overseers\n\nat £360-£300\n\nat £460-4500 x $201\n\n$4,320\n\n(a)\n\n***\n\n6,475\n\n1 post of Engineer\n\n5,600\n\n1 post of Superintendent\n\nof Wireless Telegraphy\n\n(b)\n\n6 posts of Senior Wireless\n\nOperators\n\n(c)\n\n16,595\n\n$29,936\n\nSaving as per proposed scale for 1927\n\nas compared with 1926\n\n$2,915\n\n$32,801\n\n$32,851\n\nProvision for two only in the 1926 Estimates\n\nNo provision for 1926\n\nNo deduction required. Change of designation only.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 511364, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-505-12 Estimates of expenditure 1928 1-9-1927 - 12-1-1928", "page_number": 158, "title": "CO129-505-12 Estimates of expenditure 1928 1-9-1927 - 12-1-1928", "content_text": "Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1927.\n\nEstimate, 1928.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,--Continued.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n1927 1928\n\nBrought forward 425,159 390,806\n\nElectrical.\n\nEngineer in Charge, (£725 to £1,000 by £25 annually); 10,527 10,827\n\nDo., Charge Allowance 1,200 1,200\n\n(A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n\nEngineer, (£460 to £600 by £20 annually)....... 6,029 6,269\n\nSenior Inspector of Works, (£500 to £600 by £10 annually) 6,058 6,178\n\nInspector of Works, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) 5,220 5,460\n\nTelegraph Sub-Engineer, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) 4,800 5,040\n\n1st Class Overseer, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually) 4,136 4,256\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowances to Senior Inspectors of Works, Inspector of Works, Sub-Telegraph Engineer and Overseers 400\n\n3rd Class Telegraphists, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually) 3,883\n\nSpecial Class Telegraphist, ($1,000 to $2,000 by $100 annually) 1,000 400\n\n4th Class Telegraphists, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually) 2,894\n\n5th Class Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually) 8,346\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowances, to Telegraphists 1,095\n\nField Allowances, to 2 at $120 each 240\n\nGeneral Foreman, ($1,200 to $1,800 by $75 annually) 1,575 1,650\n\n1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually) 4,515 4,755\n\n2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually) 5,925 6,465\n\nTime-keeper, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 600 650\n\nStore-keeper, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 525 875\n\nElectric Fan and Light Inspector, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 650 700\n\n4th Class Draughtsman, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 450 800\n\nTelephone Supervisors, ($600 to $1,200 by $60 annually) 3,960 4,200\n\nTelegraph Apprentices, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 1,920\n\nTelephone Operators, ($150 to $850 by $50 annually) 7,931 8,985\n\nLift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20 annually) 3,451 1,925\n\nGood Conduct Allowance to 1 at $36 36 36\n\nRent Allowance to 1 at $24 24 24\n\nOffice Attendant, at $192 192 192\n\nDo., Rent Allowance, at $48 48 48\n\nMessengers, at $132 each 1,608 528\n\nDo., Rent Allowances, to 4 at $48 each 192\n\nSunday and Holiday Work Allowances, to 5 at $17 each 85\n\nCarried forward 514,776 462,161\n\n(1) Transferred to (B).—Wireless.\n\n(2) Post abolished.\n\n(3) One new post for new Fire Station Building.\n\n(4) One at $216 to $252 by $12 annually. Provision for 8 posts made under Head 15, Fire Brigade.\n\n(5) Six posts transferred to (B).—Wireless.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-505-12 Estimates of expenditure 1928 1-9-1927 - 12-1-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 511578, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-505-4 Labour situation in Canton and effect on Hong Kong- Labour Advisory Board 27-1-1927 - 31-8-1927", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-505-4 Labour situation in Canton and effect on Hong Kong- Labour Advisory Board 27-1-1927 - 31-8-1927", "content_text": "69\n\n21.\n\nCEYLON\n\nSESSIONAL PAPERS, 1926.\n\n20. Petition from the Telephone Attendants at the Running Shed, Dematagoda.\n\nPetition from Engine Turners, Firemen, Fitters, Shunting Drivers, Kunganies, Carriage Examiners, and Greasers, Pumpers, Engine Cleaners, Labourers, and Watchers in the Ceylon Government Railway at Kadugannawa and Rambuk-kana Running Shed.\n\n22.\n\nTwo petitions from the daily paid workmen, Lower District, Way and Works Department.\n\n23. Memorial dated January 27, 1926, from the daily paid workmen, Lower District, Way and Works Department.\n\n24.\n\n25.\n\n26.\n\n27.\n\n28.\n\nསྨྲ ཀླུ ཐཱ དྷུ བྷུ རྐུར རྨ སྐྱེ ཚ ཻ ཚེ རི $\n\nMemorial dated January 26, 1926, from the Apothecary attached to the Dematagoda Running Shed.\n\nMemorial dated January 18, 1926, from the daily paid workmen, Running Shed, Anuradhapura.\n\nPetition from daily paid workmen, Northern District (Anuradhapura), Way and Works Department.\n\nPetition from Loading Gang Workmen, Way and Works Department.\n\nPetition dated January 11, 1926, from the workmen in the Chief Construction Engineer's Department.\n\n29. Petition from daily paid clerks attached to the Divisional Transportation Superintendent's Office, Nawalapitiya.\n\n30.\n\n31.\n\n32.\n\n33.\n\n34.\n\nFour petitions from the daily paid workmen in the Lower District (Avissawella), (Galle), (Watapota), and (Pannipitiya).\n\nTwo petitions from the daily paid workmen in the Lower District, Avissawella. Petition from the Building Gang, Way and Works Department, attached to the Northern District.\n\nThree petitions from the daily paid workmen in the Northern District, Way and Works Department.\n\nMemorial dated January 5, 1926, from the boatmen in the Master Attendant's Department.\n\n35. Further petition dated January 21, 1926, from the boatmen in the Master Attendant's Department.\n\n36. Letter No. 76:72 of January 7, 1926, from the Postmaster-General requesting that authority be obtained to pay workmen in the Telegraph Workshops the recent 20 per cent, increase of pay.\n\nHarbour Engineer's Department:—\n\n37. Petition from Train Staff.\n\n38. Petition from the Platelaying Gang.\n\n39.\n\n40.\n\nPetition from the Canal Lock Overseer and 4 Coolies.\n\nPetition from the women gang employed under the General Foreman.\n\n41. Petition from the Apothecary and Orderly.\n\n42. Petition from Mr. E. S. Peries, Daily Paid Clerk.\n\n43. Petition from Yard Patrols, Gatekeepers, and Watchmen.\n\n44. Petition from Latrine Coolies.\n\n45. Petition from Watchers employed under the General Foreman.\n\n46. Petition from workmen, Mahara Quarry.\n\nPublic Works Department:-\n\n47. Petition dated February 3, 1926, from workmen employed in the Government Factory.\n\n48. Petition dated February 5, 1926, from the employees in the Electrical Branch of the Government Factory.\n\n49.\n\n50.\n\nMemorial dated January 11, 1926, from daily paid clerks, peons, messengers, &c., in the Public Works Department Head Office.\n\nPetition dated January 19, 1926, from the watchers employed in the Government Factory.\n\nSurvey Department :—\n\n51. Petition dated January 19, 1926, from the daily paid workmen in the Lithograph Department, Survey Department.\n\n52. Memorial from Lake Scheme Masons, Fitters, and Drivers.\n\n3. The memorialists comprise workmen from the following departments:—\n\nCeylon Government Railway-All classes of daily paid labour who did not receive the 20 per cent. increase.\n\nChief Construction Engineer's Department.-Workmen employed in Station Extensions Workshops, Colombo.\n\nHarbour Engineer's Department.--All daily paid employees who have not received the 20 per cent. increase.\n\nMaster Attendant's Department.-Daily paid boatmen.\n\nGovernment Factory-All daily paid employees who have not received the 20 per cent. increase.\n\nOther Public Works Department Employees.-Daily paid clerks, peons, and messengers in the Public Works Department Head Office.\n\nLake Development Scheme.-Daily paid employees.\n\nPostmaster-General's Department.-Daily paid workmen in the Telegraph Workshops. Survey Department.-Daily paid workmen in the Lithograph Department, Head Office.\n\nREPORT OF LABOUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.\n\n5\n\n4. The memorials received and the grievances stated cover very much the same ground as those dealt with in the former report of the Labour Advisory Committee, Sessional Paper XXXV.—1925, on which a 20 per cent, increase was granted to workmen in the Railway Workshops, Government Factory, and the Harbour Engineer's Department classified as working under Factory Conditions. The grounds on which the increase was given, however, were based on the maximum rise in the cost of living. This was stated by the Director of Statistics to be about 70 per cent., and this figure was accepted by the Railway workmen (vide paragraph 3 of Sessional Paper XXXV.-1925).\n\nThere was no special reference to any increase due to Factory Conditions, and the distinction as regards Factory Conditions in this case appears to be entirely artificial. The cost of living has risen as much for the ordinary worker as for the Factory worker. It seems therefore impossible to ignore the demands for a reasonable increase in pay on behalf of the memorialists whose claims we have now investigated.\n\nThere is this distinction, however, to be drawn. The 70 per cent. increase in the cost of living since 1914 included the rise in house rent. This rise in rent accounts for about 15 per cent. in the total cost of living, and without including house rent the maximum rise in the cost of living would be about 55 per cent.\n\nNone of the employees who were granted the 20 per cent. increase at the end of last year were provided with quarters, so that there was no occasion to separate the factor for rent from the general rise in the cost of living.\n\nIn 1920 an all-round increase of wages by 40 per cent. was made by Government, and the addition of a further 20 per cent. to the rates obtaining after 1920 raised the wages to, roughly, 70 per cent. above the 1914 average.\n\nIn the present inquiry, however, we are confronted by the fact that a certain proportion of the employees with whom we are now dealing, especially in the Way and Works Department of the Ceylon Government Railway, are provided with free quarters. The daily paid employees who are not provided with quarters receive no house allowance. It is therefore clear that those who receive free quarters have not had to face any increase in rent, and that the rise in their cost of living is only about 55 per cent, as compared with 70 per cent. for those who provide their own quarters. It would therefore seem only fair that a distinction should be made between these two classes. We have borne this distinction in mind in making our recommendation as regards increases to the daily paid workmen in the various Departments.\n\n5. To deal with our recommendations departmentally :-\n\nHarbour Engineer's Department.\n\nNone of the employees of the Harbour Engineer's Department appear to receive free quarters. Most of the employees of the Department were given 20 per cent. increases in their wages under the recommendation of Sessional Paper XXXV.-1925. We recommend that all daily paid employees in the Department be put on a similar footing and that all the recommendations approved by Government in Sessional Paper XXXV.-1925 be extended to them.\n\n6. Special representations were made during the course of the inquiry by the daily paid clerks, telephone clerks, and apothecary with reference to their status as daily paid labourers.\n\n7. Apothecary. We consider that an apothecary can scarcely be classed as a daily paid labourer, and would recommend that he be placed on approximately the same footing as apothecaries of similar service and qualifications in the Government Medical Department. In the meantime, he should be given the 20 per cent. increase.\n\n8. Daily Paid Clerical Staff. It was brought to our notice during the inquiry that all the Departments employing daily paid labour include under this head a considerable number of daily paid clerical hands, &c. The hands usually start on routine work, such as store checkers, telephone operators, &c., but many of them rise in the course of time to more responsible posts and perform full clerical duties. We consider that some departmental scheme should be framed by which daily paid clerks after a few years' service should have the opportunity of being taken on, on the fixed clerical establishment of the Department. In the meantime, they should receive the 20 per cent. increase.\n\nMaster Attendant's Boatmen.\n\n9. The daily paid boatmen petition for the 20 per cent. increase as given to the Harbour Engineer's employees. The Master Attendant points out that the hours these men work are very different from those in the Harbour Engineer's Department. They go on duty at the Pilot Station on 24 hours shifts, viz., 24 hours on and 24 hours off, and there is always one shift on duty on Sundays and Government holidays. It is not possible, therefore, to give them all leave with pay on the five Government holidays in the year.\n\nPreviously their pay was slightly better than that of boatmen in the Harbour Engineer's Department. Their conditions of work, however, are more onerous, and now that the boatmen in the Harbour Engineer's Department have received the 20 per cent. increase, they are at a disadvantage.\n\nWe recommend that they be given 20 per cent. increase, that the Sunday shifts should be paid at the overtime rate of 1¼ and that these men who have to work on the five Government holidays mentioned in Section 12 of Sessional Paper XXXV.-1925 should receive either a day's leave with pay in lieu thereof or, if this is not possible, they should be paid double pay for these five days.\n\n10. The Master Attendant pointed out that there are a considerable number of Serangs and Lascars in his Department who are on the fixed establishment, and if a 20 per cent. increase is given to the daily paid boatmen, the boatmen on the fixed establishment may in some cases receive less than the daily paid boatmen. If this is so, we recommend that the conditions of pay for the boatmen on the Master Attendant's fixed establishment should be re-adjusted.\n\n70", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-505-4 Labour situation in Canton and effect on Hong Kong- Labour Advisory Board 27-1-1927 - 31-8-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 511657, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927", "content_text": "Enclosures 5 & 6.\n\n44\n\n5.\n\nThe following day (2nd September) Mr. Chen accompanied by Mr. N. C. Young, who described himself as the new Treasurer of the Administration, called at the Colonial Secretary's Office having previously paid their respects at Government House, and were informed by the Assistant Colonial Secretary, in the absence of the Colonial Secretary, that the steps taken to secure possession of the office were most improper and that, pending the decision of this Government, there must be no further disturbance of the status quo.\n\n6.\n\nOn 3rd September Messrs. Deacons, Solicitors, made formal application to the Government for approval of Mr. Chen's appointment. Copies of their letter and of the reply which I caused to be sent are enclosed.\n\n7.\n\nI have now been informed by the local Managers of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and the Great Northern Telegraph Company, who have been in communication with their Head Offices, that, if I take the necessary steps to close the Office of the Chinese Administration, either temporarily or permanently, the Companies will be prepared to undertake the working pending an agreement with the Canton Government as recommended in my telegram.\n\nEnclosure No.7.\n\n8.\n\nCopy of the letter from the Companies is enclosed. The service given by the Chinese Telegraph Administration here has been anything but satisfactory. I enclose a letter forwarded by Mr. Shenton from a Sham Shui Po resident also a report from the Electrical Engineer confirming this complaint of the inefficiency of the land-line as at present run. The latter also sets out the\n\nEnclosure No.8. Enclosure No. 9.\n\npresent", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 511676, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927", "content_text": "62\n\nduplex system\n\nassuming cordial\n\nand if they installed a reliable short wave,\n\nthe traffic would probably be doubled, and -\n\nco-operation on the part of Canton - messages could be cleared without delay. So far as Hong Kong is concerned no extra plant would be required; our existing short wave sets should be able to cope with the work. It would, however, be necessary to fill certain posts - now vacant allowed for on the W/T side in the 1927 Estimates. At all events these posts will have to be filled in the near future on account of the general increase in W/T traffic.\n\n-(Sd.) R. Cryan,\n\nElectrical Engineer.\n\n16th September, 1927.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 511690, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927", "page_number": 78, "title": "CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927", "content_text": "30195\n\nRECEIVED\n\n6 SEP 1927\n\nCOL. OFFICE\n\n12\n\n25\n\nTelegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nDated 5th September, 1927.\n\n(Received Colonial Office 12.46 p.m., 5th Sept. 1927)\n\nTelegram Office telegram No.483 to Lampson.\n\n1 SEP 1927\n\nConfidential. Addressed to Secretary of State for\n\nthe Colonies, repeated to Peking No.44 and Canton, begins:-\n\nMy telegram of 18th July, Confidential, and Foreign\n\nPeking Ministry of Communications has sent to Hong Kong new Superintendent of Chinese Telegraph Office here and has dismissed the present Superintendent. I have for the present refused recognition of the new Superintendent but without recognition he entered\n\noffice 1st September and assumed control. I caused the\n\nformer Superintendent to be reinstated in control on the same evening. On the 3rd instant I received telegram from the Consul General Canton that the Canton Government does not\n\nwant to take over the telegraph office unless it can remain in Hong Kong under the control of the Nationalist Government.\n\nThis I cannot allow. Meanwhile I have received information\n\nfrom merchant(s) of Shameen that telegraph intercourse between Canton and Hong Kong by Chinese line is extremely unsatisfactory, it was interrupted on 25 days in August. I have discussed the situation with the local manager of Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and the Great Northern Telegraph Company and the Government Electrical Engineer and I recommend that these companies should take over the Hong Kong Office of the Chinese Telegraph Administration under a working agreement at the earliest possible moment with the Canton Government at some arrangement, as continual friction between the Northern and\n\nSouthern ...\n\nFailing such an ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No.1 in Mr. Brennan's despatch No.51 of April 16th, 1928.\n\nNo. 57\n\nCOPY.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n20th March, 1928.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that I have received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 13th March, approving the proposal made in my telegram of the 20th February that I should notify Mr. Lau Cheak Pan that I cannot permit him to function any longer in Hong Kong as Superintendent of the Chinese Telegraph office; that he must vacate the premises at once and hand over to the Electrical Engineer of the Hong Kong Public Works Department, who will temporarily act as custodian; that I should then endeavour to arrange that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company should assume control of this office under a working arrangement with the Canton authorities; and that meanwhile telegraphic messages between Canton and Hong Kong should be handled by the Government wireless stations at both ends.\n\n2. You will recollect that at the conference which I had with Marshal Li Chai-sum at Canton on the 10th March, at which you were present, the Cantonese Authorities urged that I should not close down, even temporarily, the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong, but that I should allow the Canton Government to nominate a superintendent of this office. It was then agreed between Marshal Li and myself that the Canton Government should be permitted to send a Cantonese merchant to Hong Kong to be manager of this office, such merchant to be persona grata to the Hong Kong Government and not to be an official, and the title of the post to be \"Commercial Agent in charge of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong\".\n\n3. If...\n\nHis Britannic Majesty's Consul General,\n\nCanton.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513170, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "RECEIVED\n\n19 MAR 1928\n\nCOL. OFFICE\n\nNA SECRET.\n\nCopies to:-\n\nPeking No. 34.\n\nCanton No. 85.\n\n3786\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG. 14th April, 1928.\n\nSir,\n\n4023\n\nComp. 38.\n\nFO..\n\nDup. To\n\n52701A/28\n\nno 26\n\nIn continuation of my secret despatch of the 7th February, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram, dated the 13th March, which authorizes me to notify Mr. Lau Cheuk-pan that I cannot permit him to function any longer as Superintendent of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong, and that he must vacate the premises at once and hand over to the Electrical Engineer of the Hong Kong Public Works Department, who will temporarily act as custodian. You further authorize me thereafter to endeavour to arrange that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company should remain in control of this office under the working agreement with the Canton authorities and that meanwhile telegraphic messages between Hong Kong and Canton should be handled by the Government wireless stations at both ends.\n\n2.\n\nYour telegram reached me two days after my return from an official visit to Marshal Li in Canton. During the course of that visit, on the 10th March, I had a full discussion with Marshal Li on the subject of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong. The report of this discussion is set out on pages 6 to 14 of Enclosure No. 2 in my secret despatch of the 15th March. During the discussion.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\n&c. .\n\n&c.,\n\n&C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513179, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 95, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 1.\n\nGovernment House\n\nHong Kong, 20th March, 1928.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that I have received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 13th March, approving the proposal made in my telegram of the 20th February that I should notify Mr. Lai Cheuk Pan (黎卓彬) that I cannot permit him to function any longer in Hong Kong as Superintendent of the Chinese Telegraph Office; that he must vacate the premises at once and hand over to the Electrical Engineer of the Hong Kong Public Works Department, who will temporarily act as custodian; that I should then endeavour to arrange that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company should assume control of this office under a working arrangement with the Canton authorities; and that meanwhile telegraphic messages between Canton and Hong Kong should be handled by the Government wireless stations at both ends.\n\n2. You will recollect that at the conference which I had with Marshal Li Chai-sum at Canton on the 10th March, at which you were present, the Cantonese Authorities urged that I should not close down, even temporarily, the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong, but that I should allow the Canton Government to nominate a superintendent of this office. It was then agreed between Marshal Li and myself that the Canton Government should be permitted to send a Cantonese merchant to Hong Kong to be manager of this office,\n\nHIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSUL-GENERAL, CANTON.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513206, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 122, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "- 2 -\n\n122\n\nElectrical Engineer of the Hong Kong Public Works Department, who will temporarily act as Custodian. I shall then endeavour to arrange that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company should assume control of this office under a working arrangement with the Canton authorities, and, pending the negotiation of such an agreement, telegraphic messages between Hong Kong and Canton will be handled by the Government wireless stations at each end - an arrangement which has frequently been made in the past on the numerous occasions when this land-line has been interrupted.\n\n3.\n\nThe Chinese characters for the names in this despatch are given on a separate sheet.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nGovernor, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513238, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "KEOS\n\n22FEB 1928\n\n100L. OFFICE\n\n5274\n\noffer\n\n17\n\n154\n\nPARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nDated 20th February.\n\n(Received, Colonial Office, 9.12 a.m., 20th February, 1928).\n\nMy telegram of 3rd February Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong 3/3/28\n\nI discussed this question to-day with Lampson who is now visiting me.\n\nHe agrees the office should now be closed. We can expect no action by the Chinese authorities and definite action by ourselves is therefore necessary.\n\nI propose subject to your approval to notify Lau that I cannot allow him to function in Hong Kong as superintendent of the telegraph Office any longer and that he must vacate the premises immediately and hand over to Electrical Engineer Hong Kong Public Works Department who will act temporarily as Custodian.\n\nI will then try to arrange for the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company to assume control of this office under a working arrangement with Canton authorities. Government wireless stations at each end will meanwhile handle telegraph messages between Canton and Hong Kong.\n\nAddressed to Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\nRepeated to Canton and Peking No.7.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515204, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nCopy No. 528669\n\nREC'ED 12 SEP 1928\n\nCOL.\n\nSECRETARY'S\n\nHONG KONG GOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\n7th August 1928.\n\nTo...\n\n1. In continuation of Sir Cecil Clementi's Despatch No. 109 of 10 April 1928, regarding the reorganisation of the Hongkong and Canton Wireless Service, I have the honour to enclose for your information a copy of a report dated 1st March 1928 by Mr. I.H. Ming, Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, outlining the position of Wireless in Hong Kong and containing his recommendations for the improvement of the Colony's Service. It was proposed to conduct the short wave transmission to Canton from Cape D'Aguilar Station, utilising to a large extent existing equipment, and of the total expenditure to be incurred under the scheme, viz, $165,240, to expend $60,790 during the current year, only on new plant.\n\n2. The report was referred informally to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, which unanimously agreed to the proposed expenditure as necessary.\n\nHONOURABLE\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY, etc., etc., etc.\n\n30...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515205, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "content_text": "2\n\n6\n\nEnc. No. 2.\n\nEnc. No.3. Enc. No.4.\n\nnecessary to keep pace with the times, apart from its value as a commercial investment. In view of the immediate necessity of fulfilling our side of the arrangements made with the Canton Government which was erecting a short wave station near Shameen specially for Hong Kong traffic, indents covering certain of the items mentioned on pages 6 and 7 of Mr. King's report involving an expenditure of £4,091.17.3d have been forwarded to the Crown Agents.\n\n3.\n\nThe Canton Station was opened on 11th June and in four days the number of messages exchanged rose from 2 to 71 and a daily average of 60 has since been maintained, representing the bulk of the traffic between this Colony and Canton.\n\n4. For this traffic, a makeshift installation at Cape D'Aguilar Station was employed, but it was found that the geographical position of D'Aguilar was not suitable for short wave transmission owing to high hills on the northern side and the plant was removed to \"The Eyrie\", a Government house on the Peak which was this year set aside for an experimental Wireless station. Transmission has so far proved satisfactory from this site, and if further experiments are successful, it is proposed to group all transmitters at this station, and to convert Cape D'Aguilar to a central receiving station. In this connection, I invite reference to the annexed copies of the reports of the Electrical Engineer dated 8th June and 4th July, 1928.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515218, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No.3.\n\nCOPY.\n\n19\n\n6. Of this total increase $20,400 is required additional to the $60,790 already tentatively approved this year (1928).\n\n7. I ask for approval of the amended scheme as a whole, the expenditure for 1929 to be included in the Estimates now being prepared, as serious loss would be involved if it is in part abandoned.\n\nUK:M(7:76)\n\n(sgd). L.H. King.\n\nEngineer-in-Charge.\n\nElectrical Sub-Station.\n\n8. 6. 20.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515229, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No.2.\n\n30\n\ntraffic with these stations is carried on under precisely the same conditions as heretofore obtained in the case of Canton. But the action of the Canton Authorities in reorganising their wireless administration will, I trust, be copied eventually by the other stations.\n\n6. I am glad to report that the reception accorded to the Postmaster General and his party was most cordial and may be regarded as another indication of the friendly relations which for the time being obtain between this Colony and the neighbouring Province.\n\n7. The Postmaster General's report is accompanied by a more technical report of Mr. L. H. King, the Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department, who accompanied Mr. Breen.\n\nChinese characters for the names mentioned in this despatch and its enclosures are given on a separate sheet.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nPage 30\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515230, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 1.\n\n31\n\nI proceeded to Canton on the 13th inst. accompanied by Messrs. King, Reed, Kemp and Brailsford.\n\nThe following day I called on H.M. Vice Consul who conducted me to the office of the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, who received me and introduced Colonel Fu, the Administrator of Wireless Telegraphs. I explained to Mr. Chu that I had come with the object of securing an improvement in the Hong Kong-Canton Wireless communications and I outlined the functions of the members of my party.\n\nMr. King, the Electrical Engineer, might advise on the location and layout of stations and on all technical matters such as the utilisation to the best advantage of existing equipment, the installation of such further equipment as might be required in Hong Kong and Canton to enable our Administrations to introduce mutual short wave telegraphy at the earliest possible date.\n\nMr. Reed, the Accountant of the Post Office, might collaborate in arranging a joint accounting system on the lines usually adopted in international telegraphy.\n\nMessrs. Kemp and Brailsford might assist in conducting working tests, and adjusting instruments for reading signals, and might advise on accepted telegraphic procedure.\n\nFinally, my role was to negotiate regarding working agreements, tariffs, and, subject to the approval of my Government, general questions of policy.\n\nMr. Chu assured me that Marshal Li was strongly in favour of cheaper, more rapid, and more efficient wireless communication with Hong Kong and that he personally would co-operate in supporting any recommendations we might put forward. It was then agreed that we should accompany Colonel", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515231, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928", "content_text": "2.\n\n32\n\nColonel Fu and visit the various wireless stations in operation in the Canton district.\n\nWe first inspected the small military portable set in the Military Commander in Chief's Compound. This, though of course unsuitable for commercial work, was interesting, as an indication of the extent to which the Chinese have utilised wireless for military purposes. During our inspection, the operator was working to Lo Yang (Honan) and had exchanged during the morning messages with Nanking, Shanghai, Wuchang, Chungking (Sze Chuen), and Yunnanfu.\n\nI was informed that the set was made in Shanghai. It was neatly packed and could be easily carried on the march by two mules.\n\nWe then visited the stations on the Bund and on the North Parade Ground. As I am not competent to report on the Stations, I shall confine my remarks (which must be considered without prejudice to the report which the Electrical Engineer will put in separately in due course) to the following general impressions I formed:\n\n(1) The Bund Station is somewhat obsolete. It possesses long wave equipment and masts which enable it to possess a considerable range. It is, however, congested and somewhat screened by adjoining houses. Some short wave gear is installed, but it is insufficient in power, and the proximity of the long wave apparatus renders its signals inaudible, apart from causing general electrical interference.\n\n(2) The North Parade Ground Station is of a more modern type. It was erected in 1925-1926 by Germans at a cost of $300,000. I was considerably impressed by the location, which is excellent, and by the thoroughness of the equipment and construction. It possesses two modern masts 300 feet high, an independent power-producing plant, a generator, and wireless equipment sufficiently", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515535, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "content_text": "78\n\n24\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nSpecial Expenditure.\n\n(y) Harbour Surveying 7,000\n\n(*) Morris Trucks for New Territories. (aa) 1 Motor Car 4,000\n\n(dd) Equipment of Government Garage and workshops 5,000\n\n3,000 (dd) Traffic Beacon 700\n\n(bb) 2 Safes 500\n\n(dd) Wireless Receiver 2,500\n\n(cc) Additional 5 K.W. 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Ord.-3 qualified.\n\nValuation & Resumption.-2 qualified, 1 not required,\n\nRoads.-1 qualified, 1 not required.\n\nWater Works.-6 qualified, 1 not required.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515536, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "content_text": "25\n\n(9) Accounts & Stores.-1 new appointment.\n\nArchitectural.-1 not required.\n\nElectrical. 4 new appointments, 1 not required. Roads.--1 omitted in 1928.\n\n(4) Crown Lands.-3 Land Bailiffs.\n\nP. H. & B. Ord.-1 Inspector of Works.\n\n(i) Port Development. 4th Class Draughtsman at $120.\n\nRoads.-1 2nd Class Overseer at $600.\n\n(7) General.--For 1 Technical Secretary to D. P. W.\n\n(E) Electrical.-For Senior Isp. of Works, etc., for Telegra, hists, etc., and for Messengers.\n\nPort Development.-For Dredger Master and Crew.\n\n(7) General Staff.-A. D. P. W. £1,200.\n\nAccounts & Stores.-2 Materials Inspectors $10,306, 1 Store Supervisor and Stock-taker $4,675. Architectual.-1 Engineer in Charge $10,200.\n\nDrainage.-1 Survey Coolie $132.\n\nElectrical-1 5th Class Telegraphist $900.\n\nPort Development.-1 2nd Class Foreman $900.\n\nP. H. & B. Ord.-1 Engineer in Charge $14,400.\n\nRoads.-1 Foreman Mechanic $2,144. 1 4th Class Draughtsman $450.\n\nWater Works.-1 Engineer in Charge $10,200, 1 Apprentice Surveyor $1,100, 1 Stoker Pumping Station $132.\n\n(m) Electrical-1 Store-keeper, 4 Telegraph Apprentices.\n\nGeneral Works.-1 Apprentice Surveyor.\n\nP. H. & B. Ord.-1 4th Class Draughtsman, 1 Foreman.\n\n(n) Accounts and Stores.-1 Stenographer to Head 3, Senior Clerical Staff.\n\nArchitectural.-1 Fireman for heating Apparatus to Head 26. Sanitary Department.\n\nCrown Land.-1 Chief Survey Clerk to Head 3, Senior Clerical Staff.\n\nP. H. & B. Ord.-1 Stenographer to Head 3, Senior Clerical Staff.\n\n(o) Architectural.-For 1 Engineer in Charge.\n\nElectrical. For 1 Engineer in Charge.\n\nWater Works. For 1 Engineer in Charge.\n\n(p) Accounts & Stores.-1 not required.\n\nArchitectural.--2 absorbed in G. C. A., 1 not required.\n\nCorrespondence.-1 absorbed in G. C. A.\n\nCrown Land & Surveys.-7 absorbed in G. C. A.\n\nGeneral Works.-1 absorbed in G. C. A.\n\nResumption Office.-1 absorbed in G. C. A.\n\nRoads.-1 absorbed in G. C. A.\n\nWater Works.-2 absorbed in G. C. A.\n\n(9) Now includes offices of Government Analyst and Superintendent Imports and Exports.\n\n(2) Includes 5 new lifts.\n\n(*) Transferred to P. W. R.\n\n(t) Previous provision insufficient.\n\n(1) Due to ageing of vehicles.\n\n(v) New vote.\n\n(w) Previous provision insufficient.\n\n(x) Considered sufficient.\n\nIncreased traffic.\n\n(y) Provision of instruments for Harbour Work.\n\n(z) To replace old Ford Truck.\n\n(a) Considered necessary.\n\n(bb) To keep confidential documents.\n\n(cc) For increased radio facilities. (dd) Non-recurrent.\n\n79", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515594, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "page_number": 126, "title": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "content_text": "PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward : 54\n\n70\n\nHead 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1928.\n\nEstimate, 1929.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\n$ $\n\nHead 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1928.\n\nEstimate, 1929.\n\n$ $ $\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\n384,520 404,271\n\nBrought forward 462,161 487,531\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n1928 1929\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nElectrical,-Continued.\n\n(B)- Wireless.\n\nJ 1\n\nApprentice Surveyors, ($800 to $1,100 by $75 annually) 1,021 1,096\n\n+ 4 1\n\n1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually) Office Attendant at $168 3,025 5,205 (1)\n\n1 Engineer, (£460 to £1,000 by £12 at £20 and 12 at £25 annually).. 5,520 (1)\n\n168 1 1\n\nInspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually).. 5,119 5,359\n\n1 Do.. Good Conduct Allowance 60\n\n£480 by £20 annually).. 5,119 5,359 1 Do.. Rent Allowance\n\nSurvey Coolie, at $132 48 3 3\n\nTelegraph Sub-Engineers, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually) 13,896 14,400 (2)\n\nDo.. Do., Good Conduct Allowance Rent Allowance ... Electrical.\n\nGO (2) I 1\n\nSenior Wireless Operator, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually) 4,173 4,413\n\n2 4 Senior Wireless Operators, (£260 to £300 by £10 annually) 6,240 12,480 (1) (2)\n\n} Traffic Supervisors, ($2,000 to $2,900 by $100) 8,259 (1) (2)\n\n5 8 Junior Wireless Operators, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 (2) (3)\n\n1 (A)—Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Engineer in Charge, (£725 to £1,000 by £25 annually) 6,458 10,827\n\nDo., Charge Allowance Cables and Lights.\n\nannually) 1,290 } (3)\n\n5 5 Apprentice Wireless Operators, ($600 to $950 by $50 (1) (2) annually) 3,145 3,146\n\n1 1 2nd Class Telegraphist, ($2,200 to $2,800 by $150 annually) 2,200 2,350\n\n1 1 3rd Class Telegraphist, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 > (2) annually) 1,883 1,984\n\n2 Engineers, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25) 2 2\n\n4th Class Telegraphists ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 6,269 17,636 (4) annnally) 2,969 3,000\n\nCharge Allowance 10 1 at $2,400... 2,400 (5) (7)\n\n9 8 5th Class Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 1 1\n\nSenior Inspector of Works, (£500 to £600 by £10 annnally) 8,276 7,611 (2) (4)\n\nannually) 6,179 6,298\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowance for Telegraphists 1 1\n\nInspector of Works, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) 5,460 5,700 and WT Operators 1,005 1,500 (6)\n\n1 1 Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£400 to £480 by £20 01)\n\nField Allowances to Telegraphists 2,240 2,240\n\nannually) 5,040 5,280\n\n4 4 Telegraphist Apprentices, ($450 to $850 by $50 1 I\n\n1st Class Overseer, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually) | Sunday and Holiday Allowances to Senior Inspec- 4,256 4,320\n\nannually) 1,971 1,916\n\n1 1 Electrical Fitter, ($900 to $1,100 by $50 annually).. 1,025 1,075\n\ntors of Works. Inspector of Works, Sub-Telegraph Engineer and Overseers\n\n1 1 Cable Jointer, at $2.50 per day... 913 913\n\n400 600\n\n1 No. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $850 by $50 annually) 688 688\n\n1 1\n\n4 4 9 9\n\nGeneral Foreman, ($1,200 to $1,800 by $75 annually) 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually) 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually) Time-keeper, $450 to $850 by $50 annually) Store-keeper, ($450 to $830 by $50 annually)..\n\n1,650 1,725\n\n1 I No. 1 Carpenter, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 538 588\n\n4,755 4,995\n\n2 2 Rigger's Mates, at $1.25 each per day 913 913 (2)\n\n6,465 6,900 (1)\n\n2 2 Engine Men, at $1.15 each per day 840 840\n\n650 700\n\n3 3 Cooks, at $312 each 936 936\n\n575 488 (5)\n\n1 1 Sergeant, at $276.. 276 276\n\n1 Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 14 14\n\nCoolies, 1 at $240 and 13 at 60 cents each per day. 3,100 3,100\n\n700 750\n\n1 1 Night Watchman, at 60 cents per day 219 219\n\n1 4th Class Draughtsman, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) 800 850\n\n9 13 4 4\n\nTelephone Supervisors, ($600 to $1,200 by $60 annually) ê Messengers, at $132 each 1,188 1,716\n\nDi 4,200 4,440\n\nPersonal Allowances, to 1 at $96 and 3 at $48 each............. 240 240\n\n14 15 ह 6\n\nTelephone Operators, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20 annually)\n\n8,995 10,020 (6)\n\nDo.. Good Conduct Allowance, to 1 at $12, (1) 1,925 1,679\n\n1 at $11, 2 at $9 each and 2 at $6 each 4 53 110.. Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1 at $36... Rent Allowance to 1 at $24 36\n\nDo.. Sunday Allowances, to 9 at $17 each... 85 153\n\n24 Do..\n\n1 Lift Operators, ($216 to $300 by $12) 891 (5) (6)\n\nRent Allowances, 5 at $48 each and 8 at $24 each........... 336 432\n\n1 Office Attendant, at $192 192 192\n\n2 2 Cleaners, at $132 each 264 264\n\nDo., Do.. Good Conduct Allowance, at $9 Rent Allowance, at $48 9\n\nDu., 48 48\n\n1 Do.. Good Conduct Allowance. Rent Allowances, at $48 each 3 (5)\n\n96 96\n\n4 4 ¦ Messengers, at $132 each 528 528\n\nDo.. Good Conduct Allowances, to 8 at $11 esel and 1 at $9 (0).—Staff lent to Other Departments.\n\n42 Harbour Department, Do.. Rent Allowances, to 4 at $48 each 192 192\n\n1 1 Inspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) 5,125\n\nCarried forward 462,161 487,531\n\n1 1 Class V Telegraphist ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually) Carried forward 975 5,365 1,025\n\n589,500 591,253\n\n(1) Stipulated increment, (2) Promoted to Office attendant, (3) Included in 2 Engineers below.\n\n(4) New scale. (5) New appointment. (6) New posts, (7) Formerly under Engineer in Charge; increased to $2,400.\n\n(2) Stipulated increment. (3) Transferred from Wireless Operators under **(*\" Royal Observatory.\n\n(G, More Sunday work expected. (1) New posts. 4) One post abolished. (5) New appointment.\n\n155 71", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518070, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "page_number": 49, "title": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "content_text": "# Government House, Hong Kong\n7th August, 1928\n\n## Enc.No.1\n\nSir,\n\nIn continuation of Sir Cecil Clementi's Despatch No.189 of 10th April, 1928, regarding the re-organisation of the Hongkong and Canton Wireless Service, I have the honour to enclose for your information a copy of a report dated 31st March, 1928, by Mr. L.H. King, Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, outlining the position of Wireless in Hong Kong and containing his recommendations for the improvement of the Colony's Service. It was proposed to conduct the short wave transmission to Canton from Cape D'Aguilar Station, utilising to a large extent existing buildings, and of the total expenditure to be incurred under the scheme, viz. $165,240, to expend $68,790 during the current year, mainly on new plant.\n\n2. The report was referred informally to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, which unanimously agreed to the proposed expenditure as necessary to keep pace with the times, apart from its value as a commercial investment. In view of the immediate necessity of fulfilling our side of the arrangements made with the Canton Government, which was erecting a short wave station...\n\nThe Rt. Hon. Lt. Col. L.C.S. Amery, M.P.\nPaper No. W.S.(26)51\n-1-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518071, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "content_text": "## \nEnc. No. 2. Enc. No. 3. Enc. No. 4.\n\nnear Shameen specially for Hong Kong traffic, indents covering certain of the items mentioned on pages 6 and 7 of Mr. King's report involving an expenditure of £4,091.17.3d have been forwarded to the Crown Agents.\n\n3. The Canton Station was opened on 11th June and in four days the number of messages exchanged rose from 2 to 71 and a daily average of 60 has since been maintained, representing the bulk of the traffic between this Colony and Canton.\n\n4. For this traffic a makeshift installation at Cape D'Aguilar Station was employed, but it was found that the geographical position of D'Aguilar was not suitable for short wave transmission owing to high hills on the northern side and the plant was removed to \"The Eyrie\", a Government house on the Peak which was this year set aside for an experimental Wireless station. Transmission has so far proved satisfactory from this site, and if further experiments are successful it is proposed to group all transmitters at this station, and to convert Cape D'Aguilar to a central receiving station. In this connection I invite reference to the annexed copies of the reports of the Electrical Engineer dated 3rd June and 4th July, 1928.\n\n5. The removal to \"The Eyrie\" necessitated a number of alterations in the scheme as originally set out, principally in the matter of suitable buildings, involving an increase of $22,650 in the estimated expenditure for the current year and a total increase on \n\n-2- \n\nPage 50\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518084, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "content_text": "## \n| Item | | | Increase |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 62 | $17,000 | $39,000 | $22,000 |\n| | 16,100 | 78,000 | 61,900 |\n| | 1,000 | 6,500 | 5,500 |\n| Dehumidifying plant | 10,000 | $99,400 | $89,400 (?) or should be 10,000 + x = 99,400; most likely the \"10,000\" is incorrect due to OCR error |\n\n(Page 6)\n\nOf this total increase $20,400 is required additional to the $68,790 already tentatively approved, for this year (1928).\n\n## \n7. I ask for approval of the amended scheme as a whole, the expenditure for 1929 to be included in the Estimates now being prepared, as serious loss would be involved if it is in part abandoned.\n\n(Signed) L.H. KING, \nEngineer-in-Charge. \nElectrical Sub-Station. \n8.6.28. \n-15-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518100, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "page_number": 79, "title": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "content_text": "# Annexure No. 1 to China Letter No. 872/91 of 20th July 1926\n\n## List of Members Present at Conference held at Hong Kong on 12th May, 1926\n\n* Hon. Mr. W.T. Southorn (Colonial Secretary)\n* Hon. Mr. Harold T. Creasy (Director of Public Works)\n* Flag Capt. W.J.C. Lake R.N. (H.M.S. \"HAWKINS\")\n* Capt. G.H. Miles, R.N. (O/C Stonecutters W/T Station)\n* Lieut. E. Dangerfield R.N. (H.M.S. \"HAWKINS\")\n* Mr. L.H. King (Electrical Engineer, P.W.D.)\n* Mr. Lees (H.M. Dockyard) and his successor\n\nThe members of the meeting arrived at certain conclusions and recommendations as follows:\n\n(a) Suitable land line facilities should be provided, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council and the voting of the necessary funds, between Naval Yard, Post Office, and Stonecutters in order that Stonecutters could take over the continuous wave transmissions of weather reports and traffic to French Indo-China, including Kwangchowan. D'Aguilar would undertake commercial traffic on 600 metres and act as Naval W/T Guard on that wavelength.\n\n(b) That following the satisfactory working of the arrangements suggested in paragraph (a), arrangements be made, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council and the voting of the necessary funds, for removing the transmitting gear now installed at D'Aguilar, viz., one spark transmitter and one valve transmitter, to Stonecutters and the retention of D'Aguilar as a remote control station for the Government traffic.\n\n(c) The arrangements outlined in paragraph (a) to be entirely temporary and to be reported on after three months' working. If found unsatisfactory to either party, three months' notice should be given. If found satisfactory, the proposals contained in paragraph (b) to be carried out.\n\n(d) It is considered that in view of the probable expansion of W/T traffic and Naval requirements, the arrangements in paragraph (a) can only be of a temporary nature, which is provided for by the scheme outlined in paragraph (b).\n\n(e) The question of what payments should be made to the Naval Authorities when handling certain paid traffic during the temporary transition stage, vide paragraph (a), was discussed. 20 cents out of 30 cents per paid word was suggested, but the charges would have to be adjusted by the Hong Kong Government Treasurer. The question of payments and charges if and when the entire scheme was carried out was not discussed.\n\nIt was suggested that the Naval Dockyard Station should close down and D'Aguilar take over the West River Naval traffic on 600 metres. This was not agreed to by the Naval members at the meetings, nor did they consider that the Dockyard Station using 375 metres would interfere with commercial traffic on 600 metres. They were, however, for other reasons, prepared to recommend the substitution of a small valve set for the present spark set.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520272, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "page_number": 116, "title": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "content_text": "122\n\ncontrol will remain in the Public Works Department in the hands of the Electrical Engineer and due provision for that side of the work will be found under Heads 29, 30 and 31. The administration, however, is naturally one which has close connection with the Postal Service and it has been considered advisable to make definite allocation for this under the Head Post Office at a cost of $120,708, which consists largely of posts transferred from other departments and from daily paid labour.\n\nP.7\n\nThe increase of $113,000 under Imports and Exports is explained by the cost of establishing the Statistical Branch to which I have already referred. The abolition of the Statistical Department has been the subject of acute local controversy and I personally sympathize with those who regard it as a slur on our administration that we do not possess reasonably accurate statistics of the Colony's trade. I am not, however, with those who would take half-measures. If the Government undertakes this work, it should do it properly and bring out complete statistics at monthly intervals and as quickly as possible after the end of each month.\n\nIt is not work which can be done cheaply. It involves recurrent expenditure consisting largely of personal emoluments, but the Government feels that the time has come to resume the compilation of Trade Statistics and, if possible, on a more effective basis.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520302, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "content_text": "## PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\nEngineer at $5,760, 2 2nd Class Overseers at $2,787, 1 Workshop Mechanic at $3,120, 1 Apprentice Surveyor at $800; Surveys Office-2 3rd Class Assistant Surveyors $5,070, 6 Student Surveyors $2,880, 4 Survey Coolies at $132 each: Resumption and Valuation-1 Engineer at $4,830, 1 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $3,300, 1 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $1,505; Water Works-2 Engineers $4,830, 1 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $1,500.\n\n(6) A.D.P.Ws. $300; Accounts and Stores-$1,191: Architectural-$3,536; Correspondence-$399: Crown Lands---$1,878; Drainage-$1,026: Electrical-$5,223; General Works-$2,537; Port Development-$1,538: Public Health and Buildings Ordinance-$1,505; Roads-$2,104; Surveys-$3,921; Resumption and Valuation-$795: Water Works-$3,349.\n\n(c) Correspondence-2 increased from $24 to $48 each; Survey Office-4 new posts at $48 each.\n\n(d) Accounts Office-7 qualified, 2 not required; Architectural-10 qualified, 1 not required: Correspondence—6 qualified; Crown Lands-10 qualified; Drainage-1 qualified; Electrical-5 qualified, 1 not required; General Works-11 qualified; Port Development-5 qualified; Public Health and Buildings Ordinance-2 qualified; Roads-1 qualified; Surveys-60 qualified, Valuation and Resumptions-2 qualified: Water Works—6 qualified, 1 not required.\n\n(e) One New Post, Crown Lands Office.\n\n(f) $1,000 for Wireless European Subordinate Officers; an increase of $250 for General Works Office and an increase of $200 for the Surveys Office.\n\n(g) Posts transferred from temporary establishment.\n\n(h) 1 A.D.P.W. at $1,206-Correspondence-1 Messenger at $187: Drainage-1 Engineer at $6,479, 1 Apprentice Surveyor at $1,096; Electrical-1 Engine Man at $420; General Works-1 Messenger at $132; Port Development--1 2nd Class Foreman at $900; Roads-1 4th Class Draughtsman at $600, 2 Pier Foremen at $750 each, 2 Time Keepers $1,400, 5 Motor Car Drivers $3,177: Surveys-3 Apprentice Surveyors-$2,772; Valuation and Resumption-1 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $3,000, 1 Apprentice Surveyor at $1,000.\n\n(i) Salaries decreases on new appointments :-Architectural-1 Watchman; Accounts-1 Watchman; Crown Lands--1 4th Class Draughtsman; Electrical-1 Telephone Supervisor, 1 Office Attendant, 1 Lift Operator, 1 5th Class Telegraphist: General Works-1 Apprentice Surveyor; Roads-1 3rd Class Draughtsman.\n\n(j) Posts transferred to Post Office :-Electrical Office-1 Telegraph sub-engineer, 1 Senior Wireless Operator, 2 Traffic Supervisors, 10 Junior Wireless Operators, 6 Apprentice Wireless Operators, 1 2nd Class Telegraphist, 1 3rd Class Telegraphist, 2 4th Class Telegraphists, 20 5th Class Telegraphists, 4 Telegraph Apprentices and 9 Messengers.\n\n(k) Posts transferred Permanent Establishments.\n\n(m) Increase anticipated owing to additional lift.\n\n(a) For minor repairs at Police Stations.\n\n(6) Amount for 1929 was under estimated, average expenditure for the last three years was $12,075.46.\n\n(u) Required to meet the increased development of the Kowloon district.\n\n(c) Additional machinery is urgently required at the Mechanical Workshop to deal with the increasing amount of repair work to lorries.\n\n(w) To replace \"Austin\" cars which are almost beyond repairs.\n\n(x) To replace \"Dodge\" car.\n\n(y) The whole of this apparatus is essential to meet the requirements of our own traffic and to ascertain the speed of sending and receiving at the rate not inferior to corresponding stations.\n\n(cc) Under article 3 of 1927 W/T convention, authorities are called upon to take measure to check the wave lengths of all transmitters used or licensed by them. No such apparatus exists in the Colony and provision of suitable instruments is essential.\n\n(dd) This apparatus is essential to supply the increasing number of W/T receivers now used.\n\n(ee) This is essential, the existing plant has two dynamos controlled alternatively by one panel thus only one machine can be used at a time. With the increasing work it is desirable to have facilities to use both dynamos at once.\n\n(ff) Non recurrent.\n\n## Page 158", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520372, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "page_number": 216, "title": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "content_text": "## Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\n#### PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\n##### Details of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n| NUMBERS | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Apprentice Surveyor, ($800 to $1,100 by $75 annually) | | |\n| 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually) | 4 | 4 |\n| Office Attendant at $168 | 1 | 1 |\n| Do. | 1 | 1 |\n| Good Conduct Allowance | | |\n| Rent Allowance | | |\n\n#### Electrical.\n\n**(A)—Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.**\n\n| | Approved Estimate, 1929 | Estimate, 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 104,271 | 421,901 |\n| 2 Engineers, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25) | 1,096 | 5,025 |\n| | 5,385 | Be (2) |\n| Charge Allowance to 1 at $2,400...................... | 168 | 168 |\n| | 60 | 66 |\n| Senior Inspector of Works, (£500 to £600 by £10 annually) | (3) | 48 |\n| | 48 | 2 |\n| | 17,636 | 18,176 (2) |\n| Charge Allowance to 1 at $2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 |\n| Senior Inspector of Works, (£500 to £600 by £10 annually) | 6,298 | 6,418 |\n| Inspector of Works, (£100 to £480 by £20 annually) | 5,700 | 5,940 |\n| Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) | (2) | 5,280 |\n| | 5,520 | I |\n| 1st Class Overseer, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually) | 1 | 1 |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowances to Senior Inspectors of Works, Inspector of Works, Sub-Telegraph Engineer and Overseers | 4,320 | 4,320 |\n| General Foreman, ($1,200 to $1,800 by $75 annually) | 600 | 600 |\n| 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually) | 1,725 | 1,800 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually) | 4,995 | 4,095 |\n| Cables Jointer, at $2.50 per day | 6,900 | 7,395 |\n| | 913 | |\n| Time-keeper, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) | 700 | 750 |\n| Store-keeper, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)... | 488 | 538 |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) | (2) | 750 |\n| | 800 | (2) |\n| 1 | | |\n| 4th Class Draughtsman, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) | 850 | 850 |\n| 4 Telephone Supervisors, ($600 to $1,200 by $60 annually) | 4,440 | 4,126 |\n| | 15 | 15 |\n| 10 | 10 | 10 |\n| | (2) (6) | |\n| Telephone Operators, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) | 10,020 | 10,178 |\n| Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20 annually) | 1,679 | 1,648 |\n| | (2) | |\n| Lift Operators, ($216 to $300 by $12 annually). | 891 | 1,135 |\n| Office Attendant, at $192 | 192 | 192 |\n| 4 Messengers, at $132 each | | |\n| Do. | 9 | (6) |\n| Good Conduct Allowance | 528 | 528 |\n| Rent Allowance, at $48 | 48 | 48 |\n| Do. | 42 | 48 |\n| Good Conduct Allowances, at $12 each | (3) | |\n| Rent Allowances, to 4 at $48 each | 192 | 192 |\n\nCarried forward | 487,531 | 506,178\n\n(1) Promoted to 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor. \n(2) Stipulated increments. \n(3) Stipulated allowances. \n(4) Transfered to Section (B).-Wireless. \n(5) Transfered from Section (B).-Wireless. \n(6) New appointment. \n250 | 73", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520373, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "page_number": 217, "title": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "content_text": "# Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n## Approved Estimate, 1929\n## Estimate, 1930\n\n### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued\n\n#### PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued\n\n| Details of the foregoing,-Continued | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 487,531 | 506,178 |\n| Brought forward | 584,863 | 564,309 |\n\n### NUMBERS. (C).—Staff lent to Other Departments, – Contd.\n\n#### Electrical,-Continued\n\n| | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Harbour Department | 1 | 1 |\n\n### (B)—Wireless\n\n| | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Inspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) | 5,365 | 5,604 |\n| Class V Telegraphist ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually) | 1,025 | 900 |\n\n### Royal Observatory\n\n| | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Engineer, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25 annually) | 5,520 | 5,680 |\n| Inspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) | 4,800 | 4,800 |\n| Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually) | 4,605 | 4,800 |\n| Senior Wireless Operator, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually) | 4,413 | 4,653 |\n| Junior Wireless Operator ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually) | 1,413 | ... |\n| Senior Wireless Operators, (£260 to £300 by £10 annually) | 3,960 | ... |\n| Class V Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually) | 12,480 | 9,713 |\n| Traffic Supervisor, ($2,000 to $2,900 by $100) | 2,559 | 2,559 |\n| Junior Wireless Operator, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually) | 1,200 | ... |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowance for Wireless European Subordinate Staff | 3,146 | 654 |\n| Apprentice Wireless Operator, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 10 | ... |\n\n### Police Department\n\n| | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Junior Wireless Operators, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually) | 10,435 | 1,200 |\n| Class V Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually) | 2,810 | 3,688 |\n| 2nd Class Telegraphist, ($2,200 to $2,800 by $150 annually) | 2,350 | 2,100 |\n| Charge Allowance, to 1 at $2,400 | ... | 2,400 |\n| 3rd Class Telegraphist, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually) | 1,984 | ... |\n| 4th Class Telegraphists, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually) | 3,000 | ... |\n| 5th Class Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually) | 7,611 | 31,000 |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowance for Telegraphists and MT Operators | 1,500 | ... |\n| Field Allowances to Telegraphists | 2,240 | ... |\n| Telegraphist Apprentices, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) | 500 | 750 |\n\n### General Works\n\n| | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Engineers, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25 annually) | 17,880 | 18,558 |\n| Inspector of Works, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually) | 5,760 | 5,760 |\n| 1st Class Overseers, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually) | 8,640 | 8,640 |\n| 2nd Class Overseers, (£260 to £300 by £10 annually) | 10,320 | 11,040 |\n| Language Allowance to 1 at $120 | 120 | ... |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowance for Inspector of Works and Overseers | ... | 921 |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor, ($3,300 to $4,800 by $150 annually) | 3,900 | 4,050 |\n| 1st Class Foreman, ($960 to $1,500 by $60) | 1,140 | ... |\n| Electrical Fitter, ($900 to $1,100 by $50 annually) | 1,075 | 1,100 |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($1,400 to $2,000 by $100 annually) | 4,703 | 5,003 |\n| Cable Jointer, at $2.50 per day | 913 | ... |\n| Chinese Announcer, ($600 to $950 by $50) | 629 | ... |\n| No. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $850 by $50 annually) | 688 | 738 |\n| 2nd Class Fitter, ($600 to $825 by $25) | 615 | ... |\n| Apprentice Surveyors, ($800 to $1,100 by $75 annually) | 1,900 | 1,619 |\n| 2nd Class Draughtsman, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually) | 2,100 | 2,100 |\n| No. 1 Carpenter, ($450 to $850 by $30 annually) | 588 | 638 |\n| Switchboard Attendants, ($300 to $525 by $25) | 1,963 | ... |\n| Rigger's Mates, at $1.25 each per day | 913 | 913 |\n| Carpenter, at $1.22 per day | 446 | ... |\n| Radio Fitters, 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.20 per day | 1,351 | ... |\n| Apprentice Radio Fitters, at $0.40 per day each | 876 | ... |\n| Survey Coolies, at $1.32 each | ... | 4th Class Draughtsmen, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually) |\n| 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually) | 8,120 | 8,307 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually) | 12,669 | 12,671 |\n| Head Survey Coolie, ($240 to $300 by $12 annually) | 300 | 300 |\n| Rent Allowance at $48 | 48 | 48 |\n| Radio Mate, at 80 cents per day | 292 | ... |\n| Engine Men, at $1.15 per day | 840 | 420 |\n| Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $48, 1 at $24, 4 at $12, and 1 at $6 | 92 | 131 |\n| Cooks, at $312 each | 936 | 936 |\n| Rent Allowances, at $48 each | 386 | 836 |\n| Servant, at $276 | 276 | 276 |\n| Coolies, 1 at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 3 at 50 cents each per day | 3,100 | 3,648 |\n| Field Allowance for Surveyors, Foreman and Survey Coolies | 1,500 | 1,500 |\n| Office Attendant at $168 | 168 | ... |\n| Night Watchman, at 60 cents per day | 219 | 219 |\n| Good Conduct Allowance at $24 | 24 | ... |\n| Groundsman, at 60 cents per day | 219 | ... |\n| Gardener, at $182 | 132 | ... |\n| Rent Allowance at $48 | 48 | ... |\n| Messengers, at $132 each | 204 | 132 |\n| Messengers, at $132 each | 1,716 | 528 |\n| Good Conduct Allowance, at $24 each | 35 | 24 |\n| Rent Allowance, at $48 each | 96 | 48 |\n| Personal Allowances | 240 | ... |\n| Good Conduct Allowance, to 1 at $12 | 53 | 12 |\n| Sunday Allowances | 153 | ... |\n| Rent Allowances, at $48 each | 432 | 192 |\n| Cleaners, at $132 each | 264 | 264 |\n| Rent Allowances, at $48 each | 96 | 96 |\n| Carried forward | 720,022 | 694,937 |\n| Carried forward | 584,863 | 564,309 |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) Transferred to Head 11 Post Office.\n(3) Increase in Traffic anticipated.\n(4) Transferred from Section (A) -Lighting etc.\n(5) Transferred to Section (A)—Lighting etc.\n(6) New Posts.\n(7) Replaced by Gardener.\n(8) Post abolished.\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) New appointment.\n(3) Transferred to Head 11,-Post Office.\n(4) Transferred from Temporary to Permanent Staff.\n(5) New posts.\n(6) Stipulated allowances.\n(7) Previous provision insufficient.\n(8) Promoted to Office Attendant.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520431, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "page_number": 275, "title": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "content_text": "## Electrical Fitter \n| Position | Salary Range | Annual Increment |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Electrical Fitter | | |\n| No. 1 Rigger | | |\n| No. 1 Carpenter | | |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector | | |\n| General Foremen | $1,000 to $1,300 | $75 |\n| 1st Class Foremen | $950 to $1,350 | $50 |\n| 2nd | $600 to $500 | $50 |\n| Pier Foremen | $500 to $850 | $25 |\n| Drain Testers | $360 to $600 | $20 |\n| Head Storemen/Store Foremen | $1,100 to $1,700; $1,900 to $2,500 | $100 |\n| Storemen/Storekeepers | $500 to $950 | $50 |\n| Timekeepers | | |\n| Chief Waterworks Inspector | $2,200 to $3,000 | $100 |\n| Waterworks Inspectors | $1,400 to $2,100; $2,400 to $2,800 | $100 |\n| Watchman, Tytam | | |\n| Chargeman, Peak | $1,100 | |\n| Chargemen | $360 | |\n| Drivers, Pumping Stations | $324 | |\n| Caretaker, Fanling Water Works | $360 | |\n| Dredger Master | $1,440 to $1,500; $420; $384; $420 | $100; $50 |\n| Dredger Engineer | $380 to $520 | $20 |\n| Firemen | $216 to $240 | $12 |\n| Sailors | $216 to $240 | $12 |\n| Motor Drivers | 1 on $660 to $720; 10 on $550 to $650 | $60; $50 |\n| Custodians, Recreation Grounds | $1,440 | |\n| Lift Operators | | |\n| Shroff's Assistant | | |\n| Head Survey Coolie | | |\n| Head Watchman, Store | | |\n| Servants at Wireless Station | $480 to $600; $280 to $360; $240 | $20; $20 |\n| Cooks | $312 | |\n| Servant | $276 | |\n| Coolie | $240 | |\n| Office Attendants | | |\n| Caretakers | | |\n| Custodians, Bathing Beaches | | |\n| Survey Coolies | $156 to $204 | $12 |\n| Messengers | $192 to $240; $252 to $300 | $12 |\n| Coolies | | |\n| Cleaners | | |\n| Watchmen | | |\n\n## KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\nFor the Manager and Chief Engineer of the Railway, we consider a salary of £1,500 per annum to be adequate and for the Chief Accountant £700, rising to £825 by £25 annually. For the Traffic Manager and Storekeeper, we suggest a scale of £730, rising...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520434, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "page_number": 278, "title": "CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929", "content_text": "## 163. Acting Pay Provisions and Local Matters\n\n(b) In any other case, the emoluments which he would receive if his case fell under (2) above.\n\nWe consider these provisions form a right and proper basis on which acting pay should be allowed, but that, if possible, officers should not be appointed to perform the duties of two distinct offices at the same time. We recommend, however, that absence on long leave should mean absence on leave for a period exceeding two months or for any period prior to retirement.\n\n163. But there are several local matters which require consideration and have been provided for in the present General Orders. We now proceed to deal with them.\n\nUnder General Order Nos. `92(2)` and `25(11)`, a Cadet Officer of Class II who acts as Treasurer, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, First Magistrate, Director of Education, or Crown Solicitor receives an additional salary of £50 or £100 a year according as his substantive salary exceeds or does not exceed £900 per annum; while under General Order No. `92(3)`, a Cadet Officer of Class II who acts in a Staff or other office outside the Cadet Service receives half his substantive salary and half the initial salary of the office in which he is acting. We consider it unnecessary to make these special provisions and that the Cadet Officer should come under the general rule mentioned in the last preceding paragraph. The proviso which limits the pay drawn to the minimum emoluments of the senior office is, in our opinion, an adequate safeguard against overpayment.\n\nA Cadet Officer of Class II is, also, under General Order Nos. `92(2)` and `95(11)`, granted an additional salary of £50 a year while he performs the duties of certain posts of considerable responsibility. We agree that that provision should remain and would place the salary bar, on reaching which the additional salary ceases to be payable, at £1,100 per annum, which corresponds fairly with the present bar, which is at £900 per annum.\n\n## (b) Charge Allowances (or Duty Allowances or Pay)\n\n164. These allowances are paid as follows:\n\n| Department | Post | Allowance |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Harbour Department, Marine Surveyors' Office | 2 Senior Assistant Surveyors | Duty Pay £50 each |\n| Prisons Department | 1 Chief Warder | Charge Allowance $600 |\n| Public Works Department | Architectural, Engineer in Charge | Charge Allowance $2,400 each |\n| | Drainage, Engineer in Charge | |\n| | Electrical, Engineer in Charge | |\n| | General Works, Engineer in Charge | |\n| | Port Development, Engineer in Charge | |\n| | Roads, Piers, Bridges, etc., Engineer in Charge | |\n| | Valuations & Resumptions, Engineer in Charge | |\n| | Crown Lands Superintendent | Charge Allowance $1,200 each |\n| | Surveys Superintendent | |\n| Kowloon-Canton Railway | Traffic Manager | Charge Allowance $1,000 |\n| | Chief Mechanical Engineer | Charge Allowance $1,500 |\n\nWe have been unable to discover any reason for the grant of these allowances. They are confined to the four departments above mentioned and are payable to officers in charge of sub-departments: and on that ground should be equally payable to a master in charge of a school, a doctor in charge of a hospital, or a custodian of a bathing beach.\n\nPage 328", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-1 Estimates for 1930 5-9-1929 - 14-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523015, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-521-4 Piracy in Chinese waters- China Navigation Company Ltd- H.M. Attorney General; responsibility of British Government... 24-6-1930 - 23-4-1931", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-521-4 Piracy in Chinese waters- China Navigation Company Ltd- H.M. Attorney General; responsibility of British Government... 24-6-1930 - 23-4-1931", "content_text": "38\n\n-\n\ngraphy, that this apparatus has been the first objective of the pirates and on no single occasion has opportunity been given of calling for help by this means.\n\nIt therefore becomes apparent that wireless telegraphy, as now operated, is of no value as an anti-piracy fitting, and it is necessary to seek other means for making it an efficient safeguard. To this end two schemes have been put forward:\n\n(a) A system of Negative signals.\n\n(b) An automatic distress call.\n\n(a) The system of Negative Signals was put forward by Mr. L. H. King (Hong Kong Government Electrical Engineer), who proposed that it should be worked in the following manner;\n\nAll ships coming into the Hong Kong wireless telegraphy area, having established communication with Cape D'Aguilar, should give this shore station their call sign and O.K., say every four hours, and the non-receipt of such message would be taken as a call for help.\n\nAlthough Mr. King stated that this extra traffic could be adequately dealt with by his present staff, several difficulties would arise:\n\n(1) Expense of such messages to owners.\n\nThis might however be overcome by Government foregoing the present minimum charge on messages or by, if possible, arranging to accept these calls free of charge as in the case of meteorological reports.\n\n(2) Break down of wireless telegraph apparatus due to causes other than piracy.\n\nThis could be guarded against by the carrying by all ships of an emergency coil set.\n\n(3) The necessity for very careful organisation for \"relaying\" such messages.\n\nAs a ship might be pirated within a few hours of leaving port, say Singapore, and before having established wireless telegraph communication with Hong Kong, it would be necessary to obtain the co-operation of all coast Wireless Stations from Singapore to Shanghai, and also of all ship stations, in order that each ship might be passed on from one station to another (by direct or relay communication) in an unbroken chain. The weak point in this chain would be ships in Class II and Class III, which do not keep continuous wireless telegraph watch owing to carrying, in the case of Class III ships, only one fully qualified operator. This difficulty might however be overcome by the employment of Wireless \"Watchers\" such as are now being trained in Hong Kong.\n\nIt is interesting to note that since the s.s. \"Suming\" was pirated, this system has been tried. The s.s. \"Anhui\", on a voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong, suspecting that she had pirates on board, established communication with Hong Kong at 900 miles, and kept up regularly timed signals until her entry into port.\n\n(b) Automatic Distress Call. This system would necessitate the casing in of the wireless telegraph transmitter in a bullet-proof case, so as to render it immune from being tampered with by pirates. On the bridge or in other suitable position would be placed the Automatic Call apparatus, also encased in a bullet-proof chest, which, when put into action by the pulling of a single cord, would automatically send out distress signals until such time as the mechanism ran down, power being derived from the ship's encased transmitter.\n\nA demonstration of one of these Automatic Call machines was given before the Commissioners, and it is claimed that this invention:\n\n(1) Once set in motion by a single movement will be impossible to stop unless:\n\n(a) The electric leads, which should be enclosed in steel tubes, are cut.\n\n(b) The steel chest is broken open and the mechanism smashed.\n\n39\n\n(2) Will automatically send out the ship's call sign, signal of distress, and latitude and longitude of ship's position for five minutes at an average of about 40 seconds per cycle, even when the Key and all parts of the ship's wireless set, necessarily exposed in the Wireless cabin for ordinary work, have been put out of action by the pirates.\n\n(3) The latitude and longitude can be altered by the officer of the watch at intervals, to correspond with the progress of the ship, by the adjustment of four levers, and that the action of setting the whole mechanism in motion automatically locks up and prevents access to the levers governing such adjustments.\n\nThe weak points of both these schemes are that at present in Hong Kong the carrying of wireless telegraphy apparatus is not compulsory. In the case of ships registered in the United Kingdom, the carrying of wireless telegraphy is compulsory, vide Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act, 1919. (9 and 10 Geo. 5, c. 38.) in which it is enacted that \"every seagoing British ship registered in the United Kingdom being a passenger steamer or a ship of sixteen hundred tons gross tonnage or upwards shall be provided with a wireless telegraphy installation\" etc. etc., Board of Trade reserving authority to make exemptions under certain conditions.\n\nShould wireless telegraphy be considered an indispensable part of a ship's anti-piracy fittings, which is the opinion of the Commissioners, it should be made compulsory. This however is a matter for consideration as a set of 4 K.W. suitable for river craft would cost about £300, and higher powered sets pro rata. The Automatic Distress call mechanism is however cheap, estimated at £15 or £20, but the expense of installation would come on the encasing of the ship's transmitter in a bullet-proof container.\n\nBoth systems have their advantages and disadvantages, and it is the opinion of the Commissioners, that to provide an efficient safeguard both systems should be adopted concurrently.\n\nAcetylene flare signal. - A system of signals has been put forward by Mr. T. E. Jackson, Assistant Government Marine Surveyor, by which a very brilliant acetylene gas light, fixed in position at the fore-mast head, may be ignited by a bell push or other suitable contrivance placed in various positions in the ship. It is so constructed that once ignited it cannot be put out without climbing the mast and breaking up the mechanism. The exhibition of such light would be a signal that the ship had been pirated and was in need of assistance. No attention should be paid by other ships to any signal from the ship exhibiting such a light, saying that the exhibiting of such a light had been done in error, as should the pirate notice such light, it is almost certain that they would force the master or other officers at the pistol's point to make an O.K. signal to any ship that closed.\n\nAppendix III.\n\nTHE MINORITY REPORT\n\nMINORITY REPORT of the COMMITTEE appointed by HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR to consider certain proposals with regard to the prevention of piracy,\n\nWe, the minority members of the Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to enquire into certain further proposals with regard to the prevention of piracy, have the honour to submit the following report and recommendations.\n\nIn September 1924, The Honourable The Colonial Secretary wrote to The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, The Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and The Combined China Coast Officers Guild, stating that \"certain further proposals\" with\n\n190\n\n191", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-521-4 Piracy in Chinese waters- China Navigation Company Ltd- H.M. Attorney General; responsibility of British Government... 24-6-1930 - 23-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524389, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930", "page_number": 163, "title": "CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930", "content_text": "29\n\nNo. 1 Rigger\n\nNo. 1 Carpenter\n\nGeneral Foremen\n\n1st Class Foremen\n\n2nd\n\n1\n\nPier Foremen\n\nElectrical Fitter\n\nElectric Fan and Light Inspector.\n\n$1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually:\n\n600\n\n950 ..\n\n50\n\n500\n\n900\n\n50\n\n500\n\n950\n\n50\n\n1,350,\n\n2,050\n\n100\n\n1,100\n\n600\n\n1,700\n\n100\n\n3\n\n1,050\n\n75\n\n500\n\n850\n\n25\n\nDrain Testers\n\nHead Storemen\n\n360 1,900,\n\n600\n\n20\n\nStore Foremen\n\n1,100\n\n2,500 1,700\n\n100\n\n100\n\nStoremen\n\nStorekeepers\n\n500 ..\n\n950\n\n50\n\nTimekeepers\n\nChief Waterworks Inspector\n\n2,200\n\n3,000\n\n100\n\nWaterworks Inspectors\n\n1,400,\n\n2,100\n\n100\n\nWatchman, Tytam\n\n2,400 2,800\n\n100\n\nChargeman, Peak\n\n1,100,\n\n1,500\n\n50\n\nChargemen\n\n360\n\n420\n\n12\n\nDrivers, Pumping Stations\n\nCaretaker, Fanling Water Works. Dredger Master\n\nDredger Engineer\n\n324.\n\n384\n\n12\n\n360\n\n420\n\n12\n\n9\n\n1,440\n\n380\n\n2,400 120\n\n520\n\n33\n\nFiremen\n\n216\n\n240\n\nSailors\n\n216\n\n240\n\n20\n\n32\n\n12\n\n12\n\nMotor Drivers\n\n1 on $660 to $720 by $60 annually;\n\n10 on $550 to $650 by $50 annually;\n\nCustodians, Recreation Grounds. $1,440;\n\nLift Operators\n\nShroff's Assistant\n\n6 on $200 to $400 by $20 annually;\n\n4 on $204 to $300 by $12 annually;\n\n$480 to $600 by $20 annually;\n\n$280 to $360 by $20 annually; $240;\n\nHead Survey Coolie Head Watchman, Store Servants at Wireless Station:\n\nCooks\n\nServant\n\nCoolie\n\n$312;\n\n276;\n\n240;\n\nOffice Attendants\n\nCaretakers:\n\nHomestead Flats\n\nKowloon Recreation Ground\n\nCustodians, Bathing Beaches and Gear\n\nSurvey Coolies\n\nMessengers\n\n1 on $252 to $300; remainder on $192 to $240 by $12 in all cases after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.\n\n$156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.\n\nCoolies\n\nCleaners Watchmen\n\n32. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n155. For the Manager and Chief Engineer of the Railway we consider a salary of £1,500 per annum to be adequate and for the Chief Accountant £700, rising to £825 by £25 annually. For the Traffic Manager and Storekeeper we suggest a scale of £730, rising\n\n172\n\n1300", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524392, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930", "content_text": "33\n\n(b) In any other case, the emoluments which he would receive if his case fell under (2) above.\n\nWe consider these provisions form a right and proper basis on which acting pay should be allowed, but that if possible, officers should not be appointed to perform the duties of two distinct offices at the same time. We recommend, however, that absence on long leave should mean absence on leave for a period exceeding two months or for any period prior to retirement.\n\n163. But there are several local matters which require consideration and have been provided for in the present General Orders. We now proceed to deal with them.\n\nUnder General Order Nos. 92(2) and 25(11) a Cadet Officer of Class II who acts as Treasurer, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, First Magistrate, Director of Education or Crown Solicitor receives additional salary of £50 or £100 a year according as his substantive salary exceeds or does not exceed £900 per annum; while under General Order No. 92(3) a Cadet Officer of Class II who acts in a Staff or other office outside the Cadet Service receives half his substantive salary and half the initial salary of the office in which he is acting. We consider it unnecessary to make these special provisions and that the Cadet Officer should come under the general rule mentioned in the last preceding paragraph. The proviso which limits the pay drawn to the minimum emoluments of the senior office is, in our opinion, an adequate safeguard against overpayment.\n\nA Cadet Officer of Class II is, also, under General Order Nos. 92(2) and 95(11), granted additional salary of £50 a year while he performs the duties of certain posts of considerable responsibility. We agree that that provision should remain and would place the salary bar, on reaching which the additional salary ceases to be payable, at £1,100 per annum which corresponds fairly with the present bar which is at £900 per annum.\n\n(b) Charge Allowances (or Duty Allowances or Pay).\n\n164. These allowances are paid as follows:-\n\nHarbour Department, Marine Surveyors' Office :-\n\n2 Senior Assistant Surveyors: Duty Pay £50 each.\n\nPrisons Department :-\n\n1 Chief Warder: Charge Allowance $600.\n\nPublic Works Department:-\n\nArchitectural, Engineer in Charge\n\nDrainage, Engineer in Charge\n\nElectrical, Engineer in Charge\n\nGeneral Works, Engineer in Charge\n\nPort Development, Engineer in Charge\n\nRoads, Piers, Bridges, etc., Engineer in Charge\n\nValuations & Resumptions, Engineer in Charge Crown Lands-Superintendent\n\nSurveys Superintendent\n\nKowloon-Canton Railway :-\n\nTraffic Manager, Charge Allowance $1,000.\n\nCharge Allowances of $2,400 each.\n\nCharge Allowances of $1,200 each.\n\nChief Mechanical Engineer, Charge Allowance $1,500.\n\nWe have been unable to discover any reason for the grant of these allowances. They are confined to the four departments above mentioned and are payable to officers in charge of sub-departments; and on that ground should be equally payable to a master in charge of a school, a doctor in charge of a hospital, or a custodian of a bathing beach.\n\n176", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524681, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 188, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "194\n\ncation, the Director of Public Works, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Chinese members of the Legislative Council, the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, and Deans of each of the three Faculties, the Chief Manager of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Mr. N. S. Brown and Professor W. Brown.\n\nDuring the year under review, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. H. B. Talati, Mr. W. H. Bell, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Dr. Ts'o Seen Wan, LL.D., were re-appointed to be members of the Court for a further term of three years. Messrs. B. J. Lewis, Sum Pak Ming and Wong Tak Wong were appointed to be members of the Court for three years.\n\nFACULTY OF MEDICINE.\n\nThe number of students in the Faculty of Medicine on 31st December, 1928, was 160 as compared with 150 on the same date in the preceding year. The staff of the Medical Faculty comprises, 8 full-time professors, including the professors of chemistry and physics who work in all three faculties, and the Reader in Biology who works in the Arts Faculty as well as in the Medical Faculty; also 2 lecturers in chemistry (these lecturers work in all 3 Faculties) 5 full-time medical assistants, and 7 part-time medical lecturers. The Medical School of Singapore which has to deal with fewer students has a staff of 11 professors, 11 lecturers and 2 readers, exclusive of assistants.\n\nThe amount of charitable work carried out by the Medical Faculty of the University is considerable. Last year the Faculty treated in hospital some 3,000 poor patients, while 8,000 persons received treatment in the out-patients department of the Government Civil Hospital at the hands of the University staff. The Pathological Department reported on 1494 cases. The Medical Faculty carries out a large proportion of the total work done in the Government Civil Hospital.\n\nThe research work done in the various departments of the Medical Faculty is reported to be well up to the average. Four issues of the Caduceus, the Journal of the University Medical Society, were published during 1928 and its circulation is increasing.\n\nThe resignation of Professor H. G. Earle which took place in January, 1928, was referred to in the last Annual Report.\n\n6\n\nDr. J. Anderson resigned the Chair of Medicine last year; he also joined the staff of the projected Henry Lester Institute of Medical Research in Shanghai. Surgeon-Commander J. G. Gerrard, M.D., M.P.H., M.R.C.P., (LONDON), has recently been appointed to the Chair of Medicine, but he has not yet joined the University.\n\nThe Medical Faculty has many vital needs. The most urgent is perhaps the provision of a separate department for surgery. Anatomy and surgery originally constituted one chair, and the Professor of Surgery has no laboratory other than the dissecting room. This is very inconvenient. The Professor of Medicine is in an almost worse plight. He has no lecture room or laboratory anywhere.\n\n\"When in 1923 and 1924 the University Court accepted the Rockefeller Endowments it did so on the understanding that the Medical School of the University was going to be conducted, not only with regard to the teaching in the University, but also in the matter of its clinical work in the Government Civil Hospital, as an efficient and up-to-date modern University Medical School of the highest status.\"\n\nThis was stated publicly at the last University Congregation and the contention has not been queried. The University has heard nothing more of the Government's scheme for rebuilding the Civil Hospital.\n\nFACULTY OF ENGINEERING.\n\nThere were 54 students on the rolls of the Faculty of Engineering on the 31st December, 1928, as against 55 on the 31st December, 1927. The results of the final examination conducted during the year, are reported to have been very satisfactory—9 out of 10 candidates passed, and 5 of these were recommended to the Board of the Faculty for honours. Mr. Lim Ko, a graduate in 1927, was awarded First Class Honours by the London Assessor, Professor S. M. Dixon, who commented very favourably on the standard of his work. The graduates of 1927 have found little difficulty in securing employment. One of the civil engineers is now an assistant engineer on the Federated Malay States Railways, two are surveyors on the Sarawak Oilfields, Borneo, one is working for Messrs. Palmer & Turner, Shanghai and one at the Harbour Works in Hoihow. Of the two electrical engineers who graduated,\n\n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524690, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 197, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "212\n\nREPORT\n\nON THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING\n\nFOR THE YEAR 1928.\n\nDuring the year under review the affairs of the Faculty progressed smoothly and there is nothing that requires very special comment.\n\nThe number of undergraduates on the roll was 55 as compared with 56 in the previous year.\n\nThe following table shows the number of students in each year and the results of the sessional examinations :-\n\n \n \n Ist Yr.\n 2nd Yr.\n 3rd Yr.\n 4th Yr.\n \n \n No. of students registered\n 19\n 18\n 8\n 10\n \n \n examined\n 13\n 18\n 8\n IO\n \n \n passed\n ΙΟ\n 14\n 5\n 9\n \n \n Percentage of Passes\n 77\n 77\n 55\n 90\n \n\nThe results of the Final Examinations are very satisfactory. Nine out of the ten candidates passed and five of them have been recommended by the Board of the Faculty for honours.\n\nMr. Lim Ko who graduated in 1927 was awarded First Class Honours by the London Assessor, Professor S. M. Dixon, who commented very favourably on the standard of his work.\n\nProfessor C. A. Middleton Smith returned from leave in March and Messrs. A. H. Fenwick and I. Day were absent on long leave from April to the end of the session. The Board of the Faculty is much indebted to Mr. S. V. Boxer for his valuable assistance during Mr. Fenwick's absence.\n\nMr. Yue Shui Chiu, Demonstrator in Civil Engineering, resigned his appointment in December to join the staff of the Kwangsi Mineral Land Survey as Chief Surveyor. His departure is a serious loss to the Department of Civil Engineering and yet it is gratifying to know that he is engaged in the sort of work which we particularly have in view for our Chinese graduates.\n\nThe question of attracting more students, especially in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, has again been given considerable attention. The chief difficulty lies in combining the practical training with the theoretical and this partly accounts for the dearth of students in these two branches of engineering.\n\nAt the request of the Council, Professor M. H. Roffey, during the summer vacation, paid a visit to Malaya to investigate on the spot the problem of employment for our graduates and further to seek an explanation for the lack of engineering students from the Straits. There is no doubt his efforts will bear fruit in due course.\n\nThe graduates of 1927 have on the whole found little difficulty in securing employment. The following statement as to how they are being employed is not without interest :-\n\nCIVIL ENGINEERS.\n\nLim Ko..... Iau Tsung Kya...... Yih Chong Kung.\n\nI. Jacob...... Tang Sze Wing........ Mak Chun Poy.....\n\nLim Pck Tiong..... Chan U Kin...................\n\nAssistant Engineer, F.M.S. Railways.\n\nSurveyors, Sarawak Oilfields, Borneo.\n\nMessrs. Palmer & Turner, Shanghai. Harbour Works, Hoihow.\n\nCivil Engineer, Hok Shan.\n\nELECTRICAL ENGINEERS,\n\nMill Engineer-Java.\n\nStudent apprentice with the British Thomson-Houston firm-Rugby, England.\n\nMECHANICAL ENGINEERS.\n\nHung Huai Chen...... Student apprentice with the British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Rugby.\n\nYao Erh Kang......... Peking Municipal Scholar.\n\nemployment not known.\n\nPresent\n\nShould the present activity in the development of public works in China continue there is no doubt whatever that we shall be called upon in the near future to deal with a steadily-and even rapidly-increasing number of engineering students.\n\nF. A. REDMOND, Dean, Faculty of Engineering.\n\nJanuary 1929.\n\n25\n\n213", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 525291, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932", "page_number": 184, "title": "CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932", "content_text": "Head 29.—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1930.\n\nEstimate, 1931.\n\n1.—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n \n NUMBERS.\n 1930\n 1931\n \n \n 1\n 263,908\n 312,262\n \n \n \n $\n \n \n \n \n 398,624\n 504,102\n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n\nCorrespondence,\n\nSecretary to Director of Public Works, (£820 to £1050 by 7 of £30 and 1 of £20 annually) Office Attendant ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially). Rent Allowance\n\nDo.,\n\nOffice Attendants, ($192 to $240 by 12 triennially).\n\nDo., Rent Allowances to 1 at $48, and 1\n\n \n NUMBERS.\n 1930\n 1931\n \n \n Drainage, Continued.\n \n \n \n \n 264\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n ]\n \n \n \n 48\n [\n \n \n \n 1\n 328\n 432\n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n at $24\n 120\n 72\n \n \n (+)\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Good Conduct Allowances\n 84\n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n \n \n →\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 7\n \n \n \n \n Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 660\n 1,176\n \n \n (1)(2)(6)\n \n \n \n \n Inspector of Works, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually) 1st Class Overseer, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually) 2nd Class Overseers, (£310 to £350 by £10 annually) Sunday and Holiday Allowances for Senior Inspector of Works, Inspector of Works and Overseers\n \n \n \n \n 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($1,600 to $2,400 by $100 annually)\n 4,760\n 4,050\n \n \n \n 8,625\n (1) 6,169\n \n \n \n 1-4,192\n \n \n \n \n 20,710\n \n \n \n (002)\n 1,000\n 1,000\n \n \n \n 8,275\n 8,759\n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances to 3 at $48 each and 2 at $24 each\n \n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 1st Class Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n \n \n \n \n (1)(2)\n 5,885\n 6,800\n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Good Conduct Allowances\n 192\n 117\n \n \n \n 288\n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Office Attendant ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n 168\n 240\n \n \n (5)\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowance\n 48\n 48\n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands.\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Superintendent of Crown Lands, (£1,040 to £1,240 by £40 annually) Charge Allowance\n 12,000\n 18,600\n \n \n \n 1,200\n \n \n \n 首腰暲\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n First Assistant Superintendent, (£900 to £1,050 by £30 annually)\n 10,200\n 15,750\n \n \n Good Conduct Allowance\n \n \n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n (A)—Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n \n \n \n \n 66\n \n \n \n \n !\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Second Assistant Superintendent, (£760 to £880 by £30 annually)\n 9,300\n 13,200\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Executive Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually) Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20\n 5,089\n 15,372\n \n \n (1)(2)(7)\n \n \n \n \n annually)\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Engineer, (£550 to £1,130 by £30 annually)\n 18,176\n \n \n \n and 1 of £10).\n 8,610\n 16,711\n \n \n (1)(2)(8)\n \n \n \n \n Charge Allowance to 1 at $2,400\n \n \n \n \n \n 19,500\n (1)(2)(4) 11,005 (1)(2)(5)\n \n \n \n 2,400\n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Language Allowances, to 3 at $60 each and 1 at $120\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Senior Inspector of Works, (£600 to £700 by £25\n 120\n 300\n \n \n (8)\n \n \n \n \n annually)\n 6,418\n 10,500 (1)\n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n Land Bailiffs, (£270 to £320 by £10 annually)\n 6,889\n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Language Allowance\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Language Allowance, 1 at $60\n 60\n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n \n \n 60\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n Chief Draughtsman, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually) 1st Class Draughtsman, ($1,500 to $1,500 by $150\n 5,280\n 8,625\n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Inspector of Works, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually) Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20\n 5,940\n 8,625\n \n \n \n 6,520\n *,625\n \n \n annually)\n \n \n \n \n \n 2,775\n 1,163\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 2nd Class Draughtsman, ($2,000 to $3,000 by $100, annually)\n 2,100\n 2,075\n \n \n X(De)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 3rd Class Draughtsmen, ($1,100 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n ...\n 7,125\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 4th Class Draughtsmen, ($600 to $1,050 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100 and 2 of $50)\n 3,886\n -4,886\n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n 9\n \n \n \n \n 9\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n Temporary Draughtsmen, at $720 each\n 2,160\n 2,160\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1st Class Overseer, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually) Sunday and Holiday Allowances to Senior Inspectors of Works, Inspector of Works, Sub-Telegraph Engineer and Overseers\n 4,320\n 6,450\n \n \n General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100 annually\n 600\n 600\n \n \n 1,800\n 2,050\n (1)\n \n \n 1st Class Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n 4,095\n 7,395\n \n \n 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n 1,975\n (12) 84,56 (1)\n \n \n Cables Jointer, at $2.50 per day\n 913\n 913\n \n \n 13\n \n \n \n \n 13\n \n \n \n \n Allowance to Draughtsmen for Mounting Plans\n 300\n 500\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 750\n 850\n \n \n 1,716\n 2,307\n (1)(2)\n \n \n Store-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 38\n 688\n \n \n Do\n \n \n \n \n Personal Allowance, to 1 at $12\n #6\n 12\n \n \n 12\n \n (10)\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n Du.\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances, at $18 each\n 621\n 624\n \n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 800\n 900\n \n \n (1)(2)\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Good Conduct Allowances\n 321\n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 4th Class Draughtsman, ($600 to $1,050 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100 and 2 of $50)\n 850\n 1,050 (1)\n \n \n Drainage.\n \n \n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100 annually)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Executive Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40 annually)\n 4,126\n 5,17%\n \n \n annually)\n \n \n \n \n ↓\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n Engineers, (£550 to £1,150 by £80 annually)\n 30,862\n 18,300 33,791\n \n \n |(1)(2)(11)\n \n (1)(2)(12)\n \n \n 15\n \n \n \n \n כי\n \n \n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($180 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 10,178\n 12,688\n \n \n Charge Allowance to 1 at $2,400\n 2,400\n (5)\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Senior Inspector of Works, (£600 to £700 by £25 annually)\n 1910\n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 6\n 6,660\n 10,500 (1) (2)\n \n \n I\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20 annually) Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12 annually)\n 1,648\n 1,728\n \n \n Office Attendant, ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially)\n 1,135\n 1,175\n \n \n Rent Allowance, at $48\n 192\n 2,12\n \n \n (1)()\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n +\n \n \n \n \n Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 528\n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances, to 4 at $48 each\n 660\n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Good Conduct Allowances\n 192\n 192\n \n \n 48\n \n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n \n New scale.\n \n \n \n \n (2) Stipulated increment.\n \n \n \n \n (3) Post previously under group of 3,\n \n \n \n \n (4) One post raised. See note (3).\n \n \n \n \n (5) Allowances abolished.\n \n \n \n \n (0) 2 new posts.\n \n \n \n \n (7) 1 New post.\n \n \n \n \n (8) 2 Posts raised from lower group of 2. 1 promoted see note (7).\n \n \n \n \n (9) 2 Posts raised to higher scale. See note (8),\n \n \n \n \n (10) Adoption of Salaries Commission Report,\n \n \n \n \n 1) Post raised from group of 4.\n \n \n \n \n (12) One post raised. See note (11).\n \n \n \n\nCarried forward\n\n \n \n 1930\n 1931\n \n \n \n $\n $\n \n \n \n 393,624\n 504,402\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (1) New scale.\n \n \n \n \n (2) Stipulated increment.\n \n \n \n \n (3) Allowance abolished.\n \n \n \n \n (4) Post raised from group of 2.\n \n (5) One post raised, See note (+),\n \n\nCarried forward\n\n \n \n \n 659,012\n \n \n (4) Post raised from group of 2.\n (5) Que post raised, See note (+)\n \n \n\nPage 210\n\n81", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 525292, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932", "page_number": 185, "title": "CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932", "content_text": "Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1930.\n\nEstimate, 1931.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nBrought forward\n\nElectrical,-Continued.\n\n(B)—Wireless.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,-Continued.\n\n506,178659,012\n\n1930 1931\n\nEngineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30 annually)5,680\nInspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually)(1)5,599\n(2)16,854\nTelegraph Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually)(3)\nRadio Technician, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually)19,600\n1st Grade Wireless Technician (£370 to £470 by £20 annually)15,450\n37,125\n2nd Grade Wireless Technicians, (£310 to £350 by £10 annually)(4)4,653\n(5)11,100\n39,713\nJunior Wireless Technician ($2,700 to $3,500 by $150 annually)(6)19,291\n12,559\n13,300\nWireless Mechanician ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)(2)\n(6)1,200\n(3)1,575\nJunior Wireless Mechanicians ($1,100 to $1,400 by $50 annually)55,569\n(5)\n(6)\nApprentice Wireless Mechanician ($600 to $1,050 by 5 of $50 and 2 of $100)1654\n(2)638\n(3)\n(6)\nSunday and Holiday Allowance for European Subordinate Staff1,000\n1st Class Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually, Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)1,000\nWireless Studio Assistant, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)1,140\nNo. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)1,500\n2nd Class Fitter, ($600 to $825 by $25 annually)1,1001,300\nNo. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50 annually)\nSwitchboard Attendants, ($300 to $525 by $25 annually)629658\n(2)738\n(6)875\n615623\n638\n(2)500\n(3)\n(2)\n(7)\nRigger's Mates, at $1.25 each per day1,9652,055\n(2)\nCarpenter, at $1.22 per day22,136\nRadio Fitters, 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.20 per day913913\nApprentice Radio Fitters, at $0.40 per day each445445\nRadio Mate, at 80 cents per day1,3511,351\nEngine Man, at $1.15 per day876876\nCooks, at $312 each292292\n420420\nServant, at $276936936\n276276\nCoolies, at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 3 at 50 cents each per day1717\nNight Watchman, at 60 cents per day3,6483,648\nGardener, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)219219\n132156\nDo., Rent Allowance, at $48(2)\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)4848\n41\nDo., Rent Allowances, at $48 each528648\n(2)\nDo., Cleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)192192\n22\nGood Conduct Allowances\n264320\nDo., Rent Allowances, at $48 each(8)\n9696\n}\n1\n\n(C).—Staff lent to Other Departments.\n\nHarbour Department.\n\nInspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually)5,680\nJunior Wireless Mechanician ($1,100 to $1,400 by $50 annually)(9)900\nCarried forward570,813\n762,261\n\n(2) New scale.\n\n(1) Post abolished.\n\n(3) Stipulated increments.\n\n(4) New post.\n\n(5) See footnote (9) and footnote (1) on next page.\n\n(6) Title altered.\n\n(7) New appointment.\n\n(8) Allowances abolished.\n\n(9) Now incorporated in (B)-Wireless,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 525848, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930", "page_number": 100, "title": "CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930", "content_text": "Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n \n NUMBERS.\n 1929\n 1930\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Apprentice Surveyor, ($800 to $1,100 by $75 annually)\n 4\n 1\n \n \n 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Office Attendant at $168\n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n Good Conduct Allowance\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowance\n \n \n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n (A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n \n \n \n \n Approved Estimate, 1929.\n 404,271\n \n \n \n Estimate, 1930.\n \n 421,901\n \n \n \n 1,096\n (1)\n \n \n \n 5,025\n 5,385\n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n \n 168\n 168\n \n \n \n 60\n 66\n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n \n 48\n 48\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n Engineers, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25)\n 17,636\n \n \n \n Charge Allowance to 1 at $2,400..\n 2,400\n \n \n \n \n 18,176 (2)\n 2,400\n \n \n Senior Inspector of Works, (£500 to £600 by £10 annually)\n 6,298\n 6,418\n \n \n Inspector of Works, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually)\n 5,700\n 5,940\n \n \n Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£400 to £180 by £20 annually)\n (2)\n \n \n \n \n 5,280\n 5,520\n \n \n 1st Class Overseer, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually)\n 4,320\n 4,320\n \n \n Sunday and Holiday Allowances to Senior Inspectors of Works, Inspector of Works, Sub-Telegraph Engineer and Overseers\n 600\n 600\n \n \n 9\n \n \n \n \n General Foreman, ($1,200 to $1,800 by $75 annually)\n 1,725\n 1,800\n \n \n 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually)\n 4,995\n 4,095\n \n \n 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually)\n 6,900\n 7,395\n \n \n Cables Jointer, at $2.50 per day\n 913\n \n \n \n Time-keeper, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 700\n 750\n \n \n Store-keeper, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)..\n 488\n 538\n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 750\n 800\n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n 4th Class Draughtsman, ($450 to $850 by $30 annually)\n 850\n 850\n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($600 to $1,200 by $60 annually)\n 4,440\n 4,126\n \n \n \n (2) (6)\n \n \n \n 15\n 1841\n 5661\n \n \n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($216 to $300 by $12 annually).\n 10,020\n 10,178\n \n \n Office Attendant, at $192\n 1,679\n 1,648\n \n \n Do., Do.,\n 891\n 1,135\n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 192\n 192\n \n \n Good Conduct Allowance\n 9\n \n \n \n Rent Allowance, at $48\n 48\n \n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n Messengers, at $132 each\n 528\n \n \n \n \n ---\n \n \n \n \n 48 528\n (6)\n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Do..\n \n \n \n \n Good Conduct Allowances, at $12 each\n 42\n 48\n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n Rent Allowances, to 4 at $48 each\n 192\n 192\n \n \n Carried forward\n 487,531\n 506,178\n \n \n (1) Promoted to 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor.\n \n \n \n \n (2) Stipulated increments.\n \n \n \n \n (3) Stipulated allowances.\n \n \n \n \n (4) Transfered to Section (B).—Wireless.\n \n \n \n \n (5) Transfered from Section (B).—Wireless.\n \n \n \n \n (6) New appointment.\n 73\n 122\n \n\nPage 100\n\nPage 101", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 525849, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930", "page_number": 101, "title": "CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930", "content_text": "Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1929.\n\nEstimate, 1930.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued\n\nApproved Estimate, 1929.\n\nEstimate, 1930.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\nElectrical,-Continued.\n\n(B)-Wireless.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\n \n \n 1929\n 1930\n \n 1929\n 1930\n \n \n (C)-Staff lent to Other Departments, — Contd.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Harbour Department.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Inspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually)\n 1\n 1\n $\n 5,365\n 5,604\n \n \n 1 Class V Telegraphist ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n 1,025\n 900\n \n \n 1 Engineer, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25 annually).\n 1\n 1\n \n 5,520\n 5,680\n \n \n 1 Inspector of Wireless and Telegraph, (£400 to £480 by £20 annually)...\n (1)\n (1)\n \n 5,359\n 5,599\n \n \n 2 Telegraph Sub-Engineers, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually)\n 3\n 2\n \n 14,400\n 9,600\n \n \n 1 Senior Wireless Operator, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually)\n \n \n \n 4,413\n 4,653\n \n \n Royal Observatory.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n 4,800\n 4,800\n \n \n 1 Senior Wireless Operator, (£300 to £400 by £20 annually)\n (1)\n (1)\n \n 4,605\n 4,800\n \n \n 1 Junior Wireless Operator ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually)\n (1)\n \n \n 1,413\n \n \n \n 3 Senior Wireless Operators, (£260 to £800 by £10 monthly)\n 4\n 3\n \n 12,480\n 9,713\n \n \n 1 Class V Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually)\n 3\n 1\n \n 3,960\n \n \n \n 1 Traffic Supervisor, ($2,000 to $2,900 by $100)\n (1)\n (2)\n \n 8,259\n 2,559\n \n \n Police Department.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Junior Wireless Operator, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually)\n 2\n 5\n \n 2,810\n 3,146\n \n \n 1 Apprentice Wireless Operator:($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 1\n \n \n 651\n \n \n \n 4 Class V Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually)\n 10\n 4\n \n 9,361\n 3,688\n \n \n Sunday and Holiday Allowance for Wireless European Subordinate Staff\n 1\n \n \n 1,000\n \n \n \n 1 2nd Class Telegraphist, ($2,200 to $2,800 by $150 annually)\n 1\n \n \n 2,350\n \n \n \n General Works.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 3rd Class Telegraphist, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually)\n 4\n 1\n \n 8,120\n 1,984\n \n \n 2 Engineers, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25 annually)\n (4)\n 2\n \n 17,880\n \n \n \n Charge Allowance, to 1 at $2,400..\n \n \n \n 2,100\n 2,400\n \n \n 4th Class Telegraphists. ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually)\n (2)\n 2\n \n 3,000\n \n \n \n 2 Engineers, (£460 to £1,000 by 12 at £20 and 12 at £25 annually)\n \n (4)\n \n \n 11,443\n \n \n 5th Class Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually)\n 3\n 1\n \n 3,066\n \n \n \n Sunday and Holiday Allowance for Telegraphists and WT Operators\n \n 2\n \n \n 1,500\n \n \n 1 Inspector of Works, (£100 to £480 by £20 annually)\n 1\n \n \n 5,760\n 5,760\n \n \n 1st Class Overseers, (£320 to £360 by £10 annually)\n 3\n 3\n \n 8,640\n 8,640\n \n \n 2nd Class Overseers, (£260 to £300 by £10 annually)\n 4\n 4\n \n 10,320\n 11,040\n \n \n Language Allowance to 1 at $120,\n (1)\n \n \n 120\n \n \n \n Field Allowances to Telegraphists\n \n \n \n 2,240\n \n \n \n Telegraphist Apprentices, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 4\n 1\n \n 1,916\n \n \n \n 1st Class Foreman, ($960 to $1,500 by $60)\n 1\n 1\n \n 1,140\n \n \n \n Do., Sunday and Holiday Allowance for\n \n \n \n 500\n 750\n \n \n 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor, ($3,300 to $4,800 by $150 annually)...\n 1\n 1\n \n 3,900\n 4,050\n \n \n 1 Electrical Fitter, ($900 to $1,100 by $50 annually)..\n 1\n 1\n \n 1,075\n 1,100\n \n \n 3 Cable Jointers, at $2.50 per day.\n 3\n \n \n 2,738\n \n \n \n 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($1,400 to $2,000 by $100 annually)\n €\n 1\n \n 4,703\n 5,003\n \n \n 1 Chinese Announcer, ($600 to $950 by $50).....\n 1\n 1\n \n 629\n \n \n \n 1 No. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n 688\n 738\n \n \n 1 2nd Class Fitter, ($600 to $825 by $25)..\n 1\n 1\n \n 615\n \n \n \n 1 Apprentice Surveyors, ($800 to $1,100 by $75 annually)\n 2\n 1\n \n 1,900\n \n \n \n 1 2nd Class Draughtsman, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n 1,619\n 2,100\n \n \n 1 No. 1 Carpenter, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n 588\n 638\n \n \n 6 Switchboard Attendants, ($300 to $525 by $25)...\n 6\n \n \n 1,965\n \n \n \n 2 Rigger's Mates, at $1.25 each per day\n 2\n \n \n 913\n \n \n \n 1 Carpenter, at $1.22 per day\n 1\n \n \n 445\n \n \n \n 3 Radio Fitters, 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.20 per day\n 3\n \n \n 1,351\n \n \n \n 6 Apprentice Radio Fitters, at $0.40 per day each\n 7\n \n \n 876\n \n \n \n 4th Class Draughtsmen, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually)\n 1\n \n \n 775\n \n \n \n 1st Class Foremen, ($960 to $1,500 by $60 annually)\n (5)\n \n \n 8,120\n 8,305\n \n \n 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually)\n 6\n \n \n 4,212\n \n \n \n 1 Head Survey Coolie, ($240 to $300 by $12 annually)\n 1\n \n \n 300\n \n \n \n Do.. Rent Allowance at $48.\n \n \n \n 48\n \n \n \n 13 Survey Coolies, at $132 each.....\n 13\n \n \n 1,716\n \n \n \n 1 Radio Mate, at 80 cents per day\n 1\n \n \n 292\n \n \n \n 3 Engine Men, at $1.15 per day\n 3\n \n \n 1,260\n 840\n \n \n 3 Cooks, at $312 each\n 3\n \n \n 936\n \n \n \n Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $48, 1 at $24, 4 at $12, and 1 at $11\n \n \n \n 131\n \n \n \n 1 Servant, at $276.....\n 1\n \n \n 276\n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances, at $48 each.\n 7\n \n \n 336\n \n \n \n 17 Coolies, 1 at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 3 at 50 cents each per day\n 14\n 17\n \n 3,100\n 3,648\n \n \n Field Allowance for Surveyors, Foreman and Survey Coolies\n \n \n \n 1,500\n \n \n \n 1 Night Watchman, at 60 cents per day\n 1\n \n \n 219\n \n \n \n 1 Office Attendant at $168\n 1\n \n \n 168\n \n \n \n 1 Groundsman, at 60 cents per day\n 1\n \n \n 219\n \n \n \n Do.\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Gardener, at $132.....\n \n 1\n \n \n 132\n \n \n Do. Good Conduct Allowance at $24\n \n \n \n 24\n \n \n \n Rent Allowance at $48\n \n \n \n 48\n \n \n \n 2 Messengers, 4 at $132 each\n 4\n \n \n 1,716\n 528\n \n \n Do., Personal Allowances,\n \n \n \n 240\n \n \n \n Do.. Do., Good Conduct Allowance, at $24 each.\n \n \n \n 96\n \n \n \n Rent Allowance, at $48 each\n \n \n \n 192\n \n \n \n Do., Good Conduct Allowance, to 1 at $12,\n \n \n \n 12\n \n \n \n Do.. Sunday Allowances,\n \n \n \n 153\n \n \n \n 2 Cleaners, at $132 each\n 2\n 2\n \n 264\n 264\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances, at $48 each\n \n \n \n 96\n 96\n \n \n Brought forward\n \n \n \n 584,863\n 564,309\n \n \n Brought forward\n \n \n \n 720,022\n 694,987\n \n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) Transferred to Head 11 Post Office.\n\n(3) Increase in Traffic anticipated.\n\n(4) Transferred from Section (A)-Lighting etc.\n\n(5) Transferred to Section (A)—Lighting etc.\n\n(6) New Posts.\n\n(7) Replaced by Gardener.\n\n(8) Post abolished.\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) New appointment.\n\n(3) Transferred to Head 11.-Post Office.\n\n(4) Transferred from Temporary to Permanent Staff,\n\n(5) New posts.\n\n(6) Stipulated allowances.\n\n(7) Previous provision insufficient.\n\n(8) Promoted to Office Attendant.\n\nPage 74\n\n123\n\n74", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-526-10 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 8-5-1930 - 10-9-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527544, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "4. The University has a workshop which was constructed in 1925 out of a contribution of a lakh of dollars from Sir Robert Ho Tung. The curriculum of the Faculty of Engineering, which is the same for all students, except that those who have by then definitely decided to be civil engineers start surveying (lectures and field work) in their third year, comprises during the first three-year period, in addition to the practical workshop course taken during the first and second year, (1) mathematics (pure and applied), (2) physics (lectures, class exercises, laboratory work), (3) chemistry (lectures, and laboratory work), (4) engineering drawing, (5) machines (lectures), (6) structures (lectures), (7) electrical technology (lectures), (8) hydraulics (lectures), (9) prime movers (lectures and laboratory work), (10) materials (lectures), (11) laboratory work in applied mechanics, (12) electrical laboratory work, (13) drawing office work.\n\n5. The fourth-year civil engineering course consists of lectures and field work in surveying, lectures in astronomy and advanced structures, and lectures and laboratory work in hydraulics. Ten hours a week are assigned to the Drawing Office and three to work in the \"Concrete Laboratory or visits to works\". The fourth-year course in mechanical engineering includes lectures on (1) machine design and workshop practice, (2) electrical engineering, (3) advanced prime movers. It gives six hours a week to the Drawing Office, eight hours a week to work in the Electrical Engineering Laboratories, six hours a week to work in the Prime Movers Laboratories, and four hours a week to the Workshop. The fourth-year electrical engineering course provides lectures on (1) electrical engineering and design, (2) electrical generation, transmission, and distribution, and (3) advanced prime movers. The curriculum allows for ten hours a week in the Drawing Office, and eight and six hours a week respectively to the Engineering and Prime Movers Laboratories.\n\n6. A freshman may enter the workshop before he starts on the engineering curriculum. This arrangement is advocated in the University Calendar for those students intending to join the Engineering Faculty who come to the University in September instead of in January, when the University year begins. This arrangement enables a student, before he starts on his course proper, to devote about three months to the Workshop.\n\n7. The workshop course, as shown in the University Calendar for 1931, provides, during its first year, for thirty exercises calculated to bring into use the various tools required in filing up plate gauges to given limits ± .001″ .005″, plain turning to given limits ± .001″ .005″, shaping material to given limits and using a shaping machine ± .001″ .005″, milling to given limits ± .001″ .005″, planing to given limits ± .001″ .005″, screwing up hand dies, setting out plate for drilling, using surface plate and scribing block, forging and making small tools, hardening and tempering, brazing, soldering, and case-hardening. The second-year course includes 30 exercises which bring into use the various tools required in forging and making small tools, hardening and tempering, making plate gauges limit ± .001″ .002″, plain turning-limit ± .001″ .002″, grinding limit gauge limit ± .0005″, left and right-hand screw cutting in the lathe, gear cutting, milling machine, helical milling, planing, and hand scraping to surface plate.\n\n8. All students in the Engineering Faculty are required to take the full workshop course during their first and second years. Students are also recommended to take advantage of the facilities offered for additional workshop instruction during the summer vacation. We notice that the extent to which a student has profited by their workshop course is not ascertained by any examination test; indeed, though the course is compulsory, no evidence other than that of the student having been signed on the workshop register, presumably by the Instructor in Workshop Practice, as having been in the workshop for a certain number of hours is apparently required. The extra fee for the workshop course is $25 a term.\n\n9. All students admitted to the engineering curriculum, except those who have been specifically exempted by the Board of the Engineering Faculty, are required to pass an examination in English. This is in addition to the English test passed at the Matriculation Examination. For those not exempted from this special test, four hours' English teaching a week are provided as part of their first-year course.\n\n10. The University's degree of B.Sc. in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering is awarded on four examinations, viz:--\n(a) Intermediate Examination in Engineering Part 1.\n(b) Intermediate Examination in Engineering Part 2.\n(c) Final Examination in Engineering Part 1.\n(d) Final Examination in Engineering Part 2.\n\nA student is not allowed to appear at the Final Examination in Engineering Part 2 until he has passed the prescribed examination in English or has been specifically exempted therefrom.\n\n11. The Faculty of Engineering is the only faculty in the University which awards degrees with honours. The standard in the case of these honour degrees is assessed by special examiners from among the external examiners in engineering of the University of London. Bachelors of Science in Engineering may be admitted to the degree of a Master of Science in Engineering not earlier than two years after graduation. The requirements for the master's degree are the presentation of a suitable thesis and the passing of a written examination. If the examiners so desire, viva voce and practical examinations may also be held. The University Calendar for 1931 shows one Master of Science in Engineering--an engineer graduate who is now employed in the Port Development Branch of the Public Works Department.\n\n12. The permanent and whole-time staff of the Engineering Faculty consists of the Taikoo Professor of Engineering, who is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Engineering Workshops, the Professor of Civil Engineering, the Professor of Electrical Engineering, a lecturer in civil and mechanical engineering, and a lecturer in mechanical engineering, a demonstrator in electrical engineering, an instructor in workshop practice, a demonstrator in mechanical engineering, and a demonstrator in civil engineering. The Professor of Mathematics works both in the Faculties of Engineering and Arts and is a member of the board of each of those faculties. The Professors and Lecturers of Chemistry and Physics, as also the demonstrators of these two subjects, work in each of the three faculties, viz. the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering, and the Faculty of Arts, and the Professors are members of the boards of each of these faculties. Special lectures are given annually by selected members of the Public Works Department of the Government of Hong Kong, and a member of the staff of the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company is now giving a special course in machine design and workshop practice.\n\n13. The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company have for some years allowed students of the University's Engineering Faculty to come and work in their shops during the summer vacation. Last year this Company arranged for a member of their staff to be in general charge of these students while they were in the Taikoo workshops with a view to helping them to get the greatest possible advantage out of their stay in the works.\n\n14. The member of the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company's Staff who has been placed in charge of the University students during their temporary employment in the Taikoo Dockyard is also giving the special course of instruction in machine design and workshop practice which is now a part of the fourth-year mechanical engineering course. We have before us a report by this gentleman which is worth quoting. The whole course is to consist of thirty lectures, and when the report was recorded, the course had been in progress for about four months.\n\n\"The object of the lectures is to give some information on the intelligent construction and operation of machinery for land and marine use, with notes on management and workshop practice. Theory, therefore, to a great extent, is being deleted, but numerous sketches of a practical nature are being added. A certain amount of difficulty is being encountered through lack of means of demonstration, but one hour on boiler construction has been put in at Taikoo Dockyard.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527550, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "# The University Employment Committee.\n\nThe representative views of the field are still being received. We have already referred (para. 22 above) to the letter which Messrs. John Swire & Sons Ltd., addressed to His Excellency the Governor in 1929. Their point is that the University trained engineer is of little use until he has gone through the shops in addition to the University course; that the present system of technical education in Hong Kong, which is practically confined to the University, requires too high a standard of general education and is too limited in its scope, that by starting from the top it is ineffective, so far as practical training is concerned, and that the system requires to be reorganized.\n\n## The University Employment Committee and Technical Education\n\n36. In 1927, the University Employment Committee was confronted with the decline in the number of students in the Engineering Faculty generally and with the fact that the special fourth year courses in mechanical and electrical engineering were not attracting students. The Managing Director of the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd., suggested on this occasion that the University's Engineering Faculty was starting at the wrong end; that instead of taking Chinese of the middle and upper classes and trying to turn them into practical mechanical engineers, the Faculty should aim at attracting selected apprentices with a view to giving them an education calculated to make them capable of being efficient engineers to whom more responsible executive work could be entrusted. This view was accepted by the Employment Committee, and the Senate of the University was then approached with a view to seeing whether the Matriculation Examination could be simplified for these selected apprentices. The Senate agreed to modify the Matriculation Examination to this extent - namely, that an apprentice who had qualified in English and mathematics could take the other subjects necessary for a matriculation certificate during his University course, but the Senate found itself unable to modify, in favour of the apprentice, the obligation to qualify in Chinese Language and Literature, except in so far as that subject might be taken by the apprentice during the engineering course - which is, in fact, a concession generally allowed to all students entering the Engineering Faculty. No apprentice was forthcoming, and, the matter having in the following year come before the Employment Committee again, that Committee decided to ask the Vice Chancellor to approach Government with the request that they would establish and maintain, somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Dockyards, a technical school which would organize and conduct off-shift classes for apprentices. Nothing has come of this proposal so far as Government are concerned. As has been explained above, the off-shift instruction of apprentices in dockyards is limited to the English and technical classes which are now working at the Taikoo Yard and to the Hop Ying English Evening Free School at the Kowloon Docks.\n\n37. The position remains practically unchanged, but more representations are in the field. Messrs. John Swire & Sons Ltd. expressed the view that those boys \"who passed a certain standard (i.e., at the technical school) would then be really fit to enter for a university degree course at the Hong Kong University, from which they would emerge, qualified, educated, practical engineers. Even those who did not qualify for a university course would be practical educated men who would be of use to, and readily find a job with, Chinese undertakings or foreign firms, and be the article which we have all been in vain trying to produce by starting from the top.\"\n\n## Review of the Vice Chancellor\n\n38. The Vice Chancellor was away on leave when this letter from Messrs. John Swire & Sons Ltd. was received and dealt with. After his return, the Vice Chancellor reviewed the position in a letter dated the 16th June, 1930, which he addressed to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong. This letter has been placed before us, and we quote as relevant to the problem before us the following passages from it:—\n\n\"I was, and still am, a zealous advocate of the recruitment of boys of the artisan class to the Engineering Faculty of the University, if that be possible. But even with the modified Matriculation Examination which the Senate is prepared to accept in the case of such students, I am exceedingly doubtful whether any but the most exceptionally gifted apprentice would ever get to the University via his apprenticeship and the evening classes of a school for apprentices, however efficient that school might be........ \n\nYour Principals want practical men, and they are not, I imagine, only thinking of graduates. We must, I think, concede that it is only the rare apprentice who would rise to graduate rank, but even so, an apprentice not capable of becoming a graduate might, if he had a better general education and a working knowledge of English, make a capable foreman or something of that kind. That is where your technical school for apprentices should come in. But technical schools cannot be conducted by the University.\n\nI feel strongly that the aim of your Principals will not be fully achieved unless the educational needs of the artisans are considered and met.\n\nI have dealt at some length with the problem of producing in Hong Kong effective and practical engineers of various grades, not only because it is, in my opinion, vital to do something to orientate educational influence (and the rush in Hong Kong into schools is now a flood) away from the clerical into the mechanical, but also because it is just this aspect of the general educational problem of Hong Kong which the administrative machinery of the Colony is so ill-adapted to tackle. The educational system of the Colony has grown up round a few Government Schools for general education..... The University of Hong Kong did not grow out of the school system; it was rather superimposed on it.\"\n\n39. The Vice Chancellor endorsed the view of Messrs. John Swire & Sons Ltd. that a university course in mechanical engineering was not calculated to produce the required article, unless that course was supplemented by a course of practical training in a commercial workshop, but he saw that the solution of this difficulty advocated by Messrs. John Swire & Sons Ltd. would involve the closing of the University's mechanical engineering course altogether: that if the Engineering Faculty was to be recruited, so far at least as mechanical engineering was concerned, from apprentices alone, students would not be forthcoming, unless the whole standard and purpose of the Faculty as part of a British University were reduced in status - a remedy which he regarded as impossible. Turning to the question of the practical training of such boys who come from the ordinary schools of the Colony to the Faculty of Engineering with a view to qualifying as mechanical engineers, the view recorded was:-\n\n\"It seems to be beyond question that such training as the University can give, even though that training includes workshop training as obligatory, cannot be regarded as a process which can be expected to produce qualified practical engineers. To do this, the University course must be supplemented by a definite system of apprenticeship covering a reasonable period in well-equipped and efficiently controlled works under effective supervision. No university course in the world can be regarded as an adequate substitute for this period of apprenticeship. I think that the Engineering Faculty should do everything in its power to render the practical work which the student is compelled to do in the University workshop as thoroughly effective as possible....\n\nPage 40\nPage 41", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527553, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "# \n\nThe University must formulate policy for the better education of apprentices which could reasonably be advocated for the Colony as it now is could ever bring even the more promising apprentices up to a standard at which they could, without neglecting their work, either pass the University matriculation or even after having done so, go profitably through an engineering course leading to a University degree. We are even inclined to doubt whether if this were a practical goal, it would at the present juncture be a desirable one.\n\nBut we think it possible that if such a technical school system as we are envisaging progresses, a higher type of apprentice may emerge who could in time be profitably sent to the University. Meanwhile we would not wish to see the University's efforts to teach mechanical and electrical engineering of the highest standard either curtailed or prejudiced. We look to a future in which the most promising apprentices will pass on naturally to the University and with good technical ground work their numbers should increase in time. For the present we look to the Engineering Faculty to show to the Colony and to China what the University training of engineers involves and stands for and to co-operate in the more practical stages of technical training in the absence of which the Faculty cannot hope to satisfy the high hopes with which it was created.\n\n49. It is not our business to suggest how the University should adapt the working of its Faculty of Engineering to the demands with which it now stands confronted. But the careful study which we have given to the history of the Faculty of Engineering and to the controversy as to the practical value of its graduates, which will we hope now be closed, reveals at least one point on which both the Faculty and its critics are agreed—We refer to the universally accepted necessity for the practical training of mechanical and electrical engineers.\n\n## proper\n\n50. The present Dean of the Faculty of Engineering regards the function of the University in this respect to be the education of those who will, or could be sent to complete their training as apprentices in Britain. We admit unreservedly that the regular drafting into British works of engineering graduates from Hong Kong would be in every way a most desirable arrangement. But this arrangement is conditional on return fares at least being made available. Has the University any reasonable prospect of raising the necessary funds? Moreover, the majority of Chinese parents cannot afford to send their sons so far away and for so long an unremunerative period.\n\n51. The Dean suggests that the number of graduates who could be sent abroad is likely to continue to be small. This will of course be the case so long as the number of students taking either the mechanical or the electrical course stands annually at 2 or 3, as it does at present. We should, however, suggest that to conduct a mechanical and an electrical engineering course for 2 or 3 students can scarcely be regarded as an economical proposition.\n\nan\n\n52. We have quoted the Singapore Technical Education Committee as having stated (see para. 30 above) that a technical college cannot be regarded as an economic proposition unless in each of the classes in a four years' course there are approximately 30 students. We do not regard this statement as an unreasonable one and we cannot help noticing that all the students in the final year of the Engineering course of the Hong Kong University do not at the moment exceed 16 and that 13 of these are taking civil engineering. We are bound to look forward to a time when the mechanical and electrical engineer will have better prospects before them than he apparently has at present.\n\n53. Be this all as it may, it does occur to us that the force of circumstances, to say nothing of its own admission, points to the urgency of the formulation by the University of a policy in the matter of its mechanical and electrical engineering courses.\n\n54. The impossibility, for the time being at any rate, of an apprentice who has had experience in a workshop being admitted to the Engineering Faculty being granted, the University can only look for recruits to that Faculty to the ordinary school-boys who have succeeded in passing the Matriculation Examination. To students such as these the University offers a special course either in mechanical or in electrical engineering, but in admitting a student to such a course the University is, unless it can arrange for the student to pass on to an apprenticeship in Britain, undertaking to give him a training at the end of which he will, on its own admission, be of no immediate use to an employer. The possible employer, moreover, will not be apparently either willing or in a position to take on such a graduate as an apprentice.\n\n55. This is, we venture to think, an impossible position for the University to be placed in. It is not for us to suggest what the University should do. The difficulty affects our inquiry directly, in so far as it makes us apprehensive that, unless a solution be found, the mechanical and electrical courses of the University may have died long before there could be any hope of an apprentice from the technical school, which we are going to propose, making use of them. We should deplore this curtailment of the Colony's general facilities for higher technical education, but facts must be faced and economic considerations cannot be ignored.\n\napprentice-sandwich system.\n\n56. There are, as it seems to us, only two possible ways out of this difficulty. Either the University must provide scholarships so that the local engineering firms may take on as apprentices those mechanical and electrical engineering graduates who cannot be sent to works in Britain, or the University must try and arrange with the local engineering firms some sort of \"sandwich\" system, by which those students might be admitted to the local engineering works for definite portions of the year. If the first alternative be adopted, the actual payment of the allowances should be in the hands of the firms. The latter alternative could possibly be worked, without much interference with the present teaching terms, so as to admit of six months in the University and six months in the works. Even if the \"sandwich\" system alternative be not regarded as so satisfactory as the other, it should not, we think, be rejected without consideration. There are colleges in America in connection with which the \"sandwich\" system is believed to be working satisfactorily. And local needs and conditions cannot be ignored.\n\n57. It has been suggested by local employers of engineering labour that the University's course in mechanical engineering might with advantage be made more practical. The Professor of Electrical Engineering, from the stand-point of one who is advocating the drafting of graduates to British works, is opposed to this suggestion. He thinks that the substitution of instruction in machine design and workshop to which we have referred in paragraph 14 above for mechanical design was a step in the wrong direction. He argues that the Hong Kong University engineering courses should be kept as far as possible on the same lines as those which are taught in British universities and suggests that workshop practice would be better taught in a workshop. From the point of view of those who are going to apprenticeships in British works there is something in what the Professor says, but if students are going to be admitted to the mechanical and electrical engineering courses who have no prospect of going on to British works, the problem must, it seems to us, be viewed from a different aspect, especially if such students cannot look forward to post-graduate apprenticeships in local works. We submit that it might be possible slightly to differentiate the course as between a student who had a good prospect of passing on to an apprenticeship abroad and one for whom such an arrangement would appear to be difficult or impossible. We realize that such differentiation as also the fixing up of the \"sandwich\" system for such students as were intending to take either the mechanical engineering or the electrical engineering course, would involve the making of plans for a student early in his engineering course, whereas under existing conditions the usual practice is for a student to postpone until after he has completed successfully three years of the engineering curriculum, making up his mind whether he will take the civil, mechanical or electrical course. We do not, however, regard these difficulties as insuperable. We feel that a serious student of engineering should know his mind from the start and that this habit of drifting should be discouraged.\n\n58. We venture to make another suggestion. A workshop course is, as we have pointed out, compulsory for students of the Engineering Faculty who are in their first and second years but the work done by the students in the workshop is not subjected to any examination or other form of test. We think that the practical skill of the student in this respect should be tested by the Professor of Mechanical Engineering acting in collaboration with an external examiner who \n\n61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527557, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "# The Junior Technical Schools of London\n\nA Government Technical School in training in a junior technical school preparing for constructive trades. Such a school provides, during a period of two to three years, a substantial time for the study of English subjects together with mathematics, science, mechanical drawing, and manual instruction in wood and metal. This training, while specially suitable for a boy who wishes to become a skilled artisan, is so frequently followed up by further technical study, mainly in evening classes, that boys from these schools ultimately find their way into a number of miscellaneous posts in industry, many of them of a higher grade than that of a skilled mechanic.\n\n74. We agree that it would be futile to heap technical education on an immature Chinese boy, but we do not agree that general education cannot be directed toward constructive trades. We hold strongly that a school in which this attempt is made is better calculated to produce the apprentice that the engineering and shipbuilding industry of Hong Kong requires rather than a school whose curriculum is dominated by the University Local Examinations, which would seem to be the only alternative. The Junior Technical Schools of London have been recently described thus: \"They (i.e., the Junior Technical Schools) take in boys from the age of 13 and give them concurrently both a general and a specialized education. The essential feature of the system is the recognition of the fact that much real knowledge is to be acquired only through the fingertips, that manual skill is no less worthy than book-learning, and that skill of hand is in reality skill of brain, and that a training which has direct vocational value is not necessarily deficient in cultural merit.\"\n\n75. We have consulted Mr. G. E. S. Upsdell, now a Government Schoolmaster in the Ellis Kadoorie School, but a qualified electrical engineer and a Companion of the Institute of Engineers. Mr. Upsdell writes to the Chairman: \"From your letter, I gather that it is the wish of your Committee to start a school which will eventually turn out Chinese capable of filling the positions of junior foremen and draftsmen in foreign establishments, a school similar to institutions in the United Kingdom where practical and theoretical training in engineering and architecture is given, and from my own experience, having received my elementary training in such an institute, I feel that this is the line on which it would be advisable to develop.\"\n\n76. We are unanimous in urging the necessity for the establishment and maintenance by Government of a Junior Technical School. This school should feed the Hong Kong apprentice system of the Colony with adequately educated and promising youths. But the matter cannot be left at that. The next stage is the stage of evening or off-shift classes. How are these classes to be organized, controlled, and maintained? Our answer is that Government should establish and maintain an institution which should have a dual function, that is to say, that it should combine a Junior Technical School with an organization for the further and technical education of workers. This combination of functions in one technical institution is very common in England. We suggest that the institution for the establishment of which we are now pressing should be called the **Government Technical School** and that it should consist of two departments -- The **Junior Technical School Department** and the **Department of Further and Technical Education**.\n\n77. We are also convinced that it is necessary to appoint a well-qualified and experienced principal of this technical school. We want new machinery, and the first essential piece of machinery is, we think, the Technical School. This involves someone to direct it. The present school system of Hong Kong is one-sided. The Director of Education has no one to advise him with reference to the special needs of the industries and their workers. There is no one to whom the industries and their workers can turn for help in this vital matter. The Technical Institute has no building and no permanent staff; it is directed by one of the two Inspectors of English schools, and its activities, which could not in our opinion possibly be extended to cover the whole field of apprentices and other industrial workers, are limited by the varying grants which are voted for it in the annual education estimates. In the course of our inquiries, we have been struck by the amount which has been written in the course of the last few years about technical education in Hong Kong. That the practical effect...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527599, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-530-3 Supplementary Expenditure- reports of the Finance Committee and quarterly returns 13-2-1930 - 7-6-1932", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-530-3 Supplementary Expenditure- reports of the Finance Committee and quarterly returns 13-2-1930 - 7-6-1932", "content_text": "## Estimates, 1932, 23.-31, Miscellaneous Services :--Sino-Japanese Conflict\n\nA sum of $10,000 is requested to meet expenses in connection with the Sino-Japanese conflict owing to the necessity for maintaining special precautions in the Colony. The undernoted expenses have to be met :-\n\n| Item | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pay for Police Reserves. | $10,000.00 |\n\nCost of buses standing by during Chinese New Year festivities as a precaution against further anti-Japanese demonstrations. Board and lodging for members of \"E\" contingent at Sailors' Home Wanchai, for protection of residences and shops.\n\n(C.S.O. 8 in `1680/31`).\n\n## Brought forward... 27.-23, Police Force-Special Expenditure. Police Reserve Motor Emergency Unit.\n\n| Amount |\n| --- |\n| $72,374.00 |\n\nA sum of $2,800.00 is requested to purchase a motor van for the use of the Police Reserve Emergency Unit.\n\nIt has been the practice in the past to hire buses (which are unsuitable and expensive to hire) for the conveyance of Police Reserves. As the Reserves are one of the first of the auxiliary forces to be called out in the event of any local disturbance, it is considered that a suitable van permanently attached to the unit would greatly increase its efficiency.\n\nThe amount required is made up as follows:-\n| Item | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Cost of Chassis | $2,500.00 |\n| Making and fitting body | $300.00 |\n| Total | $2,800.00 |\n\n(C.S.O. `937/1932`).\n\n## 24.-37, Public Works Extraordinary :--Hong Kong, Buildings. Purchase of House No. 525, The Peak\n\n| Amount |\n| --- |\n| $48,000.00 |\n\nPurchase of the above house for use as Senior Officers' Quarters at a cost of $46,000 plus $2,000 for fittings.\n\n(C.S.O. `2640/18`).\n\n## 25.-35, Public Works Department :-Special Expenditure. Purchase of Broadcast Transmitter\n\nA sum of $87,960 (F. M. 9 Item 55, 31st August, 1931) was provided for the purchase of a broadcast transmitter.\n\nThe Electrical Engineer reports that it was not possible to complete the erection and installation by the end of the year.\n\nA vote equal to the unexpended balance on last year's vote is therefore requested to complete the work.\n\n(C.S.O. 174 in `225/30`).\n\n## 26.-11, Post Office & Wireless. (B) Wireless :--Rent of Broadcasting Studio\n\nOwing to the unsuitability of the Post Office Building for broadcasting, it was decided to remove the studio to the 2nd floor (Island site) of Gloucester Building. The above sum represents the rent of the premises from 16th March to 31st December, 1932, at $475 per month.\n\nThe rooms vacated in Post Office Building will relieve overcrowding in the Radio Department and provide accommodation for the new Infant Welfare Officer.\n\n(C.S.O. `512/28`).\n\n| Amount |\n| --- |\n| $9,861.00 |\n| $4,513.00 |\n| **Total** | \n| Carried forward... | $72,374.00 |\n| **TOTAL** | $75,174.00 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-3 Supplementary Expenditure- reports of the Finance Committee and quarterly returns 13-2-1930 - 7-6-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528262, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931", "page_number": 219, "title": "CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931", "content_text": "2.96\n\n106\n\nand colleges in the course of our tour and found, as was to be expected because of the origin of the funds with which they had been endowed, that the universities were organised largely on American lines and that the members of the staffs were mostly graduates of American universities. It was an exception to find a professor or lecturer who had been trained in Great Britain. We visited a large engineering college where all the laboratory equipment had been given by American machinery manufacturers, and when we came to the library we saw only American engineering journals. Students educated under such conditions cannot fail to have a definitely American orientation and to be comparatively ignorant of the great British engineering industries and their products. In this connection we may quote the following observations made to us in a report from the Engineering sub-Committee of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce :-\n\nIn China, more perhaps than in any country in the world, a generous expenditure on attracting young Chinese of the right age, education, and stamp to our schools and workshops for a few years, would be repaid manifold after these young men had returned and taken up their various positions in the life and development of the country.\n\nTime and again important electrical business has gone to the United States at prices British firms could quite well meet, because the Chinese engineer, with the chief voice in deciding or advising on the placing of the order, happened to be American-trained. If the engineer in question is likely to be responsible for the running of the machinery to be ordered - for example, a steam turbo-generator - he will plump almost every time for the American plant, as he feels not only a sentimental interest in the country where he got his engineering training, but also a greater confidence in being able to operate an American plant of a type with which he feels somewhat more familiar.\n\nOrders are steadily being lost to local British firms, and consequently to British engineering works at home, owing to the absurdly few Chinese engineers who have had their training in British engineering shops. In view of the above-mentioned facts, we feel it to be a matter of most urgent necessity to bring about a more intimate cultural relationship between Great Britain and China. Not only is this desirable for the future development of British trade, but we believe it will be of the greatest possible benefit to China herself.\n\n223. China, with her great population and the oldest civilisation in the world, is now passing through the agony of a vast transformation in her political, social, and industrial life. The urge to this transformation is coming at the present time very largely from the industrial civilisation of the United States and from the Soviet Republic of Russia. The United States has grown from a British Colony, comparatively unimportant in world affairs, to its present position in the short space of two hundred years, and with its remarkable record of progress its people accept with avidity the rapid changes imposed upon its culture by the march of science and invention. The Soviet Government has deliberately destroyed the culture of old Russia and endeavoured to make a completely new beginning. These two countries, therefore, present the\n\n107\n\ngreatest possible antithesis to the older culture of the Chinese Empire, and the reactions brought about by their influence in modern China are correspondingly violent and extreme.\n\n224. We are strongly of the opinion that it would have been well both for China and for ourselves if more of the young men who are now playing such an important part in Chinese affairs had been educated in England so that some of the qualities of English industrial life might have found greater consideration and fuller expression in modern China. Much that was best in the old Chinese civilisation which has already suffered, or is threatened with destruction, might then have been preserved, and the changes which are now taking place might have been accomplished with less pain and greater benefit to all classes of the people.\n\n225. With these considerations before us, we feel that steps should be taken at the earliest possible opportunity to devise means whereby Chinese students can be attracted in considerable numbers to British universities and workshops, and the intellectual life of Great Britain and China thereby be brought into closer contact. We have referred (para. 180) to various suggestions which have been made for securing this in the case of engineering students. Other obvious methods would be the provision of scholarships for Chinese students at British universities and interchange of professorships between British and Chinese universities on similar lines to the interchange which takes place between universities in Europe and America.\n\nWe suggest that the Department of Overseas Trade should call a conference to consider the situation, and to this conference, in addition to the Government officials, there should also be invited representatives of British universities and business men interested in China trade.\n\n297", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529360, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 85, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "C.O,\n\nMr. Tomlinson. \nSir C. Bottomley. \nSir J. Shuckburgh. \nSir G. Grindle. \nPermt. U.S. of S. \nParly. U.S. of S. \nSecretary of State. \n\n**DRAFT**\n\nfor economy \n87 \nthe Govt. for Hong Kong are reluctant to expand the writer's staff \nin \nemploy at the present time. \nIt is therefore suggested that your \nCompany may be willing to lend to the Hong Kong Govt. the services of such \nan \nengineer \nwho would be available on \nthe completion of negotiations to take over the management of the Company's Services during \nthe Transition period. \n\nSalary within the scale £550 x £30 x £1,150 according to qualifications \nand the usual allowances would be \npayable from Colonial funds \nas long as he remained in \nthe \nservice of \nthe Government. \n\n10. It is further suggested that Your Company be asked at the same \ntime to provide on \nthe same \nterms \nthree watch-keeping engineers, the scale \nof salary proposed in this case being £475 x £20 x £575. The Chief \nElectrical ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529361, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "## Electrical Engineer reports that owing to the increase in the number of messages, it has been possible to keep pace with the work only by withholding all leave from the present staff.\n\nIt is understood that your Colony have on their books a number of qualified men for whom work is available at the moment, and that little difficulty should therefore be experienced in finding suitable engineers who could be seconded temporarily to the service of the Hong Kong Govt. for this purpose.\n\n## \n11. We are to request that the views of your Branch with regard to the proposals referred to in paragraphs 7 to 10 above may be communicated to him. Telegraphically, I am to request that a very early reply may be returned to this office.\n\nJam, etc.\n\nBy Order,\n\n**COWEL**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529368, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "- 4- \n95 \n12. \n\nIn the circumstances, I consider it advisable that other arrangements should be made for the administration of the services during the period covered by the Supplementary Agreement. I should accordingly be glad if the following proposals could be communicated to the Company with a request that they will reach a decision in the matter as early as possible.\n\n13. There is an urgent necessity for the appointment of an experienced and qualified engineer to be in charge of the Government Wireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar, but I am reluctant, in view of the uncertainty of the future, and the immediate necessity for economy, to expand the Wireless Staff in the employ of Government at the present time. I would suggest, therefore, that the Company be asked to lend this Government the services of such an engineer who would be available on the completion of negotiations to take over the management of the Company's services during the transition period. Salary within the scale £550 x £30 x £1,150 according to qualifications and the usual allowances would be payable from Colonial funds so long as he remained in the employ of the Government.\n\n14. I should be glad if the Company at the same time could be requested to provide on the same terms three watch-keeping engineers, the scale of salary suggested in this case being £475 x £20 x £575. Chief Electrical Engineer reports that owing to the \n\nthe increase", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529382, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 107, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "# Article 1.\n\n108\n\nThe Hong Kong Government's fixed station commercial radio-electric services and the Company's radio-electric services shall be worked jointly from the 193 ... day of ... until the Company has established its own offices and stations in the Colony.\n\n## Article 2.\n\nDuring the period covered by this transition Agreement, the Hong Kong Government's Chief Electrical Engineer shall act as Manager and Superintending Engineer of the Imperial & International Communications Company's Radio Services in the Colony, in addition to his other duties. Half of the sterling salary paid to him by the Government shall be repaid to the Government by the Company, which shall also pay to the Government an additional sum equivalent to 12 per cent of such half-salary as a contribution towards his pension.\n\n## Article 3.\n\nThe said Manager and Superintending Engineer shall receive his instructions as regards all matters concerning the services of the Company through the Company's nominee for such purpose, and failing such nomination, through the Superintendent of the Hong Kong office of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529395, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "# PROPOSED TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT WIRELESS SERVICES IN HONG KONG TO IMPERIAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. (I.C.C. 1324)\n\nTHE COMMITTEE had under consideration correspondence from the Colonial Office concerning the transfer of Government Wireless Services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications, Ltd., (Paper No: I.C.C. 1324).\n\nMR. VERNON said that he had seen Mr. King, the Hong Kong Government's Electrical Engineer, and had written to the Company urging the importance of a speedy decision as regards the transfer of the Government wireless services to the Company. The Hong Kong Government wireless services were inclined to take on certain extensions, and it was not certain whether the Company would be prepared to take over this extended service. He had heard from Sir Basil Blackett that the Company hoped to arrive at a decision shortly. Despatches from Hong Kong indicated that the proposed site for the new wireless station was in the leased territory, but, as the Committee knew, China had declared that it did not recognise the right to erect wireless stations upon any leased territory, and he questioned whether it was wise to put up a wireless station on such territory in the face of this declaration on the part of the Chinese Government. There were, he said, both military and air force wireless stations on the leased territory, but it was rather a different project to erect a new long-range wireless station.\n\nMR. CALDER, in reply to Lord Passfield, said that the lease of the territory concerned had 99 years to run, from 1898.\n\nCAPTAIN DORLING said that he had heard from Mr. Vyvyan, the Company's engineer, that it was intended to erect the\n\nPage 121", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529415, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 140, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "# DRAFT \n## 144 \n\nArticles of a Supplementary Agreement (hereinafter called this transition agreement) made on the day of thirty one thousand nine hundred and between His Excellency Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B., Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same for and on behalf of the Government thereof of the one part and Imperial and International Communications Limited, hereinafter called the Company, of the other part, to enable the Company to function pending the installation of its own offices and stations as provided for by Article 12 of the agreement (hereinafter called the principal agreement) made between the said parties on the day of \n\n### Article 1. \nThe Hong Kong Government's fixed station commercial radio-electric services and the Company's radio-electric services shall be worked jointly from the day of 193, until the Company has established its own offices and stations in the Colony. \n\n### Article 2. \nDuring the period covered by this transition agreement the Hong Kong Government's Chief Electrical Engineer shall act as Manager and Superintending Engineer of the Imperial & International Communications Company's radio services in the Colony in addition to his other duties. Half of the sterling salary paid to him by the Government shall be repaid to the Government by the Company which shall also pay to the Government an additional sum equivalent to 12 per cent. of such half-salary as a contribution towards his pension.\n\nPage 140 \nPage 141", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529458, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 183, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "## ENCLOSURE No. 1\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nGovernment House, \nHong Kong. \n27th February, 1931.\n\n187\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honour to refer to my confidential despatch dated the 19th of December, 1930, and to emphasise the need of a speedy decision on the part of the Merger Company regarding the offer set out in the Draft Agreement. Although certain minor points may have been overlooked, the general negotiations should have now reached a stage approaching finality and in my opinion the Company should be pressed to give a definite decision before Mr. King, the Colony's Electrical Engineer, returns from leave in England. He is due back in the Colony on the 3rd of October next.\n\nThe normal development of the Colony's Wireless Services has already been retarded approximately two years on account of the Merger Company's proposals. During this period, the task of properly equipping the Hong Kong Wireless Station has been suspended and the growing requirements of the Colony in the matter of telegraphic communications have been met by temporary and improvised makeshift measures. Consequently, the Station is barely able to cope with the growth of the existing traffic, and is definitely unable to undertake ...\n\nThe Right Honourable \nLord Passfield, \netc., etc.\n\n3 \nEnclosure to `I.C.C. 1272`.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529487, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "page_number": 212, "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932", "content_text": "# RECEIVED \n3 OMAR 1931 \nCOL. OFFICE \nNo. \n**CONFIDENTIAL** \n\n219 \nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONG KONG, 27th February, 1931. \n\nMy Lord, \n\nI have the honour to refer to my confidential despatch dated the 19th of December, 1930, and to emphasise the need of a speedy decision on the part of the Merger Company regarding the offer set out in the Draft Agreement. Although certain minor points may have been overlooked, the general negotiations should have now reached a stage approaching finality and in my opinion the Company should be pressed to give a definite decision before Mr. King, the Colony's Electrical Engineer, returns from leave in England. He is due back in the Colony on the 3rd of October next. \n\n2. The normal development of the Colony's Wireless Services has already been retarded approximately two years on account of the Merger Company's proposals. During this period the task of properly equipping the Hong Kong Wireless Station has been suspended and the growing requirements of the Colony in the matter of telegraphic communications have been met by temporary and improvised \n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nLORD PASSFIELD, \n&C., \n&C., \n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530504, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-534-2 Correspondence and reports of Salarie's Report Anomalies Committee 22-1-1931 - 13-7-1932", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-534-2 Correspondence and reports of Salarie's Report Anomalies Committee 22-1-1931 - 13-7-1932", "content_text": "53\n\n67. \n- 28 \n\nWe recommend that the post of Fitters (2nd Class) and Switchboard Attendants in the Wireless Branch of the Electrical Sub-department, be allotted revised scales as follows:\n\n| Post | Salary Scale |\n| --- | --- |\n| Fitters (2nd Class) | $600-$950 by $50 annually |\n| Switchboard Attendants | $360-$570 by $30 annually |\n\nThese appointments have been created subsequently to the Salaries Report.\n\n68.\n\n## SECTION 32. Kowloon-Canton Railway\n\nMr. R. Baker, Manager and Chief Engineer, has renewed his application for a reconsideration of his revised salary (£1,500) on the ground that this has been settled on the basis of a former fixed salary of £1,300, whereas at the time of his appointment to the post, he was led to believe that £1,300 was the minimum of a future incremental scale. We have examined the documents bearing on this question and are of the opinion that they, more especially the 4th paragraph of Sir Cecil Clementi's despatch No. 213 of the 29th of April, 1926, establish a moral right in Mr. Baker to an incremental salary, and that had he been in receipt of such a salary at the time the Salaries Commission enquired into his case, it is unlikely that a fixed salary of £1,500 (i.e., £5 per annum only more than the bare 15% standard increase on £1,300) would have been awarded him. We consider, therefore, that", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-534-2 Correspondence and reports of Salarie's Report Anomalies Committee 22-1-1931 - 13-7-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530599, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "content_text": "## Paragraph 30\n\nAs far as motor vehicles are concerned, on both sides of the harbour under one officer.\n\nThis possibility is still being investigated, and the whole question should be further considered when the Vehicular Ferry is in existence.\n\n## Paragraph 24\nGovernment does not consider the suggestion to put the Electrical Department under the Postmaster General to be sound. The department deals with many matters outside the sphere of the Postmaster General.\n\n## Paragraph 25\nThe question of letting out to contract the maintenance of Government lifts is being explored. It is not considered desirable to dispose of the Government's telephone system.\n\n## Paragraph 26\nOne qualified officer formerly in Government service has already been appointed for this work on a temporary basis.\n\n## Paragraph 27\nThe method of carrying out large 'extraordinary' works has been dealt with under paragraph 13 above.\n\n## Paragraph 28\nThe continuance of the Port Development sub-department, and the staff required for it, will be considered on the conclusion of the Vehicular Ferry scheme. It should however be noted that the present executive staff of this sub-department consists, so far as maintenance and minor constructional works are concerned, of only one Engineer and one Executive Engineer and a considerable part of the time of the latter officer is devoted to the Vehicular Ferry scheme, a loan work.\n\n## Paragraphs 29-30\nThe Crown Lands and Survey Offices have been re-amalgamated, and a reduction of three European...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530691, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "page_number": 159, "title": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "content_text": "# PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT \n\n## 17 \n\n70 159 \n\nThe Public Works Department is the largest of the Government departments, including as it does thirteen sub-departments, some of which are larger than an ordinary department. It is the department with which the public in one way or another most frequently comes in contact. Also, it is the one which spends more money than any other. For these reasons, it is not unnatural that it should be the target for a good deal of criticism, both justifiable and unjustifiable.\n\n## 2.\n\nThe department consists of a Director of Public Works, two Assistant Directors of Public Works, one for Hong Kong and one for Kowloon and New Territories, and thirteen sub-departments: Architectural, Drainage, Electrical, General Works, Port Development, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Office, Roads Piers and Bridges, Waterworks (Maintenance), Waterworks (Construction), Crown Lands, Surveys, Valuations and Resumptions, and Accounts and Stores. In charge of each sub-department is an executive engineer, except for Waterworks (Construction) where there is an Assistant Director of Public Works, and except also for Crown Lands, Surveys, and Accounts and Stores, for each of which there is a Superintendent, and Valuations and Resumptions which consists (European staff) of one engineer and one overseer only.\n\n## 2. \nThe first thing that struck the Commissioners was the unwieldiness of this conglomeration of departments all grouped under one head. In no other Colony of any size are Waterworks, Crown Lands, or Surveys, for instance, under the Director of Public Works. In many, Electricity is a department by itself. The natural result of putting so much...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530702, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "page_number": 170, "title": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "content_text": "## \n\n81 170 \n\nThis \n\nThe Wanchai shop should deal with minor repairs only, \nanything of a major kind being sent over to Hunghom. \nThis will mean transporting badly damaged vehicles across the \nharbour, but the cost of this will be negligible compared \nwith the present duplication. Reductions will have to be \nmade in the staff of the Wanchai shop. The post of \nMechanical Engineer, for which in any case there appears to \nbe little justification, should be abolished. The shop \nshould be in charge of one European overseer; at present \nthere are two.\n\n24. The Electrical sub-department is divided into two \nsections, one dealing with lighting, telephones etc., and \nthe other with telegraphs and broadcasting. The latter is \nunder the Post Master General, though directly administered \nby the Electrical Engineer, who thus owes a double allegiance \nto the Director of Public Works and the Post Master General. \nThis dual control of one sub-department is not logical and \nis bound to be detrimental to efficiency. It is therefore \nrecommended that the whole of the Electrical Office should \nbe taken out of the Public Works Department and placed under \nthe Post Office, of which it would form a sub-department. \nThe Commissioners are unable to make recommendations \nregarding the staff of this sub-department as they \nunderstand that negotiations are proceeding between the \nGovernment and the Imperial Wireless and Cables Company \nwith a view to the transference to the Company of the \ngreater part of the Colony's wireless service. Only when \nit is known exactly what wireless work will still have to \nbe done by the Government will it be possible to make \nstaff arrangements.\n\nPage 170 \nPage 171", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530703, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932", "content_text": "## \n\n25. They would, however, suggest for the consideration of Government the question of the disposal of the Government's telephone service to the Telephone Co. if satisfactory terms can be arranged. It might also be found cheaper to let out to contract the maintenance of Government lifts. At present this work is carried out by the Electrical department.\n\n26. Of the engineering departments proper there remains the Port Development. The Commissioners have already reported to Government their views on the future administration of the harbour, and also on the necessity for proceeding with a survey of the harbour without delay. If it is not found practicable to employ on this survey the two qualified officers who are already in the Government service, it will be necessary to engage qualified men from outside the service. Such engagement should be strictly of a temporary nature.\n\n27. The Vehicular Ferry Piers scheme is another 'extraordinary' work. This is being executed by the permanent staff of the Port Development sub-department. For the future it is recommended that works of this nature should either be carried out by specially engaged temporary staff, or the whole work, if of sufficient magnitude, entrusted to a firm of British contractors of world-wide repute.\n\n28. Apart from the Vehicular Ferry Piers the department has in hand only one constructional work; and this will be finished by the end of the year. All that will remain will be maintenance work. For this a staff of one engineer and two overseers is considered sufficient. The remaining posts of executive engineer, two engineers, and three overseers should be abolished. The engineer in charge of the reduced Port Development sub-department should be at the disposal of the newly constituted Harbour Board.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531792, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933", "page_number": 284, "title": "CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933", "content_text": "Head 35. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nDetails of the foregoing,—Continued.\n\n \n Brought forward\n \n 1,202,549\n 1,464,465\n \n \n NUMBERS.\n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n 1931\n 1932\n \n \n 1\n Superintendent of Crown Lands, (£1,040 to £1,240 by £40)\n 18,600\n 1,400\n \n \n (1)\n Superintendent of Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,240 by £10)\n 18,600\n 24,800\n \n \n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,050 by £30)\n 15,750\n 21,000\n \n \n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Survey (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n 15,300\n 20,400\n \n \n 3\n 1st Class Land Surveyors, (£760 to £880 by £30)\n 39,600\n 52,800\n \n \n 6\n 2nd Class Land Surveyors, (£480 to £700 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40 and 2 of £20)\n 57,573\n 66,786\n \n \n (2)\n 2nd Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands, (£760 to £880 by £30 annually)\n \n 13,200\n \n \n 2\n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 15,572\n 21,562\n \n \n \n Language Allowance\n \n 60\n \n \n 3\n Land Bailiffs (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)\n 16,711\n 22,681\n \n \n \n Language Allowances to 2 at $60 each and 1 at $120\n 300\n 240\n \n \n 3\n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n 2,976\n 3,276\n \n \n 3\n Draughtsmen at $720 each\n 2,160\n 2,160\n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n (A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n \n \n 1\n Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)\n 19,500\n 26,000\n \n \n 1\n Assistant Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n 11,005\n 15,273\n \n \n 1\n Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 8,625\n 11,500\n \n \n \n General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n \n 2,030\n \n \n \n Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day.\n 913\n 913\n \n \n 1\n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 850\n 533\n \n \n (6)\n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 638\n 688\n \n \n (2)\n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 900\n 800\n \n \n (7)\n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n 5,178\n 5,278\n \n \n 15\n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 12,688\n 13,529\n \n \n (2)\n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n 1,728\n 1,788\n \n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n \n 240\n \n \n 5\n Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n 1,175\n 1,188\n \n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 240\n \n \n \n B. Wireless.\n \n \n 2\n Inspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 16,854\n \n \n \n 2\n Telegraph Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n \n 21,400\n \n \n \n Radio Technician, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 7,125\n 9,900\n \n \n \n 1st Grade Wireless Technician, (£370 to £470 by £20)\n 14,100\n 16,800\n \n \n \n 2nd Grade Wireless Technician, (£310 to £350 by £10)\n 19,291\n 26,054\n \n \n 1\n Junior Wireless Technician, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)\n 3,300\n 3,300\n \n \n Carried forward\n \n 1,560,525\n 1,882,104\n \n\n(1) Abolition of post on retirement of present holder on 21st January, 1932.\n\n(4) One post abolished.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments. (3) Lower rate of exchange.\n\n(5) Qualified for allowances.\n\n(6) New appointments.\n\n(7) Increments for 1931-32 withheld.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531793, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933", "content_text": "# Head 35. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n334\n\n95\n\n## PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n### PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1931.\n\n的\n\nEstimate, 1932.\n\n#### Details of the foregoing,-Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n1,560,525\n\n1,882,104\n\n##### NUMBERS.\n\n###### Electrical,-Continued.\n\n##### B.-WIRELESS.\n\n19311932\nWireless Mechanician ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)... Junior Wireless Mechanicians ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)1\n51\n4\n1,575\n5,5691,675 (1)\n4,592\nApprentice Wireless Mechanicians ($600 to $1,050 by 5 of $50, 2 of $100)1\n6381,369\nSunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless European Subordinate Staff1,0001,000\n1st Class Foreman ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)11\n1,5001,600\nElectrical Fitter ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)(1)1\n1,3001,300\nStudio Assistant ($600 to $950 by $50).658(3)\nNo. 1 Rigger ($600 to $950 by $50)875925\n2nd Class Fitter ($600 to $950 by $50)(1)\n623696\nNo. 1 Carpenter ($500 to $900 by $50)1\n500500\n6213∞ co\nSwitchboard Attendants ($360 to $570 by $30).....\n2,0552,410 (1)\nRigger's Mates at $1.25 each per day\n913913\nCarpenter at $1.22 per day\n445445\n3 Radio Fitters 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.20 per day each\n1,3511,351\n6 Apprentice Radio Fitters at $0.40 per day each.....\n876876\nRadio Mate at 80 cents per day\n292292\nEngine Man at $1.15 per day\n420420\n3 Cooks at $312 each.............\n936936\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each.\n72\n1 Servant at $276......1\n276276\nDo., Rent Allowance at $241\n24\n17 Coolies at $240. 13 at 60 cents each and 2 at 50 cents each per day16\n3,6483,461 (4)\nDo., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24..1\nNight Watchman at 60 cents per day\n24\n219219\nGardener ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)(1)\n156159 (1)\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48...\n1848\n4 Messengers ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)44\n648668 (1)\n2 Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each. Cleaners ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)2\n192192\n320327 (1)\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n9696\n#### Port Development.\n227\nHarbour Surveyors at £600 each per annum Overseers 2nd Class (£310 t^ £350 by £10 annually) Pier Foreman ($500 to $850 by $25 annually) Dredger Master ($1,440 to $2,400 by $120 annually) Dredger Engineer ($380 to $520 by $20 annually) Firemau ($216 to $240 by $12 annually)\n24,000\n10,338 (5)\n1,350\n850\n2,400\n} (6)\n520\n520\n240\n240\nDo., Rent Allowance at $24...........\n2424\n4 Sailors ($216 to $240 by $12 annually) Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each Sunday and Holiday Allowances, Master and Crews44\n960\n960\n96960\n96\nfor Dredger\n500400 | (7)\nCarried forward1,593,7441,946,393\n\n(1) Stipulated increments,\n\n(2) New appointment.\n\n(3) Transferred to Post Office. (4) One transferred to Post Office.\n\n(5) Temporary posts for Hydrographic Survey of Harbour.\n\n(6) One post abolished.\n\n(7) Allowances reduced,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531803, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933", "page_number": 295, "title": "CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933", "content_text": "Excutive Engineers.... \n\n32> \n\n106 \n\nHong Kong. \n\nKowloon and New Territories. \n\nAssistant Directors of Public Works \n\n1 \n\n2 \n\n... \n\nTechnical Secretary \n\n1 \n\nGeneral Secretary \n\n1. \n\nArchitects (temporary) \n\nEngineers \n\nEngineers (temporary) \n\nSenior Inspectors of Works \n\n.... \n\nQuantity Surveyor.................. ........................................... \n\nInspectors of Works \n\nChief Draughtsmen \n\n1st Class Overseers \n\n2nd Class Overseers \n\n2nd Class Overseers (temporary) \n\nEngineering Assistants \n\nApprentice Engineer ...... \n\n1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor \n\n2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors \n\n3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors \n\nAssistant Quantity Surveyor \n\nClass I Draughtsmen \n\nClass II Draughtsmen \n\n1st Class Foremen \n\n2nd Class Foremen .......... \n\nDrain Testers........... \n\nHead Survey Coolies................................. \n\nSurvey Coolies \n\nOffice Attendants.... \n\nMessengers \n\nWatchmen \n\nCleaners .... \n\nAPPENDIX III. \n\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff. \n\n \n \n Accounts and Stores.\n Architectural.\n Correspondence,\n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n Drainage.\n Electrical.\n Port Development.\n Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.\n Roads &c.\n Valuation and Resumptions.\n Water Works.\n Total.\n \n \n ...\n 1\n 3\n 2\n 3\n 1\n 1\n +\n 1\n 6\n 5\n 8\n ir\n \n \n \n ...\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 4\n 2\n 5\n +\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n ...\n 2\n ***\n 3\n 3\n ?\n 4\n 1\n 1\n 3\n 7\n 3\n \n \n ...\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 3\n 3\n 14\n 2\n 3\n 3\n 3\n 18\n \n \n ...\n 2\n 1\n 9\n 2\n 1\n 4.\n 1\n {\n 1\n 6\n 6\n \n \n ...\n 5\n 25\n 2\n TH\n G\n 1\n 1\n PAL\n +\n t\n 2\n \n \n ...\n +\n 2\n ---\n 4\n A\n L\n 9\n ++\n 1\n 3\n 3\n \n \n ...\n 2\n 2\n 26\n 4\n 4\n 3\n 4\n 16\n G\n 9\n 1\n \n \n ...\n 6\n 22\n 1\n 2\n --\n *ו\n 2\n 12\n 70\n 4\n 2\n \n \n ...\n L\n 1\n J\n 6\n 4\n 7\n 5\n 2\n 6\n 2\n P\n \n \n ...\n 2\n 1\n 18\n 7\n 2\n 1\n 81\n 13\n 1\n 1\n 4\n \n \n ...\n 37\n 4\n 1\n 13\n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ...\n 35\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nWater Works. \n\nTotal.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533060, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "KONININKOVnununun HONG KONG UNIVERSITY RAMENCOMEN examinations. Dr. H. G. Earle who was the University's Professor of Physiology from 1915 to 1928 is now the Director of the Henry Lester Medical Research Institute in Shanghai.\n\nIn 1912 there were 21 students in the Medical Faculty; in 1916 there were 65; in 1929 there were 88. There are now 154 students in the Faculty--140 men and 14 women. The University medical course which extends over six years leads to the combined degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., B.S.). This combined degree has been conferred on 198 graduates-11 of them being women. The University also confers the higher degrees of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Master of Surgery (M.S.). The degree of M.D. has been awarded to 7 graduates; there is only one Master of Surgery.\n\nThe staff of the faculty now consists of whole-time professors in surgery, pathology, anatomy, medicine, obstetrics & gynaecology, and physiology. The professors of chemistry and physics and the lecturers in these two branches work in the faculty as does also the reader in biology. There are eight full-time assistants to professors and one whole-time demonstrator. There are part-time lecturers in ophthalmology, tropical medicine, therapeutics, radiology, venereal diseases, a part-time tutor and a part-time demonstrator in anatomy and a part-time demonstrator in materia medica and pharmacy. The part-time lecturer in tropical medicine (a Government medical officer) acts as anaesthetist to the surgical clinic and teacher of vaccination.\n\nThere is a University Medical Society and it publishes a periodical entitled \"Caduceus.\" In this, a number of useful papers have been published. Papers have also appeared in other medical and scientific journals. A list of some of these papers appears in an appendix.\n\nThe Professor of Physiology, accompanied by the Professor of Physics, has twice visited Borneo to investigate the rural distribution of blood groups in that part of the world.\n\nA joint conference of the China Missionary Medical Association and the British Medical Association was held in the University in January 1923.\n\nThe inaugural ceremony took the form of a special Congregation which was held in the City Hall. Honorary Doctorates were conferred on Drs. Houghton, Hume, Cousland, and Muir. Eight sections of the Conference were presided over by members of the University staff. The staff also contributed twenty papers.\n\nThe Faculty of Medicine has many needs. It would scarcely be otherwise, for neither the science of medicine nor the art of healing is standing still. The department of anatomy is required to give special courses in histology, embryology, neurology, and general anatomy, but there is no department either of embryology or of histology. There is no separate building for the department of surgery and the fact that the department of gross anatomy has to find room for operative surgery is prejudicing the development of both these branches. A separate school of surgery is an urgent need. Then the facilities for teaching preventive medicine and hygiene are quite inadequate. This is a defect to which the University must pay early attention. The modern doctor should live up to the adage \"Prevention is better than cure.\" The public health worker is already in demand in China and the demand is growing. What a chance for some rich man to establish and endow a Manson Institute of Public Health!\n\nTHE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING.\n\nThe first three years of the curriculum are the same for all students. In the fourth year, a student can specialise in civil, or in mechanical, or in electrical, engineering. All students are required to take during their first and second years the full workshop course prescribed. Students are also recommended to take advantage of the facilities offered for additional workshop instruction during the summer vacation. All students, except those who have been specifically exempted by the Board of the Faculty, are required to pass an examination in English. For those not exempted from this special test, four hours English teaching a week are provided as part of their first year course.\n\nThe Faculty of Engineering is the only faculty in the University which awards degrees with honours. The standard in the case of these honours degrees is assessed by special examiners from among the external examiners in engineering of the University of London. Bachelors of Science in Engineering may be admitted to the degree of Master of Science in Engineering not earlier than two years after graduation. The requirements for the Master's degree are the presentation of a suitable thesis and the passing of a written examination. If the examiners so desire, viva voce and practical examinations may also be held. The University Calendar shows one Master of Science in Engineering--an engineer graduate who is now employed in the Port Development Branch of the Public Works Department of the Government of Hong Kong.\n\nThe permanent and whole-time staff of the Engineering Faculty consists of the Taikoo Professor of Engineering who is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Engineering Workshops, the Professor of Civil Engineering, the Professor of Electrical Engineering, a lecturer in civil engineering, a part-time lecturer in civil engineering, a lecturer in mechanical engineering, a demonstrator in electrical engineering, a demonstrator in civil engineering, a demonstrator in mechanical engineering, a workshop instructor and a demonstrator employed in the Materials Laboratory. The Professor of Mathematics works both in the faculties of engineering and arts, and is a member of the board of each of those faculties. The professors and lecturers of chemistry and physics, as also the demonstrators of these two subjects, work in each of the three faculties, viz., the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Arts, and the professors and lecturers are members of the boards of each of these faculties. Special lectures are given annually by selected members of the Public Works Department of the Government of Hong Kong.\n\nThe Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company have for some years allowed students of the engineering faculty to work in their shops during the summer vacation. Last year this Company arranged for members of their staff to be in general charge of these students, while they were in the Taikoo workshops, with a view to helping them to get the greatest possible advantage out of their stay in the works.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533061, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "42\n\nKEMONOMENA HONG KONG UNIVERSITY\n\nWhen the establishment of the University was under consideration, the Viceroy of Canton wrote that the teaching of applied science, including civil, mechanical and electrical engineering and surveying would meet the most urgent needs of China. One of the earliest resolutions of the University's Court was that the University should provide a higher education more especially in subjects of practical utility, such as applied science. To help the engineering faculty to make a start, several British firms gave the University valuable pieces of machinery. The Asiatic Petroleum Company (South China) Ltd., have ever since 1918 been giving the University free supplies of fuel oil for use in the engineering shops and power station. This gift represents, over the last ten years, a sum of over £1,100.\n\nA well-known engineer, Sir Maurice Fitz-Maurice, when he came to Hong Kong in 1922 said that never in his world-wide travels had he visited a place where there were within so short a distance of each other so many different examples of the work of the engineer.\n\nBut many things have happened which the Viceroy of Canton could not foresee. China became a republic on the 12th February, 1912, and then came the Great War. Ever since the Armistice, China has been devastated by civil war and all its attendant horrors. The engineer has not yet had much chance in China. Civil engineering graduates have found openings as architects, on railways and in municipal employ, especially in Malaya. But difficulties have obstructed the training of mechanical and electrical engineers. The greatest difficulty has been the absence of openings. It is frequently said that the Chinese do not like dirtying their hands. There was probably a good deal in that when the Engineering Faculty started; there is much less in it now. But in 1927 the University was told that instead of taking Chinese of the upper and middle classes and trying to turn them into practical mechanical engineers, the faculty should aim at attracting selected dockyard apprentices and educating them to be efficient engineers. The University modified its matriculation test in favour of these lads, but no apprentice has ever been forthcoming. Between the dockyard apprentice as he now is and the University, there is\n\nA gulf profound as that Serbonian bog\n\nBetwixt Damiata and Mount Cassius old\n\nWhere armies whole have sunk.\"\n\nA University is not a technical school, and any attempt to make it do the work of one is to be deplored. But admittedly, a university course in mechanical or electrical engineering should be followed by a course of practical training in a commercial workshop. A course of practical training in a University, even if supplemented by a system which enables students to go to local commercial workshops during vacations, can never be a substitute for a properly organized system of postgraduate apprenticeship.\n\nBut it has never been found possible to organize locally an apprentice system for the University's engineering graduates. This involves, among other things, providing the apprentice with a living wage.\n\nSIR WILLIAM HORNELL, C.I.E.\n\nVice-Chancellor,\n\n20\n\n43", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533679, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "TELEPHONE, VICTORIA 5908 (3 LINES). TELEGRAMS, CREEPHOLE, PARL.LONDON.\n\nTELEGRAPHIC CODES USED: A.B.C., BENTLEY'S, BROOMHALL'S, HAMILTON'S WIRE, WESTERN UNION.\n\nAHP/AW\n\nPREECE, CARDEW & RIDER, CONSULTING ENGINEERS.\n\nSIR ARTHUR PREECE. J. H. RIDER. EVAN PARRY. W. H. GRIMSDALE. C. W. KENNAWAY. R. W. WEIGHTMAN.\n\n8 & 10, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1.\n\n7th February, 1933.\n\nRECEIVED -8 FEB 1933\n\nZM SME QMNE\n\nR. V. Vernon, Esq., C.B., Colonial Office, S. W. 1.\n\nDear Mr. Vernon,\n\nHong Kong Government Wireless Service.\n\nIt is possible that as a result of Sir S. Wilson's visit something might arise regarding the above. Hence I think the attached extract from a personal letter to me from Mr. L. H. King, the Government Electrical Engineer in Hong Kong, may be of interest.\n\nMr. King has built up a very successful Government Wireless Undertaking and he feels very strongly the possibility of the business being sacrificed to bolster up the Communication Company's cable system, thereby letting the foreigners capture the wireless traffic.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nAtheeee Leeco\n\nEnclosure.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534333, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "content_text": "See para 3 of second end 16 (4)\n\n20\n\n8\n\nA reply has now been received from Hongkong regarding Mr Kemp's attendance at this course & I attach a copy. I have minuted as to this on Mr Kemp's PF (21168 Eastern) below.\n\n? Tell Hongkong by despatch ref (1) that arrangements have now been made with the Marconi Co as set out in the first part of the Marconi Co's letter of 21/9/32 enclosed with ref (6) that arrangements will be made for Mr Kemp to attend the course, adding that it was understood from a conversation with Mr King, the East Electrical Engineer on the 9th of June 1931 that as a rule only one man would be likely to take the course each year. The Marconi Company were informed accordingly but request confirmation that they will be informed in due course of the name of the next official to attend the course and of the date on which he will be available to take it. The Marconi Co may be informed.\n\nCopy above to CA LF ref (6)\n\n19.10.32\n\nPage 9\n\nCar: 427. (Only) (1438 2160) - 23\n\nTo.6.6 w/e. 9\n\nIt is hoped that Mr Kemp will be enabled to take the course at the Marconi College during the present year following (5). See minute on 50129 Hong Kong.\n\n29.3.33\n\nR.J.\n\nPF (S0129) - 4/4/32 + 7 od 50129.\n\nPage 9", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534336, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "content_text": "No 91.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG, 20th February, 1933.\n\n11\n\n2\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.427 of the 23rd November, 1932, regarding courses at the Marconi Company's College at Chelmsford, and to express my thanks for the facilities which the Company has been so good as to offer.\n\n2. As regards the number of officers for whom the facilities would be asked, the Electrical Engineer does not recall having fixed this at one per year and in the present year it is hoped that two, Messrs. Boast and Brailsford in addition to Mr. Kemp will be enabled to take the course. It is not, however, suggested that the College should take more than one Hong Kong officer at one time and the leaves of the officers concerned have been fixed accordingly, Mr. Kemp being about to return, Mr. Boast commencing his leave in March (my despatch No.44 of the 23rd January, 1933) and Mr. Brailsford in July.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\n[Name]\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P., &c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534338, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "content_text": "than the usual charge for board \n\n# if they should \n\nresidence, in the case of officers, reside \n\nin the College Residence. \n\n2. It was understood from a \n\nconversation with Mr. L.H. King, Chief \n\nElectrical Engineer, Hong Kong, on the \n\n9th of June, 1931, that as a rule only \n\none officer would be likely to take \n\na course each year, \n\nand the Company have \n\nbeen informed in this sense. \n\nI shall \n\nbe glad if you will confirm this. \n\nIn accordance with your telegram \n\nNo. 215 of the 18th of October, arrangements \n\nare being made for Mr. Kemp to attend the \n\ncourse. \n\nA copy of \n\na letter from the Company's agents \n\non the subject is enclosed for your information. \n\n4. \n\nI presume that you will inform me \n\nin due course of the name of the next \n\nofficer to attend, and the date on which he \n\nwill be available to do so, in order that \n\nthe Company may be informed. \n\nI have, etc. \n\n(Sgd.) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534348, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "content_text": "TELEPHONE, VICTORIA 5908 (3 LINES). TELEGRAMS, CREEPHOLE, PARL.LONDON. TELEGRAPHICA.B. C., BENTLEY'S, BROOMHALL'S,\n\nCODES USED HAMILTON'S WIRE, WESTERN UNION.\n\n虐\n\nRK*/3M\n\nPREECE, CARDEW & RIDER,\n\nCONSULTING ENGINEERS.\n\nSIR ARTHUR PREECE.\n\nJ. K. RIDER.\n\nEVAN PARRY.\n\nW. H. GRIMSDALE,\n\nC. W. KENNAWAY.\n\nR. W. WEIGHTMAN.\n\nSir,\n\nCOPY\n\n8 & 10, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.1.\n\n15th August, 1932.\n\nThe Chief Engineer (Contracts),\n\nCrown Agents for the Colonies,\n\n4, Millbank,\n\nS. W. 1.\n\nPage 23\n\nHong Kong\n\nWe beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th inst. with the enclosures referred to therein relative to the provision of facilities to enable the members of the wireless staff of the Hong Kong Government to obtain information when on leave as to the latest developments in wireless telegraphy.\n\n2. In the despatch received from the Colony we note that it is suggested that a course of one month at the Marconi Company's Works or at their training college at Chelmsford would be suitable for the purpose. The Company want to know the total number of men who will attend, and whether they will arrive singly or in batches.\n\n3. This enquiry has an indirect connection with a letter dated the 11th May, 1931, addressed to you by Mr. King, the Government Electrical Engineer, Hong Kong, when he was last on leave in England, and referred to us on the 21st May, 1931, under papers M/J.A.800. In discussing this matter with Mr. King on the 3rd June, 1931, he stated that as a rule only one man would take the course they contemplated each year.\n\n4. With regard to the third paragraph of your letter, we enclose a copy of a list of Wireless...\n\nPage 24", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534350, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "content_text": "3\n\n25\n\nChief Engineer (Contracts).\n\ngraduates for these appointments was inaugurated (see paper M/11716 and other subsequent papers) a period of six weeks\n\nwas allotted to Wireless under the Post Office portion of the\n\ntraining (two weeks at the Niton Wireless Station and four\n\nweeks at Dollis Hill), and two weeks with the Marconi Co.,\n\nduring that part of the training which came under our\n\nsupervision.\n\nDuring the latter portion of the training\n\nvisits, overing a few days to several weeks, were arranged\n\nto the Works of various manufacturers of apparatus and\n\nmaterials, but in no case was any fee charged. As you are\n\naware, a large number of officers passed through the course.\n\n7. We may state that we have frequently arranged visits\n\nto works and other centres of interest including the Marconi\n\nCo.'s Works at Chelmsford and their transmitting and receiving\n\nstations about the country for Engineers under personal\n\nletters or introduction from their local Engineers-in-Chief.\n\nVisits of this nature were arranged in 1928 for Messrs.\n\nBrailsford and Kemp of the Hong Kong Wireless Staff on\n\nletters which we received from Mr. King, the Government\n\nElectrical Engineer, Similar visits were arranged for\n\nMr. Dee of the same staff in 1930. In no case was any fee\n\ncharged. These visits have always been undertaken by the\n\nofficers concerned in their own time and at their own\n\nexpense.\n\nEnclosure.\n\nWe are, Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servants,\n\nPREECE CARDEW & RIDER", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535688, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 280, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "Head 32—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1932.\n\nEstimate, 1933.\n\nHead 32. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate 1932\n\nEstimate, 1933.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments.—Continued.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n \n $\n 1,194,984\n $\n 1,315,567\n \n \n $\n $\n \n \n $\n 1,464,465\n $\n 1,583,103\n \n\nPersonal Emoluments.—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n \n 1,464,465\n 1,583,103\n \n\nNUMBERS.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nGeneral Staff -- Continued.\n\nCrown Lands and Surveys,\n\n \n \n 1932\n 1933\n \n \n 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($800 to $2,400 by 4 of $100, 1 of $400 and 8 of $100)\n 35\n 34\n \n \n Class I Draughtsmen, ($2,000 to $4,500 by 10 of $100 and 10 of $150 annually)\n 4\n 4\n \n \n Class II Draughtsmen, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100)\n 26\n 27\n \n \n Allowance to Draughtsmen for Mounting Plans\n 500\n 500\n \n \n Special Allowance to 1 Draughtsman\n 120\n \n \n \n 1st Class Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)\n 58,165\n 58,064\n \n \n 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $1,050 by $75)\n 13,651\n 14,038\n \n \n \n 31,130\n 33,470\n \n \n Superintendent of Crown Lands, (£1,040 to £1,240 by £40 annually)\n (1)\n 1\n \n \n Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,240 by £40)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys (£900 to £1,050 by £30)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n 24,800\n 21,257\n \n \n 1st Class Land Surveyors, (£760 to £880 by £30)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 2nd Class Land Surveyors, (£480 to £700 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40 and 2 of £20)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n 5\n 5\n \n \n Drain Testers, ($360 to $600 by $20)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n Hall Porter, ($600 to $1,050 by $75)\n 1,742\n 1,842\n \n \n Language Allowance\n 60\n 60\n \n \n Head Survey Coolies, ($280 to $360 by $20)\n 13\n 13\n \n \n Survey Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 1,200\n 4,360\n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 624\n 624\n \n \n Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)\n (2)\n \n \n \n Personal Allowance to 1 at $12\n 12\n 12\n \n \n Language Allowances to 2 at $60 each, 1 at $120 and 1 at $180\n 3,864\n 3,864\n \n \n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n 3\n 8\n \n \n Draughtsmen at $720 each\n 2,160\n 1,440\n \n \n Field Allowances for Surveyors, Foreman and Survey Coolies\n 2,700\n 3,900\n \n \n Special Staff for new Crown Leases Ordinance\n (9)\n \n \n \n Office Attendants ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n 2nd Class Land Surveyor, (£480 to £700 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40 and 2 of £20)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Rent Allowances to 1 at $48 and 1 at $24\n 72\n 72\n \n \n Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 4\n 3\n \n \n Personal Allowance to 1 at $12\n 12\n 12\n \n \n Rent Allowances to 36 at $48 each and 1 at $24\n 1,752\n 1,752\n \n \n Watchmen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 2\n 3\n \n \n Rent Allowances to 1 at $48 and 12 at $24 each\n 336\n 336\n \n \n Cleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 48\n 48\n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 384\n 384\n \n\nAccounts and Stores.\n\n \n Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£700 to £850 by £25 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Deputy Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£460 to £700 by £20 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Store Keeper, (£460 to £640 by £20 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Store Keeper, (£310 to £350 by £10 annually)\n 5\n 5\n \n \n Inspector of Stores, (£460 to £640 by £20 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 9\n 9\n \n \n Head Watchman\n 240\n 240\n \n \n Rent Allowance\n 24\n 24\n \n\nCarried forward\n\n \n 1,464,465\n 1,583,405\n \n\n(1) One transferred to Loan Works.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) One transferred from temporary Draughtsman under Crown Lands and Surveys.\n\n(4) Transferred from Loan Works.\n\n(5) One new post for Mechanical Workshop.\n\n(6) Two transferred from Loan Works.\n\n(7) New post for Public Works Department and Secretariat Building.\n\n(8) Includes allowance for Roads Office Staff, hitherto paid from maintenance votes.\n\n(9) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(10) Changes in personnel.\n\nElectrical.\n\n \n Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £80)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Telegraph. Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day\n 913\n 913\n \n \n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 533\n 583\n \n \n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 688\n 733\n \n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 800\n 800\n \n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n 4\n 4\n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 7\n 7\n \n \n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n 4\n 4\n \n \n Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n 4\n 4\n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 240\n 240\n \n\nB. Wireless.\n\n \n \n $\n $\n \n \n Engineer, (£420 to £460 by £20)\n 7,543\n 7,371\n \n \n F. S. Allowance at £150 p.a.\n 2,571\n 2,571\n \n \n Pension Allowance at 8%\n 809\n 795\n \n \n 2 Engineers, (£254 to £272 to £300 then by 4 of £18 to £372 then £390 to £450 by 3 of £20)\n 9,806\n 5,143\n \n \n F. S. Allowance at £150 p.a. each\n 5,143\n 1,196\n \n \n Pension Allowance at 8%\n 1,196\n \n \n\nCarried forward\n\n \n 1,781,650\n 1,920,997\n \n\n(A).—Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n\nPage 280\n\nPage 281", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535689, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 281, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "96\n\nHead 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n330\n\n97\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\nPersonal Emoluments.-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1932\nEstimate, 1933\n\nBrought forward\n$1,781,650\n$1,920,997\n\nElectrical,-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1932\nEstimate, 1933\n\nBrought forward\n$1,908,970\n$2,052,986\n\nNUMBERS.\n1932\n1933\n\n2\n2\n\n2\n2\n\n1\n\nTelegraph Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n\nRadio Technician, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n\nB.-WIRELESS.\n\nInspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n2\n2\n\nHarbour Surveyors at £600 each per annum\n23,000\n24,000\n\n(1)\n\nOverseer, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually)\n20,571\n19,714\n\n2\n1\n\n21,400\n19,029\n\n9,900\n\nPier Foreman, ($500 to $850 by $325 annually)\n10,333\n\n(2)\n\n2\n2\n\n1st Grade Wireless Technicians, (£370 to £470 by £20)\n\n1\n\n16,800\n\nDredger Master and Engineer ($600 to $1050 by $75 annually)\n14,400\n\n4\n4\n\n2nd Grade Wireless Technicians, (£310 to £350 by £10)\n\n600\n\nClass I Technicians, ($3,300 to $4,500 by $200)\n26,054\n\n(3)\n\n200\n\n22,627\n\n2\n\n1\n1\n\nDredger Engineer, ($380 to $520 by $20 annually)\n7,000\n\n520\n520\n\n2\n\nClass II ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)\n\n1\n1\n\nFireman and Fitter\n5,400\n\n288\n\n2\n\nClass III\n\n2\n\nClass IV\n\n4\n\nClass V\n\n2\n\nClass VI\n\nI\n\nClass I Mechanician,\n\n2\n\nClass II ($1,900 to $2.60 by $100)\n\n($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)\n\n($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)\n\n($600 to $1,000 by $50)\n\n($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n\n($600 to $950 by $50)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance\n3,800\n3,500\n\n(3)\n\n40\n\n1\n1\n\nFiremen, ($216 to $240 by $12 annually)\n\n240\n240\n\n5,043\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $24.....\n24\n24\n\n1,200\n\n(2)\n\n4\n8\n\nSailors, ($216 to $240 by $12 annually)\n1,000\n1,824\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n96\n\n1,200\n\n192\n(4)\n\n6\n\nClass III ($370 to $580 by $30)\n\nf\n2,520\n\n4\n\nClass IV ($250 to $340 by $30)\n\n1,000\n\n11\n\nClass I ($150 to $240 by $30)\n\n400\n516\n\n300\n]\n\n4\n\n2\n\n1\n\n3\n\n6\n\n1\n\nJunior Wireless Technician, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)\n\nWireless Mechanician, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)\n\nJunior Wireless Mechanicians, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)\n\nApprentice Wireless Mechanicians, ($600 to $1,050 by 5 of $50, 2 of $100)\n\n1st Class Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)\n\nRadio Filters 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.20 per day each\n\nApprentice Radio Filters at $0.40 per day each.....\n\nRadio Mate an 80 cents per day\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless\n\nEuropean Subordinate Staff\n\n1\n\n3,500\n\nSailor, at $0.62 per diem\n\n226\n\n}(5)\n\n1\n\n1,675\n\nDiver's Foreman, ($600 to $900 by $60)\n\n5\n\nPumpmen at 50 cents per diem each.......\n720\n1,095\n\n}(6)\n\n4.592\n\n(5)\n\n1,369\n\nRoads, Bridges &c.\n\n(6)\n\n1,600\n\n1\n1\n\n1,351\n\n(8)\n\n2\n2\n\n876\n\n(9)\n\n292\n\n(10)\n\n1\n1\n\n1,000\n1,000\n\n1\n\n:\n\n1\n\nElectrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n\n5\nما\n\n5\n\n1,300\n\nMotor Driver, ($660 to $720 by $60)\n\n1\n\nDo.,\n\nMotor Drivers, ($550 to $650 by $50)\n\n15,000\n12,857\n\n(1)\n\nMechanical Engineer, (£600 to £750 by £25)\n2,880\n2,880\n\nCustodians, Recreation Ground at $1,440 each\n\n240\n240\n\n720\n720\n\nLodging Allowance to 1\n\n72\n72\n\nRent Allowance at $72\n\n3,250\n3,250\n\n1,300\n\n1\n1\n\nNo. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50)\n\nDo.,\n925\n950\n\n1\n1\n\n2nd Class Fitter, ($600 to $950 by $50)\n\n6\n\n696\n746\n\n(11)\n\n1\n1\n\nNo. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50)\n\n17\n\n500\n\nRent Allowances at $72 each\n\nMotor Car Drivers at $1.40 per day each\n360\n360\n\n3,066\n\nLorry Drivers 6 at $1.60, 7 at $1.50 and 4 at $1.40 per day each\n\n779\n\n6\n6\n\nSwitchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30)\n\n2,410\n2,399\n\n(12)\n\nper day each\n\n9,381\n\n2\n2\n\nRigger's Mates at $1.25 each per day\n\n13\n\nMotor and Steam Roller Drivers 2 at $1.40, 1 at $1.35, 1 at $1.30, 2 at $1.20, 1 at $1.10 and 6 at $1.00 per day each\n913\n913\n\n(3)\n\n1\n1\n\nCarpenter at $1.22 per day\n\n445\n445\n\n1\n\nI\n\nEngine Man at $1.15 per day\n\n420\n\n$1.35, 1 at $1.30, 2 at $1.20, 1 at $1.10 and 6 at $1.00 per day each\n\n5,457\n\n420\n\n3\n3\n\nCooks at $312 each.....\n\n936\n936\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $21 each\n\n72\n72\n\nWater Works.\n\n1\n1\n\nServant at $276...\n\n276\n276\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $24\n21\n24\n\n1\n1\n\nDiver.....\n6,000\n6,000\n\n16\n16\n\nCoolies 1 at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 2 at 50 cents each per day\n\n1\n1\n\n3,461\n3,452\n\n(12)\n\nChief Meter Reader, ($2,200 to $3,000 by $100 annually)\n2,732\n2,832\n\nDo., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24.\n\n12\n14\n\n24\n21\n\n1\n1\n\nNight Watchman at 60 cents per day\n\n1\n\n219\n\nMeter Readers, ($1,100 to $2,100 by $100 annually)\n\nChargeman, Peak Reservoir, ($1,100 to $1,500 by $50 annually)\n\n23,167\n25,984\n\nEx\n\n(8)\n\n1\n1\n\nGardener, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n$50 annually\n\n1,500\n1,500\n\n156\n\n(12)\n\n1\n1\n\nDo.,\n\nRent Allowance at $48....\n\n4\n4\n\n2\n2\n\nDo.,\n\nCleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each\n\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\nDu.,\n\nRent Allowances at $4 each.\n\n49\n\nStoreman, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n\n460\n550\n\n48\n\n1\n1\n\n668\n650\n\n(12)\n\n192\n\nCaretaker for Fanling Water Works, ($360 to $420 by $12)\n\n(7)\n\n420\n420\n\n192\n\n327\n336\n(11)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48\n\n48\n48\n\n3\n3\n\n96\n\nChargemen, ($360 to $420 by $12 annually)\n\n1,260\n1,260\n\n96\n\nDo.\n\nRent Allowances to 1 at $48 and 2 at $24 each\n\n2\n2\n\n1,908,970\n2,052,986\n\nDrivers for Pumping Station, ($324 to $880 by $12 annually)\n\n96\n96\n\n768\n708\n\n(9)\n\nDo.\n\nRent Allowances at $24 each\n\n48\n48\n\nENDTOKEO\n\n21\n\n\"\n\n13\n\nClass II Technicians.\n\n10\n\nClass V Technicians.\n\n\"\n\n53\n+1\n\nClasa II Mechanicians.\n\n19\n\nClass IV Technicians.\n\n55\n\n++\n\nClass III Mechanicians,\n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) One post abolished.\n\n(3) Transferred from weekly wages sheet.\n\n(4) Four posts transferred from weekly wages sheets.\n\n(5) Launch crew transferred from Harbour Department.\n\n(6) Diver's barge crew transferred from Harbour Department,\n\n(7) Stipulated increments.\n\n(8) Two new posts on account of increased meterage,\n\n(9) Changes in personnel.\n\n(10) Less acting pay required,\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n$2,013,014\n$2,167,359\n\nPage 363\n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) One post abolished.\n\n(3) Transferred from weekly wages sheet.\n\n(4) Four posts transferred from weekly wages sheets.\n\n(5) Launch crew transferred from Harbour Department.\n\n(6) Diver's barge crew transferred from Harbour Department,\n\n(7) Stipulated increments.\n\n(8) Two new posts on account of increased meterage,\n\n(9) Changes in personnel.\n\n(10) Less acting pay required,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535697, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 289, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "Executive Engineers.... \n\nArchitects \n\nEngineers \n\nSenior Inspectors of Works \n\nQuantity Surveyor....................... \n\nInspectors of Works \n\nChief Draughtsmen \n\nOverseers \n\nEngineering Assistants \n\nApprentice Engineer. \n\n1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor \n\n2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors \n\n3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors \n\nAssistant Quantity Surveyor \n\nClass 1 Draughtsmen. \n\nClass II Draughtsmen \n\n1st Class Foremen \n\n2nd Class Foremen..... \n\nForeman \n\nDrain Testers............ \n\nHead Survey Coolies... \n\nSurvey Coolies \n\nOffice Attendants \n\nMessengers................................................ \n\nWatchmen \n\nCleaners \n\nL \n\n1932 \n\nHong Kong. \n\n1933 \n\nPage 340\n\nAPPENDIX I. \n\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff. \n\n \n \n Hong Kong.\n Kowloon and New Territories.\n Accounts and Stores.\n \n \n \n 1932\n 1933\n 1932\n 1933\n 1932\n 1933\n \n \n Architectural.\n 1\n 1\n ...\n 5\n 5\n ...\n \n \n Correspondence.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Drainage.\n 1\n 1\n 4\n 6\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Port Development.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.\n 1\n 1\n 2\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Roads &c.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Valuation and Resumptions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Water Works.\n 2\n 2\n 10\n 10\n ...\n ...\n \n \n Total.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n i\n 1\n \n \n \n 2\n 6\n 7\n ---\n 5\n 11\n \n \n B\n *\n *\n :\n 10\n :\n ++\n \n \n \n :\n 1\n 4\n 1\n 1\n 4\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 2\n 1\n 1\n 4\n \n \n \n 6\n 1\n 1\n 2\n :\n (1)3\n \n \n \n 12\n 16\n ......\n :\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 40\n ***\n :\n J\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n I\n +++\n ---\n :\n :\n \n \n \n ***\n 1\n 6\n 2\n 1\n 6\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 1\n 4\n ...\n **\n \n \n \n 4\n 1\n :\n :\n ...\n --\n \n \n \n 414\n ..\n A\n 3\n 1\n :\n \n \n \n :\n A\n ...\n ---\n 10\n :\n \n \n \n :\n 1\n 1\n 4\n 5\n 25\n \n \n \n 4\n 5\n 24\n -\n -\n 2\n \n \n \n ***\n :\n 1\n 1\n ++r\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 2\n --\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 3\n 4\n 9\n 9\n 7\n 8\n \n \n \n I\n I\n ...\n :\n 3\n 7\n \n \n \n 8\n 3\n 3\n 6\n 7\n 36\n \n \n \n 39\n 2\n 2\n J\n 171\n :\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n ---\n 1\n 1\n 6\n \n \n \n 6\n 1\n 1\n 6\n 6\n ---\n \n \n \n 2\n 6\n 6\n 1\n 1\n 35\n \n \n \n 34\n ...\n 2\n 2\n 5\n 10\n \n \n \n ...\n \n \n 5\n 3\n \n \n \n \n I\n 1\n *\n 1\n 2\n 9\n \n \n \n 2\n 10\n 4\n +11\n ...\n ***\n \n \n \n ...\n 4\n :\n 1\n 1\n co\n \n \n \n 3\n 8\n 3\n 3\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 1\n 1\n 26\n 27\n \n \n \n E\n :\n :\n 4\n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n :\n 4\n 4\n 9\n to\n 3\n \n \n \n 3\n 4\n 5\n ---\n ...\n :\n \n \n \n 1\n 16\n 16\n 1\n 9\n 1\n \n \n \n :\n 6\n *\n ---\n 22\n 24\n \n \n \n ...\n ---\n 1\n 1\n 1\n ...\n \n \n \n 1\n :\n \n 2\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 12\n 12\n 70\n 70\n 22\n ...\n \n \n \n 171\n :\n :\n #\n *\n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 47\n 13\n 13\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n \"\n 7\n 2\n 2\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 81\n 81\n 2\n 2\n 4\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n www\n 18\n \n \n \n ++\n 13\n L\n 6\n co\n 6\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n 7\n 7\n 5\n 5\n \n \n \n ...\n 4\n 4\n 2\n 2\n 3\n \n \n \n 3\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 87\n 37\n \n 6\n 6\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 4\n 4\n 1\n 1\n 13\n \n \n \n 13\n \n IN\n 2\n 2\n •\n \n \n \n ***\n :\n 2\n 2\n ---\n +++\n \n \n \n ***\n ...\n (1) Includes one seconded to Consulting Engineers,\n \n \n \n \n\nPage 340", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537113, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-17 Marine Surveyor's Department- vacancies and applications 19-4-1933 - 13-2-1934", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-543-17 Marine Surveyor's Department- vacancies and applications 19-4-1933 - 13-2-1934", "content_text": "# Particulars concerning Mr. John Rundle who has been selected for the post\n\nDate and year of birth \n4th June, 1828 (Error: The year seems incorrect given the context; however, it is preserved as is.)\n\nWhether single, married, or a widower \nSingle\n\nNumber of children \n0 (Corrected from \"35\" as it seems implausible for a single person)\n\nPrevious tropical climate served in \nAt sea as Marine Engineer in all climates for 8 years.\n\nWhere educated \nTrinity Academy, Leith, 1903-1913. \nLeith Technical School (Night Classes - Winter Sessions 1914-1917) \nLeith Nautical College (Engineering Dept.) for a period of about 2 years during years 1921-1930.\n\nProfessional qualifications and date at which each was obtained \n- Extra First Class Engineer (B.O.T.) 18th January, 1926. \n- First Class Motor Endorsement (B.O.T.) 22nd April, 1929.\n\n## TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE\n\n| From | To | Name and Address of Employer | Position held and Reason for leaving |\n|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|\n| 2.5.1914 | May 1919 | Hawthorns & Co. Ltd., Engineers & Shipbuilders, Leith, Scotland | Apprentice Engineer |\n| 26.5.1919 | 6.9.19 | Joseph Murrell & Co., West Hartlepool | 3rd Engineer, s.s. \"EVEREST\". Ship laid up. |\n| 29.7.19 | March, 1920 | Messrs. Bruce Peebles & Co., Electrical Engineers, Edinburgh | 3rd Engineer, s.s. \"EVEREST\". Death of Father. |\n| June, 1920 | 18.6.1920 | Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith | Power house engineer. To go to sea. |\n| 7.6.1921 | | W. & J. Ltd. | 3rd Engineer, s.s. \"SELLASIA\". To sit for 2nd Engineer's Certificate. |\n\nM. 17.-2,000-1/30 \nP.T.C", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-17 Marine Surveyor's Department- vacancies and applications 19-4-1933 - 13-2-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537425, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "# Government House, Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1933.\n\n## Despatch to The Right Honourable Sir Cunliffe-Lister, G.B.E., M.P., etc.\n\n**Confidential**\n\n`92579/32`\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to the third paragraph of Mr. Southorn's despatch No.297 of the 9th June, 1932, regarding the action contemplated by the University on the Report of the Committee on Practical Technical Education in Hong Kong, I have the honour to forward for your information the accompanying copy of a letter addressed by the Vice Chancellor to the Colonial Secretary, together with the Report of the Sub-Committee of the Senate referred to therein.\n\n2. With regard to the suggestion contained in paragraph 38 of the Sub-Committee's report that facilities for the practical training of mechanical and electrical engineers might be provided by the Kowloon Canton Railway, I am advised that the Railway workshops undertake little beyond the upkeep and repair of rolling stock and that the experience to be obtained there would be likely at present to prove of little practical value.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**(sd.) W. PEEL.**\nGovernor, &c.\n\nThe Right Honourable Sir Cunliffe-Lister, G.B.E., M.P., etc.\n\n## UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG\n\n20th January, 1933.\n\nThe Honourable the Colonial Secretary,\nColonial Secretary's Office,\nHong Kong.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to refer to your letter of the 18th December, 1931, (No.111 in `2808/1930`). In this letter, with which there were forwarded twelve copies of the Report of the Committee on Practical Technical Education, it was stated that His Excellency the Governor would be glad to learn what steps the University proposes to take in respect of those recommendations which particularly deal with the policy of the University in regard to this question.\n\n2. The Report of the Committee on Practical Technical Education was placed before the Senate of the University on the 25th February, 1932. At this meeting, the following resolutions were adopted:\n\n(i) That the Senate resolves to appoint a sub-committee to prepare for the consideration of the Senate a report on those aspects of the Report on Technical Education which affect the University.\n(ii) That the sub-committee should consist of the following members of the Senate: Professor F.A. Redmond (Professor of Civil Engineering), Professor G.T. Byrne (Professor of Chemistry), and Professor W. Brown (Professor of Mathematics).\n\n3. I may perhaps add that Professor W. Brown was originally recruited to this University to teach Engineering and that he has recently been lent to the Henry Lester Trustees to advise that body on the establishment of a technical school in Shanghai in accordance with the terms of the Will of the late Henry Lester.\n\n4. The report of the Sub-Committee came before the Senate at a meeting held on the 27th October, 1932, and was adopted.\n\n5. The report of the Sub-Committee of the Senate came before the Council on the 28th November, but the Council decided to postpone its consideration to a later meeting. The Sub-Committee's Report was considered by the Council on the 5th December, and it was decided that no further action was called for. A copy of the Report of the Sub-Committee of the Senate is attached to this letter.\n\n6. The issue placed by Government before the University was complicated by the feeling engendered in the minds of some of the members of the University staff that certain sections of the Committee's report were unfair to the University. As Chairman of the Committee, I can only say that it was not the intention of the Report to criticise the working of the University's Faculty of Engineering, much less to condemn it. Certain criticisms had been made by a prominent local engineering firm, and these were based on the allegation that the University's engineering graduates lacked workshop experience. This criticism, which has been levelled against the University-trained engineer throughout the world, contains an element of truth, but it is apt to confuse the issue and to blur the essential distinction between the function and purpose of a University engineering course and the function and purpose of any other system of engineering training, whether that training be conducted in a technical school or in a workshop supplemented by classes of general education. But the University's Engineering Faculty had been challenged as a possible training ground for practical engineers - a training ground...\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537428, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "## \n- 5- \n\n(1) the lack of reasonably remunerated openings, \n(2) the difficulty connected with securing post-graduate training as apprentices.\n\nIt is idle to expect young Chinese to spend four years at what is to them an expensive university, with a view to becoming graduates in mechanical engineering, if their only prospect is to secure an occasional engineering post in a coasting steamer on a remuneration substantially lower than what would be paid to a British engineer who had started much younger, because he had never been to a university.\n\n## \nAs regards the first difficulty, I find myself in agreement with the Sub-Committee of the Senate. The chaos in China has prevented development.\n\n## \nAs regards workshop training, the local engineering firms have been willing to admit engineering students to their works during vacations, and one of the leading firms has recently arranged to make this training more of a reality. But practical training for a month or so during the summer vacation is not, and never can be, a substitute for a definite apprenticeship taken, in the case of an engineering graduate, after graduation. The local engineering firms cannot see their way to taking the University's engineering graduates as apprentices and to paying them during their apprenticeships a living wage.\n\n## 13. \nThis, however, is now the universal practice of all the leading engineering firms in Britain. In my recent congregation speech, I reported that Messrs. Norris, Henty & Gardners Ltd., Messrs. Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co., and the British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd., had each taken last year one of our engineering graduates as an apprentice, and that in each case", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537435, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "20\n\n4\n\n10.\n11.\n12.\n\nWe suggest that the details of our workshop courses might perhaps be set forth in more attractive and convincing form than they are at present in the University Calendar, or as given in G.R. Para. 7.\n\nWe do not however support the suggestion (G.R. Para. 58) that a formal examination be held at the end of the year.\n\nOur reasons are as follows:\n\n(1) Workshop practice lends itself readily to continuous assessment, but not to rapid evaluation within the limits of time of an ordinary written or laboratory examination.\n\n(ii) Our engineering students are already more than sufficiently burdened with formal examinations. Thus the Intermediate Examination (Part I) involves 15 hours of written work and 9 hours of practical work, or a total of 24 hours. Those not exempted from English have 6 hours added, making in all 30 hours.\n\nIntermediate Examination (Part II) demands 18 hours written work, plus 6 hours of practical, a total of 24 hours.\n\n(By contrast, a Medical student at the end of his First or his Second Year may have only 6 hours of examinations, and in no case need have more than 18 hours.)\n\nG.R. Para. 58 recommends that a student who in his workshop courses evinces no aptitude for manual work should be prevented or dissuaded from becoming a Mechanical or Electrical Engineer. We agree that such a student is unlikely to make a success in those branches, but also think it most unlikely that he will require any dissuasion.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537436, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "- 5 - \n\n21 \n\n13. \n14. \n15. \n16. \n\nIn any case, the numbers choosing Electrical or Mechanical Engineering are already regarded, not as inconveniently large, but as regrettably small (G.R. Para. 15). We see no objection, however, to a properly qualified mechanical engineer being invited to visit the University workshops at any time and to record his impressions. This might prove a valuable advertisement for the University.\n\nWe take the opportunity of pointing out that not every university provides workshop courses, nor, when provided, makes them obligatory. In this respect, the Engineering courses of Hong Kong University are more than usually \"practical\", and we suggest that publicity might with advantage be given to this creditable fact.\n\nIf and when the Education Department makes manual training an integral part of the general education of the Colony, as recommended in G.R. Para. 115(6), the University may hope to find an ever-increasing proportion of its engineering freshmen predisposed to tackle workshop exercises, and to profit materially by them.\n\nA(ii) Differentiation of our Engineering Undergraduates into Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineers.\n\nG.R. Para. 57 makes the suggestion that our students should specialise, sooner than they do at present, in one or other of the recognised branches of engineering, and goes on to say that \"under existing conditions the usual practice is for a student to postpone until after he has completed successfully three years of the engineering curriculum making up his mind whether he will take the civil, mechanical, or electrical course\". We feel that a serious student of engineering should know his mind from the start and that this habit of drifting should be discouraged. This is inconsistent with G.R. Para. 15, and is in fact inaccurate.\n\nP.T.Q.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537456, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "# Government House, Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1933.\n\n## Despatch to The Right Honourable Sir Cunliffe-Lister, G.B.E., M.P., etc.\n\n**Confidential**\n\n`92579/32`\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to the third paragraph of Mr. Southorn's despatch No.297 of the 9th June, 1932, regarding the action contemplated by the University on the Report of the Committee on Practical Technical Education in Hong Kong, I have the honour to forward for your information the accompanying copy of a letter addressed by the Vice Chancellor to the Colonial Secretary, together with the Report of the Sub-Committee of the Senate referred to therein.\n\n2. With regard to the suggestion contained in paragraph 38 of the Sub-Committee's report that facilities for the practical training of mechanical and electrical engineers might be provided by the Kowloon Canton Railway, I am advised that the Railway workshops undertake little beyond the upkeep and repair of rolling stock and that the experience to be obtained there would be likely at present to prove of little practical value.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**(sd.) W. PEEL.**\nGovernor, &c.\n\nThe Right Honourable Sir Cunliffe-Lister, G.B.E., M.P., etc.\n\n## UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG\n\n20th January, 1933.\n\nThe Honourable the Colonial Secretary,\nColonial Secretary's Office,\nHong Kong.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to refer to your letter of the 18th December, 1931, (No.111 in `2808/1930`). In this letter, with which there were forwarded twelve copies of the Report of the Committee on Practical Technical Education, it was stated that His Excellency the Governor would be glad to learn what steps the University proposes to take in respect of those recommendations which particularly deal with the policy of the University in regard to this question.\n\n2. The Report of the Committee on Practical Technical Education was placed before the Senate of the University on the 25th February, 1932. At this meeting, the following resolutions were adopted:\n\n(i) That the Senate resolves to appoint a sub-committee to prepare for the consideration of the Senate a report on those aspects of the Report on Technical Education which affect the University.\n(ii) That the sub-committee should consist of the following members of the Senate: Professor F.A. Redmond (Professor of Civil Engineering), Professor G.T. Byrne (Professor of Chemistry), and Professor W. Brown (Professor of Mathematics).\n\n3. I may perhaps add that Professor W. Brown was originally recruited to this University to teach Engineering and that he has recently been lent to the Henry Lester Trustees to advise that body on the establishment of a technical school in Shanghai in accordance with the terms of the Will of the late Henry Lester.\n\n4. The report of the Sub-Committee came before the Senate at a meeting held on the 27th October, 1932, and was adopted.\n\n5. The report of the Sub-Committee of the Senate came before the Council on the 28th November, but the Council decided to postpone its consideration to a later meeting. The Sub-Committee's Report was considered by the Council on the 5th December, and it was decided that no further action was called for. A copy of the Report of the Sub-Committee of the Senate is attached to this letter.\n\n6. The issue placed by Government before the University was complicated by the feeling engendered in the minds of some of the members of the University staff that certain sections of the Committee's report were unfair to the University. As Chairman of the Committee, I can only say that it was not the intention of the Report to criticise the working of the University's Faculty of Engineering, much less to condemn it. Certain criticisms had been made by a prominent local engineering firm, and these were based on the allegation that the University's engineering graduates lacked workshop experience. This criticism, which has been levelled against the University-trained engineer throughout the world, contains an element of truth, but it is apt to confuse the issue and to blur the essential distinction between the function and purpose of a University engineering course and the function and purpose of any other system of engineering training, whether that training be conducted in a technical school or in a workshop supplemented by classes of general education. But the University's Engineering Faculty had been challenged as a possible training ground for practical engineers - a training ground...\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537459, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "## \n- 5- \n\n(1) the lack of reasonably remunerated openings, \n(2) the difficulty connected with securing post-graduate training as apprentices.\n\nIt is idle to expect young Chinese to spend four years at what is to them an expensive university, with a view to becoming graduates in mechanical engineering, if their only prospect is to secure an occasional engineering post in a coasting steamer on a remuneration substantially lower than what would be paid to a British engineer who had started much younger, because he had never been to a university.\n\n## \nAs regards the first difficulty, I find myself in agreement with the Sub-Committee of the Senate. The chaos in China has prevented development.\n\n## \nAs regards workshop training, the local engineering firms have been willing to admit engineering students to their works during vacations, and one of the leading firms has recently arranged to make this training more of a reality. But practical training for a month or so during the summer vacation is not, and never can be, a substitute for a definite apprenticeship taken, in the case of an engineering graduate, after graduation. The local engineering firms cannot see their way to taking the University's engineering graduates as apprentices and to paying them during their apprenticeships a living wage.\n\n## \n13. This, however, is now the universal practice of all the leading engineering firms in Britain. In my recent congregation speech, I reported that Messrs. Norris, Henty & Gardners Ltd., Messrs. Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co., and the British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd., had each taken last year one of our engineering graduates as an apprentice, and that in each case", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537466, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "20\n\n4 \n\n10. \n\n11. \n\n12. \n\nWe suggest that the details of our workshop courses might perhaps be set forth in more attractive and convincing form than they are at present in the University Calendar, or as given in G.R. Para. 7.\n\nWe do not however support the suggestion (G.R. Para. 58) that a formal examination be held at the end of the year.\n\nOur reasons are as follows:\n\n(1) Workshop practice lends itself readily to continuous assessment, but not to rapid evaluation within the limits of time of an ordinary written or laboratory examination.\n\n(ii) Our engineering students are already more than sufficiently burdened with formal examinations. Thus the Intermediate Examination (Part I) involves 15 hours of written work and 9 hours of practical work, or a total of 24 hours. Those not exempted from English have 6 hours added, making in all 30 hours.\n\nIntermediate Examination (Part II) demands 18 hours written work, plus 6 hours of practical, a total of 24 hours.\n\n(By contrast, a Medical student at the end of his First or his Second Year may have only 6 hours of examinations, and in no case need have more than 18 hours.)\n\nG.R. Para. 58 recommends that a student who in his workshop courses evinces no aptitude for manual work should be prevented or dissuaded from becoming a Mechanical or Electrical Engineer. We agree that such a student is unlikely to make a success in those branches, but also think it most unlikely that he will require any dissuasion.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537467, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "- 5 - \n\n21 \n\n13. \n14. \n15. \n16. \n\nIn any case, the numbers choosing Electrical or Mechanical Engineering are already regarded, not as inconveniently large, but as regrettably small (G.R. Para. 15). We see no objection, however, to a properly qualified mechanical engineer being invited to visit the University workshops at any time and to record his impressions. This might prove a valuable advertisement for the University.\n\nWe take the opportunity of pointing out that not every university provides workshop courses, nor, when provided, makes them obligatory. In this respect, the Engineering courses of Hong Kong University are more than usually \"practical\", and we suggest that publicity might with advantage be given to this creditable fact.\n\nIf and when the Education Department makes manual training an integral part of the general education of the Colony, as recommended in G.R. Para. 115(6), the University may hope to find an ever-increasing proportion of its engineering freshmen predisposed to tackle workshop exercises, and to profit materially by them.\n\nA(ii) Differentiation of our Engineering Undergraduates into Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineers.\n\nG.R. Para. 57 makes the suggestion that our students should specialise, sooner than they do at present, in one or other of the recognised branches of engineering, and goes on to say that \"under existing conditions the usual practice is for a student to postpone until after he has completed successfully three years of the engineering curriculum making up his mind whether he will take the civil, mechanical, or electrical course\". We feel that a serious student of engineering should know his mind from the start and that this habit of drifting should be discouraged. This is inconsistent with G.R. Para. 15, and is in fact inaccurate.\n\nP.T.Q.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 538095, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "content_text": "## Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1933. Estimate, 1934.\n\n#### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments.-Continued.\n\n| Brought forward | $1,583,405 | $1,920,997 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Crown Lands and Surveys. | | |\n| Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,210 by £40) | 21,257 | 19,840 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys (£900 to £1,050 by £30)... | 18,000 | 16,800 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey (£900 to £1,020 by £30).. | 17,486 | 16,320 |\n| Inspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 19,714 | 18,400 |\n| 1st Class Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20), 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30 | 45,257 | 99,191 |\n| 2nd Class Land Surveyors, (£480 to £700 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40 and 2 of £20) | 22,627 | 57,933 |\n| Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 19,029 | 16,480 |\n| Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)... | 27,771 | 25,040 |\n| Language Allowance | 60 | 60 |\n| Language Allowances to 2 at $60 each, 2 at $120 and 1 at $240 | ... | 420 |\n| Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100) | 8,576 | 3,876 |\n| Draughtsmen at $720 each | 1,440 | ... |\n| Class I Technicians, ($3,300 to $4,500 by $200) Class II ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150) Class III ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100) Class IV ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100) | 7,000 3,900 5,400 3,800 | 9,328 3,500 600 3,800 |\n| Class V ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100) | 5,043 | 13,155 |\n| Class VI ($600 to $1,000 by $50) | 1,200 | 3,862 |\n| Class I Mechanician, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1,000 | 1,000 |\n| Special Staff for new Crown Leases Ordinance. | | |\n| 2nd Class Land Surveyor, (£480 to £700 by 5 of £20 2 of £40 and 2 of £20) | 8,230 | 4,542 |\n| Class II ($600 to $950 by $50) | 1,200 | 2,688 |\n| Class III ($370 to $580 by $30) | 2,520 | 2,608 |\n| Class IV ($250 to $340 by $30) | 1,000 | 1,118 |\n| Class V ($150 to $240 by $30) | 300 | 358 |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($800 to $2,400 by 4 of $100 1 of $400 and 8 of $100) | 3,200 | ... |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless Subordinate Staff | 1,000 | 1,000 |\n\n### Electrical\n\n#### B. Wireless,-Continued.\n\n| | 1933 | 1934 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Wireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) 2nd Grade Wireless Technicians, (£310 to £350 by £10) | 14,400 30,567 | ... |\n| Radio Technician, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 2,829 | 3 |\n| Telegraph Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 19,029 | 26,960 |\n| Electro Medical Technician, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) | 4,960 | (5) |\n| Class I Technicians, ... | ... | ... |\n\n### Electrical\n\n#### (A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n\n| Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) | 22,286 | 20,800 |\n| Assistant Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £80) | 13,606 | 15,179 |\n| Telegraph. Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 9,857 | 9,200 |\n| General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,050 |\n| Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day..... | 913 | 913 |\n| Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50).. | 583 | 633 |\n| Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)... | 733 | 783 |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50).. | 800 | 750 |\n| Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) ... | 5,378 | 4,911 |\n| Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 15,403 | 13,446 |\n| Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20) | 1,848 | 1,565 |\n| Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12) | 1,191 | 1,440 |\n| Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 650 | 651 |\n| Cleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 336 | 341 |\n| Port Development. | | |\n| Harbour Surveyor at £600 | ... | 9,600 |\n| Engineer, (£410 to £450 by £20)... | 9,150 | ... |\n| Engineer, (£420 to £460 by £20)...... | 7,543 | ... |\n| Overseer, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually) | 5,314 | 4,960 |\n| Pier Foreman, ($500 to $850 by $25 annually) | 850 | 850 |\n| Dredger Master and Engineer ($600 to $1050 by $75 annually) | 600 | 650 |\n| Bonus for satisfactory outpal | 200 | 200 |\n| F. S. Allowance at £150 p.a. | 2,571 | ... |\n| Pension Allowance at 8% | 795 | ... |\n\n| Brought forward | $1,920,997 | $1,889,978 |\n| Carried forward | $2,080,521 | $2,041,652 |\n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange. \n(2) First and Second Classes now amalgamated. C. O. D. No. 88 of 26. 1. 33. \n(3) Stipulated allowances. \n(4) Stipulated increments. \n(5) Now included in 30 Class II Draughtsmen under General Staff. \n(6) Not required. \n(7) Changes in personnel. \n(8) One on scale $200 to $400 replaced by one on scale $204 to $300. \n(9) Officers transferred from Imperial and International Communications, Limited. \n(1) Higher rate of exchange. \n(2) Radio Technician now included under Telegraph sub-Engineers. \n(3) Three previously shown as Second Grade. \n(4) Three now shown under Wireless Technicians and one as Electro Medical Technician. \n(5) Previously shown under 2nd Grade Wireless Technician. \n(6) Reorganisation. Net increase 12 expansion. \n(7) Two new posts. \n(9) Post abolished. \n(10) Four posts abolished. \n(11) One post abolished. new posts due to \n\nPage 94 \nPage 95 \nPage 145 \nPage 146", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 538104, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "content_text": "## APPENDIX I\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n| | 1933 | 1934 |\n|----------|------|------|\n| Executive Engineers.... | 1 | 1 |\n| Architects | 1 | 1 |\n| Engineers | 5 | 5 |\n| Senior Inspectors of Works | * | : |\n| Quantity Surveyor.. | 1 | 1 |\n| Inspectors of Works | 7 | 7 |\n| | 10 | 13 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 1 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 1(1) | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 16 | 16 |\n| | 1 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 5 | 5 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n\n### Staff Details\n\n| Position | 1933 | 1934 |\n|----------------------------------|------|------|\n| Chief Draughtsmen | 1 | 1 |\n| Overseers | 2 | 2 |\n| Engineering Assistants | 2 | 3 |\n| Apprentice Engineer | -- | 2 |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor | 1 | 1 |\n| 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | 4 | 4 |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | 1 | 2 |\n| Assistant Quantity Surveyor | --- | : |\n| Class I Draughtsmen | 3 | 3 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 5 | 5 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 9 | 8 |\n| | A | 10 |\n| | 7 | 8 |\n| | 39 | 43 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 1 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | Fr | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | - | : |\n| | : | 4 |\n| | 5 | 5 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 25 | 25 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | : | W |\n| | --- | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | I | 2 |\n| | I | 1 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 6 | 5 |\n| | το | 6 |\n| | 7 | 7 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 34 | 37 |\n| | -་་ | : |\n| | 1 | Par |\n| | INL | 2 |\n\n### More Staff Details\n\n| Position | 1933 | 1934 |\n|-------------------------|------|------|\n| Class II Draughtsmen | 5 | 4 |\n| 1st Class Foremen | 3 | 4 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen | 6 | 6 |\n| Foreman | N | 2 |\n| | ลง | *T |\n| | 4 | : |\n| | 10 | 13 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | I | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 2 | 3 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 27 | 30 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 5 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 16 | 19 |\n| | 9 | 9 |\n| | 1 | 2 |\n| | મ | 9 |\n| | 44 | I |\n| | 24 | 28 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | D |\n\n### Lower Level Staff\n\n| Position | 1933 | 1934 |\n|-----------------------|------|------|\n| Drain Testers.... | 2 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Head Survey Coolies... | : | : |\n| | 12 | 12 |\n| | 1 | I |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | --- | : |\n| Survey Coolies | : | : |\n| | 70 | 70 |\n| | LIK | 1 |\n| | 7 | 7 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | : |\n| | 81 | 81 |\n| | 21 | 2 |\n| | 4 | 3 |\n| | 2 | ? |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | I | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | ... |\n| | 2 | LIL |\n| | I | 1 |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 7 | 5 |\n| | 5 | 4 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 2 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | I | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 37 | 37 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 2 | 4 |\n| | + | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | --- | : |\n| | : | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n\n(1) Includes one seconded to Consulting Engineers.\n\n### Departmental Statistics\n\n| Department | 1933 | 1934 |\n|-----------------------------------|------|------|\n| Accounts and Stores. | | |\n| Architectural. | | |\n| Correspondence. | | |\n| Crown Lands and Surveys. | | |\n| Drainage. | +861 | |\n| Electrical. | | |\n| Port Development. | | |\n| Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. | | |\n| Valuation and Resumptions. | | |\n| Water Works. | | |\n| Total. | | |\n| 1933 | 1983 | |\n| 1934 | | |\n| Ronds &c. | 1933 | 1934 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544266, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-1 Wireless telegraph and telephone services 16-1-1934 - 26-1-1934", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-547-1 Wireless telegraph and telephone services 16-1-1934 - 26-1-1934", "content_text": "## 5.\n\n22 outgoing distortion level etc. is required such as a Cathode Ray Oscillograph. This has been included in the Indent. Enquiries might also be made regarding a portable field strength measuring equipment for use in the Colony.\n\n(1) General Information.\n\nTo assist the Consulting Engineers and the contractors it is pointed out that it is decided to instal the Transmitter at Cape D'Aguilar and the Receiver at the Victoria Peak Receiving Station. The distance between these stations, as the crow flies is 8 miles.\n\nThe cable route consists of the following distances:\n| Route | Distance |\n| --- | --- |\n| Victoria Peak to Central Radio Office | 1 miles |\n| Central Radio Office to Cape D'Aguilar | 13 miles |\n\nAll cable connections are made via Central Radio Office, the cable connecting Peak Receiving Station and Central Radio Office consists of 50 pairs, 5 of which are 40 lb. copper and 45 of 20 lb. copper; the pairs already in use carry receiver signals, tone line and talking circuits.\n\nThe cables between Central Radio Office and Cape D'Aguilar consist of 25 pair cable, 5 pairs of which consist of 40 lb. copper and 20 pairs of 20 lb. conductors; five of either size are available, the remainder being already in use as keying and telephone circuits.\n\n**sd. L. H. KING.** \n**Chief Electrical Engineer.** \n11. 11. 1933.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-1 Wireless telegraph and telephone services 16-1-1934 - 26-1-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545812, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934", "content_text": "18\n\nT\n\n19\n\nJOHORE BAHRU :\n\nThe State of Johore pursues an educational policy quite apart from the other Malay States and largely ascribes its freedom from an unemployment problem to this policy. All promotions from the Malay to the English Schools are by a Scholarship Scheme, great care being taken to prevent more boys obtaining an English education than can be absorbed by the Government Departments and foreign firms operating in the State.\n\nSome alarm has recently been felt at the increasing spread of immigrant Chinese among the outlying villages, where their greater industry and skill has, in many cases, enabled them to corner the local carpentry and tailoring trades. To prevent this peaceful invasion producing unemployment among the Malay population, it was decided to open the Trade School at Johore Bahru.\n\nStudents for the Trade School are recruited from the lower stages of the English Schools from those boys who seem more likely to make successful artisans than clerks; and also by selection from the upper classes of the Malay Schools.\n\nThe work done is largely on the lines of Bagan Serai, but actual instruction is given in the design, layout, construction, and erection, of simple timber structures. Where considerations of space intervene, e.g. in building a complete wooden house, the building is made half size.\n\nIn the tailoring section instruction is given in cutting and making all types of garments; and in this work particularly the Malay is said to excel. A member of a high-class tailoring establishment at Singapore visits the school once a week and has commented very favourably on the standard of work done.\n\nBoth the carpentry and tailoring sections have a scheme whereby students, during their training, can, by industry, accumulate some capital with which to start business. All afternoon work is voluntary, and during this time all work for which payment is received is carried out. After paying for materials plus 10%, the students working on any job are credited with a proportion of the profits, depending on seniority and the number of hours worked. The student is only entitled to this money on satisfactory completion of his course.\n\nIt is contemplated that, on setting up for themselves, these boys will be assisted by a subsidy of work from the Government until they are well established.\n\n(8) FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.\n\nUntil there is a revival in rubber and tin there is very little possibility of the further development of the Trade School system in the Federated Malay States. The importance of handwork is, however, not being lost sight of, and all schools, both for boys and girls, are introducing handicraft classes as soon as may be convenient.\n\nIn the Straits Settlements it is worthy of note that the Trade School vote, large as it is, was the only one which was not challenged on presentation of the last Estimates. Indeed, the general interest shown by the community in this development is very great, much space being devoted in the press to discussion as to the lines which should be followed. Such an interest can only arise from a strong belief in the value of the training received, and should be of great help to boys seeking employment.\n\nAt Singapore a vigorous policy of expansion is probable. Over 30,000 houses exist without modern sanitation, and these are to be converted in due course. There is a great dearth of plumbers in Singapore and a branch school specialising in plumbing is to be opened. It is proposed that only plumbers holding a municipal certificate be allowed to undertake the foregoing work, the standard required for the compulsory trade test being set by the Trade School, whose staff will conduct the examination on which the required certificate will be issued. A School of Building is also proposed, but this is at present in abeyance, there being a very close \"Building Ring\" in the Straits. The training of overseers and inspectors for the Public Works Department is a possible side issue.\n\nConsideration is being given to the training of boys in such trades as printing, bookbinding, sign writing and the other activities which come under the headings of \"Arts and Crafts\".\n\nAn endeavour is also being made to establish a School of Electrical Engineering. It is recognised that this will require very delicate treatment as the gap between the Electrical Fitter and the Electrical Engineer is very large and almost impossible to bridge, unless the student has a first-class general education. The Electrical Fitter would probably be recruited from boys who have done two years' Trade School and then two years' Specialised work on electrical machines, instruments, cables, installation, etc. The demand for this class of work is at present not great, but the future large requirements of the Naval Base should be carefully gauged. Some degree of specialising in wireless repair would probably be financially sound, but a large amount of blackboard work, possibly as evening classes, would be essential for the sound working of an Electrical Engineering Branch of the Trade School.\n\nA new Trade School is about to be opened in Malacca, but it is not yet decided what form this school will take.\n\n(9) SUMMARY OF SALIENT POINTS.\n\n(1) There is no special pre-apprenticeship system in Malaya.\n\n(2) There is no permanent resident population with an industrial tradition from which to draw pupils.\n\n(3) The standard of education required of entrants to Trade Schools is high.\n\n(4) Age of Trade School entrants is about 15—16.\n\n(5) The Trade Schools supply a complete apprenticeship.\n\n(6) The standard of skill is extremely high.\n\n(7) The automobile repair trade is well adapted to the Trade School System.\n\n(8) Passed students are specially suitable for accurate work such as is required for aircraft or armaments.\n\n(9) Students now in employment are very satisfactory.\n\n(10) The cost per head is not excessive.\n\n(11) Local opinion favours extension of the Trade School Scheme.\n\n(12) The Straits Settlements contemplate Schools of Electrical Engineering, Plumbing, Building and \"Arts & Crafts\".\n\n(13) The Commercial value of English is high.\n\n(14) The Special and Ordinary apprenticeships of the P.W.D. and F.M.S.R. are worth study.\n\n(15) The Technical School at Kuala Lumpur is well organised for its purpose. The contact with \"practice\" is excellent.\n\n(16) The engagement of Trade School boys at Central Workshops as improvers should be followed closely.\n\n(10) THE TRADE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS IT AFFECTS HONG KONG.\n\n(The Marginal Notes refer to previous reports No. 1-The Inauguration of the Junior Technical School, No. 2-The Apprenticeship System in Hong Kong.)\n\n38", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545815, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934", "content_text": "25\n\n-\n\nGOVERNMENT TRADE SCHOOL.\n\nBATU LANCHANG LANE.\n\nPENANG.\n\nPROSPECTUS.\n\nAIM.\n\nThe school is designed to give such a training as will enable boys of this Settlement to follow a trade for a livelihood.\n\nBUILDING & EQUIPMENT.\n\nThe school, which is situated in Batu Lanchang Lane, has been specially built and designed for the purpose.\n\nThe equipment includes everything necessary to a modern work and machine shop and all fittings and tools likely to be used by the students after leaving the school.\n\n(a) The Machine Shop is equipped with 31/2\", 6\" and 8\" self surfacing, sliding and screw cutting lathes, shaping machine, high speed and sensitive drills and grindstones. All accessories necessary for high-class machining are available.\n\n(b) The Blacksmith Shop contains three forges, anvils, swage block, brazing hearth, water tanks and all necessary tools and appliances.\n\n(c) The Fitting Shops have benches, vices and all hand tools required for a most complete training in all branches of fitting. In addition, the most up-to-date electrical and other special tools will be available for use and for demonstration purposes so as to enable students to become familiar with modern practice.\n\n(d) The Motor Repair Shop is so equipped that all repairs may be carried out as in large garages. Complete motor cars, and separate components such as engines, gear boxes, back axles, etc. will be provided on which students may obtain ample experience in all classes of automobile repairs and adjustment. An accumulator charging plant, a tyre vulcanizing machine and electrical testing apparatus will be installed so that no branch of the trade is neglected.\n\n(e) The Lecture Room or Drawing Office is fully equipped for its purpose; sectional models and charts will be used to demonstrate the theory of the internal combustion engine and its components, both electrical and mechanical.\n\n(f) A completely equipped Stores is run on recognised workshop lines.\n\n(g) In addition, there are Locker Rooms, Recreation Spaces and Cycle Sheds for the convenience of students.\n\nSTAFF.\n\nThe school is in the charge of a Civil Engineer as Principal. The students work under the personal supervision of the European Instructor, who has first-class workshop and motor experience. The European Instructor is assisted by Local Instructors.\n\nADMISSION.\n\nAdmission is not restricted to any race. The minimum qualification required of applicants is that they have satisfactorily passed Standard V in a Government or Aided English School of this Settlement.\n\n42", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545816, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934", "content_text": "42A\n\n26\n\nApplicants for admission must have attained a good standard of proficiency in Mathematics, Drawing, and Handwork. They must be of good character and sound physique.\n\nStudents of less than fourteen or more than nineteen years of age will not be eligible for admission. Students admitted to the Trade School will be on probation for their first three months, at the end of which the question of their retention or dismissal will be decided.\n\nSelection will be on the recommendation of the Principal, and final decision rests with the Inspector of Schools, Penang.\n\nFEES\n\nA tuition fee of $3.00 per month will be charged. A limited number of free places will be provided. All students must provide themselves with overalls (2 sets), subscribe to the Sports Fund, and make good any damage to Government tools, machines, or other property caused by wilful neglect, carelessness, or disobedience.\n\nThey must also replace or pay for any tools, apparatus, or Government property issued to them on loan and lost whilst in their charge.\n\nApproved text books, of which there will be but few, must be purchased by the students themselves.\n\nTools or other articles made by a student with the sanction of the Principal may be retained by him on leaving the school.\n\nAny article not the property of Government on which unauthorised work is being done in the school premises is liable to confiscation, and the question of its return rests entirely with the Principal.\n\nAn undertaking to complete the three years' course, unless found unsuitable by the Principal, must be given by each student on entry.\n\nFirst Year Students.\n\nSYLLABUS OF WORK\n\nBenchwork and use of fitter's tools, drawing, mensuration, geometry, and the reading of simple engineer's drawings. Lectures and instruction on internal combustion engines and their application. Properties and uses of metal, etc. Storekeeping and general workshop routine.\n\nSecond Year Students.\n\nTurning and machining. Advanced benchwork and fitting, Blacksmith and Tinsmith work. Stores accounts and record work. Practical electricity and wiring. Theory of Foundry work and Pattern making.\n\nThird Year Students.\n\nGenerally speaking, students are given the work which would ordinarily be dealt with by a large modern commercial repair garage. Where considered advisable, they may be allowed to specialise in other trades for which they have been found suited—Blacksmith, Tinner, Electrician, etc. As far as possible, the third-year course is so arranged as to suit each student's inclination or ability.\n\nThe benchwork will consist of exercises in chipping, filing, and scraping, including the use and care of hand tools, cutting key ways and fitting keys, tapping and screwing, fitting of taper pins, sheet metal work, the use and manufacture of calipers, gauges, etc., marking off, brazing, remetalling, and fitting of bearings, etc. In all these operations, the importance of absolute accuracy will be insisted upon.\n\n27\n\nIn the Blacksmith's Shop, students will be taught the properties of various metals and alloys and will carry out simple bends, welds, joints, etc., and will be given instruction in annealing, hardening, tempering, case hardening, etc.\n\nThe Machine Shop training will consist of practical lathe work, shaping, grinding, screw cutting, machine drilling, surfacing, tool making, spare parts, etc.\n\nIn the Motor Mechanics Shop, the theory, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles will be taught, together with the making and fitting of simple spare parts, testing, care, and vulcanizing of tyres, charging and repair of accumulators, and maintenance and repair of electrical equipment.\n\nA machine drawing course will be given extending over the first two years. This will include the use of a drawing board and instruments, drawing to scale, isometric projections, sections, design of simple machine parts, reading working drawings, etc.\n\nMathematics required in elementary engineering work will be continued so that students can make any calculations required—take off quantities—find cubical contents, etc., and Geometry as far as necessary will also be taught.\n\nThroughout the course, strict attention is paid to absolute accuracy of working and calculation. Observance of correct workshop routine and time-keeping, stores issuing, and costing is insisted on.\n\nA successful student after completing his three years' course should be capable of dismantling a car, making sketches of all simple parts to be renewed, choosing the correct material, making his own tools, and machining, finishing, and fitting the actual parts to be adjusted and made ready for the road. A student should also have a good working knowledge of the general organisation of a modern garage and its workings.\n\nFirst Year\n\nSecond Year\n\nThird Year\n\nHOURS OF ATTENDANCE\n\nStart\n\n8 a.m.\n\n8 a.m.\n\nBreak\n\n12—1 p.m.\n\nClose\n\n3.00 p.m.\n\n12-1 p.m.\n\n3.30 p.m.\n\n8 a.m.\n\n12-1 p.m.\n\n4.00 p.m.\n\nThe school will be closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and all Government Public Holidays. It will be closed for short holidays at Xmas, Easter, and Mid-Summer. The re-opening day of each term will be stated on the Students Report at the end of such term.\n\nATTENDANCE\n\nRegular and punctual attendance will be insisted upon. No student must be absent without permission from the Principal unless a letter is brought from the parent or guardian giving a satisfactory and adequate reason, and permission is then given by the Principal.\n\nDISCIPLINE\n\nStrict discipline will be enforced at all times. A record will be kept of all minor offences, and any student who has an unsatisfactory record is liable to suspension or, in the case of continued misbehaviour or a serious offence, immediate expulsion. The decision of the Principal and the Inspector of Schools will be final.\n\nREPORTS\n\nA report on each student will be prepared at the end of each term, giving an account of attendance, conduct, work, and progress, and forwarded to the parent or guardian.\n\n43", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-7 Trade School- suggested institution based on Malayan examples 11-5-1934 - 26-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546029, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "# Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n85\n\nApproved Estimate, 1934.\n\nEstimate, 1935.\n\n321,866\n\n321,366\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n \n 1934\n 1935\n \n \n 14\n 14\n \n\nMachinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 1 at $1.70, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)\n\n \n 6,948\n 6,948\n \n \n 2\n 1\n \n\nCopper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day).. Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day).. 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n\n \n 1,047\n 1,047\n \n \n 231\n 231\n \n \n 1,300\n 1,300\n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n 26\n 20\n \n\n2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day).\n\n \n 1,397\n 1,498\n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n 2,563\n 2,563\n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n\nApprentice Carpenters, (1 at 25 cents, and 2 at 50 cents per day)\n\n \n 311\n 385\n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n\n1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n\n \n 950\n 1,000 (2)\n \n \n @\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n\n2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n\n \n 1,140\n 1,140\n \n \n ~211-42\n \n \n\nElectricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day)... Apprentice Electricians, at 20 cents per day each\n\n \n 961\n 961\n \n \n 80\n 123\n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n 2\n 1\n \n\nElectric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n\n \n \n 950\n \n \n 950\n \n \n \n 163\n \n \n \n 40\n (3)\n \n\n1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day)... Apprentice Painters, (13 cents per day each)\n\n \n 950\n 950\n \n \n 1,448\n 1,478\n \n \n (4)\n \n \n \n 80\n 80\n \n \n 9\n 9\n \n\nBoilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.22 each per day)\n\n \n 3,986\n 3,986\n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n\nBoilermakers' Assistants, (3 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each)\n\n \n 1,910\n 1,910\n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n\nBlacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day),\n\n \n 1,731\n 1,731\n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n\nStrikers, (77 cents each per day)\n\n \n 1,186\n 1,186\n \n \n 1\n \n \n\nNo. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day)\n\n \n 542\n 616\n \n\nNo. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day)\n\n \n 400\n 462\n \n \n (5)\n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n\nRiggers, (1 at $1.00, 4 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day)\n\n \n 1,937\n 1,937\n \n \n 30\n 30\n \n \n 132\n 112\n \n\nWorkshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, 1 at 68 cents and 27 at 58 cents each per day)\n\n \n 5,513\n 5,550\n \n\n2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually). Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day\n\n \n 650\n 700\n \n \n 376\n 880\n \n\nMoulder Apprentices, at 27 cents per day each Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff\n\n \n 123\n 166\n \n \n e@@\n \n \n \n 6,000\n 6,000\n \n\nE-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\nE-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\nE-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\n \n 1\n 1\n \n\nAssistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n\nInspector of Permanent Way, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually)\n\n \n 5,200\n 5,400\n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n 6,400\n 6,225\n \n\nJunior Clerical Service:-\n\n \n (1) (7)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n \n 1,608\n 1,708\n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n\nSub-Inspector, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually). Sub-Inspector, ($600 to $1,000 by $50 annually)\n\n \n 1,200\n 1,300\n \n \n 1,000\n (8)\n \n \n 410\n (9)\n \n\nTimekeeper, ($400 to $600 by $20 annually).\n\nCarried forward\n\n \n 382,147\n 382,227\n \n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) Designation changed.\n\n(3) Changes in personnel. (4) Wages of one increased. (5) Wages raised,\n\n(6) Two new posts.\n\n(7) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(8) Post abolished.\n\n(9) New post.\n\nPage 188", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546038, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "96\n\nHead 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1934.\n\nEstimate, 1935.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n \n A\n Brought forward\n 1,572,660\n 1,522,061\n \n\nNUMBERS.\n\nAccounts and Stores,-Continued.\n\n \n 1934\n 1935\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20)\n 7,600\n 7,425\n \n \n (1)\n 1\n 1\n ...\n 1\n \n \n Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually)\n Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)\n Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n \n \n \n 2,150\n 2,250\n 1,300\n 1,400\n (2)\n \n \n 1,100\n (3)\n 800\n 875\n \n \n \n 9\n 1\n Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n Head Watchman,\n \n \n \n 6,097\n 6,544\n } (2)\n 240\n 240\n \n \n Do.,\n Rent Allowance\n \n 24\n 21\n \n\nCrown Lands and Surveys.\n\n \n 1\n 1\n Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20).\n 19,840\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,050 by £30)... \n 19,500 (1)(4)\n 16,800\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n 16,320\n 15,750 (1)\n \n \n 8\n Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n \n 13,524 (5)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 99,191\n 94,072\n \n \n 2\n 2\n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 16,480\n 16,040 (1)(2)\n \n \n Do.,\n Language Allowance at $60 each\n \n 60\n 120\n \n \n 4\n 4\n Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)...............................\n 25,040\n 24,149 (1) (2)\n \n \n Language Allowances to 3 at $120 and 1 at $270.\n \n \n 600\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n 3,876\n 4,176 (2)\n \n \n (6)\n 630\n \n \n \n \n\nElectrical.\n\n(A).-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n\n \n 1\n Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)\n 20,800\n \n \n \n 1\n Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n 13,179\n 12,805\n \n \n (1)(2)\n 1\n Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 9,200\n 8,625 (1)\n \n \n \n General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n \n 2,050\n 2,050\n \n \n \n Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day...\n \n 913\n 913\n \n \n 1\n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50).\n 633\n 683\n \n \n 1\n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n 783\n 833\n \n \n } (2)\n 1\n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n 750\n 750\n \n \n 4\n 5\n 15\n 20\n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n \n 4,911\n 5,936 (2) (7)\n \n \n \n \n 13,446\n 16,506 (2) (8)\n \n \n +H\n 10\n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n 1,565\n 1,585 (2)\n \n \n Do.,\n 6 Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n \n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each.......\n \n \n 192\n 192\n \n \n Do.,\n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n \n 1,440\n 1,512 (2)\n \n \n \n \n \n 288\n 288\n \n\nB. Wireless.\n\n \n -\n 3\n 1♡\n 3\n Wireless Engineer (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n \n \n Assistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n \n 9,150\n 9,600 (1)(2)\n \n \n \n \n 21,600\n 22,500 (9)\n \n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) New posts.\n\nCarried forward\n\n(4) Salary revised. C.O.D. No. 167 of 30th April 1934.\n\n(5) Changes in personnel.\n\n(6) Stipulated allowances.\n\n \n \n 1,889,978\n 1,834,158\n \n\n(7) New post for Government telephone exchange C.O.D. No. 65 of 8th February 1934.\n\n(8) Five new posts for Government telephone exchanges, three approved C.O.D. No. 65 of 8th February 1934, two additional required for Kowloon.\n\n(9) New designation and salary scale revised C.O.D. No. 70 of 13th February 1934.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546039, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "# Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n \n \n 1934\n 1935\n \n \n Brought forward\n \n \n \n \n Electrical,-Continued.\n \n \n \n \n B.- Wireless,—Continued.\n \n \n \n \n Approved Estimate, 1934.\n \n \n \n \n Estimate, 1935.\n 1,889,978\n 1,834,158\n \n \n ~\n \n \n \n \n Inspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 18,400\n 17,250\n \n \n (1)\n 30\n 40\n \n \n 1\n 12610\n 3\n \n \n 5\n \n 6\n \n \n Wireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20)........... Wireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)... Electro Medical Technician, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)\n 26,960\n30,567\n4,960\n 25,575\n33,073\n3\n \n \n (1) (2)\n(3)\n \n \n \n \n Class III\nClass I Technicians, ($3,300 to $4,500 by $200) ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)\n 3,900\n3,800\n 4,100\n5,900\n \n \n (2)\n 6\n (2) (4)\n \n \n 6\n \n \n \n \n Class IV\n\"\n($1,500 to $1,800 by $100).\n 9,328\n 9,928\n \n \n (2)\n 13\n (2)\n \n \n Class V\n($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)\n 13,155\n 16,019\n \n \n (2) (4)\n 6\n \n \n \n Class VI\n($600 to $1,000 by $50)\n 3,862\n 4,113\n \n \n *\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Class I Mechanician,\n($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n 1,000\n 1,088\n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n Class II\n\"1\n($600 to $950 by $50)\n 2,668\n 2,838\n \n \n (2)\n 6\n \n \n \n Co\n \n 29\n \n \n Class III\n($370 to $580 by $30)\n 2,608\n 2,758\n \n \n Do,\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowance at $48 each\n 288\n (5)\n \n \n 4\n 5\n \n \n \n Class IV Mechanician, ($250 to $340 by $30)\n 1,118\n 1,488\n \n \n (2)(6)\n 2\n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $48 each Class V Mechanician, ($150 to $240 by $30)..\n 240\n358\n (5)\n418\n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $48 ench\n 96\n (5)\n \n \n Sunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless Subordinate Staff\n 1,000\n 1,000\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n 1,300\n 1,300\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n No. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50)\n 950\n 950\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n No. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50)\n 829\n 879\n \n \n (2)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n Switchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30)\n 780\n 840\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $48 each\n 96\n (5)\n \n \n 213\n \n \n \n \n Rigger's Mates at $1.25 each per day\n 913\n 913\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Carpenter at $1.22 per day\n 445\n 445\n \n \n Cooks at $312 each.....\n 936\n 936\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each.\n 72\n 72\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Servant at $276.....\n 276\n 276\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $24\n 24\n 24\n \n \n 16\n 18\n \n \n \n Coolies 1 at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 4 at 50 cents each per day\n 3,452\n 3,817\n \n \n (7)\n \n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowance to 1 at $24...\n 24\n 24\n \n \n Night Watchman at 60 cents per day\n 219\n 219\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Gardener, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 156\n 156\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $48.......\n 48\n 48\n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n Messengers, ($156 to $201 by $12 triennially)\n 654\n 671\n \n \n (2)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each....\n 192\n 192\n \n \n Cleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 344\n 327\n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 96\n 96\n \n \n Port Development.\n \n \n \n \n Harbour Surveyor at £600\n 9,600\n 9,000\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Overseer, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually)\n 4,960\n 4,650\n \n \n (1)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Pier Foreman, ($500 to $850 by $25 annually) ................\n 850\n 850\n \n \n Dredger Master and Engineer ($600 to $1050 by $75 annually)\n 650\n 750\n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n \n Do., Bonus for satisfactory output\n 200\n 200\n \n \n Carried forward\n 2,041,652\n 1,988,061\n \n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) Electro Medical Technician now included under Wireless Technicians.\n\n(4) New posts for supervision and maintenance of new plant.\n\n(5) Stipulated allowances\n\n(6) Additional post for broadcasting and operation of air-conditioning plant.\n\n(7) Two new posts.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546050, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 183, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "213\n\n110\n\nExecutive Engineers...\n\nArchitects\n\nEngineers\n\nSenior Inspectors of Works\n\nQuantity Surveyor.\n\nInspectors of Works\n\nChief Draughtsmen\n\nOverseers\n\nEngineering Assistants\n\nAssistant Engineer.\n\nApprentice Engineers\n\n1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors......\n\n2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n\n3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n\nClass I Draughtsmen\n\nClass II Draughtsmen\n\nClass III Draughtsmen\n\n1st Class Foremen\n\n2nd Class Foremen...\n\nForeman\n\nDrain Testers...........\n\nHead Survey Coolies..............................................\n\nSurvey Coolies\n\nOffice Attendants\n\nMessengers\n\nWatchmen\n\nCleaners\n\n1934\n\n1935\n\nAccounts and Stores.\n\n: \n\n-- \n\n# \n\n1 \n\n8 \n\n1934 \n\n# APPENDIX II. (A)\n\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\nArchitectural.\n\n1935\n\n \n \n 1934\n 1935\n \n \n Correspondence.\n : \n ...\n : \n 1\n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveye.\n Drainage.\n : \n ++ \n 4 \n 2 \n 4 \n 2 \n \n \n Electrical.\n 1 \n 5 \n : \n : \n : \n : \n 10 \n \n \n Port Development.\n 5 \n 2 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.\n :\n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Roads &c.\n 1\n 3\n 3\n 16\n 16\n \n \n \n \n Valuation and Resumptions.\n 1\n 2\n 2\n 5\n 5\n \n \n \n \n Water Works.\n :\n + \n 1\n 1\n :\n :\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 1\n ސ\n 1\n 2\n 1\n 1\n \n \n ***\n 1\n 2\n 3\n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 111\n 2\n 2\n 10\n 9\n \n \n :\n :\n :\n 1\n 2\n 2\n 7\n 7\n \n \n 3\n 3\n +++\n # \n :\n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n 43\n 43\n 2\n 1\n :\n 1\n :\n \n \n \n :\n :\n 2\n 2\n 1\n :\n I\n \n \n \n ...\n 1\n ***\n 2\n 2\n :\n 4\n \n \n \n ¿\n 25\n 26\n 2\n 2\n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 2\n :\n 中\n 2\n :\n :\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 7\n 6\n 1\n :\n :\n \n \n \n :\n :\n 6\n 5\n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n \n 37\n 36\n 4\n 4\n :\n 2\n 1\n \n \n \n ***\n !\n 4\n 3\n 13\n 4\n 3\n \n \n \n 6\n 7\n 13\n 1\n 1\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 3\n 4\n 3\n 3\n 30\n 29\n \n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n 3\n 3\n 1\n 1\n 6\n J-\n \n \n 7\n 1\n 1\n 19\n 19\n \n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 9\n 9\n 2\n 2\n 9\n 9\n \n \n \n 1\n 28\n 28\n 1\n 1\n }\n :\n \n \n \n :\n :\n ---\n :\n 3\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n :\n :\n ---\n ---\n :\n \n \n \n J\n 12\n 12\n :\n 70\n 70\n \n \n \n \n :\n :\n ---\n 13\n 13\n \n 1\n \n \n \n :\n 1\n 1\n 7\n 7\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 81\n 81\n FID\n \n \n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n 3\n 3\n 2\n 2\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 2\n 2\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 18\n 13\n 4\n 10\n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n 7\n 7\n 5\n 5\n 4\n \n \n \n 4\n 2\n 3\n 3\n 3\n 1\n I\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 4\n 4\n 37\n 38\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 13\n 16\n 2\n 2\n ---\n \n \n \n co\n 6\n 9\n 4\n 4\n :\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n :\n ***\n 2\n ཇ་\n 2\n :\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPage 111", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546125, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "# Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n309\n\n85\n\nApproved Estimate, 1934.\n\nEstimate, 1935.\n\n$\n\n321,866\n\n321,366\n\n$\n\n \n NUMBERS.\n 1934\n 1935\n \n \n Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 1 at $1.70, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)\n 14\n 14\n \n \n \n 6,918\n 6,948\n \n \n Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day)\n \n \n \n \n 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n 1,047\n 1,047\n \n \n \n 231\n 231\n \n \n \n 1,300\n 1,300\n \n \n 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n NO\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 6\n \n \n Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)\n 1,397\n 1,498 (1)\n \n \n \n 2,563\n 2,563\n \n \n Apprentice Carpenters, (1 at 25 cents, and 2 at 50 cents per day)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 311\n 385 (1)\n \n \n 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 950\n 1,000\n \n \n \n (2)\n 2\n \n \n 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 1,140\n 1,140\n \n \n ~ ~ IN NO\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 2\n 9\n \n \n Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day)\n \n \n \n \n Apprentice Electricians, at 20 cents per day each\n 2211-42 ✪\n \n \n \n Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 961\n 961\n \n \n \n 80\n 123\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n Electric Welder Apprentice at 13 cents per day\n 959\n 950\n \n \n 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 163\n 40\n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day)\n 950\n 950\n \n \n \n 1,448\n 1,478 (4)\n \n \n Apprentice Painters, (13 cents per day each)\n 80\n 80\n \n \n Boilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.22 each per day)\n 3,986\n 3,986\n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n \n Boilermakers' Assistants, (3 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each)\n 1,910\n 1,910\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day)\n 1,731\n 1,731\n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n \n Strikers, (77 cents each per day)\n 1,186\n 1,186\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day)\n 542\n 616\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day)\n 400\n 462\n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n \n Riggers, (1 at $1.00, 4 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day)\n 1,937\n 1,937\n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n \n Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, 1 at 68 cents and 27 at 58 cents each per day)\n 30\n 30\n \n \n \n 132\n 112\n \n \n 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 5,513\n 5,550\n \n \n \n 650\n 700\n \n \n Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day\n 376\n 880\n \n \n Moulder Apprentices, at 27 cents per day each\n \n \n \n \n Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff\n 123\n 166 (1)\n \n \n \n 6,000\n 6,000\n \n\nE-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\nE-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\nE-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\n \n Assistant Engineer. ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 5,200\n \n 6,400\n \n \n Inspector of Permanent Way, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually)\n \n 6,225\n \n \n \n Junior Clerical Service :-\n \n (1)\n (7)\n \n \n Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1,608\n 1,708 (1)\n \n \n Sub-Inspector, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually)\n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1,200\n 1,300\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n Sub-Inspector, ($600 to $1,000 by $50 annually)\n 1\n \n \n \n \n 1,000\n \n \n \n Timekeeper, ($400 to $600 by $20 annually)\n (8)\n \n \n \n \n 410\n \n \n \n (1) Stipulated increments.\n \n \n \n \n (2) Designation changed.\n \n \n \n \n (3) Changes in personnel.\n \n \n \n \n (4) Wages of one increased.\n \n \n \n \n (5) Wages raised.\n \n \n \n \n Carried forward\n 382,147\n \n \n \n (6) Two new posts.\n \n \n \n \n (7) Higher rate of exchange.\n \n \n \n \n (8) Post abolished.\n \n \n \n \n (9) New post.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 382,227", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546133, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 266, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "320\n\n96\n\nHead 32.--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1934.\n\nEstimate, 1935.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n1,572,660\n\n1,522,061\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nAccounts and Stores,-Continued.\n\n1934\n\n1935\n\n \n 1\n 1\n Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20)\n 7,600\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually)\n 7,425\n \n \n (1)\n \n Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n 2,150\n 2,250\n \n \n (2)\n \n Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)\n 1,300\n 1,400\n \n \n (3)\n \n Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n 1,100\n \n 800\n 875\n \n \n 9\n \n Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually).\n 6,097\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Head Watchman,\n 240\n \n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance\n 24\n 21\n \n \n \n (2)\n \n 6,544\n 240\n \n\nCrown Lands and Surveys.\n\n \n 1\n 1\n Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20)\n 19,840\n 19,500\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,050 by £30)..\n (1)(4)\n 16,800\n 15,750\n \n \n 1\n \n Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n (1)\n 16,320\n \n \n 8\n 8\n Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20,2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n 13,524 (5)\n \n \n \n \n \n 99,191\n 94,072\n \n \n 2\n \n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 16,480\n \n \n \n \n Do., Language Allowance at $60 each\n 16,040 (1)(2)\n 60\n 120\n \n \n 4\n 4\n Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)... \n (6)\n 25,040\n 24,149\n \n \n \n \n Do., Language Allowances to 3 at $120 and I at $270\n (1) (2)\n 600\n \n \n 3\n 3\n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n 3,876\n (6)\n 4,176\n \n \n (2)\n \n \n 630\n \n\nElectrical.\n\n(A).—Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n\n \n 1\n 1\n Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)\n 20,800\n 19,500\n \n \n (1)\n \n Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n 13,179\n 12,805\n \n \n (1)(2)\n \n Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 9,200\n 8,625\n \n \n 1\n \n General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n 2,050\n \n \n \n \n Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day..\n 913\n \n \n \n \n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50).\n 633\n 683\n \n \n \n \n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n 783\n 833\n \n \n (2)\n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50).....\n 750\n \n \n 4\n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n 4,911\n \n \n 15\n 20\n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 13,446\n (2) (7)\n 16,506\n \n \n 4\n 4\n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n (2) (8)\n 1,565\n 1,585\n \n \n (2)\n \n Do.. Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 192\n \n \n 6\n 6\n Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n 1,440\n \n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each................\n 288\n 1,512\n 288\n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n\nB. Wireless.\n\n \n ♡\n 3\n Wireless Engineer (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n 9,150\n 9,600\n \n \n (1)(2)\n \n Assistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n 21,600\n 22,500\n \n \n (9)\n \n \n \n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) New posts.\n\nCarried forward\n\n(4) Salary revised. C.O.D. No. 167 of 30th April 1934.\n\n(5) Changes in personnel.\n\n(6) Stipulated allowances.\n\n1,889,978\n\n1,834,158\n\n(7) New post for Government telephone exchange C.O.D. No. 65 of 8th February 1984.\n\n(8) Five new posts for Government telephone exchanges, three approved C.O.D. No. 65 of 8th February 1984, two additional required for Kowloon.\n\n(9) New designation and salary scale revised C.O.D. No. 70 of 13th February 1934.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546134, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 267, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "# Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1934.\n\nEstimate, 1935.\n\nSOLD\n14\n\n12616146\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n1934\n\n1935\n\n2\n\n3\n\n5\n\nBrought forward\n\n1,889,978\n\n1,834,158\n\nElectrical,-Continued.\n\nB.- Wireless,—Continued.\n\nInspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n\n(1)\n\n18,400\n\n17,250\n\nWireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n\n26,960\n\n25,575\n\n(1)\n(2)\n\nWireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)\n\n30,567\n\n33,073\n\n(3)\n\nElectro Medical Technician, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)\n\n4,960\n\n13\n\n13\n\nClass I Technicians, ($3,300 to $4,500 by $200)\n\n\"1\n\n3,900\n\n4,100\n\n(2)\n\nClass II\n\n($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)\n\n8,800\n\n5,900\n\n(2)\n(4)\n\nClass III\n\n($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)\n\n9,328\n\n9,928\n\n(2)\n\nClass IV\n\n($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)\n\n13,155\n\n16,019\n\n(2)\n(4)\n\nClass V\n\n($600 to $1,000 by $50)\n\n3,862\n\n4,113\n\n51\n\nClass I Mechanician,\n\n($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n\n1,000\n\n1,088\n\nClass II\n\n($600 to $950 by $50)\n\n2,688\n\n2,838\n\n(2)\n\nClass III\n\n($370 to $580 by $30)\n\n2,608\n\n2,758\n\nDo,\n\nRent Allowance at $48 each\n\n288\n\n(5)\n\n4\n\n5\n\n2\n\n2\n\nClass IV Mechanician, ($250 to $340 by $30)\n\n1,118\n\n1,488\n\n(2)\n(6)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48 each\n\n240\n\n358\n\n418\n\nClass V Mechanician, ($150 to $240 by $30)\n\n96\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48 each\n\n1,000\n\n1,000\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless Subordinate Staff\n\nElectrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n\n1,300\n\n1,300\n\n1\n\nNo. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50)\n\n950\n\n950\n\nNo. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50)\n\n829\n\n879\n\nSwitchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30)\n\n}\n(2)\n780\n\n840\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48 each\n\n(5)\n96\n\n213\n\n2 Rigger's Mates at $1.25 each per day\n\n913\n\n913\n\nCarpenter at $1.22 per day\n\n445\n\n445\n\nCooks at $312 each\n\n936\n\n936\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n\n72\n\n72\n\n1\n\n1\n\nServant at $276\n\n276\n\n276\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $24\n\n24\n\n24\n\n16\n\n18\n\nCoolies 1 at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 4 at 50 cents each per day\n\n3,452\n\n3,817\n\n(7)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24\n\n24\n\n24\n\n11\n\nNight Watchman at 60 cents per day\n\n219\n\n219\n\nGardener, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n156\n\n156\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48\n\n48\n\n48\n\n4\n\n4\n\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n654\n\n671\n\n(2)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n\n192\n\n192\n\n2\n\n2\n\nCleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n344\n\n327\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n\n96\n\n96\n\nPort Development.\n\n1\n\n1\n\nHarbour Surveyor at £600\n\n9,600\n\n9,000\n\n1\n\n1\n\nOverseer, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually)\n\n(1)\n\n4,960\n\n4,650\n\n1\n\n1\n\nPier Foreman, ($500 to $850 by $25 annually)\n\n850\n\n850\n\n1\n\n1\n\n(2)\n\nDredger Master and Engineer ($600 to $1050 by $75 annually)\n\n650\n\n750\n\nDo., Bonus for satisfactory output\n\n200\n\n200\n\nCarried forward\n\n2,041,652\n\n1,988,061\n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) Electro Medical Technician now included under Wireless Technicians.\n\n(4) New posts for supervision and maintenance of new plant.\n\n(5) Stipulated allowances\n\n(6) Additional post for broadcasting and operation of air-conditioning plant.\n\n(7) Two new posts.\n\n321\n\n97", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546145, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "page_number": 278, "title": "CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934", "content_text": "334\n\nExecutive Engineers.\n\nArchitects\n\nEngineers\n\nSenior Inspectors of Works\n\nQuantity Surveyor...\n\nInspectors of Works\n\nChief Draughtsmen\n\nOverseers\n\nEngineering Assistants\n\nAssistant Engineer.........................................\n\nApprentice Engineers\n\n1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors......\n\n2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n\n3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n\nClass I Draughtsmen\n\nClass II Draughtsmen\n\nClass III Draughtsmen\n\n1st Class Foremen.....\n\n2nd Class Foremen....\n\nForeman\n\nDrain Testers........\n\nHead Survey Coolies..\n\nSurvey Coolies\n\nOffice Attendants\n\nMessengers\n\nWatchmen\n\nCleaners\n\n110\n\n#\n\n1934\n\n1935\n\nAccounts and Stores.\n\n \n 1\n I\n 1\n I\n \n \n 9\n 9\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 1934\n I\n 1\n 8\n 7\n \n \n :\n :\n :\n \n \n 1935\n 1\n -\n \n\nArchitectural.\n\n# APPENDIX II. (A)\n\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n1984 Correspondence.\n\n \n 1935\n :\n 1934\n \n\nCrown Lands and Surveys.\n\n \n 1935\n 1\n 5\n \n \n :\n :\n \n \n 1934\n \n\nDrainage.\n\n \n 1935\n 2\n 4\n 4\n \n \n :\n 2\n 2\n 1\n •\n \n \n 1934\n \n\nElectrical.\n\n \n 1935\n \n \n 1934\n \n \n Port Development.\n \n \n 1935\n \n \n 1934\n \n\nPublic Health and Buildings Ordinance.\n\n \n 1935\n \n \n 1934\n \n \n Roads &c.\n \n \n 1935\n \n \n 1934\n \n\nValuation and Resumptions.\n\n \n 1935\n \n \n 1984\n \n \n Water Works.\n \n \n 1935\n \n \n 1934\n \n \n Total.\n 1935\n \n \n 1\n :\n :\n 1\n I\n \n \n 1\n 1\n 1\n :\n 2\n \n \n 1\n 7\n 7\n 5\n 5\n \n \n 13\n 12\n :\n 2\n 3\n \n \n 6\n 5\n 1\n 1\n 3\n \n \n 3\n 16\n 16\n 2\n 2\n \n \n 5\n От\n 5\n :\n :\n :\n \n \n 1\n 1\n :\n 1\n \n \n 2\n 2\n 2\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 14\n 1\n 1\n 2\n 3\n \n \n 8\n 8\n 10\n 9\n 1\n \n \n 144\n 2\n :\n 2\n 2\n \n \n 7\n 7\n 3\n 3\n \n \n 8\n :\n :\n :\n \n \n 20\n :\n \n \n 43\n 2\n 43\n I\n \n \n 1\n 1\n :\n \n \n 4\n ...\n 1\n \n \n 5\n 4\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 25\n 26\n 2\n 2\n \n \n 2\n 2\n 2\n 1\n \n \n 4\n 3\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n ...\n 1\n ...\n \n \n 2\n 6\n 2\n 6\n \n \n +1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 7\n 6\n 1\n \n \n 5\n 6\n \n \n 37\n 36\n :\n \n \n 4\n :\n 4\n :\n :\n \n \n 1\n 2\n :\n \n \n 13\n 13\n :\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n 3\n 3\n 3\n \n \n 4\n 3\n \n \n sp\n \n \n 3\n 2\n 2\n \n \n 30\n 29\n 4\n 3\n \n \n MA\n :\n :\n \n \n 4\n 4\n CLS\n \n \n 3\n 3\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 6\n 7\n :\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n 19\n 19\n +\n \n \n 6\n 7\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 9\n 9\n 2\n 2\n \n \n 9\n 9\n 1\n \n \n 28\n 28\n W\n \n \n :\n 1\n 1\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n \n \n 12\n :\n 12\n :\n \n \n ---\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n 2\n 2\n 2\n 2\n \n \n ...\n I\n 1\n :\n :\n \n \n 13\n 13\n \n \n 70\n 70\n 1\n \n \n 7\n 7\n 2\n 2\n 1\n \n \n 81\n 81\n :\n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n 3\n 3\n 2\n 2\n 1\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n 2\n 2\n ן\n I\n \n \n 18\n 13\n \n \n 6\n 6\n 4\n 4\n \n \n 7\n 7\n 5\n 5\n \n \n 4\n 2\n 3\n 3\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n 87\n 38\n 2\n 2\n 1\n 1\n \n \n 13\n 16\n 6\n 9\n \n \n 4\n 4\n 2\n 01\n \n \n 2\n 2\n 2\n ---", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548417, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935", "content_text": "Euctiruse ko 6.\n\nBOLETIM OFICIAL DE MACAU. No. 30 - 27 de Julho.\n\nTRASLADO\n\nCONSTITUTION of a Partnership Company. In the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, on the thirteenth day of the month of July, in Macao, and in my office in Avenida Almeida Ribeiro, Numbers nineteen and twenty-one, on the first floor, in my presence, the notary Carlos de Mello Leitão, and of the two witnesses hereinafter nominated and who subscribe to these present, known to me, there came the following parties: - George Gwinnett Noble Tinson, of major age, a married man, resident of Hongkong, where he is a lawyer, with an office in Prince's Building in Ice House Street, temporarily in this city, and Frederick Johnson Gellion, of major age, a married man, electrical engineer, a resident of Macao, at Estrada Dom João Paulino, both being persons whose identity I do certify. And, they, the parties, declared: That by the present deed they constituted among themselves a private limited liability company, on the terms and under the clauses of the following articles: First. This Company adopts the denomination of «Sociedade de Abastecimento de Águas de Macau, Limitada» (Macao Water Supply Company Limited); with its head office in Macao, installed temporarily in the house number two of Rua Central. - Second. - Its object is to obtain from the Loyal Senate of Macao the concession for the exclusive monopoly of the service of the supply of potable and non-potable water to the city of Macao and to exploit the service referred to on the terms of the respective contract of concession as well as to execute all and any work or business which has direct or indi-\n\n62\n\nPage 1\n\n \n\nPage 1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548545, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "content_text": "(d) Part Time (Trade) Courses*, which provide additional practical instruction in the actual trade followed by the student by day.\n\n(e) Minor Courses, which give a short, full-time day course of training in vocations which do not require a full apprenticeship.\n\nOf these, a Junior Course (a) is at present in operation at the Junior Technical School, and a first course for Dockyard apprentices (e) will be opened in the evening at the Junior Technical School in January, 1935; a first part-time trade course (d) is in operation in the Junior Technical School under the title \"Carpentry Class\"; and various classes at present under the Technical Institute will be grouped under (c).\n\nIt is proposed to commence further courses in each category immediately the Trade School building is complete and equipped.\n\n(4) DETAILS OF COURSES PROPOSED.\n\nIt is proposed to commence with the following courses:—\n\n(a) Junior Course. This is held entirely within the Junior Technical School. The age of entry is 13-14, and the duration of the course is three years. The subjects taught are English, Arithmetic, Elementary Mathematics, Woodworking, Machine Drawing, and the Elements of Engineering Science.\n\nOwing to the great difficulties which lack of primary education imposes on students, a preliminary year covering Chinese, English, and Arithmetic will be in operation for badly educated candidates as from January, 1935. Age of admission to preliminary year 12-13.\n\n(b) Senior Courses.\n\nMarine Engineering.\n\nBuilding.\n\nAutomobile Repair.\n\nMarine Engineering: This course will provide the most attractive means of introducing the well-educated sons of the \"White Collar\" classes to remunerative positions in mechanical occupations.\n\nThe course will be so organised as to qualify for recognition as an approved course under the Board of Trade Regulations. Students attending the course would, after recognition by the Board of Trade, be exempted from a certain period of apprenticeship. Usually, 3 months' tuition counts as 2 months' apprenticeship, with a maximum allowance of 2 years for a 3 years' course. The minimum apprenticeship acceptable to the Board of Trade is 4 years, so that successful students would require to serve only 2 to 2½ years in the shops.\n\nThe course would consist of four hours every morning in the various shops—fitting, turning, electrical, smithwork, etc., the afternoons being devoted to the subjects required for a Second Class Board of Trade Certificate in Marine Engineering.\n\nStudents would require to have a reasonable knowledge of English on admission.\n\nThe age of admission would be about 16 years, the students' course of training being as follows:\n\nAge 16-19: Trade School.\n\n19-21: Apprenticeship with Dock Co. with evening classes.\n\n21-23: At sea as junior watchkeeper at $100 per month.\n\n23-23½: Possibly six months' revision of theoretical subjects.\n\n23½: Sit for Second Class Board of Trade Certificate.\n\nOn passing, placed on scale leading to about $300 per month with officer's rank.\n\n*These are mainly evening classes.\n\nBuilding: Organisation of a course in Building is greatly helped by the existence of the Building Contractors' Association. This body, realising the value of the training offered, has already offered to assist in making it possible to commence training at the earliest possible date.\n\nTheir Trade School Sub-Committee have already agreed to a part-time apprenticeship system, whereby time spent on the Building Course will count as apprenticeship.\n\nAll students will, before enrolment, be required to become apprenticed to an approved firm of builders, as without the practical training on buildings, the School course would be comparatively useless.\n\nThe general building course will ensure that each student will:\n\n(I) Learn the Carpenter's trade thoroughly.\n\n(II) Learn sufficient of drainage, setting out, brickwork, concrete work, plumbing, and electrical wiring trades for purposes of supervision.\n\n(III) Learn sufficient Building Construction to be able to work off an architect's drawing.\n\n(IV) Learn the elements of preparing bills of quantities, estimates, etc.\n\n(V) Learn the elements of Building Geometry.\n\nOn the Works, the Masters will arrange to give students the chance of getting as much practical experience as possible. A systematic course of practical experience will no doubt be arranged.\n\nThe following timetable has been provisionally arranged.\n\n \n Duration of Course\n 3 years.\n \n \n School Week\n 5 days.\n \n \n Hours per week\n 44.\n \n \n Summer Vacation\n 7 weeks.\n \n \n Chinese New Year\n 7 weeks.\n \n \n Work on Buildings\n 13 weeks per year.\n \n\nThe complete apprenticeship will be 3 years, arranged as follows:\n\n \n Works Time\n 65 weeks.\n \n \n School Time\n 114 weeks.\n \n\nOn completion of apprenticeship, students should be ready to take up junior positions of responsibility under a contractor and should have a sound knowledge of building principles and practice.\n\nThe financial possibilities are not easily estimated, but it seems impossible for a successful student to fail to earn $100 per month as his practical experience develops.\n\nAutomobile Repair Trade: This trade offers the best opportunity for the Local partially educated youth to qualify for a reasonably remunerative post. Mechanics are in general quite without any knowledge of the principles of fitting, and this, combined with the slovenly apprenticeship which they serve, automatically produces the careless workmanship which is characteristic of the local garage.\n\nThe course proposed will offer an apprenticeship of 3 years, entirely within the School, and will include careful tuition in the various trades necessary for automobile repair. These will include fitting, turning, smithwork, brazing, copper-smithing, electrical fitting, etc.; a knowledge of engineer's drawings and ability to make a hand sketch will be regarded as essential.\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548546, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "content_text": "22\n\n8\n\nSpecial care will be given to teaching students the functioning of different parts of the chassis; the location of faults; and the making of rapid, accurate, and lasting repairs.\n\nAt the same time care will be taken to ensure that the student on completing his course will be able to take up any appointment in the group of industries classified as \"Light Engineering.\"\n\nThe keeping of time sheets, stores, etc., will fit the youth for a position of responsibility in due course.\n\nThe financial reward for proficiency would appear to be about $40 per month upwards.\n\n(c) Part Time (Lecture) Courses. These courses are intended for youths who are serving an apprenticeship with reliable firms by day, and whose need lies rather in instruction in the underlying principles of their respective trades than in additional practice at these trades.\n\nCertain of the Technical Institute classes will be included under these courses. For example, when complete, the Trade School will provide adequate housing, and, more important, adequate equipment for instruction in Electrical Engineering, Building Construction, etc.\n\nProvision will be made for boys who have completed the Junior course, and who are serving apprenticeships with the Dock Companies, etc., to continue their training without interruption at these courses. The standard aimed at in this instance would be the Ordinary National Certificate of the Board of Education, England, a channel thus being prepared whereby lack of financial means would not prevent a good boy from qualifying to go to sea.\n\nThese courses would, in the main, be held as evening classes but it is expected that certain Dockyard apprentices will be released two half days per week to continue their education.\n\nThe initial courses under this heading will be:-\n\nBuilding Construction.\n\nElectrical Engineering.\n\nMechanical Engineering.\n\n(d) Part Time (Trade) Courses.-These courses are proposed as a means of giving the apprentice in the small Chinese workshops, especially in the Engineering, Building, and allied Trades, the opportunity of acquiring a higher degree of manual skill at his trade, and at the same time of learning to read an engineer's or architect's drawing. Entry would be strictly confined to bona-fide apprentices.\n\nIt is unlikely that every course could be run each year, but the more popular courses could be selected from :-\n\nCarpentry; Bricklaying and Masonry; Reinforced Concrete; Plumbing and Gas-fitting; Electrical Wiring; Fitting and Turning; Automobile Repair, etc.\n\n(e) Minor Courses.--These would be full time day courses of comparatively short duration, say, six to twelve months. They would not be in constant operation, but would be held from time to time as occasion demanded. Students of these courses could probably be combined with classes in the Senior Courses for certain subjects. It is intended that these courses should reach a higher standard than the Part Time Courses, and would include a varying proportion of lecture to shop work.\n\nIt is proposed that a special effort be made to induce small employers to send their apprentices for a Minor Course in Trade work as part of their apprenticeship; by this means the standard of skill would undoubtedly be greatly raised.\n\nThese courses would be particularly suitable for preparation for the Examinations of the Sanitary Institute; and should the policy of appointing Chinese Sanitary Inspectors be continued, these should certainly pass through a course in Building Construction, Drainage, and Sanitary Science, the equipment for which will be available in the Trade School. Courses such as repair of wireless receiving sets, acetylene welding, and similar subjects requiring only small capital outlay on equipment are specially suitable for treatment as minor courses.\n\nIt is not proposed to set out a list of possible courses at present; in the main they will follow the Part Time Programme, but aiming at a higher standard.\n\n(5) SELECTION OF STUDENTS.\n\nThe method of selecting students will differ for each of the courses proposed.\n\nJunior Course :-As already shown, any entrance examination of a literary nature would militate against the special objects of the course. The policy of selecting strong intelligent youths with an industrial connection would seem to be fully justifying itself. Further investigation of the methods of working in the various shipyards shows that the major part of the work is done by small contractors, and as the sons of these contractors are brought up to step into their father's shoes it would seem that improvement in general workmanship will best result by concentrating on these youths even more than at present.\n\nSenior Course-Marine Engineering. An entrance examination should if possible be held for this course, equal weight being given to General Education, Personality and Physical Condition.\n\nBuilding --Selection will be made by interview from candidates who are prepared to become indentured to a reputable firm of builders.\n\nIt is proposed to reserve a few places for the sons of building foremen in the Public Works Department.\n\nAutomobile Repair :-Selection will be by interview and physical examination, some weight being attached to previous school records.\n\nPart Time Courses :-Selection by interview and recommendation of the candidate's employer. Every endeavour will be made to find room for all applicants.\n\nMinor Courses :-No general method of selections can be stated.\n\n(6) POSSIBLE LINES OF EXPANSION.\n\nThe line along which expansion can most profitably take place is the provision of additional Senior Courses.\n\nSeveral have already been suggested, viz.,\n\nElectrical Fitting,\n\nWireless Operation.\n\nArchitecture.\n\nElectrical Fitting :-This course would require to follow Year I, of the Automobile Repair Course, specialising taking place in Years II and III. The course would include operation, inspection and repair of electrical machinery with special reference to Marine Installations. There are definite openings in this line, a sea-going electrician earning about $100 per month. The reason for deferring this course is that the plant required is specialised and can best be organized when the more general courses are in operation.\n\n23", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548547, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "content_text": "24\n\n10\n\n-\n\nWireless Operation :—It probable that this course could best be given under the supervision of the Chief Electrical Engineer. The plant is expensive and I can find no guarantee that, over a period of years, a demand for trained operators sufficient to justify the capital outlay would exist. There would not seem to be, at present, any justification for including an expensive wireless specialist on the staff.\n\nArchitecture-It has been suggested that, on completion of the normal building course, certain students-probably the sons of Building Contractors, etc.-will desire to take an advanced course including elementary architecture. Such a course would certainly involve at least one graduate lecturer, and would be much more of a professional than a trade course. It would involve little expenditure on equipment and in some ways is worth consideration.\n\nCK\n\nAny professional course should, however, be practically self-supporting, and it would seem that a fee of $20-$30 per month would be chargeable in this case.\n\nJunior (Building) Course :-It has been suggested that a two years' Junior Course, which would be a much simplified version of the present Junior Course, should be provided for slightly educated boys wishing to enter the Building Trades. That the course would have considerable value is not open to doubt, and the provision of such a course should be considered when the time comes to rebuild the old portion of the present Junior Technical School.\n\n(7) CAPACITY OF VARIOUS COURSES.\n\nProvision is made for the accommodation of numbers of students as stated below in the various courses.\n\nSenior Courses :-Duration-3 years.\n\n \n Marine Engineering\n 20 per year.\n Total...... 60\n \n \n Building\n 40 per year.\n Total...... 120\n \n \n Automobile Repair\n 40 per year.\n Total...... 120\n \n \n **Total Senior Courses**\n \n **300**\n \n\nPart Time (Lecture) Courses :—Duration-3 years.\n\n \n Electrical Engineering\n 20 per year.\n Total...... 60\n \n \n Building Construction\n 20 per year.\n Total...... 60\n \n \n \n \n GO\n \n \n \n \n 30\n \n \n \n \n 150\n \n \n Dockyard Apprentice's Course...\n 10 per year.\n \n \n\n(8) THE \"TECHNICAL INSTITUTE\"\n\n11\n\nThe use of the title \"Technical Institute\" to describe the varied evening courses held by the Education Department, is extremely awkward when a system of actual Technical Education is being evolved. Much confusion and explanation would be saved if the title \"Technical Institute\" could be changed, especially as all the really \"Technical\" courses will be absorbed in the new system.\n\n39\n\nProvided due allowance is made for the special conditions under which the proposed Part Time Trade and Lecture courses are run, there would not appear to be any need to disturb the organisation of the \"Technical Institute.\" Assuming that this title is replaced by some such title as Evening Continuation Classes suggested that the classes be divided into two groups under their Director as follows:\n\nDirector of Evening Continuation Classes.\n\nGeneral Group.\n\nEnglish.\n\nFrench.\n\nBook Keeping, etc.\n\nit is\n\nTechnical Group.\n\nPart Time (Trade) Courses.\n\nPart Time (Lecture) Courses.\n\nThe Principal, Trade and Technical Schools, would act as Supervisor for the Technical Group, and carry out the work of organisation, while fees and emoluments would pass to the Director as at present.\n\n(9) MANUAL TRAINING IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS.\n\nIn pursuance of the Report on Practical Technical Education, with reference to the introduction of some form of manual training in the English Schools, it must be remembered that the object of such training is entirely different from that of a similar course in a Trade School. At an English School no attempt should be made to teach a trade with the idea that the student will eventually earn his living at that trade. The training is intended to promote careful working, power of observation, and accuracy of hand and eye: skill in the use of tools follows these as a natural sequence.\n\nIt is felt that a course in simple joinery is best adapted to these ends, and that, as far as is consistent with accurate work and general convenience, the Chinese type of tools should be used.\n\nThe question of Instructional Staff is dealt with under that heading.\n\nIt is understood that certain schools possess a room suitable for use as a Joiner's Shop. A survey should be made of existing accommodation and, when instructors become available, a start should be made in those schools where accommodation already exists.\n\n \n Total\n Part Time (Trade) Course :-Duration---2 years.\n Each Course\n ..15 per year.\n \n \n \n \n Total numbers\n 120\n \n \n \n \n If four courses run each year,\n \n \n\nMinor Courses-No estimate of number is possible.\n\nJunior Courses :—Average Duration—3 years.\n\nPre-apprenticeship (Engineering)40 per year, total\n\n(10) THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH.\n\n140\n\nThe question of whether English should be taught in the various Technical Schools, and if so, to what extent, is a problem which can only be solved as development of the various courses proceeds.\n\nit is\n\nsuggested that one period of two hours per week is enough for a student at an English School to spend in the Joiner's Shop.\n\n25", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548557, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "content_text": "38\n\n6\n\n(d) Part Time (Trade) Courses*, which provide additional practical instruction in the actual trade followed by the student by day.\n\n(e) Minor Courses, which give a short, full-time day course of training in vocations which do not require a full apprenticeship.\n\nOf these, a Junior Course (a) is at present in operation at the Junior Technical School, and a first course for Dockyard apprentices (e) will be opened in the evening at the Junior Technical School in January, 1935; a first part-time trade course (d) is in operation in the Junior Technical School under the title \"Carpentry Class\"; and various classes at present under the Technical Institute will be grouped under (c). It is proposed to commence further courses in each category immediately the Trade School building is complete and equipped.\n\n(4) DETAILS OF COURSES PROPOSED.\n\nIt is proposed to commence with the following courses:-\n\n(a) Junior Course. This is held entirely within the Junior Technical School. The age of entry is 13-14, and the duration of the course is three years. The subjects taught are English, Arithmetic, Elementary Mathematics, Woodworking, Machine Drawing, and the Elements of Engineering Science.\n\nOwing to the great difficulties which lack of primary education imposes on students, a preliminary year covering Chinese, English, and Arithmetic will be in operation for badly educated candidates as from January, 1935. Age of admission to preliminary year 12-13.\n\n(b) Senior Courses.\n\nMarine Engineering.\n\nBuilding.\n\nAutomobile Repair.\n\nMarine Engineering:- This course will provide the most attractive means of introducing the well-educated sons of the \"White Collar\" classes to remunerative positions in mechanical occupations.\n\nThe course will be so organised as to qualify for recognition as an approved course under the Board of Trade Regulations. Students attending the course would, after recognition by the Board of Trade, be exempted from a certain period of apprenticeship. Usually 3 months' tuition counts as 2 months' apprenticeship, with a maximum allowance of 2 years for a 3 years' course.\n\nThe minimum apprenticeship acceptable to the Board of Trade is 4 years, so that successful students would require to serve only 2 to 2½ years in the shops.\n\nThe course would consist of four hours every morning in the various shops - fitting, turning, electrical, smithwork, etc., the afternoons being devoted to the subjects required for a Second Class Board of Trade Certificate in Marine Engineering.\n\nStudents would require to have a reasonable knowledge of English on admission.\n\nThe age of admission would be about 16 years, the students' course of training being as follows:-\n\nAge 16-19 Trade School.\n\n19-21 Apprenticeship with Dock Co. with evening classes.\n\n21-23 At sea as junior watchkeeper at $100 per month.\n\n23 Possibly six months' revision of theoretical subjects.\n\n23 Sit for Second Class Board of Trade Certificate.\n\nOn passing, placed on scale leading to about $300 per month with officer's rank.\n\n*These are mainly evening classes.\n\n- 7\n\nBuilding- Organisation of a course in Building is greatly helped by the existence of the Building Contractors' Association. This body, realising the value of the training offered, has already offered to assist in making it possible to commence training at the earliest possible date. Their Trade School Sub-Committee have already agreed to a part-time apprenticeship system, whereby time spent on the Building Course will count as apprenticeship.\n\nAll students will, before enrolment, be required to become apprenticed to an approved firm of builders, as without the practical training on buildings, the School course would be comparatively useless.\n\nThe general building course will ensure that each student will:-\n\n(I) Learn the Carpenter's trade thoroughly.\n\n(II) Learn sufficient of drainage, setting out, brickwork, concrete work, plumbing, and electrical wiring trades for purposes of supervision.\n\n(III) Learn sufficient Building Construction to be able to work off an architect's drawing.\n\n(IV) Learn the elements of preparing bills of quantities, estimates, etc.\n\n(V) Learn the elements of Building Geometry.\n\nOn the Works, the Masters will arrange to give students the chance of getting as much practical experience as possible. A systematic course of practical experience will no doubt be arranged.\n\nThe following time table has been provisionally arranged.\n\nDuration of Course: 3 years.\n\nSchool Week: 5 days.\n\nHours per week: 44.\n\nSummer Vacation: 7 weeks.\n\nChinese New Year: 7 weeks.\n\nWork on Buildings: 13 weeks per year.\n\nThe complete apprenticeship will be 3 years, arranged as follows:-\n\nWorks Time: 65 weeks.\n\nSchool Time: 114 weeks.\n\nOn completion of apprenticeship, students should be ready to take up junior positions of responsibility under a contractor, and should have a sound knowledge of building principles and practice.\n\nThe financial possibilities are not easily estimated, but it seems impossible for a successful student to fail to earn $100 per month as his practical experience develops.\n\nAutomobile Repair Trade:- This trade offers the best opportunity for the Local partially educated youth to qualify for a reasonably remunerative post. Mechanics are in general quite without any knowledge of the principles of fitting, and this, combined with the slovenly apprenticeship which they serve, automatically produces the careless workmanship which is characteristic of the local garage.\n\nThe course proposed will offer an apprenticeship of 3 years, entirely within the School, and will include careful tuition in the various trades necessary for automobile repair. These will include fitting, turning, smithwork, brazing, copper-smithing, electrical fitting, etc.; a knowledge of engineer's drawings and ability to make a hand sketch will be regarded as essential.\n\n39", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548558, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "content_text": "Special care will be given to teaching students the functioning of different parts of the chassis; the location of faults; and the making of rapid, accurate, and lasting repairs.\n\nAt the same time care will be taken to ensure that the student on completing his course will be able to take up any appointment in the group of industries classified as Light Engineering.\n\nThe keeping of time sheets, stores, etc., will fit the youth for a position of responsibility in due course.\n\nThe financial reward for proficiency would appear to be about $40 per month upwards.\n\n(c) Part Time (Lecture) Courses.-These courses are intended for youths who are serving an apprenticeship with reliable firms by day, and whose need lies rather in instruction in the underlying principles of their respective trades than in additional practice at these trades.\n\nCertain of the Technical Institute classes will be included under these courses. For example, when complete, the Trade School will provide adequate housing, and, more important, adequate equipment for instruction in Electrical Engineering, Building Construction, etc.\n\nProvision will be made for boys who have completed the Junior course, who are serving apprenticeships with the Dock Companies, etc., to continue their training without interruption at these courses. The standard aimed at in this instance would be the Ordinary National Certificate of the Board of Education, England, a channel thus being prepared whereby lack of financial means would not prevent a good boy from qualifying to go to sea.\n\nThese courses would, in the main, be held as evening classes but it is expected that certain Dockyard apprentices will be released two half days per week to continue their education.\n\nThe initial courses under this heading will be:--\n\nBuilding Construction.\n\nElectrical Engineering.\n\nMechanical Engineering.\n\n(d) Part Time (Trade) Courses.-These courses are proposed as a means of giving the apprentice in the small Chinese workshops, especially in the Engineering, Building, and allied Trades, the opportunity of acquiring a higher degree of manual skill at his trade, and at the same time of learning to read an engineer's or architect's drawing. Entry would be strictly confined to bona-fide apprentices.\n\nIt is unlikely that every course could be run each year, but the more popular courses could be selected from :-\n\nCarpentry; Bricklaying and Masonry; Reinforced Concrete; Plumbing and Gas-fitting; Electrical Wiring; Fitting and Turning; Automobile Repair, etc.\n\n(e) Minor Courses.-These would be full time day courses of comparatively short duration, say, six to twelve months. They would not be in constant operation, but would be held from time to time as occasion demanded. Students of these courses could probably be combined with classes in the Senior Courses for certain subjects. It is intended that these courses should reach a higher standard than the Part Time Courses, and would include a varying proportion of lecture to shop work.\n\nIt is proposed that a special effort be made to induce small employers to send their apprentices for a \"Minor Course in Trade work as part of their apprenticeship; by this means the standard of skill would undoubtedly be greatly raised.\n\nThese courses would be particularly suitable for preparation for the Examinations of the Sanitary Institute; and should the policy of appointing Chinese Sanitary Inspectors be continued, these should certainly pass through a course in Building Construction, Drainage, and Sanitary Science, the equipment for which will be available in the Trade School. Courses such as repair of wireless receiving sets, acetylene welding, and similar subjects requiring only small capital outlay on equipment are specially suitable for treatment as minor courses.\n\nIt is not proposed to set out a list of possible courses at present; in the main they will follow the Part Time Programme, but aiming at a higher standard.\n\n(5) SELECTION OF STUDENTS,\n\nThe method of selecting students will differ for each of the courses proposed.\n\nJunior Course:-As already shown, any entrance examination of a literary nature would militate against the special objects of the course. The policy of selecting strong intelligent youths with an industrial connection would seem to be fully justifying itself. Further investigation of the methods of working in the various shipyards shows that the major part of the work is done by small contractors, and as the sons of these contractors are brought up to step into their father's shoes it would seem that improvement in general workmanship will best result by concentrating on these youths even more than at present.\n\nSenior Course-Marine Engineering. An entrance examination should if possible be held for this course, equal weight being given to General Education, Personality and Physical Condition.\n\nBuilding-Selection will be made by interview from candidates who are prepared to become indentured to a reputable firm of builders.\n\nIt is proposed to reserve a few places for the sons of building foremen in the Public Works Department.\n\nAutomobile Repair :-Selection will be by interview and physical examination, some weight being attached to previous school records.\n\nPart Time Courses :-Selection by interview and recommendation of the candidate's employer. Every endeavour will be made to find room for all applicants.\n\nMinor Courses:-No general method of selections can be stated.\n\n(6) POSSIBLE LINES OF EXPANSION,\n\nThe line along which expansion can most profitably take place is the provision of additional Senior Courses.\n\nSeveral have already been suggested, viz.,\n\nElectrical Fitting.\n\nWireless Operation.\n\nArchitecture.\n\nThe course Electrical Fitting:-This course would require to follow Year I, of the Automobile Repair Course, specialising taking place in Years II and III. It would include operation, inspection and repair of electrical machinery with special reference to Marine Installations. There are definite openings in this line, a sea-going electrician earning about $100 per month. The reason for deferring this course is that the plant required is specialised and can best be organized when the more general courses are in operation.\n\nPage 41\n\n \n...\n\n...\n\nPage 41", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548559, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935", "content_text": "42\n\n10\n\nWireless Operation:-It is probable that this course could best be given under the supervision of the Chief Electrical Engineer. The plant is expensive and I can find no guarantee that, over a period of years, a demand for trained operators sufficient to justify the capital outlay would exist. There would not seem to be, at present, any justification for including an expensive wireless specialist on the staff.\n\nArchitecture:-It has been suggested that, on completion of the normal building course, certain students—probably the sons of Building Contractors, etc.—will desire to take an advanced course including elementary architecture. Such a course would certainly involve at least one graduate lecturer, and would be much more of a professional than a trade course. It would involve little expenditure on equipment and in some ways is worth consideration.\n\nAny professional course should, however, be practically self-supporting, and it would seem that a fee of $20-$30 per month would be chargeable in this case.\n\nJunior (Building) Course-It has been suggested that a two years' Junior Course, which would be a much simplified version of the present Junior Course, should be provided for slightly educated boys wishing to enter the Building Trades. That the course would have considerable value is not open to doubt, and the provision of such a course should be considered when the time comes to rebuild the old portion of the present Junior Technical School.\n\n(7) Capacity of Various Courses.\n\nProvision is made for the accommodation of numbers of students as stated below in the various courses.\n\nSenior Courses:-Duration-3 years.\n\n11\n\n(8) THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE\n\n25\n\nThe use of the title \"Technical Institute\" to describe the varied evening courses held by the Education Department, is extremely awkward when a system of actual Technical Education is being evolved. Much confusion and explanation would be saved if the title \"Technical Institute\" could be changed, especially as all the really Technical courses will be absorbed in the new system.\n\nProvided due allowance is made for the special conditions under which the proposed Part Time Trade and Lecture courses are run, there would not appear to be any need to disturb the organisation of the \"Technical Institute.\" It is suggested that the classes be divided into two groups under their Director as follows:-\n\nDirector of Evening Continuation Classes.\n\nGeneral Group.\n\nTechnical Group.\n\n \n Part Time (Trade) Courses\n \n \n \n \n Marine Engineering\n 20 per year.\n \n \n \n \n Total......\n 60\n \n \n Building\n 40 per year.\n 120\n \n \n Automobile Repair\n 40 per year.\n 120\n \n \n \n Total Senior Courses\n 300\n \n \n Part Time (Lecture) Courses:-Duration-3 years.\n \n \n \n \n Electrical Engineering\n 20 per year.\n \n \n \n Building Construction\n 20 per year.\n \n \n \n \n Total......\n 60\n \n \n Dockyard Apprentice's Course...\n 10 per year.\n 30\n \n \n \n Total\n 150\n \n \n Part Time (Trade) Course:-Duration-? years.\n \n \n \n \n Each Course\n 15 per year.\n \n \n \n If four courses run each year,\n Total numbers\n 120\n \n \n Minor Courses:-No estimate of number is possible.\n \n \n \n \n Junior Courses-Average Duration-3 years.\n \n \n \n \n Pre-apprenticeship (Engineering)\n 40 per year, total\n 140\n \n\nEnglish.\n\nFrench.\n\nBook Keeping, etc.\n\nPart Time (Lecture) Courses.\n\nThe Principal, Trade and Technical Schools, would act as Supervisor for the Technical Group, and carry out the work of organisation, while fees and emoluments would pass to the Director as at present.\n\n(9) MANUAL TRAINING IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS.\n\nIn pursuance of the Report on Practical Technical Education, with reference to the introduction of some form of manual training in the English Schools, it must be remembered that the object of such training is entirely different from that of a similar course in a Trade School. At an English School no attempt should be made to teach a trade with the idea that the student will eventually earn his living at that trade. The training is intended to promote careful working, power of observation, and accuracy of hand and eye: skill in the use of tools follows these as a natural sequence.\n\nIt is felt that a course in simple joinery is best adapted to these ends, and that, as far as is consistent with accurate work and general convenience, the Chinese type of tools should be used.\n\nThe question of Instructional Staff is dealt with under that heading.\n\nIt is understood that certain schools possess a room suitable for use as a Joiner's Shop. A survey should be made of existing accommodation and, when instructors become available, a start should be made in those schools where accommodation already exists.\n\nIt is suggested that one period of two hours per week is enough for a student at an English School to spend in the Joiner's Shop.\n\n(10) THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH.\n\nThe question of whether English should be taught in the various Technical Schools, and if so, to what extent, is a problem which can only be solved as the development of the various courses proceeds.\n\n43", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-6 Technical education in Hong Kong- progress reports etc. 10-4-1935 - 19-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548979, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "content_text": "14. By courtesy of the Manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway we are able to attach a map (Appendix \"D\") showing existing and projected roads in Southern Kwangtung. It will be seen that the building of a bridge at Shum Chun will immediately link the Colony with Waichow and the Wai Yeung District generally, while it is obvious that direct road communication between Canton, Shum Chun and the Tungku and San On districts is merely a question of time.\n\n15. We on our side should be fully prepared to take advantage of the facilities which are being placed at our door and should make every effort to secure a road connection between this Colony and China, which cannot but be to the mutual advantage of both countries.\n\n16. There was one further suggestion which we felt should receive early consideration. It is universally admitted that in these days one of the most efficacious methods of securing publicity is by means of wireless and we were of the opinion that the range of Hong Kong broadcasting should be extended by the purchase of a short wave transmitter which would be heard at entertainment value from India to Japan.\n\n17. At our request several alternative schemes were put forward by the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department and we eventually decided to recommend the adoption of one involving the purchase of a short wave transmitter specially designed for this type of broadcasting.\n\n18. We understand that this recommendation has received provisional approval and we trust that when the apparatus has been installed full advantage will be taken of the possibilities of advertising this Colony throughout the East.\n\nChapter XIV.\n\nPIGS AND POULTRY.\n\n1. Shortly before this Commission came into being, a Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Governor to consider and advise as to what practical steps can be taken to improve and extend the breeding of pigs and poultry in the New Territories.\n\n2. That Committee has since issued its report, and we have no hesitation in supporting its recommendations. In doing so we wish to emphasise the economic importance to the Colony of endeavouring to increase as much as possible its own production of foodstuffs.\n\n3. The Colony has always imported the major portion of the foodstuffs consumed by its population. It pays for these imports chiefly out of its earnings from trading activities and when, as at present, the volume of trade passing through the Colony has shrunk it becomes necessary by way of compensation, to increase its own productivity, thereby retaining its money and affording increased employment within the Colony. While obviously this argument is applicable to any article capable of economic production within the Colony it is particularly applicable to pigs, poultry and eggs, of which very large quantities are imported for consumption.\n\n4. Our local production of pigs, though quite considerable and amounting in value to about $1,500,000 annually, is only one seventh of the quantity imported, and, as pointed out in the Committee's Report, given the requisite guidance and encouragement an important improvement upon the existing state of affairs can be anticipated with every confidence.\n\nPage 47\n\nChapter XV.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.\n\n1. In the course of our deliberations we encountered certain questions of some importance which, either by reason of their confidential nature or because of their limited scope, were not suitable for inclusion in the chapters forming the main body of this Report.\n\n2. After consideration, we decided to include in a special Miscellaneous Chapter such of these problems as could appear in a public document and, where reasons of privacy prevailed, to submit our findings in the form of a supplementary confidential Report.\n\n(\"A\") CABLE RATES,\n\n1. Representations were made to the Commission that the cable rate in Hong Kong was unduly high and constituted a definite burden on the trade of the Colony. It was given in evidence that one important trading concern spent no less than $30,000 per annum on cables and considered the charges to be excessive especially as between Hong Kong and London.\n\n2. At the invitation of the Commission evidence in explanation of this matter was given by Mr. Carter, Manager in Hong Kong of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited. A summary of this evidence is contained in the following paragraphs, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.\n\n3. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company is a branch of the large Merger concern, Cable & Wireless Limited, an Imperial public utility company administered by private enterprise combined with State supervision of essential elements.\n\n4. International cable charges are fixed in gold francs and converted into local currency at a conversion rate which is subject to periodic readjustment. Since 1913 the gold franc charges, Hong Kong-London, have been reduced from Frs. 5.50 per word, (full rate) to Frs. 3.45 per word, the last reduction taking place in 1929.\n\n5. These rates compare favourably with the rates fixed by the same Company of G.Frs. 3.50 in the Straits Settlements, G.Frs. 3.84 in French Indo-China and G.Frs. 4.00 in the Dutch East Indies. In addition to the full rate there are reduced rate services at one half and one third of the full rate charges.\n\n6. It has not been found possible to make any further reductions since 1929 for although, by the introduction of labour saving inventions, the Company has effected economies to the extent of £2,000,000 sterling during the last two years, yet at the present moment they are only in a position to pay a 2¼% dividend on less than half their capital. There are several reasons to account for this:—\n\n(a) Excessive competition has resulted in an over-development of telegraphic facilities which has led to an uneconomic position for all concerned. The establishment of lines of direct communication between various European countries and their Colonies has cut into the whole structure of international telegraphy and, by reducing the volume of international cable traffic, has prevented the reduction of rates.\n\n(b) Cable companies have to carry a heavy burden of taxation in the form of royalties and transit and terminal taxes imposed by various Governments. In some cases these taxes were originally imposed in times of prosperity and have been continued without alleviation in times of depression, while in others they have no justification in services rendered by the taxing Government.\n\nIt is hoped that before long modern inventions will provide a weapon wherewith to fight for more reasonable terms, but the whole question is very delicate and is not likely to be solved in the immediate future.\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549044, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "page_number": 119, "title": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "content_text": "14. By courtesy of the Manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway we are able to attach a map (Appendix \"D\") showing existing and projected roads in Southern Kwangtung. It will be seen that the building of a bridge at Shum Chun will immediately link the Colony with Waichow and the Wai Yeung District generally, while it is obvious that direct road communication between Canton, Shum Chun and the Tungku and San On districts is merely a question of time.\n\n15. We on our side should be fully prepared to take advantage of the facilities which are being placed at our door and should make every effort to secure a road connection between this Colony and China, which cannot but be to the mutual advantage of both countries.\n\n16. There was one further suggestion which we felt should receive early consideration. It is universally admitted that in these days one of the most efficacious methods of securing publicity is by means of wireless and we were of the opinion that the range of Hong Kong broadcasting should be extended by the purchase of a short wave transmitter which would be heard at entertainment value from India to Japan.\n\n17. At our request several alternative schemes were put forward by the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department and we eventually decided to recommend the adoption of one involving the purchase of a short wave transmitter specially designed for this type of broadcasting.\n\n18. We understand that this recommendation has received provisional approval and we trust that when the apparatus has been installed full advantage will be taken of the possibilities of advertising this Colony throughout the East.\n\nChapter XIV.\n\nPIGS AND POULTRY.\n\n1. Shortly before this Commission came into being, a Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Governor to consider and advise as to what practical steps can be taken to improve and extend the breeding of pigs and poultry in the New Territories.\n\n2. That Committee has since issued its report, and we have no hesitation in supporting its recommendations. In doing so we wish to emphasise the economic importance to the Colony of endeavouring to increase as much as possible its own production of foodstuffs.\n\n3. The Colony has always imported the major portion of the foodstuffs consumed by its population. It pays for these imports chiefly out of its earnings from trading activities and when, as at present, the volume of trade passing through the Colony has shrunk it becomes necessary by way of compensation, to increase its own productivity, thereby retaining its money and affording increased employment within the Colony. While obviously this argument is applicable to any article capable of economic production within the Colony it is particularly applicable to pigs, poultry and eggs, of which very large quantities are imported for consumption.\n\n4. Our local production of pigs, though quite considerable and amounting in value to about $1,500,000 annually, is only one seventh of the quantity imported, and, as pointed out in the Committee's Report, given the requisite guidance and encouragement an important improvement upon the existing state of affairs can be anticipated with every confidence.\n\nChapter XV.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.\n\n1. In the course of our deliberations we encountered certain questions of some importance which, either by reason of their confidential nature or because of their limited scope, were not suitable for inclusion in the chapters forming the main body of this Report.\n\n2. After consideration, we decided to include in a special Miscellaneous Chapter such of these problems as could appear in a public document and, where reasons of privacy prevailed, to submit our findings in the form of a supplementary confidential Report.\n\n(\"A\") CABLE RATES.\n\n1. Representations were made to the Commission that the cable rate in Hong Kong was unduly high and constituted a definite burden on the trade of the Colony. It was given in evidence that one important trading concern spent no less than $30,000 per annum on cables and considered the charges to be excessive especially as between Hong Kong and London.\n\n2. At the invitation of the Commission evidence in explanation of this matter was given by Mr. Carter, Manager in Hong Kong of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited. A summary of this evidence is contained in the following paragraphs, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.\n\n3. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company is a branch of the large Merger concern, Cable & Wireless Limited, an Imperial public utility company administered by private enterprise combined with State supervision of essential elements.\n\n4. International cable charges are fixed in gold francs and converted into local currency at a conversion rate which is subject to periodic readjustment. Since 1913 the gold franc charges, Hong Kong-London, have been reduced from Frs. 5.50 per word, (full rate) to Frs. 3.45 per word, the last reduction taking place in 1929.\n\n5. These rates compare favourably with the rates fixed by the same Company of G.Frs. 3.50 in the Straits Settlements, G.Frs. 3.84 in French Indo-China and G.Frs. 4.00 in the Dutch East Indies. In addition to the full rate there are reduced rate services at one half and one third of the full rate charges.\n\n6. It has not been found possible to make any further reductions since 1929 for although, by the introduction of labour saving inventions, the Company has effected economies to the extent of £2,000,000 sterling during the last two years, yet at the present moment they are only in a position to pay a 24% dividend on less than half their capital. There are several reasons to account for this:-\n\n(a) Excessive competition has resulted in an over-development of telegraphic facilities which has led to an uneconomic position for all concerned. The establishment of lines of direct communication between various European countries and their Colonies has cut into the whole structure of international telegraphy and, by reducing the volume of international cable traffic, has prevented the reduction of rates.\n\n(b) Cable companies have to carry a heavy burden of taxation in the form of royalties and transit and terminal taxes imposed by various Governments.\n\nIn some cases these taxes were originally imposed in times of prosperity and have been continued without alleviation in times of depression, while in others they have no justification in services rendered by the taxing Government.\n\nIt is hoped that before long modern inventions will provide a weapon wherewith to fight for more reasonable terms, but the whole question is very delicate and is not likely to be solved in the immediate future.\n\nPage 138\n\n47\n\n―\n\nPage 46\n\n―\n\n137", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549757, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "content_text": "Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nApproved Estimate, 1935.\n\nEstimate, 1936.\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nHead 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1935.\n\nEstimate, 1936.\n\nPersonal Emoluments, Continued.\n\n \n $\n $\n $\n $\n \n \n Brought forward\n 382,227\n 339,272\n \n \n \n Personal Emoluments,—Continued.\n \n \n \n \n \n Brought forward\n 321,366\n 280,962\n \n \n \n NUMBERS.\n 1935\n 1936\n \n \n \n NUMBERS.\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n ]\n \n Class II Draughtsman, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50,\n \n \n 14\n 14\n \n Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00. 1 at $1.80, 1 at $1.70, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)..\n \n \n 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100)...\n 1,800\n 1,800\n \n \n \n I\n \n \n Tracer, ($300 to $450 by $50 annually)\n \n \n 450\n 450\n \n \n \n \n 6,948\n 6,243\n (1)\n (2)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day)..\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day)..\n \n \n 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n 1,017\n 1,081\n (1)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n 231\n 232\n (1)\n \n \n \n 1\n I\n \n Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n \n \n Building Foreman, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n 1,050\n 1,050\n \n \n \n Building Foreman, ($408 per annum).\n 408\n 408\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n 1,300\n \n \n 2\n 6\n טי ום\n \n \n \n 2\n 6\n \n 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n \n \n Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)...\n 1,498\n 1,075\n 1,598\n \n \n (3)\n 1\n 1\n (F)\n \n \n Signal Fitter, ($650 to $1,000 by $50 annually)\n 1,000\n 1,000\n \n \n \n Assistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually)\n 402\n 324\n \n \n \n 1\n 2,563\n 2,571\n (1)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n \n \n 3rd Class Carpenter, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n 650\n co\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n Apprentice Carpenters, (1 at 38 cents, and 2 at 50 cents per day)..........\n \n \n 443\n 473\n \n \n \n \n 385\n 426\n (1)\n (4)\n \n \n 1\n \n \n Carpenter's Mate, ($180 to $252 by $12 annually).......\n \n \n : 192\n 20\n 20\n (3)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n \n \n 1,000\n 1,077\n (4)\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n \n \n E-5-1-2 Allowances.\n \n \n \n \n \n Inspector of Permanent Way, Uniform Allowance.\n 144\n 144\n \n \n \n Tracer, Rent Allowance\n 48\n 48\n \n \n \n 1,140\n 1,140\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n Y\n \n \n Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day), Apprentice Electricians, at 27 cents per day each\n 961\n 964\n \n \n \n Office Attendant, Rent Allowance\n 48\n 48\n \n \n \n 11\n 123\n 167\n (1)(4)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n 4\n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n 9\n \n \n Boilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 2 at $1.22 each per day)\n \n \n \n \n \n Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 950\n 950\n \n \n \n Electric Welder Apprentice at 13 cents per day.\n \n \n \n \n \n 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n \n \n \n \n \n Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day)...\n \n \n \n \n \n Apprentice Painters, (13 cents per day each)\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Building Foreman, Rent Allowance at $48.\n \n \n Assistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, Rent Allowance\n 48\n 48\n \n \n \n $50\n 642\n (3)\n \n \n \n Carpenter's Mate, Rent Allowance\n 48\n (4)\n \n \n \n 1,478\n 1,483\n (1)\n \n \n \n 80\n 80\n \n \n \n \n Extra pay for Chinese Staff on duty, Chinese New Year Day\n 90\n 80\n (5)\n \n \n E-5-5 TRACK.\n 3,986\n 8,756(1)(5)\n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n Boilermakers' Assistants, (3 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each)\n \n \n E-5-5-1 Labour\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,910\n 1,757\n (1)\n (6)\n \n \n 1\n \n \n No. 1 Headman, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n \n \n 650\n 700\n (1)\n \n \n \n 4\n \n \n Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day)..\n \n \n 1,731\n 1,737\n \n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n Strikers, (77 cents each per day),.\n \n \n 1,186\n 1,190\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day)\n \n \n I\n \n \n No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day)\n \n \n 616\n 618\n (1)\n \n \n \n 462\n 464\n \n \n \n \n 7\n |–\n \n Riggers, (1 at $1.00. 4 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day)\n \n \n 1,937\n 1,784\n \n \n \n \n e e ese\n \n \n \n \n \n ---\n \n \n (1)\n \n \n 30\n 30\n \n 8\n \n \n 8\n \n \n Headmen, ($480 to $540 by $20 annually)\n \n \n 4,218\n 1,238\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n Assistant Headmen, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually).\n \n \n F\n \n \n Keymen, ($264 to $300 by $12 annually)\n \n \n 2,147\n 648\n 2,256\n \n \n \n 3eee\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n \n \n 192\n 192\n \n \n \n \n 60\n 58\n \n Platelayers, ($168 to $252 by $12 annually)\n \n \n 13,521\n 12,899\n (1)\n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n 1,440\n 1,392\n \n \n \n } (8)\n 1\n 1\n No. 1 Trolleyman, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n \n \n 240\n 240\n (1)\n (6)\n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n Rent Allowance\n \n \n 24\n 24\n \n \n \n \n 30\n 30\n \n 1\n \n \n 3\n 2\n \n 132\n \n \n Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, 1 at 68 cents and 27 at 58 cents each per day).\n \n \n \n \n \n 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)..\n \n \n \n \n \n Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day\n \n \n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n Trolleymen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n \n \n 892\n 902\n (1)\n \n \n \n 5,550\n 4,991\n (1)\n (7)\n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n \n 700\n 750\n {4}\n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n \n 880\n 888\n (1)\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n Personal Allowance to 1 at $18\n \n \n Rent Allowances at $24 each\n 48\n 48\n \n \n \n Gatemen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 1,080\n 1,128\n (1)\n \n \n Moulder Apprentices, at 40 cents per day each\n \n \n \n \n \n Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff\n 166\n 247\n (1)(4)\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n 144\n 141\n \n \n \n 6,000\n 6,000\n \n \n \n \n E-5-12 MISCELLANEOUS.\n \n \n \n \n \n E-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND\n \n \n \n \n \n E-5-12-3 Watchmen.\n \n \n \n \n \n STRUCTURES.\n \n \n \n \n \n E-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n \n \n \n \n \n E-5-1-1 Salaries.\n \n \n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n Watchmen, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially).\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each....\n \n \n \n \n \n Gardener, at $204 per anum\n 1,051\n 1,024\n (9)\n \n \n 120\n 120\n \n \n \n \n 204\n \n (10)\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n Ash Coolies, at $144 each per annum\n \n \n Earth Coolies, at $144 each per annum.\n 288\n (10)\n \n \n \n 288\n (10)\n \n \n \n \n 5,143\n (11)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n Assistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n \n \n MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT\n \n \n \n \n \n 5,400\n 5,600\n (4)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n Inspector of Permanent Way, ($370 to $430 by $15 annually)\n \n \n MOTOR VEHICLES.\n \n \n \n \n \n £15 annually)\n 6,225\n 5,160\n \n \n \n Junior Clerical Service:-\n \n \n \n \n \n (8)\n 10\n y\n \n \n \n Motor Drivers of Government Cars (Kowloon) ($550 to $650 by $50 annually)..\n 6,297\n 5,354\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n \n \n 1,708\n 1,800\n (4)\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n Motor Car Cleaners at 50 cents per day each\n \n \n 365\n (12)\n 366\n (13)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n Sub-Inspector, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually).\n \n \n 1,300\n 1,400\n (4)\n \n \n \n Total Personal Emoluments\n 427,489\n 377,444\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n Timekeeper, ($400 to $600 by $20 annually)\n \n \n 410\n \n \n Carried forward\n \n \n 382,227\n 429\n (4)\n \n \n \n 339,272\n (1)\n Leap year,\n \n \n \n (2)\n 3 posts at $1.22 each to be abolished on 30-4-36.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n Changes in personnel.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n Stipulated increments,\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n One post at $1.22 to be abolished on 30-4-36.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n One post at 80 cts. to be abolished on 30.4-36.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n 5 posts at 58 cts, each to be abolished on 30-4-36.\n (8)\n Higher rate of exchange.\n \n \n (1)\n Stipulated increments.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n Revised scale of salary and change of title.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n Replaced by Carpenter's Mute.\n \n \n \n \n To replace 2nd Class Carpenter.\n \n \n \n \n \n Considered sufficient,\n \n \n \n \n \n (6)\n New posts promoted from Platelayers C.O.D. No. 466 of 20-12-34.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n Revised scale of salary. C.O.D. No. 466 of 20-12-34,\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n Two promoted to Assistant Headmen. C.O.D. No. 466 of 20-12-34.\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n Changes in personnel.\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n Fosts abolished.\n \n \n \n \n (11)\n Not required.\n \n \n \n \n (12)\n Two posts abolished.\n \n \n \n \n (13)\n Leap year.\n \n \n \n\nPage 185\n\n84\n\nPage 186", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549765, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "content_text": "Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1935.\n\nEstimate, 1936.\n\n \n $\n \n \n 明\n \n \n Brought forward\n 1,522,061\n 1,330,543\n \n \n \n \n \n \n NUMBERS.\n \n \n \n 1935\n 1936\n \n \n \n Accounts and Stores,—Continued.\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n \n \n Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20)\n 7,425\n 6,180\n \n \n \n Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually)\n 2,250\n 2,350\n \n \n \n Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n 1,400\n 1,500\n \n \n \n Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)\n 1,100\n 900\n \n \n \n Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n 875\n 797\n \n \n \n Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 6,544\n 7,524\n \n \n \n Head Watchman,\n 240\n 240\n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance\n 21\n 24\n \n \n \n Store Coolies ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n 768\n 192\n }(5)\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 192\n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n \n \n \n \n \n Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20)\n 19,500\n 15,600 (1)\n \n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,050 by £30)\n 15,750\n 12,600 (1)\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n 13,524\n 11,179 (1)\n \n \n \n Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20,2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n 94,072\n 77,513 (1)\n 2\n \n \n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 16,040\n 13,072 (1)\n \n \n \n Do., Language Allowances at $60 each\n 120\n 120\n 4\n \n \n Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)\n 24,149\n 19,799 (1)\n \n \n \n Do., Language Allowances to 3 at $120 and 1 at $270\n 630\n \n 3\n \n \n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n 4,176\n 2,100 (3)\n \n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n \n (A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)\n 19,500\n 15,600\n \n \n \n Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n 12,805\n 10,604 (1)\n \n \n \n Telegraph. Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 8,625\n 6,900\n \n \n \n Electrical Technician (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15)\n 3,720\n \n \n \n \n General Foreman. ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n \n 2,050\n (6)\n \n \n Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day\n 913\n 915\n \n \n \n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 683\n 733\n \n \n \n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 833\n 883\n \n \n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 750\n 750\n (2)\n \n \n \n NNN @ ece\n \n \n \n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n 5,936\n 6,136 (2)\n \n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 16,306\n 17,184\n \n \n \n A\n \n \n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n 1,585\n 1,600\n (2)\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 192\n 192\n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n 1,512\n 1,579 (2)\n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 288\n 288\n \n \n \n Carried forward\n 1,802,058\n 1,572,765\n \n \n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) Changes in personnel.\n\n(4) Two new posts for sand bins.\n\n(5) Four new posts for sand bins.\n\n(6) One new post due to increase of work.\n\n明\n\n95\n\n196", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549766, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "page_number": 175, "title": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "content_text": "Head 32.—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1935. Estimate, 1936.\n\nHead 32.—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate, 1935. Estimate, 1936.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n$\n$\n\nPersonal Emoluments. Continued.\n\n1,802,058\n1,572,765\n\nPersonal Emoluments, Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n$\n$\n\n1,983,061\n1,735,618\n\n$\n$\n\nBrought forward\n\nElectrical,—Continued.\n\nNUMBERS.\n1935\n1936\n\n1\n\nPort Development,—Continued.\n\nDredger Engineer, ($380 to $320 by $20 annually).\n418\n\n1935\n1936\n\nB. Wireless.\n\n1\n\nClass III Coxswain, ($324 to $384 by $12 annually);\n342\n\n438 (1)\n354 (1)\n\nI\n\n1\n\nFireman and Fitter\n289\n288\n\n1\n\n1\n\nWireless Engineer (£550 to £1,150 by £30)\n9,600\n8,040 (1)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance\n24\n24\n\n3\n\n3\n\n2\n\n2\n\nAssistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n\nInspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £573 by £20)\n\nDo., Bonus for satisfactory output\n40\n40\n\n22,500\n18,240 (1)\n\nFireman, ($216 to $240 by $12 annually)\n216\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $24..............\n24\n\n}\n(2)\n\n17,250\n13,800 (1)\n\n8\n\n8\n\nSailors, ($216 to $240 by $12 annually)\n1,919\n1,920\n\n(1)\n\n3\n\n3\n\n6\n\n6\n\n1\n\nWireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20).\n\nWireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)...\n\nClass I Technicians, ($3,300 to $4,500 by $200)\n25,575\n20,700\n\n(1)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n192\n192\n\n38,073\n27,174\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowances, for Dredger\n4,100\n4,300 (2)\n\nMaster and Crews\n500\n500\n\n3\n\n3\n\nClass III\n\n\"\n\n6\n\n୫\n\nClass IV\n11\n\n($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)\n\n($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)\n5,900\n6,200\n\n1\n\n1\n\nEngineer and Coxswain at $516 annually\n516\n516\n\n9,928\n13,300\n\n1\n\n1\n\nSailor, at $0.62 per diem\n226\n227 (3)\n\n13\n\n14\n\nClass V\n*\n\n($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)\n16,019\n17,981\n\n1\n\n1\n\nDiver's Linesman, ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120)\n1,313\n1,433\n\n6\n\n4\n\n1\n\nClass VI\n\n($600 to $1,000 by $50)\n4,113\n3,000\n\nI\n\nChinese Diver, ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120 annually)\n1,200\n\n1\n\n1\n\nClass I Mechanician,\n\n($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n1,088\n1,163\n\n1\n\n1\n\nDiver's Foreman, ($600 to $900 by $60)......\n840\n900\n\neeee\n(1)\n\n(4)\n\n(1)\n\n4\n\n4\n\nClass II\n13\n\n($600 to $950 by $50)\n2,838\n2,988\n\n(2)\n\n5\n\n6\n\n6\n\nClass III\n14\n\n($370 to $380 by $30)\n2,758\n2,908\n\n(2)\n\nPumpmen 4 at 70 cents and 2 at 50 cents per diem each\n1,095\n1,464\n\n(4)\n\nDo,\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each\n288\n288\n\n5\n\n5\n\nClass IV Mechanician, ($250 to $340 by $30)\n1,498\n1,608\n\n(2)\n\nRoads, Bridges &c,\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n240\n240\n\n2\n\n2\n\nClass V Mechanician, ($150 to $240 by $30).\n418\n406\n\n(5)\n\n1\n\n1\n\nMechanical Engineer, (£600 to £750 by £25)..\n11,250\n9,000\n\n(5)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n96\n96\n\n2\n\n2\n\nCustodians, Recreation Ground, 1 at $1,440 and 1 at $1,200\n2,640\n2,640\n\nSunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless\n\nSubordinate Stoff\n1,000\n1,000\n\nDo., Lodging Allowance to 1\n240\n210\n\n1\n\n1\n\nElectrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)\n1,300\n1,300\n\n1\n\n1\n\nMotor Driver, ($660 to $840 by $60)\n790\n840\n\n(1)\n\n1\n\n1\n\nNo. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50)\n950\n950\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $72\n72\n72\n\n1\n\n1\n\nNo. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50)\n879\n900\n\n(2)\n\n2\n\n2\n\nSwitchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30)\n840\n900\n\n(2)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n96\n96\n\n2\n\n2\n\nRigger's Mates at $1.25 each per day\n913\n915\n\n1\n\nCarpenter at $1.22 per day\n445\n447\n\n60 00\n\n4\n\n4\n\nMotor Drivers, ($550 to $650 by $50)\n2,600\n2,600\n\nDi\n\n5\n\n5\n\n17\n\n17\n\n19\n\n18\n\nRent Allowances at $72 each\n288\n288\n\nMotor Car Drivers, ($500 to $650 by $25 annually)\n2,555\n2,500\n\nLorry Drivers, ($500 to $650 by $25 annually) ......\n9,311\n\nMotor and Steam Roller Drivers, ($400 to $650 by $25 annually)...\n\n8,800 (6)\n\n7,635 (2)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $21 each.\n72\n72\n\nDo.\n\nRent Allowances\n\n1\n\n1\n\nServant at $276....\n276\n276\n\nDo.. Rent Allowance at $24\n21\n24\n\nat $48 each....\n\nOvertime Allowances for daily rate Drivers\n864 (2)\n\n***** \n500\n\n:\n\n(6)\n\n00 6 00\n\n18\n\n18\n\nCoolies 1 at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 4 at 50 cents each per day\n3,617\n3,827\n\n(6)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24..\n24\n24\n\nWater Works.\n\n1\n\n1\n\n| Night Watchman at 60 cents per day\n219\n220 (6)\n\n1\n\n1\n\nGardener, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n156\n156\n\n1\n\n ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120)\n\nDiver, (£475 to £675 by £20 annually)\n7,710\n6,408 (5)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48.....\n48\n48\n\n1\n\n4\n\n1\n\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 trieunially)\n671\n680\n\n(2)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each.\n192\n192\n\n2\n\n2\n\nCleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n327\n337\n\n@@\n\nChief Meter Reader, ($2,200 to $3,000 by $100 annually)\n8,000\n8,000\n\n14\n\n14\n\n3\n\n3\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each\n96\n96\n\n1\n\n1\n\nMeter Readers, ($1,400 to $2, 100 by $100 ananally)\n\nJunior Meter Readers,($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n\nChargeman, Peak Reservoir, ($1,100 to $1,500 by $50 annually\n27,717\n28.315 (1)\n\n1,930\n2,175\n\n(1)\n\n'ort Development.\n\n1\n\n1\n\nHarbour Surveyor at £600\n9,000\n\n1\n\nOverseer,\n\n6,000\n\n4,650\n\nPier Foreman, ($500 to $850 by $25 annually)\n850\n\n1\n\n1\n\nDredger Master and Engineer ($600 to $1050 by $75 annually)\n750\n825\n\nDo., Bonus for satisfactory output\n\nSSES\n\nStoreinan, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually).\n650\n1,125 (6)\n\nCaretaker for Fanling Water Works, ($360 to $420 by $12)... \n700 (1)\n\n420\n\n(8)\n\nDo.,\n\n(9)\n\n3\n\n3\n\nRent Allowance at $48\n48\n\nChargemen, ($300 to $420 by $12 aunually)... \n\nDo.\n\nRent Alowances to 1 at $18 and 2 at $24 each\n96\n96\n\n! \n\n(2)\n\n200\n200\n\n200\n\nActing Pay............\n11,600\n9,000\n\n1\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments.\n2,090,418\n1,832,672\n\nCarried forward\n\n(1) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n(3) Two Class IV in place of two Class VI,\n\n(4) One new post for Aviation Meteorological Service.\n\n(5) Changes in personnel.\n\n(6) Leap year.\n\n1,988,061\n1,735,618\n\n(7) Harbour Survey completed, officer transferred to fill vacancy in Land Surveyors.\n\n(8) Sterling salary provided in 1935 Estimates, post now filled by temporary officer on $500 per month.\n\n(9) Post abolished.\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) One post abolished,\n\n(3) Leap year.\n\n(4) One new post to save hiring of divers.\n\n(5) Higher rate of exchange.\n\n(6) Salaries revised.\n\n(7) Less acting pay required,\n\n97\n\n198", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549776, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "page_number": 185, "title": "CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937", "content_text": "209\n\n108\n\nExecutive Engineers.\n\nArchitects\n\nEngineers\n\nSenior Inspectors of Works\n\nQuantity Surveyor..........\n\nInspectors of Works\n\nChief Draughtsmen\n\nOverseers\n\nEngineering Assistants..\n\nAssistant Engineer..........................\n\nApprentice Engineers\n\n1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors......\n\n2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n\n3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n\n:\n\n1\n\nClass 1 Draughtsmen\n\n2\n\nI\n\nClass II Draughtsmen\n\n1\n\nClass III Draughtsmen.....................\n\n3\n\n3\n\n1st Class Foremen\n\n3\n\n2nd Class Foremen.\n\n7\n\n8\n\nForeman\n\nDrain Testers....\n\nHead Survey Coolies.......\n\nSurvey Coolies ...................\n\nOffice Attendants\n\n2\n\n2\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\nMessengers........................\n\n6\n\n6\n\n4\n\n++\n\nWatchmen\n\nCleaners\n\n9\n\n9\n\n4\n\n4\n\n2\n\n2\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n1\n\n1935\n\nAccounts\n\nand Stores.\n\n1936\n\n—\n\nI\n\n9\n\n10\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n4\n\n3\n\n7\n\n3\n\nJ.\n\n:\n\n:\n\n1\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\nAPPENDIX II. (A)\n\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n1935\n\nArchitectural.\n\n1936\n\nI\n\n1\n\n7\n\n6\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n1935\n\nCorrespondence.\n\n1936\n\n1935\n\nCrown Lands and Surveys.\n\n1936\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n1935\n\nDrainage.\n\n1936\n\n:\n\n1935\n\nElectrical,\n\n1936\n\n1935\n\nPublic Health and Buildings\n\nOrdinance.\n\n1936\n\n1935\n\n1\n\nPort Development.\n\n1996\n\n-\n\n1935\n\nRoads &c.\n\n1936\n\n1935\n\nResumptions. Valuation\n\nand\n\n1936\n\n1935\n\nWater\n\nWorks.\n\n1936\n\n1935\n\nTotal.\n\n1936\n\n4\n\n2\n\n:\n\n117\n\n1\n\n1\n\n:\n\n2\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n5\n\n5\n\n3\n\n3\n\n5\n\n1\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n2\n\n2\n\n7\n\n7\n\n12\n\n...\n\n11\n\n1\n\n1\n\n3\n\n3\n\n16\n\n16\n\n2\n\n2\n\n5\n\n5\n\n1\n\nI\n\n2\n\n2\n\n2\n\n2\n\n3\n\n7\n\n8\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n1\n\n+1\n\n3\n\n3\n\n10\n\n5\n\n5\n\n1\n\n1\n\n3\n\n3\n\n8\n\n30\n\n8\n\n9\n\n10\n\n8\n\n43\n\n44\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n}\n\n1\n\n:\n\n1\n\n:\n\n:\n\n4\n\n4\n\n4\n\n26\n\n26\n\n2\n\n2\n\n:\n\n1\n\n1\n\n:\n\n2\n\nN\n\n:\n\nE\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n6\n\n6\n\n1\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n2\n\n6\n\n6\n\n36\n\n2\n\n6\n\n6\n\n36\n\n:\n\n:\n\n!\n\n:\n\n4\n\n3\n\nI\n\n2\n\n1\n\n12\n\n12\n\n22\n\n70 70\n\n:\n\n:\n\n13\n\n13\n\n1\n\n3\n\n3\n\n1\n\n4\n\n4\n\n4\n\n3\n\n3\n\n1\n\n1\n\n:\n\n:\n\nI\n\n1\n\n9\n\n10\n\n2\n\n2\n\n}\n\n1\n\n:\n\n2\n\n2\n\nالله\n\n:\n\n3\n\n3\n\n2\n\n2\n\n7\n\n7\n\n9\n\n5\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n1\n\n1\n\n:\n\n1\n\n1\n\n2\n\n0.1\n\n:\n\n:\n\nลง\n\n29\n\n29\n\n1\n\n1\n\n19\n\n20\n\n28\n\n26\n\n1\n\n3\n\n:\n\n2\n\n2\n\n13\n\n13\n\n2\n\n1\n\n1\n\n81\n\n81\n\n2\n\n2\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n2\n\n2\n\n---\n\nI\n\n1\n\n1\n\n13\n\n13\n\n10\n\n5\n\n1\n\n5\n\n:\n\n4\n\n4\n\n3\n\n3\n\n3\n\n3\n\n1\n\n1\n\n4\n\n4 38\n\n38\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\n2\n\n2\n\n:\n\n1\n\nI\n\n16\n\n16\n\n2\n\n2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-2 Estimates 1936 30-8-1935 - 29-1-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551026, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "page_number": 147, "title": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "content_text": "## Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1936\n### Estimate, 1937\n\n## Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n### Approved Estimate, 1986\n### Estimate, 1987\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.—Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments.—Continued.\n\nBrought forward | $ | 280,962 | $ | 289,729\n---------|----|---------|----|---------\n | $ | | $ | \nBrought forward | | 339,272 | | 346,588\n\n### NUMBERS.\n\n| Position | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 14 | 11 |\n| Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.90 per day) | 2 | 1 |\n| Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day) | 1 | 1 |\n| 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | | |\n| | 6,243 | 5,673 |\n| (1) | 1,051 | 1,047 |\n| | 232 | 231 |\n| | 1,075 | 1,150 (3) |\n| 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | NO | 1 |\n| Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 per day) | 6 | 7 |\n| | 1,598 | 901 |\n| | 2,571 | 2,935 |\n| Apprentice Carpenters, (1 at 13 cents, 1 at 19 cents and 1 at 50 cents per day) | 3 | 3 |\n| | 426 | 253 |\n| (6) | (2) | |\n| 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 1,077 | 1,132 (3) |\n| | 300 | |\n| Class II Draughtsman, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100) | 1\" | 1 |\n| | 1,800 | 1,500 |\n| Tracer, ($300 to $430 by $50 annually) | 450 | 450 |\n| (2) | (1) | |\n| Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 216 | 216 |\n| Building Foreman, ($800 to $1,030 by $75 annually) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,050 | 1,030 |\n| Building Foreman, ($408 per annum) | 408 | 408 |\n| (4) | (1) | |\n| (5) | 1 | |\n| Signal Fitter, ($650 to $1,000 by $50 annually) | 1,000 | 1,000 |\n| Assistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually) | 324 | 334 |\n| (1) | | |\n| 3rd Class Carpenter, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually) | 473 | 503 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Carpenter's Mate, ($180 to $252 by $12 annually) | 192 | 204 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually) | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1,140 | 1,140 |\n| | 2 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 4 |\n| Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 964 | 961 (2) |\n| Apprentice Electricians, at 40 cents per day each | 167 | 246 |\n| (3) | | |\n| Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 950 | 950 |\n| | 40 | 62 (3) |\n| Electric Welder Apprentice at 20 cents per day | 642 | 694 |\n| (8) | | |\n| 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 1,483 | 1,178 |\n| | ão | 300 |\n| Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day) | (2) | |\n| Apprentice Painters, (1) cents per day each | | |\n\n### Allowances.\n\n| Position | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Inspector of Permanent Way, Uniform Allowance | 80 | 80 |\n| Tracer, Rent Allowance | 144 | 144 |\n| Office Attendant, Rent Allowance | 48 | 48 |\n| 1 Building Foreman, Rent Allowance at $48 | 48 | 48 |\n| Assistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, Rent Allowance | 48 | 48 |\n| Carpenter's Mate, Rent Allowance | | |\n| Extra pay for Chinese Staff on duty, Chinese New Year Day | +3 | 80 |\n| | 7 | 6 |\n| Boilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 each per day) | 8,756 | 3,010 |\n| (7) | | |\n| Boilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each) | 1,757 | 1,602 (7) |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n\n### E-5-5 TRACK.\n\n### E-5-5-1 Labour\n\n| Position | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 1,737 | 1,731 (2) |\n| | 5! | 5 |\n| Strikers, (77 cents each per day) | 1,190 | 1,186 |\n| (2) | (1) | |\n| No. 1 Headman, ($600 to $720 by $30 annually) | 700 | 625 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day) | 618 | 616 |\n| ४ | | |\n| Headmen, ($480 to $540 by $20 annually) | 4,238 | 4,212 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day) | 464 | 462 (2) |\n| N | | |\n| Assistant Headmen, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually) | 648 | 669 |\n| | 8 | 8 |\n| Keymen, ($264 to $300 by $12 annually) | 2,256 | 2,289 |\n| | 7 | 6 |\n| Riggers, (1 at $1.00, 3 at 91 cents, at 85 cents, and at 80 cents per day) | 1,784 | 1,657 (7) |\n| | (2) (3) | (2) (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each | 1,784 | 1,657 (7) |\n| | 58 | 58 |\n| Platelayers, ($168 to $252 by $12 annually) | 12,899 | 13,033 |\n| (1) | (1) | |\n| | 30 | 25 |\n| Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 23 at 58 cents each per day) | 4,991 | 4,626 |\n| (8) | | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each | 1,392 | 1,392 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| No. 1 Trolleyman, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 240 | 240 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 7.50 | 800 |\n| (3) | | |\n| Do., Rent Allowance | 24 | 24 |\n| | 3 | 2 |\n| Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day | 888 | 752 |\n| (9) | (5) | (2) |\n| Moulder Apprentices, at 53 cents per day each | 247 | 326 |\n| (3) | (2) | |\n| Special Apprentices at 30 cents per day each | 30% | (11) |\n| Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff | 6,000 | 4,000 |\n| (10) | | |\n| Do., Personal Allowance to 1 at $48 | 6 | G |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each | 902 | 828 |\n| (2) | (4) (4) | 3,436 (5) |\n| | 336 | |\n| Gutemen, ($136 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 5,354 | 366 |\n| | 5,047 (2) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each | $65 | (6) |\n| | S | |\n| Trolleymen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 377,414 | 386,833 |\n| (4) | (4) | |\n| | 1,024 | 120 |\n| | | (4) |\n\n### E-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\n### E-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\n### E-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\n| Position | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Assistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually) | 5,600 | |\n| | 1 | |\n| Inspector of Permanent Way, (£370 to £40 by £15 annually) | 5,800 (3) | 5,160 |\n| Junior Clerical Service: Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 6,880 | (12) |\n| | 8 | 1 |\n\n### E-5-12 MISCELLANEOUS.\n\n### E-5-12-3 Watchmen.\n\n| Position | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Watchmen, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 1,800 | 1,800 |\n| Rent Allowances at $24 each | 2 | 2 |\n| Do., Acting pay | 1,400 | 1,400 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n\n### MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES.\n\n| Position | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Motor Drivers of Government Cars (Kowloon) ($550 to $650 by $50 annually) | 1,800 | 1,800 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Motor Car Cleaners at 50 cents per day each | 1 | 1 |\n| Sub-Inspector, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually) | 1,400 | 1,400 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Timekeeper, ($400 to $600 by $20 annually) | 429 | 449 |\n| (3) | | |\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments | | 339,272 | | 346,588\n\n(1) Three posts abolished on 30/4/36.\n(2) 308 working days.\n(3) Stipulated increments.\n(4) One post abolished.\n(5) One new post in place of a 2nd Class Carpenter.\n(6) Changes in personnel.\n(7) One post abolished on 30/4/36.\n(8) Five posts abolished on 30:4/36.\n(9) One post abolished.\n(10) Considered sufficient.\n(11) Two new posts for training Technical Sub-ordinates.\n(12) Lower rate of exchange.\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) Changes in personnel.\n(3) On revised scale of salary.\n\n(4) Transferred to E-1-11.\n(5) Considered necessary.\n(6) 565 working days.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551035, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "page_number": 156, "title": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "content_text": "## Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n#### Personal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n| Approved Estimate, 1936 | Estimate, 1937 | NUMBERS |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1,330,543 | 1,682,081 | |\n| Brought forward | | |\n\n#### Accounts and Stores,—Continued.\n\n| 1936 | 1937 | |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | 1 | Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by £15 and 6 of £20) |\n| 6,180 | | 1 |\n| 1 | 1 | Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually) |\n| 2,350 | 2,450 | (2) |\n| 1 | 1 | Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually) |\n| 1,500 | 1,600 | (2) |\n| 1 | 1 | Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100) |\n| 900 | 975 | |\n| | 797 | |\n| 8,560 | 872 | Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually) |\n| 7,524 | 8,551 | 11 |\n| | | (1) (2) |\n| (2) | (2) | |\n| (e) | (3) | |\n| 1 | 1 | Head Watchman, |\n| 240 | 240 | |\n| | | Do., Rent Allowance |\n| 4 | 4 | Store Coolies ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) |\n| 768 | 768 | |\n| | | Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each |\n| 192 | 192 | |\n\n#### Crown Lands and Surveys.\n\n| 1 | 1 | Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 15,600 | 20,800 | |\n| 1 | 1 | Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,050 by £30) |\n| 12,600 | 16,800 | (1) |\n| 1 | 1 | Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30) |\n| 11,179 | 15,386 | (1) (2) |\n| 8 | | Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30) |\n| 77,513 | 105,424 | (1)(2) |\n| 2 | 2 | Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20) |\n| 13,072 | 16,360 | (1) (2) (4) |\n| | | Do., Language Allowances at $60 each |\n| 4 | 4 | |\n| 120 | 120 | |\n| | | Do., |\n| | | Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10) |\n| 19,799 | 26,800 | (1)(2) |\n| | | Language Allowances to 3 at $120 and 1 at $270 |\n| 630 | | 3 |\n| 3 | 3 | Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100) |\n| 2,100 | 630 | |\n| | 2,400 | (2) |\n\n#### Electrical.\n##### (A).—Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights.\n\n| 1 | 1 | Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 15,600 | 20,800 | (1) |\n| 1 | 1 | Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30) |\n| 10,604 | | |\n| 1 | 1 | Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20) |\n| 6,900 | 9,200 | (1) |\n| 1 | 1 | Electrical Technician (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15) |\n| 3,720 | 4,960 | |\n| | | General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100) |\n| 2,050 | 2,050 | |\n| | | Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day |\n| 915 | 913 | |\n| | | Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50) |\n| 733 | 783 | |\n| | | Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50) |\n| 883 | 933 | (2) |\n| | | Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50) |\n| 750 | 800 | |\n| 5 | 5 | Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) |\n| 6,136 | 6,358 | (1) (2) |\n| 20 | 20 | Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) |\n| 17,184 | 16,661 | (1) (2) |\n| (4) | | |\n| 8 | 6 | Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20) |\n| 1,600 | 1,200 | |\n| | | Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each |\n| 192 | 144 | (6) |\n| 7 | 7 | Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12) |\n| 1,579 | 1,756 | |\n| | | Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each |\n| 288 | 336 | (7) |\n| 1,572,765 | 1,992,546 | Carried forward |\n\n(1) Lower rate of exchange. \n(2) Stipulated increments. \n(3) One new post for Sand Bins. \n(4) Changes in personnel. \n(5) Considered sufficient. \n(6) One transferred to line below. \n(7) One transferred from line above. \n97 \n176", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551036, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "page_number": 157, "title": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "content_text": "## Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n### Approved Estimate, 1936. \n### Estimate, 1937.\n\n### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.—Continued\n#### Personal Emoluments.-Continued.\n\n| Brought forward | $1,372,765 | $1,992,546 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n#### Electrical,-Continued.\n\n| Brought forward | $1,735,618 | $2,170,245 |\n\n### NUMBERS.\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **Port Development,-Continued.** | | |\n| Dredger Engineer, ($380 to $520 by $20 annually) | 1 | 1 |\n| Class III Coxswain, ($324 to $384 by $12 annually) | | |\n| Fireman and Fitter | 438 | 458 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| | 354 | 366 |\n| | 288 | 288 |\n\n### B. Wireless.\n\n| Wireless Engineer (£550 to £1,150 by £30) | 1 | 1 |\n| Assistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30) | 3 | 3 |\n| Inspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 2 | 2 |\n| | ? | |\n| Sailors, ($216 to $240 by $12 annually) | 8 | 8 |\n| | 1,920 | 1,920 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance | 192 | 192 |\n| | 18,240 | 24,960 |\n| | (2) | (3) |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowances, for Dredger Master and Crews | 500 | 500 |\n| | 13,800 | 18,400 |\n| Engineer and Coxswain at $516 annually | 1 | 1 |\n| | 516 | 516 |\n| Wireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20).... | 3 | 3 |\n| Wireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)... | 6 | 6 |\n| | 20,700 | 27,600 |\n| | (2) | |\n| Sailor, at $0.62 per diem | 1 | 1 |\n| | 227 | 226 |\n| | 27,174 | 37,271 |\n| | (2)(3) | |\n| Diver's Linesman, ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,433 | |\n| | | 1,433 |\n\n### Class I Technicians, ($3,300 to $4,500 by $200) ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)\n\n| | 4,300 | 4,500 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Chinese Diver, ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120 annually) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,200 | 1,320 |\n| Diver's Foreman, ($600 to $900 by $60) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 900 | 900 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Class IV | 8 | 8 |\n| ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100) | 13,300 | 13,900 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Class V | 6 | 6 |\n| ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100) | | |\n| | 7,981 | 7,041 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Pumpmen 4 at 70 cents and 2 at 60 cents per diem each | 1,464 | 1,464 |\n\n### Class VI ($600 to $1,000 by $50)\n\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 3,000 | 3,200 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Class I Mechanicians, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,163 | 1,238 |\n| | (3) | |\n\n### Roads, Bridges &c.\n\n| Class II ($600 to $950 by $50) | 4 | 4 |\n| | 2,988 | 2,942 |\n| | (4) | |\n| Class III ($370 to $580 by $30) | 11 | 11 |\n| | 2,908 | 3,143 |\n| Mechanical Engineer, (£600 to £750 by £25)... | 1 | 1 |\n| | 9,000 | 12,000 |\n| | (4) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 2 | 2 |\n| | 288 | 288 |\n\n### Custodians, Recreation Ground, 1 at $1,440 and 1 at $1,200\n\n| | 5 | 6 |\n| Class IV Mechanician, ($250 to $340 by $30) | 2,640 | 2,640 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | (5) | |\n| | 240 | 288 |\n| Class V Mechanician, ($150 to $240 by $30). | 2 | 2 |\n| | 406 | 391 |\n| | (4) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 1 | 1 |\n| | 96 | 96 |\n| Lodging Allowance to 1 Motor Driver, ($660 to $840 by $60) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 840 | 840 |\n| Rent Allowance at £72 | | 72 |\n| | 72 | 72 |\n\n### Sunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless\n\n| Motor Drivers, ($550 to $650 by $50) | 4 | 4 |\n| | 2,600 | 2,600 |\n| Subordinate Staff | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,000 | 1,000 |\n| Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,300 | 1,300 |\n| No. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50) | 5 | 5 |\n| | 950 | 950 |\n| No. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $30) | 17 | 16 |\n| | 900 | 900 |\n| | 18 | 18 |\n| Switchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30) | 2 | 2 |\n| | 900 | 888 |\n| | (4) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | | |\n| | 96 | 96 |\n\n### Rigger's Mate at $1.25 each per day\n\n| | 213 | 1 |\n| | 915 | 436 |\n| | (6) | |\n| Carpenter at $1.22 per day | 3 | 30 |\n| | 447 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $72 each | | |\n| Motor Car Drivers, ($500 to $650 by $25 annually). | | |\n| Lorry Drivers, ($500 to $650 by $25 annually) | | |\n| Motor and Steam Roller Drivers, ($425 for 3 years then $450 to $650 by $25 annually), | | |\n| | 2,500 | 2,625 |\n| | (1) | |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each... | 8,800 | 8,700 |\n| | (1)(5) | |\n| | 7,635 | 8,075 |\n| | (6) | |\n| | 864 | |\n\n### Water Works.\n\n| Cooks at $312 each.... | 3 | 3 |\n| | 936 | 936 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each. | | 72 |\n| | 72 | 72 |\n| Servant at $276.... | 1 | 1 |\n| | 276 | 276 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $24 | | 24 |\n| | 24 | 24 |\n| Coolies 1 at $240. 13 at 60 cents each and 2 at 50 cents each per day | 18 | 16 |\n| | 3,927 | 3,452 |\n| | (7) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24........ | 1 | 1 |\n| | 24 | 24 |\n| Night Watchman at 60 cents per day | 6 | 6 |\n| | ... | 219 |\n| | (8) | |\n\n### Diver, (£475 to £575 by £20 annually)\n\n| Diver's Linesman, ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120 annually} | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,440 | 1,310 |\n| Chinese Diver, ($1,200 to $1,440 by $120 annually).. | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,200 | 1,320 |\n| Diver's Foreman, ($600 to $900 by $60 annually), | 1 | 1 |\n| | 900 | 900 |\n| Pumpmen, at 70 cents and 2 at 60 cents per diem, each | 4 | 4 |\n| | 1,460 | 1,460 |\n\n### Gardener, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 156 | 156 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48. | | 48 |\n| | 48 | 48 |\n\n### Chief Meter Reader, ($2,200 to $3,000 by $100 annually).\n\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 3,000 | 2,300 |\n| | (9) | |\n\n### Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 680 | 702 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each........ | 14 | 13 |\n| | 192 | 192 |\n\n### Cleaners, ($136 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n| | 3 | 4 |\n| | 337 | 348 |\n| | (3) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 eacht | 1 | 1 |\n| | 48 | 48 |\n\n### Meter Readers, ($1,400 to $2,100 by $100 annually)\n\n| | 28,315 | 26,523 |\n| Junior Meter Readers,($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | | |\n| | 2,175 | 3,088 |\n| | (11) | |\n| Chargeman, Peak Reservoir, ($1,100 to $1,500 by $50 annually.. | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1,125 | 1,163 |\n| | (1) | |\n| Do., Language Allowance | | 84 |\n\n### Port Development.\n\n| Overseer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | 1 | 1 |\n| | 900 | 900 |\n| Dredger Master and Engineer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | 3 | 3 |\n| | 6,000 | 6,000 |\n| Do., Bonus for satisfactory output | | 825 |\n| | 200 | 200 |\n\n### Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)..\n\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 700 | 750 |\n| Chargemen, ($360 to $420 by $12 annually).. | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1,260 | 1,260 |\n| | (10) | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances to I at $48 and 2 at $24 each | 1 | 1 |\n| | 96 | 96 |\n| Addressograph Operator, ($250 to $340 by $30 annually) | | 1 |\n| | 250 | 340 |\n| Rent Allowance at $48..... | | 48 |\n| | 48 | 48 |\n| Acting Pay..... | 9,000 | 10,100 |\n| | (13) | (14) |\n\n| Carried forward | $1,735,618 | $2,170,245 |\n\n### Total Personal Emoluments\n\n| | $1,832,672 | $2,272,491 |\n\n(1) Post abolished. \n(2) Lower rate of exchange. \n(3) Stipulated increments. \n(4) Changes in personnel. \n(5) One new post to replace 1 carpenter post abolished. \n(6) One post abolished. \n(7) Two posts abolished, \n(8) Considered sufficient. \n(9) Changes in personnel. \n(10) One transferred to line below. \n(11) One transferred from line above. \n(12) Stipulated allowance, \n(13) New post. \n(14) More acting pay required.\n\nPage 178", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551046, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "content_text": "## APPENDIX II. (A)\n### Distribution of Public Works Department General Staff\n\n#### Architectural\n\n| Position | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Executive Engineers | 1 | 1 |\n| Architects | 6 | 5 |\n| Engineers | 1 | 1 |\n| Senior Inspectors of Works | 10 | 10 |\n| Quantity Surveyor | 1 | 1 |\n| Inspectors of Works | 3 | 3 |\n| Chief Draughtsmen | | |\n| Overseers | 1 | 1 |\n| Engineering Assistants | 4 | 3 |\n| Assistant Engineer | 8 | 7 |\n| Apprentice Engineers | 10 | 9 |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors | | 3 |\n| 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | 2 | 2 |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | | 3 |\n| Class I Draughtsmen | 1 | 1 |\n| Class II Draughtsmen | 4 | 4 |\n| Class III Draughtsmen | 3 | 3 |\n| 1st Class Foremen | 8 | 10 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen | | |\n| Foreman | 2 | 2 |\n| Drain Testers | | |\n| Hall Porter | 1 | 1 |\n| Head Survey Coolies | 6 | 6 |\n| Survey Coolies | 9 | 10 |\n| Office Attendants | 4 | 4 |\n| Messengers | 3 | 2 |\n| Watchmen | 2 | 2 |\n| Cleaners | | 3 |\n\n#### Accounts and Stores\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | : | : |\n\n#### Correspondence\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | - | 9861 |\n\n#### Crown Lands and Surveys\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | : | 1 |\n\n#### Drainage\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 2 | 1 |\n\n#### Electrical\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 3 | 4 |\n\n#### Port Development\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | - | 1 |\n\n#### Public Health and Buildings Ordinance\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 5 | 3/1 |\n\n#### Roads &c.\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1 | 3 |\n\n#### Valuation and Resumptions\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n\n#### Water Works\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1 | 3 |\n| | 16 | 20 |\n\n#### Total\n\n| | 1936 | 1937 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 44 | 46 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 4 | 5 |\n| | 26 | 26 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 36 | 37 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | 1 | 3 |\n| | 5 | 4 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 7 | 7 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 10 | 9 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 3 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 29 | 34 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 20 | 19 |\n| | 26 | 28 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 12 | 12 |\n| | 1 | 13 |\n| | 70 | 70 |\n| | 7 | 7 |\n| | 81 | 81 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 38 | 38 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 16 | 17 |\n| | 2 | 2 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551090, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "page_number": 211, "title": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "content_text": "242 \n\n140 \n\nA W/T Press Reception apparatus is called for by the proposal to centralise the reception of press messages in the hands of Government. The operation of such a centralised service will, it is expected, be a source of revenue. \n\nThe greater part of the loan works now in progress will have been completed by the end of this year, and no new loan works are provided for except the new Central market.\n\nIn consequence, provision must be made for the re-transfer during the year to the Department of some of the engineers and overseers who have been engaged on loan works. In comparing the numbers of Engineers and Architects provided under Public Works Department Personal Emoluments and under Appendix II(B), it should be noted that three Engineers will be paid half from Loan Funds and half from the departmental vote, and that two Architects were classified as Engineers in the `1936` Loan Schedule.\n\nWith the establishment of the Government sand monopoly, which will be a source of revenue, it has been necessary to increase the clerical staff by two Class VI B clerks (p.95), and to add one storeman and one watchman (p.94).\n\nIn the interests of economy, the vacant post of Executive Engineer of the Water Works Construction Office will not be substantively filled without reference to the Finance Committee.\n\nIn the Electrical Department, the posts of Wireless Engineer, one rigger's mate, two coolies, and one gardener have been abolished (p.96).\n\nOther posts abolished are one overseer in the Port Development Department (p.96), and one lorry driver.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553530, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n## Approved Estimate, 1937\n## Estimate, 1938\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n| NUMBERS | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 289,729 | 298,587 |\n| Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 5,673 | 5,673 |\n| Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day) | 1,047 | 1,047 |\n| Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day) | 231 | 231 |\n| 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 1,150 | 1,225 |\n| 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 801 | 851 |\n| Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 per day) | 2,938 | 2,938 |\n| Apprentice Carpenters, (2 at 19 cents and 1 at 38 cents per day) | 253 | 234 |\n| 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 1,152 | 1,227 |\n| 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually) | 1,140 | 1,140 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48, each | 96 | ... |\n| Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 961 | 961 |\n| Apprentice Electricians, 1 at 53 cents and 1 at 20 cents per day each | 246 | 225 |\n| Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 950 | 950 |\n| Electric Welder Apprentice at 27 cents per day | 62 | 83 |\n| 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 692 | 742 |\n| Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day) | 1,478 | 1,478 |\n| Apprentice Painters, (13 cents per day each) | 80 | 80 |\n| Boilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 each per day) | 3,610 | 3,610 |\n| Boilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each) | 1,602 | 1,602 |\n| Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 1,731 | 1,731 |\n| Strikers, (77 cents each per day) | 1,186 | 1,186 |\n| No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day) | 616 | 616 |\n| No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day) | 462 | 462 |\n| Riggers, (1 at $1.00, 3 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day) | 1,657 | 1,657 |\n| Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 23 at 58 cents each per day) | 4,626 | 4,626 |\n| 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 800 | 850 |\n| Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day | 752 | 752 |\n| Moulder Apprentices, at 53 cents per day each | 326 | 326 |\n| Special Apprentices at 50 cents per day each | 308 | 308 |\n| Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff | 4,000 | 4,000 |\n\nCarried forward | 346,588 | 354,354\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) Changes in personnel.\n(3) No quarters available.\n(4) Post abolished.\n(5) Title changed from Timekeeper; new salary scale.\n\n## E-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES\n\n### E-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE\n\n#### E-5-1-1 Salaries\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Assistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually) | 5,800 | 6,000 |\n| Inspector of Permanent Way, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually) | 6,880 | 6,880 |\n| Junior Clerical Service:— Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 1,800 | ... |\n| Sub-Inspector, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually) | 1,400 | 1,400 |\n| Clerk and Timekeeper, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 449 | 580 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553538, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "## Head 32-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n### Approved Estimate, 1937\n### Estimate, 1938\n\n## Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n### Approved Estimate, 1937\n### Estimate, 1938\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments.—Continued.\n\n| | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 1,365,367 | 1,420,490 |\n| Brought forward | 1,682,081 | 1,739,499 |\n\n### NUMBERS.\n\n| Accounts and Stores, Continued. | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| General Staff--Continued. | 1937 | 1938 |\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($3,800 to $5,600 by $200) | 8,560 | 8,880 |\n| Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20) | 31,600 | 32,200 |\n| 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($2,550 to $3,600 by $150) | 18,030 | 18,780 |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($800 to $2,400 by 4 of $100, 1 of $400 and 8 of $100) | 37 | 36 |\n| Class I Draughtsmen, ($2,000 to $4,500 by 10 of $100 and 10 of $150 annually) | 70,550 | 72,026 (1) (2) |\n| Class II Draughtsman, ($2,000 to $3,000 by $100) | 10,513 | 10,763 (1) |\n| Class III Draughtsmen, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100) | 41,754 | 43,672 |\n| Allowance to Draughtsmen for Mounting Plans | 500 | 500 |\n| 1st Class Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100) | 26,675 | 25,300 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen, ($800 to $1,050 by $75) | 26,822 | 24,263 |\n| Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually) | 2,450 | 2,500 |\n| Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually) | 1,600 | 1,700 (1) |\n| Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100) | 975 | 1,050 (1) |\n| Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | 872 | 947 (1) |\n| Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually) | 8,551 | 9,701 (1) (2) |\n| Head Watchman, | 240 | 240 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance | 24 | 24 |\n| Store Coolies ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 768 | 774 (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 192 | 192 (3) |\n\n### Crown Lands und Surveys.\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Foreman, ($1,850 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,050 |\n| Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20) | 20,800 | 20,800 |\n| Drain Testers, ($360 to $600 by $20) | 960 | 960 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 48 | 48 |\n| Hall Porter, ($360 to $600 by $20) | 385 | 405 |\n| Head Survey Coolies, ($280 to $360 by $20) | 96 | 96 |\n| 81 Survey Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 4,584 | 4,655 |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each | 624 | 624 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,050 by £30) | 16,800 | 16,800 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30) | 15,386 | 15,866 (1) |\n| Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30) | 105,424 | 106,544 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances to 80 at $48 each and 1 at $24 | 3,864 | 3,864 |\n| Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £675 by £20) | 16,360 | 16,470 |\n| Language Allowances 1 at $60 | 60 | 120 (3) |\n| Field Allowances for Surveyors, Foremen and Survey Coolies | 2,700 | 2,700 |\n| Office Attendants ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially) | 516 | 519 (1) |\n| Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10) | 26,800 | 26,880 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 528 | 528 |\n| Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 2,353 | 2,352 (4) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances 36 at $48 each and 2 at $24 | 1,824 | 1,824 |\n| Watchmen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 696 | 744 |\n| Rent Allowances to 4 at $48 and 13 at $24 each | 504 | 480 |\n| Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100) | 6,543 | 6,639 (1) |\n| Do., Language Allowances to 2 at $120, 1 at $270 and 1 at $180 | 630 | 690 (3) |\n\n### Electrical.\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| (A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights | 1,752 | 1,776 (5) |\n| Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) | 20,800 | 20,800 |\n| Electrical Engineers, (£550 to £1,150 by £80) | 14,619 | 17,299 (5) |\n| Telegraph, Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 9,200 | 9,200 |\n| Electrical Technician (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15) | 4,960 | 4,960 |\n| General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,030 |\n| Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day | 913 | 913 |\n| Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 783 | 833 |\n| Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£700 to £950 by £25 annually) | 15,200 | 15,200 |\n| Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 933 | 950 |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 800 | 800 |\n| Deputy Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£460 to £700 by £20 annually) | 10,198 | 10,418 (1) |\n| Assistant Store Keeper, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually) | 6,540 | 6,780 |\n| Inspector of Stores, (£460 to £640 by £20 annually) | 10,159 | 10,240 (1) |\n| Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) | 6,358 | 6,558 (1) |\n| Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 16,661 | 17,352 (1) |\n| Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20) | 1,200 | 1,200 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 144 | 144 |\n| Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12) | 1,756 | 1,829 (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 336 | 336 |\n| Messenger, ($156 to 204 by $12 triennially) | 203 | 203 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48 | 48 | 48 |\n\n| | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Carried forward | 1,642,081 | 1,739,499 |\n| Carried forward | 1,992,546 | 2,058,803 |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) One replaced by Computor. p. 99.\n(3) One transferred to Loan Works.\n(4) Changes in personnel.\n(5) Stipulated allowances.\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) One formerly paid from Loan Funds.\n(3) Stipulated allowances.\n(4) One replacing a 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor, P. 98.\n(5) One new appointment for three months only.\n(6) New post; transferred from (B) Wireless.\n\nPage 98\nPage 99\nPage 150\nPage 151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n## Approved Estimate, 1937. \n## Estimate, 1938.\n\n### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\n#### Personal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\nBrought forward | 1,992,546 | 2,058,803\n---|---:|---:\nElectrical,-Continued.* \nNUMBERS. | 1937 | 1938\nB. Wireless. | 3 | 2\nAssistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30) | | \nInspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 24,960 | 18,400\n | 6 | 1\n | 17 | 14\nWireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20).......... | 19 | 4\nWireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)....... | 19 | 19\nClass I Technicians, ($3,800 to $4,500 by $200) | 27,600 | 37,271\nClass III | 4,500 | \nClass IV | ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100) | 6,500\nClass V | ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100) | 13,900\nClass VI | ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100) | 13,041\nClass I Mechanician, | ($600 to $1,000 by $50) | 3,200\nClass II | ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1,238\nClass III | ... | ...\n | ($600 to $950 by $50) | 2,942\n\" | ($370 to $580 by $30) | 3,143\n** | | \nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 288 | 6\nCo | | \n01 | | \nDo., Class IV Mechanician, ($250 to $340 by $30) | | \nRent Allowances at $48 each | | \nMechanician, ($150 to $240 by $30).. | 1,910 | \nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 288 | \nSunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless Subordinate Staff | 391 | ...(1)\n | ...(1) | 96\nElectrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | | 1,000\n | | 1,300\nNo. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50) | | 950\n | 1 | \nNo. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50) | | 900\nSwitchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30) | | 888\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each | | 96\n- CO | | \n1 | | \nRigger's Mate at $1.25 each per day | | 456\nCooks at $312 each.............. | | 936\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each | | 72\n | 1 | \nServant at $276...... | | 276\nDo., Rent Allowance at $24 | | 24\n | 16 | \nCoolies 1 at $240. 13 at 60 cents each and 2 at 50 cents each per day | | 3,452\nDo., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24... | | 24\n | 2 | \nNight Watchman at 60 cents per day | | 219\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | | 702\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each... | | 192\nCleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | | ...(2)\nDo.. Rent Allowances at $48 each | | 348\n | | 96\nPort Development. | | ...(1)\nDredger Master and Engineer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | | 900\nDo., Bonus for satisfactory output | | 200\n | 975 | 200\n**(3)** | | \nCarried forward | 2,170.245 | 2,059,978\n\n(1) Transferred to Head 8-(C) Wireless.\n(2) Three transferred to Head 8-(C) Wireless, and one transferred to 'A' Lighting, etc., page 99.\n(3) Stipulated increments.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553549, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "## APPENDIX II. (A)\n### Distribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n|---------------|------|------|\n| **Architectural** | | |\n| Executive Engineers.. | 4 | 5 |\n| Architects | 5 | 5 |\n| Engineers | 10 | 10 |\n| Senior Inspectors of Works | : | : |\n| Quantity Surveyor.. | 1 | 1 |\n| Inspectors of Works ............................... | 10 | 9 |\n| Chief Draughtsmen | 1 | 1 |\n| Overseers | 1 | ÷ |\n| Engineering Assistants | ४ | : |\n| Assistant Engineer.. | | 1 |\n| Apprentice Engineers | | |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors............ | | |\n| 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | | |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | | |\n| Class I Draughtsmen | 21 | 26 |\n| Class II Draughtsmen | 25 | 25 |\n| Class III Draughtsmen.. | | |\n| 1st Class Foremen | 1 | |\n| 2nd Class Foremen... | 3 | |\n| Foreman | | |\n| Drain Testers..... | | |\n| Hall Porter........ | | |\n| Head Survey Coolies... | 1 | |\n| Survey Coolies | 2 | |\n| Office Attendants | 1 | |\n| Messengers | 3 | |\n| Watchmen | 7 | |\n| Cleaners | 8 | |\n| | | |\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n|---------------|------|------|\n| **Correspondence, Crown Lands and Surveys.** | | |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| **Drainage.** | | |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| **Electrical.** | | |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| **Port Development.** | | |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| **Public Health & Buildings Ordinance.** | | |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 7 | 7 |\n| | 8 | |\n| **Roads &c.** | | |\n| | 5 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | ... | |\n| | J | |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 20 | 20 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 10 | 5 |\n| | 12 | 5 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | است | co |\n| | 3 | 1 |\n| | ४ | 8 |\n| | * | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 0: | 9 |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | 10 |\n| | 8 | 8 |\n| | 46 | 44 |\n| | 1 | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | - | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | } | 1 |\n| | I | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | । | 1 |\n| | 3 | 2 |\n| | 4 | 6 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | ÷ | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | ] | 6 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 37 | 36 |\n| | 1 | : |\n| | E | : |\n| | : | 3 |\n| | 3 | : |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 13 | 1 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 9 | 9 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | : | : |\n| | ] | 1 |\n| | 2 | 4 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 3 | སྐ |\n| | B | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 31 | 34 |\n| | 7 | 5 |\n| | : | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 19 | 18 |\n| | 10 | 6 |\n| | 28 | 28 |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | * |\n| | 2 | 13 |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | : | : |\n| | : | : |\n| | 12 | 12 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 13 | 13 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 70 | 70 |\n| | 1 | 7 |\n| | 7 | 7 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 81 |\n| | 7 | 51 |\n| | : | : |\n| | 2 | 21 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 21 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 18 | 13 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| | + | 4 |\n| | 7 | -} |\n| | 7 | 1 |\n| | J | 5 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | 3 | 1 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| | 38 | 3N |\n| | ות | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| | 17 | 17 |\n| | 10 | 10 |\n| | 3 | 3 |\n| | : | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n|---------------|------|------|\n| **Accounts and Stores.** | | |\n| | 112 | 164 |\n| | | |\n| **Total.** | | |\n| | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553657, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n## A ST\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1937\n### Estimate, 1938\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n| $ | € | NUMBERS | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 289,729 | 298,587 | | |\n| Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 5,673 | 5,673 | 11 | 11 |\n| Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day) | 1,047 | 1,047 | 2 | 1 |\n| Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day) | 231 | 231 | 1 | 1 |\n| 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 1,150 | 1,225 | 1 | 1 |\n| 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 801 | 851 | 7 | 7 |\n| Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 per day) | ... | ... | 7 | 3 |\n| Apprentice Carpenters, (2 at 19 cents and 1 at 38 cents per day) | 253 | 234 | (2) | (1) |\n| 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 1,152 | 1,227 | (1) | (1) |\n| 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually) | 1,140 | 1,140 | 2 | 2 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48 each | 96 | 96 | 2 | 2 |\n| Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 961 | 961 | 1 | 1 |\n| Apprentice Electricians, 1 at 53 cents and 1 at 20 cents per day each | 246 | 225 | (2) | (2) |\n| Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 950 | 950 | ... | ... |\n| Electric Welder Apprentice at 27 cents per day | 62 | 83 | ... | ... |\n| 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 692 | 742 | 1 | 1 |\n| Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day) | 1,478 | 1,478 | 4 | 4 |\n| Apprentice Painters, (13 cents per day each) | 80 | 80 | ... | ... |\n| Boilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 each per day) | 3,610 | 3,610 | 8 | 6 |\n| Boilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each) | 1,602 | 1,602 | 6 | 4 |\n| Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 1,731 | 1,731 | 4 | 5 |\n| Strikers, (77 cents each per day) | 1,186 | 1,186 | ... | ... |\n| No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day) | 616 | 616 | 1 | 1 |\n| No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day) | 462 | 462 | 1 | 6 |\n| Riggers, (1 at $1.00, 3 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day) | 1,657 | 1,657 | 6 | 25 |\n| Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 23 at 58 cents each per day) | 4,626 | 4,626 | 25 | 1222 |\n| 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 800 | 850 | (1) | ... |\n| Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day | 752 | 752 | ... | ... |\n| Moulder Apprentices, at 53 cents per day each | 326 | 326 | ... | ... |\n| Special Apprentices at 50 cents per day each | 308 | 308 | ... | 4,000 |\n| Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff | 4,000 | 4,000 | | |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments. \n(2) Changes in personnel. \n(3) No quarters available. \n(4) Post abolished. \n(5) Title changed from Timekeeper; new scale of salary.\n\n## E-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES\n\n### E-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE\n\n#### E-5-1-1 Salaries\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 | NUMBERS | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Assistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually) | 5,800 | 6,000 | (1) | 1 | 1 |\n| Inspector of Permanent Way, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually) | 6,880 | 6,880 | 1 | 1 | 1 |\n| Junior Clerical Service :— Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 1,800 | ... | (4) | 1 | 1 |\n| Sub-Inspector, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually) | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1 | 1 | 1 |\n| Clerk and Timekeeper, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 580 | 449 | (5) | ... | ... |\n| Carried forward | 346,588 | 354,354 | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553665, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 259, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "## Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1937\n### Estimate, 1938\n\n#### Personal Emoluments, Continued\n\n| Brought forward | 1,365,367 | 1,420,490 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n#### General Staff, Continued\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($3,800 to $5,600 by $200) | 31,600 | 32,200 |\n| Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20) | 8,560 | 8,880 |\n| 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($2,550 to $3,600 by $150) | 18,030 | 18,780 (1) |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($800 to $2,400 by 4 of $100, 1 of $400 and 8 of $100) | 70,550 | 72,026 (1) (2) |\n| Class I Draughtsmen, ($2,000 to $4,300 by 10 of $100 and 10 of $150 annually) | 10,513 | 10,763 |\n| Class II Draughtsman, ($2,000 to $3,000 by $100) | 2,200 | 2,300 |\n| Class II Draughtsmen, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100) | 41,754 | 43,672 |\n| Allowance to Draughtsmen for Mounting Plans | 500 | 500 |\n| 1st Class Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100) | 25,300 | 26,675 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $1,050 by $75) | 24,268 | 26,822 (4) |\n| Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually) | 2,450 | 2,500 |\n| Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually) | 1,600 | 1,700 |\n| Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100) | 975 | 1,050 |\n| Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | 872 | 947 |\n| Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually) | 8,551 | 9,701 |\n| Head Watchman, | 240 | 240 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance | 24 | 24 |\n| Store Coolies ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 768 | 774 (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $18 each | 192 | 192 (3) |\n\n#### Crown Lands and Surveys\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Foreman, ($1,850 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,050 |\n| Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040) | 20,800 | 20,800 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 96 | 96 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20) | 16,800 | 16,800 |\n| Hall Porter, ($360 to $600 by $20) | 385 | 405 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48 | 48 | 48 |\n| Head Surrey Coolies, ($280 to $360 by $20) | 4,584 | 4,655 (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 624 | 624 |\n| Survey Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 14,967 | 15,288 (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances to 80 at $48 each and 1 at $24 | 3,864 | 3,864 |\n| Field Allowances for Surveyors, Foremen and Survey Coolies | 2,700 | 2,700 |\n| Office Attendants ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially) | 516 | 519 |\n| Rent Allowances at $45 each | 96 | 96 |\n| Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 2,353 | 2,352 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances to 9 at $48 each and 2 at $24 | 504 | 480 |\n| Watchmen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 6,543 | 6,639 (1) |\n| Rent Allowances to 36 at $48 each and 2 at $24 | 1,752 | 1,776 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30) | 15,386 | 15,866 (1) |\n| Land Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 6 of £20, 2 of £40, 6 of £20 and 4 of £30) | 105,424 | 106,544 (1) |\n| Senior Land Bailiffs, (£473 to £575 by £20) | 16,860 | 16,470 |\n| Do., Language Allowances 1 at $60 and 1 at $120 | 120 | 180 (3) |\n| Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10) | 26,800 | 26,880 (4) |\n| Do., Language Allowances to 2 at $120, 1 at $270 and 1 at $180 | 630 | 690 |\n| Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100) | 2,400 | 3,591 |\n\n#### Electrical\n\n##### (A)-Lighting, Telephones, Land Telegraph, Cables and Lights\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) | 20,800 | 20,800 |\n| Electrical Engineers, (£550 to £1,150 by £80) | 14,619 | 17,299 (5) |\n| Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 9,200 | 9,200 |\n| Electrical Technician (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15) | 4,960 | 4,960 |\n| General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,050 |\n| Cables Jointer at $2.50 per day | 913 | 913 |\n| Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 783 | 833 |\n| Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£700 to £950 by £25 annually) | 15,200 | 15,200 |\n| Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 933 | 950 |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 800 | 800 |\n| Deputy Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£460 to £700 by £20 annually) | 10,198 | 10,418 |\n| Assistant Store Keeper, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually) | 6,540 | 6,780 |\n| Inspector of Stores, (£460 to £640 by £20 annually) | 10,159 | 10,240 |\n| Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) | 6,358 | 6,558 (1) |\n| Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 16,661 | 17,352 (1) |\n| Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20) | 1,200 | 1,200 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 144 | 144 |\n| Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12) | 1,756 | 1,829 (1) |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 336 | 336 |\n| Messenger, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 203 | 203 |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48 | 48 | 48 |\n\n| Carried forward | 1,642,081 | 1,739,499 |\n| Carried forward | 1,992,546 | 2,058,803 |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n(2) One replaced by Computer, p. 99.\n(3) Stipulated allowances.\n(4) Changes in personnel.\n(5) Stipulated allowances.\n(6) New post; transferred from (B) Wireless.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553666, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 260, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# Head 32.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n## Approved Estimate, 1937.\n## Estimate, 1938.\n\n### PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n#### Personal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n| NUMBERS | 1937 | 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 1,992,546 | 2,058,803 |\n| **Electrical,-Continued.** | | |\n| **B. Wireless.** | | |\n| Assistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30) | 24,960 | 18,400 |\n| Inspectors of Wireless and Telegraph, (£475 to £575 by £20) | | 6 |\n| Wireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20) | 27,600 | |\n| Wireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) | 37,271 | 4,500 |\n| Class I Technicians, ($3,800 to $4,500 by $200) | | 6,500 |\n| Class III ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100) | | 8 |\n| Class IV ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100) | | 13,900 |\n| Class V ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100) | | 13,041 |\n| Class VI ($600 to $1,000 by $50) | | 3,200 |\n| Class I Mechanician, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1,238 | |\n| Class II | | 6 |\n| Class III ($600 to $950 by $50) | 2,942 | 34 |\n| Class IV ($370 to $580 by $30) | 3,143 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 288 | 6 |\n| Class IV Mechanician, ($250 to $340 by $30) | 1,910 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 288 | |\n| Mechanician, ($150 to $240 by $30) | 391 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 96 | |\n| Sunday and Holiday Allowances for Wireless Subordinate Staff | 1,000 | |\n| Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1,300 | |\n| No. 1 Rigger, ($600 to $950 by $50) | 950 | |\n| No. 1 Carpenter, ($500 to $900 by $50) | 900 | |\n| Switchboard Attendants, ($360 to $570 by $30) | 888 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $18 each | 96 | 3 |\n| Rigger's Mate at $1.25 each per day | 456 | 1 |\n| Cooks at $312 each | 936 | 16 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each | 72 | :: |\n| Servant at $276 | 276 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $24 | 24 | |\n| Coolies at $240, 13 at 60 cents each and 2 at 50 cents each per day | 3,452 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowance to 1 at $24 | 24 | |\n| Night Watchman at 60 cents per day | | 2 |\n| Messengers, ($156 to $20 by $12 triennially) | 219 | 702 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 192 | |\n| Cleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 348 | |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | 96 | (2) |\n| **Port Development.** | | |\n| Dredger Master and Engineer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually) | | 1 |\n| Do., Bonus for satisfactory output | | 1 |\n| Carried forward | 2,170,245 | (3) |\n\n(1) Transferred to Head 8-(C) Wireless.\n(2) Three transferred to Head 8-(C) Wireless, and one transferred to 'A' Lighting, etc., page 99.\n(3) Stipulated increments.\n\nPage 260\nPage 261", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553676, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 270, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# APPENDIX II. (A) \n## Distribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n| | 1937 | 1938 |\n|----------|------|------|\n| Executive Engineers.. | 7 | 7 |\n| Architects | 2 | 2 |\n| Engineers | 13 | 13 |\n| Senior Inspectors of Works | 4 | 5 |\n| Quantity Surveyor... | 1 | 1 |\n| Inspectors of Works | 16 | 16 |\n| Chief Draughtsmen | 1 | 1 |\n| Overseers | 9 | 10 |\n| Engineering Assistants | 6 | 6 |\n| Assistant Engineer..... | 1 | 1 |\n| Apprentice Engineers | 3 | 3 |\n| 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors... | 1 | 1 |\n| 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | 3 | 3 |\n| 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors | 2 | 2 |\n| Class I Draughtsmen | 6 | 6 |\n| Class II Draughtsmen | 6 | 6 |\n| Class III Draughtsmen.. | 6 | 6 |\n| 1st Class Foremen | 1 | 1 |\n| 2nd Class Foremen | 3 | 3 |\n| Foreman................. | 1 | 1 |\n| Drain Testers.. | 1 | 1 |\n| Hall Porter...................... | 1 | 1 |\n| Head Survey Coolies.... | 1 | 1 |\n| Survey Coolies | 9 | 9 |\n| Office Attendants | 2 | 2 |\n| Messengers | 4 | 5 |\n| Watchmen | 3 | 3 |\n| Cleaners | 2 | 2 |\n\n## Related Sections\n### Accounts and Stores. \n1937: 112 \n1938: 318 \n### Architectural. \n1937: 1937 \n1938: 1938 \n### Correspondence. \n### Crown Lands and Surveys. \n### Drainage. \n### Electrical. \n### Port Development. \n### Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. \n### Roads &c. \n### Valuation and Resumptions. \n### Water Works. \n\nPage 270 \nPage 271", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553726, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 320, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "## Head 30-Charge on Account of Public Debt\n\nA decrease is shown under this Head due to the progressive redemption of outstanding bonds.\n\n## Head 32-Public Works Department\n\n1. The control of the wireless services is now vested in the Postmaster General and many Sub-heads of expenditure accordingly disappear from under this Head.\n\n2. Under City Hall Library (and Museum) an additional sum of $250 has been provided for the making of copies of the more important \"finds\" made during the recent excavations at Lamma and other islands. Under Electric Fans, Light and Gas, additional provision of $1,000 has been necessitated by the fact that the new lighting contract with the Electric Company does not provide for the illumination of piers. The vote for Maintenance and Supply of Furniture has been increased as provision for previous years has proved insufficient.\n\n3. There are few changes under Personal Emoluments. One new post appears on page 97. This post in the Crown Lands and Survey Office was filled by a Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff clerk in 1936. This year the post was left vacant, and it is now proposed to fill the vacancy with a Class III (Local Section) clerk. One Class VIB clerk has been transferred from the Colonial Secretary's Office in connection with the transfer to the Public Works Department of all indents on the Crown Agents. The forthcoming retirement of Mr. L. H. King, Chief Electrical Engineer, necessitates the recruitment of an Electrical Engineer and it has been considered desirable to make the appointment before the retirement takes effect to avoid slowing-up the work of the Sub-department. One draughtsman has been replaced by a computor on a lower scale. Motor Drivers and Lorry Drivers have been amalgamated into one class and one new post has been added as the number is insufficient for the 33 motor vehicles unless considerable overtime is worked.\n\n4. Under Special Expenditure a number of replacements has been considered essential. A Recording Voltmeter is necessary for checking the supply of current to Government buildings, and more efficient working in Government quarries will be secured by the provision of an up to date Granulator which will do the work of two existing machines.\n\n## Head 33-Public Works Recurrent\n\nProvision under this Head has been substantially increased this year. The heavy reductions made in the totals allotted during 1936 and 1937 have meant that upkeep and repairs could not be carried out and deterioration has resulted. It is felt that it is essential to make an effort to catch up with the arrears in 1938.\n\nPage 320\nPage 321", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553733, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 327, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# 394 \n\n-7- \n\nA new edition - now somewhat overdue - of the Ordinances and Regulations.\n\nUnder Charitable Services, the grant to the General Chinese Charities Fund has been increased by $30,000 at the request of the Committee which administers the Fund. Tung Wah and Associated Hospitals, which are the principal beneficiaries, have suffered much in recent years through the general fall in income from house property and mortgage interest, while their expenses, owing to the high cost of efficiency and to a large increase in the number of patients treated, have swelled from year to year. I should like to take this opportunity to urge those charitable persons and organizations whose contributions hitherto have maintained this splendid institution not to relax their efforts in the future. The Tung Wah Hospital is famous throughout the East, and it would be nothing less than a calamity if it were forced, through lack of adequate support, to choose between insolvency and coming on the rates.\n\nI have already made a passing reference to Public Works, both Recurrent and Extraordinary. Proposals with regard to the latter will be found, with full explanations, in the memorandum prepared by the Director of Public Works. The only other matter which I think requires mention at this stage is the transfer of Wireless from Public Works Department to Post Office. Under that Department, you will find an addition in the person of a Wireless Engineer, and under Public Works Department, Electrical Department, you will find an addition of one Electrical Engineer. These additions and alterations are consequent on the retirement, in 1938, of Mr. L. H. King. I need not remind you of the splendid work done by Mr. King in connection with the development of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in the Colony, and I am sure you will all wish to associate yourselves with me in expressing our gratitude to him.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 557522, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-567-10 Companies Amendment Ordinance- draft bill 15-9-1938 - 28-9-1938", "page_number": 269, "title": "CO129-567-10 Companies Amendment Ordinance- draft bill 15-9-1938 - 28-9-1938", "content_text": "# THE PALESTINE GAZETTE\n## 6th February, 1936\n### 139\n\n## APPOINTMENT OF CONSUL\n\n### NOTICE\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government directs it to be notified for general information that **MR. LELAND B. MORRIS** has been temporarily appointed by the United States Government to the post of Consul-General at Jerusalem, pending the arrival of **MR. GEORGE WADSWORTH**, whose appointment was notified in the Palestine Gazette of the 30th January, 1936, and that **MR. MORRIS** has been provisionally recognised by His Excellency in that capacity pending the issue of His Majesty's Exequatur.\n\n4th February, 1936.\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n**S. MOODY** Acting Chief Secretary.\n`(N/5/31)`\n\n## APPOINTMENTS, ETC.\n\nThe acting appointment of **MR. M. NUROCK, O.B.E.**, Assistant Secretary, Grade F, Secretariat, published in Palestine Gazette No. 569 of the 30th January, 1936, ceased with effect from the 5th February, 1936.\n\n## APPOINTMENTS\n\nThe High Commissioner has appointed:—\n- **MR. F. G. HORWILL**, to be Examiner of Banks, Treasury, with effect from the 16th January, 1936.\n- **MR. C. F. GEARON**, Assistant Engineer (Mechanical) Grade K, Department of Public Works, to be Mechanical Engineer, with effect from the 18th January, 1936.\n- **MR. H. A. M. DAVIES** to be Junior Assistant Superintendent of Surveys, Grade K, Department of Lands and Surveys, with effect from the 20th January, 1936.\n\n## LEAVE\n\nThe High Commissioner has approved the leave of the following officers.\n\n| Officer | Dates |\n|---------|--------|\n| **MR. W. G. BUTTOLPH**, Palestine Police Force and Prisons Service | 25.1.36-8.6.36 |\n| **HASSAN MOHAMMAD EFF. KHATIB**, Palestine Police Force and Prisons Service | 1.2.36-13.3.36 |\n\n## ACTING APPOINTMENT\n\nThe High Commissioner has appointed:-\n- **MR. A. N. CAPNER**, Electrical Foreman, Grade L, Department of Public Works, to act as Electrical Engineer, Grade H, with effect from the 18th January, 1936, until further order.\n\n## MEDICAL LICENCES\n\nLicences to practise medicine granted during the month of December, 1935, by the Director of Medical Services under section 4 of the Medical Practitioners Ordinances, 1928-1935.\n\n## TERMINATION OF ACTING APPOINTMENTS\n\nThe High Commissioner directs it to be notified for general information that:-\n- The acting appointment of **MR. S. MOODY O.B.E.**, Assistant Chief Secretary, Grade D, Secretariat, published in Palestine Gazette No. 569 of the 30th January, 1936, ceased with effect from the 5th February, 1936.\n\n| Licence No. | Name | Address |\n|------------|------|---------|\n| DR.2294 | Edith Goldberg Weber | Haifa |\n| DR.2295 | Szymon Szilmower | Haifa |\n| DR.2296 | Ludwig Schoenholz | Jerusalem |\n| DR.2297 | Karl Rosenthal | Jerusalem |\n| DR.2298 | Ludwig Ascher | Jerusalem |\n| DR.2299 | Richard Priwin | Tel-Aviv |\n| DR.2300 | Alfred Glaser | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-567-10 Companies Amendment Ordinance- draft bill 15-9-1938 - 28-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558757, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "page_number": 95, "title": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "content_text": "Page 104\n\n46\n\nHead 13. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nApproved Estimate, 1938.\n\nEstimate, 1939.\n\nHead 13. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n47\n\nApproved Estimate, 1938.\n\nEstimate, 1939.\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\nOther Charges,-Continued.\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\n$$$\nBrought forward710,746896,556\nBrought forward638,056813,296\nSub-heads:-\nSpecial Expenditure.\n23 Signals and Switches.\nE-5-6 Maintenance of Signals Points and Crossings1,1002,500\n1,850\n(1)\n34 Detached kitchens for Staff Quarters and Gang Huts1,400\n35 Electrical Equipments for Carriages1,200\n(1)4,068\n2,5003,600\n4,350\n36 Four 40-ton Hydraulic Lifting and Traversing Jacks2,034\n37 Goods Wagons heavy repairs5,000\n24 Sleepers.\nE-5-5-2 Sleepers\n25 Stations Buildings and Staff Quarters,\nE-5-7-2 Repairs, Stations and Buildings..\n38 Installation of Telephones at Level Crossings3,000\n39 Locomotive heavy repairs....15,00026,000\n30,000\n(2)\n40 New Locomotive Staff Quarters at Hung Hom.20,0001,500\n(2)26,00030,000\n41 New Signal Post for Kowloon Station Yard1,650\n42 One all gear High Speed Column Drilling Machine1,595\n43 One set Neale Token Instruments as replacements2,800\n4,000\nMaintenance of Turret Clock ..............340\n5,000340\n(3)\n11\nE-5-7-3 Repairs, Staff Quarters3,000\n6,000\n(4)\nE-5-8 Repairs, Central Mechanical Works1,200\n1,700\n(6)8,540\n13,040\n47 Sidewalk for Bridge No. 47\n26 Stores.\n44 Rebuilding of Typewriters\n45 Reconstruction of lean-to roofs and gantries of Goods Shed at Kowloon Station\n46 Re-railing part of Kowloon Station Yard\n48 Tarpaulins .............200\n49 Two Calculating and Adding Machines3,500\n10,000\n1,000\n2,000\n1,000\nE-2-4-1 Stations.......3,000\n3,500\n(6)\nE-3-1-5 Locomotives, Miscellaneous Stores....5,000\n5,000\nImprovements to north side of Kowloon Station7,100\nOne Neale's Token Instrument1,350\nE-3-2-3 Carriages and Wagons, Miscellaneous Stores4,500\n4,500\nAdditional Typewriter for Stores Office.400\n12,500\n13,000\nDouble Wire Signalling at Fanling Station8,000\n27 Telegraphs.\nReconditioning of two Coaches22,000\nOne new Superheated Boiler for Class B Locomotive45,000\n(3)\nE-5-14-2 Maintenance of Telegraphs and Telephones2,250\n2,250\nRailbus for running a shuttle service between Fanling and\nTaipo Market8,000\n28 Tools and Plant.\nProvision of fans in five 3rd Class Coaches900\nTwo new Saloon Motor Cars.....7,000\nE-4-8-1 Plant (Locomotive Workshops)..3,200\n3,200\nReinforced concrete road level crossings..450\nE-4-8-2 Tools (Locomotive Workshops)1,400\n1,700\nE-5-9-1 Plant (Main. of Way and Structures)1,350\n1,000\nE-5-9-2 Tools (Main. of Way and Structures)1,350\n1,350\n7,800\n7,250\n29 Transport.\nE-1-7-4 Transport250\n250\n250\n250\n30 Tunnels.\nE-5-3 Tunnels.........550\n550\n550\n550\n31 Uniform.\nTotal Special Expenditure\nTotal Kowloon-Canton Railway\nPersonal Emoluments.\nDetails of the foregoing.\nE-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.\n121,600\n832,346\n55,547\n952,103\nE-1-7-6 Office Attendants and Messengers250270\n(9)\nE-1-11-3 Watchmen450450\nE-1-8 GENERAL MANAGER.\nE-2-3 Traffic Staff2,1502,850\nE-3-1-1-4 Engine Staff.900950\nE-3-4-1-4 Train Staff600\nE-5-12-6 Engineering Staff..\n32 Maintenance of Government Motor Vehicles\nRunning Expenses\nUniform for Motor Car Drivers\nUnallocated Stores.\n33 Purchase, Freight and Other Charges ....\nDeduct Value of Stores to be issued to other sub-heads $250,000\n175700\n(9)175\n660\nNUMBERS.\nE-1-9-1 Salaries.19381939\n11\nManager and Chief Engineer, (£1,400 to £1,600 by £50 annually)4,5255,395\n25,45225,600\n(4)\nJunior Clerical Service:-\n7,000\n1 Class I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually)3,700\n(5)\n175\n7,000\nClass II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)3,300\n€€\n(6)175\n1\n1 Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)1,8001,800\n7,1757,175\n$250,000\n22\nOffice Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192 to $240 by $12 triennially)470487\n(4)\n(10)\n1 Messenger ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially).192196\n(4)\nE-1-3-2 Allowances.\nTotal Other Charges\nCarried forward314,745710,746\n472,678896,556\n(6) Increase cost of stores.\nOffice Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances to 3 at $48 each144144\nCarried forward31,35831,927\n(1) Heavy renewals of Facing point lock mechanism.\n(2) Increase in price and heavy renewals of Crossing Sleepers.\n(3) All Station Buildings are due to be overhauled.\n(4) Heavy repairs to Quarters.\n(5) Repairs to Carriage Shed,\n(7) One pneumatic rivetting hammer required.\n(8) Considered sufficient.\n(9) Increased Staff.\n(10) New item. Sessional Paper No. 9 of 1938.\n(1) Final part of a 3 year programme.\n(2) Retention money.\n(3) Non-recurrent.\n(4) Stipulated increments.\n(5) Promoted from Class II.\n(6) Promoted to Class I.\n\nPage 105", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558796, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "page_number": 134, "title": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "content_text": "Head 24.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS 95\n\n153\n\nA.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments, —Continued.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1938.\n\nEstimate, 1939.\n\n \n NUMBERS.\n 1938\n 1939\n \n \n 1\n Brought forward\n \n \n \n \n Accounts and Stores,—Continued.\n \n \n \n \n 1,739,499\n 1,380,526\n \n \n 13\n 1\n 4\n \n \n ::\n Head Watchman,\n \n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n :\n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Inspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20)\n \n \n \n \n Head Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Store Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Furniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)..\n \n \n \n \n Store Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Storemen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Store Coolies ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowance\n \n \n \n \n 8,880\n \n \n \n \n 2,500\n \n \n \n \n 1,700\n \n \n \n \n 1,050\n \n \n \n \n 947\n }\n \n \n (1)\n 9,701\n \n \n \n \n 240\n 24\n \n \n \n 774\n \n \n \n \n 192\n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n \n \n \n \n Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20).\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,020 by £30)..\n \n \n \n \n 20,800\n 17,908 (2)\n \n \n \n 16,800\n 16,320 (2) (3)\n \n \n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n \n \n \n \n 15,866\n 14,871 (2)\n \n \n \n Land Surveyors. (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20,2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n \n \n \n \n 106,544\n 93,584 (4)\n \n \n \n Land Surveyor, (£500 for 1st 2 years then £525 to £675 by £25 and then £750 to £900 by £30 annually)\n \n \n \n 2\n A\n \n \n \n \n Senior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n \n \n \n \n 16,470\n 8,000\n \n \n \n 17,270\n \n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Language Allowances 1 at $60 and I at $120...\n \n \n \n \n 180\n 180\n \n \n \n Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and of £10)........\n \n \n \n \n 26,880\n 25,620\n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Language Allowances to 2 at $120 I at $270 and 1 at $60\n \n \n \n (2)\n 690\n \n \n \n \n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n \n \n \n \n 3,591\n 570\n \n \n \n 3,346\n (2)\n \n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n 121 p\n 1\n \n \n \n \n Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)\n \n \n \n \n Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30)..\n \n \n \n \n Telegraph Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n \n \n \n \n Electrical Technician (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15)\n \n \n \n \n 20,800\n 19,291 (2)\n \n \n \n 17,299\n 15,579 (7)\n \n \n \n 9,200\n 9,200\n \n \n \n 4,960\n 5,086 (6)\n \n \n \n General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n \n \n \n \n Cables Jointer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75)\n \n \n \n \n 2,050\n 2,050\n \n \n \n 913\n 900\n \n \n !\n (3)\n \n \n \n \n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n \n \n \n \n 833\n 883 (6)\n \n \n CO\n \n \n \n \n \n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n \n \n \n \n 950\n 950\n \n \n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)...\n \n \n \n \n 800\n \n \n \n 5\n \n 5\n \n \n \n 20\n 20\n \n \n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n \n \n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 6,558\n \n \n \n \n 554 i\n 6,758 (6)\n \n \n \n 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n \n \n \n \n 17,352\n 17,463\n \n \n 3\n \n 2\n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n \n \n \n \n 1,200\n 800\n \n \n \n Do..\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowances at $48 each\n \n \n \n \n 144\n 96 (8)\n \n \n 7\n -\n ~\n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n \n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each..\n \n \n \n \n Messengers, ($156 to 204 by $12 triennially)\n \n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n Rent Allowance at $48\n \n \n \n \n Carried forward\n \n \n \n (1)\n Transferred to Head 29, Stores Department.\n \n \n \n (2)\n Changes in personnel.\n \n \n \n (3)\n Salary scale revised.\n \n \n \n (4)\n One shown under new salary scale.\n \n \n \n (5)\n Transferred from salary scale £480-£880.\n \n \n \n \n 2,058,803\n \n \n \n (6)\n Stipulated increments.\n \n \n \n (7)\n One post abolished.\n \n \n \n (8)\n One transferred to line below.\n \n \n \n (9)\n One transferred from line above.\n \n \n \n (10)\n One new post.\n \n \n \n \n 1,829\n 2,119\n \n \n \n 336\n 384 (9)\n \n \n \n 203\n 48\n \n \n \n 360\n 96 (10)\n \n \n \n 1,660,764", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558864, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "page_number": 202, "title": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "content_text": "Page 234\n\nPage 235\n\nHead 13. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\nApproved Estimate, 1938. $710,746\n\nEstimate, 1939. $885,356\n\nHead 13. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\nApproved Estimate, 1988. $638,056\n\nEstimate, 1939. $802,096\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nOther Charges, Continued.\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\n$\n$\n\nBrought forward\n710,746\n885,356\n\nBrought forward\n638,056\n802,096\n\nSub-heads :-\n\nSpecial Expenditure.\n\nSub-beads —\n\n23 Signals and Switches.\n\nE-5-6 Maintenance of Signals\n\n$\n$\n\n11 Points and Crossings\n\n1,100\n2,500\n\n1,850\n2,500\n\n=\n\n(1)\n34 Additional Crossing Station between mile 11 and 11\n41,000\n\n35 Detached kitchens for Staff Quarters and Gang Huts\n1,400\n1,200\n\n36 Electrical Equipments for Carriages\n\n4,068\n\n3,600\n4,350\n\n37 Four 40-ton Hydraulic Lifting and Traversing Jacks\n2,034\n\n24 Sleepers.\n\nE-5-5-2 Sleepers\n\n$\n$\n\n26,000\n30,000\n\n(2)\n\n38 Goods Wagons heavy repairs\n\n40 Locomotive heavy repairs...............\n5,000\n\n39 Installation of Telephones at Level Crossings\n3,000\n15,000\n\n26,000\n30,000\n\n41 New Locomotive Staff Quarters at Hung Hom.\n20,000\n1,500\n\n(2)\n\n42 New Signal Post for Kowloon Station Yard\n1,650\n\n43 One all gear High Speed Column Drilling Machine.\n1,595\n\nE-5-7-2 Repairs, Stations and Buildings..\n\n$\n$\n\nMaintenance of Turret Clock\n4,000\n\n340\n\n5,000\n340\n\n(8)\n\n44 One set Neale Token Instruments as replacements\n2,800\n\nE-5-7-3 Repairs, Staff Quarters\n\n$\n$\n\n3,000\n6,000\n\n(4)\n\nE-5-8 Repairs, Central Mechanical Works\n\n$\n$\n\n1,200\n1,700\n\n(5)\n\n$\n$\n\n8,540\n13,040\n\n45 Rebuilding of Typewriters\n\n46 Reconstruction of lean-to roofs and gantries of Goods Shed at Kowloon Station\n3,500\n10,000\n\n47 Re-railing part of Kowloon Station Yard\n200\n\n26 Stores.\n\n43 Sidewalk for Bridge No. 47.\n\n$\n$\n\n1,000\n\n49 Tarpaulins\n2,000\n\nE-2-4-1 Stations......\n\n$\n$\n\n3,000\n3,500\n\n(6)\n\n50 Two Calculating and Adding Machines\n1,000\n\nE-3-1-5 Locomotives, Miscellaneous Stores.....\n\nE-3-2-3 Carriages and Wagons, Miscellaneous Stores\n\n$\n$\n\n5,000\n5,000\n\nImprovements to north side of Kowloon Station\n7,100\n\n4,500\n4,500\n\nOne Neale's Token Instrument\n1,350\n\n12,500\n13,000\n\nAdditional Typewriter for Stores Office.\n400\n\n27 Telegraphs.\n\nDouble Wire Signalling at Fanling Station\n\n$\n$\n\n8,000\n\nReconditioning of two Coaches\n22,000\n\nE-5-14-2 Maintenance of Telegraphs and Telephones\n\n$\n$\n\n2,250\n2,250\n\nOne new Superheated Boiler for Class B Locomotive\n45,000\n\n(3)\n\n2,250\n2,250\n\nRailbus for running a shuttle service between Fanling and Taipo Market.\n\n$\n$\n\n8,000\n\n28 Tools and Plant.\n\nE-4-8-1 Plant (Locomotive Workshops)..\n\n$\n$\n\n3,200\n3,200\n\nProvision of fans in five 3rd Class Coaches\n\nTwo new Saloon Motor Cars........\n\n$\n$\n\n900\n\n7,000\n\nE-4-8-2 Tools (Locomotive Workshops)\n\n$\n$\n\n1,400\n1,700\n\n(7)\n\nE-5-9-1 Plant (Main. of Way and Structures).\n\n$\n$\n\n1,350\n1,000\n\n(8)\n\n00\n\nE-5-9-2 Tools (Main. of Way and Structures)\n\n$\n$\n\n1,850\n1,350\n\n$\n$\n\n7,300\n7,250\n\n29 Transport.\n\nE-1-7-4 Transport\n\n$\n$\n\n250\n250\n\n260\n250\n\n30 Tunnels,\n\nE-5-3 Tunnels........\n\n$\n$\n\n550\n550\n\n550\n550\n\n31 Uniform.\n\nE-1-7-6 Office Attendants and Messengers\n\n$\n$\n\n250\n270\n\n(9)\n\nReinforced concrete road level crossings.......\n\n$\n$\n\n450\n\nTotal Special Expenditure\n\n$\n$\n\n121,600\n96,547\n\nTotal Kowloon-Canton Railway\n\n$\n$\n\n832,346\n981,903\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\nE-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.\n\nE-1-11-3 Watchmen.\n\n$\n$\n\n450\n450\n\nE-2-3 Traffic Staff\n\n$\n$\n\n2,150\n2,950\n\n(9)\n\nE-1-8 GENERAL MANAGER.\n\nE-3-1-1-4 Engine Staff\n\n$\n$\n\n900\n950\n\n(9)\n\nE-3-4-1-4 Train Staff\n\n$\n$\n\n600\n700\n\n(9)\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nE-1-8-1 Salaries.\n\nE-5-12-6 Engineering Staff...\n\n$\n$\n\n32 Maintenance of Government Motor Vehicles\n\nRunning Expenses\n\nUniform for Motor Car Drivers ........\n\nUnallocated Stores.\n\n33 Purchase, Freight and Other Charges.....\n\nDeduct Value of Stores to be issued to other sub-heads $250,000\n\n1938\n1939\n\n175\n175\n\n$\n$\n\n4,525\n5,395\n\n1\n\nManager and Chief Engineer, (£1,400 to £1,600 by £50 annually)\n\n$\n$\n\n25,452\n\n7,000\n7,000\n\n1\n1\n\nJunior Clerical Service:-\n\n$\n$\n\n175\n175\n\n1\n\nClass I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually)\n25,600\n(4)\n\n3,700\n(5)\n\n175\n1\n\nClass II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)\n3,300\n\n***\n\n(6)\n\n❁ག\n\n$\n$\n\n7,175\n7,175\n\n1\n1\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n$\n$\n\n1,800\n1,800\n\n$250,000\n\n2\n\n(10)\n\nOffice Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n\n$\n$\n\n470\n487\n\n1\n1\n\nMessenger ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n$\n$\n\n192\n196\n\n(4)\n\n00\n\n(4)\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\n$\n$\n\n314,745\n710,746\n\n472,678\n885,356\n\nCarried forward\n\nE-1-8-2 Allowances.\n\n$\n$\n\nOffice Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances to 3 at $48 each\n144\n144\n\nCarried forward\n\n$\n$\n\n31,358\n31,927\n\n(6) Increase cost of stores.\n\n(1) Heavy renewals of Facing point lock mechanism.\n\n(2) Increase in price and heavy renewals of Crossing Sleepers.\n\n(3) All Station Buildings are due to be overhauled. “\n\n(4) Heavy repairs to Quarters.\n\n(5) Repairs to Carriage Shed.\n\n(7) One pneumatic rivetting hammer required,\n\n(8) Considered sufficient.\n\n(9) Increased Staff.\n\n(10) New item. Sessional Paper No. 9 of 1938.\n\n(3) Non-recurrent.\n\n(1) Final part of a 3 year programme,\n\n(2) Retention money,\n\n(4) Stipulated increments.\n\n(5) Promoted from Class II,\n\n(6) Promoted to Class I.\n\nPage 46\n\nPage 47", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558869, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "page_number": 207, "title": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "content_text": "# Head 13. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n \n Brought forward\n $298,587\n $316,938\n \n \n NUMBERS.\n \n \n \n 1938\n 1939\n \n \n Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 4 at $1.60, 2 at $1.40 and at $1.22 per day)... \n 11\n \n \n \n Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day)..\n \n \n \n \n Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day).......\n \n \n \n \n 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n 5,673\n 5,673\n \n \n \n 1,047\n 1,047\n \n \n \n 231\n 231\n \n \n \n 1,225\n 1,300\n \n \n 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 851\n 901\n \n \n Carpenters, (1 at $1.70, I at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 per day)..\n (1)\n (1)\n \n \n \n 2,938\n 2,938\n \n \n Apprentice Carpenters, (2 at 25 cents and i at 38 cents per day)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 234\n 271\n \n \n 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n (1)\n \n \n \n \n 1,227\n 1,300\n \n \n \n (1)\n (1)\n \n \n 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 1,140\n 1,140\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $48 each\n \n \n \n \n \n 96\n 96\n \n \n \n O\n O\n \n \n Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day)................\n \n \n \n \n \n 961\n 961\n \n \n Apprentice Electricians, 1 at 53 cents, 1 at 27 cents and 1 at 13 cents per day each\n (1)\n (2)\n \n \n \n 225\n 286\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n 121 J\n \n \n \n \n 10\n \n \n \n \n 950\n 950\n \n \n Electric Welder Apprentice at 20 cents per day\n \n \n \n \n \n 83\n 62\n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually).\n \n \n \n \n \n 742\n 792\n \n \n \n (1)\n (1)\n \n \n Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day)..\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,478\n 1,478\n \n \n \n 80\n 80\n \n \n Apprentice Painters, (13 cents per day each)\n 3,610\n 4,861\n \n \n \n (4)\n (4)\n \n \n \n 6\n 7\n \n \n Boilermakers, (2 at $1.80, 4 at $1.40, I at $1.30 and 3 at $1.22 each per day)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Boilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 5 at 80 cents per day each)\n (2)\n (2)\n \n \n \n 1,602\n 1,848\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, I at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day)..\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,731\n 1,731\n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n \n Strikers, (77 cents each per day)..............\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,186\n 1,186\n \n \n No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day)\n \n \n \n \n \n 616\n 616\n \n \n No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day)\n \n \n \n \n \n 162\n 462\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n Riggers, (1 at $1.00, at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day)\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,657\n 1,657\n \n \n \n 25\n 25\n \n \n Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 23 at 58 cents each per day)\n \n \n \n \n \n 4,626\n 4,626\n \n \n \n 122\n 122\n \n \n Moulder Apprentices, 1 at 27 cents and 1 at 13 cents per day each\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually); Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day\n 326\n \n \n \n \n 123\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 850\n 900\n \n \n \n (1)\n (1)\n \n \n \n 752\n 752\n \n \n Special Apprentices at 75 cents per day each\n \n \n \n \n \n 308\n 462\n \n \n \n (1)\n (1)\n \n \n Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff\n \n \n \n \n \n 4,000\n 4,000\n \n \n Carried forward\n 354,351\n 373,486\n \n\nE-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\nE-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\nE-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\n \n Permanent Way Overseer, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)..\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Inspector of Permanent Way, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually)\n \n \n \n \n Assistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n 6,000\n 6,000\n \n \n \n 6,880\n 6,105\n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n \n Clerk and Timekeeper, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 1,400\n 1,500\n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n \n \n 580\n 713\n \n \n \n (1)\n (1)\n \n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) One additional post.\n\n(3) Changes in personnel.\n\n(4) Two additional posts.\n\n(5) Title changed from Sub Inspector.; revised scale of salary.\n\n241\n\n53", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558900, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "content_text": "282\n\n94\n\nHead 24.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS\n\nHead 24.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS 95\n\nApproved Estimate, 1938,\n\nEstimate, 1989.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1938.\n\nEstimate, 1939.\n\nA. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\nA. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments. —Continued.\n\n$\n\n$\n\nBrought forward\n\n1,739,499\n\n1,379,537\n\nBrought forward\n\n1,420,490\n\n1,105,105\n\nNUMBERS.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n1938 1939\n\n1938\n\n1939\n\nGeneral Staff—Continued.\n\n166I\n1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($3,800 to $5,600 by $200)\n132,20032,800\n(1)66\n2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($2,550 to $3,600 by $150)\n118,78019,530\n(1)1\n\nAccounts and Stores,-Continued.\n\nInspector of Furniture, (£440 to £575 by 1 of £15 and 6 of £20)\n8,880\nHead Storeman, ($1,900 to $2,500 by $100 annually)\n352,500\nStore Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually).\n31,700\nFurniture Foreman, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)... \n41,050\nStore Foreman Class II, ($600 to $1,050 by $75\n\n3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors, ($800 to $2,400 by 4 of $100, 1 of $400 and 8 of $100)..\n\nClass I Draughtsmen, ($2,000 to $4,500 by 10 of $100 and 10 of $150 annually)\n\n94772,02670,759\n(2)131\n\nStoremen, ($500 to $950 by $50 annually). Head Watchman,\n\n9,701240\n10,76812,963\n(3)Do.,\nRent Allowance\n2411\n3432\n\nClass II Draughtsman, ($2,000 to $3,000 by $100)... Class III Draughtsmen, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50,\n\n2,3001,900\n(3)(4)4\n\nStore Coolies ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) Dum Rent Allowances at $48 each\n\n774192\n\nAllowance to Draughtsmen for Mounting Plans\n\n43,67243,208\n(૩)500500\n\nCrown Lands and Surveys,\n\n1818\nIst Class Foremen, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100)\n25,80026,197\n(6)2826\n2nd Class Foremen, ($600 to $1,050 by $75)\n24,26824,321\n(7)11\n\nSuperintendent of Crown Land and Surveys, (£1,040 to £1,800 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20)...\n\n11\nForeman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n2,0502,050\n20,80017,908\n(2)22\n\nDrain Testers, ($360 to $600 by $20)\n\n960960\n11\nDo..\n11\n1313\nDo., Brad Survey Coolies, ($280 to $360 by $20)\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each\n\nHall Porter, ($360 to $600 by $20)\nRead Allowance at $48\n9696\n\nAssistant Superintendent of Crown Lands (£900 to £1,020 by £30)...\n\n16,80016,320\n(2)(3)405425\n(1)11\n\nAssistant Superintendent of Surveys (£900 to £1,020 by £30)\n\n15,86614,871\n(2)i4,655\n4,68081HO\n\nField Allowances for Surveyors, Foremen and Survey Coolies\n\nDa,,\nRent Allowances at $48 each. Survey Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\nDo.,\n| (1)*7\n624624\n\nLand Surveyors, (£480 to £880 by 5 of £20,2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30)\n\n106,54493,584\n(+)15,23815,285\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each\n\n3,8643,8-10\n} (4)I\n\nLand Surveyor, (£500 for 1st 2 years then £525 to £675 by £25 and then £750 to £900 by £30 annually)\n\n8,000\n2,7002,700\n22\n\nSenior Land Bailiffs, (£475 to £575 by £20)\n\n16,47017,270\n0022\nDo..\n\nOffice Attendants ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially)\n\n119\nDo., Do.,\n\nRent Allowances at $48 euch...... ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) Rent Allowances to 8 at $48 each and 1 at $24\n\n519536\n(1)Do..\n9696\n\nLanguage Allowances 1 at $60 and 1 at $120.. Land Bailiffs, (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20\n\n2,3321,924\n41\n\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)....\n\n6,6395,305\n177\nDo..\n\nRent Allowances to 27 at $48 each and 3 at $24 Watchmen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially).\n\n1,7761,368\n2,9041,265\nDo.,\n\nRent Allowances to 1 at $48 and 6 at $24 encli\n\n26,88025,620\n44\nDo..\n\nLanguage Allowances to 2 at $120 1 at $270 and I at $60 Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n\n(2)690\n3,5913,346\n(2)570\n\nElectrical.\n\n(10)504192\nDo.,\n\nPersonal Allowances\n\n4848\n22\nDo..\n\n2 Cleaners, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially).\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each\n408408\n1I\n9696\nI1\n\nChief Electrical Engineer. (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) Electrical Engineer, (£550 to £1,150 by £30)..... Telegraph. Sub-Engineer, (£475 to £575 by £20) Electrical Technician (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10. 1 of £20 and 4 of £15)\n\n20,80019,291\n17,29915,579\n36(2)(7)\n9,2009,200\n4,9605,086\n(6)\n\nAccounts and Stores.\n\n1\nGeneral Foreman. ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n2,0502,050\n11\nCables Jointer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75).\n913900\n(3)\n\nSuperintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£700 to £950 by £25 annually)...\n\n11\nTime-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n833883\n(6)\n15,200(11)\n}\n\nStoreman, ($500 to $950 by $50)..\n\n1\n9.50950\nI\n\nDeputy Superintendent of Accounts and Stores, (£460 to £700 by £20 annually)..\n\n10,518(12)\nby $50).\n1\n800504\n(2)\n\nAssistant Store Keeper, (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15 annually) Inspector of Stores, (£460 to £640 by £20 annually).\n\n55\n6,780(11)\n2020\n\nTelephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) Telephone Operators, ($180 to $1,000 by 1 of $60,\n\n6,5586,758\n(6)\nNO\n10,240(11)\n1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n\nLift Operators,000 to $400 by $20)\n\n32\n1,200800\nDo..\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each\n\n14496\n(8)78\nLift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n\nCarried forward\n\n1,739,4991,379,537\n12\nDo.,\n\nRent Allowances at $48 each. Do., Messengers, ($156 to 204 by $12 triennially)\n\nRent Allowance at $48\n336384\n(9)203360\n4896\n(10)\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) One transferred to Loan Works.\n\n(3) One transferred from Loan Works. 3 months' salary of 1 charged to Loan Works.\n\n(4) One transferred to Head 24 (B), Water Works.\n\n(5) Two transferred to Loan Works.\n\n(6) Two transferred from Loan Works and two trans- ferred to Head 24 B), Water Works. 3 months' salary of 2 charged to Loan Works.\n\n(7) One transferred from Loan Works and three transferred to Head 24 (B), Water Works.\n\n(8) Two transferred to other Heads.\n\n(9) Nine transferred to other Heads. One new post.\n\n(10) Ten transferred to other Heads.\n\n(11) Transferred to Head 29, Stores Department. (12) Transferred to Head 24 (B), Water Works.\n\nCarried forward\n\n(1) Transferred to Head 29, Stores Department.\n\n(2) Changes in personnel.\n\n(3) Salary scale revised.\n\n(4) One shown under new salary scale.\n\n(5) Transferred from salary scale £480-£880.\n\n2,058,803\n\n(6) Stipulated increments.\n\n(7) One post abolished.\n\n1,659,775\n\n(8) One transferred to line below.\n\n(9) One transferred from line above.\n\n(10) One new post.\n\n283", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558963, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "page_number": 301, "title": "CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939", "content_text": "368\n\n20\n\nC. BROADCASTING,\n\n123. Broadcasting expenditure has hitherto been voted as a block grant to the Broadcasting Committee under Miscellaneous Services but in future an itemised budget will be presented as in the case of other Government Departments. The running of this service will continue to be carried out with the advice of the Broadcasting Committee.\n\nHEAD 22. PRISONS.\n\nOther Charges.\n\n124. The decrease in Other Charges is mainly attributable to a decrease of $70,000 in the cost of subsistence of prisoners consequent upon the abandonment of the system of contracting by ration and the substitution of contracts for bulk supplies. There is also a saving of $5,500 on fuel as a result of the new system of supplying firewood from Government plantations.\n\nSpecial Expenditure.\n\n125. These printing machines are to replace two out of date machines, one of which was purchased in 1913 and the other in 1922.\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\n126. The prison at Stanley depends largely on its electrical plant for efficient functioning and the effects of a breakdown would be serious. In these circumstances, approval was obtained from the Secretary of State for the creation of a post of Electrical Technician, and the necessary provision is included accordingly.\n\n127. Two new posts of Linotype Machine Operators are included. There are four Linotype Machines.\n\nHEAD 24. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS.\n\n128. Comparison with 1938 is affected (i) by the expenditure on the Water Department being now shown separately in Section B of the Head; and (ii) by the removal of the Stores Department from the Public Works Department to a separate Head No. 29. After allowing for this division, however, there are few variations in Other Charges or Personal Emoluments calling for special mention.\n\nA. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.\n\nSpecial Expenditure.\n\n129. Provision is made in Sub-heads 19 and 20 for replacements and additions to keep the Government fleet of motor vehicles up to date. It is also proposed to provide in Sub-head 24 for a universal woodworking machine to facilitate repairs to motor vehicles.\n\nB. WATER WORKS.\n\n130. Salaries and other departmental expenditure are shown here; maintenance charges and contribution to the Renewals Fund are shown under Head 25B; and Appendix VIII contains comprehensive statements of estimated revenue and expenditure on water account with other relevant financial statements in pursuance of the policy as regards water finance set out in Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1938.\n\nThe acquisition of additional office equipment is provided for in anticipation of a larger number of accounts on the abolition of free allowances. (Special Expenditure, sub-heads 8-10).\n\n21\n\n131. Under Personal Emoluments, provision is made for the salary of the Water Engineer on the new scale now approved for Assistant Director of Public Works.\n\nHEAD 25. PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.\n\nA. PUBLIC WORKS (GENERAL).\n\n132. Larger provision has been made under all Sub-heads than has been thought possible during the immediately preceding years, when financial stringency enforced almost dangerous economies in maintenance.\n\n133. The practice of sub-dividing the Estimates provision under the several categories of works between the four geographical divisions of Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Kowloon, and New Territories, has been abandoned. Particulars both of actual and proposed expenditure in the several areas will, however, be available to Honourable Members if they wish to see them.\n\nB. WATER WORKS.\n\n134. As already mentioned, this includes the first contribution of $399,907 to the Renewals and Improvements Fund.\n\n135.\n\nHEAD 27. SANITARY DEPARTMENT.\n\nSpecial Expenditure.\n\nSUB-HEAD 38.—Several of the S.D. lorries are very old and uneconomical to run. Provision is made to replace three next year. No expenditure will be incurred except on recommendation of the Government Mechanical Engineer.\n\n136. SUB-HEAD 39.—It is proposed to take over the conservancy of Shaukiwan in 1939, and two junks will be required for this work. The existing conservancy contract has proved unsatisfactory.\n\n137. SUB-HEAD 40.—To replace a Refuse Barge which was wrecked and lost this year.\n\nHEAD 29. STORES DEPARTMENT.\n\n138. As stated in Part I of this Memo, the Stores Department, which was formerly shown under Public Works Department, has been established as a separate department and is now shown separately for the first time.\n\nOther Charges.\n\nA. GENERAL.\n\n139. SUB-HEAD 4.—Reference has already been made to the policy of supplying all Government departments with firewood from Government plantations. Provision is included to cover costs of distribution.\n\nC. SAND MONOPOLY.\n\n140. SUB-HEAD 22.—Expenditure in the collection of sand has not previously been shown in the Estimates but has been charged to a suspense account, and only the net revenue shown in the ordinary accounts. In future, the gross receipts will be credited to revenue, and expenditure will be duly authorised under this Head. Expenses estimated at $100,000 are provided for accordingly.\n\nD. UNALLOCATED STORES.\n\n141. Sub-head 25 is a new item in pursuance of the new accounting system prescribed by the Secretary of State and set out in Sessional Paper No. 9 of 1938.\n\n369", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564528, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 111, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "## Head 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n### KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n#### Special Expenditure.\n\n| Description | Approved Estimate, 1939 ($) | Estimate, 1940-41 ($) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 34 Double Wire Signalling for Taipo Market Station | 8,500 | |\n| 35 One set Neale Token Instruments as replacements | 2,800 | |\n| 36 Rail Bender for dipped joints | 950 | |\n| 37 Reconstruction of lean-to roofs and gantries of Goods Shed at Kowloon Station | 3,500 | 2,100 |\n| 38 Re-railing of 0.4 miles of Main Line | 13,900 | |\n| 39 Two Saloon Cars | 6,000 | |\n| Detached kitchens for Staff Quarters and Gang Huts | 1,200 | |\n| Electrical Equipments for Carriages | 4,068 | |\n| Four 40-ton Hydraulic Lifting and Traversing Jacks | 2,034 | |\n| Goods Wagons heavy repairs | 5,000 | |\n| Installation of Telephones at Level Crossings | 3,000 | |\n| Locomotive heavy repairs | 15,000 | |\n| New Locomotive Staff Quarters at Hung Hom | 1,500 | |\n| New Signal Post for Kowloon Station Yard | 1,650 | |\n| One all gear High Speed Column Drilling Machine | 1,595 | |\n| Rebuilding of Typewriters | 200 | |\n| Re-railing part of Kowloon Station Yard | 10,000 | |\n| Sidewalk for Bridge No. 47 | 1,000 | |\n| Tarpaulins | 2,000 | |\n| Two Calculating and Adding Machines | 1,000 | |\n| **Total Special Expenditure** | **55,547** | **34,250** |\n| **Total Kowloon-Canton Railway** | **952,103** | **852,896** |\n\n#### Personal Emoluments.\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n### E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.\n\n#### E-1-3 GENERAL Manager.\n\n##### E-1-3-1 Salaries.\n\n| Numbers | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Manager and Chief Engineer,† (£1,400 to £1,600 by £50 annually) | 25,600 | 32,000 |\n| 1 | Junior Clerical Service: Class I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually) | 3,700 | 4,925 |\n| 1 | Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 1,800 | 2,250 |\n| 2 | Office Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 487 | 615 |\n| 1 | Messenger ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 196 | 255 |\n\n##### E-1-3-2 Allowances.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Office Attendant, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances at $48 each | 144 | 120 |\n| **Carried forward** | **31,927** | **40,165** |\n\n(1) 2nd Set of a 7 year programme. \n(2) Final Part of a 2 year programme. \n(3) Replacements. \n(4) Non-recurrent. \n(5) Stipulated increments. \n(6) One Office Attendant provided with Quarters.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564560, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "## Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING\n### B.-WIRELESS.\n\n#### Sub-heads —\n1. Personal Emoluments\n2. Other Charges.\n\n| Description | Approved Estimate, 1939 | Estimate, 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. Personal Emoluments | 322,496 | 446,012 |\n| 2. Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing | 200 | 1,000 |\n| 3. Conveyance Allowances | 650 | 250 |\n| 4. Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service. | | 2,500 |\n| 5. Electric Current and Fuel | 17,000 | 21,250 |\n| 6. Incidental Expenses | 1,700 | 2,125 |\n| 7. Rent of Public Telephones | 390 | |\n| 8. Repairs and Stores | 30,000 | 45,000 |\n| 9. Study Courses | | 1,000 |\n| 10. Telegrams.... | 2,000 | 3,000 |\n| 11. Transport | 600 | 750 |\n| 12. Uniforms | 600 | 700 |\n| **Total other Charges.....** | **56,690** | **77,825** |\n| **Special Expenditure** | | |\n| 13. Broadcasting Transmitter | 100,000 | 5,000 |\n| 14. Emergency Supply Plant | 60,000 | |\n| 15. Medium Wave Marine Transmitter | | |\n| 16. Portable Wavemeter | 684 | 900 |\n| 17. Short Wave Marine Transmitter and Receiver | 59,000 | |\n| 18. Typewriter | 391 | 360 |\n| 19. Reconditioning Duplicating Machine | 325 | |\n| Laboratory Checking Equipment | | 21,804 |\n| Engraving Machine | | 586 |\n| Studio Equipment | | 10,000 |\n| **Total Special Expenditure** | **33,465** (erroneously not summing the values directly above; actual total should directly sum the listed special expenditures) | **225,585** (correct as per details) |\n| **Total B-Wireless** | **412,651** | **749,422** |\n\n### Personal Emoluments.\n#### ENGINEERING SECTION.\n#### NUMBERS.\n\n| Details of the foregoing. | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Senior Wireless Engineer (£950 to £1,050 by £50)... Residential Allowance | 12,160 | 20,200 (10) |\n| | 1,445 | |\n| 5 Wireless Engineers (£500 for 1st 2 years, then £570 to £910 by 4 of £25, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30) Residential Allowance | 48,423 | 60,668 |\n| | 4,230 | (11) |\n| 1 Senior Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£600 to £700 by £25)..... | 9,600 | 12,333 (12) |\n| 1 Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£475 to £575 by £20). | 9,200 | 11,500 |\n| 2 Wireless Sub-Engineers,* (£475 to £575 by £20)... | 15,840 | 20,760 (12) |\n| Wireless Technicians,* (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) | 39,559 | 50,681 (12) |\n| Class I Technicians, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200) | 4,500 | 5,625 |\n| Class II ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)... | 5,550 | 6,976 (12) |\n| Class III ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100). | 10,742 | 16,567 (13) |\n| Class IV ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100). | 16,941 | 29,183 (14) |\n| Class V ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100). | 22,959 | 23,909 (15) |\n| Class I Mechanician, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1,300 | 3,250 (16) |\n| Class II ($600 to $950 by $50). | 2,834 | 5,971 (17) |\n| Class III ($370 to $580 by $30). | 4,786 | 5,540 (18) |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each | 432 | 480 (18) |\n| **Total** | **204,826** | **279,318** |\n\n(1) New Broadcasting Station and additional equipment.\n(2) Considered necessary.\n(3) Considered sufficient.\n(4) Includes cost of weekly reports to British Broadcasting Corporation, London.\n(5) Replacement.\n(6) Reserve equipment for emergency use.\n(7) For alternative wave working.\n(8) For anti-piracy traffic. Replacement.\n(9) For new Stations at Hung Hom.\n(10) Title changed from Wireless Engineer. New scale of salary.\n(11) Previously shown as Assistant Wireless Engineers. New scale of salary.\n(12) Stipulated increments.\n(13) One new post.\n(14) One new post and three promoted from Class V.\n(15) Three promoted to Class IV.\n(16) One in place of one Electrical Fitter.\n(17) Two new posts and one promoted from Class III.\n(18) One promoted to Class II.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564567, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 150, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "# 106 Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS\n\n## A.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.\n\n### NUMBERS.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **Personal Emoluments** | | |\n\n### Details of the foregoing.\n\n#### Administrative Staff.\n\n| Position | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Director of Public Works,* at £1,600 | 28,800 | 32,000 |\n| Assistant Directors of Public Works,* at £1,300.. (2) | 44,800 | 52,422 |\n| Technical Secretary, †(£550 to £1,150 by £30) | 15,830 | 20,430 |\n| **Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff** | | |\n| General Secretary, †(£820 to £1,050 by 7 of £30 and 1 of £20) | 16,800 | 21,000 |\n| Class II, (£260 to £480 then £520 to £620 by £20 annually) | 7,636 | 11,195 |\n| Do.. Language Allowance at $120 | 120 | 150 |\n| Class II, †(£250 to £445 by 6 of £15, 2 of £30 and 3 of £15) | 5,006 | 6,606 |\n| Stenographer, at $2,400 | | 3,000 |\n| Class II, (local section), ($1,200 to $3,000 by $150 annually) | 1,200 | 3,274 |\n| Class III, (local section), ($480 to $700 by 1 of $60 and 1 of $160) | | 700 |\n| **Junior Clerical Service** | | |\n| Higher Class, ($4,800 to $5,600 by $200 annually) | 5,475 | 7,000 |\n| Class I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually) | 8,601 | 20,562 |\n| Do., Shorthand Allowance to 1 at $240 | 240 | 300 |\n| Class II. ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually).. | 22,750 | 23,992 |\n| Class III, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100 annually) | 22,605 | 31,208 |\n| Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 23,171 | 26,679 |\n| Class V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually) | 22,797 | 27,421 |\n| Do., Class VIA, ($950 to $1,050 by $100 annually) | | |\n| Class VIB, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50, and 2 of $100)...... | 6,300 | 7,878 |\n| Special Class ($1,200-$2,400 by $100).... | 12,652 | 17,963 |\n| | 1,442 | 1,942 |\n\n#### General Staff.\n\n| Position | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Executive Engineers, †(£1,180 to £1,300 by £40)... | 121,469 | 81,920 |\n| †(£1,050 to £1,200 by £50 annually) | | 59,345 |\n| Do., Residential Allowance.. | 3,723 | |\n| Architects, †(£550 to £1,150 by £30) | 172,477 | 167,032 |\n| Do., (£545 for 2 years then £595 to £950 by 3 of £25, 1 of £30, 1 of £100 and 5 of £30 annually) | | 21,991 |\n| Do., Residential Allowance | 1,900 | |\n| Engineers, †(£550 to £1,150 by £30) | 181,465 | 156,539 |\n| Engineers, (£545 for 1st 2 years, then £595 to £950 by 3 of £25, 1 of £30, 1 of £100 and 5 of £30 annually) | | 8,720 |\n| Do., Residential Allowances | 44,642 | 3,832 |\n| Valuation & Resumption Officer† (£550 to £1,150 by £30 annually) | | |\n| Inspectors of Works, Grade I, *(£600 to £700 by £25). | 32,415 | 17,421 |\n| Do., Language Allowance to 1 at $120 | 180 | 150 |\n| | 763,771 | 901,280 |\n\n(1) Revised salary. \n(2) Includes portion for one on old scale of salary for four months. \n(3) Stipulated increments. \n(4) New scale of salary. \n(5) New post. \n(6) One Class III promoted to Class II. \n(7) Two Class II promoted to Class I. \n(8) One Class III promoted to Class II. \n(9) Two Class IV promoted to Class III. \n(10) One Class V promoted to Class IV. \n(11) Two new posts. \n(12) Three shown on new scale below. \n(13) Three transferred from line above. New scale. \n(14) Two transferred to line below and one to Water Works Office, One seconded to Air Raid Precautions Office. \n(15) Two transferred from line above. \n(16) Three transferred to line below and one replaced by Valuation and Resumption Officer. \n(17) Three transferred from line above. \n(18) In place of one Engineer. \n(19) Title changed from Senior Inspector of Works. One replaced by Chief Electrician (under \"Electrical”).\n\nPage 150 \nPage 151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564569, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 152, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "## 108 Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS\n\n### A.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n#### Personal Emoluments, Continued.\n\n##### NUMBERS.\n\n| Brought forward | Approved Estimate, 1939 | Estimate, 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1,370,826 | 1,670,237 |\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | 1 | 1 |\n| **Crown Lands and Surveys** | | |\n| Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys,† (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20) | 17,908 | 23,336 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands †(£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually) | 16,320 | 21,000 |\n| Residential Allowance | 1,325 | 1,325 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Surveys† (£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually) | 14,871 | 20,985 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Residential Allowance | | 1,325 |\n| Personal Allowance at £120 p.a.... | 2,400 | |\n| | 7 | 8 |\n| Land Surveyors, (£500 for 2 years then £570 to £670 by £25, then £760 to £910 by £30) | 93,584 | 137,945 |\n| Residential Allowance | | 9,712 |\n| Land Surveyor, (£500 for 1st 2 years then £525 to £675 by £25 and then £750 to £900 by £30 annually) | 8,000 | |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Senior Land Bailiffs,* (£475 to £575 by £20) | 17,270 | 22,040 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Language Allowances 1 at $60 and I at $120 | 180 | 225 |\n| Land Bailiffs,* (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10) | 25,620 | 33,600 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Language Allowances to 2 at $120, 1 at $270 and 1 at $180 | 570 | 863 |\n| Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100) | 3,346 | 4,121 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| **Electrical** | | |\n| Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) | 19,291 | 22,714 |\n| Chief Electrical Engineer,† (£1,050 to £1,200 by £50 annually) | | 1,368 |\n| Residential Allowance | 1,368 | |\n| Electrical Engineer,† (£550 to £1,150 by £30) | 15,579 | |\n| Electrical Engineer, (£545 for 2 years, then £595 to £950 by 3 of £25, 1 of £30, 1 of £100 and 5 of £30) | 11,429 | |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Residential Allowance | 971 | |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Chief Electrician,* (£700 to £800 by £25 annually) | 14,600 | |\n| Language Allowance at $60 | 75 | |\n| Telegraph Sub-Engineer,* (£475 to £575 by £20) | 9,200 | 11,500 |\n| Electrical Technician* (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15) | 5,086 | 6,573 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,563 |\n| Cables Jointer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75) | 900 | 1,238 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 883 | 638 |\n| | 4 | 4 |\n| Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 950 | 1,188 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 554 | 767 |\n| | 5 | 5 |\n| | 20 | 20 |\n| Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) | 6,758 | 8,675 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 17,463 | 22,422 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20) | 800 | 1,000 |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each | 96 | 120 |\n| | 8 | 8 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12) | | 384 |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each | | 96 |\n| Messengers, ($156 to 204 by $12 triennially) | 2,119 | 2,756 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Rent Allowance at $48 | 360 | 450 |\n| | | 120 |\n| Carried forward | 1,651,064 | 2,060,761 |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments. (2) New scale of salary. (3) Stipulated allowances. (4) Changes in personnel. (5) In place of one Inspector of Works, Grade I, under General Staff.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564718, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 301, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "## Head 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n### KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n#### Special Expenditure.\n\n| Description | Approved Estimate, 1939 | Estimate, 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 34 Double Wire Signalling for Taipo Market Station | 8,500 | |\n| 35 One set Neale Token Instruments as replacements | 2,800 | |\n| 36 Rail Bender for dipped joints | (1) 950 | 2,800 |\n| 37 Reconstruction of lean-to roofs and guntries of Goods Shed at Kowloon Station | 3,500 | (2) 2,100 |\n| 38 Re-railing of 0.4 miles of Main Line | | 13,900 |\n| 39 Two Saloon Cars | (3) 6,000 | |\n| Detached kitchens for Staff Quarters and Gang Huts | | 1,200 |\n| Electrical Equipments for Carriages | | 4,068 |\n| Four 40-ton Hydraulic Lifting and Traversing Jacks | 2,034 | |\n| Goods Wagons heavy repairs | | 5,000 |\n| Installation of Telephones at Level Crossings | | 3,000 |\n| Locomotive heavy repairs | 15,000 | |\n| New Locomotive Staff Quarters at Hung Hom | 1,500 | |\n| New Signal Post for Kowloon Station Yard | (4) 1,650 | |\n| One all gear High Speed Column Drilling Machine | | 1,595 |\n| Rebuilding of Typewriters | | 200 |\n| Re-railing part of Kowloon Station Yard | | 10,000 |\n| Sidewalk for Bridge No. 47 | | 1,000 |\n| Tarpaulins | | 2,000 |\n| Two Calculating and Adding Machines | | 1,000 |\n| **Total Special Expenditure** | **55,547** | **34,250** |\n| **Total Kowloon-Canton Railway** | **952,103** | **852,896** |\n\n#### Personal Emoluments.\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n### E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.\n\n#### E-1-3 GENERAL Manager.\n\n##### E-1-3-1 Salaries.\n\n| Numbers | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Manager and Chief Engineer,† (£1,400 to £1,600 by £50 annually) | 25,600 | 32,000 |\n| Junior Clerical Service: Class I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually) | 3,700 | 4,925 |\n| 2 | Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 1,800 | 2,250 |\n| 2 | Office Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192 to $240 by $12 triennially) | 487 | 615 |\n| 1 | Messenger ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially) | 196 | 255 |\n| | **Carried forward** | **31,927** | **40,165** |\n\n##### E-1-3-2 Allowances.\n\n| | | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Office Attendant, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances at $48 each | | 144 | (6) 120 |\n| | **Carried forward** | | |\n\n(1) 2nd Set of a 7 year programme.\n(2) Final Part of a 2 year programme.\n(3) Replacements.\n(4) Non-recurrent.\n(5) Stipulated increments.\n(6) One Office Attendant provided with Quarters.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564722, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 305, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "## Head 14 KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1939. Estimate, 1940-41.\n\n## Head 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1989. Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments,—Continued.\n\n| NUMBERS | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 328,138 | 362,393 |\n\n### E-4 MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.\n\n#### E-4-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\n| NUMBERS | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought forward | 256,427 | 289,766 |\n| Machinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 3 at $1.60, 1 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day) | 5,673 | 6,876 |\n| Copper-Smiths (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day) | 1,047 | 1,309 |\n| Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day) | 231 | 289 |\n| | 11 | 11 |\n| | 2 | 1 |\n\n#### E-4-1-1 Salaries.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chief Mechanical Engineer,† ($800 to $950 by $30 annually) | 7 | 7 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Assistant Mechanical Engineer, ($700 to $750 by $25 annually) | 3 | 8 |\n| 1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 14,262 | 18,542 |\n| 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 1,300 | 1,625 |\n| Carpenters, (1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 5 at $1.22 per day) | 901 | 1,188 |\n| Apprentice Carpenters, (at 13 cents to 50 cents per day by 2 of 6 cents, 1 of 13 cents and 1 of 12 cents per day annually) | 2,938 | 3,488 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| 1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 271 | 488 |\n| Locomotive Foreman, ($2,200 to $2,800 by $200 annually) | 11,200 | ... |\n| | (2) | (1) |\n| Class II Draughtsman, ($500 to $1,800 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100) | 1,403 | 1,903 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| Junior Clerical Service :- | 2 | 3 |\n| Class III ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100 annually) | 61 | 50 |\n| | 2 | 3 |\n| Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually) | 2,542 (1)(3) | ... |\n| Class V. ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually) | 3,375 | 2,100 |\n| | (10) | (5) |\n| 2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually) | 1,750 | ... |\n| Do., Rent Allowance at $48 each... | 1,140 | 1,189 |\n| Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day)... | (2) | (2) |\n| Apprentice Electricians, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually) | 96 | 120 |\n| Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 961 | 1,201 |\n| Electric Welder Apprentice (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually) | 2×6 | 33.5 |\n| | 950 | 824 |\n| | (2) | (2) |\n| Class VIB. ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 62 | 125 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Clerk ($550 to $800 by $25 annually)..... | 968 | 1,313 |\n| | (1) | (2) |\n| Office Attendant and Assistant Telephone Clerk ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially) | 725 | 944 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| 1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 792 | 1,058 |\n| Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day).. | (1) | (1) |\n| Apprentice Painters, (at 13 cents to 50 cents per day by 2 of 6 cents, 1 of 13 cents and 1 of 12 cents per day annually) | 1,478 | 1,848 |\n| | 252 | 321 |\n| | e | e |\n| | 08 | 80 |\n| | 134 | ... |\n| | () | (1) |\n| Boilermakers, (1 at $1.80, 1 at $1.60, 3 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 each per day) | 10 | 9 |\n| Storeman ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially).. | 4,361 | 4,805 |\n| | (3) | (3) |\n| | 228 | 285 |\n| Boilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each) | * | 6 |\n| Blacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day) | 1,848 | 2,002 |\n| | (3) | (3) |\n| Strikers, (77 cents each per day) | 1,731 | 2,164 |\n| | 5 | 5 |\n| No. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day) | 1,186 | 1,482 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| No. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day) | 616 | 770 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n\n#### E-4-1-2 Allowances.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Office Attendant. Rent Allowance | 48 | 60 |\n| Storeman, Rent Allowance, | 49 | 60 |\n\n### E-4-9 CENTRAL MECHANICAL WORKS.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Running Shed Foreman, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 1,138 | 1,525 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| Riggers, (1 at $1.00, 3 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 2 at 80 cents per day) | 1,657 | 2,071 |\n| | 6 | 6 |\n| Fitters Mates, (1 at 99 cents, and 5 at 80 cents per day) | 48 | NOX |\n| 1st Class Fitters, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) | 2,600 | 3,250 |\n| 2nd Class Fitters, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually).. | 25 | 25 |\n| Fitters, (1 at $1.80, 2 at $1.60, 4 at $1.50, 4 at $1.40, 9 at $1.33 and 25 at $1.22 a day) | 4,670 | 6,258 |\n| Apprentice Fitters, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually) | (0) | (0) |\n| Workshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 22 at 58 cents each per day) | 4,626 | 5,459 |\n| | (3) | (3) |\n| 2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) | 1 | 1 |\n| Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day | 19,574 | 22,915 |\n| | (6) | (6) |\n| Moulder Apprentices, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually).. | 2 | 2 |\n| Special Apprentices, (at 50 cents to $1.25 per day by 25 cents per day annually) | 900 | 1,187 |\n| Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff | 752 | 939 |\n| | 2 | 2 |\n| Fitters Improvers, (4 at $1.10, and 6 at 90 cents per day each) | 2,011 | 3,287 |\n| Tinsmith, at $1.40 per day | 1,537 | 1,921 |\n| Tinsmith Apprentice, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and at 2 of 13 cents per day annually) | 123 | 204 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n\n### E-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\n#### E-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\n##### E-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Assistant Engineer. ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually) | 6,000 | 7,500 |\n| | 1 | 1 |\n| Permanent Way Inspector,* ($370 to $430 by $15 annually) | 6,105 | 7,923 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| Permanent Way Overseer, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually). | 1,500 | 2,025 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n| Clerk and Timekeeper, ($480 to $1,050 by $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 713 | 963 |\n| | (1) | (1) |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments. \n(2) Changes in personnel. \n(3) One post abolished. \n(4) Considered Sufficient. (5) Change of title.\n\n| | $ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Carried forward | 329,138 | 362,383 |\n| Carried forward | 384,686 | 430,943 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564748, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 331, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "# Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING\n## B. WIRELESS.\n\nSub-heads — \n\n1. Personal Emoluments \n2. Other Charges.\n\n### Approved Estimate, 1939 and Estimate, 1940-41\n\n| Category | Approved Estimate, 1939 ($) | Estimate, 1940-41 ($) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Personal Emoluments | 322,496 | 446,012 |\n| **Other Charges** | | |\n| 2. Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing | 200 | 1,000 |\n| 3. Conveyance Allowances | 250 | 650 |\n| 4. Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service | 2,500 | 650 |\n| 5. Electric Current and Fuel | 17,000 | 21,250 |\n| 6. Incidental Expenses | 1,700 | 2,125 |\n| 7. Rent of Public Telephones | 390 | 600 |\n| 8. Repairs and Stores | 30,000 | 45,000 |\n| 9. Study Courses | 1,000 | 750 |\n| 10. Telegrams | 2,000 | 3,000 |\n| 11. Transport | 150 | 3,000 |\n| 12. Uniforms | 600 | 700 |\n| **Total other Charges** | 56,690 | 77,825 |\n| **Special Expenditure** | | |\n| 13. Broadcasting Transmitter | 100,000 | |\n| 14. Emergency Supply Plant | 5,000 | |\n| 15. Medium Wave Marine Transmitter | 60,000 | |\n| 16. Portable Wavemeter | 684 | 900 |\n| 17. Short Wave Marine Transmitter and Receiver | | 59,000 |\n| 18. Typewriter | 391 | 360 |\n| 19. Reconditioning Duplicating Machine | 325 | |\n| Laboratory Checking Equipment | 21,804 | |\n| Engraving Machine | 586 | |\n| Studio Equipment | 10,000 | |\n| **Total Special Expenditure** | 33,465 | 225,585 |\n| **Total B-Wireless** | 412,651 | 749,422 |\n\n### Personal Emoluments.\n\n#### NUMBERS. 1939 and 1940-41\n\n##### ENGINEERING SECTION.\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n| Post | 1939 Numbers | 1940-41 Numbers |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Senior Wireless Engineer (£950 to £1,050 by £50) | 5 | 5 |\n| Residential Allowance | 12,160 | 20,200 |\n| Wireless Engineers (£500 for 1st 2 years, then £570 to £910 by 4 of £95, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30) | 1 | 1 |\n| Residential Allowance | 48,423 | 60,668 |\n| Senior Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs* (£600 to £700 by £25) | 4,230 | |\n| | 9,600 | 12,333 |\n| Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs* (£475 to £575 by £20) | 9,200 | 11,500 |\n| Wireless Sub-Engineers* (£475 to £575 by £20) | 15,840 | 20,760 |\n| Wireless Technicians* (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) | 39,559 | 50,681 |\n| Class I Technicians ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200) | 4,500 | 5,625 |\n| Class II ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150) | 5,550 | 6,976 |\n| Class III ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100) | 10,742 | 16,567 |\n| Class IV ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100) | 16,941 | 29,183 |\n| Class V ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100) | 22,959 | 23,909 |\n| Class I Mechanician ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75) | 1,300 | 3,250 |\n| Class II ($600 to $950 by $50) | 2,834 | 5,971 |\n| Class III ($370 to $580 by $30) | 4,786 | 5,540 |\n| | 432 | 480 |\n| **Total** | 204,826 | 279,318 |\n| Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each | | |\n\n(1) New Broadcasting Station and additional equipment. \n(2) Considered necessary. \n(3) Considered sufficient. \n(4) Includes cost of weekly reports to British Broadcasting Corporation, London. \n(5) Replacement. \n(6) Reserve equipment for emergency use. \n(7) For alternative wave working. \n(8) For anti-piracy traffic. Replacement. \n(9) For new Stations at Hung Hom. \n(10) Title changed from Wireless Engineer. New scale of salary. \n(11) Previously shown as Assistant Wireless Engineers. New scale of salary. \n(12) Stipulated increments. \n(13) One new post. \n(14) One new post and three promoted from Class V. \n(15) Three promoted to Class IV. \n(16) One in place of one Electrical Fitter. \n(17) Two new posts and one promoted from Class III. \n(18) One promoted to Class II. \n\nPage 370", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564756, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 339, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "# 108 Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS\n\n## A. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n### Personal Emoluments, Continued.\n\n#### NUMBERS.\n\n| | 1939 | 1940-41 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | Approved Estimate, 1939. | Estimate, 1940-41. |\n| Brought forward | 1,370,826 | 1,670,237 |\n| Crown Lands and Surveys. | | |\n| Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys,† (£1,040 to £1,300 by 6 of £40 and 1 of £20).. | 17,908 | 23,336 (1) |\n| Residential Allowance | 1 | 1 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands †(£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually) ....... | 16,320 | 21,000 (2) |\n| Residential Allowance | 1,325 | 1 |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Surveys† (£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually) | 14,871 | 20,985 (2) |\n| Residential Allowance | 1,325 | |\n| Personal Allowance at £120 p.a.... | | 2,400 |\n| Land Surveyor, (£500 for 1st 2 years then £525 to £675 by £25 and then £750 to £900 by £30 annually) | | 7 |\n| Land Surveyors, (£500 for 2 years then £570 to £670 by £25, then £760 to £910 by £30)..... | 93,584 | 137,945 |\n| Residential Allowance | 9,712 | (2) |\n| Senior Land Bailiffs,* (£475 to £575 by £20) | 17,270 | 22,040 (1) |\n| Language Allowances 1 at $60 and 1 at $120..... | 180 | 225 |\n| Land Bailiffs,* (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)..... | 25,620 | 33,600 (1) |\n| Language Allowances to 2 at $120 1 at $270 and 1 at $180 | 570 | 863 (3) |\n| Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100) | 3,346 | 4,121 (1) |\n| Electrical. | | |\n| Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,180 to £1,300 by £40) | 19,291 | |\n| Chief Electrical Engineer, (£1,050 to £1,200 by £50 annullay)... | | 22,714 |\n| Residential Allowance | 1,368 | (2) (4) |\n| Electrical Engineer,† (£550 to £1,150 by £30).. | 15,579 | |\n| Electrical Engineer, (£545 for 2 years, then £595 to £950 by of £25, 1 of £30, 1 of £100 and 5 of £30). | | (2) (4) |\n| Residential Allowance | | |\n| Chief Electrician,* (£700 to £800 by £25 annually) | 11,129 | 14,600 (5) |\n| Language Allowance at $60....... | 971 | 75 |\n| Telegraph Sub-Engineer,* (£475 to £575 by £20)... | 9,200 | 11,500 |\n| Electrical Technician* (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15) | 5,086 | 6,573 (1) |\n| General Foreman, ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100) | 2,050 | 2,563 |\n| Cables Jointer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75) | 900 | 1,238 |\n| Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)... | 883 | 638 |\n| Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50)...... | 950 | 1,188 |\n| Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50) | 554 | 767 |\n| Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100) | 6,758 | 8,675 |\n| Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) | 17,463 | 2 |\n| Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20; | 800 | |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each | 96 | |\n| Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12) | 2,119 | 2,756 (1) |\n| Rent Allowances at $48 each.. | | 2 |\n| Messengers, ($156 to 204 by $12 triennially) | 384 | 480 |\n| Rent Allowance at $48 | 360 | 450 |\n| | 96 | 120 |\n| Carried forward | 1,651,064 | 2,060,761 |\n\n(1) Stipulated increments. (2) New scale of salary. (3) Stipulated allowances. (4) Changes in personnel. (5) In place of one Inspector of Works, Grade I, under General Staff.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564802, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "# 3. Non-Unified Services, Contd.\n\n## A. TIME SCALES, ETC.,-Contd.\n\n| Department | Year of Service | Confirmation Bar | Efficiency Bar |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Public Works† | | | |\n| Assessment Department | | | |\n| Surveyor of Ships | | | |\n| Education Department. (Mistress) | | | |\n\n## B. MISCELLANEOUS POSTS.\n\n### 1. Botanical and Forestry Department.\n\n| Position | Salary Scale £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Superintendent | 700 × 40-950 plus free quarters |\n| Assistant Superintendent | 400 × 25-600 × 30-750 |\n\n### 2. Education Department.\n\n| | Salary Scale £ | | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | 545 | 545 | 650 | 330 |\n| 2 | 545 | 545 | 650 | 330 |\n| 3 | 595 | 595 | 700 | 345 |\n| 4 | 620 | 620 | 730 | 360 |\n| 5 | 645 | 645 | 760 | 375 |\n| 6 | 670 | 670 | 790 | 390 |\n| 7 | 700 | 700 | 820 | 405 |\n| 8 | 800 | 800 | 850 | 120 |\n| 9 | 830 | 830 | 880 | 435 |\n| 10 | 860 | 860 | 910 | 450 |\n| Principal. Trade School | | | | |\n\n### 3. Fire Brigade.\n\n| Position | Salary Scale £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Superintendent | |\n\n### 4. Harbour Department,\n\n| Position | Salary Scale £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Deputy Harbour Master | 1,200 |\n| Assistant Harbour Master | 750 × 30-900 × 50 – 1,000 |\n\n### 5. Kowloon-Canton Railway.\n\n| | Salary Scale £ | \n| --- | --- | \n| 11 | 890 | 890 | 940 | 520 |\n| 12 | 920 | 920 | | 540 |\n| 13 | 950 | 950 | | 560 |\n| 14 | | | | 580 |\n| 15 | | | | 600 |\n| Chief Mechanical Engineer | 750 × 30-900 × 50-1,000 |\n| Trafic Manager | 750 × 30 – 900 × 50 — 1,000 |\n| 16 | | | | 620 |\n| 17 | | | | 640 |\n| 18 | | | | 660 |\n\n### 6. Stores Department.\n\n| | Salary Scale £ | \n| --- | --- |\n| 19 | 680 | \n| 20 | 700 | \n| Controller of Stores | 900 × 50-1,050 |\n\n### 7. Treasury.\n\n| Position | Salary Scale £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Accountant-General | 1,200 |\n\n## 4. Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff.\n\n| Position | Salary Scale £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Class I | £650 × 25-775 |\n| Class II | 260 × 20-480 × 40 – 520 × 20–620 |\n| Senior Stenographer | 250 × 12. 10s. - 375 |\n\n*See note page 18. \n†Including Architects, Engineers and Electrical Engineers. \n(Senior Mistress). \n(Executive Engineer). \n(Senior Surveyor). \n(Head Mistress, Belilios Public School.) \n(Assessor). \n(Principal Surveyor).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 565776, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939", "content_text": "### 3. NON-UNIFIED SERVICES. (contd.)\n#### A. Time Scales, etc. (contd.)\n\n| Year of Service | Public Works.* | Assessment Department | Surveyor of Ships | Education Department (Mistress) | Education Department (Senior Mistress) | Education Department (Head Mistress, Belilios Public School) | Surveyor of Ships (Senior Surveyor) | Public Works (Executive Engineer) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |\n| 12 | 545 | 545 | 650 | 330 | | | | |\n| 3 | 595 | 595 | 700 | 345 | | | | |\n| 4 | 620 | 620 | 730 | 360 | | | | |\n| 5 | 645 | 645 | 760 | 375 | | | | |\n| 6 | 670 | 670 | 790 | 390 | | | | |\n| 7 | 700 | 700 | 820 | 405 | | | | |\n| 8 | 800 | 800 | 850 | 420 | | | | |\n| 9 | 830 | 830 | 880 | 435 | | | | |\n| 10 | 860 | 860 | 910 | 450 | | | | |\n| 11 | 890 | 890 | 940 | 520 | | | | |\n| 12 | 920 | 920 | | 540 | | | | |\n| 13 | 950 | 950 | | 560 | | | | |\n| 14 | | | | 580 | | | | |\n| 15 | | | | 600 | | | | |\n| 16 | | | | 620 | | | | |\n| 17 | | | | 640 | | | | |\n| 18 | | | | 660 | | | | |\n| 19 | | | | 680 | 750 | | | |\n| 20 | | | | 700 | | | | |\n| 1. | | | | | | 1050 | 1000 | 750 |\n| 2. | | | | | | 1100 | 1050 | 780 |\n| 3. | | | | | | 1150 | 1100 | 810 |\n| 4. | | | | | | 1200 | 1150 | 840 |\n| 5. | | | | | | | 1200 | 870 |\n| 6. | | | | | | | | 900 |\n\n*Including Architects, Engineers and Electrical Engineers.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569848, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "Head 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\n \n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments,-Continued.\n\n$ $\n\nBrought forward 362,383 287,772\n\n \n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments, Continued.\n\n$ $ $\n\nBrought forward 430,943 343,531\n\n \n\nNUMBERS.\n \n \nNUMBERS.\n \n\n1940-41\n1941-42\n \n1940-41\n1941-42\n\n11\n11\nMachinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 3 at $1.60, 1 at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)\n6,876\n5,501\n\n2\n2\nCopper-Smiths, (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day)\n1,309\n1,047\n\n1\n1\nMachine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day)\n289\n231\n\n1\n1\nClass II Draughtsman, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $250, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100)\n2,250\n1,800\n\n1\n1\nTracer, ($300 to $450 by $50 annually)\n563\n450\n\n1\n1\n1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n1,625\n1,188\n\n1\n1\n2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n1,300\n950\n\n7\n7\nCarpenters, (1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 5 at $1.22 per day)\n3,488\n2,790\n\n(1)\n1\nBuilding Foreman, ($500 to $1,050 by $75 annually)\n1,313\n1,050\n\n1\n1\nBuilding Foreman, ($408 per annum)\n510\n408\n\n1\n1\nSignal Fitter, ($650 to $1,000 by $50 annually)\n1,250\n1,000\n\n3\n3\nApprentice Carpenters, (at 13 cents to 50 cents per day by 2 of 6 cents, 1 of 13 cents and 1 of 12 cents per day annually)\n488\n462\n\n1\n1\nAssistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually)\n450\n360\n\n1\n1\n1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n1,625\n1,300\n\n1\n1\n3rd Class Carpenter, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n713\n570\n\n2\n2\n2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n1,201\n961\n\n \n \nDo., Rent Allowance at $48 each\n120\n96\n\n2\n2\nElectricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day)\n1,189\n986\n\n(1)\n \nApprentice Electricians, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually)\n335\n353\n\n(2)\n(2)\nElectric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n824\n712\n\n \n \nElectric Welder Apprentice, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually)\n123\n144\n\n1\n1\n1st Class Painter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n1,058\n904\n\n(2)\n(2)\nPainters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at $1.15 per day)\n1,478\n1,848\n\n(1)\n \nApprentice Painters, (at 13 cents to 50 cents per day by 2 of 6 cents, 1 of 13 cents and 1 of 12 cents per day annually)\n208\n808\n\n1\n1\nCarpenter's Mate, ($180 to $252 by $12 annually)\n303\n252\n\n(1)\n1\nStoreman, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n240\n192\n\nE-5-1-2 Allowances.\n\n \n \n$\n$\n\n \nPermanent Way Inspector, Uniform Allowance\n180\n144\n\n \nPermanent Way Overseer, Uniform Allowance\n45\n36\n\n1\nTracer, Rent Allowance\n60\n48\n\n1\nOffice Attendant, Rent Allowance\n60\n48\n\n1\nBuilding Foreman, Rent Allowance at $48\n60\n48\n\n \nAssistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, Rent Allowance\n60\n48\n\n1\nStoreman, Rent Allowance at $48\n60\n48\n\n \nCarpenter's Mate, Rent Allowance\n60\n48\n\n \nExtra pay for Chinese Staff on duty, Chinese New Year Day\n156\n84\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n9\n9\nBoilermakers, (1 at $1.80, 1 at $1.60, 3 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 each per day)\n4,805\n3,844\n\n6\n6\nBoilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each)\n2,002\n4\n\n4\n \n \n \n1,602\n\n(1)\n(1)\nBlacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day)\n2,164\n1,731\n\n5\n5\nStrikers, (77 cents each per day)\n1,482\n1,186\n\n1\n1\nNo. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day)\n \n \n\n \n \nNo. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day)\n770\n616\n\n \n \n \n378\n462\n\n(1)\n(1)\n \n \n \n\n(2)\n \n \n \n \n\nE-5-5 TRACK.\n\nE-5-5-1 Labour\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n1\n1\nNo. 1 Headman, ($600 to $720 by $30 annually)\n895\n30\n\n8\n8\nHeadmen, ($480 to $540 by $20 annually)\n5,400\n4,293\n\n \n \n \n6.50\n(3)\n\n(3)\n(3)\n \n \n \n\n2\n2\nAssistant Headmen, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually)\n900\n704\n\n8\n8\nKeymen, ($264 to $300 by $12 annually)\n2,986\n2,343\n\n(3)\n \nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n240\n192\n\n6\n6\n \n \n \n\n11\n \nRiggers, (1 at $1.00, 3 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day)\n58\n58\n\n \n \nPlatelayers, ($168 to $252 by $12 annually)\n17,121\n13,689\n\n \n \n \n2,071\n \n\n(3)\n \n \n \n \n\n24\n24\nWorkshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 22 at 58 cents each per day)\n5,559\n1,657\n\n(1)\n \n \n4,448\n \n\n \n \nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n1,740\n1,392\n\n1\n1\nNo. 1 Trolleyman, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n300\n240\n\n(1)\n \nDo., Rent Allowance\n30\n24\n\n-22\n \n \n \n \n\n1\n1\n2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)\n1,187\n950\n\n \n \nAssistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day\n939\n752\n\n(1)\n \n \n \n \n\n2\n2\nTrolleymen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n860\n672\n\n(3)\n \nMoulder Apprentices, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually)\n338\n228\n\n(1)\n(3)\n \n \n \n\n6\n6\n \n \n \n\n \n \nSpecial Apprentices, (at 50 cents to $1.25 per day by 25 cents per day annually)\n60\n48\n\n2\n2\n \n120\n96\n\n \n \nGatemen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n1,350\n1,169\n\n(1)\n \n \n782\n770\n\n \n \nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n \n \n\n(1)\n(2)\n \n \n \n\n \n \nOvertime Allowances for Workshop Staff\n3,750\n3,000\n\n \n \nActing pay (E-4-1-1)\n180\n144\n\n \n \n \n10,097\n(4)\n\nE-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\nE-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\nE-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\nMAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n8\n8\nPermanent Way Inspector, (£370 to £430 by £15 annually)\n \n \n\n1\n1\nAssistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n7,500\n6,000\n\n \n \nMotor Drivers of Government Cars (Kowloon) (6 at $550 to $650 by $50 and 2 at $500 to $650 by $25 annually)\n7,923\n6,623\n\n(2)\n \n \n \n \n\n1\n1\nMotor Car Cleaners at 50 cents per day each\n \n \n\n1\n1\nPermanent Way Overseer, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually)\n2,025\n1,700\n\n(2)\n \n \n \n \n\n1\n1\nClerk and Timekeeper, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n963\n825\n\n(2)\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \nTotal Personal Emoluments\n480,943\n343,531\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) Quarters provided.\n\n(1) 308 working days.\n\n(3) Changes in personnel.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\n \n\nCarried forward 6,328 456\n\n478,527\n\n(3) Changes in personnel.\n\n(4) Considered necessary.\n\n5,112 365\n\n(1)\n\n391,583\n\nPage 120\n\nPage 121", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569884, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 156, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "181\n\n108 Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS\n\nA.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments, —Continued.\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n1\n\nBrought forward\n\nCrown Lands and Surveys.\n\nSuperintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys, tat\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\n1,670,237\n\n€\n\n1,407,353\n\n£1,200\n\n23,336\n\nDo., Residential Allowance\n\n19,200 (1)\n\n1,120\n\n1\n\n1\n\nAssistant Superintendent of Crown Lands,† (£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually)\n\n21,000\n\n16,800 (2)\n\nDo., Residential Allowance...\n\n1,325\n\n1,060\n\n1\n\n1\n\nDo., Do., Personal Allowance at £120 per annum..\n\nAssistant Superintendent of Surveys,† (£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually)\n\nResidential Allowance\n\n1,920\n\n20,985\n\n1,325\n\n15,310 (2)\n\n1,023\n\nPersonal Allowance at £120 p.a........\n\n2,400\n\n8\n\n8\n\nDo., Land Surveyors, (£500 for 2 years then £570 to £670 by £25, then £760 to £910 by £30).....\n\nResidential Allowance\n\n137,945\n\n83,680\n\n(2)\n\n9,712\n\n6,612\n\n2\n\n2\n\n4\n\n5\n\nDo., Senior Land Bailiffs.* (£475 to £575 by £20)\n\nLanguage Allowance to 1 at $60\n\nLand Bailiffs,* (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)..\n\n22,040\n\n16,860\n\n(2)\n\n225\n\n€0\n\n33,600\n\n32,700\n\n(3)\n\nDo., Language Allowances to 3 at $120, 1 at $270 and 1 at $180\n\n863\n\n810\n\n4\n\n4\n\nComputers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n\n4,121\n\n3,049\n\n(2)\n\n1\n\nTemporary Foreman, at $360\n\n360\n\n(4)\n\nElectrical.\n\n1\n\n1\n\nChief Electrical Engineer,† (£1,050 to £1,200 by £50 annually)..\n\n22,714\n\nDo., Residential Allowance\n\n1,368\n\n19,114 (5)\n\n1,118\n\n1\n\n1\n\nElectrical Engineer, (£545 for 2 years, then £595 to £950 by 3 of £25, 1 of £30, 1 of £100 and 5 of £30)..\n\nResidential Allowance\n\n11,429\n\n9,785\n\n(5)\n\n971\n\n1\n\n1\n\nChief Electrician,* (£700 to £800 by £25 annually)\n\n14,600\n\n809\n\n12,100\n\n(5)\n\nDo., Language Allowance at $60... Telegraph Sub-Engineer,* (£475 to £575 by £20).....\n\n75\n\n60\n\n11,500\n\n9,200\n\n1\n\n1\n\nElectrical Technician,* (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15)\n\n6,573\n\n5,447\n\n(5)*\n\n1\n\nGeneral Foreman. ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n\nCables Jointer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75)\n\n2,563\n\n2,050\n\n1,238\n\n1,050\n\n1\n\nTime-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50).....\n\n638\n\n594\n\n(5)\n\nStoreman, ($500 to $950 by $50)... Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)..........\n\n1,188\n\n950\n\n767\n\n667\n\n(5)\n\n5\n\n5\n\n20\n\n14\n\nTelephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n\nTelephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 8 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n\n8,675\n\n7,000\n\n22,422\n\n12,604\n\n(6)\n\n2\n\n2\n\nLift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n\n1,000\n\n800\n\nDo.. Rent Allowances at $48 each\n\n120\n\n96\n\n8\n\n8\n\n2\n\n2\n\nDo., Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each.\n\nMessengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\nRent Allowance at $48\n\nCarried forward\n\n2,756\n\n2,267\n\n(5)\n\n480\n\n384\n\n450\n\n360\n\n120\n\n96\n\n2,060,761\n\n1,694,468\n\n(1) Change in personnel and new salary scale.\n\n(2) Changes in personnel.\n\n(3) One transferred from District Office, North.\n\n(4) New post.\n\n(5) Stipulated increments.\n\n(6) Four transferred to other Departments and two posts abolished.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569908, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 180, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "211\n\n138\n\nExecutive Engineers..\n\nArchitects\n\nEngineers\n\nValuation and Resumption Officer\n\n1940-41\n\nAccounts.\n\n \n\nAPPENDIX II. (A)\n\nDistribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n1941-12\n\n1940-41\n\n1941-42\n\nArchitectural.\n\n \n \n 1940-41\n 1941-42\n \n \n Correspondence.\n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n \n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyor.......\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Building Surveyor\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Chief Draughtsmen\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Inspectors of Works, Grade I ......\n \n \n \n \n Inspectors of Works, Grade II.\n 1\n \n \n \n Inspectors of Works, Grade III\n 11\n \n \n \n Engineering Assistant\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Assistant Engineer.\n \n \n \n \n Apprentice Engineers\n \n \n \n \n Temporary Architect................\n \n \n \n \n Temporary Asst. Architect\n \n \n \n \n Temporary Asst. Engineers\n \n \n \n \n Temporary Overseer\n \n 1\n \n \n 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors......\n \n \n \n \n 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n \n \n \n \n 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n \n \n \n \n Class I Draughtsmen\n 1\n \n \n \n Class II Draughtsmen\n \n T\n \n \n Class III Draughtsmen.\n \n \n \n \n Temporary Draughtsmen\n \n \n \n \n Class I Foremen..........\n \n \n \n \n Class II Foremen\n \n \n \n \n Foremen\n \n \n \n \n Drain Testers..........\n \n \n \n \n Hall Porter......\n \n \n \n \n Head Survey Coolies.......\n \n \n \n \n Survey Coolies\n \n \n \n \n Office Attendants\n \n \n \n \n Messengers\n \n \n \n \n Watchmen\n \n \n \n \n Cleaners\n 1\n 1\n \n\n \n\n \n \n 1940-41\n 1941-42\n \n \n Drainage.\n \n \n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n Works.\n \n \n \n \n Port\n 1940-41\n 1941-42\n \n \n Public Health\n 1\n 1\n \n \n and Buildings Ordinance.\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 9\n 7\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n Roads &c.\n 1940-41\n 1941-42\n \n \n Valuation and Resumptions.\n 1940-41\n 1941-42\n \n \n Total.\n 1941-42\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n 6\n 5\n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 11\n 13\n \n \n \n 5\n 6\n \n \n \n 6\n \n \n \n \n 12\n 13\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n \n \n 32\n 31\n \n \n \n I\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n ---\n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n -\n I\n \n \n \n +\n \n \n \n \n A\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 101\n \n \n \n \n 5\n 6\n \n \n \n 4\n 3\n \n \n \n 25\n 24\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n 12\n 12\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 6\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n T\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 1\n 2\n \n \n \n 36\n 35\n \n \n \n +\n \n \n \n \n 4\n 3\n \n \n \n 1\n 2\n \n \n \n D\n \n \n \n \n +1\n \n \n \n \n K\n \n \n \n \n **\n 3\n \n \n \n 19\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 33\n 33\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n H\n \n \n \n \n JL.\n \n \n \n \n 6\n \n \n \n \n ...\n D\n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n \n \n 4\n 5\n \n \n \n ...\n ...\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 6\n ...\n \n \n \n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 7\n \n \n \n \n 18\n 18\n \n \n \n 26\n 26\n \n \n \n 1\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n ...\n M\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n ---\n ***\n \n \n \n 1\n 2\n \n \n \n 13\n 14\n \n \n \n 12\n 12\n \n \n \n 1\n 7\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n 80\n 79\n \n \n \n TO\n \n \n \n \n 70\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 11\n 11\n \n \n \n W\n \n \n \n \n ...\n 3\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 7\n 7\n \n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n \n \n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 32\n 32\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n 5\n -\n \n \n \n 5\n ++\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n\nPage 180\n\nPage 181", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569986, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "302\n\n62\n\nHead 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\nApproved Estimate. 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\nHead 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n\n63\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\nKOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments, Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\n$\n\n362,383\n\n$\n\n$\n\nPersonal Emoluments.-Continued.\n\n$\n\n287,772\n\nBrought forward\n\n430,913\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n$\n\n343,581\n\n$\n\nNUMBERS.\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n11\n\n11\n\n2\n\n2\n\nMachinists, (1 at $2.20, 2 at $2.00, 1 at $1.80, 3 at $1.60, at $1.40 and 3 at $1.22 per day)... Copper-Smiths, (1 at $2.00 and 1 at $1.40 per day). Machine Shop Coolie, (at 75 cents per day)...\n\n1\n\n1\n\n6,876\n\n5,501\n\n1,309\n\n1,047\n\n289\n\n231\n\nClass II Draughtsman, ($600 to $1,800 by 3 of $50, 2 of $100, 3 of $50 and 7 of $100)..... Tracer, ($300 to $450 by $50 annually)\n\n2,250\n\n1,800\n\n563\n\n450\n\n1\n\n1\n\n7\n\n1st Class Carpenter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually) 2nd Class Carpenter, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) Carpenters, (1 at $1.56, 1 at $1.40 and 5 at $1.22 per day)\n\n1,625\n\n1,300\n\n1,188\n\n950\n\n3,488\n\n2,790\n\n(1)\n\n3\n\n3\n\nApprentice Carpenters, (at 13 cents to 50 cents per day by 2 of 6 cents, 1 of 13 cents and 1 of 12 cents per day annually)\n\n488\n\n462\n\n(1) (2)\n\n-\n\n1\n\n1st Class Electrical Fitter, ($1,000 to $1,300 by $75 annually)\n\n1\n\nI 3rd Class Carpenter, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n\nOffice Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially) Building Foreman, ($500 to $1,050 by $75 annually) Building Foreman, ($408 per annum). Signal Fitter, ($650 to $1,000 by $50 annually) Assistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually).\n\n285\n\n236\n\n(1)\n\n1,313\n\n1,050\n\n510\n\n408\n\n1,250\n\n1,000\n\n450\n\n360\n\n713\n\n570\n\n1,625\n\n1,300\n\n2\n\n2\n\n2\n\n2\n\n3\n\n3\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n4\n\n4\n\n2\n\n2\n\n2nd Class Electricians, ($360 to $570 by $30 annually)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance at $48 each... Electricians, (1 at $1.90 and 1 at $1.22 per day)... Apprentice Electricians, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually) Electric Welder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually) Electric Welder Apprentice, (at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually)\n\n1st Class Painter. ($600 to $950 by $50 annually)... Painters, (2 at $1.25 and 2 at 1.15 per day).. Apprentice Painters, (at 13 cents to 50 cents per day by 2 of 6 cents, I of 13 cents and 1 of 12 cents per day annually).\n\nCarpenter's Mate, ($180 to $252 by $12 annually).... I Storeman, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n\n303\n\n. 252\n\n(1)\n\n240\n\n192\n\n1,189\n\n986\n\n(2)\n\n120\n\n96\n\nE-5-1-2 Allowances.\n\n1,201\n\n961\n\n(1)\n\n33.5\n\n353\n\n824\n\n712\n\nse\n\nPermanent Way Inspector, Uniform Allowance......\n\n180\n\n144\n\n(1) (2)\n\nPermanent Way Overseer, Uniform Allowance.....\n\n45\n\n36\n\n(2)\n\nTracer, Rent Allowance\n\n60\n\n48\n\nOffice Attendant, Rent Allowance\n\n60\n\n48\n\n125\n\n144\n\n1,058 1,848\n\n904\n\n(2)\n\n1,478 (1)\n\n302\n\n(1) (2)\n\n1 Building Foreman, Rent Allowance at $48.. Assistant Signal Fitter and Motor Trolley Driver, Rent Allowance\n\n60\n\n48\n\n60\n\nCarpenter's Mate, Rent Allowance\n\n60\n\n48 48\n\nStoreman, Rent Allowance at $48\n\n60\n\n---\n\n134\n\n150\n\n9\n\n9\n\nBoilermakers, (1 at $1.80, 1 at $1.60, 3 at $1.40 and 4 at $1.22 each per day)\n\n4,805\n\n3,844\n\n6\n\n6\n\nBoilermakers' Assistants, (2 at $1.00 each, and 4 at 80 cents per day each)\n\n2,002\n\n1,602 (1)\n\n4\n\n4\n\nBlacksmiths, (1 at $1.70, 1 at $1.40, 1 at $1.30 and 1 at $1.22 per day).\n\n2,164\n\n1,731 (1)\n\n5\n\n5\n\nStrikers, (77 cents each per day)..\n\n1,482\n\n1,186\n\n1\n\nNo. 1 Rigger, (at $2.00 per day)\n\n770\n\n616\n\n(1) (2)\n\nExtra pay for Chinese Staff on duty, Chinese New Year Day\n\n(2)\n\n156\n\n84\n\nE-5-5 TRACK.\n\nE-5-5-1 Labour\n\n1\n\n1\n\nNo. 1 Headman, ($600 to $720 by $30 annually)\n\n895\n\n650\n\n(1)\n\nB\n\n४\n\nHeadmen, ($480 to $540 by $20 annually)\n\n5,400\n\n4,293\n\n(3)\n\n(1)\n\n2\n\n2\n\nAssistant Headmen, ($324 to $360 by $12 annually).\n\n900\n\n704\n\n(3)\n\n1\n\nNo. 2 Rigger and Wrecking Crane Driver, ($1.50 per day)\n\n8\n\n*\n\nKeymen, ($264 to $300 by $12 annually)\n\n2,986\n\n2,343\n\n(3)\n\nper day)\n\n@ww.\n\n(3)\n\n578\n\n462 (1)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n\n240\n\n192\n\n6\n\n6\n\nRiggers, (1 at $1.00, 3 at 91 cents, 1 at 85 cents, and 1 at 80 cents per day)\n\n58\n\n58\n\nPlatelayers, ($168 to $252 by $12 annually)\n\n17,121\n\n13,689\n\n(3)\n\n2,071\n\n1,657\n\n(1)\n\nDo., Rent Allowances at $24 each\n\n1,740\n\n1,392\n\n24\n\n24\n\nWorkshop Coolies, (1 at 90 cents, 1 at 78 cents, and 22 at 58 cents each per day)\n\n1\n\nNo, 1 Trolleyman, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)\n\n300\n\n240\n\n5,559\n\n4,448\n\n(1)\n\nDo., Rent Allowance\n\n30\n\n24\n\n1\n\n2\n\n2\n\n122\n\n2nd Class Moulder, ($600 to $950 by $50 annually), Assistant Moulders, at $1.22 per day\n\n1,187\n\n950\n\n4\n\n4\n\nTrolleymen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n860\n\n672\n\n(3)\n\n939\n\n752\n\n(1)\n\nDo.,\n\n2\n\nMoulder Apprentices, at 13 cents to 53 cents per day by 2 of 7 cents and 2 of 13 cents per day annually..\n\nDo.,\n\n2\n\n2\n\nSpecial Apprentices, (at 50 cents to $1.25 per day by 25 cents per day annually) Overtime Allowances for Workshop Staff\n\n338\n\n228\n\n(1) (3)\n\n6\n\n6\n\nPersonal Allowance to 1 at $48 Rent Allowances at $24 each Gatemen, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n\n60\n\n48\n\n120\n\n96\n\n1,350\n\n1,169\n\n(1)\n\nDo.,\n\n782\n\n770\n\n(1) (2)\n\n3,750\n\n3,000\n\nE-5 MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES.\n\nE-5-1 SUPERINTENDENCE.\n\nB-5-1-1 Salaries.\n\n8\n\n8\n\nRent Allowances at $24 each\n\nActing pay (E-4-1-1)\n\nMAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES.\n\nMotor Drivers of Government Cars (Kowloon) (6 at $550 to $650 by $50 and 2 at $500 to $650 by $25 annually)\n\n180\n\n144\n\n10,097 (4)\n\n2\n\n2\n\nMotor Car Cleaners at 50 cents per day each\n\n6,328 456\n\n5,112 (1)\n\n365\n\n1\n\nI\n\nAssistant Engineer, ($4,000 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n\n7,500\n\n6,000\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\n1\n\nPermanent Way Overseer, ($1,100 to $1,700 by $100 annually).\n\nPermanent Way Inspector,\" ($370 to $430 by $15 annually)\n\n7,923\n\n6,623 |(2)\n\n2,025\n\n1,700 (2)\n\n1\n\n1\n\nClerk and Timekeeper, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n\n963\n\nCarried forward\n\n480,943\n\n825 (2)\n\n343,531\n\n(1) 308 working days.\n\n(3) Changes in personnel.\n\n(2) Stipulated increments.\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n\n(1) Stipulated increments,\n\n(2) Quarters provided.\n\n478,527\n\n(3) Changes in personnel. (4) Considered necessary.\n\n$\n\n391,583\n\n303", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 570020, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 292, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "348\n\n108 Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS\n\nA.—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\nPersonal Emoluments, —Continued.\n\nBrought forward\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\n1,670,237\n\n1,407,353\n\n$\n\n \n NUMBERS.\n 1940-41\n 1941-42\n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n £1,200\n \n \n \n \n Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys, fat\n £1,200\n \n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands,† (£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually)\n 23,336\n 19,200\n \n \n Do., Residential Allowance\n 1,120\n 1,120\n \n \n (1)\n =\n \n \n \n £1,050 by £50 annually\n 21,000\n 16,800\n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n \n Do., Residential Allowance..\n 1,325\n 1,060\n \n \n Do., Personal Allowance at £120 per annum..\n 1,920\n \n \n \n Assistant Superintendent of Surveys,† (£950 to £1,050 by £50 annually)\n 20,985\n 15,310 (2)\n \n \n Residential Allowance\n 1,325\n 1,023\n \n \n Personal Allowance at £120 p.a....\n 2,400\n 2,400\n \n \n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n Land Surveyors, (£500 for 2 years then £570 to £670 by £25, then £760 to £910 by £30)...\n 137,945\n 83,680 (2)\n \n \n Residential Allowance\n 9,712\n 6,612\n \n \n Senior Land Bailiffs,* (£475 to £575 by £20)\n 22,040\n 16,860 (2)\n \n \n Language Allowance to 1 at $60\n 225\n €0\n \n \n Land Bailiffs,* (£320 to £420 by 5 of £10, 2 of £20 and 1 of £10)....\n 33,600\n 32,700 (3)\n \n \n Do., Language Allowances to 3 at $120, 1 at $270 and 1 at $180\n 863\n 810\n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Computers, ($600 to $1,500 by $100)\n 4,121\n 3,019\n \n \n Temporary Foreman, at $360\n 360\n (4)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Chief Electrical Engineer,† (£1,050 to £1,200 by £50 annually)..\n 22,714\n 19,114\n \n \n Do., Residential Allowance\n 1,368\n 1,118 (5)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Electrical Engineer, (£545 for 2 years, then £595 to £950 by 3 of £25, 1 of £30, 1 of £100 and 5 of £30)...\n 11,429\n 9,785 (5)\n \n \n Do., Residential Allowance\n 971\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Chief Electrician,* (£700 to £800 by £25 annually)\n 14,600\n 12,100 (5)\n \n \n Do., Language Allowance at $60...\n 75\n 60\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Telegraph Sub-Engineer,* (£475 to £575 by £20)... \n 11,500\n 9,200\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Electrical Technician,* (£310 to £430 by 4 of £10, 1 of £20 and 4 of £15)\n 6,573\n 5,447 (5)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n General Foreman. ($1,350 to $2,050 by $100)\n 2,563\n 2,050\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Cables Jointer, ($600 to $1,050 by $75)\n 1,238\n 1,050\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Time-keeper, ($500 to $950 by $50)... \n 638\n 594 (5)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Storeman, ($500 to $950 by $50).. \n 1,188\n 950\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n Electric Fan and Light Inspector, ($500 to $950 by $50)\n 767\n 667 (5)\n \n \n 5\n 20\n \n \n \n 14\n \n \n \n \n Telephone Supervisors, ($700 to $1,400 by $100)\n 8,675\n 7,000\n \n \n Telephone Operators, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, 1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)\n 22,422\n 12,604 (6)\n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($200 to $400 by $20)\n 1,000\n 800\n \n \n Do.. Rent Allowances at $48 each\n 120\n 96\n \n \n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n Lift Operators, ($204 to $300 by $12)\n \n \n \n \n Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each.\n 480\n 384\n \n \n Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)\n 2,756\n 2,267 (5)\n \n \n Do., Rent Allowance at $48\n 450\n 360\n \n \n \n 120\n 96\n \n \n Carried forward\n 2,060,761\n 1,694,468\n \n\n(1) Change in personnel and new salary scale.\n\n(2) Changes in personnel.\n\n(3) One transferred from District Office, North.\n\n(4) New post.\n\n(5) Stipulated increments.\n\n(6) Four transferred to other Departments and two posts abolished.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 570044, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 316, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "378\n\n138\n\nExecutive Engineers.........................................\n\nArchitects\n\n[F-0461\n\n1941-42\n\nAccounts.\n\n## APPENDIX II. (A)\n\n### Distribution of Public Works Department General Staff.\n\n1940-11\n\n \n \n Architectural.\n Engineers\n Correspondence.\n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n Drainage.\n Electrical.\n Port Works.\n Public Health\n Buildings Ordinance.\n Ronds &c.\n Valuation and Resumptions.\n Total.\n \n \n Valuation and Resumption Officer\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n :\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Quantity Surveyor....\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Building Surveyor\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Chief Draughtsmen\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n Inspectors of Works, Grade I\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Inspectors of Works, Grade II\n 11\n 9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ...\n \n \n Inspectors of Works, Grade III\n }\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Engineering Assistant\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n Assistant Engineer.\n ---\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Apprentice Engineers\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Temporary Architect...\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Temporary Asst. Architect .....\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n :\n :\n :\n :\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n :\n :\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Crown Lands and Surveys.\n :\n :\n :\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n 6\n -\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6\n \n \n Drainage.\n \n 4\n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ...\n \n \n Electrical.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Port Works.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Public Health\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Hom\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Buildings Ordinance.\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n Ronds &c.\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Valuation and Resumptions.\n \n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6\n \n \n Total.\n :\n A\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 2\n 1\n 6\n 6\n 3\n 5\n 6\n \n \n \n 5\n 7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n :\n 11\n 13\n ט'\n 6\n 12\n 13\n 1\n I\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n :\n :\n :\n :\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n :\n 1\n \n 3\n \n \n \n 3\n 1\n :\n :\n 6\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 2\n 3\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n 1\n 2\n 2\n 3\n →\n ī\n 7\n 2\n 3\n 7\n \n \n \n 7\n 6\n 6\n 32\n 31\n 1\n 1\n :\n 1\n 1\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n ---\n \n 8\n 3\n >\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Temporary Asst. Engineers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Temporary Overseer\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyors......\n \n 5\n \n 6\n \n th\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n $\n \n 3\n -\n \n \n \n \n \n 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyors\n \n 25\n \n 24\n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n Class I Draughtsmen\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n Class II Draughtsmen\n \n 2\n \n 6\n \n 6\n \n 1\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n Class III Draughtsmen....................\n \n G\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n 7\n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n \n Temporary Draughtsmen\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n 6\n \n 6\n \n ප\n \n \n \n \n Class I Foremen......................\n \n :\n \n 1\n \n 2\n \n 36\n \n 35\n \n 4\n \n \n Class II Foremen\n \n 3\n \n 2\n \n ...\n \n :\n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n * \n \n 7\n \n 7\n \n 4\n \n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n 12\n 12\n \n 1\n \n 6\n \n 6\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n 5\n \n 5\n \n 8\n \n 8\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 4\n 4\n \n 4\n \n 3\n \n 3\n \n ?\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 33\n 33\n \n 6\n \n :\n \n 18\n \n 18\n \n 6\n \n \n \n G\n \n \n 7\n \n 7\n \n ...\n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n :\n \n \n 26\n \n 26\n \n 1\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n Foremen\n :\n \n \n :\n \n :\n \n 1\n \n 2\n \n **\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n SI\n \n +\n \n :\n \n :\n \n \n \n :\n \n \n :\n \n :\n \n Drain Testers.....\n \n :\n \n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hall Porter......\n \n \n \n 1\n \n 2\n \n :\n \n :\n \n :\n \n \n \n 13\n \n \n 14\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Head Survey Coolies..\n \n 12\n \n 12\n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Survey Coolies\n \n 70\n \n :\n \n 70\n \n :\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n 1\n \n ~1\n \n 7\n \n 6\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n 80\n \n 79\n \n 11\n \n 11\n \n =\n \n \n Office Attendants\n \n 1\n \n :\n \n 3\n \n 3\n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n ༢\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Messengers\n \n 3\n \n 3\n \n 4\n \n 4\n \n 7\n \n 7\n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n 5\n \n 6\n \n 6\n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n 3\n \n 3\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n 1\n \n \n \n 32\n \n \n 32\n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n 1\n \n H\n \n \n \n $\n \n \n 5\n \n 5\n \n ++\n \n :\n \n 2\n \n \n \n N\n \n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n\nPage 378\n\n138", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 571824, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "content_text": "## ROYAL DOCKYARD\n\n| HUSBAND | WIFE'S NAME | CHILDREN | DESTINATION |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| JONES, D.M. | JONES, G.J. | 1 | Pastan |\n| JAS, K.A. | | #! | |\n| JAMES, D.E. | | 3 | |\n| KWAPMAN, F. | | 1- | |\n| KEMP, E.J. | | 1 | |\n| KAUFMANN, C.E. | | #F | |\n| KIRMAN, A.V. | | #1 | |\n| KOVAN, M. | | #f | |\n| KENT, C.H.T. | | 1 | |\n| LUMBY, E. | | #t | |\n| LEVIS, F.V. | (ORAN, E.B.) | 1 | |\n| BROWN, F.C. | | = | |\n| LONG, A. | | 4 | |\n| LANGLEY,V.C. | | ** | |\n| LeBAS, H.E. | | 1 | |\n| LEAN, E.G. | | 1 | |\n| MEJSER,M.W. | | 1 | |\n| MCCLELLAND, E. | | 1 | |\n| MCNAY, L. | | 1 | |\n| MCCAMMON, V.E. | | ** | |\n| MAISEY, M. | | 1 | |\n| MANNING, U.V. | | * | |\n| OAKENWULL,Q. | | 20 | |\n| ORGAN, A.R. | | ## | |\n| PAXTON, V. | | 1 | |\n| BENNEY, W.2. | | ** | |\n| FINE, E.A. | | 2 | |\n| FADWICK, G.E. | | 1 | |\n| JETTENGELL., M. | | 13 | |\n| ROGES, I.M. | | 1 | |\n| SMITH, W.C. | | 11 | |\n| JMITH, C.N. | | 2 | |\n| TSSONS, H. | | ## | |\n| | | 1 | |\n| | | 1 | |\n| | | = | |\n| | | 15 | |\n\nJAMES, H. C. Assistant Surveyor\nJAMES, A.G. Assistant Naval Store Officer\nYNAPMAN, G.4.C. Inspector of Sailmakers\nKEMP, E. J. Police Constable\nKAUFMANN, F. A. Chargeman of shipwrights\nKIRMAN, E. Chargeman of shipwrights\nKEVAN,”.Ü. Inspector of Electrical Fitters\nKENT, S. A. F. Assistant Victualling Store Offr.\nLUMBY,W.E. Chargeman of Riggers\nLEWIS, A. A. Engineer of Yard Craft\nORAM, J. Sub. Inspector of Hong Kong Police\nBROWN, Hong Kong Police\nLONG, A. Sgt. of Police\nLANGLEY, C. E. Inspector of Engine Fitters\ne3AJ, W.. Tempy. Civil Engineer\nLEAN, C. R. Chargeman of Coppersmiths\nMESSER, F.R. Mate of Yard Craft\nMCCLELLAND,4. Dub.Inspector of Police\nMCNAY,.. Bgt. of Police\nMCCAMMON,G.V.R. Chief Constructor\nMAISEY, E. 11. Chargeman of Shipwrights\nMANNING, C.J. Suptg. Electrical Engineer\nOAKENFULL, F.J. Chargeman of shipwrights\nORGAN, W.H. Chargeman of Electrical Fitters\nPAXTON, W. Engineer of Yard Craft\n¡ENNEY,W.J. Chargeman of Shipwrights\nFINE, R.J. Chargeman of Shipwrights\nFADWICK,E. H. Expense Accounts Officer\nJET ENGELL, G. Departmental Clerical Offr.\nROGERS, A.J. Inspector of Shipwrights\nSMITH, L. J. Chargeman of Riggers\nSMITH,E. Departmental Clerical Officer\nSISSONS, F. E. Chargeman of Engine Fitters", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575472, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "content_text": "## APPENDIX VI.\n\n### MAGNETIC RANGE, STONECUTTER'S ISLAND, HONG KONG.\n\nShortly after my arrival at SHUM SHUI PO Camp, I was warned by Mr. C.J. MANNING, Superintending Electrical Engineer, Hong Kong Naval Dockyard, also a prisoner at the camp, to give no information if questioned by the Japanese about the Stonecutter's Magnetic Range which, so Manning told me, had not been destroyed and had been apparently captured intact.\n\nThis warning was given in view of the fact that from December 1940 to July 1941, I had been working in Manning's Department in connection with Degaussing in general and with the building and operation of this Magnetic Range in particular.\n\nI was not approached by the Japanese.\n\nI gather that some Japanese electrical officer had questioned Manning about the unit of magnetic field. Such an elementary question, while indicating that the Japanese may have guessed the purpose of the Range, would show that the interrogating officer was not too conversant with the principles involved.\n\nPage 113", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576497, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "(c) S.0.2. Post Office Planner.\n\nShould not a Post Office Planner be assessed as a S.0.3 at this stage, in view of the arguments put forward in paragraph 1?\n\n(a) & (e) Relief Measures and Hospital Planning.\n\nI agree as to an S.0.2 for planning organisation of relief measures and action has already been initiated in regard to Miss I.N. Watkins.\n\n(f) S.0.2. Agricultural Planner.\n\nIt appears that we are already committed to some extent to Mr. Cuthbertson. I have asked for his file.\n\n(g) S.0.3. Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)\n\nI have minuted to you separately on file 54144/17 about this post.\n\n(h) S.0.3. Civil Engineer for Waterworks and Airport Reconstruction.\n\nCould you kindly let me know what is the equivalent post to this on the pre-war Hong Kong establishment. Action is already proceeding on Mr. Mirams' file.\n\n(i) S.0.3. Electrical Engineer for Telecommunication Planning.\n\nSimilarly, could you let me know the equivalent post on the pre-war establishment. We spoke about this post and I understand that G.E.C. may be able to let you have a suitable man and would be prepared to make up his pay. I notice in your recent telephoned list the name of Mr. R.E. Farrell, but neither Mr. Wodeman nor myself know the circumstances of Mr. Farrell's appointment nor what work he is now doing. The impression is that he is concerned with electrical engineering. Is this the case? Incidentally, his name does not appear in the diagram attached to Mr. Sedgwick's minute.\n\n(j) S.0.3. Preventive Officer.\n\nI have no comments on the proposed addition of this post.\n\nAs far as I know, the Treasury have never specifically approved the two temporary engineering posts referred to by Mr. Sedgwick in his minute. However, this does not matter very much, since I gather that neither of them have been filled and we are to go to the Treasury for this additional establishment. The appointment of Mr. Goldsmith was taken up with the Treasury separately and the proposal that he should now be employed full time and at an increased salary can be considered on the relevant papers.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576637, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 145, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "145\n\nAdditional Posts for which authority is requested by the Hong Kong Planning Unit for their present Establishment.\n\n \n Proposed Section\n Military Grade\n \n \n Harbour Planning\n S.O.1\n \n \n Air\n S.O.2\n \n \n Secretarial\n S.O.3\n \n \n Welfare\n S.O.2\n \n \n Planning for the Post Office\n \n \n \n Planning Relief Measures\n \"\n \n \n Principal Matron\n \n \n \n Hospital planning\n P.W.D. S.O.2\n \n \n \n S.O.3\n \n \n \n S.O.3\n \n \n Police\n S.O.3\n \n \n Architectural planning and presumably war planning\n \n \n \n Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)\n \n \n \n Civil Engineer for waterworks (and to assist in airport reconstruction planning)\n \n \n \n Electrical Engineer for Telecommunication planning\n \n \n \n Planning connected with the Preventive Branch", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576643, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "Additional Posts for which authority is requested by the Hong Kong Planning Unit for their present Establishment.\n\n151\n\n(4)\n\nSection\n\nProposed Military Grade\n\nS.0.1 Harbour planning\n\nS.O.1 Air\n\nSecretarial\n\nS.0.2 Planning for the Post Office\n\nWelfare\n\nS.0.2 Principal Matron\n\nP.W.D.\n\nS.0.2 Planning Relief Measures\n\nHospital planning\n\nArchitectural planning and presumably war planning\n\nAssistant Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)\n\nCivil Engineer for waterworks Land/airport reconstruction planning).\n\nProposed Salary\n\nProposed Candidate\n\n \n W/Cdr. Oxford\n Miss Watkins\n \n \n D. Cuthbertson\n 51/44/7\n \n \n R.A.A. Mirams\n 11\n \n\nS.0.3 = S.0.3. to assist in \" S.0.3 Police\n\nCopy to Treasury.\n\n(8)\n\nElectrical Engineer for Telecommunication planning\n\nS.0.3 Planning connected with the Preventive Branch\n\n \n £800\n £500\n \n \n W.J. Buller 36498", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576644, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 152, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "153\n\nMiss Ruston,\n\nAs you probably know the Brett report has practically been completed, and Mr. Mayle is now applying to the Treasury for authority to purchase machinery and supplies under the various heads. It is now necessary, therefore, for the technical staff in this Unit to commence preparing indents which is a long and laborious process and for which we are understaffed. I might add that we are\n\na long way behind Malaya in this particular field simply because of the manpower situation.\n\nMy most urgent requirements are for a mechanical engineer and an electrical engineer. These two particular positions were included in a minute written by Sedgwick on the 9th March covering the whole question of our War Establishment, which was submitted to you for urgent consideration. I shall be very grateful if you will inform me how this question now stands and when I am likely to obtain the technical personnel I so urgently require.\n\nMiss A.M. Ruston\n\nDowning Street\n\nL\n\nzhanan\n\nW. M. Thomson\n\n19/3/45", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576645, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 153, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "153 3\n\nTúe\n\n3\n\nwucle allend con so Miss Ruston\n\nWith reference to our recent telephone conversation about the extent to which the establishment authorised by the Treasury for the Hong Kong Planning Unit has already been filled up, I attach a diagram giving the necessary information. From this you will see that the only definite vacancies are for an S.O.1 Finance and an S.O.1. Trade and Industry. I have candidates in view for all the other vacancies.\n\n2. No appointments have been made for the two temporary posts of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers but we have taken on Mr. H.E. Goldsmith on a part-time basis to assist Mr. Rouse. Mr. Goldsmith is an architect and civil engineer who was formerly an Assistant Director of Public Works in Hong Kong. There is a proposal that he should be appointed full-time instead of part-time. I will refer to this in detail later when discussing the additional requirements of each department. We have at any rate a vacancy approved by Treasury for one temporary Engineer. No\n\n3. To make the picture complete, we have separate Treasury authority for an S.O.2 and two S.O.3s for the Police Training School in India. Of these the two S.O.3s (Messrs. Egg and Mackenzie) are at present with the Unit. No steps have yet been taken to recruit the S.O.2 pending Mr. Sansom's negotiations in India.\n\n4. I will now deal with the staff and requirements of the various departments of the Unit. Under Secretariat I have placed Mr. W.G. Wormal as an S.O.2 as there is no vacancy for an S.O.2 under Supplies. I have also included Captain Danby and Mr. E.R. Reeves, an Administrative Officer from Palestine. Captain Danby could handle publicity and Mr. Reeves personnel. With these reinforcements the Secretariat should be adequately staffed, except for planning for the Post Office, for which an additional S.O.2 is required. Mr. Stokes and Mr. N.L. Smith have recently been making a preliminary survey of the work involved and I shall be putting up proposals for a postal planner shortly.\n\n5. The P.W.D. staff urgently needs reinforcement, as they have now reached the stage of indenting for technical supplies and large numbers of detailed specifications have to be drawn up for the supplies approved by the Brett Working Party. Our recommendations are as follows:-\n\n(i) that Mr. H.E. Goldsmith should be taken on full-time at a salary of £45 per month with retrospective effect from 1.3.45. He should be deemed to hold one of the temporary Engineer Adviser posts and I do not think reference to the Treasury is necessary except perhaps for the amount of his salary. He is too old to go to Hong Kong but has proved extremely useful to us here.\n\n(ii) that the second temporary Engineer Adviser post should be altered to a permanent post for an acting Chief Mechanical Engineer to be recruited from the Colonial Service. He would rank for military purposes as an S.O.3 and is urgently required.\n\n(iii) that an additional S.O.2 be engaged for architectural planning and specifications. The candidate we have in mind is Mr. D. Cuthbertson, an Architect who has had service in Malaya and Hong Kong\n\n165.\n\nとい\n\n4\n\n:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576646, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "154\n\n? His and is now on abolition pension in Australia. File number is 50828 C.R. Malaya have agreed to second him to Hong Kong until normal conditions are restored and Mr. Cuthbertson has agreed to this arrangement.\n\nAn\n\n(iv) that an additional S.0.3 be engaged for civil engineering, water works and airport reconstruction planning. The candidate we have in mind is Mr. R.A. Mirams, (53549 W.A.) Temporary Engineer, Nigeria. The salary proposed is £860 per annum. Offer was to have been made to Mr. Mirams on his personal file on the assumption that he would be required later in the year but I have held up the action, as there is now the prospect of an immediate vacancy for him.\n\n(v) that an additional S.0.3 be engaged for electrical and telecommunications planning. Whilst we have no name to suggest at the moment, Mr. Morris has interviewed a suitably qualified candidate.\n\n6. I have inserted the name of Mr. J.H. Taggart as prospective S.0.1 Supplies. We do not wish to fill this post until after Mr. Taggart's arrival in this country.\n\nJ.J. Cowperthwaite (59800 W.A.), an Administrative Officer from Sierra Leone is due to arrive here by the middle of March. There is a further vacancy under Supply for an S.0.3, into which we could fit Lieutenant D.F. Davies. Mr. Thomson agrees to give up one of his supply vacancies for this purpose.\n\nProvided that we obtain the services of Lt.Col. Cunningham in the near future the Legal Department should be adequately catered for. Mr. A. Ritchie, shown as an S.0.2 is our selection for the post of Custodian and has very considerable accounting knowledge but, no legal experience. If Lt.Col. Cunningham cannot be released to us reasonably soon, we should want to leave the S.0.1 post temporarily vacant and take on another S.0.2. There should be no Treasury objection to this.\n\n8. Under Finance negotiations are under way for an S.0.2 from the Colonial Service. We are leaving the S.0.1 post vacant at the moment. No further staff appear necessary in the near future.\n\n9.\n\nUnder Welfare Dr. Fehily has proposed the appointment of an S.0.2 to plan the organisation of relief measures. This additional appointment is strongly recommended. We have no candidate to suggest at the moment but may have a name to put forward shortly. In addition, we want authority to engage Miss I.N. Watkins as prospective Principal Matron.\n\n10. Before he left Mr. Sansom considered that the time had come to obtain a planner for the Preventive Branch and recommended that Mr. W.J. Buller (36498 C.R.) former Chief Preventive Officer now on abolition pension in Australia, should be recalled. This would entail the addition of another S.0.3 post. His pay while working at the Colonial Office would be £800, the maximum of his salary on which he retired, which is the salary scale.\n\n11.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576647, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "155\n\nAnd a\n\nPreventive officer.\n\n11. In addition it is recommended that authority should be obtained from Treasury for the engagement of two additional S.O.ls to plan harbour and air matters. The question of recalling Wing Commander Oxford has been raised elsewhere and is under discussion with the Air Ministry. A harbour planner is even more important. We may possibly be able to dispense with the post of S.O.1 Trade and Industry at the planning stage but before deciding on this, we should like to await Mr. Taggart's arrival.\n\n12. Proposals may be put forward in the near future for the engagement of additional clerical staff, preferably young male clerks for training in this country. I suggest however that we should confine the present approach to the Treasury to officers of commissioned rank.\n\n13.\n\nTo sum up, it is recommended that Treasury authority be obtained for two additional S.O.1 posts - Harbour and Air, three more S.O.2 posts - Postal Planner, Relief Planner and Architect, and four more S.O.3 posts for a Mechanical Engineer, a Civil Engineer, an Electrical Engineer,\n\nIn addition we want Mr. Goldsmith employed full time and would like authority to recall Miss I.N. Watkins for hospital planning. Against this we propose that the vacancy for a temporary mechanical engineering adviser should not be filled. We may possibly not need to fill the post of S.O.1 Trade and Industry before the Unit is militarised.\n\n9th March, 1945.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576648, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 156, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "951\n\nC.C.A.O (D.M.MacDougall)\n\nD.C.C.A.O (W.M. Thomson)\n\nSecretariat\n\nS.O.1 (P.C.M. Sedgwick) S.O.2 S.O.2 (E.R. Reeves) S.O.3 (W.H. Danby) S.O.3 (D. Davies) Co.4 postes pawn\n\nSupply\n\nP.W.D.\n\n5.O.1 (H.S. Rouse)\n\nS.O.1\n\nS.O.2 (J. Forbes)\n\nLegal\n\nJ.H. Taggart\n\nS.O.2 (P.H. Symons)\n\nFinance\n\nS.O.1 (Cunningham) S.O.1\n\nWelfare\n\nPolice\n\n5.O.1 (J.P.Fehily) S.O.1 (C.H.Sansom)\n\nS.O.2 (T.M.Hazlerigg) S.O.2 (Armitage) S.O.2 (T.W. Ware)\n\nS.O.2 (L.A. Thomas)\n\n5.O.2 (R.P. Morris) S.O.3 (J.J. Cowperthwaite) 5.O.2 (A. Ritchie) S.O.3 (T.G.Stokes) S.O.2 (T.R.Rowell) S.O.2 (G.R. Bass)\n\nGoldsmith\n\n5.O.3 (Cheer Cadore) 5.O.3 (D.F. Davies)\n\npraising 6885.. (Mon)\n\nS.O.2 outerwo\n\n503\n\n30 3\n\nA\n\nen expr.. externo dice\n\nTemporary Mechanical Engineer\n\nTemporary Electrical Engineer\n\nTrade and Industry\n\nS.O.1\n\nS.O.3 (L. Brewer)\n\n302 Welle!\n\n3 gander so\n\nMalos\n\nMoocherzo Ess\n\nOfficers in the Unit\n\nOfficers expected shortly\n\n<>Officers tentatively earmarked\n\n+\n\n+\n\nS.O.1\n\n5.O./\n\ntahoe.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576827, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "content_text": "(74)\n\nB. Harbour and Dock Installations.\n\nThe Naval Dockyard was damaged by air raids to the following extent:-\n\n(a) Naval Store Officer's Transit Shed, Superintending Electrical Engineer's Workshop and the Submarine Battery Shed were completely demolished.\n\n(b) Severe damage to the outside of the wall of the Tidal Basin at the North East corner and on the inside of the same wall at the South East corner. The wall to the west of the entrance to the Dry Dock was also badly damaged,\n\n(c) Minor damage was caused to roofs and walls of various buildings.\n\n2. The main cause of the work required for rehabilitation was, however, sheer neglect. Machines had obviously had no maintenance, and buildings, sewerage, lighting etc., were in the same state.\n\n3. The graving dock had suffered no damage, but overhaul of the caisson and the pumping machinery was necessary before the dock could be used. It was prepared for use by 15th October, and \"WAVE KING\" was docked on the 20th October, since when it has been in constant use.\n\n4. Similar defects to caisson and pumping machinery had to be made good before Hope Dock, Aberdeen, could be used, and these took longer so that this Dock was not in use until December,\n\n5. Clearance of debris in the Yard and the repair and rebuilding of damaged buildings has proceeded at a satisfactory pace, and meanwhile machines and tools have been provided by Fleet Train ships and from Australia so that ships' defects could be taken in hand. The \"MONTCLARE\" and \"ARTIFEX\" were of invaluable assistance in the early days both for taking on work and providing skilled personnel.\n\n6. Pre-war Dockyard employees returned by the hundred and thanks in a large measure to their return and also to their willingness to work, the Dockyard was estimated to be turning out\n\n(75)\n\nin December 1945 not less than 90% of the work it did pre-war. European supervision up to February 1946 was very sparse, and even now many Chargemen and Inspectors are short of the required number.\n\n7. Assistance has been given to the civilian Dockyards, all of which have been more severely damaged than the Naval Yard, and whose facilities for recuperation were necessarily less.\n\n8. An early job was the repair of the caisson for Taikoo Dock and subsequent removal of a badly damaged ship from that dock, which was eventually made ready for use by the end of January 1946. This is the only dock large enough to take all cruisers except No. 1 Dock at Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Yard, and the latter is not likely to be available for a considerable time.\n\n9. Arrangements for dockings have up to now been controlled by the Chief Constructor, H.M. Dockyard, but with the advent of the Admiralty Floating Dock, which arrived in early January and was refitted, placed at new moorings (which had to be laid after the Dock's arrival) and came into use in mid-February, naval requirements on the civilian yards have lessened, and the latter are now taking on work for merchant ships to an increasing degree and by direct arrangement with ships' agents.\n\n10. A strong and efficient Salvage Party under Captain Doust, C.B.E., R.N.V.R., has done valuable work in Port Clearance. Actual salvage of wrecks has been confined to small ships so far, owing to lack of suitable equipment, but with the recent arrival of two Bar vessels and an ex-Japanese Crane Ship the Salvage Department can now take on the work of lifting all wrecks in harbour, and a programme of priorities has been prepared to this end.\n\nC. Accommodation.\n\nThe accommodation problem to be faced on the liberation of Hong Kong, was complicated by the fact that before the war houses were always in short supply and by the natural difficulty to be expected when a large number of men greatly surplus to normal barrack accommodation have suddenly to be billeted somewhere,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579011, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945", "content_text": "2\n\nState Forest Officer.\n\nAssistant State Forest Officer;\n\nDistrict Forest Officer;\n\nAssistant District Forest Officer.\n\nConservator of Forests;\n\nState Forest Officer.\n\nDistrict Forest Officer;\n\nAssistant Conservator of Forests.\n\nSenior Civil Affairs Officer (Forests and agriculture).\n\nCivil Affairs Officer S.O. III (Forests).\n\nS.O. II (Forests)\n\nS.O. III (Forests)\n\nUnder the Forest Enactment and rules, Federated Malay States.\n\n1\n\nUnder the Forest Enactments of the Unfederated Malay States of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu.\n\nCustodian of Enemy Property.\n\nDirector of Education.\n\nAny other Educational Official.\n\nCUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY.\n\nCustodian of Property\n\nEDUCATION.\n\nSenior Civil Affairs Officer (Education)\n\nStaff Officer (Education).\n\nELECTRICAL.\n\nMunicipal Electrical Engineer, Penang.\n\nS.O. II (Electrical).\n\nMunicipal Electrical Engineer, Malacca.\n\nS.O. II (Electrical).\n\nS.O. III (Electrical).\n\nElectrical Engineer, Kelantan.\n\nAdviser on Electricity, and Chief Electrical Inspector, F.M.S.\n\nSenior Civil Affairs Officer (Electrical).\n\n* \nमि", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579024, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945", "content_text": "- 2 -\n\nMunicipal Electrical Engineer.\n\nBoard of Commissioners of Currency: Chairman of Board of Commissioners of Currency.\n\nFinancial Secretary.\n\nCommissioner of Estate Duty.\n\nAuditor.\n\nELECTRIC\n\nS.O.1 (Electrical),\n\nFINANCE\n\nController of Finance and Accounts,\n\nController of Finance and Accounts and Deputy Controller of Finance and Accounts.\n\nDeputy Controller of Finance and Accounts.\n\nThe Deputy Controller of Finance and Accounts shall not, without reference to the Controller of Finance and Accounts, exercise the powers of the Authorities mentioned in the first column, in any matter or matters which the Controller of Finance and Accounts shall have directed to be referred to him.\n\nDirector of Medical Services,\n\nMunicipal Health Officer.\n\nInspector General of Accounts.\n\nHEALTH, MEDICAL AND VETERINARY\n\nSenior Civil Affairs Officer (Medical).\n\nChief Justice;\n\nJudge of Appeal;\n\nJudge of the Supreme Court;\n\nJudge of the High Court;\n\nJudge.\n\nJUDICIAL\n\nPresident of the Superior Court.\n\nLimited to criminal jurisdiction.\n\n27", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580005, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "content_text": "Section 172\n\nAdditional Posts for which authority is requested by the Hong Kong Planning Unit for their present Establishment.\n\n \n Proposed Military Grade\n Harbour Planning\n Air\n Secretarial\n Welfare\n \n \n \n 3.0.1\n 5.0.2\n S.0.3\n 3.0.2\n \n \n Planning for the Post Office\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Planning Relief Measures\n **\n Principal Matron\n Hospital planning\n P.W.D.\n \n \n \n 5.0.2\n \n S.0.3\n **\n \n \n \n 8.0.3\n **\n S.0.3\n Police\n \n \n \n S.0.3\n Architectural planning and presumably war planning\n \n \n \n \n \n Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Civil Engineer for waterworks (and to assist in airport reconstruction planning).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Electrical Engineer for Telecommunication planning\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Planning connected with the Preventive Branch.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580155, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "(2) \n\n62 \n\ncovered with Galvanised Iron Sheets carried on the existing roof trusses, in order to protect the interior plaster of the Hall itself.\n\n(ii) Library. Untouched.\n\n(iii) Arts Lecture Rooms. Joinery and wood floors have been removed. All the lecture rooms are structurally sound and the plaster is in good condition. Roofs are intact.\n\n(iv) Engineering Drawing Office & Registrar's Office in Annexe.\n\nBoth of these buildings have been demolished and the bricks stacked, apparently for use elsewhere.\n\n(j) OLD WORKSHOPS IN BONHAM ROAD. No roofs left. In pretty poor condition.\n\n(k) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S LODGE & STAFF RESIDENCES.\n\nAll in excellent condition. One of the Staff houses is already occupied. Roofs are watertight, the majority of floors intact; 60 to 80 per cent of the joinery intact; baths and some sanitary fittings undamaged. Electrical wiring needs overhaul. These buildings can each be made ready for occupation, by 12 men in about a fortnight, and very little engineer stores are required.\n\n(l) UNIVERSITY HOSTELS. (Three buildings of Male Students' Quarters.)\n\nStructurally sound. Roofs intact.\n\nRequire joinery, fittings and wiring.\n\n(m) EU TONG SEN GYMNASIUM. Practically intact except in wood block floor and sanitary fittings.\n\n7. In spite of the looting, it is evident that the structures which remain represent assets of considerable value to the University. It is recommended that in the interest of the provision of European accommodation in the Colony, steps should be taken forthwith to repair the Staff Residences and the Vice-Chancellor's Lodge. Until work can be started, watchmen should be appointed as it is evident that looting of the joinery in these houses is still continuing.\n\n8. Given the necessary teak wood for joinery and supply of sanitary and electrical fittings, there should be little difficulty in restarting the University by September 1946. At least one of the men's hostels could be rapidly put into condition for occupation and adequate lecture rooms and other facilities can easily be provided.\n\nLWA/PS\n\n(Sgd.) L.W. Amps.\n\nLt. Col. R.E.\n\nS.O.I (CA) Works (B & L) 26th November, 1945.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580857, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-6 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee papers 1-1-1939 - 31-12-1946", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-593-6 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee papers 1-1-1939 - 31-12-1946", "content_text": "### 6.\n\nThe materials Laboratory has rendered valuable service to both Government and private concerns by conducting reliable tests on building materials of every kind - steel, cement, concrete, timber, rope, etc., and by offering useful advice in many cases. A certain amount of research on the properties of local materials has also been conducted.\n\nMeetings of the Engineering Society were thrown open to the public. Members of the staff, by reading papers and so on, endeavoured to make local engineers take a more lively interest in their profession. The Colony would be the poorer for the loss of these services.\n\nThe alternative proposal for training engineers, namely a Pure Science Degree plus 2 years in the U.K., is not without its drawbacks. \n\n(1) It will take at least 6 years for an engineer to obtain his degree. \n(2) While a training in Pure Science may be a good preparation for Electrical engineers, to whom an advanced knowledge of Physics and Mathematics is of considerable value, the same hardly applies to Civil and Mechanical engineers. Chinese students in general are inclined to be bookish, to be more interested in acquiring knowledge than in applying it, to prefer calculation to measurement. I fear that after 6 years of academic training with the emphasis on theory, they will not take kindly to the drudgery which is inseparable from the duties of the ordinary junior, Civil or Mechanical engineer. Their employment by Government - e.g., in the P.W.D. - may create difficulties. Will they, with their superior training, be content to accept the great disparity between the terms offered to them (as Asiatics) and those of their British colleagues? Any attempt at equality on the other hand will rouse the resentment of the latter!\n\n### 7.\n\nFinally, from a political point of view, it would be most unfortunate to close down any Faculty at the present juncture. It would almost certainly be interpreted in some quarters as Britain's first step in her 'retreat' from Hong Kong. There would also be some anxiety among parents as to when the other Faculties would follow suit.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-6 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee papers 1-1-1939 - 31-12-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581158, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946", "page_number": 149, "title": "CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946", "content_text": "## A\n\n### 148\n\nforeman, which is not a proper University aim. In the enthusiasm of the University's beginning, degree courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering were provided, but it is clear that adequate facilities did not, nor do they now, exist for the full training of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. On the other hand, Civil Engineering work of a high order and of great variety has been necessary in the Colony, as a consequence of the rapid development of a modern commercial and industrial centre in a difficult physical environment. Before the war, specialised teaching in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering had been suspended, and we are of the opinion that it should be abandoned, and that the University should concentrate upon the strengthening of its Department of Civil Engineering. In the opinion of the Committee, such students as wish to qualify in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering should do so by way of a science degree in the appropriate subjects, with the addition of courses in the principles of Engineering and in Engineering Drawing. On graduating, they should have no difficulty in obtaining entrance to the second year of an honours course in a British University. It would be far cheaper and better to provide scholarships for good students to follow this plan than to provide staff, buildings, and equipment locally to meet a demand which will not be great.\n\n### Architecture\n\nA considerable number of Civil Engineering graduates are working in China and in Hong Kong as architects or as members of constructional engineering firms engaged in building. At no very great cost, it would be possible to develop in Hong Kong a School of Architecture working in close association with the Department of Civil Engineering. The proposal is peculiarly relevant to our project, as hitherto the Chinese Universities have done very little to develop training in Architecture, and yet China in the next decade is going to need the work of very large numbers of trained men. We therefore favour the establishment, on a modest scale, of a school of Architecture which might make a useful contribution to China at this stage.\n\n### The staff proposed is:\n\n| Department | Professors | Lecturers | Demonstrators |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Civil Engineer | 1 | 3 | 1 (Drawing Office) |\n| Architecture | 1 | 2 | 2 |\n\n### The total staff of the Faculties have recommended would then be:\n\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professors | 19 or 20 |\n| Readers | 3 |\n| Lecturers | 43 |\n| Junior and part-time lecturers | 18 |\n| Tutors and Demonstrators | 38 or more |\n\n/Extra Mural teaching", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581201, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946", "page_number": 192, "title": "CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946", "content_text": "## of an honour course Civil Engineer Architecture\n\n10. 191\n\nWar specialised teaching in mechanical and Electrical Engineering had been suspended and we are of opinion that it should be abandoned and that the University should concentrate upon the strengthening of its Department of Civil Engineering. In the opinion of the Committee, such students as wish to qualify in mechanical and Electrical Engineering should do so by way of a science degree in the appropriate subjects, with the addition of courses in the principles of Engineering and in Engineering Drawing. On graduating, they should have no difficulty in obtaining entrance to the second year at a British University. It would be far cheaper and better to provide scholarships for good students to follow this scheme than to provide staff, buildings, and equipment locally to meet a demand which will not be great.\n\n## Architecture\n\nIn plan, a considerable number of Civil Engineering graduates are working in China and in Hong Kong as architects or as engineers of constructional engineering firms engaged in building. At no very great cost, it would be possible to develop in Hong Kong a School of Architecture working in close association with the Department of Civil Engineering. The proposal is peculiarly relevant to our project as hitherto the Chinese Universities have done very little to develop training in architecture, and yet China in the next decade is going to need the work of very large numbers of trained men. We therefore favour the establishment, on a modest scale, of a School of Architecture which might make a useful contribution to China at this stage.\n\nThe staff proposed is:\n\n| | Professors | Lecturers | Demonstrators |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1 | 3 | 3 |\n| | 1 | 2 | 1 (Drawing Office) |\n\nThe total staff of the Faculties with the developments that we have recommended would then be:\n\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professors | 19 or 20 |\n| Readers | 3 |\n| Lecturers | 13 or 14 (implied, not directly stated, but \"18\" is mentioned below) |\n| Junior and part-time lecturers | |\n| Tutors and Demonstrators | 8 (implied from \"5\" + \"3\") |\n\nProfessors..... 19 or 20 \nReaders.... 3 \nLecturers.. 18 \nJunior and part-time lecturers.. \nTutors and Demonstrators....... 38 or more", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581635, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 203, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "## \nb) A new building is desirable, but if (b) and (c) below are accepted, the present Prime Movers Laboratory could be used temporarily for Materials and Hydraulics.\n\nThat Electrical Engineers take Pure Science Degree before going to Hong Kong to complete a two-year course in Electrical Engineering.\n\nMechanical Engineers study in Hong Kong to pass intermediate after two years and then be sent to the United Kingdom to complete the course for Degree.\n\nN.B. \n1. All students in (a), (b), and (c) to take Workshop, Drawing Office, and Mechanics in the intermediate courses.\n2. It would be advisable for (c) to take an examination like London Inter-Science or a similar examination that will admit them to any Home University.\n\nProfessor Redmond was then asked a number of questions:\n\nDr. Priestley: (2) What is the length of the English course and the standard?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Four Years. Every effort is made to maintain a standard equivalent to that of B.Sc., London. Honours are awarded by London Assessors, usually Professors of Civil and Electrical Engineering at the Imperial College, and Professor of M.E. at Queen Mary College.\n\nDr. Priestley: What employment do C.E. graduates find?\n\nProf. Redmond: All sorts. A fair number have gone into China and done well there. A few have joined P.W.D.; many have joined firms of Architects and Civil Engineers in Hong Kong and Malaya; some have set up practice on their own account; others have opened factories, etc.\n\nDr. Priestley: Is there no unemployment among them?\n\nProf. Redmond: Not really; at most times, demand exceeds supply.\n\nMr. Morse: What employment do they get in P.W.D.?\n\nProf. Redmond: So far, this has been a disappointing field; only one graduate is on the permanent staff. A few have been given temporary posts. But we are able to arrange for a few graduates annually to be appointed as Apprentice Engineers for two years.\n\nDr. Priestley: Do those Apprentices get good practical training in P.W.D.?\n\nProf. Redmond: Some do, and some don't. It depends largely on the Engineer under whom they work. But on the whole, the scheme works well.\n\nDr. Priestley: Is it true that Chinese students object strongly to working in the 'shop' in Hong Kong but not in the United Kingdom?\n\nProf. Redmond: This objection was true many years ago. One reason why we determined to have a workshop course.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581640, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 208, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "## \nb) \nc) \n\n▲ It is desirable that a new building is constructed, but if (b) and (c) below are accepted, the present Prime Movers Laboratory could be used temporarily for Materials and Hydraulics.\n\nThat Electrical Engineers take a Pure Science Degree before going to Hong Kong to complete a two-year course in Electrical Engineering.\n\nMechanical Engineers study in Hong Kong to pass intermediate exams after two years and then are sent to the United Kingdom to complete their Degree course.\n\nN.B. \n1. All students in (a), (b), and (c) are to take Workshop, Drawing Office, and Mechanics in the intermediate courses.\n2. It would be advisable for (c) to take an examination such as London Inter-Science or a similar examination that will admit them to any Home University.\n\nProfessor Redmond was then asked a number of questions:\n\nDr. Priestley (Q) What is the length of the English course and the standard?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Four Years. Every effort is made to maintain a standard equivalent to that of B.Sc., London. Honours are awarded by London Assessors, usually Professors of Civil and Electrical Engineering at the Imperial College, and Professor of M.E. at Queen Mary College.\n\nDr. Priestley: What employment do C.E. graduates find?\n\nProf. Redmond: All sorts. A fair number have gone into China and done well there. A few have joined P.W.D.; many have gone to firms of Architects and Civil Engineers in Hong Kong and Malaya; some have set up practice on their own account; others have opened factories, etc.\n\nDr. Priestley: Is there unemployment among them?\n\nProf. Redmond: Not really; at most times, demand exceeds supply.\n\nDr. Priestley: What employment do they get in P.W.D.?\n\nProf. Redmond: So far, this has been a disappointing field; only one graduate is on the permanent staff. A few have been given temporary posts. But we are able to arrange for a few graduates annually to be appointed as Apprentice Engineers for two years.\n\nMr. Morse: Do those Apprentices get good practical training in P.W.D.?\n\nProf. Redmond: Some do, and some don't. It depends largely on the Engineer under whom they work. But on the whole, the scheme works well.\n\nQ: Is it true that Chinese students object strongly to working in the shop in Hong Kong but not in the United Kingdom?\n\nProf. Redmond: This objection was true many years ago. One reason why we determined to have a workshop course.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581647, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 215, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "A new building is desirable, but if (b) and (c) below are accepted the present Prime Movers Laboratory could be used temporarily for Materials and Hydraulics.\n\nThat Electrical Engineers take Pure Science Degree before going to Hong Kong to complete two years course in Electrical Engineering,\n\nMechanical Engineers study in Hong Kong \n- to pass intermediate after two years \nand then to be sent to the United Kingdom to complete course for Degree.\n\nN.B. 1. All students in (a), (b) and (c) to take Workshop, Drawing Office and Mechanics in the intermediate courses.\n\n2. It would be advisable for (c) to take an examination, e.g., London Inter-Science or similar examination which will admit them to any Home University.\n\nProfessor Redmond was then asked a number of questions: \nDr. Priestley: (i) What is the length of English course and the standard.\n\nProfessor Redmond: Four Years. Every effort to maintain a standard equivalent to that of B.Sc., London. Honours are awarded by London Assessors usually Professors of Civil and Electrical Engineering at the Imperial College, and Professor of M.E. at Queen Mary College.\n\nDr. Priestley: What employment do C.E. graduates find?\n\nProfessor Redmond: All sorts. A fair number have gone into China and done well there. A few to P.W.D.; many to firms of Architects and Civil Engineers in Hong Kong and Malaya; some have set up practice on their own account; others have opened factories, etc.\n\nDr. Priestley: Is there no un-employment among them?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Not really, at most times demands exceeds supply.\n\nMr. Morse: What employment do they get in P.W.D.?\n\nProfessor Redmond: So far this has been a disappointing field; only one graduate is on the permanent staff. A few have been given temporary posts. But we are able to arrange for a few graduates annually to be appointed as Apprentice Engineers for two years.\n\nDr. Priestley: Do those Apprentices get a good practical training in P.W.D.?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Some do and some don't. Depends largely on the Engineer under whom they work. But on the whole the scheme works well.\n\nDr. Priestley: Is it true that Chinese students object strongly to working in the 'shop' in Hong Kong but not in the United Kingdom?\n\nProfessor Redmond: This objection was true many years ago. One reason why we determined to have a work-shop course.\n\nPage 213", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581654, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 222, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "## 4.\n\n220\n\nA new building is desirable, but if (b) and (c) below are accepted, the present Prime Movers Laboratory could be used temporarily for Materials and Hydraulics.\n\nThat Electrical Engineers take Pure Science Degree before going on to complete a two-year course in Electrical Engineering. \n\nMechanical Engineers study in Hong Kong to pass intermediate exams after two years and then be sent to the United Kingdom to complete the course for a Degree.\n\n### N.B.\n1. All students in (a), (b), and (c) to take Workshop, Drawing Office, and Mechanics in the intermediate courses.\n2. It would be advisable for (c) to take an examination, e.g., London Inter-Science or similar examination, which will admit them to any Home University.\n\nProfessor Redmond was then asked a number of questions:\n\nDr. Priestley: What is the length of the course and the standard?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Four Years. Every effort is made to maintain a standard equivalent to that of B.Sc., London. Honours are awarded by London Assessors, usually Professors of Civil and Electrical Engineering at the Imperial College, and Professor of M.E. at Queen Mary College.\n\nDr. Priestley: ...\n\nProf. Redmond: ...\n\nDr. Priestley: ...\n\nMr. Morse: ...\n\nProf. Redmond: ...\n\n### Employment of Graduates\n\nDr. Priestley: What employment do C.E. and E.E. graduates find?\n\nProfessor Redmond: All sorts. A fair number have gone into China and done well there. A few to P.W.D., many to firms of Architects and Civil Engineers in Hong Kong and Malaya; some have set up practice on their own account; others have opened factories, etc.\n\nDr. Priestley: Is there unemployment among them?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Not really; at most times, demand exceeds supply.\n\nPublic Works Rep: What employment do they get in P.W.D.? \n\nProfessor Redmond: So far, this has been a disappointing field; only one graduate is on the permanent staff. A few have been given temporary posts. But we are able to arrange for a few graduates annually to be appointed as Apprentice Engineers for two years.\n\nPublic Works Rep: Do those Apprentices get good practical training in P.W.D.?\n\nProfessor Redmond: Some do and some don't. It depends largely on the Engineer under whom they work. But on the whole, the scheme works well.\n\nPublic Works Rep: Is it true that Chinese students object strongly to working in the 'shop' in Hong Kong but not in the United Kingdom?\n\nProfessor Redmond: This objection was true many years ago. One reason why we determined to have a workshop course.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 582603, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946", "content_text": "(74)\n\n## B. Harbour and Dock Installations\n\nThe Naval Dockyard was damaged by air raids to the following extent:-\n\n(a) Naval Store Officer's Transit Shed, Superintending Electrical Engineer's Workshop and the Submarine Battery Shed were completely demolished.\n\n(b) Severe damage to the outside of the wall of the Tidal Basin at the North East corner and on the inside of the same wall at the South East corner. The wall to the west of the entrance to the Dry Dock was also badly damaged.\n\n(c) Minor damage was caused to roofs and walls of various buildings.\n\n2. The main cause of the work required for rehabilitation was, however, sheer neglect. Machines had obviously had no maintenance, and buildings, sewerage, lighting etc., were in the same state.\n\n3. The graving dock had suffered no damage, but overhaul of the caisson and the pumping machinery was necessary before the dock could be used. It was prepared for use by 15th October, and \"WAVE KING\" was docked on the 20th October, since when it has been in constant use.\n\n4. Similar defects to caisson and pumping machinery had to be made good before Hope Dock, Aberdeen, could be used, and these took longer so that this Dock was not in use until December.\n\n5. Clearance of debris in the Yard and the repair and rebuilding of damaged buildings has proceeded at a satisfactory pace, and meanwhile machines and tools have been provided by Fleet Train ships and from Australia so that ships' defects could be taken in hand. The \"MONTCLARE\" and \"ARTIFEX\" were of invaluable assistance in the early days both for taking on work and providing skilled personnel.\n\n6. Pre-war Dockyard employees returned by the hundred and thanks in a large measure to their return and also to their willingness to work, the Dockyard was estimated to be turning out in December 1945 not less than 90% of the work it did pre-war. European supervision up to February 1946 was very sparse, and even now many Chargemen and Inspectors are short of the required number.\n\n(75)\n\n7. Assistance has been given to the civilian Dockyards, all of which have been more severely damaged than the Naval Yard, and whose facilities for recuperation were necessarily less.\n\n8. An early job was the repair of the caisson for Taikoo Dock and subsequent removal of a badly damaged ship from that dock, which was eventually made ready for use by the end of January 1946. This is the only dock large enough to take all cruisers except No. 1 Dock at Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Yard, and the latter is not likely to be available for a considerable time.\n\n9. Arrangements for dockings have up to now been controlled by the Chief Constructor, H.M. Dockyard, but with the advent of the Admiralty Floating Dock, which arrived in early January and was refitted, placed at new moorings (which had to be laid after the Dock's arrival) and came into use in mid-February, naval requirements on the civilian yards have lessened, and the latter are now taking on work for merchant ships to an increasing degree and by direct arrangement with ships' agents.\n\n10. A strong and efficient Salvage Party under Captain Doust, C.B.E., R.N.V.R., has done valuable work in Port Clearance. Actual salvage of wrecks has been confined to small ships so far, owing to lack of suitable equipment, but with the recent arrival of two Bar vessels and an ex-Japanese Crane Ship the Salvage Department can now take on the work of lifting all wrecks in harbour, and a programme of priorities has been prepared to this end.\n\n## C. Accommodation\n\nThe accommodation problem to be faced on the liberation of Hong Kong, was complicated by the fact that before the war houses were always in short supply and by the natural difficulty to be expected when a large number of men greatly surplus to normal barrack accommodation have suddenly to be billeted somewhere.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 583401, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949", "page_number": 97, "title": "CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949", "content_text": "# Head 27.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n## Estimate 1947-48 Estimate 1948-49\n\n### Personal Emoluments.\n\n| CA | 1947-48 | 1948-49 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **Pensionable establishment** | | |\n| 1 Director of Public Works ($28,800) | 25,600 | 28,800 |\n| 1 Deputy Director of Public Works ($24,800) | 22,400 | 24,800 |\n| Assistant Directors of Public Works ($24,000) | 41,600 | 48,000 |\n| 1 Waterworks Engineer ($24,000) | 20,800 | 24,000 |\n| 1 Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys ($24,000) | 19,200 | 48,000 (1) |\n\n| CO | | |\n| 3 Executive Engineers ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720—$22,800) | 96,800 | 60,480 (2) |\n| 1 Chief Architect ($20,160 × $960–$22,080 × $720—$22,800) | | 22,800 (2) |\n| 1 Chief Building Surveyor ($20,160 × $960-$22,080 × $720—$22,800) | 20,160 (2) | |\n| 1 Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800) | 19,200 | 22,800 |\n| 1 Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800) | 15,200 | 22,000 |\n| 1 Assistant Superintendent of Surveys ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800) | 15,200 | 22,000 |\n\n### General Clerical Service.\n\n| | 1947-48 | 1948-49 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Secretary | 13,240 | 19,200 |\n| 7 Executive Officers | 54,179 | 76,650 |\n| 105 Clerks | 147,252 | 262,223 (6) (7) |\n| 1 Confidential Assistant | 4,620 | 6,117 |\n\n| X | | |\n| 1 Valuation and Resumption Officer ($10,560: $10,560 $11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720 -$18,480) | 17,381 | 18,480 |\n| 20 Engineers ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720-$18,480) | 290,180 | 285,230 (8) |\n| 1 Assistant Engineer ($6,600: $6,600: $6,900 × $300-$7,200 × $480—$10,080) | 3,800 | 7,680 (9) |\n| 13 Architects ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720—$18,480) | 176,989 | 205,800 |\n| 1 Architectural Assistant ($6,600: $6,600 : $6,900 × $300-$7,200 × $480—$10,080) | 6,000 | 10,080 |\n| 1 Electrical Engineer ($10,560: $10,560 : $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720 $18,480) | 13,958 | 15,420 |\n| 1 Mechanical Engineer ($10,560: $10,560 : $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $18,480) | 12,800 | 14,160 |\n| 1 Quantity Surveyor ($10,560 : $10,560 : $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $18,480) | 14,560 | 17,220 |\n| 8 Land Surveyors ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720-$18,480) | 90,734 | 100,361 |\n\n| N | | |\n| Inspectors of Work Class I ($12,960 × $480 $14,400) | 39,640 | 27,486 (10) |\n| 2 Electrical Inspectors Class I ($12,960 × $480 -$14,400) | 19,200 | 27,629 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 583405, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949", "page_number": 101, "title": "CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949", "content_text": "# Head 27.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n## Sub-heads.\n\n1 Personal emoluments-General\n2 Personal emoluments-Waterworks\n\n## Other Charges.\n\n### A.-General.\n\n| Estimate 1947-48 | Estimate 1948-49 |\n| --- | --- |\n| 2,124,287 | 3,937,877 (30) |\n| 326,515 | |\n\n3 Advertising\n| 20,000 | 24,800 (30) (31) |\n4 Cleaning of offices\n| 3,000 | 3,750 (30) (32) |\n5 Fuel, light, and power\n| 28,000 | 45,000 (30) (31) |\n6 Incidental expenses\n| 10,000 | 15,000 (30) (31) |\n7 Publications\n| 3,000 | 3,200 (30) (33) |\n8 Rent of offices\n| 63,000 | 49,590 (30) (32) |\n9 Stores and equipment\n| 40,000 | 44,000 (30) (32) (34) |\n10 Travelling expenses\n| 60,000 | 90,000 (30) |\n11 Uniforms\n| 30,000 | 35,000 (30) (32) |\n12 Newspapers and periodicals\n| 600 | (35) |\n\nTotal Other Charges\n| 257,600 | 310,340 |\n\n### B. Waterworks.\n\n12 Advertising\n| 800 | 1,100 |\n13 Cleaning of offices\n| | 200 |\n14 Fuel, light, and power\n| 1,500 | |\n15 Incidental expenses\n| 200 | 200 |\n16 Publications\n| | |\n17 Rent of offices\n| 34,000 | |\n18 Stores and equipment\n| 2,000 | |\n19 Travelling expenses\n| 30,000 | |\n20 Uniforms\n| 20,000 | |\n\nTotal Other Charges\n| 89,800 | |\n\nTotal Expenditure\n| 2,798,202 | 4,248,217 |\n\n(1) One supernumerary post pending retirement of present holder.\n(2) Titles of two changed to Chief Architect and Chief Building Surveyor.\n(3) Title personal to present holder.\n(4) Title changed from General Secretary.\n(5) Three posts provided for under temporary staff.\n(6) 35 posts provided for under temporary staff.\n(7) Six Clerks in place of one Telephone Supervisor and five Telephone Operators.\n(8) One supernumerary post not required. Two supernumerary posts previously held against vacancies for Executive Engineers.\n(9) Title changed from Engineering Assistant.\n(10) Titles of two changed to Clerk of Works Class 1 and Building Inspector Class I.\n(11) Titles of 11 changed to Waterworks Inspectors Class II, of seven to Clerks of Work Class II, of four to Building Inspectors Class II, of one to Electrical Inspector Class II and of one to Quarry Superintendent. 13 posts transferred to non-pensionable establishment.\n(12) One new post.\n(13) Title of two changed from Senior Land Bailiffs.\n(14) Title changed from General Foreman.\n(15) Posts abolished.\n(16) Title changed from Dredger Masters and Engineers.\n(17) Title changed from Storekeepers.\n(18) Scale personal to present holder.\n(19) Title changed from Engineer and Coxswain.\n(20) Title changed from Architects. One replaced by Woman Architect.\n(21) Three temporary holders provided for under temporary staff.\n(22) Previously provided for under pensionable establishment as Inspector of Works.\n(23) Four new posts of Clerks of Works Class II and two new posts of Waterworks Inspectors Class II.\n(24) Three new posts.\n(25) Two new posts.\n(26) Two posts abolished.\n(27) Title changed from Coxswain Firemen.\n(28) Title changed from Office Attendant.\n(29) Provides for:\n (a) Accountant ($600 per month), Pay Officer ($450 per month) and Assistant Officer-in-Charge ($400 per month) held against vacancies for Executive Officers; 35 Clerks ($150 per month) held against vacancies for Clerks; Quantity Surveyor ($926 per month) held against vacancy for Quantity Surveyor's Assistant; Three Assistant Architects ($880 per month) held against vacancies for three Building Surveyors.\n (b) Eight Confidential Assistants (three at $385, one at $280, four at $240 per month); Five Clerks ($200 per month); Clerk ($175 per month); Clerk ($160 per month); 33 Clerks ($150 per month); Eight Women Clerks ($120 per month); Three Assistant Land Surveyors (one at $280 and two at $200 per month); Eight Draughtsmen ($150 per month); Six Draughtsmen (one at $180 per month, two at $145, two at $133.33, and one at $130 per month); Storekeeper ($150 per month); 12 Motor Drivers ($96 per month); Four Foremen ($80 per month); Two Senior Watchmen ($72 per month); 15 Watchmen ($64 per month); Three Office Attendants ($64 per month); Three Messengers ($44 per month);\n(30) Provision amalgamated.\n(31) Previous provision inadequate.\n(32) Considered sufficient.\n(33) Title changed from Books and Periodicals.\n(34) Title changed from Drawing Materials and Instruments.\n(35) Provided for under subhead 8.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 583729, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-597-3 Estimates 1950 22-2-1949 - 3-11-1950", "page_number": 152, "title": "CO129-597-3 Estimates 1950 22-2-1949 - 3-11-1950", "content_text": "## Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n### Personal Emoluments\n#### Approved Estimate 1948-49\n#### Estimate 1949-50\n\n| | 1948-49 | 1949-50 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **Pensionable establishment** | $ | $ |\n| * | 1 | 1 |\n| Director of Public Works ($28,800) | 28,800 | 28,800 |\n| Deputy Director of Public Works ($24,800) | 24,800 | 24,800 |\n| Assistant Directors of Public Works ($24,000) | 48,000 | 48,000 |\n| Waterworks Engineer ($24,000) | 24,000 | 24,000 |\n| Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys ($24,000) | 48,000 | 24,000 (1) |\n| Executive Engineers ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720—$22,800) | 60,480 | 66,786 (2) |\n| Chief Architect ($20,160 × $960-$22,080 × $720-$22,800) | 22,800 | 22,800 |\n| Chief Building Surveyor ($20,160 × $960—$22,080 × $720-$22,800) | 20,160 | 22,740 (2) |\n| Town-planning Officer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720—$22,800) | 10,080 (3) | |\n| Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800) | 22,800 | 20,870 (4) |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800) | 22,000 | 22,740 (2) |\n| Assistant Superintendent of Surveys ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800) | 22,000 | 22,740 (2) |\n| Secretary ($19,200) | 19,200 | 19,200 |\n| Senior Executive Officers Class II ($13,440 × $720-$15,600) | 30,660 (6) | |\n| Executive Officers Class I ($10,080 × $480—$12,960) | 10,080 (6) | |\n| Executive Officers Class II ($4,800: $4,800: $5,400 × $360-$7,200: $7,560 × $360— $8,640 $480-$9,600) | 78,749 (6) | 76,650 (6) |\n| Clerks Class I ($4,500 × $300-$6,000) | 58,425 (6) | |\n| Clerks Class II ($2,760 × $180-$3,300 × $300-$4,200) | 127,070 (6) | |\n| Clerks Class III ($1,800: $1,800 $1,920 × $120-$2,040 × $180—$2,580) | 133,438 (6) | 262,223 (6) |\n| Women Confidential Assistants Class I ($5,040 x $360-$6,480 x $240-$6,720) | 6,117 | 13,440 (7) |\n| Valuation and Resumption Officer ($10,560: $10,560 $11,040 × $480—$12,000 × $720 -$15,600 $16,320 × $720—$18,480) Engineers ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 > $720-$18,480) | 18,480 | 18,480 |\n| | 285,230 | 265,957 (4) |\n| Assistant Engineer ($6,600: $6,600: $6,900 > $300-$7,200 × $480—$8,160: $8,640 × $480-$10,080) | 7,680 | 10,080 (2) |\n| Architects ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480--$12,000 × $720-$15,600 $16,320 × $720-$18,480) | 205,800 | 105,498 (8) |\n| Building Surveyors ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600 $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 87,159 (8) | |\n| Architectural Assistant ($6,600: $6,600 : $6,900 × $300 — $7,200 × $480 $8,160: $8,640 × $480——-$10,080) | | 10,080 |\n| Electrical Engineer ($10,560: $10,560 : $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600 $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 15,420 | 11,484 (4) |\n| Mechanical Engineer ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 14,160 | 12,186 (4) |\n| Quantity Surveyor ($10,560: $10,560 : $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600 $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 17,220 | 18,480 (2) |\n| Land Surveyors ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320 × $720-$18,480) | 100,361 | 101,331 (2) |\n| Inspectors of Work Class I ($12,960 x $480 -$14,400) | 27,486 | 41,406 (9) (10) |\n| Electrical Inspectors Class I ($12,960 × $480 —$14,400) | 27,629 | 28,588 (2) |\n| Clerk of Works Class I ($12,960 × $480—$14,400) | 13,880 | 27,320 (9) (11) |\n| Building Inspector Class I ($12,960 × $480 -$14,400) | 12,960 | 12,960 |\n| Waterworks Inspectors Class I ($12,960 × $480-$14,400) | 38,880 (12) | |\n| | 67 | 150", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-597-3 Estimates 1950 22-2-1949 - 3-11-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 583731, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-597-3 Estimates 1950 22-2-1949 - 3-11-1950", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-597-3 Estimates 1950 22-2-1949 - 3-11-1950", "content_text": "## Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n### Approved Estimate 1948-49\n### Estimate 1949-50\n\n### Personal Emoluments\n| 1948-49 | 1949-50 |\n| --- | --- |\n| $ | $ |\n\nComputors ($1,800: $1,800 × $120 : $1,920 × $120—$3,300) | 7,254 (2) | 7,200\nElectrical Overseer ($3,900 × $300-$5,400) | 3,900 (19) | 4,200 (2)\nMechanical Overseer ($3,900 × $300-$5,400) | 3,900 | 5,400 (23)\nBuilding Overseer ($3,900 × $300—$5,400) | 63,885 (23) | 59,895 (23)\nForemen Class I ($2,880 × $180-$3,600) | 55,923 (22) | 62,403 (22)\nForemen Class II ($1,800 × $120-$2,640) | 5,400 | 5,400\nChief Meter Reader ($3,900 × $300-$5,400) | 41,880 (4) | 41,820 (4)\nMeter Readers ($2,880 × $180-$3,600) | 40,834 | 39,841\nJunior Meter Readers ($1,800 × $120—$2,640) | 1,122 | ...\nDiver's Linesman ($2,880 × $180-$3,600) | 3,175 | 3,355 (2)\nDiver's Foreman ($1,800 × $120-$2,640) | 1,886 | 2,006 (2)\nDredger Masters ($1,800 × $120-$2,640) | 4,440 | 4,440\nTimekeepers ($1,800 × $120-$2,640) | 1,800 | 3,600 (7)\nStorekeeper Class I ($4,200 × $300—$6,000) | 4,200 (19) | ...\nStorekeepers Class II ($2,880 × $120—$3,600) | 5,760 (19) | ...\nStorekeepers Class III ($1,800 × $120—$2,640) | 4,440 | 6,240 (7)\nChauffeur ($1,440 × $120-$1,680) | 1,680 | 1,680\nEngineer Class II ($1,560 × $120-$2,040) | 2,040 (24) | ...\nEngineer Class III ($1,344 × $48—$1,536) | 1,536 | 4,464 (25)\n\n### Non-pensionable establishment\nArchitects ($10,560: $11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 × $720-$18,480) | 31,680 | 36,270 (26)\nWoman Architect ($8,400: $8,800 × $480—$12,240: $12,720 × $480—$14,160) | 12,720 | 10,320 (4)\nTown-planning Architects ($10,560: $11,040 × $480—$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 38,160 | 36,612 (4)\nStructural Engineers ($10,560: $11,040 × $480—$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 31,680 | 27,520 (4)\nInspectors of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480-$12,480) | 50,400 | ...\nBuilding Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480-$12,480) | 14,400 | ...\nClerks of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480—$12,480) | 49,942 | ...\nWaterworks Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480-$12,480) | 25,354 | ...\nMechanical Inspector Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480—$12,480) | 7,200 | ...\nAssistant Building Surveyor ($6,600: $6,900 × $300-$7,200 × $480—$8,160: $8,640 × $480—$10,080) | 6,600 | 10,080 (2)\nAssistant Engineers ($6,600: $6,900 × $300—$7,200 × $480—$8,160: $8,640 × $480—$10,080) | 66,000 | 79,023 (2)\nLand Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 × $480—$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 × $720-$18,480) | 31,680 | 37,363 (2)\nCrown Lands Officers ($10,560: $11,040 × $480—$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 21,120 | 21,120\nQuantity Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 × $480—$12,000 × $720—$15,600: $16,320 × $720—$18,480) | 23,280 | 21,770 (4)\nQuantity Surveyor's Assistant ($6,600: $6,900 × $300-$7,200 × $480—$8,160: $8,640 × $480-$10,080) | 6,600 | 9,400 (2)\nWoman Confidential Assistants Class II ($2,880 × $240-$4,880) | 35,807 (19) | ...\nApprentice Engineers ($3,600) | 18,000 | 18,000\nApprentice Architect ($3,600) | 3,600 | 3,600\nApprentice Quantity Surveyor ($3,600) | 3,600 | 3,600\nApprentice Building Surveyor ($3,600) | 3,600 | 3,600\nForemen Class I ($2,880 × $180—$3,600) | 5,760 (19) | ...\nForemen Class II ($1,800 × $120—$2,640) | 9,000 (19) | ...\nStorekeepers Class III ($1,800 × $120—$2,640) | 7,200 (19) | ...\nTimekeepers ($1,800 × $120—$2,640) | 3,600 (19) | ...\nMotor Drivers ($1,152 × $48—$1,536) | 14,606 (19) | ...\nChargemen ($1,440 × $120-$1,680) | 4,320 | 4,320\nAssistant Dredger Masters ($1,152 × $48—$1,536) | 2,911 | 3,054 (2)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-597-3 Estimates 1950 22-2-1949 - 3-11-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 583905, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-598-1 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 19-12-1945 - 23-6-1948", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-598-1 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 19-12-1945 - 23-6-1948", "content_text": "## 2/E/254/17\n### 19 NOV 1946\n#### 46\n\n**AIR MAIL**\n\nSir,\n\nWe have the honour to refer to telegram No.421 dated the 25th June, 1946, addressed by the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of the engagement of Messrs. Le Grand Sutcliffe and Gell to undertake investigations in connection with the Tai Lam Chung water supply Scheme.\n\nAs a result of discussions with Mr. W. Woodward, Waterworks Engineer, Hong Kong, during his recent visit to the United Kingdom and of negotiations with Messrs. Le Grand Sutcliffe and Gell, the firm submitted a tender dated the 2nd September, 1946, which Mr. Woodward saw and approved before he left for Hong Kong, and the details of which are embodied in our letter to the firm dated the 17th October, 1946, a copy of which is attached.\n\nFrom their reply dated the 22nd October, a copy of which is also attached, it will be seen that they raise two queries on our letter of the 17th October: the first concerning the assurance of the Electrical Resistivity Survey instruments arriving at Hong Kong in workable condition, and the second, requesting that local labour should be supplied to assist the Geophysicist.\n\nWe informed the London office of the Hong Kong Government accordingly, sending copies of the letters dated the 17th and 22nd October, and stating that in our view the first query involved a risk which could not be avoided, and that the second stipulation made by the Firm could be accepted.\n\nWith this view the London Office of the Hong Kong Government agreed, and a copy of their letter S416/21/2 of the 6th November, is enclosed.\n\nWe have, therefore, informed Messrs. Le Grand Sutcliffe that the reservations contained in their letter of the 22nd October can be agreed to, and have requested them to make the necessary preliminary arrangements for proceeding with the work.\n\nMr. Woodward informed us that he would arrange to inform us by telegram when the drilling equipment which Messrs. Le Grand Sutcliffe and Gell will operate, and which is now on order for the Hong Kong Government, arrives in Hong Kong.\n\nOn receipt of this telegram Messrs. Le Grand will be instructed to arrange for the departure of the Geophysicist and Driller.\n\nWe may add that Messrs. Binnie Deacon Gourley who reported on the Tai Lam Chung Scheme in 1940 have been informed by both Mr. Woodward and ourselves of the work which it is proposed that Messrs. Le Grand Sutcliffe and Gell should undertake. Messrs. Binnie state that this work will furnish information which will enable them to advise whether the dam site now to be investigated will be more economical than the site envisaged in their 1940 Report.\n\nThe Colonial Secretary,\nHONG KONG\n\nWe have the honour to be, Sir,\nYour obedient Servants,\n\nGFD.\nfor the Crown Agents.\nKWF", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-598-1 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 19-12-1945 - 23-6-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 584004, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949", "content_text": "50\n\nDue to the variety of sources and different duties required, the stations differ widely in their layout and capacities. The details are set out in Table No. 7, the stations being classified according as they pump raw or filtered water. It will be observed that the early installations were either steam or water turbine driven pumps; later, electrical power was used, and now diesel engines are being installed. Table No. 8 shows one reason for this trend in the expense of fuel for the steam engines. A change to oil firing had been contemplated at both Tytam Tuk and Pokfulam Road, but recent boiler surveys have shown that the boilers should be scrapped, and the main worry now is whether they can be made to last out until new plant can be delivered. A complete turnover to Diesel Power for regular use at Pokfulam Road is already on order, but one steam set will be maintained for standby duties. During the occupation, when coal became scarce, the Japanese brought up a large electric motor from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank and coupled it by a belt drive onto the flywheel of the steam engine. During the Japanese occupation, also, the pumping station at Garden Road was completely stripped, and the whereabouts of the pumps has never been discovered. Replacements have now been installed, being a duplicate order on the original suppliers. Similarly, the three pumps at Albany had also been removed, but one was found near the summit of Tai Mo Shan, where the Japanese had established a radar station with its own power plant and water supply. This one was recovered and re-installed in 1946, but the other two had to be replaced from the United Kingdom.\n\nThe number of small pumping stations is unfortunately necessary due to the nature of the distribution difficulties. Whilst admittedly giving greater flexibility, with increased wages, it is becoming increasingly expensive, and some greater degree of centralisation is required. A step in the right direction is being made at Eastern, where, in conjunction with a centralisation of filtration plant, a single pumping station will house eight pumps for three separate duties.\n\nThe location of the Tytam trunk main at Bowen Road level has rendered possible the use of water power for pumping. This is so from the fact that the amount of water required to be pumped up to high levels is only a fraction of that required below. This is made use of in two ways, both of which are in use at Bowen Road, firstly, in the hydraulic ram, which in this case is really a horizontally mounted hydraulically operated reciprocating pump, and secondly, in water turbines, which are used to drive ordinary reciprocating pumps. This latter system is also in use in the Eastern Pumping Stations. The drawback to this system lies in the difficulties of regulating the distribution requirements of the two areas to fit the respective quantities of drive water and consequent pump output.\n\n51\n\n## DISTRIBUTION\n\nFrequent references have already been made to the difficulties of distribution. These difficulties are fundamental to the nature of the Colony. The number of small reservoirs spread around the Colony has already been referred to, also the difficulty of concentrating filtration to one point. In addition, there is the wide variation of level in the areas of supply, and perhaps most important of all, when it comes to the actual running of the system, the failure of new construction even to cope with growing demands. The additional complication of the rider mains has fortunately now been eliminated, though this too has left a legacy of too many small mains and not enough large ones in the distribution areas.\n\nTo illustrate the distribution problems, Plates 5 and 6 have been prepared. They illustrate diagrammatically the distribution systems on the Island and Mainland, respectively.\n\nOn the Island alone, there are nine distribution areas, the main ones of which have several feed points, which involve sub-division of the areas, so that, in general, at any given time, the water in any street will be coming from one definite service reservoir. This is effected by having only a limited number of interconnecting mains, which can be closed at various points, so that the supply area from one reservoir can be extended or shortened at will. In the head office, the engineers in charge of supply have large maps of their areas, in which all mains are shown, together with all control valves. Closed valves are marked with flags, so that they can see at a glance how the systems are being controlled.\n\nThe Kowloon system is much simpler, as there are at present only three areas.\n\nThe difficulty in operating these control valves, or cut-line valves as they are called, arises either in the supply area or with the storage reservoirs. In the first case, an increase in demand, due probably to a sudden increase in temperature, may result in some service reservoirs being drawn down faster than others. These reservoirs cannot be allowed to get too low; therefore, when a service reservoir level is dropping too fast, the Engineer has to choose between two alternatives. He may either reduce the supply area, i.e., close in his cut-lines, or increase the feed to the reservoir. This latter may not be possible if the filters supplying it are already working at maximum output, and even if the filter output could be increased, it may not be desirable, as that, in turn, might result in drawing down its storage reservoir system too low compared with other reservoirs.\n\nThe distribution, therefore, becomes a problem of so balancing the supply areas that all reservoirs are drawn down together. Before the\n\n54", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 584888, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "content_text": "## APPENDIX III (CONTINUED)\n\n### PROPOSED SALARIES IN DOLLARS PER MONTH\n\n#### TV SCALE D TECHNICAL OFFICERS\n\n| Year | Technical Assistant Social Hygiene | Principal Lighthouse Keeper; O.I.C. Gunpowder Depot | Assistant Chemist Grade II | Assistant Chemist Grade I | R.S.M. Corps Quartermaster | Land Bailiff | Inspector of Works; Electrical Inspector | Wireless Mechanical Overseer, Harbour Department | Assistant Supervisor Government Garage | Pharmacists Trade Instructor | Stores Inspector Steward | Technician | Sub-Engineer | Chief Steward |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | | 540 |\n| 2 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | | 640 |\n| 3 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 880 | 680 |\n| 4 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 680 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 920 | 720 |\n| 5 | 760 | 760 | 760 | 760 | 720 | 720 | 680 | 720 | 760 | 760 | 760 | 760 | 960 | 760 |\n| 6 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 760 | 760 | 720 | 760 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1000 | 800 |\n| 7 | | 840 | 840 | 840 | 800 | 800 | 760 | 800 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 1040 | 840 |\n| 8 | | 880 | 880 | 880 | 840 | 840 | 800 | 840 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 840 | 1080 | 880 |\n| 9 | | | 920 | 920 | 880 | 880 | 840 | 880 | | 920 | 920 | 880 | 1120 | 920 |\n| 10 | | | 960 | 960 | 920 | 920 | 880 | | | 960 | 960 | | 1160 | 960 |\n| 11 | | | 1000 | 1000 | 960 | 960 | | | | 1000 | 1000 | | 1200 | 1000 |\n| 12 | | | 1040 | 1040 | 1000 | 1000 | | | | 1040 | 1040 | | | 1040 |\n| 13 | | | | 1060 | | 1040 | | | | | 1080 | | | 1080 |\n| 14 | | | | 1120 | | | | | | | 1120 | | | 1120 |\n| 15 | | | | 1160 | | | | | | | 1160 | | | 1160 |\n| 16 | | | | 1200 | | | | | | | 1200 | | | 1200 |\n| 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| 26 | 1600 | 720 | | | 1080 | | | | | | | | | |\n| | 1640 | 760 | | | 1120 | | | | | | | | | |\n| | 1680 | 800 | | | 1160 | | | | | | | | | |\n| | | | | | 1200 | | | | | | | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 584954, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "page_number": 119, "title": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "content_text": "## APPENDIX IV\n### 15. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY DEPARTMENT (Continued)\n\n| Present Salary in £.p.a. | Proposed Basic in $ p.a. | Proposed Expat. in £.p.a. | Total in £.p.a. for Expatriate Officers. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1st Class Machinist. 1000-1800 | 1300-2640 | 112.10-165 | |\n| 1st Class Carpenter. 1000-1800 | 1300-2640 | 112.10-165 | |\n| 2nd Class | 600-950 | 1152-1536 | 72-96 | \n| 1st Class Electrical Fitter. 1000-1800 | 1300-2640 | 112.10-165 | |\n| 2nd Class Electricians. 360-570 | | 1152-1536 | 72-96 | \n| Electric Welders. 600-950 | | 1152-1536 | 72-96 | \n| 1st Class Painter. 1000-1800 | 1300-2640 | 112.10-165 | |\n| 2nd Class Moulder. 600-950 | | 1152-1536 | 72-96 | \n| Maintenance of Way and Structures. Engineer. 545-660 | 950-1155 | 8720-15200 | 10560-184.80 |\n\n## Remarks.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585035, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "page_number": 200, "title": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "content_text": "# TENDIX IV.\n\n## 23. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. (Continued)\n\n| Present Salary in £. p.a. | Proposed Basic in £.p.a. | Proposed Expat. in £.p.a. | Proposed Basic in $ p.a. | Proposed Expat. in $ p.a. | Total in £.p.a. | Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | | | | | | **Drainage Office (continued)** |\n| 310 | 430 | | 6880 | | 550 | Inspector of Works Grade III (1) |\n| | | | 9600 | | 725 | |\n| | | | 2000 | | 600 | |\n| | | | 450 | | 125 | |\n| | | | | | 725 | |\n| 1800 | 225 | --- | 3600 | | | Apprentice Engineer |\n| 2550 | | 630 | 3600 | | | Asst. Land Surveyor Class II (2) |\n| | 112:10:- | | | | | |\n| 800- | | 650 | 2400 | 10060 | | do Class III (2) |\n| 1800- | | | | 112:10:- | | |\n| 600- | | | 1800 | | | Draughtsman Class III (2) |\n| 1800- | | | 3160 | | | |\n| 1100.. | | 630 | 2000- | 112:10:- | | Foreman Class I |\n| 1700 | | | 3600 | | | |\n| 100- | 225 | | | | | |\n| 600- | | | 1050 | | 165 | do Class II |\n| 1800- | | | 2640 | | | |\n| 112:10:- | | | | | | |\n| 192- | 148- | 33 | 240 | 156- | 204 | Office Attendant |\n| 760 | | | 960 | 520- | 720 | |\n| | | | | | 585 | Messenger |\n| | | | | | | **Electrical Office** |\n| 1050- | 1260- | 250 | 16000- | 4000 | 1510 | Chief Electrical Engineer |\n| 16000- | | | 19200 | | 1425 | |\n| 1200 | | | 20160- | | 1675 | |\n| | | | 22800 | | | |\n| 545- | | 150 | 8720- | 2400- | 810 | Electrical Engineer |\n| 8720- | | | 10560- | 660- | 950 | |\n| | 1155 | 200 | 13200 | | 15200 | |\n| | | | 18400 | | 1355 | |\n\n(1) To be renamed Inspector of Works Grade II. Efficiency bar to operate instead of promotion bar between $9600 p.a. and $10000 p.a.\n\n(2) Point of entry into revised scales to be determined later.\n\nPage 200 \nPage 201", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585037, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "page_number": 202, "title": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "content_text": "## ATTENDIX IV.\n\n### 23. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (Continued).\n\n| Proposed Salary in £ p.a. | Proposed Salary in $ p.a. | Basic in £ p.a. | Expat. in £ p.a. | Basic in $ p.a. | Expat. in $ p.a. | Total in £ p.a. | Remarks. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | | | | | | | Messengers. |\n| 192- | 763- | 204 | | 960 | 156- | 528 | 204 |\n| | | | | 720 | 146- | 60 | 33- | 45 | |\n| | | | | | | | Road Transport. |\n| 545 | 8720- | 10560- | 2400m | 660- | 150- | 810 | 950 | 15200 | 18480 | 3200 | 1155 | 200 | 1355 | Mechanical Engineer |\n| 550- | 8000- | 10560- | 2400- | 660 | 150 | 810- | 1150 | 18400 | 18480 | 3200 | 1155 | 200 | 1355 | Engineer |\n| 475- | 7600- | 10000-- | 2000- | 630000 | 125- | 755- | 700 | 11200 | 14400 | 3200 | 900 | 200 | 1100 | Supt. Government Garage |\n| 415- | 6640- | 7200- | 1600- | 450 | 100- | 550 | 575 | 9200 | 12460 | 2400 | 780 | 150 | 930 | Asst. Supt. |\n| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Port Works Office. |\n| 1100- | 18000- | 20160- | 4000 | 1260 | 250 | 1510- | 1300 | 20000 | 22000 | 1425 | 1670 | | | Executive Engineer. |\n| 550- | 8800- | 10560- | 2400- | 660- | 150 | 810- | 1150 | 10400 | 18400 | 3200 | 1155 | 200 | 1355 | Engineer |\n| 545- | 8720- | 10560- | 2400- | 660- | 150 | 810- | 950 | 15200 | 18480 | 3200 | 1155 | 200 | 1355 | Engineers. |\n\nclxxvi \n\nElectrical Office (continued)\n\n* Office Attendant\n\n2 \n\n202", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585110, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "page_number": 275, "title": "CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949", "content_text": "# APPENDIX V (Continued)\n\n## PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Director | 2400 | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Deputy Director | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Assistant Director; Waterworks Engineer; Superintendent of Crown Lands | 2066.67 | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Executive Engineer; Assistant Superintendent Crown Lands; Assistant Superintendent Surveys | 2000 | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Engineer; Architect; Land Surveyor; Valuations & Resumptions' Officer | | 1680 | 1760 | 1840 | 1900 | | | | | | | |\n| Lady Architect | | 880 | 880 | 920 | | | | | | | | |\n| Assistant Engineer | | 550 | 550 | | 960 | 1000 | 1060 | | | | | |\n| | | | | 780 | 820 | 860 | | 575 | 600 | 600 | 640 | 680 |\n| | | | | | | | 1120 | 1180 | 1240 | 1300 | 1360 | 1420 |\n| | | | | | | | | | | | 1480 | 1540 |\n| | | | | 760 | | 900 | 940 | 980 | 1020 | 1060 | 1100 | 1140 |\n| | | | | | | | | 1180 | | | | |\n| | | | | 720 | | | | | | | | |\n| Apprentice Engineer | 300 | | ... | | | | | | | | | |\n| Inspector of Works Gr.I; Electrical Inspector Grade I | | | | | | | | 1080 | 1120 | 1160 | 1200 | |\n| Superintendent Government Garage | | | | | | | | | | | | |\n| Building Surveyor; Chief Draughtsmen; Chief Diver | | 840 | 840 | 880 | 920 | 960 | 1000 | 1040 | 1080 | 1120 | 1160 | 1200 |\n| Inspectors of Works Gr.II; Land Bailiffs; Electrical Inspectors Gr.II; Assistant Superintendent Government Garage | | 600 | 600 | 640 | 680 | 720 | 760 | 800 | 840 | | | |\n| | | | | 680 | | 920 | 960 | 1000 | 1040 | | | |\n\n275", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585194, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-2 Salaries Commission- proposed Public Services Commission 20-1-1948 - 1-3-1948", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-600-2 Salaries Commission- proposed Public Services Commission 20-1-1948 - 1-3-1948", "content_text": "# 1912 CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY SEPT. 22, 1947\n\n## APPENDIX A\n\nThe following is a list of Heads of Departments referred to in Public Service Regulation 8:-\n\n* Archæological Commissioner\n* Attorney-General (in regard to matters relating to his staff)\n* Auditor-General (in regard to matters relating to his staff)\n* Chairman, Appeal Board (Land Settlement Ordinance)\n* Chairman, Colombo Port Commission\n* Chief Commissioner, Loan Board\n* Chief Engineer and Manager, Electrical Undertakings\n* Chief Valuer\n* Commandant, Ceylon Defence Force\n* Commanding Officer, Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force\n* Commissioner of Commodity Purchase\n* Commissioner of Co-operative Development\n* Commissioner for Development of Agricultural Marketing\n* Commissioner of Elections (Local Bodies)\n* Commissioner of Excise\n* Commissioner of Income Tax, Estate Duty and Stamps\n* Commissioner of Lands\n* Commissioner of Local Government\n* Commissioner of Motor Transport\n* Commissioner, National Savings Movement\n* Commissioner of Prison and Probation Services\n* Commissioners of Requests (in regard to matters relating to their staff)\n* Commissioner of Labour\n* Conservator of Forests\n* Deputy Secretary to the Treasury\n* Director, Ceylon Technical College\n* Director of Museums\n* Director, Quarantine Department\n* Director of Agriculture\n* Director of Commerce and Industries\n* Director of Civil Aviation\n* Director of Education\n* Director of Fisheries\n* Director of Irrigation\n* Director of Medical and Sanitary Services\n* Director of Public Works\n* District Judges (in regard to matters relating to their staff)\n* Fiscals\n* General Manager of the Railway\n* Government Agents\n* Government Analyst\n* Government Archivist\n* Government Mineralogist\n* Government Printer\n* Inspector-General of Police\n* Legal Draftsman\n* Magistrates (in regard to matters relating to their staff)\n* Permanent Secretaries to Ministries (in regard to matters relating to their staff and the staffs of their Ministers)\n* Postmaster-General\n* Presidents of Rural Courts (in regard to matters relating to their staff)\n* Principal Collector of Customs\n* Public Trustee\n* Registrar, Co-operative Societies\n* Registrar-General\n* Salt Commissioner\n* Secretary to the Cabinet\n* Secretary and Accountant, Widows' & Orphans' Pension Office\n* Secretary, Board of Indigenous Medicine\n* Secretary to the Public Service Commission\n* Settlement Officer\n* Superintendent of Stores\n* Surveyor-General\n\nPRINTED AT THE CEYLON GOVERNMENT PRESS, COLOMBO", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-2 Salaries Commission- proposed Public Services Commission 20-1-1948 - 1-3-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585670, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947", "content_text": "## 114 \n(2) \n\n### 115. (1) \n(2) \n(3) \n\n### 116. \n(1) \n(2) \nthem in proper order. They will provide and maintain at their own cost such items as are usually provided and maintained, under the customary covenant between landlord and tenant, by tenants renting houses, such as electric light bulbs, dust-bins, etc.\n\nAll defects shall be reported to the Public Works Department. Occupants will be held responsible for all damage to structure, fixtures, or furniture, not caused by fair wear and tear.\n\nAdditions or alterations to electric wiring in Government Buildings, or in tenements rented by Government may only be carried out by the Electrical Office, to which any defects in electrical installations should be reported. Complaints should be confirmed in writing to the Engineer in Charge of the Electrical Office. Any damage resulting from failure to observe this rule will be made good at the expense of the tenant responsible.\n\nFurniture is supplied to Government quarters in accordance with the approved lists and design. With the special permission of Government, furniture may be supplied to privately rented quarters, but the officer may be called upon to bear the cost of any removal by the Stores Department of the furniture within one year of its supply. No furniture supplied either to Government quarters or to rented quarters may be removed except by the Stores Department.\n\nEvery officer on entering into occupation of Government quarters shall sign an inventory of the furniture, fixtures, etc., prepared by the Public Works Department, and shall give a receipt for the keys, padlocks, etc., handed over to him.\n\nWhere new furniture is supplied to an officer, he should, within three months from the date of its supply, draw the attention of the Controller of Stores to any defects which may have developed. These defects will be made good by the Contractors free of cost. Subsequent to this period, the officer will be held responsible.\n\nEvery officer vacating Government quarters shall report through the Head of his Department the date of leaving them to the Accountant-General at least three months and to the Public Works and Stores Departments at least seven days before he leaves. If special circumstances render it impossible to give at least three months' notice to the Accountant-General, the officer will be held responsible for giving notice at the earliest possible opportunity before leaving. He will be held responsible for the prompt return to the Controller of Stores of all keys, padlocks, etc., supplied to him.\n\nThe officers of the P.W.D. and Stores Departments have instructions to inspect Government quarters and furniture at least once in every twelve months, and the occupants are required to give every facility for such inspection, which will be made with due regard to their convenience.\n\n### 117. \nThe rooms of all Government quarters have battens from which pictures can be suspended by hooks, and hooks are also provided for hanging up clothes and other articles. No nails should therefore be driven into the walls or doors. If hooks are required in addition to those provided, application should be made to the Public Works Department, and, if found to be necessary, they will be supplied.\n\n### 118. \nUnless with the express permission of the Government, an officer may not share Government quarters with any person who", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585719, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947", "content_text": "## IV. GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND ALLOWANCES IN LIEU OF QUARTERS\n\n### C. Rules for Occupation of Quarters\n\n114. \nOccupants of Government quarters are responsible for keeping them in proper order. They will provide and maintain at their own cost such items as are usually provided and maintained, under the customary covenant between landlord and tenant, by tenants renting houses, such as electric light bulbs, dust-bins, etc.\n\n115. \nAll defects shall be reported to the Public Works Department. Occupants will be held responsible for all damage to structure, fixtures, or furniture, not caused by fair wear and tear. Additions or alterations to electric wiring in Government Buildings, or in tenements rented by Government may only be carried out by the Electrical Office, to which any defects in electrical installations should be reported. Complaints should be confirmed in writing to the Engineer in Charge of the Electrical Office. Any damage resulting from failure to observe this rule will be made good at the expense of the tenant responsible.\n\n116. \n**(1)** Furniture is supplied to Government quarters in accordance with the approved lists and designs. With the special permission of Government, furniture may be supplied to privately rented quarters, but the officer may be called upon to bear the cost of any removal by the Stores Department of the furniture within one year of its supply. No furniture supplied either to Government quarters or to rented quarters may be removed except by the Stores Department.\n\n**(2)** Every officer on entering into occupation of Government quarters shall sign an inventory of the furniture, fixtures, etc., prepared by the Public Works Department, and shall give a receipt for the keys, padlocks, etc. handed over to him.\n\n**(3)** Where new furniture is supplied to an officer, he should, within three months from the date of its supply, draw the attention of the Controller of Stores to any defects which may have developed. These defects will be made good by the Contractors free of cost. Subsequent to this period, the officer will be held responsible.\n\n**(1)** Every officer vacating Government quarters shall report through the Head of his Department the date of leaving them to the Accountant-General at least three months and to the Public Works and Stores Departments at least seven days before he leaves. If special circumstances render it impossible to give at least three months' notice to the Accountant-General, the officer will be held responsible for giving notice at the earliest possible opportunity before leaving. He will be held responsible for the prompt return to the Controller of Stores of all keys, padlocks, etc., supplied to him.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-602-1 General orders relating to government quarters and rent allowance 6-8-1946 - 17-2-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 589837, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-609-5 Future policy- Press accounts of Chinese unrest over Kowloon evictions 19-1-1948 - 16-3-1948", "page_number": 82, "title": "CO129-609-5 Future policy- Press accounts of Chinese unrest over Kowloon evictions 19-1-1948 - 16-3-1948", "content_text": "81\n\nN.B. Not for publication, broadcast in overseas bulletins or use on Club Tapes before 23.30 hours on Wednesday December 31st, 1947 i.e. for morning papers of Thursday, 1st January, 1948). This embargo should be respected overseas by prefacing any messages filed with the embargo. Simultaneous publication has been arranged overseas.\n\nNEW YEAR HONOURS, 1948.\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE LIST\n\nORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE.\n\nK.C.M.G.\n\nSir Charles Noble Arden Clarke, C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Sarawak.\n\nSir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, K.B.E., C.M.G., Financial Secretary, Ceylon.\n\nEdward Gerald Hawkesworth, Esq., C.M.G., M.C., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, British Honduras.\n\nAndrew Barkworth Wright, Esq., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Gambia.\n\nK.C.M.G. (Honorary).\n\nHis Highness Tunku Badlishah ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah, K.B.E., C.M.G., The Sultan of Kedah, Malayan Union.\n\nC.M.G.\n\nClaude Hamilton Brazel, Esq., M.C., M.I.E.E., M.I.Mech.E., Chief Engineer and Manager, Department of Government Electrical Undertakings, Ceylon.\n\nJames Calder, Esq., Colonial Administrative Service, Chief Secretary, North Borneo.\n\nO.B.E.\n\nAndrew Benjamin Cohen, Esq., O.B.E., Assistant Under-Secretary, Colonial Office.\n\nGeorge Conrad Green, Esq., M.B.E., Colonial Administrative Service, Administrator of Grenada, Windward Islands.\n\nAndrew Park Mitchell, Esq., Director of Land Surveys, Palestine.\n\nRoger Edward Norton, Esq., O.B.E., Commissioner, East Africa Office, London.\n\nWheatley Alexander Robertson, Esq., Forestry Adviser, Colonial Office.\n\nAlfred William Langley Savage, Esq.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-609-5 Future policy- Press accounts of Chinese unrest over Kowloon evictions 19-1-1948 - 16-3-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590694, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-611-1 Hong Kong Electric & China Light & Power Company Ltd. 1-12-1945 - 2-5-1947", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-611-1 Hong Kong Electric & China Light & Power Company Ltd. 1-12-1945 - 2-5-1947", "content_text": "Mr. Redman\n\n? I have read this file with interest. It contains papers we had been expecting to receive from Hong Kong. It seems unfortunate that signal 99625 F5 was despatched on 1st March, when the answer to some of the questions had been received on the 15th February. You will, no doubt, be discussing the agreement attached to the War Office letter of the 15th February and the Hong Kong Rear Link at 28, Grosvenor Street would like to be represented at your meetings.\n\nDo you agree? If so, late Chief Electrical Engineer, and whilst I am away King Hong Kong can attend.\n\nStung (L.M. KING) pp. D.M. Kenrick A.O.D. 2nd April, 1946.\n\nMr. Kenrick have taken You will, of course, be aware that our telegram of 1st March was despatched with the concurrence of the Colonial Office (Mr. Palmer's letter of 22nd February) and subsequent enquiries regarding the receipt of the despatch were made by us in letters of 16th March and 2nd April. The Agreement has now been examined by the War Office branches concerned, and their remarks are contained in the following paragraphs. In the meantime, a further telegram from Hong Kong arrived yesterday asking for approval to pay rental and a copy is enclosed for your information.\n\n2. As we see it, in a case like this where Military Administration is forced to take over a private concern in the early stages of occupation of territory previously held by the enemy, a suitable basis of agreement would be one covering out of pocket charges and receipts only, e.g. in starting such services we would regard it as reasonable for the Military Administration to provide labour free and to agree some suitable system of financial adjustment for repair of plant to ensure that, while the military administration bear the cost of minor repairs to get the plant working, they do not bear the full cost of new plant which is an improvement on previous fittings; and once the service was operating as a going concern we should regard it as reasonable for the military administration to bear the operating costs and to take the receipts, at any rate up to the full amount incurred in costs.\n\n3. On this basis we should be prepared to accept the draft agreements in this case (subject to a suitable settlement in detail under Clause 5) with the exception of the provision for payment of rent (Clause 6). It seems to us that this provision is most one-sided when considered against the background of affairs in Hong Kong after the reoccupation. These Companies were engaged at their own risk in providing public services in the Colony; their control of these services lapsed during the Japanese occupation and when British forces recaptured Hong Kong, they were not in a position to supply the public services which were essential for the life of the Colony; the military administration had to step in and cover the first difficult period of 6 or 7 months. It seems to us that Companies in this position would be fairly treated if .../the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-611-1 Hong Kong Electric & China Light & Power Company Ltd. 1-12-1945 - 2-5-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 593630, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-615-6 Royal Institute of International Affairs- paper on future of Hong Kong 30-12-1947 - 8-1-1948", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-615-6 Royal Institute of International Affairs- paper on future of Hong Kong 30-12-1947 - 8-1-1948", "content_text": "## \nProper medical and health services should not produce a service as efficient and (what is even more important) conscientious as the local product in Hong Kong has unquestionably proved itself.\n\nIn the other technical departments, local recruitment, except for comparatively subordinate posts, was less advanced. Hong Kong has been described as the engineer's paradise, and for the construction and maintenance of roads and reclamations and waterworks and harbour works, the very highest qualifications were necessary, however high the cost.\n\nThe Hong Kong University produced a steady flow of graduates from the engineering faculty (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical) with good academic qualifications, but, apart from a number of land surveyors, the Public Works Department employed almost none of these. \n\nIf a prognostication is allowable, the success or failure of China's modernization may well depend largely upon her ability to produce engineers who can not only answer examination papers but who have undertaken the practical training and, moreover, appreciated the professional prestige that goes with the English \n\nPage 49", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-615-6 Royal Institute of International Affairs- paper on future of Hong Kong 30-12-1947 - 8-1-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596797, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 113, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate 1949-50 Estimate 1950-51\n\nPersonal Emoluments\n\n \n \n 1949-50\n 1950-51\n \n \n Pensionable establishment\n $\n $\n \n \n 1 Mechanical Engineer ($11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720)\n \n \n \n \n ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720)\n \n —\n \n \n 1 Director of Public Works ($28,800)\n 28,800\n 28,800\n \n \n 1 Deputy Director of Public Works ($24,800)\n 24,800\n 24,800\n \n \n 3 Assistant Directors of Public Works ($24,000)\n 48,000\n 48,000\n \n \n 1 Waterworks Engineer ($24,000)\n 24,000\n 24,000\n \n \n 1 Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys ($24,000)\n 24,000\n 24,000\n \n \n 3 Quantity Surveyors ($15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n 44,490 (13)\n \n \n \n 1 Chief Architect ($20,160×$960--$22,080× $720-$22,800)\n 22,740\n 22,800 (1)\n \n \n 8 Land Surveyors ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 x $720 $16,320×$720--$18,480)\n 101,331\n 110,614 (1)\n \n \n 1 Chief Building Surveyor ($20,160×$960– $22,080×$720-$22,800)\n 22,740\n 22,800 (1)\n \n \n 3 Inspectors of Work Class I ($12,960×$480 -$14,400)\n 41,406\n 40,800 (3)\n \n \n 1 Town-planning Officer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080×$720 $22,800)\n 10,080\n 20,160 (2)\n \n \n 2 Electrical Inspectors Class I ($12,960x $480-$14,400)\n 28,588\n 28,800 (1)\n \n \n 1 Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer ($20,160° × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 20,870\n 21,830 (1)\n \n \n 2 Clerks of Works Class I ($12,960×$480- $14,400)\n 27,320\n 27,840 (1)\n \n \n 1 Building Inspector Class I ($12,960×$480 -$14,400)\n 12,960\n 13,440 (1)\n \n \n 1 Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands ($20,160 x $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 22,740\n 21,332(3)\n \n \n 3 Waterworks Inspectors Class I ($12,960X $480-$14,400)\n 38,880\n 40,320 (1)\n \n \n 1 Assistant Superintendent of Surveys ($20,160 × $960 · $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 22,710\n 20,615 (3)\n \n \n 18 Inspectors of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 $9,600 $10,080 x $480-$12,480)\n 166,068\n \n \n \n 1 Secretary ($19,200)\n 19,200\n 19,200\n \n \n 2 Senior Executive Officer Class II ($13,440 X$720-$15,600)\n 30,660\n 15,600 (4)\n \n \n Personal allowance to one\n 2,000\n 2,000\n \n \n 1 Executive Officer Class I ($10,080×$480- $12,960)\n 10,080\n 10,080\n \n \n 11 Executive Officers Class II ($4,800: $5,400×$360-$7,200: $7,560×$360- $8,640×$480—$9,600)\n 78,749\n 79,382 (1)\n \n \n 11 Clerks of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480-$9,600: $10,080×$480– $12,480)\n \n \n \n \n 35 Clerks Class I ($4,500×$300-$6,000)\n 114,112\n 95,042\n \n \n 6 Clerks Class II ($2,760×$180-$3,300× $300-$4,200)\n 127,070\n 145,711 (5) (6)\n \n \n 70 Clerks Class III ($1,800: $1,920 $120-$2,040×$180-$2,580)\n \n \n \n \n 1 Woman Confidential Assistant Class I ($5,040×$360-$6,480×$240-$6,720)\n \n \n \n \n 1 Valuation and Resumption Officer ($10,560: $11,040x$480-$12,000-$720 $15,600: $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n 1 Building Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480-$9,600 $10,080 $480 $12,480)\n 133,438\n 141,444 | (6) (7)\n \n \n 11 Assistant Building Inspector ($4,800: $4,800 $5,100 ×$300-$6,900)\n 5,071 | (8)\n \n \n \n 13 Waterworks Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680x$480-$9,600: $10,080 X$480 $12,480)\n 47,280\n 53,130 (1)\n \n \n 1 Quarry Superintendent ($12,960×$480- $14,400)\n 12,960 (16)\n \n \n \n 1 Assistant Quarry Superintendent ($7,200: $7,680×$480-$9,600: $10,080 x$480-$12,480)\n 4,800\n 7,200 (16)\n \n \n 1 Structural Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n 2 Mechanical Inspectors Class I ($12,960× $480-$14,400)\n 27,360\n 28,320 (16)\n \n \n 3 Mechanical Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480--$9,600: $10,080 X$480-$12,480)\n \n \n \n \n 8 Assistant Structural Engineers ($6,600: $6,900×$300-$7,200× $480- $8,160 $8,640× $480--$10,080)\n 23,280 (10) (11)\n \n \n \n 1 Assistant Mechanical Inspector ($4,800: $4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,900)\n 4,800\n 5,556 (1)\n \n \n 1 Assistant Engineers: ($6,600 $6,600: $6,900 × $300 $7,200 × $480 $8,160 $8,640x $480-$10,080)\n 10,080\n 65,509 (11) (12)\n \n \n 1 Transport Supervisor ($4,800: $5,100x$300-$6,900)\n 5,700\n 5,000 (3)\n \n \n 7 Architects ($10,560 $11,040× $480-$12,000-$720-$15,600: $16,320 X$720-$18,480)\n 105,498\n \n \n \n 2 Town - planning Architects\n \n 110,053 (1)\n \n \n 1 Land Bailiffs ($7,200: $7,680× $480-$9,600: $10,080× $480-$12,480)\n \n \n \n \n 1 Building Surveyor ($7,200: $7,680 X $480 -$9,600 $10,080 × $480 · $12,480)\n 12,960\n 5,400 (14) (17)\n \n \n 6 Building Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n 69,960\n 79,560 (17)\n \n \n 1 Diver ($10,080: $10,560×$480— $12,480)\n \n \n \n \n 3 Chief Draughtsmen ($10,080: $10,560×$480-$12,480)\n 31,012 (9)\n \n \n \n 1 Architectural Assistant ($6,600: $6,600: $6,900×$300-$7,200×$480-$8,160)\n \n \n \n \n 2 Architectural Draughtsmen Class I ($6,360 $6,900 x $300-$7,200 x $480-$8,160: $8,640×$480-$10,080)\n 13,440\n 14,160 (1)\n \n \n 1 Architectural Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600×$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300 -$6,000)\n 10,080\n 10,080\n \n \n 1 Electrical Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320x5720-$18,480)\n 14,400\n 14,400\n \n \n \n 11,484\n 15,724 (1)\n \n\nL", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596798, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n148\n\nHead 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate 1949-50\n\nEstimate 1950-51\n\nPersonal Emoluments\n\n \n 1949-50\n 1950-51\n \n \n $17,660\n $18,362 (1)\n \n\nNon-pensionable establishment\n\n \n Approved Estimate 1949-50\n Estimate 1950-51\n \n \n $18,300\n $18,600 (1)\n \n \n $25,245\n $27,600 (1)\n \n \n $79,023\n $40,184 (32)\n \n \n $6,720\n $7,030 (1)\n \n \n $33,866\n $34,898 (1)\n \n \n $37,363\n (20)\n \n \n $21,120\n $22,560 (1)\n \n \n $21,770\n (30)\n \n \n $50,823\n \n \n \n $93,100\n $45,720 (18)\n \n \n $109,584\n (19)\n \n \n $35,807\n $36,287 (8)\n \n \n $24,000\n $20,793 (19)\n \n \n $25,200\n (33)\n \n \n $7,083\n (18)\n \n \n $53,900\n $51,416 (19)\n \n\nArchitectural Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800: $1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040 ×$180 $2,400: $2,580×$180-$3,300)\n\nEngineering Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600 x$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300 $6,000)\n\nMap Draughtsman Class I ($6,360×$360—— $8,160)\n\n \n \n 1949-50\n 1950-51\n \n \n Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800: $1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040×$180—$2,400 $2,580×$180-$3,300)\n \n \n \n \n Map Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600x$300 -$4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,000)\n $7,800\n $8,400 (1)\n \n \n Map Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800: $1,800 $1,920×$120-$2,040×$180— $2,400 $2,580×$180-$3,300)\n \n \n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class I ($6,600x $300-$7,200×$480-$8,160: $8,640× $480-$12,000 $720)\n \n \n \n \n Crown Lands Officers ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyors ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040×$480-$12,000×$720—$15,600: $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistant ($6,600: $6,900x $300-$7,200 × $430- $8,160: $8,640×$480-$10,080)\n \n \n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class II ($3,600 X$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,300)\n \n \n \n \n Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class II ($1,800 $1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040 *$180 $2,400)\n \n \n \n \n Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I ($6,600 x $300 $7,200 × $480 $8,160 $8,640 x $480-$10,080)\n \n \n \n \n Engineering Surveyors Class III ($1,800: $1,800 $1,920×$120-$2,040×$180-- $2,400)\n \n \n \n \n Apprentice Engineers ($3,600)\n $18,000\n (34)\n \n \n Apprentice Architect ($3,600)\n $3,600\n (34)\n \n \n Apprentice Quantity Surveyor ($3,600)\n $3,600\n (34)\n \n \n Apprentice Building Surveyor ($3,600)\n $3,600\n (34)\n \n \n Foremen Class I ($2,880×$180-$3,600)\n $5,760\n (30)\n \n \n Foremen Class II ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n $9,000\n (32)\n \n \n Storekeepers Class III ($1,800×$120- $2,640)\n $7,200\n (35)\n \n \n Computors ($1,800: $1,800: $1,920×$120 |$120-$2,040×$180-$3,300)\n $7,254\n \n \n \n Electrical Overseer ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n $4,200\n $4,500 (1)\n \n \n Mechanical Overseer ($8,900 × $300 $5,400)\n $3,900\n $3,900\n \n \n Building Overseers ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n $5,400\n $9,300 (22)\n \n \n Foremen Class 1 ($2,880×$180—$3,600)\n $59,895\n $94,470 (13) (23)\n \n \n Foremen Class II ($1,800x$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n \n Chief Meter Reader ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n $5,400\n $5,400\n \n \n Meter Readers ($2,880x $180 $3,600)\n $41,820\n $41,100 (3)\n \n \n Junior Meter Readers ($1,800 × $120 $2,640)\n $39,841\n $40,143 (1)\n \n \n Diver's Linesman ($2,880×$180-$3,600)\n $3,355\n $3,535 (1)\n \n \n Diver's Foreman ($1,800x$120-$2,640)\n $2,006\n $2,126 (1)\n \n \n Dredger Masters ($1,800x$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n \n Timekeepers ($1,800x$120-$2,640)\n $4,440\n \n \n \n Storekeeper Class I ($4,200×$300-$6,000)\n $23,400\n (13) (26)\n \n \n Storekeepers Class II ($2,880 x $180 $3,600)\n $5,760\n $8,640 (27)\n \n \n Storekeepers Class III ($1,800: $1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n \n Timekeepers ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n $3,600\n (80)\n \n \n Chauffeur ($1,440×$120-$1,680)\n $1,440\n (22)\n \n \n Motor Drivers ($1,152×$48-$1,536)\n $14,606\n $81,835 (36)\n \n \n Chargemen ($1,440×$120-$1,680)\n $4,320\n (20)\n \n \n Assistant Dredger Masters ($1,152×$48- $1,536)\n $3,054\n (25)\n \n \n Coxswain Class I ($1,560×$120-$2,040)\n $1,680\n (25)\n \n \n Coxswain Class II ($1,152×$48—$1,536)\n $1,220\n (25)\n \n \n Leading Seamen ($864×$24-$960)\n $1,776\n (25)\n \n \n Seamen Class I ($768×$24-$840)\n $7,128\n (25)\n \n \n Seamen Class II ($624×$24-$720)\n $4,641\n (25)\n \n \n Engineer Class IV ($972× $36-$1,296)\n $1,023\n (25)\n \n \n Stokers Class II ($768×$24-$960)\n $3,240\n (25)\n \n \n Drain Testers ($972x$36—$1,296)\n $2,592\n $2,592\n \n \n Head Office Attendant ($864× $24-$960)\n $960\n $960\n \n \n Office Attendants ($768×$24-$960)\n $11,278\n $11,494 (1)\n \n \n Messengers ($528×$24-$720)\n $21,492\n $18,935 (37)\n \n \n Watchmen ($768×$24-$960)\n $13,541\n $40,486 (38)\n \n \n Addressograph Operator ($768×$24-$960)\n $960\n $960\n \n \n Head Survey Coolies ($768×$24-$960)\n $11,958\n $16,042 (39)\n \n \n Survey Coolies ($528×$24-$720)\n $47,722\n \n \n \n Cleaners ($528×$24—$720)\n $1,843\n $1,326 (8)\n \n \n Chauffeur ($1,440×$120-$1,680)\n $1,680\n (8)\n \n \n Store Attendants ($768×$24—$960)\n $9,984\n (40)\n \n \n Engineer Class II ($1,560x$120-$2,040)\n $2,040\n (25)\n \n \n Photo Printers ($1,800: $1,800: $1,920× $120-$2,040x$180-$2,400: $2,580× $180-$3,300)\n $5,400\n (41)\n \n \n Engineer Class III ($1,344×$48-$1,536)\n $4,464\n (25)\n \n \n Assistant Photo Printers ($1,440×$120– $1,680)\n $4,320\n (41)\n \n \n Lift Operators ($763×$24-$960)\n $25,305\n (42)\n \n \n Temporary staff\n $106,236\n \n \n \n Architects ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040× $480-$12,000×$720—$15,600: $16,320 ×$720-$18,480)\n $36,270\n $37,950 (1)\n \n \n Woman Architect ($8,400: $8,400: $8,880 x $480 — $12,240: $12,720 x $480 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includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n150\n\nHead 30-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT\n\n151\n\n73\n\nApproved Estimate 1950-51\n\nEstimate 1949-50\n\nApproved Estimate 1949-50\n\nEstimate 1950-51\n\nSub-heads\n\n1 Personal emoluments\n\nSub-heads\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n1. Buildings\n\n4,030,522\n\n4,256,768\n\n1 Maintenance of Government buildings\n\nOther Charges\n\n2 Maintenance of non-Government buildings\n\n2,000,000\n\n2,275,000 (1)\n\n21,800\n\n17,800 (45)\n\n2 Advertising\n\n3,000\n\n2,000 (45)\n\n3 Alterations and additions to Government buildings\n\n100,000\n\n100,000\n\n3 Cleaning of offices\n\n52,500\n\n35,800 (45)\n\n5 Maintenance of lighthouses\n\n4 Alterations and additions to non-Government buildings.\n\n100,000\n\n150,000 (1)\n\n70,000\n\n4 Fuel, light, and power\n\n5 Honoraria for university engineering students\n\n7,800 (46)\n\n27,000\n\n70,000\n\n30,000 (1)\n\n14,900\n\n11,300 (45)\n\n6 Incidental expenses\n\n2. Crown Lands and Surveys\n\n2,600\n\n3,400 (46)\n\n2,297,000\n\n2,625,000\n\n7 Publications\n\n37,258\n\n45,720 (47)\n\n& Rent of offices\n\n44,000\n\n43,000 (45)\n\n2 Maintenance of Crown land\n\n1 Maintenance of boundary and survey marks\n\n6,000\n\n13,000 (2) (3)\n\n9 Stores and equipment\n\n120,000\n\n10 Travelling expenses\n\n22,600\n\n120,000\n\n25,000 (46)\n\n3 Maintenance of survey equipment\n\n12,000\n\n2,000 (4)\n\n11 Uniforms\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\n318,658\n\n311,820\n\nMaintenance of triangulation and survey marks Routine surveys\n\n2,000\n\n1,000 (4)\n\n1,000\n\n(5)\n\n3,000\n\n(5)\n\n3. Drainage\n\n24,000\n\n16,000\n\nSpecial Expenditure\n\n1 Maintenance of anti-malarial works\n\n20,000\n\n70,000 (48)\n\n12 Air compressors\n\n14 Machine tools\n\n15 Motor crane\n\n13 Electrical equipment\n\n3,100 (48) 133,140 (48)\n\n2 Maintenance of sewers and storm-water drains\n\n4. Electrical and Mechanical\n\n500,000\n\n20,000 550,000 (6)\n\n520,000\n\n570,000\n\n25,000 (48)\n\n16 Motor vehicles\n\n465,000 (48)\n\n1 Maintenance of air-conditioning plant and refrigerators.\n\n10,000\n\n17 Office equipment\n\n18 Reclamation barge and pumping equipment\n\n19 Workshop equipment and tools\n\n20,140 (48)\n\n2 Maintenance of lifts\n\n40,000 (7)\n\n40,000\n\n10,000 (48) 139,400 (48)\n\n3 Maintenance of plant\n\n50,000 (6)\n\n4 Maintenance of Public Works Department and transport pool vehicles\n\n100,000\n\n150,000 (7)\n\n500,000\n\n500,000\n\nTotal Special Expenditure\n\nTotal Expenditure\n\n4,349,180\n\n865,780\n\n5,434,368\n\n5 Maintenance of typhoon and signal masts and equipment\n\nRunning expenses of workshops\n\n5,000 20,000\n\n10,000 | (8) (9)\n\nBB\n\n5. Port Works\n\n675,000\n\n750,000\n\nfor under\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) Previously provided for six months.\n\n(3) Personnel changed.\n\n(4) One post provided for under Quartering Authority.\n\n(5) One Clerk Class I in place of one Clerk Class II.\n\n(6) Seven Clerks Class II in place of seven Clerks Class III.\n\n(7) 12 provided posts previously temporary staff.\n\n(8) One post abolished.\n\n(9) Previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment.\n\n(10) One Assistant Structural Engineer in place of one Assistant Building Surveyor.\n\n(11) Two posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(12) Five posts previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment.\n\n(13) Two posts previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment.\n\n(14) One Quantity Surveyor's Assistant Class I in place of one Building Surveyor.\n\n(15) Three Quantity Surveyor's Assistants Class II in place of two Clerks of Works Class II and one Quantity Surveyor's Assistant.\n\n(16) Salary revised.\n\n(17) One supernumerary post pending retirement of officer.\n\n(18) One Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I in place of one Assistant Land Surveyor Class I.\n\n(19) Three Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class I in place of one Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I and two Assistant Land Surveyors Class II.\n\n(20) Three posts abolished.\n\n(21) Four posts abolished.\n\n(22) One new post.\n\n(23) Ten posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(24) 30 posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(25) Provided for under Marine Department.\n\n(27) One post previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(28) Four posts previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment.\n\n(29) Seven posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(30) Two posts provided for under pensionable establishment.\n\n(31) One post provided for under pensionable establishment.\n\n(32) Five posts provided for under pensionable establishment.\n\n(33) Seven new posts.\n\n(34) Provided for under Other Charges.\n\n(35) Four posts provided for under pensionable establishment.\n\n(36) 58 posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(37) Five posts abolished.\n\n(38) 35 posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(39) Five Head Survey Coolies in place of five Survey Coolies.\n\n(40) Previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(41) Three new posts.\n\n(42) Previously provided for departmentally.\n\n(43) Provided for:\n\nOne Assistant Engineer ($550 per month);\n\nOne Assistant Surveyor ($325 per month);\n\nOne Assistant Inspector of Works ($300 per month);\n\nOne Clerk ($185 per month);\n\n18 Clerks ($150 per month);\n\nNine Women Clerks ($120 per month).\n\n(44) More overtime anticipated.\n\n(45) Economy measures.\n\n(46) Previous provision inadequate.\n\n(47) Increased rents.\n\n(48) New item.\n\n5 Maintenance of vehicle ferry piers\n\n6 Reclamation schemes, survey parties\n\n1 Cost of production Deduct Sales\n\n2 Removal of overburden\n\n3 Maintenance of Government A.R.P. tunnels\n\n4 Maintenance of road plant\n\n5 Maintenance of roads and bridges\n\n6 Maintenance of traffic and street signs\n\n7 Street lighting\n\n1 Dredging\n\n(26) Nine posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n200,000\n\n2 Maintenance of harbour plant and equipment\n\n40,000\n\n150,000 (4)\n\n40,000\n\n3 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport\n\n100,000\n\n4 Maintenance of sea walls and piers\n\n163,000 (6)\n\n160,000\n\n160,000\n\n160,000\n\n215,000 (6)\n\n45,000\n\n65,000 (10)\n\n6. Quarries\n\n705,000\n\n793,000\n\n$2,300,000 $2,000,000\n\n300,000 (11)\n\n200,000 (12)\n\n7. Roads\n\n500,000\n\n1 Maintenance of approaches to Government buildings\n\n100,000\n\n100,000\n\n2 Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connexions\n\n80,000\n\n80,000\n\n35,000\n\n155,000\n\n2,800,000\n\n4,600,000 (15)\n\n20,000 850,000\n\n40,000 (6)\n\n15,000 (13) (14)\n\n55,000 (15)\n\n850,000\n\n8.\n\nWaterworks\n\n4,040,000\n\n5,740,000\n\n1 Headworks and trunk supplies\n\n140,000\n\n100,000 (4)\n\n2 Pumping raw water\n\n690,000\n\n650,000 (4)\n\n3 Filtration and treatment\n\n260,000\n\n340,000 (6)\n\n4 Pumping filtered water\n\n500,000\n\n510,000 (6)\n\n5 Distribution\n\n410,000\n\n410,000\n\n6 Waste detection and prevention\n\n34,000\n\n30,000 (4)\n\n7 Maintenance of buildings\n\n80,000\n\n8 Maintenance of water meters\n\n300,000\n\n100,000 (6)\n\n300,000\n\n9 Maintenance of workshop\n\n55,000\n\n55,000\n\n2,469,000\n\n2,495,000", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596906, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 222, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPersonal Emoluments\n\n \n \n Approved Estimate 1949-50\n Estimate 1950-51\n \n \n 1. Pensionable establishment\n \n \n \n \n Director of Public Works ($28,800)\n 28,800\n 28,800\n \n \n 1. Deputy Director of Public Works ($24,800)\n 24,800\n 24,800\n \n \n 3. Assistant Directors of Public Works ($24,000)\n 48,000\n 48,000\n \n \n 1. Waterworks Engineer ($24,000)\n 24,000\n 24,000\n \n \n 1. Superintendent of Crown Lands and Mechanical Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n \n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 18,480\n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistant Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 12,186\n 12,906 (1)\n \n \n 1. Surveys ($24,000)\n 24,000\n 24,000\n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistants Class II\n 44,490 (13)\n 12,960 (14)\n \n \n 3. Executive Engineers ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 - $22,800)\n 66,786\n 67,820 (1)\n \n \n Clerks of Works Class I ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n \n \n \n \n 1. Chief Architect ($20,160 × $960 - $22,080 × $720 - $22,800)\n 22,800\n 22,800\n \n \n Land Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 28,920 (15)\n \n \n \n 1. Chief Building Surveyor ($20,160 × $960 - $22,080 × $720 - $22,800)\n 22,740\n 22,800 (1)\n \n \n 3. Inspectors of Work Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 41,406\n \n \n \n 1. Town-planning Officer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 - $22,800)\n 10,080\n 20,160 (2)\n \n \n 2. Electrical Inspectors Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 28,588\n 28,800 (1)\n \n \n 1. Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 20,870\n 21,830 (1)\n \n \n 2. Clerks of Works Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 27,320\n 27,840 (1)\n \n \n 1. Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 22,740\n 21,332 (3)\n \n \n 1. Building Inspector Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 12,960\n 13,440 (1)\n \n \n 3. Waterworks Inspectors Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 38,880\n 40,320 (1)\n \n \n 1. Assistant Superintendent of Surveys ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 22,740\n 20,615 (3)\n \n \n 18. Inspectors of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n 166,068\n \n \n \n 1. Secretary ($19,200)\n 19,200\n 19,200\n \n \n 1. Senior Executive Officer Class II ($13,440 × $720 - $15,600)\n 30,660\n 15,600 (4)\n \n \n 1. Executive Officer Class I ($10,080 × $480 - $12,960)\n 10,080\n 10,080\n \n \n 11. Executive Officers Class II ($4,800: $5,400 × $360 - $7,200: $7,560 × $360 - $8,640 × $480 - $9,600)\n 78,749\n \n \n \n Personal allowance to one Electrical Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n 2,000\n 2,000\n \n \n 12. Clerks Class I ($4,500 × $300 - $6,000)\n 58,425\n \n \n \n 35. Clerks Class II ($2,760 × $180 $3,300 × $300 - $4,200)\n 79,382 (1)\n 58,830 (5)\n \n \n 22. Clerks of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n 114,112\n 95,042\n \n \n 65. Clerks Class III ($1,800: $1,920 × $120 - $2,040 × $180 - $2,580)\n 127,070\n \n \n \n 2. Woman Confidential Assistant Class I ($5,040 × $360 - $6,480 × $240 - $6,720)\n 145,711 (5) (6)\n 133,438\n \n \n 12. Building Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n 47,280\n \n \n \n 1. Assistant Building Inspector ($4,800: $5,100 × $300 - $6,900)\n 13,440\n \n \n \n 17. Valuation and Resumption Officer ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 × $720 - $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n \n 141,444 (6) (7)\n \n \n 11. Engineers ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 × $720 - $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 115,221\n 107,207 (3)\n \n \n 1. Quarry Superintendent ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 7,200\n 12,960 (16)\n \n \n 1. Assistant Quarry Superintendent ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n 4,800\n 7,200 (16)\n \n \n 1. Structural Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 × $720 - $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 18,480\n 10,560 (3)\n \n \n 2. Mechanical Inspectors Class I ($12,960 × $480 - $14,400)\n 27,360\n 28,320 (16)\n \n \n 3. Assistant Structural Engineers ($6,600: $6,900 × $300 - $7,200 × $480)\n 13,440 (9)\n \n \n \n 3. Mechanical Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480)\n \n \n \n \n 8. Assistant Engineers: ($6,600 × $480 $8,160 $8,640 × $480 - $10,080)\n 23,280 (10) (11)\n \n \n \n 1. Assistant Mechanical Inspector ($4,800: $5,100 × $300 - $6,900)\n 4,800\n 5,556 (1)\n \n \n 7. Architects ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 × $720 - $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 65,509 (11) (12)\n \n \n \n 1. Transport Supervisor ($4,800: $5,100 × $300 - $6,900)\n 5,700\n 5,000 (3)\n \n \n 7. Land Bailiffs ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n \n 79,560 (17)\n \n \n 2. Town-planning Architects ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 × $720 - $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 105,498\n 110,053 (1)\n \n \n 1. Building Surveyor ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 - $9,600: $10,080 × $480 - $12,480)\n \n \n \n \n 6. Building Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 - $12,000 × $720 - $15,600: $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n \n \n \n \n 1. Architectural Assistant ($6,600: $6,900 × $300 - $7,200 × $480 - $8,160: $8,640 × $480 - $10,080)\n 12,960\n 5,400 (14) (17)\n \n \n 1. Diver ($10,080: $10,560 × $480 - $12,480)\n 12,480\n 12,480\n \n \n 3. Chief Draughtsmen ($10,080: $10,560 × $480 - $12,480)\n 37,084\n 37,440 (1)\n \n \n 2. Architectural Draughtsmen Class I ($6,360 × $360 $8,160)\n \n \n \n \n 1. Electrical Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600 $16,320 × $720 - $18,480)\n 10,080\n 10,080\n \n \n Architectural Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600 × $300 - $4,800: $5,100 × $300 - $6,000)\n 14,400\n 14,400\n \n \n \n 11,484\n 15,724 (1)\n \n\n310\n\n69\n\n4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596907, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 223, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "Head 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n311\n\nHead 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate 1949-50\n\nEstimate 1950-51\n\n1949-50 1950-51\n\n \n 7\n 7\n \n \n 5\n 5\n \n \n 12\n 12\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n\nPersonal Emoluments\n\n \n Approved Estimate 1949-50\n Estimate 1950-51\n \n \n 1949-50\n 1950-51\n \n \n $\n $\n \n \n 17,660\n 18,362 (1)\n \n \n Non-pensionable establishment\n \n \n $\n $\n \n \n 10\n 5\n \n \n 18,300\n 18,600 (1)\n \n \n Assistant Engineers ($6,600: $6,720: $7,080)\n \n \n 3\n +\n \n \n 25,245\n 27,600 (1)\n \n \n Land Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040: $12,000: $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n $6,900 × $300-$7,200 × $480—$8,160: $8,640x$480-$10,080)\n \n \n \n $6,600:\n \n \n \n 79,023\n 40,184 (32)\n \n \n $15,600:\n \n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n Al\n 2\n \n \n 2\n 2\n \n \n 12\n 12\n \n \n Map Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600×$300 -$4,800: $5,100x$300-$6,000)\n \n \n Map Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040x$180-- $2,400 $2,580×$180-$3,300)\n \n \n \n 7,800\n 8,400 (1)\n \n \n $11,040 x $480\n \n \n \n Crown Lands Officers ($10,560: $11,040: $12,000)\n \n \n 37,363\n (20)\n \n \n 2\n 6\n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class I ($6,600x $300-$7,200×$480-$8,160: $8,640× $480-$10,080)\n \n \n $15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n 33,866\n 34,898 (1)\n \n \n $11,040 × $480 $12,000 ×$720\n \n \n \n $15,600 $16,320x$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040: $12,000 x $720)\n \n \n 21,120\n 21,770\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistant ($6,600: $6,900×$300-$7,200×$480-$8,160: $8,640×$480-$10,080)\n \n \n 22,560 (1)\n 1(30)\n \n \n 50,823\n \n \n \n 17\n 20\n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class II ($3,600 ×$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,300)\n \n \n 12\n 10\n \n \n 93,100\n 45,720 (18)\n \n \n 109,584 (19)\n \n \n \n 11\n 10\n \n \n $6,600 $6,900×$300-$7,200×$480- $8,160 $8,640×$480-$10,080)\n \n \n \n Woman Confidential Assistants Class II ($2,880×$240--$4,800)\n \n \n 9,400\n 800 (15) (17)\n \n \n 35,807\n \n \n \n Class III\n \n \n \n 7\n \n \n \n Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class II ($1,800 $1,920×$120-$2,040 ×$180 $2,400)\n \n \n 36,287\n (8)\n \n \n 24,000\n 20,793 (19)\n \n \n ($3,600×$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300 -$6,300)\n \n \n \n 25,200 (33)\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I ($6,600 × $300 $7,200 × $480 $8,160 $8,640×$480-$10,080)\n \n \n 10\n 9\n \n \n 7,083 (18)\n \n \n \n ($3,600×$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300— $6,300)\n \n \n \n 53,900\n 51,416 (19)\n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n Engineering Surveyors Class III ($1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040×$180-- $2,400)\n \n \n 5111254\n \n \n \n Apprentice Engineers ($3,600)\n \n \n 18,000\n (34)\n \n \n Apprentice Architect ($3,600)\n \n \n 3,600\n (34)\n \n \n $1,800 $1,920×$120-$2,040×$180-- $2,400)\n \n \n \n 5,400\n (20)\n \n \n Apprentice Quantity Surveyor ($3,600)\n \n \n Apprentice Building Surveyor ($3,600)\n \n \n Foremen Class I ($2,880×$180-$3,600)\n \n \n \n Foremen Class II ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n Storekeepers Class III ($1,800×$120- $2,640)\n \n \n \n 3,600\n (54)\n \n \n 3,600\n (34)\n \n \n 5,760\n (30)\n \n \n 9,000\n (32)\n \n \n 7,200\n (35)\n \n \n ~\n \n \n \n 4\n \n \n \n Computors ($1,800: $1,920×$120 -$2,040 $180-$3,300)\n \n \n 7,254\n (21)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Electrical Overseer ($3,900x$300-$5,400)\n \n \n 4,200\n 4,500 (1)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Mechanical Overseer ($3,900 × $300 $5,400)\n \n \n 24N\n \n \n \n Timekeepers ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n Chauffeur ($1,440×$120-$1,680)\n \n \n Motor Drivers ($1,152x$48-$1,536)\n \n \n 3,600\n (80)\n \n \n 1,440 (22)\n \n \n \n 14,606\n \n \n \n 81,835 (36)\n \n \n \n Chargemen ($1,440×$120-$1,680)\n \n \n 4,320\n \n \n \n $5,400)\n \n \n \n 3,900\n 3,900\n \n \n Assistant Dredger Masters ($1,152×$48- $1,536)\n \n \n | (20)\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n 18\n \n \n \n 30\n 30\n \n \n 65\n \n \n \n I\n \n \n \n 12\n 12\n \n \n 17\n 17\n \n \n 207-27\n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n Building Overseers ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n \n \n Foremen Class I ($2,880×$180—$3,600)\n \n \n \n Foremen Class II ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n Chief Meter Reader ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n \n \n \n Meter Readers ($2,880×$180-$3,600)\n \n \n \n Junior Meter Readers ($1,800 × $120 $2,640)\n \n \n \n 5,400\n \n \n \n 9,300 (22)\n \n \n \n $1,536)\n \n \n \n 3,054\n (25)\n \n \n 59,895\n \n \n \n 94,470 (13) (23)\n \n \n \n Coxswain Class I ($1,560×$120-$2,040)\n \n \n 1,680\n (25)\n \n \n 62,403\n \n \n \n 126,040 (12) (24)\n \n \n \n Coxswain Class II ($1,152 $48-$1,536)\n \n \n 1,220\n (25)\n \n \n 5,400\n 5,400\n \n \n 41,820\n 41,100 (3)\n \n \n Leading Seamen ($864x$24-$960)\n \n \n Seamen Class I ($768×$24-$840)\n \n \n \n 1,776\n (25)\n \n \n 7,128\n (25)\n \n \n Seamen Class II ($624×$24-$720)\n \n \n 4,641\n (25)\n \n \n 39,841\n 40,143 (1)\n \n \n Engineer Class IV ($972×$36—$1,296)\n \n \n 1,023\n (25)\n \n \n 112212\n \n \n \n 13\n \n \n \n Diver's Linesman ($2,880×$180—$3,600)\n \n \n Diver's Foreman ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n Dredger Masters ($1,800x$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n Timekeepers ($1,800×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n \n 3,355\n \n \n \n 3,535 (1)\n \n \n \n Stokers Class II ($768×$24-$960)\n \n \n 3,240\n (25)\n \n \n 2\n \n \n \n 2,006\n 2,126 (1)\n \n \n Drain Testers ($972×$36-$1,296)\n \n \n 2,592\n 2,592\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n Head Office Attendant ($864×$24-$960)\n \n \n 960\n 960\n \n \n 13\n 13\n \n \n 3,600\n \n \n \n |\n \n \n \n 23,400 (13) (26)\n \n \n \n Office Attendants ($768x$24-$960)\n \n \n 11,278\n 11,494 (1)\n \n \n 34\n 29\n \n \n Messengers ($528X $24-$720)\n \n \n 21,492\n \n \n \n Storekeeper Class I ($4,200×$300—$6,000)\n \n \n |\n \n \n \n Storekeepers Class II ($2,880 × $180 — $3,600)\n \n \n \n 4,200\n 4,200\n \n \n 18,935 (37)\n \n \n \n 17\n 52\n \n \n Watchmen ($768x$24-$960)\n \n \n 13,541\n \n \n \n 40,486 (38)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Addressograph Operator ($768×$24—$960)\n \n \n 960\n \n \n \n $3,600)\n \n \n \n 5,760\n 8,640 (27)\n \n \n 960\n \n \n \n 14\n 19\n \n \n Head Survey Coolies ($768×$24-$960)\n \n \n 11,958\n 16,042 (39)\n \n \n 3\n 14\n \n \n Storekeepers Class III ($1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,640)\n \n \n 79\n 74\n \n \n 6,240\n \n \n \n 26,040 |(28) (29)\n \n \n \n Survey Coolies ($528×$24-$720)\n \n \n 47,722\n 45,264 (39)\n \n \n 3\n 2\n \n \n Cleaners ($528×$24-$720)\n \n \n 1,843\n \n \n \n IIB\n \n \n \n Chauffeur ($1,440x$120-$1,680)\n \n \n 1,680\n \n \n \n Engineer Class II ($1,560x$120-$2,040)\n \n \n Engineer Class III ($1,344×$48—$1,536)\n \n \n \n 2,040\n \n \n \n 4,464\n \n \n \n | | |\n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n \n 1,326 (8)\n \n \n \n 13\n \n \n \n Store Attendants ($768x$24—$960)\n \n \n (25)\n \n \n \n 9,984 (40)\n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n Photo Printers ($1,800: $1,920× $120-$2,040×$180-$2,400: $2,580× $180 $3,300)\n \n \n (25)\n \n \n \n 5,400 (41)\n \n \n \n Non-pensionable establishment\n \n \n 3\n 3\n \n \n Assistant Photo Printers ($1,440×$120– $1,680)\n \n \n 4,320\n | (41)\n \n \n 68\n 29\n \n \n Lift Operators ($763×$24-$960)\n \n \n 25.305 (42)\n \n \n \n ×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n Temporary staff\n \n \n 106,236\n 61,680 (43)\n \n \n 36,270\n 37,950 (1)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n \n \n Woman Architect ($8,400: $8,880 X $480- $12,240: $12,720 x $480 $14,160)\n \n \n Acting pay\n \n \n \n 20,000\n 20,000\n \n \n 3\n 1\n \n \n 3\n 1\n \n \n 1\n \n \n \n Town - planning Architects ($10,560: $11,040× $480-$12,000-$720 -$15,600 $16,320x$720-$18,480)\n \n \n Structural Engineers ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n \n \n \n Assistant Building Surveyor ($6,600: $6,900X$300-$7,200×$480- $8,160 $8,640x$480-$10,080)\n \n \n \n 10,320\n \n \n \n 11,280 (1)\n \n \n \n Expatriation pay\n \n \n 453,999\n \n \n \n Overtime allowance\n \n \n 20,000\n \n \n \n Total Personal Emoluments\n \n \n 4,030,522\n \n \n \n 447 339 (3)\n \n \n \n 30,000 (44)\n \n \n \n 4,256,768\n \n \n \n 36,612\n \n \n \n 15,580 (30)\n \n \n \n 27,520\n \n \n \n 10,560 (8) (31)\n \n \n \n 10,080\n (10)\n \n \n 312\n \n \n \n 71\n \n \n\nPage 70\n\nHead 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n311", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596908, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 224, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "313\n\n314\n\n73\n\n72\n\nHead 29-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nHead 30-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT\n\nApproved Estimate 1949-50\n\nEstimate 1950-51\n\nSub-heads\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n4,030,522\n\n4,256,768\n\n1 Personal emoluments\n\nOther Charges\n\n2 Maintenance of non-Government buildings\n\n21,800\n\n17,800 (45)\n\n2 Advertising\n\n3 Cleaning of offices\n\n3,000\n\n2,000 (45)\n\n52,500\n\n35,800 (45)\n\n4 Fuel, light, and power\n\n5 Maintenance of lighthouses\n\nSub-heads\n\n1. Buildings\n\n1 Maintenance of Government buildings\n\n3 Alterations and additions to Government buildings\n\n4 Alterations and additions to non-Government buildings.\n\nApproved Estimate 1949-50\n\nEstimate 1950-51\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n2,000,000\n\n2,275,000 (1)\n\n100,000\n\n100,000\n\n100,000\n\n150,000 (1)\n\n70,000\n\n70,000\n\n5 Honoraria for university engineering students\n\n7,800 (46)\n\n27,000\n\n30,000 (1)\n\nG Incidental expenses\n\n14,900\n\n11,300 (45)\n\n2. Crown Lands and Surveys\n\n2,600\n\n7 Publications\n\n3,400 (46)\n\n2,297,000\n\n2,625,000\n\n37,258\n\n45,720 (47)\n\n8 Rent of offices\n\n1 Maintenance of boundary and survey marks\n\n44,000\n\n9 Stores and equipment\n\n10 Travelling expenses\n\n120,000\n\n22,600\n\n11 Uniforms\n\n43,000|(45) 120,000\n\n25,000 | (46)\n\n2 Maintenance of Crown land\n\n6,000\n\n13,000 (2) (3)\n\n3 Maintenance of survey equipment\n\n12,000\n\n2,000 (4)\n\nMaintenance of triangulation and survey marks Routine surveys\n\n2,000\n\n1,000 (4)\n\n1,000\n\n(5)\n\n3,000\n\n(5)\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\n318,658\n\n311,820\n\n3. Drainage\n\n24,000\n\n16,000\n\nSpecial Expenditure\n\n1 Maintenance of anti-malarial works\n\n20,000\n\n13 Electrical equipment\n\n12 Air compressors\n\n14 Machine tools\n\n15 Motor crane\n\n16 Motor vehicles\n\n17 Office equipment\n\n18 Reclamation barge and pumping equipment\n\n70,000) (48) 3,100 (48)\n\n2 Maintenance of sewers and storm-water drains\n\n500,000\n\n20,000 550,000 (6)\n\n133,140 (48)\n\n4. Electrical and Mechanical\n\n520,000\n\n570,000\n\n25,000 (48)\n\n465,000 (48)\n\n1 Maintenance of air-conditioning plant and refrigerators.\n\n10,000\n\n20,140 (48)\n\n2 Maintenance of lifts\n\n40,000 (7)\n\n40,000\n\n10,000 (48)\n\n3 Maintenance of plant\n\n50,000 (6)\n\n100,000\n\n19 Workshop equipment and tools\n\nTotal Special Expenditure\n\nTotal Expenditure\n\n139,400 (48)\n\n4 Maintenance of Public Works Department and transport\n\npool vehicles\n\n150,000 (7)\n\n500,000\n\n4,349,180\n\n865,780\n\n5,434,368\n\n5 Maintenance of typhoon and signal masts and equipment\n\nRunning expenses of workshops\n\n500,000\n\n5,000 20,000\n\n10,000 (8)\n\n(9)\n\n5. Port Works\n\n675,000\n\n(26) Nine posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\nfor\n\n(1) Stipulated increments.\n\n(2) Previously provided for six months,\n\n(3) Personnel changed.\n\n(4) One post provided\n\nAuthority.\n\nunder Quartering\n\n(5) One Clerk Class I in place of one Clerk Class II.\n\n(6) Seven Clerks Class II in place of seven Clerks\n\nClass III.\n\n(7) 12 posts previously provided for under\n\ntemporary staff.\n\n(8) One post abolished.\n\n(9) Previously provided for under non-pensionable\n\nestablishment.\n\n(10) One Assistant Structural Engineer in place of\n\none Assistant Building Surveyor.\n\n(11) Two posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(12) Five posts previously provided for under\n\nnon-pensionable establishment.\n\n(13) Two posts previously provided for under\n\nnon-pensionable establishment.\n\n(14) One Quantity Surveyor's Assistant Class I in\n\nin place of one Building Surveyor.\n\n(15) Three Quantity Surveyor's Assistants Class II\n\nin place of two Clerks of Works Class II and one Quantity Surveyor's Assistant.\n\n(16) Salary revised.\n\n(17) One supernumerary post pending retirement of\n\nofficer.\n\n(18) One Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I in\n\nplace of one Assistant Land Surveyor Class I.\n\n(19) Three Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class I in place of one Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I and two Assistant Land Surveyors Class II.\n\n(20) Three posts abolished.\n\n(21) Four posts abolished.\n\n(22) One new post.\n\n(23) Ten posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(24) 30 posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(25) Provided for under Marine Department.\n\n(27) One post previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(28) Four posts previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment.\n\n(29) Seven posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(30) Two posts provided for under pensionable\n\nestablishment.\n\n(31) One post provided for under pensionable estab-lishment.\n\n(32) Five posts provided for under pensionable establishment.\n\n(33) Seven new posts.\n\n(34) Provided for under Other Charges.\n\n(35) Four posts provided for under pensionable\n\nestablishment.\n\n(36) 58 posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(37) Five posts abolished.\n\n(38) 35 posts previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(39) Five Head Survey Coolies in place of five\n\nSurvey Coolies.\n\n(40) Previously provided for under daily-paid staff.\n\n(41) Three new posts.\n\n(42) Previously provided for departmentally.\n\n(43) Provided for:\n\nOne Assistant Engineer ($550 per month);\n\nOne Assistant Surveyor ($325 per month);\n\nOne Assistant Inspector of Works ($300 per\n\nmonth);\n\nOne Clerk ($185 per month);\n\n18 Clerks ($150 per month);\n\nNine Women Clerks ($120 per month).\n\n(44) More overtime anticipated.\n\n(45) Economy measures.\n\n(46) Previous provision inadequate.\n\n(47) Increased rents.\n\n(48) New item.\n\n5 Maintenance of vehicle ferry piers\n\n6 Reclamation schemes, survey parties\n\n1 Cost of production Deduct Sales\n\n2 Removal of overburden\n\n1 Maintenance of approaches to Government buildings\n\n2 Maintenance of footpaths and drainage connexions\n\n3 Maintenance of Government A.R.P. tunnels\n\n4 Maintenance of road plant\n\n5 Maintenance of roads and bridges\n\n6 Maintenance of traffic and street signs\n\n7 Street lighting\n\n1 Dredging\n\n200,000\n\n2 Maintenance of harbour plant and equipment\n\n40,000\n\n3 Maintenance of Kai Tak airport\n\n100,000\n\n4 Maintenance of sea walls and piers\n\n160,000\n\n160,000\n\n45,000\n\n150,000 (4)\n\n40,000\n\n750,000\n\n163,000 (6) 160,000 215,000 (6)\n\n65,000 (10)\n\n6. Quarries\n\n705,000\n\n793,000\n\n$2,300,000 $2,000,000\n\n300,000 (11)\n\n200,000 (12)\n\n7. Roads\n\n500,000\n\n100,000\n\n100,000\n\n80,000\n\n80,000\n\n35,000\n\n155,000\n\n2,800,000\n\n20,000\n\n850,000\n\n40,000 (6) 15,000 (13) (14) 4,600,000 (15) 55,000 (15) 850,000\n\n8. Waterworks\n\n4,040,000\n\n5,740,000\n\n1 Headworks and trunk supplies\n\n140,000\n\n100,000 (4)\n\n2 Pumping raw water\n\n690,000\n\n650,000 (4)\n\n3 Filtration and treatment\n\n260,000\n\n340,000 (6)\n\n4 Pumping filtered water\n\n500,000\n\n510,000 (6)\n\n5 Distribution\n\n410,000\n\n410,000\n\n6 Waste detection and prevention\n\n34,000\n\n7 Maintenance of buildings\n\n80,000\n\n8 Maintenance of water meters\n\n300,000\n\n9 Maintenance of workshop\n\n55,000\n\n30,000 (4) 100,000 (6) 300,000\n\n55,000\n\n2,469,000\n\n2,495,000", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597067, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "page_number": 98, "title": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "content_text": "124\n\n66\n\nHead 27-PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE\n\nHead 28-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nB-BROADCASTING\n\n \n $\n Approved Estimate 1950-51\n $\n Estimate 1951-52\n \n \n $\n Approved Estimate 1950-51\n $\n Estimate 1951-52\n \n\nPersonal Emoluments\n\n \n 1950-51\n $\n 1951-52\n $\n \n \n Personal Emoluments\n \n \n Pensionable establishment\n Pensionable establishment\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Director of Public Works ($28,800)\n 28,800\n 28,800\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Deputy Director of Public Works ($24,800)\n 24,800\n 24,800\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Programme Secretary ($10,560: $10,560: 11,040 x $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600)\n \n \n \n \n 2\n 3\n Assistant Directors of Public Works ($24,000)\n 48,000\n 50,887 (1)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Waterworks Engineer ($24,000)\n 24,000\n 24,000\n \n \n 4\n 4\n Announcer Translators ($4,800: $4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,000: $6,360×$360—$8,160×$480-$9,120)\n 15,600 (1)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys ($24,000)\n 24,000\n 24,000\n \n \n \n \n Chief Engineers ($20,160×$960–$22,080 ×$720-$22,800)\n 67,820\n 64,609 (2) (3)\n \n \n Non-pensionable establishment\n Non-pensionable establishment\n \n \n 1\n 2\n Chief Architects ($20,160×$960-$22,080 x$720-$22,800)\n 22,800\n 25,506 (1)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n News and Talks Editor ($13,440)\n 13,440\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Chief Building Surveyor ($20,160×$960-$22,080x$720-$22,800)\n \n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Music Secretary ($5,040×$360-$6,480x $240-$6,720)\n 6,270\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Programme Assistant ($5,040 x $360 $6,480×$240-$6,720)\n 6,580 (2)\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Town-planning Officer ($20,160 × $960 $22,080×$720-$22,800)\n 20,160\n (4)\n \n \n \n 1\n Programme Secretary\n \n 6,620 (2)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (ZEK) ($4,800: ($20,160 × $960 $22,080 × $720 $4,800: $5,400×$360-$8,640× $480-$9,600)\n 21,830\n 22,612 (5)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Probationary Programme Secretary (ZER)\n \n 9,240 (2)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands ($20,160 x $960 - $22,080 × $720 $9,600)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ($4,800 $4,800: $5,400×$360-$8,640 X$480 $9,600)\n 5,300\n \n \n \n 1\n 1\n Assistant Secretary (ZEK) ($2,160×$120 $2,400×$240-$3,360)\n \n 5,700 (2)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Assistant Superintendent of Surveys ($20,160 x $960 $22,080 × $720 $22,800)\n 20,615\n 21,151 (5)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Secretary ($19,200)\n 19,200\n 19,200\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Record Librarians ($2,760×$180-$3,300 >$300-$4,200)\n 7,135\n 7,435 (2)\n \n \n 1\n 1\n Senior Executive Officer Class II ($13,440 $720-$15,600)\n 15,600\n 15,600\n \n \n 6\n 17\n Woman Confidential Assistant Class II ($2,880×$240-$4,800)\n 4,800\n \n \n \n 1\n 3\n Executive Officer Class I ($10,080×$480-$12,960)\n \n 32,909' (6)\n \n \n 7\n \n Office Attendant ($768×$24-$960)\n 816\n 840 (2)\n \n \n \n \n Messengers ($528×$24-$720)\n 3,584\n \n \n \n \n \n Temporary staff\n 4,271 (3)\n \n \n \n 11\n 9\n Executive Officers Class II ($4,800: $4,800: $5,400×$860-$7,200: $7,560x$360- $8,640×$480-$9,600)\n 79,382\n 63,849 | (7)\n \n \n \n \n Expatriation pay\n 5,360\n 6,720 (1)\n \n \n 12\n 12\n Clerks Class I ($4,500×$300-$6,000)\n 58,830\n 64,800 (5)\n \n \n \n \n Overtime allowance\n 300 (5)\n \n \n \n 41\n 44\n Clerks Class II ($2,760x$180-$3,300x $300-$4,200)\n 145,711\n 161,753 (8)\n \n \n \n \n Total Personal Emoluments\n 101,833\n 110,106\n \n \n 70\n 38\n Clerks Class III ($1,800: $1,800: $1,920 x$120-$2,040×$180-$2,580)\n \n 87,289 (9)\n \n \n 1\n 2\n Woman Confidential Assistants Class I ($5,040×$360-$6,480×$240-$6,720)..\n 5,071\n 10,769 (10)\n \n\nSub-heads\n\n \n 1\n Personal emoluments\n \n \n \n \n \n Other Charges\n \n \n \n \n 2\n Artists and announcers\n 101,833\n 110,10€\n \n \n 17\n \n 130,000\n 130,000\n \n \n 1\n \n 40,000\n \n \n \n \n 3 Cleaning of offices\n 1,200 (5)\n \n \n \n \n 5 Incidental expenses\n 2,500\n 45,000 (6)\n \n \n 2,500\n \n 20,000\n \n \n \n 3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Valuation and Resumption Officer ($10,560: $10,560 $11,040×$480—$12,000×$720 -$15,600 $16,320×$720—$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n \n Engineers ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040× $480-$12,000-$720-$15,600: $16,320 x$720 $18,480)\n 10,560\n 10,560\n \n \n \n \n 259,460\n 266,223 (4)\n \n \n \n \n 13,440\n 15,354 (5)\n \n \n 7\n Rent of offices\n \n 25,000 (7)\n \n \n 8\n Uniforms\n 120,000\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,400\n 122,000 (8)\n \n \n \n \n 1,400\n \n \n \n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Total Other Charges\n 313,900\n 827,100\n \n \n \n Special Expenditure\n \n \n \n \n 1\n Piano\n \n 7,100\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n \n 7\n \n 7\n \n \n \n \n Total Special Expenditure\n \n \n \n \n \n Total Expenditure\n 7,100\n 422,833\n \n\n(1) Personnel changed\n\n(2) Stipulated increments\n\n(3) One post previously provided for under Public Relations Office\n\n(4) Provides for: Two Translators ($250 per month)\n\n(6) Increased payments\n\n(7) More records\n\n(9) Not required\n\n(5) New item\n\n(8) Previous provision inadequate\n\n \n \n Town - planning Architects ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040×$480—$12,000×$720 -$15,600: $16,320×$720–$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n \n Building Surveyors ($10,560: $10.560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720–$18,480)\n 31,012\n 32,452 (5)\n \n \n \n Architectural Assistant ($6,600 $6,600: $6,900 × $300–$7,200 × $480—$8,160: $8,640× $480—$10,080)\n 84,771\n 77,719 | (3)\n \n \n 1\n \n 10,080\n 10,080,\n \n \n 1\n Electrical Engineer ($10,560: $10,560: $11,040 × $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720—$18,480)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 311,040 × $480 $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720—$18,480)\n 15,724\n 18,028 (5)\n \n\n67\n\n130", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597068, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "page_number": 99, "title": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "content_text": "Head 28-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\n \n Personal Emoluments\n Approved Estimate 1950-51\n Estimate 1951-52\n \n \n Mechanical Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 — $12,000 × $720- $15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n $\n $\n \n \n Quantity Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n 12\n 12,906\n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistant Class I ($12,960×$480-$14,400)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 44,490\n 50,445\n \n \n Engineering Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600 $300-$4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,000)\n \n \n \n \n Engineering Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800 $1,800 $1,920×$120-$2,040 x$180 $2,400: $2,580×$180 $3,300)\n \n \n \n \n Map Draughtsman Class I ($6,360x$360- $8,160)\n $\n $\n \n \n \n 18,600\n 19,500\n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistants Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480—$9,600: $10,080×$480-$12.480)\n 12\n 13,270\n \n \n Map Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600×$300 -$4,800 $5,100×$300-$6,000)\n 8\n 8,400\n \n \n Map Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800: $1,920x$120-$2,040x$180— $2,400 $2,580×$180-$3,300)\n \n 8,281\n \n \n \n 27,600\n 25,995\n \n \n Land Surveyors ($10,560: $11,040 $480 — $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320×$720—$18,480)\n 5\n \n \n \n \n 24,480\n \n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class I ($6,600× $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n 3\n \n \n \n \n 34,898\n 34,793\n \n \n Inspectors of Work Class I ($12,960×$480 --$14,400)\n 3\n \n \n \n \n 110,614\n 108,096\n \n \n Clerks of Works Class I ($12,960×$480— $14,400)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 40,800\n \n \n \n Electrical Inspectors Class I ($12,960× $480--$14,400)\n 2\n \n \n \n \n 41,280\n 41,264\n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class II ($3,600 >$300-$4,800: $5,100x$300-$6,300)\n 10\n \n \n \n Assistant Land Surveyors Class III ($1,800 $1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040 X$180 $2,400)\n \n \n \n \n \n 20,793\n 18,731\n \n \n Building Inspector Class I ($12,960×$480 $14,400)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 27,840\n 28,320\n \n \n Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class I ($6,600 x $300 $7,200 × $480 --$14,400)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Waterworks Inspectors Class I ($12,960× $480--$14,400)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 13,440\n 13,920\n \n \n Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class II ($7,200: $7,200: $7,680×$480-$9,600: $10,080 ×$480-$12,480)\n 9\n 9\n \n \n \n 7.083\n 7,493\n \n \n Inspectors of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680 × $480 $9,600: $10,080 × $480-$12,480)\n 18\n 18\n \n \n \n 40.320\n 41,264\n \n \n Electrical Overseer ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 4,500\n 4,800\n \n \n Mechanical Overseer ($3,900 × $300 $5,400)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Electrical Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480—$9,600: $10,080×$480-$12,480)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 2,000\n \n \n \n Clerks of Works Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480—$9,600: $10,080 X$480-$12,480)\n 10\n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Building Overseers ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n 30\n 30\n \n \n Foremen Class I ($2,880×$180-$3,600)\n 65\n 65\n \n \n Foremen Class II ($1,800×x$120-$2,640)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n Chief Meter Reader ($3,900×$300-$5,400)\n 12\n 12\n \n \n \n 94,470\n 96,009\n \n \n Meter Readers ($2,880x$180-$3,600)\n 17\n 17\n \n \n Junior Meter Readers ($1,800 × $120 $2,640)\n \n \n \n \n \n 126,040\n 128,979\n \n \n \n 5,400\n 5,400\n \n \n \n 41,100\n 41,281\n \n \n Quarry Superintendent ($12,960×$480— $14,400)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Waterworks Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480-$9,600: $10,080 ×$480-$12,480)\n 6\n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Building Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480–$9,600: $10,080 x$480-$12,480)\n 11\n 11\n \n \n \n 95,042\n 101,282\n \n \n \n 40,143\n 39,754\n \n \n Diver's Linesman ($2,880×$180-$3,600)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 3,535\n 3,600\n \n \n Diver's Foreman ($1,800x$120-$2,640)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 2,126\n 2,246\n \n \n \n 53,130\n 58,810\n \n \n Timekeepers ($1,800 $1,800 $1,920× $120-$2,880)\n 13\n 13\n \n \n \n 23,400\n 23,910\n \n \n Storekeeper Class I ($4,200×$300-$6,000)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 4,200\n 4,200\n \n \n \n 107,207\n \n \n \n Assistant Quarry Superintendent ($7,200: $7,680×$480—$9,600: $10,080 X$480 $12,480)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 12.960\n 13,440\n \n \n Storekeepers Class II ($2,880 × $180 - $3,600)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 8,640\n 8,640\n \n \n Storekeepers Class III ($1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,640)\n 14\n 14\n \n \n \n 26,040\n 26,040\n \n \n \n \n 101,691\n \n \n Mechanical Inspector Class I ($12,960x $480--$14,400)\n 2\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Senior Photo Printer ($3,600× $300- $4,800 $5,100 ×$300-$6,000)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 3,600\n \n \n \n Photo Printer ($1,800: $1,920x $120-$2,040 $180-$2,400: $2,580× $180 $3,300)\n 3\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mechanical Inspectors Class II ($7,200: $7,680×$480--$9,600: $10,080 X$480-$12,480)\n 1\n \n \n \n \n 28,320\n 14,400\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Assistant Mechanical Inspector ($4,800: $5,100×$300-$6,900)\n 1\n \n \n \n \n 7,200\n 7,200\n \n \n \n 17,515\n \n \n \n Non-pensionable establishment\n \n \n \n \n Transport Supervisor ($4,800: $4,800: $5,400×$300-$7,200: $7,560×$360– $8,640×$480—$9,600)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 5,556\n \n \n \n Diver ($10,080: $10,560×$480- $12,480)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Land Bailiffs ($7,200; $7,680× $480-$9,600: $10,080×$480-$12,480)\n 8\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Building Surveyor ($7,200: $7,680 $480-$9,600: $10,080×$480-$12,480)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Architects ($10,560: $11,040× $480-$12,000×$720—$ ($15,600: $16,320 x$720-$18,480)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 37,950\n 43,866\n \n \n \n 5,000\n 6,360\n \n \n Woman Architect ($8,400: $8,880 x $480 $12,240: $12,720 × $480 $14,160)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 11,280\n \n \n \n \n 79.560\n 82,480\n \n \n Town planning Architects ($10,560: $11,040×$480—$12,000×$720 -$15,600 $16,320×$720——$18,480)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Structural Engineer ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 $12,000 × $720 $15,600: $16,320×$720-$18,480)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 15,580\n 16,300\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chief Draughtsmen ($10,080: $10,560×$480—-$12,480)\n 3\n 3\n \n \n \n 12,480\n 12,480\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Assistant Engineers ($6,600: $6,600: $6,900×$300-$7,200×$480—$8,160; $8,640×$480$10,080)\n 5\n 5\n \n \n \n 10,560\n 10,560\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Architectural Draughtsmen Class I ($6,360 $6,900 × $300–$7,200 × $480—$8,160; $8,640×$480$10,080)\n 2\n 2\n \n \n \n 37,440\n 37,440\n \n \n \n 40,184\n 34,976\n \n \n Architectural Draughtsmen Class II ($3,600×$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300 -$6,000)\n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n 14,160\n 14,880\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Architectural Draughtsmen Class III ($1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040 x$180-$2,400: $2,580×$180–$3,300)\n 7\n 7\n \n \n \n 14,400\n 15,600\n \n \n \n 18.362\n 20,402\n \n \n Crown Lands Officers ($10,560: $11,040 x $480 — $12,000 x $720 $15,600 $16,320×$720—$18,480)\n 10\n 9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Quantity Surveyor's Assistant ($6,000: $6,600: $6,900×$300-$7,200×$480- $8,160 $8,640×$480-$10,080)\n \n \n \n \n \n 22,560\n 23,520\n \n \n Woman Confidential Assistants Class II ($2,880×$240—$4,800)\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n 800\n \n \n \n \n 36,287\n 37,146\n \n \n \n 34,315\n \n \n\n132", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597069, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "page_number": 100, "title": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "content_text": "Head 28-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nPersonal Emoluments\n\n1950-51 1951-52\n\nNon-pensionable establishment\n\n7 7 Assistant Engineering Surveyors Class II ($3,600×$300-$4,800: $5,100×$300 -$6,300)\n\nApproved Estimate 1950-51 $ Estimate 1951-52 $\n\nSub-heads $ $\n\n1 Personal emoluments 4,256,768 4,323,172\n\nOther Charges\n\nHead 28-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT\n\nApproved Estimate 1950-51 $ Estimate 1951-52 $\n\n2 Advertising 17,800 1,440\n\n3 Casual labour 7,300 (23) 1,635,800 (24)\n\n4 Cleaning of offices 2,000 2,000\n\n5 Courses of instruction abroad 2,000 (25) 960\n\n6 Fuel, light, and power 35,800 32,000 (26)\n\n7 Honoraria for university engineering students 11,494 12,478 (18)\n\n8 Incidental expenses 7,800 8,100 (27)\n\n9 Publications 11,300 11,100 (28)\n\n10 Rent of offices 3,400 4,400 (29)\n\n11 Stores and equipment 45,720 45,720\n\n12 Subsistence allowances 43,000 16,042\n\n13 Travelling expenses 12,466 (3) 45,264 (3)\n\n14 Uniforms 120,000 25,000\n\nTotal Other Charges 311,820 1,943,120\n\nSpecial Expenditure\n\n15 Air compressors 70,000\n\n16 Camera 163,500 (31) (32)\n\n17 Deep well-boring equipment 100,000 (25)\n\n18 Dredging equipment 18,500 (25)\n\n19 Lifts 167,000 (25)\n\n20 Motor transport 465,000 93,000 (32)\n\n21 Quarry plant 120,000 (25)\n\n22 Reclamation barge and pumping equipment 10,000 144,000 (31) (32)\n\n23 Road plant 86,000 (25)\n\n24 Time clocks 3,600 (25)\n\n25 Workshop equipment and tools 139,400 200,000 (31) (32)\n\nElectrical equipment 3,100 (33)\n\nMachine tools 133,140 (33)\n\nMotor crane 25,000 (33)\n\nOffice equipment 20,140 (33)\n\nTotal Special Expenditure 865,780 1,097,600\n\nTotal Expenditure 5,434,368 7,363,892\n\n(1) One supernumerary post pending retirement of officer\n\n(2) Title changed from Executive Engineer\n\n(3) Personnel changed\n\n(4) Post abolished\n\n(5) Stipulated increments\n\n(6) One post previously provided for under Treasury and one post previously shown under Sanitary Department and Urban Council\n\n(7) Two posts provided for under Treasury\n\n(8) Three posts previously provided for under Police Force\n\n(9) 32 posts provided for under temporary staff\n\n(10) One Woman Confidential Assistant Class I in place of one Woman Confidential Assistant Class II\n\n(11) One new post\n\n(12) One Mechanical Inspector Class II in place of one Mechanical Inspector Class I\n\n(13) Salary scale revised\n\n(14) One Senior Photo Printer in place of two Photo Printers\n\n(15) Previously provided for under non-pensionable establishment\n\n(16) One Architect in place of one Woman Architect\n\n(17) Previously provided for under Casual labour\n\n(18) One Office Attendant in place of one Head Office Attendant\n\n(19) Three posts abolished\n\n(20) Provided for under pensionable establishment\n\n(21) Provided for: One Assistant Engineer ($550 per month); One Assistant Surveyor ($325 per month); One Assistant Inspector of Works ($300 per month); 52 Clerks ($150 per month); Eight Women Clerks ($120 per month)\n\n(22) More overtime\n\n(23) Provided for in part under Miscellaneous Services\n\n(24) Previously provided for under Public Works Recurrent and the Loan schedule\n\n(25) New item\n\n(26) Reduced consumption\n\n(27) Previous provision inadequate\n\n(28) Economy measure\n\n(29) More publications\n\n(30) More travelling\n\n(31) Additional equipment\n\n(32) Revote in part\n\n(33) Not required\n\nPage 100\n\nPage 101", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 599537, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-627-6 Grants of land 1-1-1951 - 30-11-1951", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-627-6 Grants of land 1-1-1951 - 30-11-1951", "content_text": "Sec. 773093/50.\n\nSAVINGRAM\n\nTo the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nFrom the Governor, Hong Kong.\n\nDate..\n\n4 January, 1951.\n\n12 No.\n\nI have the honour to request your approval of the grant of an area of 2,030 sq. ft. of land at Lugard Road, the Peak, Hong Kong, to the Hong Kong Electric Company Limited on the following terms:-\n\n(a) Private Treaty sale.\n\n(b) Lease term 75 years non-renewable.\n\n(c) Premium $9,352.00.\n\n(d) Crown Rent $46.00 per annum.\n\n(e) Building Covenant. A sum sufficient to bring the value of the buildings on the lot up to $40,000 will be expended upon rateable improvements on the lot within a period of 12 months.\n\n(f) The height of the building shall not exceed 46 feet.\n\n(g)\n\n(h)\n\n(i)\n\n2. Except with the consent of the Governor the lot shall be used only for an electrical sub-station, and such domestic buildings as the Director of Public Works may consider reasonable for the housing of staff employed by the purchaser.\n\nNo assignment, mortgage, charge, sub-lease or other alienation will be permitted without the written consent of the Governor.\n\nThe lot will revert to the Crown without compensation in the event of any breach of the conditions.\n\nThe lot comprises a formed and built upon site of 1,160 sq. ft., which was held by the Company on a 21 years non-renewable lease which expired on 22nd March, 1949, plus 870 sq. ft. of hillside now added in accordance with the normal practice of making lessees responsible for the prevention of landslips. The 1,160 sq. ft. were and are occupied by the Company's Victoria Gap sub-station and the Company propose to construct a flat for an engineer on its staff over the sub-station. In view of the existing sub-station, sale of the land by public auction is impracticable, but the premium is calculated at the normal upset price at which the land would be put to auction plus fifty percent. The Crown rent is at the normal rate for the locality.\n\n3. The premium does not include the value of the building on the land, but I do not consider that it would be equitable to charge this in view of the fact that under the concession granted in respect of 75 years non-renewable leases after the war no charge is being made for the buildings on lots held under such leases.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-627-6 Grants of land 1-1-1951 - 30-11-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]