Estimates-1914 — Page 37

FOR THE YEAR 1914.

[Class I]

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

6.-HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,―Contd.

Brought forward,

F. LIGHTHOUSES,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, -Continued.

Brought foward,

Approved Estimate, 1913.

Estimate, 1914.

130,502

130,470

21,020

20,798

Waglan Island Lighthouse.

1 Principal Lighthouse Keeper,

1,848

(1) (2)

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,...

1,291

(1) (3)

1 Fourth Lighthouse Keeper, (£240 to £285 by £15 triennially),... 1 Fifth Lighthouse Keeper,

2,917

3,058

(2) (3) (4)

1,680

1,680

(2)

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,..........

1,069

1,174

(3)

Eighth Lighthouse Keeper, 1, (£160 to £180 by £10 triennially), Allowances to Lighthouse Keepers for lodging while in Hong-

1,945

(5)

kong,

546

546

3 Assistants, at $240 each,

720

720

3 Coolies, at $168 each,

504

504

(6)

3 Watchmen, at $144 each,

432

432

Blackhead's Hill Lighthouse.

1 Lightkeeper,

240

240

(6)

Kap Sing Island Lighthouse. 2 Lightkeepers, 1 at $228, and 1 at $180,

408

408

(6)

31,481

32,699

Total Personal Emoluments,

OTHER CHARGES.

Green Island Lighthouse, &c.

Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,

3,285

2,585

(7)

Cape Collinson Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,

700

(8)

Gap Rock Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,...................

1,200

1,200

Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for Fog Signal-

ling Guns,..

300

430

(9)

Incidental Expenses,

200

200

Waglan Island Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,

1,300

1,300

Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for Fog Signal-

ling Guns,..

3,500

1,650

(10)

Incidental Expenses,

200

200

Blackhead's Hill Lighthouse.

Incidental Expenses,

80

80

Petrol,

60

60

Kap Sing Island Lighthouse.

Incidental Expenses,

80

Petroleum,

100

100

88

80

Total Other Charges,..

10,305

8,585

Total Lighthouses,

41,786

41,284

172,288

171,754

Total Harbour Master's Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

A. HARBOUR OFFICE,—

Typewriter,

66

"

A ga lights for Fairway Buoys and Cust Rock Buoy

(£261.16s.),.

Total Special Expenditure,.....

(1) Transferred from Green Island Lighthouse.

(2) Free quarters, fuel and light.

(3) Privileged rate of exchange,-C.O. Despatch of 8th Fe-

bruary, 1913.

(4) Stipulated increment.

(5) Transferred to Cape Collinson Lighthouse.

(6) Free quarters.

(7) $700 transferred to Cape Collinson Lighthouse.

250

+++

(11)

2,856 (12)

250

2,856

(8) Transferred from Green Island Lighthouse, etc.

(9) $130 added for periodical supply, former vote being an

emergency estimate.

(10) Reduction due to substitution of cotton-powder charges

for gunpowder charges.

(11) Non-recurrent.

(12) C.O. Despatch No. 239 of 14th August, 1913.