Estimates-1914 — Page 91

FOR THE YEAR 1914.

[Class VI]

89

PUBLIC WORKS.

1. PUBLIC WORKS,-Continued.

A.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Brought forward..........

OTHER CHARGES.

Conveyance Allowances to :—

Approved Estimate, 1913.

Estimate, 1914.

#

*

345,307

397,825

Director of Public Works,................

1st Assistant Director of Public Works,.

480

480

360

360

2nd Assistant Director of Public Works,.

360

360

7 Executive Engineers, at $360 each,...........

2,520

2,520

10 Assistant Engineers, 1 at $360, 1 at $360+$180 Pony

Allowance, and 8 at $244 each,

2,492

2,852

(1)

1 Principal Land Surveyor,

360

360

11 Land Surveyors, at $360 each,

3,960

3,960

1 Land Surveyor,

1 Drainage Surveyor,

3rd Grade Surveyor,

120

120

360

360

144

1 Apprentice Surveyor,.

144

NO

(2)

(3)

2 Land Bailiffs, at $360 each,

720

720

1 Superintendent of Accounts, Correspondence and Stores, 1 4th Grede Storekeeper,

180

180

120

120

1 Clerk of Works,

270

270

1 Electrician. ..................

360

(4)

5 Overseers, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, at

$270 each,

1,350

1,350

6 Overseers, Water Works, 2 at $270 +$180 Pony Allowance

each, 3 at $270 each, and 1 at $180,

1,890

1,890

16 Overseers, General Staff, 2 at $360, 8 at $270 and 6 at

$180 each,

3,420

3,960

(5)

3 Foremeu, 1 at $120, 1 at $90 and 1 at $72,

282

282

3 Meter Readers, at $180 each,

540

540

Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans,..

1,600

1,600

Electric Fans aud Light,

750

1,000

(6)

Furniture,

500

500

Incidental Expenses,

2,720

2,120

(7)

Incidental Expenses, Store,.

1,000

1,000

Land Survey Contingencies,

1,000

1,000

Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to 1 Land Surveyor,

180

180

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£30),

273

327 (8)

Surveying Instruments,

1,600

1,600

Transport and Travelling Expenses,

3,800

3,800

Uniform for Indian Constables,..

228

390 (9)

Total Other Charges,

33,579

34,705

378,886

432,530

Total Public Works Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

Furniture,

Surveying Instruments, (£110),

Typewriter,..

Total Special Expenditure,

(1) 1 at $244 increased to $360 owing to more travelling; 1 at $214 for additional Assistant Engineer,-C.O. Tele- gram of 4th July, 1913.

(2) Transferred to Apprentice Surveyor.

(3) Transferred from 3rd Grade Surveyor,

(4) New post.-C.O. Despatch No 38 of 20th February, 1913, (5) 2 additional at $180 each,-C. Telegram of 4th July

1913; 2 at $270 increased to $360 each.

290 1,200 275

(10)

1,765

(6) Previously ander-estimated.

(7) Stationery purchased locally to be debited to Miscellaneous

Services.

(8) 2 additional extension lines for Surveys and Maintenance

Branches,

(9) 4 new posts. (10) Non-recurrent.