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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

PUBLIC WORKS.

1.-PUBLIC WORKS,—Continued,

A.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Brought forward,

OTHER CHARGES.

Conveyance Allowances to:--

Director of Public Works,-

1st Assistant Director of Public Works,....

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 1916.

417,691

$

417,952

480

480

360

360

2nd Assistant Director of Public Works,..

360

360

7 Executive Engineers, 6 at $360 each, and 1 at $360 + $180

Pony Allowance,..

2,700

2,700

10 Assistant Engineers, 1 at $360, and 9 at $244 each,

1 Principal Land Surveyor,

2,556

2,556

360

360

4 Land Surveyors, and 10 Assistant Land Surveyors, 13 at $360

each, and 1 at $360+ $120 Pony Allowance,

5,160

5,160

1 Drainage Surveyor,

360

360

2 Apprentice Surveyors, Crown Lands and Surveys, at

$180 each,

360

360

1 Apprentice Surveyor, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 2 Land Bailiffs, at $360 each,

144

141

720

720

1 Superintendent of Accounts, Correspondence, and Stores,... 1 4th Grade Storekeeper,

180

180

120

120

1 Clerk of Works,

270

270

1 Electrician,

360

360

5 Overseers, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, at

$270 each,

1,350

1,350

6 Overseers, Water Works, 1 at $270+$180 Pony Allowance,

4 at $270 each, and 1 at $180,.

1,710

1,710

17 Overseers, General Staff, 2 at $360, 9 at $270, and 6 at

$180 each,

4,230

4,230

3 Foremen, 1 at $120, 1 at $90, and 1 at $72,....

282

282

3 Meter Readers, at $180 each,

1 3rd Grade Clerk and Assistant,..

Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans,.

Electric Fans aud Light,

Furniture,

Incidental Expenses,

540

540

240

240

3,400

3,000

1,600

(1)

Incidental Expenses, Store,.

Land Survey Contingencies,

Language Study Allowance to 1 Land Surveyor,

Motor Boat: Running expenses,

Surveying Instruments,

Transport and Travelling Expenses,

Uniform for Indian Constables,...

Water Works,

Uniform for House Service Inspectors and Meter Readers,

Total Other Charges,

Total Public Works Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Typewriter, Furniture,

Total Special Expenditure.

2,250

1,000

2,000

500

1,400

500

2,500 (2)

500

300(1)

240

(8)

300 (4)

2,150

1,200

4,300

4,100

(1)

390

390

250

(5)

40,672

37,282

458,363

455,234

275 1,000

300

3@

(7)

1,275

300

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Previously under-estimated.

(3) Allowance to be given in one sum on this officer passing

his final examination.

(4) A motor boat has been obtained for Tytam Tuk Works.

(5) Considered necessary to provide these Officers with uni

form.

(6) Non-recurrent.

(7) Additional book-cases and writing-table required.