Estimates-1916 — Page 61

FOR THE YEAR 1916.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

6.—HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,—Contd.

Brought forward,..

F-LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTS,-Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTE,—Continued,

Approved Estimate, 1915.

$

$

139,863

[Class I] 35

Estimate, 1916.

138,166

Brought forward,..

20,848

21,291

Waglan Island Lighthouse.

Principal Lighthouse Keeper,

1,848

1,848

(1)

Do.,

Exchange Compensation......

1,291

1,320

(2)

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

3,058

3,227

(1) (2) (3)

1 Fifth Lighthouse Keeper,

1,680

1,680

(1)

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,.

1,174

1,200 (2)

Allowances to Lighthouse Keepers for lodging while in Hong-

kong,

546

546

8 Assistants, at $240 each,

720

720

8 Coolies, at $168 each,

504

504

Watchmen, at $144 each,

432

432

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Blackhead's Hill Lighthouse,

1 Lightkeeper,

240

240 (4)

Kap Sing Island Lighthouse.

Lightkeepers, 1 at $228, and I at $180,

408

408

(4)

Total Personal Emoluments,

32,749

33,416

OTHER CHARGES.

Green Island Lighthouse,

Coal, Paraffin and Stores,

2,585

2,105

(5)

Cape Collinson Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin and Stores,

700

700

Gap Rock Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin and Stores,

1,600

1,600

Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for Fog Signal-

ling Guns,.....

430

430

Incidental Expenses,

200

200

Waglan Island Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin and Stores,

1,600

1,600

Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for Fog Signal-

ling Guns,....

1,650

1,650

Incidental Expenses,

200

200

Ma Wan Lighthouse.

Coal, Paraffin and Stores,

180

(6)

Blackhead's Hill Lighthouse.

Incidental Expenses,

Petrol,

60

889

80

Kap Sing Island Lighthouse.

Petroleum,

Lights.

Incidental Expenses,

Upkeep of Aga Lights for Fairway Buoys, Cust Buoy and

Harbour of Refuge,

Total Other Charges,..

100

88880

80

100

88 88

80

60

80

Total Lighthouses,

Total Harbour Master's Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE..

4-HARBOUR OFFICE,—

700

(7)

9,285

9,685

42,034

43,101

181,897

181,267

Acquisition and re-arrangement of Moorings in Victoria Harbour, 250,000 Coir-matting,

130

New Cable for Bokhara Rock Buoy,

Total Special Expenditure,

140,000

(8)

(9) 200 (10)

250,130

140,200

Free quarters, fuel and light.

(2) Lower exchange.

(3) Stipulated increment.

(4) Free quarters.

(5) $180 transferred to Ma Wan Lighthouse, and $300 to Upkeep

of Aga Lights.

(6) Transferred from Green Island Lighthouse.

(7) $300 transferred from Green Island Lighthouse, “Coal, Paraffin and Stores"; $400 added for maintenance of lights at the Harbour of Refuge.

(8) Re-vote: Governor's Despatch No. 331 of 6th October,

1915.

(9) Non-recurrent.

(10) Periodical renewal.