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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

UNDERTAKINGS OF GOVERNMENT.

2.—KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.

WORKING EXPENSES,-Continued.

Brought forward,...

MAINTENANCE OF WAY, WORKS, AND

STATIONS,—Continued.

Brought forward,..........

OTHER CHARGES,-Continued.

New Minor Works,

Plantations,

Points and Crossings,...

Repairs of Staff Quarters,.

Repairs of Station Buildings,

Roads and Crossings,

Sleepers,

Stationery,

Stores,

Tools and Plant,

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 1917.

$

44,203

$

44,726

30,723

31,144

Brought forward,........

5,150

6,900

1,000

1,000

150

25

660

2,450

150

25

1,950 (1) (2)

3,750

50

600

50 600

(3)

100

75

(1)

1,100

1,200

50

50

11,335

15,750

42,058

46,894

Total Other Charges,

Total Maintenance of Way, Works, and Stations,

LOCOMOTIVE, CARRIAGE AND WAGON EXPENSES.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

1 Locomotive Superintendent, (£360 to £450 by £30 triennially), 1 Assistant Locomotive Superintendent, (£300 to £330 hy £15

biennially),

4,457

4,474

(4) (5) (6)

3,429

3,369

(5) (6)

Carriage and Wagon Examiner, 1...................

600

(7)

2 5th Grade Clerks, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

1.260

1,320

(4)

1. Telephone Clerk,

1 Office Attendant and Assistant Telephone Clerk,

1 Storeman,

360

...

(8)

192

192

(9)

132

120

(10) (11)

Do.,

House Allowance,

24

(11)

Overtime Allowances,

200

(7)

1 Driver,...

720

(6) (12)

4 5th Grade Drivers, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

3,960

2,510

(4) (6) (13)

3 6th Grade Drivers, ($360 to $120 after 1 year),

Rent Allowances to Drivers and Firemen,

Overtime Allowances to Drivers and Firemen,

2 Yard Pointsmen, at $144 each,

3 Watchmen, at $180 each,

1 Foreman Locomotive Cleaner,

7 Locomotive Cleaners, at $180 each,

1,680

1,245

(4) (6) (14

11 Firemen, (5 at $288, 1 at $252, 2 at $216, 3 at $180),

2,520

2,664

192

(6) (15) (16)

452

452

288

288

540

540

·360

1,260

}

(17)

1 4th Grade Fitter. ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

2 5th Grade Fitters, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

27 Fitters, (1 at $1.25, 3 at $1.00, 23 at 92 cents per day),

900

1,260

12 Apprentice Fitters, (7 at 31 cents, 3 at 27 cents, 2 at 19 cents

per day),

5 Fitters' Mates, (1 at 75 cents, 1 at 60 cents, 1 at 58 cents),......

7,953

(4) (18)(19)(20)

(21)

1,052

(4) (20)

605

(20)

Carried forward,.

Carried forward.......

19,902

31,668

86,261

91,620

(1) Increase in cost.

(2) Biennial painting and renovation,

(3) Considered sufficient.

(4) Stipulated increments.

(6) Higher exchange.

(6) Free quarters.

(7) Not required.

(8) New post necessitated by increased work.

(9) Former designation "Telephone Clerk ",

P

(10) Former designation " Office Attendant". (11) Salary reduced, and House Allowance granted. (12) In place of 5th Grade Driver,

(18) I replaced by 1 Driver at $720; 1 not required.

(14) 1 not required.

(15) 1 additional Fireman at $180; pay of 1 reduced from $216

to $180 on new appointment.

(16) Shown under Other Charges as "Rent of Drivers and

Firemen's Quarters ".

(17) New posts; work previously done under Contract at

$2,088 per annum.

(18) Pay of 1 increased from 92 cents to $1.25; 6 from 90 to

92 cents; 1 from 80 to 92 cents.

(19) 2 additional Fitters at 92 cents a day.

(20) Annual wages of men on daily pay calculated at 313

working days per year.

(21) Hitherto shown as "Wages " under Other Charges.

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