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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

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

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

E. GUNPOWDER DEPOT.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

1 1st Grade Officer in Charge, ($1,680 to $2,040 by $120 biennially),

8 Watchmen, 6 at $120, and 2 at $108 each,

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 1917.

$

133,476

143,578

2,040

2,040

936

936

Do.. Good Conduct Allowances to 6 at $24, and 2 at

$12 each,

133

168

(2)

1 Indian Sergeant, ($234 to $270 by $12 annually),

234

234

5 Indian Constables, 2nd Class, at $162 each,

810

810

(3)

4,153

4,188

Total Personal Emoluments,

Repairs to Boats,

OTHER CHARGES.

Uniform for Sergeant and Constables,

Total Other Charges,......

Total Gunpowder Depôt,

F-LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTS.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Green Island Lighthouse, &r.

300

375

(4)

237

237

537

4,690

612

4,800

1 Principal Lighthouse Keeper,

1,800

1,848

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,....

1,286

1,265

(1) (5) ( (7)

Do., Allowance for supervision of Fairway Buoys, 1 Fifth Lighthouse Keeper (£240 to £285 by £15 triennially),

2nd Grade Ninth Lighthouse Keeper, 1, ($1,320 to $1,560 by

$120 biennially),

180

180

2,864

(1) (8)

1,560

(9)

2nd Grade Tenth Lighthouse Keeper, 1, ($1,320 to $1,560 by

$120 biennially),

1,520

(10)

4 Assistants, 2 at $240, and 2 at $228 each,

936

936

2 Boatmen, at $108 each,.

216

(11)

216

3 Coolies, 1 at $120, and 2 at $108 each,

4 Watchmen, at $84 each......................

348

336

(11) (12)

336

336

(11):

Cape Collinson Lighthouse.

Eighth Lighthouse Keeper, 1, (£160 to £180 by £10 triennially), Assistants, 2, at $216 each,

2,057

(13)

432

Coolies, 2, 1 at $120, and 1 at $108,

228

(9)

Carried forward,...........

10,899

7,981

Carried forward,.

138,166

148,378

(1) Free quarters, fuel, and light.

(2) Stipulated allowances.

(3) Free quarters and light.

(4) Increase in cost of stores, etc.

(5) Transferred from Waglan Island Lighthouse.

(6) Promoted from Second Lighthouse Keeper.

(7) Higher exchange.

(8) Previously 6th Lighthouse Keeper under Gap Rock; placed

on a higher scale of salary, and allowed to draw 1st in-

crement.

(9) lost abolished.

(16) Transferred to Waglan Island as 8th Lighthouse Keeper (11) Free quarters.

(12) New appointment.

(13) Aga light installed; present holder transferred to Gap

Rock as 7th Lighthouse Keeper.