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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

PUBLIC WOrks.

1.-PUBLIC WORKS,—Continued.

A.- PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

Brought forward,

OTHER CHARGES.

Converance Allowances to:-

Director of Public Works.......

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

Approved Estimate, 1916.

*

417,952

Estimate, 1917.

號

420,534

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, 8 at $244 each, and I at

$244 + $180 Pony Allowance,

2,556

2.736

(1)

1 Principal Land Surveyor,

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

I Junior Assistant Surveyor,

180

(2),

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

144

720

720

1 Superintendent of Accounts, Correspondence, and Stores...

180

180

1 4th Grade Storekeeper,

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

282

282

3 Meter Readers, at $180 each,

2 House Service Inspectors at $90 each,

1 3rd Grade Clerk and Assistaut...........

Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans,. Electric Fans and Light,

Furniture,

Incidental Expenses,

Incidental Expenses, Store,..

Land Survey Contingencies,

540

540

180

(3)

240

240

3,000

2,500

(4)

1,400

1,500

(5)

500

500

2,500

2,500

500

500

300

300

Motor Boat: Running expenses,

300

300

Surveying Instruments,

1,200

1,200

Transport and Travelling Expenses,

4,100

4,500

(6)

Uniform for Indian Constables,....

390

390

Uniform for House Service Inspectors and Meter Readers,

Water Works,

230

375

(7)

Upkeep of Dredger "St. Enoch ",

6,500

(8)

Total Other Charges,

Total Public Works Department,

37,282

455,234

44,447

464,981

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

ECIAL

Furniture,

300

300

Total Special Expenditure.

(1) Pony allowance of $180 to 1 for supervising road work in

New Territories.

(2) Fide Apppendix III.

(3) Considered necessary,

(4) Considered sufficient.

(5) More electric lights installed,

(6) Field allowance to Junior Assistant Surveyor at $1 per

diem while stationed in the New Territories.

(7) Meter Readers and House Service Inspectors granted 2

pairs of boots each a year.

(8) Transferred from Public. Works Recurrent,-" Miscel-

laneous".