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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, 1917.

券

420,534

Estimate, 1919.

427,570

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

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

$244 + $180 Pony Allowance,

2.736

3,224

1 Principal Land Surveyor,

360

360

4 Land Surveyors, and 8 Assistant Land Surveyors, 11 at $360

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

5,160

4,440

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(1)

(1)

1 Drainage Surveyor,

360

360

Junior Assistant Surveyor.

180

180

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,... 1 4th Grade Storekeeper,

180

180

J20

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

4 Foremen, I at $120, 1 at $90, and 2 at $72,

282

354

4 Meter Readers, at $180 each,

2 House Service Inspectors at 890 each,

1 3rd Grade Clerk and Assistant,.........

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

Furniture,

Incidental Expenses,

Incidental Expenses, Store,.

540

720

CD

(2)

(3)

180

180

240

240

2,500

2,500

1,500

1,200

(4)

500

500

2,500

2,400

(4)

500

500

Land Survey Contingencies,

Motor Boat Running Expenses,

Surveying Instruments,

Transport and Travelling Expenses,

Uniform for Indian Constables...........

Water Works,

Upkeep of Dredger "St. Enoch

??

Total Other Charges,

Total Public Works Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Typewriter,

Total Special Expenditure,

300

300

300

100

(4)

1,200

1,200

4,500

4,600

(5)

390

390

Uniform for House Service Inspectors and Meter Readers,

375

450

(3)

6,500

6,500

44,417

44,042

464,981

471,612

280

(6)

280

(1) 2 Assistant Land Surveyors transferred to Engineering

Staff.

(2) 1 at $72 formerly paid out of Transport and Travelling

Expenses.

(3) I new post for Water Works.

(4) Considered sufficient.

(5) More supervision work expected. (6) Considered necessary.