Estimates-1926 — Page 59

2.—SANITARY DEPARTMENT,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1925.

Estimate, 1926.

Brought forward

413,120

379,052

$77. Scavenging Coolies, 13 at $132 to $144 after 5 years, and

864 at $120 to $132 after 5 years,,

98,652

Rent Allowances at $24 ench,

19,152

105,612 121,072

(1)

Post Office Buildings :

4 Coolies, 1 at $144, and 3 at $132 each,

Good Conduct Allowance, to 1 at $12...

Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each,

540

540

15

12

(2)

.96

96

Total Personal Emoluments

531,575

506,384

OTHER CHARGES.

Sanitary Staff.

Advertisements,

750

750

Ambulances, Coffins, Dead Vans, and Dead Boxes,

2,000

2,000

Bamboo Poles, and Rope,

1,200

1,200

Baskets, Buckets, and Shovels,

3,000

3,500

(3)

Bath-houses :-

Fuel,

4,800

4,800

Incidental Expenses,

140

140

Light,

50

50

Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for Vaccination of

children and registration of births,.

850

850

Brooms, Brushes, and Bamboo Hats,..

2,000

Burial of Infected Bodies,

1,000

Cemeteries, Incidental Expenses,

50

Coal for Official Quarters,.

1,400

200

2,500 (8) 1,000

50 1,400 200

Compensation for Damages by Disinfection and Cleansing,

Conveyance and Motor Allowances to :-

Head of Sanitary Department, at $180,

1 Assistant Head of Sanitary Department, at $120

1 Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, at $480,..

1 Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon at $360..

1. Medical Officer of Health, at $150,

2 Assistant Medical Officers of Health, 1 at $360 and lat $90,

1 Superintendent of Staff and Works, at $180

1 1st Clerk and Assistant Secretary at $90

4 Senior Inspectors, 2 at $240 each, 1 at $300 and 1 at $270,

1 Storekeeper at $90,

26 Sanitary Inspectors, 5 at $360 each, 3 at $300 each, 1 at $180, 8 at $120 each, 2 at $90 each, 5 at $60 each 1 at $480 and 1 at $330

1:0

Overseer, Markets, at $120,"

1 Shroff at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, Ma Tau

Kok, at $60....

1 Shroff at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, Kennedy

Town, at $60,....

1 Interpreter to Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, at $120,

2 Foremen at Peak District, at $60 each,

7.710

9,120

(3)

1 Inspector at Aberdeen, at $360,

Coolie Labour,

300

300

Disinfectants,

12,500

13,000

Disinfecting and Cleansing Apparatus,

(3)

4,725

4,725

Disinfectors,

2,400

2,400

Dust and Water Carts,

4,300

3,500

Exhumation, Recurrent,

(4)

26,000

26,000

Fuel for Blacksmith's Forges,

500

600

Furniture in Official Quarters,

(8)

200

200

General Cleansing, Chinese New Year,

500

500

Head Stones,

2,500

3,200

Incidental Expenses,

1,800

2,000

(8)

Incidental Expenses, Markets,.

400

400

Carried forward

81,275

84,385

Carried forward

531,575

506,384

(1) 17 formerly under "Drivers" and 62 new posts.

(2) New appointments.

(3) Considered necessary. (4) Considered sufficient.