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Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY

DEPARTMENT

Approved Estimate, 1927

Estimate, 1928.

$

$

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

51,370

52.308

Other Charges

2 Brushwood Clearing

5,000

5,000

3 Conveyance and motor allowances to:-

Superintendent at $360.....

Assistant Superintendent and Supervisor at $480 each...

Head Gardener at $300......

2,130

2,130

Head Forester and Assistant Head Forester at $180 each Foreman, New Territories at $150

4 Expenses of Collections

200

200

5 Expenses of Herbarium......

100

100

6 Field allowances to Foresters

650

650

7 Forestry

19,650

19,650

8 Forestry Reserve, Taipo, Maintenance and Formation

4,000

4,000

9 Hire of Motor Cars

1,200

1,200

10 Incidental Expenses

250

250

11 Library

120

120

12 Light...

150

150

13 Maintenance of Gardens and Gronads..

10,100

10,300

(1)

14 Protection of Plantations

1,500

1,500

15 Transport..........

1,000

1,000

16 Uniforms and Accoutrements

900

1,100

(2)

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

17 Garden Stores for Kowloon Hospital

Total Botanical & Forestry Dept.

98,320

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Details of the foregiong.

500

100,158

NUMBERS.

1927

1928

1

1

Superintendent, (£600 to £890 by £20 annually)

8,817

9,057

1

1

Assistant Superintendent, (£400 to £500 by £10

annually)

4,800

4,920

1

Supervisor, (£220 to £300 by £10 annually)

4,200

2,760

(3)

1

1

Assistant Supervisor

1,800

1,800

1

Herbarium Assistant, ($444 to $528 by $12 annually)

520.

5:28

Office Attendant

180

180

Do. Do.

Good Conduct Allowance.

24

12

Rent Allowance

24

24

Messengers, at $132 each

264

264

Do. Good Conduct Allowance to 1 at $1 Do. Rent Allowances, at $24 each

8

1

48

48

Carried forward

(1) Upkeep of Kowloon Hospital grounds. (2) More uniforms.

20,685

19,594

(3) Salary of post reduced on new appointment.