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Head 32. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.

Brought forward

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Sub-heads:

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35 Machines for Workshops

36 Improvements and alterations to Taipo Market Station

Locomotive Shed, Carriage Shed, and Workshop for Fauling

37 Special repairs to Fanling Branch

Branch Line Rolling Stock

Office for Chief Mechanical Engineer, Hunghom

Concrete Channels at Cuttings..

New Roofing to Workshops

Booking Office Taipo Pier

Fencing for Stations

Alteration to Booking and Customs examination arrangements

at Kowloon Station

Total Kowloon-Canton Railway.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Details of the foregoing.

E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.

E-1-3 GENERAL MANAGER.

E-1-3-1 Salaries.

Approved Estimate, 1927.

Estimate, 1928,

$

$

$

585,233

689,598

9,500

25,000

12.500

(1)

9,000

3,000

30,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

·(2)

1,000

800

650,033

720,598

NUMBERS.

1927

1928

1

1

2

Manager and Chief Engineer, at £1,300

Do.,

Personal Allowance (£100)

Office Attendants, 1 at $192, and 1 at $156

13,200

15,600

(3)

1,200

(4)

30

348

348

Do., Do..

Personal Akowance to 1

8

Good Conduct Allowance to lat

$16 and I at $12

28

28

1

1

Messenger

132

132

Do..

Good Conduct Allowance

A

E-1-3-2 Allowances.

:

Office Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances

to 3 at $48 each

E-1-4 AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS.

E-1-4-1 Salaries.

120

144

1

1

Chief Accountant, (£600 to £700 by £10 annually)...]

8,400

8,400

Do.,

Personal Allowance (£100)

1,200

1

1

Office Attendant, at $156

156

156

3

İ

3

Coolies, at $132 each....

396

396

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

15

12

E-1-4-2 Allowances.

J

Office Attendant, and 3 Coolies, Rent Allowances

at $48 each

192

Carried forward

24,187

(1) Revote.

(2) Non-recurrent.

192

26,618

(3) Is also Engineer of Ways and Works. (4) Not required.