Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
Approved Estimate, 1928.
Estimate, 1929.
$
52,308
53,529
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...
2,130
2,160
Head Gardener at $300......
(1)
Head, Second and Third Foresters at $180 each.
4 Expenses of Collections.
200
200
5 Expenses of Herbarium....
100
(2)
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
350
(3)
11 Library
120
120
12 Light
150
225
(4)
13 Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds..
10,300
10,200
(5)
14 Protection of Plantations
15 Transport...
16 Uniforms and Accoutrements
1,500
1,500
1,000
1,000
1,100
1,100
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
17 Garden Stores for Kowloon Hospital
Total Botanical & Forestry Dept.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
Details of the foregoing.
500
(6)
100,158
100,884
NUMBERS.
1928
1929
1
1
Superintendent, (£600 to £800 by £20 annually) .. Assistant Superintendent, (£400 to £500 by £10
9,057
9,297
annually)
4,920
5,040
1
1
Supervisor, (£220 to £300 by £10 annually)
2,760
2,880
(7)
1
1
Assistant Supervisor, ($1,800 to $2,400 by $300
annually)
1,800
2,100
--
1
1
1
1
Herbarium Assistant, ($444 to $528 by $12 annually) Office Attendant.
528
528
180
180
Do. Do.
Good Conduct Allowance.
12
12
Rent Allowance.
24
24
2
2
Messengers, at $132 each
264
264
Do.
Do.
Good Conduct Allowance to 1 at $1 Rent Allowances, at $24 each
1
48
48
(8)
Carried forward
(1) Increased allowance to Second Forester.
(2) Vote abolished.
(3) Including expenses of Herbarium. (4) Previous provision insufficient.
19,594
(5) Considered sufficient.
(6) Non-recurrent.
(7) Stipulated increment. (8) New appointment.
20,373
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