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Head 32. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

Approved Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929,

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.

$

$

Brought forward

689,598

742,394

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Sub-heads:

35 Crank-pin turning Machine

36 C.I. Pipes, Loco. Water Supply, Workshops

37 Motor Trolley, Pump and Material Trollies

38 New Painting Shop

89 New Siding, Fauling...

40 Permanent Shop at Yaumati Station

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...

41 Water Cranes, Loco. Water Supply, Taipo

42 Replacing aerial line from the Sub-Station to ‘A' and 'B

Blocks, Officers' Quarters

Machines for Workshops

Improvements and alterations to Taipo Market Station

9,500 12,500

Special repairs to Fanling Branch

9,000

Total Kowloon-Canton Railway..

720,598

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Details of the foregoing.

E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.

E-1-3 GENERAL MANAGER.

E-1-3-1 Salaries.

5,000

900

7,050

35,350

9,800

1,200

6,000

3,950

(1)

•

NUMBERS.

1928

1929

1

1

2

2

Manager and Chief Eugineer, at £1,300 Office Attendants, 1 at $192, and 1 at $156

15,600 348

15,600 348

Do., Doi,

Personal Allowance to 1

Good Conduct Allowance to lat

$24 and 1 at $12

28

36

1

1

Messenger

132

132

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance

2

E-1-3-2 Allowances.

Office Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowance s

to 3 at $48 each

E-1-4 AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS.

144

144

E-1-4-1 Salaries.

I

1

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

8,400

8,400

Do.,

Personal Allowance (£100)

1,200

1,200

1

1

Office Attendant, at $156

156

156

3

3

Coolies, at $132 each........

396

396

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

1 at $4

12

16

E-1-4-2 Allowances.

Office Attendant, and 3 Coolies, Rent Allowance s

at $48 each

192

192

Carried forward

26,618

26,620

(1) Includes $450 for rewiring Traffic Inspector's Quarters.

(2) Non-recurrent.

(2)

811,644