Estimates-1935 — Page 82

Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.

Brought forward

Approved Estimate, 1934.

Estimate, 1935.

$

910,648

880,713

Special Expenditure.

Sub-heads;

35 New Permanent Pale Fencing

34 Reinforced Concrete Gantries in Carriage Shed

18,000

36 Reconstruction of Sheung Shui Station

37 Reinforced-Concrete Road Level Crossing

38 New Traffic Quarters at Lowu

6,800 (1) 3,900 7,000 (3) 2,200 (4)

6,400

(2)

39 Smoke Stacks in Running Shed Hunghom

40 Flush System to Latrine for Female Carriage Cleaners

41 Semi-Rotary Furnace for Cast Iron

2,700

600

(1)

3,450

42 New Body-work for 4 Coaches...

40,000

40,000 (5)

43 Reconditioning Two Locomotive Boilers

17,143

30,000

(6)

44 Permanent Coal Stage at Locomotive Yard

3,000

200

Six Stones' Train Lighting Equipments.. Three Motor Cars

45 Permanent Shelter for Coaling Coolies

46 Extension of Yaumati Station Yard

Heavy Repairs to Taipo Pier

Temporary Matshed Sheung Shui Station Two Additional Second Class Coaches

Typewriter for Accounts Office

New Underground Cable at Kowloon Yard

Rewiring of Chinese Staff Quarters, Kowloon New Telephone Switchboard, Kowloon Improvement to Taipo Market Station, (South) Extension to Painting Shop.

Total Special Expenditure

Total Kowloon-Canton Railway

2,200

150

(7)

6,700

400

1,000

2,500

D

99,200

21,308

13,632

450

2,300

1,200

2,500

300

500

232,133

103,800

1,142,781

984,513

Personal Emoluments.

Details of the foregoing.

E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.

E-1-8 GENERAL MANAGER.

NUMBERS.

E-1-3-1 Salaries.

1934 1935

1

1

Manager and Chief Engineer, (£1,400 to £1,600 by

£50 annually)

24,534

21,611

(8)

Junior Clerical Service:

1

Class II, ($2,700 to $3.300 by $150 annually).

3,300

3,300

1

1

Class IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually).

1,586

1,686

(9)

2

2

Office Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192

to $240 by $12 triennially)

444

446

(9)

1

1

Messenger ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

180

180

E-1-3-2 Allowances.

Office Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances

to 3 at $48 each

144

144

Carried forward

30,188

27,367

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Amount required to pay for the remaining materials ordered

in 1934.

(8) The present station building is in a dilapidated state. (4) Reinforced concrete Road Level Crossings in place of

wooden sleeper type, which are unsatisfactory,

(5) Foar more coaches to be rebuilt.

(6) To recondition two boilers which are 20 years old. (7) Retention money.

(8) Changes in personnel. (9) Stipulated increment.

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