Estimates-1936 — Page 76

Head 26. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

Approved Estimate, 1935.

Estimate, 1936.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.

$

$

$

Brought forward

880,713

715,590

Special Expenditure.

38 Wiring Shatin Station for Electric Light

Sub-heads:

34 Double-Wire Signalling at Yaumati Station

35 Conversion of Taipo Market Station into a Crossing and Train

Token Station

36 Re-railing Beacon Hill Tunnel

37 Reinforced-concrete road level crossings..

39 Creosoting Plant

:

4,300 (1)

3,000 (1)

25,300 (2)

2,200

2,300

(3)

1,300

| (1)

1,500

(4)

40 Provision of fans in eight 3rd Class Coaches...

1,920

(5)

41 New Boiler for Class B locomotives

24,000

(1)

42 Reinforced Concrete Gantries in Carriage Shed

6,800

340

(6)

43 New Traffic Quarters at Lowu

6,400

320

(6)

New Permanent Pale Fencing

3,900

Reconstruction of Sheung Shui Station

7,000

Smoke Stacks in Running Shed, Hunghom

2,700

Flush System to Latrine for Female Carriage Cleaners

600

Semi-Rotary Furnace for Cast Iron

3,450

New Body-work for 4 Coaches.....

40,000

(7)

Reconditioning Two Locomotive Boilers

30,000

Permanent Coal Stage at Locomotive Yard

200

Permanent Shelter for Coaling Coolies

150

Extension of Yaumati Station Yard

400

Total Special Expenditure

103,800

64,280

Total Kowloon-Canton Railway

984,513

779,870

Personal Emoluments.

Details of the foregoing.

E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.

E-1-3 GENERAL MANAGER.

NUMBERS.

E-1-3-1 Salaries.

1935 1936

1

1

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

£50 annually)

21,611

17,889 (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)..

1,686

1,786

(9)

2

2

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

to $240 by $12 triennially)

446

463

(9)

1

1

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

180

184

(9)

E-1-3-2 Allowances.

Office Attendants, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances

to 3 at $48 each

144

144

Carried forward

27,367

23,766

(1) Considered necessary,

(2) Re-railing every 7 years,

now overdue.

(3) Second part of a 3 years' programme.

(4) For treating wooden sleepers.

(5) Fans to be installed on a 3 years' programme; 1st

year's programme.

(6) Retention money.

(7) Non-recurrent.

(8) Higher rate of exchange.

(9) Stipulated increments.