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Head 10.-HARBOUR DEPARTMENT AND AIR SERVICES

Head 10.-HARBOUR DEPARTMENT AND

AIR SERVICES.

Sub-heads:

(4).—HARBOUR DEPARTMENT.

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1937.

Estimate, 1938.

ير

$

621,240

*

A

628,640

Other Charges.

2 Coal and Oil Fuel for Launches

250,000

240,000

(1)

3 Coal for Offices

6,000

9,455

(2)

4 Conveyance Allowances

6,000

6,000

5 Drawing Material, Instruments and Equipment G.M.S. Office... 6 Electric Fans and Light

400

645

(3)

2,000

2,000

7 Examination Fees

1,200

1,200

8 Expenses of numbering boats

1,500

1,750

(4)

9 Fees to Unofficial Members of Marine Courts

200

200

10 Incidental Expenses

3,000

3,500

(3)

11 Launch Moorings and Buoys, Navigational Moorings and Buoys 12 Ocean Steamship Moorings and Buoys.

5,800

14,800

(5)

15,500

15,500

13 Rent, Light and Water Allowances for Slipway Staff

3,270

3,270

14 Rent of Public Telephones

585

585

15 Repairs, minor improvements and stores for Launches and Boats 16 Slipway at Yaumati, Maintenance.

175,000

184,000

(6)

2,500

3,000

(3)

17 Stores and equipment for Lighthouses

12,000

12,500

(3)

18 Transport

19 Uniforms

20 Upkeep of Fire Appliances, Green Island

Chain Cable

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

21 One Standard Pressure Gauge

22 Two Steel Filing Cabinets

23 "Dalzo" Steel for Buoys

24 Pulling Boat for Aberdeen

25 New Sewing Machine for Yaumati...

26 New Batteries for Waglan

27 New Flasher for Cape Collinson

28 Training Expenses G.M.S. in England

29 New Launch S.D. 2

30 Diaphone for Waglan

New Engine to H.D. 8

600

600

7.000

6,500

(7)

100

(8)

8,500

(9)

501,055

505,605

358

308

500

150

(10)

300

(11)

5,500

7,806

3,864

(12)

115,000

46,623

(13)

9,000

Conversion of Old Police Launch I.... Safe for Green Island

1,200

240

·(14)

New Engine for "Kau Sing" Motor Boat

3,500

Total Special Expenditure

13,940

180,409

Total Harbour Master's Department

1,136,235

1,314,654

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Hong Kong Prison requirements.

(3) Considered necessary.

(4) New Station opened at Lok Ma Chau.

(5) New Buoys and increased cost of metals.

(6) Increased cost of metals.

(7) $500 transferred to Head 10B. Sub-head 6.

(8) Previously carried out by Fire Brigade. (9) Not required.

(10) Required for Police duties at Aberdeen. (11) To replace an old machine.

(12) Two officers require training.

(13) Replacement.

(14) Non-recurrent.