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Head 10.-FIRE BRIGADE

Head 10.—FIRE BRIGADE

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1989.

219,532

€9

217,461

Other Charges.

2 Clothing

3 Coal and Gas

9,000

10,000

(1)

3,000

5,000

(2)

4 Conveyance Allowances

5 Electric Light and Fans

6 Hose

1,620

1,620

5,000

5,000

10,000

10,000

7 Incidental Expenses

650

650

8 Oil and Fuel for Vehicles

10,000

12,000

(3)

9 Rent of Stations

9,708

9,908

(4)

10 Repairs to Motor Engines and Plant

9,500

11,000

(5)

11 Repairs to Floating Engines.....

7,000

7,000

12 Stores

6,000

6,000

13 Rent of Public Telephones

618

618

14 Transport

940

1,500

(6)

15 Volunteer Brigade Expenses

Total Other Charges

12,000

(7)

73,036

92,296

Special Expenditure.

16 Pedestal Hydrants..

4,000

4,000

""

17 Two Sets "Salvus" Breathing Apparatus.... 18 Two Sets "Pyrene Foam-making Branch-pipes. 19 Special Course of Instruction

650

700

(8)

2,020

2,500

350

(9)

20 Overhaul of No. 1 Fire Float

7,000

One Motor Turntable Fire Engine Chassis One Austin 20 H.P. Motor Ambulance FiveMetro "Leather Fire Helmets.

One Typewriter...

Total Special Expenditure

Total Fire Brigade

Personal Emoluments.

Details of the foregoing.

65,573

13,350

275

(10).

350

86,218

14,550

378,786

324,307

NUMBERS.

1938 1939

1

1

Chief Officer....

(11)

1

1

Superintendent, (£700 to £900 by £25 annually).

Do., Language Allowance

11,794 60

11,526

(12)

60

1

Consulting Engineer at $1,200

1,200

1,200

1

1

Deputy Superintendent, (£550 to £700 by 3 of £10

and 6 of £20)

9,257

9,280

(12)

Do., Language Allowance

60

60

Medal Allowance.....

60

Junior Clerical Service:

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

1,600 (13)

132

1

Class V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually) Class VIA, ($950 to $1,050 by $100 annually)

1,400

(13)

3,150

1,050 (14)

3 Class VIB, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160,

3 of $50 and 2 of $100)

11,109

2,819

(15)

-

1

Fourth Officer, (£450 to £550 by £20 annually).

1,635

Do.,

Language Allowance...........

11

(16)

2

2

Station Officers, (£450 to £550 by £20 annually)

Do, Language Allowance

13,690

15,605

(17)

169

180

(18)

4

Do.,

and 2 of £20) Language Allowances

4 Assistant Station Officers, (£260 to £350 by 5 of £10

Technical Apparatus Allowance, to 1 at $5 p.m.

Carried forward

(1) Increase in cost and contemplated minor changes in

uniform.

(2) Increase in cost of coal and gas.

(3) Increased mileage for ambulances.

(4) Includes provision for insurance.

(5) More vehicles and increase in cost of spare parts

and materials.

(6) Considered necessary.

(7) Formation of Fire Brigade Reserve.

(8) Replacements.

(9) Air Raid Precautions.

(10) Non-recurrent.

(11) Salary provided under Head 20, Police Force-

Commissioner of Police.

(12) Changes in personnel.

(13) One Class V promoted to Class IV.

(14) Two posts now

Clerks.

shown under Senior Telephone

(15) Nine posts now shown under Telephone Clerks. (16) Post abolished.

(17) Stipulated increments.

(18) Stipulated allowances.

(19) New allowances.

20,992

19,460

(12)

491

420

(12)

60

(19)

75,018

63,380