Estimates-1939 — Page 46

Head 13. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,—Continued.

Other Charges,--Continued.

Brought forward

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1939.

$

638,056

$

813,296

Sub-heads :-

23 Signals and Switches.

E-5-6

Maintenance of Signals

Points and Crossings

"

1,100

1,850

(1)

2,500

2,500

3,600

4,350

24 Sleepers.

E-5-5-2 Sleepers

26,000

30,000

(2)

26,000

30,000

25 Stations Buildings and Staff Quarters.

E-5-7-2 Repairs, Stations and Buildings.....

4,000

5,000

(3)

Maintenance of Turret Clock

340

340

"5

E-5-7-3 Repairs, Staff Quarters

3,000

6,000

(4)

E-5-8 Repairs, Central Mechanical Works

1,200

1,700

(5)

8,540

13,040

26 Stores.

E-2-4-1 Stations....

3,000

3,500 (6)

E-3-1-5 Locomotives, Miscellaneous Stores..

5,000

5,000

E-3-2-3 Carriages and Wagons, Miscellaneous Stores

4,500

4,500

12,500

13,000

27 Telegraphs.

E-5-14-2 Maintenance of Telegraphs and Telephones

2,250

2,250

2,250

2;250

28 Tools and Plant.

E-4-8-1 Plant (Locomotive Workshops)...... E-4-8-2 Tools (Locomotive Workshops)

3,200

3.200

1,400

1,700 (7)

E-5-9-1 Plant (Main. of Way and Structures). E-5-9-2 Tools (Main. of Way and Structures)

1,350

1,000 (*)

1,350

1,350

7,300

7,250

29 Transport.

E-1-7-4 Transport.

250

250

230

250

30 Tunnels.

E-5-3

Tunnels......

550

550

550

550

31 Uniform.

E-1-7-6 Office Attendants and Messengers

250

270

(9)

E-1-11-3 Watchmen

E-2-3 Traffic Staff

E-3-1-1-4 Engine Staff

E-3-4-1-4 Train Staff

450

450

2,150

2,850

(9)

900

950

(9)

600

700

(9)

E-5-12-6 Engineering Staff...

32 Maintenance of Government Motor Vehicles

Running Expenses

Uniform for Motor Car Drivers

Unallocated Stores.

33 Purchase, Freight and Other Charges

Deduct Value of Stores to be issued to other sub-heads $250,000

175

175

4,525

5,395

7,000

175

7,000

175

7,175

7,175

$250,000

(10)

Total Other Charges.

Carried forward

314,745

710,746

472,678

896,556

(1) Heavy renewals of Facing point lock mechanism.

(2) Increase in price and heavy renewals of Crossing

Sleepers.

(3) All Station Buildings are due to be overhauled. (4) Heavy repairs to Quarters.

(5) Repairs to Carriage Shed.

(6) Increase cost of stores.

(7) One pneumatic rivetting hammer required.

(8) Considered sufficient.

(9) Increased Staff.

(10) New item. Sessional Paper No. 9 of 1938.