Estimates-1942 — Page 105

Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WATER WORKS 105

Head 23.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

AND WATER WORKS.

Sub-heads :-

A. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

Estimate, 1941-1942.

€9

2,139,558

$

1,757,554

Other Charges.

2 City Hall Library

3,125

3 Cleaning of Offices

600

2,800 500

(1)

4 Conveyance Allowances

42,000

45,000

(1)

5 Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans

11,575

10,650

6 Fuel, Light and Power

13,920

12,880

7 Incidental Expenses.

6,625

5,560

8 Lifts Maintenance, Government Buildings

8,250

8,500

9 Rent of Public Telephones.

885

990

(6)

10 Surveying Instruments

11 Technical Library

2,500

2,350

NOCHON

200

200

12 Transport and Travelling Expenses 13 Uniforms

13,100

10,550

3,460

3,870

(7)

14 Upkeep of Harbour Surveying Plant

8,000

6,650

(1)

$75

300

114,615

110,800

15 Upkeep of Triangulation Monuments

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

16 Five 2 ton tipping Lorries 17 Five 4-5-seater Saloon Cars.

18 Loose Leaf Binders (20 Nos.)

19 Surveying Instruments

20 Motors for Quarries....

Seven 2 ton tipping Lorries .........

Three 12 ton Diesel Road Rollers.

Two 5-seater Saloon Cars

Two Typewriters.

One light lorry.

Hoist for Motor Vehicles

Total Special Expenditure

Total A-Public Works Department

...

25,000

(8)

22,500 (9)

912

1,000

2,400

1,800

(10)

55,000

(11)

35,000

76,800

7,500

720

(12)

3,600

3,000

129,932

105,300

2,384,105

1,973,654

(1) Considered necessary.

2) Higher cost of materials.

(3) Higher cost of coal.

(4) Higher cost of small stores, etc.

(5) Higher cost of spare parts.

(6) Includes rent for extensions, etc. under new

automatic system.

(7) Increased staff.

(8) Four replacements

Forestry Department.

and one for Botanical and

(9) Three replacements and two additional.

(10) Replacements.

(11) To replace hired ones. (12) Non-recurrent.

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