Estimates-1942 — Page 37

Head 10.-FIRE BRIGADE

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

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Estimate, 1941-1942.

Head 10.-FIRE BRIGADE

$

249,081

'Sub-heads:-

1 Personal Emoluments

59

$

#

288,317

Other Charges.

2 Auxiliary Fire Service

3 Clothing

4 Coal and Gas

9,500

14,000

12,000 (1) 14,560

(2)

5,500

5,000 (3)

5 Conveyance Allowances

2,025

2,430

6 Electric Light and Fans

5,500

5,600

(5)

7 Hose

12,500

15,000

(6)

8 Incidental Expenses

1,500

1,200

9 Oil and Fuel for Vehicles and Fire Floats

16,250

16,900 (6)

10 Rent of Stations

12,565

13,652 (7)

11 Repairs to Motor Engines and Plant

16,250

12 Repairs to Floating Engines...

8,750

13 Special Course of Instruction

350

16,900 (6)

9,100 200 9,100 1,500 (9) 4,000 (4)

14 Stores

15 Rent of Public Telephones

8,750

2,588

16 Transport

3,000

Total Other Charges

119,028

127.142

Special Expenditure.

17 Pedestal Hydrants.....

7,500

7,500 (10)

18 One Fire Engine

66,500 (11)

19 Two Motor Ambulances

26,400

(11)

20 One Filing Cabinet

200

21 Overhaul of No. I Fire Float

22 Fire Appliances and Equipment (Defence)..

27,720 270,000

(12)

One Motor Ambulance

8,500

...

Three Safes

610

Tyre Air Compressor

(13)

510

New body for Ambulance No. 808

800

Total Special Expenditure

17,950

398,320

Total Fire Brigade

425,295

774,543

NUMBERS.

Personal Emoluments.

1940-11 1941-42

Details of the foregoing.

1

I

Do.. Residential Allowance..

Do.,

1

Chief Officer, (£900 to £1,050 by £50 annually)..................

Consulting Engineer at $1,200

15,728

1,177

1,000

Language Allowance

75

1,500

14,400 (14)

60 1,200

1

Deputy Chief Officer,* (£550 to £700 by 3 of £10 and

6 of £20)

12,080

10,000

(15)(16)

Do., Language Allowance

75

60

Medal Allowance...

75

60

Junior Clerical Service:

1

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

2,150

1,725

(16)

:

Class V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually).

1,200 (17)

1

3

Class VIA, ($950 to $1,050 by $100 annually) Class VIB, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160,

3 of $50 and 2 of $100)

1,313

1,050

(18)

3,902

1,605

(19

I

Temporary Clerk, ($480)

480

(20)

2

2

Divisional Officers,* (£450 to £550 by £20

annually)....

20,408

16,981

(16) (21)

Do

Language Allowances.

225

180

5

7

Station Officers.* (£260 to £350 by 5 of £10 and 2of

£20)

30,711

Do.,

Language Allowances

525

33,692 420

(22)

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

75

Carried forward

(1) Expansion of the Service.

90,019

60

84,173

(13) Non-recurrent.

(2) Higher cost of materials.

(3) Additional Station.

(4) Considered necessary.

(5) Additional Station and more officers.

(6) Higher prices.

(7) More premises required.

(8) Considered sufficient.

(9) Lower rental.

(10) Continuation of programme of replacing under-

ground hydrants.

(11) Replacements.

(12) Formerly provided under Head 6c-Air Raid

Precautions.

(14) Title changed from Superintendent. Revised scale

of salary.

(15) Title changed from Deputy Superintendent.

(16) Stipulated increments.

(17) Promoted from Class VIA.

(18) One promoted to Class V and one promoted from

Class VIB.

(19) One promoted to Class VIA.

(20) Transferred from Police Department.

(21) Title changed from Station Officers.

(22) Title changed from Assistant Station Officers.

Two new posts.