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Head 14. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

Estimate, 1941-1942.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,-Continued.

Brought forward

Special Expenditure.

Sub-heads:

33 One set Neale Token Instruments as replacements

34 One 2-ton Lorry.....

35 Railway accommodation works for the Chinese Cemetery at

Wo Hop Shek

Double Wire Signalling for Taipo Market Station

Rail Bender for dipped joints

Reconstruction of lean-to roofs and gantries of Goods Shed at

Kowloon Station

Re-railing of 0.4 miles of Main Line ......

Two Saloon Cars

Total Special Expenditure

Total Kowloon-Canton Railway

Personal Emoluments.

Details of the foregoing.

E-1 GENERAL EXPENSES.

E-1-3 GENERAL MANAGER.

818,646

824,981

2,800

3,360 (1)

6,000 (2)

83,000 (3)

8,500

950

2,100

13,900

6,000

34,250

852,896

:

:

(4)

92,360

917,341

NUMBERS.

E-1-3-1 Salaries.

1940-41 1941-42

1

1

Manager and Chief Engineer,† (£1,400 to £1,600 by

£50 annually)

32,000

25,600

Junior Clerical Service:

1

1

1 Class I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually)

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

4,925

4,150 (5)

2,250

(6)

Temporary Clerk

480

(7)

2

ลง

Office Attendants, (1 at $252 to $300 and 1 at $192

to $240 by $12 triennially)

615

1

1 Messenger, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially).

255

497 204

(5)

E-1-3-2 Allowances.

10ffice Attendant, and 1 Messenger, Rent Allowances

at $48 each

Carried forward

(1) 3rd set of a 7-year programme. Cost and freight

increased.

(2) For general purpose work. Replacement. (3) Completion of programme; $108,000 provided by

Supplementary Vote in 1940-41.

120

40,165

(4) Non-recurrent.

(5) Stipulated increments.

96

31,027

(6) Seconded to War Taxation Dept.

(7) Temporary appointment in place of Class IV

Clerk seconded to War Taxation Dept.