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Head 15. KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

Estimate 1947-48

Estimate 1948-49

Sub-heads.

4A

$

號

$

1 Personal emoluments

590,794

Other Charges.

2 Advertising

1,200

3 Ballast

18,300

8 Formation and line protection

12 Locomotives, repairs and painting

13 Lubricants

4 Bridgework

5 Carriages, repairs and painting

6 Coal and fuel oil

7 Compensation

9 Furniture

10 Goods waggons, repairs and painting

11 Incidental expenses

14 Medical and sanitation

8,000

44,500

2,637,200

831,614

1,000 (25) 22,000 (27) 18,000 (28) 507,320 (29) 1,400,000 (25)

5,000 (30)

28,000

50,000 (27)

9,000

12,000 (28)

22,100

208,000 (29)

14,240

8,200 (25)

67.000

361,540 (29)

53,000

900

15 Minor works (maintenance of way and structures)

29,600

16 Miscellaneous allowances

818,300

17 Nightsoil disposal

864

18 Power, electric fans, and light

49,350

50,700 (25)

4,900 (28) 36,000 (28) 643,350 (25) 432 (25)

79,400 (28)

19 Printing, stationery, and tickets

40,800

37,000 (25)

20 Publications

1,500 (30)

21 Rails and fastenings

43,000

45,000 (28)

22 Railway police

83,000 (31)

23 Rent of quarters

7,560

7,880 (28)

24 Signals and switches

21,000

39,000 (28)

25 Sleepers

100,000

100,000

26 Station buildings and staff quarters

61,200

112,200 (28)

27 Stores

101,600

91,000 (25)

28 Stores depreciation and losses

10,400 (30)

29 Telegraphs

15,000

10,000 (25)

30 Tools and plant

90,000

95,000 (28)

31 Transport and travelling allowances

32 Tunnels

2,404

2,204 (25)

2,000

2,000

33 Uniforms

106,250

48,400 (25)

34 Upkeep of vehicles.

38,600

38,000 (25)

35 Unallocated stores:

Purchase, freight, and other charges

$500,000

Deduct value of stores to be issued to other

subheads

$500,000

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

36 Additional stores building

37 Bath-house and latrines

38 Expenses for officers' training in the UK

39 Fencing of locomotive yard

40 Passenger shelters, Shatin and Taipo Market

41 Relaying and renewal of permanent way

42 Repairs to workshops

43 Typewriter

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

4,430,968

4,130,426

50,000

28,000

13,440

60,000

10,000

1,400,000

126,000 900

5,021,762

1,688,340

6,650,380

(1) One post abolished.

(2) Title changed from Permanent Way Inspector. (3) Title of one changed from Store Officer. (4) Three posts provided for under temporary staff. (5) Title changed from Senior Goods Clerk. (6) Titles of 20 changed from Booking Clerks, of two from Parcel and Luggage Clerks, and of the remainder from Goods Clerk, Relief Clerks, Clerk and Timekeeper, and Ticket Printer. (7) Title of three changed from Telephone Clerks. (8) Titles of three changed from Fitters Class I, and of the remainder from Machinist Class I, Painter Class I, Electrical Fitter Class I, Car- penter Class I, Signal Fitter, No. 1 Headman, and Building Foreman.

(9) Titles changed from Mechanical Assistant and

Surveyor.

(10) One new post.

(11) Title changed from Foreman.

(12) Title changed from Wireless Mechanic.

(13) Title changed from Wireless Operators.

(14) Titles of three changed from Costing Clerks and of the remainder from Ticket Checking Clerk, and Clerk.

(15) Title changed from Storeman.

(16) Titles changed from Machinist Class I and

Moulder Class II.

(17) Title of one changed from Second Assistant

Ticket Printer.

(18) Two new posts.

(19) One new post previously provided from casual

labour.

(20) Provided for under casual labour. (21) Four new posts.

(22) Title changed from Storeman.

(23) 30 posts provided for three months only. (24) Provides for:

(a) Three Clerks ($150 per month) held against

vacancy for three Clerks;

(b) Two Confidential Assistants ($310 per month);

14 Clerks ($150 per month).

(25) Considered sufficient.

(26) Considered necessary.

(27) Wages increased.

(28) Previous provision inadequate.

(29) Previously provided for in part under casual

labour.

(30) New subhead.

(31) Police to replace Watchmen.