Estimates-1951 — Page 40

40

Head 16-KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

Approved Estimate 1949-50

Estimate 1950-51

Other Charges

$

$

$

$

19 Railway police

20 Rent of quarters and offices

21 Stores and equipment

22 Telegraphs and telephones

23 Tools and plant

24 Transport of stores and travelling expenses

25 Typhoon and rainstorm damage

26 Uniforms

27 Upkeep of vehicles

83,000

9,080

23,000

10,000

50,500

750

110,000 (29)

7,850 (30)

24,600 (31)

8,000 (19) (32)

75,009 (31)

750 10,000 (18)

20,000

26,000 (31)

12,000

12,000

28 Unallocated stores:

Purchase, freight, and other charges

$3,010,000

Deduct value of stores to be issued to other

sub-heads

$3,000,000

10,000 (18)

Ballast

25,000

(33)

Bridgework

6,000

(33)

Carriages, repairs and painting

350,000

(34)

Formation and line protection

Goods waggons, repairs and painting

Locomotives, repairs and painting

Rails and fastenings

Signals and switches

30,000

(33)

50,000

(34)

150,000

(34)

33,000

(33)

15,000

(33)

Sleepers

100,000

(33)

Stores, depreciation and losses

5,000

(35)

Total Other Charges

3,103,680

3,035,350

Special Expenditure

29 Expenses for officers training in the U.K.

11,760

6,872 (36)

30 Foundry building

64,000 (18)

31 Rebuilding of coaches

120,000 (18)

32 Relaying and renewal of permanent way

1,040,000

800,000 (37)

33 Repairs to quarters

50,000

25,000 (37)

34 Repairs to workshops

190,000

80,000 (37)

35 Strengthening of embankment

25,000 (18)

36 Wo Hop Shek cemetery scheme

180,000

50,000 (37)

Bath-house and latrines

11,000

(35)

Lowering of goods platform levels Motor transport

30,000

(35)

9,000

(35)

Repairs to goods shed

Water supply, Lo Wu

15,000

(35)

Time-recording clocks

3,200

(35)

9,000

(35)

Total Special Expenditure

1,548,960

1,170,872

Total Expenditure

5,443,695

5,007,031

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) Posts also shown and provided for under

Sanitary Department and Urban Council:

(3) Two Clerks Class I in place of two Clerks

Class II.

One Clerk Class II in place of one Clerk Class III.

(3) One Class 11 ill place of one Railway

Clerk and three posts previously provided for under temporary staff.

(6) Personnel changed.

(7) One new post provided for eleven months. (8) Title changed from Wireless Telegrapist.

Salary revised.

(9) Two Foremen Class I in place of two Foremen

Class II.

(10) Four Foremen Class II in place of five Fitters. (11) Two Stores Attendants in place of two Coolies. (12) Six Platelayers in place of seven Pointsmen. (13) One post previously provided for under Colonial

Secretariat.

(14) Four Porters in place of four Gatemen. (15) Provides for:

One Station Master ($245 per month); Six Clerks ($150 per month);

Two Ticket Collectors ($120 per month).

(16) Fewer acting appointments.

(17) Less overtime.

(19) Economy measures.

(20) Previous provision inadequate. (21) Title changed from Station buildings and staff

quarters.

(22) Previously provided for under Ballast, Bridge- work, Formation and lines protection, Rails and fastenings, Signals and switches, and Sleepers. (23) Previously provided for under Carriages, repairs and painting, Goods Waggons, repairs and painting, and Locomotives, repairs and painting. (24) Title changed from Tunnels. (25) More maintenance required.

(26) Title changed from Minor Works (maintenance

of way and structures).

(27) Cost of living allowances revised. (28) Provision for time-recording cards. (29) Provision for allowances as

salaries.

(30) Fewer quarters. (31) Increased costs.

(32) Title changed from Telegraphs. (33) Provided for under sub-head 10. (34) Provided for under sub-head 11. (35) Not required.

well as basic

(36) Training of officers completed in 1950. (37) Re-vote.

(18) New item.

Page 40Page 41