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Head 35-SANITARY DEPARTMENT AND URBAN COUNCIL

Approved Estimate 1949-50

Estimate 1950-51

Sub-heads

69-

$

$

$

1 Personal emoluments

2 Advertising and propaganda

3 Ammunition

3,135,586

4,446,297

Other Charges

12,000

20,000 (26) (27)

11,000

14,000 (28)

4 Anti-rabies measures

125,000 (24)

5 Bathing beaches, care and control

6,000

18,000 (29)

6 Burial of destitute non-Chinese dead

1,000

7 Cemeteries

175,000

8 Coffins and biers

5,000

9 Conservancy

87,000

10 Courses of study and conferences

11 Feeding of dogs

12 Fuel, light, and power

13 Incidental expenses

14 Publications

15 Rent of offices and quarters

16 Re-settlement of squatters 17 Rewards

18 Rural sanitation

10,000

172,000

6,000

3,000

10,000

120,000

500

1,000 375,000 (30)

5,000 87,000

3,500 (24)

12,000 (31) 172,000

8,000 (25) 3,000

10,000

150,000 (29)

10,000

150,000

500

10,000

19 Scavenging gear

150,000

20 Stores and equipment

60,000

100,000 (25)

21 Training of Health Inspectors

10,000 (25)

22 Travelling expenses

46,000

75,000 (25)

23 Uniforms

231,500

231,500

24 Upkeep of vehicles

400,000

350,000 (32)

Total Other Charges

1,516,000

1,930,500

Special Expenditure

25 Cemetery vans

26 Clothing vans

27 Motor cycles

10,000

28 Nightsoil barges

250,000

35,000 (24) 13,000 (24) 7,500 (33) 300,000 (33)

29 Rafts for bathing beaches

12,000 (24)

30 Refuse barges

360,000

360,000 (33)

31 Refuse carts

32 Refuse vans

303,000

33 Street washing vans and cesspit emptiers

70,000

Garage equipment

1,100

29,000 (24) 270,000 (33)

41,000|(33) (34)

(35)

Life-boats

7,500

(35)

Meat-marking equipment

1,800

(35)

Meat vans

69,200

(35)

Total Special Expenditure

1,072,600

1,067,500

Total Expenditure

5,724,186

7,444,297

(1) One part time Veterinary Officer ($750 per month) held against vacancy for Senior Veterinary Officer.

(2) One new post.

(3) Personnel changed.

(4) One post also shown and provided for under Registration Branch of the Statistical Depart- ment.

(5) Two posts also shown under Kowloon Canton

Railway.

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

Class II.

(7) 12 posts previously provided for under Medical

Department.

(8) One Clerk Class III in place of one Clerk

Class II.

(9) Five posts previously provided for under Medical

Department.

(10) Nine posts previously provided for under tem-

porary staff.

(11) Previously provided for under Medical Depart-

ment.

(12) Ten posts previously provided for under Medical

Department.

(13) 18 posts previously provided for under tem-

porary staff.

(14) Stipulated increments.

(15) One Draughtsman Class II in place of one

Draughtsman Class III.

(16) One supernumerary post.

(17) One post abolished.

(18) Provided for under Public Works Department. (19) Three posts abolished.

(20) 86 new posts.

(21) Provides for:

One part-time Veterinary Officer ($750 per month) held against vacancy for Senior Veterinary Officer;

One Translator ($230 per month);

Six Overseers ($325 per month);

Four Foremen Class III ($120 per month);

18 Clerks ($150 per month);

37 Rodent Control Foremen Class II ($150 ·

per month);

43 Rat Catchers ($52 per month);

20 Boat Coolies ($56 per month) for eight

months.

(22) More acting appointments.

(23) Provides for daily-paid Motor Driver. (24) New item.

(25) Provides for staff transferred from Medical

Department.

(26) Title changed from Advertising.

(27) Provision made for health propaganda previous-

ly provided for under Medical Department.

(28) More ammunition required. (29) Control measures increased. (30) Provides for rail charges. (31) Increased costs.

(32) Economy measures.

(33) Provides for replacements.

(34) Title changed from Street washing vans. (35) Not required.