Estimates-1952 — Page 149

Head 38-STORES DEPARTMENT

91

Sub-heads

1 Personal emoluments

Approved Estimate 1950-51

Estimate 1951-52

$

$

$

552,702

554,435

Other Charges

A-General

2 Advertising

3 Casual labour

3,000

3,000 400,000| (14)

4 Cleaning of offices

5 Demurrage

6 Fuel, light, and power

3,000

6,000

1,000 (15)

6,000

10,500

11,000 (13)

7 Furniture for offices and quarters

1,000,000

650,000 (15)

8 Incidental expenses

5,000

5,000

9 Maintenance of plant and equipment

20,000

10 Maintenance of type-writing and calculating machines,

etc.

12,500

11 Maintenance of workshop

4,000

12 Office equipment (all departments)

250,000

13 Publications

500

14 Printing and binding

15 Stationery

16 Transport of stores

17 Travelling expenses

18 Uniforms

19 Upkeep of motor vehicles

Stores losses and depreciation

20 Collection and storage of sand

21 Fuel, light, and power

22 Maintenance of depots and equipment 23 Travelling expenses

375,000

55,000

5,000

3,000

5,000 (15)

8,000 (15) 2,000 (16) 250,000

500

1,250,000 (17)

350,000 (16)

75,000 (13)

5,000 3,000

37,500

20,000 (16)

2,500

(18)

B-Sand Monopoly

1,200,000

1,200,000

800

800

5.000

5,000

3,000

3,000

C-Unallocated stores

24 Purchase, freight and other charges

Deduct value of stores to be issued to

other sub-heads and services

$16,000,000

15,500,000

2,000,000

500,000 (20)

D-Workshop Manufacturing Account

25 Workshop charges

$ 500,000

Deduct value of issue to other sub-heads

and services

490,000

10,000

10,000

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure

26 Motor transport

27 Truck and stillages

28 Sanding machine

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

5,011,300

4,763,300

49,500 (20) 12,000 (20) 3,500 (20)

65,000

5,564,002

5,382,735

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(1) One supernumerary appointment. One holder seconded to Commerce and Industry Depart- ment as Hong Kong Government Represen- tative in Tokyo

(2) One Senior Stores Officer in place of one Store

Supervisor

(3) Personnel changed

(4) Stipulated increments

(5) Post also shown under Police Force

(6) Two posts previously provided for under

Kowloon Canton Railway

(7) Two posts provided for under Medical Depart-

ment

(8) Salary scale revised

(9) One post abolished

(10) Two posts abolished

(11) Provides for:

One Storekeeper ($240 per month); 11 Storekeepers ($150 per month); 12 Clerks ($150 per month); One Woman Clerk ($120 per month)

(12) Provided for under Other Charges (13) Previous provision inadequate (14) Previously provided for under Personal Emoluments, Cleaning of offices, Main- tenance of typewriting and calculating machines etc. and Furniture for offices and quarters

(15) Provided for in part under Casual labour

Economy measure

for

in

part under

(16) Previously provided (17) Miscellaneous Services (18) Not required

(19) Reduction in stock held (20) New item