Estimates-1952 — Page 58

Head 14 KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

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Other Charges

21 Railway police

22 Rent of quarters and offices

23 Stores and equipment

24 Subsistence allowances

25 Telegraphs and telephones

26 Tools and plant

27 Transport of stores and travelling expenses

28 Typhoon and rainstorm damage

29 Uniforms

Approved Estimate 1950-51

Estimate 1951-52

$

$

$

$

110,000

110,000

7,850

1,300 (30)

24,600

43,200 (24) (31)

8,000

75,000

750

10,000

26,000

30 Upkeep of vehicles

12,000

Purchase, freight, and other charges

$3,010,000

Deduct value of stores to be issued to other

sub-heads

$3,000,000

10,000

13,000 (25)

10,000 (31)

42,000 (32)

750 10,000 24,000 (32) 6,000 (32)

(33)

Total Other Charges

3,035,350

3,535,360

Special Expenditure

31 Additions to Lo Wu station

58,000 (25)

32 Additions to quarters

34 Foundry building

35 Latrine

63,000 (25)

33 Blackhead's Point goods yard

40,000 (25)

64,000

1,000 (34)

3,500 (25)

36 Overhead water supply

7,500 (25)

37 Rebuilding of coaches

120,000

150,000 (35)

38 Relaying and renewal of permanent way

800,000

933,000 (35)

39 Repairs to quarters

25,000

1,900 (34)

40 Repairs to workshops

80,000

41 Strengthening of embankment

25,000

82,000 (35) 1.100 (34)

42 Wo Hop Shek cemetery scheme

50,000

71,000 (35)

Expenses for officers training in the U.K.

6,872

(33)

Total Special Expenditure ...........

Total Expenditure

1,170,872

5,007,031

1,412,000

5,751,958

(1) Stipulated increments

(2) Personnel changed

(3) Previously provided for under Treasury (4) One post provided for under Marketing

Department

(5) Provided for under Stores Department

(6) Two posts provided for under Medical Depart-

ment

(7) One Clerk Class III in place of one Railway Clerk Class I and two posts previously provided for under temporary staff

(8) Title changed from Kowloon Station Master (9) One Senior Station Master in place of one

Station Master

(10) Salary scale revised

(11) Post abolished

(12) One Draughtsman Class III in place of one

Tracer

(13) Holder personally pensionable

(14) Two posts abolished

(15) Title changed from Ticket Collector

(16) One new post

(17) Title changed from Driver Class I and

14 Drivers in place of 14 Drivers Class II (18) 21 Porters in place of 17 Gatemen, three

Coolies, and one Messenger

(19) Provides for:

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

One Clerk ($140 per month);

Two Railway Clerks ($120 per month) (20) Provided for under Other Charges

(21) Previously provided for under Overtime

allowance

(22) Provided for in part under Casual labour (23) Previously provided for in part under Personal

Emoluments and Anti-malarial measures

(24) Increased traffic

(25) New item

(26) Previously underestimated

(27) More maintenance required

(28) Title changed from Medical and sanitation

(29) Title changed from Newspapers and Periodi-

cals

(30) Fewer quarters

(31) Increased costs (32) Economy measure

(33) Not required

(34) Retention money

(35) Continuation of programme