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Head 11-FIRE BRIGADE

Approved

Estimate 1952-53

Estimate 1951-52

Special Expenditure

$

$

$

11 Fire fighting equipment

12 Extension of fire alarm system

13 Motor transport

14 Ambulances

344,000

31,500

68,800 (20) 140,000|(21) 45,000 (20) 90,000 (22)

Fire fighting appliances

685,000

(23)

Radio equipment

60,572

Turntable ladder

177,280

Total Special Expenditure

1,298,352

Total Expenditure

2,419,586

343,800

2,386,260

(1) 1 Station Officer in place of 1 Mechanical

Engineer

(2) 1 post provided for under Temporary staff (3) Previously provided for under Temporary staff (4) Title changed from Chief Engineer to Chief

Launch Engineer

(5) Previously provided for in Non-pensionable

establishment

(6) 2 new posts

(7) 14 new posts (8) 4 new posts

(9) Title changed from

changed from Engineer to Launch Engineer

(10) Provides for 1 Clerk

(11) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous

Services

(12) Provision for advertising included under Mis-

cellaneous Services

(13) Provides for 9 months' rent only

(14) Increased costs and more new buildings (15) More inspections

(16) Economy measure

(17) System extended

(18) More appliances

(19) Provided for under Defence Miscellaneous

Measures

(20) Revote, but costs increased

(21) New item

(22) Replacement for 5 ambulances

(23) Partial revote provided for under Defence-

Miscellaneous Measures