HEAD 14- KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
Estimate 1957-58
$5,332,250
Revised estimate 1956/57
6,595,000
Approved estimate 1956/57
4,212,800
Actual expenditure 1955/56
7,499,109
1956/57
1957/58
Difference
Permanent staff
621
630
+ 9
Net increase
New posts
1 Workshop Assistant
1 Office Assistant
8 Semi-skilled Workers
22 Unskilled Workers
Existing posts deleted
7 Artisans Class I
14 Artisans Class II
1 Platelayer
1 Semi-skilled Worker
32
23
169
The new posts of Workshop Assistant and Office Assistant are offset by the reduction of 1 semi-skilled worker and 1 platelayer; the other changes arise from transfers from daily-rated to monthly-rated status and from the inclusion of daily-rated personnel under the Personal Emoluments subhead, the provision in which is increased as a result by a net $38,590.
Under Other Charges the following decreases are shown; $4,000 in the vote for office equipment and furniture which was over-estimated during the previous year; $12,700 in the vote for coal and fuel oil due to further economies to be effected by the use of additional diesel electric locomotives; $12,140 in the vote for maintenance of rolling stock due to less maintenance required on new rolling stock. An increase of $11,000 in the vote for uniforms is required to make neces- sary replacements; $21,000 in Permanent Way and Structures for switches and crossings due for renewal; $10,000 in Tools and Plant for replacement of a theodolite and the purchase of two self- lowering jacks. There is a net decrease of $15,740 in the Other Charges Annually Recurrent vote.
Special Expenditure items include revotes of $1,397,500 for new Diesel Electric Locomotives approved during the year and $80,000 for Renewal of Tracks at Kowloon Station. Two new items are repairs to the bridge at the border, the cost of which is estimated at $190,000, and the replacement of two ticket-printing machines at a cost of $38,000.
HEAD 15A · - LABOUR DEPARTMENT: LABOUR DIVISION
Estimate 1957/58
$1,035,860
Revised estimate 1956/57
857,000
Approved estimate 1956/57
846,200
Actual expenditure 1955/56
775,088
1956/57 1957/58 Difference
Permanent staff
Supernumerary staff
60
70
+10
1
1
Net increase
10
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