ADMINISTRATION.
1. This report covers the activities of the Public Works Department for the financial year ending 31st March, 1950.
2. In addition to a Headquarters comprising the Administrative and Accounts Office and the Town Planning Office there are eight sub-departments viz:- Architectural, Buildings Ordinance, Crown Lands and Surveys, Drainage, Electrical and Mechanical (including Transport), Port Works, Roads and Water Works.
3. Headquarters and six of the Sub-Departments had their accommodation at Lower Albert Road but due to lack of office space there the Water Works and the Electrical and Mechanical sub-Departments continued to occupy premises some distance from Headquarters.
4. The total establishment for the Department, pensionable, non-pensionable and temporary at the end of the year amounted to 790 (675) made up of 74 (61) professional technical officers, 84 (80) subordinate officers, 15 (14) clerical officers of Executive Grades, 168 (168) junior clerical grade and 195 (162) junior technical grade and 254 (190) junior non-technical grade. In addition there was an average of 3,088 daily paid staff. The bracketed figures represent the posts filled against the establishment at the end of the year. During the year 117 vacancies were filled comprising 1 Director of Public Works, 1 Waterworks Engineer, 1 Executive Officer Class II, 2 Engineers, 1 Architect, 1 Quantity Surveyor, 2 Inspectors of Works Class II, 2 Building Inspectors Class II, 3 Waterworks Inspectors Class II, 1 Quarry Superintendent, 1 Assistant Quarry Superintendent, 1 Land Bailiff, 2 Assistant Land Surveyors Class III, 1 Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class II, 1 Mechanical Overseer, 17 Foremen Class I, 29 Foremen Class II, 2 Junior Meter Readers, 1 Timekeeper, 1 Town Planning Architect, 3 Assistant Engineers, 1 Crown Lands Officer, 2 Woman Confidential Assistants, 2 Head Survey Coolies, 6 Survey Coolies and 32 Temporary Clerks.
5. Pressure on the Department continued unabated. Normal maintenance and recurrent programmes of work were continued and many new works were in the planning stage or under construction. This applied not only to Government building and engineering projects, but to private works and work for the Services, all of which reflected in varying degrees on the volume of the work of the Department. A more detailed comparison of expenditure with previous years is contained in Annexures Nos. I to VI at the end of this report.
ADMINISTRATION.
1. This report covers the activities of the Public Works Department for the financial year ending 31st March, 1950.
2. In addition to a Headquarters comprising the Adminis- trative and Accounts Office and the Town Planning Office there are eight sub-departments viz:-Architectural, Buildings Ordinance, Crown Lands and Surveys, Drainage, Electrical and Mechanical (including Transport), Port Works, Roads and Water Works.
3. Headquarters and six of the Sub-Departments had their accommodation at Lower Albert Road but due to lack of office space there the Water Works and the Electrical and Mechanical sub-Departments continued to occupy premises some distance from Headquarters.
4. The total establishment for the Department, pension- able, non-pensionable and temporary at the end of the year amounted to 790 (675) made up of 74 (61) professional technical officers, 84 (80) subordinate officers, 15 (14) clerical officers of Executive Grades, 168 (168) junior clerical grade and 195 (162) junior technical grade and 254 (190) junior non-technical grade, In addition there was an average of 3,088 daily paid staff. The bracketed figures represent the posts filled against the establish- ment at the end of the year. During the year 117 vacancies were filled comprising 1 Director of Public Works, 1 Waterworks Engineer, 1 Executive Officer Class II, 2 Engineers, 1 Architect, 1 Quantity Surveyor, 2 Inspectors of Works Class II, 2 Building Inspectors Class II, 3 Waterworks Inspectors Class II, 1 Quarry Superintendent, 1 Assistant Quarry Superintendent, 1 Land Bailiff, 2 Assistant Land Surveyors Class III, 1 Assistant Engineering Surveyor Class II, 1 Mechanical Overseer, 17 Fore- men Class I, 29 Foremen Class II, 2 Junior Meter Readers, 1 Timekeeper, 1 Town Planning Architect, 3 Assistant Engineers, 1 Crown Lands Officer, 2 Woman Confidential Assistants, 2 Head Survey Coolies, 6 Survey Coolies and 32 Temporary Clerks.
5. Pressure on the Department continued unabated. Normal maintenance and recurrent programmes of work were continued and many new works were in the planning stage or under construction. This applied not only to Government build- ing and engineering projects, but to private works and work for the Services, all of which reflected in varying degrees on the volume of the work of the Department. A more detailed com- parison of expenditure with previous years is contained in Annexures Nos. I to VI at the end of this report.
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