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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,--Continued.

Special Expenditure.

(y) Harbour Surveying

7,000

(*) Morris Trucks for New Territories. (aa) 1 Motor Car

4,000

(dd) Equipment of Government

Garage and workshops

5,000

3,000

(bb) 2 Safes

500

(dd) Wireless Receiver

(ce) Additional 5 K.W. Short Wave

Transmitters

50,000

(cc) Additional receiving gear

2,500

(dd) Traffic Beacon

(dd) Short Wave Transmitter (dd) Additional receiving gear for

short wave transmitter

700

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...

•

2,500

7,700

1,000

(cc) Provision of high speed trans-

mitting gear

2,640

(cc) Duplication of Storage Battery

5,160

(dd) Conversion of 5 K.W. Spark

Transmitter to interrupted continuous wave

3,000

(cc) 1-3-K.W. Transmitter for Ship

traffic

(dd) Motor car

3,000

14,400

(cc) 1-4-K.W. Transmitter for Close

range

5,000

(cc) Dehumidifying plant

10,000

Total

.$ 104,200

Total

Personal Emlouments

Other Charges

Special Expenditure

Increase.

$ 137,006 52,800 104,200

22,900

Decrease.

84,871 596

22,900

Total

Deduct Decrease

Net Increase

Estimates 1929

Estimates 1928

Increase 1929

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:

.$ 294,006 $ 108,367

$ 108,367

185,639

$1,649,897

1,464,258

...$ 185,639

(a) New Posts: General Staff.-2 A. D. P. Ws. (£1,200 plus £1,080), 1 Technical Secretary to D. P. W. at £875.

Accounts and Stores.-1 Deputy Supt. A. & S., at £465., 1 Messenger at $132, 1 Asst. Store-keeper at £407.10.0., 1

Inspector of Stores at £407.10.0.

Drainage.-1 Office Attendant at $168.

Electrical.-1 Telephone Operator at $450, 2 Lift Operators at $216 each, 1 Engineer at £450, 2 Senior Wireless Operators at £260 each, 3 Junior Wireless Operators at $1,200 each, 4 Messengers at $132 each, 3 5th Class Telegraphists at $900 each.

Port Development.-1 ist Class foreman $2,050.

Roads.-1 Engineer at £460.

Waterworks.-1 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor $1,499, 2 Waterworks Inspectors at $1,200 each.

(b) General Works.-1 Engineer at £460, 1 2nd Class Overseer at £260.

and

(c) A. D. P. Ws. $720, Accounts and Stores $12, Architectural $4,034, Correspondence $300, Crown Lands $2.602,

Drainage $2,098, Electrical $6,011, General Works $2,583, Port Development $2.290, Public Health Buildings Ordinance $2,181, Roads $2,340, Surveys $5,538, Valuation and Resumption $549, Water Works $3,314.

(d) Accounts and Stores.-1 Supt. A. & S. £30, 1 Store Foreman $60, 9 Storemen $1,010.

Architectural.-1 Chief Draughtsman £20.

Port Development.-1 Dredger Master $120.

Waterworks.-1 Watchman Tytam Reservoir $100.

(e) Electrical.-1 Groundsman at 60 cents per day from Head 27 Botanical and Forestry Department.

General Works. Field Allowance $1,500 from Head 29 S. H. Transport and Travelling Expenses. Surveys. Field Allowance $1,000 from Head 30 S.H. 7 Item 8, Survey of Colony.

(f) Accounts & Stores.-3 qualified, 1 not required.

Architectural.-10 qualified, 1 not required.

Correspondence.--6 qualified.

Crown Lands and Surveys.-25 qualified.

Electrical. 11 qualified, 1 not required.

General Works.-10 qualified,

P. H. & B. Ord.-3 qualified.

Valuation & Resumption.-2 qualified, 1 not required.

Roads.-1 qualified, 1 not required.

Water Works.-6 qualified, 1 not required.