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Increase.

- 136

Head 29. Public Works Department.

Decrease.

Personal Emoluments.

(c) Rent Allowances.

(d) Good Conduct Allowances

(a) New Posts

(b) Stipulated increments

(e) Language Allowance

(f) Sunday Allowances

(9) Transferred from Temporary Est-

ablishment

66,556

(h) Abolition of Posts

36,502

29,802

(i) Reduction on new appointments

1,412

240

Transferred to Heads

61,311

257

(k) Transferred to Permanent Est-

60

ablishment

74,507

.

1,450

104,675

Total ...

$ 203,040

'Total

...$ 173,732

Other Charges.

Conveyance & Motor Allowances $

(m) Lift Maintenance, Government

Buildings

(n) Maintenance of Furnitures

(0) Transport & Travelling Expenses

3,562

Electric Fans & Light

5,000

Incidental Expenses

2,000

1,000

Surveying Instruments & Contingen-

1,500

cies

1,500

2,000

Uniforms

3,000

Upkeep of Motor & Steam Rollers

3,000

Total

$

8,062

Total

.$

14,500

...

Special Expenditure.

(u) One New Steam Roller

8,500

Harbour Surveying

2,000

(v) Motor Workshop Equipment

(additional)

(99) Morris Truck for New Territories

4,000

5,200

(99) 2 Safes

500

(w) Two Morris Minor Motor Cars

3,200

(99) Additional receiving Gear

2,500

(a) One Motor Car (replacement)

3,500

(y) Two combined keyboard Trans-

mitter & Printers

3,120

(gg) Duplication of Storage Battery...

(gg) Provision of high speed transmit-

ting gear

2,640

5,160

(z) One keyboard Perforator

1,020

(gg) One 3 K.W. Transmitter for ship

(aa) One high speed Morse Trans-

mitter

traffic

14,400

600

(gg) One † K.W. Transmitter for close

(bb) High speed recording undulators

range

5,000

(inkers) with accessories

810

(99) Dehumidifying plant

10,000

(cc) Wave Meter & Instruments

2,000

(gg) One Motor Car

3,000

(dd) Filament batteries with charging

equipment

2,000

(ee) Additional Dynamo Panel

for

Cape D'Aguilar W/T. Station.

960

Total

$

30,910

Total

.$

49,200

Personal Emoluments

Other Charges

Special Expenditure

Total

Deduct Decrease

Increase.

Decrease.

.$ 203,040 8,062 30,910

$ 173,732

14,500 49,200

...$ 242,012 237,432

$ 237,432

Net Increase-

Estimates 1930 Estimates 1929

Increase 1930

:

4,580

.$1,654,477 1,649,897

4,580

(a) New Posts --Accounts and Stores-1 2nd Class Overseer at $3;170; Correspondence-10ffice Attendant at $168; Crown Lands-1 Land Bailiff at $3,480, 1 Survey Coolie at $132; Drainage-1 2nd Class Surveyor at $1,670; Electrical-1 Lift Operator at $244, 6 Switch Board Attendants $1,965, 1 2nd Class Fitter at $615, 1 Chinese Announcer at $629, 1 Carpenter at $445, 3 Radio Fitters=$1,351, 6 Apprentice Radio Fitters – $876, 1 Radio Mate at $292, 3 Coolies $548, 1 Gardener at $180; General Works-1 4th Class Draftsman at $539, 1 Office Attendant at $168; Port Development-1 2nd Class Foreman at $600, 2 Pier Foremen at $750 each; Public Health and Buildings Ordinance-1 Chief Draughtsman at $4,800; Roads Office-1

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