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Engineer at $5,760, 2 2nd Class Overseers at $2,787, 1′ Workshop Mechanic at $3,120, 1 Apprentice Sur- veyor at $800; Surveys Office-2 3rd Class Assistant Surveyors = $5,070, 6 Student Surveyors = $2,880, 4 Survey Coolies at $132 each; Resumption and Valuation-1 Engineer at $4,830, 1 1st Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $3,300, 1 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $1,505; Water Works-2 Engineers $4,830, 1 3rd Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $1,500.
(6) A.D.P.Ws. $300; Accounts and Stores-$1,191, Architectural-$3,536; Correspondence—$399; Crown Lands- $1,878; Drainage-$1,026; Electrical-$5,223; General Works-$2,537; Port Development-$1,538; Public Health and Buildings Ordinance $1,505; Roads-$2,104; Surveys $3,921; Resumption and Valuation $795 Water Works-$3,349.
(c) Correspondence-2 increased from $24 to $48 each; Survey Office 4 new posts at $48 each.
(d) Accounts Office-7 qualified, 2 not required; Architectural-10 qualified, 1 not required; Correspondence-6 qualified; Crown Lands-10 qualified; Drainage-1 qualified; Electrical--5 qualified, 1 not required; General Works-11 qualified; Port Development-5 qualified; Public Health and Buildings Ordinance-2 qualified; Ronds--I qualified; Surveys-60 qualified, Valuation and Resumptions-2 qualified; Water Works-6 quali- fied, 1 not required.
(e) One New Post, Crown Lands Office.
A $1,000 for Wireless European Subordinate Officers; an increase of $250 for General Works Office and an in-
crease of $200 for the Surveys Office.
(g) Posts transferred from temporary establishment.
(h) 1 A.D.P.W. at £1,206--Correspondence-1 Messenger at $187; Drainage-1 Engineer at $6,479, 1 Apprentice Surveyor at $1,096; Electrical-1 Engine Man at $420; General Works-1 Messenger at $132; Port Develop- meat-1 2nd Class Foreman at $900; Roads-1 4th Class Draughtsman at $600, 2 Pier Foremen at $750 each, 2 Time Keepers $1,400, 5 Motor Car Drivers = $3,177; Surveys-3 Apprentice Surveyors = $2,772 ; Valuation and Resumption-1 2nd Class Assistant Land Surveyor at $3,000, 1 Apprentice Surveyor at $1,000.
(7) Salaries decreases on new appointments :-Architectural-1 Watchman; Accounts-1 Watchman; Crown Lands- 1 4th Class Draughtsman; Electrical-1 Telephone Supervisor, 1 Office Attendant, 1 Lift Operator, 1 5th Class Telegraphist; General Works-1 Apprentice Surveyor; Roads-1 3rd Class Draughtsman.
(j) Posts transferred to Post Office :---Electrical Office-1. Telegraph sub-engineer, 1 Senior Wireless Operator, 2 Traffic Supervisors, 10 Junior Wireless Operators, 6 Apprentice Wireless Operators, 1 2nd Class Telegraphist, 1 3rd Class Telegraphist, 2 4th Class Telegraphists, 20 5th Class Telegraphists, 4 Telegraph Apprentices and 9 Messengers.
) Posts transferred Permanent Establishments.
(m) Increase anticipated owing to additional lift.
(n) For minor repairs at Police Stations.
(0) Amount for 1929 was under estimated, average expenditure for the last three years was $12,075.46.
(t) Required to meet the increased development of the Kowloon district.
(e) Additional machinery is urgently required at the Mechanical Workshop to deal with the increasing amount of
repair work to lorries.
(w) To replace Austin" cars which are almost beyond repairs.
(a) To replace "Dodge" car
Do.
(y) The whole of this apparatus is essential to meet the requirements of our own traffic and to ascertain the speed
of sending and receiving at the rate not inferior to corresponding stations,
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(cc) Under article 3 of 1927 W/T convention, authorities are called upon to take measure to check the wave lengths of all transmitters used or licensed by them. No such apparatus exists in the Colony and provision of suitable instruments is essential.
(dd) This apparatus is essential to supply the increasing number of W/T receivers now used.
(ec) This is essential, the existing plant has two dynamos controlled alternatively by one panel thus only one machine can be used at a time. With the increasing work it is desirable to have facilities to use both dynamos at
once.
(79) Non recurrent.
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