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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
5.-TREASURY,- -Continued.
Brought forward,.....
Approved Estimate, 1913.
Estimate, 1914.
42,034
$
45,573
B.-OFFICE OF ASSESSOR OF RATES.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
Assessor of Rates, ($3,600 to $4,200 by $300 triennially),
Do.,
Do.,
1 5th Grade Clerk, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),
4,200
Personal Allowance
500
4,200 500
Exchange Compensation,.
2,991
3,284
(1)
660
510
1 5th Grade Interpreter, (I.D., $480 to $660 by $60 annually),...
660
560
(2) (3)
1 Messenger,
96
108
(4)
Do.,
Good Conduct Allowance,
12
(5)
Do.,
House Allowance,....
24
24
Total Personal Emoluments,.....
9,131
9,298
OTHER CHARGES.
Conveyance Allowance to Assessor of Rates,.
360
360
Conveyance of Clerk and Interpreter, and Hire of Steam-
Launch for Assessing Villages,
50
50
House-numbering,
100
100
Incidental Expenses,
50
50
Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£2.10),
27
27
Total Other Charges,.....
587
587
Total Office of Assessor of Rates,
9,718
9,885
C.-STAMP OFFICE.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
1 Higher Grade Clerk, ($2,640 to $3,000 by $120 biennially), 2nd Grade, Clerk, 1. ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially),
2,700
3,000
(6)
1,560
(7)
1 4th Grade Clerk, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),
750
(3) (8)
2 5th Grade Shroffs, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),
1,320
1,320
2 6th Grade Clerks and Shroffs, ($360 to $420 by $60 annually),
804
840
(3)
2 Pressmen, at $108 each,
216
216
Do., Do.,
Good Conduct Allowances at $24 each,
24
48
(5)
House Allowances at $24 each,
Total Personal Emoluments,..
48
48
6,672
6,222
OTHER CHARGES.
Incidental Expenses,
Stamps, &c.,
Total Other Charges,..
Total Stamp Office,
160 5,500
160 4,500
(9)
5,660
4,660
12,332
10,882
64,084
66,340
Total Treasury,
(1) Privileged rate of exchange,-C.(). Despatch of 8th Fe-
bruary, 1913.
(2) New appointment.
(3) Stipulated increment.
(4) Increase,-C.O. Despatch No. 386 of 17th December, 1912.
(5) Stipulated allowances.
(6) Increase. -C.O. Despatch of 8th February, 1913, § 8. (7) Replaced by 4th Grade Clerk,-vide note 12, page 24. (8) In place of 2nd Grade Clerk.
(9) Cost of new dies included in previous estimate.
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