FOR THE YEAR 1915.
[Class VII]
101
UNDERTAKIngs of GovERNMENT.
1. POST OFFICE,—Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1914.
Estimate, 1915.
Brought forward,.......
Allowances to 3 Clerks as Teachers of Postmen, 1 at $180, and 2
at $120 each,
1 3rd Grade Launch Officer, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),
Do., Allowance for Extra Work,......
1 4th Grade Launch Officer, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),
Do.,
Allowance for Extra Work,
| 3rd Grade Compradore, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),
2 4th Grade Shroffs, (8720 to $900 by $60 annually)..........
2 5th Grade Shroffs, (8480 to $660 by $60 annually),
86th Grade Shroffs, ($240 to $420 by $60 aunnally).
Do..
House Allowance to 1,
Allowances to Clerks and Shroff's for Attendance on Sundays and Holidays, I at $198, 1 at $132, and 7 at $66 each.
1 Head Postman, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually),
Postmen, 1st Class, ($240 to $300 by $12 annually), Postmen, 2nd Class, 1 at 8180, and 46 at $168 each,
114,948
116,744
240
960
420 (1) 1.020 (2)
3@
130
130
900
900
A
130
130
960
1,020
(2)
1,500
1,505
1,235
1,150
(2) (3)
1,535
2,545
(2) (4)
24
(5)
455
792
(6)
312
324
(2)
252
1,687 : (7) (8)
1,188
7.908
(9) (10) (11)
40 Postmen, 3rd Class, 3 at $132, and 57 at $144 ench,
Postmen, 2nd and 3rd Class, House Allowances to 35 at
$24 each,
14,352
8,604
(12) (18)
1,704
840
(14)
Do.,
Do.,
Allowances for Extra Work to 7 at $16.25 each, Good Conduct Allowances to 30 at $36, 2 at $35, 1 at $34, 1 at $31, 2 at $30, 1 at $27, 1 at $25, 13 at $24, 2 at $19, 2 at $16. 1 at $13, 15 at $12, at $11. 2 at $10, 2 at $8, 2 at 87, 2 at $6, 1 at 85, 1 at $3, and 3 at $2 each.... Allowances to 2 in charge of Closed Mail Room, at
$24 each,
131
114
(15)
1,801
2,011
(16)
Do.,
48
48
Do.
Allowances for Attendance on Sundays and Holi-
days to 4 at $16.50 each,
65
66
(17)
2 Coolies, at $108 each,
216
216
(18)
Do., Do..
House Allowances, at $24 each,
48
19)
Good Conduet Allowances to 1 at $8, and 1 at 84,
12
(16)
6 Mail Bag Coolies, at $120 each..
720
(20).
1 Carpenter, (8216 to $240 by $12 annually),
231
(2) (21)
Crew of Launch :--
1 Engineer, 2nd Class, ($240 to 8276 by $12 annually), 1 Coxswain, 2nd Class, ($216 to $240 by $12 annually),
250
262
(2)
240
233
(2) (3)
Carried forward,..
(1) Additional Teacher at $180 for Advanced Class. (2) Stipulated increments.
(3) New appointments.
(4) 4 new posts: 1 for General Post Office to cope with increase of business. 1 for each of the new Branch Post Offices at Seiyingpun, Wantsai and Yaumati.
(5) Not required on new appointment.
(6) Previously under-estimated; allowances at $66 each extended to 5 Clerks and Shroffs employed at Branch Post Offices.
(7) Former designation" Postmen Sorters".
(8) 14 authorized by C.0. Despatch of 19th December, 1912; 3 new posts necessitated by establishment of Branch Post Offices at Fairingpun, Wantsai and Yaumati; only 7 are expected to be qualified in 1915.
(9) Former designation" Postmen ".
(10) 65 at $168 authorized by C.0. Despatch of 19th Decem- ber. 1912. but only 46 are expecteil to be qualified in 1915;
I at $180 elected to remain on old rate.
143,624
149,632
(11) Subsistence allowance of 50 cents per diem each to 3
when at Singapore.
(12) Former designation" Postmen Learners". (13) 28 will be promoted to "Postmen, 2nd Class" when qualified, 32 being the authorized number; 29 sanctioned by C.O. Despatch of 19th December. 1912; and 3 added owing to establishment of Branch Post Offices at Saiying- pun, Wantsai and Yaumati: 3 at $132 and 2 at $144 elected to remain on old rates with allowances for extra work.
(14) Free quarters and light to 72. (15) Allowance to 1 discontinued. (16) Stipulated allowances.
(17) Previously under-estimated. (18) Free quarters and light.
(19) Not required, free quarters being provided.
(20) New posts.-ride Appendix III.
(21) New post required for repairing parcel boxes, furniture. &c.; work hitherto done by outside carpenters at greater cost to Government,