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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
UNDERTAKINGS OF GOVERNMENT.
CLASS VII.
1.-POST OFFICE.
Approved Estimate, 1916.
$
$
Estimate, 1917.
#
$
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.
Postmaster General, ($4,800 to $5,400 by $300 triennially),........
5,400
Do.,
Exchange Compensation,
3,857
Assistant Postmaster General, (£400 to £560 by £20 annually),.......
5,304
Do.,
Duty Pay. (£100),
1,143
5,400 (1) 3,696 (2) 5,436 1,123
(2). (3)
Do., Do.,
Allowance for Extra Work, Language Allowance,
1 Accountant, (£360 to £450 by £30 triennially),.
Do.. Allowance for Extra Work,
1 Superintendent of Money Order Office, (£360 to £450 by £30
triennially),
1 Superintendent of Mails, (£300 to £345 by £15 triennially),
1 Superintendent of Registration and Parcels Branch, (£300 to
4,800 195
- 5,053
195
(4)
5,143
3,053
(2)
3,600
3,647
(2) (3) (
39
39
270
270
Do.,
£345 by £15 triennially), Allowance for Extra Work,
3,943
195
3,370 39
(2) (6) (6)
1 Lance Sergeant acting as Postal Inspector, (£130 to £145 by
£5 annually),
821
814
[(2)(3)(7){
Do.
Allowance as Postal Inspector,
1,440
1,440
2 1st Grade Postal Clerks, ($1,920 to $2,400 by $120 biennially),
4,800
4,800
Do., Do., Do.,
Personal Allowance to 1,
600
600
(9)
House Allowance to 1,
180
180
Allowances for Extra Work at $195 each,
390
390
1 Supervisor, (£165 to £225 by £15 triennially),
2,057
2,112
(2) (3)
Do.,
Allowance for Extra Work,
195
195
8 2nd Grade Postal
Do.,
Clerks, ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially), Allowances for Extra Work at $195
each,
11,880
13,535
(3) (10)
1,365
1,560
(10)
Do.,
16 3rd Grade Postal Clerks, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),
Allowances for Extra Work to 11 at $195
each, and 3 at $130,
20,270
18,635
(3)(6) (11)
2,860
2,535
(6) (11):
1 3rd Grade Correspondence Clerk, ($960 to $1,200 by $120
biennially),
1,035
960
(6).
23 4th Grade Postal Clerks, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),
22,734
19.381
Do.,
Allowances for Extra Work to 6 at $130,
and 15 at $26 each,
(3) (12)
1,898
1,170
17 5th Grade Postal Clerks, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),
7,344
9,710
Do.,
Allowances for Extra Work to 4 at $26, 3 at $21, 2 at $18, 1 at $15, and 5 at $13 each,...
(3) (6) (1
239
283
Carried forward,
113,997
111,621
(1) Also receives £100 a year from the Imperial Government
for supervision of British Postal Agencies in China.
(2) Higher exchange.
(3) Stipulated increments.
(4) C.O. Despatch No. 258 of 15th November, 1899, § 12.
(5) Free quarters, and light.
(6) New appointments.
(7) Half paid by Treasury.
(8) Free quarters, but not of right.
(9) 25% of salary ($2,400),-0.0. Despatch No. 241 of 25th
June, 1903.
(10) 1 Supernumerary 2nd Grade replacing temporarily 1 8rd
Grade Postal Clerk.
(11) 1 replaced temporarily by a supernumerary 2nd Grade
Postal Clerk.
(12) 3 promoted from 5th Grade,-C.O. Despatch of 19th December, 1912; 7 replaced by 7 5th Grade Postal Clerks,-0.0. Despatch of 19th December, 1912. (13) 3 promoted to 4th Grade,-0.0. Despatch of 19th Decem
ber, 1912; 7 in place of 7 4th Grade Postal Clerks, 0.0. Despatch of 19th December, 1912.