Head 25-POST OFFICE, BROADCASTING,
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
59
A-POST OFFICE
Sub-heads
1 Personal emoluments
Approved Estimate 1948-49
Estimate 1949-50
€A
$
1,170,804
1,276,201
Other Charges
2 Conveyance of mails
1,250,000
2,000,000 (9) (11)
(12)
3 Fuel, light, and power
4 Gratuities to licensed stamp vendors
35,000 2,700
36,000 (9)
5 Incidental expenses
5,000
6 Publications
600
7 Rent of offices
2,325
Il Uniforms
8 Stamps
9 Stores and equipment
10 Travelling expenses
12 Upkeep of vehicles
Transit charges for carriage of mail
100,000
29,400
4,500 (9) 6,000 (9)
600 2,325 150,000 (9) 60,000 (9)
2,000
2,500
42,000
42,000
25,000
25,000
250,000
(13)
Total Other Charges
1,744,025
2,328,925
Special Expenditure
13 Motor transport 14 Post Office boxes
15 Postal equipment
23,800
16,500
19,532
59,832
3,664,958
(1) One officer retired.
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
(2) Stipulated increments.
(3) Personnel changed.
(4) Previously provided for under Telecommunications. (5) 16 Postal Clerks in place of 16 Clerks.
(6) Eleven posts previously provided for under Tele-
communications. (7) One new post.
(8) Provides for:
2,914,829
One Wireless Engineer ($16,000).
(9) Considered necessary.
(10) Considered sufficient.
(11) Title changed from Air-mail payments.
(12) Previously provided for, in part, under Transit
charges for carriage of mail.
(13) Provided for under Conveyance of mails. (14) Previously provided for under temporary staff. (15) Two new posts.
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