1 Personal emoluments
Sub-heads
Other Charges
Head 24-POST OFFICE
61
Approved
Estimate 1951-52
Estimate 1950-51
$
$
1,322,019
1,411,378
2 Conveyance of mails
3 Fuel, light, and power
2,500,000 36,000
5,000,000 (13)
36,000
4 Gratuities to licensed stamp vendors
5,400
5 Incidental expenses
6,000
3,600 (14) 6,000
6 Publications
600
7 Rent of offices
2,325
8 Stamps
150,000
9 Stores and equipment
80,000
10 Travelling expenses
2,500
11 Uniforms
42,000
12 Upkeep of vehicles
25,000
1,350 (15) 2,325
150,000
100,000 (13)
3,000 (16)
44,000 (17) 25,000
Total Other Charges
2,849,825
5,371,275.
Special Expenditure
13 Motor transport
23,800
14 Post Office boxes
42,000 (18) 6,500 (19)
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
23.800
4,195,644
48,500
6,831,153
(1) One new post
(2) Provided for under Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs
(3) Title changed from Assistant Postmaster
General and Chief Accountant
(4) Salary revised
(5) Stipulated increments
(6) Previously provided for under Telecommunica-
tions
(7) Posts also shown and provided for under Commerce and Industry Department
(8) Previously provided for under Police Force (9) One Woman Confidential Assistant Class I in place of one Woman Confidential Assistant Class II
(10) Personnel changed
(11) One post provided for under temporary staff (12) Provides for:
One Wireless Engineer ($1,540 per month); One Woman Confidential Assistant ($400 per
month) for six months;
25 Postal Clerks ($120 per month); One Motor Driver ($80 per month); Eight Mail Coolies ($44 per month) (13) Increased costs and heavier mails (14) Fewer gratuities required
(15) More publications
(16) More travelling
(17) Previously underestimated
(18) Replacements of motor vehicles (19) New item