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HEAD 6 COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE
Estimate 1958/59
Revised estimate 1957/58
$3,524,500
3,159,000
Approved estimate 1957/58
3,160,100
Actual expenditure 1956/57
2,768,718
1957/58
1958/59
Difference
Permanent staff
213
225
+ 12
Temporary staff
3
3
Supernumerary staff
6
7
+1
Net increase
13
New posts
4 Cadet Officers
8 Executive Grade Officers
4 Clerks
3 Confidential Assistants
4 Office/Workshop Assistants*
1 Houseboy*
1 Boy Class II*
1 Cook Class I*
1 Amah Class II*
1 Colonial Secretary*
Supernumerary Staff
Existing posts deleted
4 Clerks*
11 Women Cleaners
28
15
* Approved by Special Warrant during the year.
A supernumerary post of Colonial Secretary is provided for nine months during the secondment of the substantive holder to Singapore.
Three posts of Cadet Officer and four posts of Executive Grade Officer have been provided as an addition to the overall leave reserve for these two grades. One additional post of Cadet Officer, four posts of Executive Grade Officer and additional secretarial and clerical staff have been provided to cope with the increased volume of work.
The four new posts of Houseboy, Boy, Cook and Amah are provided for the Colonial Secretary's official residence.
The four new posts of Office/Workshop Assistant are offset by a decrease of four
posts of Clerk.
These changes, together with normal increments, account for the increase of $322,280 in the vote for Personal Emoluments.
Under Special Expenditure, provision is made for additional office intercommunication equipment. Provision is also made for the expansion of the Government art collections.
HEAD 7 - COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT
Estimate 1958/59
$6,010,700
Revised estimate 1957/58
Approved estimate 1957/58
5,173,000
5,568,250
Actual expenditure 1956/57
5,050,349
1957/58
1958/59
Difference
Permanent staff
632
652
+ 20
Temporary staff
1
1
Supernumerary staff
2
1
1
Net increase
18
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