HEAD 57- PRISONS DEPARTMENT
Estimate 1960/61
$10,899,600
Revised estimate 1959/60
9,442,000
Approved estimate 1959/60
9,122,100
Actual expenditure 1958/59
7,926,302
Permanent staff
Net increase
1959/60
919
1960/61
961
Difference
+ 42
42
Existing posts deleted
New posts
4 Principal Officers, Prison Officers
Classes I & II
36 Warders
2 Interpreter/Translators
1 Clerk
1 Messenger
2 Clerks
44
2
207
The additional posts of Principal Officer, etc., are required consequent upon a reorganization of the Training Centres. The additional posts of Warder are needed to cope with the increased prison population. The two new posts of Interpreter/Translator are offset by the reduction of two posts of Clerk. An extra post of clerk is required to deal with the ever increasing work at headquarters and to assist in maintaining the leave roster. An additional messenger is needed to provide an efficient service for remote stations. These additional posts, together with the salaries revision and normal increments, account for the increase of $1.5 millions in the vote for Personal Emoluments.
Staff and prison population increases are reflected in increased expenditure under a number of subheads under Other Charges Annually Recurrent. The new subhead "Prophylactic Feeding" provides for a daily milk ration for hospital staff working in close contact with active tuberculosis cases. It has been possible to reduce by $37,000 the provision for prisoners' clothing.
HEAD 58- ·PUBLIC DEBT
$2,731,310
3,025,000
3,025,610
3,248,590
Estimate 1960/61
Revised estimate 1959/60
Approved estimate 1959/60
Actual expenditure 1958/59
The decrease of $294,300 as compared with the approved estimate for 1959/60 is largely accounted for by the final redemption of the 34% Dollar Loan 1934.
HEAD 59 · PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION
—
Estimate 1960/61
$54,500
Revised estimate 1959/60
42,000
Approved estimate 1959/60
37,700
Actual expenditure 1958/59
37,101
Permanent staff
1959/60
5
1960/61
Difference
6
+ 1
Net increase
1
The additional post of Clerk is required to deal with the increasing volume of work.