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HEAD 55 - POST OFFICE
Estimate 1961/62
$30,251,500
Revised estimate 1960/61
26,462,000
Approved estimate 1960/61
27,228,900
Actual expenditure 1959/60
22,822,519
1960/61
1961/62
Difference
Permanent staff
Temporary staff
1,007
1,086
+ 79
262
262
183
Net decrease
New posts
1 Superintendent of Mails*
1 Assistant Postal Accountant
1 Postal Clerk Special Class
3 Postal Clerks Class I
7 Postal Clerks Class II
15 Postal Clerks Class III
1 Confidential Assistant
10 Temporary Postal Clerks*
9 Postmen Drivers Class II
1 Postman Class II*
5 Motor Drivers
24 Assistant Postmen*
Wireless Division
1 Assistant Wireless Inspector
Class II
Football Pools Division
79
1 1
Existing posts deleted
1 Controller of Posts
2 Superintendents of Mails
4 Inspectors of Postmen
77 Temporary Postal Clerks
4 Head Postmen
20 Postmen Class II
150 Assistant Postmen
4 Motor Drivers
262
**
Approved by Special Warrant during the year.
The new posts shown above have been provided to cope with the rapid growth of business, to man a second mobile post office, to provide for an extension of mechanized deliveries and for the introduction of an experimental parcel delivery service.
The increase in rents under Other Charges Annually Recurrent is due to the opening of new offices during 1960/61, whilst other increases are necessitated by the constant increase in public business.
Additional funds are required under Special Expenditure for the replacement of 4 existing motor vehicles; 6 new vehicles are required for mechanization of postal deliveries, 2 for the experimental parcel delivery service and 1 for a further mobile post office. The provision in the subhead "Radio equipment" is required for the maintenance and testing of radio equipment used by several departments.
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