STAFF
6. The total authorized establishment of the Department at the close of the year was 709, of which 238 were pensionable, 2 supernumerary and 469 non-pensionable.
7.
Mr. L. C. Saville, Postmaster General, returned from long leave and resumed duty on 13.12.55.
8. Mr. H. E. Marriott, Assistant Controller of Posts, was appointed to act as Controller of Posts with effect from 5.12.55.
9. Mr. E. A. Ribeiro, Assistant Controller of Posts, was honoured by the award of the M.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 1955.
FINANCE
10. Total Revenue of the Department reached an all- time high of $26,348,875.88, an excess of $2,719,875.88 over the Estimate. Of this increase no less than $2,298,954.22 was in respect of postage.
11. Wireless Revenue at $1,885,185.84 was the highest ever and the increase of $338,458.84-as mentioned in my foreword- was mainly due to an increase of over 18% in Broadcast Receiving Licences, as a result of an intensive drive against defaulters.
12. Expenditure for all services was $13,832,244.98 an excess of $991,244.98 over the Estimates. In practice however, the only excesses over the Estimates were $1,419,862.73 in respect of conveyance of mails and which was more than covered by increased postings, referred to in paragraph 10 above, and $3,998.20 on Rent of Offices to cover the new Post Office opened at Shatin on 18th October, 1955. There were savings effected on all other heads of expenditure.
2