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Recommendation.
Governor's Decision.
Savings.
Immediate.
Prospective.
Minimum. Maximum. Minimum. Maximum,
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Brought forward, ....
7,415
7,535
$ 8,477
9,632
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPT.,-- Continued.
Steam-launch " Victoria should carry a log for record of the number of hours the vessel bas been under way and at anchor.
Approved,
Work in Marine Magistrate's Court should be confined to technical cases.
Approved,
1st Grade Telegraph Clerk to be re-
Approved,
1,200
1,380
placed by 5th Grade Telegraph Clerk.
Fixed scale of stores for Lighthouses and Steam-launches.
Approved,
Approved,
Annual instead of half-yearly repairs of steam-launches which may be put on slip 3 times a year to have bottom cleaned.
Abolition of Conveyance Allowance of $180 to 2nd Grade Clerk, Imports and Exports Office.
OBSERVATORY.
That on the occurrence of a vacancy the post of Assistant Meteorologist ($1,200 plus Exchange Compensation) need not be filled up.
Allowance reduced to $120.
60
60
Approved,
That the supply of local English News- papers should be reduced from 3 to 2.
Do.
36
36
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,
That the expenditure under "Printing and Biuding" should be kept down by restricting printing of documents as far as possible, and by a close audit of the ac- counts by the Treasury,
That the following votes be reduced :-
Telegrams sent and received
by Government,
Travelling Allowances in
Do.
by $3,000
De.
New Territories,.............
3,000
3,000
:
2,057
2,057
:
:
100
Do.
100
100
"
...
3,000
Considered that vote can bear a reduction of $4,000,.
4,000
1,000
Transport,
MAGISTRACY.
Abolition of post of 5th Grade Inter-
preter.
Approved,
Deletion of vote 46 Advertisements
Do.
$150.
Reduction of "Conveyance Allowance to Summoning Officer to Coroner" from $70 to $20.
Do.
Supply of loal English Newspapers to be reduced from 3 to 2.
Do.
180
650
150
150
60
50
36
36
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:
Carried forward,
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16,527
17,007
10,531
11,639