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required have been inserted for approval.
Head 4. Junior Clerical Service similarly shows the same figures as in 1930, but eight posts of Computers to the Royal Observatory have been transferred to the Royal Observatory Head as the work was too specialised for inclusion in the Junior Clerical Service generally. The maintenence of the same total therefore implies an increase of eight posts, which is considered necessary as this branch of the service has been very short handed in 1930 and if work is not to be seriously hindered this increase is the minimum required. distribution as at present estimated of these two clerical services is shown in Appendices I and II.
The
An addition of
Head 5. Colonial Secretary's Office. $500 to the vote for cleaning of offices is asked for in order that proper supervision may be afforded to
this work.
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Head 6. Treasury The post of Deputy Treasurer is a temporary one, as Hon. Members are aware and vill
disappear in the course of next year,
Head 11. Post Office. The considerable increase in transit charges of $40,000 is due to the new inter- national rates of carriage of mails, and to the
depreciation
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