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disappears.
In addition to the Assistant Assessor shown under Treasury, an officer is being seconded from the Public Works Department for assessment work, though for the present this letter officer will continue to be paid from Head 35.
The two accounting machines are expensive but the amount taken over the counter at the Treasury in rates and permit fees of one kind and another is so large and so continually growing, that it is found that the office accommodation is becoming insufficient for the increasing number of clerks required. is anticipated that the machines will save six clerks, and at the same time be able to cope with a far larger number of receipts.
HEAD. 10
DISTRICT OFFICE/SOUTH.
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A new vote 'Scavenging' $1,600 has been inserted under this head. It is considered that some of the villages of medium size, such as Tai O and Tsun Wan, in the How Territories, should for reasons of health be more adequately scavenged. Tsun Wan is particularly bad. Later on it may be found necessary for Government to provide these villages with municipal services to a greater extent, in which case the levying of a rate will have to be considered.
HEAD. 11- POST OFFICE (B) WIRELESS.
The volume of business done by the Government Radio Telegraph Service continues to expand. To deal with the cxpansion it is necessary to increase the staff by three clerks and five radio postmen
HEAD. 12.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
The post of Senior Revenue Officer has been abolished. A considerable reduction has been found possible on the 'Vote Forms and Registers' for the Statistical Branch by having this work done by the Prison Department. It should be noted that,
despite