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401
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scale equivalent to that of an Inspector of Police.
reduction of one Sub-Inspector has been made in the Police
Estimates in respect of this transfer.
Head 4 Treasury.
The Acting Colonial Secretary commented in his
Budget speech lest year in connection with the personal
emoluments vote for the Treasury on the obscurity result-
ing from the allocation of general staff such as Cadet
officers and clerical officers to individual departments
and some explanation seems required in respect of the
stimates for 1935 when it is sought to compare them with
those of 1934. The Acting Treasurer, Cadet Officer Class I,
has reverted to Postmaster General. There remains provision
for three Cadet Officers Class II as in 1934. One of these
is at present on leave. In addition to the two Cadet
officers Class II normally employed at the Treasury as
Assistant Treasurers the Treasurer proposes next year
temporarily to increase the number of his Cadet assistants
by one who will act as Superintendent of the Stamp Office
during the leave of the officer of the Senior Clerical
and Accounting Staff who normally fills that post.
It is proposed also to increase the number of
Assistant Assessors from one to two. One additional
Assistant is considered essential if assessments are to
be carried out in a manner which is fair both to the
ratepayers and to the revenue. Making deductions for
chargeable water and passing for payment refunds on
account of vacant tenements have considerably increased
the work of the Assessor's office.