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Head 21.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING
B.-WIRELESS.
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
Approved Estimate, 1938.
Estimate, 1939.
359,359
322,496 (1)
2 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing
3 Conveyance Allowances
5 Electric Current and Fuel.
6 Incidental Expenses
Rent of Public Telephones
8 Repairs and Stores
200
4 Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service.
650
26,000
1,700
390 40,000
17,000
30,000
9 Study Courses
10 Telegrams..
150
11 Transport
3,000
12 Uniforms
1,000
Rent of Offices for radiotelegraphs
18,000
Total other Charges.......
91,090
200
1,000 650
(2)
(3)
1,700
390
2,000
(2)
150
3,000
600
(4)
(5)
| 56,690 (1)
Special Expenditure.
13 Laboratory Checking Equipment
14 Portable Wavemeter
15 Engraving Machine.................
16 Studio Equipment
17 Typewriter
21,804
684
586
10,000 391
Wireless Instruments, Tools and Standard Meters
Duplicating Machine
Total Special Expenditure
Total B-Wireless
11,500
1,045
12,545
} (9)
33,465 (1)
462,994
412,651
Personal Emoluments.
ENGINEERING SECTION.
Details of the foregoing.
NUMBERS.
1938
1939
1
1
Wireless Engineer (£720 to £920 by £40)
11,520
12.160
(10)
5
Assistant Wireless Engineers (£480 to £880 by 5
1
of £20, 2 of £40, 5 of £20 and 4 of £30) Senior Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs (£600 to
£700 by £25)......................
47,264
48.423 (10)
9.600 (11)
2
I
Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs, (£475 to £575
by £20)
16,800
9,200 (12)
2
10
16
4
27-25 00:
Wireless Sub-Engineers, (£475 to £575 by £20) Wireless Technicians, (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)...
15,200
15,840 (10)
26,394
39,559 (13)
Class I
Technicians, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200).
4,500
4,500
Class II
($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)...
5,400
5,550
(10)
Class III Class IV
39
($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)...
8,400
10,742 (14)
19
($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)...)
13,373
16,941
(13)
18 Class V
>>
($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)...
20,278
22,959 (13)
Class VI
"
($600 to $1,000 by $50)
3,400
(15)
1
Class I Mechanician, Class II Class III
($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)
1,300
1,300
($600 to $950 by $50).
2,683
2,834
(10)
27
($370 to $580 by $30)..
4,635
4,786
(10)
432
432
181,579
204,826
Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each
Carried forward
(1) Heads 8 (B):
-
Radio Traffic Office and 8 (C).
Wireless of 1938 Estimates are now combined under
this Head.
(2) Previously omitted in error.
(3) Considered sufficient.
(4) Reduced staff.
(5) Not required.
(6) Replacements.
(7) For ship inspections.
(8) For Radio Workshop.
(9) Non-recurrent.
(10) Stipulated increments.
(11) New post. In place of one Inspector of Wireless
Telegraphs.
(12) One promoted to Senior Inspector of Wireless
Telegraphs.
(13) Two new posts.
(14) One new post.
(15) Regraded to Switchboard attendants.