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NOTES ON THE ESTIMATES-1940/1941.
1.-Change in Financial Year.
The Financial Year of the Colony will, after the current year, end on 31st March instead of 31st December as hitherto. In order to bring this change into effect the present estimates are based on a period of fifteen months i.e. from 1st January, 1940 to 31st March, 1941. By compari- son with 1939 estimates, therefore, most sub-heads show a 25% increase.
Where increases are solely due to this longer financial period no special explanation has been made.
In the case of certain annual payments, e.g. grants-in-aid, where payment is to be made in respect of a single year only, additional provision has not been necessary.
The rate of exchange has the Colony and at 1/24d. to the
2.-Rate of Exchange.
been taken at 1/3d. to the dollar for sterling salaries paid in dollar for all other purposes.
3. Pension Privileges.
All non-pensionable posts are printed throughout the estimates in ita lics.
4. Quarters and Rent Allowance Privileges.
(a.)-Sterling-paid officers.
To enable true comparisons to be made between scales of salary to which different terms as to payment of rent for Government quarters, if occupied, are attached, the terms applicable
are indicated as follows :—
(i) officers entitled to free quarters are shown by an asterisk, (*).
(ii) officers liable to pay rent on the basis of 6% of their salaries are shown by
a dagger (†).
(iii) the remainder, who are liable to pay rent on the basis of 12% of their
salaries, bear no indication.
In all cases officers not occupying Government quarters are eligible for rent allowances at rates varying in accordance with their liability as to rent for quarters.
(b)-Dollar-paid officers.
If on the permanent establishment, dollar-paid officers do not normally pay rent for Government quarters which they are required to occupy in connexion with their work; and they are eligible for rent allowances at various rates in accordance with General Orders if not occupying such quarters.
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