Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING
B.-WIRELESS.
Approved Estimate, 1940-41.
97
170
Estimate, 1941-1942.
3 Conveyance Allowances
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
2 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing
5 Electric Current and Fuel.
$
的
$
446,012
361,585
• 250
2,500
4 Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service.
650
265
2,000 500
(1)
21,250
30,000
(2) (3)
6 Incidental Expenses
2,125
2,265
Rent of Public Telephones
600
650
(4)
8 Repairs and Stores
45,000
73.000
(1) (2) (3)
9 Study Courses ..............
1,000
500
(5)
10 Telegrams........
750
750
(6)
11 Transport
3,000
3,000
(2)
12 Uniformns
700
1,100
(1)(7)
Total other Charges......
77,825
114,030
Special Expenditure.
13 Emergency Supply Plant
5,000
14 Recording Machine.......
15 Testing and Maintenance Instruments.
Broadcasting Transmitter
100,000
Medium Wave Marine Transmitter
60,000
Portable Wavemeter
900
Short Wave Marine Transmitter and Receiver
59,000
5,000
2,400
3,200
(10)
(11)
Typewriter
360
Reconditioning Duplicating Machine
325
Total Special Expenditure
225,585
10,600
Total B-Wireless
749,422
486,215
Personal Emoluments.
ENGINEERING SECTION.
NUMBERS.
Details of the foregoing.
1940-41 1941-42
1
Senior Wireless Engineer, (£950 to £1,050 by £50) . Residential Allowance
20,200
1,445
16,800 1,060
(12)
5
5
Wireless Engineers, (£500 for 1st 2 years, then £570
to £910 by 4 of £25, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30) Residential Allowance
60,668
51,576 (12)
4,230.
3,403
1
Senior Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£600 to
£700 by £25).....
12,333
10,333
(12)
1
1
Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£475 to £575
by £20)
11,500
9,200
15
14
17
21- - 204727*
27-12O4D27∞
14
Class II Class III Class IV Class V
29
Wireless Sub-Engineers,* (£475 to £575 by £20)... Wireless Technicians,* (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) Class I Technicians, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200)
($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)... ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)... ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100)... ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)..
20,760
17,280
(12)
50,681
41,671 (12)
5,625
4,500
6,976
16,567
5,575 (13) 13,809 (12)
29,183
23,177 (13)
23,909
21,736
(14)
Class I Mechanicians, Class II
($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)
3,250
""
8
Class III
""
Do.
($600 to $950 by $50). ($370 to $580 by $30). Rent Allowances at $48 each
5,971
5,540
2,600
4,875 (12) (13)
4,346
480
279,318
384
232,325
Carried forward
(1) Increased prices.
(2) Refunds from Cable & Wireless now credited
to Revenue Head.
(3) Additional transmitters.
(4) Includes rent for extensions, etc. under new
automatic system.
(5) Considered sufficient.
(6) Additional reports required on account of
war
conditions.
Additional messengers for censors.
(8) Reserve equipment for emergency use.
(9) To increase facilities at Broadcasting Studios. (10) Hand cleaning of transmitters no longer prac-
ticable.
(11) Non-recurrent.
(12) Stipulated increments. (13) Changes in personnel. (14) Two new posts.