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Estimate 1947-48
Estimate 1948-49
Personal Emoluments.
1947-48 1948-49
Pensionable establishment.
1
Director ($22,800)
19,200
22,800
Assistant Director ($19,200)
15,200
19,200
6
Co
Professional Assistants ($10,560: $10,560 :
$11,040 × $480-$12,000 × $720-$18,480)
55,471
78,365
General Clerical Service.
-
Executive Officer
4,800
120
15
+4
4
Computor Class I ($6,360 × $360–$8,160) Computors Class II ($3,600 × $300—$6,000) Computors Class III ($1,920 :
3,500
5,675
19,950 (1)
$1,920:
$2,400 × $180—$3,300)
11,255
37,643 (2)
1
1
Office Assistant ($2,760: $2,760: $2,940 ×
2
$180 $3,300 × $300-$4,200) Lithographers ($1,800: $1,800 $1,920 ×
$120-$2,040 x $180-$3,300)
2,548
4,200
:
2,225
5,280
Non-pensionable establishment.
1
Marine Liaison Officer ($7,680: $7,680 :
$8,160 × $480—$11,520)
5,920
Motor Driver ($1,152 × $48-$1,536)
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3
Stone Polisher ($768 × $24—$960)
Office Attendant ($768 × $24—$960)
Armed Guard ($768 × $24—$960)
Watchman ($768 × $24-$960)
Messenger ($528 x $24-$720) Coolies ($528 × $24—$720)
192
10,080
1,175 (1)
779
240
960
492
776
156
778
528
(1)
564
1,988
Temporary staff
7,440 (3)
Acting pay
1,350
Expatriation pay
27,600
Items not repeated
7,674
Total Personal Emoluments
130,312
245,692
Sub-heads.
1 Personal emoluments
2 Advertising
Other Charges.
3 Fuel, light, and power
4 Incidental expenses
5 Lithographic expenses
6 Publications
7 Stores and equipment
8 Travelling expenses
9 Uniforms
130,312
245,692
500
3,000
3,500 (6)
1,000
2,850 (7)
2,000 (8)
1,000
4,200 (9) (10)
5,000
10,000 (11)
400
500
400
1,500 (6)
10 Upkeep of vehicles
2,000
2,500 (6) (12)
11 Upper air investigation
60,000
68,830 (6)
Newspapers and periodicals
200
(13)
Postage
250
(14)
Subscription to International Meteorological Organization
160
(15)
Total Other Charges
73,510
96,280
Special Expenditure.
12 Meteorological instruments
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
203,822
11,200
11,200
353,172
(1) One new post.
(2) Six new posts.
(3) Provides for three Computors (one at $300 per
month and two at $160 per month).
(4) Considered necessary.
(5) New subhead.
(6) Previous provision inadequate.
(7) Previously provided for in part under Postage. (8) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous
Services.
(9) Title changed from Books and publications. (10) Previously provided for in part under Newspapers
and periodicals.
(11) Title changed from Maintenance of instruments
and plant.
(12) Title changed from Upkeep of motor vehicles. (13) Provided for under subhead 6.
(14) Provided for under subhead 4.
(15) Provided for under Miscellaneous Services.