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The increase of $10,850 in Personal Emoluments is wholly accounted for by transfers, promotions and regading of staff.
As the result of the revised agreement with
the British Tabulating Machine Co.Ltd., provision for
the running of the Hollerith equipment is reduced by $14,281. Minor changesoccur in other recurrent expenditure with the result that Other Charges are less by $14,131.
Total expenditure for this department is
smaller by $3,281.
Head 37B. Rogistration Branch.
Estimate 1950/51
Revised Estimate 1949/50
Approved Estimate 1949/50
Actual Expenditure 1948/49
$288,000 767,261
This temporary sub-department was set up during 1949 to carry out the registration of certain classes of the population. The major part of the work is completed at an estimated cost of $770,000. The provision of #288,000 for 1950/51 is required in order to complete the project along the lines decided upon and to maintain a skeleton staff for the whole financial year to keep the registration up to date.
Head 38. Stores Department.
Estimate 1950/51
Revised Estimate 1949/50 Approved Estimate 1949/50 Actual Expenditure 1948/49
$5,564,002
12,242,360
6,591,432 7,874,312
Apart from changes in title of Stores Officers and the promotions of Executive Officers, Clerks and Women Confidential Assistants to vacancies in the approved establishment, there are a few adjustments in the lower grades.
Nine Foremen are ap pointed to the non-pensionabl establishment from casual labour but two posts of Packer and eight posts of Coolie have been abolished. Personal Emoluments show a rise of $42,270.
A not saving of over $1,000,000 is made under Other Charges of which $400,000 is on Furniture for Offices and Quarters; $300,000 on the Collection and Storage of Sand; $250,000 on Office Equipment for all departments and $75,000 on Stationery. A new sub-head is required arising out of the introduction of a Workshop Manufacturing Account.
$1,027,430.
The total net saving on this department is