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22 Head 8.-POST OFFICE, RADIO TRAFFIC OFFICE AND WIRELESS
Head 8.- POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS
Approved Estimate, 1937.
Estimate, 1938.
(4)-POST OFFICE.
$
$
$
Sub-heads :-
359,008
366,800
229
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(4) - POST OFFICE,—Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1937,
Estimate, 1938,
$
$
40
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
2 Air Mail Payment (£7,500)...
3 Air Mail Subsidy (£8,416. 13. 4)
4 Carriage of Mails:-
Trausit Charges
5 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing
6 Coolie Hire
Personal Emoluments, Continued.
120,000
146,667
122,034 136,950
(2)
150,000
140,000
1,100 400
1,000
300
(3)
7 Electric Fans and Lights
12,000
12,000
8 Gas....
255
9 Incidental Expenses
900
*00
10 Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps nud Sentes
5,000
6,000
11 Printing
500
12 Rent of Branch Offices
1,500
500 1,050
13 Rent of Public Telephones..
557
557
14 Stamps...
12,000
15,000
30 000 300 0 0
Brought forward
207,964
207,452
NUMBERS.
(4)
(3)
1937
1938
(5)
17
17
Class V Postal Clerks | ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100
(3)
and Shroffs,
5+
62
(6)
Class VI Postal Clerks
annually) ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of
22,884
23,064
(1)
and Shroffs,.........
$60,1 of $160, 3 of $50
15 Telegrams
600
600
aml 2 of $100).
44,465
48,664
(2)
16 Transport
1,200
1,200
G
6
Learners at $420 ench
2,520
2,520
17 Uniform and Equipment
7,500
7,500
4
嗉
1
1
Total Other Charges
459,924
445,7 16
11
11
Special Expenditure.
70
70
Lauuch Officers, ($1,550 to $2,100 by $50 annually); Head Postman, ($475 to $600 by $25 aunnally)... Poarmen, 1st Class, ($350 to $450 by $20 annually);
Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each...... Postmen, 2nd Class, ($276 to $34x by $12
annually).....
7,234
6,364
@
(3)
600
600
4,740
4,795
(1)
528
528
23,686
18 Pillar and Letter Boxes
94
96
500
19 Motor Mail Van....
20 Electric Clocks
21 New Equipment Registration Branch.....
Total Special Expenditure
Total A-Post Office
1,000
4,500
(7)
300 2,000
500
$19,48
Do.,
3rd Class, ($204 to $264 by $12 antually)....
23,523 (8)
23,000
23.582
Do., Rent Allowances to 61 at $48 each, and
105 at $24 eseh....
- (4)
5,400
5,448
2
2
Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
312
8,000
820,546
Do.. Rent Allowances at $48 ench
96
312
96
16
16
Personal Emoluments.
Mail Bay Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially).....
Do..
Rent Allowances to 10 at 348
each and 6 at $24 each Overtime Allowances to Clerical Stap. Postmen
and Coolies
2,498
2,496
(3)
624
624
10,000
10,000
2
3
NUMBERS.
Motor Drivers, (1 at $550 to $650 by $30 annually
Details of the foregoing.
1937 1938
and 2 at $550 to $650 by $25 annually)..
1,245
1,820
(5)
1
Cadet Officer, Class I, (£1,500 to £1,800 by £50
annually)
28,800
(8)
Dr.
Rent Allowance to 1 at $72
72
72
1
1
Carpenter, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually)
360
360
Do., Rent Allownner...
1
2
Cadet Officers, Class II, (£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50
1 of £751 of £100 and 11 of £50).
1
1
19,972
42,307 (9)
Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-
]
1
Chief Accountant, (£820 to £1,050 by 7 of £30 and
1 of £20)
Painter, ($324 to $384 by $12 annually)
Do+
Rent Allowance
48
48
*364
384
48
48
16,800
16,800
Acting Pay
300
4,000
(6)
1
1
Superintendent of Mails, (£600 to £700 by £25
annually)....
9,164
9,939 (10)
Personal Allowance at £50 annually Language Allowance
121
(8)
Total Personal Emoluments
50
:
359,008
366,800
6
7
Assistant Superintendents of Mails, (1 ut £160 to £560 by £20 annually, 3 at £250 to £445 by 6
of £15, 2 of £30 and 3 of £15, 3 at $4,000 to $5,000 by $200 annually)
25,820
31,127
(11)
Language Allowance to two,
120
390
(12)
(1) Stipulated increments.
5
5
Class 1 Postal Clerks, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200
annually)
(2) Eight new posts.
21,333
21,288
(13)
(3) Changes in personnel.
(4) Two new posts for Stanley area.
(6) More acting pay required,
(5) One new post for additional van.
10
10
Class II Postal Clerks, (2,700 to $3,800 by $150
annually)
32,039
31,567 (18)
13
13
Class III Postal Clerks, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100
annually)
29,278
29,438 (10)
14
14
Class IV Postal Clerks (81,500 to $1,800 by $100
and Shroffs,
annually)
24,467
24,596 (10)
207,964
207.452
Carried forward
(1) Lower rate of exchange.
(2) Reduced subsidy Penang-Hong Kong Service,
(3) Considered sufficient,
(4) Previously provided under Head 32-P.W.D.
(5) New bags for Empire Air Mail Service.
(6) Additional expense for new issue.
(7) Increased Air Mail Traffic.
(8) Officer retired.
(9) Includes one officer on leave.
(10) Stipulated increments.
(11) One new post for Air Mail.
(12) One more officer qualified.
(13) Changes in personnel.
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