CO129-568-4 Estimates 1939 8-10-1938 - 6-7-1939 — Page 229

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Head 21.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

Head 21.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND

BROADCASTING

4.-POST OFFICE.

Sub-heads:-

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1939.

$

$

366,800

410,542

Head 21.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

Approved Estimate, 1988.

Estimate, 1939.

A.-POST OFFICE,—Continued.

Personal Emoluments,-Continued.

$

$

$

2 Air Mail Payment

8 Air Mail Subsidy

4 Carriage of Mails:-

Transit Charges

5 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

6 Coolie Hire

122,034

122,034

136,950

140,000

1,000

300

263,051 (1)

100,000 (2)

1,200 300

(3)

69

Brought forward

207,452

210,466

7 Electric Fans and Lights

12,000

12,000

NUMBERS.

8 Gas.....

253

255

9 Incidental Expenses

800

800

1938 1939

10 Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales

6,000

6,000

11 Printing

500

500

17

21

Class V Postal Clerks

12 Rent of Branch Offices

1,050

1,020

(2)

and Shroffs,

13 Rent of Public Telephones..........

557

440

(2)

62

87

Class VI Postal Clerks

($1,100 to $1,400 by $100]

monally) ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of

23,064

26,923

14 Stamps.....

15,000

15,000

and Shroffs,..

15 Telegrams

600

600

860,1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100).

· (1)(2)

48,664

60,051

16 Transport

1,200

1,500

(4)

6

6

Learners at $420 each

2,520

2,520

17 Uniform and Equipment

7,500

14,000

(8)

4

5

1

1

Total Other Charges

445.746

538,700

11

14

70

85

Lanuch Officers, ($1,550 to $2,100 by $50 annually) Head Postman, ($475 to $600 by $25 annually)... Postmen, 1st Class, ($350 to $450 by $20 annually)

Do., 2nd Class, ($276 to $348 by

6,364

7,644

(1)(2)

600

600

4,795

5,848

(1)(2)

$12

Special Expenditure.

annually)

23,523

27,759

96

188

Do., Bril Class, ($204 to $264

by $12

(1)(2)

18 Pillar and Letter Boxes

19 Two Typewriters

Motor Mail Van

Electric Clocks

1,000

4,500

500

New Equipment Registration Branch....

2,000

Total Special Expenditure

Total A-Post Office

8,000

820,546

Personal Emoluments.

1,000 782

annually)

23.582

42,671

(5)

2

2

Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

312

312

16

20

· (6)

1,782

Mail Bag Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)... Rent Allowances to Postmen, Coolies and Mail Bag

Coolies, 230 at $48 each and 76 at $24 encli Overtime Allowances to Clerical Staff, Postmen

and Coolies

2,496

3,120

(2)

6,696

10,000

12,864 (3)

5,000 (4)

3

3

Motor Drivers, (1 at $550 to $650 by $50 annually

951,030

and 2 at $550 to $650 by $25 armally)...

1,820

1,858

(1)

Do.,

Rent Allowance to 1 at $72

72

72

1

1

Carpenter, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually).

360

360

Do.. Rent Allowance....

48

48

Details of the foregoing.

Cadet Officers, Class II, (£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50

1 of £75 1 of £100 und 11 of £50)

1

1

Painter, ($324 to $384 by $12 annually)

384

384

Do., Rent Allowance .....

48

48

Acting Poy

4,000

2,000

(4)

NUMBERS.

1938

1939 !

2

1

42.307

22,202 (7)

1

1

Assistant Postmaster General and Chief Accountant

(£1,250)

16.800

20,000 (8)

1

8

Controller of Posts, (£600 10 £700 by £25 annually) Superintendents, (1 at £460 to £560 by £20 annually,

9,939

10,339 (9)(10)

3 at £250 to £445 by 6 of £15, 2 of £30 and 3 of £15, 4 at $4,000 to $5,000 by $200 annually) Language Allowance to two,

31,127

390

38,636 390

(11)(12)

5

6

Class 1 Postal Clerks, ($3.500 to $1,500 by $200

annually)

21,288

24,217

10

11

Class II Postal Clerks, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150

annually)

31,567

33,528

13

15

Class III Postal Clerks, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

(12)

29,438

32,417

14

17

Class IV Postal Clerks į ($1,500) to $1,800 by $100

and Shroff's,

annually)

21,569

28,787

Carried forward

207,152

210,466

Increased subsidy

(2) Considered sufficient.

(3) Additional Staff and dearer material.

(4) More mails.

(5) Replacements,

(6) Non-recurrent.

(7) 1938 Estimates included one officer on leave,

(8) Title changed from Chief Accountant. Revised

salary.

(9) Stipulated increments.

(10) Shown as Supt. of Mails in 1938 Estimates,

(11) Shown 腮 Assistant Supts, of Mails in 1938

Estimates,

(12) New posts for extension of hours at G.P.O.

Total Personal Emoluments

366,800

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) New posts for extension of hours at G.P.0. and

increased mail deliveries.

(3) Additional staff.

(4) Considered sufficient.

410,548

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