CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940 — Page 143

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Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

B.-WIRELESS.

Sub-heads —

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

159

97

Approved Estimate, 1939.

Estimate, 1940-41.

#A

$

322,496

446,012

2 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

3 Conveyance Allowances

200 1,000

4 Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service.

650

5 Electric Current and Fuel

17,000

250

2,500 650

21,250

(1)

6 Incidental Expenses

1,700

2,125

7 Rent of Public Telephones

390

8 Repairs and Stores

30,000

9 Study Courses

10 Telegrams....

11 Transport

2,000

600 45,000 1,000

(1)

(3)

150

3,000

750 3,000

12 Uniforms

600

700

Total other Charges.....

56,690

77,825

Special Expenditure.

13 Broadcasting Transmitter

14 Emergency Supply Plant

100,000 5,000

15 Medium Wave Marine Transmitter

60,000

16 Portable Wavemeter

684

900

17 Short Wave Marine Transmitter and Receiver

59,000

18 Typewriter

391

360

19 Reconditioning Duplicating Machine

325

Laboratory Checking Equipment

21,804

Engraving Machine

586

Studio Equipment

10,000

Total Special Expenditure

33,465

225,585

Total B-Wireless

412,651

749.422

Personal Emoluments.

ENGINEERING SECTION.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1939

1940-41

1

1

Senior Wireless Engineer (£950 to £1,050 by £50)...| Residential Allowance

12,160

20,200 (10)

1,445

5

5

Wireless Engineers (£500 for 1st 2 years, theu £570 to £910 by 4 of £25, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30) Residential Allowance

48.423

60.668 4,230

(11)

1

1

Senior Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£600 to

£700 by £25).....

9,600

12,333 (12)

1

Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£475 to £575

by £20).

9,200

11,500

2 -- ON SO TH10 2 7 00

27125VR140

Wireless Sub-Engineers,* (£475 to £575 by £20)... Wireless Technicians,* (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470)

15,840

20,760 (12)

39,559

50,681

(12)

Class I

Technicians, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200)

4,500

5,625

Class II

($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)...

5,550

"

6,976 (12)

15

Class III Class IV Class V

19

($1,900 to $2,600 by $100).

10,742

16,567 (13)

($1,500 to $1,800 by $100).

16,941

""

29,183 (14)

($1,100 to $1,400 by $100).

22,959

23,909 (15)

Class I Mechanician,

($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)

1,300

3,250 (16)

Class II

Class III

27

Don

($600 to $950 by $50). ($370 to $580 by $30). Rent Allowances at $48 each

2.834

5,971 (17)

4,786

5,540 (18)

432

480

(18)

204,826

279,318

+

18

Carried forward

(1) New Broadcasting Station and additional equip-

ment.

(2) Considered necessary.

(3) Considered sufficient.

(4) Includes cost of weekly reports to British Broad-

casting Corporation, London.

(5) Replacement.

(6) Reserve equipment for emergency use.

(7) For alternative wave working.

18) For anti-piracy traffic. Replacement.

(9) For new Stations at Hung Hom.

(10) Title changed

scale of salary.

from

Wireless Engineer. New

(11) Previously shown as Assistant Wireless Engineers.

New scale of salary.

(12) Stipulated increments.

(13) One new post.

(14) One new post and three promoted from Class V.

(15) Three promoted to Class IV.

16) One in place of one Electrical Fitter.

(17) Two new posts and one promoted from Class III. (18) One promoted to Class II.

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