CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940 — Page 145

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162

100

Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

C.-BROADCASTING

Approved Estimate, 1940.

Estimate, 1940-41.

1.

Personal Emoluments

20,760

29,650

Other Charges.

2. Artists and Announcers

25,000

35,000

(1)

3. Incidental Expenses....

2,500

2,000

(2)

4. Printing..

5. Records

700

396

(2)

4,000

8,000

(3)

6. Rent of Public Telephones

342

484

(4)

7. Rent of Studios and Offices......

10,800

13,500

8. Royalties and Reuter Fee

18,000

34,700

(5)

9.

Translators and Occasional Staff....

2,500

3,250

(6)

10.

Uniforms

150

170

Total Other Charges

63,992

97,300

Special Expenditure.

11. Cabinets for Records

200

200

Total Special Expenditure

Total C-Broadcasting

Personal Emoluments.

200

200

84,952

127,350

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1939 1940-41

1

Programme Secretary (£650 to £775 by 5 of £25

annually)

7,800

13,100 (7)

1

Assistant Secretary (£260 to £620 by 11 of £20, 1

of £40, 5 of £20 annually)

5,000

6,480

(7)

Chinese Secretary ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

1,900

2,525

(8)

1

Chinese Assistant Secretary, $1,200

1,200

1,500

1

Stenographer, $2,400

2,400

3,000

1

1

Records Clerk, $1,080

1,080

¡

1,350

1

Office Attendant ($252 to $300 by $12 triennially)

252

(9)

5

6

Messengers ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

840

1,335

(9)

Kent Allowances to 6 at $48 each....

288

360

Total Personal Emoluments

20,760

29,650

(1) Increased hours of broadcasting.

(2) Considered sufficient.

(3) Replacement of old stock.

(4) Additional telephones.

(5) Two Years' Royalties and increase in licences.

(6) More broadcasting in Chinese.

(7) Revised scale of salary.

(8) Stipulated increments.

(9) Office Attendant replaced by one messenger.

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