CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940 — Page 331

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Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

B. WIRELESS.

Sub-heads —

1 Personal Emoluments

97

Approved Estimate, 1939.

Estimate, 1940-41.

$

$

322,496

446,012

Other Charges.

2 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

3 Conveyance Allowances

200 1,000

4 Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service...

650

250 2,500 650

(1)

5 Electric Current and Fuel

17,000

21,250

6 Incidental Expenses

1,700

2,125

7 Rent of Public Telephones

390

600

(2)

8 Repairs and Stores

30,000

45.000

(1)

9 Study Courses

10 Telegrams...

11 Transport

2,000

1,000

150

750

3,000

3,000

12 Uniforms

600

700

Total other Charges...

56,690

77,825

Special Expenditure.

13 Broadcasting Transmitter

14 Emergency Supply Plant

15 Medium Wave Marine Transmitter

100,000 5,000 60,000

16 Portable Wavemeter

684

900

17 Short Wave Marine Transmitter and Receiver

59,000

(8)

18 Typewriter

391

360

(9)

19 Reconditioning Duplicating Machine

325

Laboratory Checking Equipment

Engraving Machine

21,804 586

Studio Equipment

10,000

Total Special Expenditure

33.465

225,585

Total B-Wireless

412,651

749.422

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS. 1939

ENGINEERING SECTION.

Details of the foregoing.

1940-41

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

12,160

20,200 1,445

(10)

5

5

Wireless Engineers (£500 for 1st 2 years, then £570

to £910 by 4 of £95, 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)

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

by £20)

9,200

11,500

18

214--214CX-40

5

14

21-2OTON-00

Class II

Wireless Sub-Engineers,* (£475 to £575 by £20)..... Wireless Technicians,* (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) Class I Technicians, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200) | ($2.700 to $3,300 by $150)...ị

15,840

20,760 (12)

39,559

4,500

50,681 (12)

5,625

5,550

6,976 (12)

6 Class III

19

Class IV

+9

Class V

+9

($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)... ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100).. ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)..

10,742

16,567 (B)

16,941

29,183 (14)

22,959

23.909 (15)

Class I Mechanician, Class II Class III

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

1,300

3,250 (16)

"

29

($600 to $950 by $50). ($370 to $580 by $30).

2.834

5,971 (17)

4,786

5,540

(18)

432

480

(18)

204,826

279,318

Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each

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.

(8) For anti-piracy traffic. Replacement.

19) For new Stations at Hung Hom.

(10) Title changed from

scale of salary.

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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