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In addition the following new posts are considered necessary :
15 Chinese Health Inspectors, Probationers.-The creation of these posts is a continuation of the policy of gradually reducing the number of floors, i.e. the size of each Health District, under the charge of each Health Inspector.
3 Foreman Cleansers.-The present number of house cleansing gangs is con- sidered inadequate and it is proposed to create three more.
26 Cleansing Coolies.--Twenty-four are required for the above-mentioned three new cleansing gangs and two for duty as rat-catchers.
1 Messenger. There is at present no messenger at the Tsim Sha Tsui Health Centre.
1 Temporary Medical Officer in charge of Vaccination and Inoculation Cam- paign. This temporary post has been filled as the vaccination and inoculation of the public against small-pox and cholera necessitates full-time supervision by a Medical Officer.
1 Chinese Health Inspector.-An increase of the New Territories Health Inspectorate from four to five is necessary owing to increased health work in that
area.
1 Foreman. 15 Scavenging Coolies.-These are also required for the new Territories.
B. HOSPITALS.
1 House Surgeon.-This new post is required at Kowloon Hospital because the present staff of medical officers attached to that hospital is insufficient to carry out expeditiously the work of attending to in-patients and the very large number of out-patients.
3 Nurses. These new posts are required at Lai Chi Kok Temporary Chinese Hospital one for the operating theatre, which is now in regular use, and the other two for the wards, which are at present understaffed.,
Staff for the Temporary Chinese Hospital in old Government Civil Hospital Building. This hospital was opened late in 1940 and the staff recruited therefor is included in the Estimates for the first time.
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MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
SUB-HEAD 5. A token sum of $1,000 is provided to meet expenditure which may be incurred from time to time in the entertainment of distinguished visitors who are the guests of the Colony rather than of His Excellency the Governor.
SUB-HEAD 28.-The sum of $60,000 provided for the maintenance of the Interned Chinese Soldiers in the Argyle Street Camp is provisional only.
SUB-HEAD 36.-A large increase is necessary here because of the increasing cost of paper and because all Government printing will in future be done by Messrs. Noronha and Co., Ltd. The Prison Printing Shop, for which provision was formerly made under a separate sub-head "Stationery, Prison Printing Shop", has been closed down.
SUB-HEADS 39 and 40.-The amounts provided are larger than they would normally be on account of the stoppage of home leave due to the war and to certain concessions made to officers whose wives and children have been evacuated.
SUB-HEAD 43.-This is a new sub-head inserted at the suggestion of the Auditor. a result of losses and de- The object is to ensure that expenditure incurred as ficiencies of stores is brought to the notice of the Finance Committee and is not concealed by being improperly charged to other votes.
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