CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951 — Page 128

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Head 43-COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE SCHEMES

Head 44-CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY

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Nature of grant

Estimate Estimate 1949-50 1949-50

Approved Revised Estimate

1950-5

Approved Estimate 1949-50

Estimate 1950-51

Sub-heads

Personal Emoluments

$

$

1 Reclamation at Aberdeen (D.924)

Free grant of $800,000

650,000

686,890

2 Agricultural village depots

expenditure (D.994)

-

- capital

Free grant of $144,000

94,000

$

50,000

2,070 40,700

1949-50 1950-51

$

$

$

$

Non-pensionable establishment

1

1

3 Agricultural village depots-recurrent

expenditure (D.994)

6 Irrigation in the New Territories

(D. 1242)

4 Upper air reporting stations (D.1060)

5 Fisheries research station (R.282)

7 Piers in the New Territories (D. 1243)... Free grant of $80,000

Total Expenditure

Free grant of $150,000 and loan of $150,000 free of interest until the end of 1954. Free grant of $412,840 Free grant of $2,160,000

Custodian of Property Temporary staff Acting pay

11,520

15,600 (1)

26,880

22,656 (2) 1,200 (3)

60,000 412,480 1,100,000

67,275 100,000 20,000 1,820

Total Personal Emoluments

Sub-heads

38,400

39,456

200,000

20,000

1 Personal emoluments

38,400

39,456

Free grant of $80,000

80,000

80,000

Other Charges

2 Advertising

8 Incidental expenses

200 4,000

200 2,500 (4)

2,316,480

778,055

570,700

Total Other Charges

4,200

2,700

Total Expenditure

42,600

42,156

Note. All expenditure is covered by receipts under revenue.

(3) Previously omitted in error.

(1) Post occupied by Senior Executive Officer

Class II also shown under Audit Department.

(2) Provides for:-

One Branch Head ($1,000 per month);

One Accountant ($500 per month);

One Clerk ($300 per month);

One Messenger ($44 per month); One Cleaner ($44 per month).

(4) Economy measures.