CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951 — Page 148

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There is a reduction of $12,530 on the total expenditure under the Head.

Head 15. Inland Revenue Department.

Estimate 1950/51

Revised Estimate 1949/50

Approved Estimate 1949/50

Actual Expenditure

required for this dopartment.

$889,555

847,413

815,205

593,096

198

Experience has shown that additio nal staff is

Consequently one new post

of Assessor Grade I and one now post of Assistant Assessor have been provided.

A large number of Clerks have been appointed to vacancies in the approved establishment of the General Clerical Service and a number of Assessors and Assistant Assessors transferred from the non-pensionable establishment to the pensionable establishment. One post of Office Attendant has been down-graded to Messenger. It has been necessary to provide $10,000 for overtime allowances and the total increase under Personal Emoluments comes to $35,694.

Under Other Charges an additional $48,056 is required to cover higher rents, more office space, and the installation of air-conditioning. In consequence a further $4,750 is required for fuel, light and power. Economies are effected und er most other sub-heads but the net increase for Other Charges comes to $38,656.

The total cost of the department is $74,350 more than the previous year.

Head 16. Kowloon-Canton Railway.

Estimate 1950/51

Revised Estimate 1949/50

$5,007,031

5,367,630

5,443,695

Approved Estimate 1949/50 Actual Expenditure 1948/49

4,361,198

The only establishment changes are in

subordinate grades and comprise increases of one Signalman, four Foremen and Assistant Headman, six Platelayers and decreases of five Fitters, and seven Pointsmen as well as the regrading of two Coolies and four Gatemen. Personal Emoluments show a small increase of $9,754.

The details of Other Charges have been cast in a different form a nd direct comparison with the previous year is misleading. Total recurrent expenditure is down by $68,330.

With Special Expenditure reduced by $378,088, the total reduction for this Head is $436,664.

Head 17. Labour Department.

Estimate 1950/51.

Revised Estimate 1949/50 Approved Estimate 1949/50 Actual Expenditure 1948/49

$291,119

265,364

286,335

236,845