CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 153

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Head 33. Registrar General's Department.

207

Estimato 1951/52.

Revised Estimate 1950/51.

Approved Estimate 1950/51. Actual Expenditure 1949/50.

183,283 .216,850

196,351

183,601

A Senior Executive Officer Class II has been transferred to another department and one temporary Clerk appointed to the General Clerical Service. These are the only establishment changes and a roduction of $12,518 is made under Personal Emoluments.

Three small economics are made in recurrent

expenditure which is less by $550.

The total decrease on the Head is 13,068.

Head 34. Royal Observatory.

Estimate 1951/52.

Revised Estimate 1950/51. Approved Estimate 1950/51. Actual Expenditure 1949/50.

$509,950

392,548

415,046

347,445

The transfer of the post of Marine Liaison Officer from the non-pensionable to the pensionable establishment is the only staff change. The increase in personal emoluments of $11,244 is accounted for by increments.

Other Charges are higher by 53,300. Of this increase, 42,000 is required for upper air investigation consequent on the increase in price of consumable stores and the opening of the new radio sonde station at Kings Park. This new building, built from Colonial Development and Welfare funds, will be in operation in 1951 and is respon- sible for the extra 2,000 required fuel, light and power. During the year cortain quarters were transferred to the Royal Observatory for departmental control and accordingly provision of $3,600 is required for the rent. There are a number of small increases which are partly off-set by minor economies.

Expenditure of $30,360 is provided for the purchase of a number of special items of meteorological equipment and for the replacement of departmental vehicles.

The total increase in expenditure for the Royal Observatory is $94,904.

Head 35. Sanitary Department and Urban Council.

Estimate 1951/52.

Revised Estimate 1950/51. Approved Estimate 1950/51. Actual Expenditure 1949/50.

$7,018,744

7,331,732

7,444,297

5,040,596

The retirement of the Chairman of the Urban Council, which will not be effective for almost a year as the result of accumulated loave, has necessitated the transfer of a Cadet Officor Class II to act in this appointment. It is proposed to make an appointment to the formerly vacant post of Senior Veterinary Officer and to hold a part-time officer against the resultant vacancy for a Veterinary officur. There have been some transfers in the Executive Officer Grade