CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 95

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Personal Emoluments

1950-51 1951-52

Pensionable establishment

Head 24-POST OFFICE

Approved

Estimate 1950-51

Estimate 1951-52

$

$

Head 24-POST OFFICE

61

Sub-heads

1

Postmaster General ($24,000)

Cadet Officer Class II ($8,640: $8,640: $9,600×$480-$12,000: $14,160×$720

-$17,040×$960-$18,000;

24,000 (1)

1 Personal emoluments

Approved Estimate 1950-51

Estimate 1951-52

$

$

$

$

1,322,019

1,411,378

Other Charges

$18,960 x

$960-$22,800)

1

1

Assistant Postmaster General ($19,200)

22,800 22,800

(2)

2 Conveyance of mails

2,500,000

19,200 (3) (4)

3 Fuel, light, and power

36,000

5,000,000 (13)

36,000

1

1

Controller of Posts ($12,000 × $720

4 Gratuities to licensed stamp vendors

5,400

3,600 (14)

$15,600)

12,941

13,661 (5)

5 Incidental expenses

6,000

I

1

Assistant Controller of Posts ($10,080 X

6 Publications

600

$480-$11,520)

10,080

11,025 (5)

7 Rent of offices

2,325

2

2

Wireless Inspectors

($10,080 × $480

8 Stamps

150,000

$12,480)

22,085

23,927 (5)

9 Stores and equipment

80,000

1

Lines Sub-Engineer ($10,080:

$10,080;

10 Travelling expenses

2,500

$10,560x$480-$12,480)

6,677 (6)

11 Uniforms

1

1

Wireless

Technicians ($7,200:

$7,200:

12 Upkeep of vehicles

42,000 25,000

6,000

1,350 (15) 2,325 150,000 100,000 (13)

3,000 (16) 44,000 (17) 25,000

$7,680x$480-$9,600)

9,298

9,600 (5)

1

Assistant Wireless Technician ($2,400; $2,400 $2,580×$180-$3,300: $3,600 >$300-$6,900)

Total Other Charges

2,849,825

5,371,275

7

7

Superintendents of Mails ($4,800: $4,800:

$4,800 $5,100×$300-$7,200×$480— $9,600)

53,620

5,075 (6)

64,421 (5)

Special Expenditure

13 Motor transport

23,800

2

2

1

1

202

202

6

6

Executive Officers Class II ($4,800: $4,800: $5,400×$360-$7,200: $7,560×$360---- $8,640 $480-$9,600)

Senior Woman Confidential

($7,200x$300-$8,400)

Woman Confidential Assistant Class

(85,040x$360-$6,480×$240-$6,720)...! Postal Clerks ($1,440 × $120 - $1,680:

$1,800 $1,800: $1,920×$120-$2,040 x$180 $2,580; $2,760×$180-$3,300 X$300-$4,200; $4,500x$300-$6,000) Launch Officers ($3,000: $3,000: $3,600×

$300-$4,200)

14 Post Office boxes

(7)

Assistant

7,800 (8)

5,400 (9)

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

42,000. (18) 6,500 (19)

23.800

4,195,644

48,500

6,831,153

(1)

592,403

24,350

1

Wireless Telegraphist ($2,040: $2,040:

$2,220×$180-$3,300: $3,600×$300- $5,100 $5,400x$300-$6,000 x $360—— $6.720)

591,053 (10)

22,425 (10)

6,720 (6)

Non-pensionable establishment

Affairs

One new post under Secretariat for Chinese

(3) Title changed from Assistant Postmaster

General and Chief Accountant (4) Salary revised

(5) Stipulated increments

(6) Previously provided for under Telecommunica-

tions

(7) Posts also shown and provided for under Commerce and Industry Department

(8) Previously provided for under Police Force (9) One Woman Confidential Assistant Class I in place of one Woman Confidential Assistant Class II

(10) Personnel changed

(11) One post provided for under temporary staff (12) Provides for:

One Wireless Engineer ($1,540 per month); One Woman Confidential Assistant ($400 per

month) for six months;

25 Postal Clerks ($120 per month); One Motor Driver ($80 per month); Eight Mail Coolies ($44 per month)

(13) Increased costs and heavier mails (14) Fewer gratuities required

(15) More publications

(16) More travelling

(17) Previously underestimated (18) Replacements of motor vehicles (19) New item

2

Women Confidential Assistants Class II

($2,880 × $240-$4,800)

9,600

80

M8888

1

Head Postman ($1,440×$120-$1,680)

1,680

20

20

Postmen Class I ($1,200×$48—$1,344)

28,631

(9) (11) 1,680 26,113 (10)

80

Postmen Class II ($936×$24--$1,008×$36

-$1,152)

85,924

86,713 (5)

202

202

Postmen Class III ($768×$24-$912)

173.981

176,691 (5)

7

7

Motor Drivers ($1,152×$48-$1,536)

9,311

1

1

Carpenter ($1,152×$48-$1,536)

9,336 (5)

1,536

1,536

1

1

60

60

1

Painter ($972×$36-$1,296)

Mail Coolies ($528x$24-$720)

Coolie ($528X$24-$720)

Temporary staff

1.296

1,296

32,987

34,107 (5)

640 (6)

23,656

62,064 (12)

Acting pay

3,600

7,000 (10)

Expatriation pay

29,440

Overtime allowance

150,000

Total Personal Emoluments

1,322,019

43,218 (10)

150,000

1,411,378

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