CO129-626-9 Wholesale vegetable marketing scheme 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 26

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LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, HONG KONG

III

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

1. Administrative Salaries

In the 1948/49 Budget under Head 5, Development

Secretariat; section a, Directorate and section b, Agri-

culture, salaries and wages were approved for some of the Market staff whilst their C.L.A. was charged under Head 20,

sub-head 21.

We are informed by the Treasury that the follow-

ing payments were made for 1948/49 :-

Salary

C.L.A.

Total

$

1 Executive Officer,

Grade II

1 Market Manager at

$450 p.m.

5 Market Inspectors for

various periods at $250 p.m.

(Note: only 5 Inspec-

tors were paid during the year, from varying

dates, not 6 as provided for in the Estimates).

1 Motor Driver at $100 p.m. for

1.4.48 5.5.48

8,826.04* 4,552.98 13,379.02

5,400.00 4,125.00 9,525.00

12,000.00

9,918.00 21,918.00

and at $104 p.m.

for 6.5.48 31.3.49

Gale

1,243.39

1,008.00

2,251.36

$47,073.38

Includes "Expatriation Pay"

No provision has been made in these accounts for

these salaries and wages as we are informed that no charge

on the Market will be raised since they have been treated

as a general charge on the colony's revenue together with

the Agricultural Department's vote.

2.

Petrol and 011 $82,968.29

No Government duty has been paid in respect of

petrol and oil consumed by the market. We understand that

there is a contingent liability in respect of this duty

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