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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

4.-AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Approved Estimate, 1913.

Estimate, 1914.

69

Local Auditor, (£650 to £800 by 7 annual increments of £20,

and 1 of £10),........

8,636

9,060

Do.,

Personal Allowance, (£100),

1,091

1,132

(1) (2) (3) (2) (4)

1st Assistant Auditor, (£420 to £540 by £15 annually), 2nd Assistant Auditor, (£420 to £540 by £15 annually),

4,582

5,345

4,766

4,991

(1)(2)(5)

Senior Clerk, (£264 to £300 by £12 biennially),

2,990

(6)

Higher Grade Clerk, 1 ($2,160 to $2,700 by $180 biennially),...

2,340

(7)

1 3rd Grade Clerk, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),

1,200

960

2 4th Grade Clerks, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

1,658

1,655

(9) (10)

3 5th Grade Clerks, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

1,045

1,648

(1) (11)

Do.,

3 Messengers, at $108 each,.

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1,

House Allowance to 1,.

Total Personal Emoluments,

204

324

(12) (13)

10

12

24

(14) (15)

25,532

28,141

OTHER CHARGES.

Contribution towards Pension Liability for past services of Head-

quarter Staff, (£93.3s. 2d.),.

Conveyance Allowances to:-

Local Auditor,.......................

1st Assistant Auditor,

2nd Assistant Auditor,.

Senior Clerk,.

Incidental Expeuses,

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£5),.

Share of Home Expenditure, (£185),

Transport and Travelling, .

Total Other Charges,.

Total Audit Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

993

1,016

(16)

180

180

180

(18)

120

453

500

(19)

55

55

3,491 500

2,018

(17)

100

(20)

5,492

4,349

31,024

32,490

Cupboards,

Typewritor, (£23),

Total Special Expenditure,

(1) Stipulated increment.

(2) Privileged rate of exchange,--C.O. Despatch of 8th Fe-

bruary, 1913.

(3) Also receives £50 for audit of Wei-hai-wei Accounts. (4) Personal to present holder,-C.O. Despatch No. 131 of

13th May, 1910.

(5) Annual increments of £15 instead of triennial increments

of £10,—C.0. Despatch No. 64 of 12th March, 1913. (6) In place of Higher Grade Clerk,-C.O. Despatch of Sth

February, 1913, § 11.

(7) Replaced by Senior Clerk at £264-£300.

(8) New appointment.

(9) 1 new appointment.

(10) Wei-hai-wei Government contributes half salary of 1

Clerk, C.O. Despatch No. 85 of 24th March, 1911. (11) 1 new post necessitated by the establishment of a Branch

50

22:

(21)

251

(19)

50

251

Office at Kowloon and by increase of work.

(12) I at $96 increased to $108,-C.O. Despatch No. 386 of 17th December, 1912; 1 additional messenger at $108 for Branch Audit Office at Kowloon.

(13) Free quarters to 2.

(14) Stipulated allowance.

(15) In lieu of free quarters,-C O. Despatch No. 388 of 20th

December, 1912.

(16) Final contribution,-C.O. Despatch No. 269 of 4th Sep-

tember, 1913.

(17) C.O. Despatch No. 269 of 4th September, 1913.

(18) Considered necessary; $400 transferred from "Transport

and Travelling".

(19) Branch Audit Office established at Kowloon. (20) $400 transferred to Conveyance Allowances. (21) Non-recurrent.