Estimates-1915 — Page 18

FOR THE YEAR 1915.

[Class I] 23

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

2.-COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT

AND LEGISLATURE.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1915.

Colonial Secretary, (£1,600),....................

18,119

18,119

Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, (£600 to

£720 by £40 triennially),

5,400

6,795

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,

3,773

(1)

Do.,

Duty Pay, (£120),

1,359

Do.,

Allowance as Clerk of Councils, (£50),

566

566

Chief Clerk, (£400 to £500 by £10 annually),

6,524

4,643

Second Clerk, (£300 to £360 by £10 annually),.....

3,877

3,511

(2) (3)

Higher Grade Clerk, 1, ($2,640 to $3,000 by $120 biennially),

2,880

(4)

1st Grade Clerks, ($1,920 to $2,400 by $120 biennially),

4,440

4,448

(3)

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

2,280

2,048

(3) (5)

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

1,680

1,740

(3)

1 Watchman,

Despatch-Cart Pullers, 2, at $108 eaclı,................

Office Attendants, 1 at $216, and 1 at $144,

Do.. Do",

Messengers, 1 at $120, and 4 at $108 each,

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 2 at $24 each, Do., House Allowances to 3 at $24 each,

I Coolie,.

Do., Good Conduct Allowance,

Punkah Coolie, for 6 months, at $5 a month, Indian Constable, 2nd Class,..

Passed Cadets, (£300 to £350 after 3 years),

5th Grade Telephone Clerk, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually), Probationer Clerks, at $240 each,

603

535

(3) (6)

480

480

360

360

House Allowances at $24 each,

48

48

Good Conduct Allowance to 1,...

12

12

144

144

(7)

336

552

(8) (9)

40

48

(10)

. 24

72

(11)

216

(12)

108

108

(7)

1

(10)

60

30

(13)

162

162

(14)

Cadets.

17,044

17,151

(3)

Do., Unpassed Cadets, at £225 each,

House Allowances, at $540 each,..

2,700

2,700

5,096

10,192

Do.,

House Allowances, at $540 each,

1,080

2,160

(15)

$ Unpassed Cadet,.

4,582

(16)

Total Personal Emoluments,

78,052

82,566

OTHER CHARGES.

Electric Fans and Light,

350

380

(17)

Hansard Reports,

1,150

1,150

Incidental Expenses,

600

600

Incidental Expenses of Clerk of Conucils,

100

100

Language Study Allowance (Hakka) to 1 Passed Cadet,

180

240

(18)

Language Study Allowances (Chinese) to 4 Unpassed Cadets.

at $240 each,

360

960

(15) (18)

Medical Attendance on 4 Unpassed Cadets at Canton,

200

400

(15)

Newspapers, Periodicals, &c.,

450

450

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£20),

218

(19)

Uniform for Indian Constable,

39

39

Total Other Charges,......

Total Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature,................

3,647

4,319

81,699

86,885

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

| Book-case,

·

▸ Cabinets,

Document Presses,

Roneophone,

Sectional Steel Filing Cabinet, 1 unit, (£10),.

Typewriter,

Total Special Expenditure,

(1) New appointment on sterling salary,—C.O. Despatch of

24th September, 1913.

New appointments on reduced salaries,-C.O. Despatch

of 20th July, 1914.

Stipulated increments.

Post abolished,-C.O. Despatch of 20th July, 1914.

1 new appointment.

New appointment.

Free quarters.

Free quarters to 2.

2 at $108 in place of 2 Despatch-Cart Pullers at $108.

20) Stipulated allowances.

1) Allowances to the 2 Messengers appointed in place of 2 Despatch-Cart Pullers,-C.O. Despatch No. 388 of 20th

December, 1912.

Replaced by 2 Messengers at $108.

a) 1 not required, electric fans having been installed.

350 109

...

(14) Free quarters and light.

ΤΟ

240

(20)

340

...

(21)

250

(22)

459

900

(15) 2 new posts,-Governor's Despatch No. 122 of 15th April,

1914.

(16) A Federated Malay States Cadet to be trained at the expense of Hongkong Government,-C.O. Despatch No. 97 of 29th April. 1914; amount provided is the equivalent of $3,600 (Straits currency) which covers salary and all expenses.

(17) More electric fans installed.

(18) Allowance increased from $180,-General Order No. 134

(2).

(19) Transferred to

phones".

"Miscellaneous Services-Rent of Tele-

(20) Considered necessary.

(21) Non-recurrent.

(22) To replace worn-out machine.