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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

4.-AUDIT DEPARTMENT,

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

$

$

Estimate, 1915.

$

$

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

1 of £10),

Do.,

Personal Allowance, (£100),

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

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

9,060

9,060

(1) (2)

1,132

1,132

(3)

5,345

5,515

4,991

5,160

(4)

2,990

3,126

2 3rd Grade Clerks, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),

960

2,150

(4) (5)

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

1.655

1,735

(4) (6)

Do.,

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

3 Messengers, at $108 each,...

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1,

House Allowance to 1,.................

1,648

1,828

(4)

324

324

(7)

12

12

24

24

Total Personal Emoluments,....

28,141

30,066

OTHER CHARGES.

Contribution towards Pension Liability for past services of Head-

quarter Staff, (£93. 3s. 2d.).

Conveyance Allowances to:-

Auditor,

1st Assistant Auditor,

2nd Assistant. Auditor,

Senior Clerk..

Incidental Expenses,

...

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£5),

Share of Home Expenditure, (£185), Transport and Travelling,

Total Other Charges,

Total Audit Department,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

1,016

(8)

180

180

180

180

180

180

120

120

500

500

55

(9)

2,018

2,018

100

200

(10)

4,349

3,378

32,190

33,444

Typewriter, (£23),

Total Special Expenditure,

(1) Former designation "Local Auditor”.

(2) Also receives £50 for audit of Weihaiwei accounts. (3) Personal to present holder,-C.O. Despatch No. 131 of 13th

May. 1910.

(4) Stipulated increments.

(5) 1 new post for audit of accounts of Government Opium Monopoly present holder permitted to draw 1st increment from date of appointment,

(6) Weihaiwei Government contributes half salary of 1 clerk.-

251

251

C.O. Despatch No. 85 of 24th March, 1911.

(7) Free quarters to 2.

(11)

(8) Final contribution paid in 1914,-C.O. Despatch No. 269

of 4th September, 1913.

(9) Transferred to " Miscellaneous Services-Rent of Tele-

phones".

(10) Increase in outdoor work, and extra travelling due to

requirements of Branch Audit Office at Kowloon. (11) Non-recurrent.