Estimates-1916 — Page 191

HONGKONG ESTIMATES

UNDERTAKINGs of GoverNMENT.

1.-POST OFFICE,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued,

Brought forward,...................

Approved Estimate, 1915.

Estimate, 19

150,352

149,092

Crew of Launch,-(Contd.) :

3 Deck Hands, ($120 to $144 by $12 annually),

1 Fireman, 2nd Class, ($144 to $168 by $12 annually),

1 Chinese Constable, 1st Class,

403

430

165

168

{ (1)

180

180

(2)

Do.,

Detective Allowance,.

60

60

Allowance to Mail Messenger at Taipo for Post Office Work,...

24

24

Radio-Telegraph Staff.

1 2nd Grade Telegraphist, ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially), 1 3rd Grade Telegraphist, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),... 2 3rd Grade Telegraphists, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially), 2 4th Grade Telegraphists, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

1,440

1,440

960

960

1,920

(3)

1,440

1,500

(1)

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

4th Grade Counter Clerk, 1, ($720 to $900 by $69 aunually),. 1 Office Messenger,.

1,200

720

(5)

144

144

4 Telegraph Messengers, at $168 each,

672

672

(2)

Naval Ratings, &c., D'Aguilar Station, (£1,200),.

13,123

13,714

(6)

Total Personal Emoluments,

169,683

171,504

OTHER CHARGES.

Carriage of Mails :----

Share of Mail Subsidy, (£10,673),

Transit Charges,..................

116,433

121,977

(7)

157,000

150,000

Compensation for Damaged Parcels,.

100

60

(8)

Conveyance Allowances to :--

Postmaster General,

312

312

Lance Sergeant acting as Postal Inspector, ($240), Electric Clocks, Maintenance,

120

(9) (10)

30

(11)

Furniture,......

500

200

(12)

Incidental Expenses,

1,700

2,000

(13)

Launch :--

Coal,

2,125

2,000

(8)

Repairs,

1,300

1,600

(14)

Stores.

500

500

Lift Maintenance,

250

(15)

Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales,

3,000

3,000

Notification of Mails,

144

240 (16)

Rent of Branch Office.

840

(17)

Stamps,

6,000

6,000

Transport,

1,000

1,000

Travelling Expenses of Marine Officers,

400

(18)

Uniform for Chinese Constable,

17

17

Uniform for Postmen,

2,550

2,550

Radio-Telegraph Station,

Documents relating to Radio-telegraphic Service, (£3), Incidental Expenses.

33

(19)

100

130

(20)

Stores, D'Aguilar Station, (£1,000),

Uniforms,

Total Other Charges,

Total Post Office,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

11,429

(21)

120

120

294,424

303,285

464,107

474,789

6 Bicycles,

Electric Clocks, including a new cable to Observatory,

New Furniture,

New Sorting Tables,

Total Special Expenditure,....

545

(22)

610

(11)

7,000

(22)

700

(23)

7,545

1,310

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) Free quarters and light.

(3) New posts, to be trained for the working of the Cupe

D'Aguilar Wireless Station,

(4) In place of I 4th Grade Counter Clerk.-ride Appendix III. (5) Replaced by 1 3rd Grade Counter Clerk,-ride Appendix

III.

(6) Revised estimate.

(Lower exchange.

(8) Considered sufficient.

(9) New post,-Governor's Despatch No. 319 of 27th Septem-

ber, 1915.

(10) Half paid by Treasury.

(11) Vide Appendix III,

(12) $300 transferred to "Incidental Expenses ".

(13) $300 transferred from "Furniture ". (14) Previously under-estimated.

(15) Transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-New Government

Offices, Lifts Maintenance “.

(16) Increase in cost of printing.

(17) Branch office now housed in Government building. (18) Abolition of sea-sorting between Singapore and Hong

kong.

(19) $30 transferred to "Incidental Expenses, Radio-Tel

graph Station ; $3 not required.

(20) $30 ̊ transferred from "Documents relating to Radio-te

graphic Service ".

(21) Based on estimate supplied by Naval Authorities. (22) Non-recurrent.

(23) To replace old tables in the Chinese Branch Post Office.