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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

UNDERTAKINGS OF GOVERNMENT.

CLASS VII.

1.-POST OFFICE.

Approved Estimate, 1916.

$

$

Estimate, 1917.

#

$

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Postmaster General, ($4,800 to $5,400 by $300 triennially),........

5,400

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,

3,857

Assistant Postmaster General, (£400 to £560 by £20 annually),.......

5,304

Do.,

Duty Pay. (£100),

1,143

5,400 (1) 3,696 (2) 5,436 1,123

(2). (3)

Do., Do.,

Allowance for Extra Work, Language Allowance,

1 Accountant, (£360 to £450 by £30 triennially),.

Do.. Allowance for Extra Work,

1 Superintendent of Money Order Office, (£360 to £450 by £30

triennially),

1 Superintendent of Mails, (£300 to £345 by £15 triennially),

1 Superintendent of Registration and Parcels Branch, (£300 to

4,800 195

- 5,053

195

(4)

5,143

3,053

(2)

3,600

3,647

(2) (3) (

39

39

270

270

Do.,

£345 by £15 triennially), Allowance for Extra Work,

3,943

195

3,370 39

(2) (6) (6)

1 Lance Sergeant acting as Postal Inspector, (£130 to £145 by

£5 annually),

821

814

[(2)(3)(7){

Do.

Allowance as Postal Inspector,

1,440

1,440

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

4,800

4,800

Do., Do., Do.,

Personal Allowance to 1,

600

600

(9)

House Allowance to 1,

180

180

Allowances for Extra Work at $195 each,

390

390

1 Supervisor, (£165 to £225 by £15 triennially),

2,057

2,112

(2) (3)

Do.,

Allowance for Extra Work,

195

195

8 2nd Grade Postal

Do.,

Clerks, ($1,440 to $1,800 by $120 biennially), Allowances for Extra Work at $195

each,

11,880

13,535

(3) (10)

1,365

1,560

(10)

Do.,

16 3rd Grade Postal Clerks, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),

Allowances for Extra Work to 11 at $195

each, and 3 at $130,

20,270

18,635

(3)(6) (11)

2,860

2,535

(6) (11):

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

biennially),

1,035

960

(6).

23 4th Grade Postal Clerks, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),

22,734

19.381

Do.,

Allowances for Extra Work to 6 at $130,

and 15 at $26 each,

(3) (12)

1,898

1,170

17 5th Grade Postal Clerks, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

7,344

9,710

Do.,

Allowances for Extra Work to 4 at $26, 3 at $21, 2 at $18, 1 at $15, and 5 at $13 each,...

(3) (6) (1

239

283

Carried forward,

113,997

111,621

(1) Also receives £100 a year from the Imperial Government

for supervision of British Postal Agencies in China.

(2) Higher exchange.

(3) Stipulated increments.

(4) C.O. Despatch No. 258 of 15th November, 1899, § 12.

(5) Free quarters, and light.

(6) New appointments.

(7) Half paid by Treasury.

(8) Free quarters, but not of right.

(9) 25% of salary ($2,400),-0.0. Despatch No. 241 of 25th

June, 1903.

(10) 1 Supernumerary 2nd Grade replacing temporarily 1 8rd

Grade Postal Clerk.

(11) 1 replaced temporarily by a supernumerary 2nd Grade

Postal Clerk.

(12) 3 promoted from 5th Grade,-C.O. Despatch of 19th December, 1912; 7 replaced by 7 5th Grade Postal Clerks,-0.0. Despatch of 19th December, 1912. (13) 3 promoted to 4th Grade,-0.0. Despatch of 19th Decem

ber, 1912; 7 in place of 7 4th Grade Postal Clerks, 0.0. Despatch of 19th December, 1912.