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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

UNDERTAKings of GOVERNMENT.

Approved Estimate, 1920.

Estimate, 1921.

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1.—POST OFFICE,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.

Brought forward,....

Allowances to 4 Clerks as Teachers of Postmen, for 9 mouths,

1 at $15, and 3 at $10 a month each,

4 Probationer Sorters, at $180 each,

2 Launch Officers, ($1,300 to $1,750 by $50 annually),

Do.,

Allowance for Extra Work,

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

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

2 5th Grade Shroffs, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

8 6th Grade Shroffs, ($360 to $420 after 1 year),.

1 6th Grade Shroff,

Allowances to Clerks and Shroff's for Attendance on Sundays

and Holidays, 1 at $198, 2 at $132 cach, and 6 at $66 each,

108,073

96,849

405

405

720

720

1,385

2.630

(1)

52

(2)

1,080

984

(1)

1,800

1,800

1,320

1,320

3,780

3,723

(3)

858

858

1 Head Postmau, ($400 to $500 by $10 annually),

360

180

11 Postmen, 1st Class, ($300 to $372 by $12 annually),. 64 Postmen, 2nd Class, at $228 cach,

2,830

3,854

| (1) (4) (5) (1) (4) (6)

9,252

42 Postmen, 3rd Class, at $180 each,

7,476

7,560

Do.,

Rent Allowances to 45 at $24 each, and 61 at $12

each.....

840

14,592 (4) (7)

1,812 (8) (9)

(4)

Do.,

Allowances for Extra Work,

49

| (10)

Do..

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances to 46 at $36 cach, 2 at $32 each, at $24 each, 2 at $23 each, 1 at $17, 2 at $16 each, 1 at $14, 1 at $13, 18 at $12 each, 1 at $5, 2 at $4 each, and 1 at $3, Allowances for Attendance on Sundays and Holi-

days to 1 at $33, and 7 at $16.50 each,

2,251

2,242

(3) (11)

149

119

2 Coolies, at $132 each,

216

264

(4)

Do.. Rent Allowances at $24 cach,

48

(8)

6 Mail Bag Coolies, at $132 each,

720

792

3

Do., Do.,

Good Conduct Allowances,

23

(3)

Rent Allowances at $12 each,

72

(8)

1 Carpenter, ($240 to $300 by $12 annually),

240

300

1 Painter,

180

168

} (4)

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance,.

24

(11)

24

Do.,

|(4)

|

Rent Allowance,.......

Crew of Lauuel :—

1 Engineer, 2nd Class, ($300 to $360 by $12 aunually),.

1 Coxswain, 2nd Class, ($276 to $300 by $12 annually), 1 2nd Coxwain,.............

Do., Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance,

Rent Allowance,.

Carried forward,..

248

351

240

279

(1) (4)

168

(12)

24

(H)

12

(8)

144,547

142,504

(1) Stipulated increments.

(2) Different type of officer required. Higher salaries necessary.

(3) New appointments,

(4) Revised rates.

(5) Free quarters and light.

(6) 1 additional transferred from Postmen, 2nd Class.

(7) 1 transferred to Postmen, 1st Class; 10 Postmen. 3rd Class, are expected to qualify for promotion to 2nd Class in 1921. (S) Revised scheme of Rent Allowances.

(9) Free quarters and light to 61.

(10) Allowance abolished,

(11) Stipulated allowances. (12) New post.