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HONGKONG® ESTIMATES
UNDERTAKINGS OF GOVERNMENT.
Approved Estimate, 1923.
Estimate, 1924.
1.-POST OFFICE,—Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.
Brought forward,.
217,408
199,531
Radio-Telegraph Branch,-(Contd.) :—
(b) G. P. O. STATION,
1 3rd Grade Telegraphist, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually),...
Do.
Sunday and Holiday Work Allowances, 2 4th Grade Telegraphists, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually),......
Do.
Sunday and Holiday Work Allowances,
2,000
201
2,925
at $201 each,
402
}
(1)
Do.
at $134 each,
Do., Field Allowances to 2 at $120 each,
1 Office Messenger,
Do.
Rent Allowance,
3 5th Grade Telegraphists, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually),
1 2nd Class Counter Clerk, ($2,000 to $2,900 by $100 annually),.......
'Do.
4 Telegraph Messengers, at $132 each,.
3,075
Sunday and Holiday Work Allowances
402
240
2,200
Personal Allowance
100
168
24
528
(2)
Do. Do.
Rent Allowances, at $12 each,
48
Sunday and Holiday Work Allowances
to 5, at $17 each,
85
Total Personal Emoluments,..
229,806
199,531
OTHER CHARGES.
Carriage of Mails :—
Share of Mail Subsidy, ......................
86,500
86,500
Transit Charges,...
50,000
50,000
Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing,...
800
900
(3)
Coolie Hire,
200
200
Incidental Expenses :
Post Office,
800
1,000
(3)
Radio-Telegraph Branch,
100
(1)
Launches :-
Coal,
7,500
8,375
(3)
Repairs,
4,000
4,000
Stores,
1,100
1,300
(3)
Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales
5,000
5,000
Notification of Mails,
240
240
Rent of Branch Office, Shamshuipo,
540
角接
(4)
Repairs and Stores-Radio-Telegraph Branch,
7,000
(1)
Stamps,
5,000
7,000
(5)
Telegrams,
Transport :-
Post Office,
Radio-Telegraph Branch,
250
250
1,000
1,000
2,000
(1)
Uniform and Equipment :--
Post Office,
6,000
6,500
Radio-Telegraph Branch,
175
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Total Other Charges,..
177,665
Total Post Office,
407,471
8
172,806
372,336
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
Bicycles, Steam-Launch,
Total Special Expenditure,
400 40,000
(8)
40,400
40,400
(1) Transferred to Public Works Department,
Transferred to General Staff.
(3) Considered necessary.
New branch office at Shamshuipo,
(5) More stamps required. (6) Increased staff.
(7) Merged in Post Office. (8) Non-recurrent
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