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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

CIVIL DEPARTMENTS.

Approved Estimate, 1925.

Estimate, 1926.

$

$

$

$

7.-AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Anditor, (£950 to £1,200 by £50 annually)

14,400

14,400

(1)

1st Assistant Auditor, (£650 to £900 by £50 annually)

10,800

10,800

2nd Assistant Anditor, (£400 to £600 by 2 annual increments

of £25 and 3 of £50)

1,950

(2) (3)

1 Senior Clerk, (£450 to £590 by 2 annual increments of £25

and 6 of £15).

5,400

5,800

(3) (4)

Class II Clerk, ($2,200 to $2,800 by $150 annually)

1 Class II Clerk, ($1,600 to $2,100 by $100 annually)

2,237

1,708

2 Class IV Clerks, ($1,200 to $1,500 by $75 annually)

3 Class V Clerks, ($900 to $1,150 by $50 annually)

8 Class VI Clerks, ($450 to $850 by $50 annually).

1 Office Attendant at $156 ...

2,550

(5)

1,956

6,457

156

156

Do..

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance

*36

36

Rent Allowance

48

48

2 Messengers, at $132 each

264

264

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance to 1 at $24..

16

24

(6)

Do.,

Rent Allowances to 1 at $48 and 1 at $24......

72

72

Total Personal Emoluments

46,100

36,550

OTHER CHARGES.

Conveyance Allowances to :-

Auditor

1st Assistant Auditor

2nd Assistant Auditor

Senior Clerk

Incidental Expenses

Share of Home Expenditure (£598),

Transport and Travelling

Total Other Charges

Total Audit Department

180

180

180

180

180

(2)

120

120

350

400

(7)

4,391

5,520 (8)

350

400 (7)

5,571

51,6715-

6,980

43,530

(1) Also receives £86.5.0. for audit of Weihaiwei

Accounts.

(2) New post.

(3) Stipulated increments.

(4) Revised scale of salary.

(5) Transferred to Junior Clerical Service.

(6) Stipulated allowance.

(7) Considered necessary.

(8) Increased total Home Expenditure.