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Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY

Sub-beads :-

DEPARTMENT

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges

2 Brushwood Clearing

Approved Estimate, 1930.

Estimate, 1931.

$

$

57,496

5,000

$

76,582

5,000

3 Conveyance allowances to :-

Superintendent, Assistaut Superintendent and 2 Supervis-

ors at $360 each

2,130

2,280

(1)

Head Gardener at $300......

Head, Second and Third Foresters at $180 each.

4 Expenses of Collections

200

200

5 Field allowances to Foresters

600

600

6 Forestry

19,650

16,000

(2)

****** :

7 Forestry Reserve, Taipo Kau, Maintenance and Formation

4,000

8 Incidental Expenses

350

4,000 350

9 Library

120

150 (3)

10 Light

225

325

(4)

11 Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds..

12 Protection of Plantations

13 Transport........

10,300

10,000

(2)

1,500

1,500

1,100

1,100

1,175

1,000

(2)

500

500

14 Uniforms and Accoutrements

15 Upkeep of Car

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

16 One Mtor Car

3,150

Total Botanical & Forestry Department....

107,496

(5)

119,587

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1930 1931

1

Superintendent, (£700 to £950 by 7 of £30 and 1 of

£40 annually)

9,537

14,250

(6)

1

1

Assistant Superintendent, (£500 to £600 by £20

annually)

5,160

8,700

2

Supervisors, (£260 to £350 by 5 of £10 anl 2 of

£20 annually)

(6) (7)

4,540

8,487

1

Assistant Supervisor, ($1,800 to $2,400 by $300

annually)

1,000

(8)

1

1

1

1

Herbarium Assistant, ($500 to $650 by $25 annually) Office Attendant ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially)......

528

650

180

216

}

(6)

2

N

Do. Do.

Rent Allowance ............................

Good Conduct Allowance.

Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

Do. Rent Allowances, at $24 each Do. Good Conduct Allowance

24

24

23

(9)

264

336

(6)

48

48

5

(9)

1

1

1

Motor Driver. ($550 to $650 by $50 annually) Storeman ($500 to $950 by $50 annually)

540

587

(6) (7)

500

(10)

Gardens.

1

1

1

1

1

2

Head Gardener, ($2,100 to $3,000 by $150 annually) Assistant lead Gardener, ($600 to $1,100 by 1 of $60, 1 of $90, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually). Senior Foreman, ($350 to $500 by $25 annually)

Personal Allowance .

Do.

Foremen, ($252 to $336 by $12 annually)..

2,500

3,000

(6)

775

875

(6) (7)

425

500

(6)

60

60

432

619

(6) (7)

Do. Good Conduct Allowances

156

(9)

1

Senior Park Keeper ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially).

Do. Rent Allowance

240

(11)

48

4

3

Park-keepers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

528

525

(6) (7)

Do.

Allowance to 1 as Gate Keeper

24

24

Do.

Do.

Rent Allowances to 3 at $24 each Good Conduct Allowances

120

72

108

(9)

Carried forward

26,977

39,761

(1) Allowance to 1 Supervisor for the full year as against 7

months in the previous year.

(2) Considered sufficient.

(3) Lower rate of exchange.

(4) Lighting for Lower Forestry Store, office and quarters,

Kennedy Road.

(5) Non-recurrent.

(6) New scale.

(7) Stipulated increments.

(8) Post abolished,

(10) New post.

(9) Allowances abolished.

mission Report.

(11) 1 Post raised consequent on adoption of Salaries Com-

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