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Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Head 27.-BOTANICAL & FORESTRY

Sub-heads :-

DEPARTMENT

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1931.

Estimate, 1932.

$

$

$

$

76,582

84,795

5,000

5,000

Other Charges

2 Brushwood Clearing

3 Conveyance allowances to :—

Supervisor at $480

Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and Assistant Supervisor at $360 each, and Supervisor at $480

Head Gardener at $300......

2,280

2,400

(1)

Head, Second and Third Foresters at $180 each.

4 Expenses of Collections

200

200

5 Field allowances to Foresters

600

600

6 Forestry

16,000

16,000

7 Forestry Reserve, Taipo Kau: Maintenance and Formation

4,000

4,000

8 Incidental Expenses

350

350

9 Library

150

300

(2)

10 Light

325

325

11 Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds..

10,000

10,000

12 Protection of Plantations

13 Transport...........

1,500

1,500

1,100

1,600

(3)

14 Uniforms and Accoutrements

15 Upkeep of Car

1,000

1,000

500

1,000

(4) (5)

Total Botanical & Forestry Department........

119,587

129,070

PERSONAL Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1931 1932

1

Superintendent, (£700 to £950 by 7 annual incre-

ments of £30, and 1 of £40)

14,250

19,000

(5)

1

1

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

annually)

8,700

12,000

(5) (6)

2

1

Supervisor, (£260 to £350 by 5 annual increments

of £10 ani 2 of £20)

8,487

6,200

1

Assistant Supervisor, ($1,800 to $2,400 by $120

(7)

annually)

1,910

Herbarium Assistant, ($500 to $650 by $25 annually)

650

650

Office Attendant ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially).....

216

192

(8)

Do.

Rent Allowance

24

24

2

2

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

336

330

(8)

Do. Rent Allowances, at $24 each

48

48

1

1

1

1

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

587

637

500

518

} (6)

1

1

1

1

Gardens.

Head Gardener, ($2,100 to $3,000 by $150 annually). Assistant Head Gardener, ($600 to $1,100 by 1 annual

increment of $60, 1 of $90, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) Senior Foreman, ($350 to $500 by $25 annually)

Personal Allowance

Do.

3,000

3,000

875

643

(8)

500

371

60

2

ล

3

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

619

897

Do. Rent Allowance to 1

24

} (9)

1

1

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

Do. Rent Allowance

240

240

48

48

3

3

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

525

528

(6)

Do.

Do.

Allowance to 1 as Gate Keeper Rent Allowances at $24 each....

24

24

72

72

Carried forward.

39,761

47,386

(1) Increased allowance to Supervisor.

(2) Lower rate of exchange and more publications to be paid

for.

(3) Railway transport now charged to departments.

(4) Increased cost of upkeep.

(5) Lower rate of exchange.

(6) Stipulated increments.

(7) One Assistant Supervisor in place of one Supervisor.

New appointment.

One new post for Government House.