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Head 8.-POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Approved Estimate, 1933.

Estimate, 1934.

(B)—WIRELESS.

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

$

$

$

$

145,000

155,874

2 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

300

300

3 Contribution towards Expenses of Radiotelegraph Union

640

800

4 Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service

200

400

5 Incidental Expenses

750

750

} (1)

6 Rent of Offices for radiotelegraphs

15,000

18,000

(2)

7 Telegrams

250

8 Uniforms.

1,800

1,800

18,690

22,300

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

Gestetner Duplicating Machine

Total Special Expenditure

Total B-Wireless Telegraph Service

Personal Emoluments.

1,045

1,045

164,735

178,174

Details of the foregoing.

NUMBERS.

(B)—WIRELESS.

1933 1934

1

1

Traffic Superintendent, (£475 to £575 by £20

annually)

9,511

9,200

1

1

Assistant Traffic Superintendent, (£310 to £350 by

£10 annually)

(3)

5,943

5,600

1

1

Assistant Accountant,

4,200

4,200

2

2

Class I Telegraphists, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200

annually)

7,800

8,200

1

1

Class II Telegraphist, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150

annually)

2,813

2,875

·(4)

10

5

Class III Telegraphists, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

10,125

10,309

15

21

Class IV Telegraphists, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100

annually)

25,549

35,409 (5)

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Class V Telegraphists, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100

annually)

34,450

34,699

(4)

14

13

Class VI Telegraphists, ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60,

1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100)

8,373

8,953

(4)(6)

Field Allowances to Telegraphists

400

400

1

Class I Clerk, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually).

3,700

3,900

(4)

1

1

Class III Clerk, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

1,950

1,900

2

2

6

O CO

Class IV Clerks, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)

3,400

3,234

6

Class V Clerks and Shroffs, ($1,100 to $1,400 by

(7)

$100 annually)

7,758

7,734

4

4

Class VI Clerks and Shroffs, ($480 to $1,050 by 1

1

1

of $60, 1 of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100) Radio-postman Class II, ($276 to $348 by $12

annually)

3,724

3,849

(4)

348

348

18❘ 18

Radio-postmen Class III, ($204 to $264 by $12

annually)

4,105

4,216

(4)

Do.,

9

Rent Allowances to 19 at $48 each... Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each Sunday and holiday work Allowances..

912

912

1,404

1,404

432 8,100

432

8,100

145,000

155,874

Total Personal Emoluments .........

(1) Increases anticipated due to Madrid Conference.

(2) Higher rental.

(3) Higher rate of exchange.

(5) One in place of one Class VI, and five new posts due to

expansion.

(6) One replaced by one Class IV.

(7) Changes in personnel.

(4) Stipulated increments.