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Head 8.- POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Head 8.-POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Approved Estimate, 1934.

Estimate, 1935.

(A)-POST OFFICE.

Sub-heads-

1 Personal Emoluments

$

to

318,277

383,502

Other Charges.

2 Carriage of Mails:-

Transit Charges

150,000

150,000

3 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

1,400

1.200

(1)

4 Coolie Hire

400

400

5 Incidental Expenses

1,000

800

(1)

6 Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales

4,800

4,000

(1) (2)

7 Printing

500

500

8 Rent of Branch Offices,

1,500

9 Stamps.....

10,000

10 Telegrams

600

11 Transport

1,500

12 Uniform and Equipment

10,000

7,500 10,000 600 1,200 (1) 8,000 (1)

(3)

Total Other Charges

181,700

184,200

Special Expenditure.

13 Pillar and Letter Boxes

14 Motor Mail Van.....

Two Hand Trucks

1,100

560

Total Special Expenditure

Total A-Post Office

1,660

501,637

500 1,800

(1)

(4)

2,300

520,002

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

1934 1935

Details of the foregoing.

1

Cadet Officer, Class I, (£1,500 to £1,800 by £50

annually)

26,250

1

Cadet Officer, Class II, (£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50,

(2)(5)

1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50)

22,400

Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-

1

Chief Accountaut, (£820 to £1,050 by 7 of £30 and

1 of £20)

16,800

15,750 (2)

1

1

Superintendent of Mails, (£600 to £700 by £25

annually)....

11,200

10,500

(2)

Personal Allowance at £50 annually

750

Language Allowance

330

330

10

6 Assistant Superintendents of Mails, (1 at £460 to £560 by £20 anunally, 3 at £250 to £445 by 6 of £15, 2 of £30 and 3 of £15, 2 at $4,000 to $5,000 by $200 annually)

30,563

31,300 |(2)(5)(6)(7)

5

5

Class I Postal Clerks, ($3,500 to $1,500 by $200

annually)

19,516

20,316

10

10

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

(7)

annually)

29,553

30.815

Do.,

Language Allowance to 1,.......

240

240

13

13

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

14

14

annually)

Shroffs,

27,066

27,824

Class IV Postal Clerks | ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100

and

annually)

22,898

23,758

Carried forward

180,566

187,833

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Higher rate of exchange.

(3) New temporary Branch Office, Kowloon. (4) For Kowloon and New Territories.

(5) Changes in personnel.

(6) One new post for Kowloon Branch Office. (7) Stipulated increments.

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