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Head 8.- POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Head 8.-POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Sub-heads-

(A)-POST OFFICE.

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

Approved Estimate, 1936.

Estimate, 1937.

$

$

$

325,347

359,008

2 Air Mail Payment (£7,500)

3 Air Mail Subsidy (£9,166. 13. 4)

4 Carriage of Mails :-

Transit Charges

5 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

120,000 (1)

146,667

140,000

150,000

1,300

1,100

6 Coolie Hire

400

400

7 Electric Fans and Lights

12,000

8 Incidental Expenses

1,000

9 Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales

4,000

10 Printing

500

900 5,000

500

11 Rent of Branch Offices

7,500

1,500

12 Rent of Public Telephones..

557

(5)

13 Stamps.....

9,000

12,000

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(3)

(2)

(2)

14 Telegrams

600

600

15 Transport

1,200

1,200

16 Uniform and Equipment

7,500

7,500

Total Other Charges

173,000

459,924

Special Expenditure.

17 Pillar and Letter Boxes

500

500

Total Special Expenditure

500

500

Total A-Post Office

498,847

819,432

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1936 1937

1

Ι

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

annually)

21,600

28,800

(2)

1

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

I of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50)

19,972

(6)

Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:

1

1

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

1 of £20)

12,600

16,800

(2)

1

1

Superintendent of Mails, (£550 to £700 by £25

annually).............................

8,400

9,164

Personal Allowance at £50 annually

600

Language Allowance

330

121

(2) (7)

50 (8)

6

6

Assistant Superintendents of Mails, (1 at £460 to £560 by £20 annually, 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)

27,890

LO

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Language Allowance to one,

120

5

Class I Postal Clerks, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200

annually)

20,333

25,820 (7)

120

21,333 (9)

10

10

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

annually)

31,543

13

13

Do., Language Allowance to one,. Class III Postal Clerks, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

240

32,039 (9)

(10)

annually)

28,436

29,278 (9)

14

14

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

and Shroffs, f annually)

24,320

Carried forward

176,412

24,467 (9)

207,964

(1) New Air Mail Service,

(2) Lower rate of exchange.

(3) Considered sufficient.

(4) Previously provided by P.W.D.

(5) Previously provided under Miscellaneous Services.

(6) Acting P.M.G. in 1936. On leave.

(7) Changes in personnel,

(8) 1st January to 23rd February only.

(9) Stipulated increments.

(10) Not required,