Estimates-1938 — Page 20

22 Head 8.-POST OFFICE, RADIO TRAFFIC OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Head 8.- POST OFFICE AND WIRELESS

Sub-heads :-

(A)-POST OFFICE.

Approved Estimate, 1937.

Estimate, 1938.

€

$

359,008

366,800

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

2 Air Mail Payment (£7,500)

3 Air Mail Subsidy (£8,416. 13. 4)

4 Carriage of Mails:-

Transit Charges

5 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

6 Coolie Hire

120,000

146,667

122,034 (1) 136,950 (2)

150,000

1,100

400

7 Electric Fans and Lights

12,000

8 Gas

140,000 (3)

1,000

300 12,000 255

(3)

(3)

(4)

9 Incidental Expenses

900

800

(3)

10 Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales

5,000

6,000

(5)

11 Printing

500

500

12 Rent of Branch Offices

1,500

13 Rent of Public Telephones..

557

14 Stamps....

12,000

1,050 557

15,000

(3)

(6)

15 Telegrams

600

600

16 Transport

1,200

1,200

17 Uniform and Equipment

7,500

7,500

Total Other Charges

459,924

445,746

Special Expenditure.

18 Pillar and Letter Boxes

500

19 Motor Mail Van

20 Electric Clocks

21 New Equipment Registration Branch.

Total Special Expenditure

Total A-Post Office

1,000

4,500

(7)

500 2,000

500

819,432

8,000

820,546

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1937

1938

1

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

annually)

28,800

(8)

1

2

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

1 of £75 1 of £100 and 11 of £50).

19,972

42,307

(9)

Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-

1

1

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

1 of £20)

16,800

16,800

1

1

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

annually)........

9,164

9,939

(10)

Personal Allowance at £50 annually

121

Language Allowance

50

} (8)

Co

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, 3 at $4,000 to $5,000 by $200 annually)

25,820

31,127

Language Allowance to two, .

120

5

5

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

annually)

21,333

(11) 390 (12)

21,288 (13)

10

10

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

annually)

32,039

31,567

(13)

13

13

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

annually)

29,278

29,438 (10)

14

14

Class IV Postal Clerks

and Shroffs,

($1,500 to $1,800 by $100

annually)

24,467

24,596 (10)

Carried forward

207,964

207,452

(1) Lower rate of exchange.

(2) Reduced subsidy Penang-Hong Kong Service.

(3) Considered sufficient.

(4) Previously provided under Head 32-P.W.D.

(5) New bags for Empire Air Mail Service.

(6) Additional expense for new issue.

(7) Increased Air Mail Traffic.

(8) Officer retired.

(9) Includes one officer on leave. (10) Stipulated increments. (11) One new post for Air Mail. (12) One more officer qualified. (13) Changes in personnel.

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