Estimates-1939 — Page 55

Head 14.-LEGAL DEPARTMENTS

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1939.

Head 14.-LEGAL DEPARTMENTS

Sub-beads :-

$

$

1 Personal Emoluments

455,624

$

446,715

Other Charges.

3 Conveyance Allowances

2 Books

4 Electric Fans and Light...................

550

550

1,200

1,200

1.900

1,900

5 Fees to Counsel and Solicitors for prisoners

2,000

2,000

6 Gas

100

100

7 Incidental expenses

1,675

1,425

(2)

8 Legal Expenses

9 Library

3,030

3,000

1,000

1,000

10 Registration of Companies at Shanghai

10,000

10,000

11 Rent of Public Telephones

513

513

12 Subsistence Allowance (Appeal Judge)

200

200

13 Travelling Expenses (Appeal Judge)

400

400

14 Uniform for messengers

15 Watchmen

350

600

(2)

12,000

12,000

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

34,888

16 Halsbury's "Laws of England;" replacement of four sets;

seventh instalment

17 One Typewriter.......

18 Books

19 Nine registers

Safe

Total Special Expenditure

Total Legal Departments

Personal Emoluments.

55

34,888 (1)

500

500

1,142

391

(3)

100

226

135

500

(4)

2,242

1, 252(1)

492,734

482,855

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1938

1939

Supreme Court

1

1

Chief Justice, (£2,600)

41,600

41,600

1

1

Puisne Judge, (£1,850)

29,600

29,600

Appeal Judge, ($3,000) Shanghai and Local

3,000

3,000

11

Ι

Registrar, (£1,150 to £1,400 by £50 annually)

20,176

20,976

(5)

1

Deputy Registrar, (£700 to £970 by 2 of £30,

2 of £60 and 3 of £30)..............

12,021

12,843

(5)

Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-

1

10:

Class II, (£460 to £560 by £20 annually)}

8,960

(6)

Class III (£250 to £445 by 6 of £15, 2 of £30 and

3 of £15)........................

5,920

10,660

(6)

1

Confidential Assistant and Stenographer, (£350 to

£470 by £20 annually)..

7,520

7,520

(Local Section) :—

1

1

1

Class I-($3,150 to $4,500 by $150 annually) Class II, ($1,200 to $3,000 by $150 annually)

Do., Shorthand Allowance

3,450

1,246

3,600 (5) 1,399

(5)

120

120

Carried forward

133,613

131,318

(1) The approved estimates for Other Charges and Special Expenditure items for 1938 represent the combined totals of Heads 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17 in the 1938 Estimates.

(2) $250 transferred from Sub-head to Sub-head 13.

(3) Replacement.

(4) Non-recurrent.

(5) Stipulated increments.

(6) One Class III in place of one Class II.

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