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Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

C.-BROADCASTING

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

Estimate, 1941-1942.

$

$

29,650

1.

Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

2.

Artists and Announcers

35,000

3. Incidental Expenses

2,000

€

30,000

(1)

1,600

20,249

4. Printing

5.

Records

6. Rent of Public Telephones

484

396

8,000

320

6,400

250 (2)

7.

Rent of Studios and Offices

13,500

12,600

(8)

8. Royalties and Reuter Fec

34,700

23,766 (4)

9. Translators and Occasional Staff

3,250

2,600

10.

Uniforms

170

170 (5)

97,500

77,706

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

Cabinets for Records

200

Total C-Broadcasting

Total Special Expenditure

Personal Emoluments.

200

(6)

127,350

97,955

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1940-41 1941-42

1

1

Programme Secretary, (£650 to £775 by 5 of £25

annually)

13,100

10,900

(7)

1

Assistant Secretary, (£260 to £620 by 11 of £20,

1 of £40, 5 of £20 annually)

6,480

(8)

1

Assistant Secretary & Stenographer, ($3,600 to

$4,800 by $240 annually,)

3,600 (8)

1

Chinese Secretary, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100

annually)

2,525

2,125 (7)

1

1 Chinese Assistant Secretary, $1,200

1,500

1,200

1

Stenographer, $2,400

3,000

(9)

1

1

Records Clerk, $1,080

1,350

1,080

6

6

Messengers, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)

1,335

1,056

Rent Allowances to 6 at $48 each.......

360

288

Total Personal Emoluments

29,650

20,249

(1) Additional announcers, etc. for Indian programmes.

(2) Lower rentals.

(3) Additional offices.

(4) Increased Reuter Fees; 1940-41 estimate included

Royalties for two years.

(5) Increased prices.

(6) Non-recurrent.

(7) Stipulated increments.

(8) Assistant Secretary replaced by Assistant Secretary

and Stenographer.

(9) Post abolished.

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