Estimates-1942 — Page 95

Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING

Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND

BROADCASTING

A. POST OFFICE.

95

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

Estimate, 1941-1942.

$

Sub-heads-

1 Personal Emoluments

536,751

451,288

2 Air Mail Payment

3 Air Mail Subsidy.

4 Carriage of Mails:-

Transit Charges

6 Coolie Hire

7 Fuel, Light and Power

Other Charges.

152,542

122,034

328,813

189,831 (1)

100,000

80,000

5 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

1,500

375

1,600 300

(2)

15,000

12,000

8 Gratuities to Licensed Stamp Vendors

2,000

(3)

9 Incidental Expenses

1,100

1,000 (2)

10 Mail Bags, Parcel Boxes, Date Stamps and Scales

11,000

8,000 (4)

11 Printing

2,125

1,900 (5)

12 Rent of Branch Offices

1,275

1,020

13 Rent of Public Telephones..

550

330

(6)

14 Stamps......

70,000

20,000

(7)

15 Telegrams

1,000

800

16 Transport

2,000

1,600

17 Uniform and Equipment

15,500

17,000

(2)

Gas

320

(8)

Total Other Charges

703,100

459,415

Special Expenditure.

18 Pillar and Letter Boxes

1,500

1,500

(9)

Six Safes

1,500

Typewriters

1,420

(10)

Wheels and Axles for Hand Trucks

932

Total Special Expenditure

Total A-Post Office

5,352

1,245,203

1,500

912,203

Personal Emoluments.

NUMBERS.

1

1

1

1

1940-41 1941-42

Details of the foregoing.

Cadet Officer, Class, *(£1,450 to £1,600 by £50

annually)

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

1 of £75 1 of £100 and 11 of £50) Assistant Postmaster General and Chief Accountant

24,400

(11)

28,000

(£1,250)

25,000

20,000

1

1

1

1

Controller of Posts,* (£600 to £700 by £25 annually)] Assistant Controller of Posts,* (£460 to £560 by £20

13,479

11,200

(12)

annually)

10,625

8,866

(12)

| Language Allowance at $120

150

120

7

7 Superintendents, (3* at £250 to £445 by 6 of £15, 2 of £30 and 3 of £15, 4 at $4,000 to $5,000 by $200 annually)

41,633

35,104

(12)

Language Allowance to 1 at $270

338

270

Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:

1

Stenographer, ($2,400 to $3,600 by $200 annually)...

2,400

(13)

6

6

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

annually)

31,400

24,798 (14)

11

11

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

annually)

42,312

34,556 (12)

15

15

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

annually)

40,197

33,177 (12)

17

17

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

and Shroffs,

annually)

35,714

29,451

(12)

Carried forward

268,848

224,342

(1) Reduced subsidy.

(2) Increased prices.

(3) Additional facilities in outlying districts.

(4) Considered sufficient.

(5) Considered necessary.

(6) Reduced rentals.

(7) Normal year's supply.

(8) Included in Sub-head 7, Fuel, Light and Power. (9) Revote.

(10) Non-recurrent.

(11) Class II Officer promoted to Class I.

(12) Stipulated increments.

(13) New post.

14) Changes in personnel.

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