Estimates-1942 — Page 97

Head 20.-POST OFFICE, WIRELESS AND BROADCASTING 97

B.-WIRELESS.

Sub-heads-

I Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

Estimate, 1941-1942.

446,012

$

361,585

Other Charges.

3 Conveyance Allowances

2 Cleansing Materials, Utensils and Washing

5 Electric Current and Fuel

250 2,500

4 Documents relating to Radiotelegraph Service.

650

21,250

6 Incidental Expenses

2,125

2,265

265 2,000 500

30,000

(2) (3) (1)

(1)

Rent of Public Telephones

600

650

(4)

8 Repairs and Stores

45,000

73.000

(1) (2) (3)

9 Study Courses

1,000

500

(5)

10 Telegrams...

750

750

(6)

11 Transport

3,000

3,000

(2)

12 Uniforins

700

1,100 | (1)(7)

Total other Charges.......

77,825

114,030

Special Expenditure.

13 Emergency Supply Plant

14 Recording Machine....................

15 Testing and Maintenance Instruments

5,000

5,000 (8) 2,400 (9) 3,200 (10)

Broadcasting Transmitter

100,000

Medium Wave Marine Transmitter

60,000

Portable Wavemeter

900

Short Wave Marine Transmitter and Receiver

59,000

(11)

Typewriter

360

Reconditioning Duplicating Machine

325

Total Special Expenditure

225,585

10,600

Total B-Wireless

749,422

486,215

Personal Emoluments.

ENGINEERING SECTION.

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1940-41 1941-42

1

1

Senior Wireless Engineer, (£950 to £1,050 by £50) Residential Allowance

20,200

1,445

16,800 1,060

(12)

5

5

Wireless Engineers, (£500 for 1st 2 years, then £570

to £910 by 4 of £95, 1 of £90 and 5 of £30) Residential Allowance

60,668

51,576

(12)

4,230

· 3,403

1

Senior Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£600 to

£700 by £25)...

12,333

10,333

(12)

1

1

Inspector of Wireless Telegraphs,* (£475 to £575

by £20)

11,500

9,200

7

1

2

""

6

Wireless Sub-Engineers,* (£475 to £575 by £20)..... Wireless Technicians,* (£310-£10-£350-£20-£470) Class I Technicians, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200) Class II

($2,700 to $3,300 by $150)... Class III

20,760

17,280

(12)

50,681

41,671 (12)

5,625

4,500

6,976

5,575 (13)

($1,900 to $2,600 by $100)...

16,567

18,809 (12)

14

14

Class IV

19

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

29,183

23,177 (13)

15

17

Class V

($1,100 to $1,400 by $100)..

23,909

21,736 (14)

2

2

Class I Mechaniciaus,

($1,000 to $1,300 by $75)

3,250

2,600

7

Class II

"

8

Class III

($600 to $950 by $50) ($370 to $580 by $30).

5,971

4,875

(12)

5,540

4,346

""

Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each

Carried forward

(1) Increased prices.

(2) Refunds from Cable & Wireless now credited

to Revenue Head.

(3) Additional transmitters.

(4) Includes rent for extensions, etc. under new

automatic system.

(5) Considered sufficient.

(6) Additional reports required on

conditions.

account of

war

(7) Additional messengers for censors.

(8) Reserve equipment for emergency use.

(9) To increase facilities at Broadcasting Studios.

(10) Hand cleaning of transmitters no longer prac-

ticable.

(11) Non-recurrent.

(12) Stipulated increments.

(13) Changes in personnel. (14) Two new posts.

(13)

480

384

279,318

232,325