Estimates-1953 — Page 27

Head 7-COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

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Approved Estimate 1951-52

Estimate 1952-53

Personal Emoluments

$

$

1951-52 1952-53

4

150000 15 01

Business Tax Inspectors (350×30—470)

16,800 (19)

30

12

30

12

Revenue Officers Class III (130: 160×5—

190)

46,259

67,854

2480L

Women Revenue Officers (74×2—92)

7,325

11,566

Office Attendants (112×2—130)

2,880

6,072 (17)

Messengers (90×2—108)

5,408

10,118

10

Coolies (90×2—108)

Watchman (112×2—130) Temporary staff

Expatriation pay Acting pay

Cost of living allowances

6,572

12,218

1,536 (12)

340,117

239,609 (20)

2,146

114,534

157,600

2,615

13,210 (21)

913,610 (22)

Overtime allowances

8,000

8,000

Technician allowances

1,440

1,440

Detective allowances

3,600

3,600

Total Personal Emoluments

1,588,295

3,320,968

Sub-heads

1 Personal emoluments

1,588,295

Other Charges

3,320,968

7,000 (23)

1,000

2 Advertising

6,000

3 Ammunition

4 Cleaning of offices

5 Daily-rated staff

1,000

800

990

6 Fuel, light, and power

21,000

7 Incidental expenses

8,000

850 (24)

2,200 (25) (26)

22,500 (24)

9,000 (27)

8 Price control expenses

1,200

1,200

9 Professional fees

30,000

35,000 (27)

10 Publications

2,500

2,500

11 Rent, maintenance, and upkeep of Hollerith equipment.

14,000 (28)

12 Rent of offices and quarters

14,000

13,300 (29)

13 Running expenses of vehicles

17,000

10,000 (30)

14 Subsistence allowances

4,000

6,000 (31)

15 Travelling expenses

35,000

28,000 (32)

16 Uniforms

46,000

46,000

Courses of instruction abroad

1,000

(33)

Expenses of Tokyo office

70,000

(4)

Printing of liquor labels

9,000

(34)

Printing of trade returns

40,000

(34)

Total Other Charges

307,490

198,550

Special Expenditure

17 Motor transport

14,000

18 Office intercommunication equipment

25,500 (35)

8,450

14,000

1,909,785

33,950

3,553,468

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

(1) 1 post provided for under Sanitary Depart-

ment and Urban Council

(2) 1 post previously provided for under

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

(3) 1 new post

(4) Provided for under Colonial Secretariat and

Legislature

(5) 4 posts previously provided for under Statis-

tical Department

(6) 7 posts previously provided for under Tem-

porary staff

(7) 7 new posts

(8) 20 new posts

(9) Post not required

(10) Title changed from Office-in-charge, Japanese

Trade Section

(11) 2 new posts

(12) Previously provided for under Temporary

staff

(13) Title changed from Officer-in-charge, Fuel

Section

(14) Previously provided for under Statistical Department and title changed from Assistant Statistical Officer

(15) Title of one post changed from Accountant (16) 3 posts previously provided for under Tem-

porary staff

(17) 1 post previously provided for under Statis-

tical Department

(18) 6 new posts (19) 4 new posts

(20) Provides for:

1 Officer-in-charge, Price Control Section

(1900) for six months

1 Trade Control Assistant (960)

1 Woman Confidential Assistant (325)

9 Revenue Officers (5 at 270 and 4 at 295)

1 Hollerith Supervisor for 3 months (383,33)

3 Hollerith Machine Operators (325)

3 Hollerith Punch Operators (275)

4 Price Investigators (230)

1 Clerk (300)

57 Clerks

2 Office attendants (112×2—130)

8 Messengers (90×2—108)

(21) More acting appointments

(22) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous

Services

(23) More advertising

(24) Previously provided for in part under Statis-

tical Department

(25) Title changed from Casual labour (26) Previously provided for in part under Miscel-

laneous Services

(27) Previously underestimated

(28) Previously provided for under Statistical

Department, but for 3 months only (29) Fewer quarters

(30) Title changed from Upkeep of vehicles and provided for in part under Public Works Recurrent

(31) Increased costs

(32) Previously overestimated

(33) Provided for under Miscellaneous Services (34) Provided for under Stores Department

(35) Additional vehicles