Estimates-1954 — Page 27

Head 5-COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE

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1 Personal emoluments

Approved Estimate 1952-53

Estimate 1953-54

$

$

$

$

2,055,162

2,195,625

Other Charges

2 Advertising

1,500

3 Expenses of London Office

74,400

1,000 (19) 78,000 (20)

4 Expenses of Tokyo Office

50,000

15,000 (21)

5 Fuel, light, and power

5,500

5,500

6 Hansard reporters

2,160

2,160

7 Hire and maintenance of teleprinter

1,020

1,020

8 Incidental expenses

5,000

5,000

9 Publications

7,000

8,000 (22)

10 Running expenses of vehicles

1,700

1,500 (19)

11 Stores and equipment

8,000

8,000

12 Training of Coding Office staff

5,600

4,000 (23)

13 Travelling expenses

7,500

14 Uniforms

3,000

18,500 (24) 2,500 (19)

Total Other Charges

172,380

150,180

Special Expenditure

15 Rent of air-conditioning plant

16 Reference books

17 Special typewriter

Duplicating equipment

1,750

1

Total Special Expenditure

Total Expenditure

1,750

2,229,292

1,200 2,000

3,000

6,200

2,352,005

(1) Supernumerary post not required

(2) 1 post previously provided for under New

Territories, District Administration (3) 1 post provided for under Sanitary Depart-

ment and Urban Council (4) 1 temporary Administrative Officer in place of 1 Cadet Officer Class II for 6 months (5) 1 Senior Executive Officer provided for under

Executive Grade Officers

(7) 1 Executive Grade Officer previously provided

for under Police Force

(8) 1 Executive Grade Officer previously provided

for under Printing Department

(9) 2 new posts

(10) 2 Senior Women Confidential Assistants in place of 2 Women Confidential Assistants Class I

(11) 3 Women Confidential Assistants Class II in place of 3 Women Confidential Assistants Class I

(12) 1 post previously provided for under Tem-

porary staff

(13) 2 posts in place of 2 Clerks previously pro-

vided for under Temporary staff

(14) Staff now itemised

(15) 1 supernumerary_post

(16) Seconded from Hong Kong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation

(17) Previously provided for under Temporary staff (18) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous

Services

(19) Previously overestimated

(20) Salary of one assistant increased

(21) For 3 months only

(22) Increased costs

(23) Considered sufficient

(24) Hire charges for pool vehicles increased