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Appendix B to this Memorandum gives further details, from which it will be seen that Personal Emoluments for 1955-56 amount to 54.5 per cent of the total recurrent expenditure as compared with 55.4 and 53.3 per cent in the two preceding years. Recurrent expenditure for 1955-56 amounts to 65.3 per cent of total expenditure as compared with 68.6 and 63.3 per cent for the two preceding years.

3.

The Draft Estimates provide for 1548 new monthly paid posts which include 133 (net) transferred from daily rates in accordance with the approved policy. Appendix A shows the increase in establishment under each Head of the Estimates and detailed explanations are included in the sections of this Memorandum dealing with individual Expenditure Heads.

4.

Comparative analyses of expenditure on Education, Medical and Health Services and Security Measures are furnished in Appendices C, D and E to this Memorandum.

HEAD 1 HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

Estimate 1955/56

$361,000

Revised estimate 1954/55

383,000

Approved estimate 1954/55

332,058

Actual expenditure 1953/54

377,421

1954/55 1955/56

Difference

Permanent staff

42

43

+1

Temporary staff

1

1

Net increase

1

Supernumerary staff

1

2

+1

5.

The increase of 1 post in the permanent establishment is in respect of an additional Aide-de-Camp approved during the year on account of the volume of work at Government House. 2 supernumerary posts of Houseboy are included for training purposes. Changes in the establish- ment, together with normal increments and salaries revision, account for the increase of $51,190 in the vote for Personal Emoluments.

Increased activities are also reflected in Other Charges, additional provision of $4,250 having been found necessary.

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HEAD 2. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Estimate 1955/56

$3,221,960

Revised estimate 1954/55

3,297,000

Approved estimate 1954/55

3,256,532

Actual expenditure 1953/54

2,031,194

1954/55 1955/56

Difference

Permanent staff

Supernumerary staff

295

343

+48

1

+1

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The Personal Emoluments estimates have been subdivided in order more clearly to show the structure of the Department.