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The progressive expansion of revenue and expenditure and other public accounts in the Colony over the past few years has added substantially to the responsibilities of this depart- ment, which has now decentralized its work into four divisions. Of these the most important will be responsible for Treasury audit, other running audits and certain special accounts, and for this division a senior post of Principal Auditor has been provided. The other divisions will be under Senior Auditors and one new post has therefore to be provided in that grade. The additional examiners and clerical staff are required to bring these divisions up to strength. These changes together with normal increments and salaries revision involve an increase of $145,350 in the vote for personal emoluments.

The Colony's contribution towards the cost of the home establishment of the Overseas Audit Department has been reduced as a result of a change in the basis of calculation. This leads to a net decrease under Other Charges of $1,980.

HEAD 4 - BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT

Estimate 1957/58

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$2,010,230

Revised estimate 1956/57

1,537,000

Approved estimate 1956/57

1,517,960

Actual expenditure 1955/56

1,536,292

1956/57 1957/58

Difference

Permanent staff

Supernumerary staff

30

49

+ 19

1

+1

Net increase

20

New posts

6 Programme Assistants*

3 Announcers*

4 Clerks*

2 Office Assistants

3 Messengers*

2 Motor Drivers*

Existing post deleted

1 Office Attendant

1 Programme Assistant*

21

Supernumerary Staff

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1

* Approved by Special Warrant during the year.

The decision to expand and improve the broadcasting service has necessitated the increase of twenty posts, eighteen of which were created during the year. Hence the increase of $171,590 in the vote for personal emoluments.

The expansion of services is also reflected in increased provisions under most Other Charges votes, the principal ones being $171,080 extra for Cable and Wireless charges, $65,000 extra for artists' and announcers' fees, and $16,200 for rent of additional office space. The net increase in the Other Charges Annually Recurrent vote is $280,680.

Provision of $24,000 is made under Special Expenditure for the purchase of two motor vehicles for departmental use in connexion with the increased activities, and of $16,000 for a new concert grand piano to replace the present instrument.

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