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The Cadet Officer changes, incorporating the recommendations in the Godsall Report, do not represent any changes in the overall establishment. Additional clerical and secretarial posts have been provided to cope with the increased volume of work.

The additional supernumerary posts are temporarily required as a result of the formation of a Committee of Review to deal with appeals from persons detained under recent Emergency Regulations.

These changes, together with normal increments and salaries revision, account for the increase of $64,400 in the vote for personal emoluments.

With the removal of the Exchange Control office from Government-owned to leased accommodation provision of $60,000 is necessary for the rental of the new offices.

Under Special Expenditure, some additional office equipment is required to mechanize routine clerical work and provision of $1,000 has been included to allow of slight expansion of the Secretariat library.

HEAD 7 – COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

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Estimate 1957-58

$5,568,250

Revised estimate 1956/57

5,048,000

Approved estimate 1956/57

5,575,180

Actual expenditure 1955/56

4,465,336

Permanent staff

Temporary staff

Supernumerary staff

Net decrease

1956/57

664

1957/58

Difference

632

32

1

+ 1

3

1

32

The net decrease in establishment is largely due to the transfer of the following staff in the Business Registration Office from the Supplies and Revenue Division to the Inland Revenue Department:

2 Executive Officers

18 Clerks

8 Business Tax Inspectors

2 Office Assistants*

1 Office Attendant

1 Messenger

1 Coolie.

The overall changes in establishment are as follows (these include the posts mentioned above):–

Administration

New posts

1 Cadet Officer Class I

1 Statistician*

Existing posts deleted

1 Cadet Officer Class II

1 Statistical Officer

1 Hollerith Machine Operator

1 Storekeeper

1 Librarian

Industrial Development Division

Trade Development Division

1 Assistant Trade Officer

2 Clerks

4 Office Assistants

1 Clerk

3 Messengers

1 Coolie