Estimates-1958 — Page 174

170

New posts

1 Cadet Officer Class I

The net increase of 10 posts in the departmental establishment consists of 13 new posts offset by 3 existing posts deleted.

Existing posts deleted

1 Cadet Officer Class II

1 Industrial

Training and Safety

1 Senior Labour Inspector

Officer

1 Office Attendant

5 Labour Inspectors

1 Woman Labour Inspector

1 Executive Officer

2 Clerks

1 Office Assistant

1 Messenger

13

3

One new post of Cadet Officer Class I is included in place of one Cadet Officer Class II. One new post of Industrial Training and Safety Officer is offset by the reduction of one post of Senior Labour Inspector. Five additional posts of Labour Inspector and one additional post of Woman Labour Inspector are provided to maintain adequate supervision of factory areas in the New Territories, especially Tsuen Wan and Kun Tong where industrial activity is rapidly increasing. One additional post of Executive Officer is required to deal with the statistical work of the department. The net increase of 10 posts in the establishment of this department, together with normal increments, results in an increase of $66,110 in the vote for personal emoluments.

There is an overall increase of $123,550 in the Other Charges vote, which is mainly due to the fact that rent has now to be paid for department headquarters formerly housed in a Government building, and the inclusion of $1,550 for 2 dictating machines as an item of Special Expenditure.

HEAD 15B — LABOUR DEPARTMENT: MINES DIVISION

Estimate 1957/58

Revised estimate 1956/57

Approved estimate 1956/57

Actual expenditure 1955/56

Permanent staff

$120,190

88,000

119,380

(Included under Head 15-Labour Department)

1956/57

9

1957/58

Difference

9

One new post of Woman Confidential Assistant is provided, offset by the deletion of one existing post of clerk. This new post, together with provision for normal increments, results in an increase of $3,910 in the Personal Emoluments vote.

Despite slight increases in some of the subheads of Other Charges, economy measures have resulted in an overall decrease of $3,100 in this vote.

HEAD 16 - LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Estimate 1957/58

$885,900

Revised estimate 1956/57

871,000

Approved estimate 1956/57

856,380

Actual expenditure 1955/56

784,207

1956/57

1957/58

Difference

Permanent staff

Supernumerary staff

Net increase

38

39

+1

1

1

1