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HEAD 42B - URBAN SERVICES AND URBAN COUNCIL:

GARDENS DIVISION

Estimate 1957/58

$2,356,050

Revised estimate 1956/57

1,199,000

Approved estimate 1956/57

1,256,920

Actual expenditure 1955/56

1,065,775

1956/57

1957/58

Difference

Permanent staff

Net increase

272

478

+ 206

206

The net increase of 206 posts in the permanent establishment comprises 235 new posts of which 4 were approved during the year as indicated; 188 are daily rated staff formerly provided under Other Charges. 29 existing posts are deleted.

New posts

1 Clerk*

1 Tree Inspector

1 Overseer

1 Foreman Class I

2 Assistant Tree Inspectors

1 Museum Attendant

1 Assistant Museum Attendant

5 Gardeners Class II (2*)

1 Parkkeeper Class I

7 Parkkeepers Class II (1*)

5 Tree Trimmers Class I

14 Tree Trimmers Class II

1 Cleaner

188 Garden Labourers

6 Street Tree Labourers

Existing posts deleted

1 Overseer

1 Foreman Class II

2 Forest Rangers

5 Forest Guards Class I

14 Forest Guards Class II

6 Forest Labourers

235

29

* Approved by Special Warrant during the year.

An extra clerk is required to deal with increased work in the headquarters office of the division; this post was approved during the year. An additional Overseer is needed to ensure adequate supervision of the former contract labourers now employed directly. A Museum Attendant, an Assistant Museum Attendant, and a Cleaner are needed for maintenance of the Li Cheng Uk Tomb and Garden. An additional Parkkeeper Class I is required for adequate supervision of the junior parkkeeping staff, and 7 Parkkeepers Class II and 5 Gardeners Class II are needed for new parks at Blake Gardens, Maple Street, and Sung Wong Toi Garden. The Tree Inspector, Assistant Tree Inspectors, Tree Trimmers Class I and II, and Street Tree Labourers are changes of title from Overseer, Forest Rangers, Forest Guards Class I and II, and Forest Labourers respectively. Of the 188 additional Garden Labourers (daily rated), 30 are former contract labourers.

These changes together with normal increments account for the increase of $363,880 in the vote for personal emoluments.