Estimates-1959 — Page 172

2 Clerks

New posts

1 Office/Workshop Assistant

1 Messenger

1 Executive Grade Officer

5

Existing posts deleted

1 Woman Typist Registrar

1 Woman Junior Typist

1 Clerk

Temporary Staff

3

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One temporary post of Executive Grade officer and one post of Messenger are provided to cope with extra work in the department.

Two additional posts of clerk are offset by the reduction of one post of Woman Typist Registrar and one post of Woman Junior Typist.

One additional post of Office/Workshop Assistant is offset by the reduction of one post of clerk.

HEAD 91 — DIRECTORATE OF MANPOWER

Estimate 1958/59

Revised estimate 1957/58

Approved estimate 1957/58

$64,900

82,000

63,100

Actual expenditure 1956/57

80,244

1957/58 1958/59

Difference

Permanent staff

6

6

Temporary staff

1

1

Supernumerary staff

1

Net decrease

2

The difference of $18,900 between the approved estimate and revised estimate for 1957/58 is due principally to the Director of Manpower taking over the additional duties of Commissioner, Essential Services Corps at an increased honorarium.

HEAD 9J — DEFENCE: MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Estimate 1958/59

Revised estimate 1957/58

Approved estimate 1957/58

Actual expenditure 1956/57

$18,175,000

18,577,000

19,852,200

18,731,080

The reduction of over $1,500,000 in this year's estimates is largely due to a reduction in anticipated expenditure on reserve stocks, and to the removal from Subhead 4 (Non-recurrent defence works) of provision for the C.A.S. Training Centre and other building projects, now to be included in the Public Works Non-Recurrent building programme.

The increase in Subheads 3 (Radio Monitoring Unit) and 5 (Special defence expenditure) is caused largely by non-recurrent provision for new equipment. Subhead 5 is sub- stantially higher on account of the proposed installation of fire hydrants on the Kowloon trunk mains.