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Arising from the recommendations of the Salaries Commission, a committee was set up to review the structure of the Executive Grade. The Committee's recommendation that 23 Executive Account- ing posts should be regraded as Treasury Accountant posts has been accepted by Government; this accounts for the creation of Treasury Accountant posts in the estimates of 13 departments.

The following table shows the relationship between Personal Emoluments, Other Charges Annually Recurrent and Special Expenditure for the four years ending 31st March, 1961:-

1960/61 Estimate

1957/58

1958/59

$M

%

$M

1959/60 Revised Estimate % $M %

$M %

Personal Emoluments (including

Pensions)

186.2

35.0

204.7

34.7

250.8

34.8

325.4 34.7

Other Charges (Recurrent)

179.2

33.6

160.7

27.2

226.6

31.4

245.3 26.1

Special Expenditure (Non-recurrent) ...

167.3

31.4

224.5

38.1

243.6

33.8

367.6 39.2

Total.....

532.7

100.0

589.9

100.0

721.0

100.0 938.3 100.0

Development Loan Fund

26.6

47.4

55.1

87.7

Total....

559.3

637.3

776.1

1,026.0

The Estimates provide for 4,887 new posts (excluding supernumerary posts). Appendix A summarizes the establishment under each Head, and explanations of the important increases are included in the section of the Memorandum dealing with individual Heads of Expenditure.

A comparative statement of Recurrent and Capital Income and Expenditure for the five years to 31st March, 1961 is at Appendix B, and comparative analyses of expenditure on Education, Medical and Health Measures, Social Services and Security Measures, are furnished as Appendices C, D, E and F. The Operating Accounts of the Waterworks for the year ended 31st March, 1959 are also included at Appendix G for information.

HEAD 21- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR'S ESTABLISHMENT

Estimate 1960/61

$582,800

Revised estimate 1959/60

562,000

Approved estimate 1959/60

524,900

Actual expenditure 1958/59

441,929

1959/60

1960/61

Difference

Permanent staff

Supernumerary staff

Net increase

47

48

+ 1

3

3

1

The two additional Telephone Operator posts have been provided to enable round the clock operation of the telephone exchange switchboard at Government House.

HEAD 22 — AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Estimate 1960/61

Revised estimate 1959/60

Approved estimate 1959/60

Actual expenditure 1958/59

Permanent staff

Supernumerary staff

Net increase

$6,305,900

5,390,000

5,333,700

4,084,073

1959/60

1960/61

Difference

842

946

+ 104

1

1

104