Estimates-1961 — Page 199

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HEAD 48- MARINE DEPARTMENT

Estimate 1960/61

$12,789,800

Revised estimate 1959/60

12,369,000

Approved estimate 1959/60

12,191,400

Actual expenditure 1958/59

11,916,368

1959/60

1960/61

Difference

Permanent staff

958

1,003

+ 45

Supernumerary staff

1

Net increase

New posts

1 Treasury Accountant

4 Clerks/Typists (3*)

1 Surveyor of Ships

1 Marine Officer*

1 Clerical Assistant

1 Electrician

5 Launch Engineers Class II*

5 Launch Engineers Class IV*

5 Stokers Class I*

5 Coxswains Class I*

2 Leading Seamen*

7 Seamen Class I*

10 Seamen Class II*

44

Existing posts deleted

1 Executive Grade Officer

1 Storekeeper

1 Office/Workshop Assistant

48

Supernumerary Staff

1 Officer i/c Gunpowder Depot

4

*

Approved by Special Warrant during the year.

The new post of Treasury Accountant is offset by the reduction of 1 post of Executive Grade Officer. The creation of four new posts of Clerk/Typist, offset by one post of Storekeeper, reflects an increase in clerical work and its re-allocation between sections. One additional post of Surveyor of Ships has been provided to cope with the increased activity in the Ship Surveys Office; the extra post of Marine Officer is required to facilitate control of vessels in typhoon shelters. One new post of Clerical Assistant is required for maintaining lighthouse records and data previously kept by technical staff. One new post of Electrician at the Slipway is offset by the reduction of one post of Office/Workshop Assistant and this really represents a change in title only. The remaining increases are for staff necessitated by the bringing into service of additional new vessels.

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent the provision under Advertising has been increased to meet the cost of the increasing number of public notices required. The increase in Subsistence Allow- ances reflects increased activity in Ship Surveys. An increase of $200,000 under Minor Alterations and Repairs is required to cover work on a larger fleet but there has been a reduction of $105,000 under Specialized Craft (machinery and spares) due to initial stocks of parts having been obtained in previous years.

The details of provisions for Special Expenditure are set out in full in the body of the Estimates. The total provision of $2,268,600 represents a decrease of approximately $4 million as compared with the figures for 1959/60.