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activities in connexion with the welfare and vocational training of the blind, the deaf, the physically hand- icapped, mental defectives, cured lepers and the aged; Group Work ($68,000) to meet the recurrent operating expenses of the Wong Tai Sin Community Centre, and of the Tsuen Wan Community Centre which is expected to be completed in February 1961; Publications ($53,500) to replenish the libraries in the Wong Tai Sin and Tsuen Wan Community Centres, Tsan Yuk Social Centre, the Central Library for Children's Clubs, and the mobile library which operates in the New Territories; and Fuel, Light and Power ($24,400) to meet electric charges for additional offices.
A new item of $79,800 is also provided under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for Govern- ment bursaries for social studies with the object of encouraging more young people to take up social work as a
Funds for this purpose were formerly included in the Education Department vote.
career.
Under Special Expenditure a sum of $46,000 is provided for one station wagon and one mobile emergency relief unit. The former is needed for the transport of handicapped people to departmental clubs and centres. The latter is for emergency relief work particularly in the New Territories.
HEAD 72 — STORES DEPARTMENT
Estimate 1961/62
Revised estimate 1960/61
Approved estimate 1960/61 ...
Actual expenditure 1959/60
$11,129,700
11,729,000
10,185,100
8,619,220
1960/61
1961/62
Difference
Permanent staff
674
617
-
57
Supernumerary staff
2
Net decrease
59
New posts
9 Storekeepers (1*)
2 Stores Attendants*
1 Typist
20 Labourers
32
Supernumerary Staff
Existing posts deleted
8 Clerks
3 Chargehands
64 Artisans Class I
10 Artisans Class II
3 Semi-skilled Labourers
1 Apprentice
1 Controller of Stores
1 Clerk
91
* Approved by Special Warrant during the year.
Two of the new Storekeeper posts are offset by the reduction of 2 posts of Clerk. The remain- ing Storekeeper, Stores Attendant and Typist posts are required to deal with increased work in the Unallocated Stores section. The 20 additional Labourer posts are offset, in effect, by a corresponding reduction of casual labourers previously paid for under the "Transport of Stores" vote.
Following the change-over to machine accounting it has been possible to reduce the clerical establishment by a further 6 posts.
As a result of the decision to cease manufacture of standard items of furniture in the Workshop it has been possible to retrench 1 Chargehand, 60 Artisans and 1 Semi-skilled Labourer. These reductions together with retirements and transfers have permitted the deletion of the total of 81 workshop posts listed above.
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