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HEAD 27 — COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

Estimate 1962-63

$9,956,600

Revised estimate 1961-62

8,653,000

Approved estimate 1961-62

9,158,500

Actual expenditure 1960-61

7,588,646

1961-62

1962-63

Difference

Permanent staff

937

948

+11

Supernumerary staff

1

Net increase

New posts

Administration Division

1 Administrative Officer

1 Assistant Trade Officer

2 Clerks

Controls Division

1 Assistant Trade Officer

1 Confidential Assistant*

3 Clerks (1*)

5 Revenue Inspectors

Development Division

1 Assistant Trade Officer

1 Assistant Statistician

2 Typists

London Office

1 Higher Executive Officer

19

10

Existing posts deleted

8 Revenue Sub-Inspectors

Supernumerary Staff

1 Executive Officer

9

* Approved by Special Warrant during the year.

Administration

The post of Director of Commerce and Industry will be filled by an Administrative Officer Staff Grade A as from 1st September 1962, when the present holder goes on leave prior to retirement. One addi- tional post of Assistant Trade Officer and two additional posts of Clerk are created for leave reserve purposes.

Controls Division

The post of Officer-in-charge of the Kowloon Office will, with effect from 1st April 1962, be filled by an Assistant Trade Officer (new post) and the Trade Officer previously in charge will take over the duties of a newly created post of Trade Officer in this Division.

A post of Confidential Assistant was approved by Special Warrant during 1961-62 in order to handle control of exports of cotton textiles to the U.S.A.

Three additional clerks are provided, one each for the Dutiable Commodities Office (to deal with drawback applications and Import and Export statements), the Certification Branch (to handle the check- ing of stock and production returns of factories under the Comprehensive Certificate of Origin system) and the Licensing Branch (to assist in the control of exports of cotton textiles to the U.S.A.).

Five additional posts of Revenue Inspector are provided to strengthen the Investigation Branch of the Preventive Service.