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THE EFFECT OF VACANCIES ON PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY
All Offices of the Department continued to work at a strength well below that of the number of established posts at all levels. Buildings Ordinance Office continued to be the worst affected, being 44% and 48% below establishment in building surveying and structural engineering staff respectively. In other Offices vacancies amounted to 31% in professional and assistant professional posts, while technical grades were up to 20% below establishment.
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In some cases this deficiency has been to a large extent overcome by re-organisation or the increased use of consultants, but in Waterworks Office the planning of new projects and the monitoring of the adequacy of existing supply systems has suffered, and the maintenance of electrical plant has been reduced to the repair of faults only. In the Electrical and Mechanical Office vacancies have coincided with an increase of some 300% in the capital work in hand. Current work can proceed only slowly and it has been necessary to decline some new commitments.
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STAFF
The total staff numbered more than 13,500 of whom 975 were professional or assistant professional officers. Occupants of super scale posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans, labourers and apprentices are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
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During the year the following senior officers proceeded on leave prior to retirement :-
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Mr. John LIM, Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, on 14.5.75.
Mr. E.H. Rowley, Building Survey Adviser, on 4.5.75.
Mr. W.J. Hampton, Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, on 29.5.75.
Mr. B.J. Hadland, Chief Planning Officer, on 5.3.76.
Mr. J.L. McDermont, Chief Engineer, on 10.3.76.
Mr. S. Grunberg, Chief Engineer, on 16.3.76.
Mr. W.T. Knight, Director of Water Supplies, was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year Honours List, 1976.
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THE EFFECT OF VACANCIES ON PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY
All Offices of the Department continued to work at a strength well below that of the number of established posts at all levels. Buildings Ordinance Office continued to be the worst affected, being 44% and 48% below establishment in building surveying and structural engineering staff respectively. In other Offices vacancies amounted to 31% in professional and assistant professional posts, while technical grades were up to 20% below establishment.
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In some cases this deficiency has been to a large extent overcome by re-organisation or the increased use of consultants, but in Waterworks Office the planning of new projects and the monitoring of the adequacy of existing supply systems has suffered, and the maintenance of electrical plant has been reduced to the repair of faults only. In the Electrical and Mechanical Office vacancies have coincided with an increase of some 300% in the capital work in hand. Current work can proceed only slowly and it has been necessary to decline some new commitments.
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STAFF
The total staff numbered more than 13,500 of whom 975 were professional or assistant professional officers. Occupants of super scale posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans, labourers and apprentices are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
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During the year the following senior officers proceeded on leave prior to retirement :-
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Mr. John LIM, Government Electrical and Mechanical
Engineer, on 14.5.75.
Mr. E.H. Rowley, Building Survey Adviser, on 4.5.75.
Mr. W.J. Hampton, Chief Electrical and Mechanical
Engineer, on 29.5.75.
Mr. B.J. Hadland, Chief Planning Officer, on 5.3.76.
Mr. J.L. McDermont, Chief Engineer, on 10.3.76.
Mr. S. Grunberg, Chief Engineer, on 16.3.76.
Mr. W.T. Knight, Director of Water Supplies, was awarded the 0.B.E. in the New Year Honours List, 1976.
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