Compradore Offices Aggregate $3,090,910
Shanghai, Mar. 12.
ELIMINARY estimates of expenditure for 1941 of the S.M.C.
Finance Office, Revenue Office and Compradore's Office released for publication yesterday aggregate $3,090,910, being an increase of $1,568,650 or 103.05 per cent. over the relevant budget appropriations for last year.
Of the total $877,990 is allocated for the Finance Office compared to $453,970 for the previous veal $1,969,- 300 for the Revenue Office against $979,920 of the previous year and $236,560 for the Compradore's Office against $86,720.for 1940, The main differences contributing to the Increase for the Finance OMce expenditures are due to Increased pay and allowances, passages amount-to $41,410, The increase in pay and allowances amounted to $380,430 of which $200,100 Is due to provision made for high cost of living and rice allowances at the higher levels recently authorized. The balance includes an Increase of $24,690 in the repatriation' exchange adjustment appropriation and covers Tong leave Denefiis for which no provision was necessary lst year.
'In. addition to normal pay incre ments Ju accordance with the grading soules, provisions has been included for promotions and. replacement apointments following' the resignation of two foreign employees.
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