4. TREASURY AND SUBORDINATE DEPARTMENTS. 1. ESTIMATE of the Amount required in the Year ending 31 March 1928 to pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Department of HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY and SUBORDINATE DEPARTMENTS. Three Hundred and Eighteen Thousand One Hundred and Fifty-eight Pounds. II. SUBHEADS under which this Vote will be accounted for by the TREASURY. A portion of the cost of the Paymaster General's Office will be recovered from the Governments of the Irish Free State and of Northern Ireland. Recoveries from the Irish Free State Government will be brought to account as Appropriations in Aid (see Subhead J) and the sums recoverable from the Government of Northern Ireland will be deducted from the Northern Ireland soare of reserved taxes. The total expenditure in connection with this Service is estimated as follows: Gross Estimate above Estimated amounts (net, except in the case of Publications) The receipts in connection with this Service are estimated as It is anticipated that 7,000l. will be collected in 1927 by the Exchequer Office, Scotland, in stamps for Fees in respect of the Registration of Joint Stock Companies. This sum is included in the Extra Receipts shown on the Board of Trade Vote. This amount includes the cost of work in connection with other Departments undertaken on the instructions of the Treasury. ↑ See note to Estimate for Public Works Loan Commission (Class I., 19, page 71). III. DETAILS of the foregoing. 1927. 1926. TREASURY. A.1.-SALARIES, WAGES, AND ALLOWANCES: (a) 31 31282 Deputy Controllers (2,2001. inclusive) 6,600 6,600 Director of Women Establishments (1,2001.) 1,405 1,420 Assistant Secretaries† Principalst 27 Assistant Principals § .. (2007.-201.-2401.–251.-5001.) . (1,0007.-507.-1,2001.) 16,784 15,604 (7007.-251.-9001.) 35,337 34,775 15,318 18,986 (a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 94. The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable. • The Permanent Secretary is also Auditor of the Civil List without extra remuneration. † One Assistant Secretary is employed in the Offices of the Cabinet (Subhead B.1), and one acts as a Treasury Officer of Accounts without extra remuneration. One Principal receives salary as an Assistant Secretary (1,000l.-501.-1,2001.) whilst acting in that capacity; one, an allowance of 300l. as a Principal Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Treasury and one an allowance of 4001. per annum from the Vote for State Management Districts (Class VI., 15) while acting as General Manager of a Control Area. One Principal is employed as Secretary to the Trade Facilities Committee (Subhead D.1) and one is seconded for service in the Department for Overseas Trade (Class VI., 4). Five Assistant Principals hold the position of Private Secretaries, receiving allowances of 1501. each included in this Subhead. One Assistant Principal is on loan to the Cabinet Offices and receives salary as Principal whilst acting in that capacity. One Assistant Principal receives an allowance of 1501. per annum as Assistant Secretary to the Trade Facilities Committee and one an allowance of 1501. per annum for special duties. The Accountant and the Deputy Accountant act as Auditors of Sheriffs' Accounts without extra remuneration. The Assistant Accountant also receives 1001. as Auditor of the Crown's Nominee and Ultimus Hæres Accounts, out of which he pays for clerical assistance. A.1.-SALARIES, WAGES, AND ALLOWANCES—contd. (a) 1927. 1926. (a) The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of Cost of Living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set cut in the Appendix on page 94. The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable. (b) The scales of pay of temporary clerks vary with the length of the working week, the place of employment, and the grading of the work; in addition the scales which include a cost of living element, are subject to revision on 1 March and 1 September of each year on the basis of the average increased cost of living figure for the six months preceding the date of revision. For the purpose of this periodical revision, the scales which were in force from 29 March, 1924 to 31 August, 1924. have been related to an increased cost of living figure of 80 (the average figure for the six months prior to March, 1924), and, on the occasion of each half-yearly revision, these scales are subject to a reduction, or increase, as the case may be, of 5/180ths for every 5 full points by which the average increased cost of living figure for the six months preceding the date of revision falls below, or rises above, 80. Provision in the Estimates for 1927 is calculated with reference to an average increased cost of living figure of 70. on that basis the weekly scales of pay for adult Clerks employed on the basis of a 44-hour week are as follows: Provinces. Grade 4 43 11 ", 51 11 s. d. S. d. 54 0 29 10 » 37 10 At 12 large centres a scale intermediate between the London and Provincial scales is applied. The majority of the temporary clerical staff are employed in Grade 3. The scales of pay of Grade 3 Clerks employed on the basis of a 42-hour week are, in the case of men 4s. 2d. (London) or 4s. 1d. (Provinces) a week, and, in the case of women 2s. 54. (London) or 2s. 6d. (Provinces) a week, lower than the corresponding scales set out above. *This Officer receives an allowance to raise salary to 8501. per annum. † One Staff Officer receives an allowance of 1001. from the Vote for Miscellaneous Legal Expenses (Class III., 11) as Assistant Secretary to the War Compensation Court. Two receive personal salaries of 5401. and 5001., respectively. One is on the scale of Higher Grade Clerk whilst acting in that capacity and one receives an allowance of 751. per annum from the Government Hospitality Fund. |