Increases Authorised For Departmental Heads

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29264, 23 July 1960, Page 12

Increases Authorised For Departmental Heads

(from Out Parliamentary Reverter I WELLINGTON, July 22. Salaries of heads of Government departments, which are directly appropriated by Parliament, have been increased in the estimates of Government expenditure. The highest paid public servant is the Secretary of the Treasury (Mr E. L. Greensmith) who will now i receive a salary of £1825, an increase of £645. The next highest are the Commissioner of Works (Mr F. •M. H. Hanson) and the Director-General of Health (Dr. H. B. Turbott) who will rige from £3360 to £3700 a year. . ' The lowest salary now paid to the h'ead of a department will be £2450.

The new salaries, with the previous figures in parentheses, are: Director-General of Agriculture (Mr P. W. Smallfield), £3150 (£2760). Air Secretai-y (Mr B. R. Rae), £2550 (£2260).

Army Secretary (Mr A. N.' V. Dobbs), £2550 (£2260). Director of Broadcasting (Mr J. H. E. Schroder), £2925 (£2560). Solicitor-General (Mr H. R. C. Wild), £3500 (£2720). Comptroller of Customs (Mr J. F. Cummings). £2925 (£2560). Director of Education (Mr A. E. Campbell), £3275 (£2560). General-Manager of Electrical Supply (Mr A. E. Davenport), £3150 (£2760).

Secretary of External Affairs (Mr A. D. M. Mclntosh). £3275 (£2760).

Director of Forests (Mr A. R Entrican), £2925 (£2560). ' Government Life Insurance Commissioner (Mr W. K. Wat T son), £2650 (£2260).

Director-General of Health, (Dr. F. B. Turbott), £3700 (£3360). Secretary of Industries and Commerce (Dr. W. B. Sutch), £3050 (£2560) > Commissioner of Inland Revenue (Mr F. R. Macken), £3050 (£2560).

Secretary of Internal Affairs (Mr J. V. Meech), £2650 (£2060) Secretary of Justice (Dr. J. L. Robson). £2925 (£2560), Secretary of Island Territories (Mr J. M. McEwen), £2450 £2060).

Secretary of Labour (Mr H. L. Bockett). £3050 (£2560). . Director-General of Lands (Mr D. N R. Webb), £2925 (£2560). Clerk of the House of Representatives (Mr H N Dollimorek £2500 (£2160).

Secretary of Maori Affairs (Mr M. Sullivan), £2775 (£2260). Secretary of Marine (Mr G.' L O’Halloran). £2450 (£2060). Under-Secretary of Mines (Mr P. M. Outhwaite), £2925 (£2500) Navy ’Secretary (Mr D A Wraight), £2550 (£2260). Commissioner of Police (Mr W. S. Brown), £2925 (£2560).

Director-General of Post and Telegraph (Mr D. Donaldson), £3425 (£3060). ' government Printer (Mr R. E. Owen), £2450 (£2060). Public Service Commission Chairman (Mr L. A. Atkinson). £2925 (£2560). Public Trustee (Mr G. E. Turney), £2925 (.£2560). Commissioner of Works (Mr M. H. Hanson). £3700 (£3360). Director of Social Security (Mr A. E. T. Williams), £2650 (£2260). Secretary of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Dr. W. M. Hamilton), £3150 (£2760). General manager of State Fire Insurance (Mr H. C. R. Blackwood), £2650 (£2260). Government Statistician (Mr J. V. T. Baker), £2775 (£2260) General Manager of Tourist and Publicity (position vacant), £2550 (£2260).

Commissioner of Transport (Mr H. B. Smith), £2550 (£2260).

General Manager of Railways Mr A. T. Gandell). £3425 £3060).

Secretary of Treasury (Mr E. L. Greensmith), £3825 (£3360). Valuer-General (Mr J. B. Brown), £2450 (£2060).