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CLASS V.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER OF TELEGRAPHS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 18 13-84 CHIEF OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES— continued. 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 VOTE No. 28— continued. * Chief Post Office, Thames — Chief Postmaster (also Insurance Agent) ... 6 Telegraphists, 1 at £165, 1 at £150, 2 at £135, 1 at £125, 1 at £120 Clerk Cadet Letter Carrier Letter Carrier and Messenger ... 4 Messengers, 2 at £38, 2 at £36 Sub-Offices — *Maketu —■ Postmaster Cadet *Miranda — Postmaster Assistant *Ohinemutu —■ Postmaster (also Insurance Agent) *Opotiki— Postmaster and Lineman (also Insurance Agent) Messenger 400 830 155 90 140 130 148 81 82 160 90 88 84 160 10 85 198 86 87 218 38 88 89 *Paeroa— Postmaster Messenger 135 36 90 91 92 93 94 95 *Tauranga — Postmaster (also Insurance Agent) 2 Telegraphists and Clerks, 1 at £120, 1 at £110 ... Letter Carrier Messenger *Te Aroha— Postmaster (also Insurance Agent) [... Messenger #Waterf'ord — Postmaster *Whakatane — Postmaster (also Police £136 17s. 6d.) ... 23 Country Postmasters 297 230 40 38 135 36 96 165 97 98 15 90 105 99 00 01 02 .03 04 * Chief Post Office, New Plymouth— Chief Postmaster (also Eegistrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Insurance Agent) 3 Clerks, 2 at £160, 1 at £110... 3 Telegraphists, 1 at £160, 1 at £145, 1 at £120 Despatch Clerk Letter Carrier 3 Messengers at £36 Sub-Offices— *Inglewood— Postmaster (also Railway £50, and Insurance Agent) *Opunake — Postmaster (also Eegistrar of Births, &c, and Insurance Agent) Messenger Parihaka — Postmaster (also Defence £119 10s.) Pungarehu— Postmaster (also Defence £119 10s.) ... *Stratford— Postmaster (also Railway £90, and Insurance Agent) 305 430 425 60 110 108 50 106 202 36 107 108 20 109 30 110 40 * Combined Post and Telegraph Offices are distinguished by an asterisk.