8.—2

CLASS V.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1887-88. VOTE No. 5—continued. B.—CHIEF OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES—continued. Salaries — continued. Chief Post Office, Thames — continued. Paeroa — Postmaster Messenger 104 105 155 36 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 Tauranga— Postmaster (also Land Officer) 3 Telegraphists, 1 at £120, 1 at £105, 1 at £100 ... Letter Carrier Messenger Te Aroha — Postmaster Assistant Messenger "Waiorongomai— Postmaster "Whakatane — Postmaster (also Police £136 17s. 6d.) ... 27 Country Postmasters 285 325 80 36 169 60 36 113 120 114 115 15 141 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 Chief Post Office, New Plymouth— Chief Postmaster (also Eegistrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages £30) Clerk 5 Telegraphists, 1 at £160, 1 at £150, 1 at £140,1 at £120, 1 at £110 Cadet 2 Letter Carriers, 1 at £115,1 at £95 3 Messengers, 1 at £40,1 at £38,1 at £36 Sub- Offices — Inglewood — Postmaster (also Eailway £89) Opunake— Postmaster (also Eegistrar of Births &c.) Messenger Pungarehu — Postmaster (also Defence £91 5s.) Stratford — Postmaster (also Eailway £99) "Waitara — Postmaster (also Eegistrar of Births, &e.) Messenger 14 Country Postmasters 260 160 680 80 210 114 51 123 124 228 36 125 30 126 41 127 128 129 135 36 101 130 131 132 133 134 Chief Post Office, Napiee— Chief Postmaster (also Eegistrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages £50) Chief Clerk 5 Clerks, 1 at £125,1 at £120, 1 at £105, 2 at £100 ... Cadet 3 Letter Carriers, 1 at £95, 2 at £85 330 230 550 86 265 135 Telegraph Office, Napiee— 23 Telegraphists, 1 at £265, 1 at £210, 1 at £185, 1 at £155,1 at £150,1 at £145,2 at £135,7 at £120, 8 at £100 Counter Clerk 3 Despatch Clerks, 1 at £90, 1 at £80,1 at £65 Exchange Clerk 6 Messengers, 1 at £.46, 5 at £36 3,020 115 235 100 226 .30 .87 .38 .89