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Return showing (1) the Names of all Officers and Persons in the Employ of the Railway Commissioners whose Salaries amount to £200 and upwards; (2) the Amount of Salary received by each such Officer; (3) the Amount per Diem that each such Officer received whilst travelling on the Service of the Railway Commissioners; (4) the Amount of Travelling-allowance received during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1893, and the Three Months ended 30th June, 1893; (5) the Amount of Salary which each such Officer was receiving when the Railway Comniissioners took office, and the Amount received at the 30th June, 1893. Note.—Items marked * include allowances granted while absent from the colony on business of the department. The amounts shown under heading of "Travelling-allowance paid" include also cab-fares, porterage, passage-fares, and actual expenses incurred by officers for days or part days when not away from head-quarters all night. The return in this respect is on same basis as the return presented last session (D.-8, 1893). The columns headed "Rank" show whether alterations in pay are due to promotions to other offices, or to increases under the scale of pay in operation on the Government Railways.

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27th January, 1889. 30th June, 1893. Travelling-allowance paid. Name. Bank. I I Salary. Rank. Salary. ;e. Year ended 31st March, 1893. Three Months ended 30th June, 1893. Abel, C. Aicken, G. .. Allan, A. Allen, R. Armstrong, J. E. Arthur, T. .. Ashcroft, G. H. Ashley, J. Bamfield, R. Barry, R. Barstow, T. H. Baxter, H. Beattie, A. L. Car inspector Stationmaster, third-class .. Fitter Clerk, second-class „ „ third year Stationmaster, second-class „ first-class Traffic inspector Storekeeper, first-class Foreman, second-class £ s. d. 234 15 0 175 0 0 164 6 0 200 0 0 170 0 0 225 0 0 250 0 0 225 0 0 270 0 0 219 2 0 Car inspector Stationmaster, second-class Driver in charge Clerk, second-class Traffic clerk Stationmaster, first-class .. Deceased Stationmaster, first-class Storekeeper, first-class Foreman, first-class District manager, Kaihu Railway Traffic auditor Locomotive engineer, Napier, Taranaki, and Wellington Clerk, special, third year first-class, second year Resident engineer Resigned Locomotive foreman Resigned Relieving officer.. Stationmaster, second-class Deceased Stationmaster, second-class £ s. d. 234 15 0 200 0 0 203 9 0 200 0 0 240 0 0 250 0 0 s. d. 10 0 10 "o 10 0 £ s. a. 3 2 0 10* 14 0 21 2 6 £ s. a. 10 0 14 0 10 8 4 250 0 0 275 0 0 226 18 6 275 0 0 275 0 0 500 0 0 io"o 10 0 615 6 37 2 6 'i 16 6 9 10 0 Traffic auditor Locomotive engineer, Wellington Clerk, first-class, third year „ second-class, „ Draftsman, third-class, second year Stationmaster, second-class Locomotive foreman Stationmaster, second-class Clerk, second-class, fourth year Stationmaster, second-class first-class .. „ fourth-class second-class Resident engineer Clerk, first-class, third year Traffic agent Storekeeper Stores manager Resident engineer Leading driver 250* 0 0 450 0 0 200 0 0 170 0 0 130 0 0 215 0 0 313 0 0 200 0 0 180 0 0 200 0 0 300 0 0 160 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 210 0 0 300 0 0 230 0 0 475 0 0 400 0 0 203 9 0 io"o 15 0 185* 9 6 138 15 6 '46 11 0 16 5 0 Bell, J. P. Bevin, J. Biss, C. H. Blackburn, A. Blackmore, A. Bourke, W. .. Bowles, W. .. Bowles, W. J. Bradley, 1, .. Brebner, A. G. Brebner, T. W. Burnett, J. Burnett, G. Buxton, H. Cahill, F. P. Carrow, R. .. Carruthers, W. R. Carter, S. 250 0 0 200 0 0 350 0 0 12 *3 135*14 0 58 14 9 313* 0 0 10 *6 20* i 0 16 6 210* 0 0 200 0 0 io"o 116* 0 0 20 8 0 Resident engineer Clerk, special, third year Traffic agent Paid off, 31st May, 1891 .. ... Stores manager .. Resident engineer Leading driver 220 0 0 200 0 0 450 0 0 250 0 0 325 0 0 io"o 15 0 98* 5 4 *8 9 9 12 19 0 11**4 24*15 7 *8 17 9 525 0 0 425 0 0 203 9 0 15**0 14 10 21*18 0 61 18 0 *9 14 8