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CLASS V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

No. of Officers. 18' '6-97. 1896-97. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 27 11 VOTE No. 81— continued. Non-clerical Division— continued. Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 4 at £80, 1 at £75, 4 at £70, 1 at £G0, 1 at £50 785 28 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £140, 2 at £120 380 2!) Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph).—From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 1 at £100, 1 at £95, 1 at £90, 1 at £85 370 30 8 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £ 130 to £ 150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, 2 at £140 ... - ... 430 30 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, bv Four Annual Increments of £L0 each and Four of £5 each. 8 at £120, 2 at £115, 5 at £110, 4 at £105, 4 at £100, 5 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £70 ... 81 3,160 32 16 Despatch Gierke.— From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. I at £130, 8 at £120, 3 at £105, 2 at £90, 3 at £85, 1 at £80, 2 at £70, 1 at £60 ... 1,520 33 19 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 3 at £80, 3 at £75, 4 at £70, 6 at £65,3 at £60 1,315 2 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £25 to £36, by One Annual increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 1 at £40, 1 at £31 ... 34 71 35 Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Glass. — From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each, 2 at £56 112 36 231 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 7,967 37 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 8,600 88 89 1,179 Country Postmasters New Stations,Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messen8,850 gers 1,500 10,350 40 41 82 Shorthand-writer (Gr.P.O.), additional Introduction of Sixpenny Telegrams— New appointments — 1 Cadet at £40 (for 10 months) 7 Letter-carriers at £50 (for 10 months) ... 74 Telegraph Message-boys at £20 (for 10 mouths) 15 88 292 1,604