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CLASS XI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

B—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

Item.! 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Auckland Section — continued. Traffic —continued. 1 Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week ... 6 Porters and Acting-Guards: 3 at 7/ and 8/, 3 at 6/6 and 8/ per day 46 Porters: 8 at 7/6, 1 at 7/. 16 at. 6/6, 7 at 6/, 5 at 5/6, 3 at 4/6, 2 at if, 1 at 3/6, 3 at 3/ per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous Mrs. Alpe, compassionate allowance £ 78 751 4,296 1,405 2,741 194 23,694 Napier-Taeanaki Section, 1897-98—332 miles. Ill fj 77) t PH.OYI OP 4 Inspectors : 1 at £235, 1 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £190 per annum 2 Foremen of Works: 1 at £230, 1 at £180 per annum 1 Bridge Inspector at £180 per annum 55 Gangers: 5 at 9/, 45 at 8/, 5 at 7/6 per day 171 Platelayers : 6 at 7/, 153 at 6/6, 6 at 6/, 3 at 5/6, 3 at 4/6 per day Additional permanent-way material Wages —Structures Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures ,, Buildings „ Miscellaneous Repair damage by floods Mrs. Urquhart, compassionate allowance ... Expenses incurred in recovering body of late J. I. Lawson 87,794 855 410 180 6,925 17,254 2,000 5,956 2,248 5,43:5 7,600 5,800 8,500 1,057 400 4,200 305 64 69,187 Locomotive — 3 Running-shed Foremen: 1 at £235, 1 (half-time) at £235, 1 at £210 per annum 1 Car and Wagon Inspector at £210 per annum 1 Clerk (half-time) at £140 per annum 25 Enginemen: 7 at 12/, 18 at 11/ per day 34 Firemen: 4 at 9/ and 11/, 4 at 9/ and 10/6, 1 at 9/, 1 at 8/6 and 10/6,1 at 8/ and 10/6, 23 at 8/ per day 24 Cleaners: 8 at 7/ and 8/, 2 at 7/, 3 at 6/6 and 8/, 2 at 6/6, 1 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 5/6 and 8/, 3 at 5/6, 2 at 5/, 2 at 4/ per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive ,, ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 563 210 70 4,414 4,551 2,457 7,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 12,000 500 535 50,300