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CLASS XI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

Item. 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ VOTE No 60— continued. Napier-Taeanaki Section — continued. Traffic— 37 Stationmasters : 4 at £220, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 6 at £180, 3 at £170, 5 at £160, 8 at £150, 6 at £140 per annum House Allowance : 1 at £30,1 at £25 per annum . 3 Relieving Officers: 2 at £180, 1 at £150 per annum . 38 Clerks: 2 at £180, 8 at £150, 10 at £140, 11 at £130, 7 at £120 per annum 25 Cadets : 12 at £110, 2 at £95, 4 at £50, 7 at £30 per 6,300 55 510 5,230 annum Lodging Allowance: 4 at 10/, 3 at 6/ per week 2 Telegraphists at £10 per annum 18 Guards : 5 at 10/, 3 at 9/6, 10 at 8/6 per day 7 Porters and Acting-Guards: 2 at 7/6 and 8/6,5 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 2 Shunters and Acting-Guards: 1 at 7/6 and 8/6, 1 at 7/6 and 8/per day 4 Shunters: 1 at 8/6, 2 at 8/, 1 at 7/6 per day 70 Porters: 15 at 7/6, » at 7/, 29 at 6/6, 4 at 6/, 3 at 5/6, 1 at 5/, 2 at 4/6, 3 at 4/, 2 at 3/6, 3 at 3/ per day 7 Storemcn : 2 at 8/, 5 at 7/6 per day 1 Watchman at 42/ per week (half-wages) Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous H. F. Jennings, compensation for accident 1,920 151 20 2,559 892 258 501 6,878 837 55 2,674 4,160 40 33,040 Wellington Section, 1897-98 —119 miles. Maintenance — 1 Inspector at £235 per annum 1 Foreman of Works at £212 per annum ... .:. 18 Gangers: 1 at 8/6, 17 at 8/ per day ... 58 Platelayers: 3 at 7/, 54 at 6/6, 1 at 4/6 per day ... Wages —Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails ,, Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Removal of slip at Summit Claims in connection with accident, Kaitoke 152,527 235 212 2,261 5,892 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 700 500 100 750 336 17,986 Locomotive — 2 Running-shed Foremen: 1 at £290, 1 at £210 per annum 1 Car and Wagon Inspector at £180 per annum 1 Labourer at 4s. 6d. per day 15 Enginemen : 1 at 13/, 2 at 12/, 12 at 11/ per day ... 21 Firemen : 3 at 9/ and 11/, 2 at 9/ and 10/6, 1 at 9/, . 1 at 8/ and 10/6, 14 at 8/per day 14 Cleaners : 4 at 7/ and 8/, 1 at 6/6 and 8/, 1 at. 6/6, 2 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 5/6, 2 at 5/, 3 at 4/6 per day ... 500 180 70 2,645 2,814 1,358