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CLASS V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

No of Officers. 1899-1900 Item. 1899-1900. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SAL ABIES— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 32— continued. Non-clerical Division— continued. 27 22 Post, Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 1 at £85, 2 at £75, 4 at £70, 13 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at £39 1,384 28 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £150, 2 at £140, 2 at £130... 990 9 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph).—From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 3 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £75, 2 at £70, 2 at £60 29 725 30 3 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £150, 1 at £130 430 32 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £ 10 each and Four .of £5 each. 9 at £120," 4 at £115, 1 at £110, 3 at £105, 4 at £90, 5 at £80, 3 at £70, 3 at £60 .. 31 ' •■ 3,115 32 21 Assistant Despatch Clerks. —From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 1 at £130, 2 at £120, 1 at £115, 4 at £100, 1 at £95, 2 at £90, 2 at £85, 3 at £80, 2 at £75, 1 at £70, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ... 1,880 33 27 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 9 at £70, 11 at £65, 7 at £60 ... 1,765 5 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £2S to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 1 at £36, 2 at £34, 2 at £31 ... 34 166 35 Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — 'From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 1 at £46, 2 at £41 128 36 314 Telegraph Message Boys. —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 10,767 219,498 37 Contribution to Eailway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Eailway Offices 9,200