8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

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No. of Officers. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 19 '2-3. Item. 1902-3. VOTE No. 35 — continued. Non-clerical Division — continued. £ £ 27 24 Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 1 at £80, 10 at £75, 10 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at, £39 1,679 28 6 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 2 at £120, 1 at £110 770 29 11 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 £85, 3 at £80, 2 at £75, 4 at £70 ... 855 30 6 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 5 at £150, 1 at £130... 880 49 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 8 at £120, 2 at £110,3 at £105,4 at £100,7 at £90,12 at £80, 6 at £70, 5 at £60, 2 at £50 31 4,305 32 32 Assistant Despatch Clerks. —From £50 to £100, by Two Animal Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 1 at £120,1 at £115,2 at £110,1 at £100, 2 at £95,1 at £90, 2 at £80, 3 at £75, 11 at £70,8 at £60 ... 2,470 33 34 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 2 at £75, 2 at £70, 4 at £65, 24 at £60, 2 at £50 2,090 34 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £26 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 1 at £36, 3 at £34, 3 at £31 ... 231 35 436 Telegraph Message Boys— -From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 14,527 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during currenty ear 264,108 4,101 New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets 260,007 36 4,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 264,007 11,266 252,741 37 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 9,800