8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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Item. 1906-7. 2,533 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ £ 8 VOTE No. 18— continued. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section— contd. Traffic— continued. 22 Storemen : 2 at 10/, 2 at 9/, 7 at 8/6, 11 at 7/6 per day 2 Porters and Acting-Storemen at 7/ and 7/6 per day 2 Crossing-keepers at 6/ per day 1 Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week 20 Labourers at 7/ per day 1 Bridgekeeper (also Fireman) at 8/6 per day 2,817 235 188 78 2,191 133 91,302 Hurunui-Bluff Section, 1906-7 —1,285 miles. Maintenance — 12 Inspectors: 4 at £300, 1 at £250, 5 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200 per annum . 4 Foremen of Works : 1 at £330, 2 at £300, 1 at £250, 189,149 2,960 per annum 4 Bridge Inspectors: 1 at £250, 1 at £235, 1 at £220, 1 at £210 per annum 195 Gangers: 13 at 10/, 11 at 9/, 3 at 8/6, 168 at 8/ per day 597 Platelayers and Surfacemen: 3 at 8/, 42 at 7/6, 539 at 7/, I at 6/6,1 at 6/, 4 at 5/6, 4 at 5/, 3 at 4/6perday Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast-plough 1,180 915 25,017 65,416 50 95,538 Locomotive — 7 Running-shed Foremen : 3 at £355, 2 at £220, 2 at £200 per annum ... ... 3 Car and Wagon Inspectors: 2 at £260,1 at £250 per 1,905 annum 5 Clerks : 1 at £235, 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £130, 1 at £110 per annum 3 Cadets: 1 at £100, 2 at £50 per annum Lodging allowance: 1 at 8/ per week 1 Storeman at 8/ per day 201 Enginemen: 103 at 12/, 15 at 11/6, 69 at 11/, 14 at 10/6 per day 3 Night Foremen of Cleaners at 11/ per day . 186 Firemen: 33 at 9/ and 10/6, 30 at 9/ and 10/, 1 at 9/, 35 at 8/6 and 10/, 87 at 8/ per day 199 Cleaners- 25 at 6/ and 7/6, 29 at 5/6 and 7/6, 1 at 5/6, 30 at 5/ and 7/6, 22 at 5/, 59 at 4/6, 33 at 4/ per day 770 805 200 21 125 36,222 516 26,628 17,888 Traffic— 131 Stationmasters: 5 at £355, 1 at £345, 3 at £300, 1 at £275, 10 at £250, 39 at £220, 3 at £210, 3 at £200, 1 at £190, 64 at £180, 1 at £170 per annum ... £27,485 Less house-rent ... ... 2,530 85,080 3 Traffic Inspectors: 2 at £290,1 at £235 per annum 16 Relieving Officers: 3 at £250, 8 at £180, 3 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £150 per annum 2 Goods Agents: l.at £355, 1 at £345 per annum 201 Clerks: 3 at £290, 7 at £250, 7 at £235, 13 at £220, 1 at £210, 11 at £200, 10 at £190, 1 at £184, 17 at £180, 7 at £170, 12 at £160,10 at £150, 17 at £140, 21 at £130, 30 at £120,34 at £110 per annum 24,955 815 3,0i0 700 31,739