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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

No. of Officers. 19' 7-8. Item. 1907-8. 7-8. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued VOTE No. 9—continued. e 29 1-3 18 Non-clerical Division— continued. Counter Clerk* (Telegraph). — From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 8 at £150, 1 at £L40, 7 at £130, 2 at £120 7 1,740 80 7 Axxixtant Counter Clerks* (Telegraph). —From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 8 at £lt0, I at £100, 1 at £80, 2 at £G0 . G30 31 5 Assistant Exchange. Clerks. —From £">(> to 6150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £150, 2 at £140 730 32 88 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £50 to £ 150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £130, 5 at £120, 21 at £110,10 at £100, 7 at £90, 14 at £80, 28 at £70 8,010 33 40 Assistant, Despatch Clerks.— From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 11 at £130, 4 at £120, 5 at £110, 10at £100, 5 at £90, 4 at £80, 3 at £70, 4 at £60 ... 4,680 :SI 41 41 Distributors. —From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £90, 3 at £80, 10 at £70, 26 at £60 2,680 13 18 Post office Boy Messengers. —From £20 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 2 at £40, 2 at £36, 5 at £34, 4 at £31 36 446 36 IS IS Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 15 at £46 ... ... • 690 87 880 180 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by ' Increments' of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 20,522 38 Salary of linemen : New appointments (formerly paid out of Telegraph Maintenance Vote) 1,429 Letts proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current 385,944 9,645 year 89 New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets Temporary Telegraphists, Sorters, Cadets, &c. 376,299 I 5,142 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 381,441 15,585 365,856