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88. The expansion of the Service will be seen by the following table :— Dr. £ Or. £ Increase of staff,' Ist April, Temporary officers made per--1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. 18,0.76 manent .. .. .. 12,383 Balance .. .. .. 34,458 New positions created — Expansion of Service .. 40,151 £52,534 £52,534 Crediting the new positions created (expansion of service), the balance of £34,458 shows savings in staff in other directions during the financial year. 89. The Departments principally responsible for the creation of new positions are : Public Works, £4,227 ; Public Trust, £3,204 ; Agriculture, £3,059 ; Lands and Survey, £3,679 ; Justice and Prisons, £2,780 ; Internal Affairs, £8,664 ; Audit £1,199 ; Defence, £2,406. 90. The average salaries at the following dates were, —■ £ Ist April, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . 188 1914 .. .. .. .. ..187 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 195* 1916 .. .. .. .. ..194 * Converted emoluments account for £4 18s. of this increase. 91. The Native-school teachers are not included, in the foregoing. They were on — , Amount. Number. £ Ist April, 1914 .. .. .. ..241 26,861 „ 1915 (including nine vacancies) .. 256 34,875t 1916 .. .. .. ..256 36,618 f Includes £2,940 value of converted emoluments. Post and Telegraph Department. 92. The classified staff on the following dates was,— XT i Amount. Number. £ Ist April, 1913 .. .. .. .. 5,372 708,165 1914 .. .. .. .. 5,633 761,365 1915 .. .. .. ..5,958 824,242 1916 .. .. .. .. 6,441 885,927 93. The increase as at the Ist April, 1916, over the preceding year, £60,685, includes £7,980, the salaries of temporary employees made permanent, and formerly paid, out of other appropriations than salaries, leaving £53,705 additional to be provided for. As the expansion of the business of the Department required an increase to the staff of 257 officers in addition to temporary employees made permanent, the increase in the classified salaries may be regarded as normal. The savings owing to reorganization of positions during the year will be seen by the following :— Dr. £ Or. £ Increase of staff, Ist April, Temporary officers made per--1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. 6,525 manent .. .. .. 7,980 Balance .. ... .. 26,167 New positions created .. 24,712 £32,692 £32,692 94. The classification increments provided on the Ist April, 1916, represent £54,980, as against £53,229 for the preceding year. 95. It is estimated, as at Ist April, 1916, that classified salaries will be underspent by approximately £167,000 for all Departments, including the Post and