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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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1916-17. Total. Vote No. 18.—Working Railways £ 3,046,108 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 3,046,108 GROSS REVENUE ... Estimated. ... £4,400,000 Item. 1916-17. Classification and Increases under Act. 2,970 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS. £ £ VOTE No. 18. 1 Head Office— General Manager 3, 3,000 Chief Clerk, £950; Chief Accountant, £600; Comptroller of Stores, £650 ; Commercial Agent, £545 ; Officer in Charge, Advertising Branch, £455; 6 Audit Inspectors—1 at £465, 1 at £415, 4 at £360; 77 Clerks—3 at 465, 1 at £455, 2 at £415, 1 at £400, 2 at £370, 3 at £360, 2 at £315, 8 at £295, 1 at £280, 2 at £275, 8 at £260, 2 at £245, 15 at £220. 1 at £210, 6 at £200, 2 at 190, 7 at £180, 8 at £165, 1 at £150, 4 at £135, 3 at £125; 30 Cadets—5 £110, 7 at 95, 9 at £80, 9 at £65; Cadets' lodging-allowance—3 at 8/ per week, 3 at 5/ per week 26, 26,691 Contingencies-—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, pay of office-cleaners, messengers, and night-watchmen, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 7, 7,309 2 Departmental Offices— Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £850; Assistant Chief Pjngineer, £650; Signal Engineer, £650; Office Engineer, £575 ; Inspector, Bridge Construction, £415; 8 District Engineers—1 at £600, 1 at £575, 1 at £560, 2 at £525, 2 at £465, 2 37,000 37,