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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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No. of Officers. 1917-18. 1917-18. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued, [tern. VOTE No. 12 — continued. General Division continued. Male Officers —continued. Class Gil— £ 334 at £180 ... ... 60,120 2 at £175 ... ... 350 191 at £170 ... ... 32,470 1 at £165 ... ... 165 123 at £160 ... ... 19,680 32 at £150 ... ... 4,800 683 117,585 Class G12— 34 at £140 ... ... 4,760 35 at £130 ... ... 4,550 1 at £125 ... .. 125 37 at £120 ... ... 4,440 83 at £110 ... "... 9,130 190 23,005 Class G13— 116 at £100 ... ... 11,600 135 at £90 ... ... 12,150 331 at £80 ... ... 26,480 404 at £65 ... ... 26,260 lat£60 ... ... 60 987 76,550 887 Class G14— 887 at £40 35,480 Less proportion of salaries and increases to salaries provided for but not payable during current year 973,303 177,366 Allowances under section 197 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, to £ married officers ... ... 2,600 Additional salary to officers twentyone years of age and upwards ... 1,000 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 208 ... ... ... 1,550 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 24a ... ... 2,000 Special allowance to cadets in addition to classification ... ... 150 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, and messengers, and training cadets 1,500 Half-pay to experts with Military Forces ... ... ... 2,712 795,937 11,512 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 807,449 65,500 Total Item No. 1 741,949 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary or fee (number, 2,357) Contribution to Eastern Extension Company 12,345 48,000 800 Total Item No. 2 61,145 6,959 Total—Vote No. 12 803,094