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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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1917-18. Total. £ ote No. 18.—Working Railways 3,217,538 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 3,217,538 GROSS REVENUE ... Estimated. ,£4,200,000 [tem. iem. Classification and Increases under Act. 7-18. 19: 2,97 ) Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS. VOTE No. 18. 1 Head Office — General Manager 3: £ 3,000 Chief Clerk, £1,000; Chief Accountant, £650; Comptroller of Stores, £650; Officer in Charge, Advertising Branch, £465; 7 Audit Inspectors —1 at £475, 1 at £425, 1 at £400, 3 at £370, 1 at £345; 58 Clerks—3 at £475, 1 at £465, 2 at £425, 1 at £400, 5 at £370, 1 at £345, 3 at £315, 1 at £295, 3 at £280, 2 at £275, 1 at £265, 7 at £260, 3 at £245, 5 at £220, 4 at £210, 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 6 at £180, 1 at £165, 1 at £150, 1 at £135, 3 at £125; 31 Cadets—4 at £110, 4 at £95, 5 at £80, 13 at £65, 5 at £50; Cadets' lodging-allowance—3 at 10/ per week, 3 at 8/ per week, 1 at 5/ per week 23, 23,398 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 ... 10, 10,602 2 Departmental Offices — Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £900; Assistant Chief Engineer, £675; Signal Engineer, £675 ; Office Engineer, £600; Inspector, Bridge Construction, £425; 9 District Engineers—2 at £600, 2 at £575, 1 at £525, 1 at £505, 1 at £475, 1 at £455, 1 at £400; 5 Assistant Engineers—3 at £400, 1 at £295, 1 at £280; 76 Clerks and Draughtsmen—1 at £475, 3 at £425, 2 at £415, 3 at £360, 6 at £315, 2 at £295, 3 at £280, 10 at £260, 7 at £245, 8 at £220, 1 at £210, 3 at £200, 4 at £190, 8 at £180, 5 at £165, 5 at £135, 5 at 37,000 37,