8.—7.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

o—B. 7.

1939-20. 1919-20. Total. Total. £ 'ote No. 8.—Working Railways ... ... ... 4,075,286 £ 4,075,286 TOTAL OF CLASS IV ... ... 4,075,286 4,075,286 Estimated. GROSS REVENUE ... ... ... £5,000,000 Item. 1919-20. 2,99.3 Miles. Classification and Increases under Act. WORKING RAILWAYS. £ £ VOTE No. 8. 1 Head Office— General Manager ... ... ... 3,000 Chief Clerk, £1,000; Chief Accountant, £750; Assistant Chief Accountant, £475 ; Comptroller of Stores, £650 ; Officer in Charge, Advertising Branch, £475 ; 4 Audit Inspectors—1 at £455, 3 at £370; 64 Clerks—1 at £505, 2 at £475, 1 at £455, 2 at £425, 1 at £400, 6 at £370, 4 at £315, 2 at £295, 2 at £280, 13 at £260, 1 at £245, 6 at £220, 3 at £210, 5 at £200, 2 at £180, 1 at £165, 4 at £150, 5 at £135, 3 at £125 ; 27 Cadets—6 at £110, 9 at £95, 8 at £80, 2 at £65, 2 at £50; Cadets' lodgingallowance —2 at 8/ per week, 3 at 5/ per week . . 23,921 I Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, pay of office-cleaners, messengers, and night-watchmen, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowance to members ! under Regulation No. 86 (made under the Government Railways Act, 1908), increased night allowances to members and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ! 13,079 13,079 40,000 2 Departmental Offices — Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £1,000; Assistant Chief Engineer, £700; Signal Engineer, i £700; Office Engineer, £600 ; Inspector, Bridge i Construction, £425; 9 District Engineers—4 at < £600, 1 at £575, 1 at £525, 1 at £505, 1 at £475, ' 40,000