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IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

[tem. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 19! 1-22. 3,02 Miles. VOTE No. 6—continued. Departmental Offices — Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £1,100 ; Assistant Chief Engineer, £900; Supervising Engineer, £750 ; Inspector, Building Construction — 1 at £450, 1 at £400; Officer in Charge, Architectural Branch, £800; 8 District Engineers—3 at £750, 1 at £700, 3 at £650, 1 at £600; 6 Assisting Engineers—1 at £550, 1 at £520, 3 at £500, 1 at £425 ; 103 Clerks and Draughtsmen—1 at £650, 4 at £550, 4 at £500, 6 at £450, 3 at £410, 6 at £400, 1 at £380, 8 at £355, 4 at £350, 1 at £330, 11 at £320, 4 at £310, 5 at £290, 6 at £270, 10 at £250, 22 at £230, 7 at £215; 27 Cadets—1 at £170, 7 at £160, 1 at £150,1 at £130, 7 at £95, 10 at £85 ; 20 Cadets' lodging-allowance at £40 each. Signal Branch —Signal Engineer, £900; Assistant Signal Engineer, £650; Electrician, £520; Chief Clerk, £465 ; Draftsmen and Clerks—1 at £450, 1 at £290, 1 at £355, 1 at £310, 2 at £215 ; Civil Engineering Cadets —1 at £150; Cadets—1 at £85. Locomotive Branch — Chief Mechanical Engineer, £1,100; Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer, £800; 5 Locomotive Engineers—1 at £750, 2 at £700,1 at £650,1 at £525 ; 4 Assistant Locomotive Engineers—1 at £525, 1 at £355, 2 at £350 ; 1 Locomotive Inspector at £550 ; 3 Boiler Inspectors —1 at £450, 1 at £500, 1 at £425; 2 Brake Inspectors—1 at £375, 1 at £365 ; 74 Clerks—1 at £650, 1 at £550, 1 at £520, 1 at £500, 2 at £465, 1 at £450, 4 at £400, 1 at £370, 14 at £355, 6 at £350, 13 at £320, 1 at £310, 2 at £290, 5 at £270, 8 at £250, 3 at £230, 10 at £215; 5 Cadets—2 at £160, 1 at £100, 2 at 85. Traffic Branch — Chief Traffic Manager, £1,250; 10 District Traffic Managers — 1 at £750, 2 at £700, 6 at £650, 1 at £570 ; 4 Assistant District Traffic Managers at £650; 156 Clerks—1 at £650, 2 at £550, 2 at £525, 1 at £520, 3 at £500, 5 at £475, 3 at £450, 20 at £400, 11 at £355, 14 at £350, 28 at £320, 4 at £310, 5 at £290, 9 at £270, 2 at £250, 20 at £230, 26 at £215 ; 17 Cadets—10 at £160, 1 at £100, 6 at £85 ; Cadets' lodging-allowance— 6 at £40 Contingencies —Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowances to members under Begulation No. 86 (made under the Government Eailways Act, 1908), increased night allowances to members and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 151,390 5,610 157,000 Total Head and Departmental Offices 215,000 3 Working-expenses of Sections— Including salaries and wages; allowances made to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Eailways Act, 1908, for special work performed in the course of their duty ; payments for Sunday duty ; general repairs and miscellaneous services; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of por-