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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

7—B. 7.

Number j tem Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 7—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1926-27. EXPENSES—continued. * 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries £ £ —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. Male Officers. Glass I— 7 7 at £430 ... ... .. 3,010 Class II— 14 14 at £390 ... ... ... 5,460 Glass III— 48 48 at £355 ... ... 17,040 Glass IV — 64 64 at £325 ... ... 20,800 Glass V— 385 385 at £295 ... ... ... 113,575 Glass VI— £ 24 at £275 ... ... 6,600 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 437 409 at £265 ... .. 108,385 Glass VII— — 116,065 934 at £240 ... 224,160 91 at £220 ... ... 20,020 21 at £207 ... .. 4,347 56 at £194 ... ... 10,864 116 at £181 ... 20,996 86 at £148 ... ... 12,728 116 at £122 ... 14,152 125 at £109 ... ... 13,625 361 at £96 .. ... 34,656 465 at £83 ... ... 38,595 2,411 40 at £70 ... ... 2,800 396,943 Message boys and girls— 824 824 at £57 ... ... ... 46,968 8,426 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, messengers, and —— training cadets ... ... ... 3,000 1,854,404 Less salaries provided but not now required— Amount unexpended owing to increments being payable for periods of less than £ twelvemonths ... ... 20,243 Amount unexpended owing to: (1) Special leave without pay ; (2) sick leave on half or without pay ... ... 14,757 35,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Post-office Savings-bank management £ expenses ... ... 85,500 Salaries of engineers and linemen recovered from Public Works Fund, vote "Telegraph Extension" ... 175,000 Salaries of Stores Officers recovered from Public Works Fund, vote " Telegraph Extension " ... ... 22,000 Services performed for other Government Departments ... ... 35,000 Motor registration ... ... 21,500 339,000 1,819,404