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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 7.—Post and Telegraph Working-expenses— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Post and Telegraph Salaries .. 1, 924,143 ... 1,984,148 ,, II. —Conveyance of Ocean Mails .. ... 86,110 86,110 „ III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails .. ... 145,400 145,400 „ IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway .. ... 104,400 104,400 ,, V. —Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. .. ... 400,150 400,150 „ VI. —Motor Service and Workshops .. ••• 139,000 139,000 „ VII —Miscellaneous Services .. .. 334,334 334,334 Gross Total .. .. .. 1,924,143 1,209,394 3,133,537 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 356,000 379,700 735,700 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 1,568,143 829,694 2,397,837 ofZon, Item ' 1927-28. 1 VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. WORKING-EXPENSES. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Postal and, Telegraph Salaries. 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,300 (Secretary) ... ... 1,300 Arrears from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926 ... ... 100 1 at £1,250 (Chief Telegraph Engineer) 1,250 1 at £1,050 (First Assistant Secretary)... 1,050 4 1 at £950 (Second Assistant Secretary)... 950 4,650 Clerical and Engineering Divisions. Class Special— 1 at £900 ... ... 900 3 at £825 ... ... 2,475 3at£790f ... ... 2,372 3 at £765 ... ... 2,295 2 at £715 ... ... 1,430 27 15 at £665 ... ... 9,975 19,447 Class I— 20 at £615 ... ... 12,300 34 14 at £565 ... ... 7,910 20,210 Glass II— 18 18 at £515 ... ... ... 9,270 * For particulars of salaries see "Post and Telegraph Classification List." Note. —Soale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.