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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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Number Item _ of Persons. VOTE No. 7—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- IV* I-AO. — EXPENSES—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries £ £ —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division—continued. Male Officers. Glass I— 8 8 at £430 ... ... .... 3,440 Glass IIlS 13 at £390 ... ... ... 5,070 Class III— 49 49 at £355 ... ... ... j 17,395 Glass IV— 69 69 at £325 ... ... ... 22,425 Glass V— 407 407 at £295 ... ... ... 120,065 Glass VI— £ 20 at £275 ... ... 5,500 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 474 450 at £265 ... ... 119,250 Class VII— 125,830 971 at £240 ... ... 233,040 53 at £220 ... ... 11,660 50 at £207 ... ... 10,350 36 at £194 ... ... 6,984 83 at £181 .. ... 15,023 50 at £148 ... ... 7,400 86 at £122 .. ... 10,492 259 at £109 ... ... 28,231 418 at £96 ... ... 40,128 543 at £83 ... ... 45,069 2,603 54 at £70 ... ... 3,780 412,157 Message boys and girls-— 814 814 at £57 ... ... ... 46,398 8,769 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, messengers, and • training cadets ... ... ... 3,000 1,907,413 Less salaries provided but not now required— Amount unexpended owing to increments being payable for periods of less than £ twelvemonths ... ... 36,723 Amount unexpended owing to: (1) Special leave without pay ; (2) sick leave on half or without pay ... ... 29,867 — 66,590 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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" ... ... 34,000 Services performed for other Government Departments ... ... 33,000 Motor registration ... ... 28,500 356,000 1,840,823