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Appropriations for WorJcing Hallways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item- 1934-35 of Persons. VOTE No. 64.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. lvo * 1934-35. 1 Genekal Charges— continued. £ i £ Miscellaneous General Charges—continued. Grants to widows or dependants equivalent to leave due to deceased officers ... ... ... 500 Printing Staff Instruction-books ... ... 2,000 Railway Magazine : Printing and publication ... 1,958 Refunds of revenue, ex gratia payments ... 100 199,452 Less amounts provided under the various sections 16,411 183,041 Gross Total, General Charges ... ... 233,671 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) .. 1,475 Net Total, General Charges ... ... 232,196 2 Bkanch Expenditure— Working-expenses of Sections — Including salaries and wages; allowances to members by regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926; general repairs and miscellaneous services; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising ; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, damage to or loss of goods; freights on goods lost or destroyed; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts ; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote— Maintenance Branch— ■ General Expenses : Salaries. £ Chief Engineer ... ... 992 Assistant Chief Engineer ... ... 764 Designing Engineer ... ... 703 Inspecting Engineer ... ... 703 3,162 Other salaries ... ••• ... 5,335 8,497 Salaries of casual clerks, draughtsmen, and typists ... ••• 758 Head Office building, expenses of ... 1,000 Lighting and miscellaneous ... 862 Stationery and supplies ... ... 150 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 60 Travelling expenses and allowances ... 100 Contingencies ... ... 50 2,980 11,477 Less transfers to other sections .. ... 2,000 9,477