B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT— continued

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VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued 1948-49. 1947-48. 3,528 Miles. Subdivision No. I—General Charges—continued Head Office —continued 3,526 Miles. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ Salaries—continued General Management —continued 1 at £1,475 (Assistant General Manager) 1 at £1,175 (Staff Superintendent and Chief Legal Adviser) Allowance whilst acting as Assistant General Manager (2 months) Other salaries (£150 to £1,025), including allowances to members under the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926, and under principal orders issued by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal ; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, Staff Tribunals, and Royal Commissions; and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Office building expenses, stationery, £ printing .. .. 12,300 Inter-State Railway Conference .. 100 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous .. 12,500 Telephone subscriptions .. .. 195 Travelling expenses and allowances .. 3,500 Travelling expenses and Chairman's fee (Appeal Board) .. .. .. 700 Travelling-expenses and fees (Government Railways Industrial Tribunal) 900 1,475 1,175 51,982 30,195 1,463 1,163 25 50,298 29,630 - 56,300 29,263 Less transfers to other sections 86,602 19,000 84,342 17,000 85,563 19,130 67,602 67,342 66,433 Chief Accountant's Office Salaries — 1 at £1,175 (Chief Accountant) Other salaries (£150 to £1,025) 1,175 62,865 1,163 63,379 j> 63,862