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CLASS V.-POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

No. of Officers. 18' '1-92. .tern. 1891-92. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 28— continued. Non-clekical Diyision— continued. 24 49 Letter-carriers, Third Grade. —From £50 to £85, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5 each. 5 at £85, 3 at £80, 7 at £75, 12 at £70, 9 at £60, 9 at £50, 2 at £40, 2 at £36 • ... 3,172 25 Post Office Messengers, First Grade. —From £85 to £120, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5. 1 at £120, 4 at £115, 1 at £110, 2 at £95 ... 880 26 Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 2 at £70, 1 at £65, 1 at £60, 3 at £50, 1 at £45, 1 at £26 486 27 Junior and Assistant Counter Clerics (Telegraph). —£50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 2 at £100, 1 at £85, 1 at 70, 3 at £50 505 28 38 Junior and Assistant Exchange Clerics. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 4 at £120, 2 at £115, 9 at £105, 1 at £95, 4 at £90, 3 at £80. 1 at £75. 5 at £70, 7 at £60, 2 at £50 3,295 29 11 Despatch Clerks.— From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5. 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 3 at £60, 3 at £50 770 30 14 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 12 at £50 ... 750 31 195 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 6,222 32 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Officers 5,116 33 34 984 Country Postmasters New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messen6,845 35 gers Increases to give effect to amended classification 1,500 800 9,145 161,810 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 4,500 1,154 Total—Vote No. 28 157,311