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CLEANEES. Age not to be under eighteen nor over twenty-one years last birthday. Eighteen years (age last birthday) ; .. ... ... 4s. Od. per day. Nineteen years „ ... ... ... 4s. 6d. „ Twenty years „ ... ... ... ss. Od. „ Twenty-one years „ ... ... ... ss. 6d. „ Thereafter rising by annual increases of 6d. per day to the maximum rate of 7s. per day. APPEENTICES. First year (age last birthday) ... ... ... ... ss. per week. Second year „ ... ... ... ... 7s. „ Third year „ ... ... ... ... 9s. Fourth year „ ... ... ... ... 12s. „ Fifth year „ ... ... ... ... 15s. „ Sixth year „ ... ... ... ... 18s. „ Seventh year „ ... ... ... ... 21s. „ Any apprentice who before the age of eighteen shall pass the Junior Civil Service Examination, and before the age of twenty shall pass the Senior Examination, shall, so far as opportunities admit, be taught the business of a Mechanical Engineer. CADETS. Age not to be under fourteen or over seventeen years last birthday. They will be paid,— First year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £30. Second year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £50. Third year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £80. Fourth year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £95. . . Fifth year £110. Cadets, if eligible, and if not previously promoted, will be ranked as Clerks after six years' service. Cadets living away from their homes when on duty, where house-accommodation is not found, will be paid 10s. a week lodging-allowance during the first year, 6s. a week during the second, and ss. a week during the third. Cadets who pass the Matriculation or Junior Civil Service Examination will be allowed to count three months' service for it, and cadets who pass the Senior Civil Service Examination will be allowed to count one year's service, and the dates of promotion will be earlier by those periods. Cadets who are certified by competent teachers as able to write eighty words per minute in shorthand will be allowed to count three months' service for such certificate, in addition to any allowance which is made for passing the Junior or Senior Civil Service Examination. Provided, however, that in the case of youths passing the Senior Civil Service Examination, shorthand shall not have been one of the subjects taken to enable them to pass.

SCALE OF PAY. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, STATIONMASTEES. Station-masters must be persons trained to a knowledge of station accounts, and having a thorough acquaintance with the duties laid down in the Bules and Eegulations. Promotions will be made from the juniors among the traffic employes, and from lower to higher classes, according to the efficiency and good conduct of the officers, as vacancies occur. Stationmasters will be paid at the rate of,— sth class ... ... ... ... ... ... £140 per annum. 4th „ ... ... ... ... ... ... £160 3rd „ £180 2nd „ £200 Ist „ ... ... ... ... ... ... £250 After 10 years' service as Ist class Stationmaster, the pay to be £275 per year, and after 15 years £300. Where no house is provided, house-allowance at the rate of £50 per year will be made to Ist and 2nd class Stationmasters, and £25 per year to .others. Stationmasters may be called upon to perform Postal and Telegraph duties in addition to the railway work; in such cases the pay will be regulated according to circumstances. OUTDOOE STAFF. Wharfingers will rank as Stationmasters. Coaching and Goods Foremen will be paid from 10/- to 12/- per day. Guards, Ist class, will be paid,— Ist year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9/- per day. 2nd „ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9/6 After 7 years' service ... ... ... ... ... 10/- „

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