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CLASS V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriation I ,'for Consolidated Fund Services,

. No. of Officers. !tem. 18' 15-96. 1895-96. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 31— continued. Non-cleeical Division — continued. 12 Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each., 1 at £85, 1 at £80, 2 at £75, 1 at £70, 7 at £60 27 805 28 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £110 ... ... • ... 220 29 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 1 at £90, 1 at £85, 2 at £80 ... 335 30 7 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, 6 at £130 930 28 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 3 at £120, 5 at £115, 2 at £110, 5 at £105, 4 at £100, 5 at £90, 4 at £80 31 2,850 32 15 Despatch Clerks.—From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 2 at £105, 3 at £100, 2 at £85, 2 at £80, 2 at £75, 2 at £60 ... 1,360 88 21 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 5 at £75, 4 at £70, 6 at £65, 6 at £60 1,405 1 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £2S to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. lat£31 34 31 35 Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each, 3 at £51, 2 at £46 ... 245 36 216 Telegraph Message Boys. —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 7,256 1 Consulting Electrician 100 37 38 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 8,500 39 40 1,179 Country Postmasters New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messen8,337 gers 1,500 9,837 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 205,159 5,500 1,435 Total—Vote No. 31 19 ,()5;