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CLASS VIII.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

No. of Officers. 19 13-4. tern. 1903-4. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 35— continued. Non-cleeical Division — continued. 28 86 Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £60 to £95, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £5 1 at £95, 9 at £90, 2 at £80, 18 at £70, 3 at £60, 3 at £50 2,655 29 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £150, 1 at £140, 2 at £130,1 at £110 ... 810 30 11 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph).—From £50 to £100, by Five Annual Increments of £10 each 1 at £100, 3 at £90, 3 at £80, 2 at £70, 2 at £60 ... 870 31 6 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 5 at £150, 1 at £140... 890 55 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £1.0 each and Four of £5 each. 1 at £125, 5 at £120, 2 at £115,4 at £110, 2 at £105, 5 at £100, 9 at £90, 5 at £80, 19 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £50 32 4,805 33 32 Assistant Despatch Clerks. —From £50 to £100, by Seven Annual Increments of £10 each. 4 at £120, 2 at £110, 1 at £100, 7 at £90, 7 at £80,5 at £70, 6 at £60 ... 2,700 34 38 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £80, 12 at £70. 24 at £60 ... 2.440 9 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £26 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 1 at £36, 2 at £34, 6 at £31 35 290 36 465 Telegraph Message Boys. —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 15,222 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during currenty ear 282,318 6,683 New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets 275,635 37 4,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 280,135 12,975 267,160 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 10,000 38