8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

21

No. of Offioors. item. 19 i8-9. 1908-9. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIEScontinued. VOTE No. 9— continued. £ £ Non-clerical Division— continued. 16 120 Twelfth Class, Second Grade. —From £150 to £170, by Two Annual Increments of. £10 each. 13 at £170, 57 at £160, and 50 at £150 , 18,830 i_ L7 310 'Twelfth Class, Third Grade. —From £110 to £140, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 99 at £140, 32 at £130, 147 at £120, and 32 at £110 39,180 18 459 Twelfth Class, Fourth Grade. —From £50 to £100, by Five Annual Increments of £10 each. 46 at £100, 48 at £90, 119 at £80, 152 at £70, 62 at £60, and 32 at £50 34 ,400 19 Thirteenth Class, Post Office Boy Messengers. — From £31 to £40, by One Increment of £9. 6 at £40, 3 at £31 . 333 20 704 Thirteenth Class, Teleqraph Message Boys. — From £31 to £40, by One Increment of £9 351 at £40, 353 at £31 24 ,983 21. Salary of Master of s.s. " Tutanekai " (also £450, Marine Department) 50 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current 453 ,550 12 ,520 year New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets Temporary Telegraphists, Sorters, Cadets, &c. 441,030 22 > 5 ,000 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 ". 446 ,030 27 ,775 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 418 ,255 23 11 ,317 24 2,034 Country Postmasters and Telephonists... 44 ,365 473 ,937 3,772 Total —Vote No. 9 ... 473 ,937