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■ Schedule C. Comparison of Salaries paid to a Number of Officers in the Post and Telegraph Department with those paid to Officers in the Railway Department occupying Equally Responsible Positions. (Compiled from V.-5 and D.-3 Returns for 7910.) Post and Telegraph. Maximum Railway. Maximum Salary ' Salary per Annum. • per Annum. £ £ Telegraph"Engineer, Dunedin^.. .. .. 600 District Engineer, Dunedin.. .. .. 525 ~ Auckland .. .. 525 Invercargill .. .. 525 District Manager, Invorcargill .. .. 450 ~ Wanganui .. .. .. 525 „ Wanganui .. .. 450 Officors in Charge, Principal Telegraph Offices .. 475 Traffic Clerk. Dunedin .. .. .. 400 Wellington .. .. .. 400 Goods Agent, Dunedin .. .. .. 400 „ Christehurch .. .. .. 400 Stationmaster, Dunedin .. .. .. 400 - . „ Auckland .. .. . . 355 Locomotive Foreman, Dunedin .. . . 400 Workshops Manager, .Addington . . . . 400 Locomotive Foreman, Christehurch . .. 355 Workshops Manager, Hillside .. .. 355 Assistant Postmasters .. .. .. 425 Tnffio Clerk, Auckland .. .. .. 355 „ Christehurch .. .. .. 30(1 Chief Clerk, District Engineer, Christchurob .. 366 ~ ~ Dunedin . . 366 ~ „ Auckland . . 300 Assistant Inspectors .. .. .. .« 425 Stores Audit Inspeotor .. .. .. 355 Traffic Audit Inspectors .. .. . . 300 One Traffic Inspector, Wanganui .. .. 355 Five Traffic Inspectors .. .. .. 300 Assistant Officers in Charge, Principal Telegraph Locomotive Foreman, Wellington .. .. 300 Offices .. .. .. .. .. 370 „ Auckland .. .. 255 Storekeeper, Newmarket .. .. ~ 300 „ Dunedin . . . . .. 300 „ Addington .. .. . . 255 ( !ar and Wagon Inspector, Dunedin. . .. 255 Foreman of Works. Dunedin .. .. 300 Locomotive .Foreman, New Plymouth . . 220 Senior Check Clerks, Telegraph Office, and Chief Vssistani Locomotive Foremen, Dunedin and Mail Clerks .. .. .. ..315 Christohurch .. .. .. .. 230 Officer in Charge, Telegraph Office, Wanganui .. 370 Stationmaster. Wanganui .. .. .. 300 * .. New Plymouth .. .. 300 Postmaster, Palmerston North .. .. 475 .. Palmerston North .. .. :i.V> Chiof Postmaster, Timara .. .. .. 475 * ~ Timaiii .. .. .. 3.Vi „ Oamaru .. .. .. 475 * .. Oamaru .. .. .. 356 Postmaster, Hawera .. .. .. 370 „ Hawera .. .. .. 300 Chiof Clerk, Wanganui .. .. .. 315 Chief Goods Clerk, Wanganui .. .. 255 New Plymouth . . .. .. 315 „ New Plymouth . . . . 255 Chief Clerk, District Engineers, Wanganui .. 2.V> Postmaster, Stratford .. .. .. 315 Statioamaster, Stratford .. .. .. 25."> „ Marton .. .. .. 315 „ Marton . . . . .. 2,5r> t ~ Rakaia .. .. ..200 + ~ Rakaia .. .. .. 255 t „ Takapau . * .. .. 260 t „ Takapau .. .. .. 220 Tcmuka .. .. .. 260 „ Temuka .. . . .. 220 t „ Wyndham .. ..260 t „ Wyndham .. .. ..200 Mataura .. .. .. 260 „ Mataura .. .. .. 220 t • „ Winton.. .. .. ..260 t „ Winton .. .. ..220 t ~ Otautau .. .. .. ' 260 + „ Otautau .. .. .. 220 t „ Waikouaiti .. .. .. 220 t „ . Waikouaiti . . .. .. 200 Senior and Second Money-order Clerks and Chief Chief Booking Clerks .. .. 220 to 255 Mail Clorks .. .. .. 260 to 315 Senior Parcel Clerks, and .Senior Counter Senior Parcels Clerks .. .. . . 220 Clorks .. .. .. .. 220 to 260

* Tho Stationmasters at New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Timaru, and Oamaru control train-running and distribution of rolling-stock in their respective districts. t Railway and Post and Telegraph offices recently combined. The schedule shows that at Rakaia, Takapau.Wyndham, Winton, Otautau, and Waikouaiti, where the work of both Departments was controlled bj- Railway officers receiving salaries of from £200 to £255, tho Postmasters, for performing the Post and Telegraph duties alone, are receiving from £5 to £60 per annum more for the ono duty than tho Stationmastors received for tho combined duties, clearly indicating that where Stationmasters perform the combined duties they are not adequately remunerated therefor.