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Exhibit No. 2. Railways Department's Statement. Hungarian State Railways.

House allowance, Stationmasters, &c, £6 ss. to £25, according to location. Hours of duty, 12 to 18, according to the nature and condition of work. After 18 hours on, must have 12 hours off. Telegraphists, continuous, 12 to 16 hours ; intermittent, 18 hours, with 12 hours off duty. Staff in receipt of regular pay deemed to be 7-days-per-week men. Overtime not paid for. Uniforms compulsory, and to be found by higher-grade officers, who arc. however, granted £6 to assist in providing uniforms. Free passes for selves, wives, and families after one year's service, available for use on slow trains only ; not granted for short distances, and not available for last trains except on payment of difference in fare between fast- and slow-train rate. Where a long journey is being taken special application has to be made for permission to use pass on payment of diffeience between fast- and slow-train rates. For short journeys half-rates have to be paid, and then the employees may only travel by slow train. Two children over four and under ten are carried as one passenger, but if only one child, has to pay full rate. Leave : Principal staff- —1 to 10 years, 14 days ;10to 20 years, 3 weeks ; over 20 years. 1 weeks. Secondary staff —1 to 10 years, 8 days ;10to 20 years. 10 days ; over 20 years, 14 days.

Austrian State Railways. Approximate mileage, 6,000. Qualification of officers: Graduate through university or pass Civil Service examination or served as active officers in army or navy.

House allowance varying according to pay and locality from £8 6s. Bd. to £26 13s. 4d. In Vienna the allowance is from £16 13s. 4d. to £41 13s. 4d. for Ist class Stationmasters : for 2nd class Station masters, £12 10s. to £25. Clerks. Ist class, £50 to £108 ; two two-years increments. Clerks. 2nd class. £37 10s. to £70 His. Bd. ; two two years, six three years.

Position. Minimum. , Maximum. Remarks. _ . £ s. d. £ s. d. Stationmasters 1st class, Clerks 1st 75 0 0 133 6 8 Wait between increments, three each class, Chief Telegraphists, and [n- first three, four years each for next spectors four; twenty-five years in grade before maximum reached. Stationmasters 2nd class, Clerks 2nd 50 0 0 ; 83 6 8 ' Two years each for first two, then one class. Telegraphists, and Fore- three, then two four ; fifteen years in men grade to attain maximum. Chief Foremen in Workshops . . 104 3 4 ! 150 0 0 Four years between each increment ; twelve years in grade to reach maximum (house allowance. £14 lis. 8d. to £33 6s. 8d. according to location). Foremen Workshops 58 6 8 116 13 4 One two years, one three years, foui four years ; twenty-one years in grade to attain maximum.

Position. ! Minimum. 1 Maximum. Remarks. Remarks. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stationmasters. 1st class .. 50 0 0 108 6 8 After twenty-four years in the 1st grade. Eight * i periods of three years for each increment, two increases of £4 3s. 4d. and six of £8 6s. 8d. per annum. Stationmasters, 2nd class .. 37 10 0 75 0 0 After thirty-two years in the grade. Increments £4 3s. 4d., one after two years, five after each three years, three after each five years. Foremen Shunters, Cur and 37 10 0 ! 75 0 0 After thirty-two years in the grade. Increments Wagon Foremen £4 3s. 4d., one after two years, five after each three years, three after each five years. Station Foremen 33 6 8 66 13 4 ; Twenty-one years in grade. Two increments of £4 3s. 4d. after two years intervals, four with three years interval, one after five years. Works Foremen . . .. 54 3 4 ; 125 0 0 Twenty-seven years to reach maximum. One increment, £4 3s. 4d., after three years, eight of £8 6s. 8d. with three years periods between. House allowance, £10 8s. 4d. to £33 6s. 8d.