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Exhibit No. 4. Railways Department's Statement. Comparative Statement of Salaries paid to Stationmasters in Years 1897, 1902, 1907, and 1910.

Stations at Present. 1897. 1902. 1907. 1910. ~T Grade 5 .. .. .. 1 at £300 4 at £315 4 at £355 3 at £400 (4) ! 2 ., £275 I .. £370 3 1 „ £250 Grade 6 .. .. .. 4 „ £250 1 ,. £330 4 .. £355 2 „ £355 (6) 1 „ £220 4 „ £315 1 .. £345 1 „ £345 1 .. £210 1 ,. £260 1 .. £315 3 .. £330 Grade 7 .. .. .. 1 .. £300 1 ,. £265 10 .. £300 9 .. £300 (16) 1 .. £215 10 .. £260 1 .. V275 4 .. £290 1 .. £230 5 .. £235 3 .. £260 2 .. £275 4 .. £220 1 .. £250 1 .. £260 3 .. £210 I .. £220 1 . £190 2 ,. £180 1 „ £160 2 .. £200 Grades .. .. .. 3 ,. £210 17 .. £235 1 .. £260 24 „ £255 (28) 5 ,. £200 2 .. £220 13 .. £250 3 ,. £240 5 „ £190 4 .. £210 1 .. £235 1 ., £220 5 .. £180 3 .. £l!io 9 .. £220 1 . £170 1 .. £180 1 .. £210 4 .. £160 I .. £170 2 .. £110 Grade 9 .. .. .. I „ £190 2 .. £235 54 .. £220 I .. £255 (71) 7 .. £180 5 .. £220 7 .. £210 69 .. £220 24 .. £170 5 .. £210 3 .. L200 I .. £190 18 .. £160 49 . £190 7 .. £190 II .. £150 0 .. £170 7 .. £110 1 .. £160 Grade 10 .. .. .. I .. £200 1 .. £200 I .. £220 3 .. £220 (89) 7 .. £170 9 .. £190 1 .. £210 67 .. £200 9 .. £160 5 „ £180 I .. £200 17 .. £1110 1 .. £155 I .. £175 I .. £190 I .. £180 33 .. £150 73 .. £170 76 .. £180 (1 since closed) 38 .. £140 6 .. £170 Stations at Present. | - I i Year. £140. I £150. £155. £160. £170. £180. £190. £200. £210. £220. £230. £235. I i i i __ ! i | ! i i i 91 67 24 15 6 1897.. ..47 II" 1 32 35 "TT 10 8 7 5 1 .. 85 , > , 1902 .. 1 84 6 61 1 9 7 .. 24 1907 .. 6 76 8 I 9 68 .. 4 1910.. 1 18 67 .. 73 _ fear. £240. £250. £265. £260. £275. £290. £300. i £315. £330. ! £345. £355. I £370. £400. 6 1897 .. 115.. .. 2» .. 2t 1902 12 8 1 1907 .. .'. 14 .. 4 1 10 1 .. 1 8 1910 .. 3 .. 25 1 2 I 9 3 I 2 I 3 ♦After serving in the tirsi grade ten years. f After serving in the first grade fifteen years.