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Exhibit No. 6. Railways Department's Statement. Statement showing the Additional Cost to the Railway Department to bring First Division of the Staff as existing on 1st April, 1911, under the Postal Classification.

To provide for promotions in grades 5. 6. 7. and 8 that would inevitably have to follow the worlrinu of the lower-grade men up to £260 per annum would involve still further expenditure, as under : —

Total cost of proposals. £1.082.095 in fifteen years.

Note.—The amounts arc exclusive <>t scale increases accruing to the First. Division, and to which the Department is committed under the Railways Act of 1908. *»» One Year ov,, t,he utner. ment of the Departm( . rll £ £ 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6,820 6,820 2 .. .. .. .. .. 14,120 20,940 3 .. .. .. .. .. 23.365 44,305 4 .. .. .. .. .. 32,020 76,325 5 .. .. .. .. .. 37,830 114,135 6 .. .. .. .. .. 43,425 157.580 7 .. .. .. .. .. 49,005 206,58b 8 .. .. .. .. .. 53,755 260,310 9 .. .. .. .. .. 60,775 321,115 10 .. .. .. .. .. 68,680 389,795 11 75,910 465,705 12 .. .. .. .. .. 84,025 549.730 13 .. .. .. .. .. 87,580 637,310 14 .. .. .. .. .. 89,050 726,360 15 .. .. .. .. .. 90,055 816.415 816,415 i

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Year*. ■ Annual Cost One Year over the Other. £ 8,255 11,920 16,845 19,055 19,055 .. . 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19.055 19,055 19,055 265,680 Total Cost each Year over and above Existing Commitments and the Sum stated in Table above. £ 8,255 20,175 37,020 56,075 75,130 94,185 113,240 132.295 151,350 170,405 189,460 208,515 227,570 246,625 265,680 £ 8,255 20,175 37,020 56,075 75,130 94,185 113,240 132.295 151,350 170,405 189,460 208,515 227,570 246,625 265,680 265,680