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Exhibit No. 8. Railways Department's Statement,. Promotions of Staff. A. —Estimated Expenditure incurred for Promotions based on those made during the Best Year since 1905. Note.—The Railway Officers' Institute submitted the figures on which the following are based, but they dealt with the cost for one year only. It will be seen on examination of the figures giving the cost for the second, third and fourth years that any conclusions as to the actual cost to the Djpirtmwt, based on one year, would have been valueless and misleading, as at the end of four years the cost would be for A £5,616 |>er annum, arid for B £4,390 per annum, in respect only of the number of men shown in the two tables. £ £ £ £ £ 515-600 .. 3 .. 60 105 150 225 170-525 .. 6 120 210 330 450 120-450 6 .. 120 210 300 300 370-400 7 .. 105 210 315 315 315-355 .. 9 135 270 105 495 260-300 24 .. 120 4£o 840 1,080 240-255 .. 38 .. 760 1,330 1,330 1,330 210-220 .. 71 .. 710 1.420 1,420 1.420 £2,130 £4.235 £5,090 £5,615 Actual cost for four years until all members reach maximum of their grade, £17,070 ; annual costthereafter. £5.615. B.—Estimated Cost based on Avkraoe of Three Years ending 31sl March, 1907. £ £ t: £ £ 515-600 .. 3 60 105 150 225 170-525 6 .. 120 210 330 450 120-150 6 .. 120 210 300 300 370-400 7 .. 105 210 315 315 ' 315-355 7 .. 105 210 315 385 260-300 1-4 70 280 490 630 240-255 27 .. 540 945 945 94$ 210 220 .■>; 57n 1.140 |,H0 1,140 £1,690 £3,310 £3,985 £4,390 Total cost for four years to work the members to maximum of their grades. £13.375 : annual cost thereafter, £4,390. The cost of A over a*period of fifteen years would In- . . £78.835 The cost of B for fifteen years would be . . . . . . £61.665 In each the cost would be additional to present expenditure, and the aceuracv of the institute's method of arriving at the basis of estimating the number of men is not admitted.