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Place. Nature of Position. £ - I Salary. I Reason why Position was ero.ited. A « Place. Nature of Position. Salary. Post and Telegraph Department— continued. !NT — conti: Dunedin Chief Post-office— £ Dunedin .. .. .. (Clerk .. .. . . 1 130 Expansion of business. „ .. .. .. Messenger .. .. ..2 110 „ Dunedin District— Mosgiel .. .. .. Telegraph Message-boy .. 1 31 Expansion of business. North-east Valley .... „ 1 31 Port Chalmers .. .. Junior Exchange Clerk 1 50 „ Ravensbourne .. .. Letter-carrier and Messenger 1 50 „ „ .. .. Telegraph Message-boy ..1 31 „ St. Kilda .. .. .. Cadet and Messenger ... 1 50 „ Dunedin Telegraph-office— Dunedin .. .. .. Night T.E. Attendant .. 1 190 Temporary employee appointed permanently. „ .. .. .. Junior Exchange Clerk .. 1 100 Expansion of business. „ .. .. .. Telegraph Message-boy .. 2 62 „ Dunedin Telegraph Engineering District —■ Dunedin .. .. .. Clerk .. .. .. 1 210 Expansion of business. „ .. .. .. Foreman Lineman .. .. 1 150 Temporary employee appointed permanently. Ashburton .. .. .. Lineman .. .. .. 1 150 „ „ Invercargill .. .. „ .. .. .. 1 150 „ Radio-Awarua .. .. Telegraphist .. .. 3 420 New radio-telegraph station. Invercargill .. .. .. Switchboard-attendant .. 1 50 Expansion of business. Invercargill District — Gore .. .. .. Messenger .. .. .. 1 50 Expansion of business. Mataura .. .. .. Letter-carrier .. .. 1 50 „ Nightcaps .. .. .. Telegraph Message-boy .. 1 31 „ Otautau .. .. .. Cadet .. .. .. 1 65 „ Winton .. .. .. Junior Exchango Clerk 1 50 „ £ 130 110 31 31 50 50 31 50 190 100 62 I I 1 1 3 1 210 150 150 150 420 50 I 1 1 I I 50 50 31 65 50 Total number of additions to Department (excluding fifty- 241 £15,686* Total amount of extra salary involved in three temporary employees made permanent) creation of new positions. * From tills amount the sum of £744 should be deducted for savings effected by creation of new positions. The actual net ooet is therefore £14,941. These economies refer for the most part to changes made in the organization of the smaller offices. In a few cases by change of methods it has been possible to reduce the staff by a junior officer, and, basing the average salary at £50, a total saving of fifteen officers may be considered as effected. Printing and Stationery Department. £ Wellington .. .. .. Sub-Overseer, Jobbing .. 1 225 Expansion of business. Total number of additions to Department .. .. 1 £215 Total amount of extra salary involved in creation of new position. Phblic Service Superannuation Department. £ Head Office .. .. .. I Cadet .. .. .. 11 50 | Expansion of business. Total number of additions to Department .. .. .. 1 £50 j Total amount of extra salary involved in creation of new position. Note.—On the retirement of thejate Secretary the offices of Secretary and Accountant were combined, effecting a net saving in salaries of £270 per annum. Public Health, Hospitals, and Charitable Aid Department. £ Head Office .. .. .. Deputy Chief Health Officer .. 1 700 Reorganization; change of title only. „ .. .. .. Cadet .. .. .. 1 50 Increase of work. „ .. .. .. Shorthand-writer and Typist 2 180 „ Bacteriological Laboratory— Wellington .. .. .. Laboratory Assistant .. 1 180 Increase of work. Auckland District Office— Auckland .. .. .. Assistant District Health Officer ! 1 500 Increase of work. .. Chief Clerk .. 1 275 District Nurse to Natives .. 5 700 To fill new positions created under Native medical service. Total number of additions to Department .. .. 10 £2,020 Total amount of extra salaries involved in creation of new positions. 10 £2,020 Vote.—The position of Chief Clerk, Auckland, has not yet been permanently filled. irmani sntly filled