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Appropriations, for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

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No. of Officers POSTAL AND TELEGEAPH SALABIES— continued. VOTE No. 12— continued. 19 L4-15. ttem. 1914-15 Male Officebs— continued. Glass G12— £ 63 at £140 ... ... 8,820 50 at £130 ... ... 6,500 1 at £125 ... ... 125 26 at £120 ... ... 3,120 38 at £110 ... ... 4,180 £ £ 22,745 178 Glass G13— 91 at £100 ... ... 9,100 25 at £90 ... ... 2,250 78 at £80 ... ... 6,240 273 at £70 ... ... 19,110 366 at £60 ... ... 21,960 5 at £50 ... ... 250 58,910 838 Glass G14 — 817 at £40 ... ... 32,680 16 at £31 ... ... 496 33,176 833 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for, but not payable during current 763,885 year 20,800 Allowances under section 197 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908— Additional allowance to provide minimum salary of £140 to married £ officers ... ... ... 450 Additional salary to married officers in receipt of salary less than £130 per annum ... ... 800 Additional salary to married officers in receipt of salary less than £150 per annum ... ... 750 Additional salary to officers twentyone years of age and upwards ... 1,000 Allowances under Public Service Begulation 208 ... ... ... 1,800 Special allowance to cadets in addition to classification ... ... 150 Special allowance to junior lineman ... 120 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, and messengers, and training cadets 1,500 743,085 6,570 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 749,655 47,500 Total Item No. 1 702,155 Contribution to Eailway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Eailway Offices Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary or fee (number, 2,306) Payment to Eastern Extension Company for working Wakapuaka-Nelson telegraph-line 12,522 43,006 800 Less estimated credits under section 484 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 56,328 3,792 Total Item No. 2 52,536 5,636 Total—Vote No. 12 754,69