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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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No. of Persons. 1920-21. .920-21. Item. POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- " EXPENSES— continued. £ VOTE No. 9— continued. Postal and Telegraph Salaries —continued. General Division — continued. £ 3 at £300 ... ... 900 8 at £275 ... ... 2,200 23 at £265 ... ... 6,095 21 at £250 ... ... 5,250 2 at £245 ... ... 490 1 at £241 ... ... 241 36 at £234 ... ... 8,424 195 at £225 ... ... 43,875 19 at £215 ... ... 4,085 461 at £208 ... ... 95,888 25 at £182 ... ... 4,550 89 at £156 ... ... 13,884 108 at £130 ... ... 14,040 3 at £117 ... ... 351 298 at £104 ... ... 30,992 91 at £91 ... ... 8,281 232 at £78 ... ... 18,096 8 at £65 ... ... 520 719 at £52 ... ... 37,388 2,346 296,950 7,660 Less proportion of salaries provided for but not payable during current year 1,466,170 20,000 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, and messengers, and training cadets 1,446,170 3,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 1,449,170 105,600 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 2,357) 1,343,570 13,573 61,761 Additional amount required to provide a uniform cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages, subject to revision as the cost of living rises or falls— £ £140 and under, at £20 ... ... 53,260 Over £140, at £50 ... ... 246,950 75,334 300,210 CONVEYANCE OF OCEAN MAILS. 1,719,114 Charges for and incidental to — Suez' Services— £ Australian overland transit ... 1,700 Australia-Europe ... ... 1,000 2,700 i—B. 7.