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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

CLASS XIV.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS— continued.

18—B. 7.

Number of Persons. Item. 192( 3-21. VOTE No. 32.—MARINE DEPARTMENT- continued. 1920-21. Subdivision No. I. — Marine, Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery —continued. £ £ Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office— Salaries — 4 1 Professional Division. 1 Class B— 1 at £600 Class D — 1 at £420 1 at £400 (5 months) 600 420 165 2 Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 at £270 Glass VIII— 1 at £100 270 I 1 100 General Division. 144 1 at £144 Unclassified. 97 8 Local Reporters Additional amount required to provide for uniform cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls ... 200 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Other Charges for and incidental to — Establishment of district weather reporting stations Establishment of stations at Chatham Islands, Bealey, and Mount Egmont Inspection of stations Lithographing Office-cleaning Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Purchase of instruments and repairs to same Rent, office equipment, and books Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) Temporary assistance Upper air investigations Weather reports from Samoa, Fiji, and Niue Islands Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,996 290 40 50 25 30 1,500 130 500 200 52 53 54 55 50 100 100 100 50 3,165 Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Surveyors of Ships— 5,161 56 Salaries — Professional Division. 4 6 Class B— £ 3 at £525 ... ... 1,575 1 at £500 ... ... 500 Glass C — 5 at £460 ... ... 2,300 1 at £420 ... ... 420 Class D — 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 1 at £365 ... ... 365 5 at £345 ... ... 1,725 1 at £325 (9 months) ... ... 244 2,075 2,720 10 3,534