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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

Number Item 1Q25-2R of Persons. VOTE No. 77.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. ' 1925-26. 5 Working-expenses of Sections—continued. £ £ Advertising Service : Salaries —continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade VIII— £ 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £80 ... ... 80 4 1 at £35 ... ... 35 1 325 13 Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 25 3,400 Wages and contingencies ... ... ... 19,335 Lake Wakatipu Steamers ... ... ... 14,000 36,735 Total Subsidiary Services ... ... 167,015 Miscellaneous— Allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1912, for special work performed in the course of their duty ... .. £101 Less already provided for under the various sections ... ... 100 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 500 Compassionate allowances to — Widow of late W. Byrnes, surfaceman ... ... 200 Widow of late W. P. Morton, Stationmaster, Taumarunui ... ... ... ... 200 Compassionate payments in connection with derailment of Auckland-Wellington express train near Ongarue on 6th July, 1923 ... ... 2,000 Expenses in connection with— Members of Railway Department visiting Australia, Africa, England, and America on official business 4,000 Fee to Chairman of Railway Appeal Boards ... 100 Government Railways Superannuation Fund contribution ... ... ... ... 145,000 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition : Exhibit... 1,500 Salary granted to members in terms of regulations, in lieu of leave on retirement ... ... 3,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 — New Zealand and South Seas Ex- £ hibition ... ... 1,500 156,501 Total Head Office, Departmental Offices, and Working-expenses of Sections ... ... 6,102,339 6 Stobes Branch— £ Comptroller of Stores ... 837 Assistant Comptroller of Stores 615 £ 1,452 Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, contingencies ... ... 1,648,548 1,650,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items ... ... 1,600,000 50,000