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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number of Persons. 1927—28. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued, 1927-28. ~ ~ 1 General Charges—continued. £ £ Head Office : Salaries—continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade VIII— £ 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £155 ... ... 310 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £115 ... ... 230 15 8 at £95 ... ... 760 Lodging-allowances— ... ... 1,815 59 1 at £35 ... ... 35 6 at £25 ... ... 150 185 22,665 Contingencies —Temporary clerical assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowances to members under the Regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926, allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, value of accrued leave due to deceased members, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, and Royal Commissions, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Salaries of casual clerks, office assistants, £ and typists ... ... 2,300 Australian railway statistics ... 300 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous ... 500 Stationery supplies and printing ... 4,000 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 125 Travelling expenses and allowances ... 2,000 Travelling-expenses, Appeal Board ... 210 9,435 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Department of Internal Affairs: Salaries of Private Secretaries to Ministers of Railways, Education, and Labour: 2 at £425, 1 at £295 ... ... ... £1,145 32,100 Chief Accountant's Office : Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 1 1 at £900 (Chief Accountant) ... ... 900 Subdivision II. Grade I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Grade II— 3 3 at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 Grade III— 4 4 at £470 ... ... ... 1,880