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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

Working Railways Account.

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1944, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of Working Railways. Summary.

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1943-44. 1942-43. Wages" 1 '' Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Working Railways— £ £ £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 7,750,925 4,228,554 11,979,479 11,063,246 12,134,458 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 510,000 453,325 963,325 962,825 1,884,226 NET TOTAL 7,240,925 3,775,229 11,016,154 10,100,421 10,250,232 Number , J 943.44 1942-43. of Persons. ' 3,390 Miles. .. 10 , 0 ,, VOTE—WORKING RAILWAYS. 3,463 Miles. Z7T: I 7— 1943-441942 43 Voted. Expended. General Charges— First Division £ £ £ 4,000 |4, 063 Head Office: Salaries. I Class I— Second Division General Management— £ 18,500118,174 General Manager .. .. .. 1,600 Assistant General Manager .. .. 1,300 Totals Stall Superintendent .. .. .. 800 22,50022,237 Law Officer .. .. .. .. 800 4,500 4,500 3,700 Other salaries .. .. .. .. .. 17,840 18,689 16,620 22,340 23,189 20,320 Salaries of casual clerks, draughtsmen, office- £ assistants, and typists .. .. .. 7,480 Allowances to members under the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, Staff Tribunals, and Royal Commissions ; and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. .. .. 100 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. 1,800 Head Office building, expenses of .. .. 8,500 Inter-State Railway Conference .. .. 100 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 3 ; 300 Stationery supplies and printing .. .. 600 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 200 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 1,120 Travelling-expenses (Appeal Board) .. .. 300 Travelling-expenses (Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board) .. .. .. 100 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 50 23,650 23,247 22,224 45,990 46,436 42,544 Less transfers to other sections .. .. ... 13,500 12,636 12,997 J 32,490 | 33,800 J 29,547