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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1944-45

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES— £ £ £ PT 23 372 Subdivision I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries .. ■■ ■■ *0,0,6 row) V) .- nn II. —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails ■■ ■■ ■■ ■ 31110 ti IX. —Miscellaneous Services ■■ ■■ •• •• ' ° ■> GB„ 8s TOTAL •• S0 ' 610 ?S ' 9 ® 300 300 CREDITS-IN-aid .. • • • • • • • • NET TOTAL • • • • 25,372 50,310 75,682 £ £ £ For Services chargeable on the Post Office Account— continued yOTE POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES Subdivision No. 1.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries Salaries — Administration . Allowances for performing higher duties £ 1 at £300 (1st February, 1944, to 31st March, 1945) 350 1 at £100 (1st February, 1944, to 31st March, 1945) 117 I at £50 (1st February, 1944, to 31st, March, 1945) 59 1 at £250 (18th February to 19th July, 1944) .. 105 1 at £300 (18th February to 19th July, 1944) .. 126 1 at £100 (18th February to 19th July, 1944) .. Other Salaries Increase in salary scale to Second Division employees .. 25,000 25,799 Less amount provided on main estimates not required . Allowances for performing higher duties (administration) .. 427 Total —Subdivision No. I ■■ ■■ ■■ 25,372 Subdivision No. II.—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to — Overseas services— . Payments for carriage of mails by Empire Air-mail scheme (additional) .. •• •• ■■ ( 6 Subsidy to Empire Air-mail Scheme (additional) .. (c) 4,ouu 12,000 | Coasta'and inland air services— . Carriage of mails by inland air services (additional) .. («<) < ,ouu Total —Subdivision No. II ' •• 19,o00