B—7 [Pt. ll]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1948-49

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

132

For Services chargeable on the Post Office Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—ctd. Subdivision No. I. —Postal and Telegraph Salaries —continued Other Salaries (£150 to £1,025), (additional) Non-classified officers and country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (additional) (a) 45,000 (b) 13,000 Total —-Subdivision No. I 58,089 Subdivision No. II. —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to — Coastal and inland air services— Parcel-post expenses (additional) Saving on expenditure already provided on main estimates consequent upon adjustment of the exchange rate (c) 28,000 Cr. 33,300 Total —Subdivision No. II Cr. 5,300 Subdivision No. V. —Maintenance and Renewal of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless Systems Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and renewal of telegraph and toll lines, wireless, and telephone-exchange systems, also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the subdivision — Material for repairs, including freight and other charges (additional) (a) £4,707,165 provided on main estimates. Increa allowances to officers who work regularly on Sati (b) £128,500 provided on main estimates. Increased additional offices and the payment of increased i (c) £210,000 provided on main estimates. Additional a: of parcel-post accounts. (d) £500,000 provided on main estimates. Increased pre materials for maintenance works. (cZ)150,000 .sed provisioi irdays as a si provision n salaries due t mount require )vision require a required to xth shift, ecessitated by o increased busi 3d for the settle: 3d for the purchs pay penal-rate the opening of ness. ment of arrears ise of additional