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CLASS V.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item 18 17-88. VOTE No. 5— continued. B. CHIEF OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES. 1887-88. Total number of officers — Permanent ... ... 905 Non-permanent ... 1,054 1 2 3 4 5 Salaeies — Chief Post Office, Atjckiaitd— Chief Postmaster Chief Clerk 17 Clerks, 1 at £240,1 at £225,1 at £220, 1 at £215, 1 at £200,1 at £185, 1 at £165, 1 at £150, 2 at £140, 1 at £130, 4 at £120, 1 at £110, 1 at £100 2 Cadets, 1 at £90, 1 at £60 17 Letter Carriers, 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £125, 2 at £120,3 at £110,1 at £105,1 at £100,1 at £95,1 at £90, 2 at £78 Messenger Assistant Messenger Hulkkeeper 500 325 2,700 150 1,661 110 80 104 500 325 2,700 150 1,661 110 80 104 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 Telegeaph Office, Auckland — 25 Telegraphists, 1 at £325, 1 at £230,1 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £165, 1 at £161, 1 at £160, 1 at £155, 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £140,1 at £130, 3 at £125, 5 at £120, 1 at £115, 2 at £110, 1 at £105,1 at £100 Cadet 4 Counter Clerks, 1 at £155, 1 at £150, 1 at £120,1 at £100 3 Despatch Clerks, 1 at £160, 1 at £120, 1 at £50 6 Exchange Clerks, 1 at £120, 2 at £90, 1 at £75, 1 at £70, 1 at £60 16 Messengers, 2 at £40, 8 at £38, 6 at £36 Bub-Offices — Alexandra — Postmaster Avondale —- Postmaster (also Eailway £119) Cambridge— Postmaster Telegraphist Letter Carrier ... ... Messenger Coromandel — Postmaster Letter Carrier and Messenger Dargaville — Postmaster (also Registrar of Births &c.) Messenger 3,626 90 525 330 505 600 141 11 305 100 70 38 181 40 165 40 15 16 IV 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2G 27 28 29 30 31 Drury — Postmaster Ellerslie — Postmaster (also Eailway £120) Frankton Junction — Postmaster (also Eailway £135) Hamilton — Postmaster Cadet Letter Carrier Messenger Helensville — Clerk and Telegraphist (also Eegistrar of Births, &c.) Messenger 170 10 5 252 86 75 36 126 40 32 33