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CLASS VIII.-POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

No. of Officers. 1904-5. item POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 1904-5. £ £ 28 37 VOTE No 36— continued, Non-clerical Division— continued. Post Office Messengers. Second Grade. —From £(>0 to £95, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £5. 5 at £95, 1 at £90, 13 at £80, 12 at £70, 6 at £60 2,805 29 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, bv Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, 2 at £140, 1 at £120,1 at £110 ... 660 80 11 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph).—From £50 to £100, by Five Annual Increments of £10 each. 4 at £100, 2 at £90, 3 at £80, 1 at £70, 1 at £60 ... 950 31 2 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £ 130 to £ 150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, I at £140... (il 290 32 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 1 at £125, 3 at £120, 3 at £115, 2 at £110, 4 at £105, 7 at £100, 7 at £90. 17 at £80, 16 at £70, lat £50 35 Assistant Despatch Clerks. — From £50 to £100, by Seven Annual Increments of £10 each. 7 at £120,1 at £110, 12 at £100, 4 at £90, 5 at £80, 5 at £70, 1 at £60 ... 5,330 5,330 • 33 3,320 34 38 Distributors. —From £50 to £80. by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 4 at £80, 14 at £70, 18 at £60, 2 at £50 ... 2,480 13 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £26 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 1 at £39, 2 at £36, 5 at £34, 5 at £31 85 436 36 486 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 16,274 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during currentyear 305,281 6,723 New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets 298,558 37 3,490 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues-Act, 1891 " 302,048 1.3,635 288,413