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CLASS XVIII.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund Services.

item. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 191 2,391 )4-5. Miles. VOTE No. 71— continued. Whangarei Section — continued. Locomotive — 2 Enginemen : 1 at 12/. 1 at 11/ per day ... 3 Firemen : 1 at 9/ and 11/, 1 at 8/6 and 10/, 1 at 8/ per dav 3 Cleaners: 1 at 5/6 and 7/6, 1 at 5/ and 7/6, 1 at 5/ per day £ 360 £ 454 313 Traffic— 1 Stationmaster at £210 per annum, less house-rent £22 2 Clerks : 1 at £180, 1 at £140 per annum 1 Cadet at £100 per annum 2 Guards : 1 at 9/6, 1 at 9/ per day 1 Storeman at 7/6 per day 1 Shunter and Acting-Guard at 8/ and 8/6 per day ... 1 Shunter at 8/ per day 3 Porters: 1 at 7/6, 1 at 7/, 1 at 5/ per day 1 Crossing-keeper at 6/ per day 1,127 188 320 100 290 117 133 125 305 94 1,672 5 Kaihu Section, 1904-5—17 miles. Main ten an ce — 1 Inspector (part time) at £210 per annum 2 Gangers at 8/ per day 6 Surfacemen at 7/ per day 4,376 53 250 657 Locomotive — 1 Enginemen at 11/per day 1 Fireman at 8/ per day 1 Cleaner at 4/6 per day 960 172 125 71 Traffic — 1 Stationmaster at £210 per annum 1 Clerk at £170 per annum 1 Shunter and Acting-Guard at 8/ and 8/6 per day 2 Porters: 1 at 7/6, I at 7/ per day 1 Labourer at 7/per day 368 210 170 133 227 110 850 (i Auckland Section, 1904-5—377 miles. Maintenance — 4 Inspectors : 1 at £250, 1 at £220, 2 at £190 per annum 1 Foreman of Works at £250 per annum ... 1 Bridge Inspector at £220 per annum 51 Gangers: 3 at 10/, 4 at 9/, 44 at 8/ per day 164 Surfacemen: 4 at 7/6, 158 at 7/, 1 at 6/, 1 at 5/6, per day 2,178 850 250 220 6,542 17,958 Locomotive — 1 Running-shed Foreman at £290 per annum I Car and Wagon Inspector at £250 per annum 1 Clerk at £170 per annum 1 Cadet at £70 per annum 37 Enginemen: 12 at 12/, 4 at 11/6,20 at 11/, 1 at 10/ per day ... ... ... 1 Night Foreman of Cleaners at 11/ per day 25,820 290 250 170 70 6,573 172