B—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

20

No. of Officers. 19 6-7. .tern. 1906-7. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 28 13 VOTE No. 9— continued. Non-ci.ertcal Divtsion — continued. Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £150, 2 at £140, 1 at £130, 7 at £120, 1 at £110 1,660 29 5 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph).—From £50 to £ 100, by Five Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £60 430 3 Assistant Exchange Clerks. — From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130 ... 30 420 31 70 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 5 at £120, 3 at £115, 5 at £110, 4 at £105,19 at £100, 12 at £90, 8 at £80, 13 at £70, 1 at £60 6,505 32 37 Assistant Despatch Clerks. —From £50 to £100, by Seven Annual Increments of £10 each. 11 at £120, 2 at £110, 7 at £100, 8 at £90, 4 at £80, 3 at £70, 2 at £60 ... 3,610 33 36 Distributors.—Erom £50 to £80, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 4 at £80, 7 at £70, 21 at £60, 4 at £50 2,270 12 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £26 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 8 at £36, 3 at £34, 1 at £31 ... 34 421 35 13 Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 13 at £41 533 36 554 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 18,320 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current 346,635 8,030 year New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets 338,605 37 6,530 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 345,135 14,685 330,450