B.—7a.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

CLASS XVI.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL -continued.

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Item. 1909-10. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 90— continued. Public Works, Departmental— continued. Salaries —continued. Officers dispensed with or transferred — Chief Engineer of Roads at £725 (3 months) 2 Resident Engineers: 1 at £375 (7 months), 1 at £350 (6 months) 3 Assistant Engineers: 1 at £275 (7 months), 1 at £230 (6 months), 1 at £220 (6 months) ... Resident Road Engineer at £395 (3 months) 4 Assistant Road Engineers : 1 at £320 (4 mouths), 1 at £300 (6 months), 1 at £290 (5 months), 1 at £290 (4 months) 4 Draughtsmen : 1 at £300 (6 months), 1 at £280 (6 months), 1 at £250 (7 months), 1 at £188 (6 months) 17 Clerks: 1 at £315 (3 months), 1 at £275 (5 months), 1 at £270 (6 months), 1 at £250 (6 months), 1 at £240 (8 months), 1 at £240 (6 months), 1 at £235 (6 months), 1 at £235 (3 months), 1 at £210 (8 months), 1 at £200 (8 months), 1 at £190 (6 months), 1 at £185 (6 months), 1 at £175 (8 months), 1 at £175 (7 months), 1 at £165 (5 months), 1 at £155 (4 mouths), 1 at £120 (6 months) ... 181 394 385 99 475 530 1 ,770 3 ,834 36 ,298 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Other Charges of and incidental to — Extra clerical, draughting, and office assistance Fidelity guarantee policy premiums Lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. Postage and telegrams Purchase of instruments, office requisites, &c. Equipment and other allowances Law-charges and legal expenses Telephone Exchange connections, private letterboxes, expenses of commissions, &c. Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Casey, her husband having been hurt on Government works Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,000 50 750 1 ,750 1 ,000 250 50 150 2,000 10 il 300 12 300 8,600 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 44 ,898 904 Total —Vote No. 90 43 ,994 TOTAL CLASS XVI 143,994