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The expansion of the Service will be seen by the following table :— Dr. £ Or. £ Increase of staff, Ist April, Temporary officers made per--1914, to 31st March, 1915 .. 49,924 manent .. '.. ..39,477 Increase: School Inspectors .. 20,581 New positions created'— Balance .. ... .. 30,445 Expansion of Service .. 40,892 School Inspectors .. .. 20,581 £100,950 £100,950 Crediting the new positions created (expansion of service), the balance of £30,445 shows savings in staff in other directions during the financial year. The Departments principally responsible for the creation of new positions are : Public Works, £7,341, of which £2,638 is accounted for by the opening of the Lake Coleridge electrical supply ; Education (including School Inspectors, £20,581, taken over under the Education Act, 1914), £24,926 ; Public Trust, £3,916, expansion of business generally ; Agriculture, £3,794 ; Lands and Survey, £3,568 ; Justice and Prisons, £3,426;' Mental. Hospitals, £3,110; Internal Affairs, £2,268; Customs, £2,167. The average salaries at the following dates were — £ Ist April, 1913 .. .. .. \. ..188 1914 .. .. .. 187 1915 .. .. .. .. ..195* * Converted emoluments account for £4 18s. of this increase. The Native-school teachers are not included in the foregoing. They were on — Number. Am ° unt ' Ist April, 1914 .. .. .. ..241 26,861 „ 1915 (including nine vacancies) .. 256 34,875f f Includes £2,940 value of converted emoluments. Post and Telegraph Department. The classified staff on the following dates was — T , Amount Number. „ Ist April, 1913 .. .. .. ..5,372 708,165 1914 .. .. .. .. 5,633 761,365 1915 .. .. .. .. 5,958 824,242 The increase as at the Ist April, 1915, over the preceding year, £62,877, includes £15,160, the salaries of temporary employees made permanent, and formerly paid out of other appropriations than salaries, leaving £47,717 additional to be provided for. As the expansion of the business of the Department required an increase to the staff of 239 officers in addition to temporary employees made permanent, the increase in the classified salaries may be regarded as rather below normal. The Department accounts for this by savings owing to reorganization of positions during the year, as will be seen by the following :— Dr. £ Gr. £ Increase of staff, Ist April, Temporary officers made per--1914, to 31st March 1915 .. 9,209 manent .. .. .. 15,160 Balance .. .. .. 5,951 £15,160 £15,160 For a Department which has been closely classified for many years this is a very creditable result. Further savings by reorganization and amalgamation of positions are under consideration. t