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1915-16. Total. ote No. 18.—Working Railways £ 2,923,314 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 2,923,314 GROSS REVENUE ... Estimated. .. .£4,000,000 ;cm. 1915-16. [torn. Classification and Increases under Act. 2,913 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS. £ £ Total number of members, as per D.-3, 1915 .. 11,152 VOTE No. 18. 1 Head Office — General Manager, E. H. Hiley 3 3,000 Chief Clerk, £900 ; Chief Accountant, £750 ; Comptroller of Stores, £650 ; Commercial Agent, £545 ; 70 Clerks—4 at £455, 4 at £400, 1 at £370, 1 at £360, 3 at £345, 1 at £315, 1 at £295, 3 at £280, 1 at £275, 7 at £260, 3 at £245,12 at £220, 5 at £210, 2 at £200, 6 at £190, 2 at £180, 2 at £165, 5 at £150, 5 at £135, 2 at £125; 26 Cadets— 5 at £110, 8 at £95, 5 at £80, 7 at £65, 6 at £50 ; 6 Audit Inspectors—1 at £455, 1 at £400, 4 at £345; Cadets' lodging-allowance—4 at 10/ per week, 2 at 8/ per week, 1 at 5/ per week 24 24,289 Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, pay of office-cleaners, messengers, and night-watchmen, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 9 9,711 2 Departmental Offices — Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £1,000; Inspecting Engineer, £700; Signal Engineer, £600; Office Engineer, £545 ; Inspector, Bridge Construction, £400; 9 District Engineers—2 at £600, 1 at £545, 2 at £525, 1 at £505, 2 at £455, 1 at 37 37,000