8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.-POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Item. 1918-19. POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES — continued. £ £ VOTE No. 12— continued. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Sundry Charges— continued. Compensation for articles lost or £ damaged during transmission by post 104 Fraudulent withdrawals from Post Office Savings-bank — £ Auckland (254146) ... 22 Wellington (325139) ... 3 Wellington (335375) ... 2 Wellington (365900) ... 7 Dunedin (238508) ... 4 — 38 Grant on retirement to J. Orchiston, late Chief Telegraph Engineer, in lieu of leave .on retirement ... 284 Pensions for officers retired, whose allowance from the Superannuation Fund is under £52 per annum ... 184 2,703 Travelling-expenses, AcInspection of offices ... ... 2,500 Railway travelling post-offices allowances ... ... 3,000 Relieving-expenses ... ... 5,000 Removal expenses ... ... 10,000 Travelling expenses, allowances, and tram-fares ... •■■ 3,500 24,000 Uniform clothing War bonus to officers of the Department 7,000 99,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910... 505,839 20,000 ' 1,670,220 Total—Vote No. 12 485,839 TOTAL OF CLASS III £1,67 ,220