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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

1918-19. Total. Vote No. 13.—Working Railways £ 3,339,579 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 3,339,579 GROSS REVENUE ... Estimated. .. .£4,625,000 Item. Item. 1918-19. Classification and Increases under Act. 2,993 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS. VOTE No. 13. 1 Head Office — General Manager ... ... Chief Clerk, £1,000; Chief Accountant, £700 ; Comptroller of Stores, £650; Officer in Charge, Advertising Branch, £475 ; 7 Audit Inspectors—1 at £475, 1 at £425, 1 at £41.5, 3 at £370, 1 at £360; 63 Clerks—5 at £475, 2 at £425, 1 at £400, 5 at £370, 1 at £360, 1 at £345, 3 at £315, 3 at £295, 2 at £280, 1 at £275, 10 at £260, 5 at £245, 5 at £220, 2 at £210, 1 at £200, 6 at £190, 2 at £165, 2 at £135, 6 at £125; 25 Cadets—2 at £110, 8 at £95, 8 at £80, 7 at £65; Cadets' lodging-allowance—3 at 8/ per week, 4 at 5/ per week Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, pay of office-cleaners, messengers, and. night-watchmen, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, increased night allowances to members and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1 3 24, 9, £ £ 3,000 : 24,679 9,321 2 Departmental Offices— Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £950; Assistant Chief Engineer, £700; Signal Engineer, £700; Office Engineer, £600 ; Inspector, Bridge Construction, £425; 9 District Engineers—3 at' £600, 1 at £575, 1 at £560, 1 at £525, 1 at £475, 1 at £465, 1 at £415 ; 6 Assistant Engineers—1 at £450, 3 at £415,1 at £315,1 at £295 ; 84 Clerks and Draughtsmen—1 at £475, 5 at £425, 3 at £370, 2 at £345, 7 at £315, 2 at £295, 2 at £280,12 at £260, 3 at £245, 7 at £220, 4 at £210, 4 at £200, 9 at £190, 2 at £180, 2 at £165, 2 at £150, 8 at £135, 9 at 37,000 1 37,