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Health of Staff. 109. The following table gives the average absence of pei'inanent officers on sick-leave. Figures in parentheses represent last year's return.

The high average is attributable to the influenza epidemic. Movement of Staff. Departments other than Post and Telegraph. 110. The classified staff on the following dates was, — M , Amount. Number. ~ Ist April, 1913 .. .. .. 4,641 874,437 1914 .. .. .. 5,095 953,343 1915 .. .. .. 5,013 1,098,960 1916 .. .. ..5,985 1,158,949 1917 .. .. .. 6,217 1,208,979 1918 .. .. ..6,282 1,231,433 1919 .. .. .. 6,210 1,431,724 111. Of the increase of £557,287 since the Ist April, 1913, £137,957 is accounted for by temporary officers made permanent (£81,412), the nationalization of School Inspectors (£20,581), and converted emoluments (£35,964). 112. The increases as the result of the general regrading provided on the Ist April, 1919, amount to £214,702, as against £46,595 in the preceding year. The gross increase of £214,702 incorporates war bonuses which were being paid at the rate of £117,000 per annum on the 31st March, 1919. Had there been no regrading, the normal classification increase would have approximated £47,000. The net cost of the regrading is therefore £50,702, or, taking into account overlapping increments brought to the common date of Ist April, 1919, approximately £60,000. 113. The average salaries at the following dates were, — £ Ist April, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . 188 1914 .. .. .. .. ..187 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 195* 1916 .. .. .. .. ..194 1917 .. . . . . . . .. 194 1918 .. .. . . . . .. 196 1919 . . . . . . .. .. 230

* Converted emoluments account for £4 18s. of this increase.

w , c Number of AT . . Average Average Number of „,„ Number of- AT , b , ., b , K , Off) -s Officers -p. ; Numb.T of Absence tor Number q. (v ' absent ntr I Davs each I the whole I of qaTiYT™ during the u™oers Q ff gtaff Deaths. 30/11/18. ,t ° absent. . . Q . , /• r> \ ' Year. absent Sick. , (in Days). _ I j I I general Service — Male .. .. .. ! 5.110 1,675 35.165 21 7 88* (5,188) (1,041) (23,146) (22) (4) (62) Female . . ' .. .. 1.239 589 1.1,464 20 9 3 (1,159) (388) (6,771) (17) (6) (3) Totals .. .. 6,349 2.264 46.629 21 8 91 (6,347) (1,429) (29,917) (21) (4) (65) Post and Telegraph Department — Male '.. .. .. 5,156 3.226 61,081 19 12 53 (5,147) (1,797) (22,653) (12) (4) (12) Female .. .. ., 1.264 1,022 25,428 25 20 3 (920) (559) (10,236) (18) (II) Totals .. >.. 6,420 4.248 86,509 20 13 56 (6,067) (2,356) (32,889) (14) (5) (12) i i * Includes 24 (15) officers killed or died of wounds whilst serving with Expeditionary Forces.