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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

Item. 191 9-20. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued 2,99£ 3 Miles. VOTE No. 8—continued. Working-expensks of Sections — continued. £ Traffic Expenses —continued. Section —continued. Westport Nelson Picton Allowance to guards employed on Rimutaka Incline Cash shortages at stations Cash lost in transit Cash stolen from Christchurch Parcels Office Cash stolen by burglars at Whangarata Station Expenses in connection with Royal Commission on curtailment of railway services 18,500 11,500 7,100 100 15 1 173 2 800 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 930,991 13,000 ijake Wakatipu steamer service 917,991 7,500 Miscellaneous — Allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1912, for special work performed in the course of their duty ... ... £101 Less already provided for under the various sections ... ... 100 Amount required to provide for increases in pay of railway staff under Government Railways Amendment Act, 1919, including additional pay to casual hands Audit fees for inspection of accounts Compassionate allowances— A. M. Barnard Dinah Pearson Alfred Carter John Simpson Harry McCabe George Thomas H. M. Overton J. W. Harrison S. P. Gibb New Zealand Railways Military Transport Corps— Pay and travelling-expenses of Instructors, and incidental expenses Refund to Foxton Harbour Board on completion of purchase of Foxton Wharf Special allowance to Private Secretary : 1 at £260 ... Special allowance to Private Secretary ... 870,000 900 130 100 200 50 100 80 100 275 80 1,600 3,100 20 80 Total Head Office, Departmental Offices, and Working-expenses of Sections 876,816 3,950,286