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XXIV.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL -continued.

Appropriations for Public Works Services.

Item. 1921-22. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS— continued. VOTE No. 43— continued, £ Public Works, Departmental— continued. Salaries —continued. General Division — continued. £ 3 at £300 ... ... 900 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 4 at £290 ... ... 1,160 3 at £285 ... ... 855 I at £280 ... ... 280 15 at £275 ... ... 4,125 II at £270 ... ... 2,970 1 at £260 (2 months) ... ... 43 2 at £250 ... ... 500 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £215 ... ... 215 2 at £206 ... ... 412 8 at £184 ... ... 1,472 4 at £164 ... ... 656 1 at £164 (1 month) ... ... 14 5 at £152 ... ... 760 6 at £140 ... ... 840 1 at £124 ... ... 124 5 at £115 ... ... 575 2 at £100 ... ... 200 1 at £460 (G. E. Smith, special leave on retirement, April 1st to April 30th, 1922), (1 month) ... ... 38 1 at £390 (W. B. Aird, special leave on retirement, April 1st to May 11th, 1922), (lji months) ... ... 44 72,465 ; - Less amount of salaries of officers —charged direct to works on which engaged 178,017 41,935 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to F. T. M. Kissel, Electrical Engineer, whilst acting as Chief Electrical Engineer during the Chief Electrical Engineer's absence in Australia Amount credited in error to Public Works Fund should have been credited to the Electric Supply Account Amount of long-service allowance paid to W. Dell during year 1919-20 Atuaroa Stream Dredging ... Compassionate allowance to W. Forrest in connection with Okahu Tunnel Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances Expenses of Commissions generally Expenses of Rivers Commission Extra engineering, clerical, draughting, and office assistance (including uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls)... Installation of dictograph system in Public Works Head Office Payment of accident expenses, Ac, not provided for under the Workers' Compensation Act ... *136,082 130 600 4 8 +650 5 6 7 100 8 9 10 2,000 1,250 76 10,000 11 830 12 25 * .Includes uniform cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wagi ision as cost of living rises or falls. "f All recoverable. ■s, which is si mbject to re