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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services'.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Number >f Persons. Item. 1923-24. POST AND TELEGEAPH WOEKINGEXPEN SE S— continued. 1923-24. VOTE No. 7— continued. Subdivision No. I. — Postal and Telegraph Salaries —ctd. 1 Salaries— continued. General Division — continued. Contribution to Eailways Department for combined Posb-Telegraph-Eailway Offices Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 1913) Salaries of Medical Eeferees... Married Officers: To provide a minimum salary of £209 15s. per annum 19,000 59,500 600 950 Total — Subdivision No. I 80,050 1,483,180 Subdivision No. II. — Conveyance of Ocean Mails. 2 Charges for and incidental to — Suez Services— Great Britain P. and O. steamers 250 Pacific Services — North American and overland transit . . Eesident Agency, San Francisco San Francisco service Vancouver service 250 4,100 325 25,000 20,000 Coastal Services— Auckland services, including Great Barrier Blenheim services Chatham Islands Invercargill services Nelson services Wellington services 49,425 2,800 1,150 500 300 200 50 5,000 Eastern Services, including Africa and India via Australia Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 1,500 26,000 800 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910— Industries and Commerce Department— £ Chatham Islands service ... 63 San Francisco service ... 12,500 Vancouver service ... 10,000 Marine Department :— Eussell-Eawhiti-Cape Brett ... 40 28,300 82,975 22,603 60,372 22,603 i Total — Subdivision No. II *