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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MARINE AND HARBOURS AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENT— continued.

Number if Persons. Item. VOTE No. 32.—MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued. 1 192; 192 1-24. 1923-24. Subdivision No. IV. — Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office. £ £ g 52 Salaries— 52 Professional Division. 615 1 Class A — 1 at £615 Class C— 1 at £440 615 440 1 440 Clerical Division. Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 410 410 1 General Division. 1 at £191 191 191 Unclassified. 85 8 8 Local Reporters 85 13 Other Charges for and incidental to — 53 Establishment of district weather-reporting stations 54 Fuel, light, power, and water 55 Inspection of stations 56 Maintenance of observatories 57 Office-cleaning 58 Office fittings and requisites 59 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 60 Printing and stationery 61 Purchase of instruments anel repairs to same 62 Rent 63 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 61 Temporary assistance 65 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision -1,741 *1,741 50 20 50 20 30 50 3,200 200 100 200 50 '10 10 3,990 53 51 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 50 20 50 20 30 50 3,200 200 100 200 61 65 50 '-10 10 3,990 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910— Sale of instruments ... 5,731 5,731 10 10 Total — Subdivision No. IV ... ... — 5,721 Subdivision No. V. — Superintendents of Mercantile Marina, Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Surveyors of Ships. 66 Salaries— 66 Professional Division. I I Class A — 1 at £715 Class B— £ 1 at £590 ... ... 590 3 at £565 ... ... 1,695 Glass C— 3 at £495 ... ... 1,485 2 at £440 ... ... 880 715 2,285 2,365 * Includes cost-of-living increase to soale salaries or wagos