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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Number lt em. of Persons. 1924-25. VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES— continued. Subdivision No. I. — Postal and Telegraph Salaries —ctd. 1924-25. £ 1 Salaries— continued. General Division — continued. Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices Married Officers : To provide a minimum of salary £209 15s. per annum Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 1875) Salaries of Medical Referees ... 17,000 850 60,000 500 78,350 Total — Subdivision No. I 1,836,388 Subdivision No. II. — Conveyance of Ocean Mails. 2 Charges for and incidental to — Suez Services— Great Britain P. and 0. steamers 250 Pacific ServicesNorth American overland and Atlantic transit Resident Agency, San Francisco San Francisco service Travelling expenses and allowances to officers employed in trie Marine Post-office in the Vancouver and San Francisco services Vancouver service 250 29,100 325 25,000 1,200 20,000 75,625 Eastern Services, including Africa and India via Australia Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 1,500 22,000 100 23,600 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Industries and Commerce Department— £ San Francisco service ... 12,500 Vancouver service ... 10,000 22,500 Total — Subdivision No. II 99,47