8.—7 [PT. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT

Minister of Railways AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of Working Railways. Summary

(a) £2,713,000 now included in public accounts as " Miscellaneous Receipts."

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1945-46. 1944-45. t — , Sa Wages nd Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. Vote —Working Railways— £ ' £ £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 9,487,627 6,976,874 16,464,501 13,845,770 14,589,037 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. .. .. (a) 1,074,480 1,803,062 NET TOTAL 9,487,627 6,976,874 16,464,501 12,771,290 12,785,975 Number 1944-45. of Persons. 1945-46. 3,504 Miles. 1945—46] 1944 —45 VOTE-WORKING RAILWAYS 3,504 Miles. ~ Expendecl General Charges— First Division £ £ £ 4,200 14,214 Head Office Salaries — Second Division General Management-— 19,800119,788 1 at £1,675 (General Manager) .. .. .. 1,675 1,600 1 at £1,375 (Assistant General Manager) .. .. 1,375 1,300 > 3,934 Totals 1 at £1,075 (Staff Superintendent and Cliief Legal Adviser) 1,075 1,034 I 24,000 24,002 Other salaries (£95 to £790) .. .. .. .. 38,496 31'600 32,588 Allowances to members under the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926; allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations ; expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, Staff Tribunals, and Royal Commissions; and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the £ other items of the vote .. .. .. 1,100 Office building expenses, stationery, printing ., 9,410 Inter-State Railway Conference .. .. 100 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 8,050 Telephone subscriptions .. .. .. 185 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. 2,400 Travelling-expenses and Chairman's fee (Appeal Board) .. .. .. .. .. 1,950 Travelling-expenses (Government Railways; Superannuation Fund Board) .. .. .. 100 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 50 23,345 14,570 26,931 65,966 50,104 63,453 Less transfer's to other sections .. .. 12,500 11,400 11,084 53,466 38,704 52,369