The total Expenditure in connection with this Service is estimated as follows:

The total Credits in connection with this Service (in addition to Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Revenue paid to H.M. Exchequer) are estimated as follows:

Appropriations in Aid (Subhead T)

Services rendered to other Departments (see Appendix
F., pp. 95-97)

TOTAL CREDITS

* Includes cost of books and maps not included in previous years.

£56,836,654 54,519,929

2,170,544 2,107,429

3,230,255 3,285,625

As regards scales of salaries and wages, pounds represent annual salaries and shillings weekly wages.

A statement of the total staff employed on 1 February, 1925, as compared with the previous year, is shewn in Appendix B page 89.

The rate of Bonus applicable to salaries, &c., is shown on page 5. Remuneration not carrying Bonus is shown as inclusive.

Extra remuneration in the form of Extra Duty pay, Sunday pay, or Bank Holiday pay, is made to Post Office servants at hourly rates authorised by the Treasury for the various classes of officers, and a number of officers thus receive more than £50 a year each in extra remuneration. Others receive Free Medical Attendance and Uniform.

(a) One receives a superannuation allowance of 1901. per annum, provided for in the Navy Estimates.
(b) 26 authorised; one place blocked by 1st class Clerk, Old establishment, on scale 5501.-201.-6501.

(c) One receives allowance of 1201. per annum provided in the War Office Estimates whilst employed in connection with Royal Engineers (Postal Service) at General Post Office.

(4) The Clerks in waiting are allowed 10s. a day for Table Money when on duty; the cost is provided for in Subhead H.3

A. 1.-SALARIES, WAGES, &c., HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHMENTS-continued.

(a) Three places blocked by Senior Staff Officers on scale 5001.-201.-6001., one with personal maximum of 7001. (b) Including one employed temporarily in the Compensation (Ireland) Commission, with an allowance of 1001. per annum provided for in the Estimate for Compensation (Ireland)-Unclassified Services, Vote 4.

(c) A number of officers retain a personal maximum in excess of that proper to their grades. d) Certain Second Class Clerks retain old incremental rate (201.) between 3001, and 3801.

■ A. 1.—SALARIES, WAGES, &c., HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHMENTS-continued.

(a) To be replaced by Assistant Buildings Surveyor on occurrence of vacancy.
(b) This officer receives a superannuation allowance of 3001. per annum, provided for in the Navy Estimates.
(c) One receives a superannuation allowance of 2501. per annum, provided for in the Navy Estimates.