III.

DETAILS of the foregoing.

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

A statement of the total staff employed on 1 January, 1926, as compared with the previous year, is shewn in Appendix B page 89.

The rates and scales of pay shown in brackets (except where shown as inclusive) carry an addition in respect of cost of living bonus payable in accordance with the scheme set out in the Appendix on page 98.

The money provision for each item represents the total remuneration, including bonus where payable.

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. A number also receive Free Medical Attendance and Uniform.

A.-SALARIES, WAGES, AND ALLOWANCES.

A. 1.—SALARIES, WAGES, &c., HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHMENTS:

(a) One place blocked by 1st class Clerk, Old Establishment, on scale 5501.-201.-6501.

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(b) 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."

(c) 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) One place blocked by Senior Staff Officer on scale 5001.-201.-6001., and one by an officer with personal maximum of 7001. (b) Including one Acting Staff Officer on Provincial Scale 3601.-131. 10s.-4501., with allowance of 1001. per annum. (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 retired pay of 1501. per annum, provided for in the Navy Estimates
(c) One place blocked by redundant Registry Assistant on scale 20s. to 70s.

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

Allowance of 3s. a week to one
Head Assistant, Investigation Branch (48s.-2s.-54s.)
Assistants, Investigation Branch (1 at personal
maximum of 47s.)
(28s. to 46s.)
Allowances of 1s. a week each to two for cleaning
cycles
Messengers-

(28s. at entry at 22 years of age; 29s. 6d. at
23 years; 31s. at 24 years; then by 3s. to 37s. ;
by 1s. 6d. to 46s.) (7 at 47s., 1 at 46s. 6d., and 2 at
46s. 3d., personal maximum)

Boy Messengers

(8s.-22s.)
(7s.-14s.)

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

(a) Four of these officers retain a personal maximum of 5401. One post is filled at present on an "acting" basis. (b) One of these officers retains personal salary of 4301.

(c) Of the Second Division Clerks 55 have been assimilated to the Executive scale rising to a maximum of 4001. and 2 remain on the Second Division scale. Second Division Clerks will be replaced by Clerks on the occurrence of vacancies. (4) The work of these classes is to be transferred to Women and any vacancies that may occur will not be filled. (e) A certain number of these officers are restricted to a maximum of 55s.