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

(a) The following fees are paid to Medical Officers not on the permanent staff :

A fee of 11s. per annum for each officer on the capitation list.

A fee of 3s. per attendance on itinerants, i.e., members of the staff without fixed headquarters who are entitled to free medical attendance, but are not included in any Medical Officer's Capitation List.

A fee of 3s. per attendance (maximum 12s. a quarter in respect of any one officer) for emergency attendance on officers
unable to consult their proper Medical Officer.

A fee of 15s. for examination of new entrants and10s. for examination of each applicant for Government Life Insurance.
Fees of varying amounts are paid for reports furnished in certain special cases.
Provision for these fees is included under the various Subheads of the Estimate.

(b) One officer on personal scale of 5001.-201.-6001.

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

24

24

822

(2 at 48s. 6d. Allowance of 4s. a week to one Boy Messengers

Efficiency bar at 39s.)
personal maximum)

2,649

2,506

10

10

(8s. to 22s.)

1,645

1,737

24 24

8

Porters

Allowance of 5s. a week to one
Foremen of Cleaners

..(43s.-2s.-58s.)

Cleaners ..(30s.; 32s. after 3 years full time service)
Allowance of 2s. 6d. a week to one

Doorkeepers (30s. ; 32s., after 3 years full time service)
2 Liftmen ..(30s.; 32s., after 3 years full time service)
Charwomen (51d. per hour; 6d. after 3 years full time`

1,138

service or 5 years part time)} 2,284

Allowance of 3s. 6d. a week to one ..

282

1,148 283

2 237

9

9

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

(a) One retains title of "Assistant Solicitor."

(b) One post blocked by unestablished Clerk with salary not exceeding 3001.

(c) Certain officers retain the right to the London scales, 400!.-5001; 3001.-4001; 100-4001.

(d) Certain officers have the right to proceed to a personal maximum of 2601.

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

Numbers.

1925. 1926.

ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE, EDINBURGH.

(a) Certain officers retain the right to London scales, 4001.-5001.; 3001.-4001.; 1001.-4001.; 2301.-3001.; 601.-1801. (b) Of the Second Division Clerks 14 have been assimilated to the Executive scale, rising to a maximum of 4001.

Division Clerks will be replaced by Clerks on the occurrence of vacancies.

Second

A.2.-SALARIES, WAGES, &c., METROPOLITAN ESTABLISHMENTS :

Clerks (b) ..

CENTRAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE, LONDON.
(INCLUDING THE THREADNeedle Street POSTAL AND
TELEGRAPH BRANCH OFFICE AND STOCK EXCHANGE
AND COMMERCIAL
ROOMS TELEGRAPH
OFFICES.)

Controller..

Deputy Controller

Assistant Controllers

Principal Clerk

SALES

£

£

(1,000Z.-50.-1,2007.)

1,419

1,419

(8001.-251.-9007.)

1,116

1,116

(6501.-251.-7501.)

2,775

2,821

(5001.-201.-6007.)

789

789

(4007.-157.-5007.)

1,905

1,932

4,307 4,281 Supervising Officers, Telegraphists, &c. (including Un

established Force) (c) ..

(601.-2501.)

8,185 8,058

871,000 882,694