D.-PURCHASE OF SITES, &c. (POSTAL and TELEGRAPH
SERVICES only).

Purchase, Premiums for Leases, &c., Redemption of Land-tax and
Tithe, Surveyors' and Accountants' Charges, &c.

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. (a)

E. 1.-CONVEYANCE OF LETTER MAILS BY RAIL- £

ENGLAND AND WALES

NORTHERN IRELAND

SCOTLAND

CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS BY RAIL

ENGLAND AND WALES

NORTHERN IRELAND

SCOTLAND

1,748,000
36,000
223,000

2,007,000 1,978,000

(a) In addition to the expenditure shown under this subhead, payments charged on Postal Revenue are made to Foreign and Colonial Postal Administrations out of the postage collected from the public on mails for abroad. These payments are included in the Account of Postal Revenue, which appears annually in the Finance Accounts presented to Parliament.

Certain additional payments in connection with steamer services to the Hebrides are met from the Vote for Scottish Office, Class II., Vote 30.

† Mails are also conveyed by Post Office road vehicles, the cost of provision and operation of which is borne on Subheads A and G.

(19329)

E.4.-PACKET SERVICES-FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

* Certain additional payments in connection with steamer services to the Hebrides are met from the Vote for Scottish Office, Class II., Vote 36.

†These contract are for Parcel Mails only.

(1) ANNUITIES payable to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt for Advances made in the calendar years 1913 to 1923

(2) Completion and Equipment of the Railway. Estimated expenditure in 1926

TOTAL, POST OFFICE (LONDON) RAILWAY

• These contracts are for Parcel Mails only,

75,152 75,152 175,000 180,300

£250,152 255,452

F.-RAILWAY COMPANIES, CABLE COMPANIES, &c., FOR
SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH TELEGRAMS.

H. 2.-LOSSES BY DEFAULT, ACCIDENT, &c.:
Including Compensation for Loss or Damage of Parcels
and Registered Letters

I. 1. SALARIES, WAGES, AND ALLOWANCES (c):

(a) Excluding expenditure incurred by the Engineering and Savings Banks Departments (Subheads L. and O.). (b) Details of the Services for which this Subhead provides will be found in Appendices D. and E, pages 91-94.

(c) 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.

(d) One post blocked by a Clerk, 1st Class (Old Establishment) on scale 3101.-151.-4001. One Clerk, 2nd Class, assimilated to Executive scale is performing Drawing Office supervising duties, and blocks post authorized for Drawing Office Supervisor the scale being reserved for later consideration.

(e) A number of Officers retain a personal maximum in excess of that proper to their class.