I. 1.—SALARIES, WAGES, &c., ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENT-continued.

I. 1.—SALARIES, WAGES, &c., ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENT-continued.

(a) Authority exists for 100 Acting Inspectors for supervision of Contract Work in addition to authorised force. (b) Includes 60 Probationary Inspectors recruited by competition.

(c) One Repeater Officer Class I., and 3 Repeater Officers, Class II., employed at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, are paid foreign service allowances of 3251. for Class I. and 2501. for Class II (Bonus in addition is not paid). The Class I officer pays 251. per annum for official residence.

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

I. 1. SALARIES, WAGES, &c., ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENT-continued.

(a) Ten places blocked by unestablished Male Shorthand Writers and Typists, and one by a redundant Male Clerical Assistant.

(b) Scale to be reconsidered on a vacancy.

(c) Including 6 part-time at bourly rates.

I. 1.—SALARIES, WAGES, &c., ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENT—continued.

(a) The present holders are in receipt of personal wages above the maxima of the scales. (b) These grades will be replaced by unestablished staff at trade rates as vacancies occur. The present holders are in receipt of wages on old scale, rising to 3s. less than the maximum shown above, but with good conduct stripe allowances in addition.

(19329)

D

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Numbers.

1925. 1926.

SUMMARY.

33,452 33,705 Engineer-in-Chief's Office, Metropolitan and Pro

ENGINEERING STORES, FACTORY PLANT, &C., PURCHASED;
FREIGHT AND CARTAGE.

(Exclusive of Materials supplied by Works Contractors under
" inclusive " contracts.)

Gross Engineering Materials (including Com

pletion of Telephone Capital Stores)

£464,000

425,500

f 4,629,500 272,500

(a) Details of the services for which this Subhead provides will be found in Appendices D. and E pages 91-94.