OUR EXPENDITURE.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 46, 22 August 1901, Page 6

OUR EXPENDITURE.

INCREASES OF SALARIES.

In view of the necessity for economy advocated by the Premier m his Financial Statement this year, it will bo of interest to give, as nearly as they can bo gleaned from the Estimates, the increases proposed m the salaries of departmental •officers. They are as follows : — LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Second clerk assistant, Houso of Ropresentatives, £25 ; reader and clerk of Bills, £25; clerk, Hansard staff, £20; messenger, Hansard staff, £15 ; Undersecretary, Colonial Secretary's office, £'4b ; shorthand-writer, Colonial Secretary's office, £25; Vote for allowance, [Ministers private Secretaries, £100; officer m charge of messengers, £25 ; vote for mossengers, . £459) vote for night(watchmen, £89; ' REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE Registrar-General, £§5; chief clerk, ijC!fis ; vote for clerks, £50 ; junior clerk, [JB20 ; dork to Registrar of Births, Auckfland, £25. j GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE > Government Printer, £20 ; superintending overseer, £15 ; chief clerk, £15. j INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. Secretary,, £50; trade representative Knew vote), £450 ; s vote for clerks, £75 ; ahorthand-writer (new vote), £165 ; messenger (now voto), £128. \ THE SANATORIUMS. , Medical Officer, Rotorua, £100; Ematron, Rotorua, £10; matron's assistant (new vote), £50 ; vote for bath atjfcondants, Rotorua, £95; wardsman, Rortorua, £10; laundress, Rotorua, £10; for servants, Rotorua, £20; voto ,for clerks, Rotorua, £20; subsidy to Vloctor, Hanmer, £25. THE TREASURY. Secretary to Treasury, £50;' accountant, £25; vote for cadets, £265; voto tfor binders, £13; vote for messenger, JOIBL TAXATION AND PATENTS. Voto for clerks, Income Tax Department, £30 ; vote for cadets, Income Tax ■Department, < £30 • messenger, Income Tax Department, £13 ; vote for clerks, Patent Office, £140. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. Chief clerk, Justice* Department, £25 ; .Vote for clerks, Justice Department, £145; messenger, Justico Department, £19 ; cadet, Crown Law Office (new jvoto), £76. Supremo Court— DeputyRegistrar at Auckland, £10; DeputyRegistrar at Wellington, £10; crier ab Wellington, £10 ; messenger at Wellington, £19; Doputy-Registrar afc Christchurch, £10; cadet at Christchurch, £10 ; crier at Dunedin, £10 ; vote for clerks to Judged, £100. Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts.— Vote for clerks, ' Auckland, £25 ; clerk, Combridgo, £15 ; cadet, Cambridge, £10 ; cadet, Thames, £10 ; interpreter, Thatnea, £50 • receiver of gold revenue, Paeroa, £20; clerk, Paeroa, £15; receiver of gold revenue, Coromandel, £25 ; cadet, Coromandel, £10 ; receiver of gold revenue, Te Aroha, £25 ; cadet, Gisborne, £10 ; " clerk to Now Plymouth, £20; cadet, New Plymouth, £10; bailiff, New Plymouth, £10 ; clerk, Stratford (new vote), £275 ; District Judge, Wanganui, £50; clerk, Wanganui, £25 ; Magistrate, Wellington, £50; clerk to Magistrate, Wellington, £25 ; clerk, Masterton, £15 ; bailiff, Masterton, £10; clerk, Pahiatua, £15; clerk, Napier, £20; cadet, Napier, £10; bailiff, Dannevirke, £15 ; Magistrate and \ Warden, Motueka (new vote), £50 ; bai>liff, Blenheim, £10 ; vote for clerks, Christchurch, £35; cadet, Christchurch, £10; cadet, Timaru, £10; bailiff, Timaru, £10; clerk, Ashburton, £10; bailiff, Timaru, £10; assistant clerk to Warden, Greymouth, £30 ; receiver of gold revenue, Westport, £25 ; cadet, Hokitika, £10 ; messenger, Hokitika, £10 ; vote for clerks, Diinediri, £2^; cadet,' •Dunedih, £,20; bailiff, Dunedin, £10; olerk, Oamaru, £20 ; cadet, Oamaru, £10; bailiff, Oamaru, £10; vote for clerks, Invorcargill, £135; cadet, In.vercargill, £10 ; receiver of gold revenue, Clyde, £25; cterk, Gore, £10. NATIVE LAND COURT. "*"*" Vote for clerks, £20 ; Registrar, Auckland, £10; vote for olerks, Auckland, £250; Registrar, Wellington, £10; clerk, Wellington, £10; cadet, Wellington, £10. PRISONS DEPARTMENT. Clerk to Inspector of Prisons, £25; jgaoler, Auckland, £10 ; voto for warders, Auckland, £140 ; vote for warders, NewPlymouth, £10 ; vote for warders, Wellington, £180; assistant-matron, Wellington, £5; gaoler, Napier, £10; assistant matron, Lyttelton, £5 ; gaoler, Hoikitika, £10; warders, Hokitika, £15; , warders, Dunedin, £56 ; gaoler, Invercar■gill, £10. CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Head Office— Chief clerk, £25; audit i clerk, £10; audit writer, £20; vote for cadets, £105; messenger, £10. Collector, Auckland, £25; vote for clerks, 'Auckland, £85 ; vote for landing waiters, 'Auckland, £290; tido surveyor, Auckland, £10 ; messenger,, Auckland, £18 ; boatman, Auckland, £10;. collector, [New Plymouth. £25; collector, Wanganui, £25; clerk, Wanganui, £20; vote for cadets, £30 ,* first clerk, Wellington, £20 ; vote for clerks, Wellington, £35 ; ,vote for lockers, Wellington, £61 ; vote for boatman and messenger, Wellington, £27.; landing waiter, Napier, £20 ; collectors, Wairau, £10; landing waiters, INelson, £20 ; clerk, Nelson, £10 ; cadet, "Nelson, £10; cadet, Westport (new vote), £65 ; officer m charge, Bluff, £10 ; landing waiter, Invercargifi, £20 ; locker, Inyercargill, £16 ; vote for carets, Dunedin, £06; landing waitera, Dunedin, £50 ; lockers, Dunedin, £21 ; messenger, Danedin, £9 ; collector, Oamaru, £20 ; clerk, Timaru, £35; landing surveyor, Lyttelton, £25; vote for clerks, Lyttelton, £245 ; warehouse-keeper, Lyttelton, .£10 ; vote for landing waiters, £45; vote for lockers, Lyttelton, £157; messenger, Lyttelton, £9. MARINE DEPARTMENT. Clerks, Head Office {two), £10 each ; 'cadet, Head Office, £10 ; Nautical Adviser, Head Office, £25 ; Harbourmaster, Manukau, £20 ; vote for lighthouse[keepers, etc., £160 ; Chief Inspector of Machinery, £351 ; vote for Inspectors of Machinery, £35 ; vote for clerks, £35 ; Inspectors of Mercantile Marine, £60; attendants, Hakataramea. hatchery (new [vote), £255. STAMP DEPARTMENT. Chief clerk, Stamp Department, £20; clerk, Stamp Department, £10; vote for stampers, £50 ; clerks, Auckland (two), £10 each; clerks, Wellington, £10; Deputy Commissioner, Wanganui (new vote), £20; clerks, Hawkes Bay, £10; clerk, Canterbury, £10; cadet, Canterbury, £10; cadets, Otago (?wo), £10 ,each; clerk,, Invarcargillj £10.

LANDS REGISTRY. Voto for clerks, Auckland, £20 ; cadets, Taranaki (two), £10 and £5; Examiner of Titles, Wellington, £20 ; chief clork, £10 ; messenger, £19 ; clerks, Hawkes Bay, £10 ; Registrar of Deeds, Canterbury, £25 ; cadet, Canterbury (new voto), £75; cadette, Canterbury (new vote), £65; District Land Registrar, Weatland, £25j clerk, Westland, £10; cadet, Southland, £10. EDUCATION. Assistant Secretary, £25; chief clerk, Clerical Branch, £10; clerk, etc., Clerical Branch, £20 ; voto for clerks, £145 ; vote for cadets, £195 ; clork, £25 ; Manager Auckland Industrial School, £25 ; medical officer, Auckland Industrial School -(new vote), £50 ; attendants, Auckland Industrial School (new vote), £120; attendants at Burnham, £450; Managor, Caversham, £10 ; schoolmasters, Caversham, £20 ; attendants, Caversham, £14 ; Manager, Wellington Receiving Home (new vote), £100 ; Manager, Christchurch Receiving Homo (new vote), £120 ; vote for teachers, School for Deaf Mutes, £155 ; instructors, School for Deaf Mutes (new vote), £100. LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Clerk, Lunacy Department, £20 ; 'Medical Superintendent, Auckland Asylum, . £25; clerk, Auckland, £20; matron, Auckland, £5 ; vote for attendants, Auckland, £392 ; . Medical Superintendent, Wellington Asylum, £25 ; clerk and storekeeper, Wellington, £46 ; vote for attendants, Wellington, £75 ; clerk, Porirua, £10 ; engineer, Porirua, £22 ; attendants, Porirua, £645 ; attendants, Nelson, £60; clerk, Chrjstchnrch, £10 ; attendants, Christchurch, £268 ; attendants, Hokitika, £45 ; engineer, Seacliff (new vote), £230. LABOUR DEPARTMENT. Chief clerk, £15; clerks (two), £10 each ; shorthand-writer, £25 ; Inspector* of Factories (male), £60; Inspector of Factories, Napier, £5 ; Inspector of Factories, Invercargill, £10 ; Inspector of Factories, Wanganui, £10 ; cadet (new vote), £50. MINES DEPARTMENT. Under Secretary, £50; mining inspectors, £36 ; mining inspectors' assistants, £176; chief clerk, £35; clerk, £20; shorthand writers, £10; Assistant Geologist, £15; draughtsman, £10; cadets, Dunodin, £10; messenger, £15. ■ AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Secretary for Agriculture, £50 ; Produce Commissioner, England, £100 ; Compiler of statistics (new vote), £180 ; vote for clerks, £330 ; voto for veterinary surgeons, £5140 ; vote for assistant meat inspectors, £1050 ; vote for dairy instructors, £265 ; voto for fruit experts, £160; poultry expert, £10; farm overseer, £25 ; quarantine caretakers, £10 ; relieving stock inspector, £15 ; assistant at veterinary laboratory, £10 ; assistant at chemical laboratory, £75 ; assistant at biologicul laboratory (new vote), £110 ; messenger (new vote), £5; vote for inspectors, Auckland district, £155 ; clerk, ! Auckland district, £14; rabbit agent, I Auckland district, £160 ; inspectors, NaI pier district, £35 ; olerk, Napier district, I £4; clerks, Wellington-West Coast district, £10 ; clerks, Mariborough district, £10 ; rabbit agent, Mariborough district, £4 ; inspectors, Canterbury-Kaikoura district, £15; rabbit agents, CanterburyKaikoura district, £200 ; inspectors, Otago district, £70 ; clerks, Otago district, £104 ; fruit inspectors, Otago district, £24. DEFENCE OFFICE. Under Secretary, £25 ; clerks, £1174 ; cadet, £10; staff officer, £150; two staff officers (new vote), £300 each ; assistant staff officer, £50 ; clerks (new vote), £1311 ; shorthand writers (new vote), £109 j messengers (new vote), £251 ; Commandant, School of Instruction, £200 ; non-com, instructors, £128 ; captains, No. 1 Service Company, £195; lieutenants, No. 1 Service Company, £15 cadets, £40; sergeant-ma-jors, £18 ; corporals, £137 ; bombardiers, £132; vote for gunners,, £1004 and £1207; voto for armourer-sergeants, I £165 ; . drivers (now vote), £1752 ; military cadets, No. 2 Company, £20; sergeants, No. 2 Company, £146 ; second corporals^ No. 2 Company, £132 ; sappers, £502; sappers, No. 2 Company, £821 ; assistant adjutant, Auckland district (new vote), £200; mounted instructor, Auckland district (new vote), £100 ; mounted drill instructor, Auckland, £192 ; storekeeper (new vote), £50 ; officer commanding district, Wellington, £50 ; assistant adjutant, Wellington (new vote), £200; mounted instructor, Wellington (new vote), £201 ; storekeeper, Wellington (now vote), £50 ; officer commanding district, Nelson, £100 ; assistant adjutant, Nelson (new vote), £100 ; mounted drill instructor, Nelson (new vote), £64 ; clerk, Nelson (new vote), £156; officer commanding sub-district, Canterbury, £50 ; adjutant, Canterbury, £137 f assistant adjutant, Canterbury (new vote), £200 ; mounted instructor, Canterbury (new vote), £100; mounted drill instructors, Canterbury, £64; clerks, Canterbury, £156 ; storekeeper, Canterbury (new vote), £50 ; officer commanding district, Otago, £25 ; officers, sub-districts, Otago, £100 ; adjutant, Otago, £137 • assistant adjutant, Otago (new vote), £200 ; mounted instructor, Otago (new vote), £100; j mounted drill instructor, Otago* £64 ; storekeeper, Otago (new vote), £50 ; j clerks, Otago, £312 ; arms cleaners, Auckland (new vote), £220 ; storekeeper (Stores Department), Wellington, £25; ' assistant storekeeper, Wellington, -£l7; J clerks, Wellington, £429 ; arms cleaners, Wellington, £1110; Commissioner of Police, £25 5 vot» for olerks, £20 ; vote for sergeants, £246; vote for constables, £2025 ; vote for district constables, £188 ; vote for magazine keepers, £10. LANDS AND SURVEY. Draughtsmen, £80 ; shorthand writer, £20; lithographic printer, £30; assistant surveyor, £10; auditor of land revenue, £15 ; Jhpcrintundent of settlements, £16 ; Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, £25 ; assistant surveyors, Hawkes Bay, £170 ; clerks, Hawkes Bay, £290 ; Commissioner of Crown Lands, Tarnnaki, £25 ; district surveyors, Taranaki, £10 ; draughtsmen, Taranaki, £35 ; clerkH, Taranaki, £154 ; rangers, Taranaki, £156 ; Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington, £25 ; assistant surveyors, Wellington, £140 ; draughtsmen, Wellington, £85; clerks, £40 ; rangers, £15 ; messenger, £5 j district surveyors, Nelson, £10 ; assistant surveyors, Nelson, £10 ; draughtsmen, Nelson, £180 ; clerks, Nelson, £40 ; cadets, Nelson, £10 ; district surveyors, Mariborough, £10 ; assistant surveyors, Mariborough, £20 ; draughtsmen, Marlborough, £265 ; olerks, Mariborough, £26; cadet, Mariborough, £10; Commissioner of Crown Lands, Westland, £26 ; assistant surveyor, Westland, £10 ; draughtsmen, Westland, £30 ; clerks, Westland, £20; cadets, Westland, £20; rangers, Westland, £10 ; district surveyor, Canterbury, £20; clerks, Canterbury, £164 ; Commissioner of Crown Lands, Otago, £25 ; district surveyors, Otago, £520 ; draughtsmen, Otago, £60 ; clerks, £54 ; cadets, £20 ; road surveyor, Otago (new vote), £325 ; draughtsmen, Southland, £35 ; clerks, Southland, £29 ; cadets, Southland, £20 s rangers, Southland, £25. VALUATION DEPARTMENT. Deputy Valuer-General, £25; chief olerk, £25} clerks. £109; cadet, £10 j

district valuers, £525 ; clerks, £35 ; cadets, £90. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. Clerks, Public Trust Office, £230; reI sorves agent, New Plymouth, £15 ; clerk, Now Plymouth, £15 ; district agent, Auckland, £10 ; clerk, Auckland, £20 ; clerks at Christchurch agency, £77 ; dorks at Dunedin agency, £25 ; local audit, Public Trust. Office, £25; extra cadets, £120. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE. Head Office— Olerks, £20; cadets, £300 ; chief messenger, £18 ; messenger, £18 ; clerks, Wellington Agency, <-£iJO ; cadet, Wellington Agency, £10 ; clerks, Auckland, £20 ; clerka, Christchurch, £10 ; cadet, Christchurch, £10 ; clerks, Dunedin, £20; cadet, Napier, £40; cadet; Wanganui, £10 ; clork, Nelson, £10 ; cadet, Timaru, £10; clerk, Oamaru, ijlO ; cierk, Invercargill, £10; cadet, Grey mouth, £40 ; clerk, Agent-General's Office, £25 ; Government Accident Insurance, (new vote), £170 ; Government Accident, local office, £235 ; clerks, Advances to Settlers Department, £200 ; cadets, Advances to Settlers Departmont, £100 ; accountant to AgentGeneral, £50 ; clerks, Tourist Department (new vote), £275 ; Deputy Registrar of Old-ago Pensions, £25 ; assistant foresters, State Forest Department, £160; departmental office-keeper, Auckland, £59 ; voto f oi'. ofiico-keepers, Nelson, £10 ; chief clerk, Audit Office, £25 ; voto for clerks, Audit Office, £86 ; cadetto, same office, £22; vote for cadets, same office, £26 ; vote for travelling inspectors, £70. The total increases m \ salaries, thus proposed will bo found to Amount, m round figures, to £45,000. Statutory increases \inder the Classification Act are made m tho Railways and Post and Telegraph Department. Salaries of tho now Public Health Department total £5984. New votes also appear m the Industrial Schools Department, as' follows: — Assistant Inspector, £250; Visiting Correspondent (Dunedin), £125 ; visiting officers, £344 ; Levin School, salaries of staff for three months, £273.