RETURN OF OFFICERS APPOINTED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1870. (Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, No. 28, of 13th August, 1872.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1872 Session I, G-53a

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RETURN OF OFFICERS APPOINTED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1870. (Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, No. 28, of 13th August, 1872.)

That there be laid upon the Table of this House, "A Nominal Beturn of the Officers appointed for the purpose of carrying into effect the Immigration and Public Works policy since the inauguration of that policy ; specifying the salary and allowances in each case, and the special conditions (if any) under which such Officers hold their respective appointments."

(Mr. Skeehan.)

WELLINGTON.

1872.

IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS OEEIOERS.

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NOMINAL RETURN of OFFICERS employed under "The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," with particulars of their Salaries and Allowances, and the Conditions of their Engagements.

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Salary. Date. Name and Office. Railways, Roads, or Lands. Locality. Allowances. Conditions. Remarks. Original. Present. 1869 June 12 Bold, E. H., Engineer in charge Roads Napier, Taupo, and East Coast Proportion* Proportion* * Also Telegraph Engineer. He receives from Public Works a proportion according to the time occupied. 1870 Mar. 1 April 10 May 1 Burr, Amos, Overseer Hales, W. H, Engineer in charge ... Lambert, B., Assistant Surveyor „ ... Manawatu Wanganui, Patea, Taupo Seventy-Mile Bush £417s. 6d. per week £400 per year £3 per week £417s. 6d. per week £400 per year £3 per week Scale 18s. per week for horse £50 per year 3 months' notice. ,, ... July 1 Carrington, Octavius, Engineer in charge ... Road & rail Taranaki, Patea ... £225 per year £450 per year When receiving £225 was surveyor of Confiscated Lands. Also £200 borne by the Marine Department. Oct, 1 Blackett, John, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief Wellington £800 „ £600 £500 ., C £50 „ ) Scale 3s. per day forage 10s. „ travelling 3s. ,, in field... 1 Stewart, John T., District Engineer and SubPaymaster Road & rail Foxton, Manawatu £400 „ 1 21 Nov. 1 1 Eliott, H. J. II., Chief Clerk Hogg, J., Surveyor Rochfort, John, Surveyor Werry, N. W., Becord Clerk Lawson, Henry, Accountant... Booth, James, Purchaser of Native Lands ... PitzGerald; John, Messenger Railway ... ,, Wellington Patea, Wait otara... Masterton Wellington £300 £7 per week £40 per month ... £150 per year £300 £350 £300 £7 per week £50 per month ... £200 per year £300 £350 ,, Temporarily On Estimates of 1872-73 for an increase of £50. Terminates in current month (October). On Estimates of 1872-73 for an increase of £25. Lands Wanganui Wellington Scale Is. per day >> ;j Addition to pay as Messenger for other departments. On Estimates of 1872-73 for £149 10s. (See J. Archer, June 26.) 1871 Jan. 1 1 ., 17 Feb. 8 „ 13 Mar. 1 9 20 „ 25 Carrington, N., Eoad Surveyor Calcutt, Thomas, Land Purchase Agent i Turner, A. C, Resident Engineer ... FitzGerald, Michael, Railway Surveyor Gibbes, E. 0., Clerk ; Simpson, G. G., Assistant Engineer Crapp, S., Overseer Hursthouse, C. W., Surveyor Marchbanks, D., Clerk of Works Featherston, I. E., Agent-General ... Roads Lands Roads Railway ... Roads Whenuakura, Waiiti Dunedin ... Tauranga ... Manawatu Wellington Tauranga ... £200 per year £350 £150 £6 per week £80 per year £200 £3 10s. per week... £6 £4 10s. £1,500 per year ... £250 per year £350 ,, £400 £6 per week £90 per year £200 £3 10s. per week... £6 " „ £4 10s. £1,500 per year ... £1 per day travelling £150 per year 2s. 6d. per day ... 2s. 6d. per day ... Temporarily. Temporarily. Ceases when the land for Otago lines is acquired. On Estimates of 1872-73 for an increase of £10. Railway ... Waingongoro Dunedin, Clutha... London jj ,, Temporarily. Under section 45 of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870." The extra 2s. 6d. is for a second horse to save an additional Inspector on another line of road. April 1 j Haig, S., Overseer Roads Tauranga ... £3 10s. per week... 2s. 6d. per day ... 5s. per day 1 6 May 1 ., 22 June 29 Ross, David, Overseer Knowlos, John, Under Secretary Blair, W. N., District Engineer Ross, Donald, Surveyor Johnston, Adam, Assist, to District Engineer Carruthers, John, Engineer-in-Chief Railway ... Land & road Railway ... Napier, Taupo ... Wellington Dunedin ... Seventy-Mile Bush Dunedin, Clutha... Wellington £3 £600 per year £600 „ £7 per week £300 per vear £1,000 „ £3 per week £600 per year £600 £450 „ £350 £1,000 ., 18s. per week Scale For this survey. Temporarily. 6s. per day in field Scale 1 year's notice. Return passage •

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NOMINAL tficees emp. oyei unc er mmigration am lie or] ct, '— continuet Salary. Date. Name and Office. Railways, Roads, or Lands. Locality. Allowances. Conditions. Remarks. Original. Present. 1871 July 1 Wray, C. A., Sub-Storekeeper and Sub-Pay-master Benzoni, C. T., Clerk to Inspector of Stores Chalklin, C, Sub-Storekeeper Patea £20 per year £20 per year £30 £110 „ £20 J Portion only ; remainder by Store Department. 1 July 1 Wellington Wanganui £100 „ £20 Moiety only ; remainder by Store Department. Portion only; remainder paid by Store Department. 1 1 Buller, Walter L., Secretary to Agent-General Price, J., Clerk, Inspector Stores London Wellington £400 „ £80 Portion only; remainder paid by Store Department. Moiety only; remainder paid by Store Department. ... £80 1 Gorton, E., Inspector Stores ... ,, ... ... £250 „ £250 „ „ 15 O'Conor, C. Y., District Engineer Roads & rail Westland Roads and Rail£450 „ £450 „ £150 per year 3 months' notice. „ 24 Aug. 1 1 1 1 Sept. 1 „ 10 Wrigg, H. C. W., Chief Draftsman Johnston, John, Clerk, Agent-General Shortt, T., Clerk, Agent-General Burrowes, A. W., Clerk and Draftsman Tancred, T. Sclby, Resident Engineer Power, E. II., Clerk to Land Purchase McDonnell, T., Land Purchase Officer ways Wellington London ... £250 „ £200 „ £120 „ £3 10s. „ £250 „ £100 „ £300 „ £275 „ £200 „ £120 „ £200 „ £600 „ £100 „ £300 „ Roads Railway ... Lands ,, ... ... Tauranga ... Christchurch Shortland... Auckland ... Scale 3 months' notice. ... Scale and 3s. per day for forage Not less than one year, from October, 1871. „ 16 A. Dobson, Engineer in charge Railway ... Picton and Blenheim Rail£50 per month ... £500 „ £60 per year * Formerly Colonial Agent in London. His services are now given to Agent-General, whe pays him £125 a quarter as honorarium. Formerly Emigration Agent in London for Province of Canterbury. „ 16 Babington, G. M., Assistant-Engineer „ way Timaru and Temuka Rail£300 per year £300 „ 3 months' notice. Oct. 1 Morrison, John, Emigration Shipping Officer way London ... £600 „ £600* „ TravellingExpenses » 1 1 1 » 1 1 1 1 1 1 „ 1 Ottywell, A. O., Emigration Shipping Officer Carter, C. R,, Travelling Officer Dando, S., Sub-Storekeeper ... Tisley, T., Sub-Storekeeper ... Smith, A., Sub-Storekeeper ... Sheriff, B., Sub-Storekeeper Williams, 11. J., Sub-Storekeer Collins, J., Sub-Storekeeper ... Triphook, T. D., Surveyor Williams, G. P., Engineer in charge Holden, G., Clerk of Works Lock, E. A., Clerk of Works Smith, J., Clerk of Works Matthews, D., Clerk of Works London United Kingdom... Waikato ... Tauranga ... Taupo Gisborne ... Wairoa New Plymouth ... G t. North Line, Canterbury GreatSouthLine, ,, £400 „ £300 „ £400 „ £300 „ j> Is. per day Is. „ Is. „ Is. „ Is. „ Is. „ 6s. „ in field... 6s. „ „ J- In addition to Armed Constabulary pay. Railway ... £400 per vear £300 „' £4 per week £4£4 £4 10s. „ £400 per year £300 „ £4 per week £4 £4 £4 10s. „ 3 months' notice. ,, jj I „ GreatNorthLine, ,, ), „ ... 10s. per day ), | „ ... Dunedin and Clutha jj

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NOMINAL EETUEN of Ofjticees employed under " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870 "— continued. Railways, Roads, or Lands. Salary. tS Date. Name and Office. Locality. Allowances. Conditions. Remarks. Original. Present. 1871 Oct. 1 Fraser, J. Clerk of Works Fox, T., Sub-Storekeeper Railway ... Dunedin and Clutha Napier £4 10s. per week ... £4 10s. per week ,., Is. per day Additional to Armed Constabulary pay. Also Barrack Master at Napier. See particulars under date 1st September, 1872. „ 16 „ 26 Nov. 1 1 1 1 1 „ 21 McCaul, H., Draughtsman ... Curry, John, Clerk, Store Department Blackett, George, Engineer's Cadet ... Bamfield, R., Storekeeper O'Connor, G., Overseer Rawlings, E., Overseer Hill, G., Clerk, Engineer's office Birch, T., Travelling Emigration Officer Railway ... Roads Dunedin and Clutha Wellington Gt. North Line,Canterbury Westland... £275 per vear £65 '„ £100 £3 per week £4 £4 10s. „ £1 £275 per year £65 £100 £3 per week £410s. „ £1 See remarks Moiety only; remainder paid by Store Department. „ 21 Seaton, James, Travelling Emigration Officer ,, ... Christchurch United Kingdom,.. ,, ... „ Agent-General to arrange. No advice yet of arrangement made. Agent-General to arrange. No advice yet of arrangement made. Temporarily transferred from Native Office. „ 21 „ 22 Clarke, Marsden, Road Officer Brunton, W., Resident Engineer Roads Railway .,. Auckland North ... Invercargill and Mataura £220 per vear £500 "„. £220 per year £500 „ Scale Actual travelling 3 months' notice. „ 27 Dec. 1 1 Brunton, W. E., Surveyor ... Johnston, W., Clerk, Agent-General Maude, Thomas Wm., Secretary to Resident Minister, Middle Island Winton to Kingston London Wellington £25 per month ... £50 per year £450 „ £25 per month ... £50 per year £450 expenses During survey. ,, ... On estimates for 1872-73, for an increase of £50 in lieu of Stamp appointment given up. Notice given terminating engagement on 31st December, 1872. On estimates for 1872-73, for an increase of £100. Notice given terminating engagement on 31st December, 1872. 1 1 „ 15 „ 20 30 1872 Jan. 1 1 Haughton, C. E., Under Secretary, Gold Fields Hall, Thomas, Messenger Kemp, Major, Land Purchase Officer Halcombe, A. F., Immigration Officer Ward, Garner, Clerk, Public Works Office... Koch, Auguste, Draftsman ... Lands Res. Minister, Christchurch Wanganui Wellington £500 £78 £1 per day £400 per year ... £50 £200 £500 £78 £1 per day £400 per year £70 £225 £1 Is. a day and fares . . - Scale £2 10s. per week when travelling Notice given terminating engagement on 31st December, 1872. Bannister, R. E., Clerk to Resident Minister Livingstone, J., Overseer Roads Christchurch Wanganui, Patea £250 £4 per week £250 £4 per week 10s. per day when travelling Actual expenses ... 1 1 1 1 Heale, Theophilus, Inspector of Surveys Barclay, P., Travelling Immigration Officer Macdonald, C, Railway Storekeeper March, J. Edwin, Immigration Officer, Middle Island Gow, J., Overseer Mcintosh, J., Overseer, Bridges Farnall,H.W., Travelling Immigration Officer Railways ... Auckland ... Scotland ... Auckland and Waikato ... Christchurch £100 per year £250 £2 per week £400 per year £100 per year £250 £2 per week £400 per year 3s. per day, forage Temporarily. For services in connection with roads north of Auckland. „ 15 „ 15 Roads Westland... Tauranga ... United Kingdom and Con£4 10s. per week... £3 10s. „ £4 10s. per week... £3 10s. „ Sameterms as Messrs. Birch and Kpaf.nn ,, ... ...

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NOMINAL EETTJEN of Officers employed under " The Immigration and Pul ilic or. .ct. — continue^ Salary. Date. Name and Office. Railways, Roads, or Lands. Locality. Allowances. Conditions. Remarks. Original. Present. 1872 Jan. 19 Stewart, James, Resident Engineer ... Railway ... Auckland, Waikato £500 per year £375 per year £100 per year 3 months' notice £125 additional is paid by the Marine Department. Feb. 1 Harding, S., Resident Engineer Boylan, J. T., Leveller Hey wood, J. B., Accountant, Resident Minister, Middle Island Ballantyne, W. M., Sub-Storekeeper Callcott, W. O, Clerk, Public Works D'Arcy, H. S., Surveyor ,, ... Kaipara ... £500 „ £100 £225 £500 „ £100 £225 Temporarily. 9 „ 26 „ 27 ,, ... Christchurch Opunake ... Wellington Rolleston, Southbridge ... £1 per week £50 per year £6 per week £1 per week £70 per year £6 per week Notice given terminating engagement on 31st December, 1872. Railway ... For this survey only. Temporarily. Mar. 1 X Jenssen, F., Overseer and Assistant Surveyor Holmes, R. W., Cadet (Engineer) Mitchell, J., junr., Overseer and Assistant Surveyor Mackay, James, junr., Land Purchase Officer Roads Manawatu Hokitika ... Manawatu £3 „ £50 per year £3 per week £3 £80 per year £3 per week 2s. 6d. per day forage Roads ■2s. 6d. per day forage ... Temporarily. 4 Lands Shortland... 4d. per acre commission (to be increased under special circumstances) £6 per week £150 per year £4 10s. per week... £25 per year £600 „ Austin, A. D., Surveyor Knapp, C. A., Computor Wylde, James, Overseer and Immigration Officer Higginson, II. P., Superintending Engineer... Railway ... Nelson, Foxhill ... Wellington Westland... ... } ) Wellington £6 per week £150 per year £4 10s. per week ... £25 per year £700 „ Scale For this survey. J) J) 6 7 7 Roads I . . - 1 year's notice. Return passage if before 5 years. 3 months' notice. )» 8 Railway ... Scale 9 „ 13 „ 22 „ 22 „ 22 „ 23 „ 26 „ 30 April 1 1 1 1 1 » 1 Garrett, S. R., Assistant to Resident Engineer Waitt, T. G., Clerk to Secretary of Gold Fields Perham, Thomas, Draftsman Wrigg, A. A., Junior Draftsman Fannin, G. T., Immigration Officer... Hulke, W. K., „ Pollen, Daniel, ,, Hunter, A. J., Engineer's Cadet Winter, G. J., Surveyor Munro, Alexander, Surveyor... Ellis, J. M., Clerk Bull, F., Draftsman Park, R. G., Cadet Witherby, D. W., Cadet Allen, Colin, Immigration Officer Smith, A. A., Barrack Master ,, ... Auckland, Waikato Wellington £250 ,. £40 £200 „ £100 „ £50 No salary arranged £250 „ £40 £225 „ £100 „ £50 No salary arranged ... Roads ,, ... ... Napier New Plymouth ... Auckland ... Wellington East Coast Forty-Mile Bush Dunedin, Clutha... Wellington £50 per year £300 „ £300 „ £100 „ £200 „ £80 £50 £250 „ £130 „ £80 per year £300 „ £300 „ £150 „ £200 „ £80 £80 £250 „ £130 „ ... Holds paid offices outside Public Works Deparl ment. Railway ... Dunedin ... Christchurch ... ... ...

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fficees emp. .oyei uni .er inmigrai ;ion am lie or! '— continues Salary. Date. Name and Office. Railways, Roads, or Lands. Locality. Allowances. Conditions. Remarks. Original. Present. 1872 Lpril 1 1 1 1 „ 11 Smith, Sarah, Matron... Crawford, Jessie, Matron Dougall, John, Quarantine Keeper ... LeCren, J., Immigration Officer Huddlestone, H. B., Surveyor Christchurch Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Timaru Kowai, Rangiora... £50 per year £90 £50 £25 ,, £6 per week £50 per year £90 £50 £25 „ £6 per week L .. - 10s. per day allowed for horse and trap, 30s. per week when in field. Railway ... „ 20 „ 20 „ 25 „ 25 25 „ 25 Locke, J., Immigration Officer Browning, S., „ Greenfield, A., ,, Hallett, W., Assistant to D. Ross Daniells, T., Immigration Officer Barleyman, J., ,, Oamaru ... Ilokitika ... Nelson Seventy-Mile Bush Riverton ... Blenheim ... £25 per year £25 £25 £4 16s. per week... £25 per year £25 ,, £25 per year £25 „ £25 „ £4 16s. per week... £25 per year £25 For this survey. I ... Also engaged in purchasing land for Picton am Blenheim Railway. tfay 1 Arekatera, Native Assistant to Resident Engineer Hardy, J., Surveyor ... Roads Railway ... Tauranga ... £60 £10 per week £60 ■£10 per week For this survey. „ 19 fune 1 4 j. 4 26 ruly 1 1 1 Dowring, J., Messenger, Engineer's Office ... Parke, E. M., Cadet Browne, R. II., Surveyor and Draftsman ... Archer, J., Messenger, Public Works Clayton, W. II., Colonial Architect... Masken, G. F., Clerk Britton, W. G., junr., Collector Immigrants Bills Cox, D., Messenger ... Coward, H. L., Visiting Surgeon Simpson, D. V., Surveyor Water Races Ussher, E. R., Clarke, H, Translator to Resident Engineer Coyle, J. F. E., Assistant Surveyor ... Cook, G. L., Engineer's Cadet Burnett, J., ,, ,, Davie, Mortimer ,, „ Davis, R., Assistant Messenger Plummer, —, Quarantine Keeper ... Plummer, Mrs., Matron Redward, J. B., Immigration Barrack Master Redward, Mrs., Matron Eliott, W., Overseer Oamaru and Wanaka Railway Auckland ... Wellington Oamaru ... ... ...' Wellington 30s. £80 per year £6 per week 6s. per day £250 per year £180 „ £200 „ 30s. „ . £80 per year £6 per week 6s. per day £250 per year £180 „' £200 „ Railway ... For this survey. Proportion of £700. ,, ... ... Christchurch 3 months' notice. ,, 1 „ 1 1 „ 1 1 ,, 1 1 1 10 16 „ 17 „ 17 26 26 Lug. 3 Roads Railway .,. ,, ... Mouut Ida, Otago ,, ... ... Tauranga ... Winton, Kingston Dunedin ... Wellington Christchurch Wellington Lyttelton ... ... | i Wellington 24s. per week £50 per year 30s. per day 20s. 14s. per week £250 per year £100 „ £80 £80 £40 24s. per week £50 per year 30s. per day 20s. „ 14s. per week £250 per year £100 „ £80 £80 £40 For this survey. j, For this survey. ... ... £120 „ £120 „ Auckland and Mercer ... £130 „ £50 £3 per week £130 „ £50 £3 per week Railway ...

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NOMINAL EETUEN of Officers employed under " The Immigration and ] ublic Works Act, 1870 "— continued. Salary. Date. Name and Office. Railways, Roads, or Lands. Locality. Allowances. Conditions. Remarks. Original. Present. 1872 Aug. 6 9 „ 16 July 25 Sept. 1 1 ., 4 April 1 30 May 13 ,, " 13 Aug. 1 1 2 6 Mitchell, H, Engineer and Surveyor O'Neill, J. J., Engineer Lowe, J. H., Assistant Engineer Butler Norton, Immigration Barrack Master Fox, —, Barrack Master Fox, Mrs., Matron Green, E. L., Sub-Immigration Officer Stafhill, G., Overseer McGregor, —, Assistant to C. N. Bell Friars, J., Overseer ... Macfarlane, J., Chainman and Assistant Martin, F. W., Cadet Montgomerie, J., Draftsman Lee, E. L., Cadet Alexander, J., Clerk of Works Lands Water Railway ... Roads Railway ... Seventy -Mile Bush Thames Wellington and Masterton Auckland ... Napier ... ... ~) ,, ... ... ) Auckland ... Waikaremoana ... Waitaki, Moeraki Fort Britomart, Auckland Engineer's Office, „ Hokitika ... £400 per year £400 „ £400 per year £80 £30 £100 „ £400 per year £400 „ £400 per year £80 £80 £100 „ £10 per week £3 £3 £80 per year £200 „ £80 £4 10s. per week ... 2s. 6d. per day 3 months' notice. Also Secretary to Resident Minister at Auckland. In addition to pay in Armed Constabulary. !) )) £10 per week £3 £3 „ "£80 per year £200 „ £80 £4 10s. per week ... 26 Sept. 1 13 15 19 » 21 23 Wright, W. O, Overseer Johnston, R. H, Sub-Assistant Engineer ... McMasters, D., Second Accountant King, J., Overseer Friberg, B. E., Collector of Bills, &c. Cuthbert, E., Assistant Engineer Wink. G. M., Surveyor Eliott, H. C, Cadet" Bolton, Seymour F., Clerk, Immigration ... Railway ... Roads Railway ... Christchurch Picton and Blenheim Railway Patea Dunedin ... Wellington Wellington and Masterton Napier Wellington and Masterton £3 £250 per year £250 „ £4 10s. per week ... £250 per year £400 „ £3 £250 per year £250 „ £4 10s. per week ... £300 per year £400 „ £300 „ £80 £150 „ Fares Railway ... Railway ... Fares )> Wellington ... Dunedin ... 3 months' notice. ...