APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND, THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT, AND THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1892.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, B-07

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1891-92.

NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND, THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT, AND THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1892.

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age. 1891-92. Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund. £ £ ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. 25,300 1,910,309 270,727 3 4 (i Permanent Appropriations— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature 2,206,336 9 11 1(3 18 28 84 39 42 Annual Appropriations— Class I. —Legislative Departments Class II. —Colonial Secretary's Department Class III.—Colonial Treasurer's Department Class IV.— Justice Department ... Class V.—Postal and Telegraph Department Class VI. —Customs and Marine Departments Class VII.—Stamps and Deeds Department ... Class VIII.—Minister of Education— Education Department £371,776 Lunacy and Charitable Department ... 41,918 Class IX.—Native Affairs Department Class X.—Mines and Lands Department's ... Class XI.—Working Railways Department ... Class XII. —Public Buildings and Domains Department Class XIII.—Defence Department 16,364 78,461 50,465 103,380 259,141 73,213 18,440 > 413,694 48 50 54 57 20,987 46,289 704,705 2,013,196 59 55,600 172,457 Total Ordinary Revenue Account ... 4,219,532 LAND FUND ACCOUNT. 65 Permanent Appropriations— Under Special Acts of the Legislature 20,000 65 09 Annual Appropriations— Class XIV.—Lands and Survey Department ... Class XV.—Rates on Crown Lands 96,674 1,500 Total Land Fund Account 118,174 Total Consolidated Fund 4,337,706 72 PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT 9,847 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT 54,244 70

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CIVIL LIST.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. lis Excellency the Governor ... £ £ & 5,000 5,000 'he Judges 7,700 7,700 Istablishment of the General Government... 5,000 600 5,600 "or Native Purposes 7,000 7,000 Total Citil List 17,700 7,600 25,300 TOTAL CIVIL LIST 25,300

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Interest and Sinking Fund. £ New Zealand Loan Act, 1860— Interest @ G per cent. —■ On £74,100, due 1 July, 1891, half-year 2,223 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 — £ Interest @ 6 per cent. — On £188,400, due 15 June, half-year ... £5,652 73,800, 15 June and 15 December ... 4,428 Interest @ 5 per cent.— On £378,800, 15 January and 15 July ... 18,940 Interest @ 4 per cent.— On £500,000, 1 May and L November ... 20,000 49,020 Sinking Fund — On £188,400 @ 2 per cent, for half-year... 1,884 73,800 „ 2 per cent, for 1 year ... 1,476 378,800 „ 1 per cent, „ ... 3,788 56,168 7,148 £641,000 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863— Interest on £31,600 @ 6 per cent., 1 Apr. and 1 Oct. 1,896 Sinking Fund ,, ,, 2 per cent. ... 632 2,528 Lyttelton and Ohristchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 — on £77,700 @ 6 per cent., 30 June and 31 Dec. 4,662 Sinking Fund ,, „ 2 per cent. ... ... 1,554 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 — Interest on £22,800 @ 6 per cent.,30 June and 31 Dec. 1,368 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. ... ... 228 6,216 1,596 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862— Interest on £116,700 @ 6 per cent., 1 Jan. and 1 July 7,002 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. ... ... 1,167 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (London issue) — Interest and Sinking Fund @ 6 per cent., 15 January, April, July, and October, on £7,283,100 436,986 Less Interest @ 5 per cent, on £4,252,500 Bonds held by the Government obtained by conversions 212,625 8,169 224,361 Interest on converted Bonds drawn for payment — On £711,600 (1 year) ... ... 35,580 146,600 (9 months) ... ... 5,498 265,439 41,078 £858,200 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (Colonial issue) — Interest on £64,000 @ 5 per cent., 1 Jan. and 1 July 3,200 Interest oil £13,000 „ 4 per cent., 15 Apr. and 15 Oct. 520 3,720 Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 — Interest on £25,000 @ 44 per cent., 30 June and 31 Dec. 1,125 Interest on 75,000 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 Oct. 3,000 4,125 £100,000

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Appropriations for Oonsolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 — £ Interest on £27,900 @ 4| per cent., 15 April and 15 Oct. 1,256 Interest on 372,100 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 Oct. 14,884 Interest on 200,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 Dec. 8,000 Interest on 324,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 Dec. 12,960 Interest on 476,000 (say) ... ... ... 7,000 Sink. Pd. on £1,000,000 „ 2-4 per cent., 13 Mar.and 13Sep. 24,000 £ £1,400,000 68,100 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — Interest on £54,700 @ 5 per cent., 15 May and 15 Nov. 2,735 Interest on 18,500 ,, 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 Oct. 740 Interest on 12,300 ,, 4 per cent., 15 May and 15 Nov. 492 £85,500 3,967 Westland Loan Act, 1873— Interest on £50,000 @ 5 per cent,, half-year to 15 April 1,250 Interest on 50,000 ,, 5 per cent., from 15 April to 30 June 520 1,770 Nelson Loan Act, 1874— Interest on £15,000 @ 7 per cent., 1 March and 1 Sept. 1,050 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 — £ Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November — On £3,000,00C New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 ... 120,000 On 1,500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 ... 60,000 On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 ... 62,712 On 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Act, 1882 ... ... 40,000 On 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 ... 40,000 On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions ... 214,848 On 6,263,811 Second series of Conversions ... 250,553 On 4,688,444 Third series of Conversions ... 187,538 On 104,000 for expenses of Conversions ... 4,160 On 69,000 for expenses of Conversions ... 2,760 982,571 £24,564,255 Interest @ 8-J per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July— On £2,700,000 Fourth series of Conversions ... 94,500 On 564,494 Fifth series of Conversions (part of), half-year ... ... ... 9,879 Interest on broken periods of converted portion of Loan of 1863 ... ,.. ... 1,859 Inscription of lost Debentures, £700 ... ... 25 On (say) 70,000 for expenses of Conversion ... 2,450 108,713 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) — Interest payable 28 May and 28 November — On £1,186,484 @ 5 per cent. ... ... ... 59,324 On 146,600 „ 5 per cent., half-year... ... 3,665 On *282,300 „ 5 per cent,, half-year ... ... 7,058 On 231,000 „ 4| per cent. ... ... ... 10,395 80,442 1,846,384 146,600 redeemed. £1,699,784 * Issued in current year for increases of Sinking Fund,

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. £ Neiv Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (London issue) — Interest on £4,214,100 @ 5 per cent., 15 January, April, July, and October 210,705 Interest on 43,600 „ 5 per cent., 15 January and 15 July .. 2,180 £ i j I \J\J "■ —— ■———•—"- 212,885 District Railivays Purchasing Act, 1885 — Interest on £114,600 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 Oct. 4,584 Interest on 47,000 ,,5 „ 1 „ 1 „ 2,350 Interest on 40,000 ,,6 „ 1 „ 1 „ 2,400 Interest on 35,000 „ 6i „ 1 „ 1 „ 2,187 11,521 £236,600 Public Revenues Act, 1886 — Interest on £50,000 @ 5 per cent., 10 Apr. and 10 Oct. 2,500 Interest on 100,000 „ 4i per cent., 10 Apr. and 10 Oct, 4,500 7,000 £150,000 Public Revenues Act, 1887 {No. 3)— Interest on £400,000 @ 5 per cent., 1 March and 1 Sept. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 — Interest on £335,000 @ 5 per cent. 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. .. 16,750 Estimated amouut required for Interest on further issue of Debentures during the financial year ... ... 1,500 20,000 Sinking .Fund— 18,250 On £122,282 @ 1 per cent, for 4 years ... £4,890 On 56,669 ,,1 „ 3 „ ... 1,700 On 80,038 ,,1 „ 2 „ ... 1,600 On 66,625 „ 1 „ 1 „ ... 666 27,106 "8,856 Deficiency Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 Dec. (say) 35,000 Total Interest and Sinking Fund 1,910,309 Under Special Acts of the Legislature. Militia Act Amendment Act, 1860 — Pensions and Allowances 700 Nixon Pension Act, 1865 — Sisters of the late Colonel Nixon 150 Civil Service Act, 1866 — Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities 33,000 Military Pensions Act, 1866— Pensions and Allowances 2,000 Legislative Officers' Salaries Act, 1867— Legislative Council — Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk 600 300 400 House of Kepresentatives— Speaker Chairman of Com mittees Clerk CJerk- Assistant 600 400 GOO 400

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. £ Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. 800 New Zealand Institute Act, 1867 — Director of Geological Survey Public Debts Sinking Fund Act, 1868,— Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners 50 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Meredith and Others Pension Act, 1870 — Mrs. E. Meredith Mrs. B. Hainlin Mrs. M. Collins 46 50 65 Sehafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, L872— Mrs. Charlotte Schafer Mrs. Ellen McGuire William Russell 30 IS 18 New Zealand University Act, 1874— Contribution to University 3,000 Supreme Court Judges Act Amendment Act, 1874 — Superannuation Allowance 750 Sew Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877— Charges and Expenses 17,700 Auckland University College Act, 1882 — Grant in Aid 4,000 Greymouth Harbour Act, 1884 — Endowment 11,000 Westport Harbour Act, 1884 — Endowment 13,500 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885 — Subsidies payable during 1891-92 63,000 Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885 — Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 65,000 Babbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886 — Expenses connected with the Destruction of Rabbits .., 7,500 Parliamentary Honorarium and Privileges Act, 1887— Allowances to Members of both Houses 8,550

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SUMMARY.

1891-92. £ Inteeest and Sinking Fund ... ... ... ... ... 1,910,309 Undee Special Acts ... ... ... ... ... 270,727 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES £2,181,036

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. £ Government Railways Act, 1887— Salaries of Commissioners 3,200 Australasian Naval Defence Act, 1887 — Proportional Part of the Cost of the Maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron 21,000 Public Revenues Act, 1891 — Controller and Auditor-General Assistant Controller and Auditor Claims repayable under Sections 8 and 76 Expenses under Section 91 1,000 800 100 50 Land Acts — Proportion of Eents in respect of Perpetual Leases, &c, paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts ... 10,000 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment — One-fourth of Proceeds of Eents paid over to Harbour Board ... 300 Total undek Special Acts ... £270,727

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 1.—-Legislative Council ... Vote 2.—House of Representatives Vote 3. —General Expenses ... £ 1,649 1,737 3,393 £ 2,450 i 7,135 £ 1,649 4,187 10,528 TOTAL OP CLASS I. 6,779 9,585 16,36' Xeva. 1891-92. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. £ £ VOTE No. 1. Salaries and Other Charges 1,649 ToTAi,—Vote No. 1 ... 1,649 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1891-92. Number of officers ... 21 VOTE No. 2. Salaries— Second Clerk-Assistant Serjeaiit-at-Arms Record Clerk, now Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers Interpreters, 2 at £225 Committee Reporters, 2 at £150 Messenger 350 200 .250. 450 300 187 1891-92. Number of officers ... 8 1,737 2 8 4 Other Charges —■ \- Extra Clerks and extra Committee Reporters Extra Messengers and Police during Session Contingencies 750 900 800 i Total—Vote No. 2 ... 2,450 4,187 GENERAL EXPENSES. 1891-92. Number of officers ... 12 VOTE No. 3. Salaries — Librarian Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Reporters Custodian, Parliament Buildings Night-watchman 250 200 150 2,350 275 168 3,393

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 1891-92. £ GENERAL EXPENSES—continued. 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 VOTE No. 3- continued. Other Charges — Passages of Members Printing of Hansard Library Extra assistance in Library and Mailman during Session Gas and Fuel Electric Lighting, Hot Water, Heating, &c. Passages and Expenses of Witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Translating Acts into Maori Five months' salary to late Assistant Librarian Electrician Amount required to pay off Bank overdraft on account of Bellamy's Gratuities to Messengers, including Library Attendant Gratuity to J. L. Kinsella for extra work as Committee lieporter Boxes and baskets to convey books for members Cataloguing-Assistant in Library Gratuity to Mailman ... ... 749 2,700 600 130 850 200 250 25 104 100 13 14 1,141 85 15 Iβ 17 25 50 120 6 7,135 Total—Vote No. 3 ... 10,528 TOTAL OE CLASS I. £1 ,364

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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 4.—Minister's Salary ... 400 400 „ 5.—Clerk of Executive Council 50 50 „ 6.—Colonial Secretary's Office 1,795 1,795 „ 7. —Ministers' Secretaries 700 700 „ 8.—Messengers and Office Keepers... 4,319 4,319 „ 9.—Electoral Department 600 470 1,070 „ 10.—Audit Office 3,675 2,500 6,175 „ 11.—Registrar-General's Department 3,380 15,625 19,005 „ 12.—Agent-General's Department ... 3,410 1,000 4,410 „ 13.—Printing and Stationery 15,500 8,200 23,700 „ 14. —Miscellaneous Services 16,837 16,837 TOTAL OF CLASS II. 33,829 :4,632 78,461 'tern. 91-92. MINISTER'S SALARY. VOTE No. 4. Salary of a member of the Executive Council, holding one of the offices mentioned in the Third Schedule to "The Civil List Act 1863 Amendment Act, 1873," and in addition to the salaries provided for under " The Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Act, 1887 " £ 400 Total—Vote No. 4 401 CLERK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 5. Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £450) 50 Total—Vote No. 5 COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 6 VOTE No. 6. Salabies — Under-Secretary Chief Clerk 3 Clerks, 2 at £210, 1 at £160 Cadet 750 375 580 90 Total—Vote No. 6 . — . — 1,795

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 18' a-92. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 8 1 VOTE No. 7. Salaries—■ Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) 6 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each Services of Shorthand-writer ... 2 3 450 150 100 Total—Vote No. 7 700 MESSENGERS AND OFFICE KEEPERS. 1891-92. Total number of officers... 37 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 VOTE No. 8. Salaries— Messengers — Chief Messenger and Housekeeper 17 Messengers, 1 at £170, 2 at £125, 8 at £120, G at 6s. per diem 3 Night-watchmen at 7s. Cd. per diern Office Keepers — . Custodian and Housekeeper, Government House, Auckland Auckland, 1 at £95, 1 at £104 New Plymouth Gisborne Wellington Nelson, Office Keeper £150, Messenger £50 Blenheim Christchureh, 3 Office Keepers, 1 at £175, 1 at £100, 1 at 4s per diem 1 Watchman at Gs. 6d. per diem Dunedin, Office Keeper £110, Office Cleaner £104, and Watchman £45 268 2,040 411 150 199 75 30 120 200 100 348 119 10 259 Total —Vote No. 8 ... 4,319 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 14 VOTE No. 9. Salaries— For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service Other Charges— Expenses of Printing Rolls, Advertising, Elections, and Contingencies Expenses under "Election Petitions Act, 1880" G00 2 400 70 3 Total—Vote No. 9 470 1,070

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1891-92. AUDIT OFFICE. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 24 VOTE No. 10. Salaries— Audit Officer in LondoD, half salaryChief Clerk 10 Clerks, 2 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 3 at £180, 1 at £156, 1 at £85 Cadet, 15s. a week Audit of Local Bodies and Railway Expenditure — 2 Clerks, 1 at £350, 1 at £170 Travelling Inspectors— 4 at £250, 4 at £235, 1 at £210 Contingencies £ 1 2 3 200 400 4 5 2,066 39 (i 520 7 2,150 2,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ;..; . Total—Vote No. 10 7,875 1,700 REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 6,175 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 11 1 2 3 4 f> VOTE No. 11. Salaries— Registrar-General and Government Statist Chief Clerk and Deputy Registrar-General 3 Clerks, 1 at £200, 1 at £170, and 1 at £160 Extra Clerical Assistance Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the several Registration Districts : — Auckland — Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector Cadet Wellington— Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector Christchurch — Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector Dunedin — Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector Registrars of Births, &c, paid by fees only 500 335 530 150 225 90 6 175 7 8 225 i) 200 !)50 Otheh Charges— Census and Agricultural Statistics Contingencies 3,380 10 11 15,500 125 Total—Vote No. 11 ... 15,625 AGENT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 11 VOTE No. 12. Salaries — Agent-General in London Secretary Accountant (also £200 charged to Audit) Clerks and Messengers Consulting Engineer Clerk to Consulting Engineer ... 19,005 1,250 700 200 900 800 120 Other Charges— Rent and Contingencies Less— Contribution from Public Trust and Government Insurance Funds ... ... £100 Contribution from Railway Department 460 3,970 1,000 4,970 4,410 560 Total —Vote No. 12 ... ...

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1891-92. PEINTING AND STATIONEEY. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 124 VOTE No. 13. Salaeies— Government Printer and Manager Stationery Office (also Controller of Stamp Printing) 3 Overseers, 1 at £290, 1 at £240, 1 at £210 4 Readers, 2 at £210, 2 at £180 Chief Clerk and Accountant ... Clerk and Computer Clerk 4 Stationery Office Clerks, 1 at £160, 1 at £156, 1 at £140, 1 at £104 Publishing Boom Clerk Compositors — 1 (acts as Night Foreman during session) 1 (Apprentice Instructor and Jobbing-room Foreman) 8 at £172, 5 at £164, 3 at £156 Type Storeman Stamp Printer . Overseer, Machine Eoom 6 Machinemen, 1 at £190, 1 at £172, 2 at £156, 1 at £110, 1 at £104 ... ... . Pressman Paper-cutter Paper Wetter and Eoller Caster Engineer Engine-driver and Stoker Overseer, Binding Branch Sub-overseer and Marbler 2 Book-finishers, 1 at £182, 1 at £156 7 Bookbinders and Paper Eulers, 5 at £164, 2 at £156... Forewoman, Girls' Eoom 22 Folders, Sewers, and Machine Workers (females) ... Stereotyper and Electrotyper ... ... Assistant Sterotyper Piece-work and Occasional Hands (including Census Work) ' ... 41 Apprentices, Machine Boys, Errand Boys, Perforators, and Gummers £ 500 740 780 250 190 120 560 156 195 182 2,664 172 250 210 888 156 156 130 195 140 225 182 338 1,132 104 900 200 100 2,500 1,185 15,500 2 8 4 5 0 Otheb, Chaeges— Stationerjr, Printing Paper, Parchment, &c. Bookbinding Material, Stores, and Printing Ink Packing, Freight, Insurance, Wharfage, &c. Machinery, Type, and Printing Material ... New Machinery for Stamp Office, Water-marked Paper, Post-cards, Printing Ink, Gum, &c. Printing and binding Statutes for Public Libraries Overtime Fuel and Gas Contingencies 11,000 1,000 1,600 500 7 8 9 10 1,000 100 900 250 350 16,700 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891" 32,200 8,500 Total —Vote No, 13 23,700

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

.tern. 1891-92. MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES. £ r< 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 VOTE No. 14. General Contingencies Rent of Government Offices " Public Health Act, 1876 " ... Expenses under "The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877" Pensions of late Provincial Governments — Wellington — T. George Nelson —■ Mrs. Robinson's three daughters Canterbury — T. Cass H. N. Brewer, addition to Pension under " Civil Service Act, 1866," for special services rendered New Zealand Institute Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Bent of Cost of Work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department Grant in aid to the Royal Humane Society of Australasia Expenses of West Coast Commission Fire Brigade's Annual Demonstration — Grant-in-aid Railway passes Compassionate allowance to M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine-station, Wellington Salary of Resident, Rarotonga, Hervey Islands Expenses connected with the Residency at Raratonga ... Expenses of the Federation Convention at Sydney Cost of printing Proceedings of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Mr. Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Comparative .Dictionary Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late J. C. Brown, M.H.R, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago ... Expenses connected with Bureau of Industries Bonus to encourage manufacture of iron ... Bonus to encourage manufacture of salt ... Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Calcott, mother of the late W. C. Calcott, Public Works Department Compassionate allowances— J. McMenamin, labourer, Wellington ... J. Leonard, labourer, Dunedin J. Loader, horsedriver, Lyttelton L. Monk, blacksmith, Westport W. Page, ganger, Wellington W. Bennett, labourer, Lyttelton T. Paterson, carter, Invercargill Widow of W. Bailey, storeman, Lyttelton Widow of W. Scott, shunter, Dunedin ... 7,000 200 2,500 10 50 100 400 25 500 21 100 100 100 250 235 25 300 200 600 21 22 200 121 23 24 25 26 27 250 500 700 500 500 275 28 29 80 31 32 83 34 35 86 200 150 100 200 100 75 50 100 100 Total —Tote No. 14 ... 16,83 TOTAL OF CLASS II. £T ,461

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CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 15.—Treasury Department 6,153 6,153 „ 16. —Friendly Societies Registry Office 610 860 1,470 « 17. —Property-tax Department 4,991 19,433 24,424 „ 18.—Treasury : Miscellaneous Services 18,418 18,418 TOTAL OP CLASS III. 11,754 8,711 50,465 iem. 1891-92. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1891-92. Total number of officers .. 30 VOTE No. 15. Salaries— Secretary to the Treasury, Receiver- and PaymasterGeneral Accountant to the Treasury Cashier Corresponding Clerk 20 Clerks, 2 at £300, 1 at £250, 1 at £235, 1 at £225, 2 at £200,3 at £190, L at £180, 2 at £170, 3 at £160, 3 at £150, 1 at £130 4 Cadets, 2 at £60, 1 at £70, 1 at £80 2 Binders, 1 at £3 10s. and 1 at £3 per week £ £ 650 400 325 310 3,860 270 338 Total—Vote No. 15 ... 6,153 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' REGISTRY OFFICE. 1891-92. Total number of officers .. 3 VOTE No. 16. Salaries — Registrar and Actuary Revising Barrister Clerk 350 50 210 i -610 2 3 4 Othee Charges— Cost of valuations, sickness returns, and statistical cards Extra clerical assistance Contingencies 650 160 50 860 Total—Vote No. 16 ... t 1,470

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

'tern 1891-92. PEOPEETY-TAX DEPAETMENT. £ I £ 1891-92. Total number of officers ,., 25 VOTE No. 17. Salaeies — Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Chief Clerk 19 Clerks, 1 at £250, 2 at £230, 1 at £215, 1 at £210, 1 at £200,2 at £190,2 at £185,1 at £180, 2 at £170, 1 at £160,1 at £156,1 at £125,1 at £120,1 at £110, 1 at £100 3 Cadets, 1 at £90, 2 at £75 ... 600 ! 150 325 ; ) I 3,376 I 240 4,991 ! 2 3 4 5 OxHEE Charges— Extra clerical assistance Payment to Postal Department for collection of pro-perty-tax Survey Department, cost of preparing maps, &c. Cost of. supplying valuation rolls to local bodies, under " The Bating Act, 1882 " Stationery Contingencies 250 ! 600 3,613 1,000 320 650 6,433 c< 7 Tiue-nxial Assessment — The proportion of the cost which will come in for payment before the 31st March, 1892 13,000 Total—Vote No. 17 ... 24,424 TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 2 IS 4 5 6 VOTE No. 18. Expenses attending the annual " drawing" of debentures issued under "The Consolidated Loan Act. 1807 " Exchange and Commission Refund to Trustees for benefit of husband of Jane Ramsay, a lunaticFee to Sir P. (1- Julyan as Financial Adviser to the Government Discount and Stamp Duty on Remittances to London... Amount advanced to provide for payment of New Plymouth Harbour Board Coupons, due in London 1st November, 1889, mow required to be written off Advance to the Oamaru Harbour Board, being equivalent of wharfage dues collected by the Eailway Department and paid to the Post Office in reduction of interest in arrear Refund of the amount paid to the Consolidated Fund in the estate of John Taylor Contingencies 250 4,500 40 I j 400 6,500 5,122 252 4 1,500 9 Less estimated Credits under Section 41 of " The J Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ... ... I 18,568 150 Total —Vote No. 18 ... ... 18,418 TOTAL OF CLASS III. £50,465

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CLASS IV.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Otlier Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 19.—Department of Justice 1,165 1,165 „ 20.—Crown Law Office ... 2,155 2,155 „ 21. —Supreme Court 4,485 2,200 6,685 „ 22.—Bankruptcy 3,097 3,320 6,417 „ 23.—District, Resident Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts 31,169 11,360 42,529 „ 24. —Criminal Prosecutions 9,300 9,300 „ 25. —Coroners ... 2,000 2,000 „ 26. —Prisons ... 18,470 10,900 29,370 „ 27.—Miscellaneous 3,759 3,759 TOTAL OF CLASS IV. 60,541 .2,839 103,380 !tem. 1 -891-92. DEPAETMENT OF JUSTICE AND PATENT OFFICE. £ ;£ 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 5 VOTE No. 19. Salaries — ITnder-Secretary (also Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks) Chief Clerk Clerk 2 Clerks, Patent Office, 1 at £150, 1 at £100 450 325 140 250 Total —Vote No. 19 1,165 CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 4 VOTE No. 20. Salaries— Solicitor-General Assistant Law Officer Law Draftsman Clerk 1,000 550 500 125 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 2,175 20 Total —Vote No. 20 2,1, •5

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item 18 1-92. SUPEEME COUET. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 28 VOTE No. 21. Salaeies— Auckland — Eegistrar Deputy Eegistrar Clerk " Crier, Messenger, and Office Cleaner Assistant Office Cleaner 400 240 100 157 10 Wellington — Eegistrar (also Eegistrar Court of Appeal) Deputy Eegistrar Clerk" Crier and Messenger Messenger and Office Cleaner, and Office Cleaner to Official Assignee and Eesident Magistrate's Court ... Assistant Office Cleaner 315 200 120 140 120 30 Napier — Eegistrar (also Sheriff fees), (six months' salary) Clerk Office Cleaner 140 140 25 Christchurch — Eegistrar Deputy Eegistrar Clerk Crier and Messenger Office Cleaner Assistant Messenger 400 200 130 127 50 65 Dunedin — Eegistrar Deputy Eegistrar Clerk Crier, Messenger, and Office Cleaner 400 200 90 186 5 Clerks to Judges at £100 500 4,485 7 8 Otheb Charges— Expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal Fees to be refunded to Sheriffs (three months) 2,000 200 Total —Vote No. 21 2,200 6,685

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item. 18 0.-92. BANKRUPTCY. £ 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 13 TOTE No. 22. Salaeies — Auckland — Official Assignee 3 Clerks, 1 at £180, 1 at £120, 1 at £60 ... Office Cleaner at Cs. per week ... 450 360 16 2 Wellington — Official Assignee Clerk 450 185 Ohristchurch — Official Assignee 3 Clerks, 1 at £185, 1 at £150, 1 at £110 450 445 Dunedin — Official Assignee 2 Clerks, 1 at £185, 1 at £90 Office Cleaner at 6s. per week ... 450 275 16 3,097 5 G Otiieh Charges— Rent, Dunedin Payments to Deputy Assignees, expenses in estates in which there are no assets, and contingencies 120 3,200 3,320 Total—Vote No. 22. 6,417 DISTRICT, RESIDENT MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 129 VOTE No. 23. Salaeies — Auckland — Resident Magistrate 3 Clerks, 1 at £275, 1 at £220, 1 at £140 ... Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger R.M. Court, Stamp Office, and Registrar of Birtbs Office 550 G35 100 120 115 Papakitra, Pukekohe, Mercer, Wait/Jcu, Hamilton, Newcastle, Cambridge, Saffian, and Te Awamutu — Resident Magistrate and Coroner (fees) Clerk at Hamilton, &c, and Registrar of Births, &c. Bailiff and Interpreter at Hamilton, &c. ... 400 225 150 Onehnnga, OfaJiuhu. Wliangarei, Dargaville, Helensville, Warkworth, Maungaturoto, Port Albert, Waipu, Mangonui, Whangaroa, Kaitaia, Hokianga, Russell, and [Kawakawa — Resident Magistrate, Coroner (fees), Native Officer, and Recorder Native Land Couri

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Item. 1891-92. £ DISTRICT, RESIDENT MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaeies — continued. Clerk at Maungaturoto and Waipu 30 Thames, Ooromandel, Te Aroha, Paeroa, and Mercury Bay — Resident Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue Clerk Bailiff Interpreter (and for Native Office) Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Te Aroha Clerk at Coromandei and Registrar of Births Deaths &c. Bailiff (six months' salary) 450 250 120 150 100 170 170 50 5 Tauranga, Rolorua, Maketu, and Opotiki — Resident Magistrate, Coroner (fees), and Recorder Native Land Court Clerk and Interpreter, and Registrar of Births &c. Bailiff 400 210 50 Oisborne, Wairoa, Tolago Say, and Awanui — Resident Magistrate, Native Officer, Recorder Native Land Court, and Coroner (fees) Clerk, also Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff (fees), and Registrar of Births &c. ... Clerk Bailiff Clerk, Interpreter, and Bailiff at Wairoa ... 450 300 120 140 200 New Plymouth, Waitara, Patea, Hawera, Stratford, Opunake, and Manaia —■ District Judge (New Plymouth, Hawera, Wanganui, and Palmerston), Resident Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, and Coroner (fees) ... Clerk (and Deputy Registrar Supreme Court) Bailiff'and Office Cleaner, and Crier to Supreme Court Clerk at Hawera, also Receiver Land Revenue, Registrar of Electors, &c. Bailiff at Hawera (four months' salary) Resident Magistrate (four months' salary)... 475 180 130 185 20 50 Wellington, Otaki, and Suit — Resident Magistrate and District Judge, Masterton ... Clerk and Marshal of Vice-Admiralty Court (fees) 2 Clerks, 1 at £220, 1 at £120 ... Bailiff Assistant Bailiff 550 300 340 160 110 Wanganui, Miarton, Bull's, Feildinc/, Palmerston, and Foxton — Resident Magistrate and Native Officer ... Clerk and Interpreter at Wanganui, Sheriff (fees), and Registrar of Births &c. Clerk Bailiff', and Crier Supreme Court Clerk at Marton, Feilding, and Bull's, and Registrar of Births &c. Clerk at Palmerston North 450 275 120 130 230 210

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund' Services.

"tern. 18 1-92. DISTRICT, RESIDENT MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS—continued. 10 VOTE No. 23— continued, Salaeies — continued. Masterton, Carterton, Gbeytown, Featherston, Tenui, EhetaJiuna, and Bahiatua — Resident Magistrate, Sheriff (fees), and Coroner (fees) Clerk and Interpreter Clerk Bailiff Bailiff at Greytown (four months' salary) ... Clerk and Bailiff at Pahiatua ... 350 240 110 100 25 12 11 Napier, Hastings, Waipawa, Orinondville, Woodville, and Danevirlce — Resident Magistrate, and Registrar Supreme Court ... Clerk Bailiff Clerk at Hastings and Interpreter Clerk and Bailiff at "Waipawa ■.. 500 260 140 225 180 12 Nelson, Briglitwater, Gollingwood, TaTtaha, and MotueTca — District Judge, Resident'Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, District Land Registrar, Examiner of Titles, and Registrar of Deeds Clerk, Deputy Registrar Supreme Court, and Receiver of Gold Revenue Bailiff and Crier Supreme Court Messenger and Office Cleaner, Resident Magistrate's and Supreme Court 600 300 160 60 13 Westport, Charleston, Lyell, and Reefton — Resident Magistrate and Warden, Coroner (fees), and Sheriff (fees) Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Local Land Officer, and Clerk to Agent Colliery Reserve Office-boy Bailiff Clerk, Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Bailiff, Lyell and Murchison Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Reefton, Sheriff (fees), Land Officer, and Registrar of Births &c. Bailiff 400 250 26 130 150 275 150 14 Blenheim, Picton, Haveloek, and Cullensville — Resident Magistrate, Warden, and Registrar of Supreme Court, District Land Registrar, and Coroner (fees)... Clerk (also Sheriff, fees) Bailiff and Office Cleaner, and Office Cleaner Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Haveloek and Cullensville 450 225 120 150 15 Christchurcli, Lyttelton, Leeston, and Soutlibridge — District Judge, Canterbury, Westland, and Otago Resident Magistrate and Coroner (fees) ... 8 Clerks, 1 at £300, 1 at £200, ] at £120 ... Bailiff 2 Assistant Bailiffs, 1 at £125, 1 at £60 ... Clerk at Leeston and Southbridge and Registrar of Births &c. (three months' salary) Clerk and Registrar of Births &c. at Lyttelton 900 550 620 150 185 35 230

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Servtces.

Item. 1891-92. DISTEICT, RESIDENT MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. 10 VOTE No. 23— continued. Salabies— continued. Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley, Oxford, Sheffield, Goalgate, Culverden, Kaikoura, Akaroa, and Little River — Resident Magistrate and Coroner (fees) Clerk Bailiff (seven months' salary) ... Clerk and Bailiff at Sheffield and Coalgate ... Clerk at Kaikoura and Registrar of Births &c. (four months' salary) 450 225 70 100 25 17 Timaru, Temuha, Ashburton, Oeraldine, and Rakaia — Resident Magistrate. Coroner (fees), and Sheriff (fees) 2 Clerks, 1 at £275, 1 at £180... Bailiff Clerk, Ashburton Bailiff Office Cleaner and Messenger ... Clerk and Bailiff at Geraldine (four months' salary) ... 450 455 100 210 95 24 30 18 Qreymouth, Stafford, Goldsborough, Kivmara, and Ahaura — Resident Magistrate and Warden and Coroner (fees) ... Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Greymouth and Registrar of Births &c. ... Clerk Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Kumara, and Registrar of Births &c. Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Ahaura, No Town, and Nelson Creek, District Land Officer, and Registrar of Births &c. 475 275 190 150 225 150 200 19 HoMtiJca, Ross, Jackson's Bay, and Okarito — Resident Magistrate and Land Officer Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Hokitika and Sheriff (fees) Bailiff, also Clerk for Crown Lands, and Forest Ranger Messenger and Office Cleaner Resident Magistrate's Court and Stamp and Deeds Offices 300 250 180 110 20 21 Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel, and Port Chalmers — Resident Magistrate and Coroner (fees) ... 3 Clerks, 1 at £300, 1 at £200. 1 at £170 ... Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Port Chalmers and Registrar of Births &c. Oamaru, Palmerston, Waimate, and Livingstone — Resident Magistrate and Coroner (fees) Clerk at Oainaru and Registrar of Births &c. Clerk Bailiff Clerk at Palmerston, Waikouaiti, and Hampden (four months' salary) Clerk at Waimate Bailiff Invercargill, Campbelltown, Wyndham, Lumsden, Rioerton, and Winton — District Judge, Resident Magistrate, Warden, and Coroner (fees) 550 670 160 120 190 475 275 140 120 50 150 12 22 500

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 181 1-92. DISTRICT, EESIDENT MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS , COURTS— continued. 23 24 VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaeies — -continued. Invercargill, Campbelltown, Wyndham, Lutnsden, Biverton, and Winton —continued. Clerk and Sheriff (fees) Cadet Bailiff, and Crier, &c, Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Rivertou, and Registrar of Births &c. Bailiff Clyde, Alexandra, Cromwell, Roxburyh, Arrow, Queens/own, Black's, and Pembroke — Resident Magistrate and Warden, Coroner (fees), arid Land Officer Clerk and Receiver of G-old Revenue at Clyde and Alexandra, and Registrar of Births &c. ... Clerk, Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Registrar of Births &c. at Cromwell Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Queenstown ... Naseby, St. Bathan's, Hamilton s, Hyde, N"enthorn, and Macrae's — Resident Magistrate and Warden, Coroner (fees), and Land Officer Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue Bailiff Lawrence, Gore, Milton, Balclutha, Kaitangata, Waikaia, Tapanui, and Clinton — Resident Magistrate and Warden, Coroner (fees), and Land Officer Clerk and Receiver of. Gold Revenue and Registrar of Births &c. Clerk at Gore and Wyndham ... Bailiff at Gore Chatham Islands — Resident Magistrate 69 Police-constables actiug as Clerks of Courts, 67 at £10, 2 at £30 Relieving Clerk 475 250 230 250 £ 250 80 155 200 30 4.00 200 100 25 475 275 160 40 20 230 27 2S 730 200 Otiiek Cuakges — Travelling Expenses and Allowances Mileage fees to be refunded to Bailiffs Rents Office Cleaners 31,169 29 HO ;n 32 6,200 3,600 460 1,100 Total—Vote No. 23 11,360 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. VOTE No. 24. Othee Chaehes— Pees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors ... Expenses of Witnesses Payment of Jurors under " The Juries Act, 1880 " 3,000 5.000 42,529 1 2 3 1,500 9,500 200 3,000 5,000 1,500 9,300 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The ' Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 9,500 200 Total—Vote No. 24

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item. 18! a-92. " COEONEES ACT, 1867." VOTE No. 25. Othee Chabses — Fees and Expenses on Inquests £ £ 1 2,000 2,000 Total—Vote No. 25 * * " I I PEISONS. 1891-92. Total number of officers ,.. 121 VOTE No. 26. Salabies— Inspector's Office — Inspector of Prisons Clerk Auckland — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 3 Principal Warders at £180 ... 7 Warders at £150 8 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant'Matron 700 200 380 100 80 200 540 1,050 1,080 50 3 4 5 Tauranqa — Graoler GUborne— Gaoler New Plymouth — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Principal Warder Warder 2 Assistant Warders at £12-5 Wellington Prisons — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 3 Principal Warders 8 Warders at £150 8 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron Wanganui —■ Gaoler Surgeon Warder Assistant Warder Napier — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Principal Warder ... Warder 2 Assistant Warders at £125 ... Nelson — Gaoler Warder Medical Attendance and Medicines JVestport — Gaoler 156 156 230 50 40 150 135 250 380 100 80 200 540 1,200 1,080 50 180 50 135 125 300 50 40 150 135 250 180 135 25 10 156

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item, 1891-92. PRISONS— continued. VOTE No. 26— continued. Salaeies — continued. Picton — G-aoler 11 156 12 Lyttelton — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 3 Principal "Warders at £180 ... 7 Warders at £150 7 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron ... ... Allowance to Warders acting as Tailor Instructor, Foreman Shoemaker, and Overseer Printing Office, at Is. per working day 330 100 80 200 540 1,050 945 50 17 13 Hokitilca— Gaoler Surgeon (also Lunatic Asylum £125) Matron Principal Warder 2 Assistant Warders at £125 ... 300 50 50 150 250 14 Dunedin — Gaoler Surgeon (also Industrial School £100) Matron 1 Principal Warder 4 Warders at £150 3 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron 400 100 80 180 600 405 50 15 In v er car gill — Gaoler ... ... - Principal Warder Warder Assistant Warder Medical Attendance 215 150 135 125 50 16 Oamaru — Gaoler 156 17 Clyde— Gaoler 156 18 Nasehy — Gaoler 156 19 Lawrence — Gaoler 156 18,470 20 21 22 23 24 Otheb Chabges— Lodging Allowances Rations, Fuel, Light, &c. Clothing, Bedding, Furniture, &c. Medicines and Medical Comforts Other Necessaries 850 6,000 1,200 600 250

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1-92. 18! PEISONS— continued. £ £ 25 26 27 28 VOTE No. 26— continued. Otheb Chaeges— continued. Tools and Materials for Prison Labour, &e. ... Uniforms for Prison Officers ... ... Cost of Prison, Milford Sound Contingencies and Travelling Expenses 400 300 2,000 1,800 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891 " ... £500 Less estimated credit for work at Milford Sound ... ... 2,000 13,400 2,500 Totax—Vote No. 26 10,900 29,370 MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES. 1 2 8 VOTE No. 27. Purchase of Eeports and Treatises for Crown Law Office Gratuity to widow of the late George Carruthers, Bailiff, Eesident Magistrate's Court, "Westport Annual allowance to J. 8. Hickson, late Eesident Magistrate, Clyde Gratuity to W. E. Shury, late Bailiff, Eesident Magistrate's Court, Lawrence, on his services being dispensed with ...... 50 75 4 150 100 5 G Expenses connected with the case, Attorney-General v. W. B. Edwards. Expenses connected with the case, Tales v. Levin and Co., incurred through Clerk of Court neglecting to sign a 600 summons ... ... . ... Def'acations of A. W. Croft, late Deputy Assignee at Gisborne Compensation to Mrs. Janet McDonald fcr illegal sale of her land Contingencies 15 7 269 8 9 100 2,400 Total—Vote No. 27 3,759 TOTAL OF CLASS IV. £103,380

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CLASS V.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Totals. £ £ £ Vote 28.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries ... 157,310 157,310 „ 29. —Telegraph Cable Subsidies 309 309 „ 30.—Telegraph Cable Repairs 3,000 3,000 M 31. —Telegraph Extension ... 3,000 3,000 „ 32. —Conveyance of Mails by Sea 29,891 29,891 „ 33. —Conveyance of Inland Mails 25,191 25,191 „ 34. —Carriage of Mails by Railway ... 1,000 1,000 „ 35.—Miscellaneous 39,440 39,440 TOTAL OF CLASS V. 157,310 101,831 K 259,141 [em. No. of Officers. Classification under Act. 1891-92. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES. 1 1 VOTE No. 28. First Division. Superintendent Secretary £ 700 (550 I Clerical Division. 1,350 1 1 1 8 First Class — Inspector of Post Offices Controller and Accountant Assistant Inspector of Post Offices Inspectors of Telegraphs, 1 at £500,1 at £465, 1 at £415 Sub-Inspectors of Telegraphs, 2 at £300 ... Electrician 525 525 480 1,380 600 350 2 1 Second Class.—From £370 to £400, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 2 at £400, 3 at £385, 1 at £370 3,860 6 2,325

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

No. of Officers. 18' a-92. :tem. 1891-92. POSTAL AND TELEGKRAPH SALAEIES— continued. £ VOTE No. 28— continued. Cleeical Division— continued. Third Class.— From £315 to £355, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 3 at £355, 1 at £315 1,380 Fourth Class.—From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 2 at £300, 1 at £290,3 at £275... . 1,715 18 Fifth Class, First Grade.—From. £235 to £250, by One Annual Increment of £15. 1 at £285, 1 at £260, 5 at £250, 6 at £235... 3,205 7 62 Fifth Class, Second Grade.— From £190 to £220, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £225, 18 at £220, 4 at £210, 13 at £200, 1 at £195, 23 at £190 12,640 104 Sixth Class, First Grade.— From £160 to £180, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £190,33 at £180,44 at £170, 26 at £160 17,770 235 Sixth Class, Second Grade.— From £115 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of 10 each and O'ne of £15. 1 at £156, 1 at £155, 111 at £150, 15 at £135, 56 at £125, 6 at £120, 45 at £115... 31,881 10 118 Cadets.— From £40 to £100, by One Annual Increment of £10, One of £15, One of £20, and One of £15, with Lodging-allowance of £26 a Tear for the First Two Years and £13 the Third when Cadet stationed from Home. 2 at £105, 37 at £100, 1 at £95, 35 at £90, 1 at £85, 28 at £80, 2 at £76, 1 at £75, 3 at £70, 2 at £66, 2 at £60, 1 at £55, 3 at £50 10,374 11 Chief Postmasters, First Grade. —From £445 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £20 each and One of £15. 3 at £500 1,500 12 Chief Post-masters, Second Grade. —From £370 to £425, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 2 at £425, 3 at £415, 1 at £385, 1 at £370... 2,850 13 Chief Postmasters, Third Grade.— From £310 to £350, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 1 at £350, 1 at £340, 2 at £325, 1 at £320, 1 at £310 1,970 14 11 Postmasters, First Grade—From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 7 af £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £275, 2 at £260... 3,175

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

No. of Officers. 1891-92. .tern. 1891-92. POSTAL AND TELEGKAPH SALAEIES— continued. £ VOTE No. 28— continued. Clebical Division — continued. 15 22 Postmasters, Second Grade. —From £220 to £250, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £260, 1 at £255, 6 at £250, 2 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £225, 4 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £195, 1 at £185 5,035 Iβ 21 Postmasters, Third Grade.— From £185 to £210, by One Annual Increment of £10 and One of £15. 1 at £230, 1 at £215, 4 at £210, 5 at £200, 1 at £195, 2 at £185, 5 at £175, 2 at £170 4,065 17 59 Postmasters, Fourth Grade. —From £140 to £175, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £15. 1 at £215, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 2 at £195, 2 at £190, 6 at £180, 11 at £175, 1 at £170, 3 at £165, 4 at £160, 1 at £155, 21 at £150, 3 at £140, 1 at £120 9,750 Now- clebical Division. 18 17 Oadettes.— From £40 to £120, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each, One of £15, and Seven of £5 each, with Lodging-allowance of £26 for the First Year, £20 the Second, £15 the Third, and £10 the Fourth Tear, when Cadette stationed from Home. 1 at £150, 6 at £120, 1 at £90, 4 at £75, 1 at £70, 1 at £66, 3 at £40 .. 1,516 19 34 Linemen, First Grade. —From £130 to £140, by Two Annual Increments of £5 each. 2 at £155, 1 at £150, 5 at £145, 15 at £140, 10 at £135, 1 at £130 4,765 18 Linemen, Second Grade, —From £110 to £125, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 10 at £125, 1 at £120, 4 at £115, 1 at £110, 2 at £100 20 2,140 21 4 Letter-carriers' Sorters. —Maximum £150. 4 at £150 600 2G Letter-carriers, First Grade. —From £130 to £140, by Two Annual Increments of £5 each. 7 at £140, 10 at £135, 9 at £130 22 3,500 23 36 Letter-carriers, Second Grade. —From £95 to £120, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £5. 13 at £120, 14 at £115, G at £105, 2 at £104, lat£95 4,103

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

No. of Officers. 18' '1-92. .tern. 1891-92. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 28— continued. Non-clekical Diyision— continued. 24 49 Letter-carriers, Third Grade. —From £50 to £85, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5 each. 5 at £85, 3 at £80, 7 at £75, 12 at £70, 9 at £60, 9 at £50, 2 at £40, 2 at £36 • ... 3,172 25 Post Office Messengers, First Grade. —From £85 to £120, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5. 1 at £120, 4 at £115, 1 at £110, 2 at £95 ... 880 26 Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 2 at £70, 1 at £65, 1 at £60, 3 at £50, 1 at £45, 1 at £26 486 27 Junior and Assistant Counter Clerics (Telegraph). —£50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 2 at £100, 1 at £85, 1 at 70, 3 at £50 505 28 38 Junior and Assistant Exchange Clerics. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 4 at £120, 2 at £115, 9 at £105, 1 at £95, 4 at £90, 3 at £80. 1 at £75. 5 at £70, 7 at £60, 2 at £50 3,295 29 11 Despatch Clerks.— From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5. 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 3 at £60, 3 at £50 770 30 14 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 12 at £50 ... 750 31 195 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 6,222 32 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Officers 5,116 33 34 984 Country Postmasters New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messen6,845 35 gers Increases to give effect to amended classification 1,500 800 9,145 161,810 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 4,500 1,154 Total—Vote No. 28 157,311

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. TELEGEAPH CABLE SUBSIDIES. £ VOTE No. 29. Contingent Subsidy Total—Vote No. 29 309 309 * TELEGEAPH CABLE EEPAIES. VOTE No. 30. Telegraph Cable Bepairs Total—Vote No. 30 3,000 3,000 TELEGEAPH EXTENSION. VOTE No. 31. Telegraph Extension Total—Vote No. 31 CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. 3,000 3,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 VOTE No. 32. Bluff and Stewart Island Chatham Islands Service Blind Bay Service San Francisco Service Half Cost Transit from San Francisco to New York of Homeward Mails Interprovincial Service (San Francisco Service) Suez Services Mail Agents and Travelling-allowance Auckland Steam Service Hokitika and Southern Ports and Westport and Karainea Services Fiji Service New Zealand and Pacific Islands Service Direct Steam Service to Plymouth Interprovincial Service (Direct Steam Service) Great Barrier Mail-service Pelorus Sound Mail-service Contingencies, Bonuses, Gratuities 150 200 150 15,258 1,922 3,000 GOO 600 793 11 12 18 14 15 Iβ 17 520 1,690 1,200 8,605 3,000 200 200 7,500 Less estimated credits —San Francisco Service, £9,533; Direct Service, £6,164 ... 45,588 29,891 15,697 Total—Vote No. 32 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOTE No. 33. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Gisborne Wanganui 3,786 1,426 424 1,746 543 734

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1891-92. CONVEYANCE OP INLAND MAILS—continued. £ £ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 VOTE No. 33.— continued. Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport G-reymouth Hokitika Christclmrch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 2,546 1,007 1,282 242 447 1,310 2,470 : 524 151 j 4,905 1,642 Total—Vote No. 33 25,191 CARRIAGE OY MAILS BY EAILWAY. 1 VOTE No. 34. Carriage of Mails by Railway, under special arrangement 1,000 Total—Votis No. 34 ... 1,000 MISCELLANEOUS. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 35. Otheb Chakges— Travelling-expenses of Inspectors ;md Linemen Extra Labour and Material for Repairs Stationery, &c. Special allowance to Telegraph Messengers during their first year's service Training Cadets Office Expenses, Fuel, Lights, Travelling-expenses of Telegraphists, and Contingencies 4,500 11,000 4,500 r> v> 440 500 I 19,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 189L" 39,940 500 Total—Vote No. 35 39,440 TOTAL OF CLASS V. £259,141

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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS.

Appropriation for Consolidation Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 36.' —Customs Offices and Services ... 28,096 5,200 33.290 < „ 37. —Customs : Miscellaneous Services 458 1,362 1,820 „ 38. —Marine and Harbours... 15,801 12,714 28,515 „ 39.—Marine : Miscellaneous Services 9,582 9,582 TOTAL OF CLASS VI. 44,355 18,858 73,213 tem 191-92. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 127 £ VOTE No. 36. Salahies — Head Office — Secretary for Customs and Marine Chief Clerk Clerk Clerk Clerk (Audit) Clerk (Audit) Clerk Writer (Audit) Cadet Gauging Officer Messenger and Storeman Auckland — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 5 Clerks, 1 at £220, 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £110 Cadet Clerk and Warehouse Keeper ... 5 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers, 1 at £275, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 1 at £225, 1 at £200 Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer 3 Lockers, 1 at £180, 1 at £160,1 at £150 6 Lockers (Writers), 3 at £187, 2 at £185, 1 at £177... Messenger Boatman and Engine-driver Steam Launch, 8s. per diem Whangarei — Coastwaiter (also Postal Officer) TFhangaroa— Coastwaiter New Plymouth — Officer in Charge 600 325 150 140 250 160 150 187 80 300 140 550 375 300 750 50 238 1,210 200 490 1,108 110 146 8 50 4 50 5 230

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Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund Services,

item. 18' 1-92. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SEEVICES— continued. 9 10 11 VOTE No. 36— continued. Salabies — continued. Wanganui — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet Wellington — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 3 Clerks, 1 at £165, 1 at £130, 1 at £100 ... 2 Cadets at £40 Clerk and Warehouse Keeper 5 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers, 1 at £300, 1 at £260, 1 at £225, 1 at £215, 1 at £190 3 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... 2 Boatmen and Messengers at £118 19s. each Napier — Collector and Surveyor Clerk and Warehouse Keeper Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Landing Waiter and Locker ... Cadet 'Poverty Bay— Collector and Examining Officer TVairau — Collector and Examining Officer Nelson — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk and Locker West port — Collector and Examining Officer Greymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Locker and Messenger Hohitilca — Collector and Examining Officer Bluff Harbour— Officer in Charge Invercargill — Collector and Surveyor Clerk and Warehouse Keeper ... Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Dunedin — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 3 Clerks, 1 at £140, 2 at £130 Cadet Clerk and Warehouse Keeper ... 6 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers, 1 at £290, 1 at £275, 1 at £270, 1 at £200, 1 at £185 (also Tide Surveyor), 1 at £200 2 Lockers, at £180 6 Lock'ers (Writers), 5 at £187, 1 at £185 Messenger Port Chalmers —- Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer 375 40 550 375 290 395 80 160 1,190 561 238 465 175 315 230 40 350 300 425 250 140 12 350 13 375 180 14 400 15 260 16 465 170 250 17 525 350 390 400 50 275 1,420 360 1,120 120 18 300 19 Oam aru — Collector and Examining Officer 365 20 Timaru — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet 420 40

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

:tem. 1891-92. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. £ 21 VOTE No. 36— continued, Salaries— continued. Lyttelton and Ghristchurch —- Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 3 Clerks, 1 fit £200, 2 at £130 2 Cadets, 1 at £80, 1 at £40 ... Clerk and Warehouse Keeper 4 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers, 1 at £325, 1 at £250, 1 at £240 (also Tide Surveyor), 1 at £105 3 Lockers (Writers), 1 at £187, 1 at £180, 1 at £171 ... Locker Boatman Messenger Salaries of Officers retiring during the year ... Contribution to other Votes — Marine and Harbours Postal and Telegraph Working Kail ways 550 375 280 460 120 1C0 1.010 538 180 145 126 39 22 28 24 25 85 110 50 28,096 26 27 28 Other Charges— Tidewaiters, Extra Clerical and other Assistance Expenses connected with Customs and Excise Convictions and Seizures Contingencies, including Coals and Expenses for Steamlaunches, Travelling-expenses of Officers, Cost of Instruments, Eewards for Suppression of Smuggling and Illicit Distillation, and for Special Services in Protection of the Revenue ... 600 600 4,000 Total—Vote No. 36 ... CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES. 5,200 33,296 VOTE No. 37. Salaries — Quarantine Keepers—At Auckland, £108; Wellington, £156 (also Lightkeeper) ; Lyttelton, £120 ■ Port Chalmers, £110 ..." ... £494 Less contribution from Marine Vote 36 458 2 3 4 3 Other Chahg-es— Quarantine Contingencies Bonus on Exportation of Canned and Cured Fish Kef und of Bonded-Warehouse DutyDuty on sundry Articles remitted by order of the Commissioner of Customs Refund of Amount realised on Goods sold under the Provisions of " The Patents, Designs, and Trademarks Act, 1889" 100 1,000 100 89 6 73 Total—Vote No. 37 ... 1,820

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Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund, Services.

[tern. 1891-92. MAEINE AND HAEBOITES. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 100 VOTE No. 38. Salahies — Marine Head Office — Assistant Secretary Senior Clerk at £240, Clerk at £190 Clerk and Draftsman Nautical Adviser, Inspector and Surveyor of Ships, and Examiner of Masters and Mates Marine Engineer (7 months) ... 400 430 150 350 463 6 7 8 3 4 Haebouks — Manukau — Harbourmaster and Pilot Signalman Boatman at £8 per month Lightkeeper at Heads Auckland — Bean Eock Lightkeeper Hokianga — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Coast Waiter 2 Boatmen at £0 per month Kaipara — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Customs Officer 2 Signalmen (also Lightkeepers) Engine-driver, Steam-launch, at 10s. per diem Chief Boatman at £10 per month 1 Boatman at £7 10s. per month Opunalce —- Signalman Bang itikei — Acting Signalman JFoxton — Harbourmaster and Pilot Wellington — Assistant Lightkeeper, Somes Island Napier Bluff'Lighthouse — Lightkeeper Wairau — Signalman Nelson — Harbourmaster and Pilot 4 Boatmen at £10 per month ... Signalman Riwaka — Lightkeeper Waitapu — Harbourmaster GoUingwood — Lightkeeper Olcarito — Harbourmaster 1,793 i 200 130 96 120 150 140 144 250 20 120 120 90 25 36 190 9 120 10 36 11 145 12 275 480 39 13 6 14 25 IS 25 10 50 Less contributions from Customs Vote 3,032 24 Lighthouses — 20 Principal Keepers, 3 at £180, 11 at £160, 8 at £150, 4 at £140 36 Assistant Keepers, 7 at £130, 6 at £120, 2 at £110, 11 at £100, 9 at £90, and 1 at £50 Artificer 3,008 17 4,060 3,810 200 8,070

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1891-92. 18 MARINE AND HARBOURS—continued. VOTE No. 38— continued. Salaeies — continued. General — 7 Inspectors of Machinery and Engineer Surveyors and Examiner of Engineers, viz., 2 at Auckland, 2 at "Wellington, 1 at Christchurch. and 2 at Dunedin; 6 at £325 each, and 1 at £305 Examiners of Masters and Mates — Auckland, 1 at £75, 1 at £50 Lyttelton, 2 at £50 Dunedin, 2 at £50 Weather-reporting Officer and Examiner of Masters at Wellington 2,255 19 20 21 22 125 100 100 350 » 2,930 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Other Chakges— Pension to Widow of late Lightkeeper, P. A. Deck Expenses connected with Inquiries into Wrecks, Eelief of distressed Seamen, and Survey of unseaworthy Ships Maintenance of Waitapu Leading Lights ... Stephens Island, Erection of Lighthouse on (total cost estimated at £8,000) Stephens Island, Purchase of Land for Lighthouse-site Proportion of Co3t of Erection of Lighthouse on Snares Eepairs to Boat-landing, Nelson Harbour ... Grant for improvement of Motueka Harbour, £1 for £1 Beacon sites at Nelson Farewell Spit Lighthouse, new lantern Pension to J. Heberley, late Pilot at Queen Charlotte Sound Hire and working-expenses of dredge for New Plymouth Harbour Harbour Contingencies, including Maintenance of Harbour Lights, Buoys, and Beacons Oil, Stores, and Lighthouse Contingencies Travelling-expenses and General Contingencies 24, 150 50 1,500 300 10,000 40 50 200 600 50 34 3,000 35 1,100 2,550 1,300 36 37 Less contributions from other colonies towards Snares Lighthouse ... ... £8,000 And estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891"... 200 20,914 8..200 Total —Vote No. 38 12,714 MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 39. Otiier Chaeges— " Hinemoa," s.s., Working-expenses Expenses of s.s. " Stella" whilst laid up Guaranteed Interest to Wellington Patent Slip Company Hydrographic Survey, Poverty Bay Grant to Waitaki County Council for making roads to Port Moeraki (balance of Moeraki Harbour Board Funds)' Buoys and beacons, Gisborne (to be recovered from the Harbour Board) 28,515 l 2 3 4 5 7,000 150 2,115 150 247 0 120 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 9,782 200 9,582 Total —Vote No, 39 OT L OF CLASS VI. £7 ,213

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CLASS VII.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ l.ooo £ 4,10i Vote 40.—Stamp Department 3,100 „ 4L. —Laud and Deeds Registry 8,640 5,700 14,34i TOTAL OF CLASS VII. 11,740 (5700 18,4* iem. 1891-92. £ STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 16 2 3 VOTE JS T o. 40. Salabies — Head Office — Secretary, Controller Legacy Duties, and Deputy Commissioner Chief Clerk and Accountant Record Clerk Clerk Chief Stamper 5 Stampers, 1 at £70, 1 at £45, 3 at £40 ... Auckland — Clerk ... ... . ... Wellington — Clerk Hawlce's Bay— Clerk Canterbury — Clerk ' Cadet Otago — Clerk Contributions to votes— " Land and Deeds Registry " 475 250 175 125 : 210 235 150 150 4 130 5 150 75 190 785 3,100 Otheb Charges— Contingencies, Machinery, Overtime, &c. 1,000 Total — Vote No. 40 4,100

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item. 1891-92. £ I £ LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 38 VOTE No. 41. SAIiAIlIES—Auckland— District Land .Registrar Examiner of Titles and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk and Draftsman 2 Clerks, 1 at £120, 1 at £70 ... 550 350 225 190 Taranaki — District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk Cadet 400 * 150 100 Wellington — District Land Registrar and Registrar-G-eneral of Land Chief Clerk Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar Cadet Messenger 700 225 j 300 90 110 Hawke's Bay — District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk Clerk" Cadet 500 230 190 90 5 Nelson — Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Stamp Clerk Cadet' 225 90 Marlborough — Deputy Registrar of Deeds, and Clerk and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 215 Canterbury — District Laud Registrar Registrar of Deeds, Assistant Land Registrar, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Chief Clerk Clerk Clerk Cadet 550 450 275 135 150 90 Westland — District Land Registrar, Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk and for Stamp and Supreme Court Offices 375 150 9 Otago — District Land Registrar Examiner of Titles, Assistant Land Registrar, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 2 Clerks, 1 at £175, 1 at £120 Clerk Office Cleaner 550 375 295 230 40

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lem. 1891-92. LAND AND DEEDS. REGISTRY— continued. £ £ 10 VOTE No. 41— continued. Salaries— continued. Southland — District Land Registrar, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Registrar Supreme Court ... j 500 Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk ... 230 Cadet .. ... ... 100 9,425 Less contributions from Stamp Department ... 785 8,640 i 11 12 OtIIEE CllABGES — Contingencies and Contract Work ... ... 3,200 Draughtsman's work performed by the Survey Department ... " ... ... 2,500 5,700 Total—Vote No. 41 ... ... j 14 14,340 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. £1 -,440

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MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

1891-92. Salaries. ° ther Charges. . Total. Vote 42.—Head Office £ £ £ 1,890 425 2,315 ,, 43.—Public Schools ... 341,450 341,450 „ 44.—Native Schools ... 11,250 2,825 14,075 „ 45. —Industrial Schools 2,501 5,935 8,436 ,, 46. —School for Deaf-mutes 1,210 2,040 3,250 ,i 47.—Miscellaneous Services 2,250 2,250 16,851 354,925 371,776 lUNAcr and Chabitable Department— Vote 48.—Lunatic Asylums 19,393 19,315 38,708 „ 49.—Charitable 1,864 1,864 „ 50.—Eotorua Sanatorium 821 525 1,346 TOTAL OV CLASS VIII. ... 20,214 21,704 41,918 37,065 37 i,629 413,694 tern. 1891-92. EDUCATION DEPAETMENT. 1891-92. Total uuinber of officers ... 7 VOTE No. 42. Head Office — Salaries — Secretary and Inspector-General Chief Clerk Inspector-General's Clerk and Assistant Native School Inspector 4 Clerks, 1 at £210, 1 at £155, 1 at £140, 1 at £110 ... £ 1 2 3 600 375 4 300 615 1,890 5 G 7 Other Charges — Clerical Assistance Travelling Expenses Contingencies 225 150 50 Total—Vote No. 42 425 2,315 VOTE No. 43. Public Schools— Other Charges — Grants to Education Boards— 97,000 average attendances at £3 15s. £363,750 Less Eevenue from Eeserves ... 33,500 330,250

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

!tem. 1891-92. EDUCATION DEPAETMENT— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 43— continued. Public Schools — continued. Other Charges —continued. Grants to Education Boards— continued. Scholarships Towards Cost of Inspection ... Teachers' Examinations Rebuilding and burnishing of Schools destroyed by Fire School at Chatham Islands Contingencies 6,500 4,000 500 250 200 250 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" —Teachers' Examinations 341,950 500 Total—Vote No. 43 341,450 1891-92. Total number of officers ,,. 132 VOTE No. 44. Native Schools — Salaries — Organizing Inspector Salaries of Masters, &c, for Village Schools 1 2 450 10,800 Other Charges — Boarding-school Charges, Apprenticeship, and Higher Education of Native Youths... Books, Sewing Material, and other Requisites Travelling-expenses (including Removals of Teachers) Repairs Contingencies 11,250 3 1,500 500 250 450 250 4 5 G 7 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 2,950 125 Total —Vote No. 44 2,825 14,07; 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 37 1 VOTE No. 45. Indtjstetal Schools — Salaries — Auckland Girls , {Kent Street) — Matron and Servant Auckland (Kohimarama) — Manager and Matron Schoolmistresses ... ... ... Servants ... 130 2 170 110

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

!tem. 18 H-92. £ EDUCATION DEPARTMENT— continued. 3 VOTE No. 45— continued. Industrial Schools— continued. Burnham — Manager at £180, and Matron at £60 ... Schoolmaster at £175, and Schoolmistress at £100 ... Servants Caversham — Manager at £225. and Matron at £100 ... Surgeon (also Gaol £100) .. Schoolmaster at £150, and 1 Assistant at £100 Servants 240 275 361 325 100 250 396 2,501 5 6 7 8 Other Charges — Maintenance— Provisions, Fuel, Light, Clothing, Bedding, Medical Attendance, &c. Boarding-out of Children Bent and Insurance, Auckland and Kohimarama Maintenance of Children in Private Industrial Schools, viz.: St. Mary's, Ponsonby; Thames Orphanage; St. Joseph's, Wellington; St. Mary's, Nelson Contingencies 5,000 7,400 185 2,250 100 0 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Bevenues Act, 1891 " 14,935 9,000 Total—Vote No. 45 5,935 8,43' 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 6 VOTE No. 40. School for Deaf-Mutes— Salaries — Director 5 Assistants 1 2 500 710 i 8 4 5 Other Charges — Eent Board of Pupils Contingencies 1,210 490 1,600 250 : Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... 2,340 300 Total —Vote No. 46 2,040 3,250 VOTE No. 47. Miscellaneous Services— Other Charges — 1,000 copies of Work on New Zealand Entomology Grant in aid of the Wellington College Technical Instruction Classes ... 1 2 3 250 1,000 1,000 Total —Vote No. 47 2,25

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 1891-92. LUNACY AND CHABITABLE DEPAETMENT. 1891-92. Total mimbev of officers ... 216 VOTE No. 48. Lunatic Asylums— Salaries — Head Office— Inspector of Lunatic Asylums and Hospitals Clerk 1,200 325 Auckland— Resident Medical Superintendent Clerk and Storekeeper 43 Attendants and Servants — 22 Male Attendants, 1 at £110, 4 at £90, 4 at £85, 1 at £82 10s., 3 at £80, 3 at £75, 6 at £70; 2 Cooks, 1 at £80, 1 at £72 10s.; Gardener at £80 ; Farm Gardener at £75 ; Farm Hand at £80; Farm Manager at £100; Carpenter at £80; 13 Female Attendants, Head Attendant £75, 5 at £50, 6 at £45, 1 at £42 10s.; Laundress at £50 600 130 3,033 Wellington— Eesident Medical Superintendent a Clerk and Storekeeper Matron 32 Attendants and Servants— 16 Male Attendants, 1 at £110, 2 at £100, 2 at £90, 7 at £80, 1 at £75, 3 at £70; 2 Cooks, 1 at £80, 1 at £70; 2 Carpenters, 1 at £110, 1 at £80; 11 Female Attendants, 4 at £50, 7 at £40; Laundress at £50 450 135 80 2,205 ■ Nelson— Visiting Medical Officer Superintendent Matron 14 Attendants and Servants— 7 Male Attendants, 1 at £90, 2 at £80, 2 at £75, 2 at £70; 6 Female Attendants, 1 at £50, 1 at £42 10s., 4 at £40; 1 Cook at £40 ... 200 150 70 832 5 Christen urch— Eesident Medical Superintendent Clerk and Storekeeper Matron 43 Attendants and Servants— 22 Male Attendants, 1 at £115, 1 at £87 10s., 2 at £85, 1 at £82 10s., 7 at £80, 2 at £75, 8 at £70; 1 Engineer at £100; Farm Bailiff and Caretaker at £90 ; Cook at £80 ; Messenger and Caretaker at £80; Storeman at £70; 14 Female Attendants, 5 at £50, 3 at £45, 2 at £42 10s., 4 at £40 600 180 80 2,775

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tem. 18' U-92. LUNACY AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT— eontd. VOTE No. Lttmatic Asylttms — continued. Salaries —continued. Hokitika— Visiting Medical Officer (also Prisons £50) Superintendent Matron 11 Attendants and Servants — 6 Male Attendants, 1 at £125, 4 at £100, 1 at £80; Farm Labourer at £65 ; 3 Female Attendants at £65; 1 at £50 Seacliff— Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper, £110 ; Assistant, £70 Matron 52 Attendants and Servants— 28 Male Attendants, 1 at £120, 2 at £90,,3 at £82 10s., 8 at £80, 6 at £75, 8 at £70; Ward Assistant, £6 10s. ; Carpenter, £150 ; Farm Manager, £110 ; 21 Female Attendants, 3 at £60, 1 at £52, 3 at £50, 2 at £47 10s., 3 at £45,1 at £42 10s., 8 at £40 Increase of Salaries of Attendants 150 300 85 915 600 250 180 105 3,438 325 Other Charges — Fees to Medical Witnesses Rations Fuel and Light Bedding and Clothing Surgery and Dispensary Wines, Spirits, Ale, and Porter Necessaries, Incidental and Miscellaneous Farm Amount required to allow of a month's leave for recreation to all persons in attendance on patients Purchase of land at Porirua ... General Contingencies 19,393 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 925 12,500 1,700 3,550 200 50 5,750 1,000 ■ 17 18 300 840 500 ' Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 27,315 8,000 Total—Vote No. 48 19,315 38,70! 1 2 3 4 r> 6 7 VOTE No. 49. Chaeitable — Other Charges — Maintenance of Children at the Asylums for the Blind Burial Expenses of Destitute Persons Compassionate Allowances— Widow and Family of Denis Phelan Widow of R. J. Deighton David Armstrong Maintenance of Discharged and Aged Imbeciles Amount refunded to Otago Benevolent Institution in respect of sum twice deducted from subsidy ... Contingencies 735 145 52 30 52 250 8 100 500 Total—Vote No. 49 1,86

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

:tem. 1891-92. LUNACY AND CHAEITABLE DEPAETMENT— contd. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 8 i 2 a i 5 VOTE No. 50. Botobua. Saitatokhjm— Eesideot Medical Officer Matron Bath Attendants Wardsman Servants 400 75 202 52 92 Rations Fuel and Light Bedding, Furniture, and Crockery Surgery and Dispensary Wines, Spirits, &c. Miscellaneous 821 6 7 8 g 10 ii 500 100 150 100 25 150 1,025 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eeserves Act, 1891 " 1,846 500 Total—Vote No. 50 ■ i 1,346 TOTAL OE CLASS VIII. £41£ ,694

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CLASS IX.—NATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 8,388 9,650 18,038 ote 51. —Native Land Court ,, 52. —Miscellaneous Services 2,949 2,949 TOTAL OF CLASS IX. 8,388 12,599 20,987 I Item. > rt wi I _ 1891-92. NATIVE LAND COURT. £ i £ 1891-92. Tola! number of officers ... 25 VOTE No. 51. Salaries — 1 Chief Judge (also Trust Commissioner) ... ... 750 2 ; 7 Judges at £550 (also Trust Commissioners) ... 3,850 ' 3 ' 5 Judges for two months ... ... ... j 459 4 ' Judges and staft' retained on pay to complete unfinished work and to inquire into past transactions ... 1,500 5 Auckland — Registrar for two months ... ... ... 50 3 Clerks, 1 at £225, 1 at £190, 1 at £106... ... 581 1 Interpreter ... ... ... 170 Messenger for two months ... ... ... 17 6 Wellington — Registrar ... ... ... ! 300 Clerk to Chief Judge ... ... ... 166 Clerk ... ... ... 100 7 Whanganui — Registrar for two months ... ... ... 40 8 ; Oisborne— Registrar ... ... ... 240 Clerk ... ... ... ; 166 8,389 j Otkeb Chakges— 9 i Payment of Assessors ... ... ... 1,800 10 „ Extra Clerks and Interpreters ... 2,000 11 Travelling-allowances —Judges... ... ... j 2,000 12 ,, „ Assessors ... ... | 1,500 13 „ ,, Clerks and Interpreters ... | 350 14 Other Contingencies ... ... ... [ 2,000 9,650 18,039 Less reduction in Committee of Supply ... 1 Total—Vote No. 51 ... ... \ 18,03S

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

"tera. 1891-92. NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued. 3 4 I 2 5 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 52. Expenses of Commission under " The Native Laud Court Acts Amendment Act, 1889 " Amount in full settlement of Mr. John Short's claim in respect of land purchased b_v him at Mangere, Auckland Legal costs of Supreme Court action, Toko Reihana v. James Moore Rent received by G-overnment for Section 23, Parish of Manurewa, Mangere, Auckland, and due to the owner, Tiahuia Expenses of Middle Island Native Claims Commission, appointed in accordance with recommendation of Joint Committee Expenses of Wairarapa Lake Commission, appointed in accordance with recommendation of Select Committee, House of Representatives Expenses of Native Land Laws Commission Payment to William Wear in full satisfaction of claim for balance of salary as engineer of the s.s. " Hannah Mokau," in 1880, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee In final settlement of Mrs. John White's claim under agreement with her late husband, connected with his work entitled " The Ancient History of the Maori ... 100 120 67 604 225 7 8 125 1,150 58 500 Total —Vote No. 52 2,949 TOTAL OE CLASS IX. £2< ),987

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Otber Charges. Total. ote 53. —Mines Department... £ 2,480 £ £ 2,48( „ 54. —Geological and Meteorological ... 1,420 685 2,101 ,, 55.—Miscellaneous 10,618 10,61i „ 56.—Stock Branch 13,566 17,520 81,08* TOTAL OF CLASS X. 17,466 28,823 46,28! !tem. 18' 1-92. UNDER THE MINISTER OF MINES. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 8 VOTE No. 53. Mines Depabtment— Salaries — Head Office— TTnder-Secretary Inspecting Engineer 3 Inspectors of Mines, 1 at £300, 2 at £250 Clerk (also Secretary, Board of Examiners, under Coalmines Act, £25) Clerk Cadet Secretary, Board of Examiners, under Coal-mines Act (also Clerk, Mines Department, £275) ... 550 500 800 275 230 100 25 Total—Vote No. 53 2,481 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 5 VOTE No. 54. Geological and Meteobological Depahtsient— Salaries — Analyst ... Clerk and Curator, Meteorological Observer and Statistical Clerk Assistant Geologist Draughtsman Messenger and Keeper 400 350 325 220 125 1,420

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CLASS X.—MINES AND LANDS DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 18' H-92. UNDER THE MINISTER OF MIRES—continued. VOTE No. 54 — continued. Geological and Meteorological Department— contd. Other Charges — Field Expenses and Special Surveys Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory ... Intercolonial Weather Exchange Instruments Contingencies £ 2 3 4 5 G 300 100 60 25 200 Total—Vote No. 54 685 2,105 5 G 7 8 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 55. Miscellaneous Services — Other Charges — Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Nelson Creek Waimea-Kumara Thames, Otago, and Eeefton Schools of Mines Compensation and Expenses in connection with Proclamation of Arahura and Teremakau Eivers as Tailings Channels Mail service, Coal Island, to 30th June, 1891 Eoad to open up Puhipuhi Field Nile Bridge Expenses of Board of Examiners for Mine Managers' certificates Collection of mineral specimens as exhibits Expenses in connection with Taupiri Coal-mine prosecution To give effect to recommendation of Goldfields and Mines Committee on petition of Henry Cavill Compensation to Messrs. Arthur and Saxon for loss of water-rights near Cromwell Gratuity to Thomas Quill on account of the death of his son, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee £1 for £L subsidy, final reward for discovery of the Mahakipawa Goldfield ... ... ... Contingencies and Mining Inspector's Travelling - expenses 1,000 2,500 1,400 577 450 600 300 150 1,000 9 10 211 11 30 12 100 18 50 14 250 15 2,000 Total —Vote No. 55 10,61 UNDER THE MINISTER OF LANDS. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 70 VOTE No. 56. Stock Department— Head Office— SalariesChief Inspector Clerk at £250 and Cadet at £60 500 310

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

'tern. 18' 11-92. UNDER THE MINISTER OP LANDS— continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Stock Beanch— continued. Auckland District— Salaries — 4 Inspectors: 1 at £300, 2 at £200, 1 at £150 2 Babbit Agents £ 850 320 Destruction of rabbits — Upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c. 1,170 3 1,000 2,170 Napier District — Salaries — 4 Inspectors: 1 at £300, 1 at £225, 2 at £150 825 Wellington—Went Coast District — Salaries — 4 Inspectors : 1 at £300, 1 at £225, 2 at £200 Inspector and Veterinary Surgeon Eabbiter I 925 300 100 Destruction of rabbits— Upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c. 1,325 1,400 Marlborouffh, Nelson, and West Coast District — Salaries — 3 Inspectors: 1 at £300, 1 at £200, 1 at £150 Destruction of rabbits— Upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c. 2,725 7 650 8 500 Canterbury— Kaihoura District — Salaries — 7 Inspectors : 2 at £300,1 at £250, 2 at £225, 1 at £175, 1 at £150 7 Caretakers of South Canterbury rabbit-fence, at £100 each 4 Rabbit Agents 1,150 1 9 1,625 700 700 I I Destruction of rabbits— Upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &e. 3,025 10 700 Otago District — Salaries — 8 Inspectors : G at £250, at £175, 1 at £100 \ 22 Rabbit Agents 3,725 11 1,775 3,960 i 12 Destruction of rabbits— Upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c. 5,735 4,400 10,135 21,540

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CLASS X.—MINES AND LANDS DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1891-92. TJNDEE THE MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Stock Beanch — continued. Other Charges — Travelling-expenses Importation of stoats and weasels Subsidies for destruction of rabbits and for erection of rabbit-proof fences ... Expenses incurred in purchase and shipment of little grey foxes in 1889 Salaries to officers dispensed with, on leave of absence... Contingencies £ 18 U 15 2,515 1,500 16 4,000 17 18 60 26 3,000 11,101 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891 " 32,641 1,555 Total—Vote No. 56 31,08G TOTAL OF CLASS X. £4< ,289

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CLASS XI.—WORKING RAILWAYS.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Total. £ 704,705 Vote 57. —Working Railways TOTAL OF CLASS XL 704,705 Estimated Gross Eevenue £1,114,000 !tem. 189 1,868 L-92. Miles. WOEKING EAILWAYS. Total Number of Men— 1891-92. Permanent and Temporary ... 4,400]j VOTE No. 57. Commissioners' Office — Secretary, £425; Accountant, £550; Stores Manager, £500; 33 Clerks: 2 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £270, 3 at £250, 1 at £240, 1 at £230, 5 at £220, 1 at £210, 3 at £200, 1 at £190, 2 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 7 at £140, 1 at £130, 2 at £120 4 Audit Inspectors at £250 5 Storekeepers : 2 at £275, 3 at £230 ... Contingencies 7,995 1,000 1,240 2,000 Depaktmental Offices — Locomotive Superintendent, £750; Engineer, £750 ... 6 District Managers: 1 at £500,1 at £450,1 at £325, 2 at £300,1 at £275 4 District Traffic Managers: 1 at £550, 3 at £500 3 Traffic Agents: 2 at £325, 1 at £300 ... 3 Locomotive Engineers: 1 at £550; 1 at £500, 1 at £375; 1 Locomotive Inspector at £270 6 Eesident Engineers: 1 at £500, 4 at £425,1 at £350, 1 Assistant Engineer at £225 38 Clerks and Draughtsmen: 1 (Cashier) at £350, 2 at £325, 2 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £270, 2 at £250, 3 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 2 at £190, 8 at £180, 6 at £170, 3 at £160, 3 at £150 1,500 2,150 2,050 950 1,695 2,775 8,010 31,365

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55

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 1891-92. 1,868 Miles. WOEKING RAILWAYS—continued. £ VOTE No. 57— continued. Kawakawa Section— Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 1,000 1,200 950 Whangabei Section— Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 3,150 850 1,200 950 Auckland Section — Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 3,000 5 31,000 ; 23.000 20,000 Napiek-Tauanaki Section— Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 74,000 44,000 36,000 21,000 Wellington Section— Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 101,000 ' 14,000 21,000 10,800 HuKtrNui-BLUFF Section — Maintenance Locomotive Traffic Eent, Lyttelton Harbour Board, three years, at £1,250 45,800 147,000 137,000 124,000 3,750 Geeyhouth Section — Maintenance Locomotive Traffic Compensation ior giving up possession of a hotel-site at Brunnerton— T. Jones ... ... ... £200 C. Seaton ... ... ... 250 411,750 3,600 5,000 5,000 450 Westpobt Section— Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 14,050 10 4,600 5,500 3,300 Nelson Section — Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 13,400 11 3,600 2,800 2,100 8,800

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CLASS XI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

56

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. m 1,86: 1-92. ! Miles. WOEKING RAILWAYS—continued. £ 12 VOTE No. 57— continued. Picton Section— Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 2,800 1,900 1,500 6,200 13 u 15 Miscellaneous — Maintenance of Telegraph Wires Maintenance of Eolling-stoek ... Compassionate allowance to F. Hinds, Eailway Porter 950 1,000 55 2,005 Less estimated credits under section M of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891" 714,520 9,815 Total—Vote No. 57 704,705 TOTAL OF CLASS XI. ... £704,705

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CLASS XII.—PUBLIC AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS DEPARTMENT.

B—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. | Other Charges. 1 Total. £ £ £ Vote 58.—Public Buildings ... 500 j 28,200 28,700 „ 59. —School Buildings ... 26,000 26,000 „ 60.—Government Domains 900 900 TOTAL OF CLASS XII. 55,600 500 | i5,100 item 1891-92. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. I £ £ 1891-92. Total number of officers ,., 2 1 i VOTE No. 58. Maintenance, Improvements, Frrrraes, Eubnitube, &o. — Salaries — Chief Draughtsman ... Clerk 275 225 Other Charges — Government Houses — Government House, Auckland ... ... Government House, Wellington ... ... , Admiralty House, Auckland, restoration Parliamentary Buildings Parliamentary Buildings — Alterations in House of Representatives, improving ventilation and renewing foundations ... ... ... Government Buildings throughout the Colony — Departmental Buildings, and Sanitary Improve- j ments, &c. Courthouses Gaols ... ... ,.,''■ Terrace Gaol, Purchase of part of Site on expiry of | lease, in lieu of increased rent Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices ... Lunatic Asylums Gas Water-supply Painting Buildings outside ... Fire-prevention ... ... ... i 500 2 3 4 5 6 200 250 550 1.500 1,000 7 8 8 10 3,000 1,500 500 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 750 1,500 200 2,500 1,200 5,000 2,000 1,500 1,000

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CLASS XII.—PUBLIC AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS DEPARTMENT— continued.

58

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 1891-92. & £ PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued. 19 20 21 VOTE No. 58— continued. Other Charges —continued. Quarantine Stations ... ... Eent for Ministerial Eesidence New Courthouse and Police Office, Whangarei replace building destroyed by fire) Inspection and Contingencies ... (to 500 250 22 800 2,500 Total—Vote No. 58 28,200 SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 28,700 1 2 VOTE No. 50. Other Charges — School Buildings Native Schools 25,000 I 1,000 26,000 Total—Vote No. 59 GOVERNMENT DOMAINS. VOTE No. 60. Other Charges — "Wellington and Auckland Contingencies 900 l 2 700 200 Total—Vote No. 60 TOTAL OE CLASS XII. £5 ,600

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote6l. —D efence D ep artm ent £ j £ £ ..„ I 700 700 „ 62.—Permanent Militia and Volunteers 28,850 24,737 53,587 „ 63.—Stores and Magazines 2,764 800 3,564 „ 64. —Miscellaneous Services 19,445 19,445 32,314 ! 44,982 77,296 „ 65.—Police 78,599 ; 16,562 95,161 TOTAL OP CLASS XIII. ... 110,913 i 11,544 172,457 item. 191-92. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. £ 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 1 VOTE No. 61. Salaries — Commandant 700 Total—Vote No. 61 700 PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 235 VOTE No. 62. Salaries —■ Garrison Artillery Branch — 3 Majors at £250 per annum ... 1 Captain at £225 per annum 1 Captain at £225, also Cavalry Instructor £25 4 Sub-Lieutenants at £150 6 months 1 Lieutenant 4 Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day 4 Sergeants at 8s. per day 1 Sergeant as Artillery Instructor House allowance for Artillery Instructor ... 4 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day ... 4 Bombardiers at 7s. 3d. per day 12 Artificers at 7s. per day 27 Gunners, 1st Class, at 6s. 6d. per day ... 30 G-unners, 2nd Class, at 6s. per day 52 Gunners, 3rd Class, at 5s. 6d. per day ... 750 225 250 150 623 586 156 50 549 531 1,538 3,212 3,294 5,235 17,149

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT- continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1891-92. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS—cowfcZ. 2 VOTE No. 62— continued. Salaries— continued. Torpedo Branch — ] Inspector, Submarine Mining Establishments 1 Captain at £250 1 "Whitehead Torpedo Instructor 1 Submarine Mining Instructor at 8s. Gd. per day 4 Petty Officers at 8s. 6d. per day 1 Engineer at 10s. per day 2 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day ... 6 Corporals, 2nd Class, at 7s. 3d. per day ... 14 Torpedomen and Artificers, 1st Class, at 7s. per day 18 Torpedomen, 2nd Class, at 6s. per day ... 15 Torpedomen, 3rd Class, at 5s. 6d. per day 300 250 200 157 623 183 275 797 1,794 1,977 1,511 Othek Ciiaeges— Travelling-expenses Repairing and painting Buildings Fuel and Light Maintenance and Repairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat-sheds, Launches, &c. House Allowance Volunteer Instruction Clothing Freight, cartage, &c. Stores for maintenance of guns and batteries Contingencies, Artillery and Torpedo Branches 8,067 3 4 5 G 200 50 100 7 8 9 10 11 12 1,200 400 200 650 500 600 1,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 4,900 2,500 2,400 1 2 4 5 Salaries — 1 Clerk at £230 Auckland — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 2 Drill Instructors at £128 2s. JSTnpier — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Wanganui — Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Wellington — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 2 Drill Instructors at £128 2s. Nelson — Officer Commanding Adjutant Drill Instructor Marlborough — Drill Instructor Canterbury— Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 2 Drill Instructors at £128 2s. South Canterbury — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor 27,616 230 50 257 50 139 139 300 257 50 75 129 7 50 8 300 257 50 129

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1891-92. PEEMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEEBS— contd. VOTE No. 62— continued. Salaries — continued. Westland — Drill Instructor (also Magazine Keeper nil) 10 11 129 12 13 Oamani — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor Dunedin — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 8 Drill Instructors at £128 2s. Invercargill — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor 50 129 300 385 50 129 3,634 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Other Chaeges— Forage and Travelling-allowances — Auckland Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Westland Capitation Allowances Capitation to Cadets Prizes for Bifle-shooting Naval Artillery Volunteers, Purchase and Eepair of Boats Bent, Purchase, and Eepair of Eifle Banges Subsidies in aid of erecting Drill- and Boat-sheds, &c Volunteer Encampments Purchase of Arms, Ammunition, &c, Freight, and Insurance Charges Freight and Cartage Advertising Eent of Offices, Fuel, Light, &c. Extra Clerical and other Assistance Compensation for Loss of Office to Officers retrenched Contingencies 175 450 55 70 350 20 300 45 100 12,500 500 C00 450 300 500 1,300 81 32 33 34 85 36 1,000 700 400 250 150 3,122 1,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Eevenues Act, 1891" 24,337 2,000 Total—Vote No. 62 22,337 53,58 ;

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 18! 1-92. STOEES AND MAGAZINES. £ 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 18 2 VOTE No. 63. Salaries — Auckland — Storekeeper and Magazine Keeper Magazine Keeper and Assistant Wellington — Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper 2 Clerks, 1 at £160, 1 at £140 , ... Storeman Armourer Armourer's Assistant 5 Arm Cleaners at £109 16s. Express Driver 2 Magazine Keepers, 1 at £120, 1 at £101 Lyttelton — Magazine Keeper ... ... ... Otago — Caretaker, Powder Hulk 200 230 325 200 300 110 183 138 549 110 221 8 88 4 110 2,764 Otheb Charges— Repairs to Magazines, Hulks, and Store Buildings Contingencies 300 500 5 6 800 Total—Vote No. 63 3,564 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOTE No. 64. Other Charges— Eewards for Conviction in Sly Grog Cases Eepairs, &c, to Military Graveyards Purchase of Long Service Medals Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his Widow Pension of late William Oliver, continued to his Widow Pension of Mrs. Passmore continued to her Sisters Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Government Pensions to Recipients of N.Z. Cross Special Allowance to ex-Constable Packer, for serious pejmanent injuries received in the service Special Allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton for serious permanent injuries received in the service ... Expenses attending the Detection of Sly Grog-sellers... Ordnance and other warlike stores (already ordered through the Agent-General) which are expected to come to hand during the present financial year Cost of ordnance and other military stores which arrived in the colony last year Expenses connected with the gun-cotton explosion at Shelly Bay Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Torpedoman Heignton at the rate of 15s. per week 100 50 100 46 45 37 47 10 180 40 11 12 18 30 100 10,000 1-1 2,656 15 10 1,143 30

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Servives.

item. 1891-92. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 17 IS 19 20 21 VOTE No. 64— continued. Other Chabqbs— continued. Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Sergeant John Price ... ... ... ... Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious I permanent injuries received in the service, as recom- j mended by the Public Petitions Committee Purchase of land as a site for the Police Station,Danevirke, Purchase of small arms ammunition ... ... Arrears of the New Zealand Cross pension to LieutenantColonel McDonnell, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee ... ... ... Balance of sum agreed upon for the acquirement of land used as a Rifle-range at Pollhill's Gully, Wellington Subsidy towards erecting a monument in the Wanganui Domain to the memory of the soldiers who fell during the Maori war Compensation to men on their discharge ... 192 40 400 600 170 22 3,000 28 100 829 24 Total —Vote No, 64 19,44 POLICE. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 489 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1!) 20 21 22 VOTE No. 65. Salaries — Chief Clerk and Accountant 3 months 3 Clerks, 1 at £240,1 at £215, 1 at £200 ... 4 Inspectors, 1st Class, at £400 2 Inspectors, 2nd Class, at £350 1 Inspector at £300 3 Sergeants-Major at 10s. 6d. per day 22 Sergeants, 1st Class, at 9s. 6d. per day ... 22 Sergeants, 2nd Class, at 9s. per day 14 Sergeants, 3rd Class, at 8s. 6d. per day ... 116 Constables, 1st Class, at 8s. per day ... 104 Constables, 2nd Class, at 7s, 6d. per day 184 Constables, 3rd Class, at 7s. per day ... 2 Detectives, 1st Class, at 13s. 6d. per day... 5 Detectives, 2nd Class, at 12s. per day 4 Detectives, 3rd Class, at 10s. 6d. per day 3 Detectives, 4th Class, at 9s. 6d. per day ... Native Constables 9 Special Constables Extra Pay (Long Service) Female Searchers Allowances to Officers in lieu of Quarters, 3 at £50 ... Constable at Chatham Islands (and Clerk Resident Magistrate's Court, and Clerk Post Office) 3 Constables acting as Magazine Keepers, 2 at £5, 1 at £10 94 655 1,600 700 300 577 8,825 3,623 2,178 16,982 14,274 23,570 494 1,098 769 522 400 600 6,000 150 150 38 23 20 78,619 Less contributions from other Departments 20 78,599

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT- continued.

64

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 18' 1-92. POLICE— continued. £ 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 32 88 84 VOTE No. 65— continued. Othee Chaeges— Retiring Allowances Police Prosecutions Purchase of Horses Forage Saddlery Travelling-expenses and Transport of Prisoners Repairing, painting, and renewing Stations Rations for Prisoners, Fuel, and Light Rent of Out-stations Compensation for Loss of Office to Officers retrenched Contingencies 500 500 250 2,000 100 5,600 750 1,200 2,000 1,162 3,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 17,062 500 Total—Vote No. 65 16, 562 95,16 TOTAL OE CLASS XIII. £17 1,457

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LAND FUND ACCOUNT.—PERMANENT CHARGES.

CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

9—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. One-third of proceeds of Lands sold on Deferred Payments, payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 17,400 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment 2,600 20,000

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Totals. £ £ £ ote 66.—Department of Lands and Survey 45,648 48,300 93,948 „ 67. —Eotorua Sanatorium ... 390 250 640 „ 68.—Miscellaneous Services 2,086 2,086 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV. ... 46,038 50,636 96,674 fern. -92. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 1891-92. Total number of officers and artisans ... 231 VOTE No. 66. Salaeies — Head Office— Surveyor-General and Secretary for Crown Lands Superintendent 8 Draughtsmen, 1 (Chief) at £325, 1 at £275, 1 at £240, 1 at £235, 1 at £225, 1 at £205, 1 at £190, 1 at £180 8 Clerks, 1 (ChietJ at £250, 1 at £300, 1 at £225, 2 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £175, 1 at £150 ... Accountant Bookkeeper Foreman Photo-Litho Printer ... 6 Lithographic Printers, 3 at £163,2 at £160,2 at £157 Photographer's Assistant Map-mounter 3 Cadets, 1 at £70,1 at £50, 1 (Apprentice Printer) £75 5 Road Surveyors, 1 at £340, 2 at £315, 2 at £250 ... 3 Dairy Instructors, 1 at £364-, 2 at £156 Superintendent of Settlements... Former Chief Clerk Salaries of officers dispensed with, on leave of absence... 750 600 1,875 1,720 300 220 250 1.120 160 156 195 1,470 676 375 310 102 10,279

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

66

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 1891-92. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No. 66— continued. Salabies — continued. Auckland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 5 District Surveyors, 1 at £325, 2 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £260 12 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £240, 2 at £210,1 at £1.80, 2 at £175,1 at £170, 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £130, 1 at £125, 1 at £120 Chief Draughtsman 6 Assistant Draughtsmen, 1 at £275, 1 at £260, 1 at ■ £250, 1 at £225, 1 at £145, 1 at £140 Land Transfer Draughtsman ... 3 Clerks, 1 (Receiver of .Revenue) at £300, 1 at £260, 1 at £210 3 Cadets, 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £60 ... 4 Rangers, 1 at £236f, 1 at £275, 2 at £150 Nurseryman Messenger £ 450 1,475 2,030 350 1,295 300 770 230 811 125 106 7,942 Hawke's Hay District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 2 District Surveyors, 1 at £355, 1 at £300 4 Assistant Surveyors, 2 at £220, 1 at 145, 1 at £110 ... Chief Draughtsman 6 Assistant Draughtsmen, 1 at £255, 1 at £250, 1 at £240, 3 at £200 Receiver of Revenue Clerk Ranger and Road Inspector 475 655 695 285 1,345 200 100 270 4,025 Taranalci District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... District Surveyor 3 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £100 Chief Draughtsman 3 Assistant Draughtsmen, 1 at £230, 1 at £200, 1 at £195 2 Clerks, 1 (Receiver of Revenue) at £200, 1 at £L70 Road Surveyor and Ranger 450 285 390 285 625 370 300 Wellington District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 4 District Surveyors, 1 £325, 2 at £300, 1 at £260 7 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £200, 2 at £190, 1 at £170,1 at £165, 1 at £150, 1 at £100 Chief Draughtsman 7 Assistant Draughtsmen, 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 2 at £200, 1 at £175, 1 at £135, 1 at £130, 1 at £110 ... Land Transfer Draughtsman 4 Clerks, 1 (Chief) at £250, 1 (Receiver of Revenue) at £225, 1 at £120, 1 at £100 ... 3 Rangers, 2 at £275, 1 at £250 5 Cadets, 1 at £100, 1 at £90, 2 at £50, 1 at £40 Road Surveyor 2,705 500 1,185 1,165 350 1,525 275 695 800 330 240 7,065

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

67

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item.i 18' '1-92. DEPARTMENT OP LANDS AND SUEVET— continued. VOTE No. 66— continued. Salabies — continued. Marlborough District —■ Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... Assistant Surveyor ... ... ... Chief Draughtsman and [Receiver of Revenue Sanger ... ... ... £ 380 240 250 100 Nelson District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 2 District Surveyors, 1 at £325, 1 at £300 4 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £240,1 at £210, 1 at £175, 1 at £110 Chief Draughtsman 3 Assistant Draughtsmen, 1 at £275, 1 at £250, 1 at £200 ... ... ... Land Transfer Draughtsman ... ... ... Cadet ... ... ... ; 2 Clerks, 1 (Receiver of Revenue) at £275, 1 at £190... Bathkeeper, Hanmer Springs ... ... 970 450 625 735 300 725 230 100 465 200 Westland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands .District Surveyor Assistant Surveyor Chief Draughtsman and Receiver of Revenue Land Transfer Draughtsman ... 3 Cadets, 1 at £100,1 at £70, 1 at £50 ... Hanger 3,830 450 325 135 275 300 220 21 Canterbury District— Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 2 District Surveyors, 1 at £325, 1 at £280... 2 Assistant Surveyors at £200 ... Chief Draughtsman 7 Assistant Draughtsmen, I at £225, 2 at £2U0, 1 at £195, 1 at £170, 1 at £135, 1 at £110 ... ... j Land Transfer Draughtsman ... ... ... j Chief Clerk and Receiver of Revenue ... ... 5 Clerks, 1 at £300, 1 at £275 (Timaru), 1 at £225, 1 at £180, 1 at £110 1,729 500 605 400 350 1,235 325 350 Ranger Cadet 2 Messengers, 1 at £112, 1 at £100 1,090 275 70 212 Otayo District —■ Commissioner of Crown Lands... Chief Surveyor 4 District Surveyors, 1 at £375,1 at £325, 2 at £260 ... 2 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £180, 1 at £170 ... j Chief Draughtsman 5 Assistant Draughtsmen, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 1 at £235, 1 at £175, 1 at £160 (Lawrence)... 2 Land Transfer Draughtsmen at £300 5 Clerks, 1 at £280, 1 at £260, 1 at £225, 1 at £190, ■ 1 at £130 Receiver of Revenue 2 Rangers at £275 4 Cadets, 1 at £80,1 at £70, 1 at £60,1 at £50 5,412 u> 500 500 1,220 350 325 1,080 600 ! 1,085 350 550 260 6,820

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. I IS '1-92. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURYEY—continued. £ 11 VOTE No. 66— continued. Salaries — continued. Southland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands District Surveyor 2 Draughtsmen, 1 at £230, 1 £205 Clerk and Receiver of Kevenue 2 Cadets, 1 at £80, 1 at £50 ... Ranger Messenger and Cleaner 450 325 435 210 130 250 71 1,871 Total Salaries 52,648 12 13 14 15 16 17 Othee Chaeges— Equipment and Wages of Survey Parties ... Travelling-expenses Instruments Native Surveys Additional Surveyors and Parties Contingencies and Materials 27,000 3,000 300 3,000 8,000 12,000 53,300 Less Credits from other Departments ... 105,948 12,000 93,948 Total—Vote No. 66 1 2 3 TOTE No. 67 Kotoetja Sanatorium — Overseer of Works Mechanic Materials and Contingencies ... 260 130 250 Total—Vote No. 67 VOTE No. 68 Miscellaneous Seetices— Fees to Members of Waste Lands Boards ... Interest on £2,000, part Purchase-money of Stewart Island Half of £250 contribution towards sending Dairy Expert to England in charge of Dairy Produce Baths, Hanmer Springs Eent of Endowments, Auckland and Parnell, opened under Village-settlement Regulations ... Contingencies, Forests and Plantations 640 l 2 800 200 3 125 100 2,086 5 6 411 ■150 Total—Vote No. 68 OP CLASS XIV. £9i 674

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CLASS XV.—RATES ON CROWN LANDS.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1891-92. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 69. —Bates on Crown Lands 1,500 1,500 TOTAL OF CLASS XV. 1,500 1,500 :tem. 189 1891-92. £ £ EATES ON GROWN LANDS. t VOTE No. 69. Payable under the Crown and Native Lands Eating Acts, including full amounts payable in respect of ; security given by local bodies for loans— Por current year, including arrears ... ... 1,500 •1,500 Total—Vote No. 09 ... ... TOTAL OF CLASS XV. £1,500

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CHARGEABLE ON THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

70

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

'tern. 1891-92. £ £ COLONIAL TEEASUEEE. I 1891-92. Total number of officers .. 81 I Sal Ames — Head Office — Commissioner Inspector and Superintendent of Branches Actuary Assistant Commissioner Secretary Chief Medical Officer Accountant Assistant Actuary Chief Clerk Assistant Accountant 31 Clerks, 1 at £260, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 3 at £190, 4 at £170,1 at £165, 4 at £160, 4 at £150, 2 at £140, 2 at £130, 4 at £110, 3 at £100 ... 10 Cadets, 3 at £90, 2 at £75, 2 at £60, 3 at £45 For auditing Accounts 2 Messengers, 1 at £109, 1 at £84 800 655 550 500 . 450 400 350 300 275 265 4,805 675 150 193 Local Offices —■ Wellington Agency—■ Cashier and Local Agent ... Clerk Cadet 10,368 300 175 90 j Auckland Agency— District Agent 2 Clerks, 1 at £220, 1 at £105 565 i i 450 i 325 : 775 Christchurch Agency— District Agen t 2 Clerks, 1 at £155, 1 at £105 Cadet 450 260 35 745 Dunedin Agency— District Agent Clerk 2 Cadets, 1 at £60, 1 at £36 450 220 96 766

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GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

71

Appropriations far Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1891-92. COLONIAL TEEASUEEE— continued. Salaeies — continued. Local Offices —continued. Napier Agency — Agency Clerk Cadet £ 130 32 Wanganui Agency— Eesident Agent Cadet 162 175 26 Blenheim Agency — Eesident Agent Cadet 201 225 39 Nelson Agency — Eesident Agent Cadet 264 225 90 Timaru Agency — Agency Clerk Cadet 315 10 140 26 Oamaru Agency — Eesident Agent Cadet 166 11 175 26 Invercargill Agency — Agency Clerk Cadet 201 12 140 26 London—Agent-General's Office— Half Salary of one Clerk ... 166 13 50 4,376 1.4 L5 L6 1.7 L8 19 ■20 21 Other Chabges— Extra Clerical Assistance Quinquennial expenses (including the fees of Consulting Actuaries in London, two thousand guineas) .... Commission Medical Fees Travelling-expenses Advertising, Printing, and Stationery... Postage and Telegrams Building on Department's freehold property, Customhouse Quay and Brandon Street Contingencies 500 3,500 10,000 4,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 22 12,000 2,000 Total 39,500 54,244 GOVEENMENT INSUEANCE ACCOUNT :54,244

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72

CHARGEABLE ON PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation (not given); printing (1,360 copies), _7 15s.

By Authority : George Didsbtjky, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l,

Price, Is. _•.]

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1891-92. COLONIAL TREASURES. 1891-92. Total number of officers ... 23 1 Ptjblic Trust Office — Salaries--Public Trustee Deputy Public Trustee, 3 months at £650 ... Solicitor Chief Clerk Accountant Examiner 5 Ledger Keepers, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 1 at £180, 1 at £160 Record Clerk 3 Clerks, 1 at £150, 2 at £100... Journal Keeper 2 Cadets at £60 Messenger and Office Cleaner ... Office Cleaner District Agent, Christchurch ... Cadet Cost of local audit and of London Agency 800 163 500 400 350 240 950 150 350 120 120 100 52 320 40 225 ! Other Charges— Expenses of Commission appointed by the Governor in Council— Fees to Commissioners : 2 at £3 3s. (S3 days) £523 Travelling Expenses: Passages, allowances, and contingencies ... ... 176 Secretarial, reporting, and transcribing work 388 Extra clerical assistance, rent, overtime of Public Trust Office officials, furniture, stationery, &c. ... ... 1,836 Printing report of the Commissioners ... 564 4,880 I Contingencies Christchurch Agency- — Rent, £40; Contingencies, £60 3,487 350 3 4 100 I Native Reserves Branch — Salaries— Clerk (also West Coast Settlement Reserves £90) 3,937 90 j West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch — Salaries — Reserves Trustee Clerk (also Native Reserves £90) Contribution to Justice Department towards salary of Clerk at Hawera 300 90 50 Other Charges— Expenses in connection with Confirmed Leases 440 I 500 Total 9,847 PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT £9,84,7