APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1898.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1897 Session II, B-07

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1897-98.

NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1898.

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1897-98.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

age. 1897-98. Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund. REVENUE ACCOUNT. £ 3 4 6 Pkemanent Appeopeiattons— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature 25,700 1,769,122 335,972 Annual Appeopeiations— 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 Lunacy and Charitable Department Department of Labour Class IX.—Mines Department ... Class X. —Department of Agriculture Class XL —Working Railways Department ... Class XII.—Public Buildings, Domains, and Inspection of Machinery Department ... ... Class XIIL —Defence Department Class XIV. —Police Department ... Class XV. —Lands and Survey Department ... Class XVI.—Valuation Department Class XVII. —Rates on Crown Lands 2,130,794 9 11 16 19 29 85 40 43 19,678 76,750 24,922 124,075 368,580 75,241 25,290 439,070 49 51 53 67 59,938 7,225 18,434 58,464 822,127 69 74 76 81 82 53,400 82.536 109,163 132,945 39,542 900 4,669,074 2,538,280 Total Revenue Account 83 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT 5,190 84 CHEVIOT ESTATE ACCOUNT ... 3,886 85 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT 2,000 86 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT ... 8,936 87 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... 50,964 89 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 52,723

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CIVIL LIST.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. 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 1,000 6,000 \>r Native Purposes 7,000 7,000 Total Civil List 17,700 8,000 25,700 TOTAL CIVIL LIST £25,700

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PERMANENT CHARGES.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98 Interest and Sinking Fund. £ £ New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 — Interest on £271,200 @ 5 per cent., 15 Jan. and 15 July Sinking Fund on ,, ,, 1 per cent., 15 Jan. and 15 July 13,560 2,712 16,272 Public Debts Act, 1867— Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 —■ Interest on £16,000 @ 6 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Sinking Fund on „ „ 1 per cent. 960 160 1,120 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862—■ Interest on £72,200 @ 6 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 4,332 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (London issue) — Interest @ 5 per cent, on £552,500, outstanding Bonds, 3 months, 15 April Interest @ 5 per cent, on £490,900, outstanding Bonds, 9 months, 15 July. 15 October, and 15 January 6,906 18,409 25,315 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (Colonial issue) — Interest on £13,000 @ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October 520 Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870— Interest on £25,000 @ 4J per cent., 30 June and 31 December ... Interest on 75,000 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October 1,125 3,000 4,125 £100,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 — Interest on £27,900 @ 4| per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 372,100 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 200,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 400,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 400,000 (say) 1,256 14,884 8,000 16,000 1,000 £1,400,000 Sinking Fund on £1,000,000, @ 2'4 per cent., 13 March and 13 September 41,140 24,000 65,140 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873— Interest on £54,700 @ 5 per cent., 15 May and 15 November Interest on 18,500 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 12,300 ,, 4 per cent., 15 May and 15 November 2,735 740 492 3,967 £85,500

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

1897-98 Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. £ New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 —; Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November — On £3,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 On 1,500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 On 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Act, 1882 On 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions On 6,263,811 Second series of Conversions On 4,688,444 Third series of Conversions On 173,000 for expenses of Conversions On 4,557,047 Sixth series of Conversions On 29,000 expenses of Conversions 120,000 60,000 62,712 40,000 40.000 214,848 250,553 187,538 6,920 182,282 1,160 1,166,013 £29,150,302 ,v -r ■ ■ , ft Interest @ 31 per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July— On £2,768,000 Fourth series of Conversions On 714,888 Fifth series of Conversions On 2,180 Fifth series of Conversions (additional) On 1,036,000 Seventh series of Conversions On 787,258 Eighth series of Conversions (part of) On 822,570 Eighth series of Conversions (part of) On 30,271 Eighth series of Conversions (part of) 96,880 25,021 76 36,260 27,554 28,790 1,060 215,641 £6,161,167 Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October — On £1,500,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 360,989 for Conversions 45,000 10,830 £1,860,989 Amount to be recovered from Government Advances to Settlers Office Account 55,830 45,000 10,83i New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) — Interest payable 28 May and 28 November — On £1,?41,229 @ 41 per cent., one year On 267,903 „ 41 per cent., half-year to 28 May ... On 253,200 ,, 4 per cent., one year On 558,600 ,, 31 per cent., one year On 69,600* „ 31 per cent, (say) 60,355 6,027 10,128 19,551 814 96,87j £2,490,532 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886 — Interest on £101,600 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 47,000 „ 5 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 40,000 „ 6 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 35,000 „ 31 per cent., 1 April and 1 October 4,064 2,350 2,400 1,225 10,03! £223,600 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886— Interest on £141,800 @ 31 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on £55,650 ,, 31 per cent., issued since 31 March, 1897, and to provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year (say) Sinking Fund (say) 4,963 3,000 16,500 Naval and Military Settlers' 1 and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 — Interest on £27,226 @ 41 per cent,, 30 April and 31 October 24,46! 1,22.' * Issued in current year for increases of Sinking Fund.

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-9 Interest and Sinking Fund — continued. £ £ Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 — Interest on £9,700 @ 5 per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on 140,000 „ 4£ per cent., 30 April and 31 October 485 6,300 6,785 £149,700 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 — Interest on £45,276 @ 4J per cent., 30 April and 31 October 2,037 Land for Settlements Act, 1894— Interest on £134,100 @ 4 per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on £320,990 „ 3| per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on £105,000 „ 3% per cent., issued since 31 March, 1897, and to provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year (say) 5,364 11,235 3,000 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894— Interest on £297,405 @ 3| per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on £2,945 „ 3£ per cent., deposited since 31 March, 1897, and to provide for further Deposits during the financial year (say) 10,409 2,500 19,599 12,909 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £383,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September Interest on £117,000 „ 3| per cent., 31 March and 30 September ... 15,320 4,095 19,415 £500,000 did to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896— Interest on £250,000 @ 3i per cent., 1 February and 1 August .. Interest on £500,000 „ 3i per cent., 15 February and 15 August ... Interest on £250,000 (say) ... 8,750 17,500 1,250 £1,000,000 27,500 Treasury Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 December (say) 35,000 Total Inteebst and Sinking Fund ... 1,769,122 Under Special Acts of the Legislature. Militia Act Amendment Act, 1862 — Pensions and Allowances 400 Civil Service Act, 1866— Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities ... i •'• 35,000 Military Pensions Act, 1866— ■ Pensions and Allowances ... ... 1,800 Legislative Officers , Salaries Act, 1867— Legislative Council — Speaker ... Chairman of Committees ... ..* Clerk 600 300 400 House of Representatives — Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk-Assistant ■;; 600 400 600 400

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. New Zealand Institute Act, 1867— Director of Geological Survey 800 Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868— Salary of Secretary to the Commissioner*, and expenses ... 52 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Meredith and Others Pension Act, 1870— Mrs. R. Hamlin Mrs. M. Collins 50 65 Schqfer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872— Mrs. Charlotte Schafer Mrs. Ellen McGuire William Russell 30 18 18 New Zealand University Act, 1874— Contribution to University 3,000 Supreme Court Judges Act 1858 Amendment Act, 1874— Superannuation Allowance 750 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877- — Charges and expenses 16,100 Auckland University College Act, 1882— Grant in aid 4,000 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884 — Endowment 11,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 — Endowment 26,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886 — Subsidies payable during 1896-97 85,000 Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885 — Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 65,000 Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886— Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits 3,000 Australasian Naval Defence Act, 1887 — Proportional part of the cost of the maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron ,,, 20,814

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PERMANENT CHARGES-continued.

SUMMARY. ■ 9 1897-98. £ Inteeest and Sinking Fund ... ... ... 1,769,122 Undee Special Acts ... .. ... 335,972 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES ...£2,105,091

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98 Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. Public Revenues Act, 1891 — Controller and Auditor-General Assistant Controller and Auditor ... ... Claims repayable under Sections 9 and 76 Expenses under Section 91 £ 1,000 800 150 100 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891— Robert C. Hamerton 250 Payment of Members Act, 1892 — Payment to Members of both Houses 21,500 Land Acts — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 31,600 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874— One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4,300 Remission of Penalties 25 Total undee Special Acts 335,972

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 'ote 1. —Legislative Council ... "ote 2. —House of Representatives ote 3.—General Expenses ... 1,790 1,120 4,543 3,120 9,105 1,790 4,240 13,648 TOTAL OF CLASS I. 7,453 .2,225 19,678 Item. 1897-98. £ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 1. Salaries and Other Charges 1,790 Total —Vote No. 1 ... 1,791 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1897-98. Number of officers ... 5 VOTE No. 2. Salaeies— Second Clerk-Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers Interpreter Messenger 350 200 150 250 170 Othee Chaeqes— Extra Clerks and extra Committee Reporters Extra Messengers and Police during Session Contingencies 1,120 2 3 4 1,200 1,320 600 Total —Vote No. 2 ... 3,120 4,240

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS-continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund /Services.

Item.: 1897-98. GENERAL EXPENSES. 1897-98. Number of officers ... 21 VOTE No. 3 Salaries — Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Temporary Assistant Attendant Mailman during Session 250 165 130 120 50 Reporters — Hansard Staff — Chief Reporter 9 Reporters: 6 at £300, 3 at £250 Hansard Supervisor Clerk Messenger Reporting, Select Committees Custodian, Parliament Buildings Night-watchman ... > Assistant Night-watchman ... ... 715 400 2,550 100 25 50 150 275 168 110 3 4 5 3,828 6 7 8 9 10 Othee Chabges— Passages of Members Printing of Hansard Library Gas, Fuel, and Electric Lighting Passages and Expenses of Witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Translating Acts into Maori ... Electrician's Assistant Tost Typewriters, Purchase of... Gratuities to Messengers and permanentmilitiaemployed during session Contingencies 4,543 1,500 4,200 600 1,450 400 25 100 140 11 12 18 14 15 140 550 Total —Vote No. 3 ... 9,105 13,648 TOTAL OF CLASS I. £1 ,678

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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 4. —Minister's Salary ... 400 400 „ 5.—Clerk of Executive Council 50 50 „ 6.—Colonial Secretary's Office 1,615 1,615 „ 7. —Ministers'Secretaries 650 650 „ 8. —Messengers and Office-keepers ... 4,184 4,184 „ 9.—Electoral Department 600 3,566 4,166 „ 10.—Audit Office 3,081 2,500 5,581 „ 11. —Registrar-General's Department 3,625 800 4,425 „ 12. —Agent-General's Department ... 3,050 1,300 4,350 „ 13.—Printing and Stationery 22,078 4,775 26,853 „ 14.—Miscellaneous Services 24,476 24,476 TOTAL OF CLASS II. 39,333 37,417 76,750 Item.; 197-98. MINISTER'S SALARY. VOTE No. 4. Salary of a member of the Executive Council, representing the Maori race £ 400 £ Total—Vote No. 4 400 CLERK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 1 VOTE No. 5. Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £450) 50 50 Total—Vote No. 5 COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 6 VOTE No. 6. Salaeies — Under-Secretary Chief Clerk Shorthand- and Type-writer ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £260, 1 at £220 Cadet 450 350 270 480 65 1,615 Total—Vote No. 6

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CLASS II.-COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT—continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 18 7-98. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 9 VOTE No. 7. Salaries— 1 Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council £50) 2 8 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each ... £ 1 450 200 2 Total—Vote No. 7 65i MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 2 1897-98. Total number of officers 38 VOTE No. 8. 1 Salaries— Messengers — Chief Messenger and Housekeeper (also Fire Inspector £50) 17 Messengers: 1 at £180, 1 at £130, 7 at £120, 2 at 6s. 6d. per diem, 6 at 6s. per diem 5 Night-watchmen: 4 at 7s. 6d. per diem, 1 at 6s. per diem (7 months) Office-keepers, Sfc. — » Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland t Auckland—1 at £121, 1 at £104 i New Plymouth i Gisborne ! Nelson—Office-keeper £150, Messenger £50 Blenheim Christchurch—2 Office-keepers: 1 at £52, 1 at 4s. per diem 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin—Office-keeper £110, Office-cleaner £104, and Watchman £45 225 2,044 612 150 225 75 30 200 120 3 4 5 0 7 8 125 119 259 Total—Vote No. 8 ... ... - 4,184 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers 19 VOTE No. 9. Salaries— For payment of Registrars who do not hold other! appointments in the Civil Service 600 2 3 4 5 Other Charges— Expenses of General Election ... Expenses under Election Petitions Act Expenses under " The Awarua Seat Inquiry Act, 1897" Expenses of printing Rolls, Advertising, Elections, and Contingencies 850 100 116 2,500 Total—Vote No. 9 ... ... — 3,566 4,166 AUDIT OFFICE. 1897-98. Total number of officers 24 VOTE No. 10. Salaries— Chief Clerk 11 Clerks: 2 at £275, 1 at £250, 1 at £235, 3 at £210 1 at £180, 1 at £130,1 (Shorthand-and Type-writer) at £82, 1 (extra) at 15s. per diem Cadet Clerk, Audit of Local Bodies, &c. 350 2,291 75 350 3,066

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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1897-98. AUDIT OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 10— continued. 9 Travelling Inspectors: 1 at £350, 2 at £260, 1 at £250, 2 at £245, 3 at £235 ... Audit Officer in London, half salary Other Charges— Contingencies £ | 2,315 200 £ 2,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 8,081 2,500 5,581 Total—Vote No. 10 REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... ... 12 VOTE No. 11. Salaries— Head Office — Registrar-General Chief Clerk 4 Clerks: 1 at £200, 1 at £180, 1 at £160,1 at £80... Cadet Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the several Registration Districts : — Auckland— Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector Clerk 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 425 290 620 65 200 100 3 200 4 225 5 6 200 1,300 Other Charges— Census of 1896 Contingencies (including Year-book) 3,625 7 S 400 400 Total—Vote No. 11 ... 800 4,425 AGENT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... ... 9 VOTE No. 12. Salaries — Agent-General in London Secretary Accountant (also £200 charged to Audit) Clerks and Messengers 1,250 700 200 1,050 Othee Charges— Rent and Contingencies, including expense of " Information Bureau " 3,200 1,300 Less— Contribution from Public Trust and Government Insurance Funds 4,500 150 Total—Vote No. 12 ...

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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

Item. 1897-98. PRINTING AND STATIONERY. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... ... 217 VOTE No. 13. Salaries— Government Printer, Manager of Stationery Office, and Controller of Stamp Printing Superintending Overseer Chief Clerk and Accountant ... 4 Clerks : 1 at £190, 1 at £188, 2 at £160 Cadet 2 Warehousemen : 1 at £165, 1 at £140 ... 4 Overseers : 2 at £253, 1 at £230, 1 at £225 3 Sub-overseers: 1 at £210, 1 at £205, 1 at £200 4 Readers : 1 at £220, 1 at £205 (also Hansard Supervisor, £100), 1 at £195, 1 at £180 Type Storeman 18 Compositors: 6 at £180, 6 at £172, 6 at £164 12 Book-finisher, Bookbinders, and Paper-rulers : 1 at £195, 1 at £180, 1 at £177, 3 at £172, 6 at £164 ... 7 Machinemen, Pressman, &c. : 1 at £175, 1 at £165, 2 at £164, 1 at £160, 1 at £145, 1 at £130 3 Stamp Printers: 1 at £260, 1 at £195, 1 at £125 ... 2 Engineer and Stoker: 1 at £185, 1 at £135 Stereotyper and Electrotyper ... Forewoman, Girls' Room 420 313 260 698 95 305 961 615 800 185 3,096 2,052 1,103 580 320 320 105 2 3 4 Folders, Sewers, and Machine-workers (females) Apprentices, Machine Boys, Reader Boys, Errand Boys, Perforators, and Gummers Piecework and Occasional Hands (including Contract Work for Railways, Insurance, and Public Trust Departments) 12,228 1,100 1,750 7,000 22,078 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Other Charges— Stationery, Paper, Parchment, &c. Stores, Bookbinding Material, Printing Ink Freight, Packing, Insurance, Wharf Labour, &c. Machinery, Type, and Printing Material... Binding Statutes for Public Libraries Overtime Fuel, Gas, and Lighting Water-rates New printing-machine for more rapidly printing Hansard Printing General Assembly Library Catalogue Contingencies 11,000 1,350 1,200 1,250 100 400 250 175 14 15 450 1,050 200 17,425 39,503 Less estimated credits under section 41 of The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 12,650 Total—Vote No. 13

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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

iem.l 189 '-98. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 14. General Contingencies Rent of Government Offices Expenses under " The Public Health Act, 1876 " Expenses under "The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894" Analysts under the Adulteration Prevention Acts, 3 at £100 Salary of Resident, Rarotonga, Cook Islands House allowance to Hon. Mr. Carroll Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson —Mrs. Robinson's three daughters ... New Zealand Institute, Grant to Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition, 1898-99, Grant to Otago Jubilee Industrial Exhibition Imperial Institute Expenses, 1896 Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Grant in aid Queensland Exhibition —Salary, Expert Meadows, freight on exhibits and expenses Fire Brigades' Annual Demonstration, Grant in aid of... Railway-passes for Fire Brigade Delegates to meeting in March, 1897 Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs Tariffs Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of Gas and water for various Government Buildings, &c. Cost of Work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department Cost of Licensing-poll under " The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1895 " Bonus for discovery of coprolites Bonus for felt industry Bonus to aid Flax Industry Compassionate allowance to widow of M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine-station, Wellington... Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Vitaglich, widow of late Simeon Vitaglich Hawke's Bay floods : Half-cost of removal and burial of drowned animals Relief to sufferers, Hawke's Bay floods Introduction of salmon-ova Introduction of Rocky-Mountain Sheep Subsidy of £1 for £1 towards expenses of sending an Expert to America and Great Britain to investigate and report on markets for New Zealand hemp Subsidy in aid of Observation Point Memorial, Akaroa Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams New Zealand Flora Retiring - allowance granted to J W. Henley, late senior Reader, Government Printing Office Premiers' Conference at Hobart Sixtieth Anniversary of Her Majesty's Accession— Allowance to Agent-General for entertaining Cost of illuminations in the colony Cost of illuminations in London Grant to the Premier to defray the expenses of his visit to London £ £ 1 2 3 4 5 7,000 200 2,600 10 t 6 20 7 8 9 300 500 100 10 11 100 500 12 13 14 15 500 500 199 100 16 17 1,000 250 18 194 19 20 21 100 25 800 22 50 23 24 25 26 400 200 500 3,000 27 25 28 100 29 30 81 32 44 110 250 300 300 50 33 34 35 36 500 400 37 56 518 38 39 40 41 250 600 75 1,750 Total —Vote No. 14 ... 24,476 TOTAL OF CLASS II. £7' 1,750

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CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 15. —Treasury Department 7,025 7,025 „ 16.—Friendly Societies' Registry Office 630 510 1,140 „ 17. —Land- and Income-tax Department 5,095 2,870 7,965 „ 18. —Treasury : Miscellaneous Services 8,792 8,792 TOTAL OF CLASS III. 12,750 .2,172 24,922 .tem.: .97-98. £ TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 33 VOTE No. 15. Salaries — Secretary to the Treasury, Receiver- and PaymasterGeneral Accountant to the Treasury Corresponding Clerk Cashier 22 Clerks: 1 at £340, 1 at £295, 2 at £250, 2 at £240, 1 at £230, 2 at £220, 1 at £215, 1 at £210, 1 at £205, 1 at £185, 2 at £180, 3 at £172, 1 at £164, 1 at £160,1 at £130, 1 at £117 5 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 2 at £75, 1 at £65 2 Binders : 1 at £3 10s. and 1 at £3 per week 700 475 320 250 4,547 395 338 Total —Vote No. 15 ... 7,025

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CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT— continued.

3—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 1897-98. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES REGISTRY OFFICE. £ £ 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 3 VOTE No. 16. Salaries — Registrar and Actuary Revising Barrister (also Assistant Law Officer, £550) Clerk 350 50 230 Other Charges— Cost of valuations, sickness returns, and statistical cards Extra clerical assistance Contingencies 630 2 3 4 250 210 50 Total—Vote No. 16 ... 510 1,140 LAND- AND INCOME-TAX DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 20 VOTE No. 17. Salaries — Commissioner (also Superintendent, Advances to Settlers Office, £200; and Valuer-General, nil) ... Deputy Commissioner (also Deputy Superintendent, Advances to Settlers Office, £50; and Valuation Department, £50) Chief Clerk (also Advances to Settlers Office, £50) Accountant (also Advances to Settlers Office, £50) 10 Clerks : 1 at £280, 2 at £270, 1 at £240, 3 at £230, 4 at £220,1 at £210,1 at £180, 1 at £140, 1 at £120, 1 at £115 650 400 300 350 3,395 5,095 2 3 1 Othee Charges— Payment to Postal Department for collection of Landand Income-tax Extra clerical assistance Law-costs, travelling-expenses, advertising, and contingencies 370 1,500 1,000 Total —Vote No. 17 ... 2,870 7,965 TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. l ■2 3 VOTE No. 18. Expenses attending the annual " drawing " of Debentures issued under "The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867" Exchange and Commission Fee to Sir Julius Vogel as Trustee of the Sinking Fund of the Loan of 1863, and Agent under " The Lost Debentures Act, 1886 " Discount and Stamp Duty on Remittances to London... 250 1,000 300 3,000

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CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT-continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

It»m. 189 1 -98. TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— cont'd. £ 5 (i 7 8 VOTE No. 18— continued, Administration of " The New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 "— Salary of Registrar of Consols Other Expenses Subsidy !>aid to Waitaki County on "separate rates" collected Refund of amount paid Consolidated Fund for maintenance of Jane Ramsay (a lunatic), and applied to benefit of her husband .. Refund to claimau's of the amount paid Consolidated Fund in the estate of James Graham, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Refund to Public Trustee for payment to next-of-kin of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estates — John Jamieson (deceased) ... George Lindores (deceased) Joseph Patten (deceased) .. Preparation of new Government code Registration of people's claims (stamp duty and clerical assistance) Contingencies 50 100 965 39, 90 10 11 12 18 14 132 376 40 300 15 800 1,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 8,942 150 Total—Vote No. 18 ... 8,792 TOTAL OF CLASS III. £2 ,,922

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CLASS IV.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 19. — Department of Justice £ £ £ 1,645 1,645 „ 20.—Crown Law Office ... 2,425 2,425 „ 21. —Supreme Court 4,329 1,850 6,179 „ 22.—Bankruptcy 2,585 2,152 4,737 ,, 23.—District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts 31,713 12,480 44,193 „ 24. —Native Land Court... 8,175 5,800 13,975 „ 25.—Validation of Native Titles 1,050 500 1,550 „ 26.—Criminal Prosecutions 12,500 12,500 ,, 27. —Coroners 2,500 2,500 28,502 ,, 28. —Prisons ... 18,467 10,035 " 29. —Office of Industries and Com325 894 merce ... 1,219 ,, 30. —Miscellaneous Services 4,650 4,650 TOTAL OF CLASS IV. 70,714 13,361 124,075 tern. 7-98. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PATENT OFFICE. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 9 VOTE No. 19. Salaries — Under-Secretary (also Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks nil) Translator 2 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £150 2 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £65 ... 2 Clerks, Patent Office: 1 at £210, 1 at £110 Cadet 450 300 360 150 320 65 Total—Vote No. 19 1,645

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1897-98. CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 4 VOTE No. 20. Salaries— Solicitor-General Assistant Law Officer (also Revising Barrister, Friendly Societies, £50) Law Draftsman and Assistant Law Officer Clerk, £175, also Editor of Cumin's Index, £50 1,000 550 650 225 Total—Vote No. 20 2,425 SUPREME COURT. i 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 29 VOTE No. 21. Salaries— Auckland — Registrar and Sheriff .;. Deputy Registrar Cadet Crier, Messenger, and Office Cleaner Assistant Office Cleaner 1 400 220 65 157 10 2 Wellington — Registrar, Sheriff, and Registrar Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar Clerk Crier and Messenger Messenger and Office Cleaner, and Office Cleaner to Official Assignee and Magistrate's Court Assistant Office Cleaners 350 200 105 140 125 09 3 Napier — Clerk Office Cleaner 170 25 4 ' Christchurch — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar Clerk Crier and Messenger Office Cleaner Assistant Messenger 400 180 100 127 50 65 5 Dunedin — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar Cadet Crier, Messenger, and Office Cleaner 400 210 75 186 G 5 Clerks to Judges at £100 500 4,329 7 8 OtiIer Charges— Expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal Proportion of fees to be refunded to Sheriffs 1,750 100 1,850 Total—Vote No. 21 6,17!

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.tem. 18' 7-98. BANKRUPTCY. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... ... 9 VOTE No. 22. Salaries— Auckland — Official Assignee Clerk Cadet 450 200 65 Wellington — Official Assignee Clerk 450 140 Christchurch — Official Assignee Clerk 450 200 Dunedin — Official Assignee Clerk 450 180 5 6 7 Other Charges— Rent, Dunedin Office-cleaning: Payments to Deputy Assignees, expenses in estates in which there are no assets, and contingencies 2,585 120 32 2,000 Total —Vote No. 22 2,152 DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS. 4,737 1897-98. Total number of officers ... ... 141 VOTE No. 23. Salaries — Auckland — Magistrate 3 Clerks : 1 at £275, 1 at £210, 1 at £140 Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger Magistrate's Court, Stamp Office, and Registrar of Deeds Office; and Office Cleaner 475 625 160 100 120 Papakura, Pukekohe, Mercer, Waiuku, Hamilton, Newcastle, Cambridge, Raglan, Huntly, and Te Awamutu — Magistrate and Coroner (fees) Clerk and Registrar of Births, &c. 400 225 3 Onehunga, Otahuhu, Whangarei, Dargaville, Helensville, Warkworth, Maungaturoto, Port Albert, Waipu, and Paparoa — Magistrate, Coroner (fees), and Commissioner Native Land Court Clerk at Whangarei (Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c.) . Clerk at Maungaturoto, Paparoa, and Waipu 400 150 55 Russell, Mangonui, Whangaroa, Kaitaia, Hokianga, Waimate, Kaikohe, and Kawakawa — Magistrate, Coroner (fees), and Commissioner Native Land Court 400

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item, 1897-98. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS — continued. VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaries — continued. Thames, Coromandel, Te Aroha, Paeroa, and Mercury Bay — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c. ... Clerk Cadet Bailiff Interpreter Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, <fec, at Paeroa ... Cadet Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, at Coromandel Cadet Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, at Te Aroha £ 450 190 160 ■105 150 150 170 95 195 65 160 Tauranga,Rotorua,Taupo, Maketu, Opotiki,and Whakatane — Magistrate, Coroner (fees), and Commissioner Native Land Court Clerk and Interpreter, and Registrar of Births, &c. Bailiff 375 200 50 Gisborne, Tolago Bay, and Awanui — Magistrate, Commissioner Native Land Court, and Coroner (fees) Clerk, also Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff, and Registrar of Births &c. Clerk, also Clerk Native Land Court Clerk Bailiff 475 300 165 120 140 New Plymouth, Opunake, and Stratford — Magistrate (also District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, Commissioner Native Land Court, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps) Clerk (and Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court) Cadet Bailiff and Office Cleaner, and Crier to Supreme Court 425 240 75 130 Wanganui — District Judge (Masterton, New Plymouth, Hawera, Wanganui, and Palmerston), Magistrate, and Coroner (fees) Clerk, Sheriff, and Deputy Registrar Supreme Court ... Cadet Bailiff, and Crier Supreme Court 500 260 85 130 LO Hawera, Patea, Manaia, and Waverley — Magistrate Clerk at Hawera, also Registrar of Electors, &c. Bailiff 500 195 100 11 Wellington, Hutt, and Upper Hutt — Magistrate Clerk 2 Clerks: 1 at £220, 1 at £155 Cadet Bailiff Assistant Bailiff .... .... 425 300 375 75 160 120 12 Palmerston North, Feilding, Foxton, Otaki, Marton, Bull's, and HuntervilleMagistrate Clerk, also Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk at Marton. Hunterville, and Bull's ... 450 210 65 100 230

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.tern. 18! 7-98. £ £ DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS — continued. 13 VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaries — continued. Masterton, Carterton, Grey town, Feather ston, Tenui, Fketahuna, Pahiatua, and Woodville — Magistrate, Sheriff, and Coroner (fees) Clerk, also Registrar of Electors Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Pahiatua ... ... .... 450 225 100 85 14 Napier, Hastings, Waipawa, Ormondville, Dannevirke, and Wairoa — Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, and Commissioner Native Land Court Clerk Clerk and Interpreter Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Hastings ... Cadet Clerk, Interpreter, and Bailiff at Wairoa ... Clerk and Bailiff at Dannevirke 500 240 200 140 200 65 200 150 15 Nelson, Brightwater, Moiueka, Collingwood, and Takaka — District Judge, Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, District Land Registrar, Examiner of Titles, and Registrar of Deeds Clerk, Deputy Registrar Supreme Court, and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c. Bailiff and Crier, Supreme Court Messenger and Office Cleaner, Magistrate's and Supreme Court 550 300 100 52 10 Blenheim, Picton, Havelock, and Cullensville — Magistrate, Warden, and Registrar of Supreme Court, District Land Registrar, and Coroner (fees) Clerk (also Sheriff), and Registrar of Electors Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Havelock and Cullensville ... ... ... 450 275 120 150 17 Christchurch, Lyttelton, Leeston, and Southbridge — District Judge, Canterbury, Westland, and Otago Magistrate and Coroner (fees) 3 Clerks: 1 at £275, 1 at £200. 1 at £150 Bailiff 2 Assistant Bailiffs: 1 at £125, 1 at £60 ... Clerk and Registrar of Births, &c, at Lyttelton 900 550 625 160 185 230 18 Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley, Oxford, Darfield, Culverden, Kaikoura, Akaroa, and Little River — Magistrate and Coroner (fees), and Commissioner Native Land Court Clerk, Kaiapoi and Rangiora, also Registrar of Electors Clerk and Bailiff at Darfield . 450 225 100

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Item. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS—continued. 1897-98. VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaries— continued. Timaru, Temuka, Ashburton, Geraldine, and Rakaia — Magistrate, Coroner (fees), and Sheriff Clerk (also Registrar of Electors) Cadet Bailiff Clerk, Ashburton ... Bailiff Office Cleaner and Messenger ... £ £ 19 450 275 85 100 170 95 40 20 Qreymouth, Reefton, Ahaura, Westport, Charleston, Lyell, and Murchison — Magistrate, 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, Reefton; Sheriff, Land Officer, and Registrar of Births, &c. Cadet Bailiff Magistrate and Warden (with house), Coroner (fees), and Sheriff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Westport, Registrar of Electors, Local Land Officer, and Clerk to Agent Colliery Reserve Bailiff Office-boy 475 240 160 100 275 75 100 250 130 26 21 Hokitika, Ross, Stajford, Uoldsborough, Kumara, and Okarito — Magistrate and Land Officer Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Registrar of Electors Cadet Messenger and Office Cleaner, Magistrate's Court and Stamp and Deeds Offices Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Kumara, and Registrar of Births, &c. Bailiff 345 250 65 110 225 100 22 Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel, and Port Chalmers — Magistrate and Coroner (fees) 2 Clerks: 1 at £275, 1 at £200; 2 Cadets: 1 at £105, 1 at £40 Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Port Chalmers, and Registrar of Births, &c. 550 620 130 120 190 23 Oamaru, Palmerston, Hawksbwry, Hampden, Waimate, and Livingstone — Magistrate and Coroner (fees) Clerk at Oamaru, Registrar of Births &c, and Registrar of Electors Cadet ... ... - Bailiff •475 250 65 120 24 Invercargill, Campbelltown, Wundham, Lumsden, Riverton, Otautau, and Winton — Magistrate, Warden, and Coroner (fees) ... Clerk, also Sheriff 425 225 ftfi

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tern. 7-98. 18 DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaries— continued. Invercargill, Campbelltoion, Wyndham, Lumsden, Riverton, Otautau, and Winton —continued. Bailiff, and Crier, &c, Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Riverton, and Registrar of Births <fcc. Clyde, Alexandra, Cromwell, Roxburgh, Arrow, Qneenstown, and Pembroke — Magistrate, Warden, and Coroner (fees) ... Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Clyde and Alexandra Cadet Clerk, Receiver of Gold Revenue, Registrar of Births, &c, at Cromwell Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Queenstown ... Naseby, Black's, St. Bathan's, Hamilton's, Hyde, Middlemarch, and Macrae's —• Magistrate, Warden, and Coroner (fees) ... Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue Bailiff Lawrence, Gore, Milton, Balelutha, Kaitangata, Waikaia, Tapanui, and Clinton — Magistrate, Warden, and Coroner (fees) ... Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Lawrence, and Registrar of Births &c, also Registrar of Electors ... Clerk at Gore Bailiff at Gore Chatham Islands — Magistrate, Customs Officer, Postmaster, &c. £ 24 155 150 25 400 250 65 230 250 26 400 200 100 27 400 225 170 50 28 230 29 89 Police-constables acting as Clerks of Courts : 84 at £10, 2 at £30, 2 at £15, 1 at £20 950 30 Relieving Clerk 160 Othee Charges— Travelling Expenses and Allowances Mileage Fees to be refunded to Bailiffs ... , Rents Office Cleaners Expenses of removal of Major Gascoigne, Stipendiary Magistrate, from Chatham Islands 31,713 31 32 83 34 35 6,000 4,800 260 1,370 50 Total—Vote No. 23 12,480 44,193 NATIVE LAND COURT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 31 VOTE No. 24. Salaries— Chief Judge (also Chief Judge Validation Court, and Registrar-General of Land, nil) 9 Judges: 4 at £550, 1 at £500, 2 at £400, 1 at £375, 1 at £350 5 Clerks and Interpreters: 4 at £170, 1 at £150 3 Clerks: 1 at £160, 1 at £110, and 1 at £95 Clerk to Chief Judge Auckland — Registrar 2 Clerks: 1 at £200, 1 at £185 2 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £75 800 4,225 830 365 170 210 385 170 4—B. 7.

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tern. NATIVE LAND COURT— continued. 189 7-98. 3 VOTE No. 24— continued. Salaries — continued. Wellington — Registrar Clerk and Interpreter 3 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 1 at £65 ... Gisborne — Registrar Clerk £ 200 175 245 240 160 4 8,175 5 6 7 Other Charges— Payment of Assessors, Extra Clerks, and Interpreters... Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies 1,850 3,500 450 i 5,800 Total—Vote No. 24 13,975 VALIDATION OF NATIVE TITLES. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 3 VOTE No. 25. Salaries — Judge under " The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893" Registrar and Clerk Clerk and Interpreter 650 200 200 650 200 200 Other Charges— Assessors, Travelling Expenses and Contingencies 1,050 500 1,050 500 Total —Vote No. 25 1,55' 1 2 3 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. VOTE No. 26. Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors ... Expenses of Witnesses Payment of Jurors under " The Juries Act, 1880 " 3,500 7,500 1,500 3,500 7,500 1,500 Total—Vote No. 26 12,50( "CORONERS ACT, 1867." VOTE No. 27. Fees and Expenses on Inquests 2,500 2,500 Total—Vote No. 27 2,50i PRISONS. 1897-98. Total number of officers ., 126 VOTE No. 28. Salaries — Inspector's Office — Inspector of Prisons Clerk Auckland — Gaoler Surgeon Matron 3 Principal Warders at £180 .. 7 Warders at £150 ... 9 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron • ,,.' 700 210 400 100 80 540 1,050 1,215 50 700 210 400 100 80 540 1,050 1,215 50

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[tern. 1897-98. PRISO N S— continued. 8 3 4 VOTE No. 28— continued. Salaries — continued. Tauranga — Gaoler New Plymouth — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Principal Warder Warder 2 Assistant Warders at £125 .. Wellington Prisons — Gaoler Surgeon Matron 3 Principal Warders at £180 .., 8 Warders at £150 9 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron Wanganui — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Warder Assistant Warder Napiet — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Principal Warder Warder 2 Assistant Warders at £125 .. Westport — Gaoler Pieton — Gaoler Nelson — Gaoler 4 Warders at £135 Assistant Warder Medical Attendance Lyttelton — Gaoler Surgeon Matron 3 Principal Warders at £180 ... 7 Warders at £150 7 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron Hokitika — Gaoler Surgeon (also Lunatic Asylum £150) Matron 2 Assistant Warders at £125 Dunedin — Gaoler Surgeon (also Industrial School £50) Matron 1 Principal Warder 4 Warders at £150 3 Assistant Warders at £135 ... Assistant Matron Iivercargill — Gaoler Matron Principal Warder * £ 156 300 50 40 150 135 250 400 100 80 540 1,200 1,215 50 180 50 40 135 125 230 50 40 150 135 250 156 9 156 10 180 540 125 25 11 390 100 80 540 1,050 945 50 12 200 50 50 250 13 400 100 80 180 600 405 50 14 245 40 150

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Item. 18 7-98. PRISONS— continued. 14 VOTE No. 28— continued. Salaeies— continued. Invercargill —continued. Warder Assistant Warder Medical Attendance Timaru — Gaoler £ 135 125 50 15 156 16 Oamaru — Gaoler Clyde— Gaoler Naseby — Gaoler 156 17 156 18 156 Othee Charges— Lodging Allowances Rations, Fuel, &c. Clothing, Bedding, Furniture, &c. Medicines and Medical Comforts Other Necessaries Gas and Water Tools and Materials for Prison Labour, &c. ... Uniforms for Prison Officers Compassionate Allowance to widow of E. Rickerby, late Gaoler, New Plymouth Expenses incurred through the Maori prisoners recently convicted at New Plymouth Contingencies and Travelling Expenses 18,467 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 850 5,000 1,200 530 300 700 400 300 255 28 500 1,500 29 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 11,535 1,500 Total—Vote No. 28 10,035 28,502 OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. 1897-98., Total number of officers... ... 1 VOTE No. 29. Salaries— Clerk 325 2 3 Other Charges— For promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in the United Kingdom Balance half-rate on loss of shipment of timber to London per " Rangitikei " Contingencies 250 4 144 500 Total—Vote No. 29 ... 894 1,219 1 2 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 30. Purchase of Reports and Treatises for Crown Law Office Payment to Survey Department for lithographing, preparation of plans, &c. Purchase Courthouse-site, Eketahuna Contingencies 50 3 4 1,000 100 3,500 Total —Vote No. 30 4,650 TOTAL OF CLASS IV. £121,075

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ /ote 31.— Postal and Telegraph Salaries ... 216,598 216,598 „ 32.-—Telegraph Cable Subsidies 1,920 1,920 ,, 33. —Conveyance of Mails by Sea 43,653 43,653 „ 34.—Conveyance of Inland Mails 35,290 35,290 „ 35.—Carriage of Mails by Railway 16,066 16,066 „ 36. —-Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 18,000 18,000 „ 37. —Miscellaneous Services 37,053 37,053 TOTAL OF CLASS V. 216,598 151,982 368,580 No. of Officers. Item. :97-98. .'897-98. Classification under Act. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES. £ VOTE No. 31. 1 1 1 First Division. Secretary Superintendent of Electric Lines Assistant Secretary and Inspector .. 700 650 600 Cleeical Division. 1,950 3 First Class, First Grade. —From £470 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 3at£50u 1,500 1 First Class, Second Grade. —From £420 to £450, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 1 at £450 3 450 11 Second C : ass.— From £370 to £400, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each, 9 at £400, 1 at £385, 1 at 370 ... 4,355 4 Third Class.— From £315 to £355, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 2 at £355, 1 at £345, 1 at £315 1,370 :

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No. of Officers. 1897-98. Item. 1897-98. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 31— continued. Clerical Division- — continued. 6 10 Fourth Class.— From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 8 at £300, 2 at £290 2,980 20 Fifth Class, First Grade.— -From £235 to £250, by One Annual Increment of £15. 17 at £250, 3 at £235 4,955 46 Fifth Class, Second Grade.— -From £190 to £220, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 43 at £220, 2 at £210,1 at £200 10,080 465 Sixth Class.— From £115 to £180, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and Two of £10 each. Officers in this class with more than twenty years' service receive Two Annual Additional Increments of £10 each. Postal: 87 at £180, 5 at £170, 9 at £160. 3 at £150, 8 at £145, 1 at £140, 13 at £130, 1 at £125,14 at £115 ... Telegraph: 233 at £180, 1 at £175, 15 at £170, 10 at £160, I at £156,1 at £150, 14 at £145, 13 at £130, 36 at £115 Sixth Class. —Special section for Senior Officers of more than twenty years' service, two increments of £10, but without promotion from the class. 36 at £20, 15 at £10 23,125 54,431 10 870 11 176 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 Tears and £13 the Third when Cadet stationed from Home. 82 at £100,32 at £85,11 at £65, 51 at £50 .. 14,185 12 Chief Postmasters, First Grade.- —From £445 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £20 each and One of £15. 3 at £500 1,500 13 Chief Postmasters, Second Grade. —From £370 to £425, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 6 at £425, 1 at £385, 1 at £370 3,305 14 5 Chief Postmasters, Third Grade. —From £310 to £350, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 3 at £350, 1 at 325, 1 at £310 ... 1,685 15 13 Postmasters, First Grade. —From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 7 at £300, 4 at £290, 2 at £260 3,780 16 25 Postmasters, Second Grade. —From £220 to £250, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £260, 11 at £250, 6 at £240, 3 at £230, 4 at £220 6,020

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No. of Officers. 18 7-98. 1897-98. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 31— continued. Clerical Division — continued. 17 19 Postmasters, Third Grade. —From £185 to £210, bv One Annual Increment of £10 and One of £15. 16 at £210, 3 at £185 3,915 IS 50 Postmasters, Fourth Grade. —From £140 to £175, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £15. 1 at £200, 2 at £190, 11 at £180, 28 at £175, 2 at £160, 4 at £150, 2 at £140 8,660 Non-clerical Division. 1!) 20 Cadettes.— 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 Tear, £20 the Second, £15 the Third, and £10 the Fourth Tear, when Cadette stationed from Home. 6 at £120, 2 at £110 1 at £105, 4 at £ 100, 1 at £95, 3 at £90, 5 at £85, 4 at £50 ... 2,435 20 123 Cadettes (Telephone Exchange).—From £40 to £80, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each ; with Lodging-allowance of £20 for the First Tear, £10 the Second, and £5 the Third Tear, when Cadette stationed from Home. 59 at £80, 24 at £70., 29 at £60, 11 at £50 .. 8,690 21 48 Linemen, First Grade. —From £130 to £140, by Two Annual Increments of £5 each. 5 at £155, 1 at £150, 4 at £145, 37 at £140, 1 at £130 6,815 22 IS Linemen, Second Grade. —From £110 to £125, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 17 at £125, 1 at £120 2,245 26 Letter-carriers, First Grade. —From £130 to £140, by Two Annual Increments of £5 each. 21 at £140, 5 at £135 23 3,615 24 46 Letter-carriers, Second Grade. —From £95 to £120, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £5. 29 at £120, 6 at £115, 5 at £105, 6 at £95... 5,265 96 Letter-carriers, Third Grade. —From £50 to £85, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5 each. 25 at £85, 12 at £80, 20 at £75, 7 at £70, 29 at £60, 3 at £50 6,965 ii Post Office Messengers, First Grade. —From £85 to £120, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5 each. 7 at £120, 2 at £115, 1 at £105, 1 at £100 1,275

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No. of Officers. Item. 1 18' 7-98. 1897-98. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 'SI—continued. Non-clerical Division — continued, 27 10 Post, Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £50 to £80, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 2 at £80, 3 at £75, 1 at £70, 2 at £60, 2 at £50 675 28 Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £130, 1 at £120 510 29 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. . 1 at £100, 1 at £95, 1 at £90 ... 285 30 3 Assistant Exchange Clerks. —From £ 130 to £ 150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £150, 1 at £140 440 31 30 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 6 at £120, 4 at £115, 3 at £110, 4 at £105, 4 at £100, 2 at £90, 1 at £80, 4 at £70, 2 at £50 2,970 32 18 Despatch Clerks. —From £50 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Six of £5 each. 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 2 at £110, 1 at £105, 1 at £95, 3 at £90, 1 at £85. 2 at £80, 2 at £75. 2 at £70, 2 at £60 1,595 33 24 Distributors. —From £50 to £80, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Four of £5 each. 2 at £80, 2 at £75,1 at £70, 3 at £65,16 at £60 1,535 2 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £25 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 1 at £40, 1 at £31 ... 34 71 35 Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — From £41 to £56, by Three. Annual Increments of £5 each. 2 at £46, 4 at £41 256 36 267 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys ■ 8,888 37 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 8,700

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No. of Officers. Item. 1897-98. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— 1897-98. continued. 18 7-98. VOTE No. 31— continued. Non-clerical Division— continued. 1,272 Country Postmasters New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers £ 38 39 11,000 1,500 12,500 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current year 224,846 1,948 Less estimated credits under section 41 of 1,623 " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 222,898 1,623 6,300 Total —Vote No. 31 216,591 TELEGRAPH CABLE SUBSIDIES. 1 2 VOTE No. 32. Contingent Subsidy Proportion payable on account of reduction of intercolonial and European rates 120 1,800 Total —Vote No. 32 1,920 CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 VOTE No. 33. Bluff and Stewart Island Services ... Invercargill, Cromarty, and Te Oneroa Chatham Islands Service Blind Bay Service ... .. .... San Francisco Service .... Cost of Transit from San Francisco to New Tork and from New Tork to Queenstown of Homeward Mails Interprovincial Service (San Francisco Service) Suez Services Mai] Agents and Travelling-allowance .:'. Auckland Steam Services Hokitika and Southern Ports and Westport and Karamea Services Fiji Service New Zealand and Pacific Islands Service Great Barrier Service Pelorus Sound Service ... Vancouver mail-service '... Cost of transit from Vancouver to New Tork, and New Tork to Queenstown, of homeward mails Interprovincial service (Vancouver service), Mail Agents and travelling-allowance Penalty remitted in respect of late arrival of mail-steamer " Monowai " at San Francisco, February, 1896 Salary, Resident Agent, San Francisco Postal Union Transit Charges Contingencies, Gratuities, &c. 300 • 360 300 125 18,250 6,122 3,000 3,400 1,000 900 800 1,690 1,200 250 180 2,608 18 838 950 19 200 30 300 11,500 20 21 22 Less estimated credits—San Francisco Service 54,303 10,650 Total—Vote No. 33 43,653

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 18 7-98. * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CONVETANCE OF INLAND MAILS. VOTE No. 34. Auckland ! Thames ' New Plymouth f Napier 1 Gisborne < Wanganui Wellington Blenheim Nelson ... f Westport Greymouth Hokitika Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Inv.ercargill £ 4,900 1,550 960 2,220 650 2,250 4,500 800 2,350 260 1,140 940 3,460 890 370 6,100 1,950 Total—Vote No. 34 35,29i 1 2 CARRIAGE OF MAILS BT RAILWAT VOTE xNo. 35. Carriage of Mails by Special Trains Conveyance of ordinary Mails by Railway £29,329 0 0 Less cost of Postage, Telegrams, Telephone Exchange connections, Postoffice box-rents, &c. ... ... 14,569 0 0 1,000 Additional contribution to Railway Department for sortingcarriage for mails on Wellington-Woodville Railway, from 13th November, 1897, to 31st March, 1898 '' I 14,760 306 Total—Vote No. 35 16,066 MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 36. Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen Extra Labour and Material for Repairs Telephone-exchange Instruments (to replace old ones) ... 4,500 14,500 3,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 22,000 4,000 Total—Vote No. 36 ... . _ 18,000 1 2 3 4 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 37. Stationery, &c. Special allowance to 'Telegraph Messengers during their first year's service Gas and Water Telephone Fees to Non - permanent Postmasters and Telephonists Contribution towards scientific and technical instruction of officers 4,500 500 3,000 5 6,000 6 Amoum- required to make good moneys stolen or destroyed by fire : Tikokino, £2 Robbery at Newmarket Office Defalcation by an officer now deceased ... ."' Diving operations to recover mails from wreck of '' Tasmania" Office Expenses, Fuel, Travelling-expenses, and Contingencies 200 7 8 9 0 2 11 280 560 23,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 38,553 1,500 Total—Vote No. 37 ... _ 37,053 TOTAL OT CLASS V. £36 ,580

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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS.

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1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 38.—Customs Offices and Services 27,104 6,300 33,404 „ 39. —Customs: Miscellaneous Services 377 3,881 4,258 „ 40. —Marine and Harbours... 13,015 14,564 27,579 „ 41.—Marine : Miscellaneous Services 10,000 10,000 TOTAL OF CLASS VI. 40,496 14,745 75,241 Item. 197-98. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 135 VOTE No. 38. Salaries —■ Head Office — Secretary for Customs and Marine Chief Clerk 2 Clerks : 1 at £160, 1 at £120 Clerk (Audit) Writer (Audit) (including extra-duty pay) Cadet Messenger and Storeman Auckland — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 2 Clerks: 1 at £200, 1 at £140 5 Cadets: 1 at £75, 2 at £70,1 at £65, 1 at £60 Clerk and Warehouse Keeper ... 8 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 2 at £250, 1 at £245, 1 at £225, 1 at £210, 1 at £200,1 at £190, 1 at £160 Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer 5 Lockers : 1 at £160, 1 at £150, 1 at £149, 2 at £133 3 Lockers (Writers), at £187 ... Messenger at 6s. per day Boatman at 8s. per diem Whangarei — Coastwaiter (also Postal Officer) Whangaroa — Coastwaiter Thames — Coastwaiter New Plymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet Wanganui — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk and Landing Waiter 625 350 280 260 260 75 140 550 350 290 340 340 180 1,730 220 725 561 110 146 3 50 4 50 5 50 6 315 70 7 325 190

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

sem. 18! 7-98. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. 10 11 12 VOTE No. 38— continued. Salaeies— continued. Wellington — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 2 Clerks: 1 at £140, 1 at £120 4 Cadets : 1 at £75, 1 at £70, 1 at £65, 1 at £60 Tide Surveyor 6 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £240, 1 at £220, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £160 3 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... 1 Boatman at £128, and 1 Messenger at 6s. 6d. per day 3 Lockers at 8s. per day Napier — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Locker 1 Clerk 2 Cadets: 1 at £100, 1 at £65 Poverty Bay — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet Wairau — Collector and Examining Officer Nelson — Collector and Surveyor (also Magistrate and Sheriff and Warden) Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk and Locker Cadet Westport — Collector and Examining Officer Greymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Locker and Messenger Hokitika — 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 2 Clerks : 1 at £120, 1 at £110 3 Cadets : 1 at £75, 1 at £70, 1 at £65 ... 5 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers: 1 at £275, 1 at £270,1 at £250, 1 at £245, 1 at £160 2 Lockers at £180 6 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... Messenger at 7s. per day Port Chalmers —■ Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer 500 375 260 260 270 180 1,160 561 247 375 375 230 120 165 350 75 300 425 210 140 65 13 350 14 350 180 15 300 16 250 17 400 130 260 18 550 350 390 230 210 1,200 360 1,122 128 19 300 20 Oamaru — Collector and Examining Officer 260 21 Timaru — Collector and Examining Officer 350 60 Cadet

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

am.: 18 7-98. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. 22 VOTE No. 38— continued. Salaries— continued. Lyttelton and Christchurch — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 2 Clerks: 1 at £140, 1 at £130 6 Cadets : 1 at £90,1 at £80, 2 at £70,1 at £65,1 at £60 Tide Surveyor 4 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £235, 1 at £225, 1 at £200, 1 at £170 3 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... Locker Boatman Messenger at 7s. per day Contribution to other Votes— Marine and Harbours Postal and Telegraph Working Railways £ 500 375 280 270 435 250 830 561 140 145 128 23 24 25 85 80 70 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, Rewards for Suppression of Smuggling and Illicit Distillation, and for Special Services in Protection of the Revenue ... 27,104 26 27 900 1,100 28 4,300 Total—Vote No. 38 ... 6,300 33,404 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 3 VOTE No. 39. Salaries — Quarantine Keepers—Wellington, £156 (also Lightkeeper) ; Port Chalmers, £110; Auckland, £37 £303 Contribution to Stock Department Vote ... 110 413 Less contribution from Marine Vote 36 377 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 Other Charges— Quarantine Contingencies Bonus on Exportation of Canned and Cured Fish Freight on Samples forwarded to London Chamber of Commerce Refund of Customs Duty on — Memorial to late Dr. Stuart Memorial Statue to late John Ballanee .. Memorial to late Peter Cunningham Statue of Bishop Harper, Christchurch ... Statue of Her Majesty the Queen, Auckland Monument to the victims of the Brunner Coal-mine disaster, Stillwater Tobacco-stalks destroyed ... On goods destroyed by fire at Auckland Wharf Sundry Articles remitted by Order of the Commissioner of Customs Refund of Bonded Warehouse Duty 100 700 4 200 18 20 76 220 11 12 13 30 13 2,200 14 50 250 Total—Vote No. 39 ... 3,881 4,258

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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

-em. 7-98. MARINE AND HARBOURS. 189 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 102 VOTE No. 40. Salaries — Marine Head Office — Chief Clerk Clerk Clerk Cadet Nautical Adviser, Inspector and Surveyor of Ships, and Examiner of Masters and Mates £ £ 320 230 110 65 400 Harbours — Manukau — Harbourmaster and Pilot Signalman Boatman at £8 per month ... Lightkeeper at Heads Auckland — Bean Rock Lightkeeper Hokianga — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Coast Waiter 2 Boatmen at £6 per month... Kaipara — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Customs Officer 2 Signalmen (also Lightkeepers) Chief Boatman at £10 per month 1 Boatman at £7 10s. per month Mokau — Signalman Opunake — Signalman Rangitikei — Acting Signalman Foxton — Harbourmaster and Pilot Wellington — Assistant Lightkeeper, Somes Island ... Napier Bluffi Lighthouse — Lightkeeper Wairau — Signalman Nelson — Harbourmaster and Pilot 2 Boatmen at £10 per month Signalman Waitapu — Harbourmaster Collingwood — Lightkeeper Karamea — Signalman Okarito — Harbourmaster 1,125 200 130 96 120 3 4 160 140 144 250 20 120 90 / 6 25 7 25 8 36 9 190 10 120 11 20 1.2 145 13 225 240 39 14 25 15 25 16 40 17 50 Less contributions from Customs Vote 2,675 85 Lighthouses — 28 Principal Keepers: 2 at £180, 15 at £160,4 at £150, 7 at £140 39 Assistant Keepers: 4 at £130, 18 at £120, 2 at £110, 5 at £100, 7 at £90, 2 at £80, and 1 at £50 Artificer 2,590 18 4,340 4,240 200

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. 189 -98. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 19 20 21 VOTE No. 40— continued. Salaries — continued. General — Examiners of Masters and Mates — Auckland: 1 at £75 and 1 at £20 Lyttelton Shipping-master and Examiner of Masters and Mates, Wellington (also Under-Secretary for Defence, £400) Weather-reporting Officer and Examiner of Masters at Wellington £ 95 25 50 22 350 Other Charges— Pension to Widow of late Lightkeeper, P. A. Deck Pension to J. Heberley, late Pilot at Queen Charlotte Sound Expenses connected with Inquiries into Wrecks, Relief of Distressed Seamen, and Survey of Unseaworthy Ships Protection of Oysters Protection of Fish, &c. Maintenance of Waitapu Leading Lights ... Leading Lights for Hokianga ... Repairs to Whangarei Town Wharf Wharf at Panmure Repairs to Lighthouses, Dwellings, &c. Removal of rocks, Whakatane River Flagstaff at Mokau Construction of embankment, Karamea Harbour Wharf at Maraetai Extension of Wharf at Horse-shoe Bay Erection of Wharf at Wilson's River (subsidy, £1 for £1) Subsidy to Steamer for Kaipara Harbour Work Beacons for Kaipara Harbour ... Barometers, &c, Tor Weather forecasts Explosive fog-signal Grant towards cost of jetty at Cape Turnagain Grant-in-aid for Deep-sea Trawlers Fish-hatcheries and expenses of Expert Ayson to Canada and America Improvement of Somes Island Light (to be refunded by Wellington Harbour Board) Harbour Contingencies, including Maintenance of Harbour Lights, Buoys, and Beacons Oil, Stores, and Lighthouse Contingencies Travelling-expenses and General Contingencies 520 23 24 24 50 25 300 250 150 50 150 100 200 400 100 100 320 250 80 200 340 300 300 450 100 4,000 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 750 46 800 47 1,300 3,200 500 48 49 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 14,764 200 Total —Vote No. 40 14,564 MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 27,579 VOTE No. 41. Government steamers, Working-expenses ... Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 15,000 5,000 10,000 Total —Vote No. 41 —, . _ , TOTAL OF CLASS VI £7i 3,241

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CLASS VII.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. J Total. £ £ £ V ote 42. —Stamp Department 4,270 5,000 9,27t „ 43.—Land and Deeds Registry 9,020 7,000 16,02i TOTAL OF CLASS VII. 13,290 2,000 25,29i .tem. 189 -98. STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 24 VOTE No. 42. Salaries— Head Office — Secretary, Controller Legacy Duties, Deputy Commissioner, and Registrar Joint-stock Companies Chief Clerk and Accountant ... Custodian and Issuer of Stamps Clerk Chief Stamper Clerk 6 Stampers: 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £85, 1 at £40, lat£30 Messenger at 6s. per diem Auckland — Clerk Clerk Wellington — Clerk Cadet Cadet Hawke's Bay — Clerk Canterbury — Clerk Cadet Otago- — Deputy Commissioner Cadet 500 250 225 160 225 160 445 110 180 110 150 60 75 1 110 5 190 75 270 80 7 8 Invercargill — Clerk Contributions to Votes — " Land and Deeds Registry " ... ... . 110 785 Other Charges— New issue of Stamps Contingencies, Machinery, Paper, &c. 4,270 9 10 3,500 1,500 Total—Vote No. 42 5,000 9,270

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6—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. 18' 7-98 LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 39 VOTE No. 43. Salaries— Auckland — District Land Registrar Examiner of Titles and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds Draughtsman 3 Clerks : 1 at £160, 2 at £105 550 300 250 250 370 Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds Clerk 250 150 Wellington — District Land Registrar Examiner of Titles Chief Clerk Deputy Registrar of Deeds and A ssistant Land Registrar Clerk Messenger 550 300 225 300 160 110 Hawke's Bay — District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk Clerk 500 250 140 Poverty Bay — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 250 6 Nelson — Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk 245 110 Marlborough— Deputy Registrar of Deeds, and Clerk and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 200 Canterbury — District Land Registrar Registrar of Deeds, Assistant Land Registrar, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Chief Clerk 3 Clerks: 1 at £175, 1 at £160, 1 at £130 550 450 250 465 Westland — District Land Registrar, Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk, and for Stamp and Supreme Court Offices 375 110

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. 1897-98. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY—continued. 10 VOTE No. 43— continued. Salaries— continued. Otago — District Land Registrar Assistant Land Registrar 2 Clerks : 1 at £195, 1 at £150 Office-cleaner 550 250 345 40 11 Southland — District Land Registrar, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Registrar Supreme Court ... Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk Clerk Cadet 500 250 150 60 Less Contributions from Stamp Department 9,805 785 Other Charges— Draughtsman's Work performed by the Survey Department Contingencies and Contract Work 9,020 12 2,500 4,500 18 Total —Vote No. 43 ... 7,000 16,020 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. £25,290

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Education Department. £ £ £ Vote 44.—Head Office 2,160 260 2,420 „ 45.—Public Schools ... 399,600 399,600 ,, 46.—Native Schools ... 12,950 3,950 16,900 „ 47.—Industrial Schools 2,047 8,400 10,447 ,, 48. —School for Deaf-mutes 1,628 1,420 3,048 „ 49.—School for Blind... 455 455 „ 50. —Technical Instruction 2,200 2,200 „ 51. —Miscellaneous Services 4,000 4,000 Lunacy and Charitable Department. 18,785 420,285 439,070 Vote 52.—Lunatic Asylums 26,087 29,625 55,712 „ 53.—Charitable 413 2,594 3,007 „ 54. —Eotorua Sanatorium 959 260 1,219 Department of Labour. 27,459 32,479 59,938 Vote 55. —Department of Labour 1,915 5,310 7,225 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII. 48,159 45 !,074 506,233 tern 1897-98. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE. 1897-98. 1896-97. Total number of officers ... 8 8 VOTE No. 44. Salaries — Secretary and Inspector-General Chief Clerk Clerk and Assistant Inspector... 5 Clerks : 1 at £260, 1 at £210, 1 at £180, 1 at £110, and 1 at £95 600 375 330 855 Other Charges— Clerical Assistance Travelling Expenses Contingencies 2,160 2 3 4 150 60 50 Total —Vote No. 44 260 2,420

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 189 -98. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. VOTE No. 45. Grants to Education Boards— 112,000 average attendances at £3 15s. ... £420,000 Less Revenue from Reserves ... 37,000 £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Scholarships Towards Cost of Inspection ... Teachers' Examinations Training of Teachers Rebuilding and Furnishing of Schools destroyed by Fire Railway-fares of school-children Schools at Chatham Islands Contingencies 383,000 8,000 4,000 500 600 1,000 3,000 250 250 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... 400,600 1,000 Total—Vote No. 45 399,601 NATIVE SCHOOLS 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 152 VOTE No. 46. Salaries — Organizing Inspector Salaries of Masters, &c, for Village Schools 450 12,500 Other Charges— Boarding-school Charges, Apprenticeship, and Higher Education of Native Touths... Books, Sewing Material, and other Requisites Travelling Expenses (including removals of teachers) Repairs and small Works Auckland Education Board for Inspection... Contingencies 12,950 2 1,950 500 500 550 150 400 3 4 5 6 7 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 4,050 100 Total —Vote No. 46 3,950 16,90i INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 31 1 2 VOTE No. 47. Salaries— Auckland — Matron and Sub-matron Burnham — Manager at £190, and Matron at £70 ... Schoolmaster at £150, and Schoolmistress at £100 ... Servants ... ... Caversham — Manager at £180, and Matron at £60 ... Surgeon (also Gaol £100) .. Schoolmaster at £180, and 1 Assistant at £110 Servants 136 260 250 421 240 50 290 400 2,047

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1897-98. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 47 — continued. Other Charges— Provisions, Fuel, Light, Clothing, Bedding, Medical Attendance, &c. Boarding-out of Children Rent, Auckland Maintenance of Children in Private Industrial Schools, viz.: St. Mary's, Ponsonby; St. Joseph's, Wellington; St. Mary's, Nelson Maintenance of Inmates in other Institutions Contingencies £ 5,250 7,000 100 3,200 250 100 8 9 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 15,900 7,500 Total —Vote No. 47 8,400 SCHOOL FOR DEAF-MUTES. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 15 VOTE No. 48 Salaries — Director 4 Teachers Steward and Matron Sub-matron Servants 10,447 450 690 200 52 236 Other Charges— Rent Maintenance 1,628 2 3 470 1,150 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 1,620 200 Total —Vote No. 48 SCHOOL FOR BLIND. 1,420 3,048 1 2 VOTE No. 49. Maintenance : 19 pupils at £25 per annum each Contingencies 475 30 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " Total —Vote No. 49 505 50 455 1 2 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. VOTE No. 50. Manual and Technical Instruction Contingencies (including Examinations for South Kensington and City and Guilds of London) 2,100 Total —Vote No. 50 100 2,200 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 51. Victoria University 4,000 4,000 Total —Vote No. 51

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. LUNACT AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT. LUNATIC ASTLUMS. 1897-98. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 292 VOTE No. 52. Salaries — Head Office — Inspector of Lunatic Asylums (also Charitable £200)... Assistant Inspector of Asylums (also Charitable £153) Clerk (also Charitable £60) ... Auckland — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Matron Official Visitor 46 Attendants and Servants — 24 Male Attendants: 1 at £125, 9 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £85, 8 at £80, 2 at £75, 2 at £70; Farm Manager at £120 ; 2 Cooks: 1 at £90, 1 at £80; Gardener at £90 ; Farm Gardener at £90; Farm Hand at £80; Carpenter at £100; Engineer at £90 ; 13 Female Attendants: 2 at £60, 1 at £57 10s., 1 at £55, 1 at £52 10s., 3 at £45, 3 at £42 10s., 2 at £40; Laundress at £57 10s. £ 1,000 77 180 550 250 120 90 25 3,555 Wellington — Resident Medical Superintendent Relieving Medical Officer for Asylums and Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Matron Official Visitor 33 Attendants and Servants — 16 Male Attendants: 1 at £115, 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £85, 4 at £80, 4 at £75, 3 at £70; Cook at £100; 2 Carpenters: 1 at £110, 1 at £87 10s. ; Fireman at £90; 12 Female Attendants : 1 at £60, 2 at £55, 1 at £50, 3 at £45, 2 at £42 10s., 3 at £40; Laundress at £50 ... 600 250 185 80 13 2,317 Porirua — Assistant Medical Officer Head Attendant and Storekeeper Matron Engineer Assistant Engineer Fireman Official Visitor 31 Attendants and Servants — 17 Male Attendants: 2 at £100, 2 at £95, 2 at £85, 5 at £80, 2 at £75, 4 at £70 (3 months) ; Farm Manager at £110 ; 11 Female Attendants: 1 at £65, 1 at £55,1 at £52 10s., 1 at £47 10s., 4 at £42 10s., 3 at £40 (3 months) ; Cook at £50 ; Laundress at £52 10s. 250 100 85 208 100 "25 1,812 Nelson — Visiting Medical Officer Superintendent Matron Official Visitor 14 Attendants and Servants— 7 Male Attendants : 1 at £100, 2 at £97 10s., 3 at £80, 1 at £70; 6 Female Attendants: 1 at £57 10s., 3 at £42 10s., 2 at £40; Cook at £42 10s. Christchurch — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Matron Official Visitor 54 Attendants and Servants — 25 Male Attendants: 1 at £125, 1 at £110, 4 at £100,1 at £97 10s., 2 at £90, 1 at £85, 6 at £80, 6 at £75, 3 at £70; Engineer at £200 • Assistant Engineer at £100; Cook at £100 ; Baker at £80; Farm Bailiff and Caretaker at £100; Messenger and Caretaker at £ p O ; 23 Female Attendants : 1 at £60, 1 at £57 10s 2 at £52 10s., 1 at £50, 8 at £45, 4 at £42 10s., at £40, 2 at £40 (3 months) 200 180 75 13 912 600 250 190 85 95 13 3,780

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CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. LUNATIC ASTLUMS— continued. 18 7-98. VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries— continued. Hokitika — Visiting Medical Officer (also Prisons £50) Superintendent Matron Official Visitor 12 Attendants and Servants— 7 Male Attendants: 1 at £125, 1 at £110, 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £87 10s., 1 at £85 ; Farm Labourer at £65 ; 4 Female Attendants at £50... Seacliff- — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Deputy Inspector Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Matron Official Visitors 70 Attendants and Servants— 35 Male Attendants : 1 at £120,1 at £115, 4 at £100, 2 at £95, 3 at £90, 2 at £85, 1 at £82 10s., 11 at £80, 5 at £75, 5 at £70; Farm Manager and Gardener at £150 ; Engineer at £90; Farm Hand at £70; Baker at £32 10s.; Caretaker at £52; 26 Female Attendants : 1 at £60, 1 at £55, 1 at £52 10s., 1 at £50, 10 at £45, 5 at £42 10s., 7 at £40 ; Cook at £65 ; 2 Laundresses : 1 at £60,1 at £45 ; Poultry Keeper at £20 Increase of Salaries £ 150 300 85 13 962 600 250 180 85 100 50 4,697 350 Other Charges— Fees to Medical Witnesses Rations Fuel and Light Bedding and Clothing Surgery and Dispensary Wines, Spirits, &c. Necessaries Farm Uniforms for Attendants Amount required to allow of a month's leave for recreation to all persons in attendance on patients, and to allow an extra day's holiday every fortnight Contingencies 26,087 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 1,000 16,500 3,500 5,000 450 125 8,500 2,500 1,000 600 450 20 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 39,625 10,000 Total—Vote No. 52 29,625 55,71 CHARITABLE. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 3 VOTE No. 53. Salaries — Inspector of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions (also Lunatic Asylums, £1.000) Assistant Inspector (also Lunatic Asylums £77) Clerk (also Lunatic Asylums, £180) 200 153 60 413

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

iem. CHARITABLE—continued. 7-' 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOTE No. 53—continued. Other Charges— Burial Expenses of Destitute Persons Compassionate AllowancesWidow and Family of Denis Phelan Widow of R. J. Deighton David Armstrong Maintenance of Discharged and Aged Imbeciles Grant to Benevolent Societies' Work Grant for refuge work Salvation Army Prison-brigade work Contingencies £ 100 52 30 52 10 100 1,500 250 500 Total—Vote No. 53 2,594 3,007 ROTORUA SANATORIUM. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 9 VOTE No. 54. Salaries— Resident Medical Officer Matron Bath Attendants Wardsman Servants 400 95 320 52 92_ 959 350 100 75 50 10 150 735 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges— Rations Fuel and Light Bedding, Furniture, and Crockery Surgery and Dispensary Wines, Spirits, &c. Miscellaneous .... 1,219 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 475 260 Total —Vote No. 54 DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 27 VOTE No. 55. Salaries — Secretary and Chief Inspector of Factories Chief Clerk Clerk Clerk (Typist) 4 Inspectors of Factories (Male), at £185 Inspector of Factories (Male) ... Inspector of Factories (Female) Cadet 375 275 105 90 740 120 160 50 1,915 2 3 4 Other Charges— Expenses of Bureau State Farms Expenses in connection with " The Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894 " ... Expenses Royal Commission inquiring into administration of private benefit societies 3,500 800 1,200 5 550 6,050 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 740 5,310 Total —Vote No. 55 ... 7,225 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII. £50^ 1,233

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CLASS IX.—MINES DEPARTMENT.

7—B. 7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 56.—Mines Department ... 5,405 5,405 ,, 57. —Meteorological and Museum Department 251 530 781 ,, 58. —Miscellaneous Services 12,248 12,248 TOTAL OF CLASS IX. 5,656 2,778 18,434 Item. 7-98. MINES DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 21 £ VOTE No. 56. Salaries— Under-Secretary Inspecting Engineer 3 Inspectors of Mines at £275 . 2 Assistant Inspectors of Mines : 1 at £175, 1 at £150... Chief Clerk (also Secretary, Board of Examiners under Coal-mines Act, £25) Clerk Clerk Cadet Secretary, Board of Examiners under Coal-mines Act (also Clerk, Mines Department, £295) ... Secretary, Mining Bureau Analyst Clerk and Curator, Meteorological Observer, and Statistical Clerk Government Geologist Assistant Geologist Draughtsman 3 Lecturers and Instructors," Schools of Mines : 1 at £350, I at £200, and 1 at £170 550 450 825 325 320 250 170 50 25 250 400 350 365 125 230 720 Total—Vote No. 56 5,40

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. METEOROLOGICAL AND MUSEUM DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 57. Salaries — Messenger and Keeper Taxidermist, at 8s. a day ... ... ... £ 125 126 Other Charges— Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory ... Instruments Two Seismometers Contingencies, Chemicals, &c. ... 251 2 3 4 5 125 40 140 225 Total—Vote No. 57 530 781 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. l 2 3 4 5 6 VOTE No. 58. Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Waimea-Kumara Mount Ida Schools of Mines Subsidy, £1 for £1, School of Mines, Matakanui Expenses of Board of Examiners for Mine Managers' certificates Field Surveys and Expenses, Geological Surveys and Explorations Electric power—Engineering and report ... Expenses, cyanide patent Brunner Mine disaster, additional expenses Mining exhibits, Auckland Industrial Exhibition Refund of amount surcharged against Receiver Gold Revenue at Coromandel for receipts given in error ... Contingencies and Mining Inspectors' Travellingexpenses 2,700 1,400 2,800 200 250 400 500 1,500 208 250 7 8 9 10 11 12 40 2,000 Total—Vote No. 58 12,24: TOTAL OF CLASS IX. £1 ,431

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CLASS X.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

iui» i —,yu. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 59. —Department of Agriculture 21,700 ;6,764 58,46 TOTAL OF CLASS X. 21,700 !6,764 58,46. Item.! 97-98. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... ... 110 VOTE No. 59. Salaries— Secretary and Chief Inspector .. Produce Commissioner, England Assistant Chief Inspector Chief Clerk ... ... Clerk and Acting Biologist and Entomologist Assistant Entomologist 2 Clerks : 1 at £200, 1 at £140 Cadet 3 Veterinary Surgeons: 1 at £350, 1 at £310,1 at £250 3 Dairy Instructors : 1 at £250, 2 at £240 3 Fruit Experts at £200 1 Poultry Expert 2 Nurserymen : 1 at £150, 1 at £125 1 Farm Overseer 1 Analyst 2 Caretakers for Quarantine Islands at £110 £ 525 250 300 285 300 150 340 100 910 730 600 225 275 130 300 220 Auckland District — Salaries — 5 Inspectors : 1 at £300, 1 at £245, 2 at £235,1 at £200 1 Rabbit Agent 5,640 1,215 160 Destruction of Rabbits upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c.... 1,375 3 1,600 Napier District —- Salaries — 5 Inspectors: 1 at £300, 1 at £250, 1 at £230, 1 at £225, 1 at £200 1 Rabbit Agent 2,975 1,205 160 Destruction of Rabbits 1,365 100 6 Wellington-West Coast District — Salaries — 6 Inspectors : 1 at £275, 2 at £250,1 at £230, 2 at £225 5 Rabbit Agents 1,465 1,455 800 2,255

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;em. 17-98. 18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. Wellington- West Coast District —continued. Destruction of rabbits upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c.... £ 700 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District— Salaries — 4 Inspectors: 1 at £260, 1 at £250,1 at £225, 1 at £150 2 Rabbit Agents 2,955 885 320 Destruction of rabbits upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c.... 1,205 300 Canterbury-Kaikoura District — Salaries — 8 Inspectors: 3 at £250, 1 at £245, 2 at £235,1 at £225, 1 at £210 5 Caretakers of South Canterbury rabbit-fence, at £100 each 7 Rabbit Agents 1,505 10 1,900 500 1,120 11 Destruction of rabbits upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c. .. 3,520 500 Otago District — Salaries— 11 Inspectors : 6 at £250, 2 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 1 at £110 23 Rabbit Agents 4,020 12 2,540 3,800 13 Destruction of rabbits upon Crown lands, contracts, labour, natural enemies, &c. .. 6,340 3,000 Other Charges— Travelling-expenses Travelling-expenses of Produce Commissioner Experimental Stations Encouragement of Dairying Industry Establishment of Dairy Schools Cool-storage for dairy-produce Grading dairy-produce Collection of" Agricultural Statistics Purchase of about forty chains of Waitohi-Hurunui rabbit-fence Compensation for cattle destroyed for tuberculosis and other diseases under the Stock Act Contribution towards Cool-storage of Produce in London Refund to W. Macfarlane of part expenses quarantining three imported rams ... ... ... Refund in respect exchange section Wairangi Experimental Station Refund half-post of maintenance of pony in Quarantine at Motuihi Compensation for cattle destroyed for tuberculosis and other diseases under the Stock Act Contingencies 9,340 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 7,000 200 3,000 200 1,000 7,000 1,000 4,000 100 23 1,000 3,000 24 25 5 26 57 27 2 28 1,000 . 5,000 29 ■■'.'■'. 33,564 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 61,464 3,000 ! Total -Vote No. 59 58,464 TOTAL OF CLASS X. £58,161

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Total. £ 822,127 Vote 60.—Working Railways TOTAL OF CLASS XL 822,127 Gross Revenue... Estimated. £1,275,000 HO! Item.j 189' r-98. Miles. 2,063 WORKING RAILWAYS. Total Number of Men — Permanent (for 1897-98) ... ... ... 4,455 VOTE No. 60. Head Office — General Manager, £850; Assistant General Manager, £750 Accountant, £550; Stores Manager, £350; 42 Clerks: 1 at £385, 1 at £350, 1 at £270, 1 at £265, 2 at £260, 2 at £250, 6 at £220, 2 at £200, 7 at £180, 2 at £170, 1 at £160, 7 at £150, 3 at £140, 3 at £130, 3 at £120; 13 Cadets: 5 at £110, 2 at £50, 6 at £30; 4 Audit Inspectors: 1 at £275, 2 at £255; 1 at £230 ; 5 Storekeepers : 4 at £230; 1 at £200 ; Contingencies, £1,335 Mrs. C. Hasloeh, compassionate allowance ... 1,600 13,190 75

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Item. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 189 '-98. Miles VOTE No. 60— continued. Departmental Offices— Locomotive Superintendent, £650; 5 Locomotive Engineers: 1 at £475, 2 at £400,1 at £365,1 at £285; 1 Locomotive Inspector at £310; Chief Engineer, £675 ; Inspecting Engineer, £500; 7 District Engineers : 1 at £460,1 at £400,1 at £365,1 at £335, 2 at £325, 1 at £315; 2 Assistant Engineers: 1 at £275,1 at £225 ; 10 District Managers : 2 at £500, 2 at £425, 1 at £385, 1 at £355, 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £245 ; 3 Stationmasters-in-charge : 1 at £250,1 at £220,1 at £180 ; 82 Clerks and Draughtsmen: 1 at £350,1 at £315, 3 at £300, 2 at £260, 3 at £250, 1 at £230, 1 at £225, 7 at £220, 3 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 11 at £180, 1 at £170, 2 at £160, 7 at £150, 20 at £140, 10 at £130, 7 at £120; 1 Relieving Officer (Locomotive) at £200- 34 Cadets: 14 at £110, 2 at £95, 2 at £80, 8 at £50, 8 at £30 ... 2,063 28,510 Total Head and Departmental Offices... 43,375 Kawakawa Section, 1897-98— Maintenance — 1 Ganger at 8/ per day 3 Platelayers at 6/6 per day Wages —Structures Stores —Rails, &c. „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 125 305 170 20 200 100 50 30 Locomotive — 1 Engineman at 11/ per day 1 Fireman at 8/ per day (part time) Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ ,, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 1,000 172 94 75 200 75 140 80 10 4 850 Traffic— 1 Clerk at £120 per annum ... 1 Guard at 10/ per day House Allowance 1 Crane-driver at 8/ per day (part time) ... 1 Labourer at 6/6 per day 2 Porters: 1 at 7/, 1 at 4/ per dayStores, &c. 120 156 25 31 102 180 66 680 2,530 Whangarei Section, 1897-98—19 miles. Maintenance — 2 Gangers: 1 at 8/, 1 at 7/6 per day 8 Platelayers: 6 at 6/6, 1 at 5/6, 1 at 5/ per day Wages—Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous Stores —Rails, &c. „ Sleepers ... „ Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 243 775 281 93 109 40 537 250 60 25 2,413

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Item. ( 18< 2,06: 7-98. : Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Whangarei Section — continued. Locomotive — 1 13ngineman at 11/ per day 3 Firemen: 1 at 9/ and 10/6, 2 at 8/ per day 1 Cleaner at 5/6 per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon .. Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 172 403 86 650 1,200 250 800 250 30 9 3,850 Traffic— 1 Stationmaster at £170 per annum ... ... House Allowance 1 Clerk at £140 per annum 1 Guard at 8/6 per day 1 Storeman at 7/6 per day 1 Crane-driver at 8/ per day 1 Porter and Acting Guard at 7/6 and 8/ per day 3 Porters: 1 at 6/6, 1 at 4/6, 1 at 3/ per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous 170 35 140 133 117 125 125 219 236 100 Kaihtt Section, 1897-98 —17 miles. Maintenance — 2 Gangers: 1 at 8/, 1 at 7/6 per day 8 Platelayers: 6 at 6/6, 1 at 5/6, 1 at 5/ per day Wages—Miscellaneous Stores—Rails, &c. „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 1,400 7,663 243 775 172 15 238 90 52 145 Locomotive —■ 1 Engineman at 11/ per day 2 Firemen: 1 at 9/ and 11/, 1 at 8/ per day 1 Cleaner at 7/ per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores .... Overtime and Contingencies 1,730 172 282 110 150 500 1C0 250 250 10 26 Traffic— ■ 1 Stationmaster at £140 per annum House Allowance 1 Cadet at £110 per annum 2 Porters and Acting Guards: 1 at 7/6 and 8/, 1 at 7/ and 8/6 1 Porter at 5/6 per day Casual Labour and Overtime ... .':': Stores and Miscellaneous 1,850 140 25 110 258 86 180 140 939 4,519

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Item. 18* 2,061 '7-98. I Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ VOTE No. 60— continued. Auckland Section, 1897-98 —312 miles. Maintenance — 3 Inspectors : 1 at £251,1 at £204,1 at £180 per annum 1 Foreman of Works at £230 per annum ... 1 Bridge Inspector at £180 per annum 40 Gangers: 2 at 9/, 34 at 8/, 4 at 7/6 ... 125 Platelayers: 4 at 7/, 109 at 6/6, 4 at 6/, 5 at 5/6, 2 at 5/, 1 at 4/6 per day Additional permanent-way material Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 635 230 180 5,008 12,559 500 4,411 1,768 1,082 4,230 4,525 3,100 1,122 250 39,600 Locomotive — 1 Running-shed Foreman at £290 per annum 1 Car and Wagon Inspector at £220 per annum 1 Clerk at £130 per annum 18 Enginemen : 8 at 12/, 10 at 11/ per day 23 Firemen : 5 at 9/ and 11/, 6 at 9/ and 10/6, 2 at 8/ and 10/6, 10 at 8/ per day 19 Cleaners : 8 at 7/ and 8'/, 1 at 7/, 1 at 6/6, 2 at 6/ and 8/, 5 at 5/6, 1 at 5/, 1 at 3/6 per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, ,, ,, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 290 220 130 3,224 3,240 1,933 3,600 3,000 2,000 2,700 3,600 400 163 24,500 Traffic — 28 Stationmasters : 1 at £250,1 at £210, 2 at £200,1 at £190, 7 at £170, 4 at £160, 1 at £155, 6 at £150, 5 at £140 per annum 2 Relieving Clerks : 1 at £180, 1 at £150 per annum ... 1 Traffic Inspector ... 22 Clerks: 1 at £210, 2 at £180, 2 at £150, 8 at £140, 7 at £130, 2 at £120 per annum 20 Cadets: 2 at £110, 3 at £95, 5 at £80, 6 at £50, 4 at £30 per annum Lodging Allowance: 2 at 5/, 4 at 6/, 1 at 10/ per week 4,635 330 180 3,140 1,325 2 Foremen ; 1 at £165, 1 at £160 per annum 17 Guards: 2 at 10/, 1 at 9/6, 14 at 8/6 per day 4 Signalmen : 1 at 9/, 3 at 8/6 per day 2 Storemen : 1 at 9/, 1 at 8/6 per day 1 Horse-driver at 7/6 per day 4 Shunters: 1 at 8/6, 3 at 7/6 per day 1 Crane-driver at 9/ per day ... ... 1 Nightwatchman at 42/ per week 2 Crossing-keepers at 36/per week 115 325 2,324 540 274 117 485 141 110 188

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

Item.! 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Auckland Section — continued. Traffic —continued. 1 Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week ... 6 Porters and Acting-Guards: 3 at 7/ and 8/, 3 at 6/6 and 8/ per day 46 Porters: 8 at 7/6, 1 at 7/. 16 at. 6/6, 7 at 6/, 5 at 5/6, 3 at 4/6, 2 at if, 1 at 3/6, 3 at 3/ per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous Mrs. Alpe, compassionate allowance £ 78 751 4,296 1,405 2,741 194 23,694 Napier-Taeanaki Section, 1897-98—332 miles. Ill fj 77) t PH.OYI OP 4 Inspectors : 1 at £235, 1 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £190 per annum 2 Foremen of Works: 1 at £230, 1 at £180 per annum 1 Bridge Inspector at £180 per annum 55 Gangers: 5 at 9/, 45 at 8/, 5 at 7/6 per day 171 Platelayers : 6 at 7/, 153 at 6/6, 6 at 6/, 3 at 5/6, 3 at 4/6 per day Additional permanent-way material Wages —Structures Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures ,, Buildings „ Miscellaneous Repair damage by floods Mrs. Urquhart, compassionate allowance ... Expenses incurred in recovering body of late J. I. Lawson 87,794 855 410 180 6,925 17,254 2,000 5,956 2,248 5,43:5 7,600 5,800 8,500 1,057 400 4,200 305 64 69,187 Locomotive — 3 Running-shed Foremen: 1 at £235, 1 (half-time) at £235, 1 at £210 per annum 1 Car and Wagon Inspector at £210 per annum 1 Clerk (half-time) at £140 per annum 25 Enginemen: 7 at 12/, 18 at 11/ per day 34 Firemen: 4 at 9/ and 11/, 4 at 9/ and 10/6, 1 at 9/, 1 at 8/6 and 10/6,1 at 8/ and 10/6, 23 at 8/ per day 24 Cleaners: 8 at 7/ and 8/, 2 at 7/, 3 at 6/6 and 8/, 2 at 6/6, 1 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 5/6 and 8/, 3 at 5/6, 2 at 5/, 2 at 4/ per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive ,, ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 563 210 70 4,414 4,551 2,457 7,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 12,000 500 535 50,300

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

Item. 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ VOTE No 60— continued. Napier-Taeanaki Section — continued. Traffic— 37 Stationmasters : 4 at £220, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 6 at £180, 3 at £170, 5 at £160, 8 at £150, 6 at £140 per annum House Allowance : 1 at £30,1 at £25 per annum . 3 Relieving Officers: 2 at £180, 1 at £150 per annum . 38 Clerks: 2 at £180, 8 at £150, 10 at £140, 11 at £130, 7 at £120 per annum 25 Cadets : 12 at £110, 2 at £95, 4 at £50, 7 at £30 per 6,300 55 510 5,230 annum Lodging Allowance: 4 at 10/, 3 at 6/ per week 2 Telegraphists at £10 per annum 18 Guards : 5 at 10/, 3 at 9/6, 10 at 8/6 per day 7 Porters and Acting-Guards: 2 at 7/6 and 8/6,5 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 2 Shunters and Acting-Guards: 1 at 7/6 and 8/6, 1 at 7/6 and 8/per day 4 Shunters: 1 at 8/6, 2 at 8/, 1 at 7/6 per day 70 Porters: 15 at 7/6, » at 7/, 29 at 6/6, 4 at 6/, 3 at 5/6, 1 at 5/, 2 at 4/6, 3 at 4/, 2 at 3/6, 3 at 3/ per day 7 Storemcn : 2 at 8/, 5 at 7/6 per day 1 Watchman at 42/ per week (half-wages) Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous H. F. Jennings, compensation for accident 1,920 151 20 2,559 892 258 501 6,878 837 55 2,674 4,160 40 33,040 Wellington Section, 1897-98 —119 miles. Maintenance — 1 Inspector at £235 per annum 1 Foreman of Works at £212 per annum ... .:. 18 Gangers: 1 at 8/6, 17 at 8/ per day ... 58 Platelayers: 3 at 7/, 54 at 6/6, 1 at 4/6 per day ... Wages —Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails ,, Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Removal of slip at Summit Claims in connection with accident, Kaitoke 152,527 235 212 2,261 5,892 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 700 500 100 750 336 17,986 Locomotive — 2 Running-shed Foremen: 1 at £290, 1 at £210 per annum 1 Car and Wagon Inspector at £180 per annum 1 Labourer at 4s. 6d. per day 15 Enginemen : 1 at 13/, 2 at 12/, 12 at 11/ per day ... 21 Firemen : 3 at 9/ and 11/, 2 at 9/ and 10/6, 1 at 9/, . 1 at 8/ and 10/6, 14 at 8/per day 14 Cleaners : 4 at 7/ and 8/, 1 at 6/6 and 8/, 1 at. 6/6, 2 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 5/6, 2 at 5/, 3 at 4/6 per day ... 500 180 70 2,645 2,814 1,358

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 181 2,06: 7-98. ! Miles WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ VOTE No. 60— continued. Wellington Section — continued, Locomotive —continued. Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, ,, ,, Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon .. Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 4,200 4.000 3,5<)0 2,200 6,700 250 433 Traffic— 16 Stationmasters : I at £250, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 2 at £180, 4 at £170, 1 at £160, 2 at £150, 4 at £140 per annum House Allowance, 5 at £25 per annum 1 Relieving Officer 18 Clerks: 1 at £190, 2 at £150, 4 at £140, 7 at £1.30, 4 at £120 per annum 7 Cadets : 2 at £110, 1 at £80, 1 at £50, 3 at £30 per 28,850 2,720 125 180 2,440 annum Lodging allowance : 3 at 10/, 1 at 5/ per week 1 Foreman at £160 per annum 1 Timber-checker at £160 per annum 13 Guards: 5 at 10/, 1 at 9/6, 7 at 8/6 per day 1 Signalman at 8/6 per day 3 Porters and Acting-Guards : 2 at 7/6 and 8/, 1 at 7/ and 8/6 per dav 37 Porters: 3 art 7/6, 2 at 7/, 19 at 6/6, 2 at 5/6, 3 at 5/, 2 at 4/6, 2 at 4/, 2 at 3/6, 1 at 3/, 1 at 2/6 per day 1 Storeman at 8/6 per day 1 Crossing-keeper at 30/ per week 1 Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week 2 Shunters: 1 at 8/, 1. at 7/6 per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous 440 91 160 160 1,862 133 3 S3 3,373 133 78 78 243 1.300 1 ,875 15,774 I Hubunui-Bluff Section, 1897-98 —1,149 miles. Maintenance — 10 Inspectors: 2 at £266, 1 at £245, 2 at £235, 2 at £230, 2 at £210, 1 at £180 per annum ... 3 Foremen of Works: 2 at £235, 1 at £200 per annum 4 Bridge Inspectors : 1 at £190, 3 at £180 per annum... 169 Gangers: 4 at 10/, 8 at 9/, 97 at 8/, 60 at 7/6 per day 529 Platelayers : 3 at 8/, 18 at 7/, 450 at 6/6, 23 at 6/, 19 at 5/6, 12 at 5/, 1 at 4/6, 2 at 4/, 1 at 3/6 per day Additional permanent-way material Wages —Structures ,, Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—Rails, &c. ,, Sleepers ,, Structures ,, Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 62,610 2,307 670 730 20,940 53,108 2,500 16,000 8,400 6,000 14,300 22,000 11,325 4,049 3,910

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Item. 18£ 7-98. I Miles. 2,06: WORKING RAILWA YS-continued. VOTE No 60— continued. Hurunui-Bluff Section — continued. Maintenance —continued. Compassionate allowances — Mrs E. Dempster ... Mrs. Bonnington Gratuities —■ John Gray C. Tonkin R. Pratley F. Leggatt 50 50 25 25 25 25 166,439 Locomotive — 5 Running-shed Foremen : 2 at £290, 1 at £260, 2 at £210 per annum 3 Car and Wagon Inspectors : 2 at £210, 1 at £190 per 1,260 annum 3 Clerks : 2 at £180, 1 at £140 per annum 1 Storeman at 7/ per day 98Enginemen: 2 at 13/, 44 at 12/, 1 at 11/6, 50 at 11/, 1 at 10/6 per dav 114 Firemen : 14 at 9/ and 11/, 15 at 9/ and 10/6, 2 at 9/, 5 at 8/6 and 10/, 8 at 8/ and 10/, 70 at 8/ per day ... 90 Cleaners : 17 at 7/ and 8/, 3 at 7/, 11 at 6/6 and 8/, 4 at 6/6, 9 at 6/ and 8/, 8 at 6/, 13 at 5/6, 10 at 5/, 5 at 4/6, 8 at 4/, 2 at 3/6 per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive ,, ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 61C 500 110 17,622 15,377 8,581 21,000 16,500 10,000 10,000 29,000 1,500 440 132,500 Traffic— 118 Stationmasters: 2 at £300, 1 at £275, 3 at £250, 1 at £230, 3 at £220, 4 at £210, 4 at £200, 6 at £190, 6 at £180, 24 at £170, 11 at £100, 35 at £150, 18 at £140 per annum 1 Porter-in-charge at 48/per week House Allowance: 3 at £50, 2 at £35, 5 at £25 19,985 per annum 2 Traffic Inspectors: 1 at £225, 1 at £200 per annum .. 5 Relieving Officers: 1 at £220, 1 at £180, 1 at £160, 2 at £150 per annum 2 Goods Agents at £300 per annum House allowance, 2 at £50 157 Clerks : 2 at £250, 4 at £220, 11 at £180, 2 at £170, 2 at £160, 1 at £156/10/, 37 at £150, 35 at £140, 35 at £130, 28 at £120 per annum 74 Cadets : 29 at £110, 3 at £95, 12 at £80, 10 at £50, 3 at £40, 17 at £30 per annum Lodging Allowance: 9 at 10/, 6 at 6/, 4 at 5/ per week 13 Foremen: 4 at £187/16/, 1 at £180, 1 at £165, 2 at £164/6/6, 2 at £160, 3 at £140 per annum 1 Timber-checker 345 425 860 6C0 100 22,537 5,565 3 SO 2,165 160

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Item. 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 60— continued. Hueunui-Bluff Section — continued. Traffic —continued. 71 Guards: 27 at 10/, 8 at 9/6, 7 at 9/, 28 at 8/6, 1 at 8/ per day 2 Brakesmen at 8/6 per day 25 Signalmen : 7 at 9/, 7 at 8/6, 4 at 8/, 7 at 7/6 per day 14Storemen: I at 10/6,6 at8/6,4 at 8/,3 at 7/6 per day 44 Shunters: 2 at 10/, 3 at 8/6, 10 at 8/, 28 at 7/6, 1 at 7/ per day 5 Shunters and Acting-Guards: 1 at 7/6 and 8/6, 4 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 13 Porters and Acting-Guards: 1 at 8/, 8 at 7/6 and 8/, 3 at 7/ and 8/, 1 at 6/6 and 8/ per day 1 Porter and Signalman at 7/6 and 8/ per day 1 Porter and Cranedriver at 7/6 and 8/ per day 1 Porter and Storeman at 7/6 and 8/ per day 1 Horsedriver at 7/6 per day 1 Cranedriver at 8/6 per day 177 Porters : 1 at 8/, 42 at 7/6, 6 at 7/, 77 at 6/6, 15 at 6/, 12 at 5/6, 1 at 5/, 5 at 4/6, 5 at 4/, 3 at 3/6, 9 at 3/, 1 at 2/6 per day 6 Nightwatchmen at 42/ per week 21 Crossing-keepers: I at £94 per annum; 12 at 36/, 1 at 35/, 4 at 30/, 3 at 25/ per week 4 Bridgekeepers : 1 at 36/, 3 at 35/ per week 2 Labourers at 8/ per day 1 Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week Casual Labour and Overtime Compassionate allowances — Mrs. J. Wilson Mrs Lorinsj Mrs. Butchart Mrs. Macintyre 10,251 266 3,240 1,815 5,360 634 1,628 125 125 125 117 133 17,356 657 1,820 368 250 78 14,000 50 375 50 413 112,358 Wharves — 1 Piermaster 1 Wharfinger 6 Clerks : 2 at £180, 4 at £150 per annum 1 Guard at 10/ per day 1 Storeman at 8/6 per day 3 Horse-drivers at 8/ per day 2 Shunters at 8/6 per day 4 Porters and Crane-drivers: 1 at 8/ and 9/, 1 at 7/6 and 9/, 2 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 13 Porters and Storemen at 7/6 and 8/ per day 3 Porters and Horse-drivers, at 7/6 and 8/ per day 15 Porters: 13 at 7/6, 2 at 6/6 per day 1 Lamplighter 70 160 960 157 133 376 266 532 1,628 376 1,729 00 6,447 Miscellaneous — Fuel, Lighting, and General Stores Stationery and Printing Claims and Compensation Travelling-expenses Miscellaneous and Advertising t 13,017 )

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.«m. 1897-98. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 2,063 Miles, VOTE No. HO—continued. Hurunui-Bluff Section — coutinued. Miscellaneous —continued. Rents — Shed (5) at Lyttelton ... £1,250 „ Port Chalmers ... 100 Yard at Sawyers' Bay ... 11 1,361 14,378 133,183 432,122 10 Geetmouth Section, 1897-98 —32 miles. Gretmouth-Beunner Line— Maintenance — 1 Foreman of Works (part time) at £204 per annum ... 2 Gangers at 9/ per day 6 Piatelayers: 5 at 7/, 1 at 4/ per day Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—Rails ,, Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 51. 282 610 682 157 252 205 35 280 100 50 2,704 Locomotive — 2 Enginemen at 11/ per day 3 Firemen : 2 at 9/ and 11/, 1 at 8/ per day 2 Cleaners: 1 at 6/, 1 at 5/6 per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 344 439 180 500 800 400 900 350 40 147 4,100 Traffic— 2 Station masters : 1 at £220, 1 at £180 per annum 3 Clerks at £150 per annum 3 Cadets : 2 at £110, 1 at £95 per annum 1 Wharfinger 1 Assistant Wharfinger at £160 per annum 2 Guards : 1 at 9/6, 1 at 8/ (half time) per day 1 Storeman an i Acting-Guard at 8/ and 8/6 per day ... 4 Porters: 1 at 7/6, 2 at 6/6, 1 at 2/6 per day " .. 1 Storeman at 7/6 per day 1 Shunter at 8/ per day 2 Horse-drivers: 1 at 8/6, 1 at 8/ per day... 3 Crane-drivers: 1 at 9/, 1 at 8/6, 1 at 7/6 (half-time) per day 1 Labourer at 9/ per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous i I 400 450 315 188 160 211 133 360 117 125 258 333 141 1, 59 850 5,100

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

tern. 189 2,063 '-98. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 11 VOTE No. 60— continued. Gretmouth Section —continued. Gretmouth-Hokitika Line — Maintenance — 1 Foreman of Works (part time) at £204 per annum . 3 Gangers at 9/ a day 9 Platelayers at 7/ a day Wages—Structures Stores—Rails ,, Sleepers ,, Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 153 423 986 618 205 58 320 21 20 2,804 Locomotive — 1 Engineman at 11/ a day 1 Fireman at 8/ a day 1 Cleaner at 7/ and 8/ a day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, ,, „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 172 125 117 200 166 200 100 150 20 40 1,290 Traffic — 2 Stationmasters : 1 at £170, 1 at £140 per annum 1 Clerk at £140 per annum 2 Guards: 1 at 8/6, 1 at 8/ (half-time) per day 1 Storeman at 8/6 per day 1 Porter at 6/per d >y Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous 310 140 196 133 94 35 304 1,212 17,210 12 Westport Section, 1897-98 —31 miles. Maintenance — 6 Gangers: 1 at 10/, 5 at 8/ per day 15 Platelayers at 7/ per day Wages —Structures Miscellaneous ... ..'. Stores —Rails ... ... „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 783 1,643 697 751 790 1,517 850 50 5 7,086

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 12 VOTE No. 60— continued. Westport Section— continued. Locomotive — 5 Enginemen at 11/ per day 7 Firemen : 1 at 9/ and 10/6, 6 at 8/ per day 3 Cleaners: 2 at 7/, 1 at 6/ per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon .. Stores, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 861 904 313 800 1,600 400 800 500 60 62 6,300 Traffic's Stationmasters : 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £140 per annum House Allowance 2 Clerks: 1 at £150, 1 at £130 per annum 2 Cadets: 1 at £110, 1 at £95 per annum ... 3 Wharfingers : 2 at £187/16/, 1 at £160 per annum... 3 Guards : 1 at 10/, 2 at 8/6 per day 1 Nightwatchman at 42/ per week 2 Porters and Shunters : 1 at 7/6 and 8/, 1 at 6/6 and 7/ per day 5 Porters : 2 at 7/6,1 at 6/6, 1 at 5/6, 1 at 4/ per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous 470 25 280 205 536 423 110 235 485 1,750 481 5,000 18,386 13 Nelson Section, 1897-98 —23 miles. Maintenance — 3 Gangers: 2 at 8/, 1 at 7/6 per day 10 Platelayers at 6/6 per day Wages —Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails „ Sleepers ... ... „ Structures ,, Buildings „ Miscellaneous 368 1,017 153 152 290 400 413 60 310 40 3,203 Locomotive — 2 Enginemen : 1 at 12/, 1 at 10/6 (part time) per day.. 1 Fireman at 9/ and 10/6 per day 2 Cleaners at 7/ and 8/ per day 270 153 235

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

>m. 1 181 2,06: 7-98. ! Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 13 VOTE No. 60— continued. Nelson Section— continued. Locomotive —contin ue< 1 Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores „ „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies 150 310 300 240 400 30 112 2,200 Traffic— 4 Stationmasters: 1 at £212, 2 at £160, 1 at £140 per annum House Allowance 1 Clerk at £140 per annum 1 Cadet at £30 per annum 2 Guards: 1 at 10/, 1 at 9/ per day ... 1 Porter and Acting-Guard at 7/7 and 8/6 per day 1 Porter and Storeman at 7/6 and 8/ per day 3 Porters: 1 at 6/6, 1 at 6/, 1 at 5/ per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous 672 25 140 30 297 133 125 274 800 254 2,750 8,153 Picton Section, 1897-98 —21 miles. Maintenance — 1 Foreman of Way and Works at £180 per annum 3 Gangers: 1 at 8/, 2 at 7/6 per day 9 Platelayers at 6/6 per day Wages —Structures ,, Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—-Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 180 360 916 469 39 228 475 500 768 40 96 4,071 Locomotive — 1 Engineman at 11/ per day 1 Fireman at 9/ and 11/ per day 2 Cleaners: 1 at 7/ and 8/, 1 at 7/ per day Wages, Renewals and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Stores „ „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Overtime and Contingencies Supreme Court award to E. Andrews, and costs in connection therewith 172 157 227 450 450 200 200 400 20 74 510 2,860

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. 1897-98. 2,063 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ £ 14 VOTE No. 60 -continued. Picton Section — continued. Traffic — 1 Stationmaster at £170 per annum 1 Cadet at £110 per annum 1 Wharfinger at £140 per annum 1 Guard at 8/6 per day 1 Porter and Acting-Guard at 7/6 and 8/ per day 2 Porters at 6/6 per day Casual Labour and Overtime Stores and Miscellaneous 170 110 140 133 125 203 250 219 1,350 8,281 Miscellaneous — Insurance of casual hands against accidents Cost of hearing Appeal Board cases 15 16 360 200 560 845,730 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 189.1 " 23,603 Total—Vote No. 60 ... 822,127 TOTAL OF CLASS XI £822,127

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CLASS XII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 61.—Public Buildings ... £ ! £ £ 600 22,000 22,600 „ 62.—School Buildings .. 25,000 25,000 „ 63. —Government Domains 1,000 1,000 „ 64.—Inspection of Machinery 3,090 1,710 4,800 TOTAL OF CLASS XII. 3,690 .9,710 53,400 tern. 97-98. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 3 VOTE No. 61. Maintenance, Improvements, Fittings, Furniture, Ac. — Salaries — Architect Clerk Fire Inspector (also Chief Messenger, £225) 315 235 50 600 2 3 4 5 Other Charges — Government Houses— Auckland .... Wellington Parliamentary Buildings „ „ New Library Government Buildings throughout the Colony — Departmental Buildings Courthouses Gaols Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices ... Lunatic Asvlums ... ... ... 300 1,000 1,000 7,000 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3,500 1,700 300 1,500 100 1,800 1,000

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1897-98. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 13 14 15 16 VOTE No. 61— continued. Other Charges —continued. Quarantine Stations Burnham Industrial School Buildings not specified Inspection and Contingencies ... £ 300 100 600 1,800 £ Total—Vote No. 61 22,000 22,600 SCHOOL BUILDINGS. VOTE No. 62. Public and Native Schools Total—Vote No. 62 25,000 25,000 GOVERNMENT DOMAINS. 1 2 VOTE No. 63. Wellington and Auckland ... ... Contingencies 900 100 1,000 Total—Vote No. 63 INSPECTION OF MACHINERY. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 11 VOTE No. 64. Salaries--Chief Inspector of Machinery (also Inspector, Wellington) 8 Inspectors of Machinery and Engineer Surveyors of Steamers : 4 at £325, 2*at £300, 2 at £275 Clerk Cadet 375 2,450 170 95 4,800 Other Charges— Travelling-expenses, Rent of Offices, and Contingencies 3,090 1,710 Total—Vote No. 64 TOTAL OF CLASS XIL £53,400

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 65. —Defence Department 1,650 860 2,510 „ 66.—Permanent Militia and Volunteers 37,237 24,490 61,727 ,, 67. —Stores and Magazines 2,035 950 2,985 ,, 68. —Miscellaneous Services 15,314 15,314 TOTAL OF CLASS XIIL ... 40,922 41,614 82,536 Item. 18' 17-98. £ DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. 1897-98. Total number of officers .. 6 VOTE No. 65. Salaries— Head Office — Under-Secretary for Defence... Clerk Cadet 400 210 40 Military Staff— Commander of Forces Staff Officer 650 700 300 Other Charges— House and Forage Allowances Travelling-expenses and Contingencies ... 1,000 260 600 2,510 3 4 Total—Vote No. 65 860

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

iom. 18' '7-98. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS. 1897-98. Total number of officers 314 VOTE No. 66. Salaries— No. 1 Service Company — 2 Majors at £250 per annum 2 Captains at £225 per annum 2 Lieutenants at £175 per annum 4 Military Cadets : 2 at £50, and 2 at £40 per annum 1 Master Gunner at 10s. per day 4 Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day ... 8 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... 1 Artillery Instructor at 8s. 6d. per day 8 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 8 Bombardiers at 7s. 3d. per day 12 Artificers at 7s. per day ... 56 Gunners, 1st Class, at 6s. 6d. per day 8 Gunners, 2nd Class, at 6s. per day ... 51 Gunners at 5s. 6d. per day 41 Gunners at 5s. per day ... 5 Trumpeters at 3s. per day 500 450 350 180 183 621 1,168 156 1,096 1,060 1,533 6,643 876 5,120 3,742 274 No. 2 Service Company — 3 Captains : 1 at £400 (6 months), 1 at £300, and 1 at £250 1 Lieutenant 1 Submarine Mining Instructor at 7s. per day 4 Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day 4 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... 4 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 4 Bombardiers, at 7s. 3d. per day 32 Gunners, 1st Class, at 7s. per day 16 Gunners at 5s. 6d. per day 8 Gunners at 5s. per day 23,952 750 175 128 621 584 548 530 4,088 1,752 730 9,906 3 Salary of Medical Officer, Permanent Militia ... 50 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges— Travelling-expenses Repairing and painting Buildings Fuel and Light Gas and Water 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) 400 50 150 150 ! 1,000 400 200 550 450 500 1,000 9 10 11 12 13 14 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 4,850 2,000 2,850 36,758

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1897-98. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. 15 16 17 18 VOTE No. 66— continued. Salaries — Auckland — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant Adjutant 1 Drill Instructor at 7s. per day Wellington — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 3 Drill Instructors at 7s. per day Nelson — Officer Commanding Adjutant 2 Drill Instructors at 7s. per day Canterbury — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant Officer Commanding Sub-district 3 Drill Instructors at 7s. per day North Otago — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor South Otago — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 2 Drill Instructors at 7s. per day Southland, — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor 300 190 128 300 384 50 75 256 300 50 384 19 50 128 20 300 256 21 50 128 3,329 22 Other Charges— Forage and Travelling-allowances — Auckland Wellington Nelson Canterbury North Otago South Otago ... ■•••,...., Southland Capitation Allowances Allowance to Cadets Prizes for Rifle-shooting, &c. ... Naval Artillery Volunteers, Purchase and Repair of Boats Rent, Purchase, Repair, &c, of Rifle-ranges Subsidies in aid of erecting Drill- and Boat-sheds, &c. Drill-shed extensions and repairs Volunteer Encampments ;.. ... Purchase of Arms, Ammunition, &c, Freight, and Insurance Charges -'■'■'"■ '...'- ... .'-.'.: Freight and Cartage ... ..; Advertising 200 500 225 350 20 300 45 11,000 700 600 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 450 700 '500 400 1,500 32 33 1,000 600 350

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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

;em. 1897-98. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. £ 34 35 36 37 38 VOTE No. 66—continued. Other Charges— -continued. House-allowance, Rent of Offices, Fuel, Light, &c. ... Extra Clerical Railway Fares for Defence Forces Efficiency fees for Volunteers Contingencies, and other assistance 300 200 700 1,000 2,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 23,640 2,000 Total—Vote No. 66 21,640 61,72 STORES AND MAGAZINES. 1897-98. Total number of officers .. 21 1 2 VOTE No. 67. Salaries — Auckland — 2 Magazine Keepers: 1 at £127 15s., 1 at £110 ... Wellington — Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper ... ... ... Clerk Storeman Armourer Armourer's Assistant 2 Arms Cleaners at £109 16s. 2 Magazine Keepers : 1 at £140, 1 at £101 Otago — Caretaker, Powder Hulk ... 8 Magazine Keepers in other Districts ... 238 325 200 185 120 183 138 220 241 110 75 2,035 Other Charges— Repairs to Magazines, Hulks, and Store Buildings ... Contingencies 350 600 4 5 Total—Vote No. 67 950 2,985 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 Vote No. 68. Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his Widow Pension of late Mrs. Passmore, continued to her Sisters < Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds re.? ceived while in the service of the New Zealand 46 45 94 Government

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

;em. 18' 7-98. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ 10 11 12 13 1.4 1.5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 5 6 7 8 9 Vote No 68— continued. Pensions to Recipients of N.Z.Cross Special Allowance to ex-Constable Packer, for serious permanent injuries received in the service Special Allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton, for serious permanent injuries received in the service... Compassionate Allowance to the Children of late Tor-pedo-man Heighton at the rate of £1 per week Compassionate Allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week Compensation to Lieut.-Colonel Goring on retirement from the Service Compensation to Captain W. T. Powell on retirement from service Compensation to Gunner G. Hill, N.Z.C., medically unfit for further service Repairs, &c, to Military Graveyards Repairs to Machinery and Hulls of Steam-launches " Lyttelton," " Gordon," " Isabel," and " Ballance" Repairs to Torpedo-boat (Port Chalmers) Repairs to Jetty at Shelly Bay Expenses, rifle-shooting competitions Liabilities, New Zealand Rifle Association meeting, 1897 Purchase, &c., of Medals Purchase of Martini-Henry and other Ammunition ... Volunteer camps of instruction ... Cost of targets for testing ammunition at Auckland ... Moiety of expenses towards rebuilding the sea-wall of the military cemetery at Tauranga Proportion of Salary and Expenses of Imperial Officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores To defray expenses of sending Military Contingent to England, including team of Marksmen ... Passages of Instructor Burbery, R.A., and family from England Passages of Captain Coyle, R.E., and family from England Passages of wife and family of Colonel Penton, Commander of the Forces, from England Boring cylinders for H.P. mountings, B.L. guns 210 40 30 52 39 734 623 128 50 150 100 100 500 400 50 6,000 1,700 150 24 75 180 25 3,000 20 27 121 201 28 136 350 29 Total—Vote No. 68 15,314 TOTAL OT CLASS XIIL 2,536

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CLASS XIV. POLICE DEPARTMENT.

74

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 69. —Police Department ... £ 85,665 £ 20,000 £ 105,66. „ 70.—Miscellaneous Services 3,498 3,49! TOTAL OF CLASS XIV. 85,665 23,498 109,161 Item. 18 $97-98. POLICE DEPARTMENT. £ £ 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 535 VOTE No. 69. Salaries— Commissioner (6 months) 3 Clerks: 1 at £250,1 at £235, 1 at £90 ... 6 Inspectors, 1st Class, at £400 1 Inspector, 3rd Class, at £300 2 Sergeants-Major at 10s. 6d. per day 22 Sergeants, 1st Class, at 9s. 6d. per day ... 22 Sergeants, 2nd Class, at 9s. per day r 14 Sergeants, 3rd Class, at 8s. 6d. per day ... 120 Constables, 1st Class, at 8s. per day 114 Constables, 2nd Class, at 7s. 6d. per day 214 Constables, 3rd Class, at 7s. per day ... 5 Detectives, 1st Class, at 13s. 6d. per day... 5 Detectives, 2nd Class, at 12s. per day 3 Detectives, 3rd Class, at 10s. 6d. per day 3 Detectives, 4th Class, at 9s. 6d. per day.., Native Constables 15 District Constables Extra Pay (Long Service) Female Searchers 4 Matrons at £100 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 4 Inspectors under Licensing Acts, at £150 £600 Less amount struck off in Committee of Supply 1 250 575 2,400 300 383 3,814 3,614 2,172 17,520 15,604 27,338 1,232 1,095 575 520 400 686 6,000 150 400 38 20 599 Less contributions from other Departments 85,685 20 85,665

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CLASS XIV.—POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 189 -98. VOTE No. 69— continued. Other Charges— House Allowances, 6 at £50 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 Gas and Water Contingencies £ £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 300 1,250 500 250 1,700 100 9,000 500 1,000 2,500 900 3,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 21,000 1,000 20,000 Total— Vote No. 69 105,665 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 70. Rewards for conviction in sly-grog cases ... Expenses attending the detection of sly grog-sellers ... Inspectors under Licensing Act —Travelling-expenses, laboratories, and other expenses Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service J. J. Meikle, in full satisfaction of all claims against the Government (recommended by Public Petitions Committee) Compassionate allowance to the family of the late Sergeant F. 0'Donovan Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Constable A Stephenson Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant-Major S. Moore Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Inspector John Pratt Compassionate allowance tc the widow of the late Constable T. Stewart Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Acting Sergeant-Major Scanlan Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant James Slattery Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant-Major Moore Gaoler's House, Clyde 300 300 599 40 500 260 192 9 50 10 300 11 73 12 192 13 192 14 100 400 Total—Vote No. 70 3,498 TOTAL OT CLASS XIV. £10 163

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CLASS XV.—LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT.

76

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Service-*.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Totals. £ £ £ Vote 71.—Department of Lands and Survey 57,817 64,500 122,317 „ 72.—Miscellaneous Services 10,628 10,628 TOTAL OF CLASS XV 57,817 '5,128 132,945 Item. te 197-98. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. £ £ 1897-98. Total number of officers and artisans ... 254 1 VOTE No. 71. Salaries — Head Office — Surveyor-General and Secretary for Crown Lands Assistant Surveyor-General and Under-Secretary for Crown Lands 8 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £285, 2 at £270, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 1 at £240, 1 at £220 ... 7 Clerks : 1 (Chief; at £350, 1 at £280, 1 at £245, 1 at £235, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £150 ... Shorthand-writer and Typist ... 2 Accountants : 1 (Chief) at £330, 1 at £245 Eoreman Lithographer and Photographer 8 Lithographic Printers, &c.: 2 at £163, 3 at £ 160, 2 at £157, 1 at £150 Photographer's Assistant 1 Map-mounter at £156 ; 1 Stone-grinder at £135 3 Cadets: 1 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ... 3 Road Surveyors: 1 at £400, 1 at £300, I at £270 ... Auditor of Land Revenue Superintendent of Settlements... Caretaker, Rotorua Sanatorium Caretaker, Hanmer Sanatorium 750 650 2,145 1,670 285 575 270 1,270 163 291 150 970 350 375 260 220 10,394

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

;em. 189' -98. £ DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No 71— continued. Salaries — continued. Auckland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 4 District Surveyors : 1 at £325, 2 at £300, 1 at £250 3 Assistant Surveyors: 1 at £250,1 at £230, 1 at £220 Road Survevor 11 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £270, 1 at £250, 1 at £240, 1 at £220, 3 at £210, 1 at £180 7 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £225, 1 at £200,1 at £170, 1 at £150, 1 at £140 8 Cadets : 1 at £90, 3 at £70, 2 at £60, 2 at £50 4 Rangers: 2 at £250, 2 at £200 Messenger 500 1,175 700 315 2,715 1,475 520 900 120 8,420 Hawke's Bay District — Chief Survevor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 3 District Surveyors: 1 at £375, 1 at £325, 1 at £250 2 Assistant Surveyors : 1 at £210, 1 at £150 6 Draughtsmen:'! (Chief) at £325, 1 at £325, 1 at £255, 1 at £250, 1 at £235, 1 at £180 ... Receiver of Land Revenue 2 Clerks: 1 at £225, 1 at £170 2 Cadets : 1 at £80, 1 at £60 ... 2 Rangers at £275 450 950 360 1,570 310 395 140 550 4,725 Taranaki District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 2 District Surveyors: 1 at £300, 1 at £250 2 Assistant Surveyors: 1 at £220, 1 at £210 Road Surveyor 5 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £300, 1 at £270, 1 at £240, 1 at £210, 1 at £200 .. Receiver of Land Revenue ' 2 Clerks : 1 at £220, 1 at £110 3 Cadets: 1 at £80, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ... Ranger 475 550 430 300 1,220 220 330 170 275 3,970 5 Wellington District — Chief Survevor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 3 District Surveyors : 1 at £325, 1 at £290, 1 at £250... 4 Assistant Surveyors : 2 at £230, 2 at £210 Road Surveyor 8 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £240, 3 at £210, 1 at £200 ... 3 Clerks: 1 at £275, 1 at £195, 1 at £120 Receiver of Land Revenue (Acting) . 5 Cadets : 1 at £100, 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 2 at £50 .... 3 Rangers: 1 at £275, 2 at £250 Messenger 550 865 880 270 2,045 590 250 350 775 110

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 7-98. 18 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. 6 VOTE No. 71— continued. Salaries — continued. Nelson District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 3 District Surveyors : 1 at £355, 1 at £300, 1 at £290 2 Assistant Surveyors at £210 6 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £325, 1 at £275, 1 at £260, 1 at £255, 1 at £220, 1 at £185 ... 2 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £335, 1 at. £230 Cadet 475 945 420 1,520 565 70 Marlborough District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 2 District Surveyors : 1 at £325, 1 at £270 Assistant Surveyor 3 Draughtsmen': 1 (Chief) at £280, 2 at £210 Clerk Cadet Ranger 3,995 500 595 210 700 195 50 100 Westland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands Assistant Surveyor Road Surveyor 3 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £300, 1 at £150, 1 at £100 Ranger 2 Cadets : 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... 2,350 • 400 210 315 550 220 110 Canterbury District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 3 District Surveyors : 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £260 9 Draughtsmen': 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £325, 1 at £260, 2 at £240, 1 at £235, 1 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200 4 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £270, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £120 ... 2 Rangers at £250 4 Cadets : 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 2 at £50 ... 2 Messengers : 1 at £112, 1 at £110 1,805 500 835 2,280 800 . 500 250 222 Otago District — Commissioner of Crown Lands... Chief Surveyor 3 District Surveyors : 1 at £325,1 at £300, 1 at £250 2 Assistant Surveyors at £230 9 Draughtsmen : 1 at £300, 1 £175, 1 at £285, 2 at £275, 1 at £325, 1 at £220, 1 at £190, 1 at £160 ... 5 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £350, 1 at £300, 1 at £250, 1 at £156, 1 at £140, 1 at £130 ... 4 Cadets : 2 at £70, 2 at £60 ... 3 Rangers : 2 at £275, 1 at £250 Curator, Resolution Island 5,387 10 500 400 875 460 2,205 1,326 260 800 125 6,951

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. 1897-98. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued. 11 VOTE No. 71 — continued. Salaries — continued. Southland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands Assistant Surveyor 6 Draughtsmen: 1 at £275, 1 (Chief) at £270, 1 at £235, 3 at £200 4 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £240, 1 at £210, 1 at £120, 1 at £100 ... 3 Cadets at £50 Ranger 475 210 1,380 670 150 250 3,135 12 13 14 15 10 17 IS 1!) Other Charges— Equipment and Wages (Staff) Temporary Surveyors and Parties Contract and Schedule Surveys Surveys: Landless Natives, &c. Travelling-expenses Instruments and other Office Requisites ... Advertising, Printing, and Binding Contingencies 57,817 20,000 22,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 1,000 2,000 13,500 70,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ! 128,317 122,317 6,000 Total —Vote No. 71 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 8 4 5 6 VOTE No. 72. Fees to Members of Waste Lands Boards ... Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money of Stewart Island Hanmer Hot Springs, subsidy to Doctor ... Refunds on account of lands disposed of, short acreage, &c. Refund to J. Aiken of expenses in defending action for trespass, as recommended by Waste Lands Committee Refund to F. Cherry of costs incurred in case Cherry v. Snook Refund of rent, Ashburton Bridge Reserve, to be paid to County Refund of portion of survey-fee to W. F, Boese Refund of penalty to W. Hangar for non-payment of rent Refund to P. Bartholomew of royalty paid Refunds for improvements effected Scenery advertisement and promotion of tourist traffic Mount Cook Hermitage expenses Te Aroha Domain 1,500 500 100 300 50 300 7 26 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 420 300 500 500 100

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CLASS XV.—LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item. 1897-98. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 15 16 17 18 1.9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 VOTE No. 72— continued. Waikaremoana accommodation-house Tongariro National Park Khandallah Domain Reserve —Subsidy towards purchase Cost of procuring road to Nabbs and Daly's property ... Village homestead settlers' arrears West Oxford water-supply Board of Examiners of Surveyors Relief Fund, fire and flood, grant-in-aid Purchase of road and land at Opotiki Purchase of recreation reserve for Pukekohe Purchase of recreation-ground, Wilsher Bay, Otago Erection of caretaker's house, Little Barrier Island Subsidy (two years) to Auckland Institute for conservation of Little Barrier Island Subsidy to doctor, Te Aroha Springs Expenses of inquiries, &c. Further gratuity to widow of late C. O'H. Smith in lieu of travelling-allowance Compensation to J. K. Franks for injury by dynamite Payment in lieu of leave to J. S. Browning, Chief Surveyor, Nelson ... ... Old Soldiers Commission expenses Balnealogist and expenses Payment for writing Book describing country round Wanganui River Supply of fish-ova and acclimatisation offish, animals, &c. Remission of one year's rent to T. H. Macdougall and C. T. White, for damage to runs by fire .. Remission of two years' rent to P. Scally on account of flood-damage Remission of rent to settlers, Raureka Settlement, on account of flood-damage Native townships —Expenses of administration Expenses of special meeting of Auckland Land Board at New Plymouth in 1896, in addition to the statutory provision of 10s. per diem Assistance to invalids—Passages to hot springs Transport of Wm. Cameron and his effects to Kaikora... Advance to Mrs. E. W. Williams deducted from the gratuity payable on death of her husband Compensation to families of J. Crosberry and G. Watson, on account of injuries on East Road works .. Payment to J. S. Browning, Chief Surveyor, Nelson, to provide for six months' leave and compensation, instead of three months as authorised by statute 400 200 300 34 100 300 50 250 55 50 100 250 400 50 100 46 50 122 1,050 1,000 36 37 20 300 174 38 9 89 73 300 40 41 42 13 44 2 20 12 50 45 20 46 122 Total—Vote No. 72 10,628 TOTAL OP CLASS XY. £13 945

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CLASS XVI.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 73. —Valuation Expenses ... 6 792 32,750 39,512 TOTAL OF CLASS XVI. 6,792 12,750 39,542 [tem. I i li 397-98. i VALUATION EXPENSES. £ 1897-98. Total number of officers .. 41 VOTE No. 73. 1 Salaries— 9 Clerks: 1 at £205, I at £190, 1 at £160, 3 at £150, 1 at £120, 1 at £110, 1 at £50 (9 months) Draughtsman 2 Cadets: 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ... 4 Supervising Valuers at £500 (10 months) 2 Supervising Va ! uers at £500 (from 15th May) 20 District Valuers at £200 (6 months) ..." Cl«rks: Dunedin, 1 at £230; Auckland, 1 at £190; Christchurch, 1 at £18U 1,350 210 90 1,667 875 2,000 600 Other Charoes — 2 Revision of old Maps, and Preparation of new Maps (balance) 3 Valuers, Clerical Assistance, Advertising, Travellingexpenses, and Contingencies .. 6,792 2,750 30,000 Total —Votk No. 73 32,750 39,542 TOTAL OP CLASS XVI. ... .. £31: ),542

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CLASS XVII.—RATES ON CROWN LANDS.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ V 7 ote 74. —Rates on Crown Lands 900 900 TOTAL OF CLASS XVII. 900 900 tern. :97-98. £ £ RATES ON CROWN LANDS. VOTE No. 74. Payable under the Crown and Native Lands Rating Acts, including full amounts payable in respect of security given by local bodies for loans — For current year, including arrears ... '... 900 Total —Vote Not 74 ... 900 TOTAL OP CLASS XVII. S900

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STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Lands.

Appropriations for the State Forests Account,

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 110.—State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department 690 4,500 5,190 TOTAL 5,190 690 4,500 Item. 1 r-98. STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT £ £ OF LANDS AND SURVEY. VOTE No. 110. State Forests Branch or the Lands and Sdrtet Department— Salaries — Forester Overseers 240 450 690 2 3 4 Other Charges — Travelling-allowances and expenses Fencing, Buildings, Planting, Material, &c. Purchase of land for nursery ... 200 3,300 1,000 5,190 Total —Vote No. 1.10 ... ... | 4,500 i . TOTAL £1 ,190

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CHEVIOT ESTATE ACCOUNT.

Minister of Lands.

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Appropriations for the Cheviot Estate Account.

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 111. —Cheviot Estate Expenses £ £ £ 3,886 3,886 TOTAL ... 3,886 3,886 Item. 197-98. CHEVIOT ESTATE EXPENSES. £ l 2 VOTE No. 111. Expenses not chargeable under the Permanent Act — Grant to Cheviot County towards completion of roads Purchase of land from Walter Macfarlane, on account of adjustment of boundaries, Cheviot Estate Artesian Well, Cheviot 3,493 3 243 150 Total —Vote No. Ill 3,886 TOTAL .... £3 S86

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85

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Lands.

Appropriations for the Land Jor Settlements Account

1897-98. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 112.—Land for Settlements Expenses 800 1,200 2,000 TOTAL ... 800 1,200 2,000 Item .97-98. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. £ £ £ £ 1897-98. Total number of officers .. 1 */ J. VOTE No. 112. Salaries — Land-Purchase Inspector 800 j Other Charges— Preliminary expenses 1,200 o Total —Vote No. 112 — 2,00( TOTAL ... 2,000

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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT.

Appropriations for the Public Trust Office Expenses Account.

Item. 1897-98. Chargeable on the Public Trust Office £ Account. COLONIAL TREASURER. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 43 VOTE No. 114. Salaries — Public Trustee Deputy Public Trustee (£25), and Chief Clerk (£400) . Solicitor 19 Clerks : 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £200, 4 at £180, 1 at £165,1 at £156, 1 at £155,1 at £150, 3 at £130, 2 at £120 4 Shorthand-writers and Type-writers: 2 at £120, 1 at £80, 1 at £40 8 Cadets: 1 at £70, 5 at £60, 2 at £50 ... , Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £75... Reserves Agent, New Plymouth District Agents : Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Greymouth ... Napier Clerks and Cadets at Agencies — Christchurch, 1 at £100, 1 at £40 Auckland, 1 at £120, 1 at £70 Dunedin, 1 at £80, 1 at £70 800 425 500 3,081 360 470 315 250 320 320 240 175 150 140 190 150 7,886 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges— Christchurch Agency Auckland Agency Dunedin Agency Greymouth Agency Napier Agency 60 80 60 60 40 7 8 9 General — Inspection of Properties Contingencies Advertising, and other Charges ultimately recoverable 200 250 300 1,050 Total —Vote No. 114 8,936 PUBLIC TEUST OFFICE ACCOUNT m 936

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GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

87

Appropriations for the Government Insurance Account.

[tern 1897-98 Chargeable on the Government Insurance i Account. £ i COLONIAL TREASURER. 1897-98. Total number of officers .. 95 VOTE No. 115. Salaries — Head Office — Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Actuary Secretary Chief Medical Officer Accountant Assistant Actuary Chief Clerk Office Examiner Second Assistant Actuary 43 Clerks : 1 at £250, 1 at £240, 1 at £220, 2 at £210, 3 at £200, 1 at £195, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £175, 6 at £170, 3 at £165, 2 at £160, 3 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 5 at £110, 9 at £100 7 Cadets : 3 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £50, 1 at £40 ... For auditing accounts Chief Messenger 2 Messengers: 1 at £140, 1 at £109 800 500 600 550 400 350 300 275 250 250 6,595 410 240 180 249 Local Offices — Wellington Agency — District Manager (and Supervisor of New Business) 3 Clerks : 1 at £215, 1 at £150, 1 at £100 11,949 500 465 Auckland Agency — District Manager ... ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £220, 1 at £160 Cadet 965 3 450 380 60 Christchurch Agency — District Manager 3 Clerks : 1 at £225, 1 at £160, 1 at £110 890 450 495 945 5 Dunedjn Agency— District Manager 2 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £120 Cadet ... .... 450 330 60

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GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

Appropriations for the Government Insurance Account.

Item. COLONIAL TREASURER— continued. 1897-98. VOTE No. 115— continued. Salaries — continued. Local Offices —continued. 6 : Napier Agency— Resident Agent Clerk £ £ 300 110 7 Wanganui Agency — Resident Agent Cadet 410 205 70 8 Blenheim Agency— Agency Clerk Cadet 275 165 60 9 Nelson Agency — Resident Agent Cadet 225 250 60 10 Timaru Agency — Agency Clerk Cadet 310 10 180 75 11 Oamaru Agency— Resident Agent Clerk 255 11 175 100 12 Invercargill Agency — Agency Clerk Clerk 275 12 200 110 13 Greymouth Agency— Resident Agent Cadet 310 13 180 60 14 London —Agent-General's Office — Half Salary of one Clerk 240 75 Other Chahues — 15 E xtra Clerical Assistance 16 Commission 17 Medical Fees 18 : Travelling-expenses 19 I Advertising, Printing, and Stationery 20 Postage and Telegrams 21 j Contingencies 22 j Building on Dunedin Freehold 23 Triennial expenses 6,015 1,500 12,000 4,500 1,000 2,000 2,500 i 5,000 j 3,i:00 '1,500 33,000 Total —Vote No. 115 1 50,964 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT £5' 964

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GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £33 Hβ. 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97. Price, Is. 9d.] 12— B. 7.

Appropriations for the Government Advances to Settlers Office.

;em. 18' 17-98. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account. £ £ COLONIAL TREASURER. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 24 VOTE No. 116. Sal a ui ks — Superintendent (also Commissioner of Taxes £650, and Valuer-General, nil) Deputy Superintendent (also Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, £400) 200 50 4 Chief Valuers (2 months) Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk, Land and Income Tax, £300) Inspecting Accountant, from 1st June (also Accountant Land- and Income-tax, £350) 11 Clerks: 1 at £220. 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £175, 2 at £156, 1 at £110, 1 at £96, 1 at £85, 1 at £60, 1 at £36 ... ... Type-writer Clerk ... Clerks : Auckland—1 at £50 ; Christchurch—1 at £156 ; Invercargill —1 at £75 Member of the Board not in Civil Service ... 308 50 42 1,504 100 281 163 2,698 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Other Charges— Interest on loan Valuation-fees Rent, Fire, and LightPrinting and Stationery Advertising Contribution to Post Office ... ' ... Proportion of Audit expenses ... Interest on advances from Consolidated Fund, say Travelling-expenses Contingencies 45,000 3,000 200 250 150 300 75 800 50 200 Total—Vote No. 116 50,025 52,723 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS) OEEICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ... j £5S ,723