APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1907.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1906 Session II, B-07

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1906-1907.

NEW ZEALAND

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1907.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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1906-1907.

Summary of Services chargeable on Page. 1906-7. the Consolidated Fund. REVENUE ACCOUNT. £ 3 4 7 P REMANENT APPBOPBTATTONS Civil List ... ... Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature 34,900 2,136,046 840,052 Annual Appbopbiations— Class I.—Legislative Departments Class II.—Colonial Treasurer's Departments Class III.—Post and Telegraph Department ... Class IV. —Industries and Tourist Departpartments Class V. —Old-age Pensions Department ... Class VI. —"Working Railways Department .., Class VII. —Public Buildings, Domains, and Roads .... Class VIII.—Printing and Stationery Department Class IX. —Stamp and Deeds Departments .. Class X. —Native Department ... Class XL- Justice Departments Class XII. —Police Department ... Class XIII. —Mines Department .. Class XIV.—Colonial Secretary's Departments Class XV.—Crown Law Department Class XVI. —Defence Department Class XVII. —Customs Department Class XVIII. —Marine and Inspection of Machinery Departments Class XIX.—Labour Department Class XX.—Department of Lands and Survey Class XXI.—Department of Agriculture Class XXII. —Valuation Department Class XXIII. —Education Department Class XXIV.—Public Health Department Class XXV. —Mental Hospitals Department .. 3,010,998 11 14 17 24 28,175 49,179 621,880 31 32 48 52,551 5.710 1,769,728 64,437 50 43,319 34,734 27,368 138,650 151,746 35,083 165,868 3,080 170,905 50,807 52 56 59 69 71 74 80 81 88 92 97 98 106 111 112 119 121 71,668 15,864 201,225 133,319 31,652 795,314 37,360 101,293 4,803,915 Total Revenue Account 7,814,913 Otheb Accounts. 127 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT 31,431 128 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT ... 135,685 129 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT 9,750 130 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT 7,525 131 MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT ... 2,000 132 PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ACCOUNT 27,618 133 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... 64,018 135 GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... ... ... 8,500 137 STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT 10,481 138 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 113,845

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CIVIL LIST.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. lis Excellency the Governor ... £ 5,000 £ 2,000 £ 7,000 'he Judges 11,000 11,000 Istablishment of the General Government... 8,900 1,000 ,9,900 'or Native Purposes 7,000 7, 000 Total Civil List 24,900 10,000 34,900 TOTAL CIVIL LIST £3,900

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PERMANENT CHARGES.

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1906-7. Interest and Sinking Fund. New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 — Interest on £266,300 @ 5 per cent., 15 July and 15 January Sinking Fund on £266,300 @ 1 per cent., 15 July and 15 January ... £ 13,315 2.663 £ 15,978 Public Debts Act, 1867— Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862— Interest on £15,200 @ 6 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Sinking Fund on £15,200 @ 1 per cent. ... 912 152 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (London issue) — Interest @ 5 per cent, on £72,300, outstanding Bonds, 3 months, 15 April Interest @ 5 per cent, on £4,300 outstanding Bonds, 9 months, 15 July, 15 October, and 15 January 904 161 1,064 1,065 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 @ 4£ 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 363,000 „ 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 14,520 8,000 16,000 12,000 £1,390,900 51,776 Sinking Fund on £1,000,000, @ 24 per cent., 13 March and 13 September 24,000 75,776 * General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — Interest on £54,700 @ 5 per cent., 15 May and 15 November Interest on 17,400 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 10,800 „ 4 per cent., 15 May and 15 November 2,735 696 432 3,863 £82.900 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 — Interest @ 4 per cent., pavable 1 Mav and 1 November — On £3.000,000 New Zealand Loan "Act, 1882 On 1,500,000 New Zealand Loan Aet, 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 4,557.047 Sixth series of Conversions On 202,000 expenses of Conversions 120,000 60,000 62,712 40,000 40,000 214,848 250,553 187,538 182,282 8,080 1,166,013 £29,150,302

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1906-7 Interest and Sinking Fund — continued. New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 —continued. Interest @ 3-j per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July — On £2,768,000 Fourth series of Conversions On 717,068 Fifth series of Conversions On 1,036,000 Seventh series of Conversions On 3,583,963 for Conversions On further issues (say) £ 96,880 25,097 36,260 125,438 10,500 £8,105,031 294,175 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 8,866 285,30! Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October — On £2,750,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 240,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 2,500,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Loan ... On 759,000 for Conversion, Aid to Public Works ... On 3,293,061 for Conversions On 31,784 for expenses 82,500 7,200 75,000 22,770 98,792 954 £9,573,845 287,216 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 89,700 197,51 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) — Interest payable— On £509,500 @3-§- per cent., 1 March and 1 September On 65,000 „ 3 per cent, 1 March and 1 September On 100,000 „ 3| per cent., 1 March and 1 September On 128,200 ,, per cent., I February and 1 August On further issues (say) 17,833 1,950 3,500 4,487 1,460 £802,700 29,230 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886 — Interest on £40,000 @ 6 per cent., 1 April and 1 October 2,400 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886— Interest on £250,300 @ 3| per cent., 1 March and 1 September 8,760 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 — Interest on £125,000 @ 3i per cent., 30 April and 31 October 4,375 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901 — Interest on £736,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 50,000 „ 3| per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 55,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 50,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December To provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year 25,760 1,750 2,200 2,000 2,000 £891,000 33 ,710 Sinking Fund (say) 30,000 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 — Interest on £476,851 @ 3| per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on further Deposits during the financial year 16,690 100 63,710 16,790 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £283,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September Interest on" 117,000 „ 3£ per cent., 31 March and 30 September 11,320 4,095 15,415 £400,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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1906-7. Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 — Interest on advances Amount to be recovered from Government Advances to Settlers Office £ 14,700 14,700 £ Land for Settlements Act, 1892, and Amendment Act, 1899— Interest on £45,276 @ 3|- per cent., 30 April and 31 October Land for Settlements Act 1894 Amendment Act, 1897 — Interest on £769,490 @ 3| per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on 62,000 „ per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 349,000 „ 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October 1,585 26.932 2,170 13,088 £1,180,490 Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900 — Interest on £20,000 @ 3|- per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 10,000 „ 3i per cent., 1 April, 6 months... Interest on 617,425 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 1,010,850 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 185,800 „ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September ... Interest on 288,500 „ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 612,350 „ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 100,000 ,, 4 percent.,] June and 1 December Interest on 255,000 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Interest on 50,000 „ 4 per cent., 30 June, 6 months Interest on further issues during the financial year 700 175 24,697 40,434 7,432 11,540 24,494 4,000 10,200 1.000 18,000 £3,149,925 186,447 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account 186,447 iid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896 — Interest on £500,000 @ 3J per cent., 15 February and 15 August 17,500 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900— Interest on £173,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 392,400 „ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 175,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 April, 6 months ... Interest on 153,100 „ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 6,920 15,696 3,500 6,124 32,240 £893,500 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901 — Interest on £217,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 17,900 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 15,000 „ 3i per cent., 1 January and 1 July 8,684 716 525 9,925 £250,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1902— Interest on £750,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December 30,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 — Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 410,700 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 20,000 16,428 36,428 £910,700 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904— Interest on £750,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905 — Interest on £1,000,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July The. Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905— Interest on £134,025 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July To provide for further issues during current year ... ••• 5,361 2,639 30,000 40,000 8,000

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1906-7. Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. The Dairy Industry Act, 1898 —- Interest on £1,781 @ 34 per cent., 1 February and 1 August To provide for further issues during the year £ 62 100 £ Amount to be recovered 162 162 The State Coal-mines Acts, 1900-1— Interest on £140,000 @ 3| per cent., 1 April and 1 October To provide for further issues during year 4,900 300 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account ... 5,200 5,200 Paeroa-Waihi Railway Act, 1903— Interest on £80,214 @ 3 per cent., 30 September and 31 March 2,406 The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903— Interest on £10,000 @ 3|- per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 350 88 438 The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903 and 1905 — Interest on £100,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 25,000 @ 4 per cent, 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 3,500 1,000 900 5,400 £125,000 State Fire Insurance Act, 1903— Interest on £500 @ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on £1,500 @ 3| per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 20 52 30 £2,000 102 Amount to be recovered from State Fire Insurance Account 102 The Railways Improvements Authorisation Act, 1904— Interest on £92,500 @ 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December To provide for further issues during year ... ... 3,700 3,100 6,800 Treasury Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 December (say) 25,000 Total Intebest and Sinking Fund 2,136,046 Under Special Acts of the Legislature. Wilitia Act Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances 250 Civil Service Act, 1866— Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities ... 35,000 Military Pensions Act, 1866 — Pensions and Allowances

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1906-7. Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. £ 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 000 400 600 400 Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868 — Salarv of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses ... 52 Walsh and. Others Pension Act, 1869 — Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Meredith and Others Pension Act, 1870— Mrs. R. Hamlin 50 Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872— Mrs. Ellen McGuire William Russell 18 18 New Zealand University Act, 1874— Contribution to University 3,000 The Supreme Court Act, 1882— Superannuation Allowances 1,914 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 — Charges and expenses ... ... , . 18,000 Auckland University College Act, 1882— Grant in aid 4,000 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884 — Endowment 20,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment ... ... 45,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886 — Subsidies payable during 1906-7 110,000 Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885 — Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 80,000 Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act — Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits 3,500 Australian and New Zealand Naval Defence Act, 1903 — Proportional part of the cost of the maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron 40,000 Public Revenues Act, 1891— Controller and Auditor-General ... Assistant Controller and Auditor .. .. ... Claims repayable under Sections 9, 76, and 91 .., ... 1,000 800 500 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891— Robert C. Hamerton 250

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1906-7. Under Special Acts of the Legislature —continued. Payment of Members Act, 1904 — Payment to Members of both Houses £ 28,500 Victoria College Act, 1897— Grant in aid 4,000 Old-age Pensions Act 1898 and Amendment Acts — Pensions 350,000 Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898 — Compensation for stock destroyed 5,500 Marlborough High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid 400 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900 — Compensation to owners of condemned stock 2,500 Municipal Corporations Act, 1900 — Subsidies payable 16,000 Military Pensions Extension Act, 1900, and Amendment Acts — Pensions and allowances 3,700 Nelson Harbour Act, 1900— Subsidy payable to Harbour Board 375 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904— Rents arising from reserves 800 New Zealand Institute Act, 1903 — General expenses of Institute 500 The Queen's Scholarship Act, 1903— Grants for Scholarships 200 Education Act, 1904 — Manual and Technical Instruction — Subsidies on voluntary contributions 3,500 National Scholarships — Grants for scholarships 2,350 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on voluntary contributions 1,200 The Sigh Commissioner Act, 1904 —• Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Nelson Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1905 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments Subsidy payable to Board £500 375 875 Motueka Harbour Board Act, 1905 — Subsidy payable to Board 600 Land Acts — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 31,000 The Timber and Flax Royalties Act, 1905— One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local authorities .. 9,800 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874— One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4,200

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1906-7. Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. 'ank of New Zealand Act, 1903 — £ Difference between interest received and dividend payable in respect of preference shares ... ... ... 3,750 Total cndeb Special Acts ... ... ... 840,052 SUMMARY. 1906-7. £ Intebest and Sinking Fund ... .... ... ... 2,136,046 Undeb Special Acts ... ... .. ... 840,052 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES ... ... £2,976,098

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

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1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 1.—Legislative Council ... „ 2. —House of Representatives 2,005 1,745 2,005 4,330 6,075 „ 3. —General Expenses ... 7,906 12,189 20,095 TOTAL OF CLASS I 11,656 11,656 6,519 28,175 19 i6-7. ttem. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 1. Salaries and Other Charges £ 2,005 £ Total —Vote No. 1 ... 2,005 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 7 VOTE No. 2. Salaries— Second Clerk-Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers 2 Interpreters : 1 at £250 (also Native Department, £110), 1 at £125 2 Messengers : 1 at £235, 1 at £160 In addition to Salaries provided by " The Legislative Officers' Salaries Act, 1867 "— Clerk, House of Representatives (£600) ... Clerk-Assistant (£400) 400 225 250 375 395 50 50 Other Charges— Extra Clerks and extra Committee Reporters Extra Messengers and Custodian's Staff and Police during Session Extra Messengers and Night-watchmen during Recess Office furniture, telephones, &c. Contingencies 1,745 3 4 1,400 5 6 7 2,500 ' 200 80 150 Total—Vote No. 2 4,330 6,075

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!tem.i 1906-7. GENERAL EXPENSES. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 34 £ VOTE No. 3. Salaries — Library — Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Third Assistant Fourth Assistant Binder for Parliamentary Library Attendant Mailman during Session Messenger (10s. per diem) 475 320 220 220 130 178 170 50 156 Hansard Staff and Reporters — Chief Reporter 9 Reporters: 3 at £350, 5 at £310, 1 at £300 Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £225) Hansard Supervisor's Assistant Clerk (15s. per diem) Messenger (8s. per diem) Committee Reporters : 2 at £175 Extra Reporters, Select Committees Extra Assistance for Hansard ... ... 1,919 500 2,900 175 165 70 40 350 250 150 Custodian, Parliament Buildings Attendants, Custodian's staff— 2 at 9s. per diem 2 at 8s. per diem Gardener at 9s. per diem Night-watchman Assistant Night-watchman 4,600 350 329 290 140 168 110 1,387 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Other Charges— Cleaning up building previous to session ... Clerical assistance, Bellamy's ... Charwomen Cost of shield containing photographs of Legislative Councillors Electrician's Assistant ... ... Extra binding for books in library Extra labour, seeds, shrubs, and tools Gas, fuel, and electric lighting Grant to Bellamy's Gratuities to messengers, orderlies, library staff, and attendants, including Custodian's staff ... Library Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plateware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, and furniture, &c, for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings Passages of members Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Printing of Hansard Postage and telegrams, including Parliamentary papers, for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 ... 7,906 200 17 900 18 100 250 40 1,300 300 14 15 250 600 540 1,000 16 17 18 19 500 5,150 230

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

item. 1906-7. GENERAL EXPENSES— continued. VOTE No, 3— continued. Other Charges— continued. Newspapers for library, and cartage of books Translating Acts into Maori Washing towels, &c. Winding and repairing clocks, &e. Conveyance of members of Parliament on Manawatu Railway, anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 5 of " The Payment of Members Act, 1904," notwithstanding Contingencies £ £ 20 21 22 23 24 100 25 150 50 25 19 450 20,095 Total —Vote No. 3 12,189 TOTAL OE CLASS I £% 175

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1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges Total. £ £ £ £ ote 4.—Treasury Department 9,706 9,706 3 9,706 )i 5.—Friendly Societies Registry Office 825 825 5 1,900 2,725 ») 6.—Land and Income Tax Department 5,822 5,822 i 17,965 23,787 7. —Rates on Crown Lands 800 800 »» 8.—Treasury: Miscellaneous Services12,161 12,161 TOTAL OF CLASS II 49,179 16,353 12,826 item. i6-7. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 49 £ VOTE No. 4. Salaries — Secretary to the Treasury, Receiver- and PaymasterGeneral (also Registrar New Zealand Consols, £50) Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and Accountant (also Secretary Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board, £50) Corresponding Clerk Cashier 34 Clerks: 1 at £365, 2 at £310. 2 at £260, 1 at £255, 1 at £250, 1 at £245,1 at £235, 1 at £230,1 at £220, 3 at £210, 2 at £195, 2 at £190, 4 at £180,1 at £175, 1 at £160,1 at £125 (Typiste), 2 at £125, 1 at £115, 6at£105 8 Cadets : 6 at £75, 2 at £65 ... 2 Binders : 1 at £4 and 1 at £3 15s. per week 1 Messenger (7s. 6d. per diem) 800 600 350 320 6,515 580 403 138 Total —Vote No. 4 9,706 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES REGISTRY OFFICE. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 5 VOTE No. 5. Salaries— Registrar Revising Barrister (also Assistant Law Officer. £550) Clerk Cadette Cadet ... .:. 400 75 230 70 50 Other Charges— Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality Extra clerical assistance Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Contingencies 825 2 3 4 350 1,350 5 100 100 Total—Vote No. 5 1,900 2,725

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.tern. 1906-7. LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. £ 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 25 VOTE No. 6 Salaries — Commissioner (also Valuator Deceased Persons Estates. £100) Deputy Commissioner Clerk in charge, Land-tax Clerk in charge, Income-tax Correspondence Clerk and Shorthand and Type Writer (also Private Secretary, £25) Receiver of Land and Income Tax (also Advances to Settlers Office, £15) 15 Clerks : 1 at £300, 1 at £285, 2 at £270, 1 at £260, 3 at £220,1 at £210, 3 at £170, 1 at £150,1 at £120 1 at £116 3 Cadets : 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... Lodging-allowance: 3 at £26 ... Messenger (also Advances to Settlers Office, £25) .. 650 450 300 300 320 270 3,151 180 78 123 5,822 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges— Advertising Contribution to Valuation Department Extra clerical assistance Law-costs .. .... Payment to Postal Department ... Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Travelling-expenses Contingencies 250 7,500 6,500 1,500 650 8 9 565 900 100 17,965 Total—Vote No. 6 23,787 RATES ON CROWN LANDS. VOTE No. 7 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 800 800 Total—Vote No. 7 ... TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 2 3 VOTE No. 8 MrscELLANEotrs Services — Amount required in excess of deposit for expenses in connection with an inspection under the Friendly Societies Act Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London ... Expenses attending the annual "drawing" of debentures issued under"The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867" Exchange and commission Extra clerical assistance Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Refund of deposits paid into the Consolidated Fund as unclaimed, now claimed by depositors, and refunded as an act of grace 75 3,500 389 5,500 1,250 4 5 6 7 550 34

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tern. 19' i6-7. TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd. 8 9 10 VOTE No. S—continued. Miscellaneous Services — continued. Remuneration to Postal Department for paying Imperial pensions Salary of Registrar of Consols .. Salary of Secretary, Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board Wages of assistant binders Contingencies 150 50 11 12 50 313 500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Publio Revenues Act, 1891 " 12,361 200 Total —Vote No. 8 .... 12,161 TOTAL OF CLASS II £4.' 179

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1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. | Total. ote 9.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries — £ £ £ Classified Officers 330,450 ) > 375,050 Non-permanent Officers 44,600 n 10.—Conveyance of Mails by Sea 58,030 58,030 „ 11. —Conveyance of Inland Mails 57,400 57,400 12. —Carriage of Mails by Railway ... 33,934 33,934 „ 13. —Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines ... 35,500 35,500 „ 14. —Miscellaneous Services 61,966 61,966 TOTAL OF CLASS III 375,050 621,880 146,830 No. of Officers. '6-7. item. Classification and Increases under Act. 1906-7. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES. £ £ VOTE No. 9. 1 1 1 First Division. Secretary Superintendent of Electric Lines Assistant Secretary and Inspector 800 750 700 Clerical Division. First Class, First Grade.—Erom £470 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 6 at £500 2,250 6 3,000 5 First Class, Second Grade. —From £420 to £450, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 4 at £450, 1 at £435 2,235 4 Second Olass.—Erom £370 to £400, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 3 at £400, 1 at £370 1,570 9 Third Class.— From £315 to £355, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 7 at £355, 2 at £315 3,115 19 Fourth Class.—Erom £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 12 at £300, 2 at £290, 3 at £275, 2 at £260 5,525 5. 7.

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No. of Officers. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 1906-7. tern. 1906-7. £ £ VOTE No. 9—continued. Clerical Division — continued. . 56 Fifth Class, First Grade.— -From £235 to £250, by One Annual Increment of £15. 49 at £250, 7 at £235 95 13,895 Fifth Class, Second Grade.— From £190 to £220, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 66 at £220, 20 at £210, 7 at £200, 2 at £190 20,500 778 Sixth Class.—Erom £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. 114 at £200, 30 at £190, 278 at £180, 68 at £170, 51 at £160, 1 at £156, 2 at £150, 50 at £145, 100 at £130, 84 at £115 9 128,626 10 357 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 Year for the First Two Years and £13 the Third when Cadet stationed from Home. 185 at £100, 67 at £85, 39 at £65, 66 at £50 30,030 11 4 Chief Postmasters, First Grade. —From £445 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £20 each and One of £15. 4 at £500 2,000 12 Chief Postmasters, Second Grade. —From £370 to £425, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 5 at £425, 3 at £415 3,370 13 5 Chief Postmasters, Third Grade. —From £310 to £350, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 5 at £350 1,750 14 20 Postmasters, First Grade. —From £260 to £300, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 16 at £300, 3 at £290, 1 at £260 5,930 15 31 Postmasters, Second Grade. —From £220 to £250, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 21 at £250, 8 at £240, 2 at £230 7,630 16 29 Postmasters, Third Grade. —From £185 to £210, by One Annual Increment of £10 and One of £15. 28 at £210, 1 at £185 6,065 17 31 Postmasters, Fourth Grade. —From £140 to £180, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £15. 2 at £200, 1 at £190, 22 at £180, 1 at £160, 5 at £150 5,460

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No. of Officers. [tern. 1906-7. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 19' '6-7. 18 33 VOTE No. 9— continued. Non-clerical Division. 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 Year, £20 the Second. £15 the Third, and £10 the Fourth Year, when Cadette stationed from Home. 18 at £120, 4 at £115, 1 at £110, 2 at £105, 1 at £100, 1 at £95, 1 at £90, 1 at £85, 2 at £70, 2 at £50 ... 3,550 19 227 Cadettes (Telephone Exchange).—From £40 to £80, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each ; and from £80 to £100, after ten years' service, by four annual increments of £5 each ; with Lodging-allowance of £20 for the First Year, £10 the Second, and £5 the Third Year, when Cadette stationed from Home. 23 at £95, 29 at £90, 84 at £80, 30 at £70, 21 at £60, 40 at £50 16,875 20 51 Linemen, First Grade. —From £135 to £150, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 42 at £150, 1 at £145, 8 at £140 7,565 21 23 Linemen, Second Grade. —From £110 to £125, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 23 at £125 . ... 2,875 19 Post Office Sorters.—Erom £90 to £150, by Six Annual Increments of £10 each. 9 at £150, 1 at £140, 4 at £130, 3 at £120, 1 at £110, 1 at £100 22 2,680 23 40 Letter-carriers, First Grade. —From £ 135 to £150, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 1 at £155, 21 at £150, 3 at £145, 5 at £140, 10 at £135 5,790 24 67 Letter-carriers, Second Grade. —From £105 to £125, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Two of £5 each. 26 at £125,19 at £120,18 at £115,4 at £105 8,020 196 Letter-carriers, Third Grade. —From £60 to £100, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 22 at £100, 27 at £95, 38 at £90, 47 at £80, 60 at £70, 2 at £60 25 16,265 26 20 Post Office Messengers, First Grade. —From £105 to £140, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each and Three of £5 each. 9 at £140, 2 at £135, 4 at £130, 4 at £125, 1 at £115 2,665 27 43 Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £60 to £95, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each and One of £5. 4 at £95, 4 at £90, 14 at £80, 21 at £70 ... 3,330

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No. of Officers. 19 6-7. .tern. 1906-7. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. 28 13 VOTE No. 9— continued. Non-ci.ertcal Divtsion — continued. Counter Clerks (Telegraph). —From £110 to £150, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £150, 2 at £140, 1 at £130, 7 at £120, 1 at £110 1,660 29 5 Assistant Counter Clerks (Telegraph).—From £50 to £ 100, by Five Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £100, 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £60 430 3 Assistant Exchange Clerks. — From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130 ... 30 420 31 70 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £60 to £120, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 5 at £120, 3 at £115, 5 at £110, 4 at £105,19 at £100, 12 at £90, 8 at £80, 13 at £70, 1 at £60 6,505 32 37 Assistant Despatch Clerks. —From £50 to £100, by Seven Annual Increments of £10 each. 11 at £120, 2 at £110, 7 at £100, 8 at £90, 4 at £80, 3 at £70, 2 at £60 ... 3,610 33 36 Distributors.—Erom £50 to £80, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 4 at £80, 7 at £70, 21 at £60, 4 at £50 2,270 12 Post-office Boy Messengers. —From £26 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 8 at £36, 3 at £34, 1 at £31 ... 34 421 35 13 Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 13 at £41 533 36 554 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by Increments of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 18,320 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current 346,635 8,030 year New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets 338,605 37 6,530 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 345,135 14,685 330,450

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No. Of Officers. No. of Officers. Item. n. 1906-7. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— — continued. 1906-7. 1906-7. 38 VOTE No. 9—continued. Non-clerical Division — continued. Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices £ £ 10,600 39 1,937 Country Postmasters ... ... 34,000 2,922 375,050 ——— Total—Vote No. 9 375,05i CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 VOTE No. 10. Auckland Steam Services Blind Bay Service Bluff and Stewart Island Services .. Chatham Islands Service Cost of Transit from San Francisco to New York and from New York to Queenstown of Homeward Mails Fiji Service Gratuities for the Conveyance of Letters and Printed Matter Great Barrier Service Havelock and Bulwer (Pelorus Sound) Service Hokitika and Southern Ports Service Interprovincial Service (San Francisco Service) Invercargill and Te Oneroa Landing and shipping Mails Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay Service Mail Agents and Travelling-allowance Mail-service between New Zealand and Australia Miscellaneous Foreign Transit Charges New Zealand and Pacific Islands Service Salary, Resident Agent, San Francisco (also £50 from Department of Commerce and Industries) San Francisco Service (three-weekly) Suez Services Wellington and Pelorus Sound Service Wellington-Motueka Service Wellington-Motueka Mail-service (3 months at £300) Westport and Karamea and Little Wanganui Services 1.115 100 245 300 6,132 1,690 16,715 250 138 600 4,000 175 200 225 1,000 1,000 600 1.2u0 20 21 22 23 24 25 50 20,000 1.200 } 620 75 400 Total—Vote No. 10 ... ... . 58,030 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 L0 .1 .2 3 VOTE No. 11. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Gisborne Wanganui Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Christchurch 8,880 2,030 1,700 3,770 1,750 5,320 8,490 1,165 1,940 1,315 870 1,385 5,250

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Item. 19' '6-7. CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS— continued. 14 15 16 17 18 19 VOTE No. 11— continued. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill New Services, Ac. (all districts) Required to meet increased cost of mail services, as shown by higher tendering for triennium 1907-9 (3 months at £5,960) £ 1,660 615 6,250 3,020 500 £ 1,490 Total—Vote No. 11 57,401 CARRIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. 1 2 VOTE No. 12. Carriage of Mails by Special Trains Conveyance of Ordinary Mails by Railway £44,000 0 0 Less Cost of Postage, Telegrams, Tele-phone-exchange Connections, Postoffice Box Rents, &c. ... ... 12,566 0 0 2,500 Total —Vote No. 12 31,434 33,93' MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. L 2 3 4 VOTE No. 13. Extra Labour Material for Repairs Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen Upkeep of ss. "Tutanekai" 18,000 15,000 6,000 1.000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 40,000 4,500 Total—Vote No. 13 35,501 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 VOTE No. 14. Advertising and Printing . Allowances to Tellers for Calculation of Savings-Baiik Interest, to Clerks in Railway Travelling Post-offices, House Allowances, Forage, &e.... Allowances to four officers of the General Post Office during the absence of the Postmaster-General and the Secretary at the International Postal Congress, 1906 Card Index Cabinets for Savings-bank Declarations Carriage of Private Bags Cash lost by burglary at Post-office, Parnell Cash lost by burglary at Post-office, Waitati Cash stolen at Post-office, Hastings Cleaning and Scavenging Expenses attending the representation of the colony at the International Postal Congress, 1906 Fittings for installation of card-ledger system at Postoffice Savings-bank at Christchurch Light, Fuel, and Water Lodging Allowances to Cadets Office Expenses Overtime Parcel-post Expenses 700 5,500 220 415 500 1 18 129 3,000 11 2,800 12 13 14 15 16 100 7,250 2,000 3,700 3,300 4,500

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 19( '6-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 14— continued. Paid on the forged signature of Savings-bank depositor, and made good to depositor, at Wellington ... Postal Inspectors'Travelling-expenses Purchase and Hire of Bicycles, and Allowances to Lettercarriers, &c, using their own Machines Rent of Premises for Post-office Savings-bank, Wellington at £900 per annum Repairs, Fittings, New Buildings, &c. Salary of Master s.s. "Tutanekai," from 1st April to 31st October, 1906 Space for and fitting-up of Post and Telegraph exhibits at the Christchurch International Exhibition .. Special Allowance to Telegraph Messengers during their First Year's Service Stationery, &c. Stolen from mail-bag in transit between Post-office, Avondale, and Post-office, Auckland Stolen from mail-bag in transit between Post-office, Courtenay Place, and Post-office, Wellington Temporary Letter-carriers and Messengers Travelling, Removal, and Relieving Expenses Uniform Clothing £ £ 17 18 19 19 1,250 1,500 20 21 22 900 3,250 233 23 200 24 1,000 12,000 25 26 27 20 28 29 30 11 4,750 6,000 2,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 67,766 61,966 5,800 Total—Vote No. 14 ... TOTAL OF CLASS III £621,880

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CLASS IV.—INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE AND TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 15. —Office of Industries and Commerce 1,640 14,220 15,860 „ 16.—Tourist and Health Resorts Department 18,638 18,053 36,691 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 20,278 12,273 52,551 Item. OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. 1906-7. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 15. Salariks — Secretary (also Superintendent, Tourist Department, £300) Trade Representative Produce Commissioner Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, £310) ... Shorthand-writer and Typist ... Resident Agent, San Francisco (also Post and Telegraph Department, £50) 2 Agents, Melbourne and Sydney, £100 each (also Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, £125, and New Zealand International Exhibition, £100) ... £ 350 450 425 75 90 50 200 Other Charges— Advertising, purchase of books, &c. Assistance to develop shale industry Canadian steam-trade service subsidy (on account, £10,000) Clerical assistance Expenses in connection with Colonial Products Exhibition, Liverpool ... ... • •• Expenses in connection with the Indian and Colonial Products Exhibition, London Expenses, Permanent Court, Crystal Palace Expenses of exhibit, Royal Horticultural Show, London Expenses, tinned-meat exhibit, Groceries Exhibition, London .. ••■ •■■ Expenses in connection with Irish International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907 Grain-grading (general) Oversea Agencies — Fuel, light, and miscellaneous expenses ... Rent of offices Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Rent of offices Steam service to Eastern ports (on account) Subsidy, steam service, New Zealand to Noumea (on account) 1,640 2 3 4 500 1,000 5 6 6,400 800 300 7 500 400 100 8 9 10 100 11 200 500 12 13 150 450 14 70 15 16 17 18 500 200 1,000 100

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CLASS IV.—INDUSTRIES, ETC., DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Xem. 19 16-7. OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued. VOTE No. 15— continued. Other Charges— continued. Travelling expenses and allowances Travelling expenses and allowances, Produce Commissioner Contingencies £ 19 20 750 21 200 500 Less credit under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 14,720 500 Total—Vote No. 15 ... 14,220 15,86' TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 174 VOTE No. 16 Heau Office— Salaries — Superintendent (also Secretary Industries and Commerce, £350) Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk Industries and Commerce Department, £75) Accountant Inspector 10 Clerks: 1 at £235 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 2 at £190, 2 at £180, I at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £115 3 Shorthand-writers and Typists : 1 at £185, 1 at £130, 1 at £100 2 Cadets at £40 Messenger 300 310 260 240 1,790 415 80 146 Oversea Agencies— Salaries — 2 Agents, Sydney and Melbourne, £125 each (also £100 each Industries and Commerce and £100 International Exhibition) ... ... ... Other Charges — Rent of Offices Fuel, Light, and Miscellaneous Expenses ... 3,541 250 3 4 400 200 600 5 District Agencies— Salaries — 5 District Agents: Auckland, £240 (also Registrar of Electors, £10) ; Rotorua, £240 ; Christchurch, £240, Assistant £88; Dunedin (also Grain Grader £50, and Registrar of Electors £25), £185 ; Invercargill. £210 Rotorua, Cadet Dunedin, Assistant Auckland, Cadet Other Charges — Rent of Offices Fuel, Light, and Miscellaneous Expenses ... 850 1,203 66 40 40 6 7 250 150 1,749

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Item. 1906-7. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. Te Aroha Hot Springs— Wages — Resident Medical Officer Clerk (also Tourist Agent) Gardener 3 Bath Attendants : 1 at £128, 2 at £90 ... 2 Bath Attendants and wives: 2 at £135 .. 2 Ticket Clerks at £65 2 Assistant Gardeners at £110 each Laundress Other Charges — Maintenance, Bath, Supplies, &c. Maintenance, Gardens House Allowance, Resident Medical Officer £ 600 180 160 168 308 270 130 220 52 9 10 11 500 300 70 Rotorua Sanatorium anu Baths — Rotorua Sanatorium — Wages— Balneologist House Surgeon Clerk Matron ... ... . -.- 2 Nurses at £50 Wardsman 3 Servants: Laundress Other Charges— Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, &c. Rotorua Baths — Wages — Head Bath Attendant and Wife Masseurs: 1 at £192, 2 at £168 ; 1 Masseuse at £168 2.Ticket Clerks : 1 at £90, 1 at £65 13 Bath Attendants: 2 Attendants and Wives: 1 at £140, 1 at £130; 1 at £100, 3 at £90, 1 at £90, 3 at £78, lat £62 Laundress Oiher Charges— Maintenance of Baths, Supplies, &c. 2,958 12 1,000 375 186 110 100 65 149 78 13 1,100 11 300 696 155 1,026 78 600 15 Rotorua Tea-house — Wages — Manageress Assistant at £50, Waitress at £40 Other Charges — Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, &c. 6,018 16 85 90 17 300 Rotorua Works — Wages — Engineer in Charge (9 months) Inspector of Works Sub-Inspector (also Chief Guide, £100) Clerk 1 Clerk at £150 (six months) ... Electrical Engineer Electrician (Okere) Assistant Electrician (Okere) ... Gardener in Charge Carpenter Assistant Gardener 475 18 375 265 110 180 75 25 200 150 215 166 140 1,901

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Item. 1906-7. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. £ £ 19 20 21 22 23 VOTE No. 16— continued. Rotorua Works— continued. Other Charges — Maintenance of Reserves, Gardens, and Parks Maintenance, Electric-light Works „ Drainage-works ... „ Bath, Sanatorium, and other Buildings ... „ Water-supply Works 1,500 350 100 500 200 2,650 24 Whakarewarewa Hot Springs— Wages — Caretaker ... ... Bath Attendant Other Charges — Maintenance 120 26 25 300 26 27 Waimangu— Round Trip — Wages— Chief Guide (also Sub-Inspector, £110) ... 2 Launch-drivers and 2 Boatmen Other Charges — Boat-shed, Boats, Tracks, Maintenance and Improvements, &c. Waimangu House — Wages — Caretaker and Wife Other Charges— Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, <fcc. 446 100 500 200 28 100 29 200 1,100 Tokaanu Baths — Maintenance 100 30 Te Puia Hot Springs— Maintenance and Improvements 75 31 Morere Hot Springs— Maintenance 100 32 33 Waikaremoana (Lake House) — Wages — Caretaker and Wife 3 Servants at £40 Other Charges — Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, &c. Maintenance, Gardens, &c. Oil Launch, Maintenance and Wages 120 120 34 35 36 600 100 120 Waitomo — Waitomo House — Wages Other Charges — Maintenance, House,-Food, Supplies, <fcc. ... 1,060 37 200 38 500 700

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:tem.j 1906-7. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. £ ! £ VOTE No. lb'—continued. Maruia Springs— Improvements 39 200 40 41 42 Hanmer Spa— Hanmer -Spa — Wages— Subsidy to Doctor Manager and Wife Assistant Housekeeper (two months) 7 Servants : 1 at £65, 4 at £40,1 at £26,1 (man) at £110 Other Charges— Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, &c. Hanmer Baths — Wages— Masseur and Masseuse: 2 at £120 4 Attendants : 1 Attendant and Wife at £150, and Attendant and Wife at £135 ... 2 Ticket Clerks: 1 at £60, 1 at £50 Laundress Other Charges— Maintenance of Baths, Supplies, &c. Hanmer Gardens and Plantations — Wages — Gardener Other Charges— Maintenanceof Gardens,Plantations, Water-supply,&c. Hanmer Tea-house — Maintenance and Wages 200 200 10 361 1,200 240 285 110 52 43 200 44 145 45 500 46 200 3,703 47 PUKAKI ACCOMMOU AT ION-HOUSE — Wages — Caretaker and Wife 2 Servants Other Charges — Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, <fcc. 150 92 48 700 942 49 Mount Cook Hermitage— Wages — Caretaker and Wife (10 months) Chief Guide (6 mouths) Assistant Guide, and Guiding Equipment ... 4 Servants Other Charges — Maintenance of House, Food, Supplies, &c. Furniture, Improvements, and Repairs 100 78 100 162 50 51 750 100 Glade House (season of six months) — Wages — Caretaker and Wife 3 Servants Guides Other Charges — Maintenance, House, Huts, Food, Supplies, Ac. 1,290 62 60 85 250 63 600 995

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Item. 19( )6-7. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. £ £ VOTE No. 16— continued. Queenstown — Wages of Gardener, Maintenance, &c. 350 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Southern Lakes and Milford Sound — Accommodation-house, Lake Manapouri (subsidy for maintenance) Accommodation-house, Lake Wanaka (subsidy for maintenance) Boat-sheds, Boats, Deep Cove and Lake Ada Curator, Resolution Island Deep Cove and Manapouri Track Erection of wharf, hut, &c, Lake Wanaka... Improving Dingle Track, Lake Hawea Improvements hut Routeburn-Lake Harris Track Mount Cook Glacier, tracks and huts Pourapourakino River, snagging Subsidy for steamers, Lake Wanaka Subsidy, Queenstown Baud ... .. ... Subsidy, Lumsden-Te Anau mail-service ... Subsidy for Manapouri-Te Anau coach service Subsidy for Pukaki-Wanaka portion coach service Waiau River, snagging and removing rocks 50 25 100 160 50 75 20 50 100 50 50 36 70 25 110 300 1,271 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 Other Charges— Accommodation-house, Waiho (subsidy for maintenance) Advertising, and purchase of books, photographs, pictures, and distribution of pamphlets, books, &c. ... Assistance to invalids : Passages to and from hot springs Boat for Lake Ianthe Brighton Caves Clerical assistance Departmental Exhibits at New Zealand International Exhibition Egmont National Park (subsidy) Fox Glacier, tracks ai:d huts ... Franz Josef Glacier, tracks and huts Grant to Mokau River Trust ... Importation and distribution of game and fisii Improving approaches fishing-streams Lake Manapouri — Maintenance of steamer, wages, &c. Maintenance of Domains vested in Department Orakei-Korako (improvements) Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Renovation and furniture, Head and Branch Offices Renovation and furniture, head and branch offices (additional) Removal of snags, Mahinapua and South Creeks, Lake Mahinapua Rent of offices, Wellington Salary, Caretaker, maintenance, &c, Little Barrier Island Seven-mile River, Port Elizabeth, snagging Subsidy, Wairoa-Waikaremoana mail-service Subsidy, Fairlie-Hermitage mail-service ... Subsidy for steamer, Wanganui River Subsidy, Taupo Domain Subsidy, Rotorua-Ateamuri, &c, mail-service Subsidy, Culverden-Hanmer mail-service ... 25 7,000 100 20 25 900 1,000 200 50 100 100 1,000 100 300 100 100 88 89 172 300 500 90 100 450 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 250 100 150 250 200 100 25 100

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tern. 1 19 6-7. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. VOTE No. 16 — continued. Southern Lakes and Milford Sound— continued. Testing springs and analysis of mineral waters Subsidy, Pipiriki-Tokaanu coach service ... Subsidy, Helensville Hot Springs Domain Board Te Anau Accommodation-house— Wages ••• . ■■••• Maintenance of house, food supplies, &c. Maintenance of steamer, wages, &c. Travelling allowances and expenses Waiotapu paths, plantations, and other improvements ... Contingencies £ 100 101 102 100 1,300 200 103 104 105 106 107 108 250 600 250 1,200 100 400 18,217 Less credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... 50,691 14,000 Total—Vote No. 16 ... 36,691 TOTAL OF CLASS IV £52,551

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CLASS V.—OLD-AGE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT.

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1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 3,588 2,122 Vote 17 —Old-age Pensions Department 5,710 TOTAL OF CLASS V 5,710 3,588 2,122 tern. 1906-7. OLD-AGE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 22 VOTE No. 17 Salaries— Registrar Chief Clerk Accountant 7 Clerks : 1 at £205, 3 at £190, 1 at £174, 1 at £170, 1 at £166 3 Cadets: 1 at £95, 2 at £65 ... Auckland— Deputy Registrar Cadet Wellington— Deputy Registrar Christchurch— Deputy Registrar Cadet (6 months) Dunedin— Deputy Registrar Cadet 525 300 235 1,285 225 210 70 200 100 33 190 75 Invercargill— Deputy Registrar (also Clerk of Court and Registrar Supreme Court, £310) Cadet 45 95 2 3 4 5 Other Charges— Clerical assistance Contribution to Post Office to pay salaries of officers employed on Old-age Pensions work Payment to Mrs. Jessie Harper, Dunedin, of pension instalments withheld Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Travelling-expenses of Registrar, Stipendiary Magistrates, Deputy Registrars, Police Constables, and Interpreters' fees, &c. Contingencies 3,588 170 1,010 12 6 350 350 230 Total—Vote No. 17 ... 2,122 5,710 TOTAL OF CLASS V £5,710

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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1906-7. Total. £ 1,769,728 Vote 18. —Working Railways TOTAL OF CLASS VI 1,769,728 Gross Revenue... . Estimated. £2,450,000 Groi Item. 19( •6-7. Miles. Classification and Increases under Act. 2,53? WORKING RAILWAYS. Total Number of Members, as per D.-3,1906 ... 7,159 £ VOTE No. 18 Head Office — General Manager - •"„,-, Accountant,£625; Stores Manager, £500; 71 Clerks: lat £500, 1 at £400, 1 at £355, 1 at £345, 1 at £315, 1 at £300, 4 at £290, 1 at £270, 5 at £250, 3 at £235, 7 at £220, 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 11 at £180, 4 at £170, 1 at £160,3 at £150, 6 at £140, 2 at £130 1 at £120 ; 13 at £110 ; 26 Cadets : 6 at £100, 3 at £85, 4 at £70, 4 at £60, 6 at £50, 3 at £40; Lodging-allowance: 1 at 8/, 4 at 5/, 2 at 3/6 per week ; 5 Audit Inspectors : 2 at £345, 2 at £300, 1 at £290 ; 4 Storekeepers : 3 at £290, 1 at £230 ... 1,250 19,521 Departmental Offices — Maintenance — . «*.*« a Chief Engineer, £900; Inspecting Engineer, £650; 8 District Engineers: 4 at £500, 2 at £400, 1 at £370,1 at £315 ; Assistant Engineer, £235 ; Signal Engineer, £500 ; Office Engineer, £500 ; Inspector of Iron Structures, £300 ; Signal'and Interlocking Inspector, £290; Electrician, £290; 2 Foremen at £190; Electrical Mechanician, £190 ; Electric Lines Inspector, £180; 59 Clerks and Draughtsmen: 1 at £370, 2 at £315, 3 at £300,1 at £290,1 at £260, 2 at £250, 5 at £220, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 10 at £190 9 at £180, 1 at £160, 2 at £150, 3 at £140, 5 at £130, 5 at £120, 6 at £110 ; 35 Cadets : 6 at £100, 2 at £95, 3 at £85, 6 at £70, 9 at £60, 7 at £50 (1 half-time), 2 at £40; Lodging-allowance: 4 at 8/, 4 at 5/ (1 half-time), 3 at 3/6 per week ... 20,771 21,569

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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Item.! WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 19 '6-7. Miles. 2,53; VOTE No. 18— continued. Departmental Offices— continued. Locomotive — Chief Mechanical Engineer, £900 ; 5 Locomotive Engineers : 1 at £575, 1 at £440, 1 at £400, 1 at £355, 1 at £345 ; Brake Engineer, £400; 2 Locomotive Inspectors : 1 at £370,1 at £260; 36 Clerks and Draughtsmen: 1 at £370, 1 at £330, 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 2 at £250, 1 at £220, 3 at £200, 2 at £190, 2 at £180, 2 at £170, 2 at £160, 3 at £140, 3 at £130, 5 at £120, 7 at £110; 17 Cadets: 2 at £100, 6 at £85, 1 at £70, 3 at £60,5 at £50 (1 half-time); Lodging-allow-ance: 4 at 8/, 1 at 5/, 1 at 3/6 per week 11,525 Traffic— Chief Traffic Manager, £800 ; 2 Traffic Superintendents at £650 ; 7 District Managers: 3 at £500, 4 at £400 ; 6 Stationmasters in Charge : 1 at £355, 2 at £300, 3 at £250; 50 Clerks: 1 at £370, 2 at £355, 4 at £300, 1 at £260, 4 at £250, 3 at £235, 5 at £220, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 3 at £190, 5 at £180, 1 at £160, 1 at £150, 5 at £140, 2 at £130, 8 at £120, 2 at £110 ; 19 Cadets : 4 at £100, 1 at £85, 8 at £70, 5 at £60, 1 at £50; Lodgingallowance : 3 at 5/, 5 at 3/6 per week £18,260 Less house-rent for Stationmasters in Charge, &c. ... ... 222 18,038 Total Head and Departmental Offices... 51,132 71,903 3 Kawakawa Section, 1906-7—16 miles. Maintenan ce — I Inspector (part time) at £200 per annum 1 Ganger at 8/ per day 3 Surfacemen at 7/ per day 50 125 329 Locomotive — 1 Engineman at 11/ per day 1 Fireman at 8/per day 504 172 125 Traffic— 1 Stationmaster at £180 per annum 1 Cadet at £85 per annum 1 Porter and Acting-Guard at 7/6 and 8/ per day 1 Porter at 7/ per day 297 180 85 125 110 500 Whangarei Section, 1906-7—23 miles. Maintenance — 1 Inspector (part time) at £200 per annum 3 Gangers at 8/ per day 10 Surfacemen at 7/ per day ... 1,301 100 376 1,096 1,572

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Item. | 1906 2,533 IV '6-7. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 18— continued. Whangarei Section — continued. Locomotive — 2 Enginemen : 1 at 12/, 1 at. 11/ per day .. 4 Firemen : 1 at 9/ and 11/, 1 at 9/ and 10/6, 2 at 8/ 3 Cleaners : 1 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 5/6 and 7/6, 1 at 5/ per day £ 360 £ 587 321 1 Stationmasterat £220 per annum, less house-rent £23 3 Clerks : 1 at £190, 1 at £160. 1 at £120 per annum 3 Guards : 2 at 10/, 1 at 8/6 per day 1 Storeman at 7/6 per day 1 Shunter and Acting-Guard at 8/6 per day 1 Shunter at 7/6 per day ... :•■ 3 Porters: 2 at 7/6, 1 at 6/ per day 1 Crossing-keeper at 6/ per day 1 Crane-driver at 8/ per day ... 1,268 197 470 447 117 133 117 329 94 125 2,029 5 Kaihu Section, 1906-7—17 miles. Maintenance — 1 Inspector (part time) at £200 per annum 2 Gangers at 8/ per day 6 Surfacemen at 7/ per day 4,869 50 250 657 Locomotive — 1 Enginemau at 11/ per day ... 1 Fireman at 8/ per day 1 Cleaner at 5/6 and 8/per day 957 172 125 125 Traffic— 1 Stationmaster at £220 per annum 1 Clerk at £180 per annum 1 Porter and Acting-Guard at 7/6 and 8/6 per day ... 2 Porters at 7/6 per day 1 Labourer at 7/ per day 422 220 180 133 235 110 878 6 Auckland Section, 1906-7—420 miles. Maintenance — 4 Inspectors : 1 at £300, 1 at £235, 1 at £220, 1 at £200 per annum 1 Foreman of Works at £260 per annum ... I Bridge Inspector at £220 per annum 54 Gangers: 3 at 10/. 4 at 9/, 47 at 8/ per day 179 Surfacemen and Platelayers : 6 at 7/6,173 at 7/ per day 2,257 ) 955 260 220 6,917 V r 19,656 Locomotive — 1 Running-shed Foreman at £300 per annum L Car and Wagon Inspector at £260 per annum 1 Clerk at £180 per annum 1 Cadet at £50 per annum Lodging-allowance at 8/ per week 46 Enginemen : 15 at 12/, 3 at 11/6, 27 at 11/, 1 at 10/ per day 1 Night Foreman of Cleaners at 11/ per day 52 Firemen: 1 at 9/ and 11/. 14 at 9/ and 10/6,2 at 9/ and 10/, 1 at 9/, 14 at 8/6 and 10/, 20 at 8/ per day 28,008 300 260 180 50 21 / / 8,161 . ! 172 / ! / 7,622

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Item. WORKING RA 1 L WA YS— continued. 1906-7. 2,533 Miles. VOTE No. 18 - continued. A uckland Section — continued. Locomotive —continued. 53 Cleaners : 12 at 6/ and 7/6, 8 at 5/6 and 7/6, 3 at 5/ and 7/6, 5 at 5/, 17 at 4/6, 8 at 4/ per day 1 Labourer at 7/ per day £ 4,789 110 Traffic— 37 Stationmasters: 1 at £355,5 at £250,11 at £220, 2 at £210, 2 at £200, 16 at £180 per annum ... ■•• £7,725 Less house-rent ... ... 882 21,665 6,843 5 Relieving Officers : 1 at £235, 1 at £200, 1 at £180, 2 at £160 per annum L Traffic Inspector at £290 per annum 43 Clerks: 1 at £300, I at £250, 1 at £235, 1 at £200, 2 at £190, 5 at £180, 2 at £170, 5 at £160, 1 at £150, 3 at £14.0, 7 at £130, 8 at £120, 6 at £110 per - 935 290 6,505 annum 49 Cadets: 6 at £100, 9 at £85, 8 at £70, 5 at £60, 15 at £50, 6 at £40 per annum Lodging-allowance: 7 at 3/6, 5 at 5/, 11 at 8/, 6 at 10/ per week ... 1 Dining-car Supervisor (part time) at £275 per annum 1 Timber Checker at £180 per annum 3 Foremen : 2 at £180, 1 at £170 per annum 37 Guards: 10 at 10/, 3 at 9/6, 4 at 9/, 17 at 8/6, 3 at 8/ per dav 9 Signalmen: 5 at 9/, 1 at 8/6, 1 at 8/, 2 at 7/6 per day 8 Storemen: 2 at 10/, 2 at 8/6,2 at 8/, 3 at 7/6 per day 1 Horse-driver at 7/6 per day ... 6 Shunters: 1 at 10/, 2 at 8/6,3 at 7/6 per day 2 Shunters and Acting-Guards : 1 at 7/6 and 8/6, 1 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 1 Shunter and-Acting Signalman at 7/6 per day 2 Porters and Acting-Shunters at 7/ and 7/6 per day ... 1 Night-watchman at 42/ per week 1 Crossing-keeper at 6/ per day I Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week ... , II Porters and Acting-Guards at 7/6 and 8/ per day... 100 Porters: 33 at 7/6, 26 at 7/, 11 at 6/, 3 at 5/6, 5 at 5/, 14 at 4/6, 8 at 4/ per day 12 Labourers at 7/per day 3,215 514 138 180 530 5,211 1,197 1,064 117 775 258 117 235 110 94 78 1,377 9,891 1,315 40,989 Gisborne Section, 19U6-7—18 miles. Maintenance - - 2 Gangers at 8/ per day 6 Surfacemen at 7/ per day ... 90,662 250 657 Locomotive — 1 Engineman at 12/ per day ... 1 Foreman at 9/ and 10/6 per day 1 Cleaner at 5/6 and 7/6 per day 907 188 164 118 470 Traffic— 1 Stationmaster at £180 per annum 1 Cadet at £70 per annum Lodging-allowance at 3/6 per week 1 Guard at 8/6 per day 1 Porter at 6/ per day 180 709 133 94 486 1,863

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Item. 19 2,53 '6-7. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOl'E No. 18— continued. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section. 1906-7 — 506 miles. Maintenance — 6 Inspectors : 1 at £300, 2 at £250,1 at £220,1 at £210, 1 at £200 per annum 2 Foremen of Works : 1 at £275, 1 at £250 per annum 2 Bridge Inspectors at £220 per annum 88 Gangers : 6 at 10/, 10 at 9/, 1 at 8/6,71 at 8/ per day 283 Surfacemen and Platelayers : 21 at 7/6, 261 at 7/, 1 at 6/0 per day Compensation for injuries and legal costs, J. H. Hankins 1,430 525 440 11,370 31,152 863 Locomotive — 6 Running-shed Foremeu : I at £290, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 2 at £220, 1 at £200 per annum ... 2 Car and Wagon Inspectors : 1 at £250, 1 at £235 45,780 1,440 per annum 3 Clerks: 1 at £180, 1 at £170 (half-time), 1 at £160 485 per annum 2 Cadets at £100 per annum ... 118 Enginemen : 1 at 13/, 41 at 12/, 11 at 11/6, 65 at 11/ per day 129 Firemen : 23 at 9/ and 10/6, 13 at 9/ and 10/, 2 at 9/, 16 at 8/6 and 10/, 75 at 8/ per day ... Ill Cleaners : 1 at 6/ and 8/, 17 at 6/ and 7/6, 20 at 5/6 and 7/6, 15 at 5/ and 7/6, 13 at 5/, 25 at 4/6,20 at 4/ per day I Junior Labourer at 4/per day 1 Storeman at 8/6 per day 425 200 21,073 17,990 10,259. 62 133 Traffic — 59 Stationmasters: 2 at £355, 1 at £345, 5 at £300,6 at £250, 21 at £220, 3 at £210, 1 at £200, 19 at £180,1 at £170 per annum £13,095 Less house-rent ... ... 1,238 52,067 .11,857 580 2 Traffic Inspectors at £290 per annum 7 Relieving Officers: 2 at £250, 2 at £190, 3 at £180 per annum 114 Clerks : 1 at £290, 4 at £250,1 at £235, 4 at £220, 5 at £210, 3 at £200, 8 at £190, 5 at £180, 9 at £170, 6 at £160,4 at £150,18 at £140,15 at £130,17 at £120, 14 at £110 per annum 110 Cadets : 14 at £100, 10 at £85, 21 at £70,33 at £60, 24 at £50, 8 at £40 per annum Lodging-allowance: 18 at 3/6, 32 at 5/, 19 at 8/, 4 at 10/per week 1 Dining-car Supervisor (part time) at £275 per annum 9 Foremen : 1 at £200. 7 at £180, 1 at £170 per annum 1 Timber-checker at £200 per annum 70 Guards : 24 at 10/, 7 at 9/6, 3 at 9/, 31 at 8/6, 5 at 8/ per day 22 Signalmen : 1 at 9/, 4 at 8/6, 3 at 8/, 14 at 7/6 per day 17 Porters and Acting-Guards: 9 at 7/6 and 8/6, 8 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 15 Shunters and Acting-Guards: 1 at 8/ and 8/6, 6 at 7/6 and 8/6, 8 at 7/6 and 8/per day 25 Shunters: 4 at 10/, 4 at 8/6,1 at 8/, 16 at 7/6 per day 6 Porters and Acting-Shunters: 5 at 7/ and 7/6, 1 at 6/ and 7/6 per day 7 Porters and Acting-Signalmen at 7/ and 7/6 per day 216 Porters: 52 at 7/6, 117 at 7/, 2 at 6/, 13 at 5/6, 8 at 5/, 11 at 4/6, 13 at 4/per day 1,420 17,615 7,220 1,079 137 1,630 200 9,969 2,692 2,199 1,933 3,161 704 822 22,442

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37

Item. 1906-7. 2,533 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ £ 8 VOTE No. 18— continued. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section— contd. Traffic— continued. 22 Storemen : 2 at 10/, 2 at 9/, 7 at 8/6, 11 at 7/6 per day 2 Porters and Acting-Storemen at 7/ and 7/6 per day 2 Crossing-keepers at 6/ per day 1 Female Waiting-room Attendant at 30/ per week 20 Labourers at 7/ per day 1 Bridgekeeper (also Fireman) at 8/6 per day 2,817 235 188 78 2,191 133 91,302 Hurunui-Bluff Section, 1906-7 —1,285 miles. Maintenance — 12 Inspectors: 4 at £300, 1 at £250, 5 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200 per annum . 4 Foremen of Works : 1 at £330, 2 at £300, 1 at £250, 189,149 2,960 per annum 4 Bridge Inspectors: 1 at £250, 1 at £235, 1 at £220, 1 at £210 per annum 195 Gangers: 13 at 10/, 11 at 9/, 3 at 8/6, 168 at 8/ per day 597 Platelayers and Surfacemen: 3 at 8/, 42 at 7/6, 539 at 7/, I at 6/6,1 at 6/, 4 at 5/6, 4 at 5/, 3 at 4/6perday Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast-plough 1,180 915 25,017 65,416 50 95,538 Locomotive — 7 Running-shed Foremen : 3 at £355, 2 at £220, 2 at £200 per annum ... ... 3 Car and Wagon Inspectors: 2 at £260,1 at £250 per 1,905 annum 5 Clerks : 1 at £235, 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £130, 1 at £110 per annum 3 Cadets: 1 at £100, 2 at £50 per annum Lodging allowance: 1 at 8/ per week 1 Storeman at 8/ per day 201 Enginemen: 103 at 12/, 15 at 11/6, 69 at 11/, 14 at 10/6 per day 3 Night Foremen of Cleaners at 11/ per day . 186 Firemen: 33 at 9/ and 10/6, 30 at 9/ and 10/, 1 at 9/, 35 at 8/6 and 10/, 87 at 8/ per day 199 Cleaners- 25 at 6/ and 7/6, 29 at 5/6 and 7/6, 1 at 5/6, 30 at 5/ and 7/6, 22 at 5/, 59 at 4/6, 33 at 4/ per day 770 805 200 21 125 36,222 516 26,628 17,888 Traffic— 131 Stationmasters: 5 at £355, 1 at £345, 3 at £300, 1 at £275, 10 at £250, 39 at £220, 3 at £210, 3 at £200, 1 at £190, 64 at £180, 1 at £170 per annum ... £27,485 Less house-rent ... ... 2,530 85,080 3 Traffic Inspectors: 2 at £290,1 at £235 per annum 16 Relieving Officers: 3 at £250, 8 at £180, 3 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £150 per annum 2 Goods Agents: l.at £355, 1 at £345 per annum 201 Clerks: 3 at £290, 7 at £250, 7 at £235, 13 at £220, 1 at £210, 11 at £200, 10 at £190, 1 at £184, 17 at £180, 7 at £170, 12 at £160,10 at £150, 17 at £140, 21 at £130, 30 at £120,34 at £110 per annum 24,955 815 3,0i0 700 31,739

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;em. 19( 2,53f '6-7. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 9 VOTE No. 18— continued. Hurunui-Bluff Section — continued. Traffic —continued. 164 Cadets : 34 at £100, 19 at £85, 35 at £70. 43 at £60, 30 at £50, 3 at £40 per annum ... Lodging-allowance: 2 at 10/, 18 at 8/, 33 at 5/, 32 at 3/6 per week 1 Timber Checker at £180 per annum 1 Piermaster at £70 per annum 1 Dining-car Supervisor at £275 per annum 23 Foremen: 3 at £235, 1 at £210, 3 at £190, 15 at £180, 1 at £170 per annum ... 125 Guards: 46 at 10/, 7 at 9/6, 5 at 9/, 58 at 8/6, 9 at 8 / per day 51 Signalmen: 13 at 9/, 17 at 8/6,3 at 8/,18 at 7/6 per day 44 Storemen : 6 at 10/, 2 at 9/6, 5 at 9/, 15 at 8/6, 4 at 8/, 12 at 7/6 per day 74 Shunters: 4 at 10/, 1 at 9/6, 3 at 9/, 10 at 8/6, 4 at 8/, 52 at 7/6 per day ... 2 Shunters and Acting-Signalmen: 1 at 8/6, 1 at 7/6 per day 17 Shunters and Acting-Guards: 1 at 9/, 6 at 8/6, 3 at 8/ and 8/6, 2 at 8/, 5 at 7/6 and 8/6 per day 1 Signalman and Acting-Guard at 7/6 and 8/ per day... 13 Porters and Acting-Guards : 5 at 7/6 and 8/6, 8 at 7/6 and 8/ per day 41 Porters and Acting-Shunters : 32 at 7/ and 7/6, 8 at 6/ and 7/6, 1 at 5/6 and 7/6 per day ... 5 Porters and Acting-Crane-drivers: 3 at 7/6 and 9/, 1 at 7/6 and 8/, 1 at 7/ and 8/ per day 3 Porters and Acting-Signalmen at 7/6 per day 1 Porter and Acting-Horse-driver at 7/6 per day 1 Porter and Acting-Storeman at 7/ and 7/6 per day 7 Horse-drivers : 6 at 8/6, 1 at 7/6 per day 3 Crane-drivers: 2 at 9/, 1 at 8/ per day 258 Porters: 1 at 8/, 64 at 7/6, 62 at 7/, 17 at (>/, 45 at 5/6, 41 at 5/ 25 at 4/6, 3 at 4/ per day 8 Night-watchmen at 42/per week 29 Crossing-keepers at 6/ per day 4 Bridgekeepers at 6/ per day... 31 Labourers at 7/ per day 2 Female Waiting-room Attendants at 30/ per week ... Defalcations, Clerk E. G. Monk, Dunedin Compensation to J. Ballans on retirement Compensation granted F. W. Millward in consideration ■ of surrender of lease Christchurch Refreshment11,665 1,147 180 70 275 4,355 17,786 6,581 5,815 9,132 250 2,254 125 1,667 4,812 673 352 117 117 916 407 25,056 876 2,723 376 3,396 156 441 78 175 rooms 163,222 Westland Section, 1906-7—140 miies. Maintenance — 1 Inspector at £210 per annum 1 Foreman of Works (part time) at £235 per annum ... 1 Bridge Inspector (part time) at £210 per annum 17 Gangers : 1 at 9/, 5 at 8/6, 11 at 8/ per day 48 Surfacemen: 47 at 7/, 1 at 5/ per day 343,840 10 210 117 105 2,1835,227 7,842

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39

Item. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 19 6-7. Miles. 2,53J 10 VOTE No. 18— continued. Westland Section — continued. Locomotive— 1 Foreman (half-time) at £250 per annum I Clerk at £130 (half-time) ... II Enginemen: 2 at 12/, 1 at 11/6, Sat 11/ per dav ... 17 Firemen: 3 at 9/ and 11/, 2 at 9/ and 10/6, 2 at 8/6 and 10/-, 10 at 8/per day ... 11 Cleaners : 1 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 6/ and 7/6, 1 at 5/6 and 8/, 2 at 5/6 and 7/6, 2 at 5/, 3 at 4/6, 1 at 4/ per day 1 Labourer at 7/6 per day £ 125 65 1,933 2,410 1,033 117 5.683 Traffic— 12 Stationmasters: 4 at £220, 1 at £210, 7 at £180 per annum ... ... £2,350 Less house-rent ... ... 217 8 Clerks : 1 at £200, 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £130, 3 at £120, 1 at £110 per annum 8 Cadets: 1 at £100, 1 at £85, 2 at £70, 2 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 per annum Lodging-allowance : 1 at 8/, 2 at 5/,2 at 3/6 per week 3 Foremen : 2-at £180, 1 at £170 per annum 7 Guards: 3 at 10/, 4 at 8/6 per day 2 Signalmen at 8/6 per day 4 Storemen : 1 at 8/6, 3 at 7/6 per day 7 Shunters: 1 at 8/6, 3 at 8/, 3 at 7/6 per day 15 Porters: 5 at 7/6, 2 at 6/, 2 at 5/6, 2 at 5/, 3 at 4/6, 1 at 4/ per day 1 Horse-driver at 8/6 per day 4 Crane-drivers: 2 at 9/, 2 at 8/ per day ... 1 Watchman at 42/per week ... 1 Labourer at 7/ per day Defalcations, Clerk R. H. Francis, Greymouth 2,133 1,130 535 65 530 1,002 266 485 861 1,377 133 532 110 110 21 9,290 22,815 11 Westport Section, 1906-7 —31 miles. Maintenance — 1 Inspector (part time) at £200 per annum 1 Foreman of Works (part time) at £235 per annum... 1 Bridge Inspector (part time) at £210 per annum 7 Gangers: 1 at 10/, 1 at 9/, 5 at 8/ per day 18 Surfacemen at 7/per day ... 100 59 53 923 1,972 Locomotive — 1 Foreman (half-time) at £220 1 Cadet (half time) at £100 per annum 10 Enginemen : 4 at 12/, 6 at 11/ per day... 10 Firemen : 1 at 9/ and 10/6, 3 at 9/ and 10/, 1 at 9/, 5 at 8/ per day 7 Cleaners: 1 at 6/ and 8/, 1 at 6/ and 7/6, 2 at 5/6 and 7/6, 1 at 5/, 1 at 4/6, 1 at 4/ per day 1 Storeman at 9/ per day 3,107 110 50 1,784 1,401 689 141 4,175

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40

;em. 19' '6-7. Miles WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 2,53! 11 VOTE No. 18— continued. Westport Section — continued. Traffic — 2 Stationmasters: 1 at £220,1 at £210 (less house-rent, £46) 5 Clerks : 2 at £170, 2 at £120,1 at £110 per annum . 2 Cadets at £100 per annum ... 4 Goods Foremen : I at £187 16/, 8 at £180 per annum 6 Guards: 3 at 10/, 3 at 8/6 per day ... | 4 Shunters: 1 at 8/6, 3 at 7/6 per day ... ... 1 Porter and Acting-Shunter at 7/ and 7/6 per day ... 12 Porters : 5 at 7/6, 2 at 7/, 1 at 6/, 2 at 4/6, 2 at 4/ per day 1 Night-watchman at 42/ per week 3 Signalmen : 1 at 8/6, 2 at 7/6 per day ... 1 Crossing-keeper at 6/ per day £ 384 690 200 728 869 485 117 £ 1,166 110 368 94 5,211 12,493 12 Nelson Section, 1906-7—43 miles. Main tenance — 1 Inspector (part time) at £200 per annum 1 Foreman of Works (part time) at £235 per annum... 1 Bridge Inspector (part time) at £210 per annum ... 5 Gangers : 1 at 9/, 4 at 8/ per day 15 Surfacemen at 7/ per day ... ... ... | 100 59 52 642 1,643 Locomotive — 1 Engineman at 12/ per day ... 3 Firemen: 2 at 9/ and 10/6, 1 at 8/ per day 2 Cleaners: 1 at 6/ and 7/6,1 at 5/ and 7/6 per day ... 2,496 188 454 234 Traffic— 5 Stationmasters: 1 at £220, 4 at £180 per 876 annum ••• ••• £940 Less house-rent ... .. 80 860 260 50 21 133 266 125 141 305 125 2 Clerks at £130 per annum ... 1 Cadet at £50 per annum Lodging-allowance 8/ per week ... .. j 1 Guard at 8/6 per day ... ... ... j 2 Shunters and Acting-Guards at 8/6 per day ... I 1 Shunter at 8/per day ... ... ... 1 Storeman at 9/ per day ... ... ... ' 3 Porters: 2 at 7/6, 1 at 4/6 per day 1 Labourer and Acting-Cranedriver at 7/ and 8/ per day ' 2,286 Picton Section, 1906-7—34 miles. Maintenance — 5 Gangers at 8/ per day 15 Surfacemen and Platelayers : 2 at 7/6, 13 at 7/ per day 5,658 13 626 1,659 2,285 Locomotive — 3 Enginemen at 11/ per dav ... 3 Firemen: 1 at 9/ and 10/6, 1 at 9/ and 10/, 1 at 8/ per dav 2 Cleaners: 1 at 5/6 and 7/6, 1 at 5/ and 7/6 per day... 516 446 235

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6—B. 7.

Item. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 1906-7. 2,533 Miles, 13 VOTE No. 18— continued. Picton Section — continued. Traffic— 1 Stationmaster at £220 per annum 2 Clerks: 1 at £130, 1 at £120 per annum 1 Cadet at £85 per annum 1 Foreman at £180 per annum 1 Guard at 8/6 per day 1 Storeman at 8/6 per day 1 Shunter and Acting-Guard at 8/ per day 1 Shunter at 8/ per day 1 Porter and Acting-Guard at 7/6 and 8/ per day 4 Porters at 7 / per day 1 Porter and Acting-Shunter at 6/ and 7/6 per day ... £ 220 250 85 180 133 133 125 125 125 438 117 1,931 5,413 14 Head Office — Contingencies 752,223 2,332 15 Kawakawa Section, 1906-7 —16 miles. Maintenance — Wages—Structures Stores —Rails, &c. „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 357 130 128 590 20 50 1,275 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies 35 190 15 70 80 11 2 403 TrafficStores and Stationery Miscellaneous 90 150 240 16 Whangarei Section, 1906-7—23 miles. Maintenance — Wages —Miscellaneous Stores —Rails, &c. „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 1,918 229 100 153 145 150 225 1,002

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item. 19 '6-7. Miles. 2,53: WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 10 VOTE No. 18— continued. Whangarei Section — continued. Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, " » Locomotive „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies £ .700 700 3C0 400 950 90 32 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 3,172 400 150 150 700 17 Kaihu Section, 1906-7—17 miles. Maintenance — Wages —Miscellaneous Stores —Rails, &c. „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 4,874 51 . 64 339 72 50 100 676 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, - ',', „ Locomotive ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies 210 280 30 70 260 20 11 Traffic — Casual Labour and Overtime ..,. Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 881 120 70 60 250 IS Auckland Section, 1906-7—420 miles. Maintenance — Wages —Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails ••■ ••■ ,, Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 1,807 9,233 3,831 5,554 . 12,596 . 11,730 6,650 3,000 3,500 56,094 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores ,, >, Locomotive „ Carriage and Wagon ... 7,600 , 10,000 5,100 8,600

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43

Item. 1906-7. 2,533 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. IS VOTE No. IS—continued. Auckland Section — continued. Locomotive —continued. Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies £ 24,000 979 515 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 56,794 8,400 6,500 5,000 19,900 132,788 19 Gisrorne Section, 1906-7—18 miles. Main ten ance — Wages—Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous Stores —Rails ,, Sleepers ,, Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 45 29 80 2020 30 15 75 314 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies 300 lfiO 160 50 475 50 1.0 TrafficStores, and Stationery Miscellaneous 1,195 120 130 250 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section, 1906-7— 506 miles. Maintenance — Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 15,953 7,719 15,340 20,574 11,770 10,885 4,000 6,656 1,759 92,897

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iem.i WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 19( 2,533 '6-7. Miles. VOTE No. IS— continued. Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section— continued. Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive ,, ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies £ 20 22,250 20,700 13,065 15,200 73,219 3,450 1,100 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery .... Miscellaneous ... ... ' 148,984 13,500 13,800 8,700 36,000 21 Hurunui-Bluff Section, 1906-7—1,285 miles. Maintenance — Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—Rails, &c. „ Sleepers ,, Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous 277,881 25,674 23,019 49,838 32,255 17,816 6,436 9,071 179,678 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ „ Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies 32,320 34,600 20,000 20,700 96,282 4,600 1,860 Traffic — Casual Labour and Overtime ... Fuel, Lighting, and General Stores ... 7 Stationery and Printing ... ... ) Miscellaneous 210,362 45,000 20,000 14,881 79,881 Westland Section, 1906-7—140 miles. Maintenance — Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—Rails, &c. „ Sleepers ,, Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 469,921 22 4,204 1,696 3,093 1,230 2,742 4,435 500 300 18,200

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45

,em. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 19( 2,535 6-7. Miles. 22 VOTE No. 18— continued. Westland Section— continued. Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Stores „ „ Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies £ 2,200 3,831 900 2,150 2,300 260 100 £ Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 11,741 5,500 1,400 1,100 8,000 Westport Section, 1906-7—31 miles. Maintenance — Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores—Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 37,941 23 2,449 323 2,052 1,260 601 960 200 400 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, „ ,, Locomotive „ „ ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies 8,245 1,900 3,031 800 1,500 1,750 200 100 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 9,281 4,500 850 1,150 6,500 24 Nelson Section, 1906-7—43 miles. Maintenance — Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores--Rails ,, Sleepers „ Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous] 24,026 706 350 984 880 1,883 650 150 150 5,753

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

;ern. 19 2,53! '6-7. Miles WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. VOTE No. 18— continued. Nelson Section — continued. Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Stores, ,, „ Locomotive „ ,, „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies £ 24 400 600 200 400 1,050 80 34 2,764 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 1,350 385 235 1,970 10,487 25 Picton Section, 1906-7—34 miles. Maintenan ce — Wages—Structures „ Buildings „ Miscellaneous Stores —Rails „ Sleepers „ Structures ,, Buildings ,, Miscellaneous 924 379 700 230 1,090 700 100 325 4,448 Locomotive — Wages, Renewals, and Repairs, Locomotive „ ,, ,, Carriage and Wagon ... Stores ,, „ Locomotive ,, „ „ Carriage and Wagon ... Fuel and Water-supply Oil, Tallow, and Stores Contingencies 550 600 450 300 1,200 100 23 3,223 Traffic— Casual Labour and Overtime ... Stores and Stationery Miscellaneous 1,250 290 360 1,900 9,571 20 •27 28 Miscellaneous — Cost of hearing Appeal Board Cases Compensation to T. Carmichael for extras in connection with building of Departmental Offices Compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, damage to and.loss of goods Compensation to R. Waghorn for closing of street in connection with Dunedin Railway-station 300 3,100 29 7,000 500

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

.tern. 19 2,53! i6-7. Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 30 VOTE No. 18— continued. Miscellaneous — continued. Increases to be paid to Employees in excess of the maximum rates of pay as set forth in the Schedules to the Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901, — First Division — Special allowance of £10 per annum to Shorthand-writers, Class 1 100 Second Division — Increase of Is. per day for Enginemen, Firemen, and Guards employed on Rimutaka Incline Extra pay to members in Second Division New Zealand International Exhibition: Rent of space, costs in connection with exhibits, and incidental expenses in connection with Exhibition ... Payments under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1900" ... 400 45,000 31 7,500 32 5,100 33 Lake Wakatipu Service — Working-expenses 5,200 74,200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 1,801,728 32,000 Total—Vote No. 18 ... 1,769,728 TOTAL OF CLASS VI £1,76' 728

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CLASS VII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. bte 19. —Public Buildings £ 815 £ 37,222 £ 38,03 „ 20. —Government Domains 1,400 1,40( „ 21.—Maintenance of Roads 25 ,000 25 ,001 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. 815 ,622 64,437 lem.i 0 1906-7. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 3 VOTE No. 19. Maintenance,Improvements, Fittings, Furniture,etc. — Salaries — Architect Clerk Fire Inspector (also Officer in Charge Departmental Buildings, £250; and Supervisor Government Insurance Messengers, £65) 500 265 50 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Other Charges — Government Houses — Auckland Wellington Parliamentary Buildings Government Buildings throughout the Colony — Departmental Buildings (including furnishing, &c.) Rents of offices for Government Departments Courthouses Gaols Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices ... Hospitals for Mental Diseases Quarantine Stations: Building, fitting, and furnishing same for health purposes ... Industrial and Training Schools Buildings not specified ... .... (£1 for £1), Post-office clock, Nelson ... Repairs and renovations to Public Buildings Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under " The Governor's Salary and Allowances Act, 1873 "— Fuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning for Official and Reception Rooms, Outbuildings, and Grounds, Government Houses Furniture (or hire of same,including pianofortes) for, or renovation of, unofficial rooms in Government House, Wellington, and for official and unofficial rooms in Government House, Auckland Telephones for Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington 815 400 700 1,500 4,000 1,200 2,000 500 1,700 500 4,000 3.000 750 500 2,000 420 10,000 IS 200 19 150 20 52 * Nelson residents have >aid £210 towards cost of clock.

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[tern. 19' i6-7. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 VOTE No. 19— continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other Charges —continued. Overseers' Wages, &c. Travelling-expenses Freight, Cartage, &c. Advertising Annual Services Contingencies Lyttelton Borough Council, for Extra Water supplied to Government Departments £ 1,750 300 250 50 200 1,000 100 Total —Vote No. 19 ... 37,222 GOVERNMENT DOMAINS , 38,037 1 2 VOTE No. 20. Wellington and Auckland Contingencies 1,200 200 1,400 Total —Vote No. 20 MAINTENANCE OF ROADS. VOTE No. 21. Maintenance of Roads ... ... 25,000 25,000 Total—Vote No. 21 ... TOTAL OF CLASS VII £6 1,437

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CLASS VIII.-PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.

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-l o\j\j — I . Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ k 7 ote 22. — Printing and Stationery 22,612 20,707 43,319 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII 22,6 i2 !0,707 43,319 :tem. Classification and Increases under Regulation. 19 '6-7. PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers . , 400 £ 1 VOTE No. 22 Salaries— Government Printer, Manager of Stationery Office, and Controller of Stamp Printing Superintending Overseer . Chief Clerk and Accountant ... Copy Supervisor (also Hansard Supervisor. £175) 8 Clerks : 1 at £230, 2 at £190, 2 at £160, 1 at £156, 1 at £135, 1 at £100 - 3 Cadets : 1 at £85, 2 at £75 ... 2 Warehousemen : 1 at £175, 1 at £156 ... 8 Overseers and Sub-overseers -. 1 at £285, 2 at £250, 2 at £240, 2 at £200,1 at £185 4 Readers : 1 at, £240, 1 at £220, 1 at £205, 1 at £195 Type Storeman Divider 26 Compositors: 5 at £180, 1 at £174, 4 at £172, 1 at £170, 1 at £166, 5 at £164, 7 at £160, 2 at £156 1 Binding Storekeeper at £190; 15 Book-finishers, Bookbinders, and Paper-rulers : 3 at £180, 2 at £172, 1 at £170, 3 at £164, 5 at £160,1 at £156 F'orewoman, Girls' Room 23 Folders, Sewers, and Female Workers : 1 at £78, 5 at £65, 7 at £58, 10 at £52 11 Machinemen, Pressman, &c. : 1 at £178, 1 at £168, 1 at £166,1 at £165, 1 at £160, 3 at £156, 2 at £154, 1 at £146 5 Stamp Printers, Assistants, and Pprforator : 1 at £250, 1 at £190, 1 at £170, 1 at £156, 1 at £100 2 Stereotypers and Electrotypers : 1 at £325, 1 at £175 2 Engineers and Engine-drivers : 1 at £220, 1 at £167 Mechanical Expert for Type-setting Machines Carpenter Packer 2 Watchmen at 8s. 6d. per diem 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, Post and Telegraph, Public Trust, and other Departments) ... 600 275 350 225 1,321 235 331 1,850 860 195 190 4,350 2,692 120 1,329 1,759 866 500' 387 234 156 143 310 2,200 2 3 4 2,500 13,500 37,478

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Item. 19 '6-7. PRINTING AND STATIONERS DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 22— continued. Other Charges— Stationer, Paper, Parchment, &c. Stores, Bookbinding Material, Priutiug-ink Freight, Packing, Insurance, Wharf Labour, &c. Machinery Type and Printing Material Time-recorders Blocking-press and Bookbinding Tools for Parliamentary Library Fuel, Gas, and Lighting Overtime Printing Consolidated Statutes Two Standard Linotype Machines (including freight, fitting up, and motors) ... ...' Extras connected with Monotype and Linotype Machines Monotype and Linotype Metal Water-supply Expenses in connection with exhibit at New Zealand Exhibition Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Printing report and evidence of Meikle Commission Printing report and evidence of Wool Commission Printing report and evidence of Te Aute Commission ... Printing "Early Historical Records" Contingencies £ £ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20,000 3,000 3,50H 1,000 1,000 127 12 13 14 15 60 900 1.500 600 16 150 17 18 19 200 500 300 20 50 21 22 23 24 25 800 120 200 125 125 250 Lithographic and Photographic Branch. 34,507 26 Salaries — Foreman Lithographer and Photographer 3 Draughtsmen : 1 at £300, 1 at £270, 1 at £204 ... 10 Lithographic Printers, &c.: 3 at £175,1 at £172, 1 at £166, 4 at £165, 1 at £166 ... 5 Stone-grinders, &c.: 1 at £156, 1 at £146, 2 at £130, 1 at £117 3 Photographer's Assistants and Etchers: 1 at £190, 1 at £182, 1 at £170 Machine-feeders, &c. 300 774 1,689 679 542 350 Other Charges— Paper, Ink, Stores, &c. Machinery 4,334 17 18 1,650 350 6,334 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 78.319 35,000 Total—Vote No. 22 43,319 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII £43, 19

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CLASS IX.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 23. —Stamp Department .. £ 5,355 £ 5,422 £ 10,777 „ 24. — Land and Deeds Registry 11,250 .2,707 23,957 TOTAL OF CLASS IX 16,605 8,129 34,734 tern. 19 6-7. STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 33 2 1 VOTE No 23 Salaries— Head Office— Secretary, Controller Death Duties, Deputy Commissioner, and Registrar Joint-stock Companies Chief Clerk and Assistant Registrar of Companies Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates (also Land Tax Commissioner, £650) Custodian and Issuer of Stamps Accountant Clerk Chief Stamper 9 Stampers: 1 at £160, 1 at £120, I at £95, 1 at £65, 1 at £45,1 at £35, 3 at £30... Messenger Auckland — 2 Clerks: 1 at £285, 1 at £200 Cadette Wellington — Clerk' Cadette Cadet Wanganui — Cadet Hawke's Bay — Clerk Canterbury — Deputv Commissioner 2 Cade'ts : 1 at £100, 1 at £85 .. Otago — Deputy Commissioner Clerk Cadette Cadet Invercargill — Clerk 650 325 100 295 260 215 185 610 160 485 85 3 250 120 60 4 90 5 120 6 315 185 355 130 100 70 190 5,355

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CLASS IX.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 19 '6-7. STAMP DEPARTMENT— continued. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 VOTE No. 23— continued. Other Charges— Auditing stamps Blocks for letter-eards Blocks for postal notes Cleaning offices Extra assistance ... ... ... Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New plates for printing universal penny stamp Payment to General Post Office for services performed Postage-stamp and other paper ... Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Printing-inks Purchase of two perforating-machines Refund of stamp duty to E. P. Bunny on deed of gift, recommended by Public Petitions Committee Refund of stamp duty to G. Ebbett on transfer of land from Natives, recommended by Public Petitions Committee Refund of stamp duty to W. Patrick in estate of M. F. Deehan, recommended by Public Petitions Committee Refund fine on deed (Bonthorn and Watson) Remission of duty on estates of deceased members of contingents .. ... Stamp-printing machinery Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriter, Napier Office Contingencies ... ... £ 88 20 100 35 400 20 500 380 25 1,000 220 600 85 23 130 200 24 15 10 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 1,385 75 24 100 5,422 Total—Vote No. 23 10,77 LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 49 VOTE No. 24. Salaries — Auckland — District Lanid Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Examiner of Titles ... Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk 3 Clerks : 1 at £235, 2 at £195 2 Cadets: 1 at £75, 1 at £70 ... Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds 2 Clerks : 1 at £150, 1 at £125 Cadet Wellington — Registrar-General of Land, District Land Registrar, and Registrar q>f Deeds Examiner of Titles Chief Clerk Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Laud Registrar 1 Clerk 2 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £65 ., Typiste Messenger (8/6 per diem) Office-cleaner Hawke's BayDistrict Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk Clerk' 550 310 625 145 300 275 85 600 420 275 350 210 150 110 155 50 500 295

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CLASS IX—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

Ltem. 19 '6-7. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY— continued. £ £ 5 VOTE No. 24— continued. Salaries — continued. Poverty Bay — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles (also President Maori Land Council, Judge of Validation and Native Laud Court, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, £100) Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds Cadet Nelson — Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Cadet 425 235 70 6 300 100 Marlborough — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stam ps Cadet 245 65 Canterbury — District Laud Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk... 3 Clerks: 1 at £235, 1 at £125, 1 at £115 2 Cadets : 1 at £75, 1 at £50 ... Typiste 550 310 475 125 10() Westland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps (also £150 as Magistrate) Clerk (and for Stamp and Supreme Court Offices) 32-i 195 10 Otago — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk .. Clerk Office-cleaner 525 310 220 50 11 Southland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Examiner of Titles, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Registrar Supreme Court Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £215, 1 at £140 400 31)0 3.55 Other Charges— Advertising Binding books Book Typewriter Cleaning offices Compensation to L Wadham ior deprivation of land, recommended by Public Petitions Committee Contract work for recording, &c. Draughtsman's work performed by the Survey Department Extra assistance Fuel, light, and water . Loose-leaf binders ... Mounting and binding plans ... 11,250 12 13 14 15 16 800 100 35 90 17 18 10 2,500 19 20 21 22 5,000 3,150 150 17 50

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CLASS IX—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 19 '6-7. LANDS AND DEEDS REGISTRY— continued. £ 23 24 25 26 VOTE No. 24— continued. Other Charges— continued. Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Rent Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 80 375 250 100 23,957 Total—Vote No. 24 ... 12,707 TOTAL OF CLASS JX m 734

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CLASS X.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT.

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iiSalaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 25.—Native Department... 1,860 300 2,160 „ 26. —Native Land Court and Maori Lands Administration 8,887 4,700 13,587 „ 27. —Maori Councils 490 600 1,090 „ 28.—Miscellaneous Services L0.531 10,531 TOTAL OF CLASS X 11,237 .6,131 27,368 .tern. 1906-7. NATIVE DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 8 £ VOTE No. 25. Salaries — Head Office — Under-Secretary Record Clerk Translator 3 Clerks : 1 at £240 (also Private Secretary to Native Minister, £25), 1 at £210, 1 at £120 ... Typiste Interpreter (also Interpreter to House of Representatives, £250) 550 240 310 570 80 110 Other Charges— Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 1,860 2 3 150 150 Total —Vote No. 25 ... 300 NATIVE LAND COURT AND MAORI LANDS ADMINISTRATION. 2,160 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 35 VOTE No. 26. Salaries — Head Office — Chief Judge (also Chief Judge Validation Court) Clerk to Chief Judge 2 Judges (Native Appellate Court): 1 at £600,1 at £500 2 Judges at £500 3 Judges at £400 (also Presidents Maori Land Boards) Clerk and Interpreter Wellington — Clerk and Interpreter to Court Registrar Chief Clerk 4 Clerks: 1 at £220, 2 at £170, 1 at £165 600 210 1,100 1,000 1,200 225 * 200 305 225 725

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CLASS X.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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i tern. 19 16-7. NATIVE LAND COURT AND MAORI LANDS ADMINISTRATION— continued VOTE No. 26— continued. Salaries — continued. Auckland — Clerk and Interpreter to Court Registrar 3 Clerks: 1 at £180, I at £160, 1 at £100 2 Cadets at £65 Gisborne — Judge (also Judge of Validation Court, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Examiner of Titles, £425) President of Tairawhiti Maori Land Board Clerk and Interpreter of Court Registrar 2 Clerks : 1 at £190, 1 at £120 " Maniapoto- Tuwharetoa — 2 Clerks: 1 at £185, 1 at £156 Waiariki — Clerk and Interpreter Aotea — 2 Clerks: 1 at £180, 1 at £156 £ 200 225 440 130 100 375 200 240 310 £ 5 341 6 7 200 336 Other Charges— Payment of Assessors, Extra Clerks, and Interpreters... Travelling Allowances and Expenses Rent Contingencies 8,887 8 9 10 11 1,250 3,000 200 250 Total—Vote No. 26 ... 4,700 13,587 MAORI COUNCILS. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 27. Salaries — Superintendent Organizing Inspector 340 150 1,090 Other Charges— Subsidies to Maori Councils Contingencies 490 2 3 400 200 Total —Vote No. 27 ... 600 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 28. Advances to Native litigants in aid of payment of their cost in the Assets Company appeal cases, the advance to be made in such manner and on such terms as to security and interest as the Colonial Treasurer thinks fit 5,000

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CLASS X.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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'tem. I [ 19 '6-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 28— continued. Compassionate allowance to Mrs. R Poraumati (widow of Clerk, Native Land Court, Auckland) Compensation to E. 0. Blomfield for work done in connection with Maori Land Administration Compensation for destruction of eel-weirs, Patea River Expenses in connection with suppressing of fever epidemic at Rawhiti Expenses of Royal Commissions to inquire into administration of West Coast Settlement Reserves and into charges of usurious interest demanded from Natives Expenses in connection with election of Taumarunui Native Townships Council Final payment on account of Hunua " tenths " Interest of £2,000 part purchase-money Stewart Island Payment to Survey Department for preparation of plans, &c. Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1905 Purchase of land to provide for wants of former Native owners of Waiohau No. 1b Block, of which they were deprived by a fraudulent sale, and which is now held by "a subsequent bona fide purchaser under the Land Transfer Act Salaries and expenses of Commissioners to report upon Urewera appeals Seed-potatoes and vegetable seeds for Maoris £ 2 225 3 4 5 100 100 6 180 35 7 10 71 160 8 9 10 11 400 300 12 2,000 13 350 1,600 14 10,531 Total—Vote No. 28 ... TOTAL OF CLASS X £27,868

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CLASS XI.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges Total. Vote 29.—Department of Justice £ £ £ 3,035 3,035 ,, 30.—Supreme Court 5,216 3,550 8,766 ,, 31.—Bankruptcy 2,715 1,038 3,753 ., 32. —District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts 40,525 12,475 53,000 ,, 33. —Criminal Prosecutions 13,500 13,500 ,, 34. —Coroners 4,600 4,600 „ 35. —Cook Islands Administration 1,225 1,500 2,725 ., 36. —Miscellaneous Services 7,655 7,655 ., 37. —Prisons ... 22,516 19,100 41,616 TOTAL OF CLASS XI 75,232 33,418 138,650 .tem. '6-7. 19 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PATENT OFFICE 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 15 £ VOTE No. 29. Salaries— Under-Secretary (also Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks, nil) Chief Clerk 4 Clerks : 1 at £385, 1 at £315 (also Private Secretary to Minister, £25), 1 at £200, 1 at £140 Cadet 4 Clerks, Patent Office : 1 at £320,1 at £175,1 at £140 1 at £105 Cadet, Patent Office Messenger, <fcc. 600 345 1,040 85 740 65 160 Total—Vote No. 29 ... 3,035 SUPREME COURT. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 29 VOTE No. 30. Salaries — Auckland — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards 420 220

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CLASS XI.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Item. 19' '6-7. SUPREME COURT— continued. VOTE No. SO—continued. Salaries— continued. Auckland —continued. Cadet Crier, Messenger, and Office-cleaner Assistant Office-cleaner £ 95 157 10 £ Wellington— Registrar, Sheriff, and Registrar Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards Clerk Cadet Crier and Messenger Messenger and Office-cleaner 2 Assistant Office-cleaners 420 295 170 120 160 160 77 b Christchurch — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards Cadet Crier and Messenger Office-cleaner Assistant Messenger 420 260 85 127 50 100 Dunedin — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards Cadet Crier, Messenger, and Office-cleaner 420 280 95 175 6 Clerks to Judges at £150 900 Other Charges— Travelling-expenses of Judges, and other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal Proportion of fees to be refunded to Sheriffs 5,216 6 3,500 50 7 Total —Vote No. 30... 3,550 8,76i BANKRUPTCY. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 9 VOTE No. 31. Salaries — Auckland — Official Assignee Clerk Cadet 450 220 95 2 Wellington — Official Assignee Clerk 450 220 Christchurch — Official Assignee Clerk 450 220 Dunedin — Official Assignee (also Stipendiary Magistrate) Clerk 450 160 2.715

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CLASS XI.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

,em. 19( '6-7. BANKRUPTCY— continued. 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 31— continued. Other Charges— Advertising Commission to Deputy Assignees Office-cleanine Payment to Public Trust Office for service of officers acting as Deputy Assignees ... Postages Travelling-expenses Contingencies £ 110 600 32 £ 9 10 11 66 100 30 100 Total —Vote No. 31 1,038 3,753 DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS. 1906-7 Total number of officers ... 171. VOTE No. 32. Salaries — Auckland — Magistrate (also District Judge, Waikato and Thames) 5 Clerks: 1 at £345, 1 at £230, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £105 Cadet Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger Magistrate's Court, Stamp Office, and Registrar of Deeds Office; and Office-cleaner 700 950 60 170 140 130 Papakura, Pukekohe, Mercer, Waiuku, Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, Cambridge, Raglan, Huntly, Te Awamutu, Kawhia, Te Kuiti, and Taumarunui — Magistrate Clerk and Registrar of Births, &c, Hamilton Cadet 550 250 95 3 Onehunga, Otahuhu, Whangarei, Dargaville, Helensville, Warkworth, Maungaturoto, Port Albert, Waipu, and Paparoa — Magistrate and Warden Clerk at Whangarei (Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c.)... Clerk at Maungaturoto, Paparoa, and Waipu 475 175 65 Russell, Mangonui, Whangaroa, Kaeo, Kaitaia, Raivene, Waimate, Kaikohe, Houhora, and Kawakawa — Magistrate 450 Thames, Coromandel, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Waihi, and Mercury Bay — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, and Registrar of Electors Clerk Bailiff Interpreter Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Ac,at Paeroa ... Cadet Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, at Coromandel Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, at Waihi .. Cadet Bailiff 550 280 160 185 120 220 . 95 180 240 65 150

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em. 19 '6-7. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. VOTE No. 32— continued. Salaries— continued. Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Maketu, Te Puke, Opotiki, and Whakatane — Magistrate and Commissioner, Native Land Court Clerk and Interpreter, and Registrar of Births, &c, and Registrar of Electors Clerk at Rotorua £ 6 525 225 180 Gisborne, Wairoa, Tolaga Bay, and Port Awanui — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court, and Sheriff Clerk, also Registrar of Electors Clerk Bailiff Clerk, Interpreter, and Bailiff at Wairoa ... 525 275 140 160 175 New Plymouth, Opunake, and Waitara— Magistrate (also District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, Commissioner Native Land Court, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps) Clerk, Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, and Registrar of Electors 2 Clerks: 1 at £130, 1 at £105 Bailiff and Office-cleaner, and Crier of Supreme Court 525 280 235 160 Hawera, Stratford, Inglewood, Patea, Manaia, and Eltham — Magistrate Clerk at Hawera, also Registrar of Electors, <fcc. Cadet Bailiff Clerk, Stratford Clerk, Eltham 550 240 65 140 230 150 10 Wanganui, Waverley, Morton, Bull's, and Raetihi — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court... Clerk, Sheriff, and Deputy Registrar Supreme Court ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £160, 1 at £120 Bailiff and Crier, Supreme Court Clerk at Marton and Bull's 550 280 2t0 150 150 11 Palmerston North, Feilding, Kimbolton, Foxton, Otaki, Levin, Hunterville, Taihape, and Mangaweka — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court Clerk, and Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, Palmerston North Clerk Cadet Bailiff Clerk at Feilding Clerk and Bailiff at Otaki Clerk at Taihape 525 255 120 85 150 230 180 L50 12 Wellington, Petone, Hutt, and Upper Hutt — Magistrate 4 Clerks: 1 at £345, 1 at £220, 2 at £120 Cadet Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger, &c. 650 805 85 180 160 160

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CLASS XI.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

item. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. 19 '6-7. 13 VOTE No. 32— continued. Salaries— continued. Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, Te Nui, Electahuna, Pahiatua, and Woodville — Magistrate and Sheriff Clerk, also Registrar of Electors Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Pahiatua, and Registrar of Births, <fec. Clerk and Bailiff, Carterton £ 525 280 150 185 75 14 Napier, Hastings, Waipawa, Ormondville, Porangahau, and Dannevirke — Magistrate and Registrar Supreme Court... 3 Clerks : 1 at £270, 1 at £220, 1 at £170 Bailiff Clerk at Hastings Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Dannevirke Cadet 600 660 160 220 120 210 65 15 Nelson, Brightwater, Motueka, Collingwood, and Takaka — 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 Clerk and Receiver Gold Revenue, Collingwood 550 310 140 100 150 16 Blenheim, Picton, and Havelock — Magistrate, Warden, and Registrar of Supreme Court Clerk (also Sheriff), and Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Havelock 525 270 65 160 150 17 Ohristchurch, Lyttelton, Leeston, and Southbridge — District Judge, Canterbury, Westland, and Otago, &c.... Magistrate and Coroner (fees), also Commissioner Native Land Court 4 Clerks: 1 at £325, 1 at £250, 1 at £140, 1 at £115 Bailiff 2 Assistant Bailiffs : 1 at £145, 1 at £80 ... Clerk and Registrar of Births, &c, also Registrar of Electors at Lyttelton 750 650 830 170 225 170 18 Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley, Oxford, Darfield, Culverden, Cheviot, Kaikonra, Akaroa, and Little River — Magistrate Clerk, Kaiapoi and Rangiora, also Registrar of Electors Clerk and Bailiff at Darfield, also Registrar of Electors 525 225 110 19 Timaru, Temuka, Ashburton, Geraldine, Fairlie,and Rakaia — Magistrate and Sheriff Clerk (also Registrar of Electors) Cadet Bailiff Clerk, Ashburton Bailiff and Assistant Clerk 550 300 95 160 250 140 20 Greymouth, Brunnerton, Reefton, Ahaura, Westport, Dennis/on, Charleston, Lyell, and Murchison — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Greymouth, and Registrar of Births, &c. 500 295

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item. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. 19 i6-7. 20 VOTE No. 32— continued. Salaries— continued. Greymouth, Brunnerton, Reefton, Ahaura, Westport, Denniston, Charleston, Lyell, and Murchison —continued. Clerk Clerk Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Reefton; Sheriff, Land Officer, and Registrar of Births, &c. Bailiff and Assistant Clerk Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Registrar of Electors, Local Land Officer, and Clerk to Agent Colliery Reserve, Westport ... Cadet Assistant Clerk and Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, Ahaura £ 200 175 150 200 130 260 75 165 160 21 Hokitika, Ross, Stafford, Goldsborough, Kumara, and Okarito — Magistrate, Sheriff, Registrar Supreme Court (also £325 as District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps) Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff, 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 150 220 85 130 180 110 22 Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel, and Port Chalmers — Magistrate 4 Clerks: 1 at £345, 1 at £205, 2 at £120 Cadet Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Clerk at Port Chalmers, and Registrar of Births, &c. ... 575 790 95 170 140 170 23 Oamaru, Palmerston, Hawksbury, Hampden, Waimate, Kurow, and Livingstone — Magistrate Clerk at Oamaru, Registrar of Births, &c, and Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff, also Registrar of Electors, at Waimate 550 270 70 160 180 24 Invercargill, Campbelltown, Wyndham, Lumsden, Riverton, Otautau, Orepuki, and Winton — Magistrate and Warden Clerk, Sheriff, and Registrar Supreme Court (also Deputy-Registrar of Old-age Pensions, £45) Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85 ... Bailiff, and Crier, <fcc, Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Riverton and Orepuki, and Registrar of Births, <fec, also Registrar of Electors Cadet 550 310 135 180 165 160 65 25 Clyde, Alexandra, Cromwell, Roxburgh, Arrow, Queenstown, and Pembroke — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Clyde and Alexandra 525 295

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Item. 19 6-7. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES'. AND WARDENS' C OURTS— con tinned. 25 VOTE No. 32— continued. Salaries — continued. Clyde, Alexandra, Cromwell, Roxburgh, Arrow, Queenstown, and Pembroke —continued. Cadet ■•• ■•• ■•• Clerk, Receiver of Gold Revenue, Registrar of Births, Ac, at Cromwell Clerk - ••■ ••■ Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, also Registrar of Electors, at Queenstown Cadet 75 185 105 200 85 26 Naseby, Black's, St. Bathan's, Patearoa, Hyde, Middlemarch, and Macrae's — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, also- Registrar of Electors Bailiff and Assistant Clerk 525 245 195 27 Lawrence, Gore, Milton, Balclutha, Kaitangata, Waikaia, Tapanui, Clinton, and Owaka — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Lawrence, and Registrar of Births, &c, also Registrar of Electors ... Cadet Clerk at Gore Bailiff at Gore 525 260 65 195 70 28 Chatham Islands — Magistrate, Medical Officer, &c. Clerk 300 15 29 Additional Magistrate ... ••■ 475 30 101 Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts: 96 at £10, 2 at £30, 3 at £15 1,065 Other Charges— Travelling expenses and allowances Mileage fees to be refunded to Bailiffs Rents Office-cleaners 40,525 31 32 33 34 6,300 4,000 375 1,800 Total—Vote No. 32 ... 12,475 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. 53,000 1 2 3 VOTE No. 33. Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors ... Expenses of Witnesses Payment of Jurors under " The Juries Act, 1880 " 3,000 7,500 3,000 13,500 Total —Vote No. 33 ... "CORONERS ACT, 1867." 1 2 VOTE No. 34. Fees and Expenses on Inquests Payment of Jurors 3,100 1,500 4,600 Total —Vote No. 34 ...

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[tern. 19 6-7. £ £ COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. VOTE No. 35. Salaries — Salary of Resident Commissioner, Cook and other Islands Rarotonga — Salary of Postmaster Salary of Collector of Customs Salary of Resident Commissioner at Niue Census Enumerator Fruit Inspector 500 50 200 300 75 100 Other Charges — Expenses connected with Cook and other Islands, notwithstanding anything in " The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1901," to the contrary ... Expenses connected with representation of Cook and other Islands at New Zealand International Exhibition, notwithstanding anything in " The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1901," to the contrary 1,225 500 1,000 Total—Vote No. 35 ... 1,500 2,725 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 VOTE No. 36. Advertising, purchase of books, &c. Allowance to Under-Secretary for services in connection with Native affairs Compassionate allowance to Amelia Johnstone for loss sustained by husband during the Maori war Compensation to E. Bunn for injuries caused by explosion at the Magistrate's Court at Murchison Expenses of winding up companies under " Companies Act, 1901" Expenses of Meikle Commission Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act ... Extra clerical assistance, copying, interpreting, &c. Fees to Patent Office Agents ... Fidelity guarantee premiums ... Fuel, light, water, .and cleaning Payment of Jurors under " Payment of Jurors Act, 1906" Payments to Printing Office for Patent Office Gazette... Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Purchase of typewriters Statutes Revision Commission ... Subscriptions to telephone exchanges To make good deficiency in accounts of late Clerk of Court at Marton Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 100 100 188 100 20 1,200 100 750 50 240 1,500 13 14 250 200 15 16 17 18 200 150 1,000 460 19 20 147 400 500 Total—Vote No. 36 ... 7,665

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[tarn. 19 '6-7. PRISONS. Increases under Regulation. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 153 2 VOTE No. 37. Salaries— Inspector's Office — Inspector of Prisons 2 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £175 Auckland — Gaoler ... ... ... Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 4 Principal Warders : 1 at £170, 3 at £165 25 Warders: 7 at £150, 1 at £140, 6 at £135, 3 at £130, 7 at £125, 1 at £120 ... Assistant Matron New Plymouth — Gaoler Surgeon Matron 2 Principal Warders at £155 . 3 Warders: 2 at £140, 1 at £135 Wellington Prisons — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 2 Principal Warders at £165 22 Warders: 5 at £150, 2 at £145, 2 at £140, 4 at 135, 3 at £130, 4 at £125, 2 at £120 ... Assistant Matron Wanganui — Gaoler, with rank of Chief Warder Surgeon Matron Principal Warder 2 Warders: 1 at £135, 1 at £120 Napier — Gaoler ... ... Surgeon Matron ... ... ... Principal Warder 3 Warders: 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £135 Westport — Gaoler Picton — Gaoler Lyttelton — Gaoler Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 3 Principal Warders: 2 at £165, 1 at £155 14 Warders: 4 at £150, 3 at £140, 2 at £135, 1 at £130, 3 at £125, 1 at £120 ... Assistant Matron Hokitika — Gaoler Surgeon (also Lunatic Asylum, £175) Matron Principal Warder 2 Warders: 1 at £130, 1 at £125 700 425 360 100 110 185 665 3,385 70 310 50 40 310 415 400 100 100 185 330 2,990 70 200 50 40 160 255 6 280 50 40 160 430 7 156 8 9 156 400 100 110 180 485 1,915 70 10 260 50 50 160 255

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,em.; 19 i6-7. PRISONS— continued. 11 VOTE No. 37— continued. Salaries — continued. Dunedin — Gaoler Surgeon (also Industrial School, £50) Matron Chief Warder 3 Princinal Warders : 2 at £165, 1 at £155 10 Warders: 1 at £150, 3 at £135, 1 at £125, 1 at £120, 1 at £145, 3 at £130 ... Assistant Matron £ 330 100 100 185 485 1,335 70 12 Invercargill — Gaoler Matron Principal Warder 3 Warders : 1 at £135, 2 at £125 Medical Attendance Timaru — Gaoler 230 40 165 385 50 13 156 14 Oamaru — Gaoler Clyde — Gaoler Naseby — Gaoler 156 15 156 16 156 17 Dumgree — Gaoler, with rank of Principal Warder 3 Warders at £130 Waipa — Gaoler, with rank of Principal Warder 3 Warders at £130 165 390 18 160 390 22,516 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Other Charges— Barracks : Prisoners Tree-planting at Waiotapu, Hanmer, Dumgree, and Waipa Valley Clothing, Bedding, Furniture, &c. Coals and Materials for Brick-making ... ... Gas and Water Gratuities to Prisoners on Discharge Lodging-allowances Medicines and Medical Comforts Other Necessaries Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Rations, Fuel, &c. Representation at New Zealand International Exhibition Subscriptions to Telephones ... ... ■ ... Temporary Officers Tools and Materials for Prison Labour, <&c. ... Travelling-expenses, and Conveyance of Prisoners Uniforms for Prison Officers Contingencies 6,000 2,000 800 1,000 600 800 350 550 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 100 8,000 100 100 400 500 1.100 400 300 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 23,100 4,000 Total—Vote No. 37 ... 19,100 41,61 >F CLASS XI £138 .50

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CLASS XII.—POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ £ ote 38.—Police Department ... 113,651 36,223 36,223 149,874 ,, 39. —Miscellaneous Services 1,872 1,872 . 1,872 TOTAL OF CLASS XII 113,651 18,095 151,746 Item. POLICE DEPARTMENT. '6-7. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 754 VOTE No. 38. Salaries— Commissioner 4 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £182, 2 at £136 8 Inspectors : 1 at £420,2 at £410,1 at £400,1 at £375, 3 at £350 5 Sub-Inspectors : 1 at £280, 3 at £270, 1 at £250 .. 4 Station Sergeants at 12s. per day 1 Sergeant-Major at 12s. per day 71 Sergeants: 31 at lis. 6d., 15 at lis., 11 at 10s. 6d., 14 at 10s. per day 2 Additional Sergeants at 10s. per day (6 months) 571 Constables : 103 at 9s., 37 at 8s. 6d., 82 at 8s., 151 at 7s. 6d., 198 at 7s. per day ... 20 Additional Constables at 7s. per day (6 months) ... 4 Chief Detectives : 2 at 15s. 6d., 2 at 14s. 6d. 23 Detectives: 3 at 14s. 6d., 3 at 13s. 6d., 3 at 12s. 6d., 4 at lis. 6d., 2 at 10s. 6d., 8 at 9s. 6d. ... 3 Additional Detectives at 9s. 6d. per day (6 months)... 6 Probationers at 6s. per day ... Native Constables 21 District Constables Female Searchers 4 Matrons: 1 at £110, 3 at £100 Constable at Chatham Islands (and Clerk Resident Magistrate's Court, and Clerk Post Office) Constable acting as Magazine-keeper Contribution to Salaries of Inspectors under Explosives Act: 1 at £58, 1 at £50 4 Surgeons (1 at each centre), £100 each ... Extra Pay to 16 Constables doing plain-clothes duty, and 15 District and Assistant Clerks, at Is. per day I'inger-print Expert and Photographer (six months) ... Increase of pay to Sub-Inspectors: 1 at £30, 3 at £20, 2 at £10 (six months) Increase of pay to Station Sergeants : 4 at £9 2s. 6d. (six months) Increase of pay to 102 Constables at 6d. per day (six months) £ 575 704 3,065 1,340 876 219 14,180 183 80,592 1,277 1,095 4,826 260 657 660 1,092 55 410 £ 38 10 108 400 566 90 55 19 465 Less contributions from other Departments 113,817 166 Other Charges— Allowance to Police using their own bicycles on duty... Clothing (free issue) ■ Clothing and stores on payment Expenses of Finger-print Bureau Fidelity guarantee premiums ... 113,651 2 3 4 5 6 350 1,600 600 400 30

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em. 19 )6-7. POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued. 11 12 13 14 15 10 7 8 '.) VOTE No. 38— continued. Other Charges— continued. Forage Gas and water House Allowances: 6 Inspectors —1 at £65, 1 at £60, and 4 at £50; 6 Sub-Inspectors —4 at £50, 2 at £10 ; 5 Station Sergeants—3 at £40, 1 at £10, l'at £5 (6 months) Lodging-allowance to married men of over 12 months' service who are unprovided with quarters —24 Sergeants at Is. 6d., 190 Constables at Is. per day Medical expenses and medicines Packing, carting, and freight ... Photographing prisoners, &c. ... Police prosecutions, defending appeals, &c. Postage and telegrams for 4 months ending 31st March, 1907 Purchase of horses ... ... ' Rations for prisoners, fuel, and light Rent of out-stations, paddocks, &c. Repairing, painting, and improving Police premises .,. Saddlery, &c. Scavenging and chimney-sweeping Shoeing horses Stores and supplies ... Telephone connections Travelling-expenses and transport of prisoners Travelling expenses and allowances in connection with New Zealand Exhibition Contingencies £ 1,500 1,100 663 4,150 200 1,500 150 2,200 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1.530 200 1,350 2,600 400 100 300 300 600 800 12,000 27 2,500 300 37,423 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 1,200 Total-Vote No. 38 ... 36,223 149,874 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 •1 3 4 5 VOTE No. 39. Compassionate allowance to Mrs. M. Hastings in consideration of services rendered by her late husband ... Compassionate allowance to Clara D. Hinton in consideration of services rendered by her late husband .. Compassionate allowance to Mrs. C. A. Keaney in consideration of services rendered by her late husband ... Compensation to William Peck for injuries received while assisting police Compassionate allowance to Mrs. J. E. Warring in consideration of services rendered by her late husband ... Expenses connected with the extradition of Peter McShane Expenses attending the detection of sly-grog sellers ... Rewards for conviction in sly-grog cases ... Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service 165 164 165 110 6 210 7 8 9 500 450 40 1,872 Total—Vote No. 39 ... 1,872 TOTAL OF CLASS XII £15 746

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CLASS XIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ifote 40. —Mines Department .. 5,670 5,670 „ 41. —Colonial Analyst Department 960 910 1,870 ,, 42.—Geological Survey Department .. 3,520 4,800 8,320 „ 43. —Miscellaneous Services 19,223 19,223 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII 10,150 24,933 35,083 tein. 1906-7. MINES DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 20 VOTE No. 40. Salaries — Under-Secretary Inspecting Engineer 4 Inspectors of Mines: 3 at £340, 1 at £250 4 Assistant Inspectors of Mines : 2 at £240, 1 at £220, 1 at £150 Chief Clerk (also Secretary, Board of Examiners under Mining and Coal-mines Acts, £50) Clerk Clerk and Shorthand-writer Cadet Secretary, Board of Examiners under Mining and Coalmines Acts (also Chief Clerk, £300) Secretary, Mining Bureau Draughtsman 3 Lecturers and Instructors, Schools of Mines : 1 at £350, 1 at £210, and 1 at £180 Clerk, Inspector of Mines Office, Dunedin Cadet, Westport Cadet, Thames 600 500 1,270 850 300 280 180 70 50 310 280 740 130 70 40 Total —Vote No. 40 5,670 COLONIAL ANALYST DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 5 VOTE No. 41. Salaries — Colonial Analyst (also Public Health Department, £75) Laboratory Assistants: 1 at £200, 1 at £120 Caretaker Cadet 450 320 150 40

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Item. 36-7. 19( COLONIAL ANALYST DEPARTMENT— continued. £ £ 2 3 4 5 6 VOTE No. 41— continued. Other Charges— Laboratory Assistance Fuel, Light, and Water Cleaning Chemicals and Apparatus ... ... ... Contingencies 150 100 60 500 100 Total—Vote No. 41 ... 910 1,87' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers ..- 15 VOTE No. 42. Salaries— Director Geologists : 1 at £300, 1 at £200 Palaeontologist Mining Geologist Assistant Geologists : 3 at £150 Topographer Assistant Topographers : 2 at £200 Draughtsman Assistant Draughtsman Shorthand-writer and Typist ... Clerk 630 500 400 300 450 300 400 175 100 180 85 3,520 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges— Expert and Temporary Clerical Assistance Travelling Allowances and Expenses Books and Periodicals Instruments Tools, Equipment, and Field Expenses Contingencies 800 500 250 150 3,000 100 Total—Vote No. 42 ... 4,800 8,32i MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 43. Advertising and Subscriptions to Newspapers Expenses of representation at New Zealand International Exhibition Expenses of Board of Examiners for Mine - managers' Certificates Expert and Temporary Clerical Assistance Compensation to Mitchell and Teague, loss sustained through water tailings, Government water-race Cost of Collecting Goldfiel ds Revenue Cost of Work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department and Government Printer Editing, Printing, and Publishing a New Edition of " Mining and Engineering " ... Essays on Mining Grants to Libraries in. Mining Townships ... Inspecting Timber Areas Legal Expenses Mail-service, Cromarty (half cost) 100 2,000 200 450 200 50 200 8 150 150 100 50 100 150 9 10 11 12 L3

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item. 1906-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 VOTE No. 43— continued. Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Waimea- Kumara Alexandra Mount Ida Office Rents Otago University School of Mines, final grant Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Printing and Publishing Report on the Geology of the Cape Colville Peninsula Purchase of Native rights (Stewart and others, Thames) Refunds of Rent, Section 154, " Mining Act, 1905 " . Refund of rent paid for Morning Star Claim at Preservation Inlet Reports on Accidents ... .... Schools of Mines Testing shale, London Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies, Wages, &c. £ I ! 3,500 500 1,600 100 250 300 100 3,000 200 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 48 25 3,000 300 2,000 400 Total—Vote No. 43 ... 19,223 19,223 LAS XIII :35

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CLASS XIV.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 44. —Clerk of Executive Council 50 50 „ 45 —Colonial Secretary's Office ... ! 2,158 2,158 „ 46—Ministers'Secretaries . 950 950 „ 47. —Messengers and Office-keepers ... 5,989 5,989 „ 48. —Electoral Department ... j 2,122 8,658 10,780 „ 49—Audit Office 3,867 5,440 9,307 - 22,870 28,626 „ 50. — Registrar-General's Department 5,756 „ 51.—High Commissioner's Department 2,665 1,400 4,065 ,, 52.—Museum and Meteorological Department ... ... | 1,176 7,400 8,576 „ 53. —Miscellaneous Services 95,367 95,367 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV ... 24,733 24,733 141,135 165,868 Item. 19 6-7. CLERK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 44. Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £500) £ £ 50 50 Total—Vote No. 44 ... COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 45. Salaries — Under-Secretarv Chief Clerk 3 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £240, 1 at £200 Shorthand and Type Writer (also Private Secretary, £25) Shorthand and Type Writer at £210 (5 months) Cadet 550 370 690 395 88 65 Total—Vote No. 45 .., 2,158

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

1906-7. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 14 VOTE No. 46. Salaries — Secretarv to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) ' 13 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each Additional salaries to officers in classified departments employed as Private Secretaries : 1 at £35 (also £300), 1 at £65 (also £220), 1 at £25 (also £300) £ 500 325 £ 1 2 3 950 125 Total—Vote No. 46 ... MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 2 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 43 VOTE No. 47. Salaries— Messenqers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50; also Supervisor of Messengers, Government Life Insurance, £65) 24 Messengers: 1 at £192, 2 at £164, 1 at £155, 5 at £147, 14 at 8s. per diem, 1 at 7s. 6d. per diem 4 Night-watchmen at 8s. 6d. per diem Office-keepers, Sfc. — Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland Auckland—1 at £275, 1 at £128, 1 at £114 New Plymouth Gisborne Nelson —Office-keeper £150, Messenger £110 Blenheim Christchurch —2 Office-keepers: 1 at £52 (also Messenger, Survey Office, £120), 1 at £90 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin —Office-cleaner £l04 250 3,591 621 150 517 75 30 260 130 5,989 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 142 119 104 Total—Vote No. 47 ... ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 78 1 VOTE No. 48. Salaries — Chief Electoral Officer Chief Clerk at £235 (7 months) For Payment of Registrars, including those who hold other Appointments in the Civil Service... 450 137 1,535 Other Charges— Expenses of General Election ... Expenses of By-elections Expenses of Representation Commission ... Fees to Returning Officers, Licensing Committee Elections Licensing Poll under Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Acts Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Preparation and Printing of Rolls Contingencies 2,122 3 4 5 6 1,900 400 775 10,780 708 7 1,200 8 9 10 175 3,200 300 Total —Vote No. 48 ... 8,658

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[tern. 1906-7. AUDIT OFFICE. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 36 VOTE No. 49. Salaries— Chief Clerk 10 Clerks: 3 at £320, 1 at £280, 1 at £255, 1 at £245, 1 at £190, 1 at £156,1 (Shorthand and Type Writer) at £135, 1 at £122 11 Cadets: 2 at £96, 2 at £80, 4 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £40 (7 months) Chief Audit Inspector and Audit of Local Bodies (also Secretary Commissioners of Public Debt Sinking Funds, £50) Clerk 9 Travelling Inspectors : 3 at £320, 2 at £310, 1 at £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £270, 1 at £260 ... Audit Officer in London (also £265 charged High Commissioner's Department) £ 420 2,343 739 470 270 2,690 260 Other Charges— Assistance for Inspection Inspection of Public Trust and other Offices Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Railway Season Tickets Travelling-expenses of Audit Inspectors Contingencies Additional amount for assistance ... .'. 7,192 2 3 4 350 465 5 6 7 8 175 250 2,000 200 2,000 5,440 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 12,632 3,325 Total—Vote No. 49 ... 9,307 REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 16 2 VOTE No. 50. Salaries — Head Office — Registrar-Gene ai Chief Clerk 5 Clerks: 1 at £265, 1 at £240, 1 at £225, 1 at £180, 1 at £165 Cadet Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the several Registration Districts, — Auckland — Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) Clerk Cadet Wellington— Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector Christchurch— Registrar of Births, <fcc, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) Clerk 535 335 1,075 65 250 170 65 3 250 4 250

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lem. 19' '6-7. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT— continued. ■ I 4? VOTE No. 50— continued. Salaries — continued. Registrars of Births, dc. —continued. Dunedin — Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) Clerk Registrars of Births, <fec , paid by fees only £ 250 155 2,200 £ £ 5 250 155 2,200 Other Charges— Census, March, 1906 Clerical assistance, Year-book, &c. Diagrams, <&c, Year-book Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Contingencies o,/ob 21,500 870 50 150 300 5,756 7 8 9 10 21,500 870 50 11 150 300 Total —Vote No. 50 ... 22,870 22,870 28,626 * HIGH COMMISSIONER'S DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 51. Salaries— Secretary Accountant (also Audit Officer, £260) ... Clerks and Messengers 800 265 1,800 800 265 1,800 •) UKK 2,865 •2 3 4 Other Charges— Rent, Office-cleaning, Fuel, and Light Stationery and Publications ... ... ... Contingencies ... ... ... 730 200 470 1,400 730 200 470 1,400 Less contribution from Public Trust and Government Insurance F'unds ... 4,265 200 4,265 200 Total —Vote No. 51 ... .. j 4,065 MUSEUM AND METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 6 VOTE No. 52. Museum. Salaries— Director Museum Assistant and Draughtsman ... ... Messenger and Keeper .. ... ... Taxidermist Photographic Assistant Cadet 500 200 160 166 70 80 1,176 I

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:em. 1906-7. MUSEUM AND METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 52— continued. Other Charges— Cleaning Windows, &e. Fuel, Light, and Water Maori Exhibit at New Zealand Exhibition... Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Printing Museum Bulletins Purchase of Specimens, Pictures, &c, for MuBeum Photographic Apparatus for Museum Travelling Expenses and Contingencies £ 2 3 4 5 100 50 4,500 (i 7 8 9 20 100 1,250 80 200 Meteorological. Cost of temporary Observing-station, Wellington Meteorological Instruments Meteorological Observers and Stations Inspection of Stations and Contingencies ... 6,300 10 11 12 13 150 525 325 100 Total—Vote No. 52 ... 1,100 8,576 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 VOTE No. 53 Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden Art Galleries (subsidies £1 for £1) — Auckland Canterbury Assistance developing production of mineral oil Bonus to Taipo Explosives Syndicate (on account, £2,500) Captain Cook memorial at Gisborne (£1 for £1) Cleaning offices Clerical assistance and extra messengers ... Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Murray, Auckland (husband accidentally killed at Penrose) Compassionate allowance to Amos Burr for services rendered Compassionate allowance to widow of A. W. Smith, late clerk in High Commissioner's Office Compassionate allowance to daughters of late H. N. Warner, of Auckland Compassionate allowance to Mrs. J. Brown, whose husband was killed at railway-crossing ... Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late G. Fisher, M.H.R. Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Veterans' Home (£1 for £1) Contribution towards the cost of obtaining on loan national pictures for exhibition throughout the colony Contribution towards cost of revised Maori Dictionary Cost of passages of delegates attending Friendly Societies' Conference, Wellington Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department ... ... ... Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 112 of "The Public Works-Act, 1894 " Cost of passages of delegates attending Labour Conference Cost of binding scientific publications in New Zealand Institute Library ,,„ 75 500 500 1,000 1,500 500 1,500 3,000 100 5 220 200 200 13 14 400 15 16 100 500 • 100 100 17 18 19 100 20 50 21 100 22 50 200

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

-em. 1906-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 33 34 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 so 31 32 VOTE No. 53— continued. Cost of portrait of late Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon Cost of passage from Wellington to London for H. A. Maclntyre (undesirable immigrant), and attendant Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" Donation for relief of distress caused by earthquake in San Francisco, California .. Donation for relief of distress caused by famine in Japan Donation for relief of distress caused by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy Expenses under "The F'ine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894" Expenses Roval Commission on allegations made by Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, M.H.R. Expenses in connection with entertainment of guests of the colony at the New Zealand International Exhibition Expenses in connection with the decease and burial of Right Hon R. J. Seddon Expenses incurred during last visit of late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon to Australia Expenses in connection with the National Annuities Bill Fire Brigades—Attending Annual Conference, Railway passes for Fire Brigades' Annual Conference, grant-in-aid Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of Gas and water for various Government buildings, &c. Grant to the widow of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of the colony Grant to swimming associations for encouragement of swimming Grant to the Prime Minister for expenses attending Colonial Conference in London, 1907 General contingencies Gratuity to Captain Jackson Barry Government Actuary (also Actuary, Government Insurance Department, £675) ... Imperial Institute expenses " Manual of New Zealand Mollusca " National memorial to the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon (£l for £1 subsidy, up to £15,000) New Zealand International Exhibition : Grant for £ 105 24 200 1,000 1,000 250 10 20 442 1,000 1,150 579 35 14 36 300 300 25 750 37 38 39 40 6,000 41 200 42 1,500 4,500 52 43 44 45 46 47 48 200 150 100 15,000 49 64,500 50 51 52 53 expenses Pacific cable — New Zealand's portion of estimated deficiency Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson —Mrs. Robinson's two daughters Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, Grant in aid of Subsidies to Medical Associations Subsidy towards the cost of housing Dr. T. M. Hocken's library when presented to the public (£1 for £1) Subsidy to Hutton Memorial Research Fund Telegrams to the colony, &c. ... Telegrams beyond the colony ... 8,062 25 100 25 150 700 54 55 56 57 58 59 3,000 300 384 2,250 Less estimated recoveries in respect of New Zealand International Exhibition 125,367 30,000 Total —Vote No. 53 ... 95,36' TOTAL OF CLASS XIV £16 ,868

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CLASS XV.—CROWN LAW DEPARTMENT.

80

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 54.—Crown Law Office .. 2,780 320 3,080 TOTAL OF CLASS XV 2,760 320 3,080 ■ Item 19 16-7. CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 6 VOTE No. 54. Salaries — Solicitor-General Assistant Law Officer (also Revising Barrister, Friendly Societies, £75) Law Draftsman Chief Clerk Clerk (also Private Secretary to Attorney-General, £25) Clerk £ 1,000 550 550 310 225 125 2,760 2 3 Oth kr Charges— Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises ... Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Contingencies 100 20 200 4 320 Total—Vote No. 54 3,080 TOTAL OF CLASS XV ;,080

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

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1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. i Total. £ £ £ ote 55. —Defence Department 7,667 1,725 9,392 ,, 56.—Permanent Militia and Volunteers 53,018 71,654 124,672 ,, 57. —Stores and Magazines 5,062 425 5,487 ,, 58. —Miscellaneous Services 31,354 31,354 TOTAL OF CLASS XVI. ... 65,747 15,158 170,90, Item. 1906-7. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 29 VOTE No. 55. Salaries— Head Office — Under-Secretary for Defence... Chief Clerk Accountant 4 Clerks : 1 at £220, 1 at £200,1 at £197; 1 (Typiste) at £141 2 Junior Clerks at £120 £ 450 325 250 758 240 Military Establishment — Headquarters Staff— Commandant (also house allowance, £100) Staff Officer (Artillery) (also house allowance, £50) ..'. Staff Officer (Engineer) (also house allowance, £50) ... Staff Officer to Commandant (also house allowance, £50) Staff Officer (also house allowance, £50) ... Inspecting Officer, Defence Cadets and Rifle Clubs (also house allowance, £50) 5 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £195,1 at £185, 2 at £175... Cadet at £40 (and lodging-allowance, £25) Shorthand and Type Writer at 9s. per day Draughtsman 2 Messengers : 1 at 8s. per day, 1 at 7s. per day Salaries and expenses of proposed Council of Defence 2,023 700 450 500 300 290 170 940 65 142 188 234 1,000 4,979

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

82

;em. 19 '6-7. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 55— continued. Salaries— continued. School of Instruction — Officer Commanding (also house allowance, £50) (6 months) 1 Staff Sergeant-Major at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50) (6 months) Central Board of Examination— 1 Lieutenant... 1 Clerk £ 200 64 235 166 4 5 Allowances to Officers and Non-com. Officers attending Classes, School of Instruction Military Books, &c. 665 100 50 150 815 6 7 8 9 Other Charges— Forage Allowance House Allowance Travelling-expenses Contingencies 125 400 750 300 Total—Vote No. 55... 1,575 9,392 PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 413 VOTE No. 56. Salaries — Royal Neiv Zealand Artillery — 1 Major (also house allowance, £50) 3 Captains: 1 at £255, 2 at £220 per annum (1 free quarters, 1 also house allowance, £50) 4 Lieutenants: 1 at £180 (also free quarters), 3 at £175 per annum *... 1 Lieutenant at £150 per annum (from 5th September, 1906) 1 Military Cadet (also lodging-allowance, £25) 1 Master Gunner at 12s. per day (also house allowance, £50) 2 Regimental Sergeants-Major at 10s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each) 2 Regimental Sergeants-Major at 10s. per day 3 Company Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day 1 Quartermaster-Sergeant at 8s. 6d. per day 12 Sergeant Artificers : 3 at 10s. per day, 4 at 9s. per day, 5 at 8s. 6d. per day ... 9 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... 1 Sergeant-Instructor in Gunnery at 8s. 6d. per day 9 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 9 Bombardiers at 7s. 3d. per day 8 Acting-Bombardiers at 6s. lOd. per day 56 First-class Gunners at 6s. 6d. per day 50 Second-class Gunners at 6s. per day 63 Second-class Gunners at 5s. 6d. per day 9 Trumpeters : 1 Bombardier Trumpeter at 6s., 8 Trumpeters at 3s. per day 1 Sergeant (Field Artillery Section) at 8s., 13 Drivers at 6s. 6d. per day, 3 Drivers at 6s. per day 1 Corporal-Saddler at 7s. 6d. per day ... 2 Mobilisation Storekeepers at 8s. per day 2 Armourer-Sergeants at 9s. per day 4 Assistant Armourers : 1 at 6s. 6d., 2 at 6s., and 1 at 5b. 6d. per day 300 695 705 86 70 219 365 365 466 156 1,980 1,314 156 1,232 1,191 998 6,643 5,475 6,324 548 2,017 137 292 328 438 32,500

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

*m. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. 19' i6-7. VOTE No. 56— continued. Salaries— continued. Royal New Zealand Engineers — 1 Field Officer (6 months) ... 1 Hon. Captain, Submarine-mining Boats, at £260 per annum 1 Hon. Lieutenant, Submarine-mining Boats, at £260 £ 250 260 per annum 3 Lieutenants: 1 at £195, 1 at £180, 1 at £150 ... 1 Instructor Submarine Mining at 8s. per day (also house allowance, £50) 4 Company Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day 11 Sergeant Mechanists at 8s. 6d. per day 1 Coxswain, s.s. "Lady Roberts" 1 Engineer, s.s. " Lady Roberts " 5 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... "... 6 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 4 Second-class Corporals at 7s. 3d. per day 36 First-class Sappers at 7s. per day 20 Second-class Sappers at 5s. 6d. per day 260 525 146 621 1,707 156 156 730 822 530 4,599 2,008 12,770 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges— Clothing (free issue), R.N.Z.A. and R.N.Z.E. Clothing on Payment Fuel, Light, and Water House Allowance Hospital Charges Maintenance, Cost of Running (including pay of civilian crew), and Repairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat-sheds, Launches, and Hire of Temporary Launches Miscellaneous Stores Medical Attendance, Medicine, &c, (including Salary of Civil Surgeons to New Zealand Permanent Force) Repairing, Painting, and Additions to Buildings Stores for Maintenance of Guns and Batteries Scavengering Travelling-expenses Working-pay, Second Engineers Submarine-mining Boats Contingencies 100 500 1,000 550 100 1,850 50 11 12 13 14 15 500 400 2,400 50 1,000 16 19 500 9,019 54,289 17 Salaries — Auckland — Officer Commanding District (also free quarters) 5 Drill Instructors : 4 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £150 D.A.A.G. (A duties) (also house allowance, £50) D.A.A.G. (B duties) 2 Clerks at £166 325 661 160 50 332 18 Wellington — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) District Adjutant (also house allowance, £50) Mounted Instructor (Officer) (also house allowance, £50) 8 Drill Instructors : 7 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £150 ... D.A.A.G. (B duties) 2 Clerks : 1 at £176,1 at £156 (6 months) 400 275 221 1,045 50 254

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

.tern. 19 '6-7. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. 19 VOTE No. 56— continued. Salaries — continued. Nelson — Officer Commanding (also house allowance, £50) 3 Drill Instructors at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each) £ 240 383 20 Canterbury — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) 5 Drill Instructors : 4 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £150 ... D.A.A.G. (A duties) D.A.A.G. (B duties) 2 Clerks: I at £220, 1 at £166 325 661 50 50 386 21 Otago — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) 1 District Adjutant (also house allowance, £25) Mounted Instructor at £201 (also house allowance, £50) 7 Drill Instructors : 5 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £150, 1 at £150 (6 months) ... D.A.A.G. (A duties) D.A.A.G. (B duties) Clerk 325 225 201 863 50 50 166 Other Charges— Travelling-alloivances — Auckland ... Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Advertising Capitation, Target, and Marking Allowances for Adult Corps Capitation, Target, and Marking Allowance, and Allowance for Rent and lighting Halls, for Cadets... Cleaning Offices Daylight Parades Efficiency Fees for Volunteers Extra-duty pay for members of Permanent Force instructing Volunteers after working-hours, including men on launches conveying Volunteers, or otherwise assisting while on this instructional duty ; also, extra pay for men told off for clerical duties, and extra "working-pay" Forage and House Allowances Freight, Cartage, and Shipping Charges ... Guards of Honour, Escorts ... Horses for Guns, Field Artillery, Engineers, Bearer Corps, and Staff Labour, delivering Cargo ... ... ,.. Maintenance and Repairs of Drill-sheds, Barrackrooms, Mobilisation Stores, and Workshops Miscellaneous Stores: Volunteers Purchase and Keep of Horses for Field Batteries at Wellington Rent of Offices, Fuel, Light, and Office Requisites ... Railway Fares for Defence Forces Rent, Repair, and Improvements to Rifle Ranges Repairs to Tents, and Purchase and Repairs of Flags Refund Customs Duty paid by Colonial Ammunition Compay on machinery and stores for manufacture of Ammunition for New Zealand Government 7,748 22 550 600 350 350 400 50 23 24 25 30,000 26 27 28 29 1,880 50 1,600 2,750 30 31 32 33 250 1,820 2,600 100 34 35 1,000 50 36 37 500 100 38 39 40 41 42 500 85 4,000 1,000 100

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

;em. 19 i6-7. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges—eorefiwMe'd Tram and Ferry Tickets for Defence Forces Telephone Connections Volunteer Encampments and Manoeuvres Contingencies £ £ 43 44 45 46 400 350 12,000 500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" Total —Vote No. 56 ... 64,035 1,400 62,635 124,672 STORES AND MAGAZINES. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 34 VOTE No, 57. Salaries— Auckland — Magazine Keeper (also Defence Storekeeper), also free quarters Assistant in Magazine and Repairer of Arms 2 Arms Cleaners at 6s. 6d. per day 165 160 235 Wellington — Storekeeper for whole colony (also free quarters) ... Assistant Storekeeper Accountant 5 Clerks : 1 at £179,1 at £177,1 at £175, 1 at £169, 1 at £156 315 220 220 Foreman Armourer Sergeant (also house allowance, £50) Armourer's Assistant Armourer's Assistant Storeman Saddler 9 Arms Cleaners : 4 at £153, 5 at £135 2 Magazine Keepers: 1 at £150 (also free quarters), 1 at £125 Armourer's Cadet (also lodging-allowance, £25) 856 190 165 170 128 170 161 1,287 275 60 Otago — 1 Main Magazine Keeper ... Caretaker, Powder Hulk ... 150 120 Other Districts — 4 Magazine Keepers 15 Other Charges— Repairs and Additions to Magazines, Hulks, Store Buildings, &c. ... House and Lodging Allowance : Armourer Sergeant, £50; Armourer's Cadet, £25 Contingencies 5,062 5 100 6 7 75 250 5,487 425 Total—Vote No. 57 ...

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

;em,i 19 '6-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 VOTE No. 58. Amount payable to Dr. Wallace Mackenzie in respect of debt contracted for Bearer Corps, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee ... Amount required to pay contribution due by New Zealand from 1st January, 1904, to 31st March, .1907, towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Instructors while latter serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government ... Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, &c. (open to the public) Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, &c, open to Volunteers only Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heigh ton, 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 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week ... Compassionate allowance to the widow and three children of the late Corporal H. Blick, killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 10s. per week Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori War Compassionate allowance, at £2 per week, to C. C. Rookes for services rendered during Maori War Compassionate allowance to the widow and children of the late Thomas Batty, killed while marking at rifle range, Blenheim, and in full payment of all claims Compassionate allowance (equal to six months' salary) to the widow of the late Messenger C. C. Faweett ... Compassionate allowances to gunners injured by the gun-explosion at Fort Ballance, 2nd November, 1904, and in full payment of all claims Compassionate allowance to the widow and children of the late W. J. Cooper, killed while marking at Grassmere Rifle Range, 18th June, 1905, and in full payment of all claims Compassionate allowance to widow and child of Gunner John Hay , Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Staveley, widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Staveley Compensation to officers and non-commissioned officers and men on retirement from service Compensation for injuries sustained on duty by members of the Permanent Force Cost of compiling and writing the history of the several New Zealand Contingents in connection with the South African War " Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897," Expenses in connection with ... Grant to recipients of N.Z. Cross Grant to W. A. Richardson (continued to his widow) on account of military services rendered to the colony Medical fees, under clauses 4 and 5 of "Military Pensions Act, 1866," for members of Pension Boards for examination of members of Contingents for pensions Naval training-ship " Sparrow " Passages and Expenses of military officers and noncommissioned officers sent to England for instruction 409 450 250 52 39 52 78 20 40 104 £ 98 £ • 400 13 83 14 500 15 300 16 60 17 IS 50 19 500 20 100 216 21 300 100 22 23 24 52 100 3,000 25 26 385

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CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 19 '6-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 VOTE No. 58— continued. Passages from, and return to England of officers and non-commissioned officers Payment of expenses of members of New Zealand Contingents travelling for examination by Military Pensions Board Payment of compensation and medical expenses of members of Volunteer corps injured while on duty, also compensation for injury to horses Payment of Volunteer corps for attendance at camps for a period in excess of the number of days authorised by regulations Payment of expenses and other claims in connection with New Zealand Contingents to South Africa and at the Coronation, including renovation, restoration, and marking graves of New Zealand soldiers in South Africa Payment of grants to Volunteer Library Funds Payment equal to £1 for £1 on cost of establishment of District Challenge Shields for competition by Volunteers only Payment of expenses in connection with Defence Court at New Zealand International Exhibition Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Government Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Proportion of salaries of two Inspectors of Explosives Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial Officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores Purchase, &c, of medals Purchase of small-arms ammunition and cordite Repairs, &c , to military graveyards Rifle - shooting competitions expenses (New Zealand Defence Force Rifle Association) 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 ... Special grants in lieu, of capitation for year 1905-6 — Canterbury Native Rifle Volunteers Geraldine Mounted Rifles ... Amuri Mounted Rifles No. 1 Company, N.Z. Garrison Artillery Volunteers, Auckland Waiuku Mounted Rifles Subsidy of £1 for £1 subscribed by Caversham Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers to pay for uniforms, ordered prior to reduction of capitation from £1 to 5s. Contingencies 1,311 75 163 500 46 45 10 300 50 200 49 « 38 195 216 39 40 4! 42 43 44 275 100 22,000 100 45 1,000 46 40 17 40 70 100 68 80 100 48 33 250 49 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 35,154 3,800 Total—Vote No. 58 ... 31,354 TOTAL OF CLASS XVI £17' ,905

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XVII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

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1906-7. | Salaries. j Other ChargeB. Total. Vote 59. —Customs Offices and Services £ £ £ 37,699 7,376 45,075 ,, 60. —Customs: Miscellaneous Services 5,732 5,732 TOTAL OF CLASS XVII ... 50,807 37,699 3,108 Item. 06-7. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES. 19 1906-7. Total number of officers ... • 198 1 VOTE No. 59. Salaries— Head Office — Secretary and Inspector of Customs Chief Clerk Assistant Chief Clerk at £350 (5 months) ... 3 Clerks : 1 at £200, 1 at £135, 1 at £130 Clerk (Audit) Clerk (Audit) 2 Cadets : 1 at £75, 1 at £70 ... Storeman and Messenger ... ... Chief Customs Expert Typiste and Shorthand-writer ... Auckland — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Drapery Expert 5 Clerks: 1 at £175, 1 at £166, 2 at £155, 1 at £125... 10 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £75,1 at £70, 2 at £65, 2 at £60, 2 at £50,1 at £40 Warehouse Keeper 9 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £330, 2 at £280, 1 at £245, 2 at £240, 2 at £200, 1 at £190 Tide Survevor and Examining Officer 4 Lockers :' 1 at £185, 1 at £184, I at £183, 1 at £174 3 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... Messenger Boatman Whangarei — Coastwaiter (also Postal Officer) Whangaroa — Coastwaiter ... ;.. Hokianga — Coastwaiter Thames — Coastwaiter New Plymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Officer at Waitara Wanganui — Collector Landing Waiter and Examining Officer 2 Clerks: 1 at £155, 1 at £110 Cadet Locker £ 700 400 146 465 340 325 145 166 800 125 600 400 320 300 776 630 210 2,205 240 726 561 148 161 3 50 4 50 5 50 6 66 7 345 105 75 400 300 265 60 135

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CLASS XVII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

12— B. 7,

;em. 19 '6-7. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES-: ■continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. Salaries— continued, Wellington — Collector Landing Surveyor Hardware Expert First Clerk 7 Clerks: 1 at £200 (also £25 as Private Secretary), 1 at £155, 1 at £135, 2 at £115, 2 at £105 ' ... 8 Cadets: 1 at £85, 2 at £75, 2 at £65, 1 at £60, 2 at £40 Tide Surveyor Warehouse Keeper Messenger 11 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £310, 1 at £270, 2 at £250, 3 at £240, 1 at £200, 1 at £195, 1 at £185, 1 at £180 2 Lockers (Writers) at £187 .. Locker 5 Lockers : 3 at £166, 1 at £160, 1 at £125 1 Boatman at £156, and 1 Messenger at £156 Napier — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Locker 2 Clerks: I at £135, 1 at £115 2 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £65 ... Poverty Bay — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet Wairau — Officer in Charge (also Registrar of Births, &c, nil) ... Nelson — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk Cadet Westport — Collector and Examining Officer (also State Coal-Mines Department, £75) Cadet £ £ 9 565 360 300 280 930 505 210 166 137 2,560 374 166 783 312 10 440 280 250 150 11 340 70 12 275 13 425 270 155 50 14 300 95 15 16 17 IS Greymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Hokitika —- Collector and Examining Officer Bluff Harbour — Officer in Charge Locker Invercargill — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk Locker Cadet ... ... Dunedin — Collector Landing Survevor First Clerk Warehouse Keeper Drapery Expert 3 Clerks : 2 at £155, 1 at £115 6 Cadets : 3 at £95, 1 at £60,1 at £50,1 at £40 6 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers: 1 at £280, 1 at £250, 2 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £185 330 125 290 190 164 415 270 125 141 95 565 370 300 156 300 425 435 1,335

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CLASS XVII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

;em. 19 '6-7. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. 1!) VOTE No. 59—continued. Salaries— continued. Dunedin —continued. 6 Lockers: 5 at £166, 1 at £141 2 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... Messenger Port Chalmers —* Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer £ 971 374 156 t 20 185 21 Oamaru — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet Timaru — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Lyttelton and Christchurch — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Drapery Expert 4 Clerks: 1 at £165,1 at £125, 1 at £115, 1 at £105... 8 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 3 at £75, 2 at £65, lat£60 Tide Surveyor Warehouse Keeper 5 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £270, 2 at £240, 1 at £200, 1 at £190 2 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... 3 Lockers, I at £166, 1 at £145, 1 at £141 Boatman Messenger Contribution to other Votes— Marine and Harbours Postal and Telegraph Working Railways 330 50 22 400 115 23 515 375 300 300 510 595 260 185 1,140 374 452 147 156 24 25 26 75 80 85 Other Charges— Cost of Instruments, Books, Uniform Trimmings, &c. .. Expenses connected with Customs and Excise Convictions and Seizures and Legal Expenses Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices... Hire of Boats and Launches ... Local Chemical Analysts Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Rewards in connection with'the Protection of the Revenue Telephones Tidewaiters, Extra Clerical and other Assistance Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies 37,699 27 28 100 29 30 31 32 800 i . 1,000 160 480 33 34 35 36 37 130 800 320 1,800 1,800 300 Less contributions from Defence and Police Departments 7,690 314 Total—Vote No. 59 ... 7,376 45,07? CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No 60. Other Charges— Expenses under "The Immigration Restriction Act, 1899" 1 25

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CLASS XVII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

lem. CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES- continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 j 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ' 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2 3 4 5 (i VOTE No. 60-continued. Other Charges— continued. Expenses of new Customhouse — Custodian 2 Nightwatchmen at 7s. 6d. per night ... Cleaning 3 Messengers : 3 at 8s Lighting and heating Contingencies Expenses New Zealand International Exhibition Refund of duty on a monument erected at Gisborne to the memory of Captain Cook Refund of duty on a stained-glass window at Gisborne to the memory of Mrs. W. L. Williams ... Refund of duty on brass lectern erected at St. Matthew's Church, Christchurch, to the memory of the late Rev. R. A. Mortimer Refund of duty on stained-glass window erected to the memory of the late Dean Mahoney, Stoke Refund of duty on pulpit erected to the memory of Archdeacon Dudley, Rangiora Refund of duty on lectern imported for St. Mark's Church, Auckland Refund of duty on memorial to deceased troopers Refund of duty paid on a statue in honour of Sir John Logan Campbell Refund of duty, under " The Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 1903," on artificial limbs imported Refund of duty on trophy presented to the Egmont Agricultural and Pastoral Association Refund of duty on statue to the memory of A. A. Fantham, to be erected at Hawera Refund of preferential duty, certificates produced after importation Refund of duty on statue of late Hon. W. Rolleston ... Refund of duty on cup subscribed to for competition amongst New Zealand cheesemakers Refund of duty on altar-cloth presented to Upper Moutere Church Refund of duty, peal of bells for St, Matthew's Church, Dunedin Refund of duty on butter imported for exhibition at Palmerston North Show Refund of duty on " lay-outs " imported by the City Council, Borough of Mornington Refund of duty on oil engine for foreign schooner Refund of duty paid in New Zealand on goods exported to the Cook Islands and Niue Refund of duty on clock for Tauranga Post-office Refund of bonded warehouse duty at Oamaru and Invercargill £ £ 190 273 350 409 200 150 700 130 12 9 8 13 16 180 275 150 20 40 100 304 14 j 2 74 15 270 166 1,580 21 36 Total—Vote No. 60 ... 5,732 TOTAL OF CLASS XVII TOTAL OF CLASS XVII . £50,807

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CLASS XVIII.—MARINE AND HARBOURS AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS.

19( 1906-7. . Salaries. Other £ Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 61. —Marine and Har'oours... ... 16,569 16,569 12,325 28,894 „ 62. —Government Steamers 13,000 13,000 „ 63.—Inspection of Machinery 6,171 6,171 3,472 9,643 ,, 64. —Marine : Miscellaneous Services 20,131 20,131 TOTAL OF CLASS XVIII ... 22,740 22,740 48,928 71,668 Item. _ ,. _ 1 em. 1906-7. MARINE AND HARBOURS. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 129 £ £ VOTE No 61. Salaries— 1 Marine H ead Office Secretary (also Registrar of Ships) Chief Clerk 2 Clerks : 1 at £190, 1 at £120 2 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85 ... Cadette Nautical Adviser, Inspector and Surveyor of Ships, and Examiner of Masters and Mates 475 290 310 180 109 ■ 475 Harbours— 2 Manukau — Harbourmaster and Pilot (also Inspector of Fisheries, £10) Signalman Boatman and Launch-driver at £9 10s. per month ... Lightkeeper at Heads 3 Auckland — Bean Rock Lightkeeper 4 Hokianga — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Coast Waiter 2 Boatmen at £7 per month... 5 Kaipara — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Customs Officer Late Harbourmaster (3 months' salary on retirement) 2 Signalmen (also Lightkeepers) Chief Boatman at £10 per month Launch-driver and Boatman at £9 10s. per month ... Signalman 3 months at (£150) 6 Mokau — Signalman 7 Opunake — Signalman 8 Foxton — Harbourmaster and Pilot 9 Wellington — Assistant Lightkeeper, Somes Island .0 Napier Bluff Lighthouse — Lightkeeper 1,839 2 230 140 114 100 3 4 160 160 168 250 63 30 120 114 38 6 40 7 25 8 9 180 119 10 20

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CLASS XVIII. —MARINE AND HARBOURS, ETC., DEPARTMENTScontinued.

93

Item. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. Ill' '6-7. 11 12 13 VOTE No. 61— continued. Salaries — continued. Harbours— continued. Wairau— Signalman • Waitapu — Harbourmaster Collingwood — Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper Karamea — Signalman Okarito — Harbourmaster Okuru — Signalman £ 155 25 35 £ 11: 80 15 90 10 50 Less contributions from Customs Vote 2,506 75 Other Charges — Buoys and beacons, and gas for lights Buoys and beacons, Aotea Harbour Buoy-chain, stores, and oil Removal of snags, Wairau River Wages and rent Contingencies 2,431 17 L8 19 20 21 22 200 30 500 50 400 350 23 Lighthouses— Salaries— 30 Principal Keepers: 1 at £180, 16 at £160, 3 at £150, 10 at £130 45 Assistant Keepers : 8 at £120, 11 at £110, 10 at £100, 15 at £90, and 1 at £50 Artificer ... 1,530 4,490 4,570 230 Other Charges — Carriage of mails Keepers' station and travelling-allowances .. Oil and stores Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. Wages of temporary keepers ... Contingencies 9,290 24 25 26 27 28 29 250 525 4,100 600 350 400 6,225 3!) Weather-reporting Officers— Salaries — Weather-Reporter Assistant v eather-Reporter (4 months at £250) 15,515 350 83 433 31 Superintendents of Mercantile Marine and Examiners of Masters and Mates — Salaries —■ Assistant to Superintendent, Mercantile Marine, Dunedin (3 months at £150) 1 each at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, 3 at £300, 1 at £260 Assistance 1,160 38 332 32 Inspectors of Load-lines, &c.— Salaries — Wellington, 1 at £220 (3 months) Auckland, 1 at £220 (3 months) 1,530 33 55 55 110

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CLASS XVIII.—MARINE AND HARBOURS, ETC., DEPARTMENTScontinued.

[tern. 1906-7. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. VOTE No. 61— continued. Protection op Fish and Oysters— 34 I Salaries — Chief Inspector of Fisheries 9 Inspectors: 1 at £130, 1 at £75, 2 at £25, 1 at £24, 1 at £12, 2 at £10, 1 at £7 10s. Wages of attendants, Hakataramea Hatchery £ £ 325 319 292 Other Charges — 35 Collection and distribution of rainbow-trout ova 36 Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova 37 Contribution towards cost of printing historv of Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery 38 i Experimental trawling 39 Grant to Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery Board towards cost of importing lobsters 40 : Grant to Hokitika Fish-hatchery (£l for £1) 41 Import of salmon-ova 42 Import of white-fish ova 43 Importation of striped bass 44 Maintenance grant to Portobello Fish-hatchery Board 45 Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea 46 Supply of fish-ova and acclimatisation of fish 47 Travelling-expenses and contingencies 936 250 150 20 2,500 50 50 250 250 250 250 100 150 300 - Total—Vote No-. 61 ... 4,570 28,894 I GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. VOTE No. 62. 1 Working-expenses of s.s. " Hinemoa " within or outside the colony 2 Working-expenses, s.s. " Tutanekai " 3 New shaft and propeller for s s. " Tutanekai " 9,000 3,750 550 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 13,300 300 Total—Vote No. 62 ... 13,000 » INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND SURVEY OF STEAMERS. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 26 VOTE No. 63. 1 Salaries — Chief Inspector of Machinery, Priuciual Engineei Surveyor, &c. 14 Inspectors of Machinery and Engineer Surveyors: 1 at £320,2 at £315, 7 at £305, 4 at £295 1 Inspector of Machinery and Engineer Surveyor at £275 (4 months) 1 Draughtsman at £180 (4 months) 5 Clerks : 1 at £250, 1 at £198, 1 at £192, 2 at £182... 4 Cadets : 2 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... 500 4,265 92 60 1,004 250 6,171 1

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CLASS XVIII.-MARINE AND HARBOURS, ETC., DEPARTMENTScontinued.

95

Item., 1906-7. INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND SURVEY OF STEAMERS— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 VOTE No. 63- continued. Othkr Charges— Advertising Alterations and repairs to offices .'' Furniture and additions to offices Gas Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Rent, cleaning offices, and fuel... ,[[ Telephone rents Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 120 25 80 25 7 8 9 10 60 380 52 2,500 230 Total—Vote No. 63 | 3,472 i 9,643 MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 i 36 37 38 39 J VOTE No. 64. Marine: Miscellaneous Services— Aquarium at New Zealand International Exhibition Barometers for weather-reporting Beacons, entrance Kaipara Harbour Beacon, Kaipara Harbour Beacons, West Wanganui Inlet Beacons, Little Wanganui Beacons and buoys, Half-moon Bay Chatham Island Wharf extension ... Charts and books Checking overcrowding of steamers, and legal expenses Clearing willows from Taheke River, Hokianga Contribution to Public Health Department Vote Copying weather plans for Meteorological Office, London ! Dolphins at Karamea Wharf ... I Expenses connected with inquiries into wrecks, relief of distressed seamen, and survey of unseaworthv ships Expenses, Wool Fires Commission Enlarging wharf shed, Little Wanganui Fog-signals '" Grant to Shipwreck Relief Society House for signalman, Kaipara Improving and protecting entrance Waiko'uaiti River " Jetty and shed, north bank, Okuru ' • Maintenance Jackson's Head beacon-light Maintenance of Waitapu leading-lights Marine survey '" j Ltueka 0 wtrf '""* ° f * UM£ " Pen^" Mooring-buoy, Milford Sound ... N.Z. Nautical Almanac Nile Bridge Oil-launch for Hokianga P °Mafch,T9i7 telegramS 3 month8 31st, ! Printing Engineers' Log-books Refund of examination fee to C. M. Inverarity Rent and expenses connected with examinations, &c Renewal of telephone-line to Kaipara Lighthouse Removing snags from Waiuku River Removal of bank, Waitapu Harbour (subsidy, £1 for £i) Searching for dismasted vessel " Lutterworth " I i I 1,850 60 260 60 40 40 200 44 140 300 130 50 120 45 350 800 25 20 200 400 27 : ! 150 65 50 3,000 8,009 300 500 250 150 190 145 120 1 100 150 150 50 34

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item. 1906-7. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 IVOTE No. 64— continued. Marine: Miscellaneous Services— continued. Snagging the Mokau River Subsidy to Shipwreck Relief Society (£1 for £1 on amount collected by society) Survey of Whangarei foreshore Tower for harbour light, Hokianga Tuahine Point lighthouse Wharf, Manukau Harbour Wharf at Little Shag Creek, Tokatoka Contingencies £ 155 200 50 40 250 11 100 750 £ 20,131 Total —Vote No. 64 ... TOTAL OF CLASS XVIII £71 668.

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CLASS XIX.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 65.—Department of Labour 7,225 8,639 15,864 TOTAL OF CLASS XIX 7,225 8,639 15,864 tern. 19 i6-7. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. £ 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 46 VOTE No. 65. Salaries — Secretary, Chief Inspector of Factories, and Registrar of Industrial Unions Deputy Chief Inspector and Deputy-Registrar of Industrial Unions Accountant Shorthand-writer and Typist, also Record Clerk 10 Clerks : 1 at £185, 2 at £175, 1 at £165, 3 at £156, 1 at £125, 2 at £105 1 Shorthand-writer and Typist 18 Inspectors of Factories: 3 at £260, 1 at £240, 1 at £190, 1 at £185, 1 at £180, 1 at £175, 1 at £166, 2 at £160,1 at £156,2 at £150, 1 at £115, 3 at £100 Inspector of Factories (female) 4 Inspectors of Scaffolding (3 months at £165) 3 Clerks and Assistant Inspectors of Factories at Christchurch, Dunedin, and Auckland: 1 at £200, 2 at £175 5 Cadets : 1 at £60,1 at £50, 2 at £40, 1 at £24 525 445 230 220 1,503 110 3,107 156 165 550 214 Other Charges— Expenses of Bureau Expenses in connection with the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Acts Amount stolen from office, Napier Departmental exhibit, International Exhibition Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Retiring-allowance (3 months), Inspector at Palmerston North Storekeepers' supplies, board and lodging, &c, for persons assisted (estimated recoveries, £75) 7,225 2 3 4,400 4 5 6 4,100 3 350 7 250 36 8 100 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 9,239 600 Total—Vote No. 65 ... 8,639 15,864 TOTAL OF CLASS XIX £15,864

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CLASS XX.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

Salaries. Other Charges. Totals. £ £ £ ote-66.—Department of Lands and Survey 55,515 90,115 145,630 „ 67. —Miscellaneous Services 58,595 58,595 TOTAL OF CLASS XX 55,515 148,710 204,225 Item. 39 '6-7. £ DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 1906-7. Total number of officers and artisans ... 246 VOTE No. 66. Salaries — Head Office — Under-Secretary for Crown Lands (3 months at £600, 9 months at £750) Surveyor-General and Secretary for Crown Lands (3 months at £750, 9 months at £700) 6 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) 3 months at £440, 9 months at £375; 1 at £340, 1 at £320, 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £285 7 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £310, 1 at £280, 1 at £270, 1 at £260, 1 at £160, 1 at £120 Map-mounter 3 Cadets : 1 at £50, 2.at £40 ... Magnetic Observer Auditor of Land Revenue Superintendent of Settlements... 713 712 1,926 1,750 170 130 200 415 400 6,416 Auckland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 5 District Surveyors: 1 at £365, 1 at £340, 1 at £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £280 3 Assistant Surveyors: 1 at £250,1 at £240, 1 at £210 10 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £355, 1 at £350, 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 3 at £280, 1 at £275, 1 at £260, 1 at £245 17 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £330, 1 (Chief) at £310, 1 at £280, 1 at £270,1 at £250, 2 at £200,1 at £190 (7 months), 1 at £180,2 at £160, 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 1 at £105, 3 at £100 500 1,565 700 2,915 3,105

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99

rax, 19 '6-7. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No. 66— continued. Salaries— continued. Auckland District —continued. 12 Cadets : 3 at £100, 3 at £70, 4 at £60, 2 at £50 ... Crown Lands Ranger and Timber Expert ... Ranger (5 months at £230) £ 850 350 95 10,080 3 Hawke's Bay District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 2 District Surveyors: 1 at £360, 1 at £260 Assistant Surveyor (7 months at £150) 7 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £295, 1 at £280, 1 at £265, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 1 at £130 ... 3 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £320, 1 (Chief) at £235, 1 at £200 ... 6 Cadets : 2 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 450 620 87 1,830 755 420 285 Ranger 4,447 Taranaki District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 3 District Surveyors: 1 at £340, 1 at £290, 1 at £270 4 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £305, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 1 at £110 3 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £280, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £280, 1 at £160 5 Cadets : 2 at £100, 2 at £70, 1 at £60 Ranger 450 900 925 720 400 275 3,670 Wellington District — Chief Survevor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 6 District Surveyors: 1 at £365, 1 at £360, 1 at £330, 1 at £290, 1 at £280, 1 at £260 2 Assistant Surveyors at £195 9 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £400,1 at £335,1 at £340, 1 at £285,1 at £280, 1 at £260,1 at £185,1 at £130, 1 at £110 5 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £310, 1 at £170, I at £160, 1 at £110 ... 11 Cadets: 3 at £100, 2 at £70, 2 at £60, 4 at £50 ... Ranger Messenger 550 1,885 390 2,325 1,100 760 285 133 7,428 Nelson District — Chief Surveyor Commissioner of Crown Lands (9 months at £440) ... 4 District Surveyors : 1 at £375, 1 at £340, 1 at £320, 1 at £280 6 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £330, 1 at £290, 2 at £285, 2 at £260 Clerk 3 Cadets : 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... 450 330 1,315 1,710 270 180 4,255

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100

Item. 19 '6-7. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No. 66— continued. Salaries— -continued. Marlborough District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... District Surveyor Assistant Surveyor 3 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £310, 2 at £270 Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £70, 1 at £50 ... Ranger 400 300 200 850 110 120 270 Westland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown' Lands 2 District Surveyors: 1 at £280, 1 at £270 3 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £345, 1 at £250 (also Receiver of Land Revenue), 1 at £205 Clerk 5 Cadets : 2 at £100, 2 at £70, 1 at £60 ... 2,250 475 550 800 160 400 Canterbury District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 2 District Surveyors at £330 Assistant Surveyor (7 months at £150) 6 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £375,1 at £295,2 at £280, 2 at £270 6 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £320, 1 (Chief) at £280, 1 at £220, 1 at £135, 1 at £125, 1 at £100 5 Cadets: 1 at £100, 2 at £70, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 2 Rangers at £275 2 Messengers: 1 at £122, 1 at £120(also Office-keeper, £52) 2,385 500 660 87 1,770 1,180 330 550 242 Otago District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 3 District Surveyors : 2 at £280,1 at £270 7 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £370,1 at £310, 1 at £295, 1 at £280, 1 at £260, 2 at £180 8 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £350, 1 (Chief) at £340, 1 at £310, 1 at £215, 1 at £170, 2 at £150, 1 at £120 Cadet 3 Rangers : 2 at £275, 1 at £255 5,319 10 525 830 1,875 1,805 100 805 Southland District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 4 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £295, 1 at £310, 1 at £270, 1 at £265 5 Clerks : 1 (Chief) at £290, 1 (also Receiver of Land Revenue) at £280, 1 at £215, 1 at £140,1 at £130 5 Cadets: 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £40 ... 2 Rangers : 1 at £270, 1 at £50 5,940 11 500 1,140 1,055 310 320 3,325 55,515

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

!m. 19' '6-7. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued. VOTE No. 66— continued. Other Charges— Equipment and Wages (Staff) Temporary Surveyors and Parties Contract and Schedule Surveys Surveys—Landless Natives, &c. Surveys under the Maori Lands Administration Act ... Travelling-expenses Instruments, Machinery, Paper, and other Office Requisites Advertising, Printing, and Binding Rent of Offices Commission on Money-orders ... Temporary Assistance Cadets' Lodging-allowance Fuel, Light, Cleaning and Scavenging Additional temporary Draughtsmen and Clerks Inspection, management, &c, expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March Contingencies £ 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17,000 31,000 600 200 1,000 7,000 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1,700 3,500 650 950 21,000 950 850 8,000 27 6,500 28 715 3,500 105,115 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 160,630 15,000 Total —Vote No. 66 ... 145,630 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 67. Apiti Domain improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) Arrears of rates due by Crown tenants (section 124, " Land Act, 1892 ") Back-pegging sections in Wellington District Board of Examiners of Surveyors Caretaker and expenses in connection with preservation of scenery, Ship Cove Reserve Cave Domain, fencing, &c. Claims under Naval and Military Settlers Act — W. H. Clarke J. Mclnnes W. Lodder Compensationforinjuriesto employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with 50 100 400 200 30 20 30 20 14 250 10 11 12 same Compensation to John Cheyne for non-use of road shown on his title in error, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Compensation for land, J. Nodder Compensation for road taken to give access to sections on Waitahaia Block Compensation to Native owners for Section 33, Te Araroa Native Township, now a recreation reserve ... Compensation to J. Frear to recoup costs in defending action for trespass on a surveyed road ... Compensation to W. Berry for shortage of area in Section 2, Block IV, Pirongia 75 20 215 13 30 37 14 42

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

item. 19 '6-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 67— continued. Compensation to Major te Wheoro for short area in land Compensation for improvements and leasehold interest in Section 157, Matata, required for road access to Manawahe Block Compensation for part road formed through S.G.R. 41, Hangaroa, by the licensee, and taken by proclamation for public road Compensation to A. Ormsby for fencing road taken through Waiwhakaata Block Contribution towards establishing a comparateur for surveyors' five-chain bands for use by the various Survey Departments in the British Empire Christchurch Domain Board, grant towards upkeep of Domain during Exhibition year Equality of Exchange : Woodside Runs, Marlborough Eradication of noxious weeds on Crown lands Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining lands (including supply of wire to settlers) Expenses of inquiries, &c. Expenses of removal of temporary officers... Expenses under Workers' Dwellings Act (ordinary Crown lands portion) Expenses of supervision, Kapiti Island (including botanical survey) Eyre River protective works: Subsidy (£1 for £2) Fairlie Domain, subsidy towards protection from encroachment of Opihi River ... Fees to members of Land Boards for special inspections in excess of rate authorised by Act Fees to members of Waste Lands Boards ... Felling and grassing village-site in Block VII, Tadmor Survey District Fencing Section 42, Block XL, Ongo Forest Reserve, for scenic purposes Fencing and forming cemeteries Fencing Geraldine Domain Fencing reserve where soldiers are buried at Ruakituri Fencing and improvement of recreation-grounds and domains Fencing cemetery reserve at Maruia Valley Fencing forest reserves, Block XIII, Waitara, to preserve bush from trespassing cattle Fencing Ohau River Reserve ... - ... Fencing portion of Haukopua Forest Reserve Fencourt Drainage Board, subsidy Forest Gate Water-race: Protection from damage by flood by making a tunnel Formation of road to Makarewa Domain ... Grant to Otago Education Board for Pomahaka Downs School Grass-seed for Crown lands and settlers ... Green Island Domain improvement Half cost of fencing common boundary between Rangitana Domain and Forest Reserve, Section 24, Block VIII, Makotuku Hungahunga Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Improvement of and access to Picton Domain (subsidy, £lfor£l) In satisfaction of naval and military claims recommended for payment in Commissioner's Report, H.-13, 1898 Kapua Settlement drainage Kauri Domain, Kaihu Valley—Fencing, &c. £ 15 49 16 135 17 150 18 120 19 150 20 100 123 2,500 21 22 23 24 25 26 500 200 250 14,000 27 100 145 28 29 50 30 100 1,700 81 32 90 33 25 200 20 8 34 35 86 37 38 39 250 30 40 41 42 43 75 390 160 600 44 15 120 35 46 47 48 40 400 10 15 2,000 4:9 50 200 51 00 50 55 52 53

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CLASS XX.-DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

103

Item. i. 19 16-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 VOTE No. 67— continued. Kokatahi, Hokitika River, and Main Road protective works Lyell Cemetery (clearing) Magnetic survey (completion of) Maintenance of Tokatoka Tramway Makarewa Domain, planting and draining... Mamaku Domain, clearing, <fcc. Manual on Tree-planting Maruia Hot Springs (improvement) Matahuru Cemetery: Clearing, fencing, and drainage Model workers' dwellings at International Exhibition (including cost of subsequent removal to Sydenham) Motu Village roads Northcote Domain (planting, &c.) Okarito Cemetery: Purchase of land Otau Domain, fencing and improvement ... . Owaka Recreation-ground purchase Owaka Domain: Fencing, clearing, and improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) Paeroa Domain improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) Pahiatua Reserve (Makakahi Island) Paraparaumu and game-breeding station (subsidy) Payment to the Land for Settlements Account of the capital values of reserves in— Rosewill Estate Payment to Messrs. Ross and Glendining on surrender of Lauder, Home Hills, and Blackstone Hills Runs, and purchase of freehold homesteads and pre-emptive rights and all improvements ... Payment of local rates, Steward Settlement— Waitaki County Council Oamaru Harbour Board Payment to Land for Settlements Account of the capital value of reserves in Pareora Settlement ... Payment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of loading on Section 2, Block V., Ruahine, reserved for forest Payment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of part of loading of lands in Opaku and Kapara Districts owing to reduction in price ... Payment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of loading on lands in Okoke Block reserved for forest purposes Payment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of amount spent in excess of loan in Wellington Fruit-growers' Association Block Pongaroa Domain, improvement Pongaroa Cemetery Improvement Preventing sand-drifts Preventing sand dunes and drifting sand ... Preventing encroachment of rivers on Crown reserves Protective works to prevent encroachment of Orari River on Crown reserves held under lease Protective works to prevent encroachment of rivers in Westland Land District Providing road access to cemeteries where present roads are on impossible grades Providing road access to Section 16, Block V, Kawatiri Providing road to Natives, Toreparu Providing road access to Woodside Run ... Purchase of recreation reserve for Pukekohe Purchase of land for road access to Crown lands Purchase of 2 acres of land at Ruakiture ... Purchase of land from T. Gavin, Te Aroha Township ... Recutting drain in Block XV, Waikiwi, and forming road to allow of sections being taken up Refunds for improvements effected ... ... I £ 500 20 120 300 10 100 50 30 30 590 220 5 25 30 120 25 50 100 100 360 9,000 37 13 76 77 351 78 12 805 79 80 486 81 82 83 84 85 86 9 25 25 20 50 300 87 200 88 1,500 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 100 26 48 60 50 300 20 1,200 97 74 150

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CLASS XX.-DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

;em. : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 98 99 .00 .01 1)2 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 .10 11 VOTE No. 67— continued. Refunds on account of lands disposed of, short acreage, &c. ... ... ■•• Refund to W. Johnstone of survey fee paid on Section 12, Block VII, Gladstone Farm Homestead Refund for improvements on Section 1, Block XV, Mangapakeha Remissions of rent under Land for Settlements Consolidation Act— G. Hunter, Section 1a, Duncan Settlement J. Jones, ,, 2a, „ T. Henderson, „ 3a, „ J. Baxter, „ 4a, ,, D. McColl, „ 5a, „ J. Fegans, „ 6a, „ E.Gray, „ 15, Block XIII, Pomahaka J. Finn, „ 4, „ XXIII, Wairaki Remission of rent under Crown Tenants' Rent Rebate Act— M. Smith, Section 5, Block XVIII, Hundalee G. Dorset, „ 9, „ IV, Woodville P.Kelly, „ 4, „ XIV., Omona R. Sutherland, Sections 9 to 11, Block II, Lilburn ... E. Caselberg, Section 13, Block X, Hautapu Remission of rent, S.G.R. 9a, Maketu Remission of rent, Section 5, Block XI, Opaku Repayment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of loading on lands reserved on Mangorewa-Kaharoa Block Repayment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of loading on Section 4, Block VII, Opaku, reserved for forest .. Reticulation to sites for workers' dwellings at Sydenham Rangaroa Village : Roads of access Rimu Domain, improvement ... Rimutaka Forest Reserve : Sowing, clearing, &c. River-protection works, Ahaura, to protect roads and settlement lands River protective works (Wanganui River, South Westland) Roads and drains in Manunui Village Settlement Roads in Runanga Township ... Samples of New Zealand woods for distribution to Technical Schools and other institutions Seddon Domain Improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) Settlers' Handbook (second edition) South Westland mail-steamer subsidy, monthly service Special rates to local authorities Stockmen's shelter hut at Big Wanganui River Subsidy (£1 for £1), Amuri County Council, to prevent encroachment of Hurunui River, and to save approaches to traffic bridges Subsidy to doctors in outlying districts Subsidy towards purchase of portion of Kaiti Hill, Gisborne, for recreation-ground (£1 for £1) Subsidy for purchase of recreation-ground, Johnsonville (£1 for £2) Subsidy towards purchase of land for cemetery at Gladstone (£1 for £l) Subsidy for steamer service, Wanganui River Subsidy for drain through part of Seaward Bush Township (£1 for £2) Subsidy to Hyde Domain Board for fencing (£1 for £1) Subsidy, purchase and improvement of a domain and show ground, Waipu (£1 for £1) Subsidy for doctor, Kawhia district £ 100 13 247 10 20 26 12 18 18 43 61 16 2 38 33 10 13 29 449 233 250 150 50 25 500 12 200 200 1,500 .13 .14 .15 .16 .17 .18 .19 L20 .21 50 50 700 250 100 50 100 800 122 123 100 124 150 125 25 350 126 127 128 129 15 25 130 23 50

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Item. 19 '6-7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 VOTE No. 67 — continued. Subsidy to complete hall, Whangateau Domain Board (£lfor£l) Subsidv towards formation of Thames recreation-ground (£l'for£l) Subsidy towards purchase of recreation-ground, Rolleston (£i for £1) Subsidy towards purchase of recreation-ground, Otaki (£l'for£l) Subsidy to Drainage Board (£1 for £1), Tokatoka Swamp Subsidy : Flood protection, Inch-Clutha (£1 for £1) ... Subsidy towards purchase of new Waihemo Recreationground Survey Hen, Raketapauma Block Surveys, report, and other expenses in connection with drainage systems, Manawatu and Oroua Districts . Tauranga Mission Cemetery, subsidy for upkeep To prevent encroachment of river on Nga-awapurua Forest Reserve and road To prevent encroachment of rivers on Crown reserves... Uruti Domain improvement Value of plantation taken out of Section 2, Block IX., Hawera Value of improvements on small grazing - run, Sections 15 to 19, Block V, &c, Mount Hyde, on expiry of license (in terms of clause 214 of "The Land Act, 1885") Waikino Domain Board, improvement (£1 for £1) Waiwera Domain (clearing, &c.) ... . ... Wanganui River (improvement) Wafer Supply reticulation to worker's dwellings at Ellerslie West Tareri Cemetery —Grant towards improvement ... Whangamomona Medical Society—Grant for services of registered nurse (doctor not procurable) Wharenui Hamlet drains £ 25 200 38 400 500 150 25 6 150 15 200 150 20 142 143 144 145 156 146 147 148 149 626 36 20 3,000 150 151 1,300 10 152 50 30 Total —Vote No. 67 .. 58,595 TOTAL OF CLASS XX £20' ,225

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CLASS XXI.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

it/oo — i . Salaries. Miscellaneous Services. Total. £ £ £ Vote 68. —Department of Agriculture 60,801 60,801 „ 69.—Miscellaneous Services i '2,518 72,518 TOTAL OF CLASS XXI 60,801 2,518 133,319 Item. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 191 36-7. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 280 VOTE No. 68. Salaries— Head Office — Secretary for Agriculture Chief Inspector of Stock (5 months at £500, also Superintendent of Experimental Farms £65) Inspector of Offices Chief Clerk Accountant Correspondence Clerk Clerk (also Private Secretary, £25) 11 Clerks : 1 at £200. 1 at £200 (6 months), 1 at £195, 1 at £186, 1 at £175, 1 at £176, 2 at £160, 1 at £150, I at £140; 1 junior clerk at £110 5 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 2 at £65, 1 at £65 (5 months) Biologist Assistant Biologist Assistant Entomologist Clerk at Biological Laboratory Fruit-preserving Expert 4 Fruit Experts : 1 at, £215, 2 at £235, 1 at £170 Fruit Inspector 5 Orchard Inspectors at £156 . Bee Expert Viticulturist Clerk to Viticulturist 27 Veterinary Surgeons: 1 (Chief) (also Public Health Department, £100) at £600, 1 (Assistant Chief) at £435,1 at £335, 2 at £320, 1 at £310, 2 at £300,1 at £280, 3 at £270, 13 at £260, 2 at £250 ... 38 Assistants to Meat Inspectors : 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 2 at £185, 3 at £180, 5 at £175, 3 at £170, 2 at £165, 8 at £160, 4 at £156, 8 at £150, 5 at £150 (5 months), 1 at £50 Assistant at Veterinary Laboratory (also Public Health Department, £50) Clerk at Pathological Laboratory Cadet at Pathological Laboratory Analyst A ssistant to Chemist 2 Assistants in Chemical Laboratory: 1 at £156,1 at £125 2 Inspectors of Manure-sterilising at £450 £ £ 625 208 350 320 260 270 335 1,752 338 425 185 175 175 400 855 200 780 200 325 156 7,890 5,682 200 185 85 320 200 281 900

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,em. 1906-7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. VOTE No. 68— continued. Salaries — continued. Head Office —continued. 4 Dairv Instructors: 1 (Chief) at £550, 1 at £375. 1 at £350, I at £325 Dairy Instructress 5 Dairy Instructors and Graders: 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 2 at £250, 1 at £235 5 Dairy-produce Graders : 2 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £230, 1 at £225 (6 months)... Clerk (Dairy Commissioner's Office) Inspector of New Zealand Dairy Produce (Great Britain), 6 months at £400 Chief Fibre Expert 5 Hemp Graders : 2 at £265, 2 at £255, 1 at £235 ... Instructors and Graders (1 at £235, 1 at £225) Clerk to Chief Fibre Expert ... ... . Poultry Expert Assistant Poultry Expert Editor of Publications (6 months at £250) Compiler of Statistics Inspector of Slock (relieving) . Superintendent of Ruakuraand Waerenga Experimental Farms (also Chief Inspector of Stock, £500) 3 Nurserymen : 1 at £185, 1 at £160, 1. at £130 Farm Overseer 2 Caretakers, Quarantine Islands : 1 at £140, 1 at £130 Messenger £ 1,600 125 1,310 1,218 190 200 300 1,275 400 156 300 170 125 235 255 65 475 200 270 156 Auckland District — 9 Inspectors: 1 at £325, 3 at £280. 1 at £270, 2 at £260, 1 at £250, I at £225 . 5 Clerks: 1 at £210, 1 at £166, 3 at £156 2 Cadets at £65 Fruit Inspector 3 Rabbit Agents: 2 at £190, 1 at £175 ... Caretaker, Agricultural Offices 33,162 2 2,430 844 130 200 555 88 Napier District — 8 Inspectors: 1 (in charge) at £325, 1 at £280, 4 at £270, 1 at £260, 1 at £225 Clerk Clerk 3 Rabbit Agents: 1 at £190, 1 at £166, I at £156 ... 4,247 3 2,170 200 145 512 Wellington - West Coast District — 12 Inspectors: 1 at £325, 1 at £310. 5 at £280, 2 at £270, 2 at £265, 1 at £225 ... 4 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £190, I at £185,1 at £156 ... Cadet 7 Rabbit Agents : 5 at £190, 1 at £188 (5 months) 1 at £175 3,027 3,330 741 75 1,205 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District — 5 Inspectors : 1 (in charge) at £330, 1 at £300,1 at £290. 1 at £260, 1 at £250 3 Clerks: 1 at £175, 2 at £156 2 Rabbit Agents: 1 at £190, 1 at £180 ... 5,351 5 1,430 487 370 2,287

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CLASS XXI.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

.tern. 19 '6-7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 6 VOTE No. 6S—continued. Salaries— continued. Canterbury - Kaikour a District — 9 Inspectors : 1 (in charge) at £325, 1 at £280, 2 at £270, 1 at £250, 2 at £230, 2 at £220 2 Clerks : 1 at £230, 1 at £156 Cadet Fruit Inspector and Clerk 4 Caretakers of South Canterbury rabbit-fence : 3 at £100, 1 at £50 6 Rabbit Agents : 3 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £176, 1 at £166 £ 2,295 386 65 200 £ 350 1,092 4,388 Otayo DistrictlS Inspectors: I (in charge) at £325, 1 at £280, 5 at £270, 2 at £260. 1 at £250, 3 at £235, 1 at, £220, 1 at £185 3 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £175, 1 at £156 Cadet Fruit Inspector and Clerk 20 Rabbit Agents: 8 at £190, 7 at £185,3 at £175, 1 at £172, 1 at £156 3,835 541 85 210 3,668 ■ 8,339 Total—Vote No. 68 ... 60,80 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 VOTE No. 69 Advertising,: printing, &c. Amount payable to George Logan, Onewhero, in respect to cheque for compensation which went astray Bicycles and repairs Bonuses or advances to assist fruit-canning factories ... Bonus for best means of destroying small birds Bonus for discovery of mineral phosphates Clerical assistance. Collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics Compassionate allowance to Catherine Munro, wife of Alexander Munro, late Rabbit Agent, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Carswell Compensation for loss through anthrax Contribution towards printing report of Conference of National Dairy Association, Palmerston North Dairy Industry — Contribution towards cool-storage for dairy-produce Grading of dairy-produce Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiments Subsidy to National Dairy Association ... Establishment of dairy schools Destruction of Rabbits on Crown Lands: Contracts, Labour, Natural Enemies, &c.— Auckland District .... £4,000 Napier „ 1,200 Wellington - West Coast „ ... 600 Marlborough-Nelson-Westlaud „ ... 100 Canterbury-Kaikoura „ ... 500 Otago „ ... 3,000 200 2 300 2,000 250 500 400 4,000 50 25 50 20 13 14 15 - 200 1,100 16 17 100 200 1,000 IS 19 20 21 22 23 '- 9,400

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iem. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 VOTE No. 69— continued. Experimental and Stud and Fruit, Farms : Workingexpenses, Buildings, Purchase of Stock, and Entertainment of Visitors — Bickerstaffe ... ... £2,400 Weraroa ... 4,000 Momahaki ... ... 2,000 Momahaki: Section 12a, Village Settlement, working-expenses ... ... 300 Ruakura(Waikato) ... ... 5,300 Sundry small stations ... ... 200 Waerenga ... ... 4,000 Waerenga : Establishing and maintaining vineyard and erection of buildings ... 600 Arataki : Establishing and maintaining vineyard, erection of buildings, &c. ... ' 600 Tauranga experimental fruit station ... 500 Allowance for improvements, Sections 3a and 4a, Momohaki Village Settlement 100 Expenses stud horses and cattle, wages and expenses of attendants, feeding, travelling, advertising, &c. Expenses in connection with residences, buildings, fences, &c, on departmental reserves, and generally improving same 20,000 32 33 34 35 36 2,500 37 38 39 Expenses Analytical Laboratory Expenses Biological Laboratory Expenses in connection with preparation and distribution of publications Expenses in connection with Veterinary Laboratory, Wallaceville and others Expenses in carrving out test re eradication of noxious weeds in connection with bonus of £500 offered Expenses : Inspection of New Zealand dairy-produce on arrival in United Kingdom ... Expenses fostering bee industry including wages and travelling-expenses Expenses in connection with demonstrations in fruit culture and canning, &c. Expenses of sending Pomologist to California for codlin-moth parasites, cost of buildings, heating apparatus, furniture for breeding-place, workingexpenses, maintenance, and labour Freights and carriage Fumigation of fruit and other expenses Hemp Industry— Grading of hemp : Labour, travelling, and other expenses Expenses in connection with the cultivation of New Zealand flax Inoculation of calves for "black-leg " (vaccine, travelling, and other expenses) Inspection of imported bones and manures Inspection of dairies and noxious weeds: Wages and expenses in connection with destruction of noxious weeds Inspection of manure-sterilising: Labour, travelling, office, and other expenses, Australia and India International Exhibition, Christchurch— Expenses in connection with preparation of ground, erection of apiary, purchase of bees, also of hives and painting same, freights and carriage of appliances, wages of attendants, furnishing, lining, and painting of building, fittings and show cases, and cost of space ... 500 400 300 40 500 41 1,000 42 -50 43 250 44 250 100 45 46 47 430 50 100 IS 1,300 1:9 :,0 250 51 52 400 390 6,000 53 600 r,i 4,000

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tern. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES- contmued. £ £ 55 50 57 58 59 60 61 62 68 64 65 66 67 68 69 VOTE No 69— continued. Postages and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 "tamg'expJnTes, Buildings, and Purchase of Birds, Food, &c- £50(J Ruakura Momahaki • s00 Burnham ••• g 00 Milton ••• • Plucking, grading, packing and freezing poultry for export and other expenses -,000 Subsidy to New Zealand Utility Poultry Club Egglaving Competition at Lincoln ••• ■•• Subsidv to New Zealand Egg-laying Competition Association, Blenheim, including salary of manager and breaches of Stock, Rabbit, and other Acts, and sundry legal expenses ... .■_ Purchase of books, newspapers, periodicals, and other PuSetnT expenses of Angora goats : Labour and maintenance of breeding-stations Purchase of stud stock and cost of importation ... Illowance to J. M Johnston for expenses, &c„ when purchasing stud stock in Great Britain Purchase of right of patent brand (£250) within colony Ouaranth.e-stations for animals, including purchase of stock, maintenance, and other expenses : Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton ... ■•-. ••■ Refund to Local Bodies Loans Account, being loading on Section No. 81, Block XlV Ohmewairua Survey District (Taibane Village Settlement), reserve tor purposes of Department of Agriculture .. ... Refund to P. Ireland of quarantine charges on tour imported heifers furniture,office requisites, insurance, delning offices, outbuildings, yards, approaches, Ac. . Seeds, plants, &c, for distribution Spraying demonstrations and apparatus ... ■ -■ - SuWyto Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association for show to be held in November, 1906 ... Subsidies to Agricultural and Pastoral Associations for experiments with manures ... •■ ••• Sunsfdies to local bodies for destruction of the kea .. Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including TeS'ofsS 8 , driving fees;'expenses in connection with destroying and burying animals ... Section 8, Block XV Waipukurau Survey District (Lindsay Settlement), payable to Receiver of Land Revenue ... Contingencies - 4,500 150 150 400 200 250 1,200 96 50 1,400 800 70 5 71 20 600 72 73 1,100 50 500 74 75 76 500 77 230 50 78 79 300 80 100 15,000 81 82 100 600 83 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The PublicRevenues Act, 1891 87,518 15,000 Total—Vote No. 69 .. 72,518 TAX OF CLASS XXI £133,319

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CLASS XXII.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 70. —Valuation Expenses ... £ 14,152 £ 7,500 £ 31,652 TOTAL OF CLASS XXII 14,152 7,500 31,652 .tern. 19 '6-7. £ £ VALUATION EXPENSES. ' 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 68 VOTE No. 70 Salaries — Valuer-General Inspecting Valuer 7 Clerks: 1 at £310 (also Private Secretary, £25), 1 at £230, 1 at £205, 1 at £185, 1 at £175, 1 at, £160, 1 at £120 ... 5 Cadets : 2 at £60, 2 at £50, I at £40 ... Cadette Draughtsman 32 District Valuers: 1 at £400, 5 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £285, 1 at £280, 2 at £275, 3 at £270, 1 at £260, 1 at £250, 1 at £245, 2 at £240, 2 at £220, 3 at £210, 5 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £166, 1 at £150 5 Officers in Charge: 1 at £310. 1 at £290, 1 at 280, 1 at £260, 1 at £250 7 Clerks: Dunedin, 1 at £170, 1 at £110; Auckland, 1 at £185, 1 at £130; Christchurch, 1 at £200, 1 at £190,1 at £180 6 Cadets: Auckland, 1 at £60, 1 at £40; Christchurch, 1 at £60; Dunedin, I at £50: Invercargill, 1 at £60, lat£40 2 Cadettes : Christchurch, 1 at £70 ; Dunedin, 1 at £70 Lodging-allowances to cadets (11 at £26) 650 300 1,385 260 100 240 7,926 1,390 1,165 310 140 286 Other Charges— Advertising Assessment Court expenses Clerical assistance Fees to Valuers Maps ... ... ' Postage and telegrams for three months ending 3lst March, 1907 14,152 2 3 4 5 6 7 200 600 8,000 800 200 8 9 10 11 Rent Revision of districts Travelling-expenses Contingencies 200 500 500 6,000 500 Total—Vote No. 70 ... 17,500 31,652 • •• TOTAL OF CLASS XXII £3 652

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CLASS XXIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

DUO- /. LOUU-I . Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 71.—Head Office 6,609 1,950 8,559 ., 72. — Public Schools .. 538,611 538,611 , 73. —Secondary and Higher Education 52,005 52,005 ,. 74. —Technical instruction 740 33,225 33,965 ,, 75.— Public-school Cadets 310 8,775 9,085 ,, 76.—Native Schools ... 18,710 3,045 21,755 ,, 77. —Industrial Schools 8,571 17,183 25,754 ,, 78. —School for Deaf-mutes 2,654 1,500 4,154 „ 79.—School for Blind .. 731 731 „ 80. —Miscellaneous Services 14,045 14,045 ,, 81, —School buildings, furniture, and sites 86,650 86,650 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIII . 37,594 757,720 795,314 tern. '6-7. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 19 HEAD OFFICE. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 38 £ VOTE No 71. Salaries — Inspector-General Secretary Assistant Inspector-General Chief Clerk and Accountant (also Secretary Teachers' Superannuation Board, £25) Clerk (also an Assistant Inspector of Industrial Schools) 13 Clerks : 1 at £295 (with £25 as Private Secretary), 1 at £270, 1 at £205, 1 at £202, 1 at £200, I at £195, 1 at £185, 1 at £165, 2 at £145, 3 at £125 Clerk (at £115), 7 months 17 Cadets : 2 at £95, 5 at £85, 8 at £75, 2 at £65 Secretary to Teachers' Superannuation Board (also Chief Clerk, £410j Accountant, Teachers' Superannuation Fund, at £300 per annum, 6 months Messenger, also Storeman and Armourer ... 700 550 500 410 315 2,382 67 1,345 25 150 165 6,609 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges— Clerical assistance Travelling expenses Telephone subscriptions Books of reference Office requisites and material ... Contingencies 1,000 600 50 50 200 50 8,559 Total —Vote No. 71 ... 1,950

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;em. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 '6-7. VOTE No. 72. Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — Teachers' Salaries (including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances) ... ... £472,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 45,000 £ 427,000 5 0 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—122,500 at lis. 3d. Additional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Special Grants to be paid over by Education Boards to School Committees: Capitation on average attendance—122,500 at 9d. Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance — 122,500 at 6d. Training Colleges and Training of Teachers Illustrations : Natural History, History of the Empire, &c. Inspectors' Conference Grant in aid, Educational Institute Teachers' Training Classes: Railway Fares of Teachers and Instructors ... ... • Conveyance of School Children ... Examinations (Teachers', Civil Service, Scholarships, &c.) Preparation of Standard Test-questions in Arithmetic and English and Pupil-teacher Examination Papers Schools at Chatham Islands Locality maps for public schools Coloured prints of native birds for public schools Contingencies 68,906 3,250 4,593 3,062 15,000 430 150 100 11 12 13 5,000 8,000 3,500 14 15 16 17 50 700 100 200 200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 540,211 1,600 Total —Vote No. 72 ... 538,61 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. VOTE No. 73. Scholarships: Grants to Education Boards ... Scholarships for Maoris District High Schools : Salaries of secondary teachers ... Secondary Schools and Colleges : Capitation.. University Colleges: Bursaries ... Expenses first election members of High School Boards ... Contingencies 9,000 100 19,500 23,000 300 5 100 Total—Vote No. 73 ... 52,00, TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 74. Salaries — 2 Inspectors : 1 at £380, 1 at £360 740 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 Other Charges— Capitation Examination expenses Material, apparatus, and appliances Travelling-expenses Training of Teachers Railway'^ares for students attending registered classes Scholarships Contingencies 23,000 600 1,000 1,200 3,225 100 4,000 200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 33,325 100 Total —Vote No. 74 ... 33,225 33,96;

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;em. 19 '6-7. PUBLIC-SCHOOL CADETS, 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 1 VOTE No. 75. Salaries — Commanding Officer £ 310 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges— Arms, Accoutrements, Ammunition, Targets, &c. (including freight and forwarding charges) Capitation Clerical Assistance Railway Fares of Corps, Instructors, and Teachers Training-camps for Cadets Travelling-expenses Contingencies 310 4,000 1,750 175 200 3,000 300 50 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 9,475 700 Total —Vote No. 75 ... 8,775 9,085 NATIVE SCHOOLS. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 208 VOTE No. 76. Salaries — Salaries of Masters, &c, for Village Schools Inspector Assistant Inspector 18,000 410 300 Other Charges— Allowances for warming Schoolrooms (Flags, Pictures, &c.) Boarding-school Charges, Apprenticeship, and Higher Education of Native Youths (including material, passages, &c.) Books, Sewing Material, and other Requisites Carriage of School Furniture ,.'. Expenses of Magic-lanterns Ferrying Children Planting Sites Special Allowances to Teachers in Isolated Districts ... Technical Schools and Classes (including material, instructors, scholarships, &c.) ... Travelling-expenses (including removals of teachers) ... Contingencies 18,710 2 3 100 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2,600 600 20 25 100 30 120 11 12 500 850 150 Less amount (£2,000) to be recovered from the Civil List (Native purposes), and estimated credits (£50) under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 5,095 2,050 Total—Vote No. 76 ... 3,045 21,755

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CLASS XXIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

Ml. 6-7. 19 INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 92 VOTE No. 77. Salaries — Assistant Inspector 4 Visiting Officers of Boarded-out and Service Inmates : 1 at £210, 1 at £185 (also Assistant Inspector), 1 at £166, and 1 at £150 300 716 Schools — Auckland— Manager ... ... ' Medical Officer 4 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £100, 1 at £52, 1 at £45, 1 at £40 145 50 237 Weraroa — Manager at £200, and Matron at £70 ... Medical Officer at £50 Schoolmaster at £200, with house allowance at £30 Assistant Teacher Engineer 19 Attendants and Servants: I Temporary Farm Overseer at £197; other Attendants and Servants, 1 at £111, 1 at £110, 2 at £106, 4 at £100, 1 at £92, 1 at £81, 1 at £52, 4 at £48, 1 at £40, 1 at £18, 1 at £15 270 50 230 130 175 1,520 Burnham — Manager at £200, and Matron at £60 ... Medical Officer (also £20, School for Deaf-mutes) ... Schoolmaster 17 Attendants and Servants: 4 at £135, 5 at £130, 1 at £115,1 at £105, 1 at £101,1 at £68,1 at £52, 1 at £50, 2 at £48 260 80 175 1,777 Caversham — Manager Medical Officer (also Prisons, £100) Schoolmistress at £110 ; 1 Assistant at £85 for three months 5 Attendants and Servants : 1 at £120,1 at £75, 1 at £52, 2 at £48 Official Correspondent 135 50 131 343 125 6 Te Oranga Home, Burwood, Canterbury — Manager Schoolmistress at £142, with house allowance, £20 ... Medical Officer (also Receiving Home, £20) 6 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £78, 2 at £52, 3 at £40 170 162 30 802 Wellington Receiving Home — Manager and Official Correspondent, £135 ; and house allowance, £25 Medical Officer 5 Attendants and Servants : 1 at £78, 1 at £70, 2 at £40, 1 at £16 160 50 244

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Item. 19' 6-7. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. VOTE No. 77— continued. Salaries — continued. Christchurch Receiving Home — Manager and Official Correspondent, £140 ; and house allowance, £25 Medical Officer (also Te Oranga Home, £30) 4 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £78, 1 at £65, 1 at £50, 1 at £31 Increases to Attendants at Industrial Schools 165 20 224 145 Other Charges— Amount due to Earnings Accounts of Inmates and Exinmates Boarding-out of Children (including board, medical attendance, &c.) Books for Libraries at Government schools Cadet Corps in Industrial Schools Compensation for theft of private property by an inmate Commission expenses : Inquiry held at Burnham Maintenance of Government Schools (including provisions, fares, &c.) Maintenance, &c, of Children in Private Industrial Schools, viz.: St. Mary's, Auckland; St. Joseph's, Wellington; St. Mary's, Nelson ; St. Vincent de Paul's, Dunedin Maintenance of Inmates in other Institutions Rent— Burwood (Te Oranga Home) Wellington ... .... Christchurch Travelling and Removal Expenses Contingencies 8,571 9 100 10 12,000 50 100 11 12 13 14 15 10 500 16 11,500 2,900 600 1.7 18 19 20 21 22 107 12 104 1,000 200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 29,183 12,000 17,183 Total —Vote No. 77 ... 25,75 SCHOOL FOR DEAF-MUTES. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 27 VOTE No. 78. Salaries — Director 8 Teachers: 1 at £240, 1 at £195, 2 at £160, 1 at £160, 1 at £125, 2 at £100 ... 2 Instructors, special classes ... Medical Officer (also £80, Industrial School, Burnham) Matron at £100, and Assistant Matron at £52 13 Servants, Ac.: 1 at £130, 1 at £78, 4 at £52, 1 at £46, 6 at £40 Increases to Teachers under agreement 400 1,240 130 20 152 702 10 2,654

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CLASS XXIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

iem. 19 '6-7. SCHOOL FOR DEAF-MUTES— continued. £ 2 :! 4 VOTE No. 78— continued. Other Charges— Maintenance Travelling expenses, including transit of children Contingencies 1,700 250 50 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 2,000 500 Total—Vote No. 78 ... 1,500 SCHOOL FOR BLIND. 4,154 1 •2 3 VOTE No. 79. Maintenance of Government pupils Outside pupil (Canterbury), instruction, &c. Contingencies 800 21 10 731 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 831 100 Total—Vote No. 79 ... I MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. * 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 80. Commission, Native Reserves Trusts Exhibits, material, freight, &c, New Zealand International Exhibition Flags for schools Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age Grants to University Colleges for specialisation, viz.— Auckland University College, Commerce, Mining ... Victoria College, Law and Science Canterbury College, Engineering Otago University, Mining, Medicine, and Veterinary Science Manual of Botany Milne Seismograph, No. 20 (Wellington), (maintenance and buildings) New Zealand Geology, Text-book of Photogravure, Battleship " New Zealand"... Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 School Journal (three months) " Sir George Grey" Scholarships — One to each University College (Science) Subsidy for Library and Reading-room, Weber Subsidies to public libraries, on basis of voluntary contributions Travelling expenses of Members of Teachers' Superannuation Board 750 300 10 400 2,000 2,000 2,000 2.000 75 8 9 10 35 250 125 LI 12 300 500 18 14 200 50 15 3,000 50 14,045 Totax—Vote No. 80 ...

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item. 19 •6-7. SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, AND SITES. 2 3 VOTE No. 81. Grants to Education Boards for general maintenance of school buildings, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, sites, fencing, rents, &c. Grants to Education Boards for house allowances Grants to Education Boards for rebuilding and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of temporary premises during rebuilding Grants to controlling authorities for rents of technical school buildings ... ••■ » General maintenance of Native-school buildings, including painting, repairs, furniture, &c. General maintenance of industrial-school buildings, including painting, repairs, furniture, &c. ... General maintenance of deaf-mute school buildings, including painting, repairs, furniture, &c. ... 58,000 12,000 14,000 4 1,000 5 6 700 7 800 150 Total—Vote No. 81 ... 86,650 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIII £79 ,314

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CLASS XXIV.—PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 82. —Public Health Department £ 15,230 £ 22,130 £ 37,360 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIV ... 15,230 12,180 37,360 !tem.| 1906-7. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. Ill VOTE No. 82. Salaries— Chief Health Officer Assistant Chief Health Officer ... Chief Clerk Accountant 7 Clerks at £191 3 Typistes: 1 at £110, 1 at £96, 1 at £49... Messenger at 8s. per day 8 District Health Officers: 1 (also Bacteriologist) at £575, 3 at £525, 1 at £475, 1 at £100, 1 at £50, 1 at £20 Health Officer to Maoris (also Maori Sanitary Department, £100) Assistant Native Health Officer (paid out of grant of £3,000 from Civil List, Native) 13 Sanitary Inspectors: 1 Chief at £215, 1 at £195, 2 at £185, 4 at £170, 1 at £166, 4 at £160 6 Sanitary Inspectors (paid by Local Authorities): 4 at £170, 2 at £160 Pathologist (also Chief Veterinary Surgeon, £600) Assistant Pathologist (also Assistant in Veterinary Laboratory, £200) Assistant in Vaccine Laboratory (also Assistant Bacteriologist) Cadet 4 Analysts : 1 (also Colonial Analyst Department, £450) at £75, 3 at £100 Salaries for Medical Officers to Natives (paid by the Public Trustee through Health Department) Port Health Officers Quarantine Keepers — Wellington ... ... £130 Port Chalmers ... ... 119 Lyttelton ... ... 100 £ 875 625 275 215 1,337 255 146 £ 2,795 375 300 2,266 1,000 100 25 225 60 375 364 930 349 Sanatorium, Cambridge— Resident Medical Officer ... Matron Clerk 4 Sisters at £60 7 Probationer Nurses at £30 400 140 186 240 210

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CLASS XXIV.—PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT— continued.

tern. 19 i6-7. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 82— continued. Sanatorium, Cambridge— continued. Laundress 5 Housemaids at £42 2 Porters at £65 2 Cooks: 1 at £104, 1 (female) at £65 ... 3 Wardsmen at £52 Assistant Cook (female) Laundry Maid Kitchen Maid Messenger Boy Engineer Carpenter Gardener 2 Farm Hands at £65 Farm Foreman £ 78 210 130 169 156 65 65 42 16 150 47 104 130 100 Less amount received from Civil List, Native 15,530 300 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges— Cambridge Sanatorium Contribution to Department of Agriculture for Quaran-tine-keeper's salary Expenses under section 25 of " The Public Health Act, 1900" Expenses in connection with dangerous infectious diseases Expenses in connection with sanitary exhibit, Christchurch Exhibition Expenses in connection with the administration of Native Medical and Health Service, paid through the Health Departmctent out of grant of £3,000 from Civil List, Native Expenses of Delegates to the International Medical Conference at Lisbon Grant to Wellington Hospital Trustees towards extra cost of removal of site of sanatorium for consumptives at Otaki Grant to Nurse Maude for treatment of consumptives Inspection of vessels Laboratory: Fittings, appliances, and material Notification of infectious diseases Office rents Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Quarantine contingencies Sera and disinfectants Subsidy in accordance with law — maintenance Infectious Diseases Hospitals ... Telephones: subscriptions and repairs Vaccination plant, and lymph ... Wines and spirits, &c, Cambridge Sanatorium Contingencies 15,230 5,500 70 100 300 500 2,700 60 1,000 150 800 200 400 200 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 250 800 300 20 21 22 23 11,000 200 1,000 50 4,000 Less credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ... 29,080 4,250 37,360 Less amount received from Civil List, Native 24,830 2,700 22,130 Total—Vote No. 82 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIV £3' 360

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CLASS XXV.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT.

J6-B. 7.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Fote 83. —Mental Hospitals ... 44,023 39,295 83,318 „ 84.—Charitable 1,745 14,883 16,628 „ 85.—Home for Defectives 564 783 1,347 TOTAL OF CLASS XXV 46,332 14,961 101,293 Item. 1906-7. MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT. £ MENTAL HOSPITALS. 1905-6. Total number of officers ... 464 2 VOTE No. 83. Salaries — Head Office — Inspector of Mental Hospitals (also Charitable, £200) .. Assistant Inspector of Mental Hospitals ... Female Inspector of Mental Hospitals Clerk (also Charitable, £60) ... Messenger, Is. per day additional (nine months) Auckland — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer ... Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant Matron Farm Manager Engineer Baker at £125 (9 months) Official Visitor 67 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 37 Male Attendants —4 at £125 (Artisans), 7 at £110, 1 at £105, 1 at £100, 1 at £95, 4 at £90, 4 at £80, 5 at £75, 10 at £70; 28 Nurses—2 at £70, 3 at £65, 2 at £60, 1 at £55, 1 at £50, 10 at £45, 9 at £40; Laundress at £70; Cook at £70 1,000 750 325 240 13 600 275 160 100 140 110 120 125 95 25 4,835 Wellington — Resident Medical Superintendent Relieving Medical Officer for Mental Hospitals and Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper, £150, and House Allowance, £36 Head Attendant Matron Engineer Official Visitor 37 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 21 Male Attendants—1 at £125 (Artisan), 2 at £110, 1 at £105, 1 at £100, 4 at £90, 2 at £80, 1 at £75, 9 at £70; Cook and Baker at £135 ; 14 Nurses— 1 at £70, 2 at £65, 1 at £60, 1 at £55, 1 at £45, 8 at £40 ; Laundress at £60 575 275 186 145. 110 160 13 2,650

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CLASS XXV.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENTcontinued.

.tern. 19 '6-7. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No. 83 —continued. Salaries — continued. Porirua — Resident Medical Superintendent Acting Medical Superintendent (6 months) Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant Matron Engineer Assistant Engineer Second Assistant Engineer Farm Manager Official Visitor 77 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 38 Male Attendants —4 at £125 (artisans), 1 at £115, 4 at £110,1 at £105, 5 at £100, 5 at £90, 4 at £85, 3 at £80, 8 at £75, 3 at £70; Baker at £125 ; Ploughman at £70; 2 Farm Hands -1 at £80, 1 at £70; Fireman at £90; 29 Nurses—5 at £65, 1 at £60, 4 at £55, 10 at £45, 9 at £40; Laundress at £65 ; Assistant Laundress at £55 ; Cook, at £65 ; 2 Assistant Cooks at £55 ... £ 600 175 275 165 105 140 110 275 150 150 120 25 5,645 Nelson — Visiting Medical Officer Superintendent Head Attendant Matron Official Visitor 20 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 11 Male Attendants—1 at £115,1 at £105,1 at £100, 2 at £90,1 at £85, 2 at £75, 3 at £70; 8 Nurses— 1 at £70, 2 at £50, 2 at £45,3 at £40 ; Cook at £52 200 200 140 95 13 1,377 Christchurch — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant Matron Engineer Farm Manager Official Visitor 64 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 32 Male Attendants: 5 (artisans) —1 at £140, 1 at £125, 1 at £120, 2 at £100 ; 1 at £120, 5 at £105, 2 at £100, 2 at £95, 2 at £90, 2 at £85, 4 at £80, 5 at £75,4 at £70 ; Baker at £120 ; Cook at £120 ; Dairyman at £80 ; Messenger at £50 ; Stoker at £100; 25 Nurses—4 at £65, 1 at £60, 1 at £55, 2 at £50, 10 at £45, 7 at £40; Laundress at £50; Assistant Cook at £40 600 275 200 100 140 110 190 120 13 4,710 Hokitika — Visiting Medical Officer (also Prisons, £50) Superintendent Head Attendant Matron ' ... ... Official Visitor 19 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 12 Male Attendants—1 at £125, 1 at £100, 2 at £90, 5 at £85, 2 at £80, 1 at £70; Farm Labourer at £65; 4 Nurses—1 at £60, 2 at £55, 1 at £40; Cook at £40 ; Laundress at £40 175 20.0 140 70 13 1,415

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CLASS XXV.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT — continued.

tern. 19 '6-7. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No. 83— continued. Sa laries — continued. Seacliff- — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper Assistant Clerk Head Attendant Matron Engineer Assistant Engineer Farm Manager Official Visitors 104 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 54 Male Attendants—1 at £145 (Artisan); 1 at £120, 3 at £110, 2 at £105, 6 at £100, 2 at £95, 13 at £90, 4 at £85, 3 at £80, 7 at £75, 12 at £70; Fisherman at £100; Farm Hand at £65 ; Baker at £60; 44 Nurses—5 at £65, 9 at £55, 9 at £50, 7 at £45, 14 at £40; Cook at £70 ; Assistant Cook at £20; Laundress at £65 £ 600 300 250 170 ,100 75 145 120 230 150 130 50, 7,235 Seacliff Auxiliary — Cook (male) Gardener 9 Attendants : 1 at £110,1 at £100,1 at £85, 2 at £75, 4 at £70 100 100 725 10 " The Camp "— Superintendent Head Attendant 6 Attendants: 1 at £100, 2 at £90, 3 at £80 300 140 520 11 Increase of Salaries to Attendants and Nurses during year under scale Allowance to night staff 1,000 125 12 44,023 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 Other Charges— Amount required to repay sums deducted from attendants' salaries under " The Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Act, 1893 " Bedding and clothing Expenses transfer of attendants and patients, &c. Farm Fees to medical witnesses Fuel and light Furnishing " The Camp " Gratuities to patients on discharge House allowances to attendants Necessaries— Ironmongery, crockery, tools, brush ware, &c. Repairs to buildings, timber, oils, paints, Ac. Soap, soda, tobacco, &c. ... „ ... Furniture and drapery Water-supply, burials, railages, &c. Miscellaneous Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st. March, 1907 Rations Subscriptions to medical periodicals, telephone, advertising, &c. Surgery and dispensary Travelling allowances and expenses 10 8,000 120 5,000 1,000 6,500 500 50 1,300 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1,500 3,000 2,500 850 2,000 2,500 29 30 90 25,500 31 32 50 500 200

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CLASS XXV.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENTcontinued.

Item. 19C )6-7. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. 33 34 35 VOTE No. SB—continued. Other Charges— continued. Uniforms for attendants Wines, spirits, Ac. Contingencies ... ... £ 850 125 150 £ Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 62,295 83,318 23,000 Total —Vote No. 83 ... 39,295 CHARITABLE. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 28 VOTE No. 84. Salaries— Head Office — Inspector of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions (also Mental Hospitals, £1,000) ... Clerk (also Mental Hospitals, £240) Clerk Typiste, &c. 200 60 180 104 Other Charges — Burial Expenses of Destitute Persons Compassionate Allowance, Widow and Family of Denis Phelan Expenses in connection with " The Nurses Registration Act, 1901" Expenses incurred by Police in connection with Destitute Persons Extra probationers at general hospitals Furnishing and equipping Maternity Home, Clyde Street, Dunedin, connected with University of Otago Grant for refuge work Grant to Benevolent Societies work Maintenance of Destitute Persons from Thermal Springs District Maternity Homes and subsidies thereto Midwives Act Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Purchase of additional land at St. Helens Hospital, Chiistchurch Purchase of St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin Purchase of property for St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch Salvation Army Prison Brigade work Subsidy Waitiiki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, £1 for £1 on contribution towards additions, &c, to Benevolent Home Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies 544 2 3 > 100 52 4 100 5 50 650 6 7 8 9 10 500 2,000 . 100 11 12 18 50 3,000 250 32 14 400 3,250 15 16 17 18 1,500 450 1,185 350 100 19 20 14,119

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CLASS XXV.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT— continued.

125

Item. CHARITABLE— continued. 19 i6-7. 21 VOTE No. 84— continued. St. Helens Hospital, Wellington — Salaries — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress £ 50 100 80 52 35 52 £ 369 22 23 Other Charges— Rent Maintenance : Food, Fuel, Lodging, Supplies, &c. 182 500 682 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 1,051 400 651 24 St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin — Salaries— Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress 50 100 80 52 35 52 369 25 26 Other Charges— Rent Maintenance: Food, fuel, lodging, supplies, &c. 182 500 682 Less estimated credits 1,051 400 St. Helens Hospital, Auckland — Salaries— Medical Officer (honorarium), (nine months) Matron (nine months) Sub-matron ,, Cook „ Housemaid „ Laundress ,, 651 27 38 75 60 39 27 39 278 Other Charges— Maintenance: Food, fuel, lodging, supplies, &c. 400 2S Less estimated credits ... ... 678 300 378

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CLASS XXV.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 19 6-7. CHARITABLE— continued. 29 VOTE No. 84— continued. St. Helen's Hospital, Christchurch — — Medical Officer (honorarium), (six months) Matron (six months) ... ... ... Sub-matron „ Cook ,, Housemaid „ Laundress „ £ 25 50 40 26 18 26 Other Charges— Maintenance: Food, fuel, lodgings, supplies, &c. 185 30 250 Less estimated credits 435 150 Total —Vote No. 84 ... 285 16,628 HOME FOR DEFECTIVES. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 8 VOTE No. 85. Salaries — Steward and Matron Attendant at £70, Nurse at £40 Cook Laundress Housemaid Gardener 200 110 52 52 40 110 Other Charges— Maintenance Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Travelling and removal expenses Contingencies 564 2 3 600 4 5 8 100 150 Less estimated credits under Section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, lh91 " 858 75 Total—Vote No. 85 ... 783 1,347 TOTAL OF CLASS XXV £10 ,293

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

INISTER lANDS. 1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 116.—State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department 2,471 28,960 31,431 TOTAL 2,471 18,960 31,431 Item. STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 19 '6-7. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 15 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 116. Salaries — Chief Forester Assistant Forester 13 Assistant Foresters and Nursery Overseers : 1 at £210, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £165, 2 at £155, 3 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £135, 1 at £125 (three months) Other Charges— Fencing, Buildings, Planting, Material, &c. — Nurseries — £ Eweburn ... ... ... 950 Rotorua ... ... ... 3,800 Tapanui ... ... ... 1,400 Hanmer ... ... ... 1,080 Ruatangata ... ... ... 1,420 Kurow ... ... ... 1,485 Starborough ... ... ... 1,440 Plantations — Survey Paddock, Naseby ... ... 75 Gimmerburn Reserve ... ... 710 Dusky Hill ... ... ... 340 Conical Hills ... ... ... 2,260 Hanmer Springs ... ... ... 750 Whakarewarewa ... ... ... 2,850 Waiotapu and extension .. ... 550 Kaingaroa (maintenance) ... .., 75 Dumgree ... ... ... 2 545 Dumgree: Purchase of land and buildings 500 Puhipuhi ... ... ... 1,985 £ 340 150 1,981 2,471 £ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Clerical assistance Extension of nurseries and additional plantations Fencing State Forest Reserve, Kaiparoro ... Management and contingent expenses : State forests ... Management and contingent expenses of State forests (standing timber) Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of reserves) Travelling allowances and expenses Trees for distribution to local bodies and others Contingencies 24,215 175 500 200 600 25 2,000 26 27 28 295 325 500 150 Total —Vote No. 116 ... 28,960 31,431 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT £3 ,431

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128

Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

INISTEE 01 JNES. 1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 117. —State Coal-mines 2,235 13,450 135,685 TOTAL 2,235 13,450 135,685 Item. STATE COAL-MINES. 1906-7. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 7 VOTE No. 117. Salaries — Manager, State Coal-mines Managing Agent Chief Depot Agent Accountant Clerk Christchurch — Depot Agent Clerk £ 500 450 350 250 210 £ 275 200 Other Charges— Compensation payable under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1900" Development of State coal-mines Expenses of Depots Postages and telegrams ... ... ... Printing and stationery Point Elizabeth Colliery expense* Seddonville Colliery expenses ... 2,235 2 700 20,000 10,000 500 250 70,000 32,000 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total—Vote No. 117 ... 133,450 135,685 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT £13^ ,685

129

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Appropriations for Scenery Preservation Account.

SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT.

17— B. 7.

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 118.—Scenery Preservation £ £ 9,750 £ 9,750 TOTAL ... 9,750 9,750 Item. 19 i6-7. SCENERY PRESERVATION. i 2 3 4 VOTE No. 118. Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works) Compensation, &c, in connection with lands taken under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" ... Expenses of Commission Subsidy £1 for £1 towards purchase of the Riccarton Bush as a scenic public reserve Surveys, valuations, and other expenses £ 500 7,000 250 5 1,500 500 Total—Vote No. 118 ... 9,750 SCENEEY PEESEEVATION ACCOUNT £ ,750

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

130

1906-7. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 119. —Land for Settlements Expenses 1,050 5,975 7,026 ote 120. —Workers' Dwellings Expenses 500 500 TOTAL ... 1,050 6,475 7,525 Item. 19 6-7. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. Minister of Lands. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 119. Salaries— Land-Purchase Inspector Clerk 800 250 Other Charges— Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 Preliminary expenses Contingencies 1,050 2 3 4 25 5,700 250 Total—Vote No. 119 ... 5,975 WORKERS' DWELLINGS EXPENSES. 7,025 Minister op Labour. 500 VOTE No. 120. Travelling and general preliminary and administrative expenses 500 Total—Vote No. 120 LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT • £ ,525

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Appropriations for Maori Land Settlement Act Account.

MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOUNT.

Minister op Lands. 1906-7. Salaries. Other Charge?. Total. £ £ 2,000 £ 2,000 Vote 121. — Maori Land Settlement Expenses TOTAL 2,000 2,000 Item. 1906-7. MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES. £ £ VOTE No. 121. Surveys, valuations, travelling and general expenses 2,000 2,000 Total—Vote No. 121 AOEI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOU T .... £2,000

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Appropriations for Public Trust Office Account.

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ACCOUNT.

132

Item. 19 6-7. Chargeable on the Public Trust Office Account. COLONIAL TREASURER. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 71 VOTE No. 125. Salaries — Public Trustee Deputy Public Trustee (also Chief Clerk, £465) Solicitor Chief Clerk (also Deputy Public Trustee, £25) Assistant Chief Clerk Accountant Examiner 19 Clerks : 1 at £310, 3 at £265, 2 at £230, 1 at £215, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £170, 4 at £160, 1 at £146, 2 at £140, 1 at £136, 1 at £126 ... 16 Cadets: 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 2 at £70, 3 at £60, 4 at £50, 5 at £40 5 Shorthand-writers and Typists: 1 at £140,1 at £130, 3 at £50 Reserves Agent and District Agent New Plymouth : Clerk, District Agent New Plymouth : Typist District Agents : Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Greymouth ... Nelson ... ..: Napier Wanganui ... Clerks, Cadets, and Typists at Agencies — Auckland, 1 at £225, 1 cadet at £80, 1 cadet at £50, 1 typist at £80 Christchurch, 1 at £215,1 at £170,1 at £120,1 at £105, lat£50 Dunedin, 1 at £205, 1 at £125, 1 typist at £75,1 cadet at £40 800 25 500 465 425 300 260 3,668 890 420 320 240 100 385 375 335 215 200 200 215 435 660 Greymouth, 1 cadet Napier, 1 Cadet Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £100 445 60 40 340 Other Charges— Inspection of properties New premises, Wellington, for Public Trust Office: Erection of building, furnishing, &c. Postage and telegrams for 3 months ending 31st March, 1907 12,318 2 3 200 15,000 4 100 Total—Vote No. 125... 15,300 27,618 iFFICE ACCOUNT £2 ,618

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

;em. Chargeable on the Government Insurance 1906-7. Account. COLONIAL TREASURER. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 122 £ i VOTE No. 126. Salaries — Head Office — Commissioner (also Accident, £100) Assistant Commissioner Actuary (also Accident, £25, and Government Actuary, £200) Secretary (also Accident, £25) Chief Medical Officer Accountant (also Accident, £15) ... Chief Clerk (also Accident, £15) ... Assistant Actuary (also Accident, £25) Office Examiner (also Accident, £15) 50 Clerks: 1 at £320, 1 at £275, 2 at £270 (also Accident. £10 each), 2 at £250 (also Accident, £10 each), 1 at £240 (also Accident, £25), 3 at £240, 5 at £230, 3 at £210, 1 at £205, 4 at £200, 1 at £200 (also Accident, £10), 3 at £190, 2 at £180, 1 at £170, 2 at £160, 1 at £140, 8 at £120, 9 at £100 24 Cadets : 3 at £70, 7 at £60, 8 at £50, 6 at £40 .... For auditing accounts Chief Messenger Supervisor of Messengers (also Colonial Secretary's Department, £250; and Fire Inspector, £50) 850 500 650 600 400 430 360 365 320 9,000 1,270 240 207 65 Local Offices — Wellington Agency— District Manager (and Supervisor of New Business), (also Accident, £25) 4 Clerks : 1 at £275 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £230, 1 at £190, 1 at £140 Cadet 15,257 550 835 40 Auckland Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) ... 3 Clerks: 1 at £240, 1 at £215, 1 at £130 Cadet 1,425 450 585 50 Christchurch Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) ... 3 Clerks : 1 at £260 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £200, 1 at £100 Cadet 1,085 450 560 50 Dunedin Agency — District Manager (also Accident, £25) .., 3 Clerks : 1 at £225 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £210, 1 at £130 Cadet 1,060 450 565 40 Napier Agency— Resident Agent Cadet 1,055 300 50 350

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

;em. 19( i6-7. COLONIAL TREASURER— continued. VOTE No. 126— continued. Salarib s— continued. Local Offices —continued. Wanganui Agency — Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk Cadet £ 235 130 50 £ Nelson Agency — Resident Agent Clerk 415 260 110 Timaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Cadet ... 370 210 50 Oamaru Agency — Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk 260 10 185 120 Invercargill Agency — Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk Cadet 305 11 275 130 40 Greymouth Agency— Resident Agent Clerk 445 12 195 110 London- —High Commissioner's Office — Half Salary of one Clerk 305 13 100 7,175 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Other Charges— Extra Clerical Assistance Commission Medical Fees Travelling-expenses Advertising, Printing, and Stationery Postage and Telegrams Triennial Expenses Building on Department's freehold, Dunedin Compensation on retirement through ill health, under section 16 of " The Civil Service Insurance Act, 1903,"— Mr. G. Crichton Miss Nelson Contingencies 2,000 17,000 5,000 1,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 5,000 566 20 5,000 23 Total—Vote No. 126 ... 41,586 64,018 OVEENMENT INSUEANCE ACCOUNT £ .4,018

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Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

135

Item. 19 Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance Account. 16-7. £ £ COLONIAL TREASURER. VOTE No. 127. Salaries— Head Office — Commissioner (also Life Insurance, £850) ... Actuary (also Life Insurance, £650, and Government Actuary, £200) Secretary (also Life Insurance, £600) Accountant (also Life Insurance, £430) Chief Clerk (also Life Insurance £360) Assistant Actuary (also Life Insurance, £365) Office Examiner (also Life Insurance. £320) 6 Clerks : 2 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £270 each)' 2 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £250 each), 1 at £25 (also Life Insurance, £240), 1 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £200) 100 25 25 15 15 25 15 75 Losal Offices — Wellington Agency,— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £550) Clerk (also Life Insurance, £275) 295 25 15 Auckland Agency— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) 40 25 Christchurch Agency— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) Clerk (also Life Insurance, £260) 25 15 Dunedin Agency— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) Clerk (also Life Insurance, £225) 40 25 15 6 Wanganui Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £235) 40 15 Timaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £210) 15 Oamaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £185) 15 Invercargill Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £275) 15 205 I

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Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

136

Item. 19 '6-7. COLONIAL TREASURER— continued. VOTE No. 127— continued. Other Charges— Advertising, Printing, and Stationery Commission Extra Clerical Assistance Postage and Telegrams Travelling-expenses Contingencies (including provision for payments to Life Branch under clause 28 of " The Government Accident Insurance Act, 1899 ") £ 10 11 -12 13 14 15 500 5,000 500 500 500 1,000 8,000 Total—Vote No. 127... 8,500 GOVEENMENT ACCIDENT INSUEANCE ACCOUNT £8,5

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Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

18— B. 7.

Item. 19 16-7. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. COLONIAL SECRETARY. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 32 VOTE No. 128. Salaries — General Manager Accountant Fire Surveyor 7 Clerks: 1 at£L90 (six months), 1 at £186, 1 at£160, 1 at £150 (six months), 2 at £130 (nine months), 1 at £110 Shorthand-writer and Typiste ... 7 Cadets : 1 at £80 (six months), 2 at £50, 3 at £10, 1 at £26 Messenger Branches at Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago— 3 Managers : 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £275 3 Clerks: 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 1 at £100 6 Cadets: 1 at £65, 3 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ... 1 Shorthand-writer and Typiste 800 250 200 821 50 286 156 900 350 335 33 4,181 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Other Charges— Board fees for unofficial members Commission Extra clerical assistance For auditing accounts Fidelity guarantee premiums ... Printing, stationery, and advertising ! Travelling expenses Contingencies, including rents, &c. ' 200 3,000 250 50 50 500 250 2,000 Total—Vote No. 128... 6,300 10,481 STATE FIEE INSUEANCE ACCOUNT £1 ',481

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138

Appropriations for Advances to Settlers Office.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o6

Item. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account. 19 16-7. £ £ COLONIAL TREASURER. 1906-7. Total number of officers .. 24 VOTE No. 129. Salaries — Deputy Superintendent Receiver (also Land and Income Tax Department, £260) Accountant 16 Clerks : 1 at £225, 3 at £210, 2 at £205, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170,1 at £165, 1 at £155, 1 at £150, 1 at £125,1 at £110,1 at £188 (9 months), 1 at £110 (2 months) 3 Cadets: 1 at £86, 1 at £65, 1 at £55 (10 months)... Member of the Board not in Civil Service .. Messenger (also Land and Income Tax Department, £123) 350 15 240 2,671 206 163 25 Other Charges — Advertising Contribution to Post Office Contribution to Valuation Department Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work)... Fire-insurance Premiums temporarily advanced to prevent Policies lapsing ... Interest on Loan Interest on Amounts deposited against Loans Postages and Telegrams Printing and Stationery Proportion of Audit Expenses... Refund Valuation Fees on Loans not entertained Contingencies 3,670 2 3 4 5 6 25 600 3,000 250 7 8 9 10 LI 12 13 25 105,000 75 200 250 200 150 400 Total —Vote No. 129... 110,175 1 113,845 EENMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLEES OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .... £11 ,845