APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, B-07

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L 907-1908.

NEW ZEALAND,

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1908.

INDEX.

1907-1908.

Accident Insurance Aeoount Advances to Settlers Account Advances to Workers Account Agriculture Department Audit Office Bankruptcy Carriage of Mails by Railway Civil List Clerk of Executive Council Colonial Analyst Department Conveyance of Inland Mails Conveyance of Marls by Sea Cook Islands Administration Coroners Criminal Prosecutions Crown Law Office Customs Offices and Services Customs: Miscellaneous Defence Department Defence: Miscellaneous Services District Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts Education Department: Head Office Education : Miscellaneous Services Electoral Department Finanoe, Minister of Friendly Societies Department General Expenses, Legislative Department Geological Survey Department Government Domains Government Steamers Government Life Insurance Office High Commissioner's Department Home for Defeotives (Education) Home for Defeotives (Mental Hospitals) .. Hospitals and Charitable House of Representatives Industrial Schools Industries and Commerce Department Infant Life Protection Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships Insuranoe, Government Life, Aeoount Internal Affairs Office Internal Affairs : Miscellaneous Services .. Interest and Sinking Fund Justice Department Justioe: Miscellaneous Services Labour Department Land and Deeds Registry Land and Income Tax Department Lands and Survey Department.. Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services Land for Settlements Account Law Drafting Office Legislative Council Legislative: General Expenses Life Insurance Account .. 133 Maori Land Settlement Account 13G Marine and Harbours 137 Marine: Miscellaneous Services 103 Mental Hospitals G7- Messengers and Office-keepers Mines Department 51 Mines : Miscellaneous Services Ministers' Secretaries 23 Miscellaneous Services — 5 Customs 65 Defenoe .. G2 Eduoation 23 Internal Affairs 23 Justice 57 Lands and Survey 56 Marine 56 Mines 72 Native 81 Police 83 Post and Telegraph Treasury 73 Museum and Meteorological Department .. 78 52 Native Department Native Land Court .. .. 110 Native Schools 116 Native: Miscellaneous Servioes .. 66 Old-age Pensions Department .. .. 16 16 Patent Offioe Permanent Force 14 Permanent Charges .. 68 Police Department .. :i'J Police: Miscellaneous Services 88 Post and Telegraph Salaries 131 | Post and Telegraph : Miscellaneous Services | Printing and Stationery Department 68 Prisons .. .. 115 Publio Buildings .. 122 i Public Health Department .. 123 Public Schools 13 Publio School Cadets Public Trustee's Account .. 113 26 Rates on Crown Lands .. 115 Registrar-General's Department 131 Scenery Preservation Account 65 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. 69 School for Blind 6 School for Deaf-mutes Speoial Acts of the Legislature 50 Stamp Department 57 State Coal-mines Account State Fire Insurance Account 91 State Forests Aeoount 44 Stores and Magazines 17 Supreme Court 93 Survey of Ships ..96 128 Teohnioal Instruction 72 Tourist and Health Resorts Department .. 13 Training Colleges and Training of Teachers 14 Treasury Department .. 131 Treasury : Miscellaneous Page. .. 129 .. 85 .. 88 .. 119 .. 66 .. 62 .. 63 .. 66 .. 83 .. 78 .. 116 .. 69 .. 57 .. 96 .. 88 .. 63 .. 49 .. 61 .. 24 18 .. 69 .. 47 .. 47 .. 113 .. 49 .. 33 .. 50 74 6 .. 60 .. 61 19 .. 24 .. 41 .. 58 .. 38 .. 117 .. Ill .. 112 .. 130 .. 17 .. 67 .. 127 .. 11G .. 115 .. 115 9 .. 43 .. 126 .. 135 .. 125 •• 78 .. 50 89 .. 112 .. 27 .. 112 .. 16 .. 18 Magistrates' Courts Maintenance of Roads Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines Maori Councils Maori Land Administration 52 Valuation Department 40 Volunteer Force .. 24 49 Wardens' Courts 48 Working Railways Department .. 109 .. 76 .. 52 .. 34

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1907-1908.

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* Page Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund. 1907-8. REVENUE ACCOUNT 0 !) Pkrmanknt Appropriations— Civil List . Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature £ £ 34,900 2,189,809 874,370 13 1C 19 26 33 34 38 40 41 43 47 50 60 62 65 72 73 81 85 Annual Appropriations— Class I. —Legislative Departments Class II.—Department of Minister oF Finance Class III.—Post and Telegraph Department Class IV.—Industries ami Tourist Depart_mentn Class V.—Old-age Pensions Department ... Class VI. —Working Railways Department Class VII. —Public Buildings and Domains . Class VITI.—Maintenance of Roads Class IX. —Printing and Stationery Department Class X. —Stamp and Deeds Departments . Class XI.—Native Department Class XII. —Justice Departments Class XIII. —Police Department .. Class XIV.—Mines Department... Class XV.— Department of Internal Affairs Class XVI. —Crown Law Department Class XVII.—Defence Department Class XVIII. —Customs Department Class XIX. —Marine and Harbours and Inspection of Machinery Departments Class XX.—Labour Department Class XXI.— Department of Lands and Survey I Class XXIT.—Department of Agriculture .. | Class XXIII.—Valuation Department . ; Class XXIV.— Education Department Class XXV.-—Public Health Department Class XXVI.— Mental Hospitals and Hospitals j and Charitable Departments . 3,099,079 31,284 57,865 708,278 66,028 7,080 1,884,692 49.437 25,000 \v,;M7 86,772 31,104 152,772 101,026 88,406 119,054 4,575 228,681 51,708 80,699 25,744 210,862 147,444 84,817 840,05 S 40,091 110,007 91 93 103 109 110 117 119 Total Revenue Account ., — 5,186,872 5,135,872 8,234,951 Other Accounts. 125 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT 31,147 31,147 126 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT ... 190,425 190,425 127 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT 12,475 12,475 128 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT 18,800 18,800 129 MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT .. 2,145 2,145 130 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT ... 48,882 48,882 131 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... 68,639 68,639 133 GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT 8,510 8,510 86 STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT 11,140 11,140 86 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 126.46G 126.46G 87 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO WORKERS ACCOUNT 2,320

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•1907-1908.

CIVIL LIST.

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1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. lie Kxcellency the Governor ... £ £ £ 5,000 2,000 7,000 'he Judges 11 ,<HH) ... 11,000 jMtablitihinent 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 £34,900

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PERMANENT CHARGES.

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Interest and Sinking Fund. £ 1907-8. New Zealand Loan Act. 1863— Interest on £266.300 @ 5 per cent., 15 July and 15 January Sinking Fund on £266,300(8 1 per cent.. 15 July and 15 January ... 13,315 12.603 £ 15,978 Public Debts Act, 1867— Canterbury Loan Ordinance. lSi>2— Interest on £15,200 (a) 6 per cent., :i<> June and -"il December Sinking Fund on £15,200 @ 1 per cent ... 912 152 1,064 Consolidated Loan Art. 1S67 (London issue) — Interest @ 5 per cent, on £4,300, outstanding Bonds (8 months). 15 April 54 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (Colonial issue) — Interest on £13.000 @ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October 520 Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870— Interest on £25,000 @ 4J per cent., 30 June and 81 December Interest on 75,000 „ 4 percent . 16 April and 15 October 1,125 3,000 4,125 £100.000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act. 1870— Interest on £27.900 @ 4 J per cent.. 15 April and 15 October Interest on 363.000 .. 4 per cent.. 15 April and 15 October Interest on 800.000 ., 4 per cent.. 1 June (6 months) ... Interest on 200.000 ,, 1 per cent.. 1 June (6 months) ... 1,256 14,520 16,000 4,000 £1.390.900 35,77<! Sinking Fund on £1.000,000. @ 24 per cent., 1 June (80 days) 5,260 41,036 Q'e.neral 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 3,868 £82.900 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 — interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November — On £3,000,000 New Zealand LoanAct, 1882 On 1.500.000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act. 1886 On 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Act, 1882 On 1.000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions On 6,263,811 Second series of Conversions On 4,688,444 Third seriee 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.

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Interest and Sinking Fund — continued. 1907-8. New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 —continued. Interest @ 3£ 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 4,425,929 for Conversions On further issues (say) £ 96,880 25,097 36,260 154.90S 10,500 £ £8,946,997 Amount to be recovered from other accounts Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October — On £2,750,000 Governineut Advances to Settlers Loan On 210,000 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 3,368,616 for Conversions On 42,364 for expenses 323,645 13,76(i 82,500 7,200 75,000 22,770 101,05b 1,271 309,879 £9,659,980 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 289,799 s!>,700 200,099 Sew Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) — Interest payable— On £509,500 @ 3j per cent., 1 March and 1 September On 05,000 ,, 3 percent, 1 March and 1 September On 100,000 „ 3 -J- per cent., 1 March and 1 September On 194,200 ,, per cent., I February and 1 August 17,838 1,950 3,500 t»,797 80,080 £368,700 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886 — Interest on £40,000 @ 6 per cent., 1 April and I October 2,400 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 — Interest on £250,300 @ 'A{ per cent., 1 March and 1 September s,7tio Native Land Purchases Act, 1892— Interest on £125,000 @ 3£ per cent., 30 April and 31 October 4,375 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901— Interest on £966,000 @ 'A\ per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 55,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March aud 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 33,810 2,200 2,000 2,000 £1,071,000 Sinking Fund (say) 40,010 33,000 73,010 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894— Interest on £478,235 @ 3 J per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on further Deposits during the financial year 16,738 100 16,838 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £283,000 (w, 4 per cent., 31 March and 80 September Interest on 117,000 „ '6\ per cent., 81 March and 30 September 11,320 4,095 15,415 £400,000 Government Advances to Settlers Acts 1894, 1901, and 1906— Interest on advances Amount to be recovered from GoTernment Advances to Settlers Office 15,750 15,750 :

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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10' Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. Government Advances to Workers Act, 1906— Interest on advances Amount to be recovered £ 2,000 2,000 £ Land for Settlements Act 1894 Amendment Act, 1897— Interest on £62,000 „ 3£ per cent, 1 April and 1 October Interest on 349,000 „ 3J per cent., 1 April and 1 October 2,170 13,088 £411,000 15,258 Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900—■ Interest on £23,000 @ 3j per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 1,007,465 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 1,060,850 „ 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 814,7li(i .. :V t per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on 609,350 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 25,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 250,500 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Interest on 25,000 ., 4 per cent., 1 September and 1 March Interest on further issues during; the financial year 805 43,899 42,434 7,432 11,540 28,5 L7 24,374 1,000 10,020 1,000 18,000 i £4,380,231 204,279 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account 204,279 did to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896— Interest on £500,000 @ 3\ per cent., 15 February and 15 August ... 17,500 Aid to fublic Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900 — Interest on £151,500 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 392,400 „ 4 percent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 153,100 „ 4 per cent, 1 May and 1 November 6,060 15,696 6,124 £697,000 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 „ 3| per cent., 1 January and 1 July 8,684 716 525 27,880 9,925 £250,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1902— Interest on £542,700 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 125,000 „ 3£ per cent., 1 June and 1 December 21,708 4,375 26,083 £667,700 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903— Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent, I February and 1 August Interest on 342,500 ,, 4 per cent., I January and 1 July 20,000 13,700 33,700 £842,500 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904— Interest on £588.200 @ 4 per cent. 1 January and 1 July Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905 — Interest on £946,000 @ 4 per cent, 1 January and 1 July '" i 23,528 87,810 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906— Interest on £460.000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 500,000 „ 3£ per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 40,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December 18,400 17,500 1,600 37,500 £1,000,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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Interests and Sinking Fund— continued. The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 — Interest on £200,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July The Dairy Industry Act, 1898— Interest on £1,781 @ 3£ per cent., 1 February and 1 August To provide for further issues during the year £ 62 100 £ 8,001) Amount to be recovered 162 162 The State Ooal-mines Acts, 1900-1— Interest on £100,000 @ 'i\ per cent.. 1 April and 1 October Interest on 40,000 @ 3J per cent., 1 April (6 months) To provide for further issues-during year 3,500 700 300 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account ... 4,500 4,500 Faeroa-Waihi Railway Act, 1903 — Interest on £80,214' @ 3 per cent., 30 September and 3L March 2,40H The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903— Interest on £20,000 (§ 3£ per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further ineues during year 700 88 788 The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903 and 1905— Interest on £100,000 @ 3J per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 3,500 900 4,400 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 I November To provide for further issues during year 20 52 30 £2,00Q 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 The New Zealand Loans Act Amendment Act, 1906— ' Sinking Fund @ 1 per cent, on £3,995.000 War and Defence Loans . Sinking Fund @ 1 per cent, on (say) £5,586,000 Land for Settlements Loans 39,950 ! 55,860 Amount to be recovered from Land for Settlement Account 95,810 55,860 Treasury Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 December (say) 39,950 20,000 Total Interest and Sinking Fund 2,189,809 • Under Special Acts of the Legislature. Vilitia Act Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances 250 Oivil Service Acts 1858 and 1866— Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities 37,000 Military Pensions Act, I860— Pensions and Allowance* 1,200

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued Legislative Officers' Salaries Act 1867 Amendment Act, 1906— Legislative Council — Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk £ 600 300 400 House of Representatives — Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk-Assistant 800 500 600 400 Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868— Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses ... 52 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Schafer, McOuire,and Others Pension Act, IS7"- , — Mrs. Ellen McGuire William Russell 18 18 yew 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 Qtreymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 20,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 — Endowment 55,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886 — Subsidies payable during 1907-S 115,000 Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885— . Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 81,000 Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act — Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits 3,700 Australian and New Zealand Naval Defence Act, 1903— Proportional pan 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 Claime repayable under Sections 9, 76, and 91 1,000 800 500 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891— Robert C. Hamerton ... ... ... 250 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 ... ... 835,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898 — Compensation for stock destroyed 4,400 Marlburouqh High School Act. 1899— Grant in aid 400 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900— ('(iniixMisation to owners of condemned Mtock 4,300 • Municipal Corporations Act. 1900— Subsidies payable 17,000 Military Pensions Extension Act, 1900, and Amendment Acts — Pensions and allowances 3,700 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904— Rente arising from reserves 800 New Zealand Institute Act, 1903— General expenses of Institute 500 The Queen's Scholarship Acts 1903 and 1906— Grants for Scholarships* 700 Education Acts Compilation Act, 1904— Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of District High Schools 500 Manual and Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions 3,500 National Scholarships — Granth for scholarships 3,250 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions .. 500 The High Commissioner Act, 1904— Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Civil Service Superannuation Act, 1907— Annual contribution to Fund 20,000 Nelson Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1905 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of tlie lands excluded from endowments . . £500 Subsidy payable to Board .. ... 168 Mo/ueka Harbour Board Act, 1905— Subsidy payable to Board 666 500 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Act. 1906— Salaries of Judge and Member* of the Arbitration Court 2,800 Land Acts — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 35,000 The Timber and Flax Royalties Act, 1905— One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local autboritier- . 15,000 Sew Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 — One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 5,000 Total under Special Acts 874,370 874,370

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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* SUMMAKI. 1907-S. £ STEBEST AND SINKING FUND 2,189,809 jndek Special Acts 874,370 I'OTAL PERMANENT CHARGE* £3.064,179

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

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1907-8. Salaries. Other Chargen. ToUl. £ J £ £ £ Vote 1.—Legislative Council ... ... . 2,095 2,095 2,095 „ 2. —House of Representatives ... 1 ,930 I 1,930 5,130 5,130 7,060 „ 3. —General Expenses ... ... 8,551 II 8,551 1* ,578 j< ,578 ; 1 — 22,129 TOTAL OF CLASS I ... 12,576 1* 12 ,576 18 ,708 I 8,708 31 ,284 19( i7-8. Hem. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VOTE No. 1 1 , Salaries and Other Charges £ 2,095 £ 2,095 £ 2,095 Total —Votk No. 1 > HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 2 1 Salaries— Second Clerk-Assistant Serjeant-at-Arins Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers ... ... 2 Interpreters: 1 at £250, 1 at £175 (also Native Land Court, £220) .. ... • ! Record Clerk ... ... •■• 2 Messengers : 1 at £250, 1 at £160 ■2 , In addition to Salaries provided by "The Legislative Officers' Salaries Act, 1867 "— Clerk, House of Representatives (£600) ... Clerk-Assistant (£400) 400 225 250 425 120 410 50 50 1,930 Other Charges— ;{ Extra Clerks and extra Committee Reporters ... 4 Extra Messengers and Custodian's Staff and Police during SessioT .. ... • ■• 5 : Extra Messengers and Night-watchmen during Recess t> Office furniture, telephones, Ac. 7 Contingencies 4 1,700 3,000 200 80 150 f> c> 7 5,130 7,060 Total—Vote No. 2 ..

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS -continued.

tern. 1907-8. GENERAL EXPENSES. 1 1907-8. Total number of oftioere .. 35 ' £ VOTE No. 3. •Salaries— Library — Chief Librariau ... ... ... 500 Assistant Librarian . ... ... 340 First Assistant in Library .., ... ... 240 Second Assistant .. ... ... 240 Third Assistant ... ... ... 150 Binder for Parliamentary Librarv ... ... 188 Attendant ... ... ... 180 Messenger ... ' ... ... 105 Mailman during Session ... ... 60 2,063 •2 Hansard Staff" ami Reporters — Chief Eeporter (also Examiner under the Shorthand Reporters Act, £100) ... ... 500 10 Reporters: 3 at £350, 5 at £310, 2 at £300 ... 3,200 Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £225) . ... 200 Hantard Supervisor's Assistant . ... 165 Clerk to Hansard Supervisor (£120) (3 months) ... 30 Clerk (15e. per diem) .. ... ... 70 Messenger (8b. per diem) ... ... 40 Committee Reporters: 2 at £200 ... ... 400 Extra Reporters, Select Committees ... ... 250 Extra Assistance for Hansard ... . 150 5,005 a 3 Officer in Charge, Parliament Buildings ... . 400 Attendants, Officer-in-Charge's staff— 2 at 9s. per diem ... ... ... 329 2 at 8e. per diem ... ... . 290 Gardener at 9s. per diem ... ... ... 140 Night-watchman .. ... 168 Assistant Night-watchman ... ... ... 156 (i 7 8 !) 10 11 12 I 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 a a i 5 6 7 1,483 8,551 Other Chaburs — Attendant in charge of heating apparatus and ventilators during session and assistant gardener during recess at 8e. 6d. per day ... .. . 156 Cleaning up building previous to eexaioii . 100 Charwomen ... . ... 1,050 CompaNsionate allowance to widow of Messenger (-Jreig, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee .., 100 Electrician's Assistant ... . ... 150 Extra binding for books in library . 250 Extra labour, seeds, shrubs, and tools . ... 40 Gas, fuel, aud electric lighting ... .-.. 1,550 Gratuities to messengers, orderlies, librarv staff, and attendants, including custodian's etaff . . 270 Librarv . ... 600 Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plateware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, and furniture, &c, for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings ... , 540 Maintenance of Bellamy's staff during session ... 400 Passages of members ... ... ... 500 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses ... ... ... 500 L8 M 15 Iβ 17

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS-continued.

Item. GENERAL EXPENSES— continued. 1907-8. is I!) 20 ■21 ■22 •>■', ■2 V VOTE No. 3— continued. Otheb Chahues — continued. Printing of Hansard Postage and telegrams, including Parliamentary papers Purchase of and repairs to typewriting-machines Newspapers tor library, and cartage of l>ookn Refreshments supplied to messengers, attendants, and staff, on late-sitting nights Repayment to Hone Heke, M.P., of honorarium deducted while engaged settling Native difficulties To pay allowances to messengers, &c, for time lost between two sessions of Parliament. li)()(! Translating Acts into Maori Uniforms for messengers Washing towels, ifec. Winding and repairing clocks, &c. Conveyance of members of Parliament on Manawatu Railway, anything contained in eub-section (2) of section 5 of " The Payment of Members Act, 1904," notwithstanding Contingencies £ 5.15H 750 75 10» 50 90 300 2"> 150 175 50 26 26 27 28 29 80 7 450 Total—Vote No. 3 18,578 22,12f TOTAL OF CLASS I £3 ,284

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENT OF MINISTER OF FINANCE.

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1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. £ £ Total. £ Vote 4.—Treasury Department 10,535 10 ,535 „ 5.—Friendly Societies Department ... I ,440 1 ,500 2,940 „ 6.—Land and Income Tax Department 5 ,970 22 ,800 2 ,500 28 ,770 2,500 7.—Bates on Crown Lands „ 8.—Treasury: Miscellaneous Services 13,120 I 13 ,120 TOTAL OF CLASS 11 17,945 39 ,920 57 ,865 [tern. 1907-8. TREASURY DEPARTMENT „ 1907-8. * Total number of offioere .. 55 £ 1 VOTE No. 4. Salaries — Secretary to the Treasury, Eeceiver- and PaymasterGeneral (also Finance Member Council of Defence, £100, and Registrar New Zealand Console, £50) ... 800, Accountant to the Treasury . ... ... 450 Corresponding Clerk (also Secretary Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board, £25) ... ... 350 Cashier .. ... 350 37 Clerks: 1 at £360 (clerk in charge), 1 at £350, 1 at £280, 1 at £275, 1 at £270, 1 at £260, 2 at £255, I at £250, 2 at £240, 2 at £230, 1 at £215, 1 at £210, 1 at £205, 6 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 2 at £125, 1 at £125 (typiste), 5 at £120. 1 at £115, 1 at £115 (typiste), 1 at £105 7.300 11 Cadets : 2 at £75, 9 at £65 ... ... 735 2 Binders : 1 at £4 and 1 at £3 15s. per week ... 403 1 Messenger (8s. per diem) ... ... 147 ■ Total—Vote No 4 ... . • 10,535 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. 1907-6. Total number of officers .._ 8 VOTE No. 5. Salabieb — Registrar (also Registrar of Unclassified Societies) .. 4(K) Revising Barrister (also Assistant Law Officer, £550) 75 Actuary ... ... ... 315 3 Clerks: 1 at £240, 1 at £200, 1 at £110 ... 550 2 Cadets at £50 ... ... ... ... 100 1,440

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r»iii _ .. . Item «n. m •7-8. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 5— continued. Othkk Chauokb — ■2 Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality l"><> :{ Extra clerical assistance ... ... • •■ 800 I- Postage and telegrams ... ... .. 100 o Contingencies ... ... ■ 150 1,500 Total — Vot| No. ~> ... . 2,940 LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Lot ill number of offloen .. 87 VOTE No. 6. I 3a LABI El — Commissioner (also Valuator Deceased Pereoiis.Estates, £100) ... ... ... 700 Deputv Commissioner ... ... ... 175 Clerk in charge. Land-tax . •■• .. 300 Clerk in charge, Income-tax ... ... ... 800 Correspondence Clerk and Shorthand and Type Writer (3 months) ... .. ••■ 80 Receiver of Land and Income Tax (also Advances to Settlers Office, £25) .. ... 270 16 Clerks : 2 at £30D, 1 at £285, 2 at £270, 1 at £280, 1 at £220 2 at £210, 1 at £200,3 at £L80, 1 at £100, 1 at £130, 1 at £125 ... ... ... 3,450 1 Cadets : 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ... 220 Lodging-allowance: 2 at £26 ... ... ... 52 Messenger (also Advances to Settlers Office, £25) . 123 5,970 2 8 1 .") (i 7 8 '.) Hi Othkk Chauuks — 2 Advertising ... ■•• 250 3 Contribution to Valuation Department ... 8,500 4 Extra clerical assistance ... • 9,000 ."> Expenses in connection with temporary offices ... 200 (i Law-costs .. ... ... 1,800 7 Payment to Postal Department ... . 700 8 Postage and telegrams ... ... •■■ 2,000 9 Travelling-expenses ... ... 500 0 Contingencies ... ... • 150 22,800 Total—Votk No. 6 ... .. 28,770 RATES ON CROWN LANDS. VOTE No 7 1 Payable under the Crown and Native Lands Bating Acts, including full amounts payable in respect of security given by local bodies for loans— For current year, including arrears ... ... L,700 2 Paymeni of rates on Crown lands, as provided for in section 9 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act Amendment Act, 19ur, '■ ••• .- 800 L.700 800 Total —Vote No. 7 ... ... 2,5'

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:em. 19' D7-8. £ i 1 ■■', 1 ."> TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. S. KJiLANKOUS SkETICES Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London Exchange and commission Extra clerical assistance Interest paid on debentures which fell due on u public holiday, principal being paid after date of maturity . Payment to officers of the High Commissioner's Department for services rendered to the Stock and Loan Agents Postage and telegrams 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 :(,-)0i) 5,500 800 8 648 1,800 £ (i 7 8 9 150 50 ID P. 25 339 500 . Less estimated, credits under section -tl of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 13,320 200 Total—Vote No. 8 ... 13,12' TOTAL OF CLASS II .... £57,865

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

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19( ] ( .)()7-H. Salaries. q^ Other Chargee. Total. £ il £ Vote 9.— Postal and Telegrnph Salaries— Classified Officers ... 8(16,866 ) ) 412 ,998 Non-permanent Officers ... 17 ,142 ) „ 10. — Conveyance of Mails by Sea 56,213 56 ,213 „ 11 —Conveyance of inland Mails 60,497 60,497 „ 12—Carriage of Mails by Railway 42, i:i I 42 ,434 „ 1)5 —Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 14,150 44,150 „ 14. — Miscellaneous Services 9i ,986 91,986 TOTAL OF CLASS III 112,998 2 412 ,998 15 ,280 708 ,278 No. o' I Item. ° Ctr8 ' Classification and Increases under Act. 1907-8. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES 1 107-8. VOTE No. 9. First Division. I ] Secretary 1 Superintendent of Electric Lines 1 Assistant Secretary and Inspector £ 800 750 700 e I 2,250 Clerical Division. 2 i> First Class, First Grade.— From £470 to £500, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each. 6 at £500, 4 at £470 4,380 :! 2 First Class, Second Grade —From £420 to £450, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each 1 at £450, 1 at £420 8 870 4 12 Second Claim.— From £370 to £400, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each 2 at £400, 10 at £370 12 4,500 5 ! 12 Third Glass— From £315 to £355, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 3 at £330, 9 at £315 5 12 3,825 6 23 Fourth Olau.—Vrom £260 to £300. by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 2 at £300, 3 at £290, 2 at £275, 16 at £260 6 28 6,180 7 52 Fifth Class, First Grade.— From £235 to £250, by One Annual Increment of £15. 35 at £250, 17 at £235 62 12,745

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No. of Officers. 11)07-8 Item. 07-8 . POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARTEScontinued VOTE No 9— continued. £ 8 105 9 928 CiiCXiOAL Division — continued Fifth Class, Second Grade.— From £190 to £220. by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 71 at £220, 24 at £210, 9 at £200, 1 at £190 22,650 Sixth Class. — From £110 to £200, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each, Two of £15 each, Three of £10 each, then Two of £5 each. Officers in ihis class with more than seventeen years' service receive Two Annual Additional Increment* of £10 each. 80 at £210, 30 at £200, 4 at £195, 254 at £190, 71 at £180, 54 at £170, 58 at £160, 98 at £145, 97 at £130, 03 at £120,119 at £110 ... ... . 150,550 150,55( l lo 299 Cadets.— From £40 to £100, bv 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 Yeare and £13 the Third when Cadet stationed from Home. 89 at £100, 70 at £85, 55 at £65, 85 at. £50 22,675 22,675 11 r> Chief Postmasters, First Grade. — From £445 l<) £500, by Two Annual Increments of £•_'<) each and One of £16. 2 at £500, 2 at £465, 1 at £445 . ... 2.375 2,375 12 7 Chief Postmasters. Second Grade — From £370 to £425. by Three Annual [ncrements of £15 each and One of £10 5 at £425, 2 at £3S5 ... ... 2,895 2,si)r, IS r> Chief Postmasters, Third Grade. —From £310 to £350, by Two Annual Increment* of £15 each and One of £10. 4 at £350, 1 at £325 ... ... 1,725 L.725 II 20 Postmasters. First Grade— From £260 to £300, bv Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 18 at £300, 2 at £275 ... ... 5,950 5,950 L5 58 Postmasters, Second Grade. —From £220 to £250, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 29 at £250, 2 at £240, 1 at £230, 21 at £220 12,580 12,580 i<; lit Postmasters, Third Grade.— From £185 to 6210, by One Annual Increment of £10 itnd One of £15. 11 at £210, 1 at £200, 2 at £195, 5 at £185 :t.H2.-> 8,825 26 Postmasters, Fourth Grade.— From £140 to£lSO. by Two Annual Increments of £10each and One of £15. 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 18 at £180, 2 at £175, 4 at £160 ... ... ... 4,620 17 4,620 is In addition to salary provided under " The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1900"— Controller and Accountant ... ... 150 L50

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No. of Officers. 19' '7-8. 1907-8. 1907-8. POSTAL AND TKLEGRAPH 8ALAKIB8coniinued. VOTE No. 9— continued l<1 44 Non-ci,kbicai, Division. OadMtea.—Wrota £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. 22 at £120, 1 at £115, 2 at £110, 2 at £105, 2 at £90, 2 at £85, I at £80, 2 at £70, 5 at £60, 5 at £50 ... 4,305 20 202 Oadette* ('Helephone Exchange).—From £40 to £80, by Four Annual Increments of £10 each ; with Lodging-allowance of £20 for the First Year, £10 the Second, and £5 the Third Year, when Cadette stationed from Home; and from £80 to £100, after ten yean , service, by four annual increments of £5 each. 22 at £100, 28 at £95, 6 at £90, 93 at £80, 20 at £70, 39 at £60, 54 at £50 19,2so L'l 50 Linemen, First Qrade.— From £135 to £160, by Five Annual Increments of £5 each. 39 at £155, 1 at £150, 8 at £145, 2 at £140 7,635 22 25 Linemen, Second Grade.— From £110 to £125, bv Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 25 at £125 3,125 23 34 Post Office dot-ten.— From £90 to £170, by Six Annual Increment I of £10 each and Four of £5 each. 11 at £155, 9 at £140, 0 at £130, I a< £120, 8 at £110, 1 at £!)() 4,610 24 32 Letter-carriers. First Grade.— Fro in £ 135 to £ 100, by Five Annual Increments ot'£5 eaofa. 1 at £100, 16 at £15"), 2 at £150, 4 at £145, 9 at £140 4 780 IT. 11.-. Letter-carriers, Second Grade. —From £105 to £125, by One Annual Increment of £10 and Two of £5 each. 35 at £125,15 at £120, 65 at £115 18,660 26 193 Letter-carriers, Third Grade. —From £60 to £100, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each and Two of £5 each. 21 at, £100, 24 at £95, 27 at £90, 43 at £80, 77 at £70, 1 at £60 15,700 27 21 1'oxt Office Messengers, First Grade. —From £105 to £160, by two Annual Increments of £10 each and Seven of £5 each. 7 at £145, 1 at £140, I at £135, 5 at £130, 3 at £125, 4 at £115 2,775 28 50 .-.() Post Office Messengers, Second Grade. —From £60 to £95, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each and" One of £5. 2 at £95, 6 at £90, 13 at £80, 28 at £70, 1 at £52 3,782

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No. of Officers. 19' 7-8. Item. 1907-8. 7-8. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued VOTE No. 9—continued. e 29 1-3 18 Non-clerical Division— continued. Counter Clerk* (Telegraph). — From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 8 at £150, 1 at £L40, 7 at £130, 2 at £120 7 1,740 80 7 Axxixtant Counter Clerks* (Telegraph). —From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 8 at £lt0, I at £100, 1 at £80, 2 at £G0 . G30 31 5 Assistant Exchange. Clerks. —From £">(> to 6150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £150, 2 at £140 730 32 88 Junior Exchange Clerks. —From £50 to £ 150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 3 at £130, 5 at £120, 21 at £110,10 at £100, 7 at £90, 14 at £80, 28 at £70 8,010 33 40 Assistant, Despatch Clerks.— From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 11 at £130, 4 at £120, 5 at £110, 10at £100, 5 at £90, 4 at £80, 3 at £70, 4 at £60 ... 4,680 :SI 41 41 Distributors. —From £50 to £150, by Annual Increments of £10 each. 2 at £90, 3 at £80, 10 at £70, 26 at £60 2,680 13 18 Post office Boy Messengers. —From £20 to £36, by One Annual Increment of £5, One of £3, and One of £2. 2 at £40, 2 at £36, 5 at £34, 4 at £31 36 446 36 IS IS Telegraph Message Boys, Supernumerary Class. — From £41 to £56, by Three Annual Increments of £5 each. 15 at £46 ... ... • 690 87 880 180 Telegraph Message Boys —From £26 to £36, by ' Increments' of £5, £3, and £2. Message Boys 20,522 38 Salary of linemen : New appointments (formerly paid out of Telegraph Maintenance Vote) 1,429 Letts proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current 385,944 9,645 year 89 New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets Temporary Telegraphists, Sorters, Cadets, &c. 376,299 I 5,142 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 381,441 15,585 365,856

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tern let! I No. of Officers. i. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— 1! 1907-8. continued. •07-8. VOTE No. a—continued. £ £ Non-ci.kuical Division— continued HI 40 Contribution to Railway Department tor combined Poat-Telegraph-Bailway Offices ... ... 10,600 41 1 2 8 I 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 112 13 II 15 10 17 18 lit 20 21 2.037 Country Postmasters ... .. 36,542 j H 2.998 3,264 Total —Votk No.. 9 ... ... CONVEYANCE OK MAILS BY SEA. VOTK No. 10 Auckland Steam Services ... ... .. . 966 Ulind Bay .Service ... . .. i>9 HIuff'and Stewart [aland Services . ... 800 Chatham Islands Service ... .. 800 Cost of Transit from San Francisco to New York and from New York to Queen etown of Homeward Mails . 6,850 Fiji Service ... ■ ... ... 1,690 Gratuities for the Conveyance of Letters and Printed Matter . ... . 24,300 Great Barrier Service ... .. . 250 Havelock and Picton (Pelorus Sound) Service .. 98 Hokitika and Southern Porte Service . . 800 lnvercargill or Bluff and Cromarty ... .. 275 Landing and shipping Mails ... .. .. 200 Mail-service between New Zealand and Australia .. 1.2,385 Miscellaneous Foreign Transit Charges ,., .. 600 Xew Zealand and Pacific Islands Service . 1.200 Salary. Resident Agent, San Francisco (also £50 from Department of Industries aud Commerce) . 50 Vancouver Service ... ... ... ... 4,000 Suez Services ... ... ... ; 8,000 Wellington and Pelorus Sound Service ... ... I) .. Wellington-Motueka Service . . ) Weslport and Karamea and Little Wanganui Services . i 160 412,998 1 2 :i I 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 112 13 II 15 10 56,218 17 18 lit 20 21 03,213 Less estimated credit! under section 41 of" The Public Revenues Act, 1S9L " ... . 7,000 Total —Voti No io . 1 2 :i 4 •"> f. 7 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 H 9 10 LI L2 13 (ONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. VOTE No. 11 Auckland . 9,770 Thames 2 ,2(>2 New Plymouth I .770 Napier . 1,201 (iieborne 2 ,lS(i Wanganui . ~> ,172 Wellington l> .707 Blenheim I .468 Nelson 3,01-2 Westport . 466 (iieymouth 547 Hokitika 1 ,259 Ohristchurch . 5,702 K Q LO 11 12 |8

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Item. ejn. 1907-8. CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS— continued - II 15 16 17 VOTE No. 11— continued. £ £ 14 Timaru ■•■ ■•■ ••• l > 7! > 6 15 • Oamaru • •• ° 05 L6 Dunedin ... • |> fil-i 17 Invercargill • 8,241 59,9:37 IN 19 18 Wanganui Etiver (Pipiriki-Taumaruniri) service, from 29tli April, l!)07, ni £00 per annum ... • **-> 1!) New Services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 514 5G0 Total— Votk No. 11 ... 60,497 CA Kill A UK OF MAILS BY RAILWAY VOTE No. 12. 1 j Carriage of Mails by Special Trains ... . 3.OIK) 2 Conveyance of Ordinary Mails by Railway ... ...I 46,GS>9 I 49,690 Less coat of postage, telegrams, telephones, and private boxes, Ac ... ■•■ 7,265 Total Votk No. 12 ... 42,484 MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. VOTE No. 13. 1 Allowance to Superintendent of Electric Lines to cover expenses of visit to Europe, <fcc. .. •■• <>50 2 Extra Labour ... ... • 20,000 3 Material for Repairs ... ■■• 20,000 4 Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen ... | 7.000 5 Upkeep of e s. " Tutanekai" ... ... ... 1.000 1 2 ■■', I 5 48,6.">0 . Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act. 1891 " ... ... . 4,500 Total-Votk No. 18 ... . — 4*,13O MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES VOTE No. 14. 1 Additional sum required to meet increase of overtime payments for Sunday and holiday and night duty ... 2,000 2 Advertising and Printing • • ,u " :j Allowance to Mrs. E. Lindsay, equivalent to three months' salary of her late son, 1). B. Lindsay ••• ,i: i 1 Allowances to Tellers for Calculation of Savings-Bank Interest, to Clerks in Railway Travelling Post-offices, House Allowances, Forage, <fcc. ... . 5,500 ,-, Amount fraudulently withdrawn From Savings-bank Accounl !) (j Amount required for credit Savings-bank Account withdrawn by means of Forged receipt ... . Lβ 7 Aratapu Post-office: Defalcations by an officer since dismissed ••• •■■ •'" 8 Automatic franking-machine: Poundage on sales and refunds on spoiled impression■ ... •■ I'" , 9 Blackstone Hill Post-office: Burglary ... ... 7 10 Carriage of Private Bags ... ... ... 500 11 Cleaning and Scavenging ... ... ... 8,200 12 Exhibition postage-stamps : Proportion of sales (88J per cent.) payable to Exhibition Commissioners ... I 740 1 • > :5 I

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item. 19( 07-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 14— continued. £ L8 Expenses in connection with fitting up poet-office at Exhibition ... ... 30 14 Fittings for installation of card-ledger system at Postoffice Savings-bank at Christchurch ... ... 50 15 Items not otherwise enumerated ... ... ... 1,000 16 Light, Fuel, and Water ... ... ... 8,0i)0 17 Lodging Allowances to Cadets .. ... ... 3,200 18 Milton Post-office: Contents of registered letters stolen ... 3 19 New Zealand's share of the cost, of International Telegraph Bureau, Berne, for the year 1906 ... ... 61 20 Office Expenses ... ... ... 5,500 21 Overtime - ... ... ... 3,300 22 Parcel-post Expenses ... .... ... 4,500 23 Payment, cable services ... ... .. 100 24 Postal Inspectors'Travelling-expenses ... ... 1,300 25 Printing, Binding, &c. ... ... ... 10,500 26 Purchase and Hire of Bicycles, and Allowances to Letter- I carriers, &c, using their own Machines .. 1,700 '17 Remittance stolen from mail-bag whilst in transit by train between Auckland and Swanson Street Railway-stations 30 28 Rent of Parcels Post-office, Auckland, from 18th July, 1907, at £350 per annum. ... ... ... 265 29 Rent of premises for Clearing-rqom, Wellington, from 15th July, 1907, at £550 per annum .. .., .. 390 30 Rent of premises for Post-office, Lichfield Street, from let November, 1907, at £150 per annum ... ... 63 31 Rent of premises for Post-office, Upper Symonds Street, at £52 per annum, from let October, 1907" ... ... 26 32 Rent of premises, for storage of material, &c, from 1st June, 1907, at £5 per week ... ... 216 33 Rent of Premises for Post-office Savings-bank, Wellington, at £1,000 per annum ... ... ... 1,000 34 Repairs, Fittings, New Buildings, Ac. ... ... 4,000 j 35 Special Allowance to Telegraph Messengers during their First Year's Service ... . ... 1,100 36 Special allowance of 5s. per week to 102 telegraph message boys ... ... ... 1,326 37 Stationery, &c. ... ... ... 22,000 38 Temporary Officers, Letter-carriers, and Messengers ... 5,500 39 Travelling. Removal, and Relieving Expenses ... 8,000 40 Uniform Clothing ... ... ... 2,500 41 Waitati Post-office: Burglary ... ... ... 41 £ 98,386 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 6,400 Total—Vote No. 14 ... ... f 91.986 TOTAL OF CLASS III ... ... £708, £708,278 ,278

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1907-8. 1907-8. Salaries Other Charges. Total. « £ £ £ Vote 15. —Office of Industries and Commerce 1 ,901 23 ,838 26 ,739 16. —Touriet and Health Resorts Department ... .. 20,005 20,185 40 ,190 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 21,906 j 44,023 65 ,929 tern. 1907-8. OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. 1907-8. Total number of officers 11 VOTE No. 15. 1 Salabirs — Secretary (also General Manager, Tourist Department, £350) Trade Representative Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, £325) ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £210, 1 at £150 Shorthand-writer and Typist ... Resident Agent, >San Francisco (also Post and Telegraph Department, £50) 2 Agents, Melbourne and Sydney, £150 each (also Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, £175 each) Agent, Vancouver, British Columbia (also Tourist and Health Resorts Department, £50) Messenger £ £ 350 460 75 860 120 50 300 50 146 1,901 Other Charges— 2 Advertising, purchase of books, <fcc. 3 Assistance to develop shale industry 4 Canadian steam trade service subsidy 5 Clerical assistance 6 Expenses in connection with Colonial Products Exhibition, Liverpool 7 Expenses, Permanent Court, Crystal Palace 8 Expenses of exhibit, Royal Horticultural Show, London 9 Expenses, tinned-meat exhibit, Groceries Exhibition, London 10 Expenses in connection with Irish International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907 11 Expenses of exhibit at Royal Dairy Show, London 12 Expenses in connection with Franco-British Exhibition, London, May, 1908 (on account) 13 Expenses of exhibit at Australian Natives' Association ciation Exhibition, Melbourne 14 Expenses of exhibit at Launceston Exhibition 15 Grain-grading (general) 500 1,000 10,000 500 300 400 100 100 1,000 120 5,000 268 150 500

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tern. em. lg( 1-8. 16 17 IS 19 OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued. VOTE No. lb—continued. £ Otheb Chabges— continued. Oversea Agencies — 16 Fuel, light, and miscellaneous expenses ... ... 200 17 Rent of offices ... ... ... 500 18 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... iqq 19 Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets ... ... ... 500 20 Rent of offices in New Zealand ... ... 200 21 j Steam service to Eastern ports (on account) ... 1.000 22 Subsidy, steam service, New Zealand to Noumea (on account) .... ... ... )()(i 23 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... §00 24 Contingencies ... ... ... 500 e 20 21 22 28 21 23,838 Total —Vote No. 15 ... ... 25,73! TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Total number of oBieeri .. 192 VOTE No. 16 1 Head Office— Salaries — General Manager (also Secretary Industries and Commerce, £350) ... ... ... 350 Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk Industries and Commerce Department, £75) ... ... ... 325 Accountant ... ... ... 255 Inspector ... ... ... 210 Inspector of Works ... ... 265 11 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £220, 1 at £210, I at £205, 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 2 at £150, 1 at £120 2,085 3 Shorthand-writers and Typists: 1 at £185, 1 at £130. 1 at £105 ... ... ... 420 Journalist ... ... ... 325 Draftsman and Artist ... ... 300 3 Photographic Assistants : 1 at £90, 1 at £86,1 at £85 L'01 1 Shorthand-typiste ... ... ... ■ 105 2 Cadets at £66 ... ... ... 132 Cadet at £65 (7 months) ... ... 88 Messenger ... ... .. 146 5,247 2 Ovebsea Agencies— Salaries — 2 Agents, Sydney and Melbourne, £175 each (also £150 each Industries and Commerce) ... ... 860 Agent, Fremantle, Western Australia ... ... 20 Agent, Vancouver, British Columbia (also Industries and Commerce Department. £50) ... 50 1 Clerk, Melbourne ... ... ... 140 j 566 Other Charges — 8 Rent of Offices ... si 10 1 Fuel, Light, and Miscellaneous Expenses ... ... 300 1,100

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Item — TOUKTST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT ! iqfwft — continued. POTE No. 16— continued. District Agencies— 5 Sal tir if* — 5 District Agents: Auckland, £240 (also Registrar of £ Electors, £10) ; Rotorua, £250 ; Christchurcb, £210, Assistant £100 ; Duuedin (also Gram Grader £50, and Registrar of Electors £25), £185 ; Invercargill, £220 ... ... ... 1,888 Rotorua, Cadet ... ... ... 75 Dunedin, Assistant ... ... ... 50 Auckland, Cadet ... ... .. 40 i I 1,400 Other Charges — (i Rent of Offices ... ..: ... 200 7 Fuel, Light, and Miscellaneom Expenses ... ... 180 380 1,780 Te Ahoha Hot .Springs— — 8 Wages— Resident Medical Officer ... ... ... 600 Clerk (also Tourist Agent) ... ... .. 180 Gardener .. ... .. 165 Masseuse and Masseur ... ... .. 168 3 Bath Attendants: 1 at £128, 2 at £100... . 328 2 Bath Attendants and wives: 1 at £140, 1 at £135 ... 275 •J Ticket Clerks at £75 ... ... .. 150 2 Assietant Gardeners at £110 each ... .. 220 Laundress .. ... .. ' 59 2,145 Other Charges — 9 Maintenance: Bath and Offices, Supplies, Furniture, &c 550 10 Maintenance: Gardens .. .. . 350 11 House Allowance, Resident Medical Officer ... 70 970 —^^—__ Rotobua Sanatorium and Baths — 3,115 12 Rotorua Sanatorium — Wages— Balneologist ... ... ... 1,000 House Surgeon ... ... ... 390 Clerk ... ... 190 Matron ... ... .. 110 2 Nurses : 1 at £55, 1 at £50... ... ... 105 Wardsman ... ... ... 65 3 Servants ... ... .. 149 Laundreei ... ... . 78 2,087 Other Charges— 13 Maintenance ... ... ... 1,000 14 Furniture and Repairs ... ... ... 200 15 Wines, Spirits, Ac. „. ... ... 10 1,210 Rotorua Baths — 16 WagesHead Bath Attendant and Wife ... ... 300 Masseurs: 1 at £192,1 at £180, 1 at £168 ; 1 Masseuse at £168 . ... ... . 708 2 Ticket Clerks : 1 at £95, 1 at £70 ... ... 165 14 Bath Attendants: 1 Attendant and Wife at £130. 2 at £100, 2 at £95, 3 at £90, 1 at £78, 1 at £62 ; 3 Cadets at £65 ... ... ... ... 1,125 Laundress ... ... ... 78 2,376

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Item. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT 1907-8. — continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. ______ _ Rotobua Sanatorium and Baths— continued. Eotorua Baths —continued. £ £ Other Charges— 17 Maintenance of Bathe, Furniture, Supplies, &c 600 6,273 Rotobua Tea-housk— 18 Wages— Manageress ... ... ... 101 2 Assistants ... ... 90 194 Other Charges — 19 Maintenance ... ... ... 200 20 Furniture and Repairs ... ... 100 300 w w 494 Rotobua Wobks— 21 Wages— Engineer in Charge ... ... ... 500 Draftsman (6 months) ... ... 100 Sub-Inspector (also Chief Guide, £100) ... 110 Clerk ... ... 190 1 Clerk at £156 ... ... ... 156 Electrician (Okere) ... ... 200 Assistant Electriciar (Okere) ... ... 160 Gardener in Charge ... ... . 215 Carpenter ... ... ... 166 Assistant Gardener ... ... ... 140 1,937 Other Charges — 22 Maintenance of Reserves, Gardens, and Parks 1,500 23 Maintenance, Electric-light Works ... ... 350 2* „ Drainage-works ... ... ... 100 „ Bath, Sanatorium, and other Buildings ... 500 26 „ Water-supply Works ... ... 300 27 „ Wharves and Beacons ... . 100 2,850 Rotorua Acclimatisation District and Fish Hatchery : ' 28 Wages, Ranging, and Maintenance . 500 Whakabewahewa Hot Springs— 29 Wages— Caretaker ... ... 120 Bath Attendant ... . ... 26 146 Other Charges — 30 Maintenance ... ... ... 300 446 Waimangu and O_ATAnr_— Bound Trips — 31 WagesChief Guide (also Sub-Inspector, £110) .. 100 2 Launch-drivers and 2 Boatmen . 500 600 Other Charges— • , 32 Boat-shed, Boats, Tracks, Maintenance and Improvements, &c. ... ... 400 400

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;em. 1907-8. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DHPARTMK.M — continual VOTE No. 16— continued. £ £ Waimangu and Okataina — continued. Waimanqu House — 3'i Wages— Caretaker and Wife ... ... . 100 Other Charges — 34 Maintenance ... ... 200 35 Furniture and Repairs . ... ... 50 250 1,350 Tokaanu Baths — 36 Maintenance ... ... ... 100 Te Puia Hot Springs— 37 Maintenance and Improvement ... ... 175 Te Puia Hot Springs Accommodation House— 38 Wanes ... .. .. 150 39 Maintenance . ... .. 400 40 Furniture and repairs ... ... ... 100 650 Moherk Hot Springs— 41 Maintenance . . ... 100 Waikakemoana (Lakk Housk)- — 42 Wages . ... .. 240 Other Charges — 43 Maintenance ... ... .. 550 44 Furniture and Repairs ... ... ... 50 45 Maintenance, Gardens, Ac. . ... LOO t6 Oil Launch, Maintenance and Wages ... ... 120 820 1,060 Waitomo — Waitomo Souse — 47 Wages ... ... 200 Other Charges— I 48 Maintenance ... ... 500 49 Furniture and Repairs ... ... 100 600 800 50 Hanmer Spa— Hanmer Spa — 50 Wages— Subsidy to Doctor . ... 200 Manager and Wife ... ... ... 200 Assistant Housekeeper ... ... 2(! 7 Servants ... ... . 361 787 51 52 Other Charges— 61 I Maintenance . ... .. .. 1,000 52 Furniture and Kepaire ... .. ... 100 1,100

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

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[tern TOURIST AND HEALTH EESORTS DEPARTMENT 1907-8. — continued. 53 VOTE No. 16— continued. Hanmee Spa -continued. £ £ Hanmer Baths — Wattes — Masseur and Masseuse: 2 at £120 ... . 240 4 Attendant*: 2 Attendants and Wives at £135 ... 270 2 Ticket Clerks : 1 at £100, I at £78 ... ... 178 Laundress ... ... ... 52 54 55 56 740 Other Charges— 1 Maintenance of Baths, Furniture, Supplies, <fcc. ... 200 Hanmer Garden* and Plantation*— Wages— Gardener ... ... 156 Other Charges— Maintenanreof Gardens, Plantations, Water-supply,«tc. 500 57 656 Hanmer Tea-houte — ■Mainteuance and Wages . ... ... 200 58 r>9 60 3,683 POKAKI AoCOMMODATION-HOUSK — Wages ... ... 242 Other Charges — Maintenance ... ... 650 Furniture and Repairs ... ... 50 700 942 til 62 61 62 ; Mount Cook Hekmitagk— Wages ... ... .. 297 Guides and Guiding Equipment 17y 63 (14 03 r>4 Other Charges — Maintenance ... ... ... 750 Furniture and Repairs . ... ... 100 850 1,325 Gladk House and Tk Anau-Milfohd Track (season of six months) — 60 65 66 07 Wages ... ... . 395 Other Charges — Maintenance ... ... I goo Furniture and Repair* ... 50 (i<; 07 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 70 70 77 7s 79 68 B9 70 71 72 73 '4 75 70 77 78 79 850 1,245 QUEENBTOWN — Wages of Gardener, Maintenauce, &e. ... 350 Southern Larks and Milfobd Sound— Boat-sheds, Boats, Deep Cove and Lake Ada 100 Curator, Resolution Island ... . lOO Deep Cove and Manapouri Track ... 50 Erection of wharf, hut, &c, Lake Wanaka .. loO Improving Dingle Track, Lake Hawea ... ... 20 Improvements hut'Routeburn-Lake Harris Track 50 Mount Cook Glacier, tracks and huts ... 100 Subsidy for steamer, Lake Wanaka ... 50 Subsidy, Lunisden-Te Anau mail-service ... 70 Subsidy for Manapouri-Te Anau coach service. .. 25 Waiau River, snagging and removing rocki ... 300 1,025

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Item. 191 17-8. TOURIST AND HEALTH BESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. £ £ & 80 81 82 S3 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 VOTE No. 16— continued. Otheb Cuabgeb— Accommodation-house, Waiho (subsidy for maintenance) Advertising, and purchase of books, photographs, pictures, and distribution of pamphlets, books, Ac. ... Assistance to indigent invalids : Passages to and from hot springs -Clerical assistance ... ' Compassionate allowance to widow of late R. C. White, Electrical Engineer, Rotorua Departmental Exhibits at New Zealand International Exhibition ... ... ... Egmont National Park (subsidy) ... j Fox Glacier, tracks aed huts ... ... ... ! Franz Josef Glacier, tracks and huts Importation and distribution of game and iisi. Lake Manapouri — Maintenance of steamer, wages, Ac. Maintenance of Domains vested in Department Orakei-Korako (improvements) Postage and telegrams Purchase of statuary from New Zealand International Exhibition Renovation, furniture, and repairs, Head and Branch Offices ... Rent of offices, Wellington Salary, Caretaker, maintenance, Ac, Little Barrier Island Seven-mile River, Port Elizabeth, snagging Subsidy, Wairoa—Waikaremoana mail-service Subsidy, Fairlie-Hermitage mail-service ... ... I Subsidy, Taupo Domain Subsidy, Rotorua-Ateamuri, Ac, mail-service Subsidy, Culverden-Hanmer mail-service ... Subsidy to Ferryman at mouth Waiau River Subsidy of £1 for £1 towards Rotorua Band Subsidy, Queenstown Band Testing springs and analysis of mineral waters ... Subsidy, Pipiriki-Tokaanu coach service ... Te Auau Accommodation-house — Wages ... ... ... ! Maintenance Furniture and repairs Maintenance of steamer, wages, Ac. Travelling allowances and expenses Waiotapu paths, plantations, and other improvements ... Contingencies 25 6,250 100 900 435 370 200 25 50 700 300 100 50 500 2,000 500 450 250 70 150 293 75 25 100 20 43 36 100 260 250 600 50 350 1,000 50 400 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 75 25 100 20 49 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 8 vementi .;; i, 8 ... W 36 100 260 250 v 600 50 350 ,000 50 400 Less credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ?he Pul 54 iblic ... 14, 17,077 54,190 14,000 r ,077 t,190 1,000 40,190 Total—Vote No. 16 ... TOTAL OF CLASS IV ... m £65,929

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CLASS V.—OLD-AGE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT.

5 -B. 7.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 17 —Old-age Pensions l>epartment 8 ,730 8,980 7 ,680 TOTAL OF CLASS V 3 ,730 :i ,<).■>() :\ ,050 7 ,680 7 ,680 (rill l!H)7-8. x? e OLD-AGI PENSIONS DBPABTMBNT. £ e 1907-8. TotBl number of officer* .. 21 VOTE No. 17 Salaries — Registrar Chief Clerk 8 Clerks : 1 at £235. 1 at £20.5, 2 at £200. L at £190, 2 at £180, I at £IU) 2 Cadets: 1 at £75, 1 at £65 . Auckland — Deputy Registrar Cadet Wellington— Deputy Registrar ... ... ... ! Christehurch- — Deputy Registrar ... ... ... Cadet Dunedin— Deputy Registrar Cadet r>75 820 1 500 L40 220 80 200 190 75 190 85 Invercargil!— Deputy Registrar (also Clerk of Court and Registrar Supreme Court, £320) Clerk (5 110 3,730 ' ■1 a 4 Other Charoes— Clerical assistance Contribution to Post Office for paying pensions Postage and telegrams Travelling-expenses of Registrar, Stipendiary MagiHtrates, Deputy Registrars, Police Constables, and Interpreters' fees, &c. Contingencies 870 2.500 600 •_».")O 2:(0 3.9.-.0 Total—Votk No 17 . 7,680 TOTAL OF CLASS V £7,680

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

34

1907-8. Total. « £ Vote IS. — Working Hailwav* 1,884,692 TOTAL OF ("LASS VI 1,834.1.92 G-BORs Rievicwtri . Estimated. £2,560,000 *- ] 907-8. Classification and Increases under Act. •>."'>(> Miles WORKING RAILWAYS I'oIhI Number of Members, ss per R-8, 1907 7.815 6 £ VOTE No. 18 1 Head Office— General Manager . ... . 1,280 Aocountant.£650; Stores Manager,£440; 7(5 Clerks— lat £500, 1 at £400, 1 at £370. I at £355, 1 at £330, 4 at £300, 1 at £270, 1 at £260, 6 at £250, 3 at £235, 4 at £220, 2 at £210, 5 at £200, 5 at £190. 11 at £180, 1 at £170, 3 at £160, 5 at £150, 2 at £140, 2 at £130,12 at £120; 4at£110; 28 CadetsSat £100, 3 at £85, 5 at £7<J, 6 at £60, 9 at £50, 2 at £40 ; Lodging-allowance—2 at 10/, 6 at 8/, 1 at 5/, 5 at 3/6 per week; 5 Audit Inspectors—2 at £355, 3 at £300 ; 4 Storekeepers—2 at £300. 2 at £260 ... ... ... . 20.790 Contingencies (including travelling-allowances) . 2,133 24,173 "J Departmental Offices — • Maintenance — Chief Engineer, £900; Inspecting Engineer, £650; S District Engineers—4 at £500, 2 at £400, 1 at £885,1 at £880 ; Assistant Engineer, £250 ; Signal Engineer, £500 ; Office Engineer, £500 ; Inspector of Iron Structures, £300; Signal and Interlocking Inspector, £300; Electrician, £300; 2 Foremen at £200 ; Electrical Mechanician, £200 ; Electric Lines Inwpector, £180; Gi Clerks and Draughtsmen—lat £385, 2 at £330, 4 at £300, 1 at £275,1 at £260,1 at £250. 6 at £220,2 at £210, 9 at £200.3 at £190, 7 at £180, 1 at £170, 2 at £160, 1 at £150. 5 at £ 140, 4 at £130, 5 at £120, 9 at £110 ; 36 Cadets—2 at £100, 4 at £85, 2 at £80, 7 at £70, 6 at £00, 15 at £50 (1 half-time); Lodging - allowance—8atlO/, 4 at 8/ CI half-time), 8 at 5/, 3 at 3/6 per week ... 22,553

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

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tern. 1907-8. 2,526 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 18— continued. Dkpaktmkntal Ofpicks— continued. £ Locomotive — Chief Mechanical Engineer, £900 ; i> Locomotive Engineers—1 at £575, 1 at £460. I at £400. I at £370, 1 at £355 ; Brake Engineer, £400 ; l> Locomotive Inspectors—1 at £385,1 at £275; 40 Clerks and Draughtsmen — 1 at £385, 1 at £345,2 at £300, 1 at £260, 2 at £250, I at £220, 3 at £210, 1 at £200. 4 a< £1,80, 2 at £170, 3 at £150, 2 at £140, 5 at £130. 6 at £120, 6 at £110; 15 Cadets—3 at £100, 2 at £70, 3 at £60, 5 lit £50 (1-half-time), 2 at £40; Lodging-allow-anee —2 at 10/, 1 at 8/(part time), 3 at 5/, 1 at 8 Mi per week .".. ... ... 12,116 e I'raffic— Chief Traffic Manager, £850 ; 2 Traffic Superintendents at £650; 8 District Managers—8 at £500, 1 at £440, 2 at £400, 1 at £385, 1 at £370: 5 Stationmasters in Charge—3 at £300, 1 at £250. 1 at £200; 5<> Clerks— 1 at £385,2 at £370. 3 at £315. 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 2 at £260, 5 at £250, 1 at £23.-). 4 at £220, 2 at £210, 6 at £200, 5 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 4 at £150, 3 at £140, 7 at , £130, 2 at £120, r> at £110; 18 Cadets—8 at £85, ] 3 at £70, 2 at £60, 1 at 650, 1 at £40; Lodgingallowance —2 at 8/, 1 at 5/ per week £19,400 Less house-rent for Stationmasters in Charge, Ac. ... ... 242 19,158 53,827 Total Head and Departmental Offices . 78,000 3 K vwakawa Sectiob, 1907-8 —8 miles. Maintenance ... ... . 895 Locomotive ... ... ... 735 Traffic ... ... . 730 i 2,360 ■■ i Whanuahei Skution, 1907-8—23 milee. Maintenance ... ... ... 2,920 Locomotive ... ... ... 4,440 Traffic ... ... ... 2,700 10,060 Kaihu Suction, 1907-8—17 miles. Maintenance ... ... ... 1,790 Locomotive ... ... ... 1,260 Traffic ... ... ... 1,150 4,190 Auckland Section, 1907-8—399 miles. Maintenance ... . ... 93,126 Locomotive • ... . ... 83,470 Traffic . ... ... 62,000

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

36

Item. 1907-8. 2,526 Mile*. WORKING RA1LW \Y8-continued. I £ £ 7 VOTK No 18— continued. (risBOKNE Skotiok, 1907-S —20 iniles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 1,290 1,990 900 8 We|,L1NUTON-NaP1KR-NeW Pl.IMOUTH SKCTIOK, 1907-8 514 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traili.4,180 145,192 205,500 128,000 478,692 9 Hubunui-Bujff .Section, 1907-8 —1,294 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 291,610 306,405 241.0i)0 889,0t'i 10 Westland Section, 1907-s —138 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 25,232 20.320 17,750 11 W'kstpoet Section, 1907-8—31 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic l>3.302 ii 11,815 14,620 11,750 38,185 12 12 Nelson Section, 1907-8—48 milee. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 7,411 3,840 4,000 13 13 Picton Section, 1907-8 —34 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 15,251 tt,860 5,180 4,000 it 14 Lake Wakatipu Service— Working-expenses 15,990 5,200 16 16 16 M (SCKLLANEOUS — Additional allowance to railway employees receiving not more than 10s. per day in respect to time worked in excess of eight hours per day Compensation for Iosn caused to Mr. F. D. Bamfield by interference with his advertising rights at Dunedin Station 2,«00 it; 17 IS m 17 18 19 Compensation for loes of property by fire ... Cost of hearing Appeal Board Cases Compassionate allowances, compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, damage to and loss of goods, freights on goods lost 100 2,000 300 3,000

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CLASS VI. —WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

37

tem. tern. 1907-8. 2,526 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 18— continued. Miscellaneous— continued. 20 Deposit on appeal in case Wanganui Borough Council t. Wellinge 21 Postages, telegrams, telephones, and maintenance of wires 22 Purchase-money for right of making and using Mr. Charles Craig's patent of an improved sighting apparatus applicable for use in lifting rails '1-i Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast-plough 24 Allowances to be paid to Employees in the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay as set forth in the Schedules to " The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901," and notwithstanding the regulations made thereunder, to be deemed not to be pay under " The Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902," — Shorthand-writers Enginemen, Firemen, and Guards employed on Rimutaka Incline Daily allowances to Employees receiving not more than 10s. per day, also allowances for Sunday duty and special services 25 New Zealand International Exhibition: Costs in connection with exhibits, and incidental expenses in connection with Exhibition ... 26 Payments under "The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1900," and its amendments 27 Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, messengers, nightwatchmen, incidental services, supplies and ex penses to be subsequently charged to the sections in connection with which the expenditure was incurred ... ... £5,401 Less already provided for under the various sections . ... 5.40C £ £ L6 10,000 75 .50 loo I(K) 53,809 200 :4.7.->O 1 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 75,801 1,868,322 38,630 Total—Vote No. 18 . 1,834,692 TOTAL OF CLASS VI £1,8! ,692

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CLASS VII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS.

38

J.17V I — KJ. Salaries. Other Charts* Total. £ £ £ Fote 10.—Public BuilHinsri ... 2,687 44,302 16,889 „ 20.—ttoTemmenl Domain i 1,198 1,400 2 ,598 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. * 15,702 19,487 Item. leva. —• ISM 1907-8. 7-8. PUBLIC BUILDINGS f~ 1907-8. £ Total number of oHicere 11 e £ £ VOTJ'! No. L9 Maintenance Impbovkmknts, Fittinos, Furnitukk, ktc — I Salaries — Arahited • •■■ :, " ,1 •I Draughtsmen: 1 at £250. 2 at 6220, 1 a< £212, I a< £200 ..". ... 'I' , - , I Clerks: I at £205, 1 at £220. 2 at £200 885 Fire Inspector (also Officer in Charge Departmental Buildings, £260; and Supervisor Government Insurance Messengers, £65) . • ••■ ''0 Other Charges— 2 ' r ' :{ ~ Government Houses— 2 Auckland ■ ..600 8 Wellington ., • • } - 2 °0 4 Parliamentary Boildingi ■•• ■■ 2,000 (iovernment Buildings throughout the Colony — 5 I Departmental Buildings (including furnishing, Ac.) 6,900 C, Rents of offices for Government Departments 1,800 7 Courthouses ... ■•■ ■•• 2,800 Gaols 1.500 it Police-stationB ... • ••• •> ,*w 10 Customhouses ... ■■■ 500 11 Post and Telegraph Offices ... . ■ 6.250 12 Hospitals for Mental Diseases .. •■ 8 ,800 12 Quarantine Stations . ■• ••• 1,000 U Industrial and Training Schools L5 Buildings not specified ... ■• 3,000 Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under " The Governor's Salary and Allowances Act, 1873 "— 16 Fuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning for Official and Reception Rooms. Outbuildings, and Grounds, Government Houses ... ■•• 200 , I 7 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 ... 150 IS Telephones for Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington ... ... ■■• 5 2 l<.) Public Works workshops 20 Maternity Homes 21 Ponsonby Hall ... ••• l0 ° 22 Lamp and drinking-fountaiu, Royal Oak corner, junction of Onehunga Borough and Mount Roskill and One Tree Hill Road Districts (subsidy, £l for £1) ... 200 Iβ 17

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CLASS VII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS— continued.

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tern. 1907 1907-8. r-8. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. VOTE No. 19— continued Maintenance, ktc. — continued. Other Charges —continued. 28 Auckland (Supreme Court (renovations) 21 Auckland Mental Hospital (alterations) 25 Helensville Courthouse (additions) "if! Departmental Buildings, New Plymouth (renovations) 27 New Plymouth Courthouse (additions and renovations) 28 Waverlev Post-office (additions find renovations) 2S) Wanganui Courthouse (additions and renovations) 80 Government Printing Office (steam heating) 81 Hokitika Post-<5ffice (additions and renovations) 32 Chrietchurch Mental Hospital (alterations and renovations) 83 Dunedin Poit-offiee (alterations and renovations) 34 Seadiff Mental Hospital (alterations and renovations)... 3fi Services and supplies for other Departments 3<> Wages of Overseers and Staff Workmen ... 87 Travelling-expenses 35 Freight. Cartage, &i-. 39 Advertising 40 Cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services 41 Contingencies 12 Lvttelton Borough Council, for Extra Water supplied to Government Departments € 300 80(1 200 850 250 100 300 25(i 160 4.5(1 (.(Hi 500 ■ji it' 2,100 400 250 50 300 1 ,'200 100 £ 1 1 ,s02 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 500 I 44 ,302 Total—Votk No. 19 ... I-β ,S8i GOVERNMENT DOMAINS VOTE No. 20. Salaries — 1 Head Gardener 2 Gardeners: 3 at £141, 5 at £125 150 1,01s "7 150 1,01s Other Charges — 8 Wellington and Auckland ■I Contingencies 1,198 1 ,200 200 1,198 1 ,200 200 1 Af\f\ Total —Votk No. 20 . 1,400 1,400 2,59(2,59: !__ I TOTAL OF CLASS VII ... £49,' ... £49,437 437

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CLASS VIII.-MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

40

1907-8. Vote No. 21 —Maintenance of Roads Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ 2o ,000 25,000 TOTAL-OF CLASS VIII 25 ,000 25,000 tern. MAINTENANCE O¥ ROADS. £ £ VOTE No. 21. Maintenance of Roads •l r> .ooo Total—Vote No. 21 ... 25 ,000 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII £25,000

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CLASS IX.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.

6—B. 7.

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ * £ Vote 22.—Printing and Stationery 25 ,025 21 ,282 46 ,307 TOTAL OF CLASS IX 25 ,025 1,282 46 ,307 tern Classification and Increases under Regulation. 1907-8. PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Total number of officer* .. 435 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, £200) 8 Clerks: 1 at £260, 2 at £210, 2 at £180, 1 at £176, 1 at £155, 1 at £120 3 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £75, I at £65 ... 2 Warehousemen : 1 at £195, 1 at £176 ... 9 Overseers and Sub-overseers : 1 at £295, 1 at £260, 1 at £257,1 at £250, 1 at £248, 2 at £205, 1 at £195, 1 at £191 4 Readers : 1 at £260, 1 at £230, 1 at £215, 1 at £205 4 Readers (previously employed as temporary readers) at £200 ... ... " £800 Less amount voted under items " Compositors" and "Piecework," &c.: 4 at £187 ... ... 748 I £ 625 290 380 225 1,491 225 371 2,106 910 Type Storeman Divider 24 Compositors: 5 at £180, 5 at £172, 2 at £170, 6 at £164,6 at £160 (also £13 additional for 7 months for 25) 1 Binding Storekeeper at £184; 12 Book-finishers. Bookbinders, and Paper-rulers : 1 at £180, 2 at £178, 1 at £172, 1 at £170,1 at £166, 3 at £164, 3 at £160 (also £13 additional for 7 months) Forewoman, Girls' Room 16 Folders, Sewers, and Female Workers : 2 at £85. 6 at £78, 5 at £65, 2 at £59, 1 at £58 ... 10 Machinemen, Pressman, &c. : 1 at £180, 2 at £168, 1 at £165, 1 at £160, 4 at £156, 1 at £146 (also £13 additional for 7 months) 3 Stamp Printers, Assistants, and Perforator: 1 at £265. 1 at £190, 1 at £166 2 Stereotypers and Electrotypers : 1 at £325,1 at £183 2 Engineers and Engine-drivers: 1 at £227, 1 at £171 Mechanical Expert for Type-setting Machines Carpenter Storeman and Packer, £143 (also £13 additional for 7 months) .. ... ... 2 Watchmen at 8s. 6d. per diem 52 195 190 4,234 2,299 130 1,139 1,687 621 i 508 898 234 171 151 310

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CLASS IX.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 191 7-8. 2 3 2 8 4 PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 22— continued. Salabies— continued. . 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, Electoral, and other Departments) £ 2,500 3,500 £ 4 17,500 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Othek Chabges— Stationery, Paper, Parchment, Ac. Stores. Bookbinding Material. Printing-ink Freight. Packing'Insurance, Wharf Labour, Ac. Machinery Type and Printing Material ... Time-recorders Fuel, Gas, and Lighting Overtime Printing Consolidated Statutes 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 Printing "Early Historical Records" Printing report and evidence of the Nightcaps Coalmining Commission New installation of departmental telephones Compassionate allowance to Sarah Jenkins, widow of employee, Government Printing Office ... Gratuity to G. S. Mouatt, Stamp-printer, retired through ill health Contingencies 42,442 5 6 7 8 i) 10 11 12 18 L4 21,000 3,000 3,500 2,000 500 75 950 1,750 1,000 15 16 17 200 500 300 IS 19 20 30 2,000 200 21 22 150 243 23 39 24 95 250 LlTHOGBAFHIC AND PHOTOGBAFHIC BBANCH. 37,782 25 I Salabies — Foreman Lithographer and Photographer . 2 Draughtsmen : 1 at £310, 1 at £270 10 Lithographic Printers, Ac.: 3 at £175, 1 at £166,4 at £165, 2 at £156 (also £13 additional for 7 months) 4 Stone-grinders, Ac.: 1 at £163, I at £146, 2 at £130 (also £13 additional for 7 months) I Stone-grinder (£13 additional for 7 months) 6 Photographer's Assistants and Etchers : 1 at £200, 2 at £195, I at £180, 1 at £117, 1 at £100 Machine-feeders, Ac. 320 580 1,739 599 8 987 350 26 27 Otheb Chabges— Paper, Ink, Stores, Ac. Machinery 4,583 26 27 1,000 500 1,500 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 6,083 86,307 40,000 Total —Vote No. 22 46,801 TOTAL OF CLASS IX £46, 107

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CLASS X.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT.

43

1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 23. —Stamp Department ... 5,838 5,411 £ 11,249 „ 24.—Land and Deeds. Registry 12 ,175 1 :< ,348 25 ,523 TOTAL OF CLASS X 18 ,013 18 ,013 ,8 ,759 36 ,772 tern. 1907-8. STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Total number of officers 36 ■i VOTE No 23. ■Salaries— . Head Office — Commissioner of Stanipc, Controller Death Duties, and Registrar Joint-stock Companiee Chief Clerk and Assistant Registrar of Companiee Custodian and Issuer of Stamps Accountant Clerk Cadet Chief Stamper 8 Stampers: 1 at £170, 1 at £105, 1 at £75, 1 at £55, 1 at £45,3 at £40 Messenger Messenger (146), Iβ. per day additional Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates (also Land Tax Commissioner, £700) Auckland — 2 Clerks: 1 at £310, I at £140 Cadette Cadet Wellington — Deputy Commissioner Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £70, I at £65 . Wanganui — Clerk Hawke's Bay — Clerk Oanterbury — Deputy Commissioner 3 Cadets : 1 at £110, 1 at £95, 1 at £65 ... Otago — Deputy Commissioner Cadette 2 Cadets: 1 at £80,. 1 at £65 ... lnvercargill — Clerk 700 345 315 280 225 65 195 570 170 18 100 450 95 40 8 270 130 135 4 120 B (i 140 340 270 400 110 145 210 •j,838

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CLASS X.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

I.Mil. 19< 7-8. STAMP DEPARTMENT— continued. 0 10 11 12 L8 L4 Lβ Lβ 17 IS 1!) 2<> 21 22 28 21VOTE No. 23— continued. Other Chaboeb— Auditing stamps Blocks for letter-cards Blocks for postal notes Cleaning offices Die for post-cards Extra assistance Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New plates and dies for printing stamps ... Payment to General Post Office for services performed Postage-stamp ari"d other paper Postage and telegrams Printing-inks Purchase of perforating-machines Refund of fine on deed, W. Langlands Scott Refund of fees on Provisional Certificates of Title, the originals being destroyed by fire Stamp-printing machinery Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 88 20 100 45 60 220 20 500 130 25 1,200 1,200 1,000 297 5 28 20 27 26 300 75 100 Total—Vote No. 23 .. 5,411 11,249 LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. 1907-8. Total number of officer! .. 57 VOTE No. 24 Salaries— Auckland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Examiner of Titles ... Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk 3 Clerks : 1 at £255, 2 at £210 Typiste 2 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £40 ... Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps and Deputy Registrar of Deeds Clerk Cadet Typiete Wellington — Registrar-General of Land, District Land Registrar, and Registrar of Deeds Deputy Registrar of Deedwand Assistant Land Registrar Examiner of Titles and Assistant Land Registrar Clerk 4 Cadets: 1 at £105, 1 at £100, 1 at £75, 1 at £65 ... 2 Typistes at £100 Messenger (8/6 per diem) Office-cleaner Hawke's Bay — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk Clerk Typiete 575 325 675 130 125 320 165 95 100 625 370 325 225 345 200 155 50 525 255 180 100

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CLASS X.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Item. 19i •7-8. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY— continued. 5 VOTE No. 24— continued. S alaei Eβ — continued Poverty Bay — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles (also President Maori Land Council. Judge of Validation and Native Land Court, £100, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps) ... Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds 2 Cadets: 1 at £80, 1 at £65 ... 425 255 145 6 Nelson — Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Cadet 320 110 7 Marlborough— Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Cadet 200 75 8 Canterbury — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner ofTitles Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk... 3 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £135, 1 at £130 3 Cadets : 1 at £85, 2 at £65 ... Typiste 575 325 515 215 100 0 9 Westland— District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps (also £175 as Magistrate) Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds (also Clerk for Stamp and Supreme Court Offices) 325 215 . 10 .0 Otago — District Laud Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk... Clerk Typiste Cadet Office-cleaner 550 325 240 100 65 50 11 1 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 £230, 1 at £150 425 315 380 2 3 4 5 I t> 7 , .1 Otheb Chaboks — Advertising Binding books Book Typewriters Cleaning offices Compensation to'L Wadham for deprivation of land, recommended by Public Petitions Committee Compensation to George Gapes for loss of frontage to a public road Contract work for recording, Ac 12,175 12 13 14 Lβ Lβ 700 100 154 90 75 17 150 2,300 1S

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:um. 7-8. LANDS AND DEEDS REGISTRY— continued. £ 19 20 21 22 28 21 25 26 27 2S VOTE No. 24— continued. Otheb Chabges— continued. Draughtsman's work performed by the Survey Department Extra assistance Fuel, light, and water Loose-leaf binders ... Mounting and binding plans ... Typewriter Postage and telegrams Rent Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 5,000 3,463 150 17 50 24 350 375 250 100 Total—Vote No. 24 ... 13,348 25,523 TOTAL OF CLASS X £3i 772

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ote 25—Native Department... 1907-8. Salaries. , Other Charges. £ £ 1,948 300 1907-8. Total. £ 2,i £ 2,248 „ 26. —Native Land Court ... ., 27.—Maori Lands Administration „ 28. —Maori Councils ... 8,546 6,100 2.317 750 490 600 14,( 3,( 1,< 14,646 3,067 1 ,090 „ 29.—Miscellaneous Services 10,053 10,< 10,053 TOTAL OF CLASS XI 13,301 17,803 13,301 17,803 31,1 31,104 tem. 1907-8. NATIVE DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Total number of officer* ... 9 VOTE No. 25. Salabies — Head Office— Under-Secretary Chief Clerk Record Clerk (also Acting Superintendent Maori Councils, £140) 2 Clerks : 1 at £290 (also Private Secretary to Native Minister, £25), 1 at £140, 1 Clerk at £120 (6 months) £60 ... Translator Typist Interpreter (3 months) £ 600 270 120 490 360 80 28 2 3 < )theb Chabges— Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 1,948 200 100 Total —Vote No. 25 ... 300 2,248 * NATIVE LAND COURT. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 31 VOTE No. 26. Salabies — Head Office— Chief Judge (also Chief Judge, Validation Court) Clerk to Chief Judge 8 Judges : 1 (President Native Appellate Court) at £600, 6 at £500, 1 at £100 (also Judge of Validation Court and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds and Examiner of Titles, Gisborne, £425) 2 Clerks and Interpreters : 1 at £220 (also Interpreter to House of Representatives, £175), 1 (Native Appellate Court) at £225 ... 700 200 3,700 445

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Item. 191 •7-8. NATIVE LAND COURT— continued. 2 3 4 VOTE No. 26— continued. Salaries — continued. Wellington — Registrar 8 Clerks : 1 at £240, 1 at £220, 2 at £190, 2 at £180. 1 at £185, 1 at £156 Cadet Auckland — Registrar 2 Clerks: 1 at £190, 1 at £180 2 Clerks and Interpreters: 1 at £200, 1 at £160 Cadet Gisborne — Registrar 2 Clerks and Interpreters ; 1 at £200, 1 at £145 265 1,541 75 250 370 360 65 230 345 i 8,546 5 0 7 8 r. li 7 8 Othkh Charges— Payment of Assessors, Extra Clerks, and Interpreters . Travelling Allowances and Expenses ... . . Rent Contingencies 1.850 3,750 250 250 Total—Votb No. 26 ... 6,100 14,646 MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 10 1 2 8 I 6 6 7 1 2 :\ i VOTE No. 27. Salaries — Tokerau District Maori Land Board — President (also Judge, Native Land Court) Waiariki District Maori Land Board — Clerk Waikato District Maori Land Board— Clerk Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District Maori Land Board — President Clerk Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board — President Clerk Aotea District Maori Land Board — President Clerk Ikaroa District Maori Land Board — Clerk ... ... ... ; 400 65 65 375 170 5 375 156 (i 375 180 156 2,317 8 9 10 Other Charges— Travelling allowances and expenses Payment of Members of Boards. Extra Clerks, i.nd ' Interpreters Contingencies 250 450 50 Total—Vote No. 27 750 3.007

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Item. KB. 1907-8. 7-8. MAORI COUNCILS. 1907-9. * * Total number of officer* ... 3 VOTE No. 28. 1 Salaries — Superintendent at £400 (3 months) . .. 100 Superintendent (3 months' retiring allowance) ... 100 Acting Superintendent (also Record Clerk. Native Department, £120) ... . ... HO Organizing Inspector ... . 150 1 490 Other Charges—. 2 Subsidies to Maori Councils ... ... ... 400 3 Contingencies ... ... ... 200 600 Total—Vote No. 28 ... ... 1,090 1,090 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES i 9 :i ■i B c> 7 VOTE No. 29. 1 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 ... ... ... 3.265 2 Compensation for destruction of eel-weirs, Patea River 100 3 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds ... ... 2,000 4 Expenses in connection with Commission to inquire into " Surplus Lands" in the North of Auckland . 250 5 Final payment on account of Ilunua " tenths " ... 71 6 Interest of £2,000 part purchase-money, Stewart Island 160 7 Payment to Survey Department for preparation of plans, &c. ... ... ... 200 8 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 1,000 9 Purchase of medical comforts for Natives during fever epidemic at Hawhiti .. ... ... 7 .0 Purchase of land to provide tor wants of former Native owners of Waiohau No. In 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 . ... ... 2,000 .1 j Salaries and expenses of Commissioners to report upon Urewera appeals ... . 500 .2 Seed-potatoes and vegetable-seeds for Maoris .. 500 8 !) 10 11 12 Total—Vote No. 29 ... .. 10,053 - TOTAL OF CLASS XI .... .... £31,104

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0 1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges Total. £ £ £ ote 30.—Department of Justice ... 2,190 2,190 „ 31— Patent Office ... 1,035 1,035 M 32—Supreme Court ... .? 5,431 3,550 8,981 „ 33—Bankruptcy ... . 2,725 1,306 4,031 34—District, Magistrates , , and Wardene'Courts ... ... 48,500 12,500 56,000 „ 35.—Criminal Prosecutiono ... ... 13,500 13 ,500 „ 36—Coroners ... ... ... 4,750 4,750 „ 37.—Cook Islands Administration . 1,150 3,769 4,919 ., 88. —Miscellaneous Services ... ... 11,934 11 ,934 „ 39.—Prisons . . ... 25,221 20,211 45 ,432 TOTAL OF CLASS XII ... si ,252 71 ,520 152 ,772 152 ,772 Item. Mm. — 190 )7-H. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 1907-8. Total number of officer* ... 7 VOTE No. 80. £ ] Salaries — Under-Secretary ... ... • 650 Chief Clerk ... ... ... 370 4 Clerks : 1 at £385, 1 at £340 (also Private Secretary to Minister, £25). 1 at £210, 1 at £140 ... 1,075 Cadet ... ... 95 £ Totax —Votk No. 30 .. ... 2,190 PATENT OFFICE. 1907-8. Total number of offioers .. 6 VOTE No. 81. I Salaries — Registrar of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks ... 375 3 Clerks: 1 at £185,1 at £150, 1 at £105... ... 440 Cadet ... ... 50 Messenger ... ... ... 170 Total—Vote No. 31 ... ... 1,035 SUPREME COURT. 1907-8. Total number of offieprt .. 29 VOTE No. 32. Salaries — 1 Auckland — Registrar and Sheriff . ... ... 450 Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards ... ... 220

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tern. 1907-8. SUPREME COURT— continued. L VOTE No. 32— continued. Salaries— continued. £ Auckland —continued. Cadet ... ... . 105 Crier, Messenger, and Otfiee-cleaner ... . 167 Assistant Office-cleaner ... ... . in £ •_• a Wellington — Registrar, Sheriff, and Registrar Court of Appeal ... i;,(i Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards . . :-RH) Clerk ... ... .. I m> Clerk ... ... 130 Crier and Messenger ... ... ... 170 Messenger and OfBce-cleaner .. ... 17(1 2 Assistant Office-cleaners ... .. ... 77 ■i 3 OhrUtchurch — Registrar and Sheriff ... ... ... 450 Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards ... .. 260 Cadet . ... 95 Crier and Messenger ... ... ... 127 Office-cleaner ... ... ... 50 Assistant Messenger ... • .. ... L00 4 Uunedin — Registrar and Sheriff .. ... ... 450 Deputy Registrar and Clerk of Awards ... ... 290 Cadet" ... ... ... 108 Crier, Messenger, and Office-cleaner ... ... 175 5 6 Clerks to Judges at £150 ... .. ... 900 6 7 5,431 Other Charges— Travelling-expenses of Judges, and other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal ... .. j 8,600 Proportion of fees to be refunded to Sheriffs 50 6 7 8,560 Total—Vote No. 32... BANKRUPTCY. 1H07-8. Total number of officeri .. 9 8,981 1 VOTE No. 33. Salaries — Auckland — Official Assignee ... ... ... 450 Clerk ... ... ... 220 Cadet ... ... .. 105 2 Wellington — Official Assignee ... ... . 150 Clerk .. ... ... 220 :i Ohristchurch — Official Aseignee ... ... ... 150 Clerk ... .. ... 220 4 Dune din — Official Assignee ... ... ... 450 Clerk ... ... ... 160 i O TQK

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im. 190 i7-8. BANKRUPTCY— continued. 6 0 7 8 6 0 7 8 g o i VOTE No. 33— continued. Other Charges— & Advertising ... ... ••■ 110 Commission to Deputv Assignees ... ■ •■ 800 Office-cleanin..' .. ••■ • 100 Payment to Public Trust Office for service of officers acting as Deputy Assignees ... ... ... 66 Postages ... . ■•• 100 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 30 j Contingencies ... ... 100 £ 9 10 11 , . 1,306 Total —Vote No. 88 . 4,03 DISTBICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 175. l VOTE No. 34. Salaries — Auckland — Magistrate (also District Judge, Waikato and Thames) 700 5 Clerks: 1 at £360, 1 at £240, I at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £110 ... . ... .. 980 Cadet ... ... ... •"><> Bailiff ... ... ... ISO Assistant Bailiff ... ... ... 150 Messenger Magistrate's Court, Stamp Office, and Registrar of Deeds Office; and Office-cleaner ... L4Q 2 1! Papakura, Pukekohe, Mercer, JVaiuku, Hamilton. Nyaruawahia, Cambridge, Raglan, Huntly. Te Awamutu, Kawhia, Te Kuiti, Otorohanga, and Taumarunui — Magistrate ... . ■■• "»" ,(l Clerk and Registrar of Births, <fcc, Hamilton ... 250 Cadet ... ... .. 105 :i :i Onehunga, Otahuhu, Whangarei, Dargaville, Helensville, Warkworth, Maungaturoto, Port Albert. Waipu, and Paparoa — Magistrate and Warden ... 600 Clerk at Whangarei (Receiver of Gold Revenue, <fec.)... 185 ' Clerk at Maungaturolo, Paparoa, and Waipu ... t>5 4 Russell, Mangonui, Whangaroa, Kaeo, Kaitaia, Rawene, Kohukohu, Waimate, Kaikohe, Houhora, and Kawakawa — Magistrate ... •■• • 450 5 Thames, Ooromandel, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Waihi, and Mercury Bay — Magistrate and Warden ... ... .. 550 Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Ac, and Registrar of Electors ... ... ... 290 Clerk ... ... ■ 160 Bailiff ... ... ... 200 Interpreter ... ... 120 Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Ac, at Paeroa ... 230 Cadet ... ... ... 105 Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c.,at Coromandel 190 Clerk and Receiver'of Gold Revenue. &c, at Waihi ... 250 Cadet ... ... ... 75 Bailiff ... ... ... 160 Hamilton — Stipendiary Magistrate ... ... • 500

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em. ' 1907-8. 19' DISTRICT. MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. £ £ JC VOTE No. 34— continued Salaries— continued. 7 ; Taunmga, Rotorua, Taupo, Sfaketu, Tβ Puke, Opotiki, and Whakatane — Magistrate and Commissioner, Native Land Court ... Clerk and [nterpreter, ami Registrar of Births, &c, aud Registrar of Electors Clerk at Rotorua .., 550 24D 190 s Qisborne, Wairoa, Tolaga Bay, Waipiro Bay, and Port Awanui — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court, and Sheriff Clerk, also Registrar of Electors Clerk Bailiff Clerk, Interpreter, and Bailiff at Wairoa . 9 New Plymouth, Opunake, and Waitara — Magistrate (also District I -and Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, Commissioner Native Land ( iourt, and Depul \ Commissioner ofStamps) Clerk, Sheriff, Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, and Registrar of Electors 2 Clerks: 1 at £140, L at £K>5 Bailiff and Office-cleaner, and Crier of Supreme Court .-,.-,(1 285 150 160 190 560 290 245 170 10 Hawera, Stratford, Inglewood, Patea, Manaia, and Eltham — Magistrate Clerk at Hawera, also Registrar of Electors, &c. Cadet Bailiff Clerk, Stratford Clerk, Eltham 240 75 150 240 150 11 Wanganm, Waverlei/, Morton, Bull'*, end Baetiki — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court... Clerk, Sheriff, and Deputy Registrar Supreme Couri .. 2 Clerks: L at £160, 1 at £180 Bailiff and Crier, Supreme Court Clerk at Marton and Bull's ... 550 290 2-0 160 L70 1- Palmemton North, Feilding, Kimbolton, Foxton, Otaki, Levin, Runterville, Taihape, and Manqaweka — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court Clerk, Sheriff", aud Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court .. Clerk Cadet Bailiff Clerk at Feilding Clerk and Bailiff at,Otaki Clerk at Taihape 13 Wellington, Petone, Mutt, and Upper Htitt — 2 Magistrates : 1 at £650, 1 at ±550 4 Clerks: 1 at £3ti0, 1 at £220, 1 at £145, 1 at £130... 2 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £40 ... Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger, Ac. 650 265 120 95 160 230 190 150 1,200 N.-,.-. 125 190 ! 170 170 L:<

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item. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. 1907-8. VOTE No. 34— continued. Salaries— continued. 14 Masterton, Carterton. Grey town, Featherston, Whareama, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, and Woodville — Magistrate and Sheriff' Clerk, also Registrar of Electors Bailiff' Clerk and Bailiff at Pahiatua, and Registrar of Births, Ac. Clerk and Bailiff, Carterton £ £ 550 290 160 200 75 15 Napier, Hasting*, Waipawa, Ormondville, torangah.au, and Dannevirke — Magistrate, Sheriff, and Registrar Supreme Court 8 Clerks : 1 at £270, 1 at £220, 1 at £180 Bailiff' Clerk at Hastings Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Dannevirke Cadet 600 670 170 250 130 220 75 L(J 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, Ac. ... ... ... Bailiff, and Crier Supreme Court Messenger and Office-cleaner, Magistrate's and Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver Gold Revenue, Collingwood 550 310 150 100 160 17 17 Blenheim, Kaikoura, Pic/on, and Havclock — Magistrate, Warden, and Registrar of Supreme Court Clerk (also Sheriff), and Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Havelock ... 550 290 85 170 160 is 18 Christ church, 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 £165, 1 at £130 Cadet Bailiff 2 Assistant Bailiffs : 1 at £145, 1 at £90 . Clerk and Registrar of Births, Ac, also Registrar of Electors at Lyttelton 750 650 870 65 180 235 180 1!) l!t Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley, Oxford, Darfield, Gulverden, Cheviot, Rakaia. Akaroa, Ashburton,and Little River — Magistrate Clerk, Kaiapoi and Raugiora, also Registrar of Electors Clerk and Bailiff at Darfield. also Registrar of Electors Clerk, Ashburton Bailiff and Assistant Clerk 550 225 110 260 150 30 20 Timaru, Temuka, Qeraldine, and Fairlie — Magistrate and Sheriff Clerk Cadet Bailiff •350 300 105 160 2] 21 Qreymouth, Brunnerton, Reeflon, Ahaura, Wettport, Denniston, Charleston, Lyell, and Murchison — Magistrate aud Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Greymouth, and Registrar of Births, &c. ...» ... ' 525 300

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Item. 1907-8. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. VOTE No. 34— continued. Salaries— continued. 21 Oreymouth, 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, Sheriff, Registrar of Electors, Clerk to Agent Colliery Reserve, Westport Cadet Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, Ahaura £ 220 175 150 200 130 200 75 165 170 22 Hokitika, Ross, Stafford, Qoldsborough, 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 175 220 80 130 180 110 23 Westport— Stipendiary Magistrate 500 24 Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel, and Port Chalmers — Magistrate 4 Clerks: 1 at £360, 1 at £220, 2 at £130 Cadet Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Clerk at Port Chalmers, Registrar of Electors, and Registrar of Births, &c. 600 840 105 180 150 ISO 25 Oamaru, Palmerston, Hawksbttry, ' Hampden, Waimate, Kurow, and Livingstone — Magistrate Clerk at Oamaru, Registrar of Births, Ac, and Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff, also Registrar of Electors, at Waimate 550 280 70 170 190 26 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) 2 Clerks : 1 at £145, 1 at £105 Cadet Bailiff, and Crier, &c, Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Riverton and Orepuki, and Registrar of Births, &c, also Registrar ofElectors Cadet 550 320 250 50 175 170 50

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ten i. 19i i7-8. DISTRICT. MAGISTRATES'. AND WARDENS' GOUBT8— oontinti0d VOTE No. 34— continued. I Salaries — continued. 27 Olyde, Alexandra. Cromwell. Roxburah. Arrow. Queenstown, and Pembroke — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Clyde and Alexandra Cadet Clerk, Receiver of Gold Revenue, Registrar of Births, &c, at Cromwell Clerk Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, also Registrar of Electors, at Queenstown Cadet £ 550 300 85 200 105 200 95 28 Naseby, Black's, St. Bathan'g. Patearon. Hyde, Middlemarch, and Macrae's — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, also Registrar of Electors Bailiff and Assistant Clerk 550 260 195 29 Lawrence, Qore, Milton. Balclutha, Kaitangata, Waikaia, Taponui, Clinton, and Owaka — Magistrate anil Warden Clerk aud Receiver of Gold Revenue at Lawrence, and Registrar of Births, &c. also Registrar of Electors ... Cadet Clerk at Gore Bailiff at Gore 550 •170 75 195 70 80 30 Chatham Islands— Magistrate, Medical Officer, &c. Clerk 300 15 81 31 Additional Magistrate 500 :V1 106 Police Constables acting aw Clerks of Courts : 101 ai £10, 2 at £30, 3 at £15 :V2 1,115 88 :il 86 86 < Ithjse Chaboes— 33 ! Travelling expenses and allowances :il Mileage fees to be refunded to Bailiffs 35 j Rents 36 j Office-cleaners 43,500 0,300 4,000 400 1,800 Total—Votk No. 34 .. 12,500 56,000 CRIMINAL PRO8ECUTION8. VOTE No. 35. 1 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors ... 2 Expenses of Witnesses 3 Payment of Jurors under "The Juries Act, 1880" 1 •j 8 3,000 7,500 3,000 Total —Votk No. 35 ... 13,500 CORONERS. VOTE No. 36. 1 Fees and Expenses on Inquests 2 J Payment of Jurors 1 3,250 1,500 Total— Votk No. 36 ... 4,750

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[tern. 19< 7-8. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. VOTE No. 37. Salaries — Salary of Resident Commissioner, Cook and other Islands Rarotonga— Salary of Postmaster Salary of Collector of Customs Salary of Resident Commissioner at Niue Fruit Inspector £ £ 500 50 200 300 100 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 Ne*v Zealand International Exhibition, notwithstanding anything in " The Cook and other Islands Government Act, 1901," to the contrary Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to the Islands Subsidy for steamer-service between the Islands Subsidy for service to Niue Printing Niue-English Vocabulary 1,150 f r 950 R 100 1,994 300 300 125 G 7 Total—Vote No.- 37 ... 3,769 4,91 8 0 10 11 12 18 1 a 8 I 5 6 7 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 38. Advertising, purchase of books, Ac. Gratuity to J. McDonald, Crier and Messenger, Hokitika Expenses of winding up companies under " Companies Act, 1901" Expenses of Meikle Commission Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act ... Expenses under Habitual Drunkards Act .. Expenses incurred by Sheriff in connection with the execution of a writ of possession in Waiohau No. Iβ Block Extra clerical assistance, copying, interpreting, &c. Fees to Patent Office Agents ... Fidelity guarantee premiums .. Fuel, light, water, and cleaning Gratuity to Widow of the late Bailiff at Greyinouth ... Compensation to R. A. Hould, for loss of office as Clerk to the Official Assignee, Auckland ... ! Payment of Jurors under " Payment of Jurors Act, 1906" Payments to Printing Office for Patent Office Gazette... Postage and telegrams Purchase and repairs, &c, of typewriters ... Purchase of safes for Courts ... Reprint of New Zealand Law Reports Statutes Revision Commission ... Subscriptions to telephone exchanges Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 100 200 20 500 100 500 175 750 50 2 k) 1,500 150 439 14 230 200 2,000 150 250 2.000 1.000 460 400 500 Lβ Lβ 17 IS 111 20 21 11 23 Total—VoTK No. 3S ... 11,934

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to in. 19' '7-8. PRISONS. £ Increases under Regulation. 1907-8. Total number of officert .. 164 8 VOTE No. 39. Salaries — Inspector'* Office — Inspector of Prisons 2 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £190 Auckland — Gaoler ... • Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 5 Principal Warders: 1 at £170, 3 at £165, 1 at £155 24 Warders: 6 at £150, 1 at £145, 6 at £135, 7 at £130, 2 at £125, 2 at £120 ... Assistant Matron New Plymouth — Gaoler Surgeon Matron ... ..." 2 Principal Warders : 1 at £160, 1 at £155 3 Warders: 1 at £145,1 at £135, 1 at £120 Wellington Prisont — 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 Surgeon Matron Principal Warder 3 Warders: 2 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: 5 at £150, 2 at £145, 1 at £140, 2 at £135, 1 at £130, 2 at £125, 1 at £120 ... Assistant Matron Rokitika— Gaoler Surgeon (also Lunatic Asylum, £175) Matron Principal Warder 2 Warders «t £130 ... ... ... 700 «0 370 100 110 180 820 3,255 70 210 65 40 315 400 310 100 100 185 330 2,990 70 210 50 40 155 390 290 65 40 165 430 156 156 400 100 110 185 485 1,950 75 210 50 50 155 260 7 8 9 10

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tern. PRISONS— continued. 19i i7-8. 11 VOTE No. 39— continued. Salaries — continued. Dunedin — Q-aoler Surgeon Matron Chief Warder 3 Principal Warders : 2 at £165, 1 at £160 10 Warders: 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £140, 4 at £135, 3 at £130 Assistant Matron I-ivercargill — Gaoler Matron Principal Warder 4 Warders : 1 at £135, 3 at £120 Medical Attendance Timor u — Gaoler £ 340 100 100 190 490 1,365 70 12 270 40 170 495 50 L8 156 14 Oamaru — Gaoler Clyde— Gaoler Naseby — Gaoler Waiotapu — Gaoler, with rank of principal warder 5 Warders : 2 at £130, 3 at £125 15 156 Iβ 156 17 156 170 635 IS I!) Dumqree — Gaoler, with rank of Principal Warder 3 Warders at £130 Hanmm — Gaoler, with rank of principal warder 2 Warders : 1 at £135, 1 at £125 Waipa — Gaoler, with rank of Principal Warder 3 Warders at £130 Increase of pay of 6d. per diem to all subordinate officers Increase of 6d. per day in pay of police gaoler* 165 390 160 260 20 160 390 1,200 50 21 22 Other Charges— Clothing, Bedding, Furniture, &c. Coals, Forage, and Materials for Brick-making Expenses connected with the Tree-planting Prisons, including Gratuities and Travelling-expenses Gas, Water, and Electric Current Gratuities to Prisoners on Discharge Legal costs re J. G. Phillips, habeas corpus ... Lodging-allowances Medicines and Medical Comforts Other Necessaries Postage and telegrams Rations, Fuel, &c. Representation at New Zealand International Exhibition Subscriptions to Telephones Temporary Officers Tools and Materials for Prison Labour, <fcc. ... Travelling-expenses, and Conveyance of Prisoners Uniforms for Prison Officers Contingencies 25,221 2:? 24 2-'> 2,200 800 2li 27 2S 2!) SO 81 32 88 84 85 86 a 7 US 89 40 8,000 1,000 600 11 1,000 350 750 400 8,000 100 100 600 500 1,100 400 300 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 24,211 4,000 Total—Vote No. 39 ... 20,211 45,43: TOTAL OF CLASS XII JE162, 72

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1907-8. Salaries. Salaries. Ott Other Charges. her Charges Total. ote 40.—Police Department ... „ 41.—Miscellaneous Services £ 123,505 £ 36,177 1,344 £ 159,682 1,344 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII 123,505 37,521 37,521 161,026 Item. 19' POLICE DEPARTMENT '7-8. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 780 VOTE No. 40. £ Salaries— Commissioner ... ... ... 600 4 Clerks : 1 Sub-Inspector at £280, 1 Sergeant at £183, 2 Constables at £146 ... ... ... 755 9 Inspectors : 1 at £440,2 at £430, 1 at £420,1 at £385, 3 at £360, 1 at £330 ... ... ... 3,515 5 Sub-Inspectors : 3 at £310, 1 at £280, 1 at £260 .. 1,470 4 Station Sergeants : 3 at 12s. 6d. per day, I at 12s. per day ... ... ,.. 904 1 Sergeant-Major at 12s. per day ... 219 75 Sergeants: 30 at 11s. 6d., 10 at lie., 17 at 10s. 6d., 18 at 10s. per day ... ,.. ... ! 14,847 601 Constables: 181 at 9s., 40 at 8s. 6d., 124 at 8s., 105 at 7s 6d., 201 at 7s. per day .. ..." S5.876 10 Constables at 7s. 6d. per day (6 montlis) ... 685 5 Chief Detectives : 3 at 15s. 6d., 1 at 14s. 6d., 1 at 13s. 6d. per day ... ... ... i 1,360 28 Detectives : 4 at 14s. 6d., 2 at 13s. 6d., 3 at 12s. 6d., | 4 at lie. 6d, 5 at 10s. 6d, 10 at 9s. 6d. per day ... | 5,767 6 Probationers at 6s. per day ... ... .. 657 Native Constables ... ... ... 660 21 District Constables ... ... ... 1,092 Female Searchers ... ... ... 85 4 Matrons: 1 at £110, 3 at £100 ... 410 Constable at Chatham Islands (also Clerk Resident Magistrate's Court, and Clerk Post Office) . 38 Constable acting as Magazine-keeper ... ... 10 Contribution to Salaries of Inspectors under Explosives Act: 1 at £58, 1 at £50 ... ... .. 108 4 Surgeone (1 at each centre), £100 each ... .. 400 Extra Pay to 16 Constables doing plain-clothes duty, and 20 District and Assistant Clerks, at Iβ. per day 657 Finger-print Expert and Photographer ... 200 Increase of Pay — Inspectors : 3 at £20, 4 at £10, 1 at £5* ... . 52 Station-Sergeants : 4 at £9 2s. 6d.» ... ... 18 Sergeants-Major: 1 at £9 2s. 6d. # ... ... 6 Sergeants : 76 at £9 2s. 6d.* ... ... 347 Constables: 603 at £9 2s. 6d.* ... .. 2,751 Chief Detectives: 4 at £18 5s. and 1 at £36 10s* ... 55 Detectives: 28 at £9 2s. 6d.» ... ... ... 128 123,671 Lees contributions from other Departments .. 166 123,505 • Six months only.

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t.m. POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 40— continued. Otheh Charges— 2 Allowance to Police using their own bicycles on duty... 3 Clothing (free issue) 4 Clothing and stores on payment 5 Expenses of Finger-print Bureau 6 Fidelity guarantee premiums ... 7 Forage 8 ; Gas and water 9 House Allowances to married men unprovided with quarters: 7 Inspectors—1 at £65, 1 at £60, and 5 at £50; 4 Sub-Inspectors—2" at £60, 2 at £50; 2 Station Sergeants—1 at £50, 1 at £45 ; 29 Sergeants at Is. 6d., 160 Constables at Is., 4 Chief Detectives at Iβ. per day (6 'months), 25 Detectives at Is. per day, 24 Detectives at 6d. per day (six months), 12 Constables at Iβ. per day (6 months) 10 Medical expenses and medicines 11 Packing, carting, freight, and wharfage 12 Photographing prisoners, Ac. ... 13 Police prosecutions,defending appeals, and legal expenses 14 Postage and telegrams 15 Purchase of horses 16 Rations for prisoners, fuel, and light 17 Rent of out-stations, quarters, paddocks, Ac. 18 Repairing, painting, and improving Police premises 19 Saddlery, Ac. 20 Scavenging and chimney-sweeping 21 Shoeing horses 22 Stores and supplies 23 Telephone connections 24 Travelling-expenses of Police, transport of prisoners, and transfer expenses of Police and their families ... 25 Travelling expenses and allowances in connection with New Zealand Exhibition 26 Contingencies 5,117 200 1,600 150 2,000 2,dOO 200 1,400 3,H00 ■100 100 300 300 650 850 £ 380 1,700 700 300 30 1,600 1,100 12,500 500 400 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 37,477 1,300 Total—Votk No. 40 ... 36,177 159,68: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES VOTE No. 41. 1 Compensation to Joseph Thomson for arrest on mistaken identity 2 Compensation to James Carter for loss of fishing-nets when assisting the police 3 Compensation to Isaac Taylor for wrongful arrest and imprisonment 4 Expenses attending the extradition of D. C. Mclntyre •> Expenses attending the suppression of sly-grog sellers 6 Rewards for convictions in cases of sly-grog selling or introducing liquor into prohibited districts 7 Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service 30 7 75 242 500 450 40 Total—Vote No. 41 ... 1,34. TOTAL OF CLASS XIII £10 ,026

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CLASS XIV.—MINES DEPARTMENT.

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1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 42. — Mines Department... 6,455 6,455 „ 43.—Colonial Analyst Department ... 1,260 1,045 2,305 „ 44.—Geological Survey Department.. 3,660 7,700 11 ,360 • 18 ,286 18 ,286 „ 45. —Miscellaneous Services TOTAL OF CLASS XIV . 11,375 27 ,031 38 ,406 tein. 107-8. MINES DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. £ Total number of officer* .. 24 1 VOTE No. 42. Salaries— Under-Secretarj .. ... ... 650 Inspecting Engineer ... ... ... 500 4 Inspectors of Mines: 3 at £365, 1 at £250 ... 1,345 4 Assistant Inspectors of Mines : 3 at £255, 1 at £150 915 Chief Clerk (also Secretary, Board of Examiners under Mining and Coal-mines Acts, £50) ... ... 326 3 Clerks : 1 at £280, 1 at £200, 1 at £110 ... 590 Cadet ... ... ... 40 Secretary, Board of Examiners under Mining and Coalmines Acts (also Chief Clerk, £325) ... ... 50 Secretary, Mining Bureau ... ... ... 320 Government Geologist ... ... ... 400 Draughtsman ... ... ... 290 3 Lecturers and Instructors, Schools of Mines : 1 at £350, I at £210, and 1 at £180 ... .. 740 Clerk, Inspector of Mines Office, Dunedin .. ■ 160 Cadet, Westport ... ... ... | HO Cadet, Thames ... ... ... 50 650 500 1,345 915 325 590 40 50 320 400 290 740 160 HO 50 Total—Vote No. 42 ... .. 6,455 COLONIAL ANALYST DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 7 1 VOTE No. 43. Salaries— Colonial Analyst (also Public Health Department, £95) 525 Laboratory Assistants : 1 at £215, 1 at £140, 1 at £130 485 Caretaker ... ... ... 150 2 Cadets at £50 ... ... ... 100 1,260

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■m. 1907-8. COLONIAL ANALYST DEPABTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 48— continued. Other Charges— Laboratory Assistance Fuel, Light, and Water Cleaning Chemicals and Apparatus Postage and telegrams Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ £ •> :i 4 f> 0 7 8 150 100 70 500 25 100 100 2,305 Total—Vote No. 43 ... 1,045 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Total number of officer! .. 15 VOTE No. 44. Salaries— Director Geologists: 1 at £350, I at £200 Mining Geologist Assistant Geologists: 2 at £175, 2 at £150 Topographer Assistant Topographers : 2 at £200 Draughtsman Assistant Draughtsman Shorthand-writer and Typist ... Clerk 800 550 325 650 325 400 195 115 200 100 Other Charges— Cost of work done by Government Printer Expert and Temporary Assistance Field allowances : 9 at £50 Travelling Allowances and Expenses Books and Periodicals Instruments Purchase Petrographical Apparatus Tools, Equipment, and Field Expenses Postage and telegrams Contingencies 3,660 2 :i 4 5 r, 7 8 B 10 11 1,000 800 450 500 100 150 350 4,000 250 100 Total—Vote No. 44 ... 7,700 11,360 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 4 VOTE No. 45. Advertising and Subscriptions to Newspapers Clerical assistance, wages, &c. .. Compassionate allowance to the widow of J. Galbraith, late clerk in the manager's office of the Government Water-races, Kumara Compensation to Robert Hervie, on account of miningclaim taken up found subsequently to be incorrect .. Compensation to Timothy Moriarty for loss of land at Stillwater, originally held by him from the Crown— in full satisfaction Compensation for injuries to daughter of Henry Cave)], at Kumara Water-race, through defective hand-rail 200 300 25 0 50 200 0 100

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CLASS XIV.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 u Lβ If. 17 IS 1!) 20 21 •~>2 28 2i VOTE No. 45— continued. Cost of work to be done and material supplied by other Departments Cost of Cullecting G-oldfields Revenue Cost of Work to be done by Government Printer Essays on Mining Expenees of Royal Commission, Nightcaps disaster Extinguishing fire, coal-seam, Reefton Expenses of representation at New Zealand International Exhibition Expenees of Boards of Examiners under Mining and Coal-mines Acts Grants to Libraries in Mining Townships ... Inspecting Timber Areas Legal Expenses Mail-service, Crpmarty (half cost) Maintenance and Management of Water-races— Waimea-Kumara Alexandra Mount Ida Office Rents Otago University School of Mines, final grant Payments under "The Workers Compensation for | Accidents Act, 1900," and amendments... Postage and telegrams Purging mining-regieters of obsolete titles .. Refund to Lands and Survey Department of purchasemoney for T. Gavin's land, Te Aroha Township Refunds of Rent, Section 154, " Mining Act, 1905" ... Remission of fine, V. M. Allen Reports on Accidents Schools of Mines Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies ... ... ... i 100 50 200 26 1.000 50 100 400 60 50 100 175 3,500 1,000 2,000 100 250 28 26 27 200 600 100 29 80 ;ii 32 88 1,200 200 25 25 3,500 2,000 400 Total—Vote No. 45 ... ... j 18,280 i TOTAL OF CLASS XIV MSI M06

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CLASS XV.-DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

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1907-8. 1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. £ £ Total. £ ote 46 —Clerk of Executive Council 50 50 ., 47 —Office of Minister of Internal Affairs 2,115 2,115 „ 48 —Ministers' Secretaries 955 955 ,, 49. —Messengers and Office-keepers ... 0,062 6,062 ., 50 —Electoral Department 2 ,185 8 ,062 10 ,247 „ 51— Audit Office 8 ,377 8 .050 12 ,027 „ 52.—Registrar-General's Department 6 ,041 2 ,296 S ,337 „ 53. —High Commissioner's Department 3,580 2,150 5,730 „ 54. —Museum and Meteorological Department 1 .206 3 ,001 4,207 „ 55. —Miscellaneous Services 69,324 69 ,324 TOTAL OF CLASS XV 30,571 ' 88,483 119 ,054 1907-8. [Urn. CLERK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VOTE No. 46 Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £500) e £ 50 Total—Vote No. 46 ... ... - OFFICE OF MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 7 VOTE No. 47. Salaries— Under-Secretarv Chief Clerk 3 Clerks: 1 at £260, 1 at £250, I at £210 Shorthand and Type Writer (also Private Secretary, £25) Cadet 550 370 720 410 65 550 370 720 410 65 Total —Vote No. 47 ... ... — 2 2,115

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Item. 1907-8. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 14 VOTE No. 48. £ £ Salaries — 1 Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council. £50) " ... .. 500 2 13 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each ... 325 ■i Additional salaries to officers in classified departments employed as Private Secretaries : 1 at £85 (also £220), L at £45 (also £300) ... ... ... L80 Total—Vote No. 48 ... ... 955 MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 1907-8. Total number of officer* ... 43 VOTE No. 49 Salaries — 1 Messengers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50 ; also Supervisor of Messengers, Government Life Insurance, £65) 'J50 24 .Messengers: 1 at £192, 2 at £161, 1 at £155, 4 at £147, 14 at 8s. per diem, 2 at 7s. 6d. per diem ... 8,580 1 Messenger (8s. per diem), additional Iβ. per dieui 18 4 Night-watchmen at 8e. 6d. per diem ... 621 Office keepers, Sfc. — 2 Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House. Auckland ... ... 150 8 Auckland—1 at £275, 1 at £128, I at £114 ... 517 4 New Plymouth ... ... ... 75 5 Gieborne ... ... ■■• 30 0 Nelson—Office-keeper £150, Messenger £120 .. 270 7 Blenheim ... ... ... 140 S Chmtchurch —2 Office-keepers : 1 at £52 (also Messenger, Survey Office, £120), 1 at £90 ... 142 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem ... ... 119 9 Dunedin—2 Office-cleaners at £75 ... ... 150 Total—Vote No. 49 ... ... 6.062 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 78 VOTE No. 50 1 Salaries — Chief Electoral Officer ... ... ... 450 Chief Clerk ... ... ... 260 2 For Payment of Registrars, including those who hold other Appointments in the Civil Service... .. 1,475 2,185 Othkb Chaegeb— 3 Expenses of General Election ... ... ... 220 4 Expenses of By-elections ... ... ... 400 5 Expenses of Representation Commission ... ... 38 (! Fees to Returning Officers, Licensing Committee Elections ... ... ... 8 7 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 550 8 Preparation and Printing of Rolls ... ... 8,455 !) Remuneration to H. 8. Wardell as Representation Commissioner, in excess of amount allowed by " The Pensions Act, 1884" ... ... ... 91 10 Contingencies - ... ... ... 300 8,062 Total—Vote No. 50... ... 10,247 10,247

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1907-8. AUDIT OFFICE. 1907-8. L ' K Total number of officer* .. 55 VOTE No. 51. 1 .Salaries— Chief Audit Inspector and Audit of Local Bodies (also Secretary Commissioners of Public Debt Sinking Funds, £50) ... ... ... 485 Chief Clerk ... 420 13 Clerks: 1 at £350, 2 at £320, 1 at £300, 1 at £265. 2 at £200, 1 at £170,1 (Shorthand and Type Writer) at £145, 1 at £135, 1 at £13Q, 1 at £125, 1 at £100 2,760 8 Cadets : 4 at £85, 1 at £75, 3 at £40 ... 535 12 Travelling Inspectors : 3 at £330, 2 at £320, 1 at £310, 1 at £290, 3 at £280, 1 at £270, 1 at £270 (8 months) ... ... ... ... 3,408 Inspection of Public Trust and other Offices— 1 Inspector at £275 (3 months), 1 Clerk at £200, 1 at £135 ... ... ... 404 Audit Officer in London (also £265 charged High Commissioner's Department) ... .. 27~> Audit of Land Eevenue— 1 Travelling Inspector ... ... ... 415 5 Clerks : 1 at £235, I at £225, 1 at £210,1 at £200, 1 at £170 ... ... ... 1,040 Audit of Customs Revenue— 8 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £195, 1 at £180 ... 585 A udit of Railway Revenue— 4 Clerks : 1 at £250, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £135 795 Assistance for Inspection — 3 Clerks : 1 at £255,1 at £210 (6 months), 1 at £195 555 Additional amount for assistance ... ... 700 12,377 2 I 5 i; 7 Other Charges— 2 Lodging-allowances of cadets, rent, telephone exchange and expenses incidental to maintenance ... 150 '■\ Postage and telegrams .. ... .. 300 4 Railway Season Tickets ... ... ... 300 5 Rent for offices ... ... ... .. 100 <i Travelling-expenses of Audit Inspectors ... ... 2,500 7 Contingencies ... ... ... 300 3,050 16,027 Ijfss estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 4,000 Total—Vote No. 51 ... . 12,0 I2,(IL'7 REG ISTRA R-GEN ERA L'S DEPA RTMENT. 1907-8 Total number of ofBeert .. 19 VOTE No. 52. Salaries— I Head Office— Registrar-General ... ... .:. 560 Senior Clerk (Registration Branch) and Deput\ Registrar. General ... ... ... 200 4 Clerks: 1 at £275, 1 at £255, 1 at £180, 1 at £165 875 Cadet ... ... ;.. 75 Shorthand-writer and Typiete ... ... 65 Messenger ... ... ... 126 I

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

tc-lli. _ 1907-8. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 52— continued. £ Salakiks— continued. Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the several Registration Districts, — 2 Auckland— Registrar of Births, &c, anci Vaccination inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) ... ... -•'>"> Clerk and Deputy ... . ... I s " Cadet ... .. ... 75 ™ Wellington — . Registrar of Births, <fcc, and -Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) ... ... 250 Clerk and Deputy ... ... ... 170 4 Christeburch —* Registrar of Births, <fcc, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) ... ... 265 Clerk and Deputy .. ... ... 175 Cadet ... ... ... 65 •' Dunedin — Registrar ot Births, Ac , and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £10) ... . 266 Clerk and Deputy ... ... ... 170 6 Registrars of Births, &c , paid by fees only ... 2.200 2 £ 6.011 • Other Chakoeb — 7 Census, March. 1906 .. ... 450 Clerical assistance, Tear-book, &c. ... ... H96 Diagrams, &c, Tear-book ... ... ... 50 '" Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 1 U ( Contingencies ... ... ... 300 2,296 Total—Votk No. 52 ... ... 8,88' ■ HIGH COMMISSIONER'S DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. Totitl number ot officer* .. 12 VOTE No. 53 I Salaries — Secretary ... ... .. 800 Accountant (also Audit Officer, £275) ... ... 265 Produce Commissioner ... ... .. 445 Assistant • ... ... ... 210 Clerks and Messengers ... ... .. 2,054 3,780 Other Charges— 2 Postage ... ... ... 350 3 Rent, Office-cleaning, Fuel, and Light ... ... 730 4 Stationery and Publications ... ... ... 250 5 Travelling expenses and allowances, Produce Commissioner ... ... ... 200 6 Contingencies ... ... ... 62(1 2,150 5,930 Less contribution from Public Trust and Government Insurance Funds ... ... ... 200 Total—Votk No. 53 ... . 5,73(

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

_ 1907-8. em. MUSEUM AND METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. £ £ 1907-8. Total number of ofticere .. 6 VOTE No. 54. Museum. ' Salaries— Director ... ••■ ••■ 500 Museum Assistant and Draughtsman ... ... 200 Messenger and Keeper .. ... ... 160 Taxidermist ... ... ••• 166 Photographic Assistant ... ... •■■ 70 Clerk ..: ... ... HO 1,206 Other Charges— - Cleaning Windows, <fcc. ... ... 100 ■i Cost of printing materials, and salary of printer (3 months) ... ... ... 96 «■ Fuel, Light, and Water ... ... ... 50 5 Maori Eihibit at New Zealand Exhibition... ... 1,500 8 Postage and telegrams .... ... ... 50 7 Printing Museum Bulletins ... ... ... 100 H Purchase of Specimens, Pictures, &c, for Museum ... 400 9 Photographic Apparatus for Museum ... ... 60 I" Travelling Expenses ... ... ... 100 11 Time Ball and Astronomical Observatory ... ... 100 12 Cost of temporary Observing-station, Wellington ... 210 13 Copy of International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 85 14 Contingencies ... ... ... ... 150 3,001 Total—Vote No. 54 ... ... 4,20 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 55 I Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden ... ... 75 •-' Art Galleries (subsidies £1 for £1)— Auckland ... ... ... 500 Canterbury ... ... ... 500 3 Bonus for mineral oil .. ... ... 500 4 Cleaning offices ... ... ... 1,500 5 Clerical assistance and extra messengers ... ... 3,000 6 Compassionate allowance to widow of Messenger Goldsmith ... ... ... 221 7 Compensation forloss of office to E. J. A. Stevenson, clerk Audit Office, in respect of service in Armed Constabulary ... ... ... 47 8 Compensation to Mrs. Mary Kerr, charwoman, Wellington, for injuries sustained ... ... 50 !• Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs ... ... 200 10 Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services ... .. ... 200 11 Contribution towards the cost of obtaining on loan national pictures for exhibition throughout the colony ... ... ... 100 12 Contribution towards cost of revised Maori Dictionary 100 13 Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland ... 550 14 Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department ... ... ... j 50 15 Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 112 of "The Public Works Act, 1894 " ... ... 100

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CLASS XV.-DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

lt.am item. Item. 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. X £ VOTE No. 55— continued. 16 Cost of passages of delegates attending Labour Conference 17 Cost of marble bust of late Et. Hon. R. J. Seddon 18 Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" 19 Cost of obtaining old historical records of New Zealand 20 Cost of Native Land Tenure Commission 21 Cost of copies of book "Life in Aotea," by J. C. Andersen 22 Cost of copies of book " Te Tohunga," by W. Dittmer .. 28 Cost of organ at New Zealand International Exhibition handed over to Christcliurch City 24 Cost of preparing and printing official history of the New Zealand International Exhibition 25 Cost of obtaining bird-skins for British Museum 26 Cost of transferring liuia birds 27 Dominion Day Celebrations 2s Drafting Commissioners Bill, 1905 29 Entertainment of officers of British and foreign warsliips 30 Expenses under "The fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " 31 Expenses of Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act, 1894" 32 Expenses in connection with entertainment of guests of the colony at the New Zealand International Exhibition 88 Expenses in connection with the decease and burial of Right Hon. R. J. Seddon 84 Expenses in connection with rain-making experiments at Oamaru 85 Expensee incurred by the High Commissioner consequent on Imperial Conference 36 Expenses connected with mementos of H.M.S. " Britomart," presented to the Akaroa Borough Council 37 Expenses of Commissions of Inquiry 88 Fire Brigades—Attending Annual Conference Railway passes for 89 Fire Brigades' Annual Conference, grant-in-aid 40 Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of 41 Gas and water for various Government buildings, &c... 42 Grant to swimming associations for encouragement oi swimming 1.8 General contingencies and miscellaneous ... 11 Grant to High Commissioner in London for expenses in connection with entertainment, Colonial Conference !•") Grant to cover expenses of the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, on sick-leave to England l>; Grant to cover expenses of the Private Secretary accompanying the Hon. W. Hall-Jones to England .. 47 Grant to Athenaeum, Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island ... ts Grant to Dr. Pitchett, Solicitor-General, to defray expenses of visit to London on public business 49 Grant to cover expenses of Private Secretary to the Prime Minister attending Imperial Conference •">() Grant to cover cost of the New Zealand Internationa] Exhibition ... ... .. I 51 Gratuities equal to one year's honorarium to widows of ! late members of the House of Representatives— Mrs. John O'Meara ... ... ... j Mrs. A. Morrison Mrs. E. M. Smith Mrs. J. Vile 52 Imperial Institute expenses 58 Legal expenses re Carson v. the Premier and AttorneyGeneral 51 Legal expenses incurred on behalf of Maori Land Board and Native Laud Court Judges ... .. | 54 L58 750 125 ■3,010 loo 150 1.245 700 50 I on 1,30(1 13 Kio 10 20 .-,(10 420 240 86 10 20 800 400 25 800 200 2,000 2.-.O 500 200 100 550 550 17,00(1 900 300 300 300 L50 48 202 I

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CLASS XV.-DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

tern. tem - 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 55— continued. 55 " Manual of New Zealand Mollusca" ... ... LOO •"it! Modelling group of Maori figures for New Zealand International Exhibition ... ... ... 25 57 Pacific cable — New Zealand's portion of estimated deficiency ... ... ... 0,300 ")S Payment to Router's Telegram Company for special telegrams ... ... ... 25 ">9 Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson—Mrs. Robinson's two daughters ... ... ... KHJ 60 Philosophical expedition to the southern islands ... 160 61 Postage and telegrams ... .. ... loo 62 Purchase of medals for school-children to commemorate Dominion Day ... ... ... I .-"iOO 08 Refund of moneys in respect of confirmed leases, West Coast, North ]sland, F. V. Lysaght and others ... 1,8-48 61 Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, Grant in aid of 150 i)."i Seddon Memorial: Cost of grave and monuments ... .">.O0l> 06 Subsidies to Medical Associations and medical men ... 700 07 Subsidy towards the cost of housing Dr. T. M. Hocken's library when presented to the public (£1 for £1) ... 81 68 Telegrams beyond the colony ... ... ... 2,500 69 Travelling-allowance of Ministers, as authorised by " Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Amendment Act, 1900" ... ... ... [,500 70 Travelling-expenses of Ministers . ... 1,250 71 Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries to Ministers ... ... ... L.250 Total—Vote No. 55 . ... 69,824 TOTAL OF CLASS XY £119,054

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1907-8. ote 56. —Crown Law Office Salaries. Other Charges. £ £ 2 ,355 320 Total. £ 2 ,675 „ 57.—Law Drafting Office I .S00 100 I 1 ,900 iTOTAL OF CLASS XVI .. I .155 420 4 ,155 420 I ,575 tern 1907-8. CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 5 VOTE No. 56 1 Salabies — Solicitor-General Assistant Law Officer (also Revising Barrister, Friendly Societies, £75) Assistant Law Officer Clerk (also Private Secretary to Attorney-General. £25) Clerk ... ' e 1.000 550 410 2ti0 135 e 2,355 Otheb Chabges— 2 Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises ... 3 Postage and telegrams 4 Contingencies 100 20 200 320 Total—Vote No. 56 2 2,675 2,0 LAW DRAFTING OFFICE. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 3 VOTE No. 57. 1 Salabies — Counsel Law Draftsman Clerk 1,000 600 200 1,000 600 200 1,800 1,800 Otheb Chabges— 2 Contingencies 100 100 Total —Vote No. 57 1 1,91 l,« TOTAL OF CLASS XVI £4,575 & ,575

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

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1MU/-O. Salaries. Other ChargeR. Total. Vote 58.—Defence Department £ £ 7,946 2,700 £ 10,646 ,, 59. —Permanent Force 54,088 ' 12,215 66,303 ,, 60.—Volunteer Force 9,742 63,875 73,617 ,, 61.—Stores and Magazines 5,098 375 5,468 ., 62.—Miscellaneous Services 67,647 67,647 TOTAL OF CLASS XVII ... 76,869 76,869 146,812 . 146,812 223,681 223,681 * .tern. — DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. 1907-8. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 32 VOTE No. 58. £ £ Council of Defence— 1 Salaries — First Military Member (also house allowance, £75) ... 500 Second Military Member (also house allowance, £75) 500 Third Military Member (also house allowance, £75)... 500 Finance Member (also Secretary to the Treasury, Ac.) 100 Secretary (also house allowance, £75) ... ... 500 £ 2,100 Headquarters Staff— 2 Salaries — Director of Artillery Services (also house allowance, £50) 450 Director of Engineer Services (also house allowance, £50) 500 Staff Officer to Chief of Staff (also house allowance, £25) JTo Staff Officer to Adjutant-General (also house allowance, £20) ... ... ... 280 Staff Officer to Inspector-General ... ... 175 Staff Officer now in England for instruction ... 290 1,970 Clerical Staff— 3 Salaries — Chief Clerk ... ... ... 400 9 Clerks: 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 1 at £207, 1 at £205, 1 at £195, 2 at £185, 2 at £130 ... ... 1,087 2 Shorthand Writers and Typistes at 9s. per day ... j 283 Cadet (including £25, lodging-allowance)... ... 75 Draughtsman ... ... ... 18.S 2 Messengers: 1 at 8s. per day, 1 at 7s. per day ... 234 2,867 Finance Department— 4 Salaries — Accountant ... ... ... 300 Clerk . ... ... 210 Cadet (including lodging-allowance. £25)... ... 65 575

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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:m. 1907-8. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 58— continued. £ Miscellaneous— Salaries — Superintending Officer, Defence Rifle Clubs (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 250 Central Board of Examination— Executive Officer (2 months) ... ... 9 Clerk ... ... ... 175 £ 434 * ■■ -■■ c> 7 s 9 10 11 7,946 Other Charges— Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... 200 Forage Allowance .. ... ... 200 House Allowance ... ... ... 450 Travelling Allowance and Expenses ... ... 1,500 Military Books, Maps, and Publications ... ... 50 Contingencies ... ... ... 300 2,700 Total—Vote No. 58 . . ... 10,641 PERMANENT FORCE. 1907-8. Total number of officers and men .. 407 VOTE No. 59. Salaries— Royal Neiv Zealand Artillery — 1 Major (also house allowance, £50) ... ... 300 3 Captains at £220 per annum (1 free-quarters, 1 also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 660 5 Lieutenants : 3 at £175 per annum, and 2 at £150 825 1 Lieutenant and Adjutant ... ... ... 200 1 Master Gunner at 12s. per day (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 219 5 Regimental Sergeants-Major at 10s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each) ... ... j 913 6 Master Gunners, second class, at 8s. 6d. per day... ] 931 4 Company Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day ... 621 2 Quartermaster-Sergeants at 8s. 6d. per day ... 310 9 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... ... ... 1,314 9 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day ... ... 1,232 9 Bombardiers at 7s. 3d. per day ... ... 1,191 8 Acting-Bombardiers at 6s. 10d. per day ... 998 9 Trumpeters : 1 Bombardier Trumpeter at 6s., 8 Trumpeters at 3s. per <lay ... ... 548 56 First-class Gunners at 6s. 6d. per day ... 6,643 113 Second-class Gunners: 50 at 6s. per day, 63 at 5s. 6d. per day ... ... ... 11,799 2 Mobilisation Storekeepers at 8s. per day ... 292 Field Artillery Section— 1 Sergeant at 8s. per day ... ... ... 146 1 Corporal at 7s. 6d. per day ... ... 137 1 Corporal-Saddler at 7s. 6d. per day ... ... 137 1 Bombardier at 7s. 3d. per day ... ... 134 14 Drivers : 11 at 6s. 6d. per day, 3 at 6s. per day ... 1,635 Artificer Section — 3 Sergeants-Major Artificers at 10s. per day ... 547 6 Quartermaster-Sergeant Artificers at 9s. 6d. per j day ... .... ... ... 1,041 3 Sergeant Artificers at 8s. 6d. per day ... 466 4 Assistant Artificers at 7s. per day ... ... 510 300 660 825 200 219 913 931 621 310 1,314 1,232 1,191 998 548 6,643 11,799 292 146 137 137 134 1,635 547 1,041 466 510

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75

item. PERMANENT FORCE— continued. 1907-8. VOTE No. 59— continued. Salaries — continued. 1 Royal New Zealand Artillery —continued. Armourer Section — 2 Staff-Sergeant Armourers at 11s. per day 4 Assistant Armourers : 2 at 6s. 6d., 2 at 6s. Clerical Section— 1 Staff Sergeant at 8s. 6d. per day 1 Corporal at 8s. per day ... 5 Bombardiers at 7s. 6d. per day Supernumeraries— 2 Gunners at 7s. 6d. per day Additional amount required consequent upon new scheme of pay £ i 402 456 156 146 684 274 3,117 38,984 2 Royal New Zealand Engineers — 1 Captain 1 Hon. Captain, Submarine-mining Boats 1 Hon. Lieutenant, Submarine-mining Boats 3 Lieutenants: 1 at £180, 2 at £150 ... 1 Regimental Sergeant-Major 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.m. " Lady Roberts " 1 Engineer, s.m " Lady Roberts " 5 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... 6 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 8 Second-class Corporals at 7s. 3d. per day 3 Acting Second-class Corporals at 7s. per day 36 First-class Sappers at 7s. per day 31 Second-class Sappers. 11 at 6s., 20 at 5s. 6d. per day Clerical Section — 2 Second-class Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 220 280 260 480 146 621 1,707 156 156 730 822 1,058 383 4,599 3,212 274 15,104 Othbk Charges— 3 Advertising 4 Clothing (free issue), R.N.Z.A. and R.N.Z.E. 5 i Clothing on Payment 6 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 " 7 Fuel, Light, and Water 8 Freight and Cartage and Shipping Charges 9 House Allowance 10 Hospital Charges 11 Maintenance, Cost of Running (including pay ot civilian crew), and Repairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat-sheds, Launches, and Hire of Temporary Launches 19 Miscellaneous Stores (including Purchase of Flags and Repairs) ... . . ... ... 13 Medical Attendance, Medicine, <fec, (including Salary of Civil Surgeons to New Zealand Permanent Force) 14 Purchase and Upkeep of Horses for Field Batteries (in- ; eluding Medicines, Clipping, &c.) 15 Railway Fares and Charges ... 16 Repairing, Painting, and Additions to Buildings ... I 54.U.NK 50 100 500 800 900 1,000 600 100 2,000 400 450 500 1,400 400

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76

[tarn. PERMANENT FORCE— continued. 19i 17-8. VOTE No. 59— continued. Other Charges— continued. 17 Stores for Maintenance of Guns and Batteries 18 Scavenging 19 Telephone Connections 20 Tram and Ferry Fares 21 Travelling Allowances and Expenses ■22 Working-pay, Second Engineers, Submarine-mining Boats 23 Contingencies £ 2,000 25 50 50 1,000 0 £ 40 350 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 12,715 500 66,303 Total—Vote No. 59. 12,215 VOLUNTEER FORCE (Including Defence Cadets and Rifle Clubs). 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 59 VOTE No. 60. Salaries— District Staff— 1 Auckland — Officer Connnauding District (also free quarters) A.A.G. (also house allowance, £25) A.Q.M.G. 8 Drill Instructors: 4 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £160, 3 at £150 2 Clerks at £166 325 225 50 1,123 332 ■2 Wellington — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) A.A.G. (also house allowance, £50) A.Q.M.G. 8 Drill Instructors : 7 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £160 ... •2 Clerks : 1 at £176, 1 at £156 Typiete, £75 (six months) 2,054 j 325 325 50 1,055 332 38 2,125 3 Nelson — Officer Commanding (also house allowance, £50) A.Q.M.G. 3 Drill Instructors at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each) Clerk 325 50 383 156 1 Canterbury — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) A.A.G. (also house allowance, £25) A.Q.M.G. 5 Drill Instructors : 2 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 1 at £160, 2 at £150 ... •2 Clerks: 1 at £220, 1 at £166 914 325 250 50 714 386 I 1,725 •

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77

item. 1907-8. VOLUNTEEE FOECE— continued. £ i £ VOTE No. 60— contimted. Salaries— continued. District Staff— continued. Otago— Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 325 . A.A.G. (also house allowance, £25) ... ... 225 A.Q.M.G. ... ... ... 50 7 Drill Instructors : 4 at 7s. per day (also house allowance, £50 each), 3 at £150 ... ... ... 961 Clerk ... ... ... 166 1,727 General Instructional Staff— Chief Instructor Artillery Services (also house allowance, £25) ... ... ... 275 Mounted Instructor (Officer), North Island (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 221 Mounted Instructor (Officer), South Island (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 201 Instructors (Officers) (also house allowance, £50): 2 at £250 ... ... ... I 500 1,197 9,742 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Other Charges— Advertising .. ... ... xoO Capitation, Target, and Marking Allowances for Adult Corps (also Grants to Garrison and Battalion Bands) 30,000 Capitation, Target, and Marking Allowance, and Allowance for Bent and lighting Halls, for Cadets... 3,500 Cleaning Offices ... ... 50 Daylight Parades ... ... ... -2,000 Efficiency Fees for Volunteers, and Efficiency Badges 2,500 Forage and House Allowances .. ... 2,020 Freight, Cartage, and Shipping Charges ... ... 1,600 Fuel, Light, and Water ... ... ... 100 Guards of Honour, Escorts ... ... ... 100 Horses for Guns, Field Artillery, Engineers, Bearer Corps, and Staff ..." ... .. 1,500 Labour, delivering Cargo, &c. ... ... 50 Maintenance and Repairs of Drill-sheds, Barrackrooms, Mobilisation Stores, and Workshops ... 500 Miniature Rifle Ranges ... ... ... 600 Miscellaneous Stores ... ... ... 200 Rent of Offices, Fuel, Light, and Office Requisites ... 80 Railway Fares and Charges ... ... ... 4,000 Rent, Repair, and Improvements to Rifle Ranges ... 1,000 Repairs to Tents, and Purchase and Repairs of Flags 75 Tram and Ferry Tickets ... ... ... 250 Travelling Allowance and Expenses ... ... 2,250 Telephone Connections ... ... ... 300 Volunteer Encampments and Manoeuvres ... 12,000 Contingencies ... ... ... 500 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 65,275 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 1,400 63,875 Total—Vote No. 60 ... ... 73 73,617

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78

torn. 1907-8. STORES AND MAGAZINES. 1 1907-8. £ £ Total number of officers 36 VOTE No. 61. Salaries— Director of Stores (also free quarters) ... ... 330 1 2 2 Auckland — Magazine Keeper (also District Storekeeper), also free quarters ... ... . 165 Assistant in Magazine and Repairer of Arms ... 160 2 Arms Cleaners at 6s. 6d. per,day ... ... 235 3 Wellington — Assistant Storekeeper ... ... ... 220 Accountant ... ... ... 220 6 Clerks : 1 at £179,1 at £177,1 at £175, 1 at £169, 2 at £156 ... ... ... 1,012 Foreman ... ... ... 190 Storeman ... ... ... 170 Saddler ... ... ... 161 9 Arms Cleaners : 4 at £153, 5 at £135 ... 1,287 2 Magazine Keepers: 1 at £150 (also free quarters), 1 at £125 ... ... ... 275 Armourer Sergeant (also house allowance, £50) ... 165 Armourer's Assistant ... ... ... 170 Armourer's Assistant ... . ... 128 Armourer's Cadet (also lodging-allowance, £25) ... 70 4 Otago — Caretaker, Powder Hulk ... ... ... 120 5 Other Districts — 4 Magazine Keepers ... ... . 15 5,093 6 7 s 6 7 8 Other Chakgeb— Repairs and Additions to Magazines, Hulks, Store Buildings, &c. ... ... ... 100 House and Lodging Allowance ... ... 75 Contingencies ... ... ... 200 375 Total—Vote No. 61 ... ... 5,468 1 •J 1 2 3 5 6 7 s MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 62 A ivoutremente, mess tins, waterproof sheets, haversacks. water-bottles, and other equipment for mobile force 3,000 Amount required to pay contribution due by New Zealand towards liability of Imperial Government for pension:- of Instructors while latter serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government . 500 Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, <fcc. open to the public ... ... ... 450 Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, Ac, open to Volunteers only .. .. ... 250 Anns and spare parts, 303 short rifles to complete equipment for Mounted Rifles ■ . 10,000 Camp equipage, including tents, cooking utensils, and entrenching tools ... ... 1.000 Challenge Shield lor competition by New Zealand Engineer Volunteers ... ... .. 43 Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heighton at the rate of £1 per week .. 52

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT-continued.

79

Item. 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES- continued. VOTE No. 62 -continued. '■> Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week 10 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week ... 11 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 13 Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion 18 Compassionate aUowance of 2s. 2d. per diem" to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori War 14 CompaBsionate allowance, at £2 per week, to C. C. Rookesfor services rendered during Maori War 15 Compensation to officers and non-commissioned officers and men on retirement from service 16 Compensation for injuries sustained on duty by members of the Permanent Force 17 Compensation to G. S. Evitt for injuries sustained from stray fragment of shell during practice at Fort Bastion, Auckland 18 Compensation to T. Wales for injuries sustained through accidental shell explosion at Lyttelton 19 Compensation to E Butler for lose sustained through destruction of stacks by fire during Volunteer Encampment held at Sheffield 20 Compensation to Messrs. Kosw and Glendining for loss sustained through firing of grass, Barewood Run, (Hugo, caused by shell-firing 21 Compensation to Maoris for mine-field line-marks on their property, Auckland 22 Cost of compiling and writing the history of the several New Zealand Contingents in connection with the South African War 28 Erection of flagstaff, Defence Headquarters, Wellington 2i Expenses incurred sending Rifle Team to compete at Sydney Rifle Association Meeting 25 Expenses in connection with " Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897" 26 Expenses incurred sending officer to represent New Zealand at Commonwealth Easter manoeuvres 27 Grant to recipients of N.Z. Cross 28 Grant to W. A. Richardson (continued to his widow) on account of military services rendered to the colony 29 Grant equal to 6 months' pay on account of the deatn ot Bombardier Criglington, Permanent Force, Lyttelton, payable to his widow 30 Grant to the trustees of the Pahiatua drill-shed site on account of land provided by them, also for connecting shed with sewerage system 81 Grant to No. 1 Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers in lieu of capitation, 1906-7 32 Medical fees, under clauses 4, and 5 of " Military Pensions Act, ]866," for members of Pension Boards for examination of members of Contingents for pensions 33 Miscellaneous submining and ordnance stores 34 Ordnance ammunition (includes ammunition supply for six field-guns on order) 88 Passages and Expenses of military officers and noncommissioned officers sent to England for instruction and allowance while attending instruction 86 Passages from and return to England of officers and non-commissioned officers £ 89 52 7S 20 40 104 500 100 7 50 80 517 10 100 55 300 150 38 100 J 52 69 75 166 100 4,000 15.000 300

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80

Item. 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 87 88 41 12 43 M 45 it; 47 4S 4fl .-,(i 89 u> VOTE No. 62— continued. £ £ Passages to England of New Zealandere selected for higher training in the British Navy ... ,.. 270 Payment of expenses of members of New Zealand Contingents travelling for examination by Military Pensions Board ... ... ... 50 Payment of compensation and medical expenses of members of Volunteer corps injured while on duty, also compensation for injury to horses .. . 100 Payment of expenses and other claims in connection with New Zealand Contingents to South Africa, iucluding renovation, restoration, and marking graves of New Zealand eoldiers in South Africa ... 500 Payment of grants to Volunteer Library Funds ... 75 Payment equal to £1 for £1 on cost of establishment of District Challenge Shields for competition by Volunteers only ... ... ... 150 Payment of expenses in connection with Defence Court at New Zealand International Exhibition . 250 Payment to Volunteer Corps for attendance at camp for a period in excess of the number of days authorised by regulations ... ... 210 Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford ... ... 46 Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow 45 Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Government ... ... ... 10 Postage and telegrams .. ... ... 3,000 Proportion of salaries of two Inspectors oi Explosives 210 Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial Officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores ... 275 Purchase of District Champion Belts for Volunteers ... 500 Purchase, Ac, of medals ... .. ... 100 Purchase of small-arms ammunition and cordite ... 25,000 Purchase of" King's Colours " for presentation to corps entitled to same, and expenses connected therewith ... 157 Refund of Customs Duty paid by Colonial Ammunition ' Company in machinery and stores for manufacture of ammunition for New Zealand Government ...1 loo Repairs, &c , to military graveyards ... ... I 100 Rifle - shooting competitions expenses (New Zealand Defence Force Rifle Association) ... ... 1,000 Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service ... 40 Special allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton fo» serious permanent injuries received in the service ... 40 Special grant in aid of Waikari Cadets to assist in liquidating debt contracted for uniforms ... 33 Subsidy of £1 for £1 subscribed by Cavershain>Defence Rifle Cadet Volunteers to pay for uniforms, ordered prior to reduction of capitation from £1 to 5s. ... I 33 Transport Equipment: Field telegraph carte, ambulance wagons, water carts, small arms ammunition carts, field service wagons, and pack-saddles for ammunition supply, including harneHs and saddlery ... ... 1,000 Contingencies ... ... ... 200 51 52 58 .3) 55 56 r>1 58 59 0(1 til 62 68 71.147 Lees estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ... ... 3,- r >00 Total—Votk No. 62 ... ... 67.647 TOTAL OF CLASS XVII... £223,681

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

11— B. 7.

81

IMU(-O. i.O\J I — O. Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vole 63. —Customs Offices and Services 39,628 8,407 48 ,035 „ 64. —Customs: Miscellaneous Services 3,763 3,763 TOTAL OF CLASS XVIII-.. 39 ,628 12 ,170 39 ,628 12,170 51,798 Item. an. i. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES 1907-8. Tot»l number of officer! .. 209 19* '7-8. 1 ■> 8 4 5 a 7 8 !) VOTE No. 63. Salaries — Head Office— Secretary and Inspector of Customs Chief Clerk Customs Officer performing Audit duty Assistant Chief Clerk ... . . 3 Clerks: 2 at £160, 1 at £105 Cadet ... Storeman and Messenger Chief Customs Expert 2 Typistes and Shorthand-writers : 1 at £135, I at £91 Ministerial Messenger (8s. per diem), Is. per day Auckland — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Drapery Expert 4 Clerks: 1 at £2S0, 1 at £1(56, 1 at £145, 1 at £115 14 Cadets: 1 at £«5, 2 at £75, 2 at £70, 4 at £65, 2 at £60, 2 at £50, 1 at £40 Warehouse Keeper 11 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 2 at £300, 2 at £260, 1 at £245, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £185, 3 at £175 Tide Survevor and Examining Officer 4 Lockers : 2 at £184, 1 at- £183, 1 at £141 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 Patea— Officer in charge (9 months) ... Wanganui — Collector Landing Waiter and Examining Officer 2 Clerks : 1 at £ 175, 1 at £115 Cadet^ Locker £ 750 400 300 370 425 75 176 800 220 19 570 :{;■><) 320 300 656 895 L75 2,485 220 692 561 160 170 8 50 1 50 5 50 a 75 7 360 115 75 135 420 U00 290 '. 65 141

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

82

.0111 1907-8. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. 10 7OTE No. 63— continued. Salaries— continued. Wellington — Collector Collector (£600), 3 months Landing Surveyor Hardware Expert First Clerk 6 Clerks: 1 at £260 (also £25 as Private Secretary). 1 at £145, 1 at £125, 2 at £115, 1 at £105 9 Cadets: 3 at £95, 1 at £85, 1 at £70, 3 at £65, 1 at £50 Tide Surveyor Warehouse Keeper ... ... ... j Messenger 11 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £300, 1 at £270, 3 at £260, 3 at £220, 8 at £175 2 Lockers (Writers) at £187 6 Lockers: 2 at £180, 2 at £176, 1 at £160, 1 at £125 1 Boatman at £156, and 1 Meesenger at £156 Napier — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Locker 3 Clerks: 1 at £135, 2 at £105 1 Cadet at £75 Poverty Bay — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk 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-Milieu Eepartment, £75) Clerk 600 ISO 380 300 300 865 685 220 180 155 2,685 374 997 312 420 300 345 75 360 105 285 400 280 155 60 300 105 11 12 L8 II Lβ i<; Greymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Hokitika — Collector and Examining Officer Bluff , Harbour — Officer in Charge Locker 340 135 280 190 164 17 is 19 20 Invercargill — Collector and Surveyor Collector (£435), 3 months Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk Locker Clerk Dunedin — Collector Collector (£585), 3 months Landing Surveyor First Clerk Warehouse Keeper Drapery Expert 4 Clerks: 1 at £165, 1 at £125, 1 at £115, 1 at £105 6 Cadets: 1 at £85, 2 at £60, 1 at £50, 2 at £40 6 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers: 1 at £300, 1 at £270, 1 at £230, 2 at £220, I at £200 435 109 280 135 156 105 585 147 380 300 180 300 510 335 1,440

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CLASS XVIII.-CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

83

;em. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued 19( 7-8. 20 VOTE No. 63— continued. Salaries— continued. Dunedin —continued. 6 Lockers: 1 at £180, 3 at £166, 1 at £156, 1 at £141 2 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... Messenger Port Ohalmerg — Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer £ 975 374 156 185 £ 21 112 Oamaru — Collector and Examining Officer Cadet Timaru — Collector and Examining Officer " Clerk Cadet Lyttelton and Christchurch — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Drapery Expert ... ... ... 4 Clerks : 1 at £135, 1 at £125, I at £115, I at £105 ... 9 Cadets : 2 at £95, 2 at £85, 2 at £75, 1 at £70, 1 at £65, lat £40 Tide Surveyor Warehouse Keeper 6 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £280, 1 at £260, I at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £185 2 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... 3 Lockers, I at £166, 1 at £156, 1 at £155 Boatman Messenger ... Salary of Officers pending retirement ... ... Contribution to other Votes— Marine and Harbours Postal and Telegraph Working Railways Police 340 65 400 125 65 525 350 300 300 480 685 270 185 1,355 374 477 147 156 160 75 80 29 25 28 •n 25 28 27 28 28 39,628 80 81 82 88 84 85 Sβ :\7 :{s 89 40 ■n Other Charges— Cost of Instruments, Books, Uniform Trimmings, Ac. ... Expenses connected with Customs and Excise Convictions and Seizures and Legal Expenses Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices... ... J Hire of Boats and Launches Local Chemical Analysts Postage and telegrams Rent of Customs offices, Invercargill Rewards in connection with the Protection of the Revenue Telephones ... ... ... I Tidewaiters, Extra Clerical and other Assistance Travelling Allowances and Expenses ... ... Contingencies 100 800 1,000 180 515 1,000 100 700 320 l,K00 1,700 300 Less contributions from Audit and Police Departments 8.515 108 48,035 8,407 Total —Vote No. 63 ... CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 64. Othkr Charges— Allowance to E. W. Gotch, Writer, 1 year's salary on retirement 187 187

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CLASS XVIII —CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

84

,ein. 19< 7-8. CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES- continued. o VOTE No. 04— continued. Otheb Charges— continued. Duty short-paid on South African tobacco delivered from warehouse under Proclamation in error Expenses under "The Immigration Restriction Act. 1899" £ 24 20 £ 8 5 e 7 8 8 l<) 11 12 18 11 Lβ it; 17 IS Expenses of new Customhouse— Salaries— Custodian 3 Nightwatchmen : 2 at 8s., 1 at 7s. 6d. per night ... 3 Messengers: 1 at 8b. 6d., 2 at 8s. per day Cleaning ..." Lighting and heating Contingencies Expenses under the Explosives Act— Salaries Contingencies ... ... ... Expenses New Zealand International Exhibition Refund of duty, under "The Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 1903," on artificial limbs imported Refund of duty on statue to the memory of A. A. Fantham, to be erected at Hawera Refund of duty on cup presented to the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Auckland Refund of duty on stained-glass window in memory of Hon. P. Dignan and others, Auckland ... Refund of duty on musical instruments for Garrison Band, Wellington Refuud of duty on monument to Peeti Aweawe at ■ Palmereton North Refund of duty on Seddon Memorials Refund of preferential duty, certificates produced after importation Refund of bonded warehouse duty, Wellington Refund of portion of license fee, tobacco-factor) - , Auckland Refund of duty on cups presented to Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association ... Refund of duty on goods imported for Calliope Dock Refund of bonded-warehouse duty, Auckland Refund of bonded-warehouse duty, Wanganui Refund of Chinese poll-tax on Low Yee Lee, a former resident of the colony Refund of Chinese poll-tax on Tso Wing, a former resident of the Dominion Refund of Chinese poll-tax on Joe Ching, a former resident of the Dominion Refund of Chinese poll-tax on Ad Ming, a former resident of the Dominion Refund of Chinese poll-tax on wife of Kwok To cover cost of inquiry held at Christchurch under the Agricultural Implement Manufacture, Importation, and Sale Acts, 1905-1906 200 429 447 370 100 250 160 70 150 100 40 7 41 54 36 125 50 7 42 8 102 48 43 100 100 100 100 100 160 L9 20 21 22 28 24 25 26 27 28 20 80 Total —Vote No. 64 ... ... 8.76J TOTAL OF CLASS XVIII £51,798

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

85

1907-8. EUmms. Other Charges Total. ote 65 —Marine and Harbours... £ £ £ 18 ,548 17 ,481 36 ,02! „ 66.—Government Steamers 20,170 20 ,17< „ 67. —Marine : Miscellaneous Services 13 ,258 13 ,25! „ 68.—Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships 7,180 3,962 il ,14: TOTAL OF CLASS XIX ... 54 ,871 80 ,59! 25 ,728 tern. MARINE AND HARBOUKS. 19( )7-8. 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 145 1 VOTE No. 65. Salabies— Mahike Head Office Secretary (also Registrar of Ships) Chief Clerk 2 Clerks: 1 at £200, 1 at £150 2 Cadets : 1 at £105, 1 at £75 Clerk (extra) Cadette Cadet at £65 (3 months) Nautical Adviser, Inspector and Surveyor of Ships, and Examiner of Masters and Mates e 500 300 350 180 156 120 16 e 475 2,097 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 Harbours— Manukau — Harbourmaster and Pilot (also Inspector of Fisheries, £10) Signalman Boatman and Launch-driver at £9 10s. per month ... Lightkeeper at Heads Auckland — Bean Rook Lightkeeper Tauranga Harbourmaster Hokianga — Harbourmaster and Pilot 2 Boatmen at £8 per month... Kaipara — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Customs Officer Signalman Chief Boatman at £10 per month Launch-driver and Boatman at £9 10s. per month ... Tongaporutu — Light-attendant Mokau — Signalman Opunake — Signalman Foxton — Harbourmaster and Pilot Boatman 240 140 114 110 160 25 160 192 250 150 120 114 10 40 25 210 146

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CLASS XIX—MARINE AND HARBOURS, ETC., DEPARTMENTS continued.

86

Item. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 19' 7-8. 10 11 19 ia VOTE No. 65— continued. Salahiks— continued. HabbottbS— continued. Wellington — Lightkeepers, Somes Island... Napier Bluff Lighthouse — Lightkeeper Wairau — Signalman Waitapu — Harbourmaster Gollingwood — • Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper Karamea — Signalman Okarito — Harbourmaster Okuru — Signalman £ 170 20 155 25 14 15 35 u; 80 17 90 50 Less contributions from Customs Vote 2,831 75 2,756 18 1!) 20 21 22 2:i 24 2.", 2fl 27 28 2!) Other Charges — Buoys and beacons, and gas for lights Buoy-chain, stores, and oil Cost of eurveying Okuru River Deepening channel of Manawatu River Iron-buoys New flagstaff at Little Wanganui Removing shoal, Okarito River Removal of logs, Kaipara Harbour Removal of snags, Wairau River Snagging navigable rivers Wages and rent Contingencies 200 500 15 100 500 20 20 200 50 60 400 400 2,465 80 LlGHTHOUSE8 — Salaries — 30 Principal Keepers: 15 at £160, 3 at £150, 1 at £140, and 11 at £130 45 Assistant Keepers: 7 at £120, 9 at £110, 17 at £100, 10>t £90, 1 at £80, and 1 at £50 Artificer 5,221 4,420 4,560 250 81 32 88 Other Charges — Books, magazines, and newspapers Carriage of mails Compensation under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act to the widow of late lightkeeper, G. J. Simpson, on account of the death of her husband Horses for lighthouses Incandescent burners Keepers' station and travelling-allowances... Oil and stores Removal of keepers' dwellings, Cuvier Island Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. Wages of temporary keepers ... Contingencies 9,230 75 250 300 110 350 700 4,100 800 650 350 400 84 85 86 37 88 88 40 II 8,085

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

87

Item. 191 7-8. MAKINE AND HARBOURS— continued. VOTE No. 65— continued. Wkatheh-reporting and Metkobological Office— 42 Salaries — Weather-Reporter Assistant Weather-Reporter Draughtsman 2 Clerks : 1 at £160, 1 at £156 3 Local reporters £ £ 870 250 160 316 49 Other Charges — -i ; 5 Postage aud telegrams 4-1 Instruments !•> Evening weather telegrams 46 Fencing enclosure for instruments, Auckland 47 Office rent 18 Contingencies 1,145 48 44 15 46 47 is 1,200 200 114 70 ! 140 100 1,824 superintendents of mercantile marine and Examinees of Masters and Mates— 49 Salaries — 1 each at Auckland, Wellington, Lvttelton, and Dunedin 3 at £320, 1 at £285 Examiner of Masters and Mates and Surveyor of Ships, Auckland (3 months) Assistant to Superintendent,Mercantile Marine, Duuedin Assistant to Superintendent, Mercantile Marine, Wellington Assistant to Superintendent, Mercantile Marine, Auckland I!) 1,245 2,969 I . 75 150 172 130 Inspectors of Load-lines, etc. — 50 Salaries — Wellington : Inspector and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine Auckland: Inspector'and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine r,() 1,772 220 220 440 Protection of Fish and Oysters— 51 Salaries — Chief Inspector of Fisheries 11 Inspectors: 1 at £145, 1 at £100,1 at £75,2 at £25 1 at £21, 1 at £12, 2 at £10, 1 at £7 10s., 1 at £5 Wages of attendants, Hakataramea Hatchery 340 439 329 1,108 Other Charges — 52 Administration of "The Sea-fisheries Act, 1907" 53 Collection and distribution of rainbow-trout ova 54 Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova 56 Experimental trawling .■)(! Grant to Portobello Hatchery (for introduction of fish) ">7 Herring, Ac. (experiments) 58 Import of salmon-ova 59 Import of white-fish ova 60 Importation of striped bass 1,500 250 150 3,500 50 50 25 .-)() 250

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

Item. 19i '7-8. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. til 62 68 64 U.I 60 G7 VOTE No. 65— continued. Protection of Fish and Otstees — continued. Other Charges —continued. Introduction of Atlantic salmon Launch for Portobello Fish-liatchery Maintenance grant to Portobello Fish-hatchery Board Purchase salmon-station site, Hakataramea Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea Travelling-expenses ... , Contingencies £ 350 100 250 132 150 100 200 £ 350 100 250 132 150 100 200 7,107 7,107 8,215 8,215 a Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 38,029 38,029 2,000 2,000 Total—Vote No. 65 ... ... — 36,029 1 . GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. VOTE No. 66. Working-expenses of s.s " Hinemoa" and " Tutanekai " within or outside the colony... ... ... 1 Bridge deck for s.s. " Tutanekai " Training-ship " Amokura" ... New winch and windlass for s s. " Araokura " 15,000 270 4,500 700 15,000 270 4,500 700 4 20,170 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 20,470 20,470 300 300 Total—Vote No. 66 ... ... — 1 o :i 1 5 6 7 8 !) 10 11 L2 MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. yOTE No. 67. Administration of "The Shipping and Seamen Act, 1903," and inquiries into shipping casualties Aquarium at New Zealand International Exhibition ... Beacon, Kaipara Harbour Beacons, Inner Passage, Katikati Beacons, West Wanganui Inlet Beacons and buoys, Half-moon Bay Charter of steamer searching for C. Harvey, blown to sea from wreck of " Marguerite Mirabaud " Charts and books Checking overcrowding of steamers Clearing willows from Taheke River, Hokianga Deepening creek, Okarito ... ... .. Erection of new wharf, Wairoa South River (subsidy, £2for£l) Expenses of the Navigation Conference — Grants to delegates, 3 at £500 Steamer and rail fares Expenses connected with inquiries into wrecks, relief of distressed seamen, and survey of unseaworthy ships Expenses, Wool Fires Commission Enlarging wharf shed, Little Wanganui ... Fog-signal cartridges ! Grant to Shipwreck Relief Society Grant to the Marlborough Acclimatisation Society ... 20 150 210 30 ! 40 200 21 200 350 130 30 200 1,500 5 350 400 40 250 200 50 i:s u Lβ it; 17 18 lit

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12-13. 7.

89

Item. 1907-8. MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 67— continued. 20 Grant for repairing and improving the Waipipi Wharf, Manukau 21 Grant towards cost of repairing wharf. Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island 22 Horseshoe Bay wharf nnd protection 23 Improving entrance, Kaituna River ... ... 24 Jetty and shed, north bank, Okuru 25 Maintenance Jackson's Head beacon-light... 26 Maintenance of Waitapii leading-lights 27 Marine survey 28 Matakohe Wharf repairs 29 Motueka Wharf 30 Mooring-buoy, Milford Sound . 31 Napier Western Spit Protective Works ... 32 N.Z. Nautical Almanac 33 Nile Bridge 34 Oil-launch for Inspector of Fisheries, Russell :•{.') Pay of officers acting at Russell as Signalman and Inspector of Fisheries during absence of Signalman anil Inspector on trawler 36 Port Waikato Wharf repairs 37 Postage and telegrams 38 Printing and binding A, B, C Azimuth Tables and Charts 39 Prosecutions under the Shipping and Seamen, Harbours, and Sea-fisheries Acts 40 Railway-fares of Royal Xaval Registrar ... 41 Raupo Wharf repairs 42 Reconstruction of French Pass Beacon 43 Refund of examination fee of W. H. Neilsen 44 Refund of examination fee to J. Mclntyre 45 Rent and expenses connected with examinations, &c. ... 4t; Renewal of telephone-line to Kaipara Lighthouse 47 Removal of bank, Waitapu Harbour (subsidy, £1 for £1) 48 Repairs to Little Wanganui Wharf 49 Searching for barque " Constance Craig" ... 50 Signalman's cottage at Karamea 51 Snagging the Mokau River 52 Survey of Whangarei foreshore ... . . 58 Wharf at Katikati (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 54 Wharf at Little Shag Creek, Tokatoka 55 Waikawa Wharf repairs 56 Wairoa South : Clearing river of willows ... 57 Contingencies £ 50 400 250 100 150 65 50 2,800 100 800 630 250 250 150 250 20 100 400 190 £ loo 10 130 190 1 1 100 45 50 20 30 300 175 50 100 200 110 15 750 Total —Vote No. 67 ... 13,251 INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND SURVEY OF SHIPS. 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 31 VOTE No. 68. 1 Salaries — Chief Inspector of Machinery, Chief Surveyor of Ships, &c. 17 Inspectors of Machinery and Surveyors of Ships : 2 at £330, 3 at £320, 1 at £315, 4 at £305, 4 at £295, 1 at £275, 1 at £275 (10 months), 1 at £275 (3 months) Draughtsman Chief Clerk at £300 (10 months) 525 1,908 180 250

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90

Item. 19( INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND SURVEY OF SHI PS— co7itinued '7-8. £ VOTE No. 68— continued. 1 Salabies— continued 7 Clerks : 1 at £260, 1 at £208, 1 al £202, 1 at £197, 1 at £120, 1 at £110, 1 at.£70 ... ... 1,167 4 Cadets: 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £40 (3 months) ... 150 £ 7,180 Otheb Chabges— 2 Advertising ... ... ... 120 3 Alterations and repairs to offices ... ... 25 4 Furniture and additions to offices ... ... 80 5 Gas ... ... ... 25 6 Postage and telegrams ... ... .. 300 7 Rent, cleaning offices, and fuel.. ... ... 320 s Telephone rents ... .. ... 52 9 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 2.S00 10 Contingencies ... ... 240 3,962 Total —Vote No. 68 . ... 11,142 TOTAL OF CLASS XIX .... .... £8( ',599

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CLASS XX.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

91

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 69. —Department of Labour TOTAL OF CLASS XX £ 10 ,454 10 ,454 £ £ • 25 ,744 15 ,290 15 ,290 25 ,744 tern. ■111. 1907-8. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. 1 2 :i 4 r> 6 7 1907-8. Total number of officers 67 £ £ VOTE No 69. Salaries — Secretary and Registrar of Industrial Unions ... 545 Chief Inspector of Factories and Deputy-Registrar of Industrial Unions (also Chief Advisory Officer, Workers' Dwellings Act, £50) ... ... 450 Deputy Chief Inspector ... . • 285 Architect for workers' dwellings .. • -< r > () 4 Clerks of Awards (also Deputy Registrars of Supreme Court—Wellington, £300; Dunedin, £290; Christchurch, £260 ; Auckland, £220) increase each £10 ... 40 Accountant ... • •• ■•■ 250 Correspondence Clerk ... ... ... 240 16 Clerks : 1 at £190, 1 at £185, 2 at £175, 1 at £166, 1 at £165, 5 at £156, 1 at £135, 1 at £120, 1 at £125, 2 at £85 . ... .. ••• 2,386 1 Shorthand-writer and Typiste ... ... 120 14 Cadets: 1 at £70,3 at £60, 1 at £46, 5 at £40, 4 at £40 (1, 9 months; 1, 8 months; 1, 7 months; 1, 6 months) ... •■ • 601 Registrar, Court of Arbitration ... ... 450 Associate to Judge, Court of Arbitration . 140 20 Inspectors of Factories: 1 at £270, 1 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at'£225, 1 at £220, 1 at £195, 1 at £185, 1 at £180, 2 at £170,1 at £165, 2 at £160, 2 at £156, 1 at £150, 1 at £120, 1 at £110, 2 at £100 ... :U62 3 Assistant Inspectors of Factories: 1 at £195, 1 at £176,1 at £165 ... ... 536 4 Inspectors of Scaffolding at £165 ... ... 660 Inspector of Shearers' Accommodation, three months at 10b. per day ... ... • 39 10,464 Otheb Charges— Compassionate allowance, equal to one year's salary, to youngest child of the late James Maokay, Chief Inspector of Factories, payable to the Public Trustee... 500 Costs incurred in connection with the test case under : " The Shops and Offices Act, 1904 " ... . 40 Departmental exhibit, International Exhibition, Christchurch ■ ... ••• ■•■ 100 Expenses of Bureau ... ... • 5,000 Expenses in connection with the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Acts ... ... ... 4,500 Expenses of Sweated Industries Exhibit ... ... 300

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CLASS XX.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued.

92

Item. 1907-8. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued. £ £ ■ 8 9 10! II 12 VOTE No. 69— continued. Otheb Chabges— continued. Postage and telegrams ... ... 1,000 Storekeepers' supplies, board and lodging, Ac, for persons assisted (estimated recoveries, £40) 50 Workers' dwellings on Crown lands — Preliminary and administrative expenses ... £500 Cost of erection, alteration, enlargement, Ac. 3,500 Additional cost of erection, alteration, enlargement, Ac. (in excess of- rate of cost) 1,000 5,000 16,490 Less estimated credits uuder section 41 of " 'The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 1,200 15,290 Total—Vote No. 69 . 25,744 i TOTAL OF CLASS XX ... ... £25,744

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CLASS XXI.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

93

1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. totals. £ £ £ ote 70.—Department of Lands and Survey 56,18-2 93,050 149,232 „ 71.—Miscellaneous Services 61,620 61,620 TOTAL OF CLASS XXI ... 56,182 56,182 14,670 210,852 I I Item. Ml). 1907-8. £ £ DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 1907-8. Total number of officers and artieans .. 248 VOTE No. 70. Salaries — 1 Head Office— Under-Secretary for Crown Lands Surveyor-General 6 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £375 ; 1 at £340, 1 at £330, 1 at £310, 1 at £305, 1 at £295 10 Clerke : 1 (Chief) at £400, 1 at £310, I at £280. 2 at £270, 2 at £170, 1 at £130, I at £125, 1 at £100 Map-mounter 5 Cadets: 1 at £60, 2 at £50, 2 at £40 ... Magnetic Observer ... ... ■.. Superintendent of Settlements... 750 700 1,955 2,225 170 240 200 400 6,640 Auckland District— 1 Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands 5 District Surveyors: 1 at £375, 1 at £340, 2 at £300, 1 at £290 4 Assistant Surveyors: 1 at £260,1 at£255, 1 at £210, 1 at £150 11 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £375, 1 at £360, 8 at £300, 2 at £290, 1 at £275, 1 at £270, 1 at £260, 1 at £100 • ... 16 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £330, 1 (ChieP it £320, 1 at £290, 1 at £280, 1 at £260, 2 at £215, 1 at £195, 1 at £190, 1 at £1G5, 1 at £135, 1 at £125, 1 at £110, 3 at £105 525 1,605 875 3,120 3,145

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

94

[torn. 1907-8 7-8. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued £ VOTE No. 70— continued. Salaries— continued. 2 I Auckland District —continued. 10 Cadets : 1 at £100, 4 at £70, 2 at £60, 2 at £50, 1 a< £40 ... ... ... 640 Crown Lands Ranger and Timber Expert . ... 330 £ 10,260 3 Hawke'g Bay District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands . 475 3 District Surveyors- 1 at £365, 1 at £280, I at £270 916 2 Assistant Surveyors (at £150) ... ... ; i<>0 6 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £360, 1 at £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £275, 1 at £260, 1 at £140 ... ... 11>15 4 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £320, 1 (Chief) at £250, 1 at £210, 1 at £110 ... .. 890 6 Cadets : 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £50, lat£40 ... ... ... 370 Ranger ... ... ... 300 1,868 4 Taranaki District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... ISO 3 District Surveyors: 1 at £360, 1 at £300, 1 at £270 980 Assistant Surveyor ... ... .. 150 4 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £320, 1 at £260, 1 at £250,1 at £120 ... ... .. '-'"'t , 4 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £290, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £290, 1 at £170, 1 at £100 s.->o 3 Cadets: 2 at £100, 1 at £70 ... .. 270 Ranger ... ... ... 276 3,875 . 5 Wellington District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... •">■"><> 4 District Surveyors: 1 at £375, 1 at £330, 1 at £290, 1 at £260 ... ... ... ... ll-'"'"' 4 Assistant Surveyors, 1 at £200, 3 at £150 .. <■>■"><> 9 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £400,1 at £335, 1 at £350, 2 at £300, 1 at £260, 1 at £195, 1 at £140, 1 at £120 ... ... ... 2,400 5 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £320, I at £170, 1 at £120, 1 at £100 . 1,060 8 Cadets : 1 at £100, 2 at £70, 4 at £60, 1 at £40 ... 5;->0 Ranger ... ... ... £88 Messenger ... ... ... 140 6,860 6 Nelson District— Chief Surveyor ... .. ... 450 Commissioner of Crown Lands ... ... 450 6 District Surveyors : 1 at £375, 1 at £340, 1 at £320, 1 at £280, 1 at £360, 1 at £270 ... ... 1,91". 6 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £295, 2 at £290, 1 at £270, 1 at £265 ... ... ... l,7tiO 2 Clerks: 1 at £280, 1 at £135 ... ... 415 4 Cadets : 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 ; 260 .-,-vi,

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

95

Item. — 1907-8. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. ' £ VOTE No. 70— continued. S a i, a RIE8 — contin ued. 7 Marlborough District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 425 District, Surveyor .. . ... 300 3 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £330, 2 at £280 ... 890 Clerk ... ... ... 120 3 Cadets: 2 at £60, 1 at £40 ,.. ... ... 160 Ranger ... ... ... 275 2,170 8 FFeetland District— Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 475 District Surveyor . ... .. 290 4 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £260 (also Receiver of Land Revenue), I at £210, 1 at £110 ... 930 3 Clerks : 1 at £170, 1 at £105, 1 at £100 ... 375 Cadet ... ... . 70 2,140 9 Canterbury District — Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 525 District Surveyor . ... ... 330 Assistant Surveyor ... ... ... 150 7 Draughtsmen:" 1 (Chief) at £375,1 at £295,3 at £280, 2 at £100 ... ... ... ... 1,710 3 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £320, 1 (Chief) at £290, I at £225 ... ... 835 2 Cadets: 1 at £100, 1 at £60... ... ... "i60 2 Rangers: 1 at £275, 1 at £270 ... ... 545 2 Messengers: 1 at £122, 1 at £120(also Office-keeper, £52) ... ... . 242 4,497 10 Otago District— Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 525 2 District Surveyors : 1 at £290,1 at £280 ... 570 Assistant Surveyor ... ... ... . igo 7 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £375,1 at £320, 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £270, 2 at £ 190 ... ... 1,93.". 8 Clerks: I (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £350, 1 (Chief) at £340, 1 at £320, 1 at £225, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 2 at £165 ... ... ... 1935 2 Cadets: 1 at £100, I at £40 .. ... ... 140 3 Rangers: 2 at £275, 1 at £265 ... ... 815 6,070 11 Southland -District— Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands ... 500 5 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £295, 1 at £320, 1 at £280 : 1 at £275, 1 at £100 ... ... ... 1,270 6 Clerks : 1 (Chief) at £300, 1 (also Receiver of Land Revenue) at £290, 1 at £225, 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £110 ... ... ... 1,215 4 Cadets : 1 at £70, 2 at £50, 1 at £40 ... ... 210 2 Rangers: 1 at £280, I at £50 ... ... 330 3,525 56.182

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

96

Item. 191 •7-8. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. f VOTE No. 70— continued. Otheb Charges— Equipment and Wages (Staff) Temporary Surveyors and Parties ... ... J Contract and Schedule Surveys Native Land Court 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 Contingencies 1( £ Jt 17,000 30,000 1,500 1,000 100 500 5,000 2,000 3,500 650 1,000 21,000 950 850 !UKM> 8,000 3,000 3,000 08,050 12 18 II 15 It. 17 is 19 17,000 :{(),000 1,500 1,000 100 500 5,000 20 21 22 23 24 20 2(i 27 2,000 3,500 650 1,000 21,000 950 850 !UKM> 28 29 8,000 3,000 3,000 108,050 1( Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The j Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 1 164,232 64,232 15,000 15,000 • Total—Votk No. 70 ... ... t 149.232 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. :i 4 5 (! 7 s VOTE No. 71. Advance and interest on Section 47, Block XV, Mokihinui, omitted to be indorsed on lease when transferred from original holder Allowance to M. Boyd for buildings and fittings included in error as improvements on Section 23, Block VIII, Huinga Apiti Domain improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Arrears of rates due by Crown tenants (section 124, " Land Act, 1892 ") Board of Examiners of Surveyors Botanical surveys of New Zealand forests ... ; Buffalo Domain (fencing) Building retaining-wall to preserve pohutukawa-trees at Kawhia Beach ... .. ■ Capital value of part Section 2, Block IX, Hawera (to , be made plantation reserve) Caretaker and expenses in connection with preservation of scenery, Ship Cove Reserve, including clearing of a firebelt Cave Domain, fencing, &c. Clearing Myross School Reserve Compassionate allowance to widow of iate W. J. Pearce, temporary lithographic printer Compensation for improvements and removal of hut through error in survey, Section 117, Matiri Block . Compensationforinjuriesto employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with 11 7 50 100 200 250 100 50 26 130 20 25 urn 25 !) 10 11 12 18 n 15 same ... .,. .,. ' 250

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

13— B. 7.

97

Item. 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. Lβ 17 is li) 20 21 22 23 21 Sβ 26 •-•7 2b 29 80 8] 82 :i3 84 80 37 38 :*!> 41) U 12 48 Iβ i<; 47 ■18 I!) i<; 17 VOTE No. 71— continued. Compensation for land for deviation, Brooklyn Valley Road, Nelson Compensation for road taken to give access to sections on Waitahaia Block Compensation to F. R. Howard for losses sustained through seizure of kauri-gum Compensation to Native owners for Section 33, Te Araroa Native Township, now a recreation reserve ... Compensation to W. Berry for shortage of area in Section 2, Block IV, Piron>;ia Compensation to Major te Wheoro tor short area in land Compensation for improvements and leasehold interest in Section 157, Matata, required for road access to Manawahe Block Compensation for fencing road taken through Ngarara West A Block Compensation for land for road-access to the Tamaki Block (and fencing) Compensation for land rexiimed out of Small Grazingrun, No. 225 for recreation-ground, Rough Ridge ... Compensation for land resumed under " The Land Act, 1892," for scenery and other public purposes Compensation for loss of area by original Native owners of Waikaka Reserve (see section 5 of " Native Land Claims, Ac, Act, 18S4 "), the reserve being located on lands over which the Crown held no control Compensation to M. Flynn, map-mounter, on being retired as medically unfit Conway accommodation-house (painting, papering, and repairs) Denniston Domain (improvement) (subsidy, £1 for £1) Destruction of willows, Mangapu River and tributaries, to clear the chaunels and prevent flooding D'Urville Island survey (purchase of launch), (Native survey by Crown) Eradication of noxious weeds on Crown lands Erection of bridge over lagoon at Section 8, Block IX, Tawaha Erection of punt at Section 54a, Greenfield Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining lands (including supply of wire to settlers) Expenses in connection with display at Exhibition .. Expenses of inquiries, &c. Expenses of removal of temporary officers .. Expenses under Workers' Dwellings Act (ordinary Crown lands portion), including construction of roads and other works, and administration expenses Expenses under Workers' Dwellings Act (in excess of rate of cost) Expenses of supervision, Kapiti Island Expenses in connection with expedition to southern islands (H. F. Skey, magnetic survey, Campbell Island) Expenses in connection with scenery reserves under "The Land Act, 1892" (including fencing and other works) Expenses under "The Sand-drift Act, 1903" Eyre River protective works: Subsidy (£1 for £2) Fees to members of Land Boards for special inspections in excess of rate authorised by Act Fees to members of Waste Lands Boards ... Felling, clearing, and grassing Crown lands Felling, clearing, and grassing part Ohakune Township before disposal £ 71 215 20 30 42 49 135 460 231 12 250 150 392 35 50 200 268 2,500 31 250 500 25 200 250 1,500 125 100 30 150 50 10 100 2,000 150 250

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

98

tem< 1907-8 ;em. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. £ 51 Felling, clearing, and grassing part Rangataua Township before disposal ■• ■ •■ **^ 52 Felling, clearing, and grassing stock reserves at junction Awaroa-Mahoe Roads, Mangapohue-Hauturu Roads, and Rau-a-moa-Waitomo Roads ... ... 150 53 Felling and clearing Mangaroa Township ... ... ->O 5* Felling and grassing Manu Village site (Block VII, Taduior Survey District) ... ... 60 55 Felling and grassing 20 acres Ruatiti Block, and contination of pack-track ... ... 5S 56 Felling, burning, and grassing 170 acres in Horopito Township - ... • 595 57 Fencing road taken through Small Graziug-run No. 4, Mangatoro Survey District ... ... 247 58 Fencing Section 42, Block XI., Ongo Forest Reserve, for scenic purposes ... ... 25 59 Fencing and forming cemeteries ... ... 150 60 Fencing Geraldine Domain ... .. ... (i 61 Fencing reserve where soldiers are buried at Ruakituri 8 G2 Fencing and improvement of recreation-grounds and domains ... •■■ ••• *°" 63 Fencing cemetery reserve at Maruia Valley .. 30 64 Fencing forest reserves, Block XIII, Waitara, to preserve bush from trespassing cattle .. ... 80 65 Fencing Ohau Kiver Reserve ... ... 390 66 Fencing portion of Haukopua Forest Reserve ... 160 67 Fencourt Drainage Board, subsidy ... .. 452 68 Flaxbourne Domain (improvement), (subsidy, £1 for £1) 40 69 Forest Gate Water-race: Protection from damage by flood by making a tuunel ... 120 70 Forest Gate water-race: towards cost of work in protecting race by concrete wall .. ... 120 71 Formation of an additional mile of tramway, Tokatoka Swamp ••• ••• 1,000 72 Formation of road to Makarewa Domain ... ... 35 73 Gisborne office (alterations) ... ... 121 74 Graiit to Otago Education Board for Poinahaka Downs School ... ... ... ±0 75 Grass-seed for Crown lands and settlers .. ... 700 76 Green Island Domain improvement ... ... 1" 77 Half cost of fencing common boundary between Rangitana Domain and Forest Reserve, Section 24, Block VIII, Makotuku ... ... ... 15 7» Howick Domain (improvement) ... ... 40 79 Hungahunga Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 2,000 80 Improvement of and access to Picton Domain (subsidy, , £lfor£l) ... ... ... 200 81 In satisfaction of naval and military claims recommended for payment in Commissioner's Report, H.-13, 1898 60 82 Intereston £2,000, part purchase-money Stewart Island, annual payment, £160, arrears, £252 ... . 412 83 Kapua Settlement drainage ... ... . 50 84 Kauri Domain, Kaihu Valley—Fencing, &c ... 50 85 I Kokatahi, Hokitika River, and Main Road protective works ... ... ... 400 86 Lyell Cemetery (clearing) ... ... .. j 20 87 Mackaytown Domain (improvement), (subsidy, £1 for £2) ... ... 50 j 88 I Maintenance of Tokatoka Tramway ... ... 300 89 ! Makarewa Domain, planting and draining.., ... 10 90 Makarewa Domain (improvement),(subsidy, £1 for £1) 40 91 Makuri Domain Board (for protection of domain ground from erosion by river) ... ... 40 92 Mamaku Domain, clearing, Ac. ... .. 100

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

99

tern. 19* '7-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. 88 ' Manawatu River protection (subsidy £1 for £1 up to £4,000), Con account) 94 i Mangatahi Settlement rates to Hawke's Bay County Council 95 I Maruia Hot Springs (improvement) 96 Matahuru Cemetery : Clearing, fencing, and drainage .. 97 Metalling roads in— Cradock Settlement Hetana Settlement Methuen Settlement Tawaha Settlement Waari Settlement 98 ' Model workers' dwellings at International Exhibition (including cost of subsequent removal to Sydenham) 99 Moeraki Domain (fencing) 100 Motu Village roads L01 Mowhanau Domain Board (fencing and planting) ... 102 Northcote Domain (planting, &c.) 103 Ohakea River protective-works 104 Oil-launch (for use in Pelorus Sound) ... 105 One-tree Hill Domain (completion of drive) ]0(i Opiinake Block surrender of lease (expires L924) by Kauri Timber Company 107 Otahu Settlement (drainage) 108 Otau Domain, fencing and improvement ... 109 Owaka Domain: Fencing, clearing, aud improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) 110 Owaka Domain Board (improvement of domain) 111 Paeroa Domain (improvement), (subsidy, £1 for £1) . j 112 Pahiatua Eeserve (Makakahi Island) 113 Paraparaumu game-breeding station (subsidy) 114 Payment for fencing on Small Grazing-run ls:3 (formerly part of Woodside Kun) ■•• ••■ 115 Payment to Laud for Settlements Account ot capital value of reserves: — Albury Settlement Beaumont Settlement Edendale Settlement Hatuma Settlement Hawtrey Settlement Kurow Settlement Longbush Settlement Matamata Settlement Maungaraki Settlement Plumer Settlement Eosewill Estate Selwyn Settlement Taneatua Village, Opouriao Settlement ... Teasdale Settlement Totara Settlement Waddington Settlement Wangapeka Settlement Wilford Settlement 116 Payment to Loans to Local Bodies Account ot amount spent on Eawhitiroa Block (reserved for forest) 117 Payment to Government Loans to Local Bodies Account of amount expended beyond the loading on Glenomaru Block ••• ••• 118 Payment to Government Loans to Local Bodies Account of loading on Section 29, Block XI, Hautapu (reserved for forest purposes) 119 Payment to Loans to Local Bodies Account of amount epent in excess of loan in Wellington Fruit-growers Association Block £ .-.DO 395 30 30 18 451 79 200 477 190 40 220 25 5 220 250 100 31 30 30 25 25 25 100 100 158 £ 56 25 50 133 80 110 15 59 323 43 393 32 70 200 59 936 145 843 42 oS 179 9

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Item. 19i '7-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES- continued. £ £ 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 181 182 L88 134 135 13G 137 138 139 120 HI 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 182 L88 134 135 13G 137 138 139 IK) 141 I 142 143 144 143 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 VOTE No. 71- continued. Payment of local rates, Steward Settlement— Waitaki County Council Oatnaru Harbour Board Payment to North Island M;iin Trunk Railway Account of value of lands reserved for public purposes Piako River (snagging) Payment for improvements on Section 32, Block VI, Ngakawau, for cemetery for Granity, and fencing and laying out 2 acres Pongaroa Domain, improvement Payment to Chief Forester for editing "Tree Culture in New Zealand " Pongaroa Cemetery Improvement Preventing sand-dunes and drifting sand, including purchase of marram-grase for distribution 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 and formation of load of access to Sections 24-28, Block X, Hukerenui Purchase of land for recreation-ground, Pukekohe (subsidy, £1 for £1) Purchase of lands from Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company adjoining Tararua Forest Reserve Purchase of lease, Piripiri Block, including renewals of eub-leasrs Purchase of recreation-ground for Hornby (subsidy) Purchase of Section 8, Block I, Nenthorn. from J Elliott (under clause 69 of "The Reserves, etc., Act, lyuo Purchase of Section 17a. Parish'of Waimana,' to exchange with Section 75, with Auckland University (under The Auckland University College Land Exchange Act, 1892 ) Rangaroa Village : Roads of access Ra |f for U £l) emetery (fell '" g and (enCiUg ' etC), ( eub " d y> Raugitata River protective works £1 for £1) ■£Vi ™ a " 10u " t P aid as survey fee, Section 9, Block Vll, Gladstone F.H.S. (reserved for timber) £jx d ™ amount P aid as 8 u rv ey fee, Section 13, Block Vll, Gladstone F.H.S. (reserved for timber) Refund to Mrs. H. E. Galloway of value of improvements on Section 2, Block I, Mangamuka, when held under V.H S. regulations Refund to W. Jameson of part deposit paid with application for Section 3, Block I, Kapara, and forfeited tor non-completion of sale within the time prescribed by Ihe Land Act, 1892," as recommended by Land. Committee Refunds for improvements effected 37 13 100 100 129 25 50 25 150 300 110 1,468 100 26 48 45 50 400 20 35 140 350 141 1,463 142 143 8 ,600 50 88 144 100 150 25 300 13 13 70 it".

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101

till. 19i i7-8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 VOTE No. 71— continued. "Remission of rent under " The Laud for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900": — W. Saunders, .Section 2a, Ringway Settlement . . J. Walsh „ 16, Block 1, Pouparae M. Thomas „ 15, ,, J. Gregson „ 13, Block I, Waimarie Shanks Bros. ,, 14, ,, G. Jones „ 15, „ J. Reid „ 16, .„ Graham and Feary, Section 6, Block X, Poerua Mr*. Mclntoeh, Section 13, Block VI, Willows Settlement - W. Baird, Section 65, Momona Settlement G-. Newman, jun., Sections 44 and 66, Momona Settlement ■ ... ... j Refund to VV. W. Pullman of deposit with Sections 5 ] and 0, Hickerstaffe Settlement, surrendered Repairs, alterations, and maintenance of workers' dwellings on Crown lands Refunds on account of lands disposed of, short acreage, &c. Repairs to District Surveyor's residence at Beefton ... Remission of rent, l£m Lawry, Section 56, Paliiatua West Village Settlement Repayment to Government Loans to Local Bodies Account of loading ou Mokoreta Block, the land being unable to carry same Repayment to G. S. Barlow, lessee of Section 7, Block VI, VVaipoua, of amount received for timber cut on said section Repayment of amount expended on Hauturu Block in | excess of loan finally granted Resumption ot land at Kurow for plantation Rimu Domain, improvement ... River-protection works, Ahaura, to protect roads and settlement lands River protective works (Wanganui River, South Weetland) Roads and drains in Manunui Village Settlement Roads and other works in Runanga Township Samples of New Zealand woods for distribution to j Technical Schools and other institutions Settlers' Handbook (second edition) Sinking new well at village settlement, Hawea (old well collapsed) (subsidy, £1 for £1) Site for wharf and shed on Kaituna River (subsidy) ... South Westland mail-steamer subsidy, monthly service Special rates to local authorities Subsidy (£1 for £1), Amuri County Council, to prevent encroachment of Hurunui River, and to wave approaches to traffic bridges ... ... | Subsidy to doctors in outlying districts Subsidy for purchase of recreation-ground, Johnsonville (£lfor£2) Subsidy for steamer service, Wangauui River ... Subsidy, purchase and improvement of a domain and show ground, Waipu (£1 for £1) Subsidy for doctor, Kawhia district Subsidy, Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Society for acquiring and laving out grounds Subsidy towards purchase of recreation-ground, Rolleston(£lfor£l) ' ... Subsidy towards purchase of recreation-ground, Otaki (£lfor£l) £ 180 81 27 30 25 14 26 16 13 20 19 •M 160 100 100 M 291 24 186 1,000 50 500 200 50 2,500 50 336 50 50 250 100 100 900 150 350 23 50 2,000 38 400 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182

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102

Item. 1907-8. MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES— continued. i 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 L93 194 19.-) 196 VOTE No. 71— continued. £ £ Subsidy to Drainage Board (£l tor £1), Tokatoka Swamp 258 Subsidy : Flood protection, Inch-Clutha (£1 for £1) ... 150 Subsidy towards purchase of domain (Wakefield) ... 220 Survey store at Piriaka (painting, &e.) . ... 20 Surveys, report, and other expenses in connection with drainage systems, Manawatu and Oroua Districts . 150 Tauranga Mission Cemetery, subsidy for upkeep ... 15 Taieri drainage : Expenses of arbitration, less amount ot award , .. ... 144 To prevent encroachment of river on Nga-awapurua Forest Reserve and road .. ... .. 200 To prevent encroachment of rivers on Crown reserves... i 150 Tokatoka Swamp stopbank (facing with stone seven miles) and drainage ... ... ... 5,000 Tomoana Settlement (drainage) ... ... 400 Uritara Domain (improvement) ... ... 40 Uruti Domain improvement ... . ... 20 Value of improvements on small grazing-runs on expiry of license, in terms of clause 214 of " The Land Act, 1885 ":— Sections 2 and 26, Block VII. Wairarapa . 39 Part 1 of Run 25. Blocks VII and VIII, Makotuku... 2,940 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") ... ... ... 626 Waikino Domain Board, improvement (£1 for £1) ... ' 36 Wuiwera Domain (clearing, &c.) ... . 20 \\ anganui Kiver (improvement) ... . 2,000 Ward Cemetery (fencing and other works) ... 50 Whangamomona Medical Society —Grant for services of registered nurse (doctor not procurable) ... 50 Wharangi Sanatorium, Foxton: Planting lupins and marram-grass (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... ... 50 Wharenui Hamlet drains ... ... . 27 107 198 199 200 202 308 204 Total—Vote No. 71 .. . 61,620 TOTAL OF CLASS XXI ... ... £210,852

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

103

1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 72. —Department of Agriculture £ £ £ 71,000 76,411 147,444 TOTAL OF CLASS XXII 71,000 6,444 147,444 Item. 1 907-8. DEPARTMENT O¥ AGrBICULTUBE. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 346 £ £ VOTE No 72. Head Office — I Salaries — Secretary for Agriculture Chief Clerk Inspector of Offices Accountant 12 Clerks : 1 at £220, 1 at, £205, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 2 at £160, 1 at £155, 1 at £130, 2 at £120, 1 at £105 8 Cadets : 1 at £85, 1 at £75, 2 at £65, 4 at £65 (7 months) Editor of Publications 2 Inspectors of Manure-sterilising at £450 Messenger 625 375 350 250 1,91--) 450 250 900 156 5,271 Other Charges — 2 Advertising, printing, Ac. 3 Allowance to J. M Johnston for expenses, &c, when purchasing stud stock in Great Britain ... 4 Bicycles and repairs 0 Bonus for best means of destroying small birds 6 Bonus for discovery of mineral phosphates 7 Bonus for best method of utilising waste-products in phormium-fibre industry 8 Clericiil assistance 0 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late H. W. Binney 10 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late A. F. Cargill 11 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late B. Ferguson 12 Contribution towards cost of printing Report of Conference of Agricultural and Pastoral Associations ... 300 96 300 250 500 250 51)0 — .-■ 50 50 75 50

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104

Item. 1907-1907-8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 13 14 15 Iβ 17 IS 111 20 21 22 23 21 2.3 26 27 2S 29 30 VOTE No. 72— continued Head Office— continued. Other Charges —continued. Expenses in connection with residences, buildings, fences. Ac, on departmental reserves, and generally improving same Expenses in connection with preparation and distribution of publications Freights and carriages not otherwise provided for Grant to Hukerenui Agricultural and Pastoral Associa- , tion for reduction of debt on show-ground Inspection of imported bones and manures Inspection of manure-sterilising: Labour, travelling, office, and other expenses, Australia and India International Exhibition, Christchurch : Expenses in ! connection with departmental exhibits .. ... { International Agricultural Institute ... ... Legal expenses Purchase of books, newspapers, and other publications Postages and telegrams Refund to Local Bodies Loans Account, being loading on Section No. 81, Block XIV, Ohinewairua Survey District (Taihape Village Settlement), reserve for purposes of Department of Agriculture ... Removal expenses Rents, fuel, lighting, furniture,office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, approaches, <fcc. . ! Subsidies to local bodies for destruction of the kea . Subscription* and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Travelling-expensee Contingencies £ 500 400 100 75 170 600 1,0(10 125 350 200 530 5 600 1,400 50 300 800 (i< !0 £ 31 Vetebinart Division — Salaries — Chief Veterinarian (also Public Health Department £100) Assistant Chief Veterinarian 7 Veterinarians: 1 at £350, 1 at £345, 2 at £335, 1 at £325, 1 at £320, 1 at £300 .. 19 Veterinarians and Meat Inspectors: 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 ar £290, 2 at £2S0, 8 at £275, 3 at £260, ] at £250, 1 at £182, 1 at £150 1G Lay Meat Inspectors: I at £190, 1 at £185, 1 at £175, 11 at £150, 2 at £150 (5 months) 28 Assistant Meat Inspectors: I at £190, 3 at £185,' 1 at £1<SO, 1 at £175, 3 at £170, 5 at £160, 12 al £150, 2 at £150 (5 months)... Inspector of Meat, London (£400) (4 mouths) Assistant at Veterinary Laboratory (also Public Health Department, £25) . 3 Clerks: 1 at £225, 1 at £195, 1 at £17-") 2 Cadets : 1 at £90, 1 at £6S (5 months) . 10,226 600 450 2,310 5,037 2,330 4,840 135 250 595 125 32 88 :U 85 ■ Other Charges — Expenses in connection with Veterinary Laboratories and investigations Postages and telegrams Sundry expenses in connection with the inspection of j meat I ravel ling-ex pen see 16,172 1,000 320 100 2,500

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[tern. 191 )7-8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 36 VOTE No. 72— continued. Biological Division— £ Salaries — Biologist ... ... .. 450 Fruit-preserving Expert ... .. . 400 Bee Expert ... ... .. 200 Assistant Biologist ... ... .. IS5 Assistant Entomologist ... ... ... 17o 4 Pomologists : 2 at £260, I at £215, 1 at £17() ... 905 8 Inspectors of Imported Fruit: 1 at £200, 1 at £190. 1 at £156 .. ... ... 546 6 Orchard Inspectors : 4 at £156, 2 at £150 . 324 2 Inspectors of Apiaries at £150 (5 months) ... 130 Inspector of Imported Fruit at £185 (5 months) ... 80 2 Clerks: 1 at £200, 1 at £155 ... ... 355 Cadet at £65 (7 months) ... ... ... 40 Messenger at £94 (5 months) ... ... ... 40 e 4,430 37 38 89 40 41 Other Charges — Expenses of Biological Laboratories ... . 400 Expenses of fostering bee industry . ... 200 Expenees in connection with demonstrations in fruit culture and canning, &c. ... .. 100 Expenses in connection with the importation and breeding of natural enemies to insect pests .. ... 300 Expenses in connection with the fumigation, destruction, Ac, of fruit ... ... ... 100 Expenses of Biologist on visit to inquiry, Australia ... 50 Postages and telegrams .. ... ... 300 Seeds and plants for distribution ... ... 50 Spraying demonstrations and apparatus ... . 250 Travelling-expenses ... .. ... ' 2,500 42 43 44 Iβ 46 4,250 47 Chemical Division — Salaries — Chief Chemist ... ... ... 350 Assistant Chemist ... ... ... 225 Assistant Chemist at £250 (5 months) ... .. 110 Laboratory Assistant . ... ... j 110 Clerk ... ... ... 160 2 Cadets: I at £65, 1 at £65 (6 months) ... ... 100 1,055 -s Other Charges — Expenses of Chemical Laboratory ... ... 250 Postages and telegrams ... .. ... 60 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 200 510 Dairy Division — Salaries — Dairy Commissioner ... ... ... 450 6 Dairy Instructors : 1 at £350, 2 at £325, 3 at. £275... I 1,825 8 Dairy-produce Graders: 2 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at | £275 (6 months), 3 at £250, I at £250 (6 months) . 1,888 Dairy Instructress .. . ... 135 Inspector of New Zealand Dairy-produce (Great Britain) ... ... . 400 6 Clerks: 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £170, 2 at £165, 1 at £150 ... ... ... 1,060 Cadet ... ... ... 75 5,833

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tern. 19 i7-8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. VOTE No. 72— continued. Daikt Division — continued. Other Charges — 52 Contribution towards printing report of Conference of National Dairy Association, Palmerston North ... | 58 Contribution towards cool-storage for dairy-produre .. j 54 Establishment of dairy schools 55 Grading of dairy-produce 56 Inspection of New Zealand dairy-produce on arrival in United Kingdom 57 Postages and telegrams ... 58 Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiment 59 Subsidy to National Dairy Association 60 Travelling-expenses 20 200 1.000 900 250 450 200 200 1,800 £ 5,020 Fibbe Division — 61 Salaries — Chief Fibre Expert 5 Fibre Graders : 3 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £230 ... 2 Instructors: 1 at £250, 1 at £235 4 ClerkR : I at £175, 1 at £160, I at £155, 1 at £75 300 1,405 485 565 Other Charges — 62 Expenses in connection with the grading of fibre 63 Expenses in connection with the giving of instruction in the preparation of fibre ... 64 Postages and telegrams 65 Purchase of right of patent brand 66 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 2,755 400 500 150 250 500 1,800 07 Poultet Division — 67 Salaries — Chief Poultry Expert ... ... .. Assistant Poultry Expert 4 Poultry-graders : 1 at £200, 3 at £175 ... 300 200 725 1.225 Other Charges — 68 Expenses of preparing poultry for export, plucking, grading, packing, freezing, and other expenses 69 Postages and telegrams '... ... .. Poultry Farms— Working-expenses, Buildings, and Purchase of Birds, Food, &c — 70 Ruakura 71 Moumahaki 72 Burnham 73 Milton 74 Sundry Farms 75 Subsidy to New Zealand Utility Poultry Club Egglaying Competition at Lincoln 76 Subsidy to New Zealand Egg-laying Competition Association, Blenheim 77 Travelling-expenses 68 (i!) 2,500 70 500 750 600 800 100 75 75 450 5,920

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tern. 19 '7-8. f DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- continued. JC VOTE No. 72— continued. VlTICULTUBAL DIVISION— 78 Salaries — Viticulturiet Clerk 325 165 490 Other Charges — 79 Postages and telegrams ..." 80 Sundry expenses in connection with fostering wine and grape industry Nl Travelling-expenses ■AO 200 300 540 Lite-stock and Agriculture Division — 82 Salaries — Chief Inspector of Stock and Director of Experimental Farms 24 Clerks: 2 at £260, 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 2 at £210, 2 at £200,1 at £195, 1 at £185, 1 at £170, 4 at £165, 1 at £160, 3 at £156, 2 at £155, 2 at £150, 1 at £145 12 Cadets: 2 at £85, 3 at £75, 5 at £65, 2 at £65 (7 months) Superintendent of Show Exhibits Inspector of Stock (relieving) . 7 Inspectors in Charge : 1 at £340, 5 at £325,1 at £315 58 Inspectors of Stock : 1 at £310,1 at £300,1 at £290, X »t £285, 16 at £2s0, 2 at £275, 8 at £270, 3 at £265, 3 at £260, 3 at £250, 2 at £240, 4 at £235, 6 at £230, •J at £225, 2 at £210, 1 at £185 39 Rabbit Agents: 1 at £200, 23 at £190, 1 at £185, 4 at £180, 3 at £175, 1 at £170, 3 at £L65, 3 at £160 0 Farm Overseers: 2 at £200, 1 at £185, 1 at £170, 1 at £156, I at £150 Organiser of Agricultural Experiments and Lectures, at £400 (4 months) Expert in Phormium Culture, at £350 (8 months) Inspector in Charge (Nelson) ■ Nurseryman Caretaker of offices, Auckland... Caretaker Fruit-testing Station, Tauranga, at £125 (7 months) 3 Quarantine-station Caretakers : 2 at £130,1 at £110 4 Caretakers of Rabbit-fence : 3 at £100, 1 at £50 ... Compiler of Statistics 525 4,383 HOO 160 255 2,280 L5.125 7,145 1,061 1 HI 825 210 100 75 370 240 33,769 Other Charges — 83 Advance to A. H. Binstead on account of wages not earned (now irrecoverable) . )S4 Collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics Destruction of Rabbits on Crown Lands — 85 Auckland District 86 Napier „ s7 Wellington - West Coast „ 88 Marlborough-Ne'lson-Westland „ 89 Canterbury-Kaikoura „ 90 Otago „ 3 4,000 4,000 1,200 800 100 450 3,000

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Item. 1907-8. DEPAETMENT OP AGEICULTUEE— continued. 91 92 93 91 95 96 97 98 99 i 100 101 102 , 103 104 105 100 107 108 109 110 111 112 L18 114 115 116 117 VOTE No. 72—continued. £ Lite-stock and Agricultural Division— continued. Other Ohargeg —continued. Experimental Farms : Working - expenses, Buildings, Purchase of Stock, and Entertainment of Visitors, Ac— Bickerstaffe ... ... ... 1,500 Weraroa ... ... ... 4,000 Moumahaki ... ... ... 2,500 Expenses : Sections, Moumahaki Village Settlement 250 Ruakura(Waikato) ... ... ... 5,500 Waerenga: General ... ... ... 4,000 Waerenga Vineyard ... ... ... 500 Arataki m ... ... ... 600 Tauranga ... ... 1,000 Sundry small stations ... ... ... 400 Expenses in connection with Departmental apiaries ... 300 Expenses in connection with field-plot and other experiments ... ... ... loo Expenses, stud horses and cattle . .. 2.2.'>0 Expenses in connection with testing stock and disposing of diseased cattle .. ... 50 Expenses in connection with the cultivation of phormium tenax ;.. . ... 500 Expenses in connection with the breeding of Angora goats .. ... ... 2)0 Expenses in connection with departmental exhibits at Agricultural and Pastoral Association shows ... 800 Inoculation of calves for " black-leg " ... 200 Inspection of dairies and noxious weeds: Wages and expenses in connection with destruction of noxious weeds ... ... 11,000 Postages and telegrams . ... ... 1,000 Purchase of stud stock, including cost of importation ... 2,000 Road—Moumahaki Experimental Farm ... r_»."i Road—Waerenga Experimental Farm ... . 100 Subsidy to Hukerenui Agricultural and Pastoral Association tor experiments in grassing gum lands ... 50 Quarantine-stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton : Purchase of stock therefor, maintenance, and other expenses ... ... ... L,500 Subsidies to Agricultural and Pastoral Associations for experiments with manures ... ... ... 230 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 10,000 64,258 £ 167,444 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" ... ... 20,000 Total—Vote No. 72 .. ... 147,444 TOTAL OF CLASS XXII £14' ,444

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CLASS XXIII-VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

109

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 73.—Valuation Expenses ... 15,087 19,730 34,817 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIII 15,087 19,730 34,817 Item. ,em. VALUATION EXPENSES. 19( '7-8. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 71 1 VOTE No. 73. Salaries— Valuer-General Chief Clerk 8 Clerks: I at £335 (also Private Secretary, £25), 1 at £240, 1 at £205, 1 at £195, 1 at £190, 1 at £175, 1 at £140, 1 at £115 ■. 5 Cadets : 1 at £70, 2 at £60, 2 at £50 ... Draughtsman Inspecting Valuer 32 District Valuers: 1 at £400, 6 at £300, 1 at £285, 3 at £280, 1 at £270, 2 at £260, 1 at £245, 8 at £240,1 at £230, 4 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £150 4 Officers in Charge: 1 at £320, 1 at £300, 1 at £275, I at £270 7 Clerks: Dunedin, 1 at £180, 1 at £120 ; Auckland, 1 at £195, 1 at £140; Christchurch, 1 at £200, 2 at £190 9 Cadets: Auckland, 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £50; Christchurch, 1 at £80, 1 at £50; Dunedin, 1 at £60 ; Invercargill, 2 at £70, 1 at £50 2Cadettes: Christchurch, 1 at £90; Dunedin, 1 at £100 Typiste (increase) Lodging-allowances to cadets (12 at £26) £ 700 320 1,590 290 250 300 8,140 1,165 1,215 000 190 10 312 15,087 2 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Otheb Charges— Advertising ... ... ... Assessment Court expenees Clerical assistance Compassionate allowance to widow of late J. J. Reynolds, District Valuer Expenses Hokitika Assessment Court ... ... j Fees to Valuers Legal Expenses Maps Postage and telegrams ... ... ... Rent Revision of districts Travelling-expenses Contingencies 180 650 8,000 UK) 100 1,600 300 200 1,000 600 500 0,000 500 19,730 Totai,—Votk No. 73 ... 34,817 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIII JB3,817

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a , . Other SaUnes. chargee Total £ £ £ Vote 74.—Head Office ... ... » .402 1 ,465 9,867 „ 75.—Public Schools ... ... •■• 530,914 530 ,914 „ 76.—Secondary and Higher Education • •■ 57,845 „ 77.—Technical Instruction ... 770 | 43,650 57 ,845 44 ,420 „ 78.—Training Colleges and Training ... 29,825 of Teachers •29 ,825 „ 79.—Public-school Cadets ... : *10 8,970 9 ,280 „ 80.—Native Schools ... ... 21,220 5,856 26 ,575 „ 81. -Industrial School*. ... 8,706 17,822 26 ,52S „ 82.—School for Deaf-in utea ... 2 ,7os 1,400 4,108 „ 83.—School for Blind.. ... - 7:{1 731 „ 84.—Home for Defectives . 145 345 490 „ 85.—Infant Life Protection .. 250 250 „ 86. —Miscellaneous Services ... • ■• 18,375 18 ,375 H 87.—School buildings, furniture, and ... 81,450 sites 81 ,+50 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIV ... 42,264 798,397 42 ,204 798 ,397 840 ,658 840 ,658 lew. — KDUCATION DEPAKTMENT. ly0 HEAD OFFICE. )7-8. 7-8. 1907-8. Total number of offioeri .. 46 VOTE No. 74. £ 1 Salauikb — Inspector-General of Schools ... ... 72o Less reduction in Committee of Supply .. 1 Secretary for Education . ■■ • 575 Ansistant Inspector-General ... • •■• ° Zo Chief Clerk and Accountant (also Secretary leachers Superannuation Board, £25) ••• *}0 2 Assistant Inspectors : 1 at £400, 1 at £400 (9 months) 700 Editor of" SchoolJournal" ... ... • *°0 Clerk (also an Assistant Inspector of Industrial Schools) -Wo 16 Clerks : 1 at £320 (also £25 as Private Secretary). 1 at £290,1 at £220, 1 at £205. 1 at £200, 1 at £200 (5 months), 1 at £195, 2 at £185, 1 at £170, 1 at £165, 2 at £145, 1 at £125, 2 at £115 ... ... 2,804 21 Cadets : 3 at £95, 7 at £85, 3 at £75, 8 at £65 . 1,62., Secretary to Teachers' Superannuation Board (iiiso Chief Clerk, £410/ ... ••• 2 ° Messengers (including Storeman and Armourer) ... ■*!» £, £

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;em. 19( )7-8. I HEAD OFFICE— continued. ■C £ £ 2 8 1 5 (i 7 VOTE No. 74- continued. Othkb Chahuks— Clerical assistance Travelling expenses Telephone subscriptions Books of reference Office requisites and material ... Contingencies 500 600 65 50 200 50 500 600 65 50 200 50 Total—VotJc No 74 ... ... • 1,465 1,465 H,867 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. VOTE No. 75. Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes:— Teachers' Salaries (including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances) ... ... £486,000 revenue from reserves ... 45,000 441,000 5 (i 7 •1 8 4 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance —124,500 ut lie. 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—124,500 at 9d. Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance— 124,500 at 6d. Illustrations, &c: Natural History, History of the Einpire,&c Conference of educational authorities Grant in aid, Educational Institute Conveyance and board of school-children Examinations (Teachers', Civil Service, Scholarships, &c.) Manual of Physical Drill Preparation of standard test-questions in arithmetic and English and pupil-teacher examination papers Schools at Chatham Islands Contingencies 70.031 3,250 4,669 8,112 500 250 100 5,000 4,000 52 50 700 200 8 '.) lit 11 12 L8 U 532,914 Ijess estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Kevenuee Act, 1891" 2,000 Total—Vote No. 76 ... 530,91 SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. 1 •1 8 1 S ti 7 s 0 VOTE No. 76. Scholarships : Grants to Education Boards (maximum of Is. tid. per unit of average attendance) Scholarships for Maoris attending public schools Scholarship for H. F. Parker District High Schools: Salaries of secondary teachers ... Secondary Schools and Colleges : Capitation. University Colleges : Bursaries . Expenses first election members of High School Boards . Conveyance of holders of free places ... . ... Contingencies 9,300 100 40 20,000 23,000 300 5 5,000 100 9,300 100 40 20,000 23,000 300 5 5,000 100 Total —Vote No. 76 ... ... • 57,845

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Item. 1QO7—H TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION JJn " r - 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 77 £ £ 1 Salaries — 2 Inspector*: I at £400, 1 at £370 ... ... 770 Othbb Charges— 2 Capitation ... ... ... 33,000 3 Examination expenses ... . ... 650 4 Material, apparatus, and appliances ... . 1,000 5 Travelling-expenses .. ... ... j 500 6 Railway fares of instructors and students attending registered classes ... • .. . 700 7 ' Free places (Scholarships) ... ... 5,2">o 8 Conveyance of holders of free places and pupils attending classes for manual and technical instruction ... 2,500 9 Contingencies ... ... . 200 43,800 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ... . 150 43,650 Total —Vote No. 77 . . — 44,. 44,42 — __... TBAINING COLLEGES AND TRAINING OK TEACHERS. VOTE No. 78. 1 Salaries of staffs of training colleges ... .. 7,000 2 Allowances to students, fees, &c. ... .. 14,000 3 College libraries, apparatus, &c . ... ... 400 4 Fares of instructors, teachers, and students ... ... 5,000 5 Classes at sub-centres ... . ... 3,125 6 Contingencies ... ... .. 300 Total—Vote No. 78 ... 29,> 29,828 PUBLIC-SCHOOL CADETS. 1907-8. Total number of officen .. 1 VOTE No. 79. 1 Salaries — Commanding Officer ... ... ... 310 310 310 Other Charges— 2 Arms, Accoutrements, Ammunition, &c. (including freight and forwarding charges, rent, rifle ranges, <fcc.) 2,500 :{ Capitation ... ... 1,875 4 Clerical Assistance .. ... 195 5 Fares of Corps and Instructors .. 250 6 Subsidies for,miniature rifle-ranges . . 500 7 Training camps for Cadets ... ... ... 4,000 8 Travelling expenses ... .., 300 9 Contingencies ... .. ... 50 310 2,500 1,875 195 250 500 4,000 300 50 9,670 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues'Act, 1891 " ... . 700 9,670 700 r\ /\*»i-v 8,970 Total—Vote No. 79 . 9,2 8,970 9,280

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em. 19' '7-8. NATIVE SCHOOLS. 1907-8. Total number of officer! .. 230 VOTE No. 80. 1 SaLaBIES — Salaries of Masters, &c, for Village Schools Inspector Assistant Inspector £ 20.500 110 :U0 Othee Charges— 2 Allowances for warming Schoolrooms, Flags, Pictures, &c. 3 Boarding-school Charges and .Scholarships, Apprenticeship, aixl Higher Education of Native Youths (including material, passages, &c.) 4 Books, Sewing Material, and other Requisites 5 Carriage of School Furniture .. 6 Expenses of Magic-lanterns 7 Ferrying Children s Planting Sites ... ... . ••• 9 Special Allowances to Teachers in Isolated Districts ... 10 Technical Classen (including material, instructors, scholarships, &c.) 11 Travelling expenses (including removals of teachers) ... 12 Contingencies •21.220 11)0 2,625 850 20 25 125 80 130 5( N i 1,000 200 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 5.1(15 50 * 5,855 Total—Vote No. 80 ... 26,57; INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 97 VOTE No. 81. 1 Salaries — Assistant Inspector 4 Visiting Officers of Boarded-out and Service Inmates : 1 at £210, 1 at £160 I at £185 (also Assistant Inspector), 1 at £166 (each for 4 months) Schools — 2 Auckland — Manager Medical Officer 4 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £100, 1 at £65, I at £54,1 at £52 3 Weraroa — Manager Medical Officer Schoolmaster at £200, with house allowance, £30 ... Assistant Teacher Engineer 22 Attendants and Servants : I at £150, 1 at £140, 4 at £106, 2 at £86, 1 at £85, 1 at £68, 1 at £65 (5 months), 2 at £52, 3 at £48, 1 at £40, I at £30. 4 at £15 4 Burnham — Manager at £200, and Matron at £60 ... Deputy Manager at £180 (8 months) Medical Officer (also £20. School for Deaf-mutes) ... Schoolmaster 18 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £140, 1 at £135, 1 at £130, 6 at £106, 1 at £100, 1 at £81, I at £78, 4 at £65, 1 at £55, 1 at £44 mo 870 118 145 50 271 200 50 230 95 175 1,4.40 260 120 80 175 1,659

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Item. 1907-8. Item. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 81— continued. Salaries— continued. 5 Careraham— Manager ••• ... ... I 135 Medical Officer ... 50 Schoolmistress at £110, with house allowance, £10... 120 6 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £125, 1 at £100 1 at £60, 1 at £52, 1 at £45, 1 at £20 ...' 402 Official Correspondent at £125 (5 months) M 6 Te Orauga Home, Burwood, Canterbury— Manager ... Schoolmistress #t £142, with house allowance, £20 162 Medical Officer (also Receiving Home, £20) 30 7 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £130, 1 at £75 1 at £52, I at £45, 3 at £40 . ... ... 422 7 Wellington Receiving Home — Manager and Official Correspondent, £135, with house allowance, £50 ... jyg Medical Officer ... ... 50 5 Attendants and Servants : 1 at £90, 1 at £70, 1 at £55 (5 months), 2 at £52, 1 at £52 (5 months) I . at£2 ± -. ... . 333 8 Christchurch Receiving Home — Manager and Official Correspondent, £140; with house allowance, £50 ... igy Medical Officer (also Te Oranga Home, £30) ... 20 5 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £78, 1 at £75 3 at £52, 1 at £52 (5 months)... ... ... 331 9 Additional Attendants, Ac, and Increases in Salaries of Attendants, <fcc, at Industrial Schools ... 300 8,706 < >thkk Charges— 10 Allowance to A. Thompson, late visiting officer 100 11 Amount due to Earnings Accounts of Inmates and Kxinmates .. jqq 12 Boarding-out of Children ... 12 000 13 Books for Libraries at Government schools ' 50 14 Cadet Corps in Industrial Schools ... ... 100 15 Compensation for theft of private property by an inmate ... ... 16 Maintenance of Government Schools ... 12 500 17 Maintenance, Ac, of Children in Private Industrial Schools, viz.: St. Mary's, Auckland; St. Joseph's, Wellington; St. Mary's, Nelson ; St. Vincent dp Paul's, Dunedin ... 2 900 18 Maintenance of Inmates in other Institutions eoo Rent— "■ 1» Burwood (Te Oranga Home) 107 20 Wellington ... 45 21 Christchurch ... 22 Carersham (Office for Official Correspondent) 6 23 Travelling and Removal Expenses ... "' 1,000 24 Contingencies ... ... '200 29,822 l>ess estimated credit* under section 41 of " The Public Revenu.es Act. 1891 " ... 12 000 17 822 Total—Votk No. 81 . ' 2655 20,

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tern. 7-8. 19i SCHOOL FOR DEAF-MUTES 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 26 VOTE No. 82 1 Salaries — Director 9 Teachers: 1 at £240, 1 at £210, 2 at £160, 1 at £150, 1 at £110, 2 at £100, 1 at £100 (3 months) .. i Instructors, special clasxes . . ... Medical Officer (also £80, Industrial School, Burnham) Matron at £100, and Assistant Matron at £52 ... | 13 Servants, Ac.: 1 at £130, 1 at £125, 1 at £78, 1 at I £65, 3 at £52, 1 at £46, 4 at £40, 1 at £26 Increases to Teachers under agreement ... ... i Increases of wages to servants £ 400 1,255 •JO 20 152 7*6 25 50 2,7()S Other Charges— 2 Maintenance 3 Travelling expenses, including transit of children 4 Contingencies 1,600 250 50 1,900 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Pnhlic Revenues Act, 1891 " 500 Totai,—Votk No. 82 .. 1,400 4,108 SCHOOL FOR BLIND VOTE >'■>. 83 1 Maintenance of Government, pupils ... ...I 2 Outside pupil (Canterbury), instruction, Ac. 3 Contingencies 800 21 10 Lens estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 831 I 100 Total—Vote No. 83 ... 731 HOME FOR DEFECTIVES. 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 84. 1 Salaries — Principal at £180 (3 months) ... Servants, &c. (3 months) 45 100 Other Charges— 2 Passages of Principal and family 3 Travelling-expenses 4 Contingencies 145 2 8 4 200 45 100 Total—Vote No. 84 ... 345 4! 4!)(l INFANT LIFE PROTECTION. VOTE No. 85. 1 Salaries and contingencies Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 500 250 i 2,

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tern. 1907-8. 8 7 8 l> 8 4 S MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES VOTE No. 86. Expenses of Inspector-General of Schools' visit to England and other countries (travelling-allowance, fares, publications, apparatus, &c.) Exhibits, material, freight, <fcc, 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, Dental, and Veterinary Scfencfe Milne Seismograph, No. 20 (Wellington), (maintenance and buildings) New Zealand Geology, Text-book of " New Zealand Plants and Their Story," by Dr. L. . Cockayne ... ... Postage and telegrams Railway fares of teachers School Journal (contributors' fees, printing, &c.) " Sir George Grey" Scholarships — One to each University College (Science) Subsidy for library and reading-room, Weber Subsidy for library and reading-room, Owaka Subsidy for public-library building atMotueka Subsidies to public libraries, on basis of voluntary contributions Subsidy for Public Library, Kaitaia Torpedo boat (damaged) purchased from Council of Defence Travelling expenses of members of Teachers' Superannuation Board, medical examination fees, Ac. £ 1,000 100 10 400 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,300 20 250 £ 9 l<) 11 12 65 2,500 50 2,000 18 14 Iβ Lβ 200 50 30 250 17 is 3,000 25 75 19 50 Total —Vote No. 86 ... 18,37. SCHOOL BUILDINGS. FURNITURE. AND SITES. L> :i 4 S VOTE No. 87. Grants to Education Boards for general maintenance of school buildings, additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, sites, fencing, rents, &c. Grants to Education Boards for house allowances to teachers 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 Grant to Nelson College for rebuilding college destroyed by fire (on account of £2,500) General maintenance of Native-school buildings, additions to buildings, alterations, painting, repairs, furniture, &c. General maintenance of industrial-school buildings, additions to buildings, alterations, painting, repairs, furniture, Ac. General maintenance of deaf-mute school buildings, additions to buildings, alterations, painting, repairs, furniture, &c. Parnell Orphan Home (subsidy) 58,000 13,000 6,000 1,000 6 500 1,500 1,000 200 250 Total—Vote No. 87 ... 81,451 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIV £84 1,658

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idUI —U. ote 88.—Public Health Department Salaries. Other Charges. £ £ 17,844 22,247 Total. £ 12, 247 £ 40,091 TOTAL OF CLASS XXV 17,844 22,247 12, 247 40,091 tern. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1907-8. 1907-8. Total cumber of officers .. 122 VOTE No. 88. , 1 Salabieb— Chief Health Officer Bacteriologist Chief Clerk Accountant 15 Clerks: 4 at £206, 2 at £201, 1 at £196, 2 at £186, 2 at £176, I at £166, 1 at £91, 1 at £90, 1 at £52 ... 4 Typistes: 1 at £120, 1 at £106, 1 at £70, 1 at £59 ... Storekeeper 2 Messengers : 1 at 8s. 6d., 1 at 8s. per day 8 District Health Officers: 3 at £540, 1 at £500, 1 at £490, 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 £225, 1 at £205, 2 at £195,1 at £186, 2 at £180, 1 at £175,1 at £170, 3 at £160, 1 at £150 8 Sanitary Inspectors (partly paid by Local Authorities): 4 at £180, 2 at £175, 2 at £170 Pathologist (also Chief Veterinary Surgeon, £600) Assistant Pathologist (also Assistant in Veterinary Laboratory, £250) Assistant Bacteriologist, also Assistant in Vaccine Station Cadet 4 Analysts : 1 (also Colonial Analyst Department, £525) at £95, 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 2 Sanatorium, Cambridge— Resident Medical Officer ... ... ... Matron Clerk 5 Sisters at £70 8 Probationer Nurses at £35 Laundress 5 Housemaids at £42 2 Porters at £65 2 Cooks: 1 at £104, 1 (female) at £65 ... 3 Wardemen at £52 Assistant Cook (female) Laundry-maid Kitchen-maid £ £ 900 600 290 230 2,545 355 170 281 2,780 400 300 2,341 1,410 100 25 300 60 395 > 364 1.020 349 400 180 206 350 280 78 210 130 169 156 65 65

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Item. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT— continued. 1907-8. VOTE No. 88— continued. Salaries — continued. 2 i Sanatorium, Cambridge— continued. £ £ Messenger Boy ... ... ... 32 Engineer ... ... ... 165 Carpenter ... .. .. 52 Gardener .... .. .., 104 2 Farm Hands at £65 ..." ... ... 130 Farm Foreman ... ... .. 115 1H.U4 Less amount received from Civil List, Native . 300 17,844 Otheb Charges— 3 Cambridge Sanatorium ... ... ... 5,500 4 Additions to and erection of buildings, repairs to paths, and purchase of horse, and garden seeds (Cambridge Sanatorium) .. .. ... 250 5 Contribution to Department of Agriculture for Quaran-tine-keeper's salary ... . ... 80 6 Expenses under section 25 of " The Public Health Act, 1900" ... ,.. ... 100 7 Expenses in connection with daugerou« infectious diseases 500 8 Expenses in connection with sanitary exhibit, Christchurch Exhibition " .. ... .. 200 9 Expenses in connection with the administration of Native Medical and Health Service, paid through the Health Department out of grant of £3,000 from Civil List, Native ... ... 5,700 10 Expenses in connection with vaccine plant, and with the preparation of the lymph ... ... ... ">0O 11 Expenees in connection with the farm, Cambridge Sanatorium ... ... ... 250 12 Grant to Nurse Maude's Consumption Camp at Christchurch ... ... ,., 100 13 Inspection of vessels ... ... ... 800 14 Laboratory: Fittings, appliances, and material .. 300 15 Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 25 16 Notification of infectious diseases ... ... 400 17 Office rents ... ... ... 550 18 Postage and telegrams, including rent of private boxes 1,025 19 Ration-allowances, quarantine-stations ... ... 30 20 Refund to Waihemo County Council of amount expended in providing a hut, stores, &c, for the Chinese leper isolated at Macrae's Flat ... ... 87 21 Quarantine contingencies ... ... ... 300 22 Sera and disinfectants ... .». ... 300 23 Subsidy to local bodies towards Sanitary Inspectors' salaries ... ... ... 500 24 Subsidy in accordance with law — maintenance Infectious Diseases Hospitals ... ... ... 10,000 25 Travelling expenses and allowances ... .. 2,500 26 Telephones: Subscriptions and repairs ... .. 200 27 Vaccination and registration fees ... ... 700 28 Wines and spirits, &c, Cambridge Sanatorium ... 50 29 Contingencies ... ... ... 1,000 • 31,947 Less credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenuee Act, 1891 " ... ... ... 4,000 27,947 Less amount received from Civil List, Native ... 5,700 22,247 Total—Vote No. 88 ... ... 40,091 TOTAL OF CLASS XXV ... ... £40,091 £40,091

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CLASS XXVI.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENTS.

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1 a/\H n 1907-8. 1907-8. Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Salaries. ! Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 7,>te 89— Mental Hospitals .. 44 ,(i99 18,668 ss .36*7 £ £ £ M ,688 18 ,668 ss ,36*7 „ 90.—Home for Defectives 574 (380 1 254 574 680 1,254 „ 91—Hospitals and Charitable ... :i .116 17,270 20 386 8 ,116 17 ,270 20 ,386 TOTAL OF CLASP XXVI . 48,389 61,618 110,007 tern. — 1907-8. MENTAL HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENTS £ £ MENTAL HOSPITALS. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 492 VOTE No. 89 Salakiks — 1 Head O.ffice— Inspector.General of Mental Hospitals <)00 £ ler . k t - ■•• • 360 lypiBte, Ac. ... Female Inspector of Mental Hospitals (also Hospitals and Charitable, £250) . ... 50 1,425 2 Auckland— Resident Medical Superintendent ... (jqq Assistant Medical Officer ... 3O0 Clerk and Storekeeper I7.3 Aesistant Clerk and Storekeeper K)0 Head Attendant .. ltn Matron . Farm Manager jqq Engineer I2g Baker J25 Official Vittitor <,- 70 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 40 Male Attendants—4 at £125 (Artisans) 6 at £115, 1 at £110, 2 at £100, 8 at £95, 4 at £80, ■ 4 at £75, 16 at £70 ; 28 Nurses—3 at £70, 2 at £65, 2 at £60, .1 at £55, 2 at £50, 4 at £45, 14 at £40 ; Laundress at £70 ; Cook at £70 5 020 Ward-maid at £40 (4 months) ... .'" ' 13 6,863

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item. - MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. 19' '7-8. a VOTE No. 89 —continued. Sat. Abies — continued. i Wellington — Resident Medical Superintendent Relieving Medical Officer for Mental Hospitals and Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper, £160, and House Allowance, £36 Head Attendant Matron Engineer Official Visitor 37 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 21 Male Attendants—1 at £120 (Artisan), 2 at £115, 1 at £110, *1 at £105, 1 at £95 (also £5 per annum additional for 10 months), 2 at £95, 1 at £90, 1 at £85, 3 at £80, 4 at £75, 4 at £70; Cook and Baker at £135 ; 14 Nurses—1 at £70, 1 at, £65, 2 at £60, 4 at £45, 6 at £40 ; Laundress at £65 £ 600 250 196 145 110 160 13 £ 2,724 __^ — 4,198 I Porirua — Reeident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant Matron Engineer Assistant Engineer Second Assistant Engineer Farm Manager Official Visitor 79 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 38 Male Attendants—4 at £125, 1 at £110 (artisans), 2 at £120, 2 at £115,5 at £100, 5 at £95, 4 at £90, 2 at £85,9 at £80,1 at £75,3 at £70; Baker at £125 ; Ploughman at £70; 2 Farm Hands—1 at £80, 1 at £70 ; Fireman at £90; Messenger at £52 ; 30 Nurses—4 at £70, 2 at £60, 2 at £55, 6 at £50, 5 at £45, 11 at £40; Laundress at £70 ; Assistant Laundress at £50 ; Cook at £70 ; 2 Assistant Cooki at £55 Ward-maid at £40 (4 months) .. 600 250 180 120 140 110 275 150 150 120 25 5,852 13 • 7,985 5 Nehon — Visiting Medical Officer Superintendent Head Attendant Matron Official Visitor Cadet at £40 (5 months), 21 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 12 Male Attendants -1 at £120, 1 at £110, 1 at £100, I at £95, 2 at £90, 2 at £80, 1 at £75, 8 at £70; 8 Nurses—1 at £70, 2 at £55, 1 at £50, I at £45. 3 at £40; Cook at £52 ... 200 200 140 100 13 17 1,497 (i Ohristchurch — Reeident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant 2,167 fiOO 300 200 100 140

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.tell). 19 MENTAL HO8PITA L8— continued. 190 )7-8. £ FOTE No. 89— continued. Salaries— continued. Ghristchurch —continued. Matron .. . .. no Engineer ... ... .. I9o Farm Manager ... ... 130 Official Visitor ... . 1,3 li-t Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 32 Male Attendants: 5 (artisans) —1 at £140, 2 ai £125,2 at £105; 1 at £120, l> at £115, 3 at £110, L at £105, 1 iit £100, 4 at £95. 1 at £90, 5 at 686, 8 at £80, L at £75,5 at £70 ; Baker at £125 ; Cook at £120; Dairyman at £85; Messenger at £60 ; Stoker at £100; 25 Nurses— 2 at £70, 1 at £65, 2 at £60, (i a< 646, 14 a< 640; Laundress at £60; Assistant Cook at £40 . ... ... 4,790 Ward-maid at £40 (9 months) ... . ... 30 L10 190 130 £ 18 4,790 80 6,608 Hokitika— Visiting Medioil Officer (also Prisons, £.">oi I 7.", Superintendent . .. 200 Head Attendant ... ... 140 Matron . ... 80 Official Visitor . ... 18 19 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 12 Male Attendants—1 at £1.35, 1 at £100, 2 ai £95, 1 at £92 Ids , 8 at £90, 1 at £85, 8 at £70; Farm Labourer at £65; 4 Nurses —1 at £60, 1 at £66, 2 al £40 ; Cook at £40 ; Laundress »t £45 . \ 1,427 6,603 17.-) •Joo 140 so 18 1,427 2,035 Seaeliff— Resident Medical Superintendent . (500 Assistant Medical Officer .. . „ 800 Clerk and Storekeeper . ... ISO Assistant Storekeeper . . 120 Assistant Clerk ... ... 80 Head Attendant ... ... .. 145 Matron ... ... L50 Engineer . . ,., 23o Assistant Engineer . ... ... 160 Farm Manager ... ... ... ISO Official Visitors . ... ... .">() 114 Attendant*, Nurs'-s. and .Servants — 58 Male Attendants—1 at £l i:> (Artisan); 1 at £120. 1 at £1 15, 8 at fllO, 3 at £105, 7 at £100, 10 at 695, l> at 690, 5 at 685, 8 at £80, 9 at £75, 8 at £70; Fisherman at £100; Farm Hand at £70; Baker at £60 ; 50 Nurses—2 at £70, 1 at £65, 5 at £60, 10 at £5-3, :i at £50. 7 at £45, 22 at £40; Cook at tli-") ; Assistant Cook at £20; Laundress at £70 ... 7,940 Ward-maid at £40 (4 months) ... ... ... 18 2,035 (iOO 800 ISO 120 80 145 L50 280 160 ISO 60 7,940 18 10,OS S Seaeliff Auxiliary — Assistant Medical Officer ... ... 300 Cook (male) . ... . 100 Gardener ... 100 9 Attendants: 1 at £lir>. 2 at 680, 2 at 680, 8 in £75, 1 at £70 ... ... ... 750 10,088 9 800 100 UK) 750 1,260

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19( 19' MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No. 89— continued. £ Salaries — continued. 10 "The Camp"— Superintendent ... ... ... 300 Head Attendant ... ... ... 140 6 Attendants : 1 at £100, 2 at £90, 3 at £80 ... 520 € 300 140 520 £ 960 960 11 Increase of Salaries to Attendants and Nurses (luring year under scale ... . .. 1.000 12 Allowance to night staff ... .. ... 125 1,000 125 1,125 44,608 Other Ciiakukb — 18 Amount required to repay sums deducted from ;iitendants' salaries under " Tlie Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Act, 1893" ... . ... 10 14 Bedding and clothing ... .. 7,?00 15 Expenses transfer of attendants and patients. Ac. ... 200 Hi Farm . .. 8,000 17 Fees to medical witnesses ... 1.250 18 Fuel and light . ... 6,500 1!) Gratuities to patients on discharge ... 50 20 House allowances to attendants ... 1,600 Necessaries— 21 Ironmongery, crockery, tools, brush ware, &c. 2,2">O 22 Eepairs and improvements to buildings, timber, oils. paints, &c. . . ... 1,000 "J:> Soap, soda, tobacco, <fcc. . . ... 2,800 21 Furniture and drapery ... . ... 950 26 Water-supply, burials, railages, &c. ... 2.000 ■2C, Miscellaneous . . 3,250 27 Postage and telegrams . ... . 370 28 Rationt . . 27,(>(X> •J9 Surgery and dispensary .-.. ... 600 30 Travelling allowances acd expenses. Head Office staff ... 200 31 Unpaid claim against Inebriates' Home. Waitati 13 32 Uniforms for attendant" ... ... .. 850 33 Wines, spirits, Ac . ... ... 125 34 Contingencies (Head Office) . 150 (.7.668 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act. 1891 " ... ... 24.1100 4:{.ti<iS Total —Votk. No. 89 ... ... ss.:tr,7 HOME FOR DEFECTIVES 1907-8. Total number of officer* .. 8 VOTE No. 90. 1 Salaries— Steward and Matron ... ... 200 Attendant at £75, Nurse at £45 ... L20 Cook ... ... ... r,-2 Laundress ... .. ... ' r>2 Housemaid ... ... ... In (ianlener . ... ... 110 574

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em. 1907-8. HOME FOR DEFECTIVES -continued. VOTE No. 90— continued. Other Charges— 2 Maintenance 3 Postage and telegrams 4 Travelling and removal expenses 5 Contingencies 2 8 I 6 £ 625 6 25 150 £ 625 5 25 150 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Kevenuee Act, 1891 " 805 125 805 125 . Total— Vote No. 90 ... 680 680 1,25. HO8PITALS AND CHARITABLE. 1U07-8. Total number of officers .. 28 VOTE No. 91 1 Salaries — Read Opce— Inspector-General of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Adjutant Inspector (also Mental Hospitals, £50) Chief Clerk Clerk 800 250 360 180 1,590 Other Charges 2 Burial Expenses of Destitute Pereoua . ... j 3 Compassionate Allowance, Widow and Family of Denis Phelan 4 Expenses in connection with " The Nurses Registration Act, 1901" 5 Expenses incurred by Police in connection with Destitute Persons 6 Extra probationers at general hospitals . ... 7 Furnishing and equipping Maternity Home, Clyde Street, Dunedin, connected with University of Otago 8 Grant for furnishing Salvation Army Children's Home. Wellington !l 0i-iint for furnishing Stratford Hospital ... 10 (J rant for refuge work 11 Grant to Benevolent Societies' work 12 Legal expenses. W'altham Orphanage Inquiry 18 Maintenance of Destitute Persousfrom Thermal Springs District 14 Maternity Homes, refund of fees Iβ Maternity Homes and subsidies thereto Lβ Midwives Act 17 Postage and telegrams 18 I , mcliiise of St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin 1!) Relief of indigent persons in districts whpre "The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885." is not in force JO Salvation Army Prison Brigade work 21 Subsidy, Door of Hope, Auckland 22 Subsidy, Hospital Saturday Association, Dunedin 28 Subsidy, Alexandra Convalescent Home, Auckland (on account of £3,347) 24 Subsidy, Riverton Hospital Board, in respect of a sum of ; £25 2s. 6d. raieed for establishing a library ... 25 Subsidy towards the amount collected by the St. John's ' Ambulance Association, Christchurch, on Ambulance Saturday ■•• ••• 20 Travelling Allowances and Expenses 27 Contingencies 150 52 50 100 650 500 200 300 I 4,000 100 o4 ' 50 100 2,000 250 120 3,250 500 900 100 200 500 30 250 350 150 14,906

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CLASS XXVI.—MENTAL HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENTS — continued.

124

Item. 19( )7-8. HOSPITALS AND CH A R1TABLE— continued. £ £ 28 VOTE No. 91- continue,/. St. Helens Hospital, Wellington — Salaries — .Medical Officer (lionorariutn) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress 50 100 su 52 35 52 % 369 80 Other Charges — . Rent Maintenance : Food, Fuel, Lodging, Supplies, <fec. 182 500 682 1,051 31 Sr Helens Hospital, Dunedin — Salaries — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid I iii undress 100 100 80 52 35 52 419 82 83 Other Chabokb — Rent Maintenance: Food, fuel, lodging, supplies, &c. 182 500 682 1,101 84 St. Helens Hospital, Auckland — Sα la m km — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress r>0 100 80 52 35 5a Other Charges— Maintenance: Food, fuel, lodging, supplies, Ac. 869 500 85 K60 36 St. Helen's Hotpifal, Ohrutchnrch — Salaries — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress 50 100 80 52 35 52 369 37 Othkk ChargesMaintenance: Food, fuel, lodgings, supplies, Ac. 500 869 Total— Votk No. 91 ... 20,386 TOTAL OF CLASS XXVI £11 ,007

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZKALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Lands.

125

1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 123.—Stale Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department £ £ 2 ,700 28 ,447 £ 3L ,147 TOTAL 2 ,700 28 ,447 81,147 2,700 28 ,447 81 ,147 AW % ¥ * ' * ■ teni. 19 STATE FOEB8T8 BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. '7-8. 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 15 £ VOTE No. 123. Sa.la.eiks — Chief Forester ... ... 350 14 Assistant Foresters and Nursery Overseers: 1 at £220, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 2 at £105, 4 at £160, 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £125 2,350 >> a 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 L8 II Lβ Lβ 17 IS I!) 20 2] 22 28 21 2,700 Oth kr Chahgks— Fencing, Buildings, Planting, Material, <fcc,— Nurseries — Eweburn ... ... ... 885 Rotorua ... ... ... 3,800 Tapanui ... ... ... 1,320 Hanmer ... ... ... 1,195 Ruatangata ... ... ... 1.430 Kurow ... ... ... , 1,000 Starborough ... ... ... 1,220 Plantations — Survey Paddock, Naseby .. ... ... 237 Gimmerburn Reserve ... ... ... 700 Dusky Hill ... ... ... 1,880 Corneal Hills ... ... ... 930 Hanmer Springs .. ... ... 500 Whakarewarewa .. ... ... 2,800 Waiotapu and extension . .. ... 1,080 Kaingaroa (maintenance) ... ... 75 Dumgree ... ... ... 2,410 Puliipuhi ... ... ... 1,850 Dumgree: Purchase of land and building ... 500 Clerical assistance ... .. 175 Extension of nurseries and additional plantations .. 500 Fencing State Forest Reserve, Kaiparoro ... 200 Management and contingent expenses of State forests 2,000 Mount Bruce Forest Reserve, half cost felling and clearing one chain wide round boundary ... 497 Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of reserves) ... ... ... 108 Postages and telegrams .. .., ... 50 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 350 Trees for distribution to local bodies and others ... 500 Contingencies • . ... ... 135 25 26 27 28 29 ! 28,447 Total —Vote No. 123 . . 31,147 I STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT ... ... £3: £31,147

8.—7.

Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

126

Minister of Mines. 1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 124— Stale Coal-minei 1 ,965 188 ,460 190 ,425 TOTAL * 1 ,965 188 ,460 1 ,965 188 ,460 190 . Uβ 190 ,425 Item. — 1907-8. STATE COAL-MINES. 1907-8. * * Total number of officers .. 7 1 VOTE No. 124. Head Office : Salaries— Manager .. ... ■ 500 Accountant ... ... • •■ 260 Clerk ... ... ... 230 Wellington— Depot Clerk ... ... ... 250 Wanganui — Depot Agent ... ... ■•• 250 Christchurch— Depot Agent ... ... ... 275 Clerk ... ... ... 200 1.965 t h ii ee Charges— 2 Compuuonate allowance to William Daw, miner, on account of injury received ... ... 100 3 Compensation payable under "The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1900," and amendment8 1,000 4 Development of State coal-mines ... . 20,000 •"> Expenses of Depots .. . ... 15,001) 6 , Extension of railway, Point Elizabeth Colliery ... 500 7 Payment of royalty to the Greymouth Harbour Board on State coal sold to the public ... ... 2,354 8 Postages and telegrams . ... ... 500 9 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 250 10 Point Elizabeth Colliery expenses . ... 100,000 11 Salary, Manager .Seddonville Colliery, on retirement ... 78 12 Salary, Managing Agent, on retirement . .. 17s 13 Seddonville Colliery expenses ... ... . 50,000 1J. Workmen's Institute, Runanga ... ... 300 15 Workmen's Homes ... ... ... 1,000 191,460 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ... ... 8,000 188,460 Total—Vote No. 124 .. .. 190,42.5 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT .... £190,425

8.—7.

Appropriations for Scenery Preservation Account.

SCENERY PUKSKKVATION ACCOUNT.

Minister of Lands.

127

1907-8. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ Veto 125.—Scenery Preteiratiou .TOO 12,175 £ 12,17") TOTAL . 800 L2.175 ■2 . 175 L2 ,4 7--. Item. i tern. 19( '7-8. SCENERY PRESERVATION. L- £ 1907-8. L ' Total number of officers .. 1 VOTE No. 125. 1 Sμ. miii s — Inspector . ... ... ; M 300 80 800 Otiter C'hargks— 2 Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works) ... .. . '>(H 8 Bonne to tlie Secretary of tbe Scenery Preservation Board . .. .. -i-.->oo ■ir, 4 Compensation, Ac ,in connection with lands taken under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908" . S ,001 ."> Compensation for Native lands taken for srenerv purpose* (including historic spots) ... .. I 1 ,<>()i ti Expenses of Commission ... ... ... I") , 7 Payment to the North Island Main Trunk Railway Account of value of lands reserved for scenery . 20 8 Subsidv £1 for £1 towards purchase of the Riccarton Bush as a scenic public reserve ... ... 1 ,">(X 9 Surveys, valuations, and general expenses... 8CX ,000 1 ,(l()l) 150 200 1 ,-)(H) 800 12,17, Total—Vote No. 125 ... ... 12 ,175 12,47. r ) • SCENEKY PRKSKI;Y\TI()N ACCOUNT .... t ... 11! ,475

8.—7.

Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

128

«-■ J.J7U I —O. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Total. _ £ £ £ £ Vote 126—Land for Settlement Expenses l,l(i<) 6,120 7,28< 7,280 ., 127.—Workers' Dwellings Expenses • 50 LI ,470 11 ,52i 11 ,520 TOTAB . 1,210 17,590 1,210 7 ,590 18,80( 18,800 [too. m )7-8. '7-8. '.)' i ./i' /1 -o. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. P £ * Minister or Lands. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. '2 VOTE No. 126. 1 Salaries— Land-P lrcliase Inspector ... .. .. 800 - Chief Clerk ... ... ... 360 800 360 1 ,l«0 Othbb Chaegks— 2 Compensation to Elizabeth Williams for improvement! effected, Tawaha Settlement ... ... 70 H Postage and telegrams ... .. ... L00 4 Preliminary expenses . 5,700 5 Contingencies . . ... 250 •) 8 I 5 1,160 70 100 5,700 250 6,120 Total—Vote No. 126 . — 6,120 7 ,28(1 7 ,280 WOKKKRs , DWELLINGS EXPENSES Ministkk of Labour. VOTE No. 127. 1 Chief Advisory Officer (also Chief Inspector of Factories and Deputy-Registrar of Industrial Unions. £450) 50 2 Additional cost of erection, alteration, enlargement, &e. (in excess of rate of cost i ... . 2,000 3 Additional cost of dwellings and works (in excess of rate of cost) . ... ... 800 4 Cosi of erection, alteration, enlargement, &c., oi workers' dwelling! on I,and for Settlements lands . 8,000 5 Repairs, alterations, and maintenance of workers" dwellings .. . . 150 6 Site for public hall, Lawry Settlement ... . 20 7 Travelling and general preliminary and administrative expenses ... . ... 500 i 2 :i I 5 i; 7 Total—Vote No. 127 . ... — 11 ,470 LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT ... fil8,l fil8,800 ,800 .. •

8.—7.

Appropriations for Maori Land Settlement Act Account.

MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOUNT.

Native Minister.

17— B. 7.

129

1HO7-6. ■ ote 128. —Maori Land Settlement Expenses Salaries. Other Charge?. £ £ 1,495 050 Total. £ 2,145 £ 650 £ 2,145 TOTAL .. .. 1 ,495 660 1,495 «50 2,145 2 ,145 tern. 1907-8. MAOEI LAND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 4 £ £ VOTE No. 128. 1 Salaries— 4 Native Land Purchase Officers : 1 at £400,3 at £365 Otheb Charges— 2 Postage and telegrams 3 I Surveys, valuations, travelling and general expenses Total—Vote No. 128 1,495 50 600 2 2,145 MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOUNT .... £2,145

8.—7.

Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

130

.tern. Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account. MINISTER OP FINANCE. £ £ 1907-8. Total number of officers ... 82 I 2 8 I r> (i 7 i VOTE No. 132. Salaries — Public Trustee ... ... ... 800 Deputy Public Trustee (also Chief Clerk, £465) .. 25 Solicitor .. ... .. 525 Chief Clerk (also Deputy Public Trustee, £25) .. 465 Inspector * ... ... .. 425 Accountant ... .. 320 Examiner ... ... ... 280 Assistant Solicitor ... ... ... 200 20 Clerks : 1 at £330, 1 at £285, 2 at £275, I at £250. 1 at £240, 3 at £225, 2 at £180. 1 at £170, 1 at £166, 1 at £165, 1 at £160, 2 at £150, 2 at £140, 1 at £106 4,037 17 Cadets : 2 at £70, 6 at £60. 9 at £50 ... 950 6 Shorthand-writers and Typists: 1 at £140, 1 at £90, 2 at £60, 1 at £50 ... ... 530 Reserves Agent and District Agent, New Plymouth . 220 Clerk, New Plymouth Agency ... ... 180 Cadet (also Typist), New Plymouth Agency ... 40 District Agent* : Auckland ... ... ... 400 Christchurch ... ... 390 Dunedin ... ... ... 350 Greymouth ... ... ... 215 Nelson ... ... . 200 Napier ... ... ... 200 Wanganui ... ... ... • 215 Clerks, Cadets, and Typists at Agencies— Auckland, 1 at £235, 2 cadets at £90 and £00, 1 typist at £90 ... ... ... , 475 Christchurch, 1 at £200,1 at £130, 1 at £60, 2 at £50, I 1 typiste at £85 ... ... ... 575 Wanganui, 1 cadet at £80 ... ... ... 80 Dunedin, 1 at £150, 1 at £75, 1 at £60, 3 at £50 . 435 Greymouth, 1 cadet at £70 ... ... . 70 Napier, 1 Cadet at £50 ... ... ... 50 Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £100 . 340 12,992 • Other Charges— Compensation to Clara Dver for loss of building by fire at Woolston ... ... ... 150 Compensation to beneficiaries through sale of property below upset price fixed by owners caused by delay in forwarding letter ... ... ... 40 Inspection of properties ... ... . 200 New premises, Christchurch: Erection of buildings, furnishing, Ac. ... ... ... 10.000 New premises at Wellington for Public Trust Office: Erection of buildings, furnishing, &c. ... . . 25,000 Postage and telegrams for 1907-8 ... ... 500 I r> (i 7 35,890 Total—Vote No. 132 . ... 48,882 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT ... £48,882 £48,882

8.-7.

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

131

:tem. Chargeable on the Government Insurance 1907-8. Account. MINISTER OF FINANCE. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 122 £ 1 VOTE No. 133. Salaries— Head Office — Commissioner (also Accident, £100) Assistant Commissioner Actuary (also Accident, £25) Secretary (also Accident, £25) Chief Medical Officer Accountant (also Aecident, £25) ... Chief Clerk (also Accident, £25) ... Assistant Actuary (also Accident, £25) Office Examiner (also Accident, £15) 52 Clerks: 1 at £330, 1 at £300, 1 at £295 (also Accid.ent, £10), 1 at £270 (also Accident, £10), 1 at £255, 2 at £250 (also Accident, £10 each), 1 at £240 (also Accident, £25), 1 at £240, 4 at £230, 2 at £220, 2 at £210, 1 at £205, 4 at £200, 3 at £190, 1 at £180, 3 at £160,1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £135, 4 at £130, 4 at £120, 7 at £110, 5 at £100... 23 Cadets : 4 at £70; 4 at £60, 9 at £50, 6 at £40 .. For auditing accounts Chief Messenger Supervisor of Messengers (also Colonial Secretary's Department, £250; and Fire Inspector, £50) 900 500 850 725 450 445 375 405 320 9,140 1,210 240 207 65 2 Local Offices — Wellington Agency— District Manager (and Supervisor of New Business), (also Accident, £25) 3 Clerks : 1 at £285 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £200, 1 at £160 Cadet 15,832 675 645 50 A 1,370 8 Auckland Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) ... 3 Clerks: 1 at £240, 1 at £215, 1 at £140 Cadet 450 595 50 4 Christchurch Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) ... 3 Clerks: 1 at £270 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £200,1 at £110, 1 at £100 Cadet 1,095 450 680 5 Dunedin Agency — District Manager (also Accident, £25) .. 3 Clerks : 1 at £225 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £210, 1 at £140 Cadet 1,130 450 575 50 6 Napier Agency— Eesident Agent Cadet 1,075 300 70 370

8.-7.

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

132

Item. MINISTER OP FINANCE— continued. VOTE No. 133— continued. Salaries— continued. Local Offices —continued. Wanganui Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk Cadet 1907-8. £ £ 235 140 90 Nelson Agency— Resident Agent Cadet 465 260 70 % 330 Timaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Cadet 210 70 Oauiaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Cadet 280 L0 185 50 Invercargill Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk Cadet 235 ii 285 130 80 Greymouth Agency — Resident Agent Cadet 495 12 195 70 London—High Commissioner's Office— Half Salary of one Clerk 265 j a 100 7,210 23,042 Less contribution from Colonial Secretary's Department for actuarial services 200 I 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 Building on Department's freehold, Napier Compensation to R. P. Hood, clerk, on retirement through ill health Compensation on retirement through ill health, under section 16 of " The Civil Service Insurance Act, 1903,"— Mr. J. R. Wallace Contingencies 22,842 14 15 16 17 1H 11) 20 21 2l> 28 2,000 17,000 5,000 1,000 2,600 2,000 1,000 8.000 1,700 24 432 65 5,000 26 45,797 Total—Vote No. 133 ... 68,639 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT £68,639

8.-7

Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

133

1907-8. Chargeable on the Government Accident £ £ Insurance Account. MINISTER OF FINANCE. VOTE No. 134. Salaries — 1 Head Office— Commissioner (also Life Insurance, £900) ... ... 100 Actuary (also Life Insurance, £850) ... ... 9fi Secretary (also Life Insurance, £725) ... ... 25 Accountant (also Life Insurance, £445) ... ... 25 Chief Clerk (also Life Insurance, £375) ... ... 25 Assistant Actuary (also Life Insurance, £405) ... 25 Office Examiner (also Life Insurance. £320) ... 15 5 Clerks : 1 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £295), 1 at £10 (also Life Insurance,£270), 2 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £250 each), 1 at £25 (also Life Insurance, £240) 65 305 2 Losal Offices— Wellington Agency — District Manager (also Life Insurance, £675) ... 25 Clerk (also Life Insurance, £285) ... ... 15 40 3 Auckland Agency — District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) ... 25 4 Christchurch Agency — District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) ... 25 Clerk (also Life Insurance, £270) ... ... 15 40 5 Dunediu Agency— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) ... 25 Clerk (also Life Insurance, £225) ... ... 15 ■ 40 6 Wanganui Agency — Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £235) ... 15 7 Timaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £210) ... 15 8 Oamaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £185) ... 15 9 Tnvercargill Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £285) ... 15 —

8.-7.

Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

134

tem. tarn. 1907-8. MINISTER OF FINANCE— continued. 10 11 12 13 14 15 VOTE No. 134— continued. £ £ Otheb Chabges— Advertising, Printing, and Stationery ... ... 500 Commission ... ... ... 4,000 Extra Clerical Assistance ... ... ... 500 Postage and Telegrams ... ... 500 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 500 Contingencies (including provision for payments to Life Branch under clause 28 of " The Government Accident Insurance Act, 1899") ... ... 2,000 8,000 'Total—Vote No. 134... ... 8,51( GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE [ «,, ACCOUNT ... .... .... .... | *°' 0IU

B—7.

Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

Minister of Internal Affairs.

135

Item. lg( i7-8. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. £ MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1907-8. Total number of officers .. 34 1 VOTE No. 135. Salaries — General Manager ... ... .. 800 Accountant .. ... ... 275 Fire Surveyor ... ... ... 170 6 Clerks: 1 at £190, 1 at £170, 2 at £150 (9 months), 1 at £150, 1 at £130 ... ... ... 865 Shorthand-writer and Typiste ... .. ... 50 9 Cadets : 2 at £75, 2 at £60, 1 at £55, 1 at £50, 3 at £40 (9 months) ... .., ... 465 Branches at Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago — 3 Managers: Auckland, £300'; Canterbury, £350; North Otago and South Canterbury, £150; Otago, £265 ... ... ... 1,065 3 Clerks : Auckland, £150; Canterbury, £125; Otago, £140 ... ... .. 415 7 Cadets: Auckland, 1 at £75,1 at£50; Canterbury. 2 at £75, 1 at £30; Otago, 1 at £60, 1 at £35 . 400 1 Shorthand-writer and Tvpiste ... .. 85 4,590 Other Charges— 2 Board fees for unofficial members ... ... 200 3 Commission ... ... ... 3,000 4 I Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... 500 ."> For auditing accounts ... ... ... 50 (i Fidelity guarantee premiums . ... ... 50 7 Printing, stationery, and advertising ... ... 500 8 Travelling expenses ... ... ... 250 9 j Contingencies, including rents, &c. ... ... 2,000 6,550 Total—Vote No. 135... ... — 11,140 STATE FIKE INSURANCE ACCOUNT .... MV. 140

8.—7

136

Appropriations for Advances to Settlers Office.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

Minister of Finance.

■in. 1907-8. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account. £ £ MINISTER OF FINANCE. 1907-8. Total number of offioert .. 24 1 VOTE No. 136. Salaries — Deputy Superintendent ... ... ... 400 Receiver (also Land and Income Tax Department, £270) 25 Accountant ... . ... 250 18 Clerks: 1 at £225, 1 at £220, 2 at £210, 2 at £205, 1 at £19«, I at £180, 1 at £175, 3 at £170,1 at £165. 2 at £156, 1 at £140, 1 at £120, 1 at £100 ... 3,173 5 Cadets: 1 at £96, 1 at £80, 2 at £76, 1 at £40 ... 368 Member of the Board not in Civil Service .. ... 250 Messenger (also Land and Income Tax Department, £123) ... ... ... 25 4,491 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 L8 14 Other Charges— Advertising ... ... ... 25 Contribution to Post Office . ... . 500 Contribution to Valuation Department ... ... 3,000 Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work)... 1,000 Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... 1,000 Fire-insurance Premiums temporarily advanced to prevent Policies lapsing ... ... ... 25 Interest on Loan .. ... ... 115,000 Interest on A mounts deposited against Loans ... 75 Postages and Telegrams ... ... ... 350 Printing and Stationery ... ... .. 250 Proportion of Audit Expenses... ... ... 200 Refund Valuation Fees on Loans not entertained ... 150 Contingencies ... ... ... 400 121 975 Total—Vote No. 136... ... ■ 126,46' OVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS ) OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .... £126,466

137

8.-7

Appropriation* for Government Advances to Workers Account.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO WORKERS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Finance.

18--B. 7.

Item. 1907-8. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Workers Account. MIXISTKK OF FINANCE. £ £ VOTE No. 136 1 Advertising . 70 2 Postages and Telegrams ... ... . 100 ■i Printing and Stationery ... •"><) 1 Clerical Assistance . ... 700 •) Valuation Fees ... ... ... 400 (i Interest (in Loan ... ... ... 1,000 Totax - Votk No. 13« ... ... 2,320 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO WOKKERSl po QOn ACCOUNT .... .... ....] L -'^ U Approximate Coat of Paper— freparatiou. uoc sjiven; printini; 11,500 copies), £V2K Us. n<1. By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1907 Price 2s. 6d.]