APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1909.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1908 Session I, B-07

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1908-1909.

NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1909.

INDEX.

1908-1909.

Page Accident Insuranoe Acoount .. ■ • • • 1*5 Advances to Settlers Account .. • • • ■ 148 Advances to Workers Account .. . • ■ • 149 Advertising Department .. • ■ .. 32 Agriculture Department .. 11° Audit Office . .. .. •'■ ..70 Bankruptcy .. • • • • .. 54 Carriage of Mails by Railway .. • • .. 23 Civil List .. .. •■ •• 5 Clerk of Executive Council .. • • .. 68 Conveyance of Inland Mails .. • ■ .. 22 Conveyance of Mails by Sea .. ■ • .. 22 Cook Islands Administration .. .. 60 Coroners .. • • .. 59 Criminal Prosecutions .. ■ ■ .. 59 Crown Law Office .. . • • ■ .75 Customs Offices and Services .. • ■ .. 85 Customs: Miscellaneous .. • • .. 88 Defence Department .. ■ • .. 76 Defence: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 82 Distriot Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts .. 55 Dominion Analyst Branch of the Mines Depaitmenl, .. 66 Education Department: Head Offioe .. . . 117 Education : Miscellaneous Services .. ■ ■ 124 Education of the Blind .. ■ • . . 124 Electoral Department .. • • .. 69 Elementary Education .. ..118 Finance, Minister of .. • • 1? Friendly Societies Department ■ • .. 16 General Expenses, Legislative Department .. 14 Geological Survey Branch of the Mines Department .. 66 Government Domains .. • • .. 41 Government Steamers .. • ■ .. 94 Government Life Insurance Aooount .. 142 Government Accident Insurance Account .. .. 145 High Commissioner's Department .. 71 Home for Backward Children .. .. • • 124 Home for Defectives .. •• ..133 Hospitals and Charitable Aid .. • ■ • • 133 House of Representatives .. .. .. 13 Industrial Schools .. .. • • .. 121 Industries and Commerce Department .. 25 Infant Life Protection .. .. .. 123 Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships .. 96 Insurance, Government Life, Ac aount .. .. 142 Internal Affairs Office .. .. 68 Internal Affairs : Miscellaneous Services .. 72 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. 6 Justice Department .. .. 53 Justice : Miscellaneous Services 60 Labour Department .. .. .97 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. 47 Land and Income Tax Department .. 17 Lands and Survey Department.. . .. 99 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services .. 103 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. 139 Law Drafting Office .. .. 75 Legislative Council .. .. • • 13 Legislative : General Expenses .. 14 Life Insurance Account .. .. 142 Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. .. 55 Maintenance and Improvement of Roads .. 42 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 23 Manual and Technical Instruction .. ..119

Page. Maori Councils .. .. .. .. |J52 Maori Lands Administration .. 51 Maori Land Settlement Account .. .. 140 Marine and Harbours .. .. ..90 Marine: Miscellaneous Services .. 94 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 129 Messengers and Office-keepers .. .. ..69 Meteorological Office .. .. 92 Mines Department .. .. .. .. 65 Mines : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 67 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. .. 69 Miscellaneous Se -vices— Customs .. .. .. .. 88 Defence .. .. .. .. ..82 Education .. .. .. ■. 124 Internal Affairs .. .. •. .. 72 Justioe .. .. .. 60 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 103 Marine .. .. ... ..94 Mines .. .. .. 67 Native .. .. .. 52 Police .. .. .. ..64 Post and Telegraph .. .. 23 Treasury .. .. .. ..18 Museum Department .. .. 72 Native Department... .. .. ..50 Native Land Court .. .. .. ..50 Native Schools .. .. .. .. 120 Native: Miscellaneous Servioes .. 52 Old-age Pensions Department .. .. 33 Patent Offioe .. .. .. 53 Permanent Force .. .. ... 77 Permanent Charges .. .. .. .. 6 Police Department .. .. •. 63 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. ..64 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. .. 19 Post and Telegraph : Miscellaneous Services .. 23 Printing and Stationery Department .. 43 Prisons .. .. .. • • 61 Public Buildings and Domains .. .. 39 Public Health Department .. .. .. 126 Public School Cadets .. .. .. 120 Public Trustee's Account .. .. .. 141 Railways Department .. .. 34 Rates on Crown Lands .. . • 17 Registrar-General's Department .. 70 Scenery Preservation Account .. .. .. 138 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. 125 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. 123 Secondary and Higher Education .. 119 Special Acts of the Legislature .. 10 Stamp Department .. .. .. ..46 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. 137 | State Fire Insurance Account .. . . .. 147 State Forests Account .. .. .. 136 Stores and Magazines .. . • 81 Supreme Court .. • • • • .. 53 Survey of Ships .. . • • • 96 Technical Instruction .. .. .. 119 Tourist and Health Resorts Department .. 26 Training Colleges and Training of Teachers . . 120 Treasury Department .. .. 16 Treasury: Miscellaneous .. .. 18 Valuation Department .. .. .. 116 Volunteer Force .. .. .. 79 Wardens' Courts .. .. • ■ 55 Weather Reporting Office .. .. 92 Workers' Dwellings .. .. .. 139 Working Railways Department .. 34

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1908-1909.

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'age Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts. 19( 1908-9. REVENUE ACCOUNT. Permanent Appropriations— Civil List Interest and Sinking Eund Under Special Acts of the Legislature £ 34 ,900 2 ,265 ,448 909 ,995 £ £ 5 6 10 34 ,900 2 ,265 ,448 909 ,995 1 3,210,343 3,210,343 13 16 19 25 33 34. 39 42 43 46 50 53 63 65 6S 75 76 85 90 Annual Appropriations— ~ Class I. —Legislative Departments Class II.—Department of Minister of Finance ... ••• j Class III. —Post and Telegraph Department Class IV. —Industries and Tourist Departments ... ... Class V. —Old-age Pensions Department ... Class VI. —Working Railways Department Class VII.— Public Buildings and Domains .. Class VIII. —Maintenance of Roads Class IX.—Printing and Stationery Department Class X. —Stamp and Deeds Department ... Class XL- Native Department ... Class XII. —Justice Department ... 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 ... j Class XIX. —Marine and Harbours and Inspection of Machinery Departments Class XX. — Department of Labour Class XXI. — Department of Lands and Survey Class XXII.—Department of Agriculture Class XXI II.—Valuation Department Class XXIV. —Education Department Class XXV. —Public Health Department Class XXVI. -Mental Hospitals and Hospitals and Charitable Aid Departments 32 ,341 61,260 810 ,668 73 ,989 9 ,543 2 ,062 ,209 65 ,690 25 ,000 50,511 40 ,246 37 ,279 155 ,705 175 ,212 39 ,500 145 ,630 4 ,623 217 ,637 57 ,468 90 ,342 30 ,888 261 ,930 159,817 36 ,943 871,970 41 ,958 109 ,614 97 99 10 .16 .17 26 .29 Total Revenue Account ... - 5 ,668 ,003 5 ,668 ,003 8 ,878 ,346 / Other Accounts 136 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT ... ... j 30 ,496 30 ,496 137 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT ... 319 ,293 319 ,293 138 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT 17 ,275 17 ,275 139 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT 26 ,748 26 ,748 140 MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOUNT 837 837 141 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT ... 51,654 51,654 142 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... 71,788 71,788 145 GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT 8,810 8,810 147 STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT 13 ,843 13 ,843 148 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 157 ,593 157 ,593 149 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO WORKERS ACCOUNT 11,023 11,023

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1908-1909.

CIVIL LIST.

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ [is Bxcellencv the Governor .. 5 ,000 2 ,000 ! 7 ,000 'he Judges 11 ,000 I .. 11,000 Istablishment of the General Government . 8 ,900 1 ,000 9 ,900 'or Native Purposes 7,000 7,000 24,900 10,000 j 34,900 Total Civil List TOTAL CIVIL LIST .... £34,900

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.

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Interest and Sinking Fund. £ 1908-9. £ District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885 — Interest on £40,000 @ 6 per cent., 1 April and 1 October 2,400 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892— Interest on £125,000 @ H per cent., 30 April and 31 October 4 ,375 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £283,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September Interest on 117.000 „ 3\ per cent., 1 March and 1 September ... 11,320 4,095 15 ,415 £400,000 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 — Interest on £1,151,000 @ 3$ per cent.. 1 March and 1 September ... Interest on 55,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 50,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 250,300 „ 3| per cent., 1 March and 1 September To provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year 40.285 2.200 2,000 8,761 3,500 £1,506,300 Sinking Fund (say) 56,746 48,000 104 ,746 The Hutt Railway and lioad Improvement Acts. 1903 and 1905--Interest on £150,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 5,250 900 The Maori Land Settlement Acts, 1905 and 1907 — Interest on £200,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 50,000 @ 3$ per cent,. 1 January and I July 8 ,000 1,750 6,150 £250,000 9,750 The Coal-mines Act, 1908— Interest on £100,000 @ 34 per cent., 1 April and 1 October To provide for further issues during year 3,500 300 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account ... ... 3,800 3,800 lh'e Dairy Industry Act, 1908 — Interest on £1,781 @ per cent,., 1 February and 1 August To provide for further issues during the year 62 100 Amount to be recovered 162 162 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 — Advances to Settlers — Interest on £830.000 @ 3| per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on advances To provide for further issues during the year 29,050 5,250 21.000 Amount to be recovered from the Advances to Settlers Account 55,300 55,300 \

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. 1908-9. Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908—continued. Advances to Workers — Interest on £205,000 @ 3| per cent., 1 January and 1 July To provide for further issues during the year £ 7,175 7,000 £ Amount to be recovered from Advances to Workers Account 14,175 14,1.75 The Government Railways Act, 1908 — Railways Improvements Authorisation — Interest on £65,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 92,500 @ 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December 2,600 3,700 £157 ,500 To provide for further issues during year Land for Settlements Act, 1908 — Interest on £62,000 ., per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 349,000 „ 3| per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 23,000 „ 3£ per cent.. 1 January and 1 July Interest on 1,329,625 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 743,465 „ 4 per cent, 1 February and 1 August Interest on 185,800 „ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September ... Interest on 513,115 „ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 814,766 „ 3£ per cent, 30 April and 31 October Interest on 654,650 „ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 183,500,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Interest on further issues during the financial year 6,300 3,100 2 ,170 13 ,088 805 53 ,185 29 ,739 7,432 20 ,525 28,517 20,186 7 ,340 18 ,000 9,400 £4,858,921 206 ,987 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account 206 ,987 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — New Zealand Loan Act. 1863 — Interest on £266,300 @ 5 per cent., 15 July and 15 January Sinking Fund on £266,300 @ 1 per cent., 15 July and 15 January ... 13,315 2.663 15 ,978 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862— Interest on £15,200 @ 6 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Sinking Fund on £15.200 @ 1 per cent. 912 152 1,064 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 @ 44 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Interest on 75,000 „ 4 per cent. 15 April and 15 October 1,125 3,000 4,125 £100.000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act. 1870 — Interest on £27.900 @ 4| per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 363,000 ,. 4 per cent.. 15 April and 15 October 1,256 14,520 15 ,776 £390,900 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — Interest on £54,700 @ 5 per cent . 15 May and 15 November Interest on 17,400 ,, 4 per cent.. 15 April and 15 October Interest on 10,800 ., 4 per cent., 15 May and 15 November 2,735 696 432 3,863 £82.900

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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Interest and Sinking Fund — continued. 1908-9. Fhe New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. New Zealand Consolidated Stock — Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November — On £3,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 On 1.500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 On 1,000.000 North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Act, 1882 On 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions On 6.263,811 Second series of Conversions On 4,688,444 Third series of Conversions On 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 Interest @ 34 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 5,059,606 for Conversions Ou further issues (say) 96,880 25,097 36,260 177,086 15,000 £9,580,674 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 350,323 25,657 324 ,666 Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October — On £2,750,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 240,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 2,500,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Loan ... On 759,000 for Conversion, Aid to Public Works ... On 3,368,616 for Conversions On 42,364 for expenses • 82,500 7,200 75,000 22,770 101,058 1,271 £9,659,980 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 289,799 91,665 198 ,134 New Zealand Consolidated Stock (Colonial issue) — Interest, payable — On £385,500 @ 34 per cent., 1 March and 1 September On 65,000 ,, 3 per cent, 1 March and 1 September On 100,000 „ 34 per cent., 1 March and 1 September On 194,200 ,, 34 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 13,493 1,950 3,500 6,797 25 ,740 £744,700 New Zealand Consols — Interest on £478,449 @ 34 per cent,, 1 February and 1 August Interest on further Deposits during the financial year 16,746 100 16 ,846 lid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896 — Interest on £500,000 @ 34 per cent., 15 February and 15 August ... Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900— Interest on £120,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 500 „ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 372,400 „ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 152,600 „ 4 per cent., I May and 1 November 4,800 20 14 ,896 6,104 17 ,500 £645,500 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901 — Interest on £217,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 17,900 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 15,000 „ 34 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 8,684 716 525 25 ,820 9,925 £250,000

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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1908-9. Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1902 — Interest on £542,900 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 125,000 „ 34 per cent., 1 June and 1 December £ 21,716 4,375 £ 26 ,091 £667,900 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 — Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 342,500 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 20 ,000 13 ,700 33 ,700 £842,500 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904— Interest on £569,500 @ 4 per cent. 1 January and 1 July 22 ,780 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905 — Interest on £939,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 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 „ 34 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 ,560 37 ,500 £1,000,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1907 — Interest on £800,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 200,000 „ 34 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 32 ,000 7,000 39 ,000 £1,000,000 Sinking Funds — Sinking Fund @ 1 per cent, on £3,995,000 War and Defence Loans... Sinking Fund @ 1 per cent, on (say) £6,000,000 Land for Settlements Loans 39 ,950 60 ,000 Amount to be recovered from Land for Settlement Account ... 99 ,950 60 ,000 39 ,950 The Public Revenues Act, 1908 — Reserve Fund Securities — Interest on £800.000 @ 34 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 28 ,000 Treasury Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 December (say) 17 ,500 The Public Works Act, 1908— Paeroa—Waihi Railway — Interest on £80,214 @ 3 per cent., 30 September and 31 March 2,406 Waikaka Branch, Railway — Interest on £53,476 @ 3 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 1,605 The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908— Interest on £30,000 @ 34 per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 1,050 100 1,150 The State Fire Insurance Act, 1908— Interest on £500 @ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on £1,500 @ 34 per cent, 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 20 52 30 £2,000 102 Amount to be recovered from State Fire Insurance Account 102 Total Interest anb Sinking Fund ... £2,265 ,448

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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1908-9. Under Special Acts of the Legislature. £ Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances 250 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872— Mrs. Ellen McGuire I 8 New Plymouth Harbour Board, Endowment Act, 1874 — One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4 ,700 Auckland University College Act, 1882 — Grant in aid . ... 4,000 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 25 ,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 60,000 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891— Robert C. Hamerton 250 Marlborouqh High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid ... 400 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904 — Rents arising from reserves 600 Victoria College Act, 1905— Grant in aid 4,000 i Nelson Harbour Act, 1905 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments ... ... £500 Subsidy payable to Board ... ... 92 \ 592 Motueka Harbour Board Act, 1905 — Subsidy payable to Board ... ... 500 The Queen's Scholarship Act, 1906— Grants for Scholarships ... ... ■ ... 1,000 Appropriation Act, 1908— Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 90 ,000 Civil Service Act, 1908 — Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities under Civil Service Acts, 1858 and 1866... 37 ,000 Education Act, 1908 — Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of District High Schools t 1,000 Manual and Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions 4 ,000 National Scholarships — Grants for scholarships 4 ,000 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions ... . 500

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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-LC/VJU-— C. Under Special Acts of the Legislature — continued. Fire Brigades Act, 1908 - Subsidies payable £ 1,400 High Commissioner Act, 1908 — Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1908 — Subsidies payable ... 135 ,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908— Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court 2,800 Judicature Act, 1908 — Superannuation Allowances 1,883 Land Act, 1908— " Thirds " and " Fourths "— Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 38 ,000 Timber and Flax Royalties — One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local authorities 13 ,700 Legislature Act, 1908— Payment to Members of both Houses ... ... ... 28 ,500 Legislative Officers' Salaries — Legislative Council— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk-Assistant House of Representatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk-Assistant 600 300 650 450 800 500 650 450 Military Pensions Act, 1908 — Pensions and allowances 4,900 Municipal Corporations Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 17 ,000 Naval Defence Act, 1908 — Proportional part of the cost of the maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron 40 ,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Public Debts Sinking Funds — Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses 52 New Zealand Consolidated Stock — Charges and expenses of management 18 ,200 New Zealand Institute Act, 1908— General expenses of Institute 500 New Zealand University Act, 1908 — Contribution to University 3,000 Old-age Pensions Act, 1908 — Pensions 325 ,000 Public Revenues Act, 1908— Controller and Auditor-General Assistant Controller and Auditor Claims repayable under Sections 8, 76, and 110 1,000 800 500

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

SUMMARY.

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Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. 'ublic Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908— Annual contribution to Superannuation Fund £ 20 ,000 iabbit Nuisance Act, 1908 — Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits 3 ,000 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 — Compensation to owners of condemned stock 5,500 Hock Act, 1908— Compensation for stock destroyed 5,000 Total under Special Acts £909 ,995

1908-9. £ NTEREST AND SINKING FUND 2,265,448 [Jnder Speciax Acts 909,995 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES £3,175,443

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 1. —Legislative Council ... £ £ £ 2 ,095 2 ,095 „ 2.—House of Representatives 1,870 4,910 6,780 „ 3. —General Expenses • 9,052 14 ,414 23 ,466 TOTAL OF CLASS I 13 ,017 9 ,324 32 ,341 19( 6-9. item. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 1. Salaries and Other Charges £ 2,095 £ Total—Vote No. I ... 2,095 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 2. Salaries— Second Clerk-Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms 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 £160 400 225 270 425 140 410 1,870 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges incidental to — Acting Sergeant-at-Arms: Allowance for session Extra Clerks and extra Committee Reporters Extra Messengers and Custodian's Staff and Police during Sessior. Extra Messengers and Night-watchmen during Recess Extra messengers, &c, during Session, to provide for extra 6d. per diem Replacing Schedules to Journals destroyed by fire at Parliamentary Buildings Office equipment and telephones Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 30 1,500 2,750 200 60 7 20 200 8 9 150 Total*—Vote No. 2 ... 4 ,910 6,780

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

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item. 19' 18-9. GENERAL EXPENSES. £ £ 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 33 VOTE No. 3. Salaries — Library — Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian First Assistant in Library Second Assistant Third Assistant Binder for Parliamentary Library Attendant Messenger Mailman during Session 525; 360 | 260 260 165 198 190 175 70 2,203 Hansard Staff and Reporters — Chief Reporter (also Examiner under the Shorthand Reporters Act, £100) 10 Reporters : 3 at £350, 4 at £325, 2 at £315, 1 at £300 Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £240) Hansard Supervisor's Assistant Clerk to Hansard Supervisor ... Committee Reporters : 2 at £200 Extra Reporters, Select Committees Extra Assistance for Hansard ... 500 3 ,280 200 175 130 400 250 300 Officer in Charge, Parliament Buildings Attendants, Officer-in-Charge's staff: 1 at 10s. 6d., 1 at 10s., 1 at 9s. 6d., and 1 at 9s. per diem ... Gardener at 9s. per diem Night-watchman Assistant Night-watchman 5,235 425 709 156 168 156 1,614 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising Attendant in charge of heating apparatus and ventilators during session and assistant gardener during recess at 8s. 6d. per day Binding of Parliamentary Journals, Statutes, Hansard, &c, to replace reference library destroyed in late fire Bonus to officers in connection with the restoration of records and books lost in the fire at Parliament Buildings Charwomen Cleaning up buildings (two) previous to session Compassionate allowance to widow of Alfred Curtis, Messenger House of Representatives Conveyance of members of Parliament on Manawatu Railway, anything contained in subsection (2) of section 246 of "The Legislature Act, 1908," notwithstanding Electrician's Assistant Extra binding for books in library Extra labour, seeds, shrubs, and tools Gas, fuel, and electric lighting ... Gratuities to messengers, orderlies, library staff and attendants, including Custodian's staff ... 9,052 20 156 200 100 900 200 11 100 12 13 14 15 16 32 150 250 40 1,300 350

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

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item. GENERAL EXPENSES— continued. 19l 18-9. VOTE No, 3— continued. Otheu Charges incidental to— continued. 17 Library 18 : Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plateware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, and furniture, &c, for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings 19 Lithographic work 20 Maintenance of Bellamy's staff during session 21 Passages of members 22 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses 23 Payment on account of losses sustained by Officers and Attendants of House through fire at Parliamentary Buildings 24 Printing of Hansard 25 Postage and telegrams, including Parliamentary papers 26 Purchase of and repairs to typewriting-machines 27 Purchase and fitting-up of " Atom " suction cleaningmachine 28 Newspapers for library, and carriage of books 29 Refreshments supplied to messengers, attendants, and staff, on late-sitting nights 30 Repairing and attending to electric bells ... 31 Shield, Members of House of Representatives 32 Translating Acts into Maori 33 Travelling allowances and expenses 34 Uniforms for messengers 35 Washing towels, <fcc. 36 Washing linen damaged by fire 37 Water-supply 38 ; Winding and repairing clocks, &c. 39 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, and chimneysweeping 40 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 600 540 175 400 500 300 200 5,000 1,250 400 45 100 50 40 50 25 25 275 150 16 25 50 100 300 Total—Vote No 3 14 ,414 23 ,466 TOTAL OF CLASS I £3 1,341

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS II.—DEPARTMENT OF MINISTER OF FINANCE.

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. f Total. £ £ £ Vote 4.—Treasury Department 12 ,598 12 ,598 5. —Friendly Societies Department ... 1,831 1,825 3 ,656 ii 6.—Land and Income Tax Department 11,077 18 ,639 29 ,716 7. —Rates on Crown Lands 1,200 1 ,200 >» 8.—Treasury: Miscellaneous Services 14 ,090 14 ,090 TOTAL OF CLASS 11 25 ,506 :5 ,754 61,260 item. 19C 18-9. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 62 VOTE No. 4 Salaries— Secretary to the Treasury, Receiver- and PaymasterGeneral, and Registrar New Zealand Consols (also Finance Member Council of Defence, £100) Accountant to the Treasury ... Corresponding Clerk, and Secretary Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board ... Cashier 40 Clerks: 1 at £375 (clerk in charge), 1 at £365, 1 at £295, 1 at £290, 1 at £285, 1 at £275, 2 at £270, 1 at £265, 2 at £255, 2 at £240, 2 at £225, 1 at £220, 6 at £215, 1 at £205, 1 at £195, 2 at £190, 1 at £174,1 at £165,1 at £160,1 at £145, 2 at £140, 1 at £140 (typiste), 3 at £135, 1 at £130, 1 at £130 (typiste), 1 at £125, 1 at £120 13 Cadets : 2 at £75, 5 at £65,1 at £60,3 at £50,2 at £40 Cadets' lodging-allowance 4 Binders: 1 at £4 5s., 1 at £4, and 2 at £3 10s. per week 1 Messenger ... . 900 500 390 365 8,394 765 325 793 166 Total—Vote No. 4 12 ,598 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 10 VOTE No. 5. Salaries — Registrar (also Registrar of Unclassified Societies) Revising Barrister (also Assistant Law Officer, £550) Actuary 4 Clerks: 1 at £240,1 at £210, 1 at £166, 1 at £130... 2 Cadets at £60 ... Messenger 450 75 335 746 120 105 1,831

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENT OF MINISTER OF FINANCE—continued.

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item, 19i i8-9. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOTE No. 5— continued. Other Chargks incidental to — Cleaning offices Extra clerical assistance Lighting, fuel, and water Lodging-allowances Office equipment Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 50 800 25 100 50 450 100 50 £ 200 Total—Vote No. 5 1 ,825 3,65' LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 53 VOTE No. 6. Salaries — Commissioner (also Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates, £100, Advances to Settlers Office, £50)... Deputy Commissioner Clerk in charge, Land-tax Clerk in charge, Income-tax Receiver of Land and Income Tax (also Advances to Settlers Office, £25) 3 Inspectors : 1 at £330, 2 at £310 38 Clerks : 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £240, 1 at £230, 2 at £220, 2 at £205, 4 at £200, 10 at £195, 1 at £190, 11 at £185, 1 at £155, I at £130, 1 at £125, 1 at £106 6 Cadets : 2 at £80, 1 at £70, 1 at £60, 2 at £50 Lodging-allowance: 3 at £26 ... Messenger (also Advances to Settlers Office, £25) ... 700 475 330 330 290 950 7,401 390 78 133 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, books, and newspapers Contribution to Valuation Department Extra clerical assistance • Expenses in connection with temporary offices Law-costs Office equipment Payment to Postal Department Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 11,077 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 220 8,500 6,019 100 900 50 900 1 ,350 450 150 Total—Vote No. 6 ... 18 ,639 29 ,716 1 RATES ON CROWN LANDS. VOTE No. 7. Payable under the Crown and Native Lands Rating Acts, including full amounts payable in respect of security given by local bodies for loans — For current year, including arrears Payment of rates on Crown lands, as provided for in section 122 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908" 1. ,000 200 Total —Vote No. 7 ... 1,200 3—B. 7.

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item. 19< >s-9: TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. < VOTE No. 8. Miscellaneous Services — Charges incidental to — Books, newspapers, and other publications ... Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London ... Exchange and commission Extra clerical assistance Financial Adviser to the Government, London Office requisites Payments under " The Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908 " Postage and telegrams Refund to the Public Trustee of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of the intestate estates now claimed by next-of-kin— James Branks . £137 William Kirk -.,/ 3 £ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H 9 25 10 ,000 1,500 150 400 25 100 1 ,500 Remuneration to Postal Department for paying Imperial pensions Stamp duty on cheques and documents Telephones ... ... ... Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the items of the vote 140 10 150 50 25 25 11 12 13 14 200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 14 ,290 200 14 ,090 Total—Vote No. 8 ... TOTAL OP CLASS II £61,260

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. >'ote 9. — Postal and Telegraph Salaries — £ £ Classified Officers ... 418 ,205 473 ,937 Non-permanent Officers 55 ,732 10. — Conveyance of Mails by Sea 68 ,963 68 ,963 ,, 11 —Conveyance of Inland Mails 63 ,751 63 ,751 „ 12. —Carriage of Mails by Railway ... 57 ,964 57 ,964 „ 13. —Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines ... ... '• 44 ,000 44 ,000 „ 14 —Miscellaneous Services 102 ,053 102 ,053 TOTAL OF CLASS III 473 ,937 3 6 ,731 810,668 I No. of j Offioers. 19' Classification and Increases under Act. i8-9. It. 1908-9. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES. £ £ VOTE No. 9 1 1 1 1 First Division. Secretary Superintendent of Electric Lines ... Assistant Secretary and Inspector... 900 850 750 Clerical Division. 2,500 2 2 2 First Class, First Grade. —From £550 to £600, by Two Annual Increments of £25 each. 2 at £550 1,100 a O 13 First Class, Second Grade. —From £500 to £525, bv One Increment of £25 3 at £525', 10 at £500 6,575 4 14 Second Class. —From £440 to £475, by One Annual Increment of £20 and One of £15. 2 at £475 and 12 at £440 6,230 5 16 Third Class.— From £385 to £425, by Two Annual Increments of £20. 16 at £385 6,160 6 23 Fourth Class.— From £330 to £370, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 7,605 1 at £345 and 22 at £330

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No. of Officers. 19' >8-9. item. 1908-9. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued VOTE No. 9— continued. £ £ Clerical Division — continued. 38 Fifth Class.—From £275 to £315, by Two Annual Increments of £15 each and One of £10. 12 at £315, 2 at £300, 1 at £290, and 23 at £275 10,995 8 245 Sixth Class.— From £200 to £260, by Four Annual Increments of £15 each. 62 at £260, 1 at £250, 33 at £245, 102 at £230, 41 at £215, and 6 at £200 57,930 934 Seventh Class.— From £120 to £220, by Four Annual Increments of £15 and Four of £10. 65 at £220, 28 at £210, 238 at £200, 83 at £190, 101 at £180, 107 at £165, 120 at £150, 98 at £135, and 94 at £120 161,895 10 477 Eighth Class.— From £50 to £110 by Four Annual Increments of £15. 217 at £110, 89 at £95, 3 at £80, 86 at £65, and 82 at £50 42,255 11 9 Ninth Glass, First Grade. —From £160 to £180, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 9 at £160 1,440 14 Ninth Class, Second Grade. —From £130 to £150, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 14 at £130 12 1,820 13 40 Tenth Class.— From £50 to £120, by One Annual Increment of £10, Two of £15, and Three of £10 each, with Lodgingallowance of £20 for the First Year and £10 for the Second Year when Officer stationed from Home. 2 at £120, 6 at £110, 1 at £104, 1 at £100, 12 at £90, 1 at £85,5 at £75, 8 at £60, and 4 at £50 3,324 14 331 Eleventh Glass —From £40 to £100, by Annual Increments of £10, with Lodging-allowance of £26 for the First Year, £20 the Second Year, and £12 the Third Year, when Officer stationed from Home. 96 at £50, 80 at £90, 50 at £60, 39 at £70, 18 at £80, 1 at £95, and 47 at £100 i 23 ,965 Non-clerical Division. 15 11 Twelfth Class, First Grade. —From £180 to £200, by Two Annual Increments of £10 each. 11 at £180 1,980

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No. of Offioors. item. 19 i8-9. 1908-9. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIEScontinued. VOTE No. 9— continued. £ £ Non-clerical Division— continued. 16 120 Twelfth Class, Second Grade. —From £150 to £170, by Two Annual Increments of. £10 each. 13 at £170, 57 at £160, and 50 at £150 , 18,830 i_ L7 310 'Twelfth Class, Third Grade. —From £110 to £140, by Three Annual Increments of £10 each. 99 at £140, 32 at £130, 147 at £120, and 32 at £110 39,180 18 459 Twelfth Class, Fourth Grade. —From £50 to £100, by Five Annual Increments of £10 each. 46 at £100, 48 at £90, 119 at £80, 152 at £70, 62 at £60, and 32 at £50 34 ,400 19 Thirteenth Class, Post Office Boy Messengers. — From £31 to £40, by One Increment of £9. 6 at £40, 3 at £31 . 333 20 704 Thirteenth Class, Teleqraph Message Boys. — From £31 to £40, by One Increment of £9 351 at £40, 353 at £31 24 ,983 21. Salary of Master of s.s. " Tutanekai " (also £450, Marine Department) 50 Less proportion of increases to Salaries provided for, but not payable during current 453 ,550 12 ,520 year New Stations, Telegraphists, Cadets, and Messengers, and training Cadets Temporary Telegraphists, Sorters, Cadets, &c. 441,030 22 > 5 ,000 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 ". 446 ,030 27 ,775 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices 418 ,255 23 11 ,317 24 2,034 Country Postmasters and Telephonists... 44 ,365 473 ,937 3,772 Total —Vote No. 9 ... 473 ,937

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tem. M CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. 1 108-9. ; 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 11 1.2 1.3 14 15 16 17 IS 19 VOTE No. 10. £ Charges for or incidental to — Auckland Steam Services ... ... ... 1 ,116 Blind Bay Service ... .. ... 99 Bluff and Stewart Island Services ... ... ... 300 Chatham Islands Service ... ... ... j 350 Cost of Transit from San Francisco to New York and from New York to Queenstown of Homeward Mails ... SO0 Fiji Service ... ... ... i 1 ,690 Gratuities for the Conveyance of Letters and Printed Matter ... ... ... 24,000 Gratuities to San Francisco Service ... ... 750 Great Barrier Service . ... ... .. | 250 Havelock and Picton (Pelorus Sound) Service ... 108 Hokitika and Southern Ports Service ... ... 600 Invercargill or Bluff and Cromarty • ... ... 275 Landing and shipping Mails ... ... ... 200 Mail-service between New Zealand and Australia ... 15 ,000 Miscellaneous Foreign Transit Charges ... ... 7,000 Nelsou-Croixelles ... ... ... 100 New Zealand and Pacific Islands Service ... ... 1 ,200 Salary, Resident Agent, San Francisco ... ... 75 Subsidy: Mail, Wellington-Tahiti-Rarotonga (on account, £7,000) ... ... 1,000 Vancouver Service ... ... ... ... 4,000 Suez Services ... ... ... 9,000 ( Wellington and Pelorus Sound Service ... ... ) „„„ ( Wellington-Motueka Service ... ... ... j Westport and Karamea and Little Wanganui Services ... 450 £ 20 21 22 23 Total—Vote No. 10 ... 68 ,963 t CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 VOTE No. 11. Charges eor or incidental to — Auckland ... ... ... 9,970 Thames ... ... •• 2,323 New Plymouth ... ... ... 1 ,809 Napier ... ... •• 4,411 Gisborne ... ... ... 2,241 Wanganui ... ... ■ •• 5,718 Wellington ... ... ... 11,207 Blenheim ... ... ... 1,467 Nelson ... ... ... 3,641 Westport ... ... ... 438 Greymouth ... ... ... 547 Hokitika ... ... ... 1,271 Christchurch ... ... ... 5,904 Timaru ... ... ... 1,853 Oamaru ... ... ... 615 Dunedin ... ... ... 5 ,985 Invercargill ... ... ... 3 ,351 „! 62 .751 9,970 2 ,323 1 ,809 4,411 2,241 5,718 11,207 1,467 3,641 438 547 1,271 5,904 1,853 615 5 ,985 3 ,351 62 ,751 Di,IUl New Services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 1 ,000 1,000 63 ,751 18 Total —Vote No. 11 ... ...

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Item. 19( '8-9,-CARRIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 12. Charges eor or incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Special Trains Conveyance of Ordinary Mails by Railway Payment to Railway Department on account of stamps used for postage and to defray cost of telegrams, being amount paid in excess of that actually required for year 1907-8 £ 4,000 46 ,699 £ 7,265 57 ,964 Total—Vote No. 12 57 ,964 MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. VOTE No. 13. Charges eor or incidental to — Extra Labour Material for Repairs ... ... Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen Upkeep of s s. "Tutanekai" 1 2 3 4 20, 000 20 ,000 6,500 2,000 48 ,500 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908" 4,500 Total—Vote No. 13 44,00 1. 2 3 4 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 14. '" Charges for or incidental to — Advertising and Printing Allowances to Tellers for Calculation of Savings-Bank Interest, to Clerks in Railway Travelling Post-offices, House Allowances, Forage, &c. ... Allowances under section 197 of " The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 "— Allowance to married officers in receipt of salary less than £130 per annum Allowance to married officers in receipt of salary less than £150 per annum Allowance to officers twenty-two years of age and upwards Good-conduct allowances to certain officers at the rate of 6d. per day Allowance to Mr. D. Macdonald for acting as Officer in Charge at Wakapuaka Allowance to Mrs. Malloy towards expenses in connection with the death and burial of her son, Cadet Thomas J. Malloy Allowance to Mrs. M. A. Waite, Postmistress, Morrison's Bush, on retirement Allowance to members of Board appointed under Public Service Acts Amount obtained by issue of fraudulent money-order telegram Amount fraudulently withdrawn from Savings-bank Account Amount fraudulently withdrawn from Savings-bank Account Automatic franking-machine: Poundage on sales and refunds on spoiled impressions Carriage of Private Bags ... Cleaning and Scavenging Compensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post ... 300 5,600 820 906 820 486 25 5 25 6 15 7 8 7 9 18 10 11 10 26 12 13 14 100 550 3 ,800 25

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Item. 19 18-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 15 16 17 VOTE No. 14— continued. Compensation to Mrs. J. Longton, widow of Messenger Longton, under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1908" Compensation to widow of late Telegraph Lineman Whiteford, who was killed — payable under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1908 " Compensation under award of Arbitration Court to Mr. T. B. Baldwin, Wellington, telegraph lineman, for injuries sustained Compensation for determination of lease of post-office site at Wallsend Expenditure occasioned by fire in General Post Office block on 22nd May, 1908" Glenavy Post-office: Loss by fire—cash, postal notes, &c. Legal expenses Light, Fuel, and Water Lodging Allowances to Cadets and Cadettes ... Loss by burglary at Otira Post-office Medical expenses of C. H. Mathieson, post-office messenger, on account of injury sustained in the performance of duties Motor-lorry Service: Conveyance of mails at Wellington New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne, for the year 1907 Office Expenses Overtime Parcel-post Expenses Postal Inspectors'Travelling-expenses Post-marking machines for various offices Printing, Binding, &c. Purchase and Hire of Bicycles, and Allowances to Lettercarriers, &c, using their own Machines Rent of Premises — Rent of Parcels Post-office, Auckland, from 13th July, 1907, at £350 per annum. Rent of premises for Clearing-room, Wellington, from 15th July, 1907, at £550 per annum Rent of premises for Superintendent of Electric Lines Branch, Wellington, at £650 per annum .. Rent of premises for Parcels Office and Dead Letter Office, Wellington, at £460 per annum ... Rent of premises for Post-office, Lichfield Street, from 1st November, 1907, at £150 per annum... Rent of premises for Post-office, Upper Symonds Street, at £104 per annum, from 1st January, 1908 Rent of premises, for storage of material, &c, from 1st June, 1907, at £5 per week Rent of premises for Post-office Savings-bank, Wellington, at £1,000 per annum Repairs, Fittings, New Buildings, &c. Special Allowance to Telegraph Messengers during their First Year's Service Special allowance of 5s. per week to 122 telegraph message boys Stationery, &c. Temporary Officers, Letter-carriers, and Messengers Travelling, Removal, and Relieving Expenses Unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... Uniform Clothing Whakarewarewa Post-office : Burglary £ 400 374 230 10 277 54 150 8 ,500 3 ,663 73 44 2,200 110 5,500 7,000 5,000 1,300 1,000 10 ,500 £ 2,500 35 3 ,524 4 ,700 1,420 1,586 15 ,000 8 ,000 8 ,000 1 ,000 2 ,900 5 108 ,553 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 6,500 Total —Vote No. 14 ... 102 ,051 L OF CLASS III £810,668

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

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 15. —Office of Industries and Commerce £ £ £ 1,870 18 ,502 20 ,372 16, —Tourist and Health Resorts Department 23 ,'905 28 ,516 52 ,421 17. —Advertising Department 588 608 1,196 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 26 ,363 .7 ,626 73 ,989 torn. OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. 1908-9. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 10 VOTE No. 15. Salaries — Secretary (also General Manager, Tourist Department, £350)" Trade Representative Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, £350) ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £210, 1 at £150 Shorthand-writer and Typist ... 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 £ £ 350 450 75 360 130 300 50 155 1,870 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Other Charges incidental ToAdvertising, purchase of books, &c. Canadian steam trade service subsidy Cleaning, lighting, water, telephones, and office requisites Extra Clerical assistance ... .... ••• Expenses in connection with Colonial Products Exhibition, Liverpool Expenses, Permanent Court, Crystal Palace Expenses of exhibit, Royal Horticultural Show, London ' Expenses, tinned-meat" exhibit, Groceries Exhibition, London ■•• ■•■ Expenses in connection with Irish International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907 ... ,.,..• Expenses in connection with Franco-British Exhibition, London, May, 1908 ... ■•• . Expenses of exhibit at Australian Natives' Association ciation Exhibition, Melbourne ... Expenses of exhibit at Launceston Exhibition Grain-grading (general) 500 10 ,000 100 300 300 400 100 100 10 100 11 : 3 ,500 12 100 50 100 13 14

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[tern. OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— continued. 19 •8-9. VOTE No. 15— continued. Other Charges incidental to — continued. Oversea Agencies — Fuel, light, and management expenses ... Rent of offices Part rent, High Commissioner's office Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Rent of offices in New Zealand Steam service to Eastern ports (on account) Subsidy, steam service, New Zealand to Noumea (on account) Travelling expenses and allowances Value of rugs stolen from Colonial Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London ... .... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ >: 15 16 17 18 19 200 500 50 100 20 21 ■2-1 500 200 500 23 24 100 500 25 2 200 Total—-Vote No. 15 ... 18 ,502 20 ,372 TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 203 VOTE No. 16. Head Office — Salaries — General Manager (also Secretary Industries and Commerce, £350) Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk Industries and Commerce Department, £75) Accountant Inspector 11 Clerks: 1 at £275. 1 at £225, 1 at £215, 1 at £210, 1 at £205, 1 at £200,1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £175, 1 at £160, 1 at £130 5 Shorthand-writers and Tvpists : 1 at £190. 1 at £145. 1 at £115, 1 at £105, 1 at £90 Journalist Draftsman and Artist 3 Photographic Assistants: L at £100,1 at £91, 1 at £90 5 Cadets: 2 at £75, 3 at £65 ... Messenger 350 350 280 250 2,165 645 325 300 281 345 155 Oversea Agencies— Salaries — 2 Agents, Sydney and Melbourne, £175 each (also £150 each Industries and Commerce) Agent, Fremantle, Western Australia Agent, Vancouver, British Columbia (also Industries and Commerce Department. £50) 1 Clerk, Sydney 1 Clerk, Melbourne 5,446 350 26 50 140 150 Other Charges incidental to — Rent of Offices Fuel, Light, and Management Expenses ... 716 3 4 800 300 1,100 1,816

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Item. 1908-9. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. 5 VOTE No. 16— continued. District Agencies— Salaries — 5 District Agents: Auckland, £240; Rotorua, £260; Christchurch, £240, Assistant £105 ; Dunedin (also Grain Grader £50, and Registrar of Electors £25), £185 ; Invercargill, £230 ... Rotorua, Clerk Dunedin, Assistant Auckland, Cadet £ £ 1 ,260 156 60 50 Other Charges incidental to — Rent of Offices Fuel, Light, and Management Expenses •... 1,526 6 7 160 200 360 Te Aroha Hot Springs— Wages — Resident Medical Officer Clerk (also Tourist Agent) Gardener Masseuse and Masseur 3 Bath Attendants: 1 at £136, 2 at £100 ... 2 Bath Attendants and wives at £140 2 Ticket Clerks: 1 at £80, 1 at £52 2 Assistant Gardeners at £125 each Laundress 1,886 600 190 175 100 336 280 132 250 59 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance: Bath, Offices, Supplies, Furniture, and repairs Maintenance: Gardens House Allowance, Resident Medical Officer 2,122 9 550 350 70 10 11 970 12 Rotorua Sanatorium and Baths — Rotorua Sanatorium — Wages— Balneologist House Sufgeon Clerk Matron 2 Nurses : 2 at £55 Probationer Wardsman 3 Servants Laundress 3,092 1,000 350 195 110 110 40 65 j 150 78 2,098 18 14 15 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance Furniture and Repairs Wines, Spirits, &c. 1,200 200 10 1,410

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item. 1908-9. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. ' 16 i VOTE No. 16— continued. £ i £ Rotorua Sanatorium and Baths— continued. Rotorua Baths — Wages—Head Bath Attendant and Wife ... ... ! 300 Masseurs : 1 at £185, 1 at £175 ; Masseuses : 1 at £168, 1 at £144 ... ... 672 2 Ticket Clerks : 1 at £105, 1 at £75 ... ... 180 18 Bath Attendants : 1 Attendant and Wife at £140, 1 at £110, 3 at £105, 1 at £100, 2 at £95, 1 at £83 ; 2 at £70, 1 at £67, 1 at £65, 4 at £65 (6 months) ... 1 ,340 j Laundress ... ... 85 , 2,577 17 Other Charges incidental to —- Maintenance of Baths, including Furniture, Supplies, and Repairs ... ... ... 600 6,685 13 Rotorua Tea-house— : — Wages — Manageress ... ... ... 120 2 Assistants ... ... ... 100 220 19 20 Other Charges incidental to — ; Maintenance ... ... ... 200 Furniture and Repairs .... ... ... ; 100 300 520 21 Rotorua Works— — Wages — Engineer in Charge ... ... ... 550 Draftsman ... ... ... 210 Clerk ... ... . 215 1 Clerk at £156 ... ... ... 156 Electrician (Okere) ... ... ... 215 Assistant Electrician (Okere) ... ... ... 160 Electric Lineman ... ... ... 178 Gardener in Charge ... .... ... I 215 Carpenter ... ... ... 180 Plumber ... ... ... 156 Assistant Gardener ... ... ... 140 3 Garden Labourers at £ 125 ... ... ... - 375 22 23 24 25 26 27 Other Charges incidental to — 2 ,750 Maintenance of — •■ — Reserves, Gardens, and Parks ... ... 1 ,150 Electric-light Works ... ... - ... 350 Drainage-works ... ... ... 300 Bath, Sanatorium, and other Buildings ... ... J 650 Water-supply Works ... ... ... 300 Wharves and Beacons ... ... ... 100 2,850 5,600 28 Rotorua, Whakatane, and Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) Acclimatisation Districts and Fish Hatchery— Wages, Ranging, and Maintenance .. ... 500

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item. 1908-9. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. Whakarewarewa Reserve and Baths — Wages — Caretaker 3 Bath Attendants: 1 attendant and wife at £135 (6 months) £68, 1 at £26 ... £ £ 29 120 94 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance 214 30 300 Waimangu and Okataina — Round Trips — Wages— Chief Guide ... . ... 4 Launch-drivers and assistant guides ... ... 514 31 210 511 Other Charges incidental to — Boat-shed, Boats, Tracks, including Maintenance and Improvements, and Repairs ... 721 32 500 33 Waimangu House — WagesCaretaker and Wife 100 34 ;>,5 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance ... ... Furniture and Repairs 200 50 250 1,571 36 Tokaanu Baths— Maintenance 200 Te Puia Hot Springs— Maintenance of Baths and Reserves 100 37 38 39 40 Te Puia Hot Springs Accommodation House — Wages Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance Furniture and Repairs 210 500 100 600 910 Morere Hot Springs— Maintenance 100 41 42 43 44 45 46 Waikaremoana (Lake House) — Wages Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance Furniture and Repairs Maintenance, Gardens, &c Oil Launch, Maintenance, including Improvements, Repairs, and Wages 240 550 50 100 120 820 1,060

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iem 1908-9. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT -— continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. Waitomo — Waitomo House — Wages £ 1 270 47 *8 49 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance Furniture and Repairs 500 100 600 50 Hanmer Spa— Hanmer Spa — Wages— Subsidy to Doctor Manager and Wife Assistant Housekeeper 7 Servants 870 200 200 33 361 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance Furniture and Repairs 794 51 52 1,000 100 Hanmer Baths — WagesMasseur and Masseuse 4 Attendants : 2 Attendants and Wives at £140 2 Ticket Clerks: 1 at £70, 1 at £59 Laundress 1,100 53 200 280 129 52 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance of Baths, Furniture, Supplies, and Repairs 661 54 200 55 Hanmer Gardens and Plantations — Wages— Head Gardener at £161, 3 Assistant Gardeners at £125 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance of Gardens, Plantations, including Cost of Water-supply 536 56 500 Hanmer Tea-house — Maintenance an d Wages 1,036 57 200 Pukaki Accommodation-house — Wages Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance Furniture and Repairs 3,991 .58 242 59 60 650 50 700 Mount Cook Hermitage— Wages Guides and Guiding Equipment 942 61 62 377 360 737

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item. 1908-9. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. £ £ Mount Cook Hermitage —continued. Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance ... .. ... I 800 Furniture and Repairs ... ... ... 100 63 64 900 1 ,637 Glade House and Te Anau-Milforp Track (season of six months) — 65 66 07 Wages ... ... ... 450 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance ... ... 700 ! Furniture and Repairs ... ... ' 50 i ■ 750 I ,200 OS Queenstown — — Wages of Gardener, Maintenance, &e. .-.: 365 I : Lake Manapouri— Maintenance of steamer, wages, &c. . 305 69 70 71 72 73 Te Anau Accommodation-house — Wages ... ... ... 250 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance ... ... .'.-. 600 Furniture and repairs ... ' ... .. 50 Maintenance of steamer, including wages, repairs and replacements ... ... 460 1 ,110 1,360 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Subsidies to Coach and Steamer Sebveces— Payable to Postal Department — Oulverden-Hanmer mail-service . ... ... 100 Fairlie-Hermitage mail-service ... ..*. ,'.. 293 Gisborne-Wairoa mail-service ... ... ... 15 Lumsden-Te Anau mail-service ... ... 70 Pipiriki-Tokaanu coach service ... ... ... 260 Rotorua-Ateamuri, &c, mail-service ... ... 25 Wairoa—Waikaremoana mail-service ... ... 150 Payable direct to contractors — Manapouri-Te Anau coach service ... .. 25 Steamer, Lake Wanaka ... ... ... 50 81 82 988 88 84 Southern Lakes and Milford Sound— Wages — Curator, Resolution Island ... .. 160 Other Charges incidental to — Erection of wharf, and hut and repairs to tracks, &c, Lake Wanaka "... ... . 100 Improvements hut Routeburn-Lake Harris Track ... 50 Mount Cook Glacier, tracks and huts ... ... 100 85 86 250 410

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item 19 »8-9. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS DEPARTMENT — continued. VOTE No. 16—continued. Other Charges incidental to — Accommodation-house, Waiho (subsidy for maintenance) Advertising, and purchase of books, photographs, pictures, and distribution of pamphlets, books, &c. ... Assistance to indigent invalids : Passages to and from hot springs Bonus to Honorary Agent, Adelaide, South Australia... Cleaning, lighting, water, telephones, and office requisites Compensation to relatives of Geo. Napier, accidentally drowned at Mount Cook Hermitage Egmont National Park (subsidy) Extra clerical assistance Fencing and grassing deer park, Paraparaumu Fox Glacier, tracks and huts Franz Josef Glacier, tracks and huts Importation and distribution of game and fisii Maintenance of Domains vested in the Department Miscellaneous cartage and freight Orakei-Korako improvements .. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Renovation, furniture, and repairs, Head and Branch Offices Resolution Island : Maintenance of island, purchase of oil-launch, &c. Rent of offices — High Commissioner's office (part) Wellington Salary, Caretaker, maintenance, &c, Little Barrier Island Subsidy, accommodation-house,Weheka, South Westland Subsidy to Ferryman at mouth Waiau River Subsidy, steamer, Lake Hawea Subsidy, Taupo Domain Subsidy, Queenstown Band Travelling allowances and expenses Value of bag stolen from Rotorua Sanatorium Waiotapu: Paths, plantations,and other improvementsat Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ £ 87 25 88 5,000 89 100 25 90 91 200 92 200 200 525 300 25 50 500 100 25 25 700 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 300 104 250 105 50 450 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 255 10 20 25 50 36 750 7 50 200 52,421 10 ,453 Total —Vote No. 16 ... ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT. VOTE No. 17. Salaries (9 months) — 3 Clerks : 1 at £200, 1 at £188, 1 at £156 Shorthand-writer and typiste at £ 115 Messenger at £125 408 86 94 588 •2 3 1 5 6 7 s Other Charges incidental to — Cleaning, lighting, telephones, and office requisites Extra clerical assistance Office furniture and requisites Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Rent of offices Subscriptions to newspapers Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 100 23 125 60 135 150 15 1,196 Total—Vote No. 17 ... 608 TOTAL OE GLASS IV £1 3,989

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CLASS V.—OLD-AGE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 4,262 5,281 9,543 Vote 18. —Old-age Pensions Department ... TOTAL OF CLASS V 4,262 5,281 9 ,543 item. 1908-9. OLD-AGE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officer* • .. 23 VOTE No. 18. Salaries — Registrar ■ • • v • ■ Chief Clerk 9 Clerks: 1 at £245, 3 at £210, 2 at £205, 2 at £195, 1 at £157 3 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £75, 1 at £65 Auckland — Deputy Registrar Clerk Wellington — Deputy Registrar Christchurch— Deputy Registrar Cadet Dunedin — Deputy Registrar Cadet £ £ 600 340 1,832 ! 225 220 100 210 200 85 200 96. Invercargill — Deputy Registrar (also Clerk of Court and Registrar Supreme Court, £345) Clerk 45 110 Other Charges incidental to — Contribution to Post Office for paying pensions ... Extra Clerical assistance Fees for certificates of age Freight and cartage Interpreters' fees Light, firing, and water Office cleaning Office requisites Payment to Eibert Abbenseth of two instalments of pension due to wife at date of death, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses of Registrar, Stipendiary Magistrates, Deputy Registrars, and Police Constables Travelling-expenses of pensioners to Court Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 4 ,262 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 3 ,990 150 15 5 50 15 40 " 50 4 500 60 11 12 L3 350 2 14 15 50 5,281 Total—Vote No 18 ... 9,543 43 TOTAL OF CLASS V £9,

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CLASS VI. —WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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1908-9. Total. £ ote 19. —Working Railways , 2,062,209 TOTAL OF CLASS VI 2 ,062 ,209 • Estimated. -Ross Revenue... .£2,835,000 Item. t 1908-9. 2,507 Miles. Classification and Increases under Act. I £ £ WORKING RAILWAYS. Total Number of Members, as per D.-3, 1908 ... 8,265 VOTE No. 19 1 Head Office — General Manager Chief Clerk, £600; Chief Accountant. £700; Stores Manager. £470; 82 Clerks—1 at £400, 2 at £370, 1 at £355,1 at £315, 1 at £330, 3 at £300, 2 at £275,1 at £270, 9 at £255, 1 at £240, 6 at £220, 8 at £210. 11 at £190, 3 at £180, 9 at £165, 1 at £150, 17 at £135, 5 at £120 ; 41 Cadets—I at £110, 14 at £95, 5 at £80, 8 at £65, 23 at £50 ; Lodging-allowance— 11 at 10/, 2 at 8/ per week ; 4 Audit Inspectors— 1 at £385, 2 at £300, 1 at £.'90; 6 Storekeepers— 2 at £315, 2 at £275, 2 at £210 Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, pay of office-cleaners, messengers, and night-watchmen, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, special allowances to short hand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... I 1 ,250 j 25 ,068 2,469 28 ,787 2 Departmental Offices— Main tenan ce — Chief Engineer, £800; Inspecting Engineer, £625; 8 District Engineers—3 at £525, 2 at £470, 1 at £420, 1 at £370, 1 at £260; Signal Engineer, £525; Office Engineer, £525 ; Inspector of Iron Structures, £315; Electrician, £315; Signal and Interlocking Inspector, £300 ; 3 Foremen at £210; Electrical Mechanician, £210; Electric Lines Inspector, £190; 60 Clerks and Draughtsmen—1 at £400, 2 at £345, 1 at £330, 2 at £315, 1 at £300, i ! i •

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued.

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Item. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 19 2,50: •8-9. Miles. VOTE No. 19— continued. Departmental Offices — continued. Maintenance —continued. wfvvW>l at £290, 1 at £275, 1 atl£260, 1 at £255, 8 at £220, 13 at £210, 5 at, £190, 1 at £180. 4 at £165, 'TJnBw 3 at £150. 14 at £135, 1 at £120; 47 Cadets—2 at 'iou&ib £110, 5 at £105, 2 at £95, 5 at £90, 5 at £80, 3 at Winriw £75, 5 at £65 (1 half-time), 4 at £60, 16 at £50; Lodging-allowance—13 at 10/, 7 at 8/ (1 half-time), 3 at 5/ per week £ £ 24 ,025 Locomotive — Chief Mechanical Engineer. £900 ; 6 Locomotive Engineers—1 at £600. 1 at £485, 1 at £470, 1 at £400, 1 at £385, 1 at £370 ; 4 Locomotive Inspectors—1 at £400, 1 at £370, 1 at £315. 1 at £290 ; 42 Clerks and Draughtsmen — ] at £400. 1 at £385, 1 at £315, 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £260, 1 at £255, 5 at £220, 1 at £210, 3 at £190, 2 at £180, 4 at £165, 3 at £150, 14 at, £135, 3 at £120; 18 Cadets—2 at £95, 1 at £80, '5 at £65 (I halftime), 2 at £60, 8 at £50; Lodging-allowance — 4 at 10/, 2 at 8/ (part time) per week j 13,993 Traffic— Chief Traffic Manager, £900 ; 2 Traffic Superintendents at £675 ; 8 District Managers—3 at £525, 1 at £470, 3 at £420, 1 at £400; 5 Stationmasters in Charge —3 at, £300, 1 at £255, 1 at £210; 53 Clerks—2 at £385, 3 at £330, 1 at £315, 1 at £290, 1 at £275, 2 at £260, 5 at, £255, 1 at £240, 4 at £220, 5 at £210, 7 at £190, 1 at £180. 7 at £165, 6 at £150, 6 at £135, 1 at £120. 30 Cadets—8 at £110, 2 at £95, 3 at £80, 4 at £65, 13 at £50; Lodging-allowance —6 at 10/, 2 at 8/, 3 at 5/ per week ... ... £20,877 Less house-rent for Stationmasters in Charge, &c. ... ... 282 20 ,595 Contingencies-—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 4,144 Total Head and Departmental Offices... 62 ,757 91,544 3 Working - expenses of sections, including salaries and wages, allowances made to members by regulation made under clause 68 of the Government Railways Act, 1908, payments for Sunday duty, general repairs and miscellaneous services ; supplies of stores, stationery, water, and material ; advertising ; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, damage to or loss of goods, freights on goods lost or destroyed ; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires, payments under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Acts; compassionate

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued.

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Item. 19' 2,50! )8-9. ' Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 19— continued. allowances, temporary clerical and drafting assistance, travelling allowance and expenses, stationery and supplies; -also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — £ £ 3 Kawakawa Section, 1908-9 —7 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 1,884 825 850 3,559 Whangarei Section, 1908-9—23 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 3,200 4,752 8 ,350 11 ,302 Kaihtj Section, 19C8-9—17 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 1,941 1,777 1,200 4,918 Auckland Section, 1908-9—399 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 114 ,809 117 ,460 75 ,000 307 ,269 Gisborne Section, 1908-9 —23 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 1,919 2,212 1,600 5 ,731 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section, 1908-9— 519 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic Allowance to enginemen, firemen, and guards employed on Rimutaka Incline Department's assessed share of cost of sewer, Waterloo Quay, Wellington Working-expenses of line, Wellington to Longburn, from 7t,h December, 1908— Maintenance ... £15,038 Locomotive ... 13,874 Traffic ... 12,154 158 ,693 238 ,549 145 ,000 400 905 41,066 584 ,613

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued.

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Item. 1908-9. 2.507 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. 3 VOTE No. 19— continued. TTurunui-Bluff Sbction, 1908-9 —1,287 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service Hanmer Motor Service Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast-plough Cash stolen by burglars at, Washdyke Refund of railage on material used in the erection of memorial stone for Southland fallen troopers £ 315 ,440 340,481 272 ,006 5,400 1,000 j £ 50 2 16 934 ,395 Westland Section, 1908-9—125 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic Cash stolen by burglars at Otira 32 ,077 21 ,849 25 ,000 17 78,943 Westport Section, 1908-9 —30 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 10 ,109 15 ,225 15 ,000 40 ,334 Kelson Section, 1908-9—43 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 9,577 4,160 5,000 18 ,737 Picton Section, 1908-9—34 miles. Maintenance Locomotive Traffic 8,851 4,810 5,000 18 ,661 4 Miscellaneous — A llowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the schedules to " The Government Railways Act, 1908," for 1 special work performed in the course of their duty ... ... ... £101 Less already provided for under the various sections ... 100 Compensation to W. Hodge on account of injuries received and loss of sick-pay, as recommended by the Railways Committee Further compensation and final payment to James Jackson on account of an accident, while working in ballast-pit, as recommended by the Railways Committee 1 2 50

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CLASS VI.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued.

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item 1908-9. 19( WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. £ VOTE No. 19— continued. Miscellaneous— continued. Special allowance to officers in consideration of extra services in connection with the supervision of Work- ■ shops while working double shifts ... , ... 150 203 £ 2.100.209 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908" ... ... 88.000 Total—Vote No. 19 ... ... 2,062.209 TOTAL OF CLASS VI £2,06 ,209

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CLASS VII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS.

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i.»UO-». Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 20—Public Buildings 3,577 60 ,863 64 ,440 „ 21.—Government Domains 1,042 208 1 ,250 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. 4,619 61 ,071 65 ,690 tern. !<->( 9' i8-9. j;?' PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. lfi VOTE No. 20 £ £ 1 Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public bcildings, including additions, improvements, Fittings, and Furniture— Salaries — Architect 8 Draughtsmen: 1 at £265, 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 1 at £212, 4 at £200 6 Clerks: 1 at £275, 1 at £230, 2 at £200, 1 at £175, 1 at £170 Fire Inspector (also Officer in Charge Departmental Buildings, £250; and Supervisor Government Insurance Messengers, £65) .... ... ... j 550 1,727 1 ,250 50 3 ,577 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 io ! 11 j 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Other Charges incidental to — GovernmentHouse, Auckland... Temporary residence for His Excellency the Governor and staff Parliamentary Buildings Government Buildings throughout the Dominion — Departmental Buildings Rents Courthouses Gaols Police-stations ... ... Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices ... ... ... i Mental Hospitals Quarant.ne Stations Industrial and Training Schools ... ... Public Works workshops Maternity Homes Ponsonby Hall ... ... i Other Government Buildings .*. Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under " The Civil List Act, 1908 " : Government House, AucklandFuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning for Official and Reception Rooms, Outbuildings, and Grounds Furniture (or hire of same, including pianofortes) for, or renovation of, official and unofficial rooms 600 3 ,300 4,500 8,500 2,500 2,800 1,500 4,000 500 8 ,500 4,800 800 1 ,000 200 100 100 1 ,500 100 I 200

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CLASS VII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS— continued.

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Item. 19' 18-9. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. £ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 VOTE No. 20— continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other Charges incidental to —continued. Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided ' under " The Civil List Act, 1908 "— Board and travelling-expenses of His Excellency's servants when removing to Palmerston North ... 30 Telephones .... ■•■■ ••■ 50 Government House, Auckland (renovations) ... 900 Departmental Buildings, New Plymouth ... .... 500 Government Printing Office ... ... ••• 250 Helensville Courthouse ... ... ••• 150 Auckland Supreme Court ... ... ••• 300 Rotorua Courthouse (additions) ... ••• 200 Napier Courthouse (renovations) .... ••• 500 New Plymouth Courthouse ... ... ••• 250 Wanganui Courthouse (additions) ... ... 550 Lyttelton Police-station (renovations) ... ... j 225 Paeroa Post-office (renovations) ... ••• ; 260 Raglan Post-office (alterations) ... ... 200 Hawera Post-office (alterations and renovations) ... i 650 Waverley Post-office (additions) ... 300 Wellington Telegraph-office (fitting up temporary rooms) ... ... 250 Wellington Telegraph-office (temporary storage accommodation) ... ••• 350 Hokitika Post-office ... ... 150 Oamaru Post-office (drainage and renovations) ... 200 Dunedin Post-office (repairs and renovations) ... 1 ,000 Queenstown Post-office (additions) ... ... ! 350 Grant for Kumara Hospital ... ... ; 500 Waikato Sanatorium (painting of buildings and shelters) ... ... ... 400 Services and supplies for other Departments ... 200 Wages of Overseers and Staff Workmen ... ... 4 ,000 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 400 Freight, can age, and telephone subscriptions ... 250 Advertising, books, and periodicals ... .. 50 Cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services 300 Government Buildings throughout the Dominion : Fuel, light, water, and office requisites ... ... 100 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra Water supplied to Government Departments ... ... 100 Lamp and drinking-fountain, Royal Oak corner, junction of Onehunga Borough and Mount Roskill and One Tree Hill Road Districts (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 200 Compensation to workmen for tools lost in fire at back of General Post Office, Wellington ... ... 35 Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Dunedin, from 1st September, 1906, at £150 per annum ... ... 388 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... j 1,200 Karangahake Domain ... ... 50 Paeroa Domain ... 75 61,363 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " ... ... ; * 500 60 ,863 Total—Vote No. 20 ... ,. ' 64 ,440

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CLASS VII.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND DOMAINS— continued.

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item. 19 i8-9. GOVERNMENT DOMAINS. 1908-9. Total numher of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 21. Salaries — Head Gardener Gardeners : 2 at £141, 4 at £125, 1 at £110 £ 150 892 Other Charges incidental to — Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,042 208 1,250 Total —Vote No. 21 .. TOTAL OF CLASS YII £6 ,G90

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CLASS VIII. —MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS.

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1908-9. Salaries. . Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 22.—Maintenance and Improvement of Roads 25 ,000 25 ,000 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII 25 ,000 25 ,000 item. MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS. VOTE No. 22. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance and Improvement of Roads 25 ,000 Total—Vote No. 22 ... 25 ,000 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII £25,000

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CLASS IX.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.

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isuu- o. Other Charges. Total. Salaries. * Vote 23. — Printing and Stationery £ 33 ,747 £ 16 ,764 £ 50,511 TOTAL OF CLASS IX "' 33 ,747 33 ,747 16,764 j 50 ,511 Item., 19 18-9. Classification and Increases under Regulation. PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 475 VOTE No. 23. 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 £275, 2 at £220, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £185, 1 at £165. 1 at £135 3 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £75, 1 at £50 ... 2 Warehousemen : 1 at £205, 1 at £186 ... 10 Assistants in Stationery Office, &c. : 1 at £166, I at £150, 1 at £145, 2 at £130, 1 at £104, 1 at £91, 1 at £85, 2 at £65 9 Overseers and Sub-overseers : 1 at £300, 1 at £270, 1 at £264, 2 at £260, 1 at £215, 1 at £205, 2 at £200 12 Readers : 1. at, £260, 1 at, £235, 1 at £220,1 at £210, 4 at £205, 4 at £200 Type Storeman Divider Mechanical Expert for Type-setting Machines 8 Operators for type-setting machines : 2 at £199, 6 at £195 ••■ ••• „ „ ••• 33 Compositors: 5 at £193, 1 at £191, 2 at £187, 3 at £185, 1 at £183, 4 at £179, 1 at £177, 15 at £173, 1 at £169 3 Apprentices at*£60 1 Binding Storekeeper at £201; 26 Book-finishers, Bookbinders, and Paper-rulers : 4 at £193, 1 at £187, 1 at £185, 1 at £183,1 at £179, 2 at £177,6 at £173, 10 at £169 5 Assistants in Binding-room : 1 at £156, 1 at £1.24, 1 at £122, 1 at £85, 1 at £46 3 Apprentices : 2 at £78, 1 at £60 Forewoman, Girls' Room 2 Sub-forewomen at £91 45 Folders, Sewers, &c. : 8 at £78, 8 at £72, 14 at £65, 10 at £59, 5 at £52 ... 27 Machinemen, Pressman, Paper-cutters, Assistants, &c. : 1 at £187, 2 at £183, 1 at £178, 1 at £173, 3 at £171, 1 at £169, 3 at £159, 8 at £156, 3 at £130, 2 £117, 1 at £85, 1 at £65 ... 050 305 395 240 1,590 220 391 1,131 2,174 2,545 195 190 240 1 ,568 5,925 180 4,789 533 216 140 182 2,960 4,085

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CLASS IX.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued.

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item. 19' 8-9. PRINTING AND STATIONERS DEPARTMENT— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 23— continued. Salaries— continued. 11 Stamp Printers, Assistants, : 1 at £280, 1 at £188, 1 at £183, 2 at £173, 1 at £117, 2 at £78, 2 at £65, 1 at £52 4 Stereotypers and Electrotypers : 1 at £325,1 at £185, 1 at £169, 1 at £143 2 Engineers and Engine-drivers : 1 at £234, 1 at £175 Carpenter Storeman 3 Labourers and Assistants : 2 at £138, 1 at £117 2 Watchmen at 8s. 6d. per diem Folders, Sewers, and Machine-workers (females) Apprentices, Machine Boys, Reader Boys, Errand Boys, Perforators, and Gummers Piecework and Extra Hands 1,452 822 409 171 156 393 310 1,850 2 8 2,750 10,000 4 49,157 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Other Charges incidental to — Stationery, Paper, and Parchment Stores. Bookbinding Material, and Printing-ink Freight, Cartage, Packing,Insurance, and Wharf Labour Machinery Type and Printing Material ... Fuel, GaB, and Lighting Overtime Printing Consolidated Statutes Extras connected with Monotype and Linotype Machines Monotype and Linotype Metal Water-supply Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Medical services Telephone Subscriptions and Expenses, and Maintenance of DepartmentalTelephone system Window-cleaning, Removal of Rubbish, and Chimneysweeping Gratuity to J. McGonagle, Machinist, Government Printing Office, on account of retirement through ill h ea ]t,h—six months'salary at £169 per annum Office equipment, advertising, travelling allowances and expenses ••■ Refund of amounts overpaid for publications Repairs to typewriters and requisites Typewriters for use of Government Departments Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 ,000 3,000 4 ,800 2 ,000 500 1,000 2 ,000 3 ,500 500 500 250 1,000 75 50 19 50 20 85 21. 25 25 75 1,000 22 23 21 25 75 45 ,510 Lithographic and Photographic Branch. 26 Salaries — Foreman Lithographer and Photographer .. 2 Draughtsmen : 1 at £320, 1 at £220 .., 3 Photographers and Etchers : 1 at £202, 1 at £210, 1 at £195 8 Lithographic Printers, &e.: 2 at £192, 1 at £188, 2 at £182, 3 at £179 Apprentice 3 Stone-grinders, &c.: 1 at £169, 1 at £159, 1 at £147 2 Machine-feeders: 1 at £65, 1 at £59 Extra hands 325 540 607 1,473 50 475 124 1,000 4,594

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CLASS IX.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued.

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[tern. 19 '8-9. PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 23— continued. Lithographic and Photographic Branch— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Paper, Ink, Stores, &c. Machinery £ 27 28 750 500 1,250 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 5,844 100 ,511 50 ,000 Total—Vote No. 23 50 ,511 TAL

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CLASS X.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT.

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If Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ete 24. —Stamp Department ... £ 6 ,340 £ 7,076 £ 13 ,416 „ 25 — Land and Deeds Registry 15,046 11 ,784 26 ,830 , TOTAL OF CLASS X ... 21,386 18 ,860 40 ,246 item. 19 '8-9. STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers . • 37 £ 2 VOTE No. 24 Salaries — Head Office — Commissioner of Stamps, Controller Death Duties, and Registrar of Companies Chief Clerk and Assistant Registrar of Companies Custodian and Issuer of Stamps Accountant 2 Clerks: 1 at £237, 1 at £235 Cadet Chief Stamper ••■ ••• ••■ 8 Stampers : 1 at £185, 1 at £115, 1 at £85, 1 at £65, 1 at £55,3 at £50 Messenger Messenger (146), Is. per day additional ... Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates (also Land-tax Commissioner, £700, and Superintendent Advances to Settlers, £50) Auckland — 2 Clerks: 1 at £325, 1 at £150 Cadette Cadet Wellington — Deputy Commissioner Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £75, 1 at £65 ... Wanganui — Cadet Hawke's Bay — Clerk Canterbury — Deputy Commissioner 3 Cadets : 1 at £110, 1 at £105; 1 at £75 ... Otago — Deputy Commissioner Cadette 2 Cadets: 1 at £90, 1 at £65 ... Invercargill — Clerk 725 360 330 295 472 75 210 655 180 18 100 475 105 50 285 140 140 4 80 5 140 6 355 290 410 125 155 170

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CLASS X.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

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item. 19' i8-9. STAMP DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 24— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Auditing stamps Blocks for postal notes Cleaning offices Die for post-cards Extra assistance Freight and cartage Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New plates and dies for printing stamps ... Office equipment Payment to General Post Office for services performed Postage-stamp and other paper Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing-inks ... Purchase of perforating-machines Refund of fine on deed (C. M. Jorgensen) Refund of fine on deed (J. R. Flower) Stamp presses Stamp-printing machinery Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 88 80 45 60 200 5 20 1,000 700 18 25 2,000 800 1,250 95 5 5 10 500 50 100 20 Total—Vote No. 24 ... 7,076 LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. 13 ,416 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 74 VOTE No. 25 Salaries — Auckland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Examiner of Titles ... Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar Second Assistant Land Registrar 3 Clerks : 2 at £220, 1 at £205 Typiste 5 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 2 at £65, 1 at £50 Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Deputy Registrar of Deeds Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £105, 1 at £65 .. Typiste Wellington — Registrar-General of Land, District Land Registrar, and Registrar of Deeds Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar Examiner of Titles and Assistant Land Registrar Draftsman 5 Clerks: 1 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £227, 1 at £225, 1 at £156 4 Cadets: 2 at £120, 1 at £85, 1 at £75 ... 2 Typistes : 1 at £105, 1 at £100 Messenger Office-cleaner 590 340 265 645 140 360 335 190 170 110 3 640 385 340 150 1,078 400 205 165 50

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CLASS X—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

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item. 19 i8-9. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY— continued. VOTE No. 25 — continued. Salaries— continued. Hawke's Bay — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar Clerk Typiste 540 270 190 100 Poverty Bay — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles (also President Maori Land Council, Judge of Validation and Native Land Court, £130. and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps) ... ■ Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds 3 Cadets : 1 at £90, 1 at £75, 1 at £65 ... 425 270 230 Nelson — Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk Cadet 335 190 120 Marlborough — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Cadet 275 85 Canterbury — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk... 3 Clerks: 1 at £265, 1 at £150, 1 at £145 4 Cadets : 1 at £95, 2 at £75, 1 at £65 ... Typiste 590 340 560 310 110 9 Westland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, Sheriff, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps (also £200 as Magistrate) Assistant Land Registrar and Clerk for Stamp Office... 325 235 10 Otago — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk .. 2 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £221 Typiste Cadet Office-cleaner 565 340 471 100 75 50 11 Southland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Examiner of Titles, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Assistant Land Registrar and Chief Clerk .. 3 Clerks: 1 at £230, 1 at £166, 1 at £160 Cadet Office-cleaner 440 300 556 65 26 f 15 ,046

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CLASS X—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

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item. 19( 6-9. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY— continued. £ £ 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 VOTE No. 25— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, books, and publications Binding books Book typewriters Cleaning offices Contract work for recording ... Draughtsman's work performed by the Survey Department Extra clerical assistance Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and water Office equipment, including books and papers, and looseleaf ledgers Mounting and binding plans Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preparation of Land Transfer Index Rent Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriter repairs Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 900 100 74 70 2,200 5,000 2,200 5 200 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 20 50 200 25 375 65 250 25 ■*- 25 » 11 ,784 Total —Vote No. 25 ... 26 ,83( TOTAL OF CLASS X £4i ,246

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1908-9. Other Charges. | Total. Salaries. ote 26—Native Department... £ 2,080 £ 225 £ 2,30f „ 27. —Native Land Court 11 ,223 6,500 17 ,72S ,, 28. —Maori Lands Administration 2,772 870 3,645 „ 29.—Maori Councils 290 600 89C „ 30. —Miscellaneous Services 12 ,719 12 ,71S TOTAL OF CLASS XI 16 ,365 16 ,365 !0 ,914 37 ,279 * item. NATIVE DEPARTMENT. 1908-9, 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 26 Salaries— Head Office — Under-Secretary Chief Clerk ... Record Clerk (also Acting Superintendent Maori Councils, £140) 3 Clerks: 1 at £315 (also Private Secretary to Native Minister, £25), 1 at £160, 1 at£l20 Translator Cadet £ £ 625 300 135 595 360 65 2 3 4 Other Charges incidental to — Printing, stationery, and office requisites ... Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 2,080 25 100 100 Total—Vote No. 26 . 225 2.3 2 ,305 NATIVE LAND COURT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 42 VOTE No. 27. Salaries — Head Office — Chief Judge (also Chief Judge, Validation Court) Clerk to Chief Judge 11 Judges: 1 (President Native Appellate Court) at£600, 6 at, £550,1 at £500,1 at £400,1 at £130 (also Judge of Validation Court and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds and Examiner of Titles, Gisborne, £425), 1 at £50 (also President Waikato Maori Land Board) 2 Clerks and Interpreters : 1 at £220 (also Interpreter to House of Representatives, £175), 1 (Native Appellate Court) at £225 ... 750 220 4,980 445

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Item. NATIVE LAND COURT— continued. 19C 18-9. 2 VOTE No. 27— continued. Salaries— continued. Wellington — Registrar 13 Clerks : 1 at £240, 1 at £220, 1 at £200, 2 at £195, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £166, 3 at £156. 1 at £140, 1 at £130 Cadet Auckland — Registrar 3 Clerks: 1 at £210, 1 at £190, 1 at £130 2 Clerks and Interpreters: 1 at £200, 1 at £170 Cadet Typiste Gisborne — Registrar 2 Clerks and Interpreters: 1 at £210, 1 at £170 Clerk £ 290 2 ,324 100 280 530 370 65 j 78 £ 255 380 156 Other Charges incidental to — Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and cleaning Payment of Assessors, Extra Clerks, and Interpreters.. Printing and stationery and office requisites Rent Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 11,223 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 75 70 1 ,500 50 275 4,500 30 ToiAi —Vote No. 27 ... 6,500 17 ,72; MAORI LANDS ADMINISTRATION. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 10 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 28. Salaries— Tokerau District Maori Land Board — President (also Judge, Native Land Court) Waiariki District Maori Land Board — Clerk Waikato District Maori Land Board — President 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 400 160 375 375 180 400 156 375 195 156 Other Charges incidental to — Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and cleaning Payment of Members of Boards, Extra Clerks, and Interpreters Printing and stationery Rent Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 2,772 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 320 20 50 450 10 Total—Vot* No. 28 870

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Item. 1908-9. MAORI COUNCILS. 1908-9. Total number of officers 2 £ £ VOTE No. 29. Salaries — Acting Superintendent (also Record Clerk, Native Department, £135) Organizing Inspector 140 150 140 150 290 290 2 8 4 5 Other Charges— Expenses of delegates and other charges incidental to general conference of Maori Councils Subsidies to Maori Councils Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 400 100 50 400 100 50 50 600 Total—Vote No. 29 ... ... - 800 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOTE No. 30. Charges incidental to — Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds Compensation for claims, Utanga Block No. 9 Exhibit of Maori women's work at Exhibition oi Women's Work, Melbourne Expenses of Native Land Commission Fernie Bros. : Refund survey charge Final payment on account of Hunua "tenths " ... i Payment to Survey Department for preparation of plans, <fcc. ... ... •■• Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of land to provide for wants of former Native owners of Waiohau No. 1b Block, of which they were deprived by a fraudulent sale, and which is now held by a subsequent bona fide purchaser under the Land Transfer Act Retiring allowance to Colonel T. W. Porter, late President Maori Land Board Seed-potatoes and vegetable-seeds for Maoris Survey of Papatupu lands (on account) Telephones 2,000 200 102 6,000 196 21 300 600 2,000 400 350 500 50 2,000 10 400 350 500 50 11 12 13 Total —Vote No. 30 ... ... — 12 ,719 TOTAL OF CLASS XI £$ ,279

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CLASS XII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

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j Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. £ £ £ 2,255 ote 31.—Department of Justice 2 ,255 „ 32.—Patent Office 1 ,090 1 ,090 „ 33— Supreme Court 5,331 3 ,800 9,131 „ 34—Bankruptcy 2,545 1 ,686 4,231 35.—District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts • 45,105 | 13,100 58 ,205 36. —Criminal Prosecutions ... 13 ,500 ! 13 ,500 ,, 37. —Coroners ... 5 ,700 j 5,700 38, —Cook Islands Administration 1 ,275 3 ,278 | 4,553 ,, 39. —Miscellaneous Services 10,808 10 ,808 „ 40. —Prisons ... 25 ,332 20,900 j 46 ,232 TOTAL OF CLASS XII 82 ,933 72 ,772 155 ,705 155 ,705 Item. 19' 18-9. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 1 £ £ VOTE No. 31. Salaries — Under-Secretary Chief Clerk ... ••■ 4 Clerks : 1 at £385, 1 at £365 (also Private Secretary to Minister, £25). 1 at £225, 1 at £140 ... 1 Cadet 650 395 £ 650 395 ,115 95 1,115 95 Total —Vote No. 31 .. ... 2 ,255 PATENT OFFICE. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 6 i VOTE No. 32. Salaries — Registrar of Patents. Designs, and Trade-marks 3 Clerks: 1 at £185,1 at £160. 1 at £115... Cadet Messenger and librarian 400 460 50 180 Total—Vote No. 32 ... ... SUPREME COURT. 1 ,090 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 29 VOTE No. 33 Salaries — Auckland — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar (also Clerk of Awards, £20) 475 260

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item. SUPREME COURT— continued. 1908-9. VOTE No. 33— continued. Salaries — continued. Auckland — conti nued. Cadet Crier, Messenger, and Office-cleaner Assistant Office-cleaner £ 75 177 j 10 £ Wellington — Registrar, Sheriff, and Registrar Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar Calso Clerk of Awards, £20) Clerk Cadet Crier and Messenger Messenger and Office-cleaner 2 Assistant Office-cleaners 475 300 160 50 170 180 77 > Ohristchurch — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar (also Clerk of Awards, £20) Cadet Crier and Messenger ... ... . Office-cleaner Assistant Messenger 475 260 75 127 50 100 Dunedin — Registrar and Sheriff Deputy Registrar (also Clerk of Awards, £20) Cadet' Crier, Messenger, and Office-cleaner 450 250 50 185 6 Clerks to Judges at £150 900 6 Other Charges incidental io — Travelling allowances and expenses of Judges, and other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal Proportion of fees to be refunded to Sheriffs 5,331 3 ,700 100 7 Total—Vote No. 33 3,800 9,131 BANKRUPTCY. 1908-9. Total number of officeri .. 9 VOTE No. 34. Salaries — Auckland — Official Assignee 2 Clerks: 1 at £220, 1 at £ 105 450 325 2 Wellington — Official Assignee Clerk 450 150 ■ Ohristchurch — Official Assignee Clerk 450 150 Dunedin — Official Assignee Clerk 450 120 2,545

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;em.\ 191 18-9. B AN KRUPTCY— continued. 5 6 7 8 9 1.0 VOTE No. 34— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, purchase of books and newspapers Commission to Deputy Assignees Extra clerical and other assistance Fuel, light, water, cleanine:, cartage, and office equipment and maintenance Legal expenses Payment to Public Trust Office for services of officers acting as Deputy Assignees ... Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 150 1,000 100 100 30 £ 11 12 13 66 160 30 50 Total —Vote No. 34 1,686 4,23 DISTRICT. MAGISTRATES'. AND WARDENS' COURTS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 186 3 VOTE No. 35. Salaries — Auckland — Magistrate (also District Judge, Waikato and Thames) 5 Clerks: 1 at £370, 1 at £260, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £120 2 Cadets : 1 at, £65, I at £60 ... Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger Magistrate's Court, Stamp Office and Registrar of Deeds Office, and Office-cleaner Russell, Mangonui, Whangaroa, Kaeo, Kaitaia. Rawene, Kohukohu, Waimate, Kaikohe, Houhora, and Kawakawa— Magistrate Whangarei, Dargaville, Helensville, Warkworth, Maungaturoto, Port Albert, Waipu, and Paparoa — Magistrate and Warden Clerk at Whangarei (Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c.)... Clerk at Maungaturoto, Paparoa, and Waipu Onehunga, Otahuhu, Papakura, Pukekohe, Mercer, Waiuku, Ngaruawahia, Raglan, Huntly — Magistrate Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Kawhia, Te Kuiti, Otorohanga, Taumarunui, Matiere, Matamata, Morrinsville, Rotorua, and Taupo — Magistrate Clerk and Registrar of Births, <fec, Hamilton Bailiff, Hamilton Clerk at Rotorua and Registrar of Electors 2 Cadets: 1 at £75, 1 at £65 ... Thames, Coromandel, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Waihi, and Mercury Bay — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, and Registrar of Electors 2 Clerks : 1 at £140, 1 at £120 Bailiff Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c.,at Paeroa Cadet Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, at Coromandel Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c, at, Waihi ... 2 Cadets : 1 at £85, 1 at £65 ... 750 1,020 125 190 160 150 450 525 195 80 575 / 525 250 130 200 140 6 575 315 260 200 240 75 160 220 150

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ttem.j DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', A.ND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. 19 18-9. VOTE No. 35— continued. Salaries— con tinned. Tauranga, Maketu, Te Puke, Opotiki, and Whakatane — Magistrate and Commissioner, Native Land Court Clerk and Interpreter, and Registrar of Births, <fec, and Registrar of Electors £ 575 £ 240 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 ... 575 295 130 160 190 New Plymouth, Opunake, and Waitara — Magistrate (also District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Registrar Supreme Court, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps) Clerk, Sheriff, Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, and Registrar of Electors Clerk Cadet Bailiff and Office-cleaner, and Crier of Supreme Court 550 300 120 85 180 10 Hawera, Stratford, Inglewood, Patea, Manaia, and Eltham — Magistrate Clerk at Hawera, also Registrar of Electors, &c. Cadet Bailiff Clerk, Stratford Cadet Clerk, Eltham 575 250 85 160 220 65 195 11 Wanganui, Waverley, Marton, Bull's, and Raetihi — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court... Clerk, Sheriff, and Deputy Registrar Supreme Court ... 2 Clerks: 1 at £150, 1 at £140 Bailiff and Crier, Supreme Court Clerk at Marton and Bull's 575 300 290 170 150 12 Palmerston North, Feilding, Kimbolton., Foxton, Otaki, Levin, Hunterville, Taihape, and Mangaweka — Magistrate, also Registrar Supreme Court Clerk, Sheriff, and Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court... Clerk Cadet Bailiff Clerk at Feilding Clerk and Bailiff at Otaki Clerk and Bailiff at Taihape 575 275 120 85 170 200 190 160 13 Wellington, Petone, Lower Hutt, and Upper Hutt — 2 Magistrates : 1 at £700, 1 at £600 4 Clerks: 1 at £370, 1 at £230, 1 at £155, 1 at £130... 3 Cadets: 1 at £85, 1 at £75, 1 at £65 ... Bailiff Assistant Bailiff Messenger, &c. 1,300 885 225 200 170 180 14 Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, Whareama, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Woodville, Pongaroa, and Martin borough — Magistrate Clerk and Sheriff, also Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk and Bailiff at Pahiatua, and Registrar of Births, Ac. Clerk and Bailiff, Carterton 575 260 65 170 200 75

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item. 1 190£ DISTRICT. MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' -- COURTS — continued. £ i8-9. 8- £ VOTE No. 35— continued. Salaries — continued. Napier, Hastings, Waipawa, Ormondville, Porangahau, and Dannevirke — Magistrate, Sheriff, and Registrar Supreme Court ... 575 : 3 Clerks : 1 at £270, 1 at £180, 1 at £105 ... 555 Cadet ... ... ... 75 Bailiff ... ... ... : 170 Clerk at Hastings ... ... ... 250 Cadet ... ... ... 65 Bailiff ... ... ... 130 Clerk and Bailiff at Dannevirke ... ... I 230 Cadet ... ... ... ! 85 M 15 16 Nelson, Brightwater, Motueka, Collingwood, and Takaka — Magistrate, Registrar Supreme Court, District Land Registrar, Examiner of Titles, and Registrar of Deeds ... ... ... 575 Clerk, Deputy Registrar Supreme Court, and Receiver of Gold Revenue, &c. ... ... .. 320 Bailiff, and Crier Supreme Court ... 160 Messenger and Office-cleaner, Magistrate's and Supreme Court ... ... .. 60 Clerk and Receiver Gold Revenue, Collingwood ... 170 Blenheim, Kaikoura, Picton, and Havelock — Magistrate, Warden, and Registrar of Supreme Court 575 Clerk (also Sheriff, and Deputy Registrar Supreme Court), and Registrar of Electors ... ... 270 Clerk ... ... ... 105 Bailiff ... ... ... 170 Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Havelock ... 160 17 IS Christchurch, Lyttelton, Leeston, and South-bridge — District Judge, Canterbury, Westland, and Otago, &c. .. 750 Magistrate and Coroner (fees), also Commissioner | Native Land Court ... ... ... 700 4 Clerks: 1 at £325, 1 at £250, I at £165, 1 at £130 870 Cadet ... ... ... 75 Bailiff ... ... ... 190 2 Assistant Bailiffs : 1 at £155, 1 at £100 ... ... 255 Clerk and Registrar of Births, &c, also Registrar of Electors at Lyttelton ... ... ... 190 19 Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley, Oxford, Darfield, Culverden, Cheviot, Rakaia. Akaroa, Ashburton, and Little River —- Magistrate ... ... ... i 575 Clerk, Kaiapoi and Rangiora, also Registrar of Electors j 225 Clerk and Bailiff at Darfield, also Registrar of Electors 110 Clerk, Ashburton ... ... ... 220 Bailiff and Assistant Clerk ... .. ... 160 20 Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, and Fairlie — Magistrate and Sheriff ... ... ... 575 Clerk ... ... ... 300 Clerk ... ... 120 Bailiff ... ... ... 170 21 Greymouth, Brunnerton, Reefton, and Ahaura — Magistrate and Warden ... ... ... 525 Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Greymouth. and Registrar of Births (also Land Officer, £10) ... 300 i

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Item. 1908-9. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES', AND WARDENS' COURTS— continued. 21 21 VOTE No. 35— continued. Salaries — continued. Greymouth, Brunnerton, Reefton, and Ahaura —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, &c, Ahaura £ 200 175 150 210 130 170 22 22 Hokitika, Ross, Stafford, Qoldsborough, Kumara, and Okarito — Magistrate, Warden, 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 Clerk 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 200 230 90 65 i 140 190 110 23 23 Westport, Denniston, Charleston, Granity, Seddonville, Lyell, and Murchison — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Sheriff, Registrar of Electors, Clerk to Agent Colliery Reserve, Westport Cadet Bailiff 500 230 85 130 24 24 Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel, and Fort Chalmers — Magistrate 4 Clerks: 1 at £360, 1 at £230, 1 at £155, 1 at £120... Cadet Bailiff Assistant, Bailiff Clerk at Port Chalmers, Registrar of Electors, and Registrar of Births, &c. 625 865 85 190 160 180 25 Oamaru, Palmerston, Hawksbury, Hampden, Waimate, Kurow, and Livingstone — Magistrate Clerk at Oamaru, Registrar of Births, &c, and Registrar of Electors Cadet Bailiff Clerk, also Registrar of Electors, at Waimate Bailiff 575 280 80 170 200 60 26 Invercargill, Campbelltown, Wyndham, Lumsden, Riverton, Otautau, Orepuki, and Winton — Magistrate an d Warden Clerk, Sheriff, and Registrar Supreme Court (also Deputy-Registrar of Old-age Pensions, £45) ... 2 Clerks : 1 at £195, 1 at £120 Cadet, Bailiff, and Crier, Ac, Supreme Court Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, Riverton and Orepuki, and Registrar of Births, &c, also Registrar of Electors Cadet 575 345 315 75 185 170 65

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tern. 19 i8-9. DISTRICT, MAGISTRATES'. AND WARDENS' COURTS- -continued 27 28 VOTE] No. 35 — continued. Salaries — continued. !7 Clyde, Alexandra, Cromwell. Roxburgh, 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 Cadet Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, also Registrar of Electors, at Queenstown Clerk !8 Naseby, Black's, St. Bathan's, Patearoa, Hyde, Middlemarch, and Macrae's — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue, also Registrar of Electors Clerk 19 Lawrence, Gore, Milton, Balcliitha, Kaitangata, Waikaia, Tapanui, Clinton, and Owaka — Magistrate and Warden Clerk and Receiver of Gold Revenue at Lawrence, and Registrar of Births, &c. also Registrar of Electors ... Cadet Clerk at Gore Cadet Bailiff at Gore 10 Chatham Islands — Magistrate, Medical Officer, <fcc. il Additional Magistrate 12 110 Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts : 105 at £10, 1 at £45, 1 at, £30, 3 at £15 £ 500 300 75 200 65 210 120 575 240 120 29 550 280 50 170 50 80 30 300 500 31 32 1,170 Other Charges incidental to— 3 Mileage fees to be refunded to Bailiffs 4 Office-cleaners 5 Rents ;6 Travelling expenses and allowances 45 ,105 33 34 35 36 4,500 1,900 400 6,300 Total—Vote No. 35 ... 13 ,100 58 ,205 CRT M IN A L PROSECUTION S. VOTE No. 36. Charges incidental to — 1 i Expenses of Witnesses ... 2 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors ... 3 Pay men I of Jurors under "The Juries Act, 1908" 7,000 3,000 3 ,500 Total—Vote No. 36 ... 13 ,500 CORONERS. VOTE No. 37. Charges incidental to — 1 i Fees and Expenses on Inquests 2 Payment of JurorB 3 Witnesses' expenses 3,600 1,600 500 Total—Vote No. 37 ... 5,701

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Item. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. 19( )8-9. 1908-9. Total number of officers ... 6 VOTE No. 38. Salaries — Salary of Resident Commissioner, Cook and other Islands Rarotonga— Salary of Postmaster Salary of Collector of Customs Salary of Resident Commissioner at Niue Salary of Teacher, Niue (6 months) ... Fruit Inspector £ £ 500 50 200 300 125 100 Other Charges incidental to — Cook and other Islands, notwithstanding anything in •' The Cook Islands Government Act, 1908," to the 1,275 2 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 Refund of portion of fine inflicted on the Churchill Co-operative Dairy Company for a breach of the Companies Act Subsidy for steamer-service between the Islands Subsidy for service to Niue 950 I 1 ,719 9 300 300 5 6 Total—Vote No. 38 ... 3 ,278 4 ,553 1 2 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 39. Charges incidental to — Advertising, purchase of books, periodicals, copying apparatus, and requisites therefor Allowance to J. Ashcroft, late Official Assignee, Wellington, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement Allowance to C. C. Graham for services as Stipendiary Magistrate Compensation to John Freebody for alleged wrongful imprisonment, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee ... ... £26 Less reduction in Committee of Supply 1 150 113 3 100 1 25 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Expenses of winding up companies under " Companies Act, 1908" Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act ... Expenses under "Habitual Drunkards Act " Expenses under " The Juries Act, 1908 "... Extra clerical and other assistance, copying, and interpreting Fees to Patent Office Agents ... Fidelity guarantee premiums ... Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, office equipment and maintenance of Court grounds and offices... Legal expenses Payment to Mr. Joliffe in respect of Statute Law Revision Payments to Printing Office for Patent Office Gazette... Postage and telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation ... Purchase of safes for Courts ... Reprint of New Zealand Law Reports Statutes Revision Commission ... ... ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 20 100 500 250 I i 1 ,000 60 240 1 ,600 30 500 200 1 ,500 L5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 .20 150 2,000 1 ,000 500 250 250 250 Total—Vote No. 39 ... i 10,808

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item. 19' PRISONS. 38-9. Increases under Regulation. 1908-9. '• £ Total number of officers .. 164 £ 2 3 VOTE No. 40. Salaries— Inspector's Office — Inspector of Prisons ... ... ... 700 2 Clerks: 1 at, £250, 1 at £190 ... .'. 440 Auckland — Gaoler ... ... ... 310 Surgeon ... ... ... 100 Matron ... ... ... ]20 Chief Warder ... ... ... 190 5 Principal Warders: 2 at £180, 1 at £175, 2 at £170 375 26 Warders: 6 at £160, 1 at £155, 3 at £150, 13 at £145, 2 at £140, 1 at £135 ... ... ... 3 )8 65 Assistant Matron ... ... ... j go New Plymouth — Gaoler (also Manager Reformatory Prison, £50) .... 220 Surgeon ... ... ... 65 Matron ... ... .... 50 2 Principal Warders at £170 ... ... ... 340 4 Warders: 1 at £155,1 at, £150, 2 at £135 575 Wellington Prisons — Gaoler ... ... ... 320 Surgeon ... ... ... LOO Matron ... ... ...' \\q Chief Warder ... ... ... 195 2 Principal Warders : 1 at £180. 1 at £170 ... 350 22 Warders: 3 at £160, 2 at £155, 6 at £150, 7 at £145, 3 at £140, 1 at £135 ... ... ... 3 ,260 Assistant Matron ... ... 80 Wanganui — Gaoler (retiring) at £220 (4 months) ... ... 74 Gaoler ... ... 200 Surgeon ... ... ... j 50 Matron (retiring) at £50 (4 months) ... ... I 17 Matron ... ... ... . 50 Principal Warder ... ... ... 165 2 Warders at £140 ... ... ... 280 Napier — Gaoler ... ... ... 300 Surgeon ... ... ... 65 Matron ... ... ... 50 Principal Warder ... ... ... 175 . 4 Warders : 2 at £160, 1 at £150, 1 at £135 ... 605 Westport — Gaoler ... ... ... 174 Picton — Gaoler ... ... ... 174 Lyttelton — Gaoler ... ... ... 400 Surgeon ... ... ... . 100 Matron ... ... ... 120 Chief Warder ... ... ... 195 2 Principal Warders at £180 ... ... .. I 360 16 Warders: 3 at £160, 1 at £155, 2 at £150, 7 at £145, 1 at £140, 2 at £135 ... ... 2,360 Assistant Matron ... ... ... §5 Hokitika— Gaoler ... ... ... 220 Surgeon (also Mental Hospitals, £175) ... ... 50 Matron ,.. ... ... 60 Principal Warder ... ... 165 2 Warders: 1 at £145, 1 at £135 ... ". 280 Dunedin — Gaoler ... ... ... 350 Surgeon ... ... ... 100 Matron ... ... ... \\^ Chief Warder ... ... ... 200 6 7 8 9 10 11

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item. 19i 18-9. PRISONS— continued. 12 11 VOTE No. 40— continued. Salaries — continued. Dunedin —continued. 3 Principal Warders : 2 at £180, 1 at £170 10 Warders: 1 at £160, 1 at £150, 5 at £145, 1 at £140, 2 at £135 Assistant Matron Invercargill — Gaoler Matron Principal Warder 2 Warders at £135 Medical Attendance Timaru — Gaoler £ 530 - -. 1,445 80 210 50 170 270 50 13 174 1.4 Oamaru — Gaoler Clyde — Gaoler Naseby — Gaoler Waiotapu — Gaoler, with rank of principal warder 5 Warders : 3 at £140, 2 at £135 Hanmer — Gaoler, with rank of principal warder 3 Warders : 1 at £145, 2 at £135 Waipa — Gaoler, with rank of Principal Warder 2 Warders : 1 at £140, 1 at £135 Manager, Reformatory Prison (also Gaoler, New Plymouth, £220) 174 15 156 16 174 17 180 690 18 180 415 19 175 275 20 50 Other Charges incidental to — Clothing, Bedding, Furniture, <fcc. Coals, Forage, and Materials for Brick-making "... Expenses connected with the Tree-planting Prisons, including Gratuities and Travelling-expenses Freight, Cartage, and Wharfage ... ... j Gas, Water, and Electric Current ... ... Gratuities and Rewards to Prisoners on Discharge for Good Conduct Lodging-allowances Medicines and Medical Comforts Newspapers, Books, Periodicals, Advertising, and Office Requisites Postage, Telegrams, and Rent of Boxes Rations, Fuel, Seeds, and Plants ... Sanitary Services, Cleaning, and Disinfectants Telephone Subscriptions and Expenses ... ... i Temporary Officers ... ... ... Tools and Materials for Prison Labour, Ac. ... ... Travelling Allowances and Expenses, and Conveyance of Prisoners ... ... ... Uniforms for Prison Officers ... ... ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 25 ,332 21 22 23 2,500 900 24 25 26 5,000 100 1,200 27 28 29 1,000 1,300 450 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 100 200 8,000 400 100 600 750 37 38 1,200 400 200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 24 ,400 3,500 Total—Vote No. 40 ... 20 ,900 46 ,232 TOTAL OF CLASS XII £155,71 05

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Salaries. J Other Charges. 1 Total. £ £ £ ote41.—Police Department... ... 133,605 40,582 174 ,187 ,, 42.—Miscellaneous Services ... ... 1,055 I 1,055 I— TOTAL OF CLASS XIII ... 133,605 41,637 U ,637 175 ,242 175 ,242 Item. an, ig POLICE DEPARTMENT. 190 )8-9. 3-9. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 821 VOTE No. 41. £ 1 Salaries— Head Office — Commissioner ... ... ... 625 4 Clerks : 1 Sub-Inspector at £290 ; 2 Sergeants—1 at £200, 1 at £192; 1 Constable at £155 ..." ... '. 837 2 Finger-print Experts : 1 at £200, 1 at £146 ... 346 1 Chief Detective ... ... ... 292 1 Sergeant (Editor Police Gazette) ... ... 219 1 Sergeant (Storekeeper) ... ... ... 200 Districts — 9 Inspectors : 1 at £460, 2 at £450. 1 at £440, 1 at £410, 3 at £390, 1 at £340 ... ... ... 3,720 6 Sub-Inspectors : 3 at £310, 1 at £290, 1 at £270, ; 1 at £260 ... ..-. .. | 1,750 4 Station Sergeants : 3 at 13s. 6d. per day, I at 13s. per day ... ... ... 976 1 Sergeant-major at 12s. 6d. per day .. ... 228 78 Sergeants : 34 at 12s., 9 at lis. 6d., 23 at lis., 12 at 10s. 6d. per day ... i.. ... 16,252 635 Constables: 125 at 9s. 6d., 59 at 9s., 115 at, 8s. 6d., 98 at 8s.,.228 at 7s. 6d. per day, 10 at 7s. 6d. per day (6 months) ... ... ... 95,402 4 Chief Detectives at 16s. 6d. per day ... ... 1 ,204 34 Detectives : 4 at 15s., 1 at 14s., 6 at 13s., 1 at 12s., 6 at lis., 16 at 10s. per day ... ... 7,117 10 Probationers at 6s. per day ... ... ... 1,095 Native Constables ... ... ... 582 21 District Constables ... ... ... 1,180 Female Searchers .. ... ... 85 4 Matrons: 1 at £120, 1 at £115, 1 at £110, 1 at £105 450 Constable acting as Magazine-keeper ... ... ! 10 Contributions to Salaries of Inspectors under Explosives Act: 1 at £58, 1 at £50 ... ... :... I 108 4 Surgeons (1 at each centre), £100 each ... ... 400 Extra Pay to 16 Constables doing plain-clothes duty, and 22 District and Assistant Clerks, at Is. per day 693 £ £ £ 625 837 346 292 219 200 | 3,720 1,750 976 228 16 ,252 95 ,402 1 ,204 7,117 1 ,095 582 1 ,180 85 450 10 I 108 400 693 133 ,771 Less contributions from other Departments ... 166 133 ,771 166 133 ,605 Other Charges incidental to — 2 Bicycle allowances and expenses ... ... 450 3 Clothing (free issue), including repairs ... . 2,000 4 Clothing and stores for issue on payment... ... 800 5 Fidelity guarantee premiums and insurance ... 40 6 Finger-print Bureau ... ... ... 100 7 - House allowances to officers and men unprovided with | quarters: 7 Inspectors — 1 at £80, 1 at £65, 5 | 133 ,605 2 3 4 5 (i 7 450 2 ,000 800 40 100

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CLASS XIII.—POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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;em. 19 »8-9. POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued.! 9 LO 11 12 13 11 15 s VOTE No. 41— continued. Othee Charges incidental to — continued. at £50; 4 Sub-Inspectors—2 at £60, 2 at £50; 2 Station Sergeants—1 at £50, 1 at £45 ; 30 Sergeants at Is. 6d. per day ; 175 Constables*at Is. per day ; 4 Chief Detectives at 2s. per day ; 30 Detectives at Is. 6d. per day .. Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty ... Packing and carting, freight, wharfage, and storage ... Photographing prisoners, exhibits, and localities Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice thereon, and interpreting Postage, telegrams, registration of code address, and rent of private boxes Purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses Rations, fuel, light, and water ... Rent of stations, quarters, paddocks, allowances for sleeping accommodation, and rates on leasehold properties Repairing, painting, and improving police premises Rewards and expenses for the suppression of slygrog selling, and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts Saddlery and police vans Scavenging, chimney-sweeping, cleaning stations and windows, sanitary services and washing... Stores and supplies, and expenses incidental thereto, newspapers and advertising, law reports, directories, and office equipment Telephone connections Travelling-expenses of police and transport of prisoners, transfer expenses of police and their families, and repairs to vehicles damaged by prisoners Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 5,692 350 2 ,000 150 2,000 2,600 2,600 2,900 £ 3,000 500 16 17 950 200 18 19 20 300 750 1,100 21 22 13 ,500 23 300 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908" 42 ,282 1,700 Total—Vote No. 41 ... 40 ,582 174,187 1 2 3 4 5 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 42. Charges incidental to — Compassionate allowances to widows of Constables— Mrs. Margaret Carttnill Mrs. Annie H. Chisholm Mrs. Annie Cooper Mrs. T. J. Drake Compassionate allowance to widow of ex-Constable McClusky, Auckland, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Compassionate allowance to E. E. B. Lyons, daughter of the late Constable J. D. Lyons Expenses of departmental inquiry re Police Surgeon at Auckland Expenses incurred by Constable Connor through being injured while on duty Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service 165 165 174 219 50 6 100 7 8 120 9 22 40 Total—Vote No. 42 ... 1 ,055 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII £175,242

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CLASS XIV.—MINES DEPARTMENT.

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 43.—-Mines Department... £ £ £ 6,365 6 ,365 „ 44.—-Dominion Analyst Branch 1 ,455 1,470 2,925 ., 45. —Geological Survey Branch 3 ,975 8,840 12 ,815 „ 46. —Miscellaneous Services 17,395 17 ,395 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV 11 ,795 27 ,705 39 ,50i .tern. 19 18-9. MINES DEPARTMENT. £ 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 22 VOTE No. 43. Salaries — • Head Office — Under-Secretary .. ..." Chief Clerk (also Secretary, Board of Examiners under Mining and Coal-mines Acts, £50) Secretary, Board of Examiners under Mining and Coalmines Acts (also Chief Clerk, £340) 3 Clerks : 2 at £220, 1 at £150 . Cadet Government Geologist Secretary, Mining Bureau Draughtsman Inspection Staff- — Inspecting Engineer and Inspector of Mines Thames — Inspector of Mines Cadet Waihi— Inspector of Mines Westport— Inspector of Mines Clerk Reefton — Inspector of Mines Dunedin — Inspector of Mines ... ... Clerk ClydeInspector of Mines Schools of Mines — 3 Lecturers and Instructors : 1 at £350, 1 at £210, and 1 at £190 700 340 50 590 50 400 335 305 525 315 60 315 365 115 315 365 170 300 750 Total —Vote No. 43 6 ,365

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CLASS XIV.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

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;em. 18-9. 19( DOMINION ANALYST BRANCH. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 8 £ £ VOTE No. 44. Salaries — Dominion Analyst (also Public Health Department, £120) Laboratory Assistants: 1 at £265,1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £100 Caretaker 2 Cadets: 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... 540 655 150 110 Other Charges incidkntal to — Books, newspapers, and periodicals ... ... Chemicals and apparatus Cleaning Extra Clerical assistance Freight and cartage Fuel, Light, and Water Laboratory Assistance Lodging-allowances of Cadets ... ' ... Office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Subscriptions to Technical Societies Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote, ... 1,455 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 50 600 70 150 20 150 150 50 50 20 10 50 100 1,470 Total—Vote No. 44 ... • 2,92 « GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 45. Salaries— Director Geologists : 1 at £350, 2 at £200 ... Mining Geologist Assistant Geologists: 2 at £185, 2 at £175 Topographer Assistant Topographers : 2 at £200 Draughtsman Assistant Draughtsman Shorthand-writer and Typist ... Clerk 800 750 335 695 325 400 210 130 215 115 Other Chahges incidental to — Books and Periodicals Cost of work done by Government Printer Expert and Temporary Assistance allowances : 9 at £50 Freight and cartage Instruments Office equipment and rents Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of Petrographical Apparatus and working3 ,975 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.0 150 1 ,250 800 450 50 150 80 150 11 12 13 11 expenses Telephones Travelling Allowances and Expenses Tools, Equipment, and Field Expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 375 10 600 4,750 25 8,840 Total—Vote No. 45 ... 12,81

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itein.l i8-9. 19( MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. £ £ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 i 2 3 4 VOTE No. 46. Charges incidental to — Advertising, books, newspapers, periodicals, and photos Buffalo Domain, Coromandel ... Contribution towards expenses of Miners' Union, in connection with Nightcaps Royal Commission Contribution towards expenses of Nightcaps Coal Company, in connection with Nightcaps Royal Commission Cost of work to be done and material supplied by other Departments Cost of Collecting Goldfields Revenue Expenses of Boards of Examiners under Mining and Coal-mines Acts ... ... Expenses of Inspecting Engineer reporting on electrical mining installations in Australia ■ ... .. Extinguishing burning coal-seams Extra clerical assistance, wages, &c. Field surveys and expenses Fuel, light, water, freight, and cartage Grants to libraries in mining townships Inspecting timber areas Instruments and apparatus Legal expenses Lodging-allowances of cadets ... Mail-service, Cromarty (half cost) Maintenance and Management of Water-races— Waimea-Kumara Alexandra Mount Ida Office rents, equipment, and cleaning Payments and expenses under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1908," and amendment* Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of mineral specimens Purchase of typewriters, supplies, and repairs Purging mining-registers of obsolete titles Refunds of rent, Section 154. " Mining Act, 1908" Reports on accidents Schools of Mines Stationery and office requisites and fittings Telephone subscriptions and expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 200 100 150 150 300 50 . 500 60 50 300 200 70 100 25 100 200 100 175 19 20 21 22 23 3,500 1,000 2,000 150 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 200 510 100 80 100 150 25 4 ,000 150 100 2,000 500 Total—Vote No. 46 ... 17 ,395 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV £3' 500

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

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J. U\J(J — u. Salaries. Other Charges. ! Total. £ £ £ r ote 47. —Clerk of Executive Council 50 50 ., 48.—Office of Minister of Internal Affairs 4,365 4,365 „ 49. —Ministers'Secretaries 965 965 ., 50.—Messengers and Office-keepers ... 8,658 8,658 ..... ., 51. —Electoral Department 4,304 51,440 55 ,744 „ 52—Audit Office 9,090 3,500 12 ,590 ,, 53.—Registrar-General's Department 7,094 1,020 8,114 „ 54.—High Commissioner's Department 4,226 2 ,505 6,731 „ 55. —Museum Department 1,408 2,124 3,532 „ 56. —Miscellaneous Services 44 ,881 44 ,881 TOTAL OF CLASS XV 145 ,630 40 ,160 15 ,470 item. 1908-9. CLERK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 47. Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £500) £ £ 50 Total—Vote No. 47 ... 50 OFFICE OF MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 20 VOTE No. 48. Salaries — Under-Secretarv Chief Clerk Shorthand and Tvpe Writer (also Private Secretary, £25) 16 Clerks: 1 at £270, 1 at £260, 1 at £220, 1 at £190, 3 at £182, 1 at £174, 2 at £172, 1 at £170, 1 at £166, 3 at £140, 1 at £120 .. Cadet 600 385 450 2,880 50 Total—Vote No. 48 ... 4,365

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

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;em. 19( •8-9. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 14 VOTE No. 49. Salaries — Seoretarv to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50)' 13 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each Additional salaries to officers in classified departments employed as Private Secretaries : 1 at £85 (also £270), 1 at £55 (also £315) £ £ I ■> 3 500 325 140 Total —Vote No. 49 ... 965 MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 60 VOTE No. 50. Salaries— Messengers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50 ; also Supervisor of Messengers, Government Life Insurance, £65) 38 Messengers: 1 at £200, 1 at £174, 3 at £172, 8 at £156, 2 at £155, 4 at £154, 2 at £151, 5 at £145, 1 at £138, 11 at £136 2 Office-cleaners at £141 4 Night-watchmen at £163 1 Night-watchman (Museum) at £146 Office-keepers, Sfc. — Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland Auckland—1 at £275, 1 at £128, 1 at £114 New Plymouth Gisborne Nelson —Office-keeper £150, Messenger £120 Blenheim ... .... Christchurch —2 Office-keepers: 1 at £52 (also Messenger, Survey Office, £120), 1 at £100 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin —2 Office-cleaners at £75 250 5,725 282 652 146 2 3 5 0 7 8 150 517 75 30 270 140 152 119 150 Total —Vote No. 50 ... 8,658 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 81 VOTE No. 51. Salaries.— Chief Electoral Officer Chief Clerk 3 Clerks: 1 at £190, 1 at £171,1 at £170 For Payment of Registrars, including those who hold other Appointments in the Civil Service... 500 285 531 2,988 Other Charges incidental to— Advertising Cartage, railage, and wharfage... Charing and cleaning Expenses of General Election ... Expenses of By-elections Firing and lighting Legal expenses Licensing Poll under " The Licensing Act, 1908 " 4,304 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 75 50 24 ,200 400 25 200 10 ,000 *

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

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.tern. ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT— continued. 19( >8-9. 11 12 13 14 15 VOTE No. 51— continued. Other charges incidental to — continued. Office requisites Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preparation and Printing of Rolls Rent of offices Replacing electoral maps destroyed by fire at Parliament Buildings ..... ... ... Telephones ... ... ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 200 2,000 14 ,000 20 85 75 100 £ 16 17 55 ,744 51 ,440 Total—Vote No. 51 ... AUDIT OFFICE. 1908-9. Total number of officers ' .. 53 VOTE No. 52. Salaries— . Chief Audit Inspector (also Secretary, Commissioners of Public Debt Sinking Funds, £50) ' . ChiefClerk 28 Clerks: 1 at £365, 2 at £330. 1 at £310, 1 at £275, 1 at £255, 1 at £240, 1 at £235,1 at £230, 6 at £215, 1 at £210, 1 at £205, 2 at £190, 1 at £185,1 at £165. Shorthand and Type Writer at £160, 2 at, £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £140, 1 at £135, 1 at £110 ... 8 Cadets : 1 at £105, 3 at, £100, 1 at £90, 3 at £55 14 Travelling Inspectors : 1 at £430, 3 at £340. 2 at £330, 1 at £320, 1 at £300, 3 at £290. 1 at £280, 1 at £270, 1 at £205 Audit Officer in London (also £265 charged High. Commissioner's Department) Extra assistance for inspection and examination Lodging-allowance of cadets 500 445 5 ,995 660 4 ,355 285 700 150 5 ,995 660 500 445 4 ,355 285 700 150 Other Charges incidental to— Freight, cartage, removal expenses, fuel, lighting, telephones, and office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Rent for offices Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote 13,090 150 200 100 2,800 250 13,090 2 3 .1 5 6 150 200 100 2,800 250 3 ,500 o nr\n 3 ,500 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908" 10 ,oyu 4,000 16 ,590 4,000 Total—Votk No. 82 ... 12 ,590 REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 23 VOTE No. 53. Salaries — Head Office — Registrar-G ener a i Senior Clerk and Deputy Registrar-General Year-book and Statistical Clerk 6 Clerks : 1 at £285, 1 at £265, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £170, 1 at £157 Cadet Shorthand-writer and Typiste Messenger (with clerical duties) 600 290 290 1,267 95 75 157 600 290 290 1,267 95 75 157

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

71

;em. 19C 18-9. 2 3 REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT— continued. ■ VOTE No. 53— continued. £ Salaries— continued. Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the several Registration Districts.— Auckland — Registrar of Births, Ac, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £25) .. ... 265 Clerk and Deputv ... ... 180 | Cadet ..: .. ... 85 Wellington — Registrar of Births, &c. and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors. £25) ... ... .260 2 Clerks : 1 at £180 (Deputy), 1 at £170 ... 350 Christchurch- — Registrar of Births, Ac, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £25) • ... ... 275 Clerk and Deputy ... ... ... 185 Cadet ... ... .. 65 Dunedin — Registrar of Births, &c, and Vaccination Inspector (also Registrar of Electors, £25) ... . 275 Clerk and Deputy ... ... ... 180 Registrars of Births, <fcc., paid by fees only ... 2 ,200 £ 5 7,094 7 8 9 10 Other Chargks incidental to — -r Cleaning, firing, lighting, freight, and carriage 100 Diagrams, &c, Year-book .... ... ... 50 Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... 70 Office allowances to District Registrars of Births, Marriages and Deaths ... ... ... 100 Office equipment and telephones ... ... j 100 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 500 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 100 11 12 13 1,020 Total—Vote No. 53 .7 ... 8,11 HIGH COMMISSIONER'S DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 13 VOTE No. 54 Salaries — Secretary ... . i 825 Accountant (also Audit Officer, £285) ... ... 265 Produce Commissioner ... ... .'.. 460 Assistant ... ... ... 226 Veterinarian ... ... ... 400 Clerks and Messengers ... ... ... 2 ,250 4 ,426 2 3 4 5 t; 7 s Other Charges incidental to — Freight and carriage ... ... ... 25 Office equipment, including stationery and publications 300 Postage ... ... ... 350 Printing and typewriting ... ... 30 Rent, office-cleaning, fuel, and light ... 000 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 300 Contingencies ... ... ... 600 2 ,505 6,931 Less contribution from Public Trust and Government! Insurance Funds ... ... .. 200 Total —Vote No. 54 ... .. ! - 6,731

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

72

item. 19 18-9. MUSEUM DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 8 £ VOTE No. 55. Salaries— Director Museum Assistant and Draughtsman Messenger and Keeper Taxidermist ... .:. Photographic Assistant Clerk Museum Attendant, also Printer Cleaner 500 200 160 166 80 120 104 78 1,408 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Other Charges incidental to — Books and other publications, including binding Cleaning, freight, and cartage ... Copy of international catalogue of scientific literature . Cost of obtaining busts of Maoris for Museum Cost of printing materials Fuel, light, and water Maori exhibit at New Zealand Exhibition ... Office equipment Photographic apparatus for Museum Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ..,'. ... Printing Museum Bulletins Purchase of specimens, pictures, and chemicals Sunday attendance at Museum Telephone and fire-alarm charges Time-ball and astronomical observatory Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 100 20 725 70 70 50 50 60 50 100 400 13 16 100. 100 150 Total—Vote No. 55 ... 2,124 3 ,53 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 4 5 (! 7 8 1. 2 3 VOTE No. 56. Charges incidental to — Advertising and printing Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden Art Galleries (subsidies £1 for £1) — Canterbury Auckland (balauce) Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act, 1908 " Bonus for mineral oil Cleaning offices Commissions of Inquiry Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Messenger E. A. Drury Compensation to J. .1. Meikle in full and final payment for wrongful imprisonment ... £5,000 ; j Less reduction in Committee of Supply 4,999 100 75 500 343 20 500 1 ,500 20 100 0 ..» i i '' Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services ... Contribution towards the cost of obtaining on loan national pictures for exhibition throughout the Dominion .1 to 100 ii 12 200 100

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

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Item. item. 18-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 19 13 ! 14 15 VOTE No. 56— continued. Chahges incidental to — continued. Contribution towards cost of revised Maori Dictionary Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Depart- £ 50 500 £ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 J 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 ; 38 39 I 40 41 I 42 : 43 44 45 ' 46 47 48 49 ment Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of "The Public Works Act, 1908" Cost of passages of delegates attending Labour Conference Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" Cost of preparing and printing official history of the New Zealand International Exhibition Cost of obtaining bird-skins for British Museum Cost of transferring huia birds Cost of making two specimen voting-machines Cost of artificial limb for P. E. Nolan ... Cost of obtaining old historical records of New Zealand Decease and burial of Right Hon. R. J. Seddon Entertainment of guests of the Dominion at the New Zealand International Exhibition Extra clerical assistance and extra messengers Fire Brigades—Attending Annual Conference Railway passes for Fire Brigades Annual Conference (grant-in-aid) Freight and cartage Fuel for Government offices General contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Grant to swimming associations for encouragement oi swimming ... ... Grant to the Canterbury Philosophical Institute for the purpose of securing scientific records in connection with the construction of the Arthur's Pass Tunnel . Grant to Polynesian Society for assistance and publishing manuscript documents Gratuities to workmen for losses sustained through bush fires while employed by Roads Department Gratuities equal to one year's honorarium to widows of late members of Legislature— Mrs. Bonar Mrs. Fish Mrs. Pinkerton House-allowance, Messenger at Government Buildings, New Plymouth Imperial Institute In settlement of T. Lock's claim for use of Wellesley Street Post-office site, Auckland Legal expenses incurred on behalf of Maori Land Board and Native Land Court Judges Legal expenses, Attorney - General v. Badger (Privy Council) Light and water for various Government buildings Locomotion - expenses of Governor and staff when travelling between Palmerston North and Wellington, in addition to amount provided by Second Schedule to " The Civil List Act, 1908 " Manual of New Zealand Mollusca Office equipment, including telephones Pacific cable — New Zealand's portion of estimated deficiency Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Payment to P. van der Velden, in consideration of picture destroyed by fire at Parliament Buildings, Wellington ... 50 100 75 650 700 50 100 36 20 20 50 70 500 300 400 400 500 I ,500 200 200 35 100 36 37 63 300 300 300 48 150 75 252 16 800 200 400 100 7,730 25 26

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CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

74

;em V . MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 56—continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson —Mrs. Robinson's two daughters Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Prizes for designs for Dominion coat-of-arms Publications, including newspapers Purchase of figurehead of Captain Cook's vessel " Resolution " ... . Purchase of medals for school-children to commemorate Dominion Day, including expenses anniversary celebration Reception of American Fleet (£1 for £1 to local bodies in connection therewith) Refund of moneys in respect of confirmed leases, West Coast, North Island, F. V. Lysaght and others Rewards for arrest of naval deserters .... Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, Grant in aid of Salary of Secretary Superannuation Board and Classification Board Salary (£500), travelling allowances and expenses (£100), of Inspector of Fire Brigades under " The Fire Brigades Act, 1908" Sedaon Memorial: Cost of grave and monuments Special allowance to messengers, Wellington Subsidies to Medical Associations and medical men Telegrams beyond the Dominion .:. "The Copyright Act, 1908" ... Tercentenary memorials, Canada, contribution to Travelling - allowance of Ministers, as authorised by " The Civil List Act, 1908 " Travelling-expenses of Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries to Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of officers of the Department Uniforms and overcoats for messengers Visit of American Fleet, expenses in connection with ... Weights and Measures Acts £ £ 50 51 52 58 54 100 150 35 20( 55 50 1,100 56 2 ,750 57 58 59 60 172 50 150 01 400 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 600 I 5 ,000 . 250 700 2,500 10 1,000 69 70 1 ,500 1 ,250 1,250 71 50 100 4,500 100 72 7;t 74 Total—Vote No 56 .. 44 ,88 TOTAL OF CLASS XV £14 ',630

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CLASS XVI.—CROWN LAW DEPARTMENT.

75

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ 2,390 £ 263 I £ 2 ,653 ote 57. —Crown Law Office .. „ 58. —Law Drafting Office 1,810 160 1,970 TOTAL OF CLASS XVI ... 4,200 423 4 ,623 item. 19 i8-9. CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1908-9. Total number of officers . .. 5 VOTE No. 57. Salaries — Solicitor-General Assistant Law Officer (also Revising Barrister, Friendly Societies, £75) Assistant Law Officer Clerk (also Private Secretary to Attorney-General, £25) Clerk £ £ 1,000 550 420 285 135 Other Charges incidental to — Annual certificates under " The Law Practitioners Act, 1908" Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises ... Telephones and office requisites Contingencies, including unforeseen- expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 2 ,390 2 3 4 5 6 13 20 100 30 100 263 Total—Vote No. 57 2 ,653 LAW DRAFTING OFFICE. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 3 VOTE No. 58. Salaries — Counsel Law Draftsman Clerk 1,000 600 210 Other Charges incidental to — Annual certificate under " The Law Practitioners Act, 1908" Office equipment, including freight and light Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises ... Purchase of newspapers and other publications Telephone subscriptions and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 1,810 2 4 10 3 100 3 20 3 4 a 6 7 8 20 , 160 Total —Vote No. 58 1 ,970 TAL OF CLASS XVI £ ,623

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

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1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vot« 59.—Defence Department £ 7,732 £ 2,625 £ 10,357 ,, 60. —Permanent Force 45,655 15,095 60,750 „ 61. —Volunteer Force 10,997 77,366 88,363 ,, 62. —Stores and Magazines 5,053 350 5,403 „ 63.—Miscellaneous Services 52,764 52,764 TOTAL OF CLASS XVII ... 69,437 ,8,200 217,637 Item " DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 29 VOTE No. 59. 1 Council of Defence — Salaries — First Military Member (also house allowance, £75) ... Second Military Member (also house allowance, £75) Third Military Member (also house allowance, £75)... Finance Member (also Secretary to the Treasury) ... Secretary (also house allowance, £75) 1908-9. £ £ 525 525 525 100 525 2 Headquarters Staff— Salaries — Director of Ordnance and Commandant of Permanent Forces (also house allowance, £50) Director of Engineer Services (also house allowance, £50) Staff Officer to Chief of Staff (also house allowance, £25) Staff Officer to Adjutant-General (also house allowance, £20) Staff Officer to Inspector-General (also house allowance, £25) Staff Officer now in England for instruction 2,200 450 500 275 280 215 290 3 Clerical Staff— Salaries — Chief Clerk 8 Clerks: 1 at £245,. 1 at £240, 1 at £217, 1 at £215, 1 at £205, 1 at £195, 2 at £140 ... 2 Shorthand Writers and Typistes at 9s. per day Cadet (including £25, lodging-allowance)... Superintending Officer of Fortifications and Draughtsman (also Public Works, £188) 2,010 410 1,597 283 85 62 2,437 4 Finance Department— Salaries — Accountant Clerk Cadet (including lodging-allowance, £25)... 325 225 95 645

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

77

;em. 19 18-9. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. Miscellaneous— 5 j Salaries — Superintending Officer, Defence Rifle Clubs (also house allowance, £50) Central Board of Examination— Clerk £ 250 190 440 7,732 Other Charges incidental to — 6 Extra clerical assistance 7 Forage allowance 8 House allowance 9 | Military Books, Maps, Publications, and Newspapers 10 i Office equipment, including fuel, light, and cleaning office 11 i Travelling Allowance and Expenses 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure and expenses incidental to the vote 200 100 475 100 65 1,500 200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 2,640 J5 2,625 Total—Vote No. 59 . . 10,35' PERMANENT FORCE. 1908-9. Total number of officers and men .. 318 VOTE No. 60. Salaries — . • 1 Royal New Zealand Artillery— 1 Major (also house allowance, £50) 3 Captains: 1 at £275 (and free quarters), 1 at £225 (and free quarters), 1 at £220 (with house allowance £50) 3 Lieutenants: 2 at £215 (1 house allowance £25), 1 at £175 1 Regimental Sergeant-Major at 10s. per diem (also house allowance £50) 4 Sergeant - Major Gunnery Instructors : 1 at 10s. and 3 at 9s. 3d. per diem (also house allowance, 1 at £50 and 3 at £25 per annum) 2 Company Sergeants-Major: 1 at 9s. 6d. and 1 at 9s. per diem 1 Quartermaster-Sergeant at 9s. 6d. per diem 4 Master Gunners at 9s. 3d. per diem ... 9 Sergeants : 3 at 8s. 9d. and 6 at 8s. 6d. per diem 10 Corporals : 3 at 8s. 3d. and 7 at 8s. per diem 18 Bombardiers : 3 at 7s. 9d. and 15 at 7s. 6d. per diem 1 Bombardier Trumpeter at 7s. 9d. per diem 120 Gunners at 6s. per diem Field Artillery Section— 1 Sergeant-Major at 10s. per diem (also £50 house j allowance) .... ... .... 4 Bombardiers at 7s. 6d. per diem ... ... i 11 Drivers at 6s. per diem ... ... j i 325 720 605 183 689 339 174 675 1,410 1,474 2,477 141 13,200 183 548 1,204

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78

item. PERMANENT FORCE— continued. 1908-9. 1 VOTE No. 60— continued. Salaeies — continued. Royal New Zealand Artillery— continued. Artificer Section— 7 Sergeant-Major Artificers at lis. per diem 5 Quartermaster-Sergeant Artificers at 10s. per diem 1 Company Sergeant-Major at 9s. per diem 2 Sergeants at 8s. 6d. per diem 1 Corporal at 8s. 3d. per diem 1 Bombardier at 7s. 6d. per diem 2 Assistants at 7s. per diem... Clerical Section — 1 Sergeant at 8s. 6d. per diem 1 Corporal at 8s. per diem ... 4 Bombardiers at 7s. 6d. per diem Electric Light Section — 1 Captain 1 Hon. Captain (commanding S.M. " Janie Seddon ") 2 Lieutenants: 1 at £215 (also house allowance, £25), and 1 at £175 1 Sergeant-Major at 10s. per diem (also house allowance, £50) 2 Quartermaster-Sergeants : 1 at 9s. 9d. and 1 at 9s. 6d. per diem 2 Sergeant Coxswains at 8s. 9d. per diem 2 Sergeant Electricians at 8s. 9d. per diem 3 Corporals: 1 at 8s. 6d. and 2 at 8s. 3d. per diem ... 7 Bombardiers: 5 at 7s. 9d. and 2 at 7s. 6d. per diem 50 Gunners at 6s. per diem ... Artificer Section — 2 Sergeant-Major Artificers, at lis. per diem 1 Quartermaster-Sergeant Artificer at 10s. per diem 1 Company Sergeant-Major Artificer at 9s. per diem 1 Corporal Artificer at 8s. per. diem , ...... Proficiency and Good-conduct Pay — For Gunners and Drivers Militia Staff— Auckland — 1 Master Gunner testing S.A.A. at lis. per diem (also house allowance, £50) ... 2 Assistant S.A.A. Testers at £150 Wellington — 1 Armourer Sergeant at lis. per diem (also house allowance, £50) 1 Assistant Armourer at 7s. 6d. per diem 2 Government House Orderlies at £150... 3 Clerks, Headquarters Staff Office, at £160 1 Messenger, Headquarters Office, at £125 1 Drill-hall Caretaker at £125 1 Orderly to Inspector-General at £140... Canterbury — 1 Armourer Sergeant at lis. per diem (also house allowance, £50) 1 Assistant Armourer at 8s. per diem ... 1 Saddler 1 Drill-hall Caretaker at £125 1 Magazine Keeper at £125... 1 Mobilisation Storekeeper at £150 Otago — 1 Master (commanding S.M. "Lady Roberts") ... 1 Mobilisation Storekeeper at £125 1 Assistant Armourer at 7s. 6d. per diem Nelson — 1 Mobilisation Storekeeper and Drill-hall Caretaker at £150 1 Clerk, District Office £ ... £ 1,405 913 164 311 151 137 255 155 146 548 225 280 390 183 351 319 319 456 981 5,500 402 183 164 146 3,565 201 300 201 137 300 480 125 125 140 201 146 125 125 125 150 216 125 137 150 150 45,655 i i

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

79

tern. )8-9. PERMANENT FORCE— continued. 191 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 60— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, books, and other publications Clothing for free issue (or allowance in lieu thereof) ... Clothing for issue on payment 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" . .... Fuel, Light, and Water Freight, Cartage, and Shipping Charges ... House Allowance Hospital Charges ... Maintenance (including pay of civilian crew), and Repairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat-sheds, Launches, and Hire of Temporary Launches and Boats Miscellaneous Stores, and Office Equipment and Requisites (including Flags and Repairs thereto) Medical Attendance and Medicine (including Salary of Civil Surgeons to New Zealand Permanent Force) Purchase and Upkeep of Horses for Field Batteries (including Medicines, Clipping, and incidental expenses) Railway Fares, Freight, and Charges Repairing, Painting, Alterations, and Additions to Buildings Stores for Maintenance of Guns and Batteries Scavenging and Cleaning ... ... ... Telephone Subscriptions and Expenses ... Tram and Ferry Fares Travelling Allowances and Expenses Working-pay, Second Engineers, Submarine-mining Boats Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure and expenses incidental to the vote 400 1,000 500 3,375 100 2,000 £ 50 750 500 £ 11 1,000 12 13 450 M 15 500 1,200 16 17 18 L9 20 21 1,000 800 25 100 125 1,500 20 22 200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 15,595 500 15,095 j Total—Vote No. 60 60,75i •VOLUNTEER FORCE (Including Defence Cadets and Rifle Clubs). 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 58 VOTE No. 61. SalariesDistrict Staff — Auckland — Officer Commanding District (also free quarters) A.A.G. (also house allowance, £25) A.Q.M.G. 7 Drill Instructors : 4 at £180, 1 at £160, 2 at £150... 2 Clerks : 1 at £200, 1 at £176 350 250 50 1,180 376 Wellington — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) . ••• A.A.G. (also house allowance, £50) A.Q.M.G. 8 Drill Instructors: 7 at £180, 1 at £160 2 Clerks : 1 at £170, 1 at £166 ... ... j Typiste 2.2C6 350 •325 50 1,420 336 75 i 2,556 ,

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

80

;em. 19( 18-9. VOLUNTEER FORCE— continued. VOTE No. 61— continued. Salaries — continued. £ District Staff— continued. Nelson — Officer Commanding (also house allowance, £50) ... 325 A.Q.M.G. ... ... ... 50 3 Drilllnstractors at £180 ... ... ... 540 Clerk ... ... ... 166 v . 3 1,081 Canterbury — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 350 A.A.G. (also house allowance, £50) .. ... j 250 A.Q.M.G. ... ... ... ! 50 5 Drill Instructors : 2 at £180, 1 at £170, 2 at £150... 830 2 Clerks: 1 at £220, 1 at £176 ... ... 396 1,876 5 Otago — Officer Commanding District (also house allowance, £50) ... ' ... ... 350 A.A.G. (also house allowance, £25) ... ... 225 A.Q.M.G. ... ... ... 50 6 Drill Instructors : 3 at £180, 3 at £150 ... 990 Clerk ... ... ... 176 1,791 6 4 Adjutants, Garrison Artillery (annual allowance, £25 each) ... .... ... i 100 General Instructional Staff— Chief Instructor Artillery Services (also house allowance, £25) "■■ ... ... ... 275 Mounted Instructor (Officer), North Island (also house allowance, £50) ... ... ... 221 Infantry Instructor (Officer), North Island (also house allowance, £50) ... ... .., 201 Instructors (Officers) (also house allowance, £50): 2 at £250 ... ... ... , 500 Field Engineer and Signal Instructor (also house allowance, £25) ... ... ... 190 1,387 .. • 10,997 10 11 12 13 8 9 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, Books, and other Publications ... 100 Camps of Training and Courses of Instruction, including special course of instruction to Garrison Artillery Volunteers at Technical and other Colleges ... 8,000 Capitation, Target, and Marking Allowances for Adult Corps, including Grants to Garrison and Battalion Bands ... ... ... 30,000 Capitation, Target, and Marking Allowance for Cadets, including Allowance for Rent and lighting Halls ... 3,500 Cleaning Offices ... ... ... 50 Contribution towards pensions granted to Imperial Officers who contracted disease whilst serving in Colonial Forces ... ... ... 76 Daylight Parades, personal pavment ... ... 3,500 Easter Manoeuvres, 1908 ..'. ... ... 14,000 Efficiency Fees and Badges for Volunteers ... | 2,500 Forage and House Allowances .. ... 1,000 Freight, Cartage, and Shipping Charges ... ... 1,600 Fuel, Light, and Water ... ... ... 50 Guards of Honour and Escorts ... ... 100 Horses for Guns, Wagons, Ambulance Carts, and Staff 1,500 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

11— B. 7.

81

Item. 19 18-9. VOLUNTEER FORCE— continued.. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VOTE No. 61— continued. Other Charges incidental to — continued. Labour, receiving and delivering Cargo ... Maintenance, Repairs, and Rent of Drill-sheds, Barrackrooms, Mobilisation Stores, and Workshops Miniature Rifle Ranges, construction of ... Miscellaneous Stores, Office Equipment and Requisites Rent of Offices Railway Fares and Charges ... Rent, Repairs, and Improvements to Rifle Ranges, including Purchase of Targets and Repairs of same ... Repairs to Tents, and Purchase and Repairs of Flags Tram and Ferry Fares Travelling Allowance and Expenses Telephones Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure and expenses incidental to the vote £ 50 500 600 200 200 4,000 £ 29 30 31 32 33 1,000 50 100 4,000 250 440 88,363 77,366 Total —Vote No. 61 ... STORES AND MAGAZINES. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 81 VOTE No, 62. Salaries— Director of Stores (also free quarters) 1 350 2 Auckland — Magazine Keeper (also District Storekeeper), also free quarters Assistant in Magazine and Repairer of Arms 2 Arms Cleaners at 6s. 6d. per day 180 170 237 Wellington — Assistant Storekeeper .... Accountant 6 Clerks : 1 at £190, 2 at £185, 1 at £180, 2 at £165 Foreman Storeman Saddler ... ... .... 8 Arms Cleaners : 4 at £160, 2 at £145, 2 at £135 2 Magazine Keepers: 1 at £160 (also free quarters), 1 at £135 Armourer Sergeant (also house allowance, £50) Armourer's Assistant Armourer's Cadet (also lodging-allowance, £25) 235 235 1,070 190 180 170 1,200 295 201 135 80 Otago — Labourer in Mobilisation Store 120 Other Districts — 1 Magazine Keeper 5 5,053 6 7 8 9 10 Other Charges incidental to — Equipment, Repairs, and Additions to Magazines, Store-buildings, and Grounds Fuel, light, and water House and Lodging Allowance Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... 100 25 75 50 100 Total—Vote No. 62 . . 350 5,403

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

82

Item. 19 i8-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 63. Charges incidental to — Accoutrements, mess tins, waterproof sheets, haversacks, water-hottles, and other equipment for mobile force Advances to new corps towards cost of uniforms, to be deducted from capitation .. ... .. Amount required to pay contribution due by New Zealand towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Instructors while latter serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government ... Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, open to the public (including marking fees) Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, open to Volunteers only (including marking fees) Arms and spare parts, 303 short rifles to complete equipment (£17,500) Attendance at camp of Volunteer Corps for a period in excess of the number of days authorised by regulations Camp equipage, including tents, cooking utensils, and entrenching tools Challenge shield for competition by New Zealand Medical Corps Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heighton. at the rate of £1 per week Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week ... Compassionate allowance to the widow and three children of the late Corporal H. Blick. killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 10s. per week Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A.Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori War Compassionate allowance, at £2 per week, to C. C. Rookesfor services rendered during Maori War Compassionate allowance granted to the widow of the late first-class Sapper Thos. Doyle, killed through injuries accidentally received by burns, on 18th August, 1907, at Devonport, Auckland ... Compassionate allowance granted to the widow of the late T. Hall, killed at Mahanga Bay during camp of No. 5 Company, New Zealand Engineer Volunteers Compassionate allowance, at £1 per week, to widow of W. A. Richardson on account of military services rendered by husband Compensation to officers and non-commissioned officers and men on retirement from service Compensation for injuries sustained on duty by members of the Permanent, Force Compensation to Maoris for mine-field line-marks on their property, Auckland Compensation and medical expenses of members of Volunteer corps injured while on duty, also compensation for injury to horses Compiling and writing the history of the several New Zealand Contingents in connection with the South African War Cost of action Caversham Rifle Volunteers v. Dunedin City Corporation re Caversham Drill-shed £ £ 1 3,000 2 250 3 150 4 450 5 250 6 7,000 7 200 8 2,000 9 21 10 52 11 39 12 52 13 78 14 20 15 40 10 17 104 400 18 400 19 52 20 300 21 22 100 23 10 100 24 50 25 98

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

83

an. 19 18-9. MISCELLAN EOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ 26 27 28 29 30 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 31 32 VOTE No. 63— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Cost of purchase drill-shed site, Hawtrey Settlement, Johnson ville " Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 " Expenses incurred sending officer to represent New Zealand at Commonwealth Easter manoeuvres, 1908 Expenses of members of New Zealand Contingents travelling for examination by Military Pensions Board Expenses and other claims in connection with New Zealand Contingents to South Africa, including renovation, restoration, and marking graves of New Zealand soldiers in South Africa Expenses in connection with competition for Lord Roberts's trophy Expenses incurred for freight and other charges on furniture and personal effects from England on account Major Head Expenses in connection with Defence Court at New Zealand International Exhibition Expenses in connection with Courts of Inquiry Fidelity guarantee premiums ... Funeral-expenses Grant to recipients of N.Z. Cross (£10 per annum) ... Grants to Volunteer Library Funds Insurance premiums on Defence buildings Interchange of officers between the Dominion and other parts of the Empire Maintenance of existing arms and equipment, including mineral jelly and rifle oil Medical fees, under Sections 3 and 4' of " The Military Pensions Act, 1908," for examination of members of Contingents for pensions Medical stores, including surgical haversacks, waterbottles, medical companion and covers, and equipment, for field hospitals Ordnance ammunition Ordnance, and other warlike stores Passages and Expenses of military officers and noncommissioned officers sent to England for instruction and allowance while attending instruction Passages from and return to England of officers and non-commissioned officers Passages to England of ;New -Zealanders selected for higher training in the British Navy Passage from England of nurse accompanying Mrs. Tuson and family to New Zealand Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow... Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Government Postage, telegrams, and letter-boxes Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial Officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores Purchase and engraving of medals Refund to Colonial Ammunition Company of Customs duty paid on machinery and stores used for manufacture of ammunition for New Zealand Government Renovation of military graveyards and headstones Rifle-shooting expenses (New Zealand Defence FY>rce Rifle Association) Small-arms ammunition and cordite Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service 150 100 60 50 1C0 30 109 50 50 40 50 100 75 50 1,000 200 50 43 44 45 46 225 10 ,000 3,000 300 47 300 48 200 49 53 46 45 50 51 52 10 2,500 53 54 55 56 275 100 50 200 57 58 59 60 1,000 20 ,000 40

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CLASS XVII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

84

;em. 19 18-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES-continued. VOTE No. 63-continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Special allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton for serious permanent injuries received in the service ... Subsidy, £l for £1, cost of erection, Marsland Hill Memorial Transport Equipment: Field telegraph carts, ambulance wagons, water carts, small arms ammunition carts, field service wagons, and pack-saddles for ammunition supply, including harness, saddlery, and veterinary appliances "... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ £ 61 40 02 300 63 1,500 64 100 57 ,764 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 5,000 Total—Vote No. 63 ... 52 ,76< TOTAL OF CLASS XVII... £217,637

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

85

1»1 Salaries. Other i» n-a. lOUO-S, Other Charges. Total. £ Vote 64. —Customs Offices and Services ... ' 42,083 £ £ 8,777 50 ,86( ,, 65.— Customs : Miscellaneous Services 6,608 6,601 TOTAL OF CLASS XVIII.. 42,083 5 ,385 57 ,46* Item. Item. 1908-9. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 224 £ £ VOTE No. 64. Salaries— 1 Head Office— Secretary and Inspector of Customs ... ... Chief Clerk Assistant Chief Clerk ... . . 4 Clerks: 1 at £300, 1 at £210, 1 at £180, 1 at 115 ... 2 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85 ... Storeman and Messenger Chief Customs Expert 2 Typistes and Shorthand-writers : 1 at £150,1 at £106 Ministerial Messenger (8s. per diem), Is. per day 2 Auckland — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Drapery Expert 5 Clerks: 1 at £245, 1 at £240, 1 at £200, 2 at £105 13 Cadets: 1 at £95, 2 at £85, 1 at £75, 2 at £70, 3 at £65, 2 at £60, 2 at £40 Warehouse Keeper 11 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £310, 2 at £275,1 at £235, 1 at £200, 1 at, £195, 4 at £190, 1 at £160 Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer 8 Lockers : 3 at £187, 1 at £184, 1 at £183, 2 at £170, 1 at £141 Messenger 3 Tide Waiters: 2 at £165, 1 at £146 (£10) 3 Whangarei — Coastwaiter (also Postal Officer) 4 Whangaroa — Coastwaiter 5 Hokianga — Coastwaiter 6 Thames — Coastwaiter 7 New Plymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Cadet Officer at Waitara 8 Patea — Officer in charge 2 750 400 370 805 180 176 800 256 19 600 400 330 300 895 875 180 2,410 235 1,409 146 340 3 50 4 5 50 6 50 7 85 380 115 65 75 200

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

86

[tern. 19 18-9. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 64— continued. Salaries— continued. Wanganui — Collector Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £75 ... Locker Wellington- — Collector Landing Surveyor Hardware Expert First Clerk 8 Clerks: 1 at £285 (also £25 as Private Secretary), 1 at £150, 3 at £125, 3 at £105 8 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 2 at £75, 4 at £65 Tide Surveyor Searcher Warehouse Keeper 12 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £285, 1 at £275, 2 at £235, 1 at £230, 4 at £190, 1 at £180, 2 at £160 9 Lockers : 1 at £187, 1 at £180, 2 at £176, 1 at £160, 1 at £166, 1 at £156, 1 at £149, 1 at £125 2 Tide Waiters, 1 at £183,1 at 146 Boatman (3 months) 2 Messengers : 1 at £155, 1 at £146 Napier — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter 2 Clerks at £105 2 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £75 ... Locker Poverty Bay — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Cadet Wairau — Collector (also Registrar of Births, &o, nil) Cadet Picton — Officer in charge (for six months), £100 per annum Nelson — Collector and Surveyor Lauding Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk Cadet Westport — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk £ 400 310 125 170 149 10 6C0 370 300 300 1,125 590 230 180 190 2,520 1,475 329 39 301 11 440 280 210 170 149 x 12 380 125 65 13 300 65 14 50 15 400 290 125 70 16 330 75 1.7 1.8 Greymouth — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk Cadet Hokitika — Collector and Examining Officer Bluff Harbour — Officer in Charge Locker 340 160 65 19 300 20C 164 20 Invercargill — Collector and Surveyor Landing Waiter and Examining Officer Clerk Cadet Locker 420 290 125 85 166

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

87

item. 19( 8-9. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. 21 VOTE No. 64— continued. Salaries — continued. Dunedin — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Warehouse Keeper Drapery Expert 3 Clerks: 1 at £150, 1 at £125, 1 at £115 ... 7 Cadets : 1 at £85, 2 at £70,1 at £60, 2 at £50,1 at £40 6 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers: 1 at £285, 2 at £235, 1 at £200, 2 at £190 7 Lockers : 1 at £187, 1 at £180, 3 at £176, 2 at £156 Tide Surveyor 2 Tide Waiters at £146 each Messenger Port Chalmers — Tide Surveyor and Examining Officer £ 500 370 320 190 300 390 425 £ 1,335 1 ,207 200 292 156 22 200 23 Oamaru — Collector and Examining Officer ... ... j Cadet ... ... ... j Timaru — Collector and Examining Officer Clerk and Landing Waiter Cadet Lyttelton and Christchurch — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Drapery Expert ... ... ... 4 Clerks : 1 at £160, 1 at £135, 1 at £125, I at £105 ... 7 Cadets : I at £95, 2 at £85, I at £50, 3 at £40 ... j Tide Surveyor Warehouse Keeper ... .. 7 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £290, 1 at £275, 1 at £235, 1 at £215, 2 at £200, 1 at £175 5 Lockers : 2 at £187, I at £176, 1 at £170, 1 at £166 2 Tidewaiters at £L46 2 Messengers : 2 at £156 Salary of Officers pending retirement Contribution to other Votes— Marine and Harbours Police Postal and Telegraph Working Railways 300 75 24 400 160 75 25 500 370 330 300 525 435 270 200 1,590 886 292 312 500 26 27 28 29 30 75 25 80 10 42 ,083 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Other Charges incidental to— Cost of Instruments, Books, Periodicals, and Uniform Trimmings Expenses connected with Customs and Excise Convictions and Seizures and Legal Expenses Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices .. Extra Tide Waiters, Clerical and other Assistance Hire of Boats and Launches .. Local Chemical Analysts Postage, Telegrams, and Rent of Boxes Rent of Customs offices, Invercargill Rewards in connection with the Protection of the Revenue Telephone Subscriptions and Expenses Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 800 1,200 1,800 200 515 800 70 800 400 2 ,000 200 Less contribution from Police Department 8 ,885 108 Total—Vote No. 64 ... 8,777 50 ,86i

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

88

Item. 19 18-9 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 VOTE No. 65. Charges incidental to — Duty short-paid on overhead gear for mining passed free in error under section 12 of the Tariff Act Expenses under "The Immigration Restriction Act, 1908" 2 81 20 10 11 12 18 14 15 16 18 19 17 4 5 6 7 8 9 Expenses of new Customhouse — Salaries— Custodian 2 Nightwatchmen : 1 ai £155, 1 at £146 4 Messengers: 1 at £164, 2 at£155, 1 at £146 ... Cartage Cleaning and washing Expenses of running the lift Lighting, water, and heating Messengers' uniforms Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Expenses under the Explosives Act — Salaries Labour at explosives magazines Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Grant to Chief Clerk while acting for Secretary during the past eight years Refund of preferential duty, certificates produced after importation Refund of preferential duty on goods cleared on deposit prior to 31st March, but not actually passed for till after that date Refund of part license fee for tobacco-factories which had paid the fee in force prior to the regulations of 30th July, 1908 Refund of duty on— Ambulance-wagons ... Beer-duty stamps destroyed by fire at premises of E. Newbigin Boots cleared under misapprehension of the time when higher duties became chargeable Boots delivered on deposit, for convenience of examination, prior to the passing of the Tariff Act and thus falling liable to the rate in force at the time of delivery Bored steel plates for river steamer, Wanganui Challenge cup presented for competition between Christ's College and Christchurch High School Cadet Corps Cup presented to Nelson College as a swimming-trophy Goods imported for Calliope Dock Marble pillars for St. Mary's Church, Timaru Marsland Hill Memorial, New Plymouth Material for troopers' monument at Invercargill Memorial pulpit and font in memory of Rev. R. Coffey Racing-boats ordered prior to the passing of the Tariff Act, but not entered till after the Act came into operation Seddon memorials Stained-glass window, in memorial, St. Paul's, Wellington Stained - glass window in memory of Bishop Pompallier, Auckland Trophy presented to the Auckland Tacht Squadron Trophies presented to JNew Zealand Curling Association for competition 200 301 620 90 412 40 136 18 100 180 30 80 50 100 400 1,250 50 56 20 21 21 200 21 141 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 9 557 37 180 103 40 114 50 81 32 38 17 34 35 15 23 10

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CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued.

12— B. 7.

89

;etn. 1908-9. CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES- continued. VOTE No. 65— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Refunds of Chinese poll-tax on former residents of the Dominion — Gee On Joe Wai Tsin (Chow Wy Chun) Sue Chee Kai Sum Sing TsoTum Teung Tan On Yep Quen Tong To cover cost of inquiry held under the Agricultural Implement Manufacture, Importation, and Sale Acts, 1905,1906,1907 ... / ... £ £ 30 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 100 100 100 ; 100 100 100 100 150 Total —Vote No. 65 ... 6,608 TOTAL OE CLASS XVIII £57,468

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

90

1908-9. Salaries. ! Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 66.—Marine and Harbours... 20,821 24,678 24,505 45 ,499 24 ,505 „ 67.—Government Steamers „ 68. —Marine : Miscellaneous Services . ■" 7,887 7,887 ,, 69.—Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships 8,105 4,346 12 ,451 TOTAL OF CLASS XIX ... 28,926 61,416 i 90 ,342 item., 1908-9. MARINE AND HARBOURS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 149 £ £ VOTE No. 66. Salaries — Marine Head Office Secretary (also Registrar of Ships) Chief Clerk 2 Clerks: 1 at £175, 1 at £140 3 Cadets : 1 at £85, 2 at £75 ... 1 Cadet (3 months) Clerk (extra) Cadette Nautical Adviser, Inspector and Surveyor of Ships, and Examiner of Masters and Mates 550 325 315 235 16 172 130 500 Harbours — Manukau — Harbourmaster and Pilot (also Inspector of Fisheries, £10) Signalman Boatman and Launch-driver at £10 per month Lightkeeper at Heads Auckland — Bean Rock Lightkeeper Tauranga Harbourmaster ... Hokianga —■ Harbourmaster and Pilot 2 Boatmen at £102 each Kaipara — Harbourmaster and Pilot and Customs Officer Signalman Chief Boatman Launch-driver and Boatman at £9 10s, per month ... Tongaporutu — Light-attendant Hokau — Signalman ... ... 2 ,243 260 150 120 110 170 25 185 204 265 150 130 114 6 18 7 40

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

91

item. 1qOR-Q MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 8 9 LO 11 12 L3 VOTE No. 66— continued. Salaries — continued. £ ; Harbours — continued. Opunake — I Signalman ... ... ... 25 Foxton — Harbourmaster and Pilot ... ... ... 210 Wellington — Lightkeepers, Somes Island... ... ... i 170 Napier Bluff Lighthouse — Lightkeeper ... ... ... 20 Picton — Harbourmaster ... ••• •■■ 100 Wairau — Signalman ... ... ... 155 Waitapu — Harbourmaster ... ... ... 25 Collingwood — Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper ... ... 50 Karamea — Signalman ... ... ... 100 Okarito — Harbourmaster ... ... ... 100 Okuru — Signalman ... ... ... 50 £ 14 15 16 17 18 2,946 Less contributions from Customs Vote ... 75 i —___— 2,871 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Other Charges incidental to — , ■ Advertising, books, and periodicals ... ••■ 20 Buoys and beacons, and gas for lights ... .. j 200 Buoy-chain, stores, and oil ... ... .. 550 Cutting channel through Okarito Bar ... ... 40 Deepening channel of Manawatu River ... ... 50 Erection and maintenance of beacons and lights, Awakino River ... ... 30 Flagstaff, Karamea ... ... ... 10 House and outbuildings for Harbourmaster, Hokianga 575 Iron buoys ... ... ... j 500 Nelson Signalmen ... ... .. 20 New flagstaff at Little Wanganui ... ... j 20 Office for Harbourmaster, Russell ... ... 50 Removing shoal, Okarito River ... ... ' 20 Removal of logs, Kaipara Harbour ... ... 100 Removal of flagstaff and shed, Karamea ... ... 25 Removal of snags, Kaituna River, Bay of Plenty ... 50 Rent ... ... ... 75 Repairs to boats and buildings... ... ... 100 Repairs to protective works, Okarito Harbour ... 10 Repairing marine harrows ... ... 10 Site for Signalman's house, Karamea ... ... j 20 Snagging navigable rivers ... ... ... j 100 Sounding, buoying, &c, Manawatu River ... ... 150 Telephones ... ... ...... 15 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 50 Wages ... ... ... 350 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... ' 250 3 ,390 6,261

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

92

;em. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 19 )8-9. 46 46 VOTE No. 66— continued. Lighthouses— Salaries — 30 Principal Keepers: 16 at £170, 2 at £160, 4 at £150, 8 at £140 45 Assistant Keepers: 12 at £130, 9 at £120, 9 at £110, 14 at £100, and 1 at £50 Lighthouse expert £ 4,760 £ 5 ,080 265 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 j 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 Other Charges incidental to — Boats for lighthouses, including repairs Books, magazines, and newspapers Carriage of mails Compassionate allowance to widow of late Lightkeeper C. Godfrey Destroying rabbits on reserves ... Fencing Flagstaff's at Farewell Spit, Brothers, and Stephen and Centre Islands Improvement of Cape Maria landing-place Incandescent burners Keepers' station and travelling-allowances... Ladder for Ponui Passage lighthouse Lighting beacon in Helensville Creek Medical examinations and expenses New outbuildings, Godley Head Oil and stores Oil-engine hoist for East Cape Pigeon service Purchase and shoeing of horses and forage for same ... Purchase of land for road to Manukau Head Removal of keepers' dwellings, Cuvier Island Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. Telephones Tramway at East Cape Travelling allowances and expenses Wages of temporary keepers ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 10 ,105 40 100 250 90 55 50 250 100 650 650 30 130 80 250 4,250 250 20 100 35 50 700 15 100 25 450 200 8,870 73 73 Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office — Salaries — Weather-Reporter Assistant Weather-Reporter ... Draughtsman Clerk Cadette 3 Local reporters 18 ,975 400 265 160 170 72 49 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 32 Other Charges incidental to — Cleaning offices Fencing enclosure for instruments, Auckland Lithographing Office equipment and rent Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of instruments Repairs to instruments Telephone Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 1,116 74 75 76 77 78 79 SO 81 82 30 105 30 j 140 1 ,200 ; 250 5 7 50 1,817 2,933

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

93

Item. 1908-9. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 83 VOTE No. 66— continued. £ Superintendents of Mercantile Marine and Examiners of Masters and Mates— Salaries — leach at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, 3 at £340, 1 at £305 ... ... '... \ 1,325 Examiner of Masters and Mates and Surveyor of Ships, Auckland ... ... ... I 300 Assistant to Superintendent,Mercantile Marine,Dunedin 165 Assistant to Superintendent, Mercantile Marine, Wellington ... ... ... ; 172 Assistant to Superintendent, Mercantile Marine, Auckland ... ... ... 145 2 ,107 84 Surveyors of Ships, etc.— Salaries — Wellington : Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine ... ... ...I 240 Auckland: Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine ... ... ... | 240 Lvttelton : Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of I "Mercantile Marine ... ... ... 220 Dunedin : Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine ... ... ... 280 3 Load-line Inspectors : 1 at £20, 2 at £10 ... 40 Contribution to Postal Department for services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga ... ... j 25 1,045 85 86 87 88 89 Other Charges incidental to — Cleaning offices ... ... ... 40 Office equipment and rent ... ... ... 100 Telephones ... ... ... 35 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 25 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... : 25 225 ! 1,270 90 Protection of Fish and Oysters— Salaries — Chief Inspector of Fisheries ... ... ... 360 13 Inspectors : 1 at £170, 1 at £150, 1 at £100, 1 at £75, 1 at £25, 1 at £24, 1 at £16 (six months), 1 at £15, 1 at £12, 3 at £10, 1 at £7 10s., 1 at £5 ... 622 Wages of attendants, Hakataramea Hatchery ... 352 91 92 93 94 95 1,334 Other Charges incidental to— Administration of "The Fisheries Act, 1908" ... 6,250 Casual labour ... ... . . 100 Collection a*nd distribution of brown-trout ova ... 150 Experimental trawling ... ... | 18 Grants for costs and maintenance of Fish-hatcheries — Portobello Fish-hatchery Board ... ... | 250 Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea ... ... i . 150 Grant for cost and maintenance of fish-hatchery, Southland Acclimatisation Society ... ... | 1,000 Grant to Marlborough Acclimatisation Society for hatchery and rearing trout ... ... 50 Grant for site for fish-hatchery, Fairfax ... ... i 250 96 97 98

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94

item. 19 18-9. MARINE : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VOTE No. 68— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Beacons, buoys, and lights at — continued. Jackson's Head Kaipara Harbour Waitapu, leading-lights West Wanganui Inlet Cartage and freight Charts, books, and periodicals ... Checking overcrowding of steamers Deepening creek, Okarito Erection of light on Anglem Point, Stewart Island Extra clerical assistance Fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance ... Gas and fuel for offices Grants — For Matakohe Wharf repairs For repairing and improving the Waipipi Wharf, Manukau Shipwreck Relief Society Towards cost of repairing wharf, Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island Horseshoe Bay wharf and protection Improving entrance, Kaituna River Jetty and shed, north bank, Okuru Lithographing forms Maintenance of Anglem Point light (3 months) Napier West Shore protective works ... • New Zealand Nautical Almanac Office equipment Passage to England of Mrs. E. Mclntyre (widow of engineer, " Tutanekai") and children Port Waikato Wharf Prosecutions under the Shipping and Seamen, Harbours, and Fisheries Acts Postage and telegrams, and rent of boxes ., Printing and binding A, B, C Azimuth Tables and Charts Railway-fares of Royal Naval Registrar ... Relief of distressed seamen Remission of light dues on colliers to American Fleet ... Removal of rocks from harbour at Port Chalmers Rent and expenses connected with examinations Repairs to Whangaroa Wharf (subsidy £1 for £1) Searching for bodies of persons drowned from scow "Surprise" Signalman's cottage at Karamea Snagging the Mokau River Subsidies for— Erection of new wharf, Wairoa South River (£2 for £1) Matakohe Wharf repairs (£1 for £l) Removal of bank, Waitapu Harbour (£1 for £1) Wharf at Katikati (£1 for £1) Survey of Cook's Rock, Cook Strait Survey of unseaworthy ships ... Survey of Whangarei foreshore Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances Waikawa Wharf repairs Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... I I 65 600 50 40 75 200 400 30 30 50 350 25 200 50 200 400 250 100 150 50 5 250 300 25 29 30 50 60 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 250 650 200 10 150 281 50 100 100 40 41 5 20 216 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 200 350 10 100 j 30 50 50 45 . 75 110 ! 200 Total —Vote No. 68 ... 7,887

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95

Item. 1908-9. MARINE AND HARBOURS —continued. 99 .00 101 L02 .03 .04 05 VOTE No. 66— continued. Protection of Fish and Oysters— continued. Other Charges incidental to— continued. Importation and introduction of— Herring and other sea-fish ... Striped bass Atlantic salmon British Crustacea Medical expenses of Chief Inspector, injured on trawling-vessel Oil-launches and boats for Inspectors of Fisheries Printing and publishing scientific results of trawling expedition River protective works at Salmon - station, Hakataramea Stocking the rivers of Westland with trout Travelling and other expenses connected with Fisheries Conference at Washington ... Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... l £ 450 250 450 100 18 725 200 06 .07 08 40 50 .09 .10 50 150 75 10 ,776 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " ... ... 12,110 i 45 ,899 400 Total—Vote No. 66 ... 45 ,499 GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. VOTE No. 67. Charges incidental to — Working-expenses of Government steamers, including maintenance, repairs, replacements, and other expenses incidental to their upkeep within or outside the Dominion ... Engine-room repairs, s.s. " Hinemoa " Auxiliary condenser for s.s. " Tutanekai " Expenses connected with training-ship "Amokura" ... S.s. "Amokura": Repairs, renewals, and alterations ... Storage-shed for s.s. " Amokura " 18 ,020 1,000 180 5,225 330 50 24 ,505 2 3 i 5 6 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 24 ,805 300 Total —Vote No. 67 ... MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 68. Charges incidental to — Administration of The Shipping and Seamen Act, and inquiries into shipping casualties Beacons, buoys, and lights at— Half-moon Bay Inner Passage, Katikati 400 2 3 200 30

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96

Item. 1908-9. INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND SURVEY OF SHIPS. £ £ 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 32 VOTE No. 69. 1 Salaries — Chief Inspector of Machinery, Chief Surveyor of Ships, &c. ■ •■ ■•• . ••• 18 Inspectors of Machinery and Survevors of Ships: 2 at £345, 2 at £335, 1 at £320, 5 at £315, 3 at £305, 3 at £300, 1 at £295, 1 at £300 (6 months) Draughtsman Chief Clerk 7 Clerks : 1 at £260, 2 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £140, 1 at £120, 1 at £80 4 Cadets : 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 2 at £65 (including lodging allowances) 550 5,515 200 280 1,250 310 8,105 Other Charges incidental to — 2 Advertising, books, and periodicals 3 Alterations, repairs, additions to, and furniture for offices 4 Collection of inspection fees ... 5 Office equipment and requisites 6 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 7 Rent, cleaning offices, fuel, and light 8 Telephones 9 Travelling allowances and expenses 10 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 80 105 150 120 350 . 375 65 2,971 130 4,346 Total—Vote No. 69 ... 12 ,451 TOTAL OF CLASS XIX £9' ,342

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CLASS XX.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

13— B. 7.

97

1908-9. Salaries. i Other Charges. Total. £ £ 8 ,270 £ 30 ,888 Vote 70 —Department of Labour 12 ,618 TOTAL OF CLASS XX 12,618 8,270 30 ,888 Item. 19 18-9. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 83 £ £ . VOTE No. 70. Salaries — Secretary and Registrar of Industrial Unions Chief Inspector of Factories and Deputy-Registrar of Industrial Unions (also Chief Advisory Otiicer, Workers' Dwellings Act, £50) Deputy Chief Inspector Accountant and Inspector of Factories Correspondence Clerk 16 Clerks : 2 at £190. 2 at £175, 1 at £166, 3 at £156, 1 at £150, 1 at £130, 1 at £105, 1 at £100, 1 at £95, 2 at £78, 1 at, £70 3 Officers in Charge, Women's Employment. Branch, at £150 1 Shorthand-writer and Typiste 18 Cadets: 5 at £85, 8 at £75, 5 at £65 1 Cadette Registrar, Court of Arbitration Associate to Judge, Court, of Arbitration .. 4 Clerks of Awards (also Deputy Registrars of Supreme Court—Wellington. £300; Dunedin, £290; Christchurch, £200 ; Auckland, £220), each £20 Architect, for workers' dwellings 27 Inspectors of Factories: 1 at £285. 1 at £215, 2 at £240. 1 at £235, 2 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £191. 1 at £190, 3 at £180, 1 at £ 1 76, 1 at £175, 1 at £170. 5 at £166, lat £165, 1 at £160, 1 at £135, 1 at £110, 2 at, £100 4 Inspectors of Scaffolding at £175 Messenger 600 375 310 265 140 2,170 450 135 l,35n 105 450 150 80 285 4,907 70D 116 12,618 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, printing, and publications Allowance to police officers acting as departmental 350 2 3 750 75 50 4 5 6 agents Bicycles Cartage and freight Expenses, Medical Referees, under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 190s" Expenses of reporting Canterbury farm labourers' dispute 250 7 150

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CLASS XX.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued.

98

tern. 19 18-9. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued. VOTE No. 70 --continued. Other Charges incidental to — continued. 8 ; Fares, board and lodging, and supplies for persons proceeding to employment 9 ; Fees payable to members of Conciliation Boards and to acting members of the Court of Arbitration 10 Fees payable to members of Industrial Councils 11 Legal and witnesses' expenses 12 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 13 Preparation and printing of digest of decisions under Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act 14 Preparation and printing of digest of decisions under Conciliation and Arbitration Act 15 Rent, office requisites, cleaning, fuel, and lighting 16 ! Telephones 17 Temporary clerical assistance ... IS Travelling-allowances and expenses 19 Typewriters Workers' dwellings on Crown lands— 20 ■ Completion of road-works, Coromandel Street 21 Cost of erection, alteration, and enlargement (whether in excess of rate of cost or not) 22 Preliminary, administrative, and travelling expenses 23 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 700 1,000 500 650 1,200 75 200 2,000 150 250 5 ,000 100 120 5,000 250 650 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908" 19,470 1,200 1 Total—Vote No. 70 ... 18 ,270 30 ,88: OP CLASS XX £3' 1,888

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CLASS XXI.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

99

1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Totals. £ ote 71 --Department of Lands and Survey 87 ,878 ,, 72 —Miscellaneous Services £ 77 ,800 ' £ 165 ,678 96 ,252 96 ,252 TOTAL OF CLASS XXI ... 87,878 174,052 261,930 item. 19' •8-9. • DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. e £ 1908-9. Total number of officers arid artisans .. 397 VOTE No. 71. Salaries — Head Office — Under-Secretary for Crown Lands (also Under-Secre-tary for Immigration, £50) ... Surveyor-General 10 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £385 ; 1 at £350, 1 at £335, 1 at £315,1 at £300, 1 at £280,2 at £250, 1 at £190, 1 at £160 13 Clerks : 1 (Chief), (also Chief Clerk, Immigration Department, £25) at £415,1 (Chief Accountant), (also Chief Accountant, Immigration Department, £25) at £310. 1 at £290 (also Secretary, Scenery Preservation Board, £25), 1 at £285, 1 at £280 (also Immigration officer, £25), 1 at £270, 1 at £240, 1 at, £220, 2 at £185, 1 at £170, 2 at £145 ... 9 Cadets: 2 at £70, 1 at, £60. 4 at £50, 2 at £40 Magnetic Observer Superintendent of Settlements... Messenger Caretaker, Kapiti Island ' 750 700 2,815 3 ,140 480 225 400 165 160 Auckland District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor 11 District Surveyors : 1 at £385, 2 at £315,1 at £305, 1 at £295, 2 at""£275, 4 at £265 5 Assistant Survevors : 1 at £250, 2 at £240, 1 at £210, 1 at £170 27 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £385, 1 at £360, 1 at £315, 4 at £300, 2 at £280, 1 at £265, 2 at £260, 5 at £250, 3 at £240, 1 at £230, 3 at £210, 1 at £215, 1 at £185, 1 at £115 8,835 2 550 3,225 1 ,110 6 ,950

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

100

lien DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. 19 i8-9. VOTE No. 71— continued. Salaries — continued. Auckland District —continued. 26 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £345, 1 (Chief) at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £270, 1 at £250, I (accountant.) at £230, 1 at £230, 1 at £225, 2 at, £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 2 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £157, 1 at £145, 1 at £130, 3 at £115, 3 at £100 11 Cadets : 1 at £100, 3 at £70, 3 at £60, 4 at £50 ... 4 Crown Lands Rangers : 1 at £350 (also Timber Expert), 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 1 at £200 Timber-measurer £ £ 2 5,082 690 1,000 156 Hawke's Bay District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor 5 District Survevors: 1 at £375, 1 at £290, 3 at £280 3 Assistant Surveyors: I at £230, 1 at £170, 1 at £165 9 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £365, 1 at £300, 1. at £290, 2 at, £280, 1 at, £220, 1 at £210, 2 at £190 ... 8 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £320, 1 (Chief) at, £265, 1 at £230, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue, Gisborne) at £215, 1 at £220, 1 at £157, 1 at £130, 1 at £120 5 Cadets : 1 at, £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50, 2 at £10 2 Crown Land Rangers : 1 at £300, 1 at 275 18 ,763 3 475 1 ,505 565 2 ,325 1,657 260 5*6 Taranaki District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor 3 District Survevors: 1 at £315, 1 at £2S0, 1 at £250 4 Assistant Surveyors: 2 at £250, 1 at £210, 1 at £165 9 Draughtsmen:"! (Chief) at £325, 1 at £315, 2 at £290, 1 at £265, 1 at £250, 1 at £210, 1 at £160, 1 at £145 8 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £300, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £290, 1 (accountant) at £240,1 at £230, 2 at £180, 1 at £115. 1 at, £100 4 Cadets : 1 at £100, 3 at £40 Crown Lands Ranger 7,362 475 845 875 2,250 1,635 220 275 Wellington District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor 7 District Survevors : 1 at £385, 1 at £335, 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 3 at £280 5 Assistant Survevors: 1 at £250, 1 at £220, 3 at £170 20 Draughtsmen :" 1 (Chief) at £400. 1 at £335, 1 at £315, 1 at £300, 2 at, £280, 1 at £265, 3 at, £250, 1 at £230, 3 at £200, 3 at £180, 1 at £130, 2 at £115 15 Clerks: 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £335, 1 at £250, 4 at £230, 1 at £220, 2 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £130, 2 at £115 10 Cadets: 2 at £100, 2 at £70, 2 at £60, 2 at £50, 2 at £40 4 Crown Lands Rangers : 1 at £300, 1 at £220, 1 at £210, 1 at £200 Messenger 6,575 525 2,185 980 4,655 3,165 640 930 140 13 ,220

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

101

Item. 19' 8-9. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Salaries — continued. Nelson District — Commissioner of Crown Lands 6 District Survevors : 1 at £375, 1 at £365, 1 at £325, 1 at £290, 1 at £280, 1 at £250 2 Assistant Surveyors : 1 at £240, 1 at £230 Surveyor's Assistaut 8 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £350, 3 at £300, 2 at, £280, 1 at £265, 1 at £160 ... 4 Clerks : 1 (Chief) at £280, 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £265, 1 at £245, 1 at £115 3 Cadets : 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £60 ... Crown Lands Ranger £ 475 1,885 470 165 2,235 905 230 230 Marlborough District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor District Surveyor 4 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £290,1 at £280, 1 at £230 3 Clerks: 1 at £240, 1 at £210, 1 at £130... 2 Cadets: 1 at £70, 1 at £50 .-.. 2 Rangers: 1 at £280, 1 at £200 6,595 450 315 1,150 580 120 480 Westland District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor District Surveyor 3 Assistant Surveyors: 2 at £235, 1 at £170 6 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £365, 1 (also Receiver of Land Revenue) at £265, 1 at £210, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £115 5 Clerks : 1 at £210, 1 at £185, 2 at £115, 1 at £100... Office cleaner Cro»'n Lands Ranger Land Officer, Greymouth (also Clerk of Magistrate's Court and Receiver of Gold Revenue, £300) 3,095 475 265 640 1,305 725 50 210 10 Oanterbury District — ' • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor District Surveyor 10 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £375,1 at £300,3 at £290, 2 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £180, 1 at £100 7 Clerks : 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £325, 1 (Chief) at £300, 1 at £230, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £160 3 Cadets: 1 at £100, 2 at £50... 3 Crown Lands Rangers : 1 at £275, 1 at £280,1 at £220 2 Messengers: 1 at £122, 1 at £120 3 ,680 525 330 2 ,535 1 ,585 200 775 242 Otago District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor 3 District Survevors : 1 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £280 9 Draughtsmen : 1 (Chief) at £375,1 at £325, 2 at £300, 1 at £280, 2 at £200, 1 at £195, 1 at £170 13 Clerks: 1 (Receiver of Land Revenue) at £350, 1 (Chief) at £350, 1 at £325, 1 at £265, 1 at £230, 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 2 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £165, 1 at £160, 1 at £155 Cadet 5 Crown Lands Rangers: 2 at £280, 1 at £275, 1 at £200, 1 at £50 Messenger 6,192 10 525 870 2 ,345 2,920 40 1,085 145 7 ,930

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

102

;em. 19' '8-9. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. 11 VOTE No. 71— continued. Salaries — continued. Southland District — Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor 2 District Surveyors at £280 ... 8 Draughtsmen: 1 (Chief) at £325, 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £290. 1 at £280, 1 at £265, 1 at £140, 1 at £115 8 Clerks : 1 (Chief) at £300, 1 (also Receiver of Land Revenue) at £300, 1 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £200, 1 at £130, 1 at £115, 1 at £100 5 Cadets: 1 at £60, 2 at £50, 2 at £40 ... 4 Crown Land Rangers: 1 at £250,1 at £200, 1 at £160, 1 at £50 Office cleaner £ 450 560 2,040 £ I ,615 240 660 66 5,631 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, printing, and binding Allowances in lieu of providing quarters ... Cadets' lodging-allowances Classification and valuation of lands and special reports Commonages, expenses in connection with administration of Commission on money-orders ... Contract and schedule surveys Draughting work by contract, including plans on titles, Court orders, &c. Equipment and wages of staff and survey parties Fuel, light, water, cleaning, and scavenging Inspection, management, &c, expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands Instruments, machinery, paper, and other office requisites Insurances, freights, cartages, and shipping charges ... Legal expenses Native Land Court surveys Newspapers, books, and publications Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Premiums to teaching-surveyors (teaching survey cadets) Rent of offices ... ... . ... Repairs, alterations, and maintenance of offices and grounds Surveys of Land for Landless Natives Surveys under the Maori Lands Administration Act ... Telephones in offices: Installation and upkeep, including Exchange subscriptions ... Temporary assistance Temporary surveyors and parties :.. Travelling allowances and expenses, including transfer of officers Trigs, standards, Establishment and maintenance of ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 87 ,878 12 13 14 15 16 3 ,500 65 900 250 17 18 19 50 1,200 2,500 20 21 22 700 35 ,000 850 9,000 £3 2,000 100 1,000 2,000 35 2,100 200 950 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 200 100 500 35 36 37 200 8,000 17,000 38 39 5,000 150 250 93 ,800 165 ,678 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 181,678 16 ,000 Total—Vote No. 71 ...

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

103

Item. 1908-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 72. Charges incidental to — Arrears of rates due by Crown tenants (section 143, "Land Act, 1908") Assistance towards making a sheep-dip at Te Rau-a-moa Board of Examiners of Surveyors, Grant to Botanical surveys of New Zealand forests Buffalo Domain (fencing) Bunnvthorpe Recreation-ground, purchase of land (£1 for£l) Caretaker and expenses in connection with preservation of scenery, Ship Cove and other reserves, including clearing of a firebelt Clarence River Protective Works, at, Waipapa, S.G.R. No. 107 (£2 for £1) Clearing Myross School Reserve Compensation for improvements and removal of hut through error in survey, Section 117, Matiri Block . Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent, expenses in connection with £ 100 25 200 500 100 75 230 8 200 25 9 10 1.1 19 250 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 same Compensation to Native owners for Section 33, Te Araroa Native Township, now a recreation reserve ... Compensation to Taihape Dairy Company for land included in their title for Section 3, Block VII, Taihape, but forming part of the public road 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 resumed under " The Land Act, 1908," 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, &c, Act, 1884 "), the reserve being located on lands over which the Crown held no control Compensation for road deviation. Block I, Rintoul Survey District (Richmond) Compensation under Public Works Act for leasehold interests in Rotokare Domain revoked by " The Rotokare Domain Repeal Act, 1903" Compensation to McCarroll Bros, and Chadwick, on account of alleged shortage of timber purchased in the Tangihua Forest, the subject of a petition to Pailiament, inquired into and recommended bv R. W. Dyer, S.M. Compensation to Messrs. Hammond and Campbell, owing to error in placing survey-pegs Compensation for fencing road of access to lands of Creed and others, Hahei Parish, Coromandel County Compensation to G. Powell for drainage-works done on Section 67, owing to error in survey of Section 466, Parish of Taupiri Compensation to H. Hearn for bridge erected over Rangitata River on road-line to Crown Reserves 2883 and 2884 ... ... Compensation for lands to be taken at Oparau, Kawhia, for steamer and launch landings Compensation to T. Knowles, owing to error in survey of Section 8, Block XIII, Punakitere Compassionate allowance to Mrs, F J. Parker, to compensate for losses sustained 30 100 135 262 79 250 150 26 550 21 557 22 5 23 24 32 21 25 100 26 25 27 28 9 100

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

104

;em. 1908-9-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 29 30 81 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 14 45 46 47 48 VOTE No. 72— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Denniston Domain (improvement), (subsidy, £1 for £1) Denniston Recreation Ground ... Destruction of willows, Mangapu River and tributaries, to clear the channels and prevent flooding Eastbrook Recreation - ground (purchase of land), (subsidy, £1 for £1) Eradication of noxious weeds on Crown lands Erection of bridge over lagoon at Section 8, Block IX, Tavvaha Erection of punt at Section 54a, Greenfield Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining lands (including supply of wire to settlers) Erecting bridge over railway at forest reserve near Kaitoke Exchange of land for purposes of a stock reserve at Hangaroa Expenses of inquiries Expenses of removal of temporary officers... Expenses of supervision, Kapiti Island (including purchase and maintenance cf oil launch) Expenses in connection with scenery reserves under " The Land Act, 1908" (including fencing and other works) Expenses under " The Sand-drift Act, 1908 " 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 Felling, clearing, and grassing part Rangataua Township before disposal Felling, clearing, and grassing stock reserves at junction Awaroa-Mahoe Roads, Mangapohue-Hauturu Roads, and Rau-a-moa-Waitomo Roads Felling and grassing 20 acres Ruatiti Block, and continuation of pack-track ... ... Felling, burning, and grassing 170 acres in Horopito Township Fencing Section 42, Block XI, Ongo Forest Reserve, for scenic purposes ... Fencing and forming cemeteries Fencing Geraldine Domain Fencing Recreation Reserve 58, Block X, Mangahao (Pahiatua County) Fencing reserve where soldiers are buried at Ruakituri Fencing and improvement of recreation-grounds and domains Fencing forest reserves, Block XIII, Waitara, to preserve bush from trespassing cattle Fencing Ohau River Reserve (including flood-gates) .. Fencourt, Drainage Board, subsidy Flaxbourne Domain (improvement), (subsidy, £1 for £1) Forest reserve, Hanmer, acquiring road to Forest reserve, Section 24c, Block XII, Apiti, fencing Formation of an additional mile of tramway, Tokatoka Swamp Gisborne office (alterations) Grant to Otago Education Board for Pomahaka Downs School Grass-seed for Crown lands and settlers ... Hale's Road extension: Compensation for land and fencing same £ 50 50 212 910 2,500 31 250 500 250 37 200 250 300 150 50 100 2 ,000 150 50 49 50 150 50 20 51 350 52 25 150 2 53 54 55 56 57 50 8 250 58 80 620 452 40 30 150 59 60 61 02 63 64 65 66 1 ,000 1.8 67 68 40 25 ,000 135

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14-B. 7.

105

tern. 19' •8-9, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 VOTE No. 72— continued. Charges incipental to — continued. Half cost of printing booklet " Making a Home in New Zealand," 10,000 copies Hawksbury Domain drainage (subsidy, £1 for £l) Heathcote Road Board: to purchase a reserve (£1 for £1) Howick Domain (improvement) Hungahunga Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) In satisfaction of naval and military claims recommended for payment in Commissioner's Report, H.-13, 1898 Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money Stewart Island, annual payment, £160 Kauri Domain, Kaihu Valley (fencing, &c.) Kelso Domain improvement Kohukohu Domain Board, reclamation-works, fencing, &c. (subsidy £1 for £1) Kokatahi, Hokitika River, and Main Road protective works ... • ... Lawry Settlement, extension of water-supply Levin Recreation-ground : Compensation for improvements by lessee Lindsay Settlement irrigation subsidy Lvell Cemetery (clearing) Mackaytown Domain (improvement), (subsidy, £1 for £2) Maintenance of Tokatoka Tramway Makarewa Domain (improvement),(subsidy, £1 for £1) Makuri Domain Board (for protection of domain ground from erosion by river) Manawatu River protection (subsidy £1 for £1 up to £4,000) Mangaroa Township drainage Mangaroa Township, felling and clearing ... Mangaroa Domain, fencing and grassing (£1 for £1) ... Maruia Hot Springs (improvement) Matahuru Cemetery : Clearing, fencing, and drainage .. Metalling roads in— Cradock Settlement Hetana Settlement Methuen Settlement Waari Settlement Model workers' dwellings at International Exhibition (including cost of subsequent removal to Sydenham) Moeraki Domain (fencing) Motu Cemetery (felling, clearing, and fencing) Motu Village roads Motuwaireka Road, compensation and fencing Mowhanau Domain Board (fencing and planting) Northcote Domain (planting, &c.) Ohakea River protective works Okato Domain, purchase of land (subsidy £1 for £1) ... Okarito Cemetery, forming road-approach, with culvert Opotiki Agricultural and Pastoral Association, subsidy towards improvement of show-ground ... Otahu Settlement (drainage) ... Otautau Town Board, river-bank protection (subsidy, £lfor£l) Owaka Domain Board (improvement of domain) Paeroa Domain Improvement (£1 for £1) Pahiatua Domain: Completing protective works at Mangatainoka River Papakura Domain improvement Paraparaumu game-breeding station (subsidy) Pawaho Settlement, water-supply Payment to G. J. Roberts for framing departmental pictures sent to Exhibition and now in Museum £ 48 50 500 40 1,200 60 160 50 25 50 244 50 70 200 20 50 300 40 40 500 300 50 25 30 9 £ 18 701 79 477 95 30 40 25 66 220 25 5 220 112 50 96 97 9S 99 .00 01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 07 100 30 .08 09 10 100 25 30 .11 .12 .13 14 50 25 100 236 8

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

106

Item. 19 18-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 15 VOTE No. 72— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Payment to Lands for Settlements Account of capital value of reserves — Blind River Settlement Culverden Settlement ... Flaxbourne Settlement Hawtrey Settlement Lindsay Settlement Mangapouri Settlement Otekaike Settlement Rose will Estate Selwyn Settlement Starborough Settlement Te Arai Settlement ... . ... Pavment for improvements on Section 32, Block VI, Ngakawau, for cemetery for Granity, and fencing and laying out 2 acres Piako River (snagging) Piripiri Block : Half cost of boundary fence taken over with lease Piripiri Block (rent of native portion included in lease acquired by Crown) Plumer Domain, fencing, clearing, and grassing (£1 for£l) Pongaroa Cemetery improvement Preventing sand-dunes and drifting sand, including purchase of marram-grass 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 level crossing at Te Koura Railway-station to give access to Section 1, Block V, Tubua (Crown settler) Providing road access to cemeteries where present roads are on impossible grades Providing road access to Woodside Run ... Publishing proceedings of the Scientific Expedition to the Southern Islands Purchase of land for access to Section 129, Block III, Mangahao, being subdivided for settlement Purchase of land for road access to Crown lands Purchase of 2 acres of land at Ruakituri ... Purchase of land for recreation-ground, Pukekohe (subsidy, £1 for £1) Purchase of recreation-ground for Hornby (subsidy) ... Purchase of Maori lands, shares or interests therein, advances, completion of inchoate purchases(on account) Rangaroa Village : Roads of access Rangataua Cemetery (clearing and forming road), (subsidy, £1 for £1) Rangitata River protective works (subsidy, £1 for £1) Rawene Domain, ploughing and clearing (£1 for £1) ... Refunds for improvements effected Refund to W. F. Doney of part of amount paid on application for Section 2, Block V, Whareorino, forfeited by the Auckland Land Board, as recommended by the Lands Committee Refund to C. M. Hansen of deposit paid on Section 314, Waimana Parish, and forfeited on account of non-com-pletion of purchase, as recommended by Lands Committee of the House of Representatives ... £ 300 628 253 230 397 98 60 360 50 377 135 129 600 59 10 30 10 150 300 110 1,423 126 50 127 100 29 128 129 500 130 250 450 20 131 132 133 134 135 350 50 136 137 7,500 50 138 139 140 141 25 300 25 200 26 142 50

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

107

item. 19 i8-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 143 144 VOTE No. 72— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Remissions of rent under the Land for Settlements Consolidation Act— Steward Settlement Tawaha „ A. Macpherson, Section 18, Wangapeka J. C. Towes, „ 7, „ V. Huinga C.H.Bennett, „ 24, Block VIII, T. V. Maunsell, „ 25, „ VIII, S. Corrigan, „ 26, ,, VIII, H. Neilsen, „ 28, „ V11I, D. Grieve, Section 16e, Edendale Settlers in Mangatahi Settlement W. Wattie, Section 19, Block XI, Wangapeka Remissions of rent under Section 117 of "The Land Act, 1908"— H. Bell, Section 5, Block V, Pirongia ... C. Bell, Sections 3, 6a, Block V, Pirongia S. Babbage, Section 5, Block IV, Kawhia F. A. Pearson, „ 6, „ XII, Pirongia W. M. Howe, „ 5a, „ I, Orahiri A. C. Bishop, „ 20, „ II, Mount Cerberus J. C. Bishop, „ 21, „ II, A. Urquhart, „ 12, 14, ,, IT, ,', H. Thomas, „ 11, „ II, „ M. Thomas, „ 8, ,', III, W. Sampson, „ 24, „ IV, „ T. Whitta, „ 47, „ XII, Ac, „ S. Whitta, „ pt.of2, „ XIII, &c, „ E. Elliot, „ 2, „ IV, Kawhia North A.Elliot, „ 1, „ IV, J. & J. Noonan, „ 1, „ XVI, M. Kerr, „ 10, „ VIII.&c, Makotuku T.B.Scott, „ 1,2, „ I, Pirongia H. Jackson, „ 12, „ X, „ S. Quinlan, „ 7, „ VII, Maungamangero Settlers in Tamaki Block, Hawke's Bay J. Koch, Section 16, Block XIII, Wakarara E. Frederickson, Section 33, Block III, Norsewood... G. Berntsen, Section 1, Block V, Mangatoro J. Randall, Section Iac, Block X, Pirongia J. Wright, Section 1a, Block III, Marakopa W. Humphreys, Section 2, Block III, Kawhia South H. Babbage, Section 1, Block III, Kawhia South ... Remission of rent, Lots 14,15, Block G, Paeroa Township Removal and re-erection of fence, Section 150, Mangonui, owing to road survey altering boundaries Repairs, alterations, and maintenance of workers' dwellings on Crown lands and administration expenses Repairs to District Surveyor's residence at Reefton ... River protective works (Wanganui River, South Westland) Roa Township (Westland), felling bush prior to disposal of sections Roads and other works in Runanga Township Samples of New Zealand woods for distribution to Technical Schools and other institutions Sinking new well at village settlement, Hawea (old well collapsed), (subsidy, £1 for £l) Site for wharf and shed on Kaituna River (subsidy) ... South Westland mail-steamer subsidy, monthly service Special rates to local authorities Spreydon, Purchase Recreation Ground (£1 for £1) ... 667 1 ,848 36 31 26 25 46 31 41 212 33 27 27 26 33 23 19 14 25 11 10 15 20 7 25 50 28 8 63 8 13 1,210 24 8 11 6 34 26 26 20 145 146 6 147 150 100 148 119 61 150 33 2,500 151 152 50 153 154 155 156 157 50 50 250 100 500

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

108

Item. 19i 18-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 .69 .70 .71 .72 .73 .74 .75 VOTE No. 72— continued. Chabges incidental to — continued. Stock paddock, Rotorua County, in Rotomahana-Pare-karangi Block (compensation) Subsidy to doctors in outlying districts Subsidy for steamer service, Wanganui River — Wanganui-Pipiriki, £350 per annum Taumarunui-Pipiriki, £350 per annum ... Subsidy, purchase and improvement of a domain and show-ground, Waipu (£1 for £1) .... Subsidy, Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Society for acquiring and laying out grounds Subsidy towards purchase of recreation-ground, Rolleston(£lfor£l) Subsidy towards purchase of recreation-ground, Otaki (£lfor£l) Subsidy to Drainage Board (£1 for £1), Tokatoka Swamp Subsidy: Flood protection, Inch-Clutha (£1 for £1) ... Subsidy towards purchase of domain (Wakefield) Survey, fencing and formation of deviation of road of access, Block I, Mangawhero, Tauakira Block (and purchase of land for same) ... Survey store at Piriaka (painting, &c.) Tahora Block surveys, cost of cutting lines on adopted work Taieri Land Drainage Board : Advance for flood damages pending financial arrangements Tamaki Block: Purchase of leasehold interests from Hawke's Bay Timber Company,and expenses incidental to same Taramakau River protective works (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tauranga Military Cemetery, subsidy for upkeep Tauranga Military Cemetery, repairs to sea-wall, £50, and grant for upkeep of cemetery, £15 Te Kuiti Domain Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tokatoka Swamp Drainage — Road and drain, Nu. 2 creamery to No. 4 outlet (subsidy, £ I for £1) Maori Creek Drain Bascombe's Creek Hamilton's Drain Tokatoka Swamp stopbank (facing seven miles) and drainage Tomoana Settlement (drainage) Tongariro National Park, erection caretaker's house at Ketetahi Hot Spring, £500, and general expenses, £ 100 To prevent encroachment of river on Nga-awapurua Forest Reserve and road To prevent encroachment of rivers on Crown reserves... Uritawa Domain, fencing and ploughing, Ac. (£1 for £1) Uruti Domain improvement 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 Part 1 of Run 25, Blocks VII and VIII, Makotuku... Value of improvements on small grazing - run, Sections 15 to 19, Block V, Ac, Mount Hyde, on expiry of license (in terms of clause 214 of "The Land Act, 1885") Waihopai River, snagging and improving Waikino Domain Improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Wairua River: Taking levels from Jordan to Wairua for purpose of widening and straightening to prevent flooding of adjoining lands ... } 50 1,063 700 23 900 38 400 48 150 220 956 20 253 1,000 5,100 200 25 65 25 .76 .77 100 130 200 170 78 4,014 400 .79 80 .81 600 .82 83 42 150 84 .85 15 20 39 2,940 86 .87 .88 89 626 50 50 50

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

109

item. 1908-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. 190 191 192 193 194 195 VOTE No. 72— continued, Charges incidental to — continued. Waitetuna-Whatawhata Road deviation (compensation and expenses of legalisation). Waitoa River, snagging (above junction with Piako River) Water-supply, Waikakahi, trial bore Wanganui River (improvement) Ward Cemetery (fencing and other works) Whangamarino Swamp, taking levels and reporting as to scheme of drainage (as recommended bv Lands Committee) Whangamomona Medical Society —Grant for services of registered nurse (doctor not procurable) Winchester Domain improvement . ... Woolston Recreation-ground, purchase of land (£1 for £1) 200 400 50 2,000 50 100 196 50 25 197 198 500 Total —Vote No. 72 .., 96 ,252 TOTAL OF CLASS XXI £261,930

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

110

1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 73. —Department of Agriculture 85 ,407 74 ,410 159 ,81' TOTAL OF CLASS XXII 74 ,410 85 ,407 159 ,8T item. 19 •8-9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. £ 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 419 VOTE No. 73. Head Office— Salaries — Secretary for Agriculture Chief Clerk Inspector of Offices Accountant 11 Clerks: 1 at £235, 1 at £205, 1 at £180, 2 at £170, 3 at £165, 1 at £150, 1 at £135, 1 at £110 7 Cadets : 1 at £95,1 at £85,2 at £75,1 at £65,2 at £50 Editor of Publications 2 Inspectors of Manure-sterilising at £450 675 390 365 265 1,850 495 265 900 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, printing, and photographs Bicycles and repairs Bonus for best means of destroying small birds Bonus for discovery of mineral phosphates Compassionate allowance to widow of W. H. Hawthorn, late Veterinarian Extra clerical assistance Freight and carriage not otherwise provided for Grant to Hukerenui Agricultural and Pastoral Association for reduction of debt on show-ground Grant to Oxford Agricultural and Pastoral Association Grant to Strath Taieri Agricultural and Pastoral Association for providing stock-yards on show-grounds ... Grant to North Kaipara Agricultural Association for improvement of show-grounds Grant to Mackenzie Agricultural and Pastoral Association for improvement of show-grounds ... 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, Contribution to ... Introduction of natural enemy of injurious birds Legal expenses Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preparation and distribution of publications 5,205 2 3 4 5 6 200 500 250 500 7 8 9 63 600 200 10 11 75 100 12 100 13 100 14 15 100 100 16 800 17 18 19 20 21 614 250 150 450 700 400

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

111

;em. 1908-9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 22 23 24 VOTE No. 73— continued. Head Office — continued. Other Charges incidental to —continued. Purchase of books, newspapers, and other publications Removal expenses Rents, fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches Subsidies to local bodies for destruction of the kea Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Travelling allowances and expenses Upkeep and improvement of buildings and fences on departmental reserves and grounds Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 350 100 £ 2,000 60 25 26 27 28 600 500 29 500 400 Veterinary Division — Salaries — Chief Veterinarian (also Public Health Department, £100) Assistant Chief Veterinarian ... 8 Veterinarians: 1 at £375, 1 at £370, 1 at £360, 2 at £350, 1 at £345, 1 at £335, 1 at £325 ... 18 Veterinarians and Meat, Inspectors: 1 at £310, 3 at £300, 6 at £285, 1 at £270, 2 at £260, 3 at £250, 1 at £182, 1 at £150 17 Lay Meat Inspectors: 1 at £195, 1 at £175, 5 at £160, 8 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £135 ... 25 Assistant Meat Inspectors: 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 1 at £180, 5 at £170,1 at £165, 13 at £160, 1 at £150 Inspector of Meat, Loudon Assistant at Veterinary Laboratory (also Public Health Department, £25) 3 Clerks: 1 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £160 2 Cadets : 1 at £110, 1 at £65... Caretaker of Laboratory Farm... 10 ,762 30 650 450 2,810 4,792 2,645 4 ,205 400 250 550 175 140 31 32 33 34 35 Other Charges incidental to — Inspection of meat Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Removal expenses Travelling allowances and expenses Wages and Expenses in connection with Veterinary Laboratories, lands, and buildings used in connection therewith, including the cost of investigation of diseases 17 ,067 100 250 400 2,700 1,500 36 Biological Division — Salaries — Biologist Fruit-preserving Expert Bee Expert Assistant Biologist 3 Pomologists : 2 at £270,1 at £185 6 Inspectors of Imported Fruit: 3 at £200, 1 at £185, 1 at £171, 1 at £170 8 Orchard Inspectors : 3 at £171, 3 at £165, 2 at £150 2 Inspectors of Apiaries : 1 at £190, 1 at £160 Clerk 4 ,950 475 400 210 210 725 1,126 1 ,308 350 210

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

112

Item. 1908-9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 36 VOTE No. 73— continued. Biological Division — continued. Salaries —continued. Cadet Messenger Museum Assistant, £150 (6 months) Assistant Entomologist, £175 (7 months) ... Inspector of Imported Fruit at £150 (7 months) . £ 75 100 75 102 88 £ 5,454 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Other Charges incidental to — Biological Laboratories Expenses in connection with outbreaks of orchard and garden diseases Expenses in connection with museum Fostering the bee industry Fruit culture and canning Fumigation and destruction of fruit Grant to Motueka Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society (Limited) in connection with a shipment of apples to London Importation and breeding of natural enemies to insect pests Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Removal expenses Seeds and plants for distribution Spraying demonstrations and apparatus Travelling allowances and expenses 300 200 100 200 100 200 120 44 100 300 100 25 50 2,700 45 46 47 48 49 4,495 50 Chemical Division— Salaries — Chief Chemist 2 Assistant Chemists : 1 at £225, 1 at £210 2 Laboratory Assistants : 1 at £160, 1 at £125 Clerk 2 Cadets Laboratory Boy 380 435 285 170 100 52 1,422 51 52 53 Other Charges incidental to — Chemical Laboratory Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses 300 50 200 550 54 Dairy Division — Salaries — Dairy Commissioner 7 Dairy Instructors: 1 at £375, 2 at £325, 1 at £290, 3 at £285 8 Dairy-produce Graders: 2 at £300, I at £290, 1 at £285, 2 at £265, 1 at £260, 1 at £250 Dairy Instructress at £125 (2 months) 5 Clerks: 1 at £220, 2 at £175, 1 at £165, 1 at £140... 3 Cadets at £65 . 475 2,170 2,215 21 875 195 5,951

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

15— B. 7,

113

Item. • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 55 56 57 58 59 60 VOTE No. 73— continued. Dairy Division — continued. Other Charges — Contribution towards printing report of the Conference of National Dairy Association, Palmerston North ... Contribution towards cool-storage for dairy-produce ... Establishment of dairy schools Experimental shipment to London of cheese coated with paraffin Grading of dairy-produce Inspection of New Zealand dairy-produce on arrival in United Kingdom Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiments Removal expenses Subsidy to National Dairy Association Travelling allowances and expenses ... 20 100 1,000 725 500 61 62 63 61 65 250 300 100 100 200 2,200 5 ,495 66 Fibre Division — Salaries — Chief Fibre Expert 5 Fibre Graders: 3 at £300, 1 at £290, 1 at £245 ... 2 Instructors: 1 at £260, 1 at £250 4 Clerks : 1 at £190, 2 at £165, 1 at £80 ... 325 1,435 510 600 2,870 67 6S 69 70 Other Charges incidental to — Expenses in connection with Fibre Export — Grading Instruction in the preparation Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Travelling allowances and expenses 400 100 100 1,000 1,600 71 Poultry Division — Salaries — Chief Poultry Expert Assistant Poultry Expert 3 Poultry-graders : 1 at £200, 2 at £190 ... 2 Clerks': 1 at £170, 1 at £100 315 215 580 270 1,380 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Other Charges incidental to — Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes Poultry Farms and Buildings, including Purchase of Birds and Material — Ruakura Moumahaki Burnham Milton Other Farms Preparing poultry for export ... Travelling allowances and expenses 100 500 700 700 1,000 100 3 ,000 500 6,600

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

114

item.: 19 >8-9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- continued. VOTE No. 73— continued. VlTICULTURAL DIVISION— Salaries — Viticulturist Clerk (at £165) (1 month) ... £ 80 325 14 339 81 S2 Other Charges incidental to — Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Sundry expenses in connection with fostering the wine and grape industry Travelling allowances and expenses 40 83 100 300 440 84 Live-stock and Agriculture Division — Salaries — Chief Inspector of Stock and Director of Experimental Farms 26 Clerks: 1 at £280, 1 at £260, 1 at £225, 1 at £220, 1 at £215,1 at £210, 1 at £200, 1 at £190,1 at £185, 2 at £180, 3 at £170, 4 at £165, 1 at £155, 1 at £150, 1 at £130, 2 at £125, 1 at £120, 1 at £105,1 at £104 20 Cadets: 1 at £95, 2 at £90, 3 at £85, 5 at £75, 6 at £65, 1 at £50,2 at £40 Superintendent of Show Exhibits Inspector of Stock (relieving) ... 8 Inspectors in Charge : 1 at £350,1 at £340, 4 at £335, 2 at £325 59 Inspectors of Stock : 1 at £320,1 at £305,2 at £300, 2 at £295,12 at £290, 13 at £280, 3 at £270,1 at £265, 6 at £255,3 at £250, 3 at £245, 5 at £240, 1 at £235, 4 at £230, 1 at £225, 1 at £185 39 Rabbit Agents: 9 at £200, 11 at £190, 3 at £185, 3 at £180, 3 at £175, 8 at £170, 2 at £160 40 Inspectors of Dairies: 1 at £200, 1 at £187, 1 at £185, 37 at £180 14 Inspectors of Noxious Weeds : 1 at £220 4 at £190, 4 at £175, 5 at £165 Inspector of Noxious Weeds : £160 (7 months) 6 Farm Overseers: 2 at £2L0, 2 at £185, 1 at £165, 1 at £156 Organiser of Agricultural Experiments and Lectures ... Expert in Phormium Culture, at £350 (2 months) Horticulturist Caretaker of offices, Auckland... Caretaker Fruit-testing Station, Tauranga... 3 Quarantine-station Caretakers ; 2 at £140, 1 at, £100 4 Caretakers of Rabbit-fence : 3 at £100, 1 at £50 4 Managers of Poultry-stations : 2 at £140, 2 at £130 575 4 ,529 1,425 175 240 2,680 15 ,790 7,190 7,232 2,505 93 1,111 400 '59 210 100 135 380 350 540 45 ,719 85 86 87 88 89 ■ Other Charges incidental to — Breeding of Angora goats Collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics Cultivation of phormium tenax... Departmental apiaries Departmental exhibits at agricultural and pastoral association shows 250 4 ,000 500 500 850

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CLASS XXII.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued.

115

Item. 19 18-9. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 I I VOTE No. 73— continued. Live-stock and Agriculture Division — continued. Other Charges incidental to —continued. Destruction of Rabbits on Crown Lands— Auckland District Napier „ Wellington - West Coast ,, Marlborough-Nelson-Westland „ Canterbury-Kaikoura „ Otago „ Destruction of rabbits on Native Lands Experimental Farms : Erection and Repairs of Buildings, Purchase of Stock, and Entertainment of Visitors— Arataki Bickerstaffe Expenses : Sections, Moumahaki Village Settlement Experimental plots Moumahaki Ruakura Tauranga Waerenga: General Waerenga Vineyard Weraroa Inoculation of calves for "black-leg " Instruction to officers, and cost of necessary appliances Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of stud stock, including expenses of importation Purchase of weed-infested chaff Purchase of land for additions to Tauranga Experimental Station Purchase of requisites in connection with the inspection of dairies Purchase of portion of closed road, Ruakura Quarantine-stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton : Purchase of stock therefor, and maintenance Removal expenses Road—Moumahaki Experimental Farm Road—Waerenga Experimental Farm Stud stock Testing stock and disposing of diseased cattle Travelling allowances and expenses Wages and expenses in connection with destruction of noxious weeds 5,000 1,200 800 100 600 3,500 100 1,000 1,000 250 1 ,500 3,000 5,500 1,250 4,500 500 4 ,000 200 500 1,500 2 ,000 450 1,100 113 114 115 100 18 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 1 ,500 1,100 150 200 2,250 50 10 ,000 500 61,518 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 181,817 22 ,000 Total—Vote No. 73 ... 159 ,817 TOTAL OF CLASS XXII £W ,817

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CLASS XXIII.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

116

1908-9. • Salaries. ' Other Charges. Total. ote 74.—Valuation Expenses ... £ 24,343 £ 12 ,600 £ 36 ,943 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIII 24,343 | 12 ,600 36 ,943 i Item.; VALUATION EXPENSES. 19' •8-9. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 122 VOTE No. 74. Salaries — Valuer-General Chief Clerk ... . ... 21 Clerks: 1 at £360 (also Private Secretary, £25), 3 at £214, 2 at £205, 3 at £200, 5 at £190, 1 at £185, 1 at £175, 1 at £155, 2 at £150, 1 at £148, ] at £130 13 Cadets : 1 at £90, 1 at £89, 3 at £80, 1 at £70, 1 at £50, 5 at £40 4 Draughtsmen: 1 at £265, 1 at £206, 1 at £190, 1 at £150 Inspecting Valuer 36 District Valuers : 1 at £400, 3 at £315, 4 at £300, 1 at £290, 3 at £285, 1 at £275, 3 at £265, 8 at £260, 2 at £255, 2 at £240, 5 at £235, 2 at £225, 1 at £150 4 Officers in Charge: 1 at £335, 1 at £315, 1 at £290, 1 at £255 3 Draughtsmen: Auckland, 1 at £200; Christchurch, 1 at £175; Dunedin, 1 at £180 29 Clerks: Auckland, 1 at £205, 1 at £200, 1 at £198, 1 at £195, 2 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £165, 1 at £115; Christchurch, 1 at £210, 1 at £190, 3 at £180, 1 at £140, 1 at £100 ; Dunedin, 1 at £195, 3 at £180, 1 at £175. 1 at £170, 1 at £149, 1 at £130, 1 at £110 ; Invercargill, 1 at £198,1 at £165,1 at £130 9 Cadets : Auckland, 1 at £90, 1 at £60, 1 at £50; Christchurch, 1 at £90, 2 at £60 ; Dunedin, 1 at £60 ; Invercargill, 1 at £70, 1 at £50 Lodging-allowances to cadets (18 at £26) £ 725 335 4,055 739 811 315 9,605 £ 1,195 555 4,950 590 468 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1.5 16 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, books, and periodicals Assessment Court expenses ... .... Extra clerical assistance Fees to Valuers Legal expenses ... Maps Postage, telegrams, and post-office boxes ... Rent ... ... ... • Revision of districts Travelling allowances and expenses Fuel and light Telephones and Bureaux connections Office cleaning Office equipment and requisites Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 24 ,343 180 650 500 2,500 200 250 1,000 600 1,100 5,000 60 130 130 200 100 Total —Vote No. 74 ... 12 ,600 36 ,943 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIII £36,943

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1908-9. i _.. a , . Other Salaries. ,-,, Other CbargeB. ! Total. ote 75.—Head Office £ 8,866 £ 1 ,534 £ 10 ,400 ,, 76. —Elementary Education 542 ,248 542 ,248 „ 77. —Secondary and Higher Education 70 ,730 70 ,730 „ 78. —Manual and Technical Instruction 800 52 ,150 52 ,950 „ 79.—Training Colleges and Training of Teachers „ 80.—Public-school Cadets 713 31 ,490 8,095 31,490 8,808 „ 81.—Native Schools 22 ,069 6,389 28 ,458 „ 82.—Industrial Schools ... 8,860 18 ,645 27 ,505 ,, 83.—Infant Life Protection 620 995 1 ,615 Special Schools — 2,979 1,400 4 ,379 „ 84.— I. School for the Deaf „ 85. — II. Education of the Blind 746 746 |( 86.—III. Home for Backward Children 986 1,150 2,136 „ 87.—Miscellaneous Services 7,755 7,755 „ 88. —School buildings, furniture, and sites 82 ,750 82 ,750 TOTAL OF CLASS XXIV ... 45 ,893 16 ,077 871,97i Item. 19' •8-9. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. HEAD OFFICE. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. *9 VOTE No. 75. Salaries — Inspector-General of Schools ... Secretary for Education Assistant Inspector-General ... Chief Clerk, Accountant, and Secretary Teachers' Superannuation Board ... • ■• ■•■ 2 Assistant Inspectors : 1 at £415,1 at £400 (9 months) Editor of " School Journal"... Clerk, also an Assistant Inspector of Industrial Schools 16 Clerks : 1 at £345 (also £25 as Private Secretary), 1 at £305,1 at £230, 2 at £200, 3 at £195, 1 at £185, 1 at £180, 2 at £160,1 at £135,1 at £130, 2 at £110 24 Cadets: 3 at £105, 5 at £95, 4 at £85, 7 at £75, 5 at £65 Messenger £ £ 750 600 540 445 715 415 350 3,035 | 1,980 36 8,866

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tern. '8-9. 19 HEAD OFFICE— continued. £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 75— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Books of reference and publications Clerical assistance Fares of special messengers, cartage, freight, &c. Office requisites, material, and equipment ... Telephone subscriptions and expenses Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 650 10 100 100 600 25 1,535 Less reduction in Committee of Supply .... 10 ,401 1 Total —Vote No. 75 ... 10 ,400 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. VOTE No. 76. Charges incidental to — Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes: — Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' lodging allowances ... ... £492,000 Less revenue from reserves ... 45,000 447 ,000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—125,500 at lis. 3d. A dditional Grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Special Grants to be paid over by Education Boards to School Committees : Capitation on average attendance—125,500 at 9d. Relieving Teachers : Capitation on average attendance — 125,500 at 6d. Free text-books Inspection of private schools ... Conference of educational authorities Conveyance of school-children and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school Educational Institute : Grant in aid Freight Illustrations, &c.: Natural History, History of the Empire, &c Manual of Physical Drill Medical examination of teachers in special cases Preparation of standard test-questions in arithmetic and English and pupil-teacher examination papers School Journal (contributors' fees, printing, material, apparatus, &c.) Schools at Chatham Islands Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 70 ,594 3,250 4,706 3 ,138 3,500 500 250 6,000 100 5 500 10 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 50 L6 2,000 600 17 18 50 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 542,258 10 Total—Vote No. 76 ... 542 ,248

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Item. 19 i8-9. SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 77. Charges incidental to — Conveyance of pupils •District High Schools: Salaries of secondary teachers Expenses first election members of High School Boards 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 Science For addition to Statutory Grants, viz.— Auckland University College (at £1,200 per annum), 3 months Victoria College (at £1,500 per annum), 3 months ... Research Scholarships: Including fees, material, apparatus, travelling-expenses, &c. ... Secondary Schools and Colleges : Capitation.. Scholarships : Grants to Education Boards (maximum of Is. 6d. per unit of average attendance) Scholarship for H. F. Parker Scholarships for Maoris attending public schools " Sir George Grey " Scholarships—One to each University College (Science) University Colleges: Bursaries ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 5,600 20 ,200 5 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,300 300 375 9 10 11 12 600 25 ,400 13 14 15 9,300 40 100 16 17 200 300 10 Total—Vote No. 77 ... 70 ,73' MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 78. Salaries — 2 Inspectors : 1 at £415, 1 at £385 800 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges incidental to — Capitation Conveyance of holders of free places and pupils attending classes Examination expenses Free places (Scholarships) Invercargill Technical School (on account, £2,000) Material, apparatus, and appliances Railway fares of instructors and students attending registered classes Specimens and examples of students' works Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 38 ,000 2,955 900 7,000 500 1,250 9 0 1 1,200 75 400 20 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 52 ,300 150 Total—Vote No. 78 ... - 52,150 52 ,950

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tern. 19 '8-9. TRAINING COLLEGES AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS. .1 2 3 4 5 6 VOTE No. 79. Charges incidental to — Allowances to students, fees ... Classes at sub-centres College libraries, apparatus Fares of instructors, teachers, and students Salaries of staffs of training colleges Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 15 ,500 3,000 400 5,500 7,000 £ Less estimated credits under section 12 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 100 31 ,500 31 ,490 10 Total—Vote No. 79 ... PUBLIC-SCHOOL CADETS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 3 VOTE No. 80. Salaries — Commanding Officer Clerk at £200, Storeman and Armourer at £193 320 393 713 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Other Charges incidental to — Arms, accoutrements, ammunition, model rifles, prizes, engraving, and insurance Capitation Fares of corps and instructors Grant towards expenses of Cadet Friar competing at Boys' Bisley, England Rifle-ranges Store: Rent and incidental expenses Training camps for Cadets Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,500 1,875 250 50 700 70 3,000 300 50 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 8,795 700 i Total—Vote No. 80 ... 8,095 8,808 NATIVE SCHOOLS. 190S-9. Total number of officers .. 217 VOTE No. 81. Salaries — Salaries of Masters, Ac., for Village Schools Inspector at £425, Assistant Inspector at £325 Instructor of manual and technical classes (9 months at £225) ■•• ■•• N ■ Foreman of Works (9 months at £200 per annum) ... j 21 ,000 750 169 150 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising ■• ••■ . ••• Books, and other school requisites (including musical instruments) Expenses of magic-lanterns Ferrying and conveyance of children 22 ,069 2 3 10 4 5 650 50 85

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Item. 19' '8-9. NATIVE SCHOOLS— continued. 6 7 8 e 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 j VOTE No. 81— continued. Other Charges incidental to — continued. Freight and carriage Fuel, and rewards for supplying fuel Grant to Mrs. McGavin (compensation for loss of office as a teacher) Higher Education, Scholarships, and Apprenticeship Photographs Planting sites Sanitation Special allowances to teachers in isolated districts Special removal allowances to widows of deceased Nativeschool teachers Te Makarini Scholarships (gratuity to teacher) Technical classes: Including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships Travelling expenses and allowances (including removals of teachers) Contingencies,including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 20 100 509 2 ,700 20 10 10 150 20 5 750 1 ,250 100 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 6,439 50 Total —Vote No. 81 ... 6 ,389 28 ,458 INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 96 1 2 VOTE No. 82. Salaries— Assistant Inspector 2 Visiting Officers of Boarded-out and Service Inmates : 1 at £220, 1 at £170 Schools — Auckland — Manager (also District Agent, Infant Life Protection Act) Medical Officer 4 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 1 at £59, 1 at £52 310 390 170 50 281 8 4 5 Weraroa — Manager Medical Officer Schoolmaster at £140, Assistant Teacher at £95 Engineer 23 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 3 at £106, 1 at £90, 1 at £86, 1 at £85, 2 at £76, 1 at £68, 2 at £60, 1 at £56, 2 at £52, 1 at £48, 1 at £36, 5 at £15 Wellington Receiving Home — Manager (also District Agent, Infant Life Protection Act), £160, with house allowance, £50 Medical Officer 8 Attendants and Servants : 1 at £90, 1 at £70, 1 at £55, 2 at £52, 1 at £32 i 2 at £24 Christchurch Receiving Home — Manager (also District Agent, Infant Life Protection Act), £160, with house allowance, £50 Medical Officer (also Te Oranga Home, £30) 6 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £78, 1 at £75, 2 at £57, 1 at £52, 1 at £40 .,, 210 50 235 185 1,528 210 50 399 210 20 359

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CLASS XXIV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION—continued.

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Item 1908-9. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. £ £ 6 VOTE No. 82— continued. Salaries — continued. Te Oranga Home — Manager Schoolmistress at, £142, with house allowance, £20 ... Medical Officer (also Receiving Home, £20) 7 Attendants and Servants: 1 at £135, 1 at £60, 1 at £57, 2 at £52, 2 at £40 . Burnham — Manager at £210, and Matron at £60 ... Deputy Manager Medical Officer (also £20, School for the Deaf) Schoolmaster 17 Attendants and Servants: 2 at £145, 2 at £135, 2 at £116, 2 at £111,1 at £105,1 at £104,1 at £81, 2 at £70, 2 at £65, 1 at £55, 1 at £44 Caversham — Manager (also District Agent, Infant Life Protection Act) Medical Officer Schoolmistress at £110, with house allowance, £10... 6 Attendants and Servants: 1. at £125, 1 at £100, 1 at £65,1 at £52, 2 at £48 Additional Attendants, Ac, and increases in salaries of Attendants, Ac, at Industrial Schools 205 162 30 436 270 190 80 189 1,673 l 160 50 120 » . 438 200 8,860 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Other Charges incidental to— Boarding-out of children Cadet Corps in Industrial Schools Compassionate allowance to foster-parent... Compensation for property stolen by inmates Good-conduct money for inmates Grant to Postal Department in connection with payments for children boarded out Grants to private Industrial Schools for maintenance of inmates therein Inquiry at Te Oranga Home ... Libraries at Government schools,pictures, and publications Maintenance of inmates in Government Schools, and general upkeep of the institutions, including stock, implements, and work on land Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions Refund of inmates' earnings ... Rent — Te Oranga Home (Christchurch) Christchurch Special Instruction : Including fees of instructors, cost of equipment and material ... Travelling expenses and allowances, including fares of inmates Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .... 13 ,000 100 25 10 410 100 2 ,700 285 50 13 ,000 400 100 20 21 22 23 24 122 143 300 25 1,800 26 100 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 32,645 14,000 18 ,645 27 ,505 Total—Vote No. 82 ..,

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tern. 1908-9. INFANT LIFE PEOTECTION. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 4 £ £ VOTE No. 83. Salaries — 4 Visiting Nurses, Agents, &c. 620 2 3 4 5 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance of infants in foster-homes Rent of offices (Auckland and Dunedin) .. Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 500 45 600 " 100 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1908 " 1 ,245 250 Total—Vote No. 83 ... 995 1,615 « SPECIAL SCHOOLS. ■ . I. SCHOOL FOE THE DEAF. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 27 VOTE No. 84 Salaries— Director 10 Teachers: 1 at £250, 1 at £220, 3 at £170, 5 at £110 Medical Officer (also £80, Industrial School, Burnham) Matron at £110, and Assistant Matron at £52 13 Servants, &c.: 1 at £130, 1 at £125, 1 at £110, 1 at £65, 3 at £52, 1 at £46, 5 at £40 Increases of wages to servants \ 415 1,530 20 162 832 20 2,979 2 3 4 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance of institution, including pro visions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements Publications, advertising, &c. ... Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... j 1,600 10 5 250 40 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1908 " 1,900 500 Total —Vote No. 84 ... 1,400 4,379

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item. 1908-9. SPECIAL SCHOOLS— continued. ! £ II. EDUCATION OF THE BLIND 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 85. Charges incidental to — Grants to Trustees for maintenance of Government pupils Outside pupil (Canterbury), instruction, Ac. Special instruction of pupils (woodwork, Ac.) ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... | 800 21 15 10 I i 846 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 100 Total —Vote No. 85 ... 74G III. HOME FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 11 VOTE No. 86. Salaries — Principal at £180 and Matron at £50 Teacher at £168 (9 months) ... 8 Servants, Ac.: 2 at £130, 1 at £100, 1 at £70, 3 at £65, 1 at £40 (£665, less for part year £100) Additional attendants and increases of salaries of attendants 230 126 565 65 230 126 565 65 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance of institution,including provisions,clothing, equipment, stock, and implements Publications, advertising, Ac. Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 986 800 20 300 50 986 2,136 2 3 4 800 20 300 5 50 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " I 1,170 20 1,170 20 1,150 1,150 Total—Vote No. 86 ... MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 87. Charges incidental to— Examinations : Teachers', Civil Service, and Scholarships Flags for schools Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age Illustrations, photographs, Ac, for Parliamentary Reports Milne Seismograph, No. 20 (Wellington), (maintenance and buildings) New Zealand Geology, Text-book of "New Zealand Plants and Their Story," by Dr. L. Cockayne: Printing 5,000 10 400 50 i 50 250 65 5,000 10 400 50 5 50 250 6 7 65

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iem. 19i 18-9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 87— continued. Charges incidental to — continued. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes " Schoolmates " : Grant to cover cost of postage Store for general departmental purposes : Rent and incidental expenses Subsidy for public library building at Motueka Subsidies to public libraries, on basis of voluntary contributions .... Travelling allowances and expenses of members of Teachers' Superannuation Board, medical examination fees, Ac. £ £ 8 9 10 1,500 50 11 12 60 250 13 3,000 70 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " ... 10 ,755 3,000 Totax—Vote No. 87 ... 7,75S SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, AND SITES. 2 3 VOTE No. 88. Charges incidental to — Grants to Education Boards — For general maintenance of school buildings, and for additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvements of sites, Ac. For house allowances to teachers For rebuilding and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of temporary premises during rebuilding Grants to controlling authorities for rents of technical school buildings General maintenance of school buildings under control of Education Department, including additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvement of sites, and incidental expenses— Native Schools Industrial Schools ... ...» School for the Deaf Home for Backward Children Parnell Orphan Home (subsidy) .. 59 ,000 12 ,500 6,000 1,000 5 6 7 8 9 1,600 2,000 200 200 250 Total —Vote No. 88 ... 82 ,75i TOTAL OF GLASS XXIV £87 ,970

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CLASS XXV.—PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

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Salaries. 1908-9. Other Charges. Total. Vote 89. —Public Health Department £ 18,86 £ 18 ,887 £ 23,071 £ 41 ,958 TOTAL OF CLASS XXV 18,86 18 ,887 23 ,071 41 ,958 !tem. 1908-9. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 128 £ £ VOTE No. 89. Salaries— Chief Health Officer Bacteriologist Chief Clerk Accountant 14 Clerks: 4 at £221, 1 at £216, 1 at £211, 1 at £210, 1 at £201, 1 at £196, 2 at £176, 1 at £100, 1 at £62, 1 at £85 (£10) ... 5 Typistes: 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 1 at £116, 1 at £80, lat£79 Storekeeper 2 Messengers : 1 at £160, 1 at £146 7 District Health Officers: 3 at £555, 1 at £500. 1 at £505, 1 at £100, 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) Milk Inspector 13 Sanitary Inspectors: 1 (Chief) at £240, 1 at £215, 2 at £205,1 at £191, 2 at £190, 1 at £185,1 at £180, 3 at £170, 1 at £160 8 Sanitary Inspectors (partly paid by Local Authorities): 6 at £190, 2 at £180 Pathologist (also ChiefVeterinary Surgeon, £650) Assistant Pathologist (also Assistant in Veterinary Laboratory, £250) Assistant Bacteriologist, also Assistant in Vaccine Station 5 Cadets: 1 at £50, 4 at £40 ... 4 Analysts: 1 at £150, 1 (also Dominion Analyst Department, £540) at £120, 2 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 ... ... 100 900 600 305 245 2,442 525 180 306 2,790 415 350 175 2,471 1,500 100 25 320 210 470 364 1,065 349

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CLASS XXV.—PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Item. 190 i8-9. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 89— continued. Salaries — continued. Waikato Sanatorium— Resident Medical Officer Medical Officer (£300), increase Matron Clerk 6 Sisters at £70 8 Probationer Nurses at £35 ... ... Laundress 5 Housemaids at £42 2 Porters at £65 2 Cooks: 1 at £130, 1 (female) at £65 3 Wardsmen at £52 Assistant Cook (female) Laundry-maid ... ... Kitchen-maid Messenger Boy Engineer Carpenter Gardener 2 Farm Hands at £65 Farm Foreman £ 400 15 195 206 420 280 78 210 130 195 156 65 65 42 32 180 52 104 130 125 £ Less amount received from Civil List, Native 19 ,187 300 18 ,887 3 4 5 6 Other Charges incidental to — Administration of Native Medical and Health Service... Administration of " The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908" Bicycles Books, publications, and subscriptions to newspapers and journals, Ac. Cadets'lodging-allowance Contribution to Department of Agriculture for Quaran-tine-keeper's salary Compensation payable under "The Public Health Act, 1908" 6,098 300 100 200 125 7 8 9 98 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dangerous infectious diseases ... Freight and cartage ... ... . . Fuel, lighting, and water Inspection of vessels Laboratory Legal fees and premiums on fidelity guarantee insurances Notification of infectious diseases Office rent, cleaning, and equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Quarantine expenses Sera and disinfectants Special trained nurses in isolated districts... Subsidy to Karitane Home, Dunedin Subsidy to local bodies towards Sanitary Inspectors' salaries Subsidy for the maintenance of Infectious Diseases Hospitals Subsidy to societies for the promotion of the health of women and children Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances 100 500 100 100 800 300 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 100 400 700 1,000 350 300 500 500 24 200 25 5,000 26 27 900 200 2,500

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.tern. 19 18-9. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 89— continued. Other Charges incidental to — continued. Typewriters Vaccination and registration fees Vaccine plant and preparation of the lymph Waikato Sanatorium — Buildings and repairs Expenses in connection with Karere Tree-planting Camp for persons cured from consumption £ 28 29 30 100 700 400 31 32 500 33 34 35 36 37 Farm Maintenance Renewals Wines and spirits Contingencies, including unforeseen expenses incidental to the other items of the vote 500 500 5,000 250 100 250 Less credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " ... 29 ,771 4,000 Less amount received from Civil List, Native 25 ,771 2,700 Total—Vote No. 89 23 ,071 41 ,958 TOTAL OF CLASS XXV £4: ,958

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

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* 1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 90.—Mental Hospitals ... 45 ,012 48 ,007 93 ,019 ,, 91.—Home for Defectives 619 630 1,249 ,, 92.—Hospitals and Charitable Aid 3,557 11,789 15 ,346 TOTAL OF CLASS XXVI ... 109,614 49,188 60 ,426 Item. 1908-9. MENTAL HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID DEPARTMENTS. £ £ MENTAL HOSPITALS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 485 VOTE No. 90. Salaries— Head Office — Inspector-General of Mental Hospitals Clerk Typiste, Ac. Female Inspector of Mental Hospitals (also Hospitals and Charitable, £275) 925 "360 120 50 Auckland — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant Matron Farm Manager Engineer Baker Official Visitor 77 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 42 Male Attendants —4 at £125 (artisans), 1 at £120 (gardener) ; 8 Charge Attendants, 5 at £120, 2 at £105, 1 at £100; 1 at £95, 2 at £85, 1 at £80, 8 at £75,17 at £70: 29 Nurses—7 Charge Nurses, 3 at £70, 4 at £60; 1 at £55, 1 at £50, 8 at £45, 12 at £40 : Laundress at £70 : Cook at £70: 3 Assistant Cooks at £50: Ward-maid at £40 1,455 600 300 175 100 140 115 140 125 125 25 5,390 7,235

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tern. 1908-9. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. 3 VOTE No. 90 —continued. Salaries — continued. 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 36 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 18 Male Attendants —4 Charge Attendants, 2 at £120, 1 at £115, 1 at £100; 3 at £95, 1 at £90, 2 at £80, 2 at £75, 5 at £70: Cook and Baker at £135 : 2 Gardeners, 1 at £100, 1 at £90 : Carpenter at £95 : Poultryman at £80 (6 months), £40 : 13 Nurses —4 Charge Nurses, 2 at £70, 1 at £65, 1 at £60; 2 at £45, 7 at £40 : Laundress at £70... £ £ 600 250 196 145 100 210 13 2,655 Porirua — Resident 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 78 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 35 Male Attendants—3 at £125, 1 at £120 (artisans) ; 5 Charge Attendants, 3 at £120, 1 at £115, 1 at £105; 1 at £100, 3 at £100 (gardeners), 6 at £95, 2 at £90, 6 at £85,1 at £75, 7 at £70 : Baker at £125 : 3 Firemen at £140 (without board and lodging) : 2 Farm Hands—1 at £90, 1 at £80 : Messenger at £52 : Plumber (at Is. 5d. per hour), £168 : 29 Nurses— 6 Charge Nurses, 3 at £70, 1 at £65, 2 at £60; 3 at £55, 3 at £50, 6 at £45, 11 at £40: Laundress at £60; Assistant Laundress at £50: Cook at £70; 2 Assistant Cooks, 1 at £55, 1 at £50: Ward-maid at £40 4,169 600 275 190 120 140 115 275 220 210 125 25 5,980 Nelson — Visiting Medical Officer Superintendent Head Attendant Matron Cadet Official Visitor 18 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 10 Male Attendants —2 Charge Attendants, 1 at £115, 1 at £105 ; 2 at £95, 1 at £85, 5 at £70: 7 Nurses —1 at £70 (charge), 3 at £55, 1 at £50, 1 at £45, 1 at £40: Cook at £52 ... 8,275 5 200 215 140 100 40 13 1 ,267 1,975 6 Ohristchurch — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer ... , ... Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Clerk and Storekeeper Head Attendant 600 300 200 110 145

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

131

Item. 19 '8-9. i . MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. £ VOTE No. 90— continued. Salaries— continued. Christchurch —continued. Matron ... ... .. Engineer Farm Manager Official Visitor ... ... 66 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants— 30 Male Attendants—3 at £125, 2 at £105 (artisans) ; 7 Charge Attendants, 1 at £120, 4 at £115, 1 at £110, 1 at £100; 3 at £95, 4 at £90, 3 at £85, 1 at £80, 5 at £75, 2 at £70: Baker at £125: Cook at £120: 2 Gardeners, 1 at £100, 1 at £95 : Dairyman at £90: Messenger at £60: Stoker at £100 : Carpenter (at 12s. per day),£172 : 26 Nurses —5 Charge Nurses, 2 at £70, 3 at £60; 9 at £45, 12 at £40: Laundress at £60: Ward-maid at £40 110 190 120 tl T3 5,037 Hokitika — Visiting Medical Officer (also Prisons, £50) Superintendent Head Attendant ... ... ... Matron Official Visitor 22 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 14 Male Attendants—1 at £135 (artisan), 5 at £95, 1 at £90 (baker), 1 at £85 (tailor), 2 at £75, 4 at £70: 8 Nurses—1 at £60, 1 at £50, 2 at £45, 4 at £40 6 ,825 175 215 145 85 13 1 ,575 Seacliffi— Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper Assistant Clerk Head Attendant ... ... Matron Assistant Matron Engineer Assistant Engineer ... ..'. Farm Manager ... Official Visitors 108 Attendants, Nurses, and Servants — 54 Male Attendants—4 at £100, 1 at £95 (artisans) ; 8 Charge Attendants, 1 at £120, 1 at £115, 3 at £110, 1 at £105, 2 at £100 ; 1 at £120 (charge of poultry), 1 at £110 (gardener), 1 at £100 (charge of cow-byres), 6 at £95, 2 at £95 (stokers), 2 at £90, 3 at £85, 6 at £80, 6 at £75, 13 at £70: Fisherman at £100: Farm Hand at £70: Baker at £60: 46 Nurses—6 Charge Nurses, 1 at £70, 4 at £65, 1 at £60; 5 at £55, 5 at £50, 13 at £45, 17 at £40: Cook at £65 ; Assistant Cook at £20 : Laundress at £55 ; Assistant Laundress at £40: Ward-maid at £40 ... ... 2,208 600 300 180 125 50 145 150 . 80 230 210 130 50 7 ,360 9,610 Seacliff Auxiliary — Assistant Medical Officer Cook (male) Gardener Farm Manager 8 Attendants—! at £120 (charge), 1 at £100, 1 at £85, 4 at £80, 1 at £70 : 1 Nurse at £40 ... 300 100 100 100 I 735 j 1,335

8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

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

132

Item. 190! 1-9. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No. 90— continued. Salaries — continued. " The Camp "— Superintendent Head Attendant 2 Attendants : 1 at £100, 1 at £75 ; Gardener at £125 ; Cook at £60 £ £ 10 300 140 360 800 11 Increase of Salaries to Attendants and Nurses during year under scale Allowance to night staff 1,000 125 12 1,125 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, newspapers, technical books, and office equipment Amount required to repay sums deducted from attendants' salaries under " The Civil Service Act, 1908" Bedding and clothing Buildings, including additions, improvements, repairs, and replacements Contribution to Prisons Department for services of three officers at £159 Expenses inspecting and reporting on sites for Mental Hospital, and survey and valuation of Mental Hospital Reserves Farm, maintenance of Fencing, draining, and roading Fuel, light, water, and cleaning Funerals, expenses of Furniture and fittings Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of Grant to Seacliff Staff Club ... Law-costs Laundry Machinery, repairs, and stores... Medical fees for certificates and consultations Nursing staff— House allowance to married attendants ,.. Registration of mental nurses, expenses incidental to Uniforms, purchase of Patients, expenses connected with— Gratuities Recreation Transfer Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Rations Rents and rates Stores Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments ... ... : ■ Wine, spirits, ale, and porter Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances To provide for increased scale of salaries for nurses and attendants ... ... Treatment and maintenance of patients in general hospitals 45 ,012 160 10 8,000 4,000 477 50 6,750 550 8 ,750 360 975 300 10 20 1,200 500 1,300 30 31 32 1,700 100 850 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 50 2,250 95 250 29,000 600 2,000 40 41 42 43 44 650 140 190 375 1,320 45 25

8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

133

Item. 1908-9. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. 46 VOTE No. 90— continued. Other Charges incidental to— continued. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 1,000 74 ,007 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 26 ,000 48 ,007 Total—Vote No. 90 ... 93 ,019 HOME FOR DEFECTIVES. 1908-9. Total number of officers • • 8 VOTE No. 91. Salaries — Steward Matron Attendant at £80, Nurse at £40 Cook Laundress Housemaid Gardener 145 100 120 52 52 40 110 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance, including food, clothing, bedding, fuel and light, Ac. ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Purchase of stock, tools, and material for house and grounds Travelling-allowances and removal expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 619 2 600 5 3 4 5 6 50 25 100 780 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 150 630 * Total—Vote No. 91 ... 1,249 HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 30 VOTE No. 92. Salaries — Head Office — Inspector - General of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions 2 Assistant Inspectors : 1 at £275 (also Mental Hospitals, £50), 1 at £150 Chief Clerk Clerk Cadet 850 425 265 190 75 1,805

8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

134

Item. 1908-9. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 VOTE No. 92— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Advances on account of subsidies under section 13 of " The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1908 "— Central Otago, Tuapeka, and Otago United Charitable Aid Board Otago District Hospital Board Burial Expenses of Destitute Persons Compassionate Allowance, Widow and Family of Denis Phelan Conference of Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards Expenses in connection with " The Nurses Registration Act, 1908" Expenses incurred by Police in connection with Destitute Persons Extra clerical assistance (Head Office) Extra probationers at general hospitals Grant for refuge work Grant to St. John's Ambulance Brigade, Oamaru Head Office requisites Maintenance of delirium tremens patients in general hospitals Maternity Homes, refund of fees Midwives Act Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Relief of indigent persons in districts where " The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1908," is not in force Salvation Army Prison Brigade work Subsidy, Alexandra Convalescent Home, Auckland (on account of £3,347) Travelling Allowances and Expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 4,001 2,268 100 52 100 100 100 40 500 2,000 150 150 £ £ 250 100 100 150 300 450 2,847 600 I 300 14,658 23 23 St. Helens Hospital, Auckland — Salaries — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress 100 120 85 52 39 52 24 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance 448 24 800 25 I St. Helens Hospital, Wellington — Salaries— Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron ... Cook Housemaid Laundress ... ... ... 1,248 25 100 100 80 52 39 52 26 27 Other Charges incidental to — Rent Maintenance 423 26 27 200 800 1,000 1,423 __

8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

135

;em. 1908-9. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. VOTE No. 92— continued. St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch — Salaries — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress £ 28 100 110 80 52 39 52 Other Charges incidental to — Maintenance 433 29 800 1,233 • 30 St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin — Salaries — Medical Officer (honorarium) ... Matron Sub-matron Cook Housemaid Laundress 100 120 85 52 39 52 448 31 Other Charges incidental to—: Maintenance 800 1,248 21,615 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 6,269 Total —Vote No. 92 ... 15 ,346 TOTAL OF CLASS XXVI £10 1,614

8.-^7.

Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

136

Minister if Lands. 1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. 123. —State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department £ £ £ 2,985 27,511 30 ,496 TOTAL 2,985 27 ,511 30 ,496 Item. 6-9. 19' STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 123. Salaries — Chief Forester 15 Assistant Foresters and Nursery Overseers: 1 at £230, 1 at £215, 1 at £200, 3 at £180, 4 at £170, 2 at £160, 3 at £145 £ l 365 2,620 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 Other Charges incidental to — Fencing, Buildings, Planting, Material, Ac.— Nurseries — Eweburn Rotorua Tapanui Hanmer Ruatangata Kurow ... ... Starborough Plantations — Survey Paddock, Naseby ... Gimmerburn Reserve Dusky Hill Conical Hills Hanmer Springs Whakarewarewa Waiotapu and extension ... Kaingaroa (maintenance) Dumgree Puhipuhi Books, stationery, office requisites, photographic material, insurances, and telephones ... Extra clerical assistance Extension of nurseries and additional plantations • Fencing State Forest Reserve, Kaiparoro ... Management expenses of State forests Mount Bruce Forest Reserve, half cost felling and clearing one chain wide round boundary Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of reserves) Postages and telegrams, including rent of letter-boxes... Travelling allowances and expenses, and expenses of transfer of officers and men Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 2,985 825 4,000 1,682 1,575 1,370 100 480 212 500 1,075 1,945 1,000 5,000 2 ,500 50 250 1,600 20 21. 22 23 24 100 175 350 200 1,500 497 25 95 50 26 27 350 28 30 Total—Vote No. 123 ... 27 ,511 30 ,496 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT £3' ,496

8.—7.

Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

Minister of Mines.

18— B. 7.

137

1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 124 —State Coal-mines 2,560 316 ,733 319 ,293 TOTAL 2,560 316 ,733 319 ,293 Item. !■■■ - —-- i STATE COAL-MINES. • I . 1908-9. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 9 VOTE No. 124. Head Office : Salaries — General Manager Accountant Clerk . • ... Wellington — Depot Agent Wanganui — Depot Agent ... Christchurch — Depot Agent Clerk . Dunedin — Depot Agent Clerk £ 600 300 245 265 250 £ 275 200 250 175 2,560 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Other Charges incidental to — Compensation and expenses payable under " The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1908" ... Development of State coal-miues Establishment and maintenance of Depots— Christchurch Dunedin Wanganui ... ... . ... Wellington Extension of railway, Point Elizabeth Colliery Houses for employees : Building expenses Payment of royalty to the Greymouth Harbour Board on State coal sold to the public Point Elizabeth Colliery expenses Postages and telegrams Printing and stationery Purchase of firewood and necessaries incidental to working of depots Seddonville Colliery expenses ... Workmen's Institute, Runanga 1,500 20 ,000 7,000 3,000 3,000 9,000 30 ,000 1,000 I 11 12 13 ll2 ,333 190 ,000 500 300 lS 16 5 ,000 50 ,000 100 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 322 ,733 6,000 Total —Vote No. 124 316 ,733 319 ,293 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT £31 ,293

8.—7.

Appropriations for Scenery Preservation Account.

SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT.

Minister of Lands.

138

±o\jw — a. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 125.—Scenery Preservation £ 325 £ 17 ,275 ,950 TOTAL 325 ,950 17 ,275 Item. 1908-9. SCENERY PRESERVATION. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 2 £ £ VOTE No. 125. Salaries — Inspector Secretary to Board (also Clerk, Lands Department, £290) 300 25 325 2 3 Other Charges incidental to — Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works) Compensation, Ac, in connection with lands taken under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908" ... Compensation for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) Compensation for lands acquired along the Wanganui River 500 5,000 4 1,000 5 8,000 150 6 7 Expenses of Boards Subsidy £1 for £1 towards purchase of the Riccarton Bush as a scenic public reserve Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses 8 1,500 800 Total—Vote No. 125 ... 16 ,950 17 ,275 NEKY PEESEEVATION ACCOUNT £1 275

8.—7,

Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

139

1908-9. Salaries Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 126.—Land for Settlements Expenses 1,160 5,335 6,495 „ 127.—Workers' Dwellings Expenses 50 20 ,203 20 ,253 TOTAL ... 1 ,210 15 ,538 26 ,748 Item. 19 '8-9. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. Minister op Lands. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 2 £ £ VOTE No. 126. Salaries — Land-Purchase Inspector Chief Clerk 800 360 1,160 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges incidental to — Newspapers Office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preliminary expenses, including temporary services Telephones Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 6 15 50 5,000 14 250 Total—Vote No. 126 ... 5,335 6 ,495 WORKERS' DWELLINGS EXPENSES. Minister op Labour. 1 2 VOTE No. 127. Charges incidental to — Chief Advisory Officer (also Chief Inspector of Factories and Deputy-Registrar of Industrial Unions, £375) ... Compensation to A. E. Rimer, Caretaker, Lawry Settlement dwellings, for clothing destroyed while assisting to extinguish a fire in one of the dwellings Cost of erection, alteration, enlargement, and expenses incidental thereto (whether in excess of rate of cost or not) Repairs, alterations, and maintenance of workers' dwellings Travelling and general preliminary administrative expenses Workers' dwellings on land-for-settlements lands — Preliminary, administrative, and travelling expenses 50 3 19 ,500 • 4 100 5 100 6 500 Total —Vote No. 127 20 ,253 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT • J62. i,748

8.—7.

Appropriations for Maori Land Settlement Act Account.

MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOUNT.

Native Minister.

140

Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 128.—Maori Land Settlement Expenses £ £ 315 £ 837 522 TOTAL 522 315 837 Item. MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES. 1908-9. 1908-9. Total number of offioeis .. 2 VOTE No. 128. Salaries — Native Land Purchase Officer Clerk £ 365 157 £ Other Charges incidental to — Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Surveys, valuations, travelling allowances and expenses, and general expenses 522 2 3 15 300 315 Total—Vote No. 128 ... 837 ' - AOEI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT ACCOU T £837 1 ' '." : ' ,

8.—7-

Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

141

Item. 1908-9. Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account. MINISTER OF FINANCE. £ £ 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 101 VOTE No. 132. Salaries — Public Trustee Deputy Public Trustee (also Chief Clerk, £480) Solicitor Chief Clerk (also Deputy Public Trustee, £25) Inspector Accountant Examiner Assistant Solicitor 21 Clerks : 1 at £330, 2 at £295, 1 at £285, 1 at £275, 1 at £250, 2 at £235,1 at £225, 1 at £205,1 at £190, 3 at £180, 1 at £170, 1 at £165, 2 at £160, 2 at £140, 1 at £130 29 Cadets: 2 at £80, 4 at £70, 10 at £60, 9 at £50, 4 at £40 6 Shorthand-writers and Typists: 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 2 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at'£50 Reserves Agent and District Agent, New Plymouth ... Clerk, New Plymouth Agency 2 Cadets at New Plymouth Agency at £50 District Agents : Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Greymouth ... Nelson Napier Wanganui ... Clerks, Cadets, and Typists at Agencies — Auckland: 1 at £250, 1 at £160, 1 at £104, 1 at £80, 1 at £50, 1 typist at £100 Christchurch: 1 at £230,1 at £150,1 at £70,2 at £60, 1 typiste at £100 Dunedin: 1 at £160, 1 at £70, 3 at £60; 2 typists— 1 at £85, 1 at £60 Wanganui: 1 at £120, 1 at £50 Greymouth : 1 at £140 (£10), 1 at £80... Napier: 1 at £60 Nelson: 1 at £50 Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £100 850 25 550 480 450 350 300 250 4,425 1,650 520 250 200 100 400 400 350 250 225 250 250 744 670 555 170 90 60 50 340 Other Charges incidental to — Inspection of properties ... .. ■•• New premises, Christchurch: Erection of buildings, furnishing, Ac. New premises at Wellington for Public Trust Office: Erection of buildings, furnishing, Ac. ... r Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Repayment of £500 deposited with Public Trustee in connection with acquisition of coal-mining lease from Malcolm Fleming, as recommended by the Goldfields and Mining Committee 15 ,204 2 3 200 10 ,000 4 25 ,000 750 5 6 500 36 ,450 51,654 Total—Vote No. 132 ... PUBLIC TEUSTEE'S ACCOUNT £51, >54

8.--7.

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

142

Item.! Chargeable on the Government Insurance Account. 1908-9. MINISTER OF FINANCE. £ £ 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 141 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 Accident, £25) ... Chief Clerk (also Accident, £25) ... Assistant Actuary (also Accident, £25) Office Examiner (also Accident, £15) 61 Clerks: 1 at £345, 1 at £315, 1 at £305 (also Accident, £10), 1 at £280 (also Accident, £10), 2 at £265, 2 at £260 (also Accident, £10 each), 1 at £250 (also Accident, £25), 1 at £250, 3 at £240, 1 at £235, 4 at £230, 3 at £220, 6 at £210, 1 at £205, 2 at £200, 5 at £190,1 at £188, 1 at £170, 6 at £160, 1 at £145, 5 at £140, 2 at £130, 1 at £120, 5 at £110, 4 at £100 ... 26 Cadets : 3 at £70, 4 at £60, 13 at £50, 6 at £40 .. For auditing accounts Chief Messenger Supervisor of Messengers (also Department of Internal Affairs, £250; and Fire Inspector, £50) 4 Messengers : 1 at £155, 3 at £147 2 Nightwatchmen at £155 each 900 500 850 725 450 460 390 420 335 11,638 1,340 240 207 65 596 310 Local Offices — Wellington Agency— District Manager (and Supervisor of New Business), (also Accident, £25) ... ... 2 Clerks : 1 at £300 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £220 2 Cadets : 1 at £60, 1 at £40 ... 19,426 675 520 100 Auckland Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) ... 3 Clerks: 1 at £255, 1 at £215, 1 at £160 Cadet 1,295 450 630 60 Christchurch Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) ... 4 Clerks: 1 at £280 (also Accident, £15), 2 at £140,1 at £120 1,140 450 680 Dunedin Agency— District Manager (also Accident, £25) .. 2 Clerks : 1 at £235 (also Accident, £15), 1 at £170 2 Cadets : 1 at £60, 1 at £40 ... Messenger 1,130 450 405 100 104 1,059

8.—7.

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

143

Item. MINISTER OF FINANCE— continued. 19( (8-9. VOTE No. 133—continued. Salaries — continued. Local Offices —continued. Napier Agency— Resident Agent Clerk £ 300 100 £ 400 Wanganui Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk Cadet 250 110 50 410 Nelson Agency— Resident Agent Cadet 260 50 Timaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Cadet 310 220 40 \ Oamaru Agency— Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Cadet .... 260 10 195 40 Invercargill Agency — Resident Agent (also Accident, £15) Clerk Cadet 235 11 285 110 50 12 Greymouth Agency — Resident Agent Cadet 445 215 50 13 London —High Commissioner's Office— Half Salary of one Clerk 265 100 7,049 26,475 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery Bank exchange and agency fees ... Building on Department's freehold, Dunedin Building on Department's freehold, Napier Cadets' residental allowances Carriage and freight Commission Extra clerical assistance _ Fees for certificates of death, &c... Fuel Furniture goods, &c. Insurance premiums Legal expenses Lighting Medical fees Office-cleaning 2,600 200 8,000 1,700 850 75 17,000 1,000 25 150 250 250 400 200 5,000 500

8.—7.

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

144

Item.I 19i 18-9. MINISTER OF FINANCE— continued. 30 31 32 33 84 35 36 37 38 39 40 VOTE No. 133— continued. Other Charges incidental to — continued. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Rates Remuneration to Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered Rent Repairs, &c. ... Subscriptions to insurance magazines, newspapers, &c. Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Triennial expenses Valuation fees Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 2,000 500 238 650 800 175 125 1,000 1,000 125 £ 500 45,313 71,788 Total—Vote No. 133 ... OVEENMENT INSUEANCE ACCOUNT £ 1,788

8.—7.

Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

19— B. 7.

145

;em. 19 )8-9. 1 Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance Account. £ £ MINISTER OF FINANCE. VOTE No. 134. Salaries — Head Office — Commissioner (also Life Insurance, £900) ... Actuary (also Life Insurance, £850) Secretary (also Life Insurance, £725) Accountant (also Life Insurance, £460) Chief Clerk (also Life Insurance, £390) Assistant Actuary (also Life Insurance, £420) Office Examiner (also Life Insurance. £335) 5 Clerks: 1 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £305), 1 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £280), 2 at £10 (also Life Insurance, £260 each), 1 at £25 (also Life Insurance, £250) 100 25 25 25 25 25 15 65 Local Offices— Wellington Agency— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £675) Clerk (also Life Insurance, £300) 305 25 15 Auckland Agency— District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) 40 25 Christchurch Agency — District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) Clerk (also Life Insurance, £280) 25 15 Dunedin Agency — District Manager (also Life Insurance, £450) Clerk (also Life Insurance, £235) 40 25 15 Wanganui Agency — Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £250) 40 15 Timaru Agency — Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £220) 15 Oamaru AgencyResident Agent (also Life Insurance, £195) 15 Invercargill Agency— Resident Agent (also Life Insurance, £285) 15 • 205

8.—7.

Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

146

Item. 19 18-9. MINISTER OF FINANCE— continued. 10 11 12 13 14 15 VOTE No. 134 — continued. Other Charges incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery Commission Extra clerical assistance Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Provision for payments to Life Branch under clause 24 of " The Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908" Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 500 4,000 500 150 500 2,000 500 16 17 150 8,300 Total—Vote No. 134 ... 8,810 GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... ... £8,8:

8.—7.

Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

Minister of Internal Affairs.

147

Item. 19 18-9. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 42 VOTE No. 135 Salaries — General Manager Deputy General Manager ... ..... Accountant ... ••• ••• Fire Surveyor 8 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £200, 1 at £1.70, 1 at £160, 1 at £140, 2 at £120, 1 at £100 Shorthand-writer and Typiste ... 8 Cadets : 2 at £75, 2 at £60, 2 at £50, 1 at £45, 1 at £40 Branches at Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago — 6 Managers: Auckland, £325"; Canterbury, £350; North Otago and South Canterbury, £160; Otago, £300; Palmerston North, £185; Taranaki, £185... 4 Clerks: Auckland, 1 at £160, 1 at £120; Canterbury, £135; Otago, £135 10 Cadets: Auckland, 1 at £80, 1 at £50, 1 at £40; Taranaki, 1 at £40; Palmerston North, 1 at £40; Canterbury, 2 at £80, 1 at £40; Otago, 1 at £80, 1 at £40 ' ... 1 Shorthand-writer and Typiste 800 325 210 180 1,260 95 455 1 ,505 550 570 78 Other Charges incidkntal to — Auditing accounts Board fees for unofficial members Commission Contributions to Fire Boards under " The Fire Brigades Act, 1908" Exchange ... Extra clerical assistance Fidelity guarantee premiums ... Interest Lodging-allowance for cadet, Canterbury Branch Office cleaning and lighting Office furniture Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing, stationery, and advertising Rent Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 6 ,028 2 3 4 5 50 200 3,5006 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 ,000 20 150 50 80 25 150 50 600 600 850 40 250 200 7,815 Total—Vote No. 135... 13 ,84S STATE FIEE INSURANCE ACCOUNT £X ;,843

8.—7.

Appropriations for Advances to Settlers Office.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

Minister of Finance.

148

tem. 1908-9. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account. £ : £ MINISTER OF FINANCE. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 46 VOTE No. 136. Salaries — Superintendent (also Commissioner Land and Income Tax, £700; Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates, £100) Deputy Superintendent Receiver (also Land and Income Tax Department, £290) Accountant Solicitor 32 Clerks: 1 at £245, 1 at £240, 4 at £230, 2 at £190, 1 at £185, 2 at £180, 2 at £170, 1 at £166, 4 at £165, 2 at £156, 1 at £150, 2 at £130, 2 at £125, 1 at £115, 5 at £110, 1 at £85 8 Cadets : 1 at £95, 4 at £76, 1 at £66, 1 at £50, 1 at £40 Member of the Board not in Civil Service ... Messenger (also Land and Income Tax Department, £133) 50 425 25 265 300 5,218 555 250 25 7,113 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 Other Charoes incidental to — Contribution to Post Office Contribution to Valuation Department ..: Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work)... Court fees Fire-insurance premiums temporarily advanced to prevent policies lapsing Interest on loan Interest on amounts deposited against loans Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Proportion of audit expenses ... Refund valuation fees on loans not entertained Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 500 5,000 1,000 100 50 142 ,000 50 700 500 200 200 30 50 100 Total—Vote No. 136... 150 ,480 157 ,593 GO EENMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .... £1& ',593

8.—7.

Appropriations for Government Advances to Workers Account.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO'WORKERS ACCOUNT.

Minister of Finance.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), .£l4O.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9oB.

Price Us. 9d.~]

149

Item. 1908-9. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Workers Account. MINISTER OF FINANCE. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 7 VOTE No. 137. Salaries — 4 Clerks : 1 at £160, 1 at £120, 2 at £100 .. 3 Cadets at £66 480 198 Other Charoes incidental to — Clerical assistance Interest on loan Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Refund of valuation fees on loans not entertained Valuation fees Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 678 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 150 9,000 200 70 50 850 25 Total—Vote No. 137 ... 10 ,345 11,023 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO WORKER! ACCOUNT 3 £11,023