8.—3

15

CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 18: 13-84. GEOLOGICAL AND METEOEOLOGICAL DEPAETMENT— continued. 3 4 5 G 7 8 i) 10 VOTE No. 8— continued. Clerk and Curator (also Meteorological Observer and Statistical Clerk £60) Draftsman, &c. Field Assistant and Collector Museum Assistant (also Librarian £35) ... Librarian (also Museum Assistant £175) ... Field Expenses and Special Surveys Messenger and Keeper "Weather Eeporter (also Examiner of Masters and Mates £100) Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory ... Contingencies 350 325 280 175 35 800 125 11 12 300 300 200 Total—Vote No. 8 3,640 AGENT-GENEEAL'S DEPAETMENT. 1883-84. 1882-83. Total number of officers ... 7 7 1 2 VOTE No. 9. Agent- Geneeal foe New Zealand in London — Agent-General Staff, Kent, &c. 1,250 2,450 Total —Vote No. 9 3,7< CHARITABLE. L 2 3 VOTE No. 10. Inspector of Hospitals (also Inspector of Lunatic Asylums £1,000) Hospitals Charitable Institutions 200 50,000 36,000 Less estimated credits under Section 10 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1882 " ... 86,200 2,300 Total—Vote No. 10 ... • 83,901 LUNATIC ASYLUMS. 1883-84. 1882-83. Total number of officers 1 2 3 4 5 (i 7 S VOTE No. 11. Chief Office — Inspector of Lunatic Asylums (also Inspector of Hospitals £200) Eecord Clerk and Accountant ... Pees to Medical Witnesses Auckland — Local Inspector Eesident Medical Superintendent Clerk and Storekeeper Matron Attendants and Servants — 18 Male Attendants, 1 at £120, 17 at £70, Cook at £70; 8 nurses, 1 at £60, 7 at £42; Cook at £42, Laundress at £50 ; Mechanic at £130 Farm Overseer 1,000 250 850 50 400 90 70 1,956 100