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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services,

item. 18 13-84. ARMED CONSTABULARY— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. Field Fobce— continued. 5 Sergeants-Major at 9s. per day 23 Sergeants, 1st Class, at 8s. 6d. per day ... 23 Sergeants, 2nd Class, at 8s. per day 28 Sergeants, 3rd Class, at 7s. 6d. per day ... 30 Constables, 1st Class, at 7s. per day 50 Constables, 2nd Class, at 6s. 6d. per day 451 Constables, 3rd Class, at 6s. per day ... 1883-84 1882-83. Number of officers .,. 630 800 £ 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 824 3,578 3,368 3,843 3,843 5,948 49,520 77,074 52 53 54 55 5(3 57 58 59 Miscellaneous — Purchase of Horses Forage Saddlery Travelling Expenses and Transport of Prisoners Repairing and Painting Stations Fuel and Light Maintenance of Native Prisoners Contingencies 250 2,750 100 500 50 500 100 4,000 8,250 Less estimated credits under section 10 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1882 " 182,407 10,000 Total—Vote No. 59 ... 172,40' STORES AND MAGAZINES. 1883-84. 1882-83. Total number of officers ... 27 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 VOTE No. 60. Auckland — Storekeeper Armourer 3 Arm Cleaners at £109 10». Magazine Keeper Wellington — Storekeeper 2 Clerks, 1 at £200,1 at £150 Storeman Armourer Armourer's Assistant 3 Arm Cleaners at £109 10s. Magazine Keeper Nelson — Magazine Keeper Lyttelton — Magazine Keeper Timaru — Magazine Keeper Hohitika — Magazine Keeper (also Drill Instructor £196, Provincial District Auditor £50, and Immigration Officer £25) Greymoutk — Magazine Keeper ... ... Otago — Magazine- and Store-keeper... ... ... Caretaker, Powder Hulk TaranaM — Magazine Keeper 225 183 329 120 325 350 110 183 138 329 110 10 13 88 14 5 15 10 16 10 17 18 183 92 19 10