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Salaries in the Parliament Library of New South Wales. £ s. a. Librarian ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 490 0 0 First Assistant ... ... ... ... ... ... 375 0 0 Second Assistant ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 Messenger ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 100 0 0 Total £1,265 0 0 Eequesting that you will be good enough to urge these considerations upon the attention of the Government. I have, &c, EOBERT PHARAZYN, Chairman, Joint Library Committee. The Hon. the Speaker, House of Eepresentatives.

Enclosure C. Sir,— Premier's Office, Wellington 17th July, 1893. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th instant, with enclosures, on the subject of the Estimates, as relating to the Committee Eeporters and the Library staff, and in reply to state that your remarks and suggestions will be considered when the Supplementary Estimates are under review. I have, &c, The Hon. the Speaker, House of Eepresentatives. E. J. Seddon.

Enclosure D. Hansard Reporters. Hansard Office, sth August, 1893. Memorandum for Mr. Speaker. I have seen the letters of appointment to Hansard staff of Mr. W. H. Eussell, 7th June, and Mr. H. M. Gore, 21st June. Their salaries from Hansard are £250 a year each. They are to receive a retaining fee of £50 each from the Government for reporting Commissions during the recess, with an allowance of £1 Is. per day each when actually at work. With the recess arrangements, this department, of course, has nothing to do. Would you kindly pass the accompanying voucher for payment ? C. C. N. Barron, Chief Eeporter.

Thuesday, 31st August, 1893. Examiner of Standing Orders on Private Bills. The Chairman, in reference to the memorandum submitted at the previous meeting, said, —I should inform the Committee that I omitted, inadvertently, to refer to the appointment of one officer—the Examiner of Standing Orders on Private Bills. That appointment was at one time held by the late Mr. Brandon, subsequently by Major Campbell, and now by Mr. Leonard Stowe, the Clerk of Parliaments. This appointment has been made conjointly by the Speakers of both Houses.

Cost of Committee Reporting, Interpreting, &c. The Hon. Mr. Seddon laid before the Committee the following memorandum :— (1.) Amount paid for Committee reporting (parliamentary) last £ s. d. session ... ... ... ... ... 574 0 0 (2.) Amount paid for extra clerical assistance last session ... 953 4 0 (3.) Amount paid for reporting Eoyal Commissions or special Commissions during past three years ... ... 1,715 18 8 (4.) Amount paid for Native interpreting during last recess ... 1,319 4 0 E. J. Collins, The Treasury, Wellington, 18th August, 1893. Accountant to the Treasury.

Monday, 4th September, 1893. Cost of Committee Reporting, Interpreting, dc. — Detailed Return. The Hon. Mr. Seddon laid before the Committee the following details of Eeturn produced at previous meeting:— Detailed Beturn. (1.) Amount paid for Committee Reporting (Parliamentary) last Session. £ s. d. Two reporters, at £150 per annum ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 Extra Committee reporters... ... ~. ... ... 274 0 0

£574 0 0