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Colonial Secretary : ( s) Exclusive of clerical assistance to Registrar of Electors in preparing electoral rolls. The return includes all persons who have performed casual or temporary work during the above-named periods; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period except two.—Hugh Pollen. Customs : ( 4) Men are employed at the various ports for a few days or weeks at a time to act temporarily as lockers or tidewaiters. These are paid by the day. ( J) Continuously employed.—W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector. 19/10/94. Defence (Store) : ( 6) The number shown in this return includes all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named, but the person has not been employed continuously for any lengthened period.—A. Hume, Lieut.-Colonel, Under-Secretary for Defence. 5/10/94. Education : ( 7) The numbers shown in this return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named ; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period. ( 8) For four days. ( 9) For seven weeks (February-March, 1891). ( 10) One throughout the year—not always the same person—in place of a permanent officer detached for other work ; one—not always the same person—for special occasional work, lasting, on the whole, to ten months and sixteen days ; and one from 19th February, 1894, acting as Private Secretary. (") Teachers of Native schools.—W. Jas. Haeens. 1/10/94. Government Insurance : ( 12) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the Government Insurance Department in the years named ; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened periods, except five. Temporary cadets (additional)— 1887-88, 2 ; 1890-91, 5; 1893-94, 5. —J. H. Richardson, Government Insurance Commissioner. Native ; Justice : (") The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named ; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period, except five in the Native Land Court.—C. J. A. Haselden, Under-Secretary. Labour : ( 14) The numbers shown in above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named ; two employed continuously for a lengthened period.— j. Mackay, Acting Clerk (for Secretary). 24/9/94. Land- and Income-tax : ( is) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named ; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period, except thirteen (four in 1887-88, and nine in 1893-94). —John McGowan, Commissioner of Taxes. 5/10/94. Lands and Survey: ('") Thirty-two of the above temporary clerks (were employed for twelve months or over, but some of'these' are not now employed ; the return includes all persons who performed temporary work. ('') Several of these were employed for a short time, and are not now engaged.—H. J. Knowles, Chief Clerk. 5/10/94. Lunacy and Charitable : (' 8) Has been employed continuously for more than two years. No persons have been employed for casual clerical work during the above periods.—D. MacGregor. 3/10/94. Marine : ( 18) Examiner of Masters and Mates, Auckland. —W. T. Glasgow, Secretary. Mines : ( 20) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named ; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period, except two. —H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary. 19/10/94. Post and Telegraph : ( 2I) These officers are (with the exception of those specially noted) now on the permanent staff of this department. There are no temporary clerks now employed. Females appointed as cadettes, grade £40 to £120, 9 ; females appointed as Telephone Exchange cadettes, grade £40 to £80, 28. Three not now in service. p2) Seventy of these appointments are promotions from lower grades to grade of cadet. —W. Gray, Secretary. 26/9/94. Printing and Stationery : ( 23) The above includes all casual or temporary assistance in the clerical branch during the years named, neither of whom was employed continuously for any lengthened period. ( M) Total time employed, twenty-one weeks.—Samuel Costall. 27/9/94. Public Trust Office : ( 25) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed work for the Public Trust Office, but who were not permanent officers ; all these, however, with one exception, have been employed not casually or temporarily, but for a considerable time.—J. K. Warburton, Public Trustee. Public Works : ( 26) All have been employed continuously for a lengthened period.—H. J. H. Blow, Undersecretary for Public Works. 16/10/94. Railways : ( 27) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period, except four (one Traffic, one Locomotive, and two Stores Departments). ( 2S) Permanent clerks since Ist October, 1894.—E. G. Pilcher, Secretary. Registrar-General : ( 29) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named; three have been employed continuously for a lengthened period. ( 30) Extra clerks employed for a limited time in the compilation of the census not included. The maximum number for 1887-88 was fifteen only, as the 1886 census work was in course of completion.—E. J. von Dadelszen. 22/9/94. Stamps: ( 31) The numbers shown in the annexed return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named ; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period, except fifteen permanent folio-writers in the Deeds Department, who are paid 3d. per folio; five permanent stampers (youths); four permanent extras (three in Land Transfer and one in Stamp Department).—C. A. Hickson, Secretary for Stamps. Land and Deeds : ( 32) These figures represent the folio-writers and engrossing clerks.—C. A. Hickson, Secretary for Stamps. Treasury and Friendly Societies : ( ss) The numbers shown in the above return include all persons who have performed casual or temporary clerical work for the department in the years named; but none of these persons have been employed continuously for any lengthened period, except fifteen in tha Treasury and two in the Friendly Societies Registry Office.—R. J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury. 3/10/94. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,200 copies), £112s. 6d.

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