8.—7

84

CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

Appropriations for the Fitblic Trustee's Account.

item 189 i-96. COLONIAL TREASURER. 1895-96. Total number of officers ... 38 £ Salaeies — Public Trustee (also Superintendent Advances to Settlers Office, £200) Deputy Public Trustee (six months at £500) Solicitor Chief Clerk Reserves Agent, New Plymouth Accountant Clerk in Charge of Wills, Trusts,'&c. Examiner 10 Clerks : 1 at £180, 2 at £170, 1 at £165, 1 at £160, 1 at £150, 1 at £135, 2 at £130,1 at £120 3 Shorthand-writers andType-writers: 2at£100,l at£40 4 Cadets: 1 at £50, 3 at £40 ... Messenger 800 250 500 400 325 300 280 260 1,510 240 170 60 Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £75... 315 District Agents : Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Greymouth ... Napier Cadets at Agencies : Christchurch ... £80 Auckland ... 50 Dunedin ... 50 320 320 240 200 150 180 OraEE Chabges— Christchurch Agency Auckland Agency Dunedin Agency Greymouth Agency Hawera Agency Napier Agency Administration of the West Coast Settlement and Native Reserves — Native Agents Contingencies (interpreting, &c.) General — Inspection of Properties Contingencies Administration, "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894"— Clerk Advertising, and other Charges ultimately recoverable 6,820 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 60 60 60 60 75 40 150 50 9 10 11 300 350 172 600 1,977 Less Contribution from Government Advances to Settlers Office Account 8,797 300 Total 8,497 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT 1,497