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hem. 18' '6-97. COLONIAL TREA8UKEB. 1896-97. Total number of officers ... 31 £ Salatuks— Superintendent (also Commissioner of Taxes, £650) ... Salary of Deputy Superintendent (6 months), (also Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, £400) Chief Valuers : 8 at £500, 1 at £350 (nine months), 1 at £52 (3 months) Clerks at, Head Office: 1 at £210, 1 at £200, 2 at £180, 1 at £156, 3 at £120, 2 at £100, 2 at £90, 2 at £75, 3 at £40 Shorthand and Type-writer Clerks: 1 at £90, 1 at £60, 1 at £50 Clerks : Auckland—1 at £45 ; Christchurch—1 at £156 ; Uunedin—1 at £60 ; Invercargill—1 at £110 200 25 1,776 1,936 200 371 4,508 2 8 4 5 8 7 8 9 10 Otheb. Charges— Interest on loan Valuation-fees payable to Valuators Rent. Fire, and Light Printing and Stationery Furniture Advertising Contribution to Public Trust Office Proportion of Audit expenses Amount required for payment of Land-tax on Mortgage Investments to 31st March, 1896 Travelling-expenses Contingencies 45,000 3,000 350 300 100 150 250 25 11 12 1,774 400 500 Total 51,849 56,357 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLER OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT . £5' 3,357