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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT.

Appropriations for the Public Trust Office Expenses Account.

Item. 1897-98. Chargeable on the Public Trust Office £ Account. COLONIAL TREASURER. 1897-98. Total number of officers ... 43 VOTE No. 114. Salaries — Public Trustee Deputy Public Trustee (£25), and Chief Clerk (£400) . Solicitor 19 Clerks : 1 at £325, 1 at £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £200, 4 at £180, 1 at £165,1 at £156, 1 at £155,1 at £150, 3 at £130, 2 at £120 4 Shorthand-writers and Type-writers: 2 at £120, 1 at £80, 1 at £40 8 Cadets: 1 at £70, 5 at £60, 2 at £50 ... , Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £75... Reserves Agent, New Plymouth District Agents : Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Greymouth ... Napier Clerks and Cadets at Agencies — Christchurch, 1 at £100, 1 at £40 Auckland, 1 at £120, 1 at £70 Dunedin, 1 at £80, 1 at £70 800 425 500 3,081 360 470 315 250 320 320 240 175 150 140 190 150 7,886 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges— Christchurch Agency Auckland Agency Dunedin Agency Greymouth Agency Napier Agency 60 80 60 60 40 7 8 9 General — Inspection of Properties Contingencies Advertising, and other Charges ultimately recoverable 200 250 300 1,050 Total —Vote No. 114 8,936 PUBLIC TEUST OFFICE ACCOUNT m 936