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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT—continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 1899-1900. MINISTEES' SECBETAEIES. 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 9 VOTE No. 7. Salaries— Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) 8 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each £ £ 450 200 650 Total —Vote No. 7 MESSENGEES AND OFFICE-KEEPEES. 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... SS 2 3 4 5 f> 7 '8 VOTE No. 8. Salaries— Messengers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50) 17 Messengers: 1 at £180, 1 at £130,6 at £120, 6 at 6s. 6d. per diem, 3 at 6s.*per diem 5 Night-watchmen at 7s. 6d. per diem Office-keepers, 8fc. — Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland Auckland—1 at £141, 1 at £114 New Plymouth Gisborne ... - Nelson—Office-keeper £150, Messenger £50 Blenheim Christchurch —2 Office-keepers: 1 at £52 (also Messenger, Survey Office, £ll0), 1 at 4s. 6d. per diem 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin—Office-keeper £110, Office-cleaner £104, and Watchman £45 225 2,070 684 150 255 75 30 200 120 134 119 !) 259 t Total—Vote No. 8 ... ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 24 4,321 2 3 4 VOTE No. 9. Salaries — For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service Other Charges— Expenses of General Election Expenses of By-elections Licensing Poll under " The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1895" Preparation and printing Rolls Contingencies 700 18,000 400 26,200 5 6 5,000 2,000 100 Total—Vote No. 9 ... 25,500 AUDIT OFFICE. 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 27 VOTE No. 10. Salaries — Chief Clerk 13 Clerks: 2 at £275, 2 at £250, 3 at £220, 1 at £190, 1 at £156, 1 at £115, 1 (Shorthand- and Typewriter) at £102, 1 (extra) at 15s. per diem, 1 (extra) at 10s. per diem 350 2,657