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CLASS VII.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1899-1900. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 43. —Stamp Department £ 4,685 £ 3,927 £ 8,612 „ 44.—Land and Deeds Begistry 9,160 8,300 17,460 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. 13,845 .2,227 26,072 Item. 18 '9-1900. STAMP DEPABTMENT. 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 25 VOTE No. 43. Salaries— Head Office— Secretary, Controller Legacy Duties, Deputy Commissioner, and Eegistrar Joint-stock Companies Chief Clerk and Accountant Custodian and Issuer of Stamps Clerk Chief Stamper Clerk (also Private Secretary to Commissioner of Stamps, £25) 6 Stampers : 1 at £110, 2 at £105, 1 at £100, 1 at £60, lat£50 Messenger AucklandClerk Clerk Wellington — Clerk Cadet Cadet Hawke's Bay — Clerk Canterbury — Clerk Cadet Otago — Deputy Commissioner Cadet Cadet £ 550 280 240 180 225 2('0 530 120 200 130 £ 170 65 65 4 95 5 200 95 285 100 40 7 8 Invercargill — Clerk' Contributions to Votes — " Land and Deeds Begistry " ... 130 785 4,685 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Other Charges— Auditing stamps Cleaning offices Compassionate allowance to widow of C. E- White Costs of appeal to Privy Council in re Dilworth, deceased Extra assistance Gas and water Legal expenses New issue of Stamps Postage-stamp and other paper Special envelopes for registered letters ordered from London ... Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... Contingencies 80 20 100 300 300 20 300 1,750 600 19 20 77 . 300 80 Totai—Vote No. 43 ... ... 3,927 8,612