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

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

;em. 19' 10-1. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. i nnf\ 1 1900-1. Total number of officers ... 10 1 VOTE No. 7. Salabies— Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) 9 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each £ 475 225 £ 2 Total—Vote No. 7 700 MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 1900-1. Total number of officers ... 38 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 8. Salaeies— Messengers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50) 17 Messengers: 1 at £150, 5 at £120, 10 at 6s. 6d. per diem, 1 at 6s. per diem 5 Night-watchmen at 7s. 6d. per diem Office-keepers, Sfc. — 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, £110), 1 at 4s. 6d. per diem 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin—Office-keeper £110, Office-cleaner £104, and "Watchman £45 225 2,044 684 150 255 75 30 200 120 134 119 259 Total —Vote No. 8 ... 4,295 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1900-1. Total number of officers ... 26 2 3 4 VOTE No. 9. Salabies — For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service Other Chabues— Expenses of General Election (Liabilities) Expenses of By-elections Licensing Poll under " The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1895 " (Liabilities) Preparation and printing Rolls ... ... Contingencies 790 450 400 4,850 5 6 110 3,000 100 Total—Vote No. 9 ... 4,060 AUDIT OFFICE. 1900-1. Total number of officers ... 29 VOTE No. 10. Salaeies— Chief Clerk 13 Clerks: 2 at £275, 2 at £250, 1 at £234, 3 at £220, 1 at £190, 1 at £166, 1 at £130, 1 (Shorthand- and Type-writer) at £112, 1 at £100 350 2,642