8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS -continued.

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item. GENERAL EXPENSES. 1902-3. 1902-3. Total number of officers ... 27 VOTE No. 3. Salaries — Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Assistant Binder for Parliamentary Library Attendant Messenger Mailman during Session £ £ 400 300 190 175 168 135 90 50 Reporters— Hansard Staff— Chief Reporter 9 Reporters: 7 at £300, 1 at £270, 1 at £250 ... Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £225) Clerk (15s. per diem) Messenger (8s. per diem) ... Committee Reporters: 2 at £150 Extra Reporters, Select Committees ... Extra assistance for Hansard Custodian, Parliament Buildings Night-watchman Assistant Night-watchman 1,508 400 2,620 125 70 40 300 150 60 250 168 110 3 4 5 4,293 6 7 8 9 10 LI 12 13 14 15 16 Other Charges— Cleaning up building previous to session .. Charwomen Electrician's Assistant Extra binding for books in library Extra clerical assistance in library Gas, fuel, and electric lighting Gratuities to Library Staff, Messengers, and Permanent Militia employed during session Library Payment for continuation of " Index of Resolutions of the House " Passages of members Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Printing of Hansard Newspapers for library, and cartage of books Refund to E. M. Smith, M.H.R., of amount deducted for absence under " The Pavment of Members Act, 1892" Typewriting-machines for Committee Reporters and Interpreters Translating Acts into Maori Wages of Attendants Washing towels, &c. Winding and repairing cloeks, &c. Contingencies 5,801 100 750 100 250 500 1,200 160 600 50 500 17 18 19 500 4,600 100 144 20 69 25 300 50 50 250 21 22 23 24 25 Total—Vote No. 3 ... 10,298 1 fi.099 16,099 TOTAL OF CLASS I. £2] ( 067