B—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

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

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Item. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 19 2-3. 1902-3. Total number of officers ... 14 1 VOTE No. 6. Salaries— Secretarv to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) 18 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each £ 475 325 £ 2 800 Total —Vote No. 6 ... MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 1902-3. Total number of officers ... 39 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 7. Salaries— Messengers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50) 18 Messengers: 1 at £183, 6 at £138, 11 at 7s. 6d. per diem 5 Night-watchmen at 8s. 6d. per diem Office-keepers, Sfc. — Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland Auckland—1 at £200, 1 at £114 New Plymouth Gisborne Nelson—Office-keeper £150, Messenger £70 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 £45 250 2,518 773 150 314 75 30 220 130 134 119 259 Total —Vote No. 7 ... 4,972 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1902-3. Total number of officers ... 27 VOTE No. 8. Salaries— For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service 825 » 2 3 Other Charges— Expenses of General Election ... Licensing Poll under Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Acts 20,000 4 5 6 Expenses of By-elections Expenses of Representation Commission ... Contingencies 5,000 400 700 100 Total—Vote No. 8 ... 26,200 27,025 AUDIT OFFICE. 1902-3. Total number of officers ... 33 VOTE No. 9. Salaries — Chief Clerk 13 Clerks: 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 2 at £265, 1 at £235 3 at £230, 1 at £166, 1 at £144, 1 at £156 (eight months), 1 (Shorthand and Type Writer) at £130, 1 at £112 375