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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS-continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tern. 19i 3-4 GENERAL EXPENSES. 1903-4. Total number of officers ... 28 VOTE No. 3. Salaries— Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Third Assistant Fourth Assistant Binder for Parliamentary Library Attendant Mailman during Session £ 400 300 190 175 100 168 140 50 Reporters — Hansard Staff— Chief Reporter 9 Reporters: 7 at, £300, 1 at £280, 1 at £260 ... Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £225) Mansard Supervisor's assistant 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 1,523 2 450 2,640 125 150 70 40 300 150 50 275 108 110 3 4 r> 4,528 10 it 12 13 14 15 H> 17 6 7 8 I) Other Charges— Cleaning up building previous to session ... Charwomen Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Katherine Kent, wife of late clerk at Bellamy's Compassionate allowance (further amount) to Mrs. Catherine E. Letham, widow of the late Custodian. Parliamentary Buildings Electrician's Assistant Extra binding for books in library Extra clerical assistance in library Gas, fuel, and electric lighting Gratuity to Hansard Supervisor Gratuity of £10 each to members of Hansard staff Gratuity to library staff'and messengers ... Gratuity to J. Hackworth for assistance rendered as Clerk, Native Affairs Committee Gratuity to J. Sproule for assistance (overtime) to Statutes Consolidation Commission Grant to Bellamy's Library Passages of members Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Printing of Hansard Newspapers for library, and cartage of books Translating Acts into Maori Washing towels, &c. Winding and repairing clocks, &c. Contingencies 6,051 100 950 50 38 100 250 300 1,200 50 100 50 15 18 li) 20 21 22 25 500 600 500 23 24 2.-> 26 27 2S 500 6,400 100 25 75 50 250 Total —Vote No. 3 12,228 18,279 TOTAL OF CLASS I. £2 ,438