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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS-continued.

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!teiu 19( 05-6. J5-6. GENERAL EXPENSES. —- 1905-6. Total number of officers ... 28 £ VOTE No. 3. Salaries — Chief Librarian ... .. .. 450 Assistant Librarian ... ... ... 310 Second Assistant in Library .... ... ... 210 Third Assistant ... . ... 200 Fourth Assistant ... ... ... 120 Binder for Parliamentary Library ... ... 178 Attendant ... ... ... 160 Mailman during Session ... ... ... I 50 £ £ 1 ,678 2 Hansabd Staff and Reporters— Chief Eeporter ... ... ... 475 9 Reporters : 1 at £350, 2 at £325, 5 at £300, 1 at £280 ... .... .. 2,7S0 Mansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £225) ... ... 175 Mansard Supervisor's assistant ... ... 150 Clerk (15s. per diem) .. ... .. 70 Messenger (8s. per diem) ... ... ... 40 Committee Reporters: 2 at £150 ... ... 300 Extra Reporters, Select Committees ... ... 250 Extra assistance for Hansard ... ... 150 Custodian, Parliament Buildings ... ... 350 Night-watchman ... . . 168 Assistant Night-watchman ... ... ... 110 3 4 5 5,018 6,696 20 <; 7 H 9 10 11 12 18 11 15 1(> 17 IS 19 Other Charges— Cleaning up building previous to session .. ... | 100 Charwomen ... ... ... 900 Electrician's Assistant ... ... ... 100 Extra binding for books in library .. ... 250 Gas, fuel, and electric lighting ... ... 1 ,300 Library ... ... ... 600 Passages of members ... ... ... 500 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses ... ... .. 500 Printing of Mansard ... ... ... \ 5, 150 Newspapers for library, and cartage of books ... 100 Translating Acts into Maori ... ... ... i 25 Washing towels, &c. ... .. ... 150 Winding and repairing clocks, Ac. ... . 50 Conveyance of members of Parliament on Manawatu Railway, anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 5 of "The Payment of Members Act, 1904," notwithstanding ... .. ... J 13 Conveyance of members of Parliament on WellingtonManawatu Railway, anything contained in subsection (2) of section 3 of " The Payment of Members Act. ! 1904," notwithstanding ... ... .1 13 Expenses of witnesses attending an inquiry by the Controller and Auditor-General into petition of J. B. Heywood and others, presented to the House of Representatives ... ... ... 25 Expenses of Parliamentary inquiry into working of Seddonville State Coal-mine .. ... 100 Gratuities to Messengers, Orderlies, Library staff, and Attendants ■ ... . .... 225^ Towels, linen, and glassware for use of members ... 22O| Typewriting-machines for the use of members, &c. ... 72 Photo. Shield for Library ... ... ... 50 Contingencies ... ... . 400,, 10 ,843 Total —Vote No. 3 ... ... 17,530 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 TOTAL OF CLASS I. .... £26 i 5,889