B—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund Services.

CLASS X.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

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item. 19' i8-9. STAMP DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 24— continued. Other Charges incidental to — Auditing stamps Blocks for postal notes Cleaning offices Die for post-cards Extra assistance Freight and cartage Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New plates and dies for printing stamps ... Office equipment Payment to General Post Office for services performed Postage-stamp and other paper Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing-inks ... Purchase of perforating-machines Refund of fine on deed (C. M. Jorgensen) Refund of fine on deed (J. R. Flower) Stamp presses Stamp-printing machinery Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 88 80 45 60 200 5 20 1,000 700 18 25 2,000 800 1,250 95 5 5 10 500 50 100 20 Total—Vote No. 24 ... 7,076 LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. 13 ,416 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 74 VOTE No. 25 Salaries — Auckland — District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Examiner of Titles ... Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar Second Assistant Land Registrar 3 Clerks : 2 at £220, 1 at £205 Typiste 5 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 2 at £65, 1 at £50 Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Deputy Registrar of Deeds Clerk 2 Cadets : 1 at £105, 1 at £65 .. Typiste Wellington — Registrar-General of Land, District Land Registrar, and Registrar of Deeds Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar Examiner of Titles and Assistant Land Registrar Draftsman 5 Clerks: 1 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £227, 1 at £225, 1 at £156 4 Cadets: 2 at £120, 1 at £85, 1 at £75 ... 2 Typistes : 1 at £105, 1 at £100 Messenger Office-cleaner 590 340 265 645 140 360 335 190 170 110 3 640 385 340 150 1,078 400 205 165 50