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Appropriations for Advances to Settlers Office.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

147

Minister op INANCE. tern. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account. 19 19-10. £ x MINISTER OF FINANCE. 1909-10. Total number of officers .. 33 VOTE No. 132. Salabies— Superintendent (also Commissioner of Taxes and ValuerGeneral, £700; also Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates, £100: total, £850) ... Deputy Superintendent Receiver (also Land and Income Tax Department, £290) Accountant Solicitor 19 Clerks : I at £245, 1 at £240, 4 at, £230, 3 at £190, I at £185,1 at £175, 2 at £170, 1 at £165, 1 at £160, 1 at £135, 3 at £120 8 Cadets : I at £115, 2 at £86, 3 at £76, 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... Member of the Board not in Civil Service ... ... Messenger (also Land and Income Tax Department, £133) 50 425 25 265 300 3 ,495 625 250 25 Officers Retired, Transferred, and Resigned — 9 Clerks: 3 at £165 (5 months), 1 at £156 (5 months), 1 at £120 (5 months), 1 at £115 (5 months), 1 at £180 (3 months), I at £100 (5 months), 1 at £125 (2 months) Cadet at £86 (2 months) 5 Clerks (increase to salaries) .. 5 ,460 478 14 50 3 6 ,002 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Otheb Chaeges of and incidental to — Contribution to Post Office Contribution to Valuation Department (valuation fees) Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work)... Court fees Interest on loan Interest on amounts deposited against loans Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Proportion of audit expenses ... Refund valuation fees on loans not entertained Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 500 4,000 750 50 155 ,000 50 700 400 200 200 20 50 50 167 ,972 Total—Vote No. 132 161,970 GO ERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OEEfCE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT .... £16 ,972