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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services^

CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

tern. 1QU 1910-11. ±»1V. STAMP DEPARTMENT. l'jio-ii £ Total number of officers .. 37 VOTE No. 39. Salaries — 1 Head Office— Commissioner of Stamps, Controller of Death Duties, Registrar of Companies, and Secretary for Land and Deeds ... ... ... 025 Chief Clerk, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Assistant Registrar of Companies ... ... 375 Custodian and Issuer of Stamps ... ... 345 Accountant ... ... 310 2 Clerks: 1 at £250, 1 at £105 ... ... 355 Cadet ... ... ... 100 Chief Stamper ... .. .. 220 8 Stampers: 1 at £195, 1 at £85, 1 at £75, 3 at £70, 2 at £30 ... ... ... 025 Messenger ... ... ... 190 Messenger (£146), Is. per day additional ... ... 18 Valuator Deceased Persons' Estates ... ... 100 2 Auckland — Deputy Commissioner ... ... ... 350 2 Clerks: 1 at £170, 1 at £115 ... ... 285 Cadet ... ... ... 75 3 Wellington — 2 Clerks: 1 at £155, 1 at £135 ... ... 290 2 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £85 ... ... ... , 180 4 Wanganui — Cadet ... ... ... 100 5 Hawke's Bay — Clerk ... ... ... 120 6 Canterbury — Deputy Commissioner ... ... ... 370 Clerk ... ... ... 130 2 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £65 ... ... ... 160 7 Otago— Deputy Commissioner ... ... ... I 300 Clerk ... ... ... 155 Cadet ... ... ... 85 8 Invercargill — Clerk ... ... ... 150 s 6,013 Other Charges for and incidental to — 9 Auditing stamps ... .. ... | 89 10 Cleaning offices ... ... ... 45 11 Extra assistance ... ... ... 3jX) 12 Freight and cartage ... ... ... 5 13 Gas, water, and fuel ... ... ... 20 14 Legal expenses ... ... ... 1,450 15 Office equipment ... ... ... 25 16 I New dies and plates ... ... ... 1,000 17 New dies and plate* (beer duty) ... ... 500 18 Payment to General Post Office for services performed 25 19 Perforating-machines ... ... ... 50 20 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 800 21 Postage-stamp paper ... ... ... 1 ,800 22 Printing ink ... ... ... 650 23 Refund of fine inflicted on F. Geddes for a breach of the Stamp Duty Act ... ... ... 5 24 Stamp dies and plates ... ... ... 400 25 Stamp presses ... ... ... 20 26 Stamp-printing machinery ... ... ... 100 27 Stamps lost at Invercargill ... ... ... 30 2s Telephones ... ... 50