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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT —continued.

Item. 1913-14. PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT— continued. VOTE No. 128— continued. Salaries — continued. District Offices —continued. New Plymouth — 2 Clerks: 1 at £180, 1 at £150 £ 330 Hawera — District Manager and Reserves Agent, £370; 3 Clerks—1 at £190, 1 at £150, 1 at £116; 1 Typist at £72 Wanganui— District Manager, £345 ; 1 Clerk at £180; 2 Cadets —1 at £80, 1 at £51; 1 Typist at £50 898 706 Napier — District Manager, £290 (including £25 as Deputy Official Assignee) ; 1 Clerk at £150 ; 1 Cadet at £51 491 Nelson — District Manager, £315; 2 Cadets—1 at £114, 1 at £66 495 Greymouth— District Manager, £315 (including £25 as Deputy Official Assignee); 1 Cadet at £96; 1 Typist at £96 Invercargill— District Manager, £300; 1 Cadet at £51; lTypistat£96 Miscel)aneous : — Local Audit, £500; London Agency, £100 507 447 600 Otheb Chaeges foe and incidental to — Compensation to Mrs. Blennerhassett in the estate of W. H. Blennerhassett, deceased, for loss sustained by reason of rent being fixed by Arbitration instead of by auction, as she wished Expenses of Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon the working of the Public Trust Office .. Extension and addition to office premises at Christchurch 34 ,747 185 3 527 4 1,500 5 6 7 New premises-— Auckland : Purchase of land, erection of buildings, furnishing, and incidental expenses i j Hawera : Erection of buildings, furnishing, and incidental expenses Wanganui: Purchase of land, erection of buildings, furnishing, and incidental expenses i j Greymouth: Erection of buildings, furnishing, and incidental expenses i Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 1,800 250 3,750 8 100 1,000 9 9,112 Total—Vote No. 128.. 43 ,85: PUBLIC TEUSTEE'S ACCOUNT £43, 59