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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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item. 1917-18. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES— continued. VOTE No. 2—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Retiring-allowance to Major Shepherd, late Sergeant-at-Arms, equal to half his yearly salary Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote War bonus to officers of the Department £ £ 5 6 6 10 955 7 Total—Vote No. 2 ... 8,071 1 10,471 GENERAL EXPENSES. 1917-18. Total number of officers .. 38 VOTE No. 3. Salaries— Library — Chief Librarian ..Assistant Librarian ... .... 5 Assistants in Library : 1 at £305, 1 at £300, 2 at £220, 1 at £200 Binder for Parliamentary Library Attendant Messenger 590 405 1,245 200 220 185 Hansard Staff and Reporters — Chief Reporter 11 Reporters: 6 at £395, 4 at £385, 1 at £350 ... Hansard Supervisor Hansard Supervisor's Assistant (also Clerk, Government Printing Office, £100) Clerk to Hansard Supervisor, (also Clerk, Government Printing Office, £75) Hansard Indexer Committee Reporters: 1 at £220 (also Reporter, Supreme Court, £175), 1 at £210 Extra assistance for Hansard 2,845 2 640 4,260 240 225 215 150 -430 50 6,210 Miscellaneous Salaries— Officer-in-Charge, Parliament Buildings... Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session Attendants, Officer in Charge's staff: 1 at 12s. 6d., 2 at 12s., 1 at lis. 6d., and 1 at lis. per diem ... 3 Gardeners at 10s. per diem Gardener 2 Night-watchmen at £183 ... Extra Watchmen (including Guard in grounds) 500 100 1,080 470 166 366 2,945 5,627 14,682