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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

tern.. MESSENGERS, OFFICE-KEEPERS, AND PHARWOMEN— continued. 1917-18. £ £ VOTE No. 45— continued. Salaries— continued. General Division— continued. • Charwomen —continued. £ lat£50 ... ... 50 93 at 31s. 6d. per week ... ... 7,617 1 at 31s. 6d. per week (10 months) ... 68 1 at 20s. per week ... ... 52 8,410 Allowances to officers temporarily performing higher duties Allowances under Public Service Regulation No. 208 Increased wages to charwomen (7 months) 28,951 125 100 300 Less provided for by other Departments 29,476 2,800 Less proportion of salaries and increases to salaries provided for but not payable during current year 26,676 1,063 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cleaning offices Contribution towards payment of minimum and additional retiring-allowances to messengers Extra charwomen, &c. Extra messengers, &c. Motor cars, cycles, and accessories Special allowances to messengers, Wellington Travelling-expenses Uniforms and overcoats for messengers ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 25,613 2 3 1,000 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 960 5,300 5,000 500 450 200 400 50 * 13,860 Total—Vote No. 45 39,473 AUDIT DEPARTMENT. 1917-18. Total number of officers .. 90 VOTE No. 46. Salaries— Deputy Controller and Auditor Audit Officer, London 50 700 Classification under Act. Clerical Division. Glass I — ] at £600 (also Secretary Commissioners Public Debts Sinking Funds £50, and Deputy Controller £50) 600