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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

1924-25. Salaries. I Other Ohargos. Total. Vote No. 1. —Legislative Departments — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Legislative Council .. .. 3 239 ... 3 239 ., II.—House of Representatives .. 2,926 8,943 11,869 III.—Law Drafting Office .. .. 2,595 1 75 2,770 „ IV. —General Assembly Library .. \ 3,185 1,300 4,485 „ V—Hansard .. . .. 8,077 6,000 14,077 VI.—Bellamy's .. .. .. 6,448 2,054 8,502 „ VII. —General Expenses .. .. 3,515 27,457 30,972 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 29,985 45,929 75,914 Credits-IN-AID .. 125 5,800 5,925 NET TOTAL 29,860 40,129 69,989 Number 'jfc era 109 a ot of Persons. ' VOTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS. lva* &o. 1924-25. Subdivision No. I.—Legislative Council. £ £ 1 Salaries and other Charges— 4 Salaries and other Charges ... ... ... 2,950 Cost-of-living increase, in addition to salaries provided by the Civil List Act, 1920— £ Clerk, Legislative Council ... 15 Clerk Assistant ... ... 15 30 1 2 Staff of Minister leading Legislative Council ... 259 J 5 Estimated credits-in-aidunder Section 48 of Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Department of Internal Affairs— Half-salary of typist in office of £ Leader of Legislative Council 125 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 3,239 Subdivision No. II.—House of Representatives. 3 Salaries— 1 Second Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 470 1 *Sergeant-at-Arms ■ ... ... ... 276 1 Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers ... ... 365 1 Accountant and Record Clerk ... ... 335 1 tChief Messenger ... .. ... 300 1 tAssistant Chief Messenger ... ... .. 280 1 j-Messenger (to Mr. Speaker)... ... ... 240 3 Committee Clerks: 2 at £220, 1 at £190 ... 630 Cost-of-living increase in addition to salaries provided 10 by the Civil List Act, 1920 : — Clerk, House of Representatives ... ... 15 Clerk Assistant, House of Representatives ... 15 2,926 * Also receives £175 16s. per annum superannuation. t Receives payment of 5s. per day during Session. Speaker's messenger also receives Is. per day additional for whole year in addition to 5s. per day during Session. These amounts are paid out of item "Extra assistance." Note. —Scale, salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.