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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1942.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS —continued.

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Number of , _, ]g4142 1941 42)1940-41 ~ M; Subdivision No. III. — Law Drafting Office. Salaries— £ £ £ 1 1 Counsel to Law Drafting Office .. .. .. 1,250 1,250 " Bill Drafting Department— 1 1 Law Draftsman .. .. .. 1,200 1,150 y 4,873 3 3 Assistant Law Draughtsmen : 1 (£900), 1 (£750), 1 (£500) 2,150 2,100 1 1 Clerical and General : Typistc and Office Assistant . . 278 265 Allowance to Compiler of Statutes .. .. .. 100 100 6 6 =— 4,978 4,865 4,873 Other Charges for and.incidental to— Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, 1931 26 26 26 Office requisites, printing and stationery, postages, and contingencies .. . . .. .... 25 25 16 Purchase of law reports and other publications .... 50 50 47 Taxi-hire .. .... .. 15 15 4 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 75 75 75 191 191 168 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 5,169 5,056 5,041 Subdivision No. IV. — General Assembly Library. Salaries— Library — 1 1 Chief Librarian and Controller Dominion Archives .. 765 765 1 1 First Assistant . . ... . . .. .. • ■ 565 565 8 8 8 Senior Assistants : (£230 to £350) .. .'.' :■ ,. 2,362 2,235 3 3 3 Attendants (£190 to £285) .. .. .. .. 727 683 1 1 1 Binder .. .. .. .. .. .. 305 305 111 Shorthand-typiste and Office Assistant .. .. 205 195 }■ 4,586 JSTON-PERMANENTS. 1 . . 1 Special Assistant .. . . .. .. ■ .. 425 1 1 1 Senior Assistant .. ... .. ,305 280 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 159 17 16 . 5,818 5,028 Less salaries of two officers with Expeditionary Force 468 435 5,350 4,593 4,586 Other Charges for and incidental to — Binding books 750 750 830 Grant to Library Fund .. 1,250 1,250 1,250 Newspapers, other publications, printing and stationery, and insurance of books .. .. •••■-.. .. 200 200 140 Postage, freights, and cartage .. .. .. 100 100 54 2,300 2,300 2,274 Total—Subdivision No. IV '.. .. 7,650 6,893 6,860 i