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VOTE —LEGISLATIVE—continued 1947-48. 1946-47. Subdivision No. II—House of Representatives— Voted. Expended. continued £ £ £ Salaries —continued N o n-perm anents —continued Extra Sessional Clerks 712 1,060 Extra Sessional Messengers 6,498 7,360 Extra Committee reporting 100 100 - 19,245 21,151 19,325 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to Speaker, House of Representatives 100 100 100 Allowance to Clerk, House of Representatives 100 100 138 Interpreting and translating 25 25 25 Office expenses 30 20 29 Payments to Post and Telegraph Department 640 600 634 Photographic shield 25 25 25 Printing and stationery 600 450 607 Retaining fee, Mr. T. D. H. Hall 120 220 230 Sessional bonus to employees 2,000 2,000 1,900 Compassionate grant to officer on retirement 52 52 3,640 3,592 3,740 Total —Subdivision No. II 22,885 24,743 23,065 Subdivision No. Ill —Law Drafting Office (Number of officers : 1947-4:8, 6 ; 1946-47, 6) Salaries— Law Draftsman 1,450 1,450 ? Assistant Law Draftsman 1,200 1,150 Allowance, £150 per annum (4 months) .. 50 Assistant Law Draftsman 1,000 950 Allowance, £100 per annum (4 months) .. 35 5,351 Assistant Law Draftsman (£800, 9 months).. 600 660 Assistant Law Draftsman 710 800 Allowance, £75 per annum (4 months) 25 Clerk 435 400 5,505 5,410 5,351