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Appropriations for General Government Services.

CLASS I.—PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS— continued. Item. 18 7-78. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. EXECUTIVE DEPAETMENTS— continued. VOTE No. 3.— continued Eegisteaks of Joint Stock Companies (All Registrars are authorized to retain fees received up to £50 per annum) 49 350 0 60 51 52 68 64 66 66 57 5S 59 Messengees' Depaijtment— Chief Messenger and Housekeeper 14 Messengers, 1 at £170, 1 at £130, 12 at 6s. per diem 3 Night Watchmen, at £135 ... Office Keepers — Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Napier Nelson Blenheim Christchurch (Office Keeper £175, Messenger and Office Cleaner £140) Hokitika Dunedin 180 1,614 405 100 25 110 120 150 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO 61 315 100 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 68 6-1 66 66 Stationebt Stoke Department— Storekeeper .,. Assistants, 1 at £160, 1 at £150 Cadet ... Labourer Extra Labour and Assistance ... 3,379 275 310 80 120 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o Patent Office— Registrar of Patents (also Chief Clerk Department of Justice £300) 820 0 67 50 0 0 Total—Vote No. 3 32,584 0 0 STAMP DEPAETMENT. 1 2 a •1 5 8 7 8 9 VOTE No. 4. Head Office — Secretary for Stamps and Comptroller of Legacy Duties Chief Clerk and Accountant Clerk to Comptroller of Legacy Duties Eecord Clerk Chief Stamper Stamper Cadets (1 at £90, 2 at £50) ... Contingencies Dies, Machinery, &c. 550 300 250 170 170 50 190 400 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 10 11 12 18 Local Offices — Auckland — Deputy Commissioner (also Examiner of Titles £400) Clerk ... Cadet ... Messenger (also Eesident Magistrate's Court £50, and Office of Eegistrar of Births £15) 50 240 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0