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APPENDICES.

I.—Return of Legislative Expenditure of the various Australasian Colonies.

4*—l. 10.

New Zealand: Estimates for Year ending 31st March, 1887. Victoria: Estimates for Year ending 30th June, 1886. New South Wales: Estimates for Year 1885. Queensland: Estimates for Year ending 30th June, 1886. South Australia: Estimates for Year ending 30th June, 1886. Tasmania: . For Year 1885. Legislative Coukcil: — President Chairman of Committees Clerk of Parliaments Usher of the Black Rod Clerk of the Council .. „ (also Clerk of the Executive Council, £100) Clerk-Assistant .. .. .. .. ■ „ and Sergeant-at-Arms Second Clerk-Assistant First Clerk Second Clerk Third Clerk Fourth Clerk Interpreter Clerk and expenses of the Legislative Council Extra clerical assistance auring session .. Chairman of Public Petitions Committee Shorthana-writer .. .. .. .. Witnesses' expenses .. „ also maintenance of electric light Expenses in connection with Select Committees Chief Messenger Messengers Doorkeeper Personal allowance to Messenger Uniform for Messenger Stablekeeper Office-cleaner Incidental expenses .. Postage, fuel, and incidental expenses, including Messenger and stationery for Shorthand-writers Stationery, furniture, and sundries Telegrams, printing, postage-stamps, h&c. Fuel and light .. .. .. .. .. ... £ s. a. 600 0 0 420 0 0 50o"o 0 35o"o 0 20o"o 0 200*0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. 1,200 0 0 600 0 0 4,500"0 0 £ s. d. 1,200 0 0 500 0 0 700 0 0 400 0 0 50o"'o 0 400 0 0 300 0 0 250 0 0 200 0 0 550 0 0 £ s. a. 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 300"o 0 600 0 0* 400" 0 0 £ s. d. 600 0 0 600*0 0 425 - 0 0 £ s. a. 400 0 0 150 0 0 100* 0 0 400* 0 0 100 0 0 200"0 0 25 0 0 150"o 0 250 0 0 100 0 0 190 0 0 540 0 0 150 0 0 37o"o 0 16o"o 0 190' 0 0 30 0 0 90 0 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 30 0 0 I 250*0 0 75"o 0 50"o 0 105* 0 0 180 0 0 40"0 0 50 0 0 50* 0 0 80° 0 0 Totals 3,270 0 0 6,500 0 0 6,055 0 0 3,400 0 0 2,065 0 0 1,587 0 0 * Also Secretary, Refreshment-rooms Committee, £60.