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The Interpreter. To attend the Legislative Council whenever Parliament is in session. To attend the Native members in the Council, and to interpret their speeches, and to keep them informed on whatever is before the Council for consideration. To translate all Bills affecting the Native people, and to see that they are correctly printed, together with reports and papers laid upon the table. To translate all petitions and letters from the Natives. To attend the Native Affairs Committee, and interpret for the Native members and any Native witness who may be called. To attend on the Native members, and to read to them any correspondence they may receive, and to write their replies thereto when requested to do so. To translate any Bills, letters, or other papers which the Hon. the Speaker may refer to him at any time, whether Parliament is in session or not. The Shorthand Reporter, To attend at the office each day during the session. To attend Select Committees, and to take shorthand notes of the evidence of witnesses wl:o may be examined at such Committees, and to transcribe the same. If not required in the Legislative Council on any particular day, and an extra shorthand writer is required in the House of Eepresentatives, to attend Committees of the House of Eepresentatives, and take shorthand notes of the evidence of witnesses, and transcribe the same. To attend Joint Committees, consisting of representatives of both branches of the Legislature, and to take down and transcribe the evidence of witnesses in the same manner. The Chief Messenger. To attend from 8 o'clock a.m. to 10 p.m. If the Council sits beyond that hour, to remain till all business is finished. To distribute all Bills and papers in the pigeon-holes. To superintend the extra messengers, and see that they perform their duties properly, and to assist them in cleaning the rooms. To announce the Hon. the Speaker's entry to the Council Chamber. To ring the division-bell. To act as doorkeeper. During the recess to keep the offices clean, and have them ready by 9.30 a.m., and to remain on duty till 4 p.m. The Extra Clerks. To attend Select Committees and take minutes of their proceedings. To send copies of evidence to witnesses for correction. To assist in reading the evidence, when it is ordered to be printed. To issue notices of meetings of Select Committees. To write correspondence arising out of work of Select Committees. To write reports of Select Committees. To procure from House of Eepresentatives Bill Office copies of all Bills as introduced in the House of Eepresentatives. To make copies of the Journals of the Council and of Committees of the whole Council; also copies of all reports. To copy anything required to be copied.

(b.) Number of Bills introduced into the Council.

Year. Public. Private. Total. Year. Public. Private. Total. .860 ... .861 ... .862 ... .863 ... .864 ... .865 ... .866 ... .867 ... .868 ... .869 ... .870 ... .871 ... .872 ... .873 ... 51 40 54 46 19 87 89 108 102 92 119 103 93 115 7 4 4 3 1 58 44 54 50 19 87 92 109 102 92 122 107 96 118 1874 1875 1876 ... 1877 1878 ... 1879 (j st Sess.) 1879 (2nd Sess.) 1880 ... 1881 ... 1882 ... 1883 ... 1884 (1st Sess.) 1884 (2nd Sess.) 1885 ... 110 119 131 180 135 9 109 103 109 135 100 4 94 111 2 5 1 2 2 6 3 2 7 4 112 124 132 182 135 11 115 106 111 142 104 4 98 117 3 4 3 3 4 6