37

I.—lo.

11. Extra Assistance. (1.) During Session. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4. Extra Assistant (since 1879), at 10s. per day, say ... ... 50 0 0 5. Mailman (since about 1872) „ „ ... ... 50 0 0 Bonus of £5 each ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 110 0 0 (2.) During Eecess. 4. Extra Assistant, at Bs. per day, say ... ... ... 15 0 0 5. Mailman as Extra Assistant, at Bs., say ... ... ... 20 0 0 35 0 0 111. Miscellaneous. (1.) During Session. 6. Charwoman, at 35., say ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 7. „ 15 0 0 30 0 0 (2.) During Eecess. 6. Charwoman, at 35., say ... ... ... ... ... ... 600 £831__0_ 0 Note.—ll. and 111. are approximate, and vary with the length of the session. The two extra assistants are employed (chiefly in dusting the books) for about a month after the session ends and about a fortnight before it begins. The bonuses mentioned in 11. (1. were recommended by the Library Committee, and approved by the Speakers. Duties. 1. Librarian conducts correspondence, selects books (for submission to Committee), catalogues, and supervises. 2. Chief Assistant manages newspapers and periodicals department, and attends to members' correspondence. 3. Second Assistant attends to requests for books, files newspapers, and, during the recess, brings up and takes down mails. 4. First Extra Assistant is in attendance on members, and during the session takes a share in the filing of newspapers ; before and after the session he is for five or six weeks employed in dusting the books. 5. The Mailman carries down and brings up mails, and attends to the fires. During six or eight weeks before and after the session he is employed in dusting the books. 6. Charwomen wash out the rooms and set the fires.

VI. Return of Amounts paid to Officers of the Legislature during the Recess for the Years specified below.

Name. Nature of Service. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. Totals. £ s. a. 6 6 0 £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 6 6 0 £ s. a. £ s. a. 12 12 0 3. Brandon Returning Officer !. C. N. Barron Supervising Civil Service Examinations 111 11 0 112 12 0 112 12 0 106 6 0 112 12 0 555 13 0 .. Macgregor Fees, Civil Service Examination i 12 10 0 16 10 0 27 2 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 27 10 0 18 0 0 92 2 0 64 10 0 3, D. Bell .. Secretary, West Coast Commission (including travelling allowance) 260 16 0 145 0 0 272 18 6 60 0 0 738 14 6 I. S. Hadfield Interpreter, West Coast Commission (including travelling allowance) Interpreter, Native Land Court 344 19 0 254 4 0 103 17 0 703 0 0 19 5 0 21 9 0 18 10 0 59 4 0 l, T. Bothamley New Zealana Hana-hook .. Eaiting Transactions of the New Zealana Institute 50 2 0 32 0 0 58 0 0 22 10 0 63 0 0 66 °5 0 25 0 0 54 10 0 262 7 0 V. Mitchell Services as Private Secretary to Colonial Secretary Property-tax Department .. 71 12 6 71 12 6 55 16 0 65 15 0 9 15 0 131 6 0 Shorthana-writer to Middle Island Railway Commission Secretary to Railway Commission 102 4 6 102 4 6 . G. Grey .. 224 1 0 224 ± 0 3. Downey .. Rabbit Inquiry Commission 46 17 0 46 17 0 !. G. Home Nautical Assessor 3 3 0 13 13 0 16 16 0 6.—I. 10