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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

.tern. 1892-93. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1892-93. Total number of officers ... 8 VOTE No. 7. Salaries — Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) 6 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each Services of Shorthand-writer ... £ £ 1 2 3 450 150 100 700 Total —Vote No. 7 MESSENGERS AND OFFICE KEEPERS. 1892-93. Total number of officers... 37 2 ?, 4 5 <; 7 8 0 VOTE No. 8. Salaries— Messengers —■ Chief Messenger and Housekeeper 17 Messengers: 1 at £170, 1 at 130, 1 at £125, 8 at £120, 6 at 6s. per diem 3 Night-watchmen at 7s. 6d. per diem Office Keepers — Custodian and Housekeeper, Government House, Auckland Auckland, 1 at £95, 1 at £104 New Plymouth Gisborne Wellington Nelson, Office Keeper £150, Messenger £50 ] Blenheim Christchurch, 3 Office Keepers: 1 at £175, 1 at £100, 1 at 4s. per diem 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin, Office Keeper £110, Office Cleaner £104, and Watchman £45 268 2,045 411 150 199 75 30 120 200 120 4,344 348 119 10 259 Total—Vote No. 8 ... ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1892-93. Total number of officers ... 14 VOTE No. 9. Salabies — For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service Othee Charges— Expenses of printing Rolls, Advertising, Elections, and Contingencies 600 1,000 1,600 Total—Vote No. 9 ... 1,600 AUDIT OFFICE. 1892-93. Total number of officers ... 26 1 2 3 VOTE No. 10. Salaeies — Audit Officer in London, half salary Chief Clerk ... ... \'\ 13 Clerks: 1 at £310, 1 at £300, 1 at £275, 1 at £210, 2 at £200, 1 at £180, 3 at £170, 1 at £120 Cadet Audit of Local Bodies Travelling Inspectors, 3 at £250, 5 at £235, 1 at £210 200 400 4 5 6 2,305 60 350 2,135 5,450