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

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

:tem. 189 .-96. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1895-96. Total number of officers ... 9 £ £ 1 VOTE No. 7. Salaeies —■ Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) _ ... 7 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each Shorthand-and Type-writer ... 450 175 170 2 8 Total —Vote No. 7 795 MESSENGERS AND OFFICE-KEEPERS. 1895-96. Total number of officers ... 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 8. Salaeies— Messengers — Chief Messenger and Housekeeper ' 17 Messengers: 1 at £180, 1 at £130, 8 at £120, 7 at 6s. per diem 4 Night-watchmen at 7s. 6d. per diem Office-keepers, Sfc. — ' Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland Auckland—1 at £121, 1 at £104 New Plymouth Gisborne Nelson—Office-keeper £150, Messenger £50 Blenheim Christchurch—2 Office-keepers: 1 at £52, 1 at 4s. per diem 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin—Office-keeper £110, Office-cleaner £104, and Watchman £45 200 2,039 549 150 225 75 30 200 120 125 119 259 4,091 Total—Vote No. 8 ... ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1895-96. Total number of officers ... 14 VOTE No. 9. Salaeies — For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service Other Chabges — Expenses of printing Rolls, Advertising, Elections, and Contingencies 600 1,600 1,000 Total —Vote No. 9 ... AUDIT OFFICE. 1895-96. Total number of officers ... 23 VOTE No. 10. Salaeies — Audit Officer in London, half salary Chief Clerk 11 Clerks: 1 at £320, 1 at £275, 1 at £250, 1 at £245, 1 at £225, 4 at £200, 1 at £150, 1 at £100 Clerk, Audit of Local Bodies, &c. 9 Travelling Inspectors: 1 at £350, 2 at £260, 3 at £245, 2 at £235, 1 at £225 .. 200 400 2,365 350 2,300 5,615