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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS -continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

item. 1899-1900. GENEEAL EXPENSES. 1899-1900. Total number of officers ... 23 £ VOTE No. 3 Salaries — Librarian Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Temporary Assistant Attendant Messenger Mailman during Session 400 250 165 130 120 75 50 1,190 Beporters — Hansard Staff — Chief Beporter 9 Beporters: 6 at £300, 3 at £270 Hansard Supervisor (also Reader, Government Printing Office, £205) Clerk Messenger Beporting, Select Committees Custodian, Parliament Buildings Night-watchman Assistant Night-watchman 400 2.610 125 25 50 150 275 168 110 3 4 5 3,913 5,103 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Other Charges— Passages of Members Printing of Hansard Library Gas, Fuel, and Electric Lighting Passages and Expenses of Witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Translating Acts into Maori Electrician's Assistant Compassionate allowance to the widow of late messenger Mooney Additional staff required for housing and classification of books in new library Printing and binding Supplementary Library Catalogue Bookbinding necessary for Assembly Library (in excess of ordinary work) Gratuities to Messengers and Permanent Militia employed during session Charwomen Cleaning up building after alterations Newspapers for library, and cartage of books Washing towels, &c. Winding and repairing clocks, &c. Contingencies 750 4,600 600 1,200 620 25 * 100 50 500 150 15 16 413 17 140 450 100 100 50 50 100 18 19 20 21 22 23 15,101 Total —Vote No. 3 ... 9,998 TOTAL OF CLASS I. £21,641