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

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 19i 1-2. MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 1901-2. Total number of officers ... 14 1 VOTE No. 6. Salaries — Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) 13 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each 2 475 325 Total—Vote No. 6 S0< MESSENGERS AND OFFICE- KEEPERS. 1901-2. Total number of officers ... 39 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 7. Salaries — Messengers — Officer in Charge (also Fire Inspector, £50) 18 Messengers: 1 at £168, 6 at £138, 11 at 7s. 6d. per diem 5 Night-watchmen at 8s. 6d. per diem Office-keepers, Sfc. — Custodian £100, and Housekeeper £50, Government House, Auckland Auckland—1 at £200, 1 at £114 New Plymouth Gisborne Nelson —Office-keeper £150, Messenger £60 Blenheim Christchurch—2 Office-keepers: 1 at £52 (also Messenger, Survey Office, £110), 1 at 4s. 6d. per diem 1 Watchman at 6s. 6d. per diem Dunedin—Office-keeper £110, Office-cleaner £104, and Watchman £45 250 2,503 773 150 314 75 30 210 120 134 119 <) 259 Total —Vote No 7 ... 4,93 ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1901-2. Total number of officers ... 26 2 :i 4 r> c> VOTE No. 8. Salaries— For payment of Registrars who do not hold other appointments in the Civil Service Other Charges— Expenses of By-elections Expenses under " The Election Petitions Act. 1880 "... Expenses of Representation Commission ... Preparation and printing Rolls Contingencies 800 400 50 700 300 100 Total —Vote No. 8 ... j 1,550 2,35i AUDIT OFFICE. 1901-2. Total number of officers ... 32 VOTE No. 9. Salabies — ChiefClerk 13 Clerks: 1 at £300, 1 at £275. 2 at £265, 1 at £235, 3 at £230, 1 at £200, 1 at £144, 1 at £126, 1 (Shorthand- and Type-writer) at £120, 1 at £108 ... 375 2,728