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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

CLASS VII.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT—continued.

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tern. 1902-3. STAMP DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 49— continued. Other Charges— Auditing stamps Cleaning offices Cost of special plate for penny stamps required by Postal Department to bind in booklets for sale Extra assistance Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New dies (King's head) for envelopes and letter-cards... Postage-stamp and other paper Printing-inks Refund of stamp duty paid twice in error... Refund of stamp duty in the estate of Charles Callaghan, deceased Remission of duty on estates of deceased members of contingents Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies £ 10 11 12 85 25 13 14 15 16 17 18 1.9 20 30 250 20 250 40 900 500 9 21 12 22 23 800 300 100 Total —Vote No. 49 ... 3,321 8,520 LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. 1902-3. Total number of officers ... 42 VOTE No. 50. Salaries— Auckland — District Land Registrar Deputv Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk Draughtsman 3 Clerks : 1 at £180, 2 at £155 550 265 250 490 >_> Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputv Registrar of Deeds Clerk Cadet Cadette 260 150 105 3 Wellington — District Land Registrar Examiner of Titles Chief Clerk Deputv Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar 2 Clerks: 1 at £170, 1 at £140 ... ... i Messenger 550 350 220 315 310 139 Hawke's Bay — District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk 500 260 Poverty Bay — Assistant Land Registrar, Deputy Registrar of Deeds, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 260 6 Nelson— Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 260 125 Clerk