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CLASS XII.—STAMP AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

item. 19' '3-4. STAMP DEPAETMENT— continued. 0 1(1 11 12 L8 14 15 Lβ 17 VOTE No. 50— continued. Other Chabges— Auditing stamps Cleaning offices Extra assistance Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New dies (King's head) for envelopes and letter-cards, &c. Postage-stamp and other paper Printing-inks Remission of duty on estates of deceased members of contingents Refund of duty in the estate of William Geary, deceased Travelling allowances and expenses Three special plates for universal penny stamps To meet defalcations of the late Chief Clerk, Stamp Department, Wellington Contingencies £ 87 25 300 20 250 84 900 250 100 IS 4 150 285 !!) 21 22 150 150 Total—Vote No. 50 ... 2,755 8,21' LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. 1903-4. Total number of officers ... 44 VOTE No. 51. Salaries — Auckland — District Land Registrar Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk Draughtsman 3 Clerks : 1 at £190, 2 at £165 550 275 250 520 Taranaki — Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds 2 Clerks : 1 at £150, 1 at £115 270 265 a Wellington — District Land Registrar Examiner of Titles Chief Clerk Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrar 2 Clerks: 1 at £180, 1 at £150 Ty piste, Wellington (six months) Messenger 550 350 230 315 330 50 139 4 Hawke's Hay — District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Chief Clerk 500 270 Poverty Bay — District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles (also President Maori Land Council and Judge of Validadation and Native Land Court, nil) Assistant Land Registrar, Deputy Registrar of Deeds, and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps 400 270 0 Nelson — Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps Clerk ; Cadet 270 125 70