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CLASS XIV.—LUNACY AND CHARITABLE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Serviced

Item. LUNATIC ASYLUMS— continued. 1903-4. VOTE No. 62— continued. Salabies— continued. Seacliff- — Resident Medical Superintendent Assistant Medical Officer Clerk and Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper Assistant Clerk, £60; Office-boy, £20 Matron Engineer Assistant Engineer Official Visitors 94 Attendants and Servants — 50 Male Attendants: 1 at £145, 1 at£145 (Plumber), I at £110, 6 at £100, 2 at £95, 1 at £90, 3 at £85, 13 at £80, 2 at £75, 17 at £70; Farm Manager iind Gardener at £150 ; Fisherman at £100 ; 2 Farm Hands: 1 at £60, 1 at £52 ; 1 Carpenter at £145 (6 months) ; Baker at £52 ; Assistant Cook at £39 ; 34 Female Attendants: 1 at £t>0, 2 at £55, 2 at £52 10s., 2 at £47 10s , 10 at £45, 5 at £42 10s.. 12 at £40; Cook at £65 ; Assistant Cook at £20; Laundress at £60 Increase of Salaries to Attendants during year under scale £ 600 250 160 100 SO no 230 150 50 £ 6,427 4;')0 Other Charges— Amount required to allow of a month's leave for recreation to all persons in attendance on patients, and to allow an extra day's holiday every fortnight Amount required to repay sums deducted from attendants' salaries under " The Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Act, 1893 " Bedding and clothing Compassionate allowance to widow of late Attendant Uunbar, Auckland Asylum ... Expenses transfer of attendants and patients, &c. Farm Fees to medical witnesses Fuel and light Gratuities to patients on discharge Necessaries— Ironmongery, crockery, tools, brush ware, &c. Repairs to buildings, timber, oils, paints, &c. Soap, soda, tobacco, &c. Furniture and drapery Water-supply, burials, railages, &c. Miscellaneous Rations Subscriptions to medical periodicals, telephone, advertising, &c. Supply of crockery from England Surgery and dispensary Travelling allowances and expenses Uniforms for attendants Wines, spirits, <&c. Contingencies 35,559 !) 800 10 10 6.000 11 12 13 11 15 1(3 17 140 120 4,500 1,200 5,500 50 18 19 2(i 21 22 2:i 24 25 2,000 2,500 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,500 23,000 26 27 28 21) 80 81 50 900 500 180 650 125 150 54,875 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 21,000 Total—Vote No. 62 ... 33,875 69,43