8.—7

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ACCOUNT.

116

Appropriations for Public Trust Office Account.

[torn. 190 1903-4. Chargeable on the Public Trust Office Account. COLONIAL TREASURER. 1903-4. Total number of officers .. 54 VOTE No. 120. 1 Salaries — Public Trustee ... ... ... 800 Deputy Public Trustee ... . ... 25 Solicitor ... ... ... 500 Chief Clerk ... ... . 400 Assistant Chief Clerk .. ... ... 350 Accountant .. ... 250 Examiner ... ... ... 200 17 Clerks : 1 at £300, 3 at £235, 2 at £210, 1 at £195, 1 at £185, 2 at £160, 1 at £140, 4 at £130, 2 at £120 3,025 9 Cadets: 1 at £90, 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 2 at £60, 1 at £50, 3 at £40 ... ... ... 530 5 Shorthand-writers and Tv piste: 1 at £130, 1 at £80, 1 at £70, 2 at £50 ... ... ... I 380 Reserves Agent and District Agent ... . 300 New Plymouth : Clerk, District Agent ... ...I 210 New Plymouth : Cadet ... ... ... 40 District Agents : Auckland ... ... .. 360 Christen urch ... . 350 Dunedin ... ... . 285 Greymouth ... ... .. 195 Nelson ... ... ... 175 Clerks and Cadets at Agencies— Auckland, 1 at £160, 1 at £80 ... ... 240 Christchurch, 1 at £185,1 at £110, 1 at £90,1 at £75 ' 460 Dunedin, 1 at £185, 1 (cadet) at £75 ... ... 260 Local Audit, £240; London Agency, £100 340 9,675 Other Charges— 2 Inspection of properties .. ... ... 200 3 I New premises, Wellington, for Public Trust Office: Erection of building, furnishing, &c. ... , . 15,000 -2 8 15,200 Total—Vote No. 120.. ... 24,875 I PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ACCOUNT ... £24 ,,875