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XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Number of Persons. Item. 1921-22. 1921-22. VOTE No. 23.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS — continued. £ £ 35 36 \ Subdivision No. I. — Head Office —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Department of Internal Affairs —continued. Temporary Assistance ... Travelling allowances and expenses of — Ministers (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1908) ... Ministers' expenses Private Secretaries to Ministers Officers of the Department Weights and Measures Acts, administration expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote '-2,300 1,750 2,100 2,000 1,000 750 37 38 39 40 41 50 Less fees receivable in respect of the Land Act, 1912 37,352 5,000 Total — Subdivision No. I 32,352 *55,121 Subdivision No. IT — Clerk of Executive Council. 42 Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £250, and Private Secretary to Prime Minister, £600) 50 Total — SubdivisionNo.il Subdivision No. III. — Ministers' Secretaries. 43 Salaries—■ Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50, and Private Secretary to Prime Minister, £600) Allowances in addition to classification— 15 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £50 each ... Extra classification allowance 250 750 730 Total — Subdivision No. Ill l,73i Subdivision No. TV. — Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen. 44 Salaries— General Division. Messengers, dc. — £ 1 at £395 ... ... 395 1 at £380 . . ... 380 1 at £350 ... ... 350 3 at £320 ... ... 960 1 at £315 ... ... 315 2 at £310 ... ... 620 15 at £295 ... 4,425 10 at £290 ... ... 2,900 7 at £275 ... ... 1,925 42 at £265 ... ... 11,130 18 at £260 ... ... 4,680 19 at £255 ... ... 4,845 * Includes cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.