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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Number if Persons. Item. 1921-22. AUDIT DEPARTMENT— continued, .921-22. VOTE No. 24— continued. Salaries - continued. Clerical Division— continued. Class VII— £ 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £310 ... ... 310 7 at £270 ... ... 1,890 2 at £250 ... ... 500 3 at £230 ... ... 690 4 at £215 ... ... 860 19 at £160 ... ... 3,040 6 at £115 ... ... 690 5 at £100 ... ... 500 10 at £85 ... ... 850 58 Lodging-allowance 9,650 500 General Division. 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £190 (5 months), £206 (7 months)... 198 1 at £230 ... ... 230 3 678 Temporary Cadets. 4 4 at £65 260 118 Other Charges for and incidental to — • Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Allowance to Audit Officers, London, to cover cost of living Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties Grant equivalent to six months' salary (as granted to officers of the Public Service on retirement under the Public Service Regulation 65b) to Colonel R. J. Collins, C.M.G., I.S.O., on his resigning the position of Controller and Auditor-General as from 31st December, 1921 Law-costs Office fittings and requisites (including printing and stationery) Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Rent Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) * Temporary assistance Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote '-34,405 2 10 3 200 4 100 5 6 7 650 150 8 9 10 400 200 151 11 12 13 150 5,000 3,300 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (Audit Office fees, &c.) 10,361 44,766 15,630 25,136 War expenses Audit refund 29,136 4,000 TOTAL—VOTE No. 24 * Includes cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.