H.—l4.

course could not be continued for long. Since early in 1933 it has therefore been necessary to resume gradually the appointment of cadets to replace numerically officers leaving the Service. The following table shows the permanent staff attached to the various Departments as at Ist April, 1930, Ist April, 1934, and Ist April, 1935 : —

Number of Officers and Total Annual Salaries (excluding Administrative Officers and Native-school Teachers).

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As at 1st April, 1930. As at 1st April, 1934. As at 1st April, 1935. Department. ~J TotaI Total Total Officers, j Classification Officers. Classification Officers. .Classification Salaries. Salaries. i Salaries. (Provisional.) £ £ £ Agriculture .. .. .. 558 197,664 504 157,965 508 161,568 Audit.. .. .. .. 158 51,790 166 49,592 173 51,110 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. 4 1,122 Crown Law .. .. .. 6 3,925 5 3,141 7 4,010 Customs .. .. .. 310 101,695 303 87,734 328 90,279 Defence .. .. .. 47 12,290 30 7,447 30 7,416 Education .. .. .. 297 110,164 254 80,145 261 82,890 External Affairs .. .. 6 1,810 4 1,029 Government Insurance .. .. 107 33,765 102 28,714 105 29,637 Health .. .. .. 453 119,443 382 96,238 381 92,884 Immigration .. .. .. 10 3,160 Industries and Commerce .. 10. 4,140 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, .. | .. 160 40,864 160 39,915 and Publicity Internal Affairs .. .. 379 103,357 268 64,153 242 56,934 Justice .. .. .. 270 76,790 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 534 137,527 535 138,083 Labour .. .. .. 102 31,450 94 26,259 182 46,518 Land and Deeds .. .. 131 ' 39,425 123 34,802 122 35,450 Land and Income Tax .. .. 159 42,310 175 43,782 189 45,933 Lands and Survey .. .. 627 187,140 569 158,550 576 159,750 Marine .. .. .. 189 66,654 161 49,869 164 50,659 Mental Hospitals .. .. 945 218,125 1,089 215,746 1,089 217,368 Mines.. .. .. .. 53 17,870 48 14,572 50 15,562 National Provident and Friendly 35 9,285 30 7,580 29 7,175 Societies Native .. .. .. 74 22,815 116 30,195 118 31,611 Native Trust .. .. .. 28 8,720 Pensions .. .. .. 107 27,000 .103 24,775 104 25,036 Police.. .. .. .. 6 2,045 6 1,845 7 2,249 Prime Minister's .. .. 1 825 1 682 Prime Minister's, External Affairs, .. .. .. .. 6 1,682 and Cook Islands Printing and Stationery .. .. 305 87,575 233 58,717 236 59,088 Prisons .. .. .. 243 68,645 Public Service Commissioner's .. 8 3,370 8 2,562 7 2,284 Public Service Superannuation . . 9 2,450 9 2,108 8 2,004 Public Trust .. .. .. 646 197,700 666 184,130 688 188,890 Public Works .. .. .. 758 246,354 637 191,471 649 194,414 Scientific and Industrial Research.. . 53 20,890 59 20,250 59 20,894 Stamp Duties .. .. .. 76 22,435 71 19,450 70 19,466 State Advances .. .. 97 24,700 105 25,240 110 25,657 State Eire Insurance .. .. 136 38,810 132 35,570 131 36,027 State Forest .. .. .. 123 39,685 100 28,723 98 28,696 Tourist .. .. .. 103 26,789 Transport .. .. .. 7 2,945 10 3,105 21 5,500 Treasury . . . . . . 88 26,200 85 23,106 82 22,863 Valuation .. .. .. 83 30,320 73 23,992 72 23,341 7,803 2,332,527 7,419 1,982,771 7,597 2,022,759 Plus per cent, general salary in- .. .. .. .. .. 151,707 crease , .— 7,803 2,332,527 7,419 1,982,771 7,597 2,174,466 Note. —Fractions of £1 are not taken into consideration in totals.