H.—l4.

Staff: Number of Officers other than Workmen.

5

(Excluding administrative officers, Native-school teachers, and officers on extended leave or on loan to other Administrations.) 1st April, 1930. 1st April, 1933. 1st April, 1937. Department. Permanent. Temporary. Permanent. Temporary. Permanent. Temporary. _ Social Services — Education (excluding teachers) .. 297 75 257 94 280 151 Health .. .. .. 453 109 403 94 429 172 Labour .. .. .. 112 24 96 33 332 125 Mental Hospitals .. .. 945 . 24 1,089 27 1, 511 45 National Provident, Friendly So- 35 19 29 16 35 18 cieties, and Government Actuary's Pensions 107 58 101 56 157 101 Broadcasting .. .. .. •• •• •• 89 110 Sub-total .. .. 1,949 309 1,975 320 2,833 722 Development Services — Agriculture .. .. .. 558 175 513 136 552 235 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, 113 34 159 68 150 104 and Publicity Lands and Survey .. .. 627 92 570 80 544 157 Mines.. .. .. 53 ' 11 49 18 57 15 Primary Products Marketing .. .. .. .. .. 30 129 Public Works 758 617 637 271 846 1,051 Scientific and Industrial Research.. .53 43 56 55 111 99 State Forests .. .. .. 123 35 98 27 101 81 Sub-total .. .. 2,285 1,007 2,082 655 2,391 1,871 Trading Services — Government Insurance .. .. 107 24 96 29 112 32 Public Trust .. .. .. 646 188 645 196 761 228 State Advances .. .. 97 46 102 86 316 228 State Fire Insurance .. .. 136 49 135 56 139 54 Sub-total .. .. 986 307 978 367 1,328 542 Administrative, Law and Order, &c. — Air (civilian staff) .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Audit .. .. .. 158 4 162 5 181 4 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 69 Crown Law .. .. .. 6 1 6 2 7 3 Customs 310 9 292 10 370 21 Defence (civilian staff) .. .. 47 18 31 77 28 132 External Affairs (includes Cook 6 2 7 3 7 4 Islands) Internal Affairs .. .. 379 136 258 99 231 142 Justice and Prisons .. .. 513 35 543 44 543 117 Land and Deeds .. .. 131 55 123 34 120 26 Land and Income Tax .. .. 159 17 172 29 329 59 Marine .. .. • ■ 189 23 163 15 173 13 Native and Native Trust.. .. 102 44 108 58 156 105 Police (clerical) .. .. 6 .. 6 .. 8 1 Prime Minister's .. . • 1 • • 1 ■ • ' 5 Printing and Stationery .. .. 305 7 237 4 262 9 Public Service Commissioners' .. 8 .. 8 .. 11 Public Service Superannuation . . 9 2 8 2 8 4 Stamp Duties .. .. ■■ 76 11 71 9 74 11 Transport .. .. ■ • 7 1 7 2 35 63 Treasury .. .. •• 88 17 79 22 77 20 Valuation .. .. .. 83 42 75 26 84 43 Sub-total .. .. 2,583 424 2,357 441 2,783 846 Grand total .. .. 7,803 2,047 7,392 1,783 9,335 3,981* * Excludes 504 Bureau workers and 51 Gold-prospeeting Supervisors.