8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

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Number of Item . 1937-38. Persons. VOTE No. 1. —LEGISLATIVE—continued. 1937-38. " r Subdivision No. II.—House of Representatives. £ £ 7 Salaries — 1 Second Clerk-Assistant and Reader at £475 (9 months), £450 (3 months) .. .. .. .. .. 469 1 Serjeant-at-Arms at £300 (8 months) . . . . . . 200 J Record Clerk .. .. . . .. .. 350 1 Accounts Clerk .. .. .. . . . . 350 1 Bill.Clerk and Indexer .. .. .. .. 300 1 Secretary to Mr. Speaker . . .. . . . . 250 1 Committee Clerk and Annotator .. . . .. 300 1 Committee Clerk . . . . .. .. .. 250 1 j Chief Messenger at £350 (11J months) .. .. . . 338 1 Assistant Chief Messenger at £330 (1 month), £285 (10 months) .. .. .. .. .. .. 266 1 Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 290 1 Messenger, Clerk's Office .. . . .. .. 284 1 Shorthand-typist at £165 (9 months), £150 (3 months) .. 162 Allowances to officers performing higher duties . . .. 10 13 Non-permanents. £ Extra Clerks .. .. .. .. 1,800 Extra Committee Reporting .. .. . . 250 Extra Messengers .. .. . . .. 10,000 — 12,050 15,869 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 8 Allowance to Speaker, House of Representatives.. .. 100 9 Bonus to sessional employee .. .. .. .. 5 1-0 Grants to officers for work performed in connection with the revision of Speakers' rulings .. .. .. 50 11 Grant to widow of late F. W. Oakley, Chief Messenger .. 120 12 Interpreting and translating .. .. .. .. 25 13 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. 60 14 Photographic shield . . .. .. .. .. 75 15 Printing and stationery .. .. .. . . 600 16 Telephone exchange, Parliament Buildings (installation of) 100 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance,, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 460 1,595 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. 17,464 Subdivision No. III. —Law Drafting Office. 18 Salaries— Bill Drafting Department — 1 Law Draftsman (also Compiler of Statutes) .. . . 1,250 Assistant Law Draftsman — £ 1 at £950 .. .. .. .. 950 2 1 at £450 .. .. .. .. 450 1,400 1 Clerical and General: Typiste and Office Assistant .. 240 4 2,890