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Number ofPersons. 1941-42. 1942-48 194J-42 Expended. Subdivision No. II. — House of Representatives. £ £ £ Salaries — 1 1 Second Assistant and Reader .. . . .. .. 515 515 1 *Serjeant-at-Arms .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 1 1 Record Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 380 380 1 1 Accounts Clerk (£380, 7 months; £355, 5 months) .. 370 380 1 1 Bill Clerk and Indexer .. .. .. ' .. 335 335 1 Secretary to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. (a) 100 335 1 1 Committee Clerk and Annotator .. .. .. 335 335 1 1 Committee Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 1 1 Chief Messenger .. .. .. .. .. 350 350 }■ 5,243 1 1 Assistant Chief Messenger .. . . . . .. 320 300 1 1 Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 295 295 1 1 Messenger, Clerk's Office . . . . . . .. 265 265 1 1 Shorthand-typist .. .. . . . . . . 185 173 Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. . . 240 240 Cost-of-living allowances .. . . .. . . 237 Sessional allowance to Messenger, Clerks' Office . . .. 25 25 Special allowance to Chief Messenger .. .. .. 15 15 NoN-PERMANENTS. £ 24 24 Doorkeepers (£250) .. .. .. ..6,000 Less amount charged under subheading " Extra Sessional Messengers" .. .. .. 2,uu0 4,000 1 1 Office Assistant and Attendant on Mr. Speaker .. 270 1 1 Stores Accounting Officer . . . . . . 270 1 1 Messenger (detailed to Chairman of Committees -— and special duties) .. .. .. 250 38 40 Extra Sessional Clerks .. .. .. 900 Extra Sessional Messengers .. . . .. 5,800 Extra Committee reporting .. .. . . 100 Allowances to Doorkeepers and Sessional Messengers 1,200 Special allowance to Messenger detailed to Chairman of Committees . . . . .. 15 Sessional allowance to Office Assistant and Attendant on Mr. Speaker .. .. .. 25 Cost-of-living allowances . . . . .. 780 13,610 * Less salary of officer with Air Department . . 300 . 13,310 12,906 12,600 17,827 17,399 17,843 Other Charges for and incidental to — ■ ■ ■ Allowance to Speaker, House of Representatives.. .. 100 100 100 Allowance to Clerk, House of Representatives .. .. 100 100 100 Bonus to sessional employees .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,250 1,176 Interpreting and translating .. .. .. .. 25 25 25 Office requisites .. .. . . .. .. 60 60 35 Photographic shield .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 400 600 375 Telephone exchange, Parliament Buildings (installation of) 50 50 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, main-, tenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 490 490 483 2,500 2,700 2,294 Total—Subdivision No. II '.. .. 20,327 20,099 20,137 (a) Additional amount paid to officer in Subdivision V — Hansard.