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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

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Number of Persons. 1912-43. 1943 44. 1943 44 1942 43 VOTE LEGISLATIVE—continued. Voted Expended. Subdivision No. II. —House of Representatives. £ £ £ Salaries— 1 1 Second Assistant and Reader .. .. .. ,. 515 515 " *Serjeant-at-Arms .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 1 1 Record Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 380 380 1 1 Accounts Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 380 370 1 1 Bill Clerk and Indexer .. .. .. .. 335 335 Secretary to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 100 100 1 1 Committee Clerk and Annotator .. .. .. 335 335 1 _ 1 Committee Clerk .. .. .. .. ., 250 250 I ' 1 Chief Messenger .. .. .. .. ... 350 350 )■ 5,518 1 1 Assistant Chief Messenger .. .. . .. 320 320 1 1 Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 295 295 1 1 Messenger, Clerk's Office .. .. . . .. 265 265 1 1 Shorthand-typist .. .. .. . . .. 185 185 Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. .. 240 240 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 242 237 Sessional allowance to Messenger, Clerks' Office .. .. 25 25 j Special allowance to Chief Messenger .. .. .. 15 15 j N ON-PERMANENTS. £ 24 24 Doorkeepers (£255) .. .. .. .. 6,120 Less amount charged under subheading " Extra Sessional Messengers" .. .. .. 2,040 4,080 1 1 Office Assistant and Attendant on Mr. Speaker .. 270 1 1 Stores Accounting Officer .. .. .. 285 1 1 Messenger (detailed to Chairman of Committees and special duties) .. .. .. 255 38 38 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 .. .. .. 813 13,743 * Less salary of officer with Air Department .. 300 13,443 13,310 11,007 17,975 17,827 16,525 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 1,064 Interpreting and translating .. .. .. .. 25 25 25 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. 50 60 18 Photographic shield .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 400 400 294 Telephone exchange, Parliament Buildings (installation of) 50 50 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 510 490 515 2,510 2,500 2,116 Total—Subdivision No. 11 .. .. 20,485 20,327 18,641