CIVIL SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 469, 30 March 1909, Page 4

CIVIL SERVICE.

GROWTH OF DEPARTMENTS. COMPARED WITH POPULATION. FIGURES THAT SPEAK. Tho following figures show the great ini croases which have been made in the staffing and aggregate salaries of the Civil Service during the last 15 years, out of all proportion to tho increase of population. TABLE OF STAFFS. Tho follow Uhle shows the staffs of the various depai i.. i.trf and branches of tho service at fivc-vc.il ly periods from 1893 till 1908:— Department. 1908. 1003. 189 S. 1893. Houso of Representatives 41 33 2? 18 Colonial Secretary's ... 20 7 6 7 Ministers' Secretaries ... 14 14 9 7 Messengers and Offioo Keepers CO 39 38 30 Electoral ... 81 ■ 37 20 14 Public Works — 25 22 22 Audit 53 33 24 23 Kegistrar-General'B ... 23 13 12 12 Agent-General's 13 9 9 9l Printing mid Stationery 475 330 218 207 Treasury 02 12 33 30 Friendly Societies' ... 10 4 3 3 Land and Income Tax '~. 53 28 21 20 Valuation 122 58 45 — Justice 7 11 9 8 Crown Law 5 5 4 4 Law Drafting ....... 3 — — — Supreme Court 29 29 29 28 Bankruptcy 0 9 9 n District Magistrates, and Wardens' Courts ... 186 158 . 143 129 Native Deportment ... 8 — — — Native Land Court ... 42 24 30 28 Validation of Native ' Titles — 1 2 3 Maori Land Administration 10 IS — -. Maori Councils 2 — — — Maori Lund Settlement' — — — — Rotorua Sanatorium ... — — 6 8 Tourist 203 122 — — Labour 83 40 29 11 Stato Coal 9 — — — Mines ■22 21 20 12 Geological Survey ... 16 — — — Dominion Analyst ... 8 — — —. Public Health 128 81 - — Inebriates' Homes — 19 — _ Life Insurance — 109 93' 91 Accident Insurance ... — — — — Fire Insurance ... 42 — — — Prisons IG4 135 124 124 Industries and Commerce 10 6 1 — Post and Telegraph ... 8772 2401 1G92 1269 , Customs .... , 224 158 M 45 127 Marino ..S 149 119 115 100 Stamps ... ... ... 37 28 24 19 Land and Deeds 74 44 40 38 Education (Head Office) 49 26 9 8 Lunacy .... 455 391 305 245 Charitable Aid — 2 3 — Hospitals and Charitable Aid ... ■ 30 — - _ Agriculture 119 218 110 83 Working Baihvayu . ... 8205 6371 4508 4500 Defence 29 38 5 1 Permanent Militia and Volunteers 407 405 334 230 Tohco 821 639 590 489 Lands and Survey ... 397 24C 267 237 State Forests 1G 10 5 Lands for Settlement .„ — 2 1 — Advances to Workers ... 7 — — _ Advances to Settlers ... 46 28 22» '— «{!> bli r Tr l i i st . 101 M■ « »• Old Ago Pensions ~, 23 18 — — Inspection of Machinery 32 20 —■. _ Advertising Department 5 — . — _ Cook Islands e _ __ Public Worke 79 25 22 2a Roads 82 34 — " Meteorological and Museum ~. ■ 3 j 1 Museum 8 — — ~ Meteorologioal ■ 8 — — — Total s ... .'.. 17,58-1, 12,744 0,292 8,270. 1908. 1903. 1898. Per Per Per . • , ■, pent. cent. cent. Increase for period of five years 37.9 37,1 12,3 Increase In population ... 15 12 10.5' TABLE OF SALARIES. The following table shows tho amounte paid for salaries in tho various Departments and brandies of the Borneo at five-yearly periods from 1893 till 1908:— / j> £ 1 £ £ Legislative Council' 2,095 1,879 .1,870, 1,508 House of Kepre- - sentativos ... 15,403 11,331 9,593 7,305 Colonial Secretary's ... ... 4,365 1,850 1,645 1,745 Ministers' secretaries 965 800 650 G25 Messengers and office-keepers 8,658 4,879 4,303 4,13-t Electoral ... 4,304 1.075' GOO COO Audit 9,090 3,311 3,091 3,30! Registrar-Gen-eral 7,094 4,980 3,780 3,315 Agent-General 4,226 3,350 3,050 2,950 Printing : and stationery ... 33,747 22,409 22,938 19,421 Treasury ... 12,598 8,204 7,310 6,151 Friendly societies 1,831 070 630 620 Land and Inoomo Tax ... 11,077 6,428 . 4,985 4,8(15 Valuation - .., 24,343 12,314 9,748 - Justice 2,255 2,530 1,745 878 Crown Law ... 2,300 2,535 2,425 2,185 Law , Drafting 1,810 — _ ■ _ Supremo Court 5,331 4,605 4,354 4,450 Bnnkruptoy ... 2,545 2,675 2,605 2,985 District Magistrates' and Wardens' Cts. 45,105 30,485 32,248 31,570 Native Department ... ... 2,080 — — •* — Native Land Ct. 11,223 6,790 8,105 8,721 Validation of Native Titles ... - J 650 • 850 750 Maori Land Administration ... 2,772 2,378 — — Maori Councils 290 300 — — Maori Laud. Settlement ... 522 — — — KotoruK Sanatorium ... - - 055 828 Tourist 23,905 13,643 - — Labour 12,018 - 3,810 2,205 — Stato Coal ... 2,500 525 - - Mines 6,305 7,085 5,293 3,865 Geological Survey 3,975 — — Dominion Analyst 1,455 - . - — Public Health 18,887 11,219 — — Inebriates' Homes ... — 1.851 " — Life Insuranoo 26,457 21,529 18,040 15,653 Accident Insur- 1 anco 510 503 — — Firo Insurance 0,028 — ' — — Prisons ..." ... 25,362 19,610 18,291 18,491 Industries olid - Commerco ... 1,870 1,683 ' 325 — Post and Tele- - eraph 473,937 310,127 224,340 175,931 Customs ... 42,083 30,772 28,299 27,087 jlarino 20,821 15,456 16,265 13.058 Stamps .6,340 5,401 4,485 3,355 Lands and Deeds ... :.. 15,046 9,944 9,135 8,715 Education ... 45,893 32,350 18,990 15,050 Lunacy 45,012 35,559 27,410 21,281 Charitable Aid - 260 413 - Hospitals and - Charitable Aid 3,557 - - - \ R riculture ... 85,407 44,C9S 22,610 16,515 Working Railways 91,544 63,951 45,100 ■ 32,815 Dofonco' '09.437 65,1)1 43,508 32,093 Pniioo 133,605 98,339 92,331 78,279 Lands and Survey ... 57.57& 54,7R<1 59,672 55,0(i0 Stato Forests 2.055 1,625 940 1,100 Lands for Set-' tleinent ... 1,160 1,050 800 - Advances to Workers ... 678 — — — Advances to . Settlers : ... 7.113 3,664 2,631 Public Trust ... 15,204 !),u75 ■ 8,171 5,544 Old Ago Pensions, 4,264 2.201 Inspection of Machinery ... 8,105 5,061 - 2,715 Advertising Dc- ' pnrtment ... »S8 — — — Public Works 23.507 11.586 9,250 P-.37S Roads 17,085 13,135 - Cook Wands 1,275 — . — — Mcleoroloeical and Museum - 370 251 12.1 Museum , ... 1.403 — — — Meteorological 1.110 — — — ToUls 1,551,510 1,039,015 780,385' <H4,09f 1908. 191)3, 1898, Ptr Pr.l , Per cent, cont, cent. Increase for period of five years 40 32 22 Increase in population ... 15 12 10.5 Tho population statistics, excluding Maori and Cook Islands populations, aro as follow:-" ]90S .'. 960,042 1903 832,605 1808 ... «... ... 743.4G3 1893 ... ~. v.. 672,266