THE ESTIMATES. Alterations for the current year. Wellington, September 17.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 68, 20 September 1884, Page 6

THE ESTIMATES. Alterations for the current year. Wellington, September 17.

In the Es* imates the following are the alterations from last year : — Colonial Secretary's Department, L 235.435 instead of L 225.804. Auckland electoral officers' votes remain tho game. Registrar of Births, etc., Auckland, is reduced from L 325 to L 25 0; the DeputyRegistrar is abolished, and the Cadet increased by LlO. The Agent General's staff is reduced by L4OO ; the Charitable Vote is L 85.000 ; attendants and servants at Auckland Lunatic Asylum increased from L 1,956, 956 to L'^,236 ; cost of compiling and printing Doomsday Book is set down at £2,200; the Colonial Treasurer's Department is increased from L 50,360 to L 51,643; Minister of Justice is reduced from L 120,772 to LU7,265. The vote for Official Assignee, Auckland, is L 550, and for clerk LI SO. The Clerk of Court, Onehunga, is increased from L6O to L 175 ; the clerk at Papakura is LISS instead of Ll7O ; the clerks at Otahuhu and Waiuku are abolished ; the clerk at Helensville is increased from LlO to Ll5 ; the clerk at Port Albert is reduced from L2O to LlO ; the clerk at Wade is abolished ; the clerk at Whangaroa is reduced from L5O to LlO ; Resident Magistrate at the Thames is increased from L5OO to L 53 0; a bailiff is created at To Aroha at a salary of L 52 ; the clerk at Mercury Bay gets LlO ; and there is a subsidy of L2OO towards the publication of New Zealand law reports. Auckland gaoler, increased from L3OO to L3lO ; chief warders, from L2OO to L 40 0; ordinary warders, from L 1,350, 350 to L 1,200, 200 (eight at L 150 ); assistant warders (eight at L 135), fromLl,3sotoLl,oSo. The Postmaster-General's Department is L 259.322 instead of L 240,079. Clerks at Auckland Post Office are reduced from L 2,595, 595 to 2,410; cadets are increased from L 270 to L 385 ; letter-carriers from L 1,335, 335 to LI, 500 ; assistant messenger, from L75 to LBO. Telegraphists are reduced from L 3.445 to L 2,79 0; counter clerks, from L 605 to L 42 0; despatch clerks are increased from LI 60 to L 315 ; exchange clerks, from Lll5 to L 32 0; and messengers, from L 524 to L 470. The Suez mail service vote is increased from LS,OOO to L 16,000. The Stamps Department is L 27,401 instead of L 25.903. The principal reduction at Auckland is clerk, L 340 to Ll3O. In the Deeds Registry Office the Examiner of Titles has L2UO, the Deputy Registrar is increased from L 350 to L 370, draftsmen are reduced to L 225, and clerk from L4OO to L2OO. The Education estimate is L 328,000 instead of L 315,00 0; office expense is L] 8,000, against L 23 ,00 0; clerk at Auckland is reduced from L 250 to LlOO ; interpreter is reduced from L 875 to L 425. Tho vote for the Under-Secretary of Mines is L5OO ; for assistance towards purchase of drills L 3,000, and reward for discovery of land L 2,500. Railways are reduced from L 673.590 to L 740,669. The District Traffic Manager at Auckland gets L4OO instead of L 475; Resident Engineer L 450 instead of L 350. There is a vote of L 220 for repairing roads and the expense of collecting tolls, Defence is increased from L 183,427 to L 206,446. The reduction in the field force is L5,00Q. Clerks in the Auckland Land Office are reduced from L§96 to L 565,