Alterations in Auckland Votes.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 271, 9 June 1888, Page 4

Alterations in Auckland Votes.

1888. 1887. Olluo-kocpcr-, I' 1 |{i-Ki-,irurolßirllis 22' 1 200 C'.uiel .. bO iO AVlianp.i'ci-Uf^isliar nf Hntlis 0 12 Ancklund Avklum-Sinttiinlndt. 500 500 Local Inspector 0 2o Scrviintb and .VUcmlanl-. • -6*2 dbiQ M.ilion „0 80 Fai m Labourer . 70 7a Supreme Court - luterpn tcr . 0 50 Clerk ... . HO 120 Clerk to Juclw 100 ibO Bankruptcy- O/Hciul Assignee . 475 550 Clerk . 175 180 Rent .. 135 115 Itusflnt.MaKiMratfsCourt--H.JM. 550 600 Two Clerks *95 b7h Clerk .. 125 180 Cadet . 0 80 Bail ifl .. .. .160 170 Mchsenp'r, &<;., for Stamps Ofiico 85 .>0 1888-1887. I'apakui<i ami Onehunga Majjistiau' and Coroner . 400 300 Clerk and Rugi'slvar 225-247 T? evident Ma^i.strato . . —W0 Cloikab Hamilton 225—244 Vaiiou.s roducbions are made in Wlian(>aroi, Dargavillo, \A T hang{ii oa, H-iy of inlands, and 'I'auranffa. AUCKLAND PRISON. 1888-1837 f C Gaoler ... 350-340 DEFENCE. Tlio, defence vote is only C27,30j, againsfc i! 48 ,533 last year, tho L'cimanonl MiliLia bein«- lo&tricted lo garrison artillery and torpedo blanches, in aeroidance with Major-General Schaw's recommendation Those, however, have been raised to full peace strength. Tho Staff Engineers,

Field Artillery, and Rifle branch are wiped out, saving £15,000. Colonel commanding at Auckland is reducod from C3OO to €250, and the drill instructors from €405 to £385. The assistant magazine keeper, formerly arm cleaner, is appointed at £]10, Tho voto of £500 to the Killo Association is struck out of the Estimates, but £500 is put on for Volunteer encampments. There arc votes of £100 each for the repair of military graveyards and for long-f-ervice medals. CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. Custom* Collector, £550— €600; Landing Siuvevor, C 375 — C4uO ; First Clerk, £300 — £298 ; four clerks, one at £250, one at £210, one at £150, one at £130: £740 — 750. Clerk (writer): 0 €235. Five landing waiter^ — one at €300, ono at £275, one at €240, two at £215: £1,245— L 990. Tide huivoyor . £190 - €200. Three lockers one at £100, ono at Cl« 0, ono at £140 . £470—1:480. Six locked (wixteis) --three at £187, one at £170, one at £162, one £155 : L'l,oiB — 1!816 ; three cadets— one CllO, one £100, one £80 : £290— £390 ; messengot, Cll0 — £102 ; coxswain (5 months), 0 - 1*55 ; Thames coast waiter, £30— £400 ; Russell, ollicer in chaige, o—€lo7.0 — €107. Mongonui, Kaipara and llokianga votes are iil^o struck out. HARBOURS. Manukau llai bour Master and pilot £180€2oo;chief boatman, 0--£102 ,3 boatmen £27() ; I hghtkeeprr Heads, €130— €100 ; signalman, 1 .same ; Naipaiu llaibour Master, €250 — €27 >:>: > ; two friunalmen (also lightkeepeis), €260, '€40— €45; chief boatnun, €120- €132; boatmen, £90— €180. Examines ot nia-toih and mates—Auckland One, induced to €75, and one to €50, being a l eduction ol €50. STAMP DEPARTMENT. Deputy Commissione! Kvimiuei Titles, 0 €100; Deputy Commissioner, (Jisbomo, o— €2o;clerk, €140 -€130; messenger o-€2O; Lands and Dead- District Land Kegisfcrai 1 , £550-£Gsl>:E\annniMofTitlo«., WOO — £200; Deputy Iteuistiai, €350 €375; eleikand di. lit- man, €210- €225. Al INKS DEPARTMENT, j In the Mine- Depaitmcnt the Inspector of Mines, Aiialjst, and Assistant Geologist aie <dl i educed by €25 each. Till: POLICE VOTE. The items of tiic police \ etc in the o-tnnates an 1 taken together, and do not! ■-how mdnidual i eductions. A coni])lete i li-.t will, howe\or. be interesting, and j is a> iol!in\ s .--Commissioner, €400; chief cli'ik and accountant, €375; tlneo eleiks - one at €225, one at €215, one at €180 ; me m-pedois (Hist-eUss) a! €100, three in>peetO! - (steoml-elas-,) at €350, lour in--putuis -it €300, one m^pectoi at €250, di-ttiet cleik at €275, four m.i)oisi\t 10- 6dada\, 29 -emeant> cl,i-s) ;it 9s 6d a day, 19 '•oigcant-i (^econd-cl,i-h) a"- 9> a day, 117 ->ei»oan'L& (thiidchi-^) at 6- 6d a day ; 135 constables (iir^t1 la-s) at 8s <i day, 100 constables (>econd- < !,i- ) .it 7s 6d a daj, 147 con.stableb (thud cla-s;, ut 7s a day ; detccti\c inspector (thud-class) at 15s 6u ,i (\,\\ , si v detcctnts (liiat class; ;it 13 s6d a day, s]\ dflecti\cs, (second-class) 12. a ,-*a>,' si\ detecLixcs (thnd-clafcs) at 10s 6d a da\, detectue (tovuth class) at 9> (id a da\ Tliirtccn spcoial constables . one at €118 12s 6d, one at €100, two at 175, four at €60, one at €50, two at £40, one at €30, one at €20. Allowances to officeis in lieu uf iiuuitei-, ft 'if I.SO | I'll IKK POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND. ! 1888 1887 € £ Chief Postmaster. 450—500 Chief Cletk . 310-325 17 Clerks. -One at €250, two at €210, oiw at €200, one at €190, one at LlBO, one at U 65, one at €160, one at €150, one at €145, two at €140, three at €125, ono at €110, one at €105: €2,730- €2,700. Tinee cadets One at £90, one at €75, one at €60 €225 €150. Sim* en letter can icis • One at €150, one at €140, one at €1 1 J5, 2 at €120. 3 at €110, 1 at €105, 1 at €100, 1 at €9j, lat €90, 4at €78 . €1,087- €1,661. Messenger, €110— €110. Assistant messenger, €80-€80; hulkkceper, £96 — C lO4. Postmasters. 1888 1887 € € Alexandra . 140-141 Caiiihuiljc 25)0—305 Coiomandcl . 180-181 Daruawlle 215-165 Diuiv 100 170 Hamilton 250- -252 Helciu,\illu 1(0-126 Kami. 160-175 Kauakawa 195-250 kihi'sihi -155 Kntikati 160-165 Mnanda 150-160 Manuiowa — 10 Mataniata — 10 Mercer 160—177 Moiwomu 155 - 158 Newton 200-210 Ngaiolo ~ 20 Ngan.au alna 100-227 Onehunga 265— '275 Opu.i 25-12 Otahnhu 150—153 Opotiki 200-214 Paeroa 150—155 Papatoitoi - 10 Pokeno 60- 30 Unwell 230—212 Kotoiua 190-199 Thames 390-400 TeAioha 165-169 Tauiauga 27o — 285 TeAwainutu ISO -187 Teivopuui 170-120 I Waipu 180-170 | Waitakeiei - 10 l Waiuku 160 166 i Whangaiei 230-191 There arc various reductions at places further distant from Auckland. The votes tor btcam services, including ttie San Francisco and direct services, the Fiji and South Pacih'e Islands sei vices, are renewed at the .same amount?. TELECTJAPH DEPARTMENT. In the following, the total* arc for 1888 and 1887 respectively ;—; — Ollicer-in-charge, €315-325. Twenty-two telegraphists : one at €220, two at £175, two at €165, one at £155, two at £150, one at €145, two al €140, two at £130, four at, €125, two at £120, one at €110, two at €105 : €3,100— €3,301. Cadet, €90. j Four counter clerks- -One al, €155, one at £150, one at, * 120. one at ClOO, €525— €525. Three despatch clcrkb, one at £160, one at €120, one at €50: €330 -£330. Six oxchango clerks — One at £150, one at €90. ono at £80, one at €75, one at £70, one at €60: £525— €505. 16 messengers : 3 at i"4O 8 at €38, 5 at £36: £604— €600. E J) UC AT rON DE PART i\ I ENT. In the Education Department InspectorGeneral Hnbens is reduced by £50 to £600, and €8,080 for training teachers is struck out in accordance with tho decision of the House last session. The Organising Inspec-

fcor of Native Schools is reduced by £50 to £450. Schoolmistress and assistants, Kohimarama,£loB—£l3o; servants, L 144 —£164. The vote of £2,700 tor eight girls' high schools is struck out. Auckland loses £1,000. NATIVE DEPARTMENT. In the Native Department the Chief Judge is reduced from €800 to £700, and six other judges by £100 to £500 each. A clean sweep is made under Native Agents, except Auckland, whore the salary is reduced from £400 to £275. STOCK INSPECTORS. The Superintending inspector Stock branch is reduced from £600 lo I'bOO, and four Chief Inspectors £365 to £325. For the erection of the South Canterbury rabbitproof fence an additional €3,100 is asked. RAILWAYS. [n the Working Railways? Department €36,000 less than la<-t year's vote is asked. The l)isti icto TiaiKc Manager, Auckland, is laised from £450 to £475. Large reductions ate made in the cleiical htafl at the Auckland Railway Station, while the storekeeper is reduced trom €230 to €220. CROWN LANDS. By thoretrenchmentthat has been effected in this department, the Commissioners of Crown Lands at New Plymouth, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Blenheim, Chiistchureh, llokitika, and lnvcicargill have all gone ; while Mr Maitland, at Dunedin, i-< reduced by £150 to €500. The Smveyor General is docked by £150 to 1750, and As-sistant Surveyor-Ccneral by £50 to €650. These aie the principal ) eductions, but of coui.se tlici c nrc numerous cases of smaller fiy who have been subjected to slight reduction*. The clciks at Auckland arc i educed from €675 lo £500, and cadets increased from €50 to €K5O. Messengers increased from €53 to €106. Whungatei School of Forestry is sti uck out.