PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 363, 10 June 1874, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Friday, June 5. The Hon. the Speaker took the chair at 2p-m. PRIVILEGE. Several members drew the attention of the Council to a leading article in the " Daily Times," and to their report of certain proceedings of the Council, which appeared in that journal. One of the matters referred to was that given in our Saturday.s telegrams, which brought forth the following notice of motion by Mr. J. C. Brownn fbr Monday.- " That, the Provincial Treasurer having'confirmed the following as a correct report of what he had said during a debate in Committee of Supply, vizT, "That during the recess, he (Mt. Turnbull) had managed to save a good deal of the public money that the hon. member (Mr. J. C. Brown) had desired to get hold of '—that, in the opinion of this Council, that gentleman should be called upon to substantiate or withdraw the imputation convey 6d in the term made use of." ESTIMATES. The House then went into Committee of Supply. The items £4,325, under the head Departmental Expenditure (Superintendent and Executive Council), including the item Secretary for Goldfields, £400, regarding which there had been so much discussion, was passed ; also the item t g£g2o, for printing, clerical assistance for Provincial Solicitor, and incidental expenses. Ihe following items were also passed: — Speaker, £150; Chairman of Committees, 675 ; Clerk and Librarian, £275 ; Expenses of members, £1,800 ; expenses of select committees, £75 ; library £60 ; printing and stationery, £750. Police Department.— Police Commissioner, £500 ; clerk, accountant and storekeeper, £237 10s ; inspectors, at £300, £900 ; sub-inspectors, at £250, £500; sergeantmajor, £209 17s 6d ; sergeants, at 10s 6d, £2,491 2s 6d ; sergeants, at 9s 6d, £1,386 19s ; constables, at 8s 6d, £5.420 7s 6d ; do., 8s (£291 125," No. 2), £5,110 ; detective, at 12a 6d,' £228 2a -6d ; special constable, £40 ; cooks and searchers, £100 ; extra pay for sergeants and constables, ten years and over in the service, £628 9s 6d ; sergeants in charge of districts, Is per day extra, £54 15s; drill instructor; £18' 5s ; allowance to serggeants and constables in lieu of uniferm clothing, £1,222 15s : total, £19,057 '3s 6d. Subdivision No. 3 : Under this head, the total item £4,430 was passed. Dunbdin GrAOL.-r-Gaoler, £450 ; matron, £100 ; Senior Sergeant Overseer, at 12s, £657; Junior Sergeant Acting Overseers, at 11s, £602 5s ; warder tradesmen, at 12s, £438 ; senior warders, at 10s ; £3,285 10s ; junior do at 9s, £328 10 ; female do, at ss, £91 ss ; allowance in lieu of quarters, fuel, and light, for married sergeants and wardera, for long service, £350 ; total £6,302 10s. Isvbrcargill Gaol, — Gaoler £225 ; matron £50 ; warders, at 8s 6d per day £328 10s gaolers, 8s 6d per day, £930 15s Lawrence Gaol.— Sergeant Overseer of works, at 11s 6d, £209 17s 6d; matron £50. Sheep Inspection. — Chief Inspector, £400 ; Sub-Tnspectors (on eat £350, one at £300, one at £100) £750 ; Sub-Inspectors, at £300, £900 ; Registrar of Brands and Clerk, £237 10s . total, £2,287 10s. Cbown Lands' Department. — Chief clerk, £280; book-keeper, £250; salesman, £225; rangers. £450 ; apprentice clerk, £60 ; record clerk, Crown grants, £300 ; assistant. £200 ; total, £1,765. Land Office (Invercargull). — District Land Officer, £100 ; clerk, £300 ; do. at £100, £100 ; Crown grant clerk, £250 ; Inspector of Forests, £200 ; messenger, £20 ; office-cleaner, £5 s total £975. Subdivisipn No. 7 : Fees to Commissioners of Waßte Land Board, £200. Survey Department. — Chief Surveyor, £500 ; Inspector of Surveys, £425 ; district surveyors, £1,875 ; assistant surveyors, £350 per annum (six months), £525 ; do., £300, £600, sub-assistant do., £200, £176 17s 9d ; assistant draughtsmen, £900 ; do., £550 ; assistant surveyor, £275 ; one assistant draughtsman, £200 ; three do., £540 ; photolithographer and printer, £275 ; apprentice praughtsmen, £135 6s 8d ; cadets, £222 10s ; messenger, Invercargill, £36 j office cleaner, £20 : total, £6,755 14s 4d. Railways. — General manager, £600 ; travelling expenses, £100. Under the head Southland Railways a total of £17,066 was passed. DUNEDIN AND PORT CHALMERS RAILWAY. — The sum of £14,365 was passed. ■ Provincial Engineer's Department. — Provincial Engineer, £600 ; district engineers, at £350, £1,400; draughtsman, £350; inspector of works, £300. Provincial Treasury. — Sub-Treasurer, £400; accountant, £291 13s. 4d. ; cashier, £300. Harbor Department. — Harbor-master, Dock-master, and Health Officer, £450; Assistant Harbor-master, Bluff, £300; do. do., Dunedin, £275 ; do. do., Oamaru, £250 ; do. do., Riverton, £150; do. do., Port Molyneur, £100; do. do., Kakanui, £100; do. do., Catlin's River, £100 ; do. do., Waikawo, £50 ; do. do,, 'Waikouaiti, £50 ; do. do., Moeraki, £100 ; pilots, at £265, £1.060 ; pilot, £200 ; coxswain, £275 ; boat s' erewp, 12 men at £120, £1,440 ; signal-master, £150 ; Burial-master, £110 ; signal masters, at £120. £240 ; light-keeper, Black Jacks Point, £30 ; do., Oamaru, £30 ; do., N.E. Harbor, £40 ; do., on light-ship, £100 ; night watchman, £112 : total £5,797. Sub-division No. 22 : Boats and boating expenses, £500; signals and buoys, £500; steam launch,£sso ; Oamaru Rocket B.igabe, £150. Collection of jetty dues : Collector, £250 ; sub-collector, £104 ; do., £104; do., Port Chalmers^ £50 j total, £508.

Education.— Secretary to Education Board and Inspector of Schools, £500 ; Inspector of Schools, £500 ; drawing master, £400 ; clerk, £187 10s. : total, £1,587 10s. Sub-division No. 24 : Rectors or Head Masters, at £200, £1,000; arrears, £50; teachers, at £100, £7,000 ; do., at £75, £5,250 ; do., at £60, £2,700 ; do., at £50, £600 ; do. of sewing, at £25, £625 ; do. (pupil),£9oo ; education of pupil tea hers, £400; fees for orphan and destitute children. £750 ; free schools, £450 ; school maps and appliances, £500. School of Arts, appliances and teachers, £350; provincial scholarships, £190. High School (boys') : Rector, £550 ; masters, one at L 525, one at L4OO, and one at L3OO ; junior master, L2OO. High School (girls), subdivision No. 27 : Lady Principal, L 32 5; master, L 35 0; assistants (two at Ll5O and one at L 120), L 420; singing master, £21: total, L 1.116. High Schools (contingencies), sub-division No. 28: Janitor, L 12 0; printing, stationary, repairs, &c, L4OO. Dunedin Hospital, — Provincial Surgeon, £500; Resident Surgeon, £300; assistant dispenser, £185 ; house steward and storekeeper, £185 ; matron, £80 ; midwife, £52 ; laundresses, one at £50, one at £40, £90 j wardsmen, two at £90, one at £80, six at £70, one at £50 ; kitchen assistants, at £50, £100 ; nurses at £45 ; housemaid £40 : total, £2,397. Ration 3, £1,500; stores and furniture, £120 ; fuel and light, £250 ; medicines and medical comforts, £500. Lunatic Asylum. — Under this head the following items were passed :—lnspector: — Inspector £50; superintendent, £400 ; matron, £100 ; male attendants, niiy at £100, one at £70, L 970 ; female do., at LSO L2OO ; laundress, LSO ; kitchen maid, LSO; laundry maid, L4O: total, £1,860. Subdivision No. 29 : Rations, L 1.850.* Industrial School. — Master, L2OO ; matron, £50 ; surgeon, £50 schoolmaster, £150 ; attendants, one at £120, three at £40, £240 : total, £690. rrxn>3"» ™ww KKAD Gbants in Aid. — Bene- 1 * volent Institutions ana country hospitals, public libraries, and Acclimatisation Societies, £7,250. Goddfields. — Wardens, reoeivers, bailiffs, Chinese interpreters, £5,937 10. Miscellaneous. — Volunteers, £215 ; burial of paupers, £200 ; expenses of elections, £500; advertising, £1,500 ; printing and stationery, £250; printing "Gazette," £1,000 ; fuel and light, £150 ; collecting dog-tax, £225 ; relief tooidestituto, £150 ; Botanical Gardens, £500 arutrations and actions, £1,500 cleaning, m ding, &c., clocks. £50. ' Further Appropriations. — Refund of revenue, £3,000 ; steam service, £2,000 ; Home service, £1,500 ; general contingencies, L 3,000; unforeseen contingencies, L 2,000 ; escort agency, L 600; geological survey, L 50 0; compensation for cancellation of leases of runs, L 12.000 ; refund of rent of agricultural leases to W. Miller, L 235 19s lid ; introduction of salmon, L3OO ; Mining Engineer, L 50 0; compensation for roads and deviations, LI,OOO ; compensation to officers on their retirement from the service, Ll,5Oo ; subsidy Orepuki mail service, L 55 ; subsidy Switzers, mail service, L 25 ; subsidy Lower Waitaki ferry, L 75 ; subsidy Morven ferry, LIOO ; Southland Railway arbitration, L 25 0; Otago Museum, L 50 0; analytical chemist, L 15 0; conservators of River, L 17 6; subsidy of Road Boards, including General Governmovernment grant. L 25,897«