AND PROBABLE EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR 1861-2.

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Wellington — £ s. d. £ s. d. Postmaster, Wellington . . . 350 0 0 Clerk . . . . 200 0 0 Clerk . . . .• 160 0 0 Messenger and Letter Carrier . . 120 0 0 Clerk, Wanganui . ." 100 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts . . 205 0 0 Conveyance of Mails within Province . . 583 0 0 Contingencies and Gratuities, including Rent, &c. . 230 0 0 1,948 0 0 Nelson-** Postmaster, Nelson . . , 275 0 0 Clerk . . . . 200 0 0 Clerk . . . . 100 0 0 Messenger and Letter Carrier . 100 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts . 140 0 0 Conveyance of Mails within Province . . 326 0 0 Contingencies and Gratuities, including Rent and Cartage of Mails . . 335 0 0 1,476 0 0 Marlborough — Postmaster, Picton . "'. . 120 0 0 Clerk, Blenheim . . 40 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts . 48 0 0 Conveyance of Mails within Province . . 150 0 0 Contingencies and Gratuities . . 24 0 0 382 0 0 Canterbury — Postmaster, Lyttelton . . . 300 0 0 Clerk . . . 160 0 0 Clerical Assistance . . 80 0 0 Postmaster, Christchurch . . . i!2O 0 0 Clerk . . . . 120 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts . 194 0 0 Conveyance of Mails within the Province . . 963 0 0 Contingencies and Gratuities, including Rent of Christchurch Office, Boatman, &o. . 300 0 0 — -. 2,337 0 0 Otago — Postmaster, Dunedin , . . 275 0 0 Clerk . . . 90 0 0 Clerk . , . 70 0 0 Messenger . . , 100 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts . 170 0 0 Conveyance of Mails within Province ■ . • 360 0 0 Contingencies and Gratuities . , . 200 0 0 , 1.265 0 0 Southland — Postmaster, Invercargill . . , 50 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts , . 10 0 0 Conveyance of Mails within the Province , 65 0 0 Contingencies . . . 25 0 0 , 150 0 0 Total Class VI , £37,225 10 0 Class VII. MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS. Adjutant General . ' . . 500 0 0 Deputy Adjutant-General , . , 310 0 0 Forage . . . 54 15 0 Clerk . . . 200 0 0 Sergeant-Major and Clerk, also Storekeeper . 2<><> 0 0 Staff Corporal® 4a. . . . 73 0 0 „ Bugler @ 4s. . . . 73 0 0 Contingencies. . . 40 0 0 .._ 1,450 15 0 Drill Instructor Cavalry, @ 6s, , . 109 10 0 Forage . . . .54 15 0 8 Adjutants, @ 10s. . , . 1,460 0 0 Forage allowances . . . 438 0 0 8 Surgeons . . 320 0 0 8 Staff Sergeants . . 730 0 0 8 „ Corporals. . . . 584 0 0 8 „ Buglers . , t 584 0 0