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Class I. ♦

PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 30th June, 1876, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.

1875-76. 1874-75. Vote Legislative £ s. 30,058 2 d. 0 29,220 2 0 jj Executive 19,756 14 0 16,815 10 0 j) Stamp 4,030 0 0 3,955 0 0 » Printing 10,130 5 9 9,670 16 0 ,t Store ... 662 10 0 535 0 0 ,, Geological and Meteorological 3,210 0 0 3,216 0 0 39 Electoral 3,835 0 0 3,535 0 0 )) Secretary for Crown Lands 1,765 0 0 1,914 15 0 99 Inspection of Machinery 1,850 0 0 TOTAL OF CLASS I. 74,459 11 9 69,700 3 0 is: 5-76. 1874-75. Item. LEGISLATIVE DEPAETMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. VOTE No. . Legislative Council — Chairman of Committees (addition to permanent salary £300) Chairman of Public Petitions Committee ... Clerk (addition to permanent salary £400) Clerk Assistant Second Clerk Assistant Clerk of Public Petitions Committee Extra Clerical Assistance Interpreter Messenger Extra Messengers during Session 100 0 50 0 100 0 400 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 300 0 0 80 0 200 0 120 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 80 0 0 150 0 0 115 0 0 100 0 0 1,300 0 0 895 0 0 House of Eepeesentatives— Chairman of Public Petitions Committee ... Clerk of Parliaments (addition to permanent salary £600) Clerk Assistant (addition to permanent salary £400) Second Clerk Assistant Extra Clerks during Session Serjeant-at-Arms Interpreter (also from Native Department £350) Eeader Messenger Extra Messengers during Session 100 100 100 350 550 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 400 550 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o SO 120 130 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 120 120 350 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 2,180 0 0 2,170 0 0 3