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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS-continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund /Services.

Item.: 1897-98. GENERAL EXPENSES. 1897-98. Number of officers ... 21 VOTE No. 3 Salaries — Assistant Librarian Second Assistant in Library Temporary Assistant Attendant Mailman during Session 250 165 130 120 50 Reporters — Hansard Staff — Chief Reporter 9 Reporters: 6 at £300, 3 at £250 Hansard Supervisor Clerk Messenger Reporting, Select Committees Custodian, Parliament Buildings Night-watchman ... > Assistant Night-watchman ... ... 715 400 2,550 100 25 50 150 275 168 110 3 4 5 3,828 6 7 8 9 10 Othee Chabges— Passages of Members Printing of Hansard Library Gas, Fuel, and Electric Lighting Passages and Expenses of Witnesses attending Committees of both Houses Translating Acts into Maori ... Electrician's Assistant Tost Typewriters, Purchase of... Gratuities to Messengers and permanentmilitiaemployed during session Contingencies 4,543 1,500 4,200 600 1,450 400 25 100 140 11 12 18 14 15 140 550 Total —Vote No. 3 ... 9,105 13,648 TOTAL OF CLASS I. £1 ,678