8.—7.

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.^lB9B.

Price, Is. 9d.]

96

Appropriations for the Government Advances to Settlers Office.

[tern. 18! «-99. Chargeable to the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account. £ MINISTER OF LANDS. 1898-99. Total number of officers ... 22 VOTE No. 116. Salabies — Superintendent (also Commissioner of Taxes £650, and Valuer-General, nil) Deputy Superintendent (also Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, £400, and Deputy Valuer-General, £50) Chief Clerk (also Chief Clerk, Land and Income Tax, £300) Inspecting Accountant (also Accountant, Land and Income Tax, £350) 16 Clerks; 1 at £230. 2 at £210, 1 at £175, 3 at £156, 1 at £130, 1 at £120, 1 at £110, 1 at £100, 1 at £85, 1 at £70, 1 at £40; Auckland, 1 at £70; Invercargill, 1 at £80 Member of the Board not in Civil Service ... Messenger (also Land- and Income-tax, £50, and Valuation Department, £50) 200 50 50 50 2,098 163 20 2,631 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Othee Chabges— Interest on loan Rent, Fire, and Light Printing and Stationery Advertising Contribution to Post Office Contribution to Valuation Department Proportion of Audit expenses ... Interest on advances from Consolidated Fund, say Fire Insurance Premiums temporarily advanced to prevent Policies lapsing ... ... . ... Contingencies 45,000 100 250 150 500 3,000 75 400 50 100 11 49,625 Total—Vote No. 116 52,256 GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS") OFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ... j £5 1,256