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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS VII—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

i I I ! Item. tern. 1911-12. STAMP DEPARTMENT. _ 1911-12. Total number of offioers 37 £ £ ! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I ,VOTE No. 39. Salaries — Head Office— Commissioner of Stamps, Controller of Death Duties, Registrar of Companies, and Secretary for Land and Deeds ... 075 Chief Clerk, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, and Assistant Registrar of Companies ... ... 400 Custodian and Issuer of Stamps ... ... 365 Accountant ... . ! 330 3 Clerks: 1 at £260, 1 at £125, 1 at £115 ... 500 Chief Stamper ... ... 230 10 Stampers: 1 at £200, 1 at £95, 1 at £85, 3 at £80, 2 at £40,2 at £30 ... ... ... 760 Despatching Clerk and Storekeeper ... 200 Messenger ... ... 125 Messenger (£146), Is. per day additional .. ... 18 Auckland — Deputy Commissioner ... ... ... 360 2 Clerks at £125 ... ... ... 250 Cadet ... ... ... 90 Wellington — 3 Clerks: 1 at £170, 1 at £155, 1 at £110... ... 435 Cadet ... ... ... 95 Wanganui — Clerk ... ... ... 115 ! Hawke's Bag — Clerk ... ... ... 130 Canterbury — Deputv Commissioner ... ... ... 385 2 Clerks: 1 at £140, 1 at £105 ... ... 245 Cadet ... ... ... 80 Otago — Deputy Commissioner ... .. ... 315 Clerk ... ... ... 170 2 Cadets: 1 at £95, 1 at £65 ... ... ... 160 Invercarqill — I Clerk ' ... ... ... 160 6 ,593 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 j 19 | 20 ; 21 22 i 23 24 25 26 27 Other Charges for and incidental to— Auditing stamps ... ... 90 Cleaning offices ... ... ... 45 Extra assistance ... ... ... 300 Freight and cartage ... ... ... j 5 ■ Gas, water, and fuel ... ... ... 30 Legal expenses ... ... ... 1,500 Office equipment ... ... ... 30 Payment of the balance of death duty in the estate of Archibald Stewart, deceased ... ... 7 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 850 Postage-stamp paper ... ... ... 2,000 Printing ink .. ... 550 Stamp dies and plates ... ... ... 400 Stamp presses ... ... ... 20 Stamp-printing machinery ... ... ... 100 Telephones ... ... 60 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 Typewriter ... ... ... 35 Valuator ... ... ... j 25 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in- ! cidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 100 6,297 Total—Vote No. 39 ... ... 1 12,890