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„. Number of Class - Officers. IX. Department of Internal Affairs— continued. High Commissioner ... ... ... ... 34 Museum ... ... ... - ... ... 7 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 6 Dominion Laboratory ... ... ... ... 14 Bacteriological Laboratory ... ... ... 4 Public Service Superannuation and Classification... 4 Printing and Stationery — Permanent ... ... ... ... 285 Temporary ... ... ... ... 168 Mental Hospitals ... ... ... ... 589 Hospitals and Charitable Aid ... ... ... 109 State Fire Insurance ... ... ... ... 51 X. Defence Department — Defence Department ... ... ... ... 243 Royal New Zealand Artillery ... ... ... 259 Stores and Magazines ... ... ... ... 47 XL Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery— Inspection of Machinery and Surveys of Ships ... 37 Customs Offices and Services ... ... ... 230 Marine and Harbours ... ... .. ... 158 XII. Department of Labour — Department of Labour... ... ... ... 89 XIII. Lands and Survey Department — Department of Lands and Survey ... ... 427 Valuation Department ... ... ... 81 New Zealand State Forests ... ... ... 16 Scenery Preservation ... ... ... ... 2 Lands for Settlement ... ... -.. ... 2 XIV. Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists — Agriculture and Commerce ... ... ... 392 Tourists ... ... ... ... ... 129 XV. Education Department — Education Department (Head Office) ... ... 427 Elementary Education ... ... ... 2 Manual and Technical Instruction ... ... 3 Native Schools ... ... ... .. 213 Infant Life Protection ... ... ... 14 Special Schools ... ... ... .. 28 Home for Backward Cnildren ... ... ... 27 Industrial Schools ... ... ... ... 120 Junior Cadets ... ... ... ... 14 XVI. Department of Public Works — Department of Public Works ... ... ... 455 Total ... ... ... ... 7,115 Of these sixteen main Departments our inquiry deals with fourteen, employing a staff numbering 7,115. Nos. 11l and IV, being the Post and Telegraph and Working Railways Departments respectively, are what are known as the classified Departments, and do not come within the scope of our inquiry. The grouping of the minor Departments under the main Departments is in some cases more nominal than real, the heads of the main Departments having in many instances very little, if any, control over the heads of the minor Departments.