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Table IV. —New Positions created. The following table furnishes an analysis of the new positions created in the various Departments, and shows the reasons why they were created:—

I si ' Position, Plaoe. || Salary. Reason for Appointment. AGRICULTURE, I NDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT. £ Cadet .. .. .. ■■ Riiakura Farm .. I 50 Increase in work. Aiicklanil .. .. I 50 To replace officer absent with Expeditionary force. ■:. ' .. .. .. Napier .. .. 1 84 Expansion of business. „ Laboratory,-Biologist's offioe .. WeUington .. .. 1 100 Cheese Instructress ., .. .. „ .. .. II Hill Temporary employee permanently appointed, Cheesemaker .. .. .. .. Weraroa Experimental I 150 „ „ farm Clerk .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. I • 210 To replace an offioer absent with Expeditionary Eoroe. ,, .. • .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1 150 Expansion of business, Chemist . . . . .. .. Wellington . . .. I 525 Dairy Instructor anil tinnier .. .. Auckland .. , , I 260 „ Fields Instructor .. . .• .. Cliristeliureh . , I 220 ,, .. .. .. Palmerston North .. I 260 „ Fields Inspector .. .. .. To Puke .. .. I I 18(1 Temporary employee permanently appointed. Meat Inspector .. .. .. Hokitika .. .. I 200 Expansion of business. Assistant Meat Inspector .. .. Gisborne .. .. I 160 To replace an officer absent, with Expeditionary Force. ,, .... Invercargill .. .. I 150 Expansion!of business* Assistant Orchard ist .. .. .. Waerenga Experimental I 111) Farm Inspector of Rabbits-and Noxious-Weeds fnglewood .. .. 1 200 New district. Thames . . . . I 170 Laboratory Assistant .. . . . . Wellington . . .. 2 375 Expansion of business. Dairy Instructor and Grader .. .. Manaia .. ..••'. 1 280 Overseer .. .. .. .. Moumahaki Experi- I 160 Temporary employee permanently appointed. mental Farm ,, .. .. .. .. Weraroa Experimental I 160 Expansion of business. Far in Assistant Plant-breeder .. .. Moumahaki Experi- I 160 Temporary employee permanently appointed. mental Farm Poultry Instructor .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 2 360 Expansion of business. Rnliliiter .. .. .. .. Kutow .. .. I 149 Temporary employee permanently appointed. ,, .. .. .. .. Taumarunui .. I 140 Stook and Fields Inspector .. .. Havelock .. .. I 180 Veterinarian .. .. .. Christchurch. . .. I 310 Addition to staff. .. .. Palmerston North .. 1 j 310 To replace officer absent with Expeditionary Force. Total number of additions to Department (not in.•hilling 8 21 £3,704 Total amount of extra salaries involved in temporary employees permanently appointed) creation of new positions. Audit Department. I * Cadet .. .. .. .. 'Wellington .. .. I 50 Expansion of business. .. ,, .. .. 5 371 To replace offioers absent with Expeditionary Force, and owing to expansion of business. Clerk .. .. .. ... „ .. .. j 4 j 480 Expansion of business. Examiner .. .. .. ..I .„ .. ... 2 | 325 j ,, . Total number of additions to Department .. .. .. j 12 £1,236 Tota] amount of extra salaries involved in creation of new positions. Customs Department. £ Cadet .. .. .. .. Head Office, Wellington 8 712 Expansion of business. 2 130 To replace officer absent with Fxpeilil ionary Force. Clerk .. .. .. .. ,. „ 2 240 Expansion of business. „ .. .. .. .. ,. ,, 3 450 To replace officer absent with Expeditionary Force. Examining Offioer, 2nd (trade .. .. Auckland .. .. I 230 Expansion of business. Looker, Manufacturing Warehouse . . „ . . . . I 200 Shorthand-writer and Typist .. .. Wellington .. .. I 60 Watchman .. .'. .. .. Dunedin .. .. I 145 Total number of additions to Department .. .. 19 £2,167 Total amounl of extra salaries involved in creation of new positions. Defence Department. £ Cadet .. .. .. .. Aucklanil .. .. 2 115 Expansion of business. .. Wellington .. .. 1 50 Clerk .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 8 1.270 ,, .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 2 330 Temporary employees permanently appointed. Auckland .. .. I 120 Expansion of business. Clerk and Typist .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 180 Temporary employee permanently appointed. Head Chaininan .. .. .. „ .. j .1 175 Shorthand-typist .. .. .. Christchurch.. .. | 1 72 Expansion of business. Storeman .. .. .. Wellington .. .. I 150 Temporary employee permanently appointed. Total number of additions to Department (not including 5 13 £1,627 Total amount of extra salaries involved in temporary employees permanently appointed) creation of new positions.