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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

[tern. 191 1-16. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES— continued. VOTE No. 2— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Retiring-allowance to Major Shepherd, late Sergeant-at-Arms, equal to half his yearly salary Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 120 £ 6 7 8,529 10 6,205 Total—Vote No. 2... GENERAL EXPENSES. 1915-16. Total number ol officers .. 38 VOTE No. 3. Salaries— Library — Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian ... ... .... 5 Assistants in Library: 1 at £300, 1 at £300 (2 months), 1 at £295, 1 at £220, 1 at £205 Binder for Parliamentary Library i Attendant Messenger 575 390 1,070 185 220 175 2,615 Hansard Staff and Reporters — Chief Reporter 11 Reporters; 7 at £385, 3 at £375, 1 at £300 (8 months) Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £260) Hansard Supervisor's Assistant (also Clerk, Government Printing Office, £100) Clerk to Hansard Supervisor, £205 (also Clerk, Government Printing Office, £75) Hansard Indexer Committee Reporters: 1 at £200, 1 at £210 (also Reporter, Supreme Court, £175) Extra assistance for Hansard 625 4,020 240 225 215 125 • 410 50 Miscellaneous Salaries— Officer-in-Charge, Parliament Buildings ... Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session Attendants, Officer in Charge's staff: 2 at lis., 2 at 10s. 6d., and 1 at 9s. per diem 3 Gardeners at 9s. 4d. per diem Gardener 2 Night-watchmen at £174 ... Extra "Watchmen (including Guard in grounds) 5,910 500 100 951 438 166 348 2,245 4,748 13,273