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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Number if Persons. Item. 1 Item. V0TB Nq DEPARTMENTS— continued. * 1922 1922-23. 1922-23. Subdivision No. VII. — General Expenses. i £ 20 Salaries— Gardeners in grounds Night-watchman Extra Watchmen Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session Furnace Attendant during nessiou £ St 950 250 1,950 202 202 20 950 250 1,950 202 202 Less second deduction from cost-of-living increase or bonus 3,554 86 . 3,554 86 . Other Charges for and incidental to— 21 Advertising 22 Charwomen 23 Cleaning buildings (three) previous to session 24 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Forster, widow of late Messenger Forster 25 Fuel, light, power, and water 26 Furniture, brooms, brushware, soap, towels, linen, matches, tools, coal-buckets, and shovels (purchase and repairs) 27 Laundry-work for Legislative Department 28 Parliamentary photographic shield 29 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committee 30 Passages of Members of both Houses 31 Passages of members of both Houses other than provided for by the Civil List Act, 1920 ... Payment in lieu of 6 months' leave of absence on retirement granted to— 32 IT. M. Gore, Hansard reporter (£440 per annum) 33 W. Berry, Hansard reporter (£440 per annum) ... 34 J. J. Costall, Library attendant (£370 per annum) 35 Mrs. M. A. Noon, head charwoman (£166 per annum) 36 Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers 37 Postage of Statutes, Journals, &c, to other Parliaments and Libraries 38 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, &c. (part recoverable) ... 39 Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition ... Recess Licensing Committee : —■ 40 Travelling-allowances of Members, and reporting evidence 41 Refreshments to Messengers on late-sitting nights ... 42 Travelling allowances and expenses 43 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs 44 Uniforms for messengers 45 Upkeep of parliamentary grounds ... ... i 46 Winding and repairing clocks, &c. ... ... 47 ; Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, and chimneysweeping 48 Contingencies -3,468 -3,468 10 3,179 100 50 2,000 300 150 25 50 600 1,800 220 220 185 83 800 30 17,250 110 160 125 25 100 100 130 42 390 25 21 22 23 24 10 3,179 100 25 26 50 2,000 27 28 29 300 150 25 80 31 50 600 1,800 220 220 185 83 800 30 17,250 110 160 125 25 100 100 130 42 390 25 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910— Sale of Statutes, Journals, &c. 28,259 9R 959 2,375 2,375 25,884 25,884 Total — Subdivision No. VII ... - 29,352 I TOTAL—VOTE No. 1 ... 69,382 i TOTAL £69,385 * Including cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.