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reduction are shown in Table 111. This further reduction to that effected during the period of retrenchment may be considered as satisfactory, and would have been greater but for the fact that it was necessary to appoint additional officers to certain Departments, the principal increases being as follows : Justice (including Patents), 10 ; Land and Income Tax, 17 ; Marine, 19 ; Printing and Stationery, 15; Public Works, 10 ; State Advances, 7 ; Treasury, 5. The principal increase was in the Marine Department, and resulted from the taking-over of the Westport Harbour by the Marine Department, the permanent officers of the Westport Harbour Board becoming permanent members of the Public Service. The increases in the other Departments were due to expansion of business. A portion of the reduction in the total salaries followed the operation of the second cut under the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22, the amount, in so far as thelclassified staff was concerned, being at the annual rate of £58,173. Temporary Employees. The position in regard to the temporary staff (excluding workmen, charwomen, &c.) in the Departments under the control oi the Public Service Commissioner is as under : —

1st Department. . Number. April, 1922. Is April, 1923. Total Annual Remuneration. Number. Total Annual Remuneration. Agriculture .. . . . . .. .. 56 Audit . . .. . . . . .. 13 Customs Defence .. .. .. .. .. 64 Education .. .. .. . . .. 9 Government Insurance — Life and Accident .. .. .. .. 2 National Provident and Friendly Societies . . 9 State Fire Health .. .. .. .. .. 39 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. 2 Industries and Commerce .. .. .. 5 Inland Revenue — Land and Deeds .. .. . . .. 8 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 2 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 1 Internal Affairs .. .. . . .. 35 Justice— Justice (including Patents) .. . . . . 5 Prisons .. .. .. .. .. 2 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 5 Lands for Settlement . . . . . . . . 1 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 35 Marine . ." .. .. .. .. 8 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 3 Mines ..- .. .. .. .. 2 Native .. .. .. .. .. 7 Native Trust :. Pensions .. . . . . .. .. 33 Printing and Stationery .. .. . . 2 Public Trust .. . . . . .. .. 17 Public Works .. .. ... .. 63 State Advances .. .. .. .. 6 State Forest Service .. . . .. .. 4 Tourist j['.'. .. .. .. .. 6 Treasuryi K.. . . .. .. .. 7 Valuationflt. .. . . .. .. 14 £ 13,609 2,117 52 7 I £ 12,599 1,072 78 5,945 1,680 14,158 1,969 26 8 371 1,147 2 9 7 34 1 2 520 1,140 844 9,400 240 201 11,235 325 981 998 449 218 6,502 14 5 3 21 1,641 762 494 4,497 993 595 1,740 285 7,272 1,410 496 135 1,250 7 3 4 1 37 9 5 3 4 1 52 1,168 755 395 300 6,870 1,531 907 369 524 58 10,971 7,868 514 2,954 16,310 1,231 803 737 1,724 2,235 22 97 11 9 9 3 18 3,089 23,936 2,009 1,498 1,198 336 3,383 465 £102,637 487 £100,421 (Shillings and pence are omitted fron this tabic.)