83

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number j tem 1 Q97 9« of Persons. V0T E No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. ~ £ £ Non-classified. 1 2 Agricultural Adviser ... ... ... 133 1 3 Police-gaoler ... ... ... 245 4 Medical Officers — £ 4 at £200 ... ... 800 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £100 ... ... 200 1 at £85 ... ... 85 9 1 at £50 ... ... 50 1,310 5 Institutional Schoolmasters— 1 at £95 ... .. 95 3 at £70 ... ... 210 1 at £40 ... ... 40 6 1 at £36 ... ... 36 381 1 6 Instructor in physical culture ... ... 55 1 7 Bandmaster ... ... ... 78 1 8 Supervisor of Association Classes ... ... 36 227 2,238 56,128 Non-permanents. 9 Farm managers, experts, and clerical ... ... 3,030 | 10 Warders and matrons ... ... ... 8,300 11 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 2,700 12 Allowances to instructing and other officers ... 600 13 Extra assistance (Probation Officers, &c.) ... 860 15,490 71,618 Less proportion of salaries transferred to Probation Branch ... ... ... 2,900 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers employed on £ public works ... ... 1,750 68,718 Other Charges for and incidental to — Prisons and Institutional Upkeep — 14 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 250 15 Assistance to discharged prisoners ... ... [ 20 16 Burial of deceased prisoners... ... ... 50 17 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. ... ... 2,000 18 Compassionate allowance to widow of late W. J. Parkes, gaoler, Timaru ... ... ... 76 19 Equipment and instructional work ... ... 100 20 Forage ... ... ... 25 21 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 4,500 22 Grants to Prisoners'Aid and kindred societies ... 200 23 Gratuities to prisoners on release ... ... 175 24 Locality allowances ... ... ... 500 25 Maintenance of prison buildings ... ... 300 26 Maintenance of prisoners in public hospitals ... 825 27 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties ... ... ... 20 28 Medicines and medical comforts .. ... 650 29 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 225 30 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 600