YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1940.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

(a) Includes refund of salaries of Messengers seconded from Department of Internal Affairs,

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Number I ofPerson8 - VOTE No. . —LEGISLATIVE—continued. | 1939-40. 1938-39. j Subdivision No. II.—House of Representatives. Voted. Expended. SA LA iti i'i iS — jg £ £ 1 1 Second Clerk-Assistant and Reader (£515) (9 months), (£500) (3 months) .. .. .. .. 511 494 1 1 Serjeant-at-Arms .. .. .. .. .. 300 300 1 1 Record Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 380 380 1 1 Accounts Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 380 380 1 1 Bill Clerk and Indexer .. .. .. .. 335 335 1 1 Secretary to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 305 291 1 1 Committee Clerk and Annotator .. .. .. 335 335 1 1 Committee Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 250 250 1 1 Chief Messenger .. .. .. .. .. 350 350 4,4S1 1 1 Assistant Chief Messenger (£300) (10 months), (£295) (2 months) . . .. .. .. . . .. 299 293 1 1 Attendant to Mr. Speaker .. .. .. .. 295 295 1 1 Messenger, Clerk's Office .. .. .. .. 265 265 1 1 Shorthand-typist .. .. .. .. .. 185 180 Allowances to officers performing higher duties .. .. 10 10 Sessional allowance to Messenger, Clerks' Office .. .. 25 25 Special allowance to Chief Messenger .. .. .. 15 15 Non-permanents. £ Allowances to Sessional Messengers .. .. 640 Extra Clerks .. .. .. .. 1,145 Extra Committee Reporting .. .. .. 100 Extra Messengers .. .. .. ..(a) 6,000 1 1 Office Assistant and Attendant on Mr. Speaker .. 270 Sessional allowance to Office Assistant and Attendant on Mr. Speaker .. .. .. 25 1 1 Stores Accounting Officer .. .. .. 270 1 •. Messenger (detailed to Chairman of Committees and special duties) .. .. .. .. 250 16 15 Sessional allowance to Messenger detailed to Chairman of Committees .. .. .. 15 8,715 7,020 5,003 12,955 11,218 9,484 Other Charges fob and incidental to — — Allowance to Speaker, House of Representatives.. .. 100 100 100 Allowance to Clerk, House of Representatives .. .. 100 Bonus to sessional employees .. .. .. .. 1,068 790 1,168 Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. 21 Interpreting and translating .. .. .. .. 25 25 25 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. 60 60 3 Photographic shield .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 3 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 600 600 560 Telephone exchange, Parliament Buildings (installation of) 100 100 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. .. 460 460 431 2,559 2,160 2,290 Total—Subdivision No. II .. ., 15,514 13,378 11,774 Subdivision No. III.—Law Drafting Office. Salaries— 1 1 Counsel to Law Drafting Office .. . . .. 1,250 1,250 ' Bill Drafting Department— 1 1 Law Draftsman .. .. .. .. .. 1,100 1,050 Assistant Law Draftsmen— £ 1 (£800) .. .. .. .. 800 1 (£700) .. .. .. ..700 4,565 3 3 1 (£500) .. .. .. .. 500 2,000 1,900 1 1 Clerical and General: Typiste and Office Assistant .. 265 265 —— Allowance to Compiler of Statutes .. .. 100 100 6 6 1 4,715 4,565 4,565