DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS —continued.

(a) Officer oil loan to Centennial Branch, Department of Internal Affairs.

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Number of Persona 193o — 39« VOTE No. . —LEGISLATIVE—continued. 1939-40. . 19.89-401938 -39 . . _ . . . Voted. Expended. subdivision No. III. —Law Drafting Office —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —■ £ £ £ Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, 1931 26 26 26 Office requisites, printing and stationery, postages, and contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 40 40 19 Purchase of law reports and other publications .. .. 50 50 38 Taxi-hire .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 5 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. .. .. 50 50 52 181 181 140 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 4,896 4,746 4,705 Subdivision No. IV. —■General Assembly Library. Salaries— Library — 1 1 Chief Librarian and Controller Dominion Archives .. 765 765 1 1 First Assistant .. .. .. .. .. 540 515 4 4 4 Senior Assistants : 1 (£350), 1 (£335) (7 months), £ 2 (£280) .. .. .. .. .. 1,106 4 4 4 Junior Assistants (£180 to £230) .. .. 802 1,908 1,892 1 1 1 Stack Room Supervisor (£290) (1 month) .. .. 16 280 j> 4,542 3 2 3 Attendants (£180 to £260) .. .. .. .. 626 434 111 Binder (£325) (1 month), (£305) (10 months) .. .. 292 325 111 Shorthand-typiste and Office Assistant .. .. 185 165 Non-permanents. 1 1 Senior Assistant .. .. .. .. .. 255 1 1 1 Junior Assistant .. .. .. .. .. 155 92 18 16 4,742 4,468 4,542 Other Charges for and incidental to — Binding books .. .. .. .. .. 750 750 858 Grant to Library Fund .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,250 1,250 Newspapers, other publications, printing and stationery, and insurance of books .. .. .. .. 200 200 153 Postage, freights, and cartage .. .. .. 100 100 45 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Salaries : First Assistant .. .. (a) 540 2,300 2,300 2,306 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 7,042 6,768 6,848 Subdivision No. V. —Hansard. Salaries— Hansard— 1 1 Chief Hansard Reporter .. .. .. .. 550 550 9 8 9 Reporters : 1 (£615) (9 months), (£450) (3 months), 6 (£475) (9 months), (£450) (3 months), 1 (£450) (3 months), 1 (£415) (9 months) .. .. .. .. 3,810 3,600 1 1 Supervisor .. .. .. .. .. .. 550 500 1 1 Assistant Supervisor .. .. .. .. .. 375 350 1 1 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 240 V 5,569 1 1 Committee Reporter (5 months) . . .. .. 135 125 Non-permanents. 6 6 Hansard typists (during session only): 6 (£215) (5 months) 540 300 „ Extra reporting .. .. .. .. .. 63 63 20 19 — 6,273 5,728 5,569