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EXPENDITURE OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND FOR THE TWO MONTHS ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1864.

Superintendent's Department—

Superintendent ........................... £100 0 0
Clerk to ditto ........................... 46 13 4
Assistant to ditto ....................... 25 0 0
Messenger ................................ 25 0 0
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£196 13 4

Treasury—

Provincial Treasurer ..................... 59 12 8
Accountant ............................... 25 0 0
Clerk .................................... 33 6 8
Collector of Jetty Dues .................. 33 6 8
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£151 6 0

Provincial Council Department—

Clerk to Council ......................... 17 10 0
Printing ................................. 150 15 0
Expenses of Country Members .............. 301 0 0
Contingencies ............................ 108 4 5
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£577 9 5

Provincial Solicitor ..................... 50 0 0

Provincial Auditor ....................... 58 6 8
Deputy ditto ............................. 8 6 8
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£66 13 4

Pound Keeper ............................. 10 16 8

Waste Lands Department—

Chief Commissioner ....................... 58 6 8
Clerk to ditto ........................... 44 3 4
Crown Grant Clerk ........................ 40 0 0
Woodrangers .............................. 10 0 0
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£152 10 0

Survey Department—

Chief Surveyor ........................... 75 0 0
3 Assistant Surveyors .................... 50 0 0
5 Sub-assistant ditto .................... 208 6 8
Clerk .................................... 81 1 5
2 Draughtsmen, 1 at £275, and 1 at £225 .. 83 6 8
Survey Parties ........................... 683 11 0
Instruments .............................. 240 16 5
Office fittings .......................... 5 10 0
Contingencies ............................ 28 6 11
Lithographic Printer ..................... 58 0 4
Ditto expenses ........................... 25 0 0
Messenger ................................ 25 0 0
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£1,522 6 1

Engineer's Department—

Provincial Engineer ...................... 66 13 4
2 Assistant Engineers, 2½ months ......... 100 0 0
2 Inspectors, at £250 .................... 104 3 4
Draughtsman .............................. 33 6 8
Clerk .................................... 33 6 8
Travelling expenses ...................... 17 9 0
Contingencies ............................ 19 16 0
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£374 15 0

Telegraph Department—

Director ................................. 41 13 4
Operators ................................ 66 13 4
2 Messengers ............................. 30 8 10
Travelling expenses ...................... 4 3 0
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£142 18 6

Jetties and Wharves Department—

Wharfinger, Invercargill Jetty ........... 45 16 8
Warehouse Clerk .......................... 36 13 4
Office ditto ............................. 33 6 8
Platform ditto ........................... 33 6 8
Jetty Clerks ditto ....................... 60 0 0
Overseer of Truckmen ..................... 30 0 0
Truckmen ................................. 165 15 0
Repairs to Rolling Stock, Oil, &c., ...... 49 3 6
Contingencies ............................ 12 10 0
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£466 11 10

Carry forward ............................ £3,712 0 2