MESSAGE No. 7.

His Excellency the Officer administering the Government forwards to the House of Representatives a Return of the names of persons who have since the Ist of June, 1850, been appointed to offices in the Department of Customs of New Zealand, distinguishing the offices to which they have been appointed, the respective amounts of their present salaries, the amounts of such salaries prior to the appointments of the present holders, and the periods of previous seivice of such officers in the same Department. Also a Return of the names of persons who have received appointments in the Post Office Department within the four years last past having salaries exceeding <£200 per annum, as set forth in a Resolution dated the 27th ultimo, requesting that the House might be furnished with such Returns. R. H. Wynyard. Government House, Auckland, 24th June, 1854.

NEW ZEAL CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

———— —-— ———- * ■ " ~~ ~~ Amount of i Amount of Name. Description of Ofi:ce. present Sala,y. previous Salai AUCKLAND— , lOA «, aw Mr. Peter Bourke .. .. A ssistant Clerk .. .. £ 20 per annum 5s. per dierr " A. H. Spicer .. .. Assistant Clerk .. .. '*0 ditto « Shirley Hill .. .. Extra Clerk .. .. 120 ditto No appoint « Daniel Berry .. Tidewater .. .. 10" d tto 5s. per chen « Edward Bull . . .. Acting Locker .. .. > 20 ditto No appointm " G. M. Mitford.. .. Sub-Collector, Kawhia.. 150 ditto oi'W " F. D. Ftnton .. .. Sub-Collector, Kaipara.. 150 ditto ditto " E. Catchpool ., .. First Landing Waiter .. 200 ditto £lf!0 per ann "C.Sharp .. .. Tide Surveyor .. .. 200 ditto No appointm " W. Seed .. .. Clerk & Warehouse-keeper 160 ditto 130 per ann, " D.Johnstone.. .■ Second Landing Waiter.. >32 ditto o appointm •• C.Ward .. .. Locker >00 ditto 100 per arm, « ({.Bannister.. .. Second Clerk .. .. >00 ditto No appointm " W. Eades .. .. Clerk & Warehouse-keeper 160 ditto 130 per ann "C.E.Cooper.. .. Ditto >30 dido ditto " D. S. Fwire .. .. Sub-Collector, Whanganni Nil No appointm " C. C. Des Voeux .. Ditto ditto 140 per annum jNU NELSON— " E.H.Blackwood .. Collector .. .. 200 ditto 2C0 per ann, " A. II. Spicer .. .. Clerk & Warehouse-keeper 90 d.tto No appom n PORT VICTORIA— lon " W. J. W. Hamilton .. Collector .. .. 200 ditto 180 per anni " J. Macaithy .. .. Landing Waiter .. 180 ditto No appointm " Wm. Eades .. .. Landing Waiter .. 180 ditto 180 per ann " J. Parsons .. .. Tide Surveyor .. Nil No appo.ntn " C. E Cooper .. .. Clerk & Warehouse-keeper 130 ditto « ltt0 " H.G. Gouland .. Sub-Collector, Akaroa .. 180 ditto ditto OTAGO— " Charles Logie.. .. I Collector .. •• P ei 31111 January 15xh, 1854.

A RETURN of the Number of Persons who have been appointed to Offices in this Departmen the 1st June, 1850 distinguishing the Offices to which they have been appointed, the respective amounts of their present Salaries, and the amounts of such salaries prior to the appo of the present holders, and the periods of previous service of such Officers in the Department.

Date of Appointment. Periods of previous Service in the same Department. 1st June, 1853 Nil. 1st March, 1854 Clerk, Warehouse-keeper, and Locker at Nelson, from 24th January, 1852, to 28th February, 1854. 1st September, 1853 Employed at 5s per diem, from second June, 1853, to 31st August, 1853. 1st July, 1853 NiL 18th May, 1854 Nil. 7th February, 1854 Acting as second Landing Waiter and Tide Surveyor, from 5th October, 1850, to 30th September, 1852. 1st January, 1854 Nil. 18th August, 1851 Warehouse-keeper, at £100 per annum, from 4ih July, 1848. 1st August, 1851 Boarding Officer, at £100 per annum, fsom 1st February, 1848. 1st July, 1853 Nil. 1st August, 1851 Tidewater, at £80 per annum, from 17th December, 1849. 9th December, 1851 Nil. 19th February, 1851 Messenger, at Is. 6d. per diem, from 4th February, 1848. 18th August, 1851 Nil. 15th January, 1852 Nil. 29th October, 1851 Nil. 14th October, 1853 Nil. 14th October, 1853 Nil. 26th January, 1852 Nil. 6th June, 1851 Nil. 18th August, 1851 Sub-Collector, at Otago, from 5th April, 1848. 30th September, 1851 Locker, at Wellington, from 6th July, 1845. 13th March, 1852 Is also Harbour Master and Emigration Officer, at a salary of £100 per annum, 1st August, 1853 Same appointment at Wellington, from 15th January, 1852. ] 2th August, 1851 Sub-Collector, at Port Victoria, from 9th August, 1849. 14th October, 1853 Sub-Collector, at Nelson, from 1st July, 1849. (Signed) CHARLES KNIGHT, Auditor-General.

NEW ZEALAND POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

A RETURN of the Names of persons who have received appointments in this Depart nent within th period of four years last past, having salaries exceeding £20) per annum, and the respective period of previous service of such Officers in the Department. Name. Date of appointment. Salary. Period of previous "ervice in the Departmen The Hon. H. W. Petre 1st August, IS53. £500 per annum. Nil. (Signed) CHARLES KNIGHT, June 15th, 18.34. ' Auditor-General.