THE ESTIMATES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13796, 8 July 1908, Page 7

THE ESTIMATES.

1 PRINCIPAL ITEMS. 8 SOME IMPORTANT WORKS. s , .;.. _ ' .;- , : ; ; -, > [BY TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Tuesday. t The following are items in the Estimates of general interest: — The usual contribution of £3000 is to be ; voted for the New Zealand University. The amount for payment of members of both Houses is £28,500, the amount expended & last vear being £29,407. The salary of .. the High Commissioner is set down at £2000. The annual contribution to, the Civil Service Superannuation Fund is e £20,000. The salaries of the judge and ~ members of the Arbitration Court are set e down at £2800. The printing of Hansard last year cost £5150. The £10,000 subsidy to the Canadian steam trade service t is being renewed. Another £100 is to be 6 voted on account of the Franco-British Exhibition. Tourist Department: Advertising and t purchase of books, photographs, pictures, ,- distribution of pamphlets, books, , etc., £5000; importation and distribution cf game and fish, £500. '" Public Buildings: Government House, '» 'Auckland, £600; Parliamentary Build- * ings, £2500; temporary losidence for the Governor and staff, £2800; Departmental Buildings, £8500. Election Expenses: Expenses of general £ election, £20,000; licensing poll, £10,000; preparing and printing rolls, £9500. Miscellaneous: The sum of £100 is to . be voted for transferring huia birds from . the mainland to the Barrier Island. The 0 sum of £7730 is to be voted for New Zeas land's portion of the estimated deficiency in the Pacific cable, the cost to the Dominion last session being £6103. The Do--0 minion Day medals for school children ; . cost £1000. The sum of £5000 is to be voted for the Seddon Memorial (cost of grave and monuments). Fifteen hundred pounds is to be voted for travelling allow, ances of Ministers, and £1250 for their 8 ! travelling expenses; £1250 is also pro--0 ■ vided for the travelling allowances and expenses of private secretaries to Ministers. Fourteen thousand pounds is to be 0 voted for the recent Easter volunteer rj manoeuvres. Amongst other defence .items are ordinance ammunition £10,000, small arms, ammunition and cordite, £20,000. The working expenses of Government j steamers are set down at £18,000. The i expenses of the training ship Amokura T last year were £5240, and £5200 is to be ' voted this year. A vote of £25,000 is to be taken for grass seed for Crown, lands and settlers. The inquiry at the Te c Oranga Home cost £285. t Educational: The following grants to a university colleges have been made:-— Auckland University College (commerce 1 and mining), £2000; Victoria College (law 1 I and science), £2000; Canterbury College - j (engineering); £2000 Otogo University 8 j (mining, medicine, dental, and veterinary - j science), £2300. Sir Geo. Grey scholar- - i ships, one to each university college ; (science), £200; research scholarships, inj eluding fees, material, apparatus, travelling ! expenses, etc., £600. 8 j State Coal Mines: The sum of a £20,000 is set . down for the de- " ! velopment of State coal, mines. Other „ i Hems are as follows: —Establishment and } I maintenance of depots: Christchurch, J £7000; Dunedin, £5000; Wanganui, 9 j £3000; Wellington, £9000. ' The vote for t I the extension of the railway at Point Elizabeth colliery is £30,000; f i houses ) for em- -'■ '. ployees and building expensed, £1000; payment of royalty to the Greymouth Harbour -. Board on State coal sold to th© public, 3 £2333 Point Elizabeth colliery expenses, 3 £190,000; postage and telegrams, £500; t | printing and stationery, £300: purchase of f i firewood and necessaries incidental to the j working of the depots, £5000 i Seddonviile j colliery expenses, £50,000; Workmen's la--8 ! stitute, Ruuanga, £100. The Point Eliza- * ] beth colliery expenses ta»t year were 3 i £136.961. and the Seddonville colliery ex- - ! por.ses £34,966. i AUCKLAND ITEMS. , 3 i The following are amongst the Auckland 1 votes :—Compassionate allowance to the * widow of the late Sapper Thomas Doyle 1 (killed through accidental burns at Devonf portion August 18, 1907), £400; erecting " a bridge over the railway at th© Forest 1 Reserve, near Kaitoke, £250; Manaroa ■ township drainage, £300; Opotiki Agri- ' cultural and Pastoral Association (subsidy towards the improvement of show ground), £100; Papakura Domain improvement, £25; snagging Piako River, £600 Tokatoka Swamp Road and drain, subsidy, £100; Whangamarino drain (taking levels and reporting as to scheme of drainage), - £100; Waikato Sanatorium, maintenance, 3 £5000, other - items in connection with same, £1850 (including £500 for Karere .. tree planting station); subsidy, Alexandra Convalescent Home, Ellerslie, £1000; ' Waic-tapu tree planting station and exten- '' sion, £2500 (£1309 expended last year). , In addition to these, a number of last year's votes which were not expended are re voted. '» .' ~ ....... "