APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1915.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1914 Session I, B-07

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1914-1915. NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1915.

INDEX.

1914-1915.

Page Aooidenb lnsuranoe Account .. .. .. 164 Adjutant-General's Branch .. .. 91 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. .. 169 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. 167 Advances to Workers Branoh .. .. .. 168 Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce .. .. 128 Audit Office .. .. .. .. 65 Bankruptcy .. .." .. ..46 Carriage of Mails by Railway .. .. 31 Civil List .. .. .. .. 5 Clerk of Exeoutive Counoil .. .. 60 Commerce .. .. .. .. 129 Conveyance of Inland Mails .. .. 30 Conveyance of Mails by Sea .. .. 30 Cook Islands Administration .. .. ..88 Coroners .. .. .. , 49 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. ..48 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 45 Customs Offices and Services .. .. .. 100 Customs: Miscellaneous .. .. .. 102 Defence Department .. .. 91 Dominion Laboratory .. .. ..69 Education Department: Head Offioe .. .. 139 Education : Miscellaneous Servioes .. .. 151 Education of the Blind .. .. .. 145 Electoral .. .. .. ..67 Elementary Education .. .. .. 141 Finance Departments .. .. 20 Friendly Societies Office .. .. 21 General Expenses, Legislative Departments .. 18 General Staff Branch .. .. 95 Geological Survey Branch of the Mines Department .. 58 Government Acoident Insurance Account .. .. 164 Government Domains .. .. 41 Government Life Insurance Acoount .. .. 162 Government Steamers .. .. .. 110 High Commissioner .. .. .. 67 Home for Defectives .. .. 77 Hospitals and Charitable Aid and Publio Health .. 84 House of Representatives .. .. 17 Income-tax .. .. .. 23 Industrial Schools .. .. .. .. 147 Infant Life Protection .. .. .. 144 Inspection of Maohinery and Survey of Ships .. 109 Insurance, Government Life, Acoount .. .. 162 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. 6 Internal Affairs Office .. .. 61 Internal Affairs : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 89 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 44 Justice : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 49 Labour Department .. .. .. 113 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. .. 55 Land for Settlements Account '.. .. .. 158 Lands and Survey Department".. ... .. 116 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services .. 119 Land-tax.. .. .. .. ..23 Legislative Council .. .. .. .. 17 Legislative : General Expenses .. .. 18 Life lnsuranoe Acoount .. .. .. 162 Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. .. 47 Maintenance and Improvement of Roads .. .. 41 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 31 Manual and Teohnical Instruction .. .. 142 Marine, Harbours, and Inspection of Maohinery .. 104 Marine: Miscellaneous Servioes .. .. no

Pagst Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 72 Messengers and Office-keepers .. .. 63 Meteorological Office .. .. ~ 107 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 57 Mines : Miscellaneous Servioes .. .. .. 58 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. 63. Miscellaneous Services— Customs .. .. .. .. 102 Education .. .. .. .. 151 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 89 Justice .. .. .. .. 49 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 119 Marine .. .. .. .. no Mines .. .. .. .. 58 Native .. .. .. .. 43* Police .. .. .. .. 53 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. 31 Treasury .. .. .. .. 25 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 68 National Provident and Friendly Sooieties Office .. 21 Native Department .. .. .. .. 42 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. 170 Native Schools .. .. .. .. 143 Native : Miscellaneous Servioes .. .. 43 Naval Defence .. .. 25 Otekaike Home .. .. .. .. 146 Patent Office .. .. .. .. 45 Pensions Department .. .. .. 24 Permanent Charges .. .. .. ... 6 Physical Training and Junior Cadets .. .. 150 Police .. .. .. .. 51 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 53 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. .. 26 Post and Telegraph : Miscellaneous Services .. 31 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 70 Prisons .. .. .. ..'■-- .. 50 Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads 39 Publio Health .. .. .. ..84 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 83 Public Trustee's Acoount ... .. .. 160 Quartermaster-General's Branch .. ..96 Railways Department .. .. .. 34 Rates on Crown Lands .. .. 22 Rates on Native Lands .. .. 22 Registrar-General .. .. .. .. 66 Scenery Preservation Account .. .. .. 157 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. .. 151 School for the Deaf .. .. .. .. 145 Secondary and Higher Education .. .. 142 Speoial Acts of the Legislature .. .. J 3 Special Schools for Girls .. .. .. 147 Stamp Department .. .. .. .. 54 State Advances Account .. .. .. 167 State Coal-mines Acoount .. .. .. 155 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. .. 165 State Forests Account .. .. .. 153 Supreme Court .. .. .. .. 46 Survey of Ships .. .. .. ; .. 109 Teohnioal Instruction .. .. .. 142 Tourists .. .. .. .. .. 77 Training Colleges and Training of Teaohers .. 143 Treasury Department .. .. 20 Treasury: Miscellaneous .. .. 25 Valuation .. .. .. ~ 126 Wardens' Courts .. .. .. .. 48 Weather Reporting Office .. .. .. 107 Working Railways Department .. 34

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1914-1915.

SUMMARY.

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Page. 191 Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts. EBVBNUE ACCOUNT. £ Permanent Appeopeiations— Civil List 24,300 3,059,069 1,400,957 5 6 13 Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature 4,484,326 17 20 Annual Appropriations—. Class I. —Legislative Departments Class II.—Departments of Finance Class III.—Post and Telegraph Department Class IV.—Working Eailways Department Class V.—Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Eoads 40,757 201,851 26 34 1,240,634 3,031,504 39 122,360 25,241 42 Class VI.—Native Department Class VII.—Justice Department Class VIII.—Mines Department 44 57 60 451,206 36,468 486,624 91 100 Class IX.—Department of Internal Affairs Class X.—Defence Department Class XL—Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments Class XII.—Department of Labour Class XIII.—Department of Lands and Survey Class XIV.—Department of Agriculture, In- . dustries, and Commerce 512,328 172,277 28,878 254,124 113 116 128 220,102 1,255,871 139 Class XV.—Education Department 8,080,225 Total—Eevenue Account 12,564,551 OTHEE ACCOUNTS. 153 155 157 158 160 162 164 STATE FOEESTS ACCOUNT ... STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT SCENEBY PEESEEVATION ACCOUNT ... LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT ... PUBLIC TEUSTEE'S ACCOUNT... GOVEENMENT INSUEANCE ACCOUNT ... GOVEENMENT ACCIDENT INSUEANCE ACCOUNT STATE FIEE INSUEANCE ACCOUNT NEW ZEALAND STATE - GUAEANTEED ADVANCES ACCOUNTADVANCES to Settlees Beanch Advances to Workees Branch 31,609 268,810 11,163 12,437 42,929 73,319 166 7,585 23,081 167 168 345,029 119,520 169 170 Advances to Local Authorities Branch NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT... 115,750 1,665

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CIVIL LIST.

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1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. & £ £ [is Excellency the Governor 5,000 2,000 7,000 Istablishment of the General Government 9,300 1,000 10,300 'or Native Purposes 7,000 7,000 Total—Civil List 14,300 10,000 24,300 TOTAL CIVIL LIST :24,300

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PERMANENT CHARGES.

1914-15. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. £ £ District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885-86— Interest on £40,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 1,600 Native Land Purchase Act, 1892— Interest on £125,000 @ 3f per cent., 30 April and 31 October 4,688 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £ 2,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and30 September 80 Interest on 398,000 „ 3-J- per cent., 31 March and 30 September 13,930 14,010 £400,000 The Hutt Baihvay and Hoad Improvement Acts, 1905, 1907, and'1910 — Interest on £ 42,590 @ 3-J- per cent., 1 February and 1 August 1,491 Interest on 217,000 ,, 3J percent., 1 May and 1 November 7,595 Interest on 12,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 480 Interest on 17,300 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 692 Interest on 12,600 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 504 Interest on 5.,190 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December 208 10,970 £306,680 The Maori Land Settlement Acts, 1905 and 1907 — Interest on £173,900 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 6,956 Interest on 75,650 ,, 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,648 9,604 £249,550 The Goal-mines Act, 1908— Interest on £ 40,000 @ 3| per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 1,400 Interest on 135,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 5,063 £175,000 6,463 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account... 6,463 The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908— Advances to Settlers — Interest on £185,000 @ 3 \ per cent., 1 June and 1 December ' 6,475 Interest on 57,900 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,316 Interest on 100,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 4,000 £342,900 12,791 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office ... ... ... 12,791 Advances to Workers — Interest on £15,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 600 Interest on 25,000 ,, 3-J per cent., 1 June and 1 December 875 £40,000 1,475 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office ... ... ... 1,475

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-15. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. Vhe New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910— Advances to Settlers — Interest on £1,675,000 @ 3-| per cent,, 1 January and 1 July... Interest on 867,300 ,, 3f per cent., 1 July (half-year only) Interest on 275,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 750,000 „ 3f per cent., 23 April and 23 October Interest on 102,400 ,, 4 percent., 1 February and 1 August £ 58,625 15,178 11,000 28,125 4,096 £ £3,669,700 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office 117,024 117,024 Advances to Workers — Interest on £530,000 @ 3-J- per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 750,000 ,, 3J per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... Interest on 7,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 750,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 18,550 13,125 280 30,000 £2,037,000 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office 61,955 61,955 Land for Settlements Branch — Interest on £ 99,000 @ 3-J- per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 64,850 ,, 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 210,000 ,, per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... Interest on 12,350 ,, 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 21,500 ,, 3f per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 8,000 ,, 3| per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 61,300 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 30,600 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 144,815 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 95,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 15,300 ,, Sf per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 741,066 ,, 3J per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on 73,700 ,, 3J per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on 34,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 210,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 3,465 2,269 3,675 463 806 280 2,452 1,224 5,792 3,800 574 27,790 2,579 1,360 8,400 £1,821,481 Amount to be recovered from Land for Settlements Account 64, 929 64,929 Native Land Settlement Bratich — Interest on £80,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October. ... Amount to be recovered from the Native Land Settlement Account 3,000 3,000 Guaranteed Mining Advances Branch — Interest on £10,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Amount to be recovered from the Mining Advances Account 400 400 Vhe Government Railways Act, 1908— Railways Improvements Authorization Acts, 1904-7 — Interest on £ 68,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 5,300 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 1,600 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 47,500 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December Interest on 75,000 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June (half-year only) ... Interest on 110,000 ,, 3£ per cent., 30 June and 31 December 2,724 212 64 1,900 1,500 3,850 10,250 £307,500

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-15. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. The Government Railways Act, 1908 — £ Finance Act, 1909— Interest on £ 1,200 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 48 Interest on 50,000 „ 3J per cent., 30 June and 31 December 1,750 Interest on 23,800 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 952 £ 2,750 £75,000 The Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910— Interest on £11,150 @ 3| per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 391 Interest on 50,350 „ 3| per cent., 1 February and 1 August 1,762 Interest on 15,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 563 Interest on 85,030 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 3,402 Interest on 3,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 120 To provide for further issues during year ... ... 600 6,838 £164,530 Land for Settlements Act, 1908— Interest on £62,000 @ 3$ per cent., 1 April and 1 October... 2,170 Interest on 10,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 400 Interest on 126,075 „ 3£ per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 4,412 Interest on 10,650 ,, 3£ per cent., 1 February and 1 August 373 Interest on 1,412,435 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 56,498 Interest on 84,300 ,, 4 per cent., 1 July (half-year only) 1,686 Interest on 77,000 ,, 4 per cent., 15 March and 15 September 3,080 Interest on 761,060 „ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 30,442 Interest on 128,300 ,, 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September 5,132 Interest on 143,500 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 5,740 Interest on 154,700 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 6,188 Interest on 27,000 ,, 3J per cent., 1 May and 1 November 945 Interest on 281,500 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June (half-year only) 5,630 Interest on 7,700 „ 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July 289 £3,286,220 122,985 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account 122,985 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 — Interest on £2,101,300 @ 3£ per cent., 1 March and 1 September 73,546 Interest on 50,000 „ 3£ per cent., 1 June and 1 December 1,750 75,296 2,151,300 Local Bodies Loans Amendment Act, 1908— Sinking Fund payable under Section 10 600 New Zealand Consols Act, 1908— Interest on £ 6,845 @ 3£ per cent., 1 February and 1 August 240 Interest on 469,147 „ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 18,766 19,006 £475,992 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862— Interest on £15,100 @ 6 per cent., 30 June and 31 December 906 Sinking Fund on £15,100 @ 1 per cent. ... ... 151 1,057 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 — Interest on £266,300 @ 5 per cent., 15 July (half-year only)... 6,658 Sinking Fund on £266,300 @ 1 per cent., 15 January and 15 July (half-year) ••• •■• 1,331 7,989 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 (Colonial issue) — Interest on £13,000 @ 3f per cent., 15 April and 15 October... ... 488

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1914-15, INTEREST AND SINKING FTJHI>—continued. The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870— Interest on £ 8,100 @. 3$ per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 16,900 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 75,000 „ 3| per cent., 15 April and 15 October £ 284 676 2,813 £ 3,773 £100,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870— Interest on £ 7,000 @ 4J per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 20,900 „ 3f per cent., 15 April, and 15 October 315 784 £27,900 1,099 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873— Interest on £54,700 @ 5 per cent., 15 May and 15 November Interest on 6,000 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October ... Interest on 10,800 ,, 4 per cent., 15 May (half-year only) ... 2,735 240 216 3,191 £71,500 Neio Zealand Consolidated Inscribed Stock (London issue) — Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November— On £3,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 ... On 1,500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 ... On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 ... On 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Act 1882 On 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 ... On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions On 6,263,811 Second series of Conversions On 4,688,444 Third series of Conversions On 4,557,047 Sixth series of Conversions On 512,000 Expenses of Conversions and Eaising Loans On 100,000 additional to £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 On 218,000 for Redemptions On further issues, say 120,000 60,000 62,712 40,000 40,000 214,848 250,553 187,538 182,282 20,480 4,000 8,720 5,000 £29,778,302 1,196,133 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 9,353 Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 February and 1 August— On £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 On 600,000 additional to £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 On 1,890,821 Conversions £3,500,000 Loan, October, 1913 On 3,544,398 Conversions £4,500,000 Loan, January 1914 ■ On 375,000 Bank of New Zealand Act, 1913... On 100,000 part Charges and Expenses £3,000,000 Loan, 1913 On further issues, say 1 . l 120,000 24,000 75,633 141,776 15,000 4,000 25,000 1,186,780 £9,510,219 405,409 258,068 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 147,341 Interest @ 3| per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July— On £2,768,000 Fourth series of Conversions ... On 717,068 Fifth series of Conversions On 1,036,000 Seventh series of Conversions ... On 12,947,541 for Conversions On 85,323 Expenses of Conversions and Raising Loans 96,880 25,097 36,260 453,164 2,986

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1914-15 INTEEEST AND SINKING FUND— continued. The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 —continued. Neiv Zealand Consolidated Inscribed Stock (London issue)—continued. £ Interest @ 3| per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July— contd. On £15,000 Naval Defence Act, 1909 ... ... 525 On further issues, say ... • • • • • • l> 000 £17,568,932 615,912 Amount to be recovered from other accounts... ■ ... 71,340 544,572 Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October— On £2,750,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan ... 82,500 On 240,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan ... 7,200 On 2,500,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Loan ... . . ... 75,000 On 759,000 for Conversion, Aid to Public Works ... 22,770 On 3,368,616 for Conversions ... ... ... 101,058 On 42,364 for Expenses ... ... ... 1,271 £9,659,980 289,799 Amount to be recovered from other accounts ... 91,775 198,024 New Zealand Consolidated Debenture Stock (Colonial issue) — Interest payable— On £194,200 @ 3f per cent., 1 February and 1 August ... 7,282 On 550,500 „ 3-| per cent., 1 March and 1 September ... 19,268 £744,700 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Ad, 1896— Interest on £200,000 @ 3| per cent., 15 February and 15 August 26,550 7,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900 — Interest on £ 500 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 20 Interest on 56,500 ,, 3f per cent., 1 May and 1 November 1,977 Interest on 95,100 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 3,804 Interest on 200,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... 3,500 £352,100 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901— Interest on £62,800 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December... 2,512 Interest on 8,100 ,, 3f per cent., 1 June and 1 December... 304 Interest on 2,500 ,, 3| per cent., 1 June and 1 December... 88 Interest on 300 „ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 12 Interest on 32,600 ,, 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 1,141 Interest on 117,700 „ 3£ per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... 2,060 9,301 6,117 £224,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1902— Interest on £339,800 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December 13,592 Interest on 128,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 June and 1 December 4,800 18,392 £467,800 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903— Interest on £499,800 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 19,992 Interest on 61,525 ,, 3 J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,153 Interest on 30,000 ,, 3J per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... 525 Interest on 224,865 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 8,995 Interest on 25,000 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June (half-year only) 500 32,16, £841,190

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. 1914-15. The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904— Interest on £565,500 @ 3£ per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... Interest on 565,500 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August £ 9,897 22,620 £ £1,131,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905— Interest on £710,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 32,517 28,400 Aid to Pitblic Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906— Interest on £389,600 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 561,750 ,, 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 8,650 „ 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 15,584 19,661 325 35,570 £960,000 Aid to Pitblic Works and Land Settlement Act, 1907 — Interest on £800,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 200,000 „ 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 32,000 7,000 39,000 £1,000,000 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1908— Interest on £ 50,000 @ 3+ per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 100,000 „ 3| per cent., 1 July (half-year only)... 1,750 1,750 £150,000 The Aid to Pitblic Works and Land Settlement Act, 1910— Interest on £189,100 @ 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 3,500 6,618 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1911— Interest on £ 50,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 1,226,000 ,, 3$ per cent., 1 July (half-year only) Interest on 50,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 49,000 „ 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 25,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December 1,875 21,455 1,750 1,837 1,000 £1,400,000 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1912— Interest on £175,300 @ 3f per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 30,700 „ 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October 6,574 1,228 27,917 7,802 £206,000 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, J 913 — Interest on £1,025,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 11,004 The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908— Interest on £200,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 7,500 27ms Public Works Act, 1908— Paeroa-Waihi Baihvay — Interest on £86,250 @ 3 per cent., 31 March and 30 September 2,588 Waikaka Branch Baihvay — Interest on £53,476 @ 3 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 1,604 The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908— Interest on £40,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 May and 1 November... Interest on 20,000 „ 3f per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 14,000 ,,4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November On further issues, say 1,400 750 560 100 2,810 £74,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-15 INTEBBST AND SINKING FUND— continued. £ Wellington and Manawatu Railway Purchase Act, 1908— Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 March 1 September ... 20,000 The Finance Act, 1909— Interest on £237,400 @ 2,\ per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 8,309 The Naval Defence Act, 1909— £ Interest on £953,500 @ 3£ per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 33,372 Interest on 433,500 „ 8| per cent., 1 July (half-year only) ... 7,586 Sinking Fund on £1,698,500 @ 4 per cent. ... ... 67,940 £1,387,000 108,898 The Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910— Sinking Fund on £76,000,000 169,404 Irrigation and Water-supply Act, 1913 — Interest on £35,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 1,400 On further issues, say ••• ••• 600 2,000 The Public Revenues Act, 1910— Reserve Fund Securities — Interest on £800,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 February and 1 August 28,000 Treasury Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 December, say ... 15,000 The Waihou and Ohmemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910— Interest on £100,000 @ 3J per cent., 1 February and 1 August 3,500 Amount to be recovered from the Waihou and Ohinemuri Bivers Improvement Account ... ... 3,500 The Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910— Interest on £50,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 May and 1 November 1,875 Interest on 165,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 6,600 On further issues, say • ■ • • • ■ l> 000 9,47. Appropriation Act, 1912 (Irrigation and Water-supply Account)— Interest on £10,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 375 Interest on 5,000 ,,4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 200 57. The Land Laius Amendment Act, 1913 — Interest on £8,000 @ 4£ per cent., 22 January and 22 July... 340 Interest on 19,100 ,, 4J per cent., 30 March and 30 September 812 Interest on 20,000,, 4 J per cent., 31 March and 30 September 850 Interest on 166,000 ,, 4£ per cent., 30 Marchand30 September 7,470 Interest on 73,000,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 2,920 On further issues, say ••• ••• 4,000 £286,100 16,392 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account ... ••• •■• 16,392 The Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 — Interest on £48,500 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 1,940 On further issues, say ••• ••• 10,000 11,940 Amount to be recovered from the Native Land Settlements Account ... ... ■•• 11,940

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-15. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913— £ Interest on £5,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August ... 200 On further issues, say ... ... 1,000 £ 1,200 Amount to be recovered from the Hauraki Plains Account 1,200 The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913— Interest on £10,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 400 The Mining Amendment Act, 1913 — Interest on £5,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 200 On further issues, say ... ... 800 1,000 Amount to be recovered from the Mining Advances Account 1,000 Total Inteebst and Sinking Fund 3,059,069 UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Appropriation Act, 1913 — Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 124,500 Auckland University College Act, 1882— Grant in aid 4,000 Civil Service Act, 1908— Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities under Civil Service Act, 1908 35,000 Education Act, 1914— Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of District High Schools Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of ! Public Primary Schools 1,500 500 Manual and Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 7,500 National Scholarships — Grants for scholarships 7,000 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 1,000 University Colleges — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 1,000 Fire Brigades Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 1,300 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 30,000 High Commissioner Act, 1908— Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Acts, 1909, 1910, and 1913— Subsidies payable 205,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908— Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court 2,800 Judicature Amendment Act, 1913— Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court 12,800

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-1 UNDEE SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE— continued. Land Act, 1908— " Thirds" and " Fourths "— Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 47,830 Timber and Flax Royalties — One-half of Timber and Flax Eoyalties payable to local authorities 5,670 National Endowment Residue — For Education purposes ... ... £55,139 For Old-age Pensions ... ... 23,631 78,770 Legislature Act, 1908— Payment to Members of both Houses 29,000 Legislative Officers' Salaries — Legislative Council — Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk ... ... ..; Clerk Assistant House of Eepresentatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk Assistant 600 300 650 450 800 500 650 450 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1913 — Salaries of Magistrates 21,500 Warlborough High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid 400 Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances 37 Defence Act, 1909— Pensions and allowances 4,050 Motueka Rarbour Board Act, 1905— Subsidy payable to Board 500 Municipal Corporations Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 23,200 National Provident Fund Act, 1910 — Section 25 3,170 kelson Rarbour Act, 1905— Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments 500 Veto Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874— One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4,500 Vew Zealand Institute Act, 1908— General expenses of Institute 500 Vew Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Public Debts Sinking Funds — Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses 52

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-1 UN DEE SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— continued. Neic Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. New Zealand Consolidated Stock — Charges and expenses of management £ 21,000 New Zealand University Act, 1908— Contribution to University 3,000 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904 — Bents from reserves : Deficiency of 524 Pensions Act, 1913— Military pensions Old-age pensions ... ... £465,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Residue ... 23,631 40,000 Widows pensions 441,369 32,000 Public Revenues Act, 1910— Controller and Auditor-General Claims repayable under sections 16, 29, and 90 ... 1,000 300 Public Revenues Ammendment Act, 1912— Section 5 10,000 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Acts, 1908, 1909, and 1912— Annual contributions — Public Service Superannuation Fund ... ... £48,000 Bail way Superannuation Fund ... ... 25,000 Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... 17,000 90,000 Public Service Act, 1912 — Salaries of Public Service Commissioners 3,300 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908— Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits 2,000 Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872 — Mrs. Ellen McGuire 18 Second Ballot Act, 1908 50 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908— Compensation to owners of condemned stock 14,000 Stock Act, 1908— Compensation for stock destroyed 6,700 Victoria College Act, 1905— Grant in aid 4,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910— Payable under section 17 1,667 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 70,000 Total undeb Special Acts ... ... ... 1,400,957

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1914-15. Interest and Sinking Fund £ ... 3,059,069 Jnder Special Acts ... ! 1,400,957 TOTAL PERMANENT CHABGES ! ... j £4,460,026

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

3—B. 7.

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote 1.—Legislative Council £ £ £ 1,800 1,800 „ 2.—House of Representatives 2,270 8,063 10,333 „ 3.—General Expenses ... 12,588 16,036 28,624 TOTAL OF CLASS I 16,658 14,099 40,757 [tem. 4-15, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. VOTE No. 1. Salaries and other Charges ... £ 1,800 £ Total—Vote No. 1 1,800 HOUSE OF REPEESENTATIVES. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 11 VOTE No. 2. Salaeies— Second Clerk Assistant Sergeant-afc-Arms Eeader and Clerk of Bills and Papers ... Interpreter Record Clerk Chief Messenger Messenger 3 Committee Clerks at £150... Clerk, House Committee • 350 240 210 250 170 265 185 450 150 2,270 2 3 4 Other Charges for and incidental to — Office equipment and telephones Printing and stationery Salary to Mr. H. Otterson, Clerk of House of Representatives for three months, in lieu of leave on retirement after session 300 750 163

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[tern. 1914-15. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES— continued. VOTE No. 2— continued. Other Chabges foe and incidental to — continued. Temporary Assistance — £ Extra clerks ... •■• 1,550 Extra committee reporters ... 200 Extra messengers ... ••• 1,970 Custodian's staff ... ••• 1,850 Orderlies ... ... 1,230 1,750 5,050 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 Total—Vote No. 2 ... 8,063 10,333 GENERAL EXPENSES. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 3B 1 VOTE No. 3. Salaries — Library — Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian 4 Assistants in Library: 1 at £300, 1 at £295, 1 at £220, 1 at £205 Binder for Parliamentary Library ... Attendant Messenger Mailman during session ... ... 575 390 1,020 200 220 ; 190 100 2,695 2 Hansard Staff and Reporters — Chief Reporter 11 Reporters; 7 at £385, 3 at £375, 1 at £300 (8 months) Hansard Supervisor (also Copy Supervisor, Government Printing Office, £260) Hansard Supervisor's Assistant (also Clerk, Government Printing Office, £100) Clerk to Hansard Supervisor, £205 (also Clerk, Government Printing Office, £75) ; Hansard In- • dexer, £125 Committee Reporters: 1 at £240, 1 at £210 (also Typist, Justice Department, £175) Extra assistance for Hansard 625 4,020 240 225 330 450 150 6,040 Miscellaneous Salaries — Officer-in-Charge Parliament Buildings .... Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session Attendants, Officer-in-Charge's stafi: 2 at 11s., 2 at 10s. 6d., and 1 at 9s. per diem 3 Gardeners at 9s. 4d. per diem Gardener 2 Night-watchmen at £174 ... Extra Watchmen (including Guard in grounds) 450 100 951 438 166 348 1,400 3,853 12,588

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[tern. 1914-15. GENERAL EXPENSES— continued. VOTE No. 3— continued. Other Chaegbs foe and incidental to — Advertising Allowance for retired extra clerks and messengers (12 months) Binding books for Library ... Binding of books in offices and lobbies of House of Eepresentatives Bonus to attendants, including watchmen arid attendants at Bellamy's: 44 at £5, 2 at £3 ... Bonus to messengers and orderlies : 40 at £5 Charwomen Cleaning up buildings (two) previous to session Compassionate allowance to widow of late Donald McLeay, watchman Gas, fuel, and electric lighting Grant to Bellamy's Laundry-work for Legislative Department LibraryLibrary contingencies Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plateware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, and furniture, &c, for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings Lithographic work Maintenance of Bellamy's staff during session Newspapers for Library, and carriage for books Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both Houses h Passages of members Printing of Hansard Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers Purchase of and repairs to typewriting-machines ... Purchase and repairs to furniture, purchase of brooms, brushware, soap, towels, linen, matches, tools, coal-buckets, and shovels Purchase of seeds, shrubs, &c. Refreshments supplied to messengers, attendants, and staff on late-sitting nights Refreshments supplied to outside guard ... Translating Acts into Maori Travelling allowances and expenses ... . ... Uniforms for messengers Washing linen, &c.,. for Bellamy's Water-supply Winding and repairing clocks, &c. Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, and chimneysweeping Contingencies, including unforseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 10 4 5 6 7 1,300 350 200 8 226 200 1,100 100 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 50 1,300 200 100 600 100 19 20 21 22 500 100 1,000 100 23 24 25 200 600 5,000 26 27 1,000 50 450 150 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 200 50 25 50 300 150 50 25 150 38 50 Total —Vote No. 3 16,036 28,624 TOTAL OF CLASS I £4i 1,767

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE.

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ 11,874 £ £ 11,874 ote 4.—Treasury Department „ 5.—National Provident and Friendly Societies Office „ 6.—Eates on Crown Lands 3,582 4,848 8,430 250 250 „ 7. —Eates on Native Lands 25 25 „ 8.—Land and Income Tax Department „ 9. —Pensions Department 16,057 13,410 29,467 5,316 5,125 10,441 „ 10. —Naval Defence 100,000 100,000 „ 11.—Treasury: Miscellaneous Services 41,364 41,364 TOTAL OF CLASS II 36,829 165,022 201,851 15. [tem. TRBASUEY DEPARTMENT. Total number of officers 1914-15. ; 56 VOTE No. 4. Salaeies — £ Administrative Division. 1 at £875 (also Superintendent State Advances Office, £100) ... £ 875 Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £525 Class II— . 1 at £460 Class III— 1 at £425 Class IV— 1 at £370 1 at £360 Class V— 1 at £315 2 at £300 2 at £290 . 1 at £275 ... Class VI— 7 at £260 1 at £250 2 at £230 1 at £215 370 360 315 600 580 275 1,820 250 460 215 525 460 425 730 1,770 2,745

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[tern. 1914-15. TBEASDEY DEPARTMENT—cowimMeo!. VOTE No. 4— continued. Salaries— continued. Clerical Division— continued. Class VII— £ 2 at £220 ... ... 440 4 at £210 ... ... 840 1 at £190 ... ... 190 3 at £180 ... ... 540 2 at £150 ... ... 300 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Class VIII— 3 at £110 ... ... 330 lat£95 ... ... 95 5 at £80 .., ... 400 lat£65 ... ... 65 1 at £50 ... ... 50 2 £ £ 1,820 940 9K3 2,820 Cadets' lodging-allowance 940 263 General Division. 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £170 ... ... 170 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £120 ... ... 120 lat£84 ... ... 84 978 12 12 978 1,531 157 !,374 500 11,874 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 12,531 157 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Ace, 1910 12,374 500 Total—Vote No. 4 NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES OFFICE. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 20 VOTE No. 5. Salaries — £ Superintendent and Registrar 600 Professional Division. 480 1 at £480 ... ... ... I Clerical Division. Class V— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £275 (9 months) ... ... 206 Class VI— 1 at £260- ... ... 260 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Class VII— 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £165 (9 months) ... ... 124 1 at £107 ... ... 107 481 490

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

[tern. 191 -15. NATIONAL PEOVIDENT AND FEIBNDLY SOCIETIES OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 5— continued. Salaeies— continued. Clerical Division — continued. Glass VII —continued. £ 2 at £77 ... ... 154 lat£73 ... ... 73 lat£70 ... ... 70 lat£64 ... ... 64 2 at £55 ... ... 110 lat£54 ... ... 54 1 at £50 ... ... 50 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... Special allowance to Cadets 1,161 179 11 Genbeal Division. 180 1 at £180 Other Chakges for and incidental to— Extra clerical assistance Office equipment Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 3,582 2 3 4 450 200 5 7 8 650 200 300 300 50 Miscellaneous — Advertising, lecturing, &c. ... Remuneration to Post and Telegraph officers and agents Maternity expenses paid by National Provident Fund Board during 1913 2,150 9 10 11 1,200 800 698 Total —Vote No. 5 2,698 8,430 EATES ON CEOWN LANDS. VOTE No. 5. Payable under the Crown and Native Lands Eating Acts, including full amounts payable in .respect of security given by local bodies for loans— For current year, including arrears Payment of rates on Crown lands, as provided for in section 122 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 150 100 Total —Vote No. 6 ... 250 BATES ON NATIVE LANDS. VOTE No. 7. Rates on Native Lands 25 !. " 25 Total —Vote No. 7 ... ... { ;_

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

;em. 1914-15. LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPAETMENT. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 77 VOTE No. 8. Salaries— £ Administrative Division. £ 1 at £650 650 Clerical Division. Class II— 1 at £460 ■•■ ..; Class III— 1 at £405 ... . ... Class IV— 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £350 ... 350 1 at £340 ... ... 340 Class V— 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £305 ... ... 305 2 at £290 ... ... 580 3 at £275 ... ... 825 2 at £260 (10 months) ... ... 434 Class VI— 3 at £260 ... ... 780 10 at £245 (1 for 9 months £245, 3 months £230) ... ... 2,447 5 at £230 ... ... 1,150 Class VII— 2 at £225 ... ... 450 6 at £220 ... ... 1,320 4 at £210 ... ... 840 3 at £200 ... ... 600 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £165 ... ... 165 4 at £150 ... ... 600 1 at £140 ... ... 140 1 at £120 ... 120 Class VIII— 7 at £95 ... ... 665 5 at £80 ... ... 400 2 at £65 ... ... 130 2 at £50 ... ... 100 460 405 1,070 2,459 4,377 4,610 Lodging-allowances: 1 at £28, 1 at £23, 4 at £18, 7 at £13, 1 at £12 (11 months) 1,295 225 General Division. 1 at £186 ... ... 186 1 at £144 ... ... 144 1 at £132 ... 132 1 at £48 (11 months) ... ... 44 506 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and newspapers Bonus for suggestions Contribution to Valuation Department ... Extra Clerical Assistance— Extra clerks Law-costs Office equipment Payment to Postal Department Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery 16,057 2 3 4 5 250 10 8,000 6 7 8 9 10 300 800 200 850 1,200 1,100

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

[tem. 1914-15. LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 8— continued. Othbb Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure inGidental to the other items of the vote £ 600 11 12 100 13,410 Total—Vote No. 8... 29,467 PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 29 VOTE No. 9. Salaeies — Administrative Division. 1 at £600 500 Clerical Division. Class V— £ 4 at £275 ... ... ... Glass VI— , 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £245 ... ... 245 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £200 ... ... 200 Class VII2 at £220 ... ... 440 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Class VIII— 1 at £110 ,.. ... 110 2 at £95 ... ... 190 lat£80 ... ... 80 2 at £65 ... ... 130 2 at £50 ... ... 100 1,100 1,425 1,625 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... 610 140 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year •5,400 84 Other Charges foe and incidental to — Contribution to Post-office ... Fees for certificates of age ... Freight and cartage .... Interpreters' fees Light, firing, and water Office-cleaning Office requisites Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Telephones Travelling-expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote. 5,316 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3,000 50 10 10 20 50 25 800 850 60 200 50 Total —Vote No. 9... 5,125 10,44

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item. 191 -15. NAVAL DEFENCE. 1 2 VOTE No. 10. Charges fob and incidental to — Payment of subsidy to Admiralty Pay and maintenance of H.M.S. "Philomel" £ 50,000 50,000 £ Total—Vote No. 10 ... ... 100,000 TEEASUEY: MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 4 5 VOTE No. 11. Miscellaneous Services— Charges for and incidental to — Amount received on deposits of State Advances loans credited to Miscellaneous Eevenue now refunded to State Advances Office Amount required to meet payment of an unclaimed bond of the New Zealand 5-per-cent. Consolidated Loan Binding material and requisites Books, newspapers, and other publications Compassionate allowance to the children of the late Harry Moore, a relative of John Dunster (deceased), whose estate vested in the Crown owing to the predecease of testator's legatees Discount, exchange, and stamp duty on remittances to London Exchange and commission ... Interest on New Zealand unclaimed bonds of the 5-per-cent. Consolidated Loan Legal expenses Office requisites Payment to other Departments for services of officers Payments under the Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908 ... Postage and telegrams Printing and stationery Eefund of interest overcharged State Advances Office on loan instalments Eefund to the Public Trustee of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estates now claimed by next-of-kin— James Wheatley Stamp duty on cheques and documents ... Telephones ... ... Travelling allowances and expenses Eefund to the Public Trustee of amount paid Public Account in respect of the Eating Act, and now claimed Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 14,500 100 50 20 500 200 2,500 65 50 380 100 92 1,400 1,400 L6 19,502 17 L8 19 20 325 100 40 25 15 21 300 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 41,664 300 Total —Vote No. 11 ... 41,364 TOTAL OF CLASS II £201,851

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. 0 te 12. —Postal and Telegraph Salaries— £ £ £ Classified Officers 702,155 } 754,691 Non-classified Officers 52,536 ,, 13.—Conveyance of Mails by Sea ... 81,845 81,845 f| 14,—Conveyance of Inland Mails ... 90,260 90,260 ,, 15. —Carriage of Mails by Railway 70,424 70,424 ,, 16.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines 87,950 87,950 ,, 17. —Miscellaneous Services 155,464 155,464 TOTAL OF CLASS III ... 754,691 485,943 1,240,634 No. of Officers. Classification and Increases under Act. 14-15. 1914-15. POSTAL AND TELEGEAPH SALAEIES. Item. OTE No. 12. Administkative Division. £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 2 at £750... ... ... 1,500 2,500 Professional Division. Glass A — 1 at £900 ... ... 900 1 at £700 ... ... 700 Class B— From £500 to £575— 3 at £575 ... ... 1,725 1 at £500 ... ... 500 1,600 2,225 4 Class C— From £420 to £480— 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 440 Class D— From £310 to £400— 1 at £380 ... ... 380 5 at £345 ... ... 1,725 1 at £310 ... ... 310 2,415 Class E— From £210 to £300— 3 at £300 ... ... 900 5 at £280 ... ... 1,400 11 at £260 ... ... 2,860 3 at £235 ... ... 705 22 5,865 Clerical Division. Class I.—From £500 to £600— £ 1 at £700 . ... ... 700 8 at £600 ... ... 4,800 1 at £550 ... ... 550 6 at £525 ... ... 3,150 1 at £500 ... ... 500 9,700

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

No. of Officers. 1914-15. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. tern. 19X4-15. VOTE No. 12— continued. Clerical Division — continued. Glass II— From £440 to £475— 8 at £475 ... ... 3,800 1 at £460 ... ... 460 1 at £440 ... ... 440 10 4,700 Glass III.— From £385 to £425— 11 at £425 ... ... 4,675 8 at £405 ... ... 3,240 2 at £385 ... ... 770 21 8,685 Glass IV— 11 at £370 ... ... 4,070 10 at £360 ... ... 3,600 11 at £345 ... ... 3,795 3 at £330 ... ... 990 35 12,455 Glass V— 25 at £315 ... ... 7,875 37 at £305 ... ... 11,285 46 at £290 ... ... 13,340 42 at £275 •... ... 11,550 150 Glass VI— 102 at £260 ... ... 26,520 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £250 ... ... 250 61 at £245 ... ... 14,945 349 at £230 ... ... 80,270 3 at £215 ... ... 645 44,050 517 122,885 Glass VII— 31 at £230 ... ... 7,130 147 at £220 ... ... 32,340 102 at £210 ... ... 21,420 121 at £200 ... ... 24,200 181 at £190 ... ... 34,390 114 at £180 ... ... 20,520 4 at £170 ... ... 680 89 at £165 ... ... 14,685 131 at £150 ... ... 19,650 5 at £140 ... ... 700 121 at £135 ... ... 16,335 79 at £120 ... ... 9,480 1,125 201,530 Class VIII— 122 at £110 ... ... 13,420 31 at £100 ... ... 3,100 101 at £95 ... ... 9,595 172 at £80 ... ... 13,760 13 at £70 ... ... 910 47 at £65 ... ... 3,055 486 43,840 Gbneeal Division.—Female Officers. Class Gl— £ 6 at £200 ... ... 1,200 3 at £180 ... ... 540 1 at £160 ... ... 160 10 1,900 Class 02— 26 at £150 ... ... 3,900 8 at £140 ... ... 1,120 5,020 34

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No. of Officer?. 191 -15. 1914-15. POSTAL AND TELEGEAPH SALAEIES— continued. tern. VOTE No. 12— continued. Genbeal Division— continued. Class Gβ— £ 2 at £156 ... ... 312 6 at £144 ... ... 864 3 at £132 ... ... 396 3 at £120 ... ... 360 4 at £108 432 6 at £96 ... ... 576 7 at £84 ... ... 588 3 at £72 ... ... 216 34 3,744 Class G4 — 130 at £120 ... ... 15,600 16 at £11.0 ... ... 1,760 19 at £100 ... ... 1,900 lat£95 ... ... 95 17 at £90 ... ... 1,530 11 at £75 ... ... 825 16 at £60 - ... ... 960 1 at £50 ... ... 50 211 22,720 Class GS — 175 at £100 17,500 26 at £90 ... ... 2,340 66 at £80 ... ... 5,280 82 at £70 ... ... 5,740 75 at £60 ... ... 4,500 424 Male Oppicebs. 35,360 Class Gβ — 17 at £220 ... ... 3,740 1 at £210 ... ... 210 18 3,950 Class G7— 36 at £200 ... ... 7,200 45 at £190 ... ... 8,550 17 at £180 ... ... 3,060 98 18,810 Class G8— 8 at £180 ... ... 1,440 10 at £170 ... ... 1,700 3 at £160 ... ... 480 21 3,620 Class G9— 3 at £140 ... ... 420 4 at £130 ... ... 520 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £110 ... ... 110 1,170 Class G1O— ' 1 at £90 ... ... 90 2 at £70 ... ... 140 lat£60 ... ... 60 290 Class Gil — 224 at £180 ... ... 40,320 161 at £170 ... ... 27,370 89 at £160 ... ... 14,240 50 at £150 ... ... 7,500 15 at £10 ... ... 150 524 89,580

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No. of Officers POSTAL AND TELEGEAPH SALABIES— continued. VOTE No. 12— continued. 19 L4-15. ttem. 1914-15 Male Officebs— continued. Glass G12— £ 63 at £140 ... ... 8,820 50 at £130 ... ... 6,500 1 at £125 ... ... 125 26 at £120 ... ... 3,120 38 at £110 ... ... 4,180 £ £ 22,745 178 Glass G13— 91 at £100 ... ... 9,100 25 at £90 ... ... 2,250 78 at £80 ... ... 6,240 273 at £70 ... ... 19,110 366 at £60 ... ... 21,960 5 at £50 ... ... 250 58,910 838 Glass G14 — 817 at £40 ... ... 32,680 16 at £31 ... ... 496 33,176 833 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for, but not payable during current 763,885 year 20,800 Allowances under section 197 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908— Additional allowance to provide minimum salary of £140 to married £ officers ... ... ... 450 Additional salary to married officers in receipt of salary less than £130 per annum ... ... 800 Additional salary to married officers in receipt of salary less than £150 per annum ... ... 750 Additional salary to officers twentyone years of age and upwards ... 1,000 Allowances under Public Service Begulation 208 ... ... ... 1,800 Special allowance to cadets in addition to classification ... ... 150 Special allowance to junior lineman ... 120 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, and messengers, and training cadets 1,500 743,085 6,570 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 749,655 47,500 Total Item No. 1 702,155 Contribution to Eailway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Eailway Offices Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary or fee (number, 2,306) Payment to Eastern Extension Company for working Wakapuaka-Nelson telegraph-line 12,522 43,006 800 Less estimated credits under section 484 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 56,328 3,792 Total Item No. 2 52,536 5,636 Total—Vote No. 12 754,69

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

191 -15. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. VOTE No. 13. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Suez Services— £ New Zealand-Australia ... 15,000 Australian overland transit ... 2,600 Australia-Europe ... ... 6,400 European transit ... ... 5,000 29,000 Pacific Services— Vancouver service ... ... 20,000 San Francisco service ... .. 25,000 Resident Agent, San Francisco ... 100 North American and overland transit 1,600 Australia-San Francisco Service ... 300 Island Services— Fiji (3 months) ... ... 425 Pacific Islands (3 months) ... 300 47,000 725 Coastal Services— Auckland steam ... ... 1,230 Blind Bay ... ... 220 Bluff-Stewart Island ... ... 300 Chatham Islands ... ... 350 Great Barrier ... ... 250 Havelock-Picton (Pelorus Sound) ... 330 Nelson-Croixelles ... ... 100 Wellington-Pelorus Sound ... 440 Westport-Karamea-Little Wanganui 800 4,020 5 6 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 24,000 400 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 105,145 23,300 Total—Vote No. 13 81,845 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 .0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 VOTE No. 14. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport New services, &c. (all districts) 19,500 1,500 6,800 7,700 4,900 950 825 3,950 7,800 4,700 2,200 785 3,400 2,950 6,900 13,600 800 1,000 Total—Vote No. 14

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[tem. 1914-15. CAEEIAGB OF MAILS BY EAILWAY. VOTE No. 15. Charges foe and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Eailway— £ Special trains ... ... 1,700 Ordinary mails ... ... 68,724 £ Total—Vote No. 15 MAINTENANCE OF TELEGEAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. 70,424 70,424 VOTE No. 16. Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines— £ Extra labour ... ... 35,000 Material for repairs ... ... 38,500 Eural telephones (assistance to settlers) 1,450 Travelling-expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... 11,500 Upkeep of s.s. " Tutanekai" ... 5,500 87,950 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 91,950 4,000 Total—Vote No. 16 MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES. VOTE No. 17. Charges for and incidental to — Allowances— Forage ... ... 1,400 Lodging to cadets and cadettes, and non-clerical officers ... ... 10,000 Night clerks and miscellaneous ... 2,500 Special allowances to telegraph messengers ... ... 100 Tellers and for calculation of Savingsbank interest ... ... 3,000 FeesCarriage of private bags ... ... 1,050 17,000 1,050 Mechanical Appliances, Bicycles, &c.— Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders 1,750 Cash-registers for telegraph counters 1,680 Dickie stamp-vending machines (hire of) 272 Home savings-banks, purchase of ... 1,500 Post-marking machines ... ... 300 Purchase of motor-cycles, cars, and bicycles ... ... 5 ; 000 Purchase of motor-oil ... ... 1,500 Eepairs and hire ... ... 4. 1 250 Typewriters, &c, and repairs to typewriters ... ... 2,000 18,252 Office Management Expenses— Advertising ... ... ... 200 Audit fees ... ... ... 300 Cleaning and scavenging ... ... 8,000

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[tern. 191 -15. MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES— continued. VOTE No. 17— continued. Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Office Management Expenses— continued. Legal expenses. ... ... 100 Light, fuel, and water ... ... 12,500 Mail-bags, purchase of ... ... 1,750 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne ... ... 150 Office expenses ... ... 8,750 Rent of premises . ... 2,600 Stationery, printing, and binding ... 33,000 Temporary officers, letter-carriers, and messengers ... ... ... 9,250 Exchange cadettes ... ... 4,500 Clerks and telegraphists ... ... 500 £ £ 5 6 7 8 Overtime Parcel-post expenses .Repairs, fittings,-new buildings, &c. Sundry Items — Compensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post 75 Compensation, legal action Partridge v. King (accident caused by line operations at Christchurch frightening horse) ... ... 491 Compensation to widow of late J, Comeskey, Postmaster, Upper Hutt 520 Destructor for stores ... - ... 450 Fraudulent withdrawal, Savings-bank Account, Wellington, 249301 ... 8 Fraudulent withdrawal, Savings-bank Account, Greymouth, 31191 ... 8 Fraudulent withdrawal, Savings-bank Account, Christchurch, 252702 ... 20 Fraudulent withdrawal from Savingsbank Account No. 208485, Auckland 16 Forged bank-notes tendered at Auckland 20 Madrid Postal Conference— Grant to Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department, to cover expenses of self and private secretary in Canada, United States, and Australia ... ... 428 Steamer fares, Auckland -Vancouver and San Francisco-Sydney-Wel-lington ... ... 200 Medical Expenses of Officers injured on Duty— C. H. Mathieson, Invercargill ... 30 A. T. Stevenson, Wanganui ... 32 Money-order Telegrams Paid on Forged Signatures — Dargaville ... ... 5 Palmerston North ... ... 2 Ellerslie ... ... 3 Pensions for officers, retired, whose allowance from the Superannuation Fund is under £52 per annum ... 150 Remittances stolen from Railway Trains— Turakina-Wanganui ... ... 32 Kakahi-Taumarunui ... ... 114 Whakamatau burglary ... ... 258 81,600 10,500 8,500 6,500 2,862

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

s—B. 7.

[tern. 191 :-15. MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES— continued. VOTE No. 17— continued. Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Travelling-expenses, &c. — £ Inspection of offices ... ... 2,000 Bailway travelling post-offices allowances ... ... 3,200 Believing-expenses ... ... 3,800 Removal expenses ... ... 5,000 Travelling expenses, allowances, and tram-fares ... ... 3,200 10 Uniform clothing ... 17,200 7,000 Less estimated credits Under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910... 170,464 15,000 Total—Vote No. 17 155,464 TOTAL OP CLASS III £l,24i 634

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CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

1914-15. Total. r ote 18.—Working Railways £ 3,031,504 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 3,031,504 IROSS REVENUE Estimated. £4,250,000 [tern. 19] 4-15. Classification and Increases under Act. 2,90; 5 Miles. WOEKING EAILWAYS. £ £ Total number of members, as per D.-3, 1914 VOTE No. 18. Head Office— £ General Manager, E. H. Hiley ... 3,000 General Manager, T. Ronayne (1st April to 31st May, 1914) ... ... 209 3,209 Chief Clerk, £850; Chief Accountant, £750; Comptroller of Stores, £600; 94 Clerks—1 at £435, 3 at £400, 2 at £355, 2 at £345, 2 afc £315, 2 at £300, 3 at £275, 1 at £265, 1 at £255, 12 at £245, 5 at £230, 26 ai £200, 2 at £190, 5 at £180, 4 at £165, 4 at £150,17 at £135, 2 at £125; 45 Cadets— 4 at £110, 10 at £95, 9 at £80, 12 at £65, 10 at £50; 6 Audit Inspectors—1 at £435, 1 at £355, 1 at £315, 3 at £300; 6 Storekeepers—1 at £355, 2 at £315, 1 at £275, 2 at £245; Cadets' lodging-allowance —10 at 10/ per week, 6 at 8/ per week, 5 at 5/ per week 29,780 Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, pay of office-cleaners, messengers, and night-watchmen, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 10,011 43,000

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CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

;m. 191 4-15. 2,90: 3 Miles WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 2 VOTE No. 18— continued. Departmental Offices— Maintenance Branch — Chief Engineer, £900; Inspecting Engineer, £700; Signal Engineer, £600; Office Engineer, £525 ; Inspector, Bridge Construction, £385; Elec-, trician, £400; Signal Inspector, £345; 3 Signal Foremen at £245; Electrical Mechanician, £265 : Electric Lines Inspector, £230; 9 District Engineers —2 at £600, 4 at £525, 1 at £485, 2 at £435; 5 Assistant Engineers—1 at £355, 2 at £315, 2 at £300; 76 Clerks and Draughtsmen—1 at £435, 2 at £385, 3 at £355, 1 at £345, 1 at £315, 6 at £275, 2 at £265, 1 at £255,11 at £245,1 at £230,17 at £200, 3 at £190, 3 at £180, 4 at £165, 5 at £150, 15 at £135; 37 Cadets—3 at £110, 3 at £105, 7 at £95, 3 at £90, 7 at £80, 3 at £75, 11 at £65; Cadets' lodging-allowance—8 at 8/ per week and 3 at 5/ per week ... ... ... £ j 30,845 ! Locomotive Branch — Chief Mechanical Engineer, £850; 5 Locomotive Engineers—I at £525, 1 at £485, 2 at £435, 1 at £385 ; 1 Locomotive Inspector at £385 ; 1 Boiler Inspector at £400; 2 Brake Inspectors —1 at £245, 1 at £215; 51 Clerks and Draughtsmen— 2 at £435, 1 at £355, 3 at £315, 1 at £275, 3 at £265, 4 at £245, 2 at £230, 24 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £165, 2 at £150, 6 at £135, 1 at £125; 15 i Cadets—1 at £120, 3 at £110, 2 at £105,1 at £90, 5 at £80, 2 at £65, 1 at £50; Cadets' lodgingallowance —I at 10/ per week and 4 at 5/ per week 16,838/ Traffic Branch — Chief Traffic Manager, £900; 2 Traffic Superintendents at £675; 10 District Managers—4 at £525, 2 at £505, 2 at £450, 1 at £430, 1 at £400; 4 Station-masters-in-Charge, 3 at £345, 1 at £275; 89 Clerks—8 at £400, 1 at £355, 5 at £345, 2 at £315, 2 at £300, 5 at £275, 4 at £265, 8 at £245, 2 at £230, 18 at £200, 7 at £190, 1 at £180, 7 at £165, 5. at £150, 17 at £135, 2 at £125; 24 Cadets—3 at £110, 4 at £95,12 at £80, 5 at £65 ; Cadets' lodging-allowance—2 at 8/ per week and 6 at 5/per week 29,440 Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allow- i ances and expens.es, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... ... ••• Passages and expenses of officers travelling to and in Australia on Departmental business (Messrs. H. Buxton, J. Burnett, and G. Bowles) ... ] 3,466 129 80,718 Total Head and Departmental Offices ... j 1123,718

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[tern. 191 4-15. WOEKING RAILWAYS— continued. 2,90c 3 Miles VOTE No. 18— continued. Working-expenses of Sections— Including salaries and wages; allowances made to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Eailways Act, 1908; for special work performed in the course of their duty; payments for Sunday duty ; general repairs and miscellaneous services; supplies of stores, provisions, stationery, water, and material; advertising; compensation for accidents, personal injuries received, loss of property by fire, damage to or loss of goods; freights on goods lost or destroyed; postages, telegrams, telephones, maintenance of wires; payments under the Workers' Compensation Acts ; payments in connection with works outside railway boundaries in which Department has beneficial interest; compassionate allowances; temporary clerical and drafting assistance, travelling allowance and expenses ; stationery and supplies; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote— Maintenance of Way and Works — Section — Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Picton Specal allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originiating idea of ballast plough 11,150 2,240 4,325 403,200 347,026 32,000 12,100 8,985 11,800 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 832,876 28,876 804,000 Locomotive Running and Repairs and Renetvals of Rolling-stock — . Section — Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Pietou ... ... ... Allowance to enginemen and firemen employed on Rimutaka Incline Hanmer motor service 14,000 2,430 7,350 668,700 405,640 31,000 23,700 7,050 10,600 175 1,360 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 1,172,005 1,005 1,171,000

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CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

[tern. 1914-15. 2,903 Miles, WOBKING BAILWAYS— continued VOTE No. 18— continued. Traffic Expenses — Section — Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and branches South Island Main Line and branches ... Westland Westporfc Nelson Picton Allowance to guards employed on Bimutaka Incline Allowance to railway employees to cover loss and damage to effects through floods Compassionate allowances— Mary Davidson C. B. Johnson A. V. King ... ... 0. Neilson W. Bankin Cost of special train to convey injured workmen to hospital Counterfeit note taken at Auckland booking-office ... £ 7,500 1,500 3,000 453,900 378,500 30,000 20,000 9,500 7,500 100 183 25 150 20 100 100 31 10 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Bevenues Act, 1910 912,119 9,500 Lake Wakatipu steamer service 902,619 7,500 Miscellaneous — Allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the schedules to the Government Bailways Act, 1912, for special work performed in the course of their duty ... ... £101 Less already provided for under the various sections ... ... 100 Audit fees for inspection of accounts New Zealand Bailways Military Transport Corps— Pay and travelling-expenses of Instructors, and incidental expenses 1 900 2,000 Stores Branch — Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including wages, cartage, freights, miscellaneous services, and con- £ tingencies ... ... 935,000 Less amount included in other items 934,000 2,901 1,000 Kakahi Sawmill — Expenses of working sawmill, including salaries, wages, supplies, repairs, workers' £ compensation, royalties, and contingencies 44,500 Less estimated credits: Timber used by working railways provided for under item "Working-expenses of Section," £21,000; timber sold, £23,495 ••• 44,495

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CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

[tern. 191 t-15.;::: 2,903 Miles. WOEKING RAILWAYS—continued. VOTE No. 18— continued. ' Ohakune Sawmill — Expenses of erecting sawmill, including royalties, salaries, wages, machinery, sidings, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies Less estimated recoveries 5.500 995 £ 4,505 Piha Sawmill —- Expenses of working sawmill, including royalties, salaries, wages, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, workers' compensation, and contingencies 48,500 48,500 Less estimated credits: Timber used by working railways and timber sold ... 35,000 13,500 9 10 Mamaku Timber Reserve— Royalty, caretaker, &c. Pakiri Timber Reserve — Royalty Pukete Timber Reserve— Deposit, royalty, &c. 100 256 11 400 Total—Vote No. 18 .... ,031,504 TOTAL OF CLASS IV £3,031,604

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CLASS V.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 19.—Public Buildings ... 4,485 69,825 74,310 „ 20.—Government Domains 2,419 631 3,050 21.—Maintenance and Improvement of Eoads 45,000 45,000 TOTAL OF CLASS V 6,904 122,360 115,456 tern. 1 '14-15. -. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. £ 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 17 VOTE No. 19. expenses incidental to the maintenance op public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, and Furniture— Salaries — Professional Division. Class A — £ 1 at £700 Glass D— -. 1 at £365 Class E — 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £260 ... ... 260 700 365 560 Clerical Division. Class V— 1 at £305 ... ... 305 1 at £290 ... 290 Class VI— 1 at £260 ... .. • 260 2 at £245 ... ... 490 2 at £230 ... 460 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 2 at £210 ... ... 420 1 at £200 ... 200 1 at £165 ... .. 165 595 1,210 General Division. 1 at £50 (also £290 as Officer-in-Charge, Government Buildings, &c, and £65 as Supervisor of Messengers. Government Insurance Buildings) 1,005 50 4,485 ': •...-....

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[tern. 191 -15. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 VOTE No. 19—continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Government House, Auckland Government House, Wellington Parliamentary Buildings Government Buildings throughout the Dominion — Departmental Buildings ... Eents Courthouses Gaols Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices Mental Hospitals Quarantine Stations Public Works Workshops... Other Government Buildings Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1908 : Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington— Fuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning for Official and Eeception Rooms, Outbuildings, and Grounds ... Telephones Departmental Buildings— Auckland (alterations, renovations, &c.) Nelson (additions and repairs, drainage, <fcc.) Wellington (precautions against fire) ... Courthouses — Amberley (removal and renovations) ... Auckland Supreme Court (alterations, renovations, and repairs, electric lighting, &e.) ... Kaitangata (renovations) ... Mangaweka (drainage, &c.) ... ... Marton (drainage, &c) Motueka (repairs, drainage, &c.) Wanganui (repairs, &c.) ... Police-stations — Auckland (renovations and repairs to quarters) ... Invercargill (alterations, repairs, &c.)... Wanganui (renovations) ... Post and Telegraph Offices — Feilding (renovations) Lawrence Post-office and quarters (repairs and renovations) Mangaweka (drainage, &o.) Masterton (renovations) ... Marton (drainage, &c.) Milton (restoration after fire, renovations, &c.) ... Wellington (flagging footpaths and wood-blocking streets) Wellington, old building (rearranging lighting, alterations, renovations, &c.) Weber (renovations) Waikato Sanatorium (repairs, renovations, &c), (on account) Services and supplies for other Departments Wages of overseers and staff workmen ... Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... Freight and cartage ... ... .... Telephone subscriptions Advertising .... Government Buildings throughout the Dominion — Office requisites, fuel, light, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services £ 500 1,000 1,500 11,000 7,000 2,500 1,500 4,500 500 10,000 5,000 300 1,500 2,000 350 120 800 220 400 70 500 100 100 100 190 100 £ 28 29 30 100 190 100 31 32 300 33 34 35 36 37 335 100 200 130 220 80 38 1,600 325 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 500 2,000 8,000 1,200 550 150 250 47 3,000

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CLASS V.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS— continued.

6—B. 7.

[tern 191 -15. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 48 49 50 VOTE No. 19—continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments ... ... Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Christchurch ... Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Dunedin Drill-hall, Te Awamutu (site) Government House, Auckland (restoration after fire) Mental Hospitals, Sunnyside (restoration after fire) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 100 150 51 52 53 54 150 200 450 2,000 150 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 74,380 4,555 Total—Vote No. 19... 69,825 74,310 • GOVEBNMENT DOMAINS. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 20. Salaries— General Division. £ 1 at £190 ... ... 190 4 at £150 ... ... 600 790 Temporary Officers. 11 Gardeners: 7 at £150 ... ... 1,050 3 at £146 ... ... 438 1 at £141 ... ... 141 1,629 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,419 631 Total—Vote No. 20 3,050 MAINTENANCE AND IMPEOVEMENT OF EOADS. VOTE No. 21. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance and Improvement of Eoads 45 ,000 Total—Vote No. 21 45,000 TOTAL OF CLASS V £12 ;,36b

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CLASS VI.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT.

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 22. —Native Department 17,978 5,775 23,753 „ 23. —Miscellaneous Services 1,488 1,488 TOTAL OF CLASS VI 17,978 7,263 25,241 [tern. 4-15. NATIVE DEPAETMENT. 19 Total number of officers 1914-15. 72 VOTE <No. 22. Salaries— £ £ Administbativb Division. £ 725 1 at £725 Professional Division. Class D— 1 at £400 1 "at £310 400 310 Clerical Division. 710 Class III— 1 at £400 (4 months) Class IV— 3 at £330 Class V— 2 at £315 1 at £290 (also Private Secretary £25, and extra classification allowance £50) 2 at £290 2 at £275 Class VI— 1 at £260 1 at £245 2 at £230 5 at £215 Class VII— 2 at £210 1 at £200 4 at £190 2 at £180 3 at £165 4 at £150 2 at £135 1 at £120 Class VIII— 2 at £110 4 at £108 4 at £98 2 at £95 630 290 580 550 260 245 460 1,075 420 200 760 360 495 600 270 120 220 432 392 190 2,050 134 990 2,040 3,225

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CLASS VI.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued.

:tem. 19 .4-15. NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 22—continued. Salabies— continued. i £ i Cleeical Division— continued. Glass VIII —continued. £ 4 at £88 ... ... 352 2 at £78 ... ... 156 1,742 Geneeal Division. 1 at £132 ... ... 132 1 at £108 ... ... 108 lat£72 ... ... 72 312 Judges of Native Land Couet. 1 at £850 (Chief Judge) ... ... 850 4 at £700 ... ... 2,800 4 at £600 ... ... 2,400 6,050 2 3 4 5 6 7 Othee Chaeges foe and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Expenses of Native Interpreters' Examination Board Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and cleaning Printing and stationery and office requisites Rent Temporary Assistance— Assessors Extra clerks Interpreters Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 17,978 50 25 150 150 900 300 8 9 10 11 12 100 300 100 3,600 100 Total—Vote No. 22 ... 5,775 23,753 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 23. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Compassionate allowance to widow of late H. P. Parata, equal to three months' salary Cost of South Island Landless Native Commission ... Legal expenses Payment to Ohinemuri County Council for water supplied to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River Payment to Ruruhira Ngakuira of compensation money in respect of Onetere No. 1 Block, which amount was owing to a clerical error in the preparation of the Order of the Native Land Court wrongfully paid to Ruahoata te Ihuoterangi Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Purchase of typewriters Special valuation fees of Waipiro and other blocks, also Kaiapoi Native Reserve Telephones 45 350 50 50 6 7 8 32 700 150 9 36 75 Total—Vote No. 23 ... 1,488 TOTAL OF CLASS VI £2, ;,24i

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

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1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ 3,191 £ £ 3,191 ote 24. —Department of Justice ,, 25.—Crown Law Office 5,506 524 6,030 „ 26.—Patent Office 2,032 2,032 „ 27. —Supreme Court ... 5,923 4,150 10,073 ,, 28. —Bankruptcy 1,512 1,720 3,232 ,, 29.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts ,, 30.—Criminal Prosecutions 31,310 18,307 49,617 10,300 10,300 ,, 31.- —Coroners ,, 32.—Justice: Miscellaneous Services 4,500 14,991 4,500 14,991 „ 33.—Prisons 28,388 21,245 49,633 ,, 34.—Police Department ,, 35.—Police : Miscellaneous Services 186,943 59,009 245,952 ■ 751 751 36.—Stamp Department ,, 37. —Land and Deeds Registry 7,377 19,387 8,951 15,189 16,328 34,576 TOTAL OF CLASS VII .. 291,569 159,637 451,206 Item. 19 .4-15. DBPAETMENT OF JUSTICE. Total number of officers 1914-15. 14 VOTE No. 24. Salabies— £ Administrative Division. 1 at £700 700 Clerical Division. Glass I — 1 at £575 Glass IV— 1 at £330 Glass VI— 1 at £245 . Class VII— 1 at £200 1 at £180 3 at £150 Glass VIII— 1 at £95 2 at £88 ■■• ■■• ... £ 200 180 450 95 176 575 330 245 830 271 Geneeal Division. . . 1 at £132 1 at £108 132 108 240 Total—Vote No. 24 ... 3,191

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tem. 1914-15. CEOWN LAW OFFICE. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 11 VOTE No. 25. Salaries— Solicitor-General .... £ 1,250 Professional Division. Glass A — £ 1 at £850 ... ... 850 3 at £700 ... 2 100 Class D— .J 1 at £380 2,950 380 Clerical Division. Glass IV— 1 at £370 (also Private Secretary £25, and extra classification allowance £30) Glass VII— 1 at £220 370 220 General Division. 2 at £120 ... 240 1 at £96 ... ... ge 336 Other Charges for and Incidental to — Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, 1908 Postage, telephones, telegrams, and office requisites... Printing and stationery Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises and other publications Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 5,506 2 24 100 50 3 4 5 6 7 150 50 150 Total—Vote No. 25 ... ... . 524 6,030 PATENT OFFICE. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 10 VOTE No. 26. Salaeies— Clerical Division. Glass I — £ 1 at £525 Class VI— 1 at £345 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... . 220 1 at £200 ... 200 1 at £190 ... 190 Class VIII— 1 at £95 ... . 95 1 at £65 ... ... 65 525 345 610 160 General Division. 1 at £210 . 9io 2 at £108 ... I." 216 426 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 2,066 34 No. 26 ... ... - 2,032

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 191 : -15. SUPREME COURT. 1914-15. Total number o! officers .. 27 VOTE No. 27. Salaries — Clerical Division. Class I— f £n 1 at £550 - - 550 2 at £525 ... •■• i> 050 Class II— 1 at £475 Class V— 1 at £315 ••■ - , 315 1 at £305 ••■ ••■ 1 at £275 ... • 275 1 at £260 ■•• ■•• ib0 Class VII- —T 1 at £210 ••• ■•• 210 3 at £135 ••■ ••■ 405 Class VIII— 11A 1 at £110 - - "J lat£98 ••• •• »° lat£50 ••• ■■• 8U 1,600 475 1,155 615 258 15 Special allowances to Cadets General Division. 4 at £200 ••• ••• 800 1 at £150 ••■ ■•• 1&u 950 Non-classified Officebs. 7 Clerks to Judges at £150 (1 for 3 months) 938 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,006 83 Other Charges for and incidental to— Proportion of fees to be refunded to Sheriffs ... Travelling allowances and expenses of Judges, and other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal 5,923 150 2 3 4,000 Total—"Vote No. 27 ... 4,150 10,07 BANKRUPTCY. ■ * • ■ * i ■ ■— — — 1914-15. Total number of offioers . • 6 VOTE No. 28. Salaries — Clerical Division. Class II— £ 2 at £460 Class VII1 at £210 ... - 210 1 at £180 ••• ■•• 18 ° Class VIII— 1 at £108 Special allowances to Cadets 920 390 108 10 General Division. 84 lat£84 1,512

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT—continued.

[tern. 19 4-15. BANKRUPTCY— continued. 2 8 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 28— continued. Othe'b Charges foe and incidental to — Advertising, purchase of books and newspapers Commission to Deputy Assignees Extra clerical and other assistance Fuel, light, water, cleaning, cartage, and office equipment and maintenance Legal expenses Payment for services of officers of Public Trust Office acting as Assignees and Deputy Assignees Printing and stationery Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 140 800 100 100 20 8 9 10 11 250 100 150 50 10 Total—Vote No. 28 ... 1,720 3,23: MAGISTRATES' AND WARDENS' COURTS. 1914-15. Total number of offioers .. 171 VOTE No. 29. Salaeies— Professional Division. £ 1 at £300 300 Clerical Division. Class II— 3 at £460 Glass III— 2 at £405 Class IV— 3 at £370 ... ... 1,110 1 at £360 ... ... 360 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 Class V— 5 at £315 ... ... 1,575 1 at £305 ... ... 305 1 at £296 ... ... 296 6 at £290 ... 1,740 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— : 3 at £266 .,- ... ... 798 10 at £260 ... ... 2,600 1 at £256 ... ... 256 2 at £245 ... ... 490 6 at £230 ... . 1,380 Class VII— 4 at £220 ... ... 880 2 at £210 ... ... 420 2 at £200 ... ... 400 8 at £190 ... ... 1,520 6 at £180 ... ... 1,080 1 at £170 ... ... 170 3 at £165 ... ... 495 6 at £150 ... ... 900 11 at £135 ... ... 1,485 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— 5 at £110 ... ... 550 6 at £108 ... ... 648 1,380 810 2,505 4,191 5,524 7,710

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 191 :-15. MAGISTEATES , AND WAEDENS' COUETS— continued. £ VOTE No. 29— continued. Salaries — continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class VIII —continued. £ lat£99 ... ■■• 9 9 5 at £98 ... •■■ 490 5 at £88 ... ••• 440 2 at £80 ••■ ••• 160 9 at £78 ... ••• 702 lat£65 ••• •■■ 65 Special allowance to Cadets 3,154 75 Geneeal Division. 2 at £220 ... ••• 440 2 at £210 .. ■■• 420 1 at £205 ... ••• 205 1 at £195 ... ■■■ 19 5 1 at £190 ... • 190 3 at £189 ... ••• 567 15 at £180 ... ••• 2,700 1 at £175 ... ••• !7-5 1 at £170 ... .- 170 1 at £160 ... ••• 16 0 3 at £155 ... ••• 465 3 at £150 ... ■•• 450 4 at £145 ... ■• 58 ° 1 at £140 ... ••• 140 2 at £130 ... - . 260 l&t£125 ••• ■■• 125 7,242 Less recoveries 32,891 1,200 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 31,691 381 Othee Chaeges foe and incidental to— ! Allowances to Police Constables acting as Clerks o Courts ! Allowances to officers acting as Inspectors o Factories — 5 at £25, 1 at £32, 1 at £30 t Mileage fees to be refunded to Bailiffs ... i Office-cleaners 5 Eents ] Travelling expenses and allowances 31,310 2 1,300 3 4 5 6 7 187 9,000 2,000 320 5,500 Total —Vote No. 29... 18,307 49,617 CEIMINAL PEOSECUTIONS. VOTE No. 30. Chaeges foe and incidental to — 1 Expenses in connection with the defence of prisoner under the Justices of the Peace Amendment Act 1912 150

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

7—B. 7.

Item. 1914-15. CEIMINAL PEOSECUTIONS - continued. 2 3 4 VOTE No. SO—continued. Charges fob and incidental to — continued. Expenses of witnesses Fees to Grown Solicitors and Prosecutors Payment of jurors under the Juries Act, 1908 £ 5,000 2,500 3,000 £ Less recoveries Total—Vote No. 30 , 10,650 350 10,300 COBONERS. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 31 Charges fob and incidental to — Fees and expenses on inquests Payment of jurors Witnesses' expenses 3,700 500 300 Total—Vote No. 31... 4,500 JUSTICE: MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES. 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 VOTE No. 32. Chabges for and incidental to — Advertising, purchase of books, periodicals, copying apparatus, and requisites therefor Amount required to make good deficiences in accounts of G. A. Danby, late Clerk of Court at Taupo Audit fees for inspection of accounts Compensation to P. A. Levin Contribution towards salary of Analyst at Auckland Contribution towards cost of Judges' Library, Wellington Costs of Crown Solicitor in case Attorney-General v. Blomfield and Geddis ... Expenses under the Juries Act, 1908 Expenses under the Eeformatory Institutions Act 1909 Expenses in connection with cases under Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911 ... Extra Clerical and other Assistance, Copying, and Interpreting— Extra Clerks ... ... £340 Bailiffs and Messengers ... ... 430 Interpreters ... ... 50 Copying ... ... 30 150 38 450 100 50 250 8 9 14 300 10 3,500 44 11 12 13 14 Fees to Patent Office Agents Fidelity-guarantee premiums Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, office equipment, and maintenance of Court grounds and offices Grant to Eight Hon. Sir J. S. Williams to cover travelling-expenses proceeding to England Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery, including printing Patent Office Journal Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation Purchase of safes for Courts... 850 20 300 2,000 15 500 100 2,000 16 17 18 19 3,000 20 20 50

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 19] 4-15. JUSTICE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd. 21 22 VOTE No. 32 — continued. Charges fob and incidental to — continued. Behind of fine and costs imposed on Eiohard Eddy for breach of the Defence Act, 1909 ... Refund of fine imposed upon Thomas L. T. Hill for breach of the Regulations under the Fisheries Act, 1908 Refund to Wellington Law Society of fine re W. G. H. Baillie Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 1 2 £ 23 24 25 26 27 2 700 150 300 Total—Vote No. 32 100 14,991 PRISONS. 1914-15. Total number of offioers .. 173 VOTE No. 38. Salabies — Genebal Division. Gaolers — £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 at £390 ... ... 1,170 1 at £350 ... ... 350 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £250 ... ... 250 Chief Warders — 2 at £210 ... ... 420 2 at £200 ... ... 400 Principal Warders — 8 at £195 ... ... 1,560 2 at £185 ... ... 370 3 at £175 ... ... 525 Acting Principal Warders — 9 at £175 Warders — 9 at £170 ... ... 1,530 29 at £165 ... ... 4,785 10 at £155 ... ... 1,550 17 at £150 ... ... 2,550 14 at £145 ... ... 2,030 26 at £140 ... ... 3,640 16 at £130 ... ... 2,080 1 at £135 ... ... 135 Matrons — 2 at £149 ... ... 298 1 at £120 ... ... 120 Assistant Matrons — 1 at £129 ... ... 129 lat£95 ... ... 95 2 at £90 ... ... 180 2,495 820 2,455 1,575 18,300 Increases to salaries of officers under Classification.. 822 825 • ! 27,292 Non-classified Officers. Police Gaoler : 1 at £156 ... Matrons : 2 at £50 156 100

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[tern. PRISONS— continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. 33— continued. Salaries— continued. Non-classified Officers — continued. Medical Officers — £ 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £100 ... ... 100 3 at £75 ... ... 225 lat£65 ... ... 65 lat£50 ... ... 50 840 1,096 Othkr Charges fob and incidental to — Advertising, purchase of books and other publications, and office requisites Allowances to Instructing Officers Assistance to discharged prisoners Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. Expenses connected with the administration of the Crimes Amendment Act, 1910 Expenses connected with the tree-planting and other prison camps, including new huts and alterations thereto Expenses connected with Waikeria Eeformatory Farm Forage, seeds, and plants Freight, cartage, and wharfage Fuel, light, and water Gratuities and payments to prisoners on discharge ... Lodging-allowances Materials and expenses in connection with brickmaking Medicines and medical comforts Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Purchase of stone-crusher, Mount Eden Prison Rations Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... Temporary warders Tools and materials for prison labour, &c. Travelling allowances and expenses, and conveyance of prisoners Uniforms and accoutrements for prison officers Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 28,388 2 120 150 25 2,000 3 4 5 6 7 400 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 L9 20 21 22 23 24 2,250 1,500 150 250 2,500 1,250 1,400 1,000 600 200 300 500 8,250 350 100 350 1,000 25 26 2,650 250 200 27,745 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Bevenues Act, 1910 6,500 l Total—Vote No. 33 21,245 49,633 POLICE DEPAETMENT. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 980 J VOTE No. 34. Salaries— Head Office — Commissioner 700 Clerical Division. Glass F— 1 at £290 290

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item. 1914-15. POLICE DEPABTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 34 — continued. Sα larie s— continued. Head Office —continued. Olbbical Division — continued. Glass VI — 1 at £260 Class VII— 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £120 ... ... 120 260 470 General Division. 1 at £156 Storekeeper 1 Chief Detective at 17s. 6d., 1 Detective at 11s. 6d., 2 Constables at 9s. 6d. per day Sergeant (Instructor, Training Depot) ... Districts — 4 Superintendents: 1 at £520, 2 at £480, 1 at £470... 7 Inspectors: 1 at £440, 2 at £410, 2 at £400, 2 at £390 6 Sub-Inspectors : 4 at £340, 2 at £330 ... 20 Senior Sergeants: 1 at 16s., 1 at 15s. 6d., 14 at 15s., 4 at 14s. 6d. per day 73 Sergeants : 41 at 13s 6d., 11 at 13s., 10 at 12s. 6d., 11 at 12s. per day 736 Constables: 77 at 11s. 6d., 88 at 11s., 104 at 10s. 6d., 131 at 10s., 174 at 9s. 6d., 162 at 9s. per day 50 Additional Constables at 9s. per day (six months) 4 Chief Detectives : 3 at 17s. 6d., 1 at 17s. per day ... 16 Detective-Sergeants: 5 at 16s., 2 at 15s. 6cl., 9 at 15s. per day 19 Detectives: 4 at 13s. 6d., 9 at 12s. 6d., 6 at 11s. 6d. per day Probationary Constables 8 Native Constables ... 15 District Constables Female Searchers 4 Matrons: 1 at £120, 1 at £105, 2 at £100 Sergeant acting as Magazine-keeper 4 Surgeons (1 at each centre) at £100 each Extra pay to 12 Constables doing plain-clothes duty, and 14 District and Assistant Clerks, at Is. per day Contribution towards salary of Analyst, Auckland ... 156 292 876 246 1,950 2,840 2,020 5,466 17,400 134,438 4,106 1,268 4,489 4,297 2 ,500 510 1,100 85 425 20 400 475 50 Less contributions from other Departments 187,129 186 186,943 2 3 4 5 6 Othbk Chabgbs fok and incidental to — Bicycle allowances and expenses Clothing (free issue), including repairs, allowance for making up uniforms, and boot allowance Fidelity-guarantee premiums and insurance Finger-print Bureau Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters: 3 Superintendents—2 at £80, 1 at £70; 5 Inspectors—1 at £70, 4 at £60; 4 Sub900 7,200 33 50 4,500

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Item. 1914-15. POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued. 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VOTE No. Si—continued. Othem Charges fob and incidental to — continued. Inspectors—1 at £60, 3 at £50; 3 Senior Sergeants —1 at £50, 1 at £45, 1 at £36; 32 Sergeants at 2s. per day; 280 Constables at Is. 6d. per day; 5 Chief Detectives—3 at £50, 2 at £45; 14 Detective-Sergeants at 2s. per day ; 20 Detectives at Is. 6d. per day; 6 Probationers at Is. 6d. per day Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty Packing and carting, freight, wharfage, and storage Photographing prisoners, exhibits, and localities Police examinations, expenses of Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, and interpreting ... Postage, telegrams, registration of code address, and rent of private boxes Printing and stationery Eations, fuel, light, and water Eent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties ... Repairing, painting, and improving police premises ... Rewards and expenses for tbe suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct Saddlery and police vans Scavenging, chimney-sweeping, cleaning stations and windows, sanitary services and washing Stores and supplies, and expenses incidental thereto, newspapers and advertising, law reports, directories, and office equipment Telephone connections Travelling - expenses of police and transport of prisoners, transfer expenses of police and their families, and repairs to vehicles damaged by prisoners Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Compassionate allowance to Elizabeth O'Malley 11,176 300 2,500 100 200 1,400 3,200 2,800 3,600 £ 17 18 3,000 750 19 750 20 21 200 200 22 400 23 24 . 900 1,850 25 15,000 26 150 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 61,209 2,200 Total—Vote No. 34 59,009 245,95: POLICE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 VOTE No. 35. Chabges fob and incidental to — Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable F. J. Healey Compensation to widow and children of late Constable D. Mahoney, accidentally killed while in execution of his duty Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service 192 520 3 39 Total—Vote No. 35 ... 751

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item. 19 .4-15. STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1914-15 Total number of officers .. 35 VOTE No. 36. Salaries— £ Administrative Division. 1 at £725 725 Clbbioal Division. Glass II — 2 at £440 Glass III— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 1 at £405 ... ... 405 1 at £385 ... ... 385 Glass IV— 1 at £375 ... ' ... 375 1 at £360 ... ... 360 Glass V— 1 at £275 Glass VII— 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £180 ... ... 180 4 at £165 ... ... 660 4 at £150 ... ... 600 2 at £135 ... ... 270 Glass VIII— 1 at £110 ... ... 110 3 at £108 ... ... 324 lat£88 ... ... 88 lat£65 ... ... 65 880 1,215 735 275 2,110 Special allowance to Cadets 587 17 Genekal Division. 1 at £240 ... ... 240 2 at £200 ... ... 400 2 at £110 ... ... 220 1 at £18 (Messenger (£173) Is. per day additional) ... ... 18 878 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 7,422 45 7,377 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Other Chaeoes foe and Incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Auditing stamps Cleaning offices Embossing machinery Freight and cartage Gas, water, and fuel Legal expenses New postage dies Office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Postage-stamp paper Printing and stationery Printing ink Eefund of duty on settlement re Thomas W. McKenzie, deceased (on account of £1,369) Sarah Williams, deceased, refund and fine Stamp presses Stamp-printing machinery ... 150 50 50 ■ 75 100 50 200 700 100 900 2,500 650 . 500 16 17 18 750 6 20 200

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I, em. STAMP DEPARTMENT— continued. 1914-15. 19 20 21 22 VOTE No. 86— continued. Othee Chabges foe and incidental to — continued. Telephones Temporary Assistance— Extra clerks Travelling allowances and expenses Trust and Agency Company of Australasia, refund of annual license fee overpaid Typewriters Valuation fees Valuator Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 100 25 300 700 100 600 25 23 24 25 26 100 Total—Vote No. 36 8,951 16,32: LAND AND DEEDS BEGISTEY. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 101 VOTE No. 37. Salaeies— T*~J • * ■ • i * ■ ■■ a j j y i Professional Division. Class A — jg 1 at £725 ... 7^5 2 at £700 ... ... i ; 4oo Class B — _! 1 at £550 Class C— 1 at £460 Class D— 2 at £365 ... ... 730 3 at £325 ... * ... 975 Class E — 2 at £260 2,125 550 460 1,705 520 Cleeical Division. Class II — 1 at £460 ... 460 1 at £440 440 Class III— 1 at £385 Class IV— 2 at £360 ... 720 2 at £345 ... 6 90 Class V— 1 at £315 ... 3X5 2 at £290 ... 580 Class VI— 1 at £260 ... ■ 260 2 at £245 ... 49O 3 at £230 690 Class VII— , 4 at £220 ... 880 1 at £210 210 3 at £200 ... ;;: 6oo 2 at £190 ... 380 4 at £180 ' 720 4 at £165 ... .:; 660 5 at £150 ... 750 2 at £135 270 6 at £120 ;;; 72 o 900 385 1,410 895 1,440 5,190

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[tem. LAND AND DEEDS EEGISTBY— continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. 37— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ Clebical Division— continued. Class VIII— & 2 at £110 ... ... 220 7 at £108 ... ... 756 3 at £98 ... ... 294 4 at £95 ... ... 380 9 at £88 ... ... 792 4 at £80 ... ... 320 3 at £65 ... ... 195 Special allowance to Cadets Adjustment of salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... ... ... I 2,957 138 5 I Geneeal Division. 1 at £160 ... ... 160 5 at £132 ... ... 660 1 at £108 ... ... 108 Office-cleaners — 1 at £50 ... ... 50 lat£30 ... ... 30 1 at £26 ... ... 26 928 106 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 19,714 327 19,387 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Chakges foe and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Advertising, books, and publications Binding books ... ... ... Book typewriters Cleaning offices Contract work for recording ... Crown Solicitor's cost in re the prosecution of John Crisp for forging the signature of District Land Registrar, Dunedin Draughtsman's work performed by the Survey Department Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and water Mounting and binding plans... Office equipment, including books and papers, and loose-leaf ledgers Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Bent Telephones Temporary Assistance— Extra clerks Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 150 750 350 200 100 2,900 14 7,000 10 200 50 14 15 1.6 17 18 50 220 1,500 660 110 19 20 21 500 350 50 25 Total—Vote No.37... 15,189 34,57 TOTAL OF CLASS VII £451,206

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CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT.

B—B. 7.

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ 10,058 £ £ 10,058 "oto 38.—Mines Department „ 39.—Geological Survey Branch 2,200 2,655 4,855 „ 40.—Miscellaneous Services 21,555 21,555 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII ... 12,258 24,210 36,468 [tem. 14-15. MINES DEPARTMENT. Total number of officers 1914-15. 43 VOTE No. 38. Salabies— £ Professional Division. Glass A — 1 at £600 Class D— 1 at £400 1 at £380 1 at £365 1 at £350 3 at £345 Class E— 1 at £220 £ 400 380 365 350 1,035 600 2,530 220 Clerical Division. Class II— 1 at £425 Class VI— 2 at £260 Class VII— 1 at £215 1 at £210 1 at £200 1 at £190 1 at £140 Class VIII— 2 at £95 3 at £65 215 210 200 190 140 190 195 425 520 955 Lodging-allowances of Cadets Special allowances to Cadets 385 150 5 General Division. 1 at £325 2 at £270 1 at £265 1 at £260 1 at £255 1 at £220 325 540 265 260 255 220

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CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

[tem. MINES DEPARTMENT— continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. 38— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ t General Division —continued. £ 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £195 ... ... 390 1 at £185 ... ... 185 2 at £180 ... ... 360 3 at £160 ... ... 480 4 at £145 ... ... 580 I I 4,268 4,268 Total—Vote No. 38 ... ... - 10, 10,058 ,( GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 7 VOTE No. 39. Salaeies — I Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £700 Class D— 1 at £365 Class E— 2 at £260 i 700 365 700 365 520 520 Clerical Division. Glass VI— 1 at £245 Class VII— 1 at £210 • 245 245 210 210 General Division. 160 1 at £160 160 2,200 2,200 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, periodicals, &c. Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Act Fees for expert assistance Freight and cartage Instruments Instrument allowances Office equipment, telephones, &c. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... Petrographical specimens and apparatus Printing, lithographing, &c. ... ■ Travelling allowances and e xpenses Tools, equipment, and field expenses Wages Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 25 200 50 40 60 50 30 30 600 300 300 900 50 25 200 50 40 60 50 30 30 600 300 300 900 20 20 2,655 2. fiSfl Total—Vote No. 39 ... A,QUO 4 4,855 I MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 40. Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, newspapers, periodicals, and photos I Allowances to sufferers from pneumonoconiosis : Assistance towards prospecting Assistance towards prospecting for minerals other than sold 100 900 6,ooa - 100 100 900 6,ooa 100

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1914-15. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 'JO 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOTE No. 40— continued. Ghaegbs for and incidental to — continued. £ £ Assistance towards races, drainage, and waterworks on goldfields ... ... ... 200 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ..: ... 50 Bonus for mineral oil ... ... ... 500 Compensation and expenses arising out of proclamation of rivers and resumption of land ... ... 60 Compassionate allowance to widow of late W. C. Gasquoine, General Manager, State Coal-mines ... I 500 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Martha Foley for damage done to her property by a deviation of the Kumara to Lake Brunner Road ... ... 150 Cost of Collecting Goldfields Eevenue ... ... 100 Diamond and other drills and appliances (working expenses only) ... ... ... 500 Expenses of Boards of Examiners, Mining and Coalmines Acts ... ... ... i 400 Expenses, Huntly Accident Commission . ... 200 Expenses of Mining Court, Auckland Exhibition ... I 500 Expenses, Panama Exhibition ... ... 100 Expert and temporary assistance, wages... ... 100 Extinguishing burning coal-seams ... ... 20 Field surveys and expenses ... ... ... 20 Fuel, light, water, freight, and cartage .,. ... 50 Grant towards expenses of officers attending Annual Meeting of Mining Engineers .. ... 50 Grant to relieve distress arising from disaster at Ralph's Colliery, Huntly (on account) ... 200 Grants to libraries in mining townships... ... 75 Huntly School of Mines, contribution to building for 300 Instruments and apparatus ... ... ... 100 Legal expenses ... ... ... 100 Mail-service, Cromarty (half cost) ... ... 50 Maintenance and Management of Water-races— Waimea-Kumara ... ... ... 1,500 Mount Ida ... - .... ... 1,200 Waimea: Reconstructing flumes and syphons ... 200 Office rents, equipment, and cleaning ... ... 200 Overseas coal, purchase of and expenses incidental to 1,000 Payments and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts ... ... ... 50 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 300 Printing and stationery .... ... ... 500 Printing report of Royal Commission an Huntly Mine accident ... ... ... 200 Protective works, Waimea Creek ...: ... 50 Purchase of motor-car accessories ... ... 50 Purging mining-registers of obsolete titles .-.. 50 Queen of Beauty pumping-plant maintenance ... 50 Refunds of rent, Section 154, Mining Act, 1908 ... 50 Reports on accidents ... ... ... 20 Schools of Mines ... ... ... 3,000 Stone-quarries Act: Administration expenses ... 50 Surveys of mining township sites ... ... 60 Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... ... 50 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,400 Work and material supplied by other Departments ... 100 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 38 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Total,—Vote No. 40 ... ... 21,. 21,55i 5. TOTAL OF CLASS VIII £36, :68

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CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Salaries. 1914-15. Other Charges. 1914-15. Total. £ £ £ ote 41.—Clerk of Executive Council ... 50 50 50 H 42.—Department of Internal Affairs j 10,312 ' 2 (Head Office) „ 43.—Ministers' Secretaries ... 1,465 10,312 23,456 33,768 1,465 1,465 „ 44.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and 24,811 Charwomen „ 45.—Audit Department ... 7,496 24,811 24,811 7,496 3,100 10,596 „ 46.—Registrar-General's Office ... 7,010 J 7,010 8,700 15,710 „ 47.—Electoral ... ... 3,070 € 3,070 62,018 65,088 „ 48.—High Commissioner's Office ... 5,394 5,394 3,878 9,272 „ 49.—Museum ... ... 1,139 1,139 2,915 4,054 I „ 50. —Dominion Laboratory ... 3,653 3,653 1,923 5,576 „ 51.—Printing and Stationery ..-. 13,772 13,772 5,620 19,392 „ 52.—Mental Hospitals... ... 89,873 i 89,873 29,374 119,247 „ 53.—Home for Defectives ... 1,053 1,053 245 1,298 „ 54.—Tourists ... ... 24,322 | S 24,322 29,718 54,040 „ 55.—Public Service Commissioner's 2,949 Office n 56.—Public Health, Hospitals and | 20,558 I Charitable Aid „ 57.—Cook Islands Administration ... 3,689 2,949 4,671 7,620 20,558 40,256 60,814 3,689 3,345 7,034 „ 58. —Miscellaneous Services ... ... '< 46,789 46,789 TOTAL OF CLASS IX ... | 220,616 ' 21 220,616 266,008 486,624 tern. item. .tem. CLEKK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 14-15. VOTE No. 41. 1 Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £550) 50 £ 50 Total—Vote No. 41 ...

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CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

ttem. 1914-15 DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. HEAD OFFICE. 1914-15. Total number of officers 74 £ VOTE No. 42. Salaries— Administrative: Division. 1 at £650 650 Professional Division. 1 at £75 (also Lands and Survey £425)... 75 Clerical Division. Glass I — 1 at £525 Class III— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 2 at £405 ... ... 810 1 at £385 ... ... 385 Class IV— 1 at £360 ... Ola SS V— 1 at £275 Class VI— 1 at £260 ... ... • 260 1 at £250 ... ... 250 2 at £245 ... ... 490 3 at £230 ... •■• 690 1 at £215 ... ... 215 Class VII— 1.at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £200 ... ... 200 4 at £190 ... ... 760 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 at £165 ... ... 330 Class VIII— ■ 1 at £95 ... ... 95 2 at £65 ... ... 130 19 at £50 .. ... 950 525 1,620 360 275 1,905 1,680 1,175 279 368 Official Secretary to His Excelleucy the Governor Lodging-allowance General Division. 1 at £330 ... ... 330 1 at £200 ... 200 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £190 ... ... 190 2 at £180 • ... ... 360 1 at £176 ... ... 176 1 at £168 ... ... 168 2 at £156 . ... ... 312 1 at £108 ... ... 108 , 3 at £96 ... ... 288 6 at £72 ... ... 432 4 at £60 ... ... 240 1 at £48 ... ... 48 3,047 11,959 Less proportion of salaries provided for but not I payable during current year ... ... j 594 Less amount to be recovered from Public Service Superannuation Fund ... 11,365 1,053 10,312

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CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

Item. 19 1914-15. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued. ~ HEAD OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 42— continued. Othbb Chakges foe and incidental to — Department of Internal Affairs — 2 I Advertising 3 ! Assessment Courts under the Rating Act, 1908 4 Audit fees for inspection of accounts 5 : Cleaning offices .... ... ... 6 ! Commissions of Inquiry 7 j Contribution towards payment of minimum and additional retiring-allowance to messengers 8 ' Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions 9 Cost of fencing Kaiapohia Monument at Waikuku ... | 10 Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department 11 Cost of forwarding stores to Macquarie Island for the Mawson Antarctic Expedition 12 Cost of renovating Captain Hobson's grave 13 Early History of New Zealand (Hocken) 14 Extra clerical assistance 15 Extra messengers 16 Fire Brigades Annual Conference (grant.in aid) ... 17 Fire brigades attending Annual Conference, railway passes for 18 Freight and cartage 19 Fresh-water fisheries, expenses in connection with, including wages of workmen and cost of equipment taken over from Tourist Department ... ... 20 Fuel for Government offices ... ... ... 21 General contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 22 Grant to New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington 23 Grant to Auckland Acclimatization Society (Okoroire Game Farm) ... ... .... 24 Grant to Taranaki Acclimatization Society 25 Grant towards cost of erecting memorial to veterans and pioneers in Waikaraka Cemetery... — Hector Observatory— 26 J Cost of clearing ground and planting trees 27 General expenses (including temporary assistance) 28 Instruments and equipment 29 Imperial Institute 30 Legal expenses ... ... ... 31 Light and water for various Government buildings ... 32 Office equipment (including telephones)... . . 33 Payment to Hospital Boards and other expenses incidental to issue of licenses under Land Agents Act, 1912 34 Payment to New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, for part services of custodian National Gallery 35 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 36 J Printing and stationery 37 Protection of Tuatara lizards: Special payments to lighthouse-keepers and others ... ... J 38 Publications (including newspapers) ... ... I 39 Renovation of graves of soldiers who were killed or died during the Maori War and expenses in con- j nection therewith 40 Special allowance to messengers, Wellington 41 Special allowance to shorthand-writers and typistes employed in Ministers'offices £ 500 5 50 2,000 950 852 600 100 25 800 50 135 700 900 400 300 250 1,500 500 100 600 200 76 100 200 145 400 100 50 1,200 500 5,000 HO 500 500 50 700 250 350 158 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 * 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

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ftem. 1914-15. " DEPAETMENT OF INTEENAL AFFAIBS— continued. HEAD OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 42— continued. Other Charges fok and incidental to — continued. Department of Internal Affairs —continued. Subsidy (£1 for £1 up to £150) towards cost of the removal, to New Plymouth Cemetery, of remains of soldiers killed in Taranaki District, and the erection of obelisk Subsidy (£1 for £1) towards cost of erecting monument in Tauranga Cemetery to the memory of Maoris killed in Gate Pa engagement... Travelling-allowance of Ministers, as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1908 ... Travelling-expenses of Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries to Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of officers of the Department Travelling allowances and expenses of Official Photographer and cost of photographic materials Uniforms and overcoats for messengers ... Valuable historical documents Victoria League, Auckland : Grant towards proposed Soldiers' Memorial Weights and Measures Acts... £ £ 42 43 150 80 44 1,500 1,250 45 46 47 1,250 48 500 49 50 51 50 300 350 52 1,000 150 Less fees receivable in respect of the Land Act, 1912 28,456 i 5,000 Total—Vote No. 42 ... 23,456 33,768 * MINISTERS' SECEETAEIES. 1914-15. Total number of officers 12 VOTE No. 43. Salaries— Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council £50) Salaries in addition to classification— 11 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each ... Additional salary to officer in classified department employed as Private Secretary (also £425) Extra classification allowance 550 275 105 535 Total—Vote No. 43 ... 1,465 MESSENGEES, OFFICE-KEEPEES, AND CHAEWOMEN. 1914-15. Total number of officers 233 VOTE No. 44. Salaries— General Division 1 Messengers, do.- — 1 at £290 (also Fire Inspector, £50), - (also Supervisor of Messengers, Government Insurance building, £ £65) ... ... 290 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £260 ... ... 260

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iem. 191 .4-15. MESSENGERS, OFFICE-KEEPERS, AND CHARWOMEN —continued. VOTE No. 44— continued. Salaries — continued. £ £ Gbnekal Division — continued. Messengers, dc. — continued. £ 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £220 ... ••• 220 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £198 ... ... 198 1 at £190 ... ... 130 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £181 ... ... 181 6 at £180 ... ... 1,080 1 at £179 ... ... 179 2 at £175 ... ... 350 2 at £174 ... ... 348 32 at £170 ... ... 5,440 7 at £165 ... ... 1,155 1 at £160 ... ... 160 12 at £155 ... ... 1,860 24 at £150 ... ... 3,600 2 at £145 ... ... 290 12 at £140 ... ... 1,680 4 at £130 ... ... 520 1 at £125 ... ... 125 3 at £120 ... ... 360 1 at £110 ... ... 110 5 at £100 . ... 500 4 at £90 ... ... 360 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2 at £60 ... ... .120 Charwomen — 1 at £104 ... ... 104 lat£90 ... ... 90 lat£85 ... ... 85 lat£84 ... ... 84 lat£83 ... ■ ... 83 lat£65 ... ... 65 1 at £50 ... ... 50 lat£42 ... ... 42 1 at 39s. per week ... ... 101/8 1 at 36s. 6d. per week ... ... 94/18 1 at 35s. per week ... ... 91 82 at 31s. 6d. per week ... ... 6,716 1 at 30s. per week ... ... 78 1 at 28s. per week ... ... 73 1 at 25s. per week ... ... 65 3 at 20s. per week ... ... 156 20,948 7,978 Allowances under Public Service Regulation No. 208 28,926 109 Less provided for by other Departments 29,035 3,400 Less proportion of salaries -and increases to salaries provided for but not payable during current year 25,635 824 Total—Vote No. 44 24,81

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;em 1914-15. AUDIT DEPARTMENT. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 63 £ VOTE No. 45. Salable s— Deputy Controller and Auditor Audit Officer, London 50 700 Classification under Act. Clebical Division. Class I — J at £600 (also Secretary Commissioners Public Debts Sinking Funds £50, and Deputy Controller £50) Glass II— £ 3 at £475 ... ... 1,425 4 at £440 ... ... 1,760 Glass III— 5 at £425 Class IV— 1 at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £360 ... ... 360 Class V— 2 at £315 ... ... 630 4 at £305 ... ... 1,220 3 at £290 ... ... 870 3 at £275 ... ... 825 Class VI— 1 at £260 ... ... 260 4 at £245 ... ... 980 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £215 ... ... 215 2 at £200 ... ... 400 Glass VII— 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £200 ... ... 400 2 at £190 ... ... 380 ■ 2 at £180 ... ... 360 6 at £165 ... ... 990 3 at £150 ... ... 450 3 at £135 ... ... 405 3 at £120 ... ... 360 3 at £110 ... ... 330 1 at £50 ... ... 50 600 3,185 2,125 730 3,545 2,085 Lodging-allowance 3,955 28 General Division. 1 at £190 190 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 17,193 197 Othee Chabges fob and incidental to — Extra assistance for inspection and examination Office cleaning, fuel and light Office equipment, telephones Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Bent of offices 16,996 2 3 4 5 6 7 100 25 125 150 100 50

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an. 191 .4-15. AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued. l i 8 9 VOTE No. 45— continued. Other Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote ... £ 2,500 £ 50 3,100 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 (Audit Office fees) 20,096 9,500 Total—Vote No. 45 10,596 BBGISTEAE-GENERAL'S OFFICE. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 94 VOTE No. 46. Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I— 1 at £525 Class III— 1 at £425 Class IV— £ 1 at £371 ... ... 371 1 at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £361 ... ... 361 1 at £330 ... ... 330 Class V— 1 at £315 Class VI— £ 5 at £230 ... ... 1,150 1 at £200 ... 200 Glass VII— 3 at £220 ... ... 660 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Class VIII— 3 at £110 ... ... 330 2 at £95 ... ... 190 2 at £80 ... ... 160 2 at £65 ... ... 130 2 at £50 ... ... 100 1,432 315 1,350 525 425 1,450 Lodging-allowance ... ..'. .... Special allowances to Cadets 910 82 185 General Division. 2 at £132 ... ... 264 1 at £72 ... .... 72 336 2 3 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cleaning, firing, lighting, freight, and carriage Collection of statistics (including agricultural and pastoral) Diagrams, &c, Year-book Office allowances to District Registrars of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 7,010 50 1,500 4 5 100 70

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•am. 191 .4-15. BEGISTEAE-GENEEAL'S OFFICE —continued. 6 7 8 9 VOTE No. 46 -continued. Other Chabgbs foe and incidental to— continued. Office equipment and telephones Payment to Post-office for services of Postmasters as Registrars of Births, &c. ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery (including Year-book and Statistics) -Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Temporary assistance (extra clerks) Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 100 530 500 3,500 2,000 200 100 £ 10 I I 12 L3 15,710 50 Total—Vote No. 46 ... 8,700 ELECTORAL. 1914-15. Total number of officers 44 VOTE No. 47. Salabies— Clerical Division. Glass IV— 1 at £370 Class VII— ■ jg" 1 at £220 ... .. m 2 at £200 ... 400 370 620 2,080 For payments of Eegistrars ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 W 11 12 13 14: 15 16 17 18 Otheh Chakgmb fok and incidental to • Advertising Cartage, railage, and wharfage Cost of taking licensing poll in Maori electorate ... Expenses of by-elections Expenses of general election Firing and lightingLegal expenses Licensing poll, under Licensing Act, 1908 ... Licensing Committee election Office requisites Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Preparation and printing of rolls Printing and stationery Kent of offices Telephones " Travelling-expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 3,070 10 25 200 100 24,000 10 20 12,000 500 30 2,000 20,000 3,000 13 50 50 10 65,088 ! Total—Vote No. 47 ... 62,018 HIGH COMMISSIONEE'S OFFICE. VOTE No. 48. TOtal nUmb6r ° f 0ffi0erS • • '^ Salabies— Secretary Trade and Immigration Eepresentative Accountant 750 700 500 — ** i J. VVAJJ-J. \J

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;em. 1914-15. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 48— continued. Salaries — continued. Chief Clerk Produce Commissioner Veterinarian ... Inspector of New Zealand Dairy Produce Clerks and Messengers £ 425 500 500 350 6,269 Othek Chakges fob and incidental to — Contributions due under National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's office Freight and carriage Office equipment, including stationery and publications Postage Printing and typewriting Bent, office-cleaning, fuel, and light Travelling, expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 9,994 3 i 5 6 7 8 9 18 150 1,000 550 10 1,200 700 250 3,878 Less contribution from Public Trust and Government Insurance Funds 13,872 200 Less bonuses and commissions paid to High Commissioner on account of reduced passages of emigrants 13,672 4,400 Total—Vote No. 48 ... 9,27 MUSEUM. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. i VOTE No. 49. Salaries— Professional Division. Glass B — 1 at £575 575 General Division. £ 1 at £300 ... ... 300 2 at £132 ... ... 264 564 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books and other publications, including binding Clerical assistance Collection of historical and other matter relating to the Maori race Establishment of historical collection regarding early history of New Zealand ... Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and water ... ... ... Office equipment Photographic apparatus for Museum 1,139 2 3 4 75 267 100 5 500 50 50 50 30 6 7 8 9

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Item. MUSEUM— continued. 191 -15. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 VOTE No. 49— continued. Othek Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preparation of specimens Printing and stationery Printing Museum Bulletins ... Purchase of specimens and pictures Sunday attendance at Museum Telephone and fire-alarm charges Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in- j cidental to the other items of the vote £ 30 100 20 150 1,300 13 30 100 £ 50 Total—Vote No. 49 ... 2,915 4,05 DOMINION LABORATOEY. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 14 VOTE No. 50. Salaries— Peofessional Division. 1 at £750 Class B— 1 at £525 Glass D— 1 at £345 Glass E— ' £ 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £235 ... ... 235 2 at £210 ... ... 420 Glass F— 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1 at £120 ... ... 120 750 525 345 1,175 400 Clerical Division. Glass VII— 1 at £200 Glass VIII— lat£65 Lodging-allowance 200 65 23 Genbeal Division. 170 1 at £170 Other Chaeges for and incidental to — Books, newspapers, and periodicals Chemicals, apparatus, and repairs to apparatus Expenses under Explosives Act — Expenses in connection with magazines General expenses Printing regulations, &c. Salaries : Magazine-keepers Extra clerical assistance Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and water Office equipment Payment to officer under Public Service Regulation No. 209 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 3,653 3 4 40 650 5 6 7 8 9 120 100 100 30 50 30 180 75 10 38 40

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Item. DOMINION LABORATOEY— continued. 191 -15. VOTE No. 50—continued. Other Chabges foe and incidental to — continued. 1 1 Printing and stationery 12 Subscriptions to Technical Societies 13 Telephones 14 Travelling allowances and expenses 15 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ & 120 10 15 300 25 1,923 Total—-Vote No. 50 ... 5,576 PEINTING AND STATIONEEY. Classification and Increases under Regulation. 1914-15. Total number of office. .. {*%£% g IVOTE No. 51. 2 Salaeies— Administrative Division. 1 at £800 800 Cleeical Division. Class I— £ 1 at £500 ... ... 500 1 at £260 (also Hansard Supervisor, £240) 260 760 Glass III— 1 at £385 Glass IV— 1 at £370 Glass V— lat £305 ... ... 305 1 at £290 ... ... 290 1 at £100 (also Hansard Supervisor's 100 Assistant, £225) 1 at £75 (also Clerk to Hansard Super- 75 visor, £195) 385 370 770 Glass VI— lat £265 ... ... 265 3 at £260 ... ... 780 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1,505 Class VII— lat £220 ... ... 220 lat £200 ... ... 200 3 at £165 ... ... 495 9.15 Glass VIII— 1 at £108 . ... ... ... 108 General Division. lat £375 ... ... 375 1 at £350 ... ... 350 2 at £320 ... ... 640 1 at £310 ... ... 310 1 at £285 ... ... 285 2 at £280 ... ... 560 1 at £270 ... ... 270 lat £265 ... ... 265 1 at £260 ... ... 260 lat £255 ... ... 255 3 at £250 ... ... 750 3 at £245 ... ... 735 lat £240 ... ... 240

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Item. 191 [-15. PRINTING AND STATIONERY— continued. VOTE No. 51— continued. Sal arib s— con tinned. £ £ General Division — continued. £ 3 at £235 ... ... 705 2 at £230 ... ... 460 5 at £220 ... ... 1,100 1 at £218 ... ... 218 8 at £215 ... ... 1,720 14 at £210 ... ... 2,940 2 at £208 ... ... 416 5 at £205 ... ... 1,025 18 at £200 (1 for 5 months) ... ... 3,484 3 at £199 ... ... 597 1 at £198 ... ... 198 2 at £197 ... ... 394 4 at £196 ... ... 784 4 at £195 ... 780 1 at £194 ... ... 194 3 at £192 .. 576 26 at £191 ... ... 4,966 25 at £190 (1 for 4 months)... ... 4,623 3 at £188 ... 564 20 at £185 ... 3,700 2 at £181 ... . 362 20 at £180 ... ... 3,600 6 at £175 ... 1,050 1 at £172 ... ... 172 2 at £171 ... 342 5 at £170 ... ... 850 2 at £163 ... ... 326 . 1 at £162 ... ... 162 5 at £160 ... 800 4 at £156 ... 624 1 at £153 ... ... 153 1 at £152 ... 152 4 at £150 ... ... 600 1 at £145 ... 145 4 at £140 ... .. 560 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £125 ... 125 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £118 ... 118 1 at £115 ... 115 6 at £114 (1 for 4 months) ... ... 608 3 at £111 ... ... 333 3 at £104 (1 for 2 months) ... ... 225 6 at £101 ... ... 606 1 at £100 ... .. 100 1 at £97/10 ... ... 97/10 1 at £96 (6 months) ... ... 48 8 at £95 ... ... 760 2 at £91 ... ... 182 6 at £85 ... ... 510 3 at 84/10 ... ... 253/10 1 at £84 ... ... 84 12 at £78 ... ... 936 3 at 71/10 ... ... 214/10 1 at £65 ... ... 65 1 at £62 (4 months) ... 21 1 at £52 ... ... 52 2 at £52 (6 months) ... ... 52 4 at £39 (6 months) ... ... 78 1 at £26 (6 months) ... ... 13 50,489

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tern. 1914-15. • PRINTING AND STATIONERY— continued. VOTE No. 51— continued. Sadabies — continued. Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... Polders, Sewers, and Machine-workers (females) ... Apprentices, Machine Boys, Reader Boys, Errand i Boys, Perforators, and Gummers Extra hands £ 11] 3,000 . £ 2,000 8,750 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for, but fc not payable during current year 69,963 191 Other Charges fob and incidental to — Expenses of Auckland Exhibition Extras connected with monotype and linotype machines Freight, cartage, packing, insurance, and wharf labour Fuel, gas, and lighting Machinery Medical services Monotype and linotype metal Office equipment, advertising, travelling allowances and expenses Overtime Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Refund of amounts overpaid for publications Stationery, paper, and parchment Stores, bookbinding material, and printing-ink Telephone subscriptions and expenses, and maintenance of departmental telephone system Type and printing material ... Water-supply Window-cleaning, removal of rubbish, and chimneysweeping Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 69,772 2 3 100 4 5 6 7 8 9 200 5,500 1,400 2,500 150 100 10 11 12 13 14 15 300 3,000 1,000 20 30,500 3,500 16 17 IS 50 750 300 150 19 100 49,620 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 119,392 100,000 Total—Vote No. 51 ... 19,392 MENTAL HOSPITALS. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 658 VOTE No. 52. Salaries — Administbative Division. Inspector-General 1,000 Professionai Division. Class A— £ Deputy Inspector-General ... 700 5 Medical Superintendents at £700 ... 3,500 Glass D— 1 Medical Superintendent at £400 for 3 months) ... ... 100 4,200

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;em. 1914-15. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries— continued. Professional Division — continued. Glass D — continued. 1 Medical Superintendent at £440 1 Medical Officer at £365 2 Medical Officers at £350 2 Medical Officers at £310 Class E — 3 Medical Officers at £260 1 Medical Officer at £260 1 Medical Officer (part time) 1 Medical Officer (part time) £ 440 365 700 620 780 26C 225 200 2,225 1,465 Clerical Division. 8,890 Class III— 1 Clerk at £425 Class V— 1 Clerk at £275 Class VI— 1 Superintendent at £360 Class VII— 2 Clerks at £320 1 Clerk at £310 1 Clerk at £265 1 Clerk at £190 3 Clerks at £180 1 Clerk at £150 Class VIII— 1 Cadet 1 Cadet 1 Cadet 1 Cadet 640 310 265 190 540 150 110 110 89 78 425 275 360 2,095 387 General Division. 1 Typist at £120 3,542 120 Head Attendants — 1st Grade— 4 at £250 2nd Grade— 1 at £240 1 at £235 1 at £230 240 235 230 1,000 705 Matrons — 1st Grade— 4 at £195 3rd Grade— 1 at £165 1 at £160 4th Grade— 1 at £145 1 at £135 2 at £135 165 160 145 135 270 1,705 780 325 550 1,655

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19 4-15. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries — continued. Gbnebal Division— continued. Engineers — 1 at £235 1 at £380 1 at £295 1 at £330 1 at £230 1 at £210 1 at £220 1 at £200 £ 235 380 295 330 230 210 220 200 2,100 Farm Managers — 4 at £230 1 at £215 Farm Overseers — 1 at £165 1 at £150 Official Visitors — lat£50 4 at £25 3 at £13 920 215 165 150 50 100 39 2,100 1,135 315 189 Stokers — 1 at £155 5 at £150 Engine-dt iver— 1 at £165 Attendants — 4 at £175 27 at £170 2 at £168 9 at £165 1 at £160 10 at £155 7 at £150 27 at £145 5 at £143 12 at £140 3 at £138 9 at £135 7 at £133 7 at £130 2 at £128 13 at £125 1 at £123 41 at £120 110 at £115 Carpenters — 1 at £195 1 at £190 1 at £185 1 at £180 7 at £170 Bricklayers — 2 at £188 Blacksmith — 1 at £165 155 750 700 4,590 336 1,485 160 1,550 1,050 3,915 715 1,680 414 1,215 931 910 256 1,625 123 4,920 12,650 195 190 185 180 1,190 1,639 905 165 39,225 1,940 376 165

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item. 1914-15. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries— continued. General Division— continued. Painters — 2 at £160 1 at £165 Bootmaker — 1 at £135 Labourer — 1 at £135 Bakers — 1 at £185 1 at £180 2 at £170 1 at £150 Poultryman — 1 at £145 Plumbers — 3 at £180 2 at £175 Gardeners — 2 at £145 1 at £140 1 at £125 Fisherman — 1 at £150 Farm Hands — 9 at £110 • ... Messengers — 1 at £110 1 at £90 lat£82 £ 320 165 185 180 340 150 540 350 290 140 125 110 90 82 485 135 135 855 145 890 555 150 990 Nurses — 1 at £115 1 at £113 16 at £110 6 at £105 10 at £100 2 at £98 5 at £95 6 at £93 ... .r. 3 at £90 8 at £88 21 at £85 26 at £83 111 at £80 Cooks — 1 at £165 1 at £155 1 at £130 1 at £110 1 at £115 ' .. 1 at £105 2 at £100 1 at £90 2 at £85 1 at £25 (part time) Laundresses — 1 at £115 2 at £110 2 at £95 lat£85 1 at £80 Ward-maids — 4 at £70 115 113 1,760 630 1,000 196 475 558 270 704 1,785 2,158 8,880 165 155 130 110 115 105 200 90 170 25 115 220 190 85 80 18,644 282 1,265 690 280 2,235

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item. 1914-15. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. VOTE No 52— continued. Salaries — continued. Increase of Salaries to Attendants and Nurses under scale Allowance to night staff Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... £ 1,500 125 320 1,945 89,873 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, newspapers, technical books, and office equipment Allowance to shorthand-writer and typiste over 17 years of age Amount required to repay sums deducted from attendants' salaries under the Civil Service Act, 1908 Bedding and clothing Buildings, including additions, improvements, repairs, and replacements Compensation to staff, &c, for damage by fire at Sunnyside Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908, to— H. Glanville E. E. Sines ... _ Developmental work in connection with bringing land into cultivation, purchase of implements, stock, &c. Farms, maintenance of Fencing, draining, and roading Freight and cartage Fuel, light, water, and cleaning Funerals, expenses of Furniture and fittings Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of ... Grant to Seacliff Staff Club ... Law-costs Laundry Machinery, repairs, and stores Medical fees for certificates and consultations Nursing staff — House allowance to married attendants Uniforms, purchase of Patients, expenses connected with —■ Gratuities Recreation Transfer " Patients' Friends " Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Rations Rents and rates Stores Surgery and dispensary — Drugs and instruments Wine, spirits, ale, and porter Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances Treatment and maintenance of patients in general hospitals 260 12 20 10,000 5,000 124 188 190 1,000 7,500 300 2,500 10,250 350 600 250 10 20 1,800 1,000 1,300 22 23 2,500 1,200 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 70 2,750 200 200 350 450 36,500 850 2,800 33 34 35 36 37 700 50 330 900 50

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item. 19 .4-15. MENTAL HOSPITALS —continued. 38 VOTE No. 52— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 300 £ Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 92,874 63,500 Total—Vote No. 52... 29,374 119,247 HOME FOR DEFECTIVES. 1914-15. Toial number of officers .. 8 VOTE No. 53. Salaries— . (3 months at £145) *Matron (3 months at £100) Steward Matron Attendant at £148, Nurse at £80 Nurse at £80 (7 months) Cook Laundress Housemaid Gardener 36 25 175 150 228 47 95 95 82 120 Other Charges for and incidental to —■ Maintenance, including food, clothing, bedding, fuel, and light, &c. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Purchase of stock, tools, and material for house and grounds Travelling-allowances and removal expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote • ... 1,053 2 560 5 3 4 5 6 50 10 30 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 655 410 245 Total—Vote No. 53 ... 1,298 TOURISTS. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 165 VOTE No. 54. Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 at £600 600 Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £300 (also Department of Agriculture, £200) Class IV— £ 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £245 (also Department of Agriculture, £100) ... ... 245 300 605 * Retiring on 3 months' leave.

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": !tem. :-15. 191 TOUEIST8— continued. VOTE No. 5i—continued. Salaries— continued. 1 Clerical Division— continued. Class F— £ 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £305 ... ... 305 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Class VII— 8 at £200 ... ... 600 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £165 ... ... 165 3 at £135 ... ... 405 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Class VIII— 3 at £95 ... ... 285 3 at £80 ... ... 240 lat£65 ... ... 65 1 at £50 (also Department of Agriculture, £50) 50 1 at £25 ... ... 25 895 1,270 1,590 665 Cadets' Lodging-allowances — lat£23 ... ... 23 2 at £18 ... ... 36 3 at £13 ... ... 39 98 Agents' Tellers' Allowances — lat£10 ... ... 10 3 at £5 ... ... 15 General Division. 25 1 at £144 ... ... 144 lat£60 ... ... 60 204 Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... ... 126 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,378 159 2 3 4 Jo 7 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, and purchase of books, photographs, pictures, and distribution of pamphlets, books, &c. ... Allowances to members of staff for loss of personal effects destroyed by fire at Hanmer Springs ... Amount stolen from ticket office at Te Aroha ... Bonuses and commissions to Honorary Agents ... ! Claims in connection with passenger booking ... Cleaning, lighting, water, fuel, telephones, office requisites, furniture, rent, legal expenses, cartage, freight, &c, New Zealand and abroad, audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... Compassionate allowance to widow of late E. H. Montgomery ... Compensation under Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act to dependents of employees killed in discharge of duty Extra clerical assistance Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Tracks and huts Funeral expenses of late Matron, Eotorua Sanatorium 6,219 2,500 185 20 10 2,000 8 100 9 10 11 12 370 50 50 28

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item. 1914-15. TOURISTS— continued. 13 14 | 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 VOTE No. 54— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Funeral expenses of late J. Swanborough Importation and distribution of game and fish Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Waiotapu, Orakei-Korako, Te Puia, Tokaanu, Morere, Tarawera, Waikaremoana, Pukaki, and Te Anau, and reserves vested in Department Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Repurchase from lessee of furniture, fittings, &c, in Te Anau Hostel Subsidy, accommodation-house, Waikaremoana Subsidies to Park and Domain Boards : Egmont £200, Taupo£50 Tongariro National Park : Wages, maintenance, &c. Tourist Court at Auckland Exhibition ... Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ £ 4 100 500 475 350 500 150 250 100 50 400 50 8,243 25 Te Aroha Hot Springs— Salaries and Wages — Clerical Division. Class 71 at £275 275 i Gkneral Division. £ 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £146 ... ... 292 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £105 ... ... 105 2 at £100 . . ... 200 1 at £95 ... ... 95 2 at £85 ... ... 170 1 at £72 ... ... 72 1 at £65 ... ... 65 2 at £50 ... ... 100 1,444 26 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance: Buildings, baths, gardens, tea-house, subsidy to doctor, supplies, furniture, and repairs 1,719 900 27 Rotorua Sanatorium and Baths— Salaries and Wages — Professional Division. 1 at £1,000 Class E — 1 at £333 Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 at £200 ... Class VIII— lat£80 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... 1,000 333 200 80 18

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[tern. 1914-15. TOURISTS— continued. VOTE No. 54— continued. Rotorua Sanatorium and Baths— continued. Salaries and Wages —continued. 27 General Division. £ 1 at £234 ... ... 234 1 at £192 ... ... 192 1 at £176 ... ... 176 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £162 ... ... 162 1 at £144 ... ... 144 4 at £140 ... ... 560 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £125 ... ... 250 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £110 ... ... 220 1 at £105 ... ... 105 6 at £100 ... ... 600 2 at £95 ... ... 190 3 at £85 ... ... 255 9 at £80 ... ... 720 lat£75 ... ... 75 3 at £70 ... ... 210 5 at £65 ... ... 325 lat£40 ... ... 40 l?at£30 ... ... 30 5,033 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of sanatorium and baths, including wines, spirits, furniture, supplies, and repairs 6,664 28 5,000 Rotorua Works — Salaries and Wages — 29 Professional Division. Class E — 1 at £300 300 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 at £360 Class VII— 1 at £135 360 135 General Division. £ 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 at £170 ... ... 340 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £146 ... ... 146 2 at £141 ... ... 282 1 at £140 (5 months) ... ... 58 1 at £130 (9 months) ... ... 98 2 at £130 ... ... 260

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Item 1914-15. TOUEIST8— continued. VOTE No. 54— continued. Eotobua Works — continued. Salaries and Wages —continued. 29 General Division— continued £ 1 at £125 ... 125 1 at £94 ... 94 1 at £84 ... 84 1 at £60 ... 60 3,442 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of— Electric light and power system Reserves, gardens, parks, and bands or orchestra Water-supply and sewerage Wharves and beacons 4,237 30 1,200 1,300 1,000 25 Eotoeua Acclimatization District and Fish Hatchery— Salaries — 3,525 31 General Division. 1 at £160 160 32 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance, including bonuses to honorary rangers Trout-fishing licenses issued to Maoris on recommendation of Tongariro Maori Council 250 10 Whakaeewaeewa Eeserve and Baths— Salaries — 260 33 General Division. £ 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £100 ... ... 100 250 34 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and repairs 100 Waimangu Eound-trips and Hostel— Salaries and Wages — 35 General Division. £ 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £175 ... 175 2 at £150 ... ... 300 690 36 Other Charges for and incidental to — Wages, maintenance, and repairs, hostel, furniture, boat-shed, boats, and tracks 500 Little Barrier Island— Salaries — 37 General Division. 1 at £135 135 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance and salary of caretaker 65

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[tern. 1914-15. TOURISTS— oontmwi. VOTE No. 54— continued. Waitomo Caves and Hostel— Salaries — £ £ 39 General Division. & 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £140 ... ... 140 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £100 ... ... 100 545 40 Other Charges for and incidental to — Wages and maintenance, including furniture and repairs 2,200 Hanmeb Sanatorium, Baths, Gardens, and Watersupply to Township— Salaries and Wages — i 41 Professional Division. Class D— 1 at £375 375 Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 at £120 120 General Division £ 1 at £192 (9 months) ... ... 144 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £160 (9 months) ... ... 120 1 at £146 ... ... 146 2 at £126 ... ... 252 1 at £120 (9 months) ... ... 90 1 at £105 ... ... 105 1 at £100 ... ... 100 lat£95 ... ... 95 lat£85 ... .. 85 2 at £60 ... ... 120 lat£50 ... ... 50 1,842 i 2,337 42 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of sanatorium, baths, water-supply, teahouse, gardens, furniture, supplies, repairs, and wines, spirits, &c. 1,900 Mount Cook Hermitage Hostel, Tracks, and Huts — Salaries — 43 General Division. £ 1 at £220 (also Crown Lands Sanger £25) 220 2 at;£150 ... ... 300 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 atj£95 ... ... 95 860 44 Other Charges for and incidental to — , ; - ■.<-.. Wages and maintenance, including guiding, equipment, furniture, and repairs 2,800

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83

item. 1914-15. TOURISTS —continued. VOTE. No. 54 —continued. Glade House and Te Anau-Milford Track (season of six months) — Wages and maintenance (including furniture and repairs) £ 2,100 £ 45 Qubenstown Reserves— Salaries — 46 General Division. 200 146 ! 1 at £200 " 1 at £146 i 346 ! 47 Other Charges for and incidental to — Wages, music, maintenance, improvements, &c. 200 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri— Salaries — 48 General Division. 1 at £160 160 49 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of steamers (including wages, repairs, and replacements) ... 490 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Subsidies to Coach and Steamer Services— Fairlie-Hermitage mail-service Lake Wanaka mail-service ... Lumsden-Te Anau mail-service Pembroke-Queenstown Pipiriki-Tokaanu coach service ... Pukaki-Pembroke motor service Rotorua-Waiotapu mail-service Wairoa-Waikaremoana mail-service 425 30 50 65 260 300 180 125 1 I I Total—Vote No. 54 ... 1,435 54,040 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 55. Salaries— Clerical Division. Class IV— £ 1 at £345 Class V— 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £305 ... ... 305 1 at £275 ... ... 275 345 895 Class VI— 1 at £215 Class VII— 1 at £165 Class VIII— 1 at £110 ... ... 110 lat£95 ... ... 95 lat£80 ... ... 80 lat£65 ... ... 65 lat£50 ... ... 50 215 ; 165 '.'» 400 92 Lodging-allowances

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84

item. 1914-15. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 55— continued. Salaries— continued. General Division. £ 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 at £156 (one part time) ... ... 312 1 at £96 (part time) ... ... 96 lat£84 ... ... 84 932 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable during the current year ... 3,044 95 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising Appeal Board— Allowance to Government Insurance Commissioner for services on Board at the rate of £100 per 2,949 2 75 3 annum 75 1,200 95 2,150 100 23 75 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Expenses: Hearing of appeals Cleaning and lighting Examinations : Public Service Senior and Entrance Extra clerical assistance Legal expenses Office requisites Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for share of messenger's salary Printing and stationery Telephones Temporary Assistance — Extra Reporters Travelling allowances and expenses ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other item of the vote ... 54 300 67 14 15 27 400 30 Total—Vote No. 55 ... 4,671 7,620 PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 133 VOTE No. 56. Salaries— Administrative Division. £ 1 at £850 850 Professional Division. 725 1 at £725 Class A — 2 at £700 Class B — 1 at £600 ... ... 600 1 at £575 ... ... 575 1 at £525 ... ... 525 1 at £500 ... ... 500 Class D — 1 at £400 Class E— 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Class F— 1,400 2,200 400 490 1 at £180

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85

[tern. 1914-15. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID—continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. S al arie s — continued. Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 at £345 Class V — 2 at £275 Class VI— £ 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £236 ... ... 236 Class VII— 2 at £220 ... ... 440 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £165 ... ... 165 Class VIII— 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £65 ... ... 65 lat£50 ... ... 50 345 550 1,001 965 210 41 Cadets' lodging-allowance ... .... General Division. 1 at £250 ... ... 250 2 at £245 ... ... 490 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £210 ... ... 210 6 at £170 ... ... 1,020 9 at £160 ... ... 1,440 4 at £150 ... ... 600 1 at £132 ... ... 132 1 at £130 ... ... 130 2 at £120 ... ... 240 1 at £113 ... ... 113 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £108 ... ... 216 2 at £100 ... ... 200 3 at £96 ... ... 288 2 at £84 ... ... 168 2 at £80 ... ... 160 1 at £70 ... ... 70 House-allowance, Farm Manager, Te Waikato Sanatorium 6,407 26 Unclassified Officers. 2 District Health Officers— 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £100 . ... 100 2 Analysts at £150 . 10 Port Health Officers— 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £225 ... .. 225 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £50 ... ... 100 1 at £40 ... ... 40 3 at £30 ... 90 400 300 945

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86

item. 1914-16. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Salaries — continued. Unclassified Officers — continued. 10 Sanitary Inspectors — £ 1 at £235 ... ••■ 235 1 at £218 ••• ••■ 218 1 at £213 ... ••• 213 1 at £210 •■• ••■ 210 1 at £195 ... ••• 195 2 at £190 ... •■• 380 2 at £180 ... ••• 3 60 1 at £157 •■• ••• 157 1,968 34 Native Medical Officers— 1 at £100 ... ••• 1°° 5 at £75 ... •• 375 3 at £60 ... ••• 180 17 at £50 ... ••• 850 2 at £40 ... ••• 80 2 at £30 ... ••• 60 4 at £25 ... ■•• 10° 1,745 135 1 Gardener, Te Waikato Sanatorium ... Contribution to other Votes— Marine Department ... ••• 50 Agriculture Department ... ... 145 195 21,478 Other Charges for and incidental to — Administration, including — Analysts paid by fees Extra assistance — Clerical ••• ••• 50 Other ••■ ••• 50 50 Freight and cartage Inspection of vessels Legal expenses Midwives Act Notification of infectious diseases Nurses Registration Act Office Expenses (including rent, cleaning, fuel, light, water equipment, telephones, books and publica- . tions, postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, printing and stationery) Plumbers Registration Act Quackery Prevention Act Quarantine expenses Sale of Food and Drugs Act... Travelling expenses and allowances Vaccination and registration fees 100 50 600 25 100 700 150 3,000 . 600 '25 100 150 3,000 300 8,950 Grants in Aid, including— Compassionate allowance to widow and family of Denis Phelan Contributions to inspectors' salaries Grant to Karitane Home, Dunedin Grants for refuge work Grant to Mount Magdala Asylum 52 50 750 3,900 300

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87

item. 1914-15. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID—continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Grants in Aid, including— Grant towards expenses of Inspector-General of Hospitals when visiting British and other hospitals and institutions Maintenance of delirium tremens patients in general hospitals Medical Associations' grants - Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board (subsidy on account of donations from the Otago University and refund of students' fees) Promotion of the health of women and children Relief of indigent persons Salvation Army Prison Brigade work Society for the promotion of health of women and children, subsidies on voluntary contributions 200 100 1,050 190 100 25 900 2,400 Miscellaneous Charges, including— Australasian Medical Congress Bacteriological laboratory ... Compensation payable under the Public Health Act, 1908 10,017 4 . 1,400 900 Dangerous infectious diseases Expenses in connection with Wairau Hospital Board inquiry Expenses in connection with sewage works, Mount Albert and Mount Eden Boroughs Infectious diseases Maternity homes, refund of fees Medical and nursing aid to Maoris (exclusive of salaries) Police expenses in connection with destitute persons Retiring-allowance at the rate of £36 per annum to G. A. Birch, late clerk Dunedin District Office, retired medically unfit (19 months) Small-pox epidemic, expenses in connection with ... St. Helens Hospital, Auckland, inquiry Subsidies to Nursing Associations Subsidy to Plunket Nurses Subsidy to Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Travelling-expenses, Dr. Makgill, attending Medical Congress at Antwerp ... ... Travelling-expenses, Dr. Bernstein, to take up duty as Medical Superintendent, Te Waikato Sanatorium... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote 25 1,250 4 ! 370 100 50 1,500 10 57 9,000 300 500 200 180 16 ; 13 250 Institutions under control of the Department— Wages — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin Rotorua Cottage Hospital ... Te Waikato Sanatorium 16,125 350 400 250 340 300 1,440 3,080

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Item. 1914-15. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID—continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Maintenance — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christcburch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium £ 1,000 1,400 1,250 900 300 4,600 9,450 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 69,100 4,855 Less amount to be recovered from the Civil List, Native, &c. 64,245 3,431 I Total—Vote No. 56... 60,814 COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 19 VOTE No. 57. Salaries — Head Office — Class V— 1 at £290 Class VII— 1 at £110 Cook Islands — Resident Commissioner Resident Agent, Mauke (£220), (6 months) Registrar of Courts Collector of Customs (£200, also Postmaster £50) Fruit Inspector Assistant Fruit Inspector ... Police Officer Niue— Resident Commissioner School-teacher Medical Officer (£450), (7 months) ... ... Head Schoolmaster Assistant Schoolmaster (£175), (5 months) Mangaia, Postmaster Atiu, Postmaster Aitutaki, Postmaster Rarotonga, Postmaster 290 110 700 110 500 250 220 220 183 365 250 50 263 50 73 35 5 5 10 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, stationery, purchase of books and periodicals, and office requisites ... Cook and other Islands Administration and other 3,689 2 75 3 1,000 4 expenses Grant to E. Blain on retirement in consideration of services 395

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89

item. 1914-15. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT —continued. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VOTE No. 57 —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Grant to H. Williams, Resident Agent, Manihiki, for services in saving the people of "the Island during the hurricane in January, 1914 Lighting, office-cleaning, freight, cartage, and office equipment Medical service, Niue Medical service, Rarotonga .. Postage and telephones Subsidy for service to Niue ... Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling-expenses, bags, and equipment Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 100 50 250 600 75 • 570 100 30 100 3,345 Total—Vote No. 57 ... 7,03^ MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOTE No. 58. Charges for and incidental to — General —■ Additional pay for members of Permanent Force while acting as orderlies at Government House: 2 at £28 per annum Allowance to Lady Guinness Allowances to officers of Public Service for losses sustained by floods at Gore Annuity to Lady Steward for services rendered by her late husband Sir William Jukes Steward Annuity to Mrs. Mackay, widow of Mr. James Mackay, ex-warden Books on New Zealand birds Compassionate allowance to A. L. Stewart (6 months at £66 per annum) Compassionate allowance to widow of James Connolly, messenger Compassionate allowance to Mr. W. Lingard, N.Z.C., in respect to an infirmity contracted whilst on active service in 1869 ... Compensation to G. G. Wilson, of Hamilton, for injuries received Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Railway Superannuation Fund Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of the Public Works Act, 1908 Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" Cost of administering war risks insurance scheme ... Cost of work done by the actuarial staff of the Life Insurance Department in connection with the valuation of Public Service Superannuation Fund... Expenditure incurred in connection with the Waterside Workers' strike Expenses of Public Service Stores Tender Board ... Expenses in connection with visit of British Association for the advancement of Science to New Zealand .., ... iit . I 23 500 10 150 100 500 33 40 50 10 50 11 12 13 14 109 25,000 500 15 50 16 17 550 150 500 .8 2,000 240 .9 !() 400

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90

[tern. 1914-15. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 VOTE No. 58— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. General —continued. Expenses in connection with visit of H.M.S. " New Zealand" Expenses in connection with the visit of His Excellency the Governor to Cook and other Islands Expenses in connection with Trade of Empire Royal Commission (Dominion's share of expenses paid by Mr. E. J. Harding) Further relief to T. Nicholson in connection with application for old-age pension, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Grant to British Antarctic Expedition towards cost of publication of scientific material Grant to F. La wry Grant to New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association Grant to Royal Life Saving Society Grant to Westland Pioneers' Memorial... Grants to Societies for protection of Women and Children — Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Grant towards expenses of free public lectures on Town Planning Grant to defray expenses of visit to the Dominion of members of British Association Historical Records of New Zealand (McNab), cost of printing Gratuity to T. J. Davis, late Clerk, Treasury Department, equal to 3 months'salary Gratuity to S. Coffey, formerly Clerk, RegistrarGeneral's Office, equal to 3 months' salary Manual of New Zealand Mollusca Pacific Cable : New Zealand's proportion of estimated deficiency Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Payment to J. McDonald, in addition to salary, while acting as Director of Dominion Museum Pension for Mrs. M. K. Dickinson Pension for Mrs. Mary Lee for services rendered during Maori War Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson —Mrs. Robinson's two daughters.. Purchase of coal during waterside workers' strike (balance) Rewards for arrest of naval deserters Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, grant in aid of Seddon Memorial Subsidy (£1 for £1) towards cost of memorial to commemorate the discovery of gold on the West Coast Subsidy (£1 for £1 up to £200) towards cost of memorial to the late Sir Arthur Guinness Subsidy (£1 for £1 up to £150) for the destruction of shags in the Hawke's Bay Acclimatization District Telegrams beyond the Dominion Travelling allowance and expenses of members of ' Public Buildings Board £ 50 3,000 175 26 800 150 200 150 25 75 75 75 350 2,000 400 £ 75 37 58 500 38 39 2,600 40 . 100 41 30 40 42 43 25 44 100 45 80 50 100 1,000 46 47 48 49 200 50 200 51 75 3,000 52 53 50 Total—Vote No. 58 ... 46,789 TOTAL OF CLASS IX £486, i24

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91

1914-15. ! Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 59.—Adjutant-General's Branch ... 189,236 6,017 195,253 ,, 60.—General Staff Branch ... 10,570 10,570 „ 61. —Quartermaster-General's Branch 306,505 306,505 TOTAL OF CLASS X 189,236 13,092 512,328 [tern. 1 4-15. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH. £ VOTE No. 59. Personnel— (a.) Officers' Pay— Imperial General Staff and New Zealand Staff Corps— 1 Major-General (G.O.C.), (also house allowance, £200) 3 Colonels at £750 4 Lieut.-Colonels : 2 at £650, 1 at £600, 1 at £600 (9 months) ..." 1 Director of Ordnance and Artillery ... 5 General Staff Officers : 4 at £650, 1 at £550 ... 1 Royal Engineer Officer at £500 1 Royal Field Artillery Officer at £500 5 Majors : 1 at £525 and 4 at £475 ... 4 Army Service Corps Officers at £450 38 Captains— 2 at £450 4 at £400 5 at £375 27 at £350 29 Lieutenants — 1 at £300 11 at £275 17 at £250 1 2nd Lieutenant at £200 1,000 2,250 2,350 750 3,150 . 500 500 2,425 1,800 900 1,600 1,875 9,450 : 300 3,025 4,250 200 93 36,325 (b.) Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers' Pay — New Zealand Permanent Staff— 11 Warrant Officers at £200 4 Sergeant-Majors (Army Service Corps) at £200 85 Staff Sergeant-majors at £180 111 Sergeant Instructors at £160 2,200 800 15,300 17,760 211 36,060

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92

[tern. 191 :-15. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. (c.) Administrative Services — Salaries — 1 Inspector of Drill-halls, Rifle Clubs, and Rifle Ranges 1 Director of Medical Services 1 Director of Veterinary Services (also Department of Agriculture, £650) 1 Testing Officer, S.A. Ammunition 1 Armourer Sergeant-Major 4 Armourer Quartermaster-Sergeants at 10s. per day 3 Armourer Staff Sergeants at 9s. per day 4 Armourer apprentices at 5s. per day ... 1 Magazine-keeper at Napier £ 400 150 150 285 251 730 493 365 5 i 17 2,829' — Professional Division. Class D— 1 at £365 365 Clerical Division. Class I— £ 2 at £525 Class IV— 1 at £350 ... ... 350 1 at £345 . . ... 345 ninqo V 1 at £315 ... ... 315 4 at £290 ... ... 1,160 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 1 at £265 ... ... 265 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 2 at £245 ... ... 490 3 at £230 ... ... 690 2 at £215 ... ... 430 1 at £200 ... ... 200 Class VII— 1 6 at £220 ... ... 1,320 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £200 ... ... 400 5 at £190 ... ... 950 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £165 ... ... 165 Class VIII— 3 at £95 ... ... 285 lat£80 ... ... 80 6 at £65 ... ... 390 lat£50 ... ... 50 Lodging and special allowance to Cadets 100 1,050 695 1,750 3,115 3,405 Temporary clerical assistance 905 600* General Division. 1 at £220 ... ... 220 2 at £200 ... ... 400 5 at £190 ... ... 950 3 at £180 ... ... 540 7 at £170 ... ... 1,190 1 at £168 ... .., 168 5 at £160 ... ... 800 1 at £156 ...' ... 156 1 at £155 ... ... 155 * • This item is to provide for the temporary clerks, &c, who do not ,oe Classification. come undi >r the Publii

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93

!tem. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BEANCH— continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. 59— continued. (c.) Administrative Services —continued. Salaries —continued. £ £ General Division — continued. £ 3 at £140 ... ... 420 1 at £132 ... ... 132 1 at £110 ... ... 110 5,241 83 17,126 Eoyal New Zealand Artillery— (d.) Pay : Garrison Artillery Section — 3 Majors at £475 per annum 2 Captains: 1 at £400 and 1 at £375 per annum ... 4 Lieutenants at £250 per annum 2 Honorary Lieutenants at £257 per annum 2 2nd-class Master-Gunners (W.O's) at 11s. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 2 at £25 per annum) 4 Sergeant-majors (W.O's.) at 11s. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 2 at £25 per annum) 4 Battery or Company Sergeant-majors at 10s. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, £25 per annum) 3 Battery or Company Quartermaster-Sergeants at 10s. 9d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, £25 per annum) 13 Sergeants at 9s. 9d. per diem 13 Corporals at 9s. 3d. per diem 18 Bombardiers at 8s. 9d. per diem 104 Gunners at 7s. 3d. per diem 7 Armament Artificers: 2 at 12s., 2 at lls. 6d, 1 at 11s., 1 at 10s., and 1 at 9s. 6d. per diem 7 Carpenter Artificers: 2 at lls. 6d., 1 at lls., 2 at 9s. 6d., and 2 at 8s. 3d. per diem 2 Painter Artificers : 1 at lls. 6d., 1 at lls. per diem 2 Machinery Artificers: 1 at lls. 6d., 1 at lls. per diem 2 Instrument - repairing Artificers: 1 at lls. and 1 at 10s. 6d. per diem 2 Sergeant Coxswains at 9s. 9d. per diem 1 Corporal Coxswain at 9s. 3d. per diem 1,425 775 1,000 514 411 821 748 588 2,313 2,195 2,875 13,760 1,414 1,268 410 410 392 356 169 195 31,844 (e.) Pay : Field Artillery Section — 3 Captains: 1 at £400 and 2 at £350 per annum ... 3 Lieutenants at £250 per annum 5 Battery or Company Sergeant-majors : 2 at lls. 3d. and 3 at 10s. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 3 at £25 per annum) 9 Sergeants at 9s. 9d. per diem 5 Corporals at 9s. 3d. per diem 4 Bombardiers at 8s. 9d. per diem 18 Gunners at 7s. 3d. per diem 58 Drivers at 7s. 3d. per diem 5 Farriers: 1 at 10s. 6d., 1 at 9s. 6d., and 3 at 9s. per diem 5 Fitters at 8s. 3d. per diem 5 Saddlers: 1 at lls., 1 at 9s. 6d., 2 at 9s., and 1 at 8s. 3d. per diem 1,100 750 972 1,601 844 639 2,382 7,674 858 753 853 120 195 Garrison Artillery Section 18,426 315

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94

[tern. 19 4-15. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. Royal New Zealand Artillery— continued, (e.) Pay : Field Artillery Section —continued. 2 Staff Sergeant-majors, Government House Orderlies, at £200 per annum ... 1 Master, Commanding s.s. "Lady Roberts" Allowance in lieu of quarters for Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Gunners, and Drivers Proficiency and Good-conduct Pay for Gunners and Drivers Annual allowance to Sergeant-Coxswain s.s. " Janie Seddon " while so employed £ ! 400 216 2,000 2,000 10 (/.) Territorial Force— Pay 4,626 42,000 Total of Pay ... 189,236 6 7 (g.) Other Charges for and incidental to — Headquarters and District Staffs— Medical examination of members of New Zealand Staff Corps and Permanent Staff Pay of Territorial Officer, commanding Canterbury District Pay for portion of year only for Imperial Officers returning to England 100 320 8 900 9 10 11 Royal New Zealand Artillery— Efficiency fees and badges ... Extra-duty pay Medical attendance and medicine (including cost of Medical Officers to Royal New Zealand Artillery) 35 100 300 12 13 Territorial Force— Medical fees for examination on registration (including expenses in connection with same) Principal Medical Officers : 4 at £50 per annum ; also pay for Medical Officers attached to Field Artillery cadres Principal Veterinary Officers : 4 at £50 per annum (also Department of Agriculture—2 at £450, 1 at £430, 1 at £260) 1,000 300 14 200 15 16 Miscellaneous Services — Advances to Military Tournament Committee towards initial expenses of the annual Naval and Military Tournament, also travelling allowances and expenses of staff detailed to assist at tournament Amount required to pay contribution due by New Zealand towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers while serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government, payments under the National Insurance Act (Great Britain), 1911, including contribution on account of non-effective pay and contribution towards pension granted to Imperial Officer who contracted disease while serving with the Colonial Forces in South Africa ... Amount of £5 payable annually for each New Zealand member towards funds of King Edward's Horse Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week 50 1,000 17 120 18 39

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95

[tern. i. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. 1914-15. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 VOTE No. 59.— continued. Miscellaneous Services —continued. Compassionate allowance co the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mabanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week i Compassionate allowance to the child of the late Corporal H. Blick, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of 5s. per week Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in the Maori War ... Compassionate allowance, at £1 per week, to widow of W. A. Richardson on account of military services rendered by husband Compassionate allowance to widow of late Quarter-master-Sergeant John Doncaster of the Royal N.Z. Artillery, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee Expenses in connection with Courts of Inquiry Expenses in connection with detention ... Expenses of members of New Zealand Contingents travelling for examination by Military Pensions Board ... Fidelity-guarantee premiums for officers who are imprestees who are not guaranteed Grant to J. W. Durie for services rendered during the Maori War Grants to recipients of N.Z. Cross (£10 per annum) Legal expenses Medical fees, under Sections 3 and 4 of the Military Pensions Act, 1908, for examination of members of Contingents for pensions ... Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds rereceived while in the service of the New Zealand Government Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Pensions under the Defence Act, 1909, to the widow of the late Gunner William Harvey, R.N. Z. A. Rewards payable to Police for securing convictions for certain breaches of the provisions of the Defence Act Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 100 100 500 10 £ 52 13 20 40 52 28 20 29 30 31 32 100 110 100 15 33 45 34 10 46 35 36 37 30 200 18 40 19 50 6,117 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 195,353 100 Total Vote No. 59. ... 195,253 GENERAL STAFF BRANCH. VOTE No. 60. Military Education — Headquarters staff tour District staff tours (£150 for each district) Central school of instruction for permanent and territorial officers 1 2 3 300 600 1,400

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96

item. 1914-15. GENERAL STAFF BRANCH— continued. 5 6 7 VOTE No. 60— continued. Military Education —continued. Two obligatory courses of instruction in each district for non-commissioned officers for commissions (equals eight courses) at £150 each ... ... Two voluntary courses in each district for officers for promotion (equals eight courses) at £100 each Four Senior Territorial Officers' courses (three or four days) at £50 each ... ... ••■ Four district refresher camps for Territorial Officers and Senior Cadets at £400 each ... Military Journal ... •■• •■• Books and other publications, &c. ... ... j Examinations Libraries (£25 for Headquarters and £25 for each district) • ... ••• _•■■ Expenses in connection with aviation, including insurance .... Expenses in connection with survey £ 1,200 800 200 1,600 400 500 25 8 9 10 11 125 12 50 650 13 14 15 Special Grants for Rifle-shooting (extra to ordinary Course of Musketry) — Annual grant for rifle-shooting prizes (including marking fees) Railway passes for territorials and members of rifle clubs attending approved rifle meetings Rifle-shooting expenses (including grant to Dominion Rifle Association) ... ... Expenses in connection with competition for Lord Roberts's Trophy 1,000 800 16 1,000 17 20 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 10,670 100 Total Vote No. 60. ... 10,570 QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH. 1 2 VOTE No. 61 (a.) Headquarters and District Staffs — House allowance Office equipment, fuel, light, and cleaning office, including tea allowance, and telephones Uniform allowance to members of Permanent staff 200 3 500 600 4 5 6 7 8 9 (b.) Royal New Zealand Artillery— Clothing for free issue (or allowance in lieu thereof) Clothing for issue on payment Freight, cartage, and shipping charges Fuel, light, and water (including lighting roadway to Barracks, Wellington) Hospital charges Maintenance of boat-sheds, launches, and hire of temporary launches and boats Miscellaneous stores, office equipment and other requisites, care of guns, and repairs to wagons and expresses Repairs and additions to buildings (including work in connection with harbour defences) ... Scavenging, cleaning, and washing Tram and ferry fares 400 200 200 800 50 400 1.0 1,500 11 1,000 35 150 12 13

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97

tern. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. 191 15. I £ 14 15 16 17 L8 19 20 2] 22 VOTE No. 61— continued, (c.) Tebbitobial Foboe — Rations Rations and messing-allowanee to officers and noncommissioned officers, &c, of Railway Battalion attending training-camp ... Horse hire ... ... Forage and grooming allowance Messing-allowanee to officers of 4s. a day instead of free rations Camp or field allowance Transport of troops (except by rail), steamer fares, coach, tram, and ferry fares, extra-duty pay, &c, including expenses of selecting camp and other in-cidental-expenses in connection with the same, also cost of concentration of Senior Cadets Compensation and all expenses payable in respect of accidents, sickness, injuries, &c, sustained by members of the Forces, civilians employed therewith, and horses, including accidents, &c, sustained when going to or returning from parades Cost and upkeep of targets, training requisites, miniature rifle ranges, cost of towing targets for practice, &c, and other expenses in connection with annual course of musketry Expenses in connection with the Inspector-General of the Oversea Forces' visit to the Dominion Maintenance and repairs to drill-halls and rifle ranges (including rent, caretaking, &c, also hire of buildings and grounds for parades, &c.) Travelling allowances and expenses Rail fares and freights Erection of store and orderly room at Victoria College, Wellington, for use of H Company, 5th (Wellington) Regiment Fuel, light, and water, also cleaning offices, labour receiving and delivering cargo Guards of honour and escorts Maintenance grant (including advances thereon) for Territorials, Senior Cadets, and General Training Section ... ... ... Miscellaneous stores, rent of othces (including office requisites), also purchase and repair of flags Purchase and upkeep of horses and mules (including medicines, clipping, &c), also cost of upkeep of i bicycles Telephones 22,000 23,000 140 4,500 6,500* 2,100 200 : 1,800 750 9 23 500 24 25 26 27 10,000 20,000 18,000 50 28 1,500 10 29 30 16,000 31 3,000 32 2,500 300 33 84 (d.) Stores and Magazines— Spare Parts for Small-arms, Maintenance of Arms, Mineral Jelly, Rifle Oil, Morris Tubes, &c. — Flannelette for cleaning rifles, £200; Rangoon oil, £36; rifles barrels (standing order), £2,500; smallarms parts (Maxim guns), £600; small-arms parts (rifles and carbines), including armourers' tools, £900; -22'' aiming rifles and ammunition for same, £850 5,086 :-w Accoutrements, &c. — Bandolier equipment, £150; haversack and material for same, &c, £350 ... ... , ... Includes £30 forage allowance for those who are required to k< :nment servioe. 500 for use on * iep a horsi rover

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98

.tern. 1914-15. 36 QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 61— continued. (d.) Stores and Magazines— continued. Army Service Transport Wagons, Harness,Pack-saddlery, Water-carts, Saddlery, Bicycles, dc. — Wagons and harness, £150 ; saddles, £100 ; bicycles, £100 £ 350 37 Camp Equipment, dc. — Kettles (camp), £250; blankets (general service), £1,100; picks, shovels, brooms, lanterns, scales, tools, &c, £300; tent-line, spare parts for tents and marquees, £150... 1,800 38 Medical Equipment and Veterinary Service Supplies — Medical stores, medicine chests, surgical haversacks, veterinary chests and ambulance stretchers, and all equipment for field hospitals, tables, refilling medical and veterinary chests, farriers' tools, &c... • 500 39 40 •41 Ordnance — Ordnance and field gun ammunition ... £9,700 Small-arms ammunition and cordite ... 39,865 Ordnance stores and spares ... ... 1,500 (on account) ... 51,065 37,000 42 Clothing — Supply of uniforms, &c, for Territorial Force —Greatcoats, £7,916; jackets, £4,577; trousers, £1,870; pantaloons, £876; hats and puggarees, £3,000; caps, £1,563; putties, £750; "boots, £2,100 (on account) Supply of uniforms, &c, for Senior Cadets —Blouses, £5,856 ; shorts, £2,619 ; hats, £2,500 ; puttie hose, £792 (on account) 19,300 43 9,000 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Other Charges for and incidental to — Aeroplanes and housing of same Audit fees for inspection of accounts Components for wireless apparatus Compensation to Private A. E. Thurgood, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment, for loss of horse which was injured while returning from parade on the 10th July, 1913 Expenses in connection with Imperial Services Exhibition Expenses in connection with the purchase of warlike stores in England, including salary of clerk to Inspector of Warlike Stores Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 Funeral expenses Insurance on buildings Labour, repairs, and additions to magazines, store buildings, and grounds, fuel, light, and water Purchase and engraving of medals Passages and expenses of Cadets attending Royal Australian Military College (including pay) Passages and expenses of officers and non-com-missioned officers to and from England and other parts of the Empire, including travelling-expenses and all other allowances ... Payment to Captain R. B. Smythe, New Zealand Staff Corps, of the difference in cost of first- and second-class passages of himself and family from Dunedin to London 50 100 50 5 40 100 200 25 200 54 55 1,500 150 56 4,000 2,700 57 62

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99

Item. 191 ■15. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. £ 58 59 60 61 62 VOTE No. 61— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Payment to James McLeavey in respect of liabilities of the Horowhenua Mounted Rifle Corps disbanded Postage, telegrams, and letter-boxes Printing, stationery, and advertising Refund Customs duty Refund of expenses incurred by the South Waimakariri River Board in connection with a suggested exchange of land for purposes of a training-ground Shipping charges, freights, insurance, &c. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in cidental to the other items of the vote 69 2,500 3,000 100 72 5,000 63 64 50 Capital and Non-recurrent Expenditure— (a.) Guns and Ammunition — Armaments: 18-pounder Q.F. guns, 4-5" howitzers, and Maxim guns, and ordnance ammunition (b.) Arms — Arms and spare parts, &c.—15,000 Lee-Enfield rifles purchased in England (10,000 at £1 0s. 9+d. each, £10,385 8s. 4d., and 5,000 at £1 12s. 6d., £8,125); (15,000 purchased in Canada, £3,000); 15,000 protectors and oil-bottles, and 25,000 pull-throughs and rifle-slings, £1,500 (c ) Equipment, &c. — Accoutrements, haversacks, water-bottles, tools (entrenching), and other equipment Army service transport wagons, harness, wafer-carts and equipment Camp equipment, including tents, marquees, field cookers, &c, nose-bags, kit-bags, &o. ... Field engineering equipment (including signalling equipment for signal companies and troops, and railway battalions) Medical equipment and veterinary service supplies, medical stores, ambulance stretchers, and all equipment for field hospitals Mobilization stores (on account, £20,000) Searchlight stores (d.) Clothing — Working suits in lieu of two issues of clothing (e.) Liabilities in connection with old Volunteer and Cadet Corps, <&c. 232,394 65 | 24,000 66 23,011 67 9,300 68 69 750 70 3,200 4,000 71 72 73 350 2,000 2,500 74 10,000 75 500 Total of Capital and Non-recurrent Expenditure 79,611 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ;312,005 5,500 Total —Vote No. 61 i L ■ ■ 306,505 TOTAL OF CLASS X £512,£ .28

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1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote 62. —Customs Offices and Services — 50,070 330 Classified Officers Non-classified Officers I 12,870 63,270 „ 63.—Customs: Miscellaneous Services 8,993 8,993 „ 64.—Marine, Harbours, and Inspec tion of Machinery 35,565 22,845 58,410 „ 65.—Government Steamers 920 27,580 28,500 „ 66.—Marine: Miscellaneous Services 13,104 13,104 TOTAL OF CLASS XI ... 86,885 15,392 172,277 item. 1914-15. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 254 £ £ VOTE No. 62. 1 j Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £750 750 Clerical Division. Class I — £ 3 at £600 ... ... 1,800 1 at £540 ... ... 540 1 at £525 ... ... 525 Class II — 1 at £475 ... ... 475 1 at £460 ... ... 460 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 at £430 ... ... 430 Class III — 4 at £425 ... ... 1,700 4 at £405 (I also private secretary £25) 1,620 2 at £400 ... ... . 800 1 at £390 ... ... 390 Class IV— 3 at £360 ... ... 1,080 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 2 at £335 ... ... 670 2 at £330 ... ... 660 Class V— 1 at £320 ... ..: 320 3 at £305 ... ... 915 3 at £290 ... ... 870 2 at £280 ... ... 560 2,865 1,805 4,510 3,445 2,665

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101

"tern. J CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SEBVICES— continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. 62— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ Clebical Division— continued. Glass VI— £ 7 at £260 ... ... 1,820 11 at £245 (1 also private secretary £25 and extra classification allowance £50) 2,695 13 at £230 ... ... 2,990 5 at £215 ... ... 1,075 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £205 ... ... 205 Glass VII— 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3 at £200 ... ... 600 15 at £190 ... ... 2,850 7 at £180 ... ... 1,260 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £170 ... ... 170 3 at £165 ... ... 495 17 at £150 ... ... 2,550 10at£13'5 ... ... 1,350 1 at £128 ... ... 128 5 at £120 ... ... 600 1 at £116 ... ... 116 4 at £115 ... ... 460 Glass VIII— '■ 2 at £110 ... ... 220 3 at £108 ... ... 324 1 at £105 ... . 105 6 at £98 ... ... 588 lat£92 ... 92 3 at £88 ... ... 264 2 at £85 ... ... 170 1 at £82 ... 82 2 at £80 . . 160 9 at £78 ... 702 lat£75 ... ... 75 3 at £70 ... ... 210 3 at £65 ... ... 195 2 at £52 ... ... 104 8,995 10,964 Special allowance to Cadets Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... 3,291 87 5 Gbnebal Division. 1 at £220 ... 220 1 at £215 ... 215 5 at £200 ... • ... 1,000 1 at £195 ... ... 195 4 at £190 ... 760 4 at £189 ... 756 1 at £185 . 185 22 at £180 ... ... 3)96 0 3 at £179 ... 537 5 at £170 ... ... 850 3 at £165 ... 495 2 at £160 ... 320 3 at £155 ... 465 1 at £150 ... 150 3 at £135 ... 405 1 at £110 ... HO Non-classified officers—viz., Coast waiters at sub-ports Salary of officer retired, Boarding Inspector, Dunedin (3 months) 10,628 330 65 50,400

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102

im. 1914-15. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SBEVICBS— continued. VOTE No. 62— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to other Votes — Marine and Harbours Police Postal and Telegraph Working Railways Cost of instruments, books, periodicals, and uniform trimmings Expenses connected with Customs and excise convictions and seizures and legal expenses Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices • Extra assistance— Clerical ... ... £50 Outdoor staff ... ... ... 950 I I £ £ 235 52 325 10 3 250 4 5 6 " 600 2,000 1,000 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to those islands Hire of boats and launches ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Rewards in connection with the protection of the 2,594 ; 200 600 1,500 8 9 10 11 12 13 ■ 14 revenue Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling allowance and expenses of Inquiry Agent and Commercial Expert — Special allowance while stationed away from New Zealand Travelling and general expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,000 400 1,500 104 400 J 5 100 Total —Vote No. 62 ... 12,870 63,27i CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 ■1 VOTE No. 63. Charges for and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection, of accounts Additional retiring-allowance to T. H. Hustwick, late Inspector of Explosives and Customs Analyst Expenses under the Immigration Restriction Act, 1908 Expenses of Customs Buildings, Wellington— Cleaning and washing Expenses of running the lift... Lighting, water, and heating Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Grant of £10 each to G. Shave, A. G. Heywood, and C. Steans, on account of Customs duty paid on tobacco destroyed at Gore by flood ... Refund of duty on— Artificial roses to be sold on birthday of H.M. Queen Alexandra, the proceeds to be devoted to charity... Athletic and other trophies won abroad by New Zealanders Bagpipes for 9th Regiment, Oarterton .. 600 20 175 150 40 150 50 30 6 10 7 25 8 8

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103

[tern. 1914-15. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 63— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Refund of duty on— continued. Band instruments imported for the Senior Cadets Band, Christchurch Band instruments imported for the Wanganui 7th Regimental Band Bust of Lady Carroll, who donated 2 acres of land as a site for a children's creche Chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances and who cannot pay the duty Clock for Band Rotunda, Caroline Bay ... Clock foi Post-office, Dargaville Colours for Canterbury Infantry Regiment Converted Martini rifles for rifle clubs ... Cranes used in the erection of the new Parliamentary Buildings Cups presented for competition among members of Agricultural and Pastoral Associations Cylinder for paper mill to replace faulty one destroyed under supervision Flags and badges imported by Overseas Club Flags presented to schools in New Zealand and to Boy Scout Corps by schools and corps abroad Flying-machines, imported ... Flying-machine Goods donated for the use of the Expeditionary Force Goods temporarily used in New Zealand, and then exported, and on which drawback cannot be paid... Instruments for Senior Cadets' Brass Band, Dunedin Instruments for 1st Canterbury Regimental Band Instruments for Band of 16th (Waikato) Regiment... Machinery and plant for manufacture of sugar of milk Machinery and plant for oil boring and refining pur16 10 11 60 25 25 15 2 142 18 19 24 20 21 20 10 22 23 24 2 150 26 25 100 26 27 28 29 30 50 50 5 84 1,000 31 poses Machinery and plant for oil refining and boring purposes Machinery for launch for Wanganui River Trust ... Miniature rifles and ammunition for same for the use of Territorials or Cadets Monument erected at Tauranga in memory of Rawiri Puhirahi (Gate Pa) Monument erected at Waipu to commemorate the arrival of the NovaScotian pioneers ... Official uniform for the British Trade Commissioner Passengers' baggage not fully complying with the terms of the tariff, but declared as passengers' baggage and effects not for sale, of passengers arriving in New Zealand; also on bona fide heirlooms not exceeding in value £50, when the Collector is satisfied as to the facts Platinum sprayers used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid Retorts for sulphur refining ... Road-rollers and road-graders imported by Local Bodies on and after 1st January, 1914 Road-rollers and road-graders imported by Local Bodies on and after 9th February, 1914 Sera and vaccines and anti-toxins Shield presented for competition among students of photography at Wellington College ... 600 32 33 250 23 34 120 35 5 36 37 46 22 150 38 92 174 39 40 41 1,000 42 43 500 500 2

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item. 1914-15. 44 45 46 47 48 49 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 63— continued. • £ I Charges for and incidental to — continued. Refund of duty on — continued. Telephones : (1) Paid under Section 3 of the Customs Duties Act, 1908, subsequent to 6th September, 1912, and (2) paid under Section 5 of the Customs Duties Act if ordered on and from 7th September, 1912, to and including 8th October, 1912 .... 600 Tobacco and cigarettes distributed free of charge among mounted special constables, Wellington ... 27 Trophies presented by donors abroad for competition in New Zealand or awarded to New Zealand residents and not being advertising trophies ... 50 Trophies presented for competition by pupils of Public and Secondary Schools ... ...J 10 Wireless equipment for coastal ships ... ... ; 500 Refund of License fee for still to be used in Dunedin Hospital Laboratory ... ... ... 2 Refund of bonded warehouse duty short-paid through error in measuring, Hancock's Bond, Auckland ... 135 Refund of extra duty paid on steam-engines, afterwards sold for dairying ... ..". ... 19 Refund of legal expenses incurred by J. E. Rundle in defending charges of theft brought against him by the Department ... ... ... ... 95 Refund of license fee of Sigall's Tobacco Factory for portion of year during which factory was not occupied by licensee ... ... ... ... 11 Compensation payable under the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, on the death of the late J. H. Hempton, Collector of Customs, New Plymouth ... ... ... 925 50 51 52 53 54 Total—Vote No. 63 ... ... 8 8,993 MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 224 VOTE No. 64. Salaries — Head Office— Administrative Division. 1 at £725 ... ... ... 725 725 Professional Division. 1 at £100 (also Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works) ... 100 Glass B — 1 at £550 ... ... ... | 550 Class E— 1 at £280 ... ... .. 280 100 550 280 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 at £345 ... ... ... 345 Class V — 1 at £305 ... ... ... 305 Class VI— £ 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £215 ... ... 215 i 345 305 705 705

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14— B. 7,

105

Item. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. 64— continued. Salaries— continued. Head Office— continued. £ Clerical Division— continued. £ Class VII— 2 at £180 ... 360 3 at £165 ... 495 1 at £150 ... 150 Class VIII— 1 at £110 ... HO 1 at £108 ... ... 108 2 at £98 ... 196 3 at £88 ... 264 1,005 General Division. 678 1 at £108 ... . 108 2 at £96 ... 192 2 at £84 ... 168 lat£72 ... 72 540 5,233 Harbours— Professional Division. Glass C — Greymouth — 1 at £440 440 General Division. Hokianga — 1 at £285* (also Inspector of Fisheries, £10) ... ... 285 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £125 ... ... 125 Kaipara — 1 at £285 ... ... 285 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 at £130 ... 260 Wellington — 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £130 ... ... 130 Picton — 1 at £295 560 725 / 530 295 Unclassified Officers. 7 Auckland — Whangaparapara Light-attendant Tongaporutu — Light-attendant Awakino — Light-attendant Marakopa — Light-attendant Mokau — Signalman Napier Bluff Lighthouse — Lightkeeper Waitapu — Harbourmaster Gollingiuood — Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper * £25 deducted for house rent, 26 8 9 25 10 20 11 10 12 50 13 20 14 25 70

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Item. 1914-15. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. te—continued. Salaries — continued. Harbours — continued. £ £ Unclassified Officers— continued. 15 16 17 Karamea — Harbourmaster and Signalman (also Wharfinger £25) Wharfinger Hokitika — Lightkeeper Okarito — Signalling Okuru — Signalman Waikaiva — Harbourmaster Anglem Point — Light-attendant 120 25 20 30 120 25 20 18 60 19 10 20 25 Less contributions from Customs and Internal Affairs votes, and Greymouth Harbour Board 3,086 715 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and periodicals Boats and buildings and repairs Buoy-chain, stores, and oil ... Buoys and beacons, and gas for lights ... Clearing and fencing site, Harbourmaster's house, Karamea Cutting channel through Okarito Bar ... Iron buoys Lighting beacons in Helensville River ... Nelson Signalmen New house for Harbourmaster, Hokianga Removal and re-erection of boatman's house, Hokianga Removal of snags and erection of beacons, Little Wanganui Rent Repairs to beacon, Helensville River Repairs to light-keeper's dwelling, Somes Island Snagging navigable rivers Supervision of beaches, Hauraki Gulf ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,371 21 22 23 24 25 10 150 550 200 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 30 200 50 20 600 175 32 85 30 230 30 50 50 30 100 350 38 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 50 3,015 Lighthouses— Salaries — 5,386 42 General Division. £ 1 at £280 ... ... 280 16 at £180 ... ... 2,880 6 at £170 ... ... 1,020 2 at £165 ... ... 330 1 at £160 ... .. 160 1 at £155 .,. ,,. 155

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107

item. 1914-15. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. 64— continued. Lighthouses— continued'. Salaries —continued. t 42 General Division — continued. £ 1 at £150 ... ••■ 150 4 at £145 ... ••• 580 17 at £130 ... ... 2,210 4 at £125 ... ••• 500 1 at £120 ... ■•• 120 5 at £115 ... ••• 575 8 at £110 ... ••• 880 7 at £105 ... •■• 735 7 at £100 ... ■■• 700 Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... 11,275 105 Unclassified. 50 lat£50 Other Charges for and incidental to — Automatic light for Nelson Lighthouse ... Automatic light for Ponui Passage Lighthouse _ ... Boats for lighthouses, including repairs... Books, magazines, and newspapers Carriage of mails Destroying rabbits on reserves Fencing Incandescent burners Keepers' station and travelling-allowances Medical examinations and expenses New dwellings for Tiri Tiri (on account of £1,200) ... Oil and stores Purchase and shoeing of horses and forage for same... Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages of temporary keepers... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 11,430 43 44 45 46 17 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 350 350 75 100 300 10 100 100 600 40 500 3,000 100 600 50 50 750 50 7,125 Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office— Salaries — 18,555 61 Professional Division. Class B — 1 at £500 Class E— 1 at £300 500 300 Clerical Division. Class VII— 2 at £200 400 General Division. 120 1 at £120 Unclassified. 66 7 Local Reporters 1,386

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108

item. 19 4-15. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 VOTE No. te—continued. Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Cleaning offices Equipment of weather-station, Dunedin... Establishment of stations at Chatham Islands, Bealey, and Mount Egmont Extra clerical assistance Inspection of stations Lithographing Postage, telegrams, aud rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Purchase of instruments Rent, office equipment, and books Repairs to instruments Telephones Weather messages by wireless Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 25 25 40 30 50 25 1,300 100 275 200 5 40 100 50 2,265 3,651 Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Surveyors of Ships— Salaries — 76 Professional Division. Class D— £ 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 2 at £365 ... ... 730 Glass E— 1 at £310 ... ... 310 3 at £300 ... 900 3 at £280 ... ... 840 1,930 2,050 Clerical Division. Class VI— 1 at £230 Class VII— 1 at £200 Class VIII— 2 at £108 ... ... 216 lat£88 88 230 200 304 Unclassified. Temporary Surveyor at £250 (6 months) Shipping Officer, Onehunga ... 3 Load-line Inspectors : 1 at £20, 2 at £10 Contribution to Postal Department for services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga ... 125 15 40 25 77 78 79 80 81 Other Charges for and incidental to— Cleaning offices ... ... ..* Office equipment and rent ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 4,919 75 225 90 50 10 450 5,369

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109

[tern. 1914-15. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. te—continued. Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships— Salaries — 82 Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £700 Class D — £ 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 2 at £380 ... ... 760 5 at £365 ... ... 1,825 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 7 at £325 ... ... 2,275 3 at £310 ... ... 930 700 Clerical Division. 8,025 Class VI— 1 at. £245 Class VII— 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £190 ... ... 190 245 390 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and periodicals Collection of inspection fees ... Rent, cleaning offices, fuel, and light Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 9,360 i 1 83 84 85 86 87 88 40 150 175 110 3,250 60 3,785 Protection of Fish and Oysters— Salaries — 13,145 89 Professional Division. 420 Glass C — 1 at £420 General Division. £ 1 at £220 ... ... 220 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £170 ... ... 170 Unclassified. 22 Inspectors : 1 at £50, 2 at £25, 1 at £12, 8 at £10, 3 at £7 10/, 6 at £6, 1 at £5 790 256 Other Charges for and incidental to — Benzine, oil, stores, &c. Bonuses and gratuities to officers — £ J.P.Bennett ... ,.. 10 J. W. Dadson ... ... 5 J. P. Ridings ... ... 5 R. E. Widdows ... ... 5 1,466 90 91 200 92 93 94 Casual labour Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova Fresh-water aquarium, Auckland Exhibition 25 175 150 150

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110

item. 1914-15. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. 95 96 97 98 99 00 .01 VOTE No. 64— continued. Protection of Fish and Oysters— continued. Other Charges for arid incidental to —continued. Grant for costs and maintenance of Fish-hatcheries— Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea Grant for maintenance of Portobello Fish-hatchery — Salaries Rent, repairs, stores, &c. ... Picking and sale of oysters ... Planting oysters in Hauraki Gulf Stocking a Westland and other rivers with salmon ... Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 150 380 50 4,500 200 150 250 25 6,405 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 7,871 59,210 800 Total—Vote No. 64 ... 58,410 GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. VOTE No. 65. Salaries— Professional Division. Class B — 1 at £500 Glass G — 1 at £420 500 420 Charges for and incidental to — Expenses connected with training-ship " Amokura " Installation of wireless-telegraph apparatus New steamer to replace s.s. "Hinemoa," on account of (£40,000) Working-expenses of Government steamers, including wages, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and other expenses incidental to their upkeep within or outside the Dominion— S.s. "Hinemoa" 920 2 3 4 7,580 500 28,500 10,000 5 10,000 28,080 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 29,000 500 Total —Vote No. 65 ... MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 VOTE No. 66. Charges for and incidental to — Acquiring land for beach reserve, Hauraki Gulf Administration of the Shipping and Seamen Act, and inquiries into shipping casualties 375 400

111

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CLASS XI.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS -continued.

Item. 1914-15. MARINE : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 VOTE No. 66— continued. Charges fob and incidental to — continued. Aquarium, Newtown Park, Wellington ... Auckland Inland Waterways Commission" Audit fees for inspection of accounts Beacons, buoys, and lights at— Jackson's Head Waitapu, leading-lights Carriage and freight Charts, books, and periodicals Checking overcrowding of steamers Compassionate allowance to widow of John McVeigh, assistant light-keeper Compassionate allowance to John Driscoll Contribution towards New Zealand's Sailors' Room, England Erection and maintenance of leading-lights, Piako River Expenses in connection with the visit of Professor Prince to report on New Zealand fisheries Extra clerical assistance Fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance Gas and fuel for offices Grants— For building slip for fishermen's boats, Kaikoura For erection of wharf, Batley, Kaipara For repairs to Paparoa River Wharf, Kaipara For repairs to Karitane Jetty For repairs to Matakohe Wharf For repairs to Waitaria Wharf For repairs to Whakapirau Wharf Towards cost of clearing out canal at Titri Towards cost of repairing Miranda Wharf and Bridge For improving Pakaroa Harbour, Aotea For repairs to old wharf, Kaikoura For repairs to Ti Point Wharf, Whangateau Towards cost of boat-slip, Lake Brunner Grant to H. W. Millais for special work Grant to Robert Pitcaithley for losses in connection with Wellington dock Improving entrance, Kaituna River Irrecoverable fees for survey of oil-iaunches Launch jetty at Opua (subsidy, £1 for £1) Legal expenses Legal and other expenses of Mr. W. T. Jennings, on action to remove him from the Waitara Harbour Board Morse signals at lighthouses... New Zealand Nautical Almanac Office equipment Payment to diver for examining wreck of " Kairaki " Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Preparation of tide-tables Printing and stationery Prosecutions under the Shipping and Seamen, Harbours, and Fisheries Acts... Railway-fares of Royal Naval Registrar... Relief of distressed seamen ... Relief of distressed New Zealand seamen and others in the United Kingdom ... Removing willows from Waiotu Stream (subsidy, £2 for £1) Renewal of cable to East Cape Lighthouse £ 250 1,000 75 75 75 100 400 400 250 50 25 78 900 50 500 25 85 650 76 42 225 215 89 15 80 50 15 100 73 100 34 35 36 37 38 200 100 25 30 100 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 19 50 400 145 100 825 550 900 47 48 49 75 10 100 50 75 51 100 750

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CLASS XI.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS -continued.

Item. 1914-15. MARINE : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 66— continued. Charges for and incidental to— continued. Rent and expenses connected with examinations ... Repairs to Awhitu Wharf ... Repairs to boat-slip, Port Moeraki Repairs to Colac Bay Jetty (subsidy, £1 for £1) Repairs to Gumtown Wharf... Repairs to Whangaroa Wharf (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Repairing and extending wharf, Karamea Repairs to Fisherman's Wharf, Helensville Refund of light dues on s.s. " Petone " towing distressed fishing-vessel to safety Refund of part redemption fee to owner of yacht " Rawene " Rewards to officers for special services ... Subsidies for — Mangonui Wharf repairs (£1 for £1) ... Repair of Ti Point Wharf, Whangateau Harbour (£lfor£l) Repairs to wharf, Waihola Lake (£1 for £1) Repairs to wharf, Tairua (£1 for £l) ... Repairs to wharf, Howick (£1 for £1)... Repairing and extending wharf, French Pass (£1 for£l) Repairing and reconstructing wharf, Mahurangi Heads (£1 foi £1) Repairing wharf, Russell (£1 for £1) ... Survey of unseaworthy ships Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 25 250 45 50 25 100 133 190 1 61 40 25 62 63 64 150 65 66 67 68 50 75 113 75 200 69 250 200 25 85 50 70 71 72 73 74 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 13,604 500 Total —Vote No. 66 ... 13,104 TOTAL OF CLASS XI £172, 277

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CLASS XII.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

15— B. 7.

113

Salaries. 1914-15. Other Charges. Total. ! £ £ £ £ £ ote 67. —Department of Labour 15,204 13,674 28,87£ 13,674 28,878 I■I TOTAL OF CLASS XII 15,204 13,674 28,87£ 3,674 28,878 item. 1914-15. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. Total number of officers 1914-15. 89 £ £ VOTE No. 67. Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 at £550 550 Professional Division. Glass D — 1 at £345 345 i Clerical Division. Glass III— 1 at £385 Glass IV— 1 at £345 Glass V— 1 at £315 (8 months) 1 at £305 1 at £290 Glass VI— 1 at £245 1 at £210 (7 months) Class VII— 3 at £220 2 at £200 1 at £194 2 at £190 1 at £165 1 at £156 (7 months) 2 at £150 2 at £135 1 at £120 Class VIII— 2 at £110 2 at £108 1 at £98 2 at £88 1 at £80 3 at £78 £ 210 305 290 245 123 660 400 194 380 165 91 300 270 120 220 216 98 176 80 234 385 345 805 368 I I 2,580 1,024 |

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114

[tern. 1914-15. DEPAETMENT OF LABOUB— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 67— continued. Salaeib s — continued. Clbeical Division — continued. Part salaries of Officers of Justice Department acting as Clerks of Awards— £ 4 at £55 ... ... 220 lat£10 ... ... 10 230 General Division. 2 at £255 ... ... 510 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £235 ... ... 235 2 at £230 ... ... 460 6 at £220 ... ... 1,320 1 at £206 ... ... 206 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £192 ... ... 384 6 at £185 ... ... 1,110 1 at £180 ... ... 180 5 at £175 (2 for 8 months) ... ... 759 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £132 ... ... 132 1 at £130 ... ... 130 lat£96 ... ... 96 . 5 at £84 ... ... 420 lat£72 ... . ... 72 6,859 Officers not subject to provisions of Public Service Act— Commissioners of Conciliation : 3 at £500 1,500 Eegistrar, Arbitration Court ... 243 Temporary Typists— 2 at £68 10s. ... ... 137 lat£57 ... ... 57 3 at £52 ... ... 156 Special allowance to Cadets... 2,093 25 Less amount provided and not now required owing to the officers serving with the Expeditionary Force 15,609 405 15,204 2 3 4 5 6 Otheb Chaeges fob and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and publications ... Allowance equal to three months' salary granted to Miss M. Bauzi on retirement Allowance to police and other officers acting as departmental agents Allowance to Inspectors of Factories for temporarily performing higher duties ... Allowance to Inspectors of Scaffolding for supervising the erection of workers'dwellings Allowance to officer (three months' salary at £40 per annum) as a solatium for wrongful dismissal Audit fees for inspection of accounts Bicycles Cartage, freight, and insurance Cost of special type-written reports under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act... 200 21 950 25 150 7 8 9 10 II 10 50 150 50 75

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115

item. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued. 19 .4-15. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 VOTE No. 67— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to— continued, f Departmental exhibit at Auckland Exhibition Expenses, Medical Referees, under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908 ... Expenses of inquiry into alleged misconduct of a departmental officer Expenses of examination for promotion of Inspectors of Factories Fares, board and lodging, and supplies for persons proceeding to employment Fees payable to acting members of the Court of Arbitration Fees payable to assessors of Industrial Councils Fees for medical examination of officers... Increase in salary of Secretary of Labour on promotion, £100 per annum (3 months) Legal and witnesses' expenses Overtime payment to members of Staff ... Payment of special messengers, Arbitration Court ... Postage and telegrams, including rent of letter-boxes Preparing consolidated digests of decisions under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act and Workers' Compensation Act... Preparing and printing supplementary digest of decisions under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Preparing and printing supplementary digest of decisions under Workers' Compensation Act Printing and stationery ... ... Rebate of fares of persons proceeding to employment Rent, office requisites, cleaning, fuel, and lighting ... Tea-money for officers working overtime Telephones Temporary Assistance— £ Extra Clerks, £25 ... ... 25 Typists, £25 ... ... 25 £ 220 10 125 3 2,000 50 1,500 5 25 250 30 15 1,200 50 26 20 27 20 2,000 700 1,100 40 220 28 29 30 31 32 33 Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Workers' Dwellings— Administration and travelling expenses Destroying noxious weeds on vacant sections Fire insurance, rates, repairs, and valuation fees ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 4,000 150 34 35 36 37 38 39 300 10 350 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 16,174 2,500 Total—Vote No. 67 ... 13,674 28,878 TOTAL OF CLASS XII ±28,' .78

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

Salaries. 1914-15. Other Charges. Total. ote 68.—Department of Lands and Survey £ 107,376 £ 60,670 £ 168,04f „ 69.—Miscellaneous Services 52,683 52,68£ „ 70. —Valuation 17,885 15,510 33,39f TOTAL OF GLASS XIII ... 125,261 125,261 128,863 254,12 Item. 191 4-15. DEPAETMENT OF LANDS AND SUEVEY. £ £ 1914-15. Total number of officers and artisans .. 513 VOTE No. 68. Salakies — Administration Division. 1 at £850 .,, ... ..■ I 850 Pbofessional Division. Class A — £ 1 at £700 ... ••• 700 2 at £600 ... ... 1,200 Glass B— — : 2 at £550 ... ... 1,100 1 at £525 ... ... 525 1 at £500 ... ... 500 1 at £425 (also Internal Affairs, £75)... 425 Class C— 1 4 at £480 ... ... 1,920 2 at £460 ... ... 920 1 at £440 ... ... 440 3 at £420 ... ••• 1,260 | Class D — 4 at £380 ... ... 1,520 10 at £365 ... ... 3,650 5 at £345 ... ... 1,725 14 at £325 ... ••• 4,550 1 at £310 ... ... 310 Glass E — 1 at £305 ... ... 305 18 at £300 ... ... 5,400 1 at £290 ... ... 290 11 at £280 ... ... 3,080 13 at £260 ... ••• 3,380 14 at £235 ... ... 3,290 Class F— 7 at £140 ... ■•• 980 2 at £120 ... ... 240 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1,900 2,550 4,540 11,755 15,745 . 1,320

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

117

tern. 1914-15. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 68— continued. Salaries— continued. Clerical Division. Class I — £ lat £550 Class III — lat £400 (also Scenery Preservation, £25) 400 1 at £400 ... ... 400 3 at £385 ... ... 1,155 Glass IV— 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £350 ... ... 350 14 at £345 ... ... 4,830 '' 7 at £330 ... ... 2,310 Glass V— 1 at £320 ... ... 320 17 at £315 ... ... 5,355 lat £310 ... ... 310 4 at £305 ... ... 1,220 lat £300 ... ... 300 6 at £290 ... ... 1,740 1 at £285 ... ... 285 2 at £280 ... ... 560 5 at £275 ... ... 1,375 Glass VI— 17 at £260 ... ... 4,420 23 at £245 ... ... 5,635 2 at £240 ... ... 480 14 at £230 ... ... 3,220 2 at £215 ... ... 430 Glass VII— I 11 at £220 ... ... 2,420 3 at £210 ... ... 630 10 at £200 ... ... 2,000 1 at £195 ... ... 195 17 at £190 ... ... 3,230 I at £185 ... ... 185 11 at £180 ... ... 1,980 17 at £165 ... ... 2,805 7 at £150 .. ... 1,050 3 at £135 ... ... 405 4 at £120 ... ... 480 Glass VIII— —— 8 at £110 ... ... 880 II at £95 ... ... 1,045 20 at £80 ... ... 1,600 12 at £65 ... ... 780 8 at £50 ... ... 400 11,465 1,955 7,850 550 14,185 15,380 4,705 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... 900 Cadets'special allowances ... ... 530 1,430 General Division. 6 at £320 ... ... 1,920 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £290 ... ... 290 lat £280 ... ... 280 10 at £260 ... ... 2,600 5 at £250 ... ... 1,250 1 at £240 ... ... 240 lat £225 ... ... 225 2 at £220 . . ... ... . 440 5 at £210 ... ... 1,050

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

118

item. 1914-15. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No. 68— continued. Salaries— continued. General Division— continued. £ lat £200 ... ... 200 lat £196 ... ... 196 lat £190 ... ■• 190 3 at £180 ... ... 540 lat £170 ... ... 170 lat £168 ... ... 168 3 at £156 ... ... 468 4 at £150 ... ••• 600 lat £145 ... ... 145 2 at £144 ... ... 288 2 at £140 ... ... 280 2 at £120 ... ... 240 lat £100 ... ... 100 lat £96 ... ... 96 2 at £84 ... .. 168 lat £72 ... ... 72 3 at £60 ... ... 180 12,696 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year 108,876 1,500 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and binding Allowances in lieu of providing quarters Classification and valuation of lands and special re107,376 2 3 4 4,000 20 500 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ports ... ••■ ..■■'. Commonages, expenses in connection with administration of ... ••• • • • | Commission on money-orders Contract and schedule surveys Draughting work by contract, including plans on titles, Court orders, &c. ... ... ■•• i Education Reserves : Expenses of management ... Equipment and wages of staff and survey parties ... Fuel, light, water, cleaning, and scavenging Inspection, management, &c, expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands — Extra Rangers, 9 ... ... £1,700 Travelling-expenses, &c. ... ••• 7,050 25 850 7,000 1,500 1,000 40,000 800 12 13 8,750 14 Instruments, machinery, paper, and other office requisites Insurances, freights, cartages, and shipping charges Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910— Rangers' salaries, travelling and other expenses ... Legal expenses Meal allowances Newspapers, books, and publications Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Premiums to teaching-surveyors (teaching survey cadets) Rent of offices Repairs, alterations, and maintenance of offices and grounds Telephones in offices: Installation and upkeep, including Exchange subscriptions 3,500 150 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 100 500 100 75 2,000 22 23 300 1,000 200 24 350

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY —continued.

119

item. # 1914-15. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. £ £ 25 VOTE No. 68— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. 25 Temporary Assistance— Extra clerks, 8 ... ... ~) Extra typists, 5 ... ... C Extra draftsmen, 48 ... ... ) 26 Temporary Surveyors and Parties— £ Extra surveyors, 14 | _ Extra surveyors' assistants, 6 j " ' Wages, &c. ... ... ... 11,750 10,000 26 27 Travelling allowances and expenses, including transfer of officers 28 Trigs and standards, establishment and maintenance of 29 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 16,000 27 28 6,000 29 .800 150 105,670 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 213,046 45,000 Total—Vote No. 68 ... 168,046 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 69. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Aka Aka Drainage District eastern drain 2 Albany Show-ground improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) 3 Aratapu Swamp, grant towards drainage of 4 Atuaroa Township : Street formation 5 Audit fees for inspection of accounts 6 Awaiti Block, outfall for .... 7 Barge, Piako River 8 Board of Examiners of Surveyors, grant to Cemeteries— 9 Fencing, forming, and improving cemeteries 10 Mangawai: Grant for improvements ... 11 Mangaweka Public Cemetery: Grant for improvements 12 Old soldiers' graves throughout the Dominion: Repairing and erecting monuments... 13 Owhango : Grant for improvements ... 14 ! Providing road access to cemeteries where present roads are on impossible grades 15 '■ Raurimu Cemetery 16 Soldiers' Graves: Purchase of 2 acres of land at Ruakituri and fencing reserves f 7 Tauranga Military Cemetery : Subsidy for upkeep 18 Tokomaru Cemetery : Grant for purchase of land 19 j Waikaraka Cemetery 20 j Compassionate allowance to Mrs. C. S. O'Neill 21 Compassionate allowance to widow of late W. Patton 22 | Compensation for loss of area by original Native owners of Waikaka Reserve 23 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with same 66 50 100 100 300 200 100 200 200 50 50 200 50 50 100 25 25 24 100 75 150 300 9sn

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

item. 1914-15. * MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Compensation for land resumed under the Land Act, 1908, for scenery and other public purposes ... Compensation for road deviation, Block I, Rintoul Survey District (Richmond) Compensation for gravel reserve taken in part of Maketawa Native Block, Thames Construction of drain through Block XI, Tokatoka Survey District (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Crown lands draining, &c. (general) ... .... Day's Bay Bush : Contribution towards purchase of land Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining lands (including supply of wire to settlers) Exchange of land, Block lc, Apiti, for school-site, payment of interest in Expenses of inquiries Expenses of removal of temporary officers Felling, clearing, and grassing Crown lands Fencourt Drainage Board (subsidy, balance of) Field, track (subsidy, £1 for £2) Forest-tree growing and planting, contribution to State Forests Account towards cost of Forest reserve, Section 24c, Block XII, Apiti, fencing Forest reserve, Section 502, Whangamarino, half-cost fencing boundary Fruit-trees : Purchase of, for Crown settlers Government Loans to Local Bodies' Account: Payment of loading on roads in Kaitieke Loan Block (now reserved) Grass-seed for Crown lands and settlers Hapuku River Protective Works, Marlborough : To prevent encroachment on Hapuku Village Settlement Hauraki Plains, construction of roads and drains on Crown lands adjoining Hauraki Plains, grant, metalling boundary to Turua Hauraki Plains, No. 1 Road (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Hauraki Plains, Orchard East Road extension Hauraki Plains: Part cost formation of road from Waikaka to Piako River to give access to Crown settlers outside Hauraki Plains Settlement Hauraki Plains, metalling roads in Hauraki Plains : Maintenance of completed works, drains, &c. (on account, £2,000 per annum for two years) Hauraki Plains Settlers' Association : Grant to obtain outside engineering report, water-supply scheme Hikurangi water-supply grant, £100 (Government Loans to Local Bodies account recoupment, £90) Hokitika River Bank protection (subsidy, £1 for £1) Hukerenui Swamp: Drainage Hunga Hunga Drainage Board (on account of £2,000), (subsidv, £1 for£l), (also £1,000 on subsidy, 10s. for £1) Inch-Clutha: Flood protection (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Jed River Channel: Contribution towards cost of improvement Kapiti Island: Expenses of supervision (including purchase of engine and maintenance of oil-launch) Kauri-gum Reserves Commission, expenses of Kauri-gum Industry : Purchases of gum, expenses, &c. Kawa Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Kopu Ferry Road to Hauraki Plains £ £ 24 100 25 26 26 100 27 52 100 28 29 1,000 30 100 31 14 50 200 500 67 330 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5,000 60 40 41 60 500 98 5,000 42 43 48 44 1,000 250 500 1,400 45 46 47 48 1,100 4,500 49 50 2,000 51 250 52 190 250 350 53 54 55 1,500 110 56 57 37 58 100 1,000 250 500 700 59 60 61 62

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

16— B. 7.

121

[tern. 1914-15. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Land Boards : Fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees Landing Reserve, Utapu, Wanganui: Compensation on acquisition Land for Settlements Account, Payments to, for Capital Value of Reserves— Clydebank Hatuma Tautari Lake Takapuna Board, expenses of Level crossing to give access to Section 255, Huirangi Lochiel River Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Makarewa Hedgehope River Board (subsidy, £1 for Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association, compensation for acquiring additional land Mangaroa Township : Formation of side streets (on account) Mangatainoka Block : Protective works Matiere Township: Drainage, roading, felling, and grassing ... Maun gatawhiri River : Clearing willows Midland Railway Reserves : Payment of timber royalties to local bodies ... Morrinsville-Waitakaruru Road Morven Hills : Run 238j, boring for water, fencing, regrassing, and building ... New River Harbour Endowment Sections, drainage of (subsidy, £1 for £1 up to) Ngarahu Road : Formation Ngarua Road and Canal Nga-awa-purua Forest Reserve: River protection, roading, and fencing Noxious weeds on Crown land, eradication of Orete North Block, payment of compensation for taking area for landing reserve Otautau Town Board : River-bank protection (subsidy £lfor£l) Paraparaumu game-breeding station (subsidy) Patea Reserves: Compensation to Natives in full satisfaction of claims Patetonga South Road (access to Hauraki Plains) construction Payment to John Strauchon, retiring Under-Secretary, of sum equal to three months' salary in lieu of leave of absence Payment to Joshua Jones in connection with Mokau Land Claims (£20 per month) Payment to Education Reserves Account for difference in valuation of land in exchange for reserve, Kiawaroa Park Pekapekarau, Kerikopuni Road Piako and Waitoa Rivers improvement (on account of £2,000 per annum for two years) ... Piako River (snagging upper reaches) Pipiroa Bridge, Piaka River (subsidy, £1 for £1), (on account) Poor Man's Valley : Purchase of bush for water conservation (subsidy, £1 for £1) Pongakawa : Boring for water Preventing encroachment of rivers on Crown reserves £ £ 63 2,250 64 20 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 40 7 100 50 14 350 72 250 73 600 7-1 75 40 250 76 77 350 200 78 79 3,093 400 80 1,000 81 82 83 68 600 900 84 85 163 2,500 HC, 100 87 88 150 100 89 37 90 227 206 91 200 92 630 500 93 94 95 96 1,500 50 97 500 98 99 400 200 50

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued.

item. ; 1914-15. MISCELLANEOU S SERVICES—continued. VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Protective works to prevent encroachment of Orari River on Crown reserves held under lease Protective works to prevent encroachment of rivers in Westland Land District Purchase of land for access to Section 129, Block III, Mangahao, being subdivided for settlement Purchase of land to provide river frontage to Mangatainoko Block... Purchase of land, Glynn Wye Runs, for stock-resting £ 100 30 101 250 102 88 103 30 104 20 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 reserve Purchase, Busby's Crown Grant, Blocks III and VII, Kawakawa Rabbiting unlet Crown lands Rangitaiki Drainage District, general road-construc-tion in Rangitaiki Drainage : Bank - protection, Tarawera River at Te Teko Raorikia-Kauarapaoa Road (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Reclamation of sand-dunes and dune areas, and purchase of marram-grass ... ... .... Recreation-grounds and Domains — Arawa Park Beckenham-Fisherton Recreation-ground: Subsidy for improvements ... ... Blackball: Clearing and fencing (subsidy, £1 for £1) Blaekwater Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Blenheim Horton Domain improvements (subsidy, £lfor£l) ... Buffalo Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Buckland : Purchase of land for (subsidy, £1 for £1) Denniston Domain improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) Elmwood Park, Christchurch : Purchase of land (subsidy, £1 for £1), (on account of £2,500) ... Fairlie Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Fencing and improvement of recreation-grounds and domains Grahamstown Domain (Onerahi) Globe Hill (subsidy for levelling, clearing, &c, £1 for£l) Howick Domain improvements (subsidy, £1 for £1) i Kaiti Hill: Purchase of land for (subsidy, £1 for £1) i Kati Kati Domain, road access to, and fencing Kati Kati Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1, for improving) ! Kirikiriroa improvements (subsidy, £1 for £l) I Leeston Domain : Purchase of land (subsidy, £1 for £1) ) Mahurangi Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Makirikiri Scenic Reserve : Exchange to Domain (half-cost) i Mamaku Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1)... S Mamaku improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) t Marima Domain, grant for fencing and improving i Matai Valley (Nelson) Recreation-ground (subsidy, £1 for £1, towards purchase of) 5 Matamata Domain, planting J Maungakaramea Recreation-ground ... i Morrinsville : Purchase of land for (subsidy, £1 for £iy ) Motutara (West Coast, Auckland): River-protec-tion, clearing, and improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) 240 100 2,500 177 1,500 1,500 100 28 33 20 50 25 150 125 500 50 122 123 100 66 124 125 126 127 128 129 150 25 250 100 10 13 130 131 200 50 132 133 134 135 385 50 13 50 136 137 138 700 30 100 250 139 50

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123

item. 19 .4-15. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ .40 .41 .42 .43 .44 VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Recreation-grounds and Domains — continued. Mt. Albert Park, purchase of (subsidy, £1 for £1) Mt. Wellington (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Mt. Maunganui Domain improvements (subsidy, £1 for£l) Murchison (subsidy, £1 for £1) Mussel Bay, Port Chalmers: Grant for improvements Osborne Park, Doyleston, purchase of lands, and improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) Otira Recreation-ground ... Otorohanga clearing, levelling, and draining (subsidy, £1 for £1) Pahiatua : Improvements and completing protective works at Mangatainoka River (subsidy, £lfor£l) 500 100 100 50 25 45 .46 47 25 50 48 18 150 100 149 150 Panmure Papatotara Domain Improvements (subsidy, £1 for £1) Pipiroa Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Pohangina (subsidy, £1 for £1) Purchase, Reserve Hall Estate, Pahiatua (subsidy, £lfor£l) Rangataua Town Domain improvements Rawene, ploughing and clearing (£1 for £1) Reserve 58, Block X, Mangahao (Pahiatua County): Fencing Rochfort Park (subsidy, £1 for £1) Runanga Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Russell, grant towards purchase of and drainage of swamp at, for purpose of recreation-ground ... Spreydon Domain improvements Taupo Domain Board : Grant for maintenance and improvement Tauranga Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Te Kuiti, contribution towards purchase of land for Tokomairiro Domain, Milton (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tokomaru Recreation-ground: Grant for improvements ... • Uritawa : Erection of library, grant £25 (subsidy, £1 for£l) £75 Wade Domain: Boring for water (subsidy, £1 for £1) Waiharara Recreation-ground improvements Waikowhai Park improvements (subsidv, £1 for £i) ' Waitohi Domain, Picton, improving, levelling, and reclaiming (subsidy, £1 for £1)... Waiuta Domain : Grant for improvements Waldon Island, purchase of (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Wangapeka, clearing and improving (subsidy, £1 for£l) Refunds for improvements effected Remissions of rentSection 9, Block VIII, Mapara Lots 5 and 6, Road Survey 1496, Ashburton Section 8, Beaumont Settlement Section 3, Beaumont Settlement Kopua Overlap-Ormsby ... River protective works, Education Reserve, Block I, 151 152 153 50 50 50 154 155 156 400 50 20 157 158 159 50 25 75 160 161 100 100 162 163 164 165 50 50 79 50 50 166 167 168 169 100 50 50 170 250 171 172 173 100 50 50 174 11 50 175 176 177 178 179 180 59 4 61' 31 40 25 Ocahoua

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utem. 1914-15. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 181 182 L83 L84 185 1.86 87 88 VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Road Access— To Crown lands on North Range Road, Akitio County, Wellington Land District (on account) To Crown lands, purchase of land for, and fencing To Small Grazing-run 14, Block IV, Moeangiangi ; (subsidy, £1 for £1) To Section 9, Block XII, Tutamoe ... To Sections 4 and 9, Block VI, Kaitieko : Erection . of stock-bridge and formation of bridle-track ... To Crown lands: Formation about 8 chains from railway-crossing at 2 miles 23 chains from Greymouth To Small Grazing-runs in Kaitarau Survey District, Kaikoura County To Runs 186a and 186e, Lee Flat Road, Otago: Contribution towards payment of compensation. &c. Through Sections 224 and 224 N.W. and 315, Waipa Parish : Compensation, &c. ... Invercargill Hundred, Sections 73 and 75, Block XXII: Ditching, forming, &c, of roads To Run 47, Ngatapa Survey District: Purchase of land and fencing To Run 253, Wart Hill: Road formation (subsidy, £lfor£l) To Section 2, Block I, Pomahaka To Sections 46 and 47, Block II, Hillend Reserve Road, Te Aroha ... To Section 246, Parish Pirongia: Formation To Section 41, Block IV, Mabel Road formation ... Ngarua No. 3a Block (through) Dargaville-Opunake Settlement Mackenzie County Runs ... Morapiu to Kairara Ngatapa Block, access to ... Opatu Block Otawhao Block, access to (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Section 1, Block XI, Rangariri Taita Tutamoa Tutarariki Swamp Road ... Erection of bridge, Mapau Island, Wairoa River (subsidy, £1 for £1) Robinson Road outfall drain (£1 for £1) Rotorua Tenures Commission, expenses of Scenery reserves under the Land Act, 1908, Expenses in connection with (including fencing and other works) , ... Ship Cove and other reserves : Caretaker and expenses in connection with preservation of scenery, including clearing of a firebelt ... Site for wharf and shed on Kaituna River (subsidy) South Westland mail-steamer subsidy ... Special rates to local authorities Stewart Island: Interest on £2,000, part purchasemoney; annual payment, £160 State Forests Account: Contribution towards assistance to farmers for tree-planting Subsidy, £1 for £1, to Mt. Peel Road Board for restoring access to Run No. 241 Survey, fencing, and formation of deviation of road of access, Block 1, Mangawhero, Tauakira Block, and purchase of land for same... £ 100 1,500 200 100 150 20 700 225 100 100 1,167 250 20 150 100 15 150 200 200 700 100 500 50 50 100 100 200 £ 209 210 211 50 100 150 100 212 213 214 215 216 20 50 300 50 217 160 1,000 218 100 219 850

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125

[tern. 1914-15. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Te Akau to Raglan ferry service : Subsidy Te Aroha : Grant for deepening main drain Teremakau River protective works (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tokatoka Swamp drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tokatoka Swamp : Stopbank and drainage Tokatoka Swamp: Formation of an additional mile of tramway and maintenance of tramway Tongariro National Park : Huts, tracks, and expenses of Board Track: Blackford to Double Hill, to give access to runs (Canterbury), (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tuatapere Extension No. 2 : Stumping and formation of roads Upper Mangapiko Drainage Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Upper Waiau Ferry Road (grant, £350), (subsidy, £400) Value of improvements on pastoral and small grazingruns on expiry of license, payment of, to outgoing lessees Waikato River Board District: Destruction of willows Waimai, Raglan County: Completion, access road ... Waimatuku Creek deepening (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Waikato River : Expenses of engineering surveys ... Waitakaruru Stream Road ... Waitakaruru : Shed for wharf Waitakaruru-Pokeno Road ... Waitoa Drainage Board : Grant for works Waitoa River, snagging (above junction with Piako River) Waiwhero Drain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Wanganui River : Cost of providing punt at confluence with Ahuahu Stream ... .... Wanganui River: Eradication of noxious weeds on lands under the control of River Trust Wanganui River (improvement and purchase of launch) Wanganui River : Subsidy for steamer service (also Postal Department, £475)... Wanganui River Trust Domain lands : Roading Water - supply : Highbank, Avenel, and Velverde Settlements (subsidy, 5s. in the £1) ... Water-supply for settlers, Tematai Road, Te Puke (subsidy, £1 for £1) West Winton River Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Westland Land Mining and Timber Commission, expenses of Westport - Karamea - Little Wanganui Mail - service (also Postal £400 and Agriculture Department £200) Wharepoa-Kerepehi drainage outfall £ 220 221 222 223 224 225 30 162 200 1,959 2,000 226 1,000 227 50 228 200 229 100 230 231 750 750 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 5,000 600 500 20 900 150 30 200 400 241 242 1,000 150 243 200 244 245 50 2,000 246 247 775 172 248 500 249 250 750 250 251 600 252 200 200 Less commitments which will not be expended during the year95,683 40,000 Less credits in reduction of expenditure 55,683 2,000 Less credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... 53,683 1,000 Total—Vote No. 69 ... 52,68:

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126

item.; 1914-15. VALUATION. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 93 IVOTE No. 70. 1 Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £675 675 Clerical Division. Glass III — lat £405 Class IV— £ 2 at £345 ... •■■ 690 lat £330 ... 330 Class V — lat £315 ... ••• 315 lat £305 ... ••• 305 Glass VI— 5 at £260 ••• ••• 1,300 9 at £245 ... ••• 2,205 3 at £230 ... ■ •• 690 Glass VII— lat £220 •■• ••• 220 2 at £210 ... ••■ 420 lat £200 ■•■ 200 9 at £190 ... ••• 1,710 5 at £180 ••• ••• 900 3 at £165 ■• •■■ 495 2 at £150 ... ••• 300 2 at £120 ... ••■ 240 Glass VIII— 3 at £110 ... ••• 330 3 at £95 ••• •■• 285 2 at £80 160 lat £65 ••• ••• 65 Lodging-allowances — 2 at £23 ... •■■ 46 lat £18 •• ••■ 18 lat £16 ... ■•• 16 2 at £13 ... ••• 26 lat £9 ... ■•• 9 i 405 1,020 620 4,195 4,485 I j 955 General Division. lat £370 .- ■•• 370 lat £360 ... •■• 360 6 at £345 ... -'•• 2,070 6 at £330 ■•• ••■ 1,980 4 at £315 ••■ ■•■ 1>260 5 at £305 ••• ■•■ 1.525 3 at £290 ■■■ ■■■ 870 lat £275 ... ■■• 275 3 at £260 ••• ••■ 780 lat £230 ... .-. 230 lat £175 ... ••• 175 lat £108 ••• ••• 108 lat £96 ••• ■■• 96 lat £72 ... ••• 72 Cadets' special allowances ... Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... 10,171 90 19 22,635

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127

[tern. 191 -15. VALUATION— continued. VOTE No. 70— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and periodicals Assessment Court expenses ... Extra clerical assistance Fee to post-office Fees to valuers Fuel and light Legal expenses Maps Office cleaning General office expenses Postage, telegrams, and post-office boxes Printing and stationery Rent Revision of districts Telephones and bureaux connections Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1.3 14 15 16 17 18 150 200 3,500 50 4,500 50 50 450 60 250 850 700 450 3,500 150 4,500 100 19,510 Less contribution from— Land-tax Department ... £8,000 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Office ... ... 750 42,145 8,750 Total—Vote No. 70 ... 33,395 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII 42254,124

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CLASS XIV. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE.

128

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 'ote 71.—Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce 100,369 119,733 220,102 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV ... .9,733 \ 220,10! 100,369 item. 1914-15. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 452 £ I £ VOTE No. 71. Head Office— Salaries — Administrative Division. lat £675 675 Professional Division. 800 1 at £800 Class D — 2 at £365 Class E— £ lat £235 ... ... 235 lat £210 ... ... 210 730 445 Clerical Division. Glass III — lat £425 Glass IV— 1 at £370 (also private secretary £25 and extra classification allowance £30)... Class V — 2 at £315 ... ... 630 lat £305 ... 305 lat £290 ... ... 290 2 at £275 ... ... 550 Class VI— 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 2 at £245 ... ... 490 3 at £230 ... ... 690 Glass VII— 2 at £220 ... ... 440 3 at £210 ... ... 630 4 at £200 ... ... 800 lat £190 ... ... 190 2 at £180 ... ... 360 2 at £165 ... ... 330 7 at £150 ... ... 1,050 3 at £135 ... ... 405 2 at £120 ... ... 240 1,775 425 370 2,220 4,445

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17— B. 7.

129

[tern. 1914-15. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMME ROE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Head Office— continued. Salaries —continued. £ : £ Clerical Division — continued. Glass VIII— £ 5 at £110 ... ... 550 2 at £108 ... ... 216 2 at £98 ... ... 196 lat £95 ... ... 95 lat £88 ... ... 88 lat £80 ... ... 80 2 at £78 ... ... 156 1 at £78 (7 months) ... ... 45 lat £65 ... ... 65 1,491 General Division. lat £215 ... ... 215 lat £165 ... ... 165 2 at £156 ... ... 312 1 at £140 ... ... 140 1 at £108 ... ... 108 lat £100 ... ... 100 lat £84 ... ... 84 Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... 1,124 5 Trade Representatives. 1 at £200 (also Tourist Agent, £300) ... 200 1 at £100 (also Tourist Agent, £245) ... 100 1 at £50 (also Tourist Agent, £50) ... 50 350 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... ... 14,855 72 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, stationery, and photographs ... Auckland Exhibition Audit fees for inspection of accounts Bicycles and repairs Biological laboratory Board of Agriculture Collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics— Wages ... ... £100 Other expenses ... ... 300 14,783 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1,750 100 75 20 200 500 400 9 10 11 Contribution towards printing report of A. and P. Societies' conference Contribution to Imperial investigation of insect pests Departmental Exhibits at A. and P. Association Shows — Wages ... ... £700 Other expenses ... ... 1,300 < 50 200 2 .3 .4 .5 Experiments with Californian thistle rust Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... Freight and carriage not otherwise provided for Freight on fertilizers and seed wheat for patriotic purposes Grant to Isaac Hopkins for services in connection with the bee industry ... ... i 2,000 20 50 50 6 230 150

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

item. 1914-15. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. 17 1.8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 VOTE No. 71— continued. Head Office— continued. Other Charges for arid incidental to —continued. International Agricultural Institute, contribution to and cost of representation at Legal expenses ... ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Preparation and distribution of publications Promotion of sale of New Zealand produce in outside markets Purchase of books, newspapers, and other publications Purchase of wheat in Australia Reference sets of seeds, plants, &c. ... ... Removal expenses Rents of Offices in New Zealand and Abroad, Fuel, Light, Water, Furniture, Office Requisites, Insurance, Cleaning Offices, Outbuildings, Yards, and Approaches— Wages ... ... £150 Other expenses ... ... 2,500 £ 300 100 1,100 4,000 1,000 300 11,274 50 100 27 28 San Francisco Exhibition Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy (part) Auckland-Raratonga-Tahiti steamer service Subsidy (part) Auckland-Fiji steamer service Subsidy steam service New Zealand-San Francisco... Subsidy steam service New Zealand-Vancouver Subsidy Westport-Karamea-Little Wanganui steamer service Transit Expenses to San Francisco— £ E. Clifton and family ... ... 145 A. Macpherson and family ... 200 M. O'Brien and family ... ... 250 2,650 15,000 29 200 30 31 32 33 150 200 12,500 10,000 200 34 35 36 Travelling allowances and expenses Upkeep and Improvement of Buildings and Fences on Departmental Reserves and Grounds— £ Wages ... ... 150 Other expenses ... ... 250 595 1,000 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the vote 400 37 100 Live-stock and Meat Division— Salaries — 67,014 38 Professional Division. 1 at £650 (also £150 from Defence Department) Glass B — 2 at £450 (also £50 each from Defence Department) Class C — £ lat £480 ... ... 480 2 at £460 ... ... 920 1 at £430 (also £50 from Defence Department) 430 Glass D — 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 3 at £365 ... ... 1,095 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 6 at £325 ... ... 1,950 1 at £310 ... ... 310 1 at £260 (also £50 from Defence Department) 260 650 900 1,830 5,850

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

131

item. 1914-15. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Live-stock and Meat Division—continued. Salaries —continued. 38 Professional Division— continued. £ Glass E— lat £275 ... ... 275 lat £260 ... ... 260 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1,035 Clerical Division. Glass V— lat £305 Class VI— 1 at£260 Class VII— lat £210 ... ... 210 lat £190 ... ... 190 2 at £180 - ... ... 360 2 at £150 ... ... 300 305 260 1,060 Class VIII— 2 at £108 ... ... 216 lat £98 ... ... 98 lat £78 ... ... 78 1 at £78 (6 months) ... ... 39 431 General Division. 10 at £310 ... ... 3,100 lat £305 ... ... 305 6 at £300 ... ... 1,800 lat £295 ... ... 295 2 at £290 ... ... 580 3 at £285 ... ... 855 2 at £280 ... ... 560 2 at £270 ... ... 540 3 at £250 ... ... 750 lat £240 ... ... 240 11 at £220 ... ... 2,420 9 at £210 ... ... 1,890 8 at £200 ... ... 1,600 lat £195 ... ... 195 2 at £190 ... ... 380 8 at £180 ... ... 1,440 lat £175 ... ... 175 8 at £170 ... ... 1,360 3 at £165 ... ... 495 Hat £160 ... ... 1,760 8 at £150 ... ... 1,200 1 at £150 (9 months) ... ... 112 lat £145 ... ... 145 1 at £140 ... ... 140 lat £135 ... ... 135 2 Inspectors of manure-sterilizing at £450 900 2 part-time Veterinarians at £150 ... 300 22,472 1,200 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... ... 35,993 48 i 35,945

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CLASS XIV. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

132

tern. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Live-stock and Meat Division—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowance to T. Hill (late caretaker Motuihi Island Quarantine Station) for meals supplied Applying tuberculin test to stock and disposing of diseased cattle Bicycles and repairs Compensation to Mrs. E. Rose in lieu of entertainment allowance Compensation to W. J Baker for loss of pony condemned in quarantine Experimental Farm, Mamaku : Erection and Repairs of Buildings, Purchase of Stock, Provision for Visitors, and General Working— 19 4-15. £ £ 89 35 40 250 150 41 42 100 43 20 44' Wages ... ... £200 Other expenses ... ... 1,000 1,200 45 46 47 Experiments in connection with bush-sickness and allied troubles Extra clerical assistance Grant towards cost of printing report of New Zealand Poultry Conference Inoculation of Calves for "Black-leg"— Wages ... ... £50 Other expenses ... ... 200 250 50 20 48 250 49 50 Inspection of dairies, including the cost of necessary apparatus connected therewith ... ... Inspection of Manure-sterilizing : Labour, Travelling, Office, and other Expenses, Australia and India— Wages ... ... £150 Other expenses ... • ... 650 150 51 52 53 54 Inspection of meat Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Poultry Farms and Buildings (not attached to Experimental Farms), including Purchase of Birds and Material and Provision for Visitors — Burnham Milton— i Wages ... ... £300 Other expenses ... ... 900 800 300 50 800 100 1,200 55 Quarantine Stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton — Wages ... ... £450 Other expenses ... ... 1,700 56 57 Removal expenses Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Travelling allowances and expenses Wages and Expenses in connection with Veterinary Laboratory, and Land and Buildings used in connection therewith, including the Cost of Investigation of Diseases— Wages ... ... £200 Other expenses ... ... 450 2,150 500 58 59 150 7,500 60 61 Wool-instruction classes for inspectors ... ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock and Meat Division items of the vote 650 100 150 16,925

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

133

Item. 1914-15. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE —continued. VOTE No. 71— continued Fields and Experimental Farms Division — Salaries — £ £ 62 Professional Division. Class G — 1 at £460 Glass D — lat £400 Glass E — 2 at £235 460 400 470 Clerical Division. Class VI— £ lat £260 ... ... 260 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Class VII— 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £135 ... ... 270 Class VIII— 2 at £108 ... ... 216 3 at £78 ... ... 234 490 985 450 General Division. 4 at £350 ... ... 1,400 lat £330 ... ... 330 lat £320 ... ... 320 7 at £310 ... ... 2,170 6 at £300 ... ... 1,800 lat £295 ... ... 295 1 at £290 ... ... 290 3 at £280 ... ... 840 8 at £270 ... ... 2,160 1 at £260 ... ... 260 7 at £240 ... ... 1,680 12 at £230 ... ... 2,760 15 at £220 ... ... 3,300 3 at £210 ... ... 630 1 at £200 ... ... 200 6 at £190 ... ... 1,140 1 at £185 ... ... 185 8 at £180 ... ... 1,440 3 at £180 (8 months) ... ... 360 lat £175 ... ... 175 2 at £170 ... ... 340 2 at £165 ... ... 330 2 at £160 ... ... 320 9 at £156 ... ... 1,404 3 at £150 ... ... 450 14 at £148 ... ... 2,072 1 at £146 ... ... . 146 2 at £145 ... ... 290 2 at £140 ... ... 280 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £130 ... ... 130 2 at £125 ... ... 250 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £110 ... ... 110 lat £32 ... ... 32 28,389 i Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 31,644 81 31,563

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CLASS XIV. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

134

Item. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE —continued. VOTE No. 71 — continued. Fields and Experimental Farms Division — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 63 Assistance to pioneer fruit-farmers at Te Kauwhata 64 Bicycles and repairs 65 Bonus for improvements in flax-dressing machinery 66 Co-operative Field Experiments and Provision for Visitors — £ Wages ... ■•• 350 Other expenses ... ••• 3,150 £ 465 15 1,750 191 r-15. 67 Destruction of. Noxious Weeds on Native Lands — Wages ... ... 1,200 Other expenses ... • • • 300 3,500 67 1,500 68 Destruction of Rabbits on Crown Lands— Auckland District— Wages ... ... 1,000 Other expenses ... ... 1,000 68 69 i East Coast District— Wages ... ... 1,500 Other expenses ... ... 500 2,000 69 2,000 70 ! Napier District— Wages ... ... 2,000 Other expenses ... ... 500 70 2,500 71 Wellington-West Coast District — Wages ... ... 450 Other expenses ... ... 400 71 850 72 i Marlborough-Nelson-Westland District— Wages ... ... 200 Other expenses ... ••■ 200 72 400 73 Canterbury-Kaikoura DistrictOther expenses 74 Otago District— Wages ... •■• 300 Other expenses ... ■•• 700 73 74 300 1,000 75 Destruction of Rabbits on Native Lands— Wages ... ... 6,000 Other expenses ... ... 1,000 75 7,000 Experimental Farms and Farms of Instruction : Erection and Repairs of Buildings, Purchase of Stock, Provision for Visitors, General Working, Salaries of Learners, Special Instructors, Matron, and Domestic Assistants, — 76 i Arataki— £ Wages ... ... 700 Other expenses ... ... 250 76 77 Lichfield 78 | Moumahaki — Wages ... ... 1,000 Other expenses ... ... 3,000 77 78' 950 25 4,000 79 Ruakura — Wages ... .- 2,500 Other expenses ... ... 4,500 j 79 7,000 i

135

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CLASS XIV. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE —continued.

item. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE —continued. 1914-15. VOTE No. II—continued. Fields and Experimental Farms Division — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Experimental Farm and Farms of Instruction, &c.— continued. £ £ 80 Tauranga— £ Wages ... ... 150 Other expenses ... . . 450 81 Waerenga— Wages ... ... 1,500 Other expenses ... ... 3,500 600. 5,000 82 Weraroa — Wages ... ... 2,000 Other expenses ... ... 2,500 4,500 10 83 84 Bickerstaffe ... ... Experiments in Cultivating North Auckland Gum Lands— Wages ... ... 500 Other expenses ... ... 300 85 Experiments in Regrassing Denuded Lands— Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 400 800 86 87 88 Experiments in the control of drifting-sand areas Experiments in the control of fox-glove ... Experiments in Utilization of Pumice Lands— Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 400 500 200 15 500 89 Experiments on Crown Lands, Westland— Wages ... ... 200 Other expenses ... ... 250 450 50 10 50 100 50 1,000 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Extra clerical assistance Grading grain Grading New Zealand hemp Investigation of phormium pests Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Purchase of live-stock for fattening on Experimental Farms ... ... ... Purchase of stud stock, including expenses of importation 97 3,000 98 99 00 Removal expenses Seeds and plants for distribution Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidies to local bodies for the destruction of the kea Travelling allowances and expenses Wages and Expenses in connection with Destruction of Noxious Weeds— £ Wages ... ... 450 Other expenses ... ... 50 1,000 500 15 .01 02 .03 50 60 10,500 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Fields and Experimental Farms Division items of the vote... 500 .04 100 64,815

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

136

leni. 19 4-15. AGRICULTUEE, INDUSTEIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 71— continued. Orchards, Gaedens, and Apiabibs Division — Salaries — .05 Professional Division. Glass A — 1 at £600 Glass D — 1 at £400 600 400 Clekical Division. Class VI— 1 at £260 Glass VII— & 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £135 ... .... 135 Class VIII— 1 at £110 ... ... HO 1 at £50 (9months) ... ... 38 260 450 148 General Division. 4 at £250 ... .. 1,000 4 at £230 ... ... 920 3 at £220 ... ... 660 2 at £210 ... ... 420 4 at £200 ... ... 800 6 at £190 ... ... 1,140 1 at £180 ... ... 180 5,120 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,978 16 6,962 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 1.14 1.1.5 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and repairs Co-operative fruit-testing plots Co-operative vegetable-testing plots Extra clerical assistance Fostering the bee industry ... Fostering the fruit industry ... Fumigation and destruction of diseased fi uit Grant towards cost of printing report of Beekeepers' Conference Grant towards printing report of conference of New Zealand Fruit Growers' Associations ... Importation and breeding of natural enemies to insect pests ... ... Legal expenses Outbreaks of orchard and garden diseases Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Removal expenses Seeds and plants for distribution Spraying demonstrations and apparatus... Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy, Albany Fruit-growers' Association, in improving show-grounds Subsidy, New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation (£1 for£l) 700 200 100 25 150 150 150 10 25 116 117 118 119 120 1 1 122 50 20 100 350 150 25 50 25 123 50 124 200

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CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

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137

Item. 1914-15. AGEIGULTUEB, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMEECE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Orchards, Gardens, and Apiaries Division— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Tests with new spraying compounds Tomato experiments Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Orchards, Gardens, and Apiaries Division items of the vote... £ £ 125 126 127 128 50 150 3,500 25 Dairy-produce Division— Salaries- — 6,255 129 Professional Division. 650 Class A — 1 at £650 Class C— 1 at £460 460 Clerical Division. Glass VI— 1 at £260 Class VII— £ 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 at £150 ... ... 300 1 at £135 ... ... 135 Class VIII— 1 at £110 ... ... 110 1 at £108 ... ' ... 108 1 at £78 ... ... 78 1 at £65 ... ... 65 260 825 361 General Division. 2 at £350 ... ... 700 6 at £345 ... ... 2,070 1 at £340 ... ... 340 5 at £325 ... ... 1,625 1 at £300 ... ' ... 300 1 at £295 ... ... 295 3 at £290 ... ... 870 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 3 at £210 ... ... 630 1 at £250 , ... ... 250 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £200 (8 months) ... ... 133 1 Dairy Instructress 8,453 160 11,169 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year 53 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and repairs Contribution towards printing report of the Conference of National Dairy Association, Palmerston North Cow-testing Associations Demonstration of pasteurization of skim-milk and whey Extra clerical assistance 11,116 .30 .81 200 .82 S3 .34 20 50 200 25

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CLASS XIV. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued.

;OII1. 1914-15. AGRICULTUBE, INDUSTRIE9, AND COMMEEGE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Daiey-peoducb Division— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Grading of dairy-produce— £ Wages ... ... 200 Other expenses ... ... 400 135 136 137 138 Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experiments Refund of medical and other expenses incurred by J. P. Stuart as result of an accident while on duty Removal expenses Reworking "Dairy" butter... Semi-official testing of pure-bred dairy cows Subscriptions and extensions to telephone, including bureau charges Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Dairy-produce Division items of the vote 600 50 400 350 139 24 100 25 100 140 141 142 143 144 145 70 3,000 10 5,224 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 260,602 40,500 Total—Vote No. 71 ... 220,10^ TOTAL OF CLASS XIV JE28 102

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

139

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote 72.—Head Office £ 12,776 £ 1,305 £ 14,081 73.—Elementary Education 4,680 775,285 779,965 „ 74.—Secondary and Higher Education 225 100,325 100,550 „ 75.—Manual and Technical Instruction „ 76.—Training Colleges and Training of Teachers „ 77.—Native Schools ... 940 80,725 ") 81,665 43,745 43,745 28,990 4,108 33,098 „ 78.—Infant Life Protection 1,021 520 1,541 SPECIAL SCHOOLS. „ 79.— I. School for the Deaf 4,024 Or. 350 3,674 „ 80.— II. Education of the Blind ... 168 168 „ 81.—III. Otekaike Home 2,978 2,200 5,178 „ 82.—IV. Special Schools for Girls 100 450 550 „ 83.— V. Industrial Schools 14,955 27,445 42,400 „ 84.—Physical Training and Junior Cadets „ 85. —School buildings, furniture, and sites „ 86.—Miscellaneous Services 3,058 6,930 122,656 9,988 122,656 16,612 16,612 TOTAL OF CLASS XV ... 1,182,124 1,255,871 73,747 item 1 914-15. EDUCATION DBPAETMBNT. HEAD OFFICE. Total number of officers 1914-15. 65 £ £ VOTE No. 72. Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 at £875 1 at £800 (3 months) 1 at £700 £ 875 200 700 1,775 Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £650 Glass B— 2 at £500 650 1,000 Clerical Division. 1,650 Class I — 1 at £525 Class II— 1 at £460 525 460

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140

tem. 191 -15. HEAD OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 72 — continued. Salaeies — continued. Cleeical Division — continued. Glass IV— 1 at £325 Glass F— £ 1 at £315 ... ... 315 2 at £275 ... ... 550 Class VI— 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £215 ... ... 215 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 4 at £200 ... ... 800 5 at £190 ... ■ ■ 950 4 at £180 . ... .- 720 1 at £180 (9 months) ... ■■■ 135 4 at £165 ... ... 660 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £135 ... ... 270 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Glass VIII— 3 at £110 ... ... 330 2 at £108 ... ... 216 2 at £98 ... ... ' 196 4 at £88 ... ... 352 lat£80 ... ... 80 9 at £78 (3 months) ... ... 175 325 865 460 4,265 1,349 8,249 Geneeal Division. 1 at £193 ... ... 193 1 at £156 ... ... 156 lat£96 ... ... 96 lat£84 ... ... 84 1 at £72 (7 months) ... ... 42 Special allowances to Cadets 571 31 Unclassified. 1 at £500 500 1,102 Othee Chaeges foe and incidental to — Books of reference and publications Clerical assistance Fares of special messengers, cartage, freight, &c. Office requisites, material, and equipment Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including payment for overtime, tea allowance, and unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 12,776 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 50 200 5 300 150 500 100 Total Vote No. 72 ... 1,305 14,081

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item. 19 .4-15. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. £ £ 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 46 VOTE No. 73. Salaries— Pbofessional Division. Class G— £ £ 2 at £450 (4 months) ... 300 40 at £500 (3 months) ... 5,000 5,300 Less savings on item No. 3, main Estimates ... 2,500 2,800 2 at £480 ... ... 960 2 at £460 ... ... 920 4,680 Charges foe and incidental to — Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes:— Teachers' Salaries : Including pupil-teachers' and probationers' allowances ... ... £739,750 Less revenue from reserves ... 60,000 General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance—157,000 at 12s. ... Additional grant of £250 per annum to Education Boards Believing Teachers: Capitation on average attendance—157,000 at 6d. ... ... Inspection of private schools School and class libraries and free text-books Conference of education authorities Conveyance of school-children and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school ... Educational Institute : Grant in aid Delegates' Conference Freight Illustrations, &e.: Natural History, History of the Empire, &c. Medical examination of teachers in special cases Medical inspection, material, apparatus, forwarding charges, inspection, &c. Preparation of standard test-questions in arithmetic and English and pupil-teacher examination papers School Journal contributors' fees, printing, material, apparatus, &c. Schools at Chatham Islands— Salaries and maintenance, travelling, &e. Travelling-expenses of Medical Inspectors... Wall-sheets for use in public schools (including maps) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 679,750 3 94,200 4 5 3,250 6 7 8 9 3,925 800 3,000 250 10,000 10 100 5 11 12 13 14 400 5 15 1,000 16 20 2,400 17 18 19 20 1,000 2,250 600 50 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 803,005 27,570 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 775,435 150 Total—Vote No. 73 ... 775,285 779,965

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142

iem. 1914-15. SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 1 £ £ VOTE No. 74. Salabibs— Inspector (temporary)— 1 at £450 (6 months) 225 ♦ 9 10 11 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 Otheb Chabges fob and incidental to — Conveyance of pupils District High Schools: Salaries of secondary teachers Expenses first election members of High School Boards Grants to University Colleges : — For Specialization, viz.:— Auckland University College, commerce, mining ... Victoria College, law and science Canterbury College, engineering Otago University, mining, medicine, dental, and home science For Addition to Statutory Grants, viz :— Auckland University College Victoria College Research Scholarships: Including fees, material, apparatus, travelling-expenses, &c. Secondary Schools and Colleges : Capitation Scholarships for Maoris attending public schools Scholarships: Grants to Education Boards (Is. 6d. per unit of average attendance) ... " Sir George Grey " Scholarships : One to each University College (science) University Colleges: Bursaries University Colleges, subsidies on basis of £1 for £1 on voluntary contributions Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 4,000 18,150 5 2,000 2,000 2,000 4,500 2,700 3,000 12 13 14 450 60,300 200 15 10,500 16 17 200 4,000 18 100 10 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 114,115 13,785 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenue Act, 1910 100,330 5 Total—Vote No. 74 ... 100,325 100,550 MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 75. Salaeies— Professional Division. Class B— 1 at £500 Glass C— 1 at £440 500 440 Otheb Charges for and incidental to — Capitation, school classes Capitation (including free places), technical and continuation classes Conveyance of instructors and students attending registered classes . 940 2 3 35,000 4 42,000 2,500

143

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

;em. i. MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION— continued. 1914-15. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VOTE No. 75— continued. Other Chabges fob and incidental to — continued. Conveyance of pupils Examination expenses Material, apparatus, and appliances Scholarships and bursaries ... Specimens and examples of students' works Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 5,500 650 2,000 1,250 25 250 20 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 89,195 8,270 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 80,925 200 Total—Vote No. 75 ... 80,725 81,66; TRAINING COLLEGES AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 76. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Training Colleges— Allowances to students, and fees Salaries of staffs of training colleges (one-half, the other half is charged to " Elementary Education'') Special instruction, libraries, and incidental expenses in terms of clause 6 (2) of the Regulations Training of Teachers (other than Students of Training Colleges)— Classes at sub-centres Fares of instructors and teachers Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 25,250 7,250 1,200 4 5 6 4,000 6,000 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Publie Revenues Act, 1910 43,750 5 Total—Vote No. 76... 43,745 NATIVE SCHOOLS. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 237 VOTE No. 77. Salaeies— Salaries of masters, &c, for village schools Peofessional Division. 28,000 Glass B— 1 at £550 Class C— ■ 1 at £440 550 440 28,990

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

144

;em. 1914-15. NATIVE SCHOOLS— continued. VOTE No. 77— continued. Othbe Chabges fob and incidental to — Advertising Books, apparatus, and other school requisites Expenses of magic-lanterns ... Conveyance, ferrying, and board of children Freight and carriage Fuel, and rewards for supplying fuel Higher Education, Scholarships, and Apprenticeship Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships) Photographs Planting sites Sanitation Schools at Cook Islands and Niue Island— Salaries, maintenance, school requisites, travellingexpenses, &c. Special allowances to teachers in isolated places Training of teachers Travelling expenses and allowances (including removals of teachers) Contingencies, including medical examination of teachers and unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50 625 10 400 10 150 3,000 10 11 12 500 10 20 10 13 800 200 50 14 15 16 17 1,000 50 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 6,885 2,757 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 4,128 20 33,098 4,108 Total—Vote No. 77 ... INFANT LIFE PEOTECTION. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 5 VOTE No. 78. Salaries — Genbbal Division. £ 4 at £160 ... ... 640 1 at £150 ... ... 150 Unclassified. Local Eepresentatives 790 231 Other Chaeges for and incidental to — Maintenance of infants in foster-homes ... Medical attendance of infants Eent of offices (Auckland and Dunedin)... Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,021 2 3 4 5 6 200 50 45 300 25 620 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 100 520 1,541 Total—Vote No. 78 ...

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19-B. 7.

145

:en 1914-15. Special Schools. I. SCHOOL FOB THE DEAF. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 30 VOTE No. 79. L Sal Abies — General Division. Teachers — jg 1 at £500 ... ... 500 1 at £310 ... .. 3io 1 at £270 ... ... 270 2 at £240 ... ... 480 1 at £210 ... 210 1 at £190 ... . 190 1 at £160 • ... ... 160 1 at £130 . . ... 130 2 at £120 ... 240 2 at £110 ... ... 220 1 at £100 (3 months) ... ... 25 Maintenance Staff — ■ 2 at £155 • '' ... ... 310 1 at £115 ... ... He 1 at £100 ... ... 100 lat£90 ... ... 90 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2 at £75 ... ... 150 lat£65 ... ... 65 lat£55 ... ... 55 1 at £52 ... ... 52 5 at £50 ... 250 2,735 - 1,267 Unclassified. Medical Officer (also £83, Industrial School, Burnham) 22 Othbe Charges for and incidental To — Maintenance of institution, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements Publications, advertising, &c. Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 4,024 2,000 25 3 4 300 25 2,350 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 300 • ■ 2,050 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 6,074 2,400 Total—Vote No. 79... ... - 3,67' II. EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. VOTE No. 80. Charges for and incidental to — Grant to trustees for maintenance of Government pupils Special instruction of pupils (woodwork, &c.) 900 15

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

146

item. 1914-15. Special Schools— continued. II. EDUCATION OF THE BLIND— continued. £ VOTE No. 80— continued. Chaegbs foe and incidental to — continued. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure inj, cidental-to the other items of the vote 10 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 925 57 168 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 868 700 Total—Vote No. 80... III. OTEKAIKE HOME. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 31 VOTE No. 81. Salaries — GrENEEAL DIVISION. Teachers — £ 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £110 ... ... HO Maintenance Staff — 1 at £160 (3 months) ... ... 40 1 at £120 ... ... 120 6 at £110 ... ... 660 2 at £105 ... ... 210 1 at £100 ... ••• 100 lat£90 ... ... 90 lat£85 ... ... 85 lat£80 ... .... 80 1 at £75 ... ... 75 5 at £70 ... ... 350 5 at £60 ... ... 300 lat£55 ... ... 55 785 1 Teacher, salary in lieu of notice (3 months at £110) 2,165 28 2,978 2 8 4 Othbe Chaeges for and incidental to — Maintenance of institution, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements Publications, advertising, &c. Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 3,500 50 550 5 50 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 4,150 300 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 3,850 1,650 2,200 Total —Vote No. 81 .,. 5,-178

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147

item 1914-15. Special Schools— continued. IV. SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOB GIRLS. £ £ VOTE No. 82. Sal AKiES — Maintenance Staff (4 months) 100 2 Otheb Chabges foe and incidental to — Maintenance of Institution, including equipment, provisions, clothing, implements and stock, advertising, &c. Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 300 3 100 4 50 Total Vote No. 82... 450 55i V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 128 VOTE No. 83. Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass V— 1 at £315 315 General Division. £ 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Schools — Auckland— 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £120 ... .. 120 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £72 ... ... 72 2 at £60 ... ... 120 lat£13 ... ... 13 675 760 Weraroa Boys' Training Farm— 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £190 ... ... 390 1 at £175 ... ... 175 3 at £135 ... ... 405 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £120 ... ... 120 4 at £110 ... ... 440 1 at £105 ... ... 105 1 at £100 ... ... 100 lat£95 ... ... 95 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2 at £70 ... ... 140 lat£60 ... ... 60 2 at £55 ... ... 110 lat£40 ... ... 40 4 at £20 ... ... 80

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148

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

[tern. 1914-15. Special Schools — continued. V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. VOTE No. 83— continued. Salakies-— continued. £ Gbneeal Division— continued. Schools —continued. Wellington Eeceiving Home— 1 at £220 1 at £130 1 at £100 2 at £90 lat£85 lat£75 1 at £70 1 at £65 lat£33 Nelson Boys' Training Farm— 1 at £240 1 at £220 1 at £182 1 at £180 1 at £140 1 at £135 1 at £125 2 at £120 2 at £110 1 at £110 (3 months) ... 1 at £95 1 at £90 1 at £80 2 at £65 lat£52 Christchurch Beceiving Home— 1 at £210 1 at £130 2 at £100 lat£80 lat£75 2 at £60 Te Oranga Home— 1 at £220 1 at £200 1 at £155 ... • ... 1 at £130 2 at £75 (6 months) lat£70 7 at £60 lat£55 Burnham— 1 at £250 1 at £240 1 at £220 1 at £165 3 at £160 2 at £155 1 at £150 1 at £148 1 at £140 1 at £135 2 at £125 2 at £115 2 at £110 2 at £80 lat£75 £ 220 130 100 180 85 75 70 65 33 240 220 182 180 140 135 125 240 220 27 95 90 80 130 52 210 130 200 80 75 120 220 200 155 130 75 70 420 55 250 240 220 165 480 310 150 148 140 135 250 230 220 160 75 2,156 958 815 1,325

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

149

[tern. 191 15. Special Schools— continued. V. INDUSTRIAL SGROOhS-cmitinued. VOTE No. 83— continued. Sal aeie s— continued. Genebal Division — continued. Schools —continued. Burnham— continued. £ lat£60 ... ... 60 lat£55 ... ... 55 2 at £10 ... ... 20 Caversham— 1 at £200 ... ... 200 ] 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £150 ... ... 150 lat£12» ... ... 120 1 at £115 ... ... 115 lat£85 ... ... 85 2 at £60 ... ... 120 1 at £55 ... ... 55 3,378 Nelson : Official Correspondent, Boarding - out System— 1 at £100 Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... 1,005 100 20 Unclassified. Medical Officers of Schools — Auckland-— lat£55 Weraroa— 1 at £85 Wellington— 1 at £55 Nelson — 1 at £80 Christchurch and Te Oranga— lat£55 Burnham— 1 at £83 (also £22 for School for the Deaf) Caversham— lat£55 55 85 55 80 55 83 55 Otheb Charges foe and incidental to — I Boarding-out of children Good-conduct money for inmates ... Grant to Postal Department in connection with payments for children boarded out Legal expenses of inmates ... Libraries at Government schools, pictures, and publications Maintenance of inmates in Government Schools, and general upkeep of the institutions, including stock, j implements, and work on land Maintenance of inmates in private Industrial Schools: Capitation and special grants Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions ... Office requisites, telephone, &c, for official correspondent, Nelson ... ... Eefund of inmates'earnings ... RentAuckland, including furnishing, telephone, &c, for probation officer 14,955 2 3 4 22,200 550 5 6 100 50 7 100 22,000 8 2,000 150 9 10 11 10 25 12 100

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

150

[tern. 191 -15. Special Schools — continued. V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. 13 14 15 16 VOTE No. 83— continued. Other Charges foe and incidental to — continued. Rent — continued. Christchurch Te Oranga Home (Christchurch) Rewards for arrest of absconding inmates Special Instruction, including fees of instructors, cost of equipment and material Travelling expenses and allowances, including fares of inmates Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 145 15 50 450 17 2,500 18 100 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 ... ... ■♦ 50,545 2,100 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 48,445 21,000 ■ Total—Vote No. 83 ... 27,445 42,400 PHYSICAL TRAINING AND JUNIOR CADETS. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 15 VOTE No. 84. Salaries — Professional Division. Glass A— 1 at £600 600 Clerical Division. Glass VI— 1 at £260 260 General Division. £ 9 at £210 ... ... 1,890 3 at £200 (4 months) ... ■■• 200 1 at £108 ... ... 108 2,198 . 3,058 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, engraving, insurance, office requisites, office cleaning, lighting, &c. ... Courses of instruction (including camps) for teachers Equipment for training classes Freight and cartage Miniature-rifle Ranges : Construction, repairs, rents, targets, sheds, and incidental expenses Store rent Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 300 4,000 600 200 7 8 9 50 30 2,000 50 7,230 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 300 Total—Vote No. 84 ... 6,930 9,988

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fitnd Services.

CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

151

Item. 1914-L5. SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, AND SITES. 2 8 4 VOTE No. 85. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Grants to Education Boards — For general maintenance of school buildings, and for additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvements of sites, &c. For house allowances to teachers For rebuilding and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of temporary premises during rebuilding Grant to Otago University (£1 for £1 subsidy on Mrs. . Oliver's gift), (balance) Grants to controlling authorities for rents of technical school buildings General maintenance of school buildings under control of Education Department, including additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvements of sites, and incidental expenses — Native Schools School for the the Deaf ... Otekaike Home Industrial schools 88,000 19,500 5,000 456 5 700 6 7 8 9 3,500 500 550 4,500 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 122,706 50 Total—Vote No. 85 ... 122,656 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 2 3 4 5 6 rr i 8 VOTE No. 86. Charges foe and incidental to — Allowance to Messrs. Polland and Thomson, M.P.s for services as members of the Education Commission (balance) Auckland Exhibition : Exhibits, labour, freight, &c... Audit fees for inspection of accounts Compassionate allowance to widow of late I. G. Galloway, Physical Instructor Council of Education : Allowances and travellingexpenses of members Examinations : Teachers', Civil Service, and Scholarships Flags for schools Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age ... ... ... Grant to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services in connection with Teachers' Superannuation Fund Illustrations, photographs, &c, for parliamentary and other reports Legal expenses Lectures by Professor Findlay (Manchester) Milne Seismograph, No. 20(Wellington), (maintenance and buildings) Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery, &e Registration of school colours Store for general departmental purposes : Incidental expenses (lighting, cleaning, &c.) 117 100 10 100 250 7,500 20 1,500 9 100 10 25 100 150 LI 12 13 14 15 16 1.7 100 2,500 2,000 5 25

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Appropriations for Consolidated. Fund, Services

CLASS XVI.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

152

£ £ MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 18 19 VOTE No. 86— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Subsidies to public libraries on basis of voluntary contributions Text-book, New Zealand Geology: Balance of printing and binding Travelling allowances and expenses of members of Teachers' Superannuation Board, medical examination fees, legal expenses, &c. 4,000 20 25 I 85 i Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 18,712 2,100 Total—Vote No. 86 ... 16,612 TOTAL OF CLASS XV £1,255,871

8.-7.

Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

20— B. 7.

153

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. r ote 111.—State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department £ 4,900 £ 26,709 £ 31,609 TOTAL ... 4,900 16,709 31,609 item. 1 14-15. STATE FOEEST BEANCH OF THE DEPAETMENT OF LANDS AND SDEVEY. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. .. 26 VOTE No. 111. Salabies— Clbeical Division. £ Class VII— 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £180 ... ... 180 370 Genbbal Division. 2 at £325 ... ... 650 5 at £220 ... ... 1,100 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £180 ... . ... 180 1 at £175 .. ... 175 5 at £170 ... ... 850 2 at £160 ... ... 320 1 at £150 ... ... 150 3 at £145 ... ... 435 2 at £130 ... ... 260 4,530 Other Chaeges foe and incidental to — Fencing, buildings, planting, material, &e.— Nurseries — Eweburn Hanmer Eotorua Tapanui Plantations— Conical Hills Dumgree Dusky Hill Hanmer Springs Kaiangaroa Naseby Puhipuhi 4,900 2 3 4 5 1,000 1,450 4,000 1,750 6 7 8 9 10 11 1.2 2,250 ! 25 ! 225 J 2,000 1,500 1,250 500

154

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued.

;em. 19145. STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 VOTE No. Ill — continued. Othbe Charges for and incidental to — continued. Fencing, &c.— continued. Plantations — continued. Waiotapu and extension Waitahuna Whakarewarewa Books, stationery, office requisites, photographic material, insurances, and telephones ... Compensation for land acquired for additional plantations— Rotomahana-Parekarangi No. 6, Section 2b Correspondence classes, prizes for essays Extension of nurseries and additional plantations ... Grant to R. G. Robinson, attending Forestry Conference, Scotland Management expenses of State forests ... Mount Bruce Forest Reserve, cost of fencing Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of reserves) Postages and telegrams, including rent of letter-boxes Travelling allowances and expenses, and expenses of transfer of officers and men Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,800 10 5,100 100 117 5 1,000 21 22 23 200 650 105 24 25 352 50 250 26 20 Total —Vote No. Ill ... 26,709 31,60' STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT £31,609

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Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

155

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote 112.—State Coal-mines 11,160 257,650 268,810 TOTAL ... 11,160 11,160 257,650 268,810 tern. 1914-15. STATE COAL-MINES. Total number of officers 1914-15. 52 £ VOTE No. 112. Salaries— Professional Division. Glass A— 1 at £600 Glass D— 1 at £345 2 at £312 Glass E— 1 at £260 £ 345 624 600 969 260 Clbkical Division. Glass I— 1 at £625 Class IV— 1 at £340 Glass V— 1 at £305 1 at £290 1 at £275 Glass VI— 5 at £260 1 at £230 Glass VII— 1 at £220 1 at £210 3 at £190 2 at £180 2 at £165 1 at £150 1 at £135 Glass VIII— 2 at £110 2 at £80 4 at £65 305 290 275 1,300 230 220 210 570 360 330 150 135 220 160 260 625 340 870 1,530 1,975 640 Special allowance k> Cadets ...

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Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT— continued.

156

item. 1914-15. STATE COAL-MINES— continued. VOTE No. 112— continued. Salaries — continued. & General Division. £ 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £245 ... ... 245 4 at £235 ... ••• 940 2 at £187 ... •■• 374 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £172 ... ... 172 4 at £165 ... ... 660 1 at £160 ... ... 160 3,346 Othbb Chaeges fob and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Building for mining classes, Point Elizabeth Colliery Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts Development of State Coal-mines Depots— Christchurch Dunedin Wanganui ... ••- Wellington Houses for employees : Building and roading expenses Hulks : Purchase and working-expenses Liverpool Colliery expenses ... Payment of royalty to the Greymouth Harbour Board on State coal sold to the public Payment of special rate to Greymouth Harbour Board on State coal sold to the public Point Elizabeth Colliery expenses Postages and telegrams Printing and stationery Purchase of firewood and necessaries incidental to working of depots Seddonville Colliery expenses Travelling allowances and expenses 11,160 2 3 4 150 150 5 2,000 20,000 6 7 8 9 10 11 L2 L3 8,000 2,500 3,000 10,000 6,000 2,000 100,000 1,000 14 2,000 100,000 100 100 15 16 17 18 19 20 2,000 5,500 150 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 264,650 7,000 257,650 Total—Vote No. 112 ... 268,81 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT £26! ,810

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Appropriations for Scenery Preservation Account.

SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT.

157

1914-15. Salaries. 1 i Other Charges. Total. £ 390 £ 10,773 £ 11,163 Vote 113.—Scenery Preservation TOTAL ... 390 10,773 11,163 :tem. 1914-15. SCBNBEY PRESERVATION. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 113. Salaries— Professional Division. Glass D— 1 at £365 Clbbical Division. 365 Glass III— 1 at £25 (also Chief Clerk, Lands Department, £400) 25 Othbk Charges for and , incidental to — Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works) Compensation, &c, in connection with lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 Compensation for lands acquired along the Wanganui River Compensation for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) under the Public Works Act, 1908, and the Native Land Act, 1909 Contribution towards purchase of scenic reserve, Kaituna, Banks Peninsula (subsidy, £2 for £1) Day's Bay Bush, purchase of Expenses of Boards ... Government Loans to Local Bodies Account— Payment of capital value, land reserved, East Puketoi Loan Block Kennedy's Bush: Erection of caretaker's cottage (subsidy, £1 for £1) Land for Settlements Account— Payment to, for capital value, scenic reserves in Four Peaks, £1,205 ; Claremont, £436 Road reserve at Ohura Falls, Wanganui River: Purchase and fencing Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses 390 2 750 3 4 1,000 5 1,000 1,500 6 100 3,000 20 7 8 9 47 10 11 150 1,641 VA 65 1,500 1.3 Total—Vote No. 113 10,773 11,163 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT £11,163

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Appropriations for Land, for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

158

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 1,200 11,237 12,437 ote 114.—Land for Settlements Expenses TOTAL ... 11,237 . 12,437 1,200 Item. LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. 14-15. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 3 £ VOTE No. 114. SaLABIES— Oleeical Division. £ 1 at £725 ... ... 725 Class III— 1 at £390 ... ... 390 Glass VIII— 1 at £65 ... ••• 65 Lodging-allowance 1,180 20 1,200 2 3 i 5 6 7 8 Othee Chaeges foe and incidental to — Newspapers Office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Preliminary expenses, including temporary services and expenses under the Land Settlement Finance Act ... ■ ••• Printing and stationery Telephones Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Lands Department- — Roading, drainage, improvements, &c, for the benefit or protection of settlements under Section 77 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908 :— Barnego : Protective works Beaumont — Subsidy (£1 for £1) to prevent erosion of river (£25); protective works grant (£150) Bickerstaffe Settlement : Roads in Clandeboye : River protective works Elderslie No. 2 : Roading Forest Gate — Payment to Beamish and Pilcher for protective works on Ongaonga Stream and Waipawa River 10 5 50 i 1,000 10 15 20 9 10 1,050 11 12 13 14 175 645 270 300 100 15 Hetana — Grant for road-works... 260

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Appropriations for hand for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued.

159

;em. 191 -15. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES— continued. VOTE No. 1U—continued. Otheb Charg-es foe and incidental to — continued. Lands Department —-continued. Eoading, drainage, improvements, ko. — continued. Kauroo Hill— Providing bridge at Eaupo Crossing, Kakanui Eiver (balance) 16 17 Kurow-— Widening and deepening water-channel (subsidy, £1 for £2) Lindsay— Irrigation and drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Protective works to prevent river encroachment Mahupuku — Access road to Section 2, Block XIII, Hu390 20 18 300 200 19 angarua 45 20 21 22 23 MillsStraightening Hook River Normandale— Eradication of noxious weeds Ohakea — Protective works Okauia — Road access Opouriao— Protective works to prevent encroachment of Whakatane and Waimana Rivers 275 50 150 24 50 1,300 J 25 26 27 28 29 Otaio — Erection of groyne Otanomomo — Artesian wells Otekaike— Irrigation Stewart — Protective works, Awamoko Stream (including compensation for lands taken) ... Subsidiary water-races (grant) Teasdale — Footpaths Tripp— Contribution towards erection of light stockbridge Waiarikiki Settlement— Refund of interest and mortgage-tax in connection with purchase of ..'. Waikakahi— Protection against river encroachment (subsidy, £lfor£l) 15 80 150 300 200 30 700 ( 50 31 77 32 20 33 Waimana— Protective works to prevent encroachment of river (general) 1,800 34 35 Waipapa— Protective works, South Bank George Stream, through Harkaway Flat (subsidy, £1 for £1) Wilford— Roading, streets, &c. ... Winchester— Road access to : Cost of land and formation... 50 1,040 36 65 Total—Vote No. 114 ... 11,237 12,43' LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT £12,437

160

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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

tern. Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account. 19: 4-15. ! 1914-15. Total number of officers .. .. 207 £ £ VOTE NO. 121. Salaeibs — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 1 at £750 ... ... 750 i Peofessional Division. 1,750 Glass A — 1 at £725 Glass G — 1 at £420 Class E— 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £235 ... ... 235 Class F— 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £160 ... ... 160 2 at £100 ... ... 200 725 420 535 720 Clerical Division. Class I — 2 at £600 ... ... 1,200 1 at £550 ... ... 550 2 at £525 ... ... 1,050 Glass II— 2 at £460 Glass III— 4 at £385 Glass IV— 2 at £360 Glass V— 3 at £315 ... ... 945 3 at £305 ... ... 915 1 at £290 ... ... 290 4 at £275 ... ... 1,100 Glass VI— 5 at £260 ... ... 1,300 2 at £245 ... ... 490 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £220 ... ... 220 2 at £215 ... ... 430 2 at £200 ... ... 400 Glass VII— 3;at£200 ... ... 600 5 at £190 ... ... 950 13 at £180 ..." ... 2,340 6*at£165 ... ... 990 3"at£150 ... ... 450 13 at £135 ... ... 1,755 11 at £120 . 1,320 Class VIII— 9 at £110 ... ... 990 19 at £95 ... ... 1,805 17 at £80 ... ... 1,360 19 at £65 ... ... 1,235 2,800 920 1,540 720 3,250 3,765 8,405 5,390

8.—7.

Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT— continued.

21— B. 7.

161

mi. 191 4-15. PUBLIC TKUSTEE'S ACCOUNT— continued. VOTE No. 121— continued. Salaries -continued. £ i £ General Division. £ 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £179 ... ... 179 3 at £156 ... ... 468 2 at, £144 ... ... 288 lac £140 ... ... 140 4 at £132 ... ... 528 2 at £120 ... ... 240 2 at £108 ... ... 216 3 at £96 ... ... 288 14 at £84 ... ... 1,176 2 at £72 ... ... 144 1 at £60 ... ... 60 Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... I 4,097 5 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for. but not payable during current year 35,042 1,090 New Appointments. £ 12 Cadets ... ... 600 Bent-collector ... ... 180 Bent-collsctor (5 months) ... ... 67 Ranger, Taranaki District ... ... 300 33,952 Salaries of non-service members of Public Trust Office Board : 2 at £250 Contribution to Department of Internal Affiairs on account of salaries of nightwatchmen, &c. Local Audit, £600; London Agency, £100 1,147 500 2,000 700 4,347 2 3 4. Othek Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with annual conference of branch officers Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes New premises— Auckland : Expenses in connection with opening of office Wanganui : Expenses in connection with opening of office Invercargill: Purchase of land and building and cost of alterations thereto Overpayments made in respect of estates 38,299 ! 130 1,100 110 5 6 50 ! 7 3,220 20 Total—Vote No. 121 ... 4,630 I 42,92' PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT * M. ,929

8.—7.

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

162

Item. 1914-15. Chargeable on the Government Insurance Account. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. .. 133 VOTE No. 122. Salaries — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 1 at £875 ... ••■ 875 1,875 Professional Division. 1 at £875 Class B — 1 at £550 Class D— 1 at £325 875 550 325 Clerical Division. 1 at £765 Class I — 1 at £600 ... •• 600 1 at £500 ... ... 500 Class II — 1 at £475 ... ••• 475 1 at £460 ... ... 460 Class III— 1 at £425 ... ••• 425 2 at £405 ... ••■ 810 Class IV— 2 at, £360 ... ■•• 720 2 at £345 ... ••• 690 Clans V— 5 at £315 ... ••• 1,575 2 at £305 ... ... 610 4 at £290 ... ... .1,160 Class VI— 1 at £270 ... ■•• 270 17 at £260 ... ... 4,420 4 at £245 .. ... 980 5 at £230 ... ••• 1,150 Class VII— 5 at £220 ... ... 1,100 2 at £210 ... ... 420 5 at £200 ... ... 1,000 7 at £190 ... ... 1,330 4 at £180 ... ... 720 7 at £165 ... ... 1,155 6 at £150 ... ... 900 7 at £135 ... ... 945 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— r 4 at £110 ... ... 440 6 at £95 ... ... 570 6 at £80 ... ••• 480 12 at £65 ... ... 780 765 . 1,100 935 1,235 1,410 3,345 6,820 7,930 2,270 Lodging-allowances and allowances as per Classifica tion List 700

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

22-B, 7,

163

;em 19] 4-15. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued. VOTE No. 122— continued. Salabies— continued. £ £ General Division. £ 1 at £181 ... ... 181 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £156 ... ... 156 Chief Medical Officer For auditing accounts High Commissioner's Office, London— Half salary of one clerk ... 517 450 240 100 2 3 4 5 6 Othek Chaeges foe and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery Bank exchange and agency fees Carriage and freight ... ... Commission Commission to district managers on the net increase in new business Compassionate allowance to Mr. G. Bolton, on retirement Compensation in respect of the late M. J. Hey wood under section 26 of the Appropriation Act, 1910 ... Contribution to Department of Internal Affairs for services of messengers, night-watchmen, and char31,442 3,000 200 75 25,500 350 7 100 8 9 657 10 ii 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 women Fees for certificates of death, &c. Fuel Furniture, goods, &c. Insurance premiums Legal expenses Lighting and electric power ... Medical fees Office-cleaning Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Rates Remuneration to Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered Rent ... Repairs, &c. Subscriptions to insurance magazines, newspapers, &c. Telephones Temporary Assistance— Extra Clerks (bonus distribution) Travelling allowances and expenses Valuation fees Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,400 25 160 500 350 250 300 5,500 250 1,850 550 21 22 23 24 25 510 850 1,000 100 150 26 27 28 1,000 1,000 100 150 45,877 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 77,319 4,000 Total—Vote No. 122 ... 73,319 •OVBENMENT INSUKANUE ACCOUNT £ 3,319

8.— 7.

Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

164

[tern. 19] .4-15. Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance Account.; £ £ 1 2 3 ■I VOTE No. 123. Ghaegbs for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery Commission Legal expenses Provision for payments to Life Branch under clause 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 300 3,000 100 3,985 150 5 (i 50 Total—Vote No. 123 7,585 GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT .. £7,585

8.—7.

Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

165

;em. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. 1914-15 1914-15. Total number of officers .. .. 60 VOTE No. 124. Salaries— £ I 600 Administrative Division. 1 at £600 Clerical Division. Glass II— 1 at £475 Class III— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 1 at £385 ... ... 385 Glass IV— ■ 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £330 • ... ... 330 Class V— 2 at £275 Glass VI— 2 at £245 (8 months) £260 (4 months) 500 1 at £215 (8 months) £230 (4 months) 220 1 at £200 (8 months) £215 (4 months) 205 1 at £215 ... ... 215 Glass VII— 1 at £210 ... ... ... 210 2 at £190 ... ... ... 380 1 at £180 ... ... ... 180 3 at £165 ... ... ... 495 3 at £150 ... ... 450 5 at £135 ... ... 675 1 at £135 (7 months) £150 (5 months) 141 3 at £120 ... ■ ... 360 1 at £110 ... ... 110 Glass VIII— 1 at £106 ... ... 106 1 at £105 (5 £110 (7 months) 108 2 at £105 (4 months) £110 (8 months) 216 1 at £97 (10 months) £110 (2 months) 99 1 at £92 (2 months) £95 (10 months) 94 1 at £91 (3 months) £95 (9 months) ... 94 lat£80 ... ... 80 1 at £75 (4 months) £80 (8 months) ... 78 1 at £67 (10 months) £95 (2 months)... 72 lat£65 ... ... 65 1 at £50 (2 months) £65 (10 months)... 63 1 at £50 (3 months) £65 (9 months) ... 61 1 at £50 (4 months) £65 (8 months) ... 60 2 at £50 (5 months £65 (7 months) ... 118 5 at £50 ... ... 250 1,140 475 810 675 550 3,001 Cadet allowances .... 1,564 80 General Division. 1 at £108 ... ... 108 2 at £96 ... ... 192 1 at £72 (3 months) £84 (9 months) ... 81 1 at £72 (4 months) £84 (8 months) ... 80 lat£60 ... ... 60 521 9,416

8.—7.

Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

166

;em. 1914-15. STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 L2 L3 .14 15 16 17 18 l<) VOTE No. 124— continued. Other Chabges fob and incidental to — Auditing accounts Board fees for unofficial members Commission to agents Commission on profits to administrative and other officers Commission on profits to General Manager Contributions to Fire Boards under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908 Exchange Extra clerical assistance Fidelity guarantee premiums Lodging-allowances for cadets Office cleaning, lighting, and heating Office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing, stationery, and advertising Rent Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 50 55 6,750 750 200 1,310 i 25 250 45 75 205 400 800 1,000 1,070 80 500 100 Total—Vote No. 124 13,665 23,081 STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT m 081

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT.

167

1914-15. i i Salaries. Other Charges. Total. J |_ r ote 125.—Advances to Settlers Branch... £ 9,509 £ 335,520 £ 345,029 „ 126.—Advances to Workers Branch 1,870 117,650 119,520 „ 127.—Advances to Local Authorities Branch 300 115,450 115,750 TOTAL 11,679 18,620 580,299 Item. 1914-15. CHAEGEABLE TO THE ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. .. 47 VOTE No. 125. Salaries— . Classification and Increases under Act. Administrative Division. 1 at £100 (also Secretary to the Treasury, Receiver, and Paymaster-General, and Registrar New Zealand Consols, £850)... 100 Professional Division. Glass C— £ 1 at £415 (also Workers Branch, £25) 415 Clbbioal Division. Class I— 1 at £500 (also Workers Branch, £50) Class III— 1 at £360 (also Workers Branch, £25) Glass V— 5 at £315 ... ... 1,575 2 at £280 ... ... 560 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— ■ 3 at £260 ... ... 780 4 at £230 ... ... 920 1 at £215 ... ... 215 Glass VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £150 ... ... 300 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £120 ... ... 240 500 360 2,410 1,915 1,230

8.—7.

Appropriations for State Advances Account

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT— continued.

168

item. 1914-15. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 125— continued. Salaries— continued. Classification and Increases under Act— continued. Clerical Division— continued. Class VIII— £ 3 at £110 ... ... 330 3 at £98 ... ... 294 2 at £78 ... ... 156 780 General Division. lat £168 ... ... 168 lat £156 ... ... 156 lat £144 ... ... 144 2 at £132 ... ... 264 1 at £72 ... ... 72 804 Temporary Clerks. lat £220 ... ... 220 lat £215 ... ... 215 lat £200 ... ... 200 2 at £180 ... ... 360 995 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to post-office ... Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work) Contribution to Valuation Department (valuation fees) Interest on amounts deposited against loans Interest on loan Office furniture and equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Proportion of audit expenses Refund valuation fees on loans not entertained Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 9,509 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 700 500 5,500 20 325,000 200 400 1,000 300 1,500 50 250 100 Total—Vote No. 125 ... 335,520 345,029 CHARGEABLE TO THE ADVANCES TO WORKERS BRANCH. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 126. Salaries — Professional Division. Class C — 1 at £25 (also Settlers Branch, £415)... 25 Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £50 (also Settlers Branch, £500)... Class III— 1 at £25 (also Settlers Branch, £360)... 50 25

8.—7

Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT— continued.

169

Item. 1914^15. ADVANCES TO WOBKEBS BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 126— continued. Salaries— continued. Clebical Division— continued. Class VII— jg 1 at £220 220 1 at £190 ... 190 1 at £180 ... 180 --noon2 at £165 ... 330 1 at £135 ' 135 Glass VIII— 1 at £110 HO 2 at £108 ... 216 3 at £98 ... 294 1 at £95 95 1,055 715 Otheb Chaeges fob and incidental to Contribution to post-office Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work) Contribution to Valuation Department (valuation fees) Interest on i loans ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Proportion of audit expenses Refund of valuation fees on loans not entertained Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,870 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 i) 10 400 250 1,300 1115,000 150 200 150 150 . 50 Total—Vote No. 126 117,650 119,521 i CHARGEABLE TO THE ADVANCES TO LOCAL ! AUTHORITIES BRANCH. 1914-15. Total number of officers 1 VOTE No. 127. Salabies— Cleeical Division. Class V— 1 at £300 ... 300 Othee Charges foe and incidental to Contribution to post-office ... Interest on loan Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Proportion of audit expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 300 2 3 4 5 6 7 100 115,000 150 125 50 25 Total—Vote No. 127 115,450 115,750 STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT £5B 299

8.—7.

Appropriations for Native Land Settlement Account

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.

By Authority : John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l4.

170

1914-15. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ 1,115 550 1,665 'ote 128.—Native Land Purchase Expenses TOTAL ... 1,115 550 1,665 I I item. 1 14-15. NATIVE LAND PURCHASE EXPENSES. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 3 VOTE No. 128. Salaries— £ i Clerical Division. 1 at £435 (not finally classified) Class III— lat £405 Class V— lat £275 435 405 275 Charges for and incidental to — Travelling and general administration expenses Valuation fees 1,115 1,1 2 3 2 3 250 300 Total—Vote No. 128... ... — 550 1,665 NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT 1,665