APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1916.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, B-07

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1915-1916. NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1916.

I JN D E X. ——*• 1915-1916. Page I'age Accident lnsuranoe Acoount .. .. 168 Mental Hospitals .. .. 75 Adjutant-General's Branch .. .. ..92 Messengers and Office keepers .. ..66 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. .. 173 Moteorological Office 108 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. 171 Mines Department .. .. .. .59 Advances to Workers Branoh .. .. 172 Mines: Miscellaneous Services .. ..61 Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce .. 130 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. ..66 Audit Office .. .. .. ..68 Miscellaneous ServicesCustoms .. .. 103 Bankruptcy .. .. .. 48 Education .. .. .. 155 Internal Affairs .. .. .. 89 Carriage of Mails by Railway .. .. ..33 Justice .. .. .. ..50 Civil List 5 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 120 Clerk of Executive Council '.'. .. '.'. 62 Marine . . .. .111 Commerce .. .. .. ..180 Mines .. .. .. .. 61 Conveyance of Inland Mails .. ..32 £7. lye ■' •' •• " : Conveyance of Mails by Sea .. .. 32 J, ol,oe . _ , • ■ • • • • ■£ Cook Islands Administration .. ..88 Post and Telegraph .. ..33 Coroners .. .. ..50 Treasury .. .. .. 27 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. ..50 Musoum •• ■• ■• ■• ..71 Crown Law Office .. .. .. 46 Customs Offices and Services .. .. .. 101 National Provident and Friendly Societies Offioe .. 22 Customs: Miscellaneous .. 103 Native Department .. .. ..43 Native Land Settlement Account .. 174 Defence Department .. .. ..92 ye S^ oola , l " . •• •• ..147 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 72 Miscellaneous Services .. .. 44 1 Naval Defence .. .. 26 Education Department: Head Office .. 141 . Education : Miscellaneous Services .155 utekalke Homo • ■ • • • • .. 150 Eduoation of the Blind .. .. ~ 149 Electoral .. .. .. 70 Patent Offioe .. .. 46 Elementary Education .. . . 143 Pensions Department .. .. 25 Permanent Charges .. .. .. .. 6 Finance Departments .. ..21 Physical Training and Junior Cadets .. .. 146 Friendly Societies Office .. .. ..22 Police .. .. .. .. ..53 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. ..55 General Expenses, Legislative Departments 19 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. .. ..28 General Staff Branch .. .. .. 97 Post and Te l e K r,l ph '• Miscellaneous Services .. 33 Geological Survey Branoh of the Mines Department '.'. 60 P»'! ntin g anci Stationery .. .. 73 Government Accident Insurance Account .. .. 168 P l,lso . nß ■• •• •■ •• ..51 Government Domains 42 " u olio Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Koads 40 Government Insurance Acoount .. 166 £, u !?li 0 Health .. .. .. ..84 Government Steamers .. .. 11l Public Service Commissioner's Office .. ..83 Public Trustee's Account .. .. .. 164 High Commissioner's Offioe .. .. 71 ~ „ ~ ~ , Home for Defectives .. .80 Quartermaster-General's Branch .. g 8 Hospitals and Charitable Aid and Publio Health .. 84 House of Representatives r. .. .. 18 Railways Department .. .. ..36 Rates on Crown Lands .. .. 24 Income-tax .. .. .. ..24 " ates ° n Native Lands .. .. ..24 Industrial Schools .. 151 Office .. .69 Infant Life Protection .. .. .148 Rlohraond Home for Glrls •• • • *«> Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships .. ir,g „ T , Insurance, Government Life, Account .. 166 m T f°° U ,«„ " JSI Interest and Sinking Fund .. ..6 |choo Bui dings, Furniture, and Sites .. ..55 Internal Affairs Department .. .. .. 62 l° h °°\ ior the , l^. a ' •■ „. J« Internal Affairs: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 89 Secondary and Higher Education .. 144 Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. 14 _ Schools in Outlying Islands .. .. .. 148 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 45 Stamp Department .. .. .. .. 55 Justioe: Miscellaneous Servioes .. .. 50 State Advances Account .. .. 171 State Coal-mines Acoount .. .. .. 159 Labour Department .. .. 114 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. .. 169 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. .. 57 State Forests Account .. .. .. 157 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. 162 Supreme Court .. .. .. ..47 Lands and Survey Department .. .. .. 117 Survey of Ships .. .. .. .. 109 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services .. 120 Land-tax.. .. .. .. ..24 Teohnical Instruction .. ..145 Legislative Council .. .. .. .. 18 Tourists .. .. .. .. 80 Legislative : General Expenses .. ..19 Training Colleges and Training of Teachers .. 146 Life lnsuranoe Account .. .. .. 166 Treasury Department .. .. 21 Treasury: Miscellaneous .. .. 27 Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. .. 48 Maintenance and Improvement of Roads .. .. 42 Valuation .. .. .. .. 128 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 33 Marine, Harbours, and Inspection of Maohinery 105 Wardens' Courts .. .. * .. 48 Marine: Miscellaneous Servioes .. ..11l Weather Reporting Office .'.' '.'. " 108 Medical Inspection .. .. .. ..146 Working Railways Department .. ..30

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1915-1916. ——♦

SUMMARY.

I'age. i'age. Summary of Services chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts. 191 -16. REVENUE ACCOUNT. £ £ Permanent Appropriations— - 24,100 5 6 5 Civil List Interest and Sinking T (1 und 6 3,387,343 1,640,663 14 14 Under Special Acts of the Legislature Annual Appropriations— 5,052,106 18 21 28 36 40 Class I. - Legislative Departments Class II.—Departments of Finance Class III.—Post and Telegraph Department Glass IV.—Working Railways Department Glass V. — Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads 39,077 170,098 1,296,015 2,923,314 43 45 Class VI. —Native Department Class VII. — Justice Department '128,321 25,639 470,420 59 62 92 I 101 Class VIII.— Mines Department Class IX.—Department of Internal Affairs Class X.—Defence Department Glass XL—Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments 36,723 439,386 492,843 114 114 Class XII.—Department of Labour 186,318 31,911 248,200 117 130 117 130 Class XIII.— Department of Lands and Survey Giass XIV. —Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce 220,118 141 141 Class XV.—Education Department 1,391,843 Total—Revenue Account 8,100,226 13,152,332 OTHER ACCOUNTS, 157 157 159 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT 33,773 159 161 162 161 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT ... 262,367 11,762 9,350 162 164 166 168 164 166 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT... GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT ... GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT 54,867 73,607 168 7,200 54,366 169 169 STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT— 171 171 Advances to Settlers Branch 355,426 119,594 172 173 174 172 173 174 Advances to Workers Branch Advances to Local Authorities Branch NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT... 115,750 1,980

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1915-1916.

CIVIL LIST.

1915-16. Salaries. | Other Charges. I l Total. rlis Excellency the Governor £ £ £ 5,000 2,000 7,000 Sstablishment of the General Government 9,100 1,000 10,100 ?or Native Purposes 7,000 7,000 Total—Civil List 14,100 10,000 24,100 TOTAL CIVIL LIST 224.100

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PERMANENT CHARGES.

INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. 1915-16. District Bailways 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 and 30 September 80 Interest on 398,000 ,, 8$ per cent., 31 March and 30 September 13,930 £400,000 14,010 The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1905, 1907, and 1910— Interest on £ 42,590 @ 3£ per cent., 1 February and 1 August 1,491 Interest on 217,000 ,, 3| per cent., 1 May (half-year only)... 3,798 Interest on 100,000 ,, 3-|-percent., 1 November (half-yearonly) 1,750 Interest on 127,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 November (half-year only) 2,540 Interest on 2,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 80 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 11,063 523,680 Less 217,000 due 1st May, 1915, and dealt with at new interest rates. £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 ,, per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,648 £249,550 9,604 The Coal-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-J- 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 ,, 3J 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.

1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued, £ New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909— Land for Settlements Branch — Interest on £ 25,000 @ 3| per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 470,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... £ 875 17,625 £495,000 18,500 Amount to be recovered from Land for Settlements Account 18,500 Native Land Settlement Branch — Interest on £381,600 @ 3J per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 54,500 ,, 3-f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 110,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 13,356 2,044 4,400 £546,100 19,800 Amount to be recovered from Native Land Settlement Account 19,800 Guaranteed Mining Advances Branch — Interest on £5,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October Amount to be recovered from Mining Advances Account... 188 188 Advances to Local Authorities Branch — Interest on £200,515 @ 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 95,425 ,, 3-f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 56,800 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 7,018 3,579 2,272 £352,740 12,869 Amount to be recovered from — £ Hauraki Plains Settlement Account ... 3,438 Land for Settlements Account ... ... 7,981 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account ... 1,450 12,869 The Neiv Zealand State-guaranteed, Advances Acts 1909 and 1910— Advances to Settlers — Interest on £1,675,000 @ 3| per cent,, 30 September and31 March 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 42,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 58,625 11,000 28,125 i,680 £2,742,000 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office 99,430 99,430 Advances to Workers — Interest on £205,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 325,000 ,, 3| per cent., 30 September and 31 March Interest on 7,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 750,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 7,175 11,375 280 30,000 £1,287,000 48,830 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office 48,830

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. New Zealand State-Guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10— Land for Settlements Branch — Interest on £ 99,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 64,850 ,, 3-J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 12,350 ,, 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 21,500 ,, 3J 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 ,, 3f per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 741,066 ,, 3f per cent., 30 April and 31 October Interest on 73,700,, 3| 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 2,269 463 806 280 2,452 1,224 5,792 3,800 574 27,790 2,579 1,360 8,400 £ £1,611,481 61, 254 Amount to be recovered from Land for Settlements Account 61,254 Native Land Settlement Branch — 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 State Advances Act, 1913— Advances to Settlers Branch — Interest on £573,200 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December... Amount to be recovered from State Advances Office 22,928 22,928 Advances to Workers Branch — Interest on £50,000 @, 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December ... Amount to be recovered from State Advances Office 2,000 2,000 State Advances Act, 1913— Local Authorities Branch — Interest on £200,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December... Amount to be recovered from State Advances Office 8,000 8,000 The 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 110,000 ,, 3-J per cent., 30 June and 31 December 2,724 212 64 1,900 3,850 8,750 £232,500 The Government Railways Act, 1908— Finance Act, 1909— Interest on £ 1,200 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 50,000 ,, 3| per cent. 30 June and 31 December Interest on 23,800 ,, 4 per cent. 1 February and 1 August 48 1,750 952 2,750 £75,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. The Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910— £ Interest on £11,150 @ 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 90,030 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 3,602 Interest on 3,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 120 To provide for further issues during year ... ... 600 £ 7,038 £169,530 Land for Settlements Act, 1908— Interest on £62,000 @ 8£ per cent., 1 April and 1 October... 2,170 Interest on 10,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 400 Interest on 121,075 ,, 3| per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 4,237 Interest on 650 ,, 3| per cent., 1 February and 1 August 23 Interest on 1,334,960 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 53,398 Interest on 77,000 ,, 4 per cent., 15 March and 15 September 3,080 Interest on 634,085 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 25,363 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 ,, 3| per cent., 1 May and 1 November 945 Interest on 7,700 ,, 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July 289 Interest on 37,400 ,, 3J per cent., 31 March and 30 September 1,309 £2,739,570 108,274 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account 108,274 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908— Interest on £1,616,800 @ 3| per cent., 1 March and 1 September 56,588 Interest on 50,000 ,, 3-j- per cent., 1 June and 1 December 1,750 Interest on 484,500 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 19,380 77,718 2,151,300 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 £475,992 19,006 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 — Interest on £12,200 @ 6 per cent., 30 June and 31 December 732 Sinking Fund on £12,200 @ 1 per cent. ... ... 122 854 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 — Interest on £13,000 @ 3f per cent., 15 April and 15 October... 488

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1915-16 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. £ The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 — Interest on £ 8,100 @ 3-J- per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 16,900 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 75,000 ,, 3f per cent., 15 April and 15 October 284 676 2,813 £100,000 3,77. 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 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — Interest on £54,700 @ 4 per cent., 28 May and 28 November Interest on 6,000 ,, 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October ... 2,188 240 1,099 2,428 ' £60,700 New 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 Railway 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 619,500 Expenses of Conversions and Raising Loans On 100,000 additional to £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 On 230,500 for Redemptions On 2,100 for Naval Defence ... On further issues, say 120,000 60,000 62,712 40,000 40,000 214,848 250,553 187,538 182,282 24,780 4,000 9,220 84 2,000 £29,900,402 1,198,017 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 10,670 1,187,347 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 1,951,825 Conversions £3,500,000 Loan, October, 1913 On 4,590,000 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 5,000 for Redemption Expenses On 262,500 for Conversions at 105, Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 (scrip) On further issues, say 120,000 24,000 78,073 183,600 15,000 4,000 200 10,500 10,000 £10,884,325 Amount to be recovered from other accounts 445,373 149,781 Interest @ 3-J- 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 2,986 295,592

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. Uhe New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. New Zealand Consolidated Inscribed Stock (London issue) —continued. £ Interest @ 3-J per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July— contd. On £15,000 Naval Defence Act, 1909 ... ... 525 £ £17,568,932 614,912 543,572 Amount to be recovered from other accounts... ... 71,340 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 165,000 ,, 3J- per cent., 1 March and 1 September ... 5,775 On 84,500 ,, 3i per cent., 30 June and 31 December ... 2,958 On 301,000 ,, 4" per cent., 30 June and 31 December ... 12,040 28,055 £744,700 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896— Interest on £200,000 @ per cent., 15 February and 15 August ... ... ... ... ... .... 7,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900— Interest on £56,500 @ Sf per cent., 1 May and 1 November 1,977 Interest on 95,100 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 3,804 5,781 £151,600 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901— Interest on £62,800 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December... . 2 y 512 Interest on 8,100 ,, 3-f per cent., 1 June and 1 December... ■■ 304 Interest on 2,500 ,, 3-J 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 4,057 £106,300 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 ,, 3J per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,153 Interest on 223,865 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 8,955 31,100 £785,190.- •■• , -::. - . . _, ., I ;:-■■-;..-':-

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—continued. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904— Interest on £565,500 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August £ £ 22,620 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905 — Interest on £710,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 28,400 Aid to Public Works and Land, Settlement Act, 1906— Interest on £389,600 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 561,750 ,, 3£ 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 Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1907 — Interest on £789,700 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 200,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 31,588 7,000 38,588 £989,700 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1908— Interest on £50,000 @ 3-J per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 1,750 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1910 — Interest on £189,100 @ 'i>\ per cent., 30 September and 31 March L 6,818 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1911— Interest on £50,000 @ 3f per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 50,000 ,, 3-J 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 1,750 1,837 1,000 6,462 £174,000 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1912— Interest on £175,300 @ 3-f per cent., 15 April and 15 October Interest on 30,700 ,, 4 per cent., 15 April and 15 October 6,574 1,228 7,802 £206,000 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1913— Interest on £1,025,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914— Interest on £100,000 @ 4J per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 100,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 1,075,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November On further issues, say 4,250 4,000 43,000 30,000 81,250 £1,275,000 The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908— Interest on £200,000 _ 3f per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 7,500 The Public Works Act, 1908— Paeroa-Waihi Railway — Interest on £86,250 @, 3 per cent., 31 March and 30 September 2,588 Waikaka Branch Raihvay — Interest on £53,476 @ 3 per cent., 1 May (half-year only) Interest on 53,476 ,, 4 per cent., 1 November (half-year only) 802 1,069 1,871 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 24,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November On further issues, say 1,400 750 960 100 3,210 £84,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. The Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913 — £ ' Interest on £11,500 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 460 On further issues, say ... ... 120 £ 580 Wellington and Manawatu Raihvay Purchase Act, 1908— Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 20,000 The Finance Act, 1909— Interest on £237,400 @ 3$ per cent., 1 April (3 months only) 2,077 Interest on £237,400 temporary advance, say ... ... 1,500 3,577 The Naval Defence Act, 1909— Interest on £953,500 @ 3J- per cent., 30 September and 31 March 33,372 Sinking Fund on £1,785,536 @ 4 per cent. ... ... 71,422 104,794 The Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910— Sinking Fund on £81,000,000 161,860 Irrigation and Water-supply Act, 1913— Interest on £70,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 2,804 On further issues, say ... ... 600 3,404 The Public Revenues Act, 1910 — Reserve Fund Securities — Interest on £800,000 @ 3J- per cent., 1 February and 1 August 28,000 Treasury Bills — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 June and 31 December, say ... 50,000 The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914— Treasury Bills (War Expenses) — Interest on Bills issued during the year, 30 September and 31 March The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915— Interest on advances on account of War Loan, say 275,000 The Waihou and Ohinemuri 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 Rivers 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 205,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 8,200 On further issues, say ... ... 500 ■ 10,575 £255,000 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 ... 200 575 £15,000 The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 — Interest on £8,000 @ 4J per cent., 22 July (half-year only)... 170 Interest on 19,100,, 4± per cent., 30 March and 30 September 812 Interest on 10,000 ,, 4J per cent., 31 March and 30 September 425 Interest on 196,000 ,, 4J- per cent., 30 March and 30 September 8,820 Interest on 123,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 4,920 Interest on 10,500 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December 420 Interest on 182,250 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 7,290 Interest on 40,500 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 1,620 Interest on 10,000 ,, 4 per cent., 30 September and31 March 400 On further issues, say ... ... 4,000 £599,350 28,877 Amount to be recovered from the Land for Settlements Account ... ... 28,877 • ••

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1915-16. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND -continued. The Native Land Amendment Act, 1913— £ Interest on £298,500 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 11,940 On further issues, say ... ... 5,000 £ 16,940 Amount to be recovered from the Native Land Settlements Account ... ... 16,940 The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 — Interest on £14,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 560 On further issues, say ... ... 200 760 Amount to be recovered from the Hauraki Plains Account 760 The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913 — Interest on £10,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 400 Amount to be recovered from Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account ... ... 400 The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Amendment Act, 1914— Interest on £12,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 480 On further issues, say ... ... 200 I 680 Amount to be recovered from Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account ... ... 680 The Mining Amendment Act, 1913— Interest on £8,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 320 On further issues, say ... ... 80 400 Amount to be recovered from the Mining Advances Account 400 The Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914— ' Interest on £14,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November ... 560 On further issues, say ... ... 200 760 Total Interest and Sinking Fund 3,387,343 UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Appropriation Act, 1914— Section 9 127,500 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 Defence Act, 1909— Pensions and allowances 3,900 Education Act, 1914— Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of Public Primary Schools (including District High Schools) 1,500 Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 6,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1915-16. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— continued. Education Act, 1914 —continued. National Scholarships — Grants to Education Boards for junior and senior scholarships £ 5,700 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 1,000 Education Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1913— Section 3, subsection 7 1,022 Fire Brigades Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 1,400 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 35,000 High Commissioner Act, 1908 — Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Acts, 1909, 1910, and 1913— Subsidies payable 235,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908— Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court 2,800 Judicature Act, 1908— Superannuation allowances 2,334 Judicature Amendment Act, 1913-— Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court 12,800 Land Act, 1908— " Thirds" and " Fourths " — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 45,000 Timber and Flax Royalties — One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local authorities 3,800 National Endowment Residue — For Education purposes ... ... £64,858 For Old-age Pensions ... ... 27,796 92,654 Legislature Act, 1908— Payment to Members of both Houses 20,000 Legislative Officers' Salaries — Legislative Council— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk Assistant House of Representatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk Assistant 600 300 650 450 800 500 580 450 Local Bodies' Amendment Act, 1908— Payment under section 10 600 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1913— Salaries of Magistrates 21,500 Marlborough High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid 400

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PERMANENT CHARGES — continued.

1915-16. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— continued. Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances £ 37 Miners' Phthisis Act, 1915 — Pensions 3,000 Motueka Harbour Board Act, 1905— Subsidy payable to Board 200 Municipal Corporations Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 23,500 National Provident Fund Act, 1910— Section 25 4,600 Nelson Harbour Act, 1905— Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments 500 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 — One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 5,000 New Zealand Institute Act, 1908— General expenses of Institute 500 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Public Debts Sinking Funds — Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses Neiv Zealand Consolidated, Stock — Charges and expenses of management 52 22,000 New Zealand University Act, 1908— Contribution to University 3,000 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 — University National Scholarships University bursaries Grants in aid to— £ Auckland University College ... ... 5,000 Victoria University College ... ... 5,000 Canterbury College ... ... 2,000 University of Otago ... ... 5,000 3,250 3,000 17,000 University College : Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 5,000 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904— Rents from reserves: Deficiency of ... ... 549 Compensation for improvements ... ... ... 813 1,362 Pensions Act, 1913— Military pensions Old-age pensions ... ... £477,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Residue ... 27,796 48,000 449,204 35,000 Widows pensions Public Revenues Act, 1910 — Controller and Auditor-General Claims repayable under sections 16, 29, and 90 ... 1,000 50 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1912— Section 5 10,000

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SUMMARY.

3—B. 7.

1915-16. ' UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE- continued. £ Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Acts, 1908, 1909, and 1912— Annual contributions— Public Service Superannuation Fund ... ... £48,000 Railway 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 3,000 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1913 200 Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872 — Mrs. Ellen McGuire 18 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908— Compensation to owners of condemned stock 14,000 Stock Act, 1908— Compensation for stock destroyed 7,000 Victoria College Act, 1905— Grant in aid 4,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 — Payable under section 17 1,600 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 War Pensions Act, 1915- —■ Pensions and allowances 150,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 67,000 Total under Special Acts 1,640,663

1915-16. Interest and Sinicing Fund £ 3,387,343 Under Special Acts 1,640,663 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES £5,028,006

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CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

Salaries. 1915-16. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Vote No. 1.—Legislative Council 1,800 150 1,950 „ 2.- —House of Representatives... 2,324 6,205 8,529 „ 3.—General Expenses 13,273 15,325 28,598 TOTAL OF CLASS I 17,397 il,680 39,077 Item. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 15-16. VOTE No. 1. Salaries and other Charges— Salaries and other Charges ... Other Charges for and incidental to — Staff of Minister leading Legislative Council £ 1,800 £ 150 1,950 Total—Vote No. 1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 11 VOTE No. 2. Salaries— Second Clerk Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers ... Interpreter Accountant and Record Clerk Chief Messenger Messenger 2 Committee Clerks at £150, 1 at £160 Clerk, House Committee 350 240 210 250 214 265 185 460 150 2,324 2 3 4 5 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bonu3 to Parliamentary Committee Clerks (5 at £5 each) Office equipment and telephones Printing and stationery Temporary Assistance— £ Extra clerks ... ... 1,550 Extra committee reporters ... 100 25 200 500 1,650 Extra messengers ... ... 1,700 Custodian's staff ... ... 1,100 Orderlies ... ... 900 3,700

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[tern. 191 1-16. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES— continued. VOTE No. 2— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Retiring-allowance to Major Shepherd, late Sergeant-at-Arms, equal to half his yearly salary Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 120 £ 6 7 8,529 10 6,205 Total—Vote No. 2... GENERAL EXPENSES. 1915-16. Total number ol officers .. 38 VOTE No. 3. Salaries— Library — Chief Librarian Assistant Librarian ... ... .... 5 Assistants in Library: 1 at £300, 1 at £300 (2 months), 1 at £295, 1 at £220, 1 at £205 Binder for Parliamentary Library i Attendant Messenger 575 390 1,070 185 220 175 2,615 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 Indexer Committee Reporters: 1 at £200, 1 at £210 (also Reporter, Supreme Court, £175) Extra assistance for Hansard 625 4,020 240 225 215 125 • 410 50 Miscellaneous Salaries— Officer-in-Charge, Parliament Buildings ... Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session Attendants, Officer in Charge's staff: 2 at lis., 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) 5,910 500 100 951 438 166 348 2,245 4,748 13,273

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.tern. 191 i-16. GENERAL EXPENSES— continued. 15 L6 17 18 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LO I I 12 13 14 VOTE No. 3— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising Allowance to late Assistant Librarian in lieu of three months' notice Allowance for retired extra clerks and messengers (12 months) Binding books for Library ... Bonus to attendants (including watchmen and attendants at Bellamy's): 43 at £5, 1 at £4, 2 at £3 Charwomen Cleaning up buildings (two) previous to session Extra wages of staff at Bellamy's, including extra attendance at entertainments, he.. Gas, fuel, and electric lighting Grant to Bellamy's Laundry-work for Legislative Department Library Library contingencies Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plateware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, and furniture, See., 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 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 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 75 1,195 350 225 1,000 100 70 1,200 300 100 600 50 500 50 1,000 100 L9 20 21 200 1,200 5,000 ■1-2 23 600 50 450 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 32 100 25 25 300 150 50 25 88 150 50 Total —Vote No. 3 15,325 28,598 TOTAL OF CLASS I £3 1,077

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE.

Salaries. . 1915-16. Other Charges. Total. £ ote No. 4.—Treasury Department ... 9,899 £ £ 9,899 „ 5.—National Provident and 4,965 Friendly Societies Office „ 6. —Rates on Crown Lands 8,341 200 13,306 200 „ 7. —Rates on Native Lands 25 25 „ 8. —Land and Income Tax De- 14,267 partment „ 9.—Pensions Department ... 5,180 13,400 5,235 27,667 10,415 „ 10.—Naval Defence ... 315 100,003 100,318 „ 11. —Treasury: Miscellaneous Services 8,268 8,268 TOTAL OF CLASS II .. 34,626 34,626 135,472 15,472 170,098 Item. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 19: 15-16. Total number of officers 1915-16. 58 VOTE No. 4. Salaries — £ £ Administrative Division. 1 at £875 (also Superintendent State Advances Office, £100) ... £ 875 Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £550 Class II — 1 at £475 Class III— 1 at £425 1 at £385 Class TV— 1 at £370 Class V — 1 at £315 2 at £305 2 at £300 1 at £290 Class VI— 7 at £260 1 at £250 1 at £245 3 at £230 425 385 315 610 600 290 1,820 250 245 690 550 475 810 370 1,815 3,005

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[tern. 191 1-16. TREASURY DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 4— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ Clerical Division — continued, Glass VII— £ 5 at £220 ... ... 1,100 lat £200 ... ... 200 1 at £190 ... ... 190 2 at £165 ... ... 330 2 at £150 ... ... 300 2 at £135 ... ... 270 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— 1 at £110 ... ... 110 5 at £95 ... ... 475 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2 at £65 ... ... 130 2,750 Cadets' lodging-allowance 795 96 General Division. lat £240 ... ... 240 lat £208 ... ... 208 lat £176 ... ... 176 lat £170 ... ... 170 lat £132 ... ... 132 1 at £120 ... ... 120 lat £108 ... ... 108 1 at £96 ... ... 96 1,250 1 at £325 (8 months), (also Private Secretary's allowance, £50) 12,791 217 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 13,008 2,609 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 10,399 500 Total—Vote No. 4 9,899 NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. 1915-16. Total number of offioers .. 26 VOTE No. 5. Salaries — Superintendent and Registrar 600 Professional Division. 500 lat £500 Clerical Division. Glass V— 2 at £290 Glass VI— £ lat £260 ... ... 260 1 at £245 ... ... 245 lat £230 ... ... 230 lat £200 ... ... 200 580 935

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

[tern. 191 1-16. NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 5—continued. Salaries — continued. Clerical Division— continued. Glass VII— £ 1 at £220 ... ... 220 3 at £200 ... ... 600 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1,300 Class VIII— 4 at £95 ... ... 380 2 at £80 ... ... 160 3 at £65 ... ... 195 1 at £50 (8 months) ... ... 33 1 at £50 (7 months) ... ... 29 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... 797 166 General Division. 1 at £192 ... ... 192 1 at £84 ... ... 84 276 5,154 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 94 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 5,060 95 4,965 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Other Charges for and incidental to — Extra clerical assistance Legal expenses Office equipment Payment for statistical returns of sickness and mortality Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Rent of offices Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 500 30 200 650 150 350 280 300 100 Miscellaneous — Advertising, lecturing, enrolling, &c. Refund of salary of officer from Tax Department Special remuneration to Post and Telegraph officers, supervisors, and agents ... ... Maternity expenses paid by National Provident Fund Board during 1914 Payment towards cost of reinsuring funeral benefits of members of Friendly Societies serving with Expeditionary Forces 2,560 II 12 13 14 1,200 165 800 1,816 13,306 15 1,800 Total—Vote No. 5 5,781

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

Item. em. 1915-16. . RATES ON CROWN LANDS. 1 VOTE No. 6. 1 Payable under the Crown and Native Lands Rating Acts, including full amounts payable in respect of security given by local bodies for loans — For current year, including arrears 2 Payment of rates on Crown lands, as provided for in section 122 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 £ 150 £ 50 Total—Vote No. 6 200 RATES ON NATIVE LANDS. 25 VOTE No. 7. 1 Rates on Native Lands 25 Total —Vote No. 7 LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 74 VOTE No. 8. 1 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 £330 ... ... 330 Glass V— lat £305 ... ... 305 2 at £290 ... ... , 580 1 at £290 11 months) ... ... 96 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £229 ... ... 229 Class VI— 8 at £260 ... ... 2,080 1 at £260 ... ... 260 4 at £245 ... ... 980 3 at £230 ... ... 690 Class VII— - lat £225 ... ... 225 5 at £220 ... ... 1,100 2 at £210 ... ... 420 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £180 ... ... 180 lat £165 ... ... 165 lat £140 ... ... 140 4 at £120 ... ... 480 460 405 1,060 2,035 4,010 3,295

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4—B. 7.

Item. 1915-16. LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT — continued. VOTE No. 8-continued. Salaries— continued. Clerical Division— continued. Class VIII— £ 2 at £110 ... ... 220 4 at £95 ... ... 380 2 at £80 ... ... 160 6 at £65 ... ... 390 6 at £50 ... ... 300 Lodging-allowances: 6 at £28, 6 at £23, 1 at £18, 3 at £13, 2 at £12 1,450 387 General Division. 1 at £186 ... ... 186 1 at £156 ... ... 156 lat £144 ... ... 144 lat £135 ... ... 135 lat £84 ... ... 84 2 at £60 ... ... 120 825 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 14,577 10 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 14,567 300 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and newspapers 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 Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 14,267 300 7,000 1,200 500 150 1,100 1,200 1,250 600 100 Total—Vote No. 8... ... - 13,400 27,66' PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 29 VOTE No. 9. Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £500 500 Clerical Division. Class V— £ 1 at £290 ... ... 290 3 at £275 ... ... 825 1,115

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Horn. 191 1-16. PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— oontinued. VOTE No. 9—continued. Sal arie s— continued. Clerical Division— continued. Class VI— £ 3 at £260 ... ... 780 3 at £245 ... ... 735 Class VII— lat £200 ... ... 200 2 at £190 ... ... 380 lat £180 ... ... 180 lat £165 ... ... 165 2 at £150 ... ... 300 2 at £135 ... . ... 270 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— 2 at £95 ... ... 190 lat £80 ... ... 80 3 at £65 ... ... .1.95 1,515 1,855 465 120 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year 5,570 90 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 5,480 300 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contribution to Post-office ... Fees for certificates of age ... Freight and cartage Honoraria of members of War Pensions Board: 1 at £100 (6 months), 1 at £50 (6 months) Interpreters'fees Light, firing, and water Medical fees on account of war pensions 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... 5,180 3,000 20 10 75 10 20 100 20 50 750 750 80 300 50 Total—Vote No. 9 ... 5,235 10,415 NAVAL DEFENCE. VOTE No. 10. Office of Naval Advisor— Salary— 1 at £315 315 2 3 Charges for and incidental to — ! Expenditure in connection with Naval Defence I Shipping charges on luggage of P. Christiano, of H.M.S. "Philomel" 100,000 3 Total —Vote No. 10 ... 100,003 100,3

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CLASS II.—DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE— continued.

[tem. 1915-16. TREASURY: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 11. Miscellaneous Services— Charges for and incidental to — Advances to New Zealanders stranded in England consequent upon the war, to be recovered Binding material and requisites Books, newspapers, and other publications Discount, exchange, and stamp duty on remittances to London Exchange and commission ... Extra clerical assistance Legal expenses Office requisites Payment to other Departments for services of officers Postage and telegrams Printing and stationery Refund 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 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 1 2 8 4 300 50 15 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 100 2,700 1.200 20 300 100 1,500 1,500 13 1.4 15 16 73 600 40 20 250 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 8,768 500 Total—Vote No. 11 ... 8.268 8,268 TOTAL OF CLASS II £17 i,098

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. foto No. 12. —Postal and Telegraph Salaries— £ £ £ Classified Officers 733,090 1 794,550 Non-classified Officers ... 61,460 13.—Conveyance of Mails by Sea 74,520 74,520 ,, 14.—Conveyance of Inland Mails 96,950 96,950 ,, 15.—Carriage of Mails by Rail71,265 71,265 way ,, 16.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines >, 17.—Miscellaneous Services ... 95,400 95,400 163,330 163,330 TOTAL OF CLASS III ... 794,550 501,465 1,296,015 No. of Offioers. 15-16. item. 1915-16 Classification and Increases under Act. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES. VOTE No. 12. Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 2 at £750 ... ... 1,500 2,500 Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £900 ... ... 900 1 at £700 ... ... 700 3 at £600 ... ... 1,800 5 Class B— From £500 to £575— 1 at £500 3,400 1 500 Class C—From £420 to £480— 1 at £460 460 Class D—From £310 to £400— 1 at £400 ... ... 400 5 at £365 ... ... 1,825 3 at £325 ... ... 975 3 at £310 ... ... 930 12 4,130 Class .E—From £210 to £300— 2 at £300 ... ... 600 4 at £280 ... ... 1 120 11 at £260 ... ... 2,860 17 4,580

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No. of Offioers. 191 1-16. item. 1915-16. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 12—continued. Clerical Division. Class J—From £500 to £600— £ 1 at £700 ... ... 700 8 at £600 ... ... 4,800 3 at £550 ... ... 1,650 5 at £525 ... ... 2,625 1 at £500 ... ... 500 L8 10,275 Class II— From £440 to £475— 6 at £475 ... ... 2,850 1 at £460 ... ... 460 3,310 Class III— From £385 to £425— 18 at £425 ... ... 7,650 2 at £405 ... ... 810 8,460 20 Class IV— 19 at £370 ... ... 7,030 12 at £360 ... ... 4,320 7 at £345 ... ... 2,415 4 at £330 ... ... 1,320 42 15,085 Class V — 50 at £315 ... ... 15,750 52 at £305 ... ... 15,860 19 at £290 ... ... 5,510 33 at £275 ... ... 9,075 154 46,195 Class VI— 175 at £260 ... ... 45,500 2 at £250 ... ... 500 168 at £245 ... ... 41,160 156 at £230 ... ... 35,880 1 at £215 ... ... 215 (1 officer lent.) 503 123,255 Class VII— 120 at £230 ... ... 27,600 141 at £220 ... ... 31,020 114 at £210 ... ... 23,940 179 at £200 ... ... 35,800 117 at £190 ... ... 22,230 94 at £180 ... ... 16,920 2 at £170 ... ... 340 136 at £165 ... ... 22,440 119 at £150 ... ... 17,850 2 at £140 ... ... 280 81 at £135 ... ... 10,935 122 at £120 ... ... 14,640 1,227 223,995 Class VIII— 127 at £110 ... ... 13,970 45 at £100 ... ... 4,500 141 at £95 ... ... 13,395 118 at £80 ... ... 9,440 26 at £70 ... ... 1,820 49 at £65 ... ... 3,185 506 46,310 General Division. Female Officers. Class Gl — 6 at £200 ... ... 1,200 3 at £180 ... ... 540 2 at £170 ... ... 340 11 2,080

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No. of Officers. 1915-16. [tern. 1915-16. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 12— continued. General Division — continued. Female Officers —continued. Glass G2— £ 12 at £160 ... ... 1,920 27 at £150 ... ... 4,050 6 at £140 ... ... 840 45 6,810 Glass G3 — 9 at £156 ... ... 1,404 3 at £144 ... ... 432 7 at £132 ... ... 924 5 at £120 ... ... 600 4 at £108 ... ... 432 8 at £96 ... ... 768 10 at £84 ... ... 840 lat £60 ... ... 60 47 5,460 Class G4 — 110 at £130 ... ... 14,300 26 at £120 ... ... 3,120 17 at £110 ... ... 1,870 14 at £100 ... ... 1,400 lat £95 ... ... 95 13 at £90 ... ... 1,170 15 at £75 ... ... 1,125 9 at £60 ... ... 540 205 23,620 Class G5 — 158 at £100 ... ... 15,800 .58 at £90 ... ... 5,220 69 at £80 ... ... 5,520 66 at £70 ... ... 4,620 lat £60 ... ... 60 lat £50 ... ... 50 353 Male Officers. ,270 Class G6— 22 at £220 ... ... 4,840 6 at £210 ... ... 1,260 28 6,100 Class G7— 74 at £200 ... ... 14,800 23 at £190 ... ... 4,370 lat £185 ... ... 185 22 at £180 ... ... 3,960 120 23,315 Class G8 — 8 at £180 ... ... 1,440 10 at £170 ... ... 1,700 6 at £150 ... ... 900 24 4,040 Class G9— 4 at £140 ... ... 560 1 at £130 ... ... 130 690 Class G10— 1 at £100 ... ... 100 lat £90 ... ... 90 2 at £80 ... ... 160 2 at £70 ... ... 140 lat £60 ... ... 60 550 Class Gil— 293 at £180 ... ... 52,740 136 at £170 ... ... 23,120 lat £168 ... ... 168 122 at £160 ... ... 19,520 54 at £150 ... ... 8,100 606 103,648

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

No. of Officers. 1915-16. 1915-16. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SALARIES— continued. VOTE No. 12— continued. . £ £ [tem. General Division — continued. Male Officers —continued. Class G12— £ 49 at £140 ... ... 6,860 39 at £130 ... ... 5,070 lat £125 ... ... 125 42 at £120 ... ... 5,040 25 at £110 ... ... 2,750 156 19,845 19,845 Class G13— 103 at £100 ... ... 10,300 130 at £90 ... ... 11,700 230 at £80 ... ... 18,400 164 at £70 ... ... 11,480 329 at £60 ... ... 19,740 4 at £50 ... ... 200 171 QOA 960 71,820 Glass G14— 869 at £40 ... ... 34,760 9 at £31 ... ... 279 71,820 878 .35,039 .35,039 Less proportion of salaries and increases to 826,742 salaries provided for but not payable during current year ... ... 48,802 826,742 48,802 777,940 Allowances under section 197 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908— Additional allowance to provide minimum salary of £140tomarried £ officers ... ... ... 500 Additional salary to married officers in receipt of salary less than £130 per annum ... ... 950 Additional salary to married officers in receipt of salary less than £150 per annum ... ... 800 Additional salary to officers twentyone years of age and upwards ... 1,000 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 208 ... ... ... 1,750 Special allowance to cadets in addition to classification ... ... 150 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, and messengers, and training cadets 1,500 777,940 — 6,650 6,650 784,590 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ..'. 51,500 784,590 51,500 Total Item No. 1 733,090 733,090 Contribution to Railway Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices ... 13,660 Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary or fee (number, 2,306) ... ... 47,000 Payment to Eastern Extension Company for working Wakapuaka-Nelson telegraph-line 800 13,660 47,000 800. Total Item No. 2 ... ... 61,460 61,460 5,961 Total—Vote No. 12 ... 794,550 794,550

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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

item. 19 5-16. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. VOTE No. 13. Charges for and incidental to — Suez Services — £ Australian overland transit ... 1,700 Australia-Europe ... ... 7,050 European transit ... ... 500 9,250 Pacific Services— Vancouver service ... ... 20,000 San Francisco service ... .. 25,000 Resident Agency, San Francisco ... 200 North American and overland transit 6,100 Australia-San Francisco service ... 400 51,700 Coastal Services— Auckland steam ... ... 1,230 Blind Bay ... ... 220 Bluff-Stewart Island ... ... 300 Chatham Islands ... ... 500 Great Barrier ... ... 250 Havelock-Picton (Pelorus Sound) ... 330 Nelson-Croixelles ... ... 100 Wellington-Pelorus Sound ... 440 3,370 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 32,000 800 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 97,120 74,520 22,600 Total—Vote No. 13 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 L6 17 18 VOTE No. 14. Charges for 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) 20,725 1,800 7,175 7,425 4,875 950 850 4,300 8,000 5,050 2,200 800 3,450 5,000 7,450 13,850 1,050 2,000 96,950 Total—Vote No. 14

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.torn.! 191 5-16. CARRIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. VOTE No. 15. Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway — £ Special trains ... ... 2,000 Ordinary mails ... ... 69,265 £ £ Total—Vote No. 15 MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. 71,265 71,265 VOTE No. 16. Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines— £ Extra labour ... ... 38,000 Material for repairs ... ... 45,000 Rural telephones (assistance to settlers) 1,600 Travelling-expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... 10,500 Upkeep of s.s. " Tutanekai" ... 5,500 95,400 100,600 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 5,200 Total—Vote No. 16 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 17. Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to following officers for acting in higher positions during the absence of the Secretary travelling to attend Madrid Postal Congress— F. V. Waters, Assistant Secretary ... £50 H. T. Markman ... ... 15 W. J. Gow ... ... 5 W. I. Dawson ... ... 5 Allowance to Chief Accountant, G.P.O., for acting as Controller, Money-order and Savings-bank, for nine months (H. A. Huggins) ... ... ... 75 50 Allowances— £ Forage ... ... 1,250 Lodging to cadets and cadettes, and non-clerical officers ... ... 12,500 Night clerks and miscellaneous ... 3,500 Special allowances to telegraph messengers :.. ... 100 Tellers and for calculation of Savingsbank interest ... ... 2,500 19,850 Cash Deficiencies— Ngungura Post-office fire ... ... 2 Puhikoko Post-office fire ... ... 3 Mangatina : Remittance lost in transit 6 Forged £10 note cashed at Auckland ... 10 Irregularities at Utiku ... ... 76 Irregularities at gtoke ... ... 79 Irregularities at Waverley ... 15 191 Fees — Carriage of private bags ... ... 1,050 1,050

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[tem. 1916-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 17— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. £ Mechanical Appliances, Bicycles, &c.— Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders 2,500 Cash-registers for telegraph counters 600 Dickie stamp-vending machines (hire of) 300 Home savings-banks, purchase of ... 1,200 Purchase of motor-cycles, cars, and bicycles ... ... 5,000 Purchase of motor-oil ... ... 2,500 Repairs and hire ... ... 4,000 Typewriters, &c, and repairs to typewriters ... ... 1,500 17,600 4 Office Management Expenses — Advertising ... ... ... 400 Audit fees ..'. ... ... 300 Cleaning and scavenging ... ... 8,800 Legal expenses ... ... 150 Light, fuel, and water ... ... 12,900 Mail-bags, purchase of ... ... 3,000 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne ... ... 200 Office expenses ... ... 7,000 Rent of premises .. ... 2,650 Stationery, printing, and binding ... 35,000 Temporary officers, letter-carriers, and messengers ... ... ... 12,000 Exchange cadettes ... ... 4,200 Clerks and telegraphists ... ... 1,500 ,100 5 6 7 Overtime ... ... ... 12,500 Parcel-post expenses ... ... 8,000 Repairs, fittings, new buildings, &c. ... 6,000 26,500 Sundry Items— Compensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post 75 Compensation to widow of late temporary lineman A. G. Wald ... 520 Cost of training camp at Waikanae for Post and Telegraph Territorials ... 240 . Destructor for stores ... ... 300 Fanning Island, cash taken by Germans 34 Fraudulent withdrawal from Savingsbank Account No. 266887, Auckland 25 Fraudulent withdrawal from Savingsbank Account No. 298101, Wellington 5 Gratuity to S. Leah, Postmaster, Eastbourne, on his retirement ... 15 Halcombe, remittance lost in transit ... 140 Patea, Savings - bank deposits unaccounted for ... ... 34 Pensions for officers retired, whose allowance from the Superannuation Fund is under £52 per annum ... 100 Whan gape burglary ... ... 26 1,514

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Item. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 191, 1915-16. 9 VOTE No. 17 '-continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Travelling-expenses, &c,— £ Inspection of offices ... ... 2,200 Railway travelling post-offices allowances ... ... 8,200 Relieving-expenses ... ... 3,500 Removal expenses ... ... 4,000 Travelling expenses, allowances, and tram-fares ... ... 3,500 £ £ £ .16,400 16,400 10 Uniform clothing 7,000 7,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910... 177,479 77,479 L5,000 15,000 Total—Vote No. 17 163,330 TOTAL OF CLASS III TOTAL OF CLASS III £1,29( 3,015

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CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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1915-16. Total. ote No. 18.—Working Railways £ 2,923,314 TOTAL OF CLASS IV 2,923,314 GROSS REVENUE ... Estimated. .. .£4,000,000 ;cm. 1915-16. [torn. Classification and Increases under Act. 2,913 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS. £ £ Total number of members, as per D.-3, 1915 .. 11,152 VOTE No. 18. 1 Head Office — General Manager, E. H. Hiley 3 3,000 Chief Clerk, £900 ; Chief Accountant, £750 ; Comptroller of Stores, £650 ; Commercial Agent, £545 ; 70 Clerks—4 at £455, 4 at £400, 1 at £370, 1 at £360, 3 at £345, 1 at £315, 1 at £295, 3 at £280, 1 at £275, 7 at £260, 3 at £245,12 at £220, 5 at £210, 2 at £200, 6 at £190, 2 at £180, 2 at £165, 5 at £150, 5 at £135, 2 at £125; 26 Cadets— 5 at £110, 8 at £95, 5 at £80, 7 at £65, 6 at £50 ; 6 Audit Inspectors—1 at £455, 1 at £400, 4 at £345; Cadets' lodging-allowance—4 at 10/ per week, 2 at 8/ per week, 1 at 5/ per week 24 24,289 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 ... ... 9 9,711 2 Departmental Offices — Maintenance Branch —Chief Engineer, £1,000; Inspecting Engineer, £700; Signal Engineer, £600; Office Engineer, £545 ; Inspector, Bridge Construction, £400; 9 District Engineers—2 at £600, 1 at £545, 2 at £525, 1 at £505, 2 at £455, 1 at 37 37,000

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CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

Item. 191 1-16. 2,9U Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. <2 VOTE No. IH—continued. Departmental Offices — continued. £400 ; 5 Assistant Engineers—1 at £370, 3 at £345, 1 at £280 ; 72 Clerks and Draughtsmen—2 at £455, 4 at £400, 1 at £385, 1 at £330, 5 at £295, 5 at £280, 1 at £265, 7 at £260, 7 at £245, 7 at £220, 5 at £210, 2 at £200, 2 at £190, 4 at £180, 5 at £165, 12 at £150, 2 at- £135 ; 55 Cadets—1 at £120, 4 at £110, 2 at £105, 11 at £95, 3 at £90, 7 at £80, 5 at £75, 8 at £65, 11 at £60, 3 at £50; Cadets' lodging-allowance—7 at 10/ per week, 8 at 8/ per week, 5 at 5/ per week. Locomotive Branch —Chief Mechanical Engineer, £900; 6 Locomotive Engineers—1 at £560, 2 at £505, 2 at £455, 1 at £400; 1 Boiler Inspector at £425 ; 49 Clerks and Draughtsmen — 1 at £455, 1 at £400, 1 at £385, 1 at £360, 1 at £345, 1 at £295, 4 at £280, 2 at £260, 3 at £245, 1 at £230, 12 at £220, 6 at £210, 2 at £200, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £165, 3 at £150, 5 at £135, 2 at £125 ; 22 Cadets—2 at £120, 2 at £110, 3 at £105, 1 at £95, 4 at £80, 6 at £65, 4 at £50; Cadets' lodging-allowance —1 at 10/ per week, 2 at 8/ per weeK. Traffic Branch —Chief Traffic Manager, £1,000; 2 Traffic Superintendents at £700; 10 District Managers—5 at £525, 2 at £505, 1 at £465, 2 at £455; 89 Clerks—1 at £455, 5 at £400, 5 at £345, 5 at £295, 4 at £280, 9 at £260, 5 at £245, 13 at £220, 5 at £210, 5 at £200, 5 at £190, 3 at £180, 4 at £165, 11 at £150, 7 at £135, 2 at £125 ; 39 Cadets—8 at £110, 7 at £95, 14 at £80, 9 at £65, 1 at £50; Cadets' lodgingallowance —1 at 10/ per week, 6 at 8/ per week, 5 at 5/ per week Contingencies—Temporary clerical and drafting assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 79,467 5,533 Total Head and Departmental Offices 85,000 122,000 Working-expenses of Sections— Including salaries and wages; allowances made to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Railways 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 —

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item. 1915-16. 2,913 Miles, WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 18—continued. Working-expenses of Sections— continued. 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 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. A. T. Clayton Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Anne Tow Specal allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originiating idea of ballast plough £ £ 10,200 2,300 5,700 373,500 314,500 27,800 10,700 8,500 10,500 50 50 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 763,850 23,750 Locomotive Running and Repairs and Renewals of Rolling-stock — Section — Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Picton Allowance to enginemen and firemen employed on Rimutaka Incline Compassionate allowance to Mrs. M. E. Coard Hanmer motor service 740,100 11,000 1,700 6,300 666,600 417,000 30,000 24,500 6,000 8,500 170 55 1,600 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 1,173,425 1,370 1,172,055 Traffic Expenses — Section — Whangarei ... ... .... Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and branches South Island Main Line and branches Westland Westport Nelson Picton Allowance to guards employed on Rimutaka Incline Cash lost in transit between offices Cash stolen by burglars at Waikouaiti Station Fares of Maori Contingent in connection with demonstrations in aid of Belgian Relief Fund Judgment and costs, Broad v. The King Purchase of patent rights for New Zealand of Nolan's ticket-dating press 8,150 1,250 3,000 440,750 354,500 29,400 18,500 9,000 6,550 98 10 1 20 3,000 100

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Item. 1915-16. 2,913 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued 3 VOTE No. 18— continued. Working-expenses of Sections — continued. Traffic Expenses —continued. Value of registered letters lost in fire at Tautapere Station £ £ 28 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 874,357 13,599 Lake Wakatipu steamer service 860,758 6,000 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 Railways 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 Railways Military Transport Corps— Pay and travelling-expenses of Instructors, and incidental expenses 1 900 1,500 Total Head Office, Departmental Offices, and Working-expenses of Sections 2,401 2,903,314 Stores Branch — Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, and £ contingencies ... ... 987,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items ... ... 975,000 12,000 State Sawmills — Expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies— £ Kakahi Sawmill ... ... 16,000 Ohakune Sawmill ... ... 650 Piha Sawmill ... ... 45,000 Mamaku Sawmill ... ... 10,000 Pukete Timber Reserve ... ... 400 72,050 Less estimated credits ... ... 64,050 8,000 Total—Vote No. 18... 2,923,31 TOTAL OF CLASS IV £2,92i 3,314

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

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote No. 19.—Public Buildings 4,380 70,450 74,830 „ 20.—Government Domains ... 2,650 750 3,400 „ 21.—Maintenance and Improvement of Roads 50,091 50,091 TOTAL OF CLASS V 7,030 il,291 128,321 tern. 1 15-16. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 19. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, Fittings, and Furniture— Salaries — Professional Division. Class A — £ 1 at £725 Class D — 1 at £380 Class E — 1 at £310 ... ... 310 1 at £260 ... ... 260 725 380 570 Clerical Division. Class V— 1 at £315 • ... ... 315 1 at £305 ... ... 305 Class VI— 2 at £260 ... ... 520 2 at £245 ... ... 490 Class VII— 3 at £220 ... ... 660 1 at £200 ... ... 200 620 1,010 860 General Division. 1 at £50 (also £290 as Oflicer-in-Charge, Government Buildings, &c, and £65 as Supervisor of Messengers. Government Insurance Buildings) ... ... 50 1 at £165 ... ... 165 215 4,380

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[tern. .em. 191£ i—16. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. £ VOTE No. 19— continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other CJiarges for and incidental to — 2 Government House, Auckland 3 | Government House, Wellington 4 ' Parliamentary Buildings • I Government Buildings throughout the Dominion— 5 \ Departmental Buildings ... 6 Rents 7 Courthouses 8 Gaols 9 Police-stations 10 Customhouses 11 Post and Telegraph Offices 12 'Mental Hospitals 13 Quarantine Stations 14 Public Works Workshops... 15 Other Government Buildings Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1903 : Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington— 16 i Fuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning for Official and Reception Rooms, Outbuildings, and Grounds ... 17 I Telephones ... ... ... | Departmental Buildings — 18 ' Nelson (additions and repairs, drainage, &c.) ... Courthouses — 19 Auckland Supreme Court (alterations, renovations, and repairs, electric lighting, &c.) ... 20 ' Gisbome (fire service, painting, &a.) ... 21 ; Kaitangata (renovations) ... ... ... i 22 , MotueUa (repairs, drainage, &c.) 23 | Wanganui (repairs, &c.) ... j Police-stations— 24 i Auckland (renovations and repairs to quarters) ... 25 ' Invercargill (alterations, repairs, &c.)... 26 > Wanganui (renovations) ... Post and Telegraph Offices27 Herbertville (renovations)... 28 Masterton (renovations) ... 29 Milton (restoration after fire, renovations, &c.) ... i 30 Rawene (renovations) ... ... ... 31 Tuparoa (removal and re-erection on new site) ... j 32 Wellington (motor-garage extension, &c.) 33 Wellington, old buirding (rearranging lighting, alterations, renovations, &c.) 34 Weber (renovations) 35 Waikato Sanatorium (repairs, renovations, &c), (on account) 36 Services and supplies for other Departments 37 Wages of overseers and staff workmen ... 38 Travelling allowances and expenses 39 Freight and cartage 40 Telephone subscriptions 41 Advertising Government Buildings throughout the Dominion — 42 Office requisites, fuel, light, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services 43 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments 44 Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Christchurch I I I £ 500 1,200 1,300 11,000 8,500 2,500 2,000 4,500 500 12,000 5,000 500 1,000 3,000 350 100 1,000 350 230 100 200 100 100 200 100 250 150 150 300 350 350 1,500 300 400 2,000 6,000 500 500 150 250 2,500 100 150

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

[tern. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 1915-16. ... VOTE No. 19— continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Dunedin Drill-hall, Te Awamutu (site) Government House, Auckland (restoration after fire) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote i £ ■ £ 45 46 47 48 150 200 250 100 Less, estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 72,930 2,480 Total—Vote No. 19... 70,450 74,830 74. GOVERNMENT DOMAINS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 17 VOTE No. 20. Salaries— General Division. £ lat £195 ... ... 195 5 at £160 ... ... 600 2 at £146 ... ... 292 1,287 Temporary Officers. 9 Gardeners: 6 at £155 ... ... 930 2 at £146 ... ... 292 lat £141 ... ... 141 1,363 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,650 2 750 Total—Vote No. 20 : 3,400 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS. 1 2 VOTE No. 21. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance and Improvement of Roads Amount lost in the post in transit from Napier to Mangaohane 50,000 91 Total—Vote No. 21 50,091 TOTAL OF CLASS V £12. ,,321

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CLASS VI.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT.

1915-16. Sa.loi.1Bia salaries. Salaries. Other Charges. nt.w.1. rr i. Other U. Total. £ £ £ Vote No. 22.—Native Department ... 18,1' 18,109 5,775 t 23,884 „ 23. —Miscellaneous Services ... 1,755 1 1,755 TOTAL OF CLASS VI ... 18,1 109 \ 18,109 7,530 25,639 I Item. 1915-16. ... NATIVE DEPARTMENT. Total number of officers VOTE No. 22. 1 Salaries — 1915-16. 69 £ £ j Administrative Division. lat £725 £ 725 Professional Division. Glass D— 1 at £400 lat £325 400 325 725 Clerical Division. Class IV— 2 at £345 lat £330 Glass V— 2 at £315 1 at £305 (also Private Secretary £25, and extra classification allowance £50) 4 at £290 Class VI— 1 at £260 1 at £245 5 at £230 1 at £215 lat £200 Class VII— 2 at £220 3 at £200 lat £190 4 at £180 5 at £165 4 at £150 3 at £135 Class VIII— 5 at £110 4 at £108 3 at £98 2 at £88 690 330 630 305 1,160 260 245 1,150 215 200 440 600 190 720 825 600 405 550 432 294 176 1,020 2,095 2,070 3,780 1,452

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CLASS VI.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued.

item. 1915-16. NATIVE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 22—continued. 1 Salaries— continued. £ £ General Division. £ 1 at £108 ... ... 108 lat £84 ... ... 84 192 Judges of Native Land Court. 1 at £850 (Chief Judge) ... ... 850 4 at £700 ... ... 2,800 4 at £600 ... ... 2,400 6,050 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 3 Expenses of Native Interpreters' Examination Board 4 j Freight and cartage ... .. ... 5 ; Fuel, light, and cleaning ... ... ... 6 Printing and stationery and office requisites 7 i Rent 8 Temporary Assistance — Assessors Extra clerks Interpreters 9 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 10 ! Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 18,109 50 25 150 150 900 350 100 300 50 3,600 100 5,775 Total—Vote No. 22 ... 23,884 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. I VOTE No. 23. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Legal expenses 2 Legal expenses incurred by former Native owners oi Waiohau No. 1b Block, of which they were deprived by a fraudulent sale, and which is now held by a subsequent bona fide purchaser under the Land Transfer Act 3 Payment of deficiencies in Law Trust Account and fees of E. A. Welch, late Registrar, South Island Native Land Court District 4 Payment to Ohinemuri County Council for water supplied to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River 5 , Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 6 ! Purchase of typewriters ... ... 7 Services of Mr. C. B. Morrison : Drafting Native Land Amendment Bill, drawing series of clauses for Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill, drafting Rating Act Amendment Bill, and drafting West Coast Settlement Act Amendment Bill during session of 1914 ... ... 8 Telephones 200 454 50 50 700 150 76 75 Total—Vote No. 23 ... 1,755 TOTAL OF CLASS VI .... £2, ,639

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 24.—Department of Justice ... £ 3,247 £ £ 3,247 ,, 25.—Crown Law Office 5,598 524 6,122 ,, 26.—Patent Office... 2,342 1,455 3,797 ,. 27.—Supreme Court 6,307 5,150 . 11,457 ,, 28.—Bankruptcy ... 1,091 2,980 i 4,071 ,, 29.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts ,, 30.—Criminal Prosecutions ... 32,705 18,817 51,522 11,250 11,250 ,, 31.—Coroners 4,500 4,500 ,, 32.—Justice : Miscellaneous Services ,, 33.—Prisons 14,335 14,335 31,101 193,819 22, 889 61,250 53,990 255,069 ,, 34.—Police Department „ 35.—Police: Miscellaneous Services ,, 36.—Stamp Department „ 37.—Land and Deeds Registry 7,017 676 8,809 676 15,826 19,313 15,215 34,558 TOTAL OF CLASS VII ... 302,570 .7,850 470,420 Item. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 5-16. Total number of officers 1915-16. U VOTE No. 24. Salaries— £ 1 700 Administrative Division. lat £700 Clerical Division. £ Class I — 1 at £600 Class IV— lat £345 Class VI— 1 at £260 Class VII— lat £210 1 at £190 2 at £165 Class VIII— lat £110 lat £98 2 at £88 210 190 330 110 98 176 600 345 260 730 384 General Division. lat £144 lat £84 144 84 228 Total—Vote No. 24 ... 3,247

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Item. CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1915-16. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. li VOTE No. 25. Salaries— Solicitor-General £ £ 1,250 Professional Division. Class A — £ 1 at £850 (li months) ... ... 106 2 at £750 ... ... 1,500 lat £700 ... ... 700 1 at £650 (11 months) ... ... 596 Class D — lat £400 2,902 400 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 at £370 (also Private Secretary £25, and extra classification allowance £30) Class VI— lat £245 Class VIII— 1 at £50 (9 months) 370 245 38 General Division. 2 at £132 ... ... 264 1 at £108 ... ... 108 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... 372 21 2 3 4 5 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 5,598 24 100 50 6 7 150 50 150 Total—Vote No. 25 ... 524 6,122 PATENT OFFICE. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 11 VOTE No. 26. Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I — £ 1 at £550 Class VI— lat £360 ... ... 360 lat £230 ... ... 230 Class VII— 1 at £210 ... ... 210 lat £200 ... ... 200 1 at £180 ... ... 180 Class VIII— lat £110 ... ... HO 1 at £98 ... ... 98 550 5C0 590 208

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. PATENT OFFICE—continued. 1915-16. VOTE$No, 26— continued. Salaries — continued. £ £ General Division. £ 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at'£108 ... ... 108 448 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 2,386 44 *Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with appeals under Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911 ... Fees to Patent Office Agents Fuel, light, water, &c. Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, and telephones ... Printing and stationery, office equipment, type- ! writers, &c. Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2,342 2 25 10 50 100 8 4 5 6 7 8 1,200 20 50 1,455 Total—Vote No. 26 ... 3. 3,797 SUPREME COURT. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 27 VOTE No. 27. Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I— £ 2 at £550 ... ... 1,100 1 at £525 ... ... 525 Class II — 1 at £475 Class V— 2 at £315 ... ... 630 1 at £305 ... ... 305 1 at £275 ... . . 275 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £200 ... ... 200 3 at £150 ... ... 450 1 at £120 ... ... 120 Class VIII— 1 at £108 ... ... 108 lat£65 ... ... 65 1,625 475 1,210 990 173 General Division. 4 at £200 800 Non-classified Officers. 7 Clerks to Judges at £150 ... 1,050 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,323 16 6,307 * Previously paid out of vote, Justioe, Miscellaneov IB.

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 1915-16. SUPREME COURT— continued. VOTE No. 27— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 j Proportion of fees to be refunded to Sheriffs 3 | Travelling allowances and expenses of Judges, and other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal £ £ 2 3 150 5,000 Total—Vote No. 27 ... 5,150 BANKRUPTCY. 1915-16. Total number of offioers . , 5 VOTE No. 28. 1 Salaries — Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £500 — 11,457 500 385 110 500 Clerical Division. Class VII— £ 1 at £220 ... ..-. 220 1 at £165 ... ... 165 Class VIII— 1 at £110 385 110 General Division. 96 lat £96 96 1,091 150 1,000 100 100 20 1,300 100 150 50 10 2,980 - 4,071 1,091 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 i Advertising, purchase of books and newspapers 3 I Commission to Deputy Assignees 4 Extra clerical and other assistance ... ... 5 , Fuel, light, water, cleaning, cartage, and office equipment and maintenance ... ... ... 6 j Legal expenses ... ... ... I 7 Payment for services of officers of Public Trust Office aoting as Assignees and Deputy Assignees ... 8 I Printing and stationery ... ... ... | 9 ! Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 10 ' Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... i 11 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in- j cidental to the other items of the vote i 150 1,000 100 100 20 1,300 100 150 50 10 Total—Vote No. 28 ... 2,980 MAGISTRATES' AND WARDENS' COURTS. 1915-16. Total number of offioers .. 175 VOTE No. 29. 1 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 at £300 300 Clerical Division. Class II — 3 at £175 ... .,! Class III— 2 at £425 1,425 850

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

7—B. 7.

item n MAGISTRATES' AND WARDENS COURTS— continued. 1915-16. £ £ 1 VOTE No. 29— continued. Salaries— continued. ((Clerical Division continued. Class IV— £ 4 at £370 ... ... 1,480 3 at £360 ... ... 1,080 Class V— 6 at £315 ... ... 1,890 4 at £305 ... ... 1,220 lat £296 ... ... 296 3 at £290 ... ... 870 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— lat £276 ... ... 276 2 at £266 ... ... 532 12 at £260 ... ... 3,120 1 at £256 ... ... 256 3 at £245 ... ... 735 2 at £230 ... 460 Class VII— ■—! 3 at £220 ... ... 660 5 at £210 ... ... 1,050 6 at £200 ... ... 1,200 5 at £190 ... ... 950 5 at £180 ... ... 900 lat £170 ... ... 170 6 at £165 ... ... 990 8 at £150 ... ... 1,200 3 at £135 ... ... 405 5 at £120 ... ... 600 2,560 4,551 5,379 5,379 8,125 8,125 Glass VIII— 6 at £110 ... ... 660 7 at £108 ... ... 756 5 at £98 ... ... 490 2 at £95 ... .. 190 14 at £88 ... ... 1,232 lat £80 ... ... 80 2 at £65 ... ■•• 130 I 3,538 General Division. 4 at £220 ... ... 880 lat £195 ... ... 195 lat £190 ... 190 3 at £189 ... ... 567 16 at £180 ... ... 2,880 3 at £170 ... ... 510 4 at £165 ... ... 660 lat £155 ... ... 155 4 at £150 ... 600 2 at £145 ... 290 3 at £140 ... ... 420 7,347 7,347 Less recoveries 34,075 1,100 1,100 32,975 32,975 • Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 270 270 32,705

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 1915-16. MAGISTRATES' AND WARDENS' COURTS — continued. 2 3 VOTE No. 29— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts Allowances to officers acting as Inspectors of Factories— 5 at £25, 1 at £32, 1 at £30 Mileage fees to be refunded to Bailiffs ... Office-cleaners Rents Travelling expenses and allowances £ £ 1,300 187 10,000 1,730 350 5,250 4 5 6 7 Total -Vote No. 29... 18,817 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. 51,522 VOTE No. 30. Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with the defence of prisoners under the Justices of the Peace Amendment Act, 1912 2 3 4 Expenses of witnesses Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors Payment of jurors under the Juries Act, 1908 Less recoveries 150 6,000 2,500 3,000 11,650 400 150 6,000 2,500 3,000 11,650 400 11,250 Total—Vote No. 80 CORONERS. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 31. Charges for and incidental to — Fees and expenses on inquests Payment of jurors Witnesses' expenses 3,800 400 300 3,800 400 300 4,500 100 800 Total—Vote No. 31... JUSTICE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 8 4 5 (i VOTE No. 32. Charges for and incidental to— Advertising, purchase of books, periodicals, copying apparatus, and requisites therefor Audit fees for inspection of accounts Contribution towards salary of Analyst at Auckland Contribution towards cost of Judges' Library, Wellington Expenses under the Juries Act, 1908 Expenses under the Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 Extra Clerical and other Assistance, Copying, and Interpreting-— Extra Clerks ... ... £340 Bailiffs and Messengers ... ... 430 Interpreters ... ... 50 Copying ... ... 30 50 250 500 4,000 100 800 50 250 500 4,000 7 850

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT —continued.

Item. 1915-16. JUSTICE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd. 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 VOTE No. 82— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Fidelity-guarantee premiums ... ... Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, office equipment, and maintenance of Court grounds and offices Legal expenses Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation Purchase of safes for Courts... Refund of part of fine imposed upon G. Elliott for breach of the Auctioneers Act, 1908 ... Refund of fine imposed UDon T. J. Mannex for breach of the Defence Act, 1909 ... Refund of fine imposed on Hamiori Parekuka, for breach of Education Act ... Refund of part of fine imposed upon William Richardson for a breach of Printers and Newspapers Registration Act, 1908 Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 300 2,000 100 • 2,000 2,000 20 50 5 16 17 2 4 18 19 20 21 22 4 900 150 200 50 Total—Vote No. 32 14,335 14,335 PRISONS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 184 VOTE No. 33. Salaries1 General Division. Gaolers— £ 2 at £495 ... ... 990 . 1 at £410 ... ... 410 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £320 ... ... 320 Chief Warders— 2 at £270 ... ... 540 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Principal Warders— 5 at £235 ... ... 1,175 6 at £230 ... ... 1,380. Acting Principal Warders--10 at £215 ... ... 2,150 2 at £195 ... ... 390 Warders— 6 at £210 ... ... 1,260 20 at £205 ... ... 4,100 1 at £200 ... ... 200 3 at £195 ... ... 585 7 at £190 ... ... 1,330 16 at £185 ... ... 2,960 14 at £180 ... ... 2,520 12 at £175 ... ... 2,100 1 f.t £170 ... ... 170 2,460 1,270 2,555 2,540

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT—continued.

I item. 191 5-16. PRISONS— continued. 1 VOTE No. 33— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ General Divison— continued. Warders— continued. £ 5 at £165 ... ... 825 10 at £160 ... ... 1,600 17 at £155 ... ... 2,635 16 at £145 ... ... 2,320 Matrons— 2 at £160 ... ... 320 lat £150 ... ... 150 Assistant Matrons — lat £140 ... ... 140 lat £125 ... ... 125 lat £120 ... ... 120 lat £115 ... ... 115 lat £110 ... ... 110 22,605 1,080 Non-classified Officers. Police Gaoler : 1 at £156 Police Gaoler: 1 at £174 (6 months) ... Matrons: 2 at £50 Medical Officers— 2 at £200 ... ... 400 3 at £100 ... ... 300 lat £75 ... ... 75 lat £65 ... ... 65 3 at £50 ... ... 150 32,510 156 87 100 990 1,333 Less recoveries for use of houses and quarters ... 33,843 2,530 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... , 31,313 212 31,101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges for 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 prison farms, including purchase of stock, plants, seeds, and implements 150 150 25 2,500 500 2,500 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Forage Freight, cartage, and wharfage Fuel, light, and w r ater Gratuities and payments to prisoners on discharge ... Lodging-allowances Materials and expenses in connection with brickmaking Medicines and medical comforts 1,500 200 300 2,500 1,500 120 1,000 750

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 1915-16. PRISONS— continued. VOTE No. 83— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. 16 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 17 Printing and stationery 18 Purchase of stone-crusher, Mount Eden Prison 19 Rations 20 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants 21 ! Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... ... 22 ; Temporary warders 23 ! Tools and materials for prison labour, purchase of vehicles 24 Travelling allowances and expenses, and conveyance of prisoners ... ... ... 25 Travelling-expenses of C. E. Matthews, Inspector of Prisons, visiting Australian prisons 26 Uniforms and accoutrements for prison officers 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 200 300 500 11,000 400 300 350 1,000 3,500 94 i 350 200 31,889 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 9,000 Total—Vote No. 33 22,889 53,! 53,99 8 POLICE DEPARTMENT. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 1,003 VOTE No. 34, 1 j Salaries— Head, Office — Commissioner 700 700 Clerical Division. Class V— lat £305 Class VI— 1 at £292 Glass VII— £ 1 at £210 ... ... 210 lat £165 ... ... 165 1 at £135 ... ... 135 305 292 305 292 510 General Division. 1 at £168 I Senior Sergeant at 14s. 6d., 1 Detective at lis. 6d., 2 Constables at 9s. 6d. per day Sergeant (Instructor, Training Depot) ... Districts — 4 Superintendents: 1 at £520, 1 at £490, 1 at £470, lat £460 7 Inspectors: 1 at £440, 1 at £420, 2 at £410, 2 at £400, lat £380 8 Sub-Inspectors : 1 at £350, 4 at £340, 3 at £330 ... 22 Senior Sergeants: 3 at 16s., 11 at 15s. 6d., 4 at 15s , 4 at 14s. 6d. per day ... ... 77 Sergeants : 37 at 13s 6d., 14 at 13s., 12 at 12s. 6d., 14 at 12s. per day ... ... ... i 786 Constables: 71 at lis. 6d., 80 at lis., 122 at 10s. 6d., 131 at 10s., 158 at 9s. 6d., 224 at 9s. per day 20 Additional Constables at 9s. per day (six months) 168 821 255 1,940 2,860 2,700 6,141 | 18,241 142,432 1,642

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

M 1915-16. POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 84— continued. 1 Salaries— continued. * * General Division — continued. 4 Chief Detectives: 2 at 17s. 6d., 1 at 17s., 1 at 16s. 6d. per day ... ... ... | 1,250 14 Detective-Sergeants: 8 at 16s., 10 at 15s. 6d., 1 J at 15s. per day ... ... ... 3,978 18 Detectives: "6 at 13s. 6d., 10 at 12s. 6d., 2 at lis. 6d. per day ... ... ... 4,179 Probationary Constables ... ... ... 2,500 7 Native Constables ... ... ... 435 15 District Constables ... ... ... 1,100 Female Searchers ... ... ... 95 4 Matrons: 1 at £120, 1 at £105, 2 at £100 ... 425 Sergeant acting as Magazine-keeper ... ... i 20 4 Surgeons (1 at each centre) at £100 each .. 400 Extra pay to 20 Constables doing plain-clothes duty, and 11 District and Assistant Clerks, at Is. per day , 566 Contribution towards salary of Analyst, Auckland ... 50 194,005 Less contributions from other Departments ... 186 193,819 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Bicycle allowances and expenses ... ... 1,000 8 Clothing (free issue), including repairs, allowance for making up uniforms, and boot allowance ... 7,000 4 Fidelity-guarantee premiums and insurance ... 32 5 Finger-print Bureau ... ... ... 50 6 Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses ... ... 4,500 7 House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters : 3 Superintendents—2 at £80, 1 at £70; 4 Inspectors—1 at £70, 3 at £60; 6 SubInspectors —1 at £60, 5 at £50; 4 Senior Sergeants —1 at £50, 1 at £45, 2 at £36; 36 Sergeants at 2s. per day; 300 Constables at Is. 6d. per day; 4 Chief Detectives—2 at £50, 2 at £45; 12 Detective-Sergeants at 2s. per day ; 18 Detectives at Is. 6d. per day; 6 Probationers at Is. 6d. per day ... ... ... 11,768 8 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty ... ... ... 300 9 Packing and carting, freight, wharfage, and storage 2,500 10 Photographing prisoners, exhibits, and localities ... | 100 11 Police examinations, expenses of ... ... 200 12 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, and interpreting ... ... ... 1,500 13 Postage, telegrams, registration of code address, and rent of private boxes ... ... 3,300 14 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,800 15 Rations, fuel, light, and water ... ... 3,600 16 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties ... ... 3,800 17 Repairing, painting, and improving police premises ... ] 750 18 Rewards and expenses for tbe suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts ... ... ... I 750 19 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct ... ... ... ' 200 I 11,768 9 10 11 12 300 2,500 100 200 1,500 13 14 15 16 3,300 2,800 3,600 17 18 3,800 750 750 19 200 i

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. ■I 191 5-16. / POLICE DEPARTMENT— continued. 20 21 22 i I VOTE No. 34— continued, £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Saddlery and police vans ... ... ... 200 Scavenging, chimney-sweeping, cleaning stations and windows, sanitary services and washing ... 400 Stores and supplies, and expenses incidental thereto, newspapers and advertising, law reports, directories, and office equipment ... ... ... 900 Telephone connections ... ... ... 1,900 Travelling - expenses of police and transport of prisoners, transfer expenses of police and their families, and repairs to vehicles damaged by prisoners ... .. ... 15,500 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 200 £ 23 24 25 63,250 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 2,000 61,250 Total —Vote No. 34 ... ... — 255,069 POLICE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 35. Charges for and incidental to — Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service ... 89 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable W. Crawford ... ... ... ... j 155 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable George Fraser ... ... ... 192 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable Flewellen ... ... ... 100 Compassionate allowance to ex-Constable Moffitt ... 100 Instruction of police in jiu-jitsu ... ... 90 89 155 676 4 192 5 100 100 90 Total—Vote No. 35 ... ... STAMP DEPARTMENT. 1915-16. Total number of offioers .. 35 VOTE No. 36. Salaries— Administrative Division. lat £725 ... ... ... 725 725 Clerical Division. Class II — 2 at £460 ... ... ... 920 Class III— £ 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Class IV— lat £375 ... ... 375 lat £370 ... ... 370 Class V — 745 1 at £290 ... ... ... 290 Class VI— 1 at £240 ... ... ... I 240 920 850 745 290 240

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

item. 191 STAMP DEPARTMENT— continmd. ___ 1915-16. VOTE No. 86— continued. Salaries — continued, * £ t Clerical Division— continued. Class VII— £ 2 at £210 ... ... 420 4 at £180 ... ... 720 4 at £165 ... ... 660 lat £150 ... ... 150 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Glass VIII— 2,190 2 at £110 ... ... 220 1 at £98 ... ... 98 lat £80 ... ... 80 1 at £65 ... ... 65 2 at £78 ... 156 1 at £50 ... ... 50 2,190 669 General Division. 2 at £200 ... ... 400 2 at £120 ... ... 240 1 at £18 (Messenger (£173) Is. per day • additional) ... ... 18 658 7,287 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... ... 70 7,217 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 200 7,017 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M 15 16 2 Other Charges for and Incidental to — I Allowance to Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington, whilst Acting Commissioner of Stamps during the absence of the Commissioner on leave \ (£200) ... ... ... 120 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 150 Auditing stamps ... ... ... 50 Cleaning offices ... ... ... 50 Embossing machinery ... ... ... 100 Freight and cartage ... ... ... 150 Gas, water, and fuel ... ... ... 50 Legal expenses ... ... ... 200 New postage dies ... ... ... 350 Office equipment ... ... ... 150 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,000 Postage-stamp paper ... ... ... 2,800 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 650 Printing ink ... ... ... 500 Refund of duty on settlement re Thomas W. McKenzie, deceased (on account of £1,369), (balance) 619 Stamp-printing machinery ... ... ... 100 Refund of fine W. Heslop, for breach of Stamp Act... 10 Telephones ... ... ... 100 Temporary Assistance— Extra clerks ... ... ... | 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 350 Typewriters ... ... ... j 100 Valuation fees ... ... .. I 870 Valuator ... ... ... 25 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... j 290 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 8,809 Total—Vote No. 36 ... 15,826

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT— continued.

B—B. 7.

Item. 191 5-16. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY. i £ Total number of offioers VOTE No. 37. Salaries — 1915-16. 102 Professional Division. Class A — lat £725 2 at £700 Class B — 1 at £550 Class C — 1 at £480 Glass D — 2 at £380 3 at £345 Class E — lat £280 £ 725 1,400 760 1,035 2,125 550 480 1,795 280 Clerical Division. Class II — lat £475 lat £460 Class III— 1 at £385 Class IV— 2 at £370 2 at £360 Class V— lat £315 2 at £305 Glass VI— 3 at £260 2 at £245 3 at £230 Class VII— 3 at £220 lat £210 3 at £200 3 at £190 8 at £180 5 at £165 3 at £150 5 at £135 1 at £120 Glass VIII— 10 at £110 3 at £108 8 at £98 5 at £95 3 at £88 2 at £80 lat £78 475 460 740 720 315 610 780 490 690 660 210 600 570 1,440 825 450 675 120 1,100 324 784 475 264 160 78 935 385 1,460 925 1,960 5,550 3,185 General Division. lat £160 4 at £132 lat £120 lat £96 lat £84 160 528 120 96 84 988

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CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT—continued.

item. 1915-16. LAND AND DEEDS REGISTRY -continued. VOTE No. 37— continued. Salaries — continued. £ £ General Division — continued. Office-cleaners — lat £18 18 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 20,636 293 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force. 20,343 1,000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Other Charges for and incidental to — Audit fees for inspection of accounts Advertising, books, and publications Binding books Cleaning offices Contract work for recording ... 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 Rent Telephones Temporary Assistance— Extra clerks Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 19,343 150 750 350 100 2,500 7,500 10 200 50 100 220 1,300 900 110 • 12 18 14 16 L6 17 18 L9 500 350 100 25 Total—Vote No. 37... 15,215 j 34,55 34. TOTAL OF CLASS VII £47 ',420

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CLASS VIII—MINES DEPARTMENT.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. 'ote No. 38.—Mines Department £ 10,345 £ £ 10,34, „ 39.—Geological Survey Branch 1,900 2,395 4,29. „ 40.—Miscellaneous Services ... 22,083 22,08; TOTAL OF CLASS VIII ... 12,245 14,478 36,723 [tern. MINES DEPARTMENT. 1! - C )15-16. Total number of officers 1915-16. 44 £ £ VOTE No. 38. Salaries— Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £600 Glass D — 3 at £400 3 at £365 1 at £350 Class E — 1 at £235 £ 1,200 1,095 350 6002,645 235 Clerical Division. Class III— 1 at £425 Class IV— 1 at £345 Class VI— 1 at £260 1 at £245 1 at £230 Glass VII— 1 at £210 lat £165 1 at £140 1 at £120 Class VIII— 1 at £110 3 at £80 1 at £50 260 245 230 210 165 140 120 110 240 50 425 345 735 635 400 100 Lodging-allowances of Cadets General Division. 1 at £335 2 at £280 1 at £275 1 at £265 1 at £260 1 at £235 335 560 275 265 260 235

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CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

[tern. 1915-16. MINES DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 38— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ General Division —continued. £ 1 at £208 (4 months) ... ... 70 3 at £200 ... ... 600 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £180 ... ... 180 3 at £160 ... ... 480 2 at £150 ... ... 300 2 at £145 ... ... 290 4,225 Total—Vote No. 38 ... 10,345 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 7 VOTE No. 39. Salaries — Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £700 Class D — 1 at £380 Class E — 2 at £280 700 380 560 Clerical Division. Class VI— 1 at £260 Class VII— 1 at £220 260 220 General Division. 160 1 at £160 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 2,280 380 1,900 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 L8 14 L6 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 expenses Tools, equipment, and field expenses Wages ... ... ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 25 200 30 20 40 50 30 30 500 300 300 800 20 Total—Vote No. 39 ... 2,395 4,29,

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CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IH L9 20 21 22 23 21 26 VOTE No. 40. Charges for and incidental to — oOaa.aAdvertising, books, newspapers, periodicals, and photos " -Allowances to sufferers from pneumonoconiosis --]' -Assistance towards prospecting ... \3.3Assistance towards prospecting for minerals other than gold Assistance towards races, drainage, and waterworks on goldfields Audit fees for inspection of accounts Bonus for mineral oil Compassionate allowance to Louis Gabriel, Reefton, first discoverer of gold. West Coast, South Island Compensation for damage to land by Moanatairi Aqueduct Compensation and expenses arising out of proclamation of rivers and resumption of land Cost of collecting goldfields revenue Diamond and other drills and appliances (working expenses only) Expenses of Boards of Examiners, Mining and Coalmines Acts Expenses, Panama Exhibition Expert and temporary assistance, fees, wages, &c. Extinguishing burning coal-seams ... Field surveys and expenses ... Fuel, light, water, freight, and cartage ... Grant towards expenses of officers attending annual meeting of mining engineers Grants to libraries in mining townships... Instruments and apparatus ... Karaka Cut : Removal of debris (£1 for £1) Legal expenses Mail-service, Cromarty (half cost) Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Waimea-Kumara Mount Ida Waimea : Reconstructing flumes and syphons Office rents, equipment, and cleaning Outfit allowances for Inspectors of Mines Payments and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts ... ... Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Purchase of motor-car accessories, maintenance, &c. Queen of Beauty pumping-plant maintenance Refunds of rent, Section 154, Mining Act, 1908 Reports on accidents Schools of Mines Stone-quarries Act : Administration expenses Subsidy to library at Skipper's Surveys of mining township sites Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... Thames School of Mines, Electricity Building (grant in aid) Travelling allowances and expenses Work and material supplied by other Departments ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 100 900 6,000 100 1,000 50 2,500 25 88 60 100 1,000 400 100 300 20 20 50 50 100 100 75 100 50 1,000 800 50 250 200 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 86 37 38 39 10 50 300 500 200 50 50 20 3,500 50 50 50 50 41 42 43 75 1,400 100 50 22,083 Total—Vote No. 40 ... TOTAL OF CLASS VIII £38, 23

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CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Chargos. Total. £ £ £ ote No. 41.—Clerk of Executive Council 50 50 „ 42. —Department of Internal Affairs (Head Office) „ 43.—Ministers' Secretaries 19,472 28,159 47,631 1,849 1,849 „ 44.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen „ 45.—Audit Department 25,209 8,100 3,100 25,209 11,200 „ 46.—Registrar-General's Office 7,262 11,550 18,812 47.—Electoral 2,969 4,608 7,577 „ 48.—High Commissioner's Office 5,984 4,968 10,952 „ 49.—Museum 1,403 1,823 3,226 „ 50.—Dominion Laboratory 3,077 2,070 5,147 „ 51.—Printing and Stationery ... 12,452 15,420 27,872 „ 52.—Mental Hospitals 97,615 37,537 135,152 „ 53—Home for Defectives 1,062 245 1,307 •„ 54.—Tourists 23,955 28,325 52,280 „ 55.—Public Service Commissioner's Office „ 56.—Public Health, Hospitals and Charitable Aid „ 57.—Cook Islands Administration „ 58.—Miscellaneous Services ... 2,744 15,994 4,887 3,536 36,380 3,652 6,280 52,374 8,539 23,929 23,929 TOTAL OF CLASS IX ... 234,084 205,302 439,386 Item. CLERK OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. H5-16. VOTE No. 41. Clerk of Executive Council (also Secretary to Cabinet, £550) £ 50 £ 50 Total Vote No. 41 ...

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Item. 1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. £ HEAD OFFICE. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 177 VOTE No. 42. Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 at £650 650 Professional Division. 500 lat £500 Clerical Division. Class I— lat £550 Class III— £ 2 at £425 ... ... 850 2 at £405 ... ... 810 Class IV— 1 at £370 Glass V— 1 at £290 ... ... 290 1 at £305 (9 months) ... ... 229 1 at £305 (6 months) ... ... 152 Glass VI— . 3 at £260 .. ... 780 1 at £250 ... ... 250 4 at £245 ... ... 980 1 at £230 ... ■•• 230 Class VII— 2 at £220 ... ... 440 lat £210 ... ... 210 5 at £200 ... ... 1,000 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £190 (8 months) ... ... 127 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £120 ... ... 240 Class VIII— 2 at £80 ... ... 160 44 at £65 ... ... 2,860 7 at £50 ... ... 350 4 at £50 (11 months) ... ... 183 3 at £50 (10 months) ... ... 125 9 at £50 (9 months) ... ... 338 18 at £50 (8 months) ... 600 11 at £50 (7 months) ... ... 321 550 1,660 370 671 2,240 2,892 Official Secretary to His Excellency the Governor Lodging-allowance 4,937 325 1,840 General Division. £ 1 at £345 ... ... 345 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £192 (10 months) ... 160 1 at £190 ... ... 190 3 at £180 ... 540 lat £168 ... ... 168 1 at £156 ... . 156 lat £120 ... ... 120 1 at £120 (10 months) ... 100 4 at £108 ... ... 432 1 at £96 ... ... 96 1 at £90 ... ... 90 8 at £84 ... ... 672 6 at £72 ... ... 432

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CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

[tern. 1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued. HEAD OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 42 — continued. Salaries— continued. General Division — continued. £ 1 at £72 (11 months) ... ... 66 1 at £72 (10 months) ... ... 60 3 at £72 (9 months) ... ... 162 3 at £60 (9 months) ... ... 135 1 at £60 (8 months) ... ... 40 1 at £60 (10 months) ... ... 50 1 at £60 (11 months) ... ... 55 Lodging-allowance 4,469 39 Less proportion of salaries provided for but not payable during current year 21,143 454 Less amount to be recovered from Public Service Superannuation Fund ... 20,689 1,217 19,472 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges for and incidental to — Department of Internal Affairs — Advertising Advertising vacancies in Public Service ... Assessment Courts under the Rating Act, 1908 Audit fees for inspection of accounts Cleaning offices Commissions of Inquiry Contribution towards funds of New Zealand War Contingent Association in London for wounded and invalid New Zealanders ... Contribution towards payment of minimum- and additional retiring-allowance to messengers Cost of annotating Statutes for Government Departments ... • ■•• Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions Cost of fencing Kaiapohia Monument at Waikuku ... Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Department Cost of renovating Captain Hobson's grave Delegates attending annual conference of Executive Council of the New Zealand Public Service Association, railway passes for Expenses in connection with the compilation of Maori Dictionary Expenses in connection with preservation of bird life Expenses in connection with visit of Government Astronomer to Lick Observatory Extra clerical assistance Extra messengers Fire Brigades Annual Conference (grant in aid) Fire brigades attending Annual Conference, railway passes for Freight and cartage Fresh-water fisheries, expenses in connection with, including wages of workmen Fuel for Government offices ... General contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,000 900 5 50 4,000 1,000 500 850 100 100 100 25 50 14 15 40 16 550 250 17 18 I!) 20 21 22 72 1,650 700 300 23 24 300 250 25 26 1,000 500 100

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[tern. 1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued. HEAD OFFIOE— continued. 40 41 42 43 27 28 29 30 31 32 88 34 35 36 37 38 39 VOTE No. 42— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Department of Internal Affairs —continued. Grant to New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington Grant to Auckland Acclimatization Society (Okoroire Game Farm) Grant towards cost of erecting memorial to veterans and pioneers in Waikaraka Cemetery... Hector Observatory— Cost of clearing ground and planting trees General expenses (including temporary assistance) Instruments and equipment House allowance, Custodian, Government Buildings, Nelson Imperial Institute Legal expenses Light and water for various Government buildings ... Meals supplied to persons who are granted free passages on Government steamers Motor-cycles and accessories Office equipment (including telephones)... . . Payment to Hospital Boards and other expenses incidental to issue of licenses under Land Agents Act, 1912 Payment to New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, for part services of custodian National Gallery Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Printing, stationery, and office equipment for Ministers' offices Protection of Tuatara lizards : Special payments to lighthouse-keepers and others Publications (including newspapers) Renovation of graves in historical cemeteries Renovation of graves of soldiers and others who were killed or died in connection with the Maori War, including wives and daughters of officers, and also men of the British and other navies, and expenses in connection therewith Salary, allowance, and expenses of official War Correspondent Special allowance to Executive Officer of Board of Supplies, £50 (7 months) ... Special allowance to messengers, Wellington Special allowance to shorthand-writers and typistes employed in Ministers'offices Subsidy (£1 for £1 up to £150) towards cost of the removal, to New Plymouth Cemetery, of remains of soldiers killed inTaranaki 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... Subsidy (£1 for £1) towards cost of erecting monument in Waikaremoana Cemetery to the memory of trooper Noonan, A.C. ... 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 600 100 100 200 250 300 30 100 50 1,200 25 275 500 5,000 80 500 500 250 44 45 46 50 700 100 350 47 1,000 48 49 50 29 350 51 158 150 52 80 53 15 54 1,500 1,250 55 56 1,250 9—B. 7.

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1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued £ £ HEAD OFFICE— continued. 58 VOTE No. 42— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Department of Internal Affairs —continued. 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 ... Victoria League, Auckland: Grant towards proposed Soldiers' Memorial Weights and Measures Acts... 500 25 300 59 60 c.l 750 150 Less fees receivable in respect of the Land Act, 1912 33,159 5,000 Total—Vote No. 42 ... 28,159 MINISTERS' SECRETARIES. 47,631 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 19 VOTE No. 43. Salaries— Secretary to Cabinet (also Clerk of Executive Council, £50) Secretary to Cabinet (1914-1915) Salaries in addition to classification— 16 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £25 each ... Additional salary to officer in classified department employed as Private Secretary (also £425) 1 at £50 (also Clerk, Treasury Department, £325), (8 mouths) Extra classification allowance 550 25 400 1,849 105 34 735 Total—Vote No. 43 ... MESSENGERS, OFFICE-KEEPERS, AND CHARWOMEN. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 225 VOTE No. 44. Salaries — General Division Messengers, dc. — £ 1 at £355 (also Fire Inspector, £50) ... 355 lat £275 ... ... 275 lat £260 ... ... 260 lat £240 ... ... 240 lat £220 ... ••• 220 lat £210 ... ... 210 lat £200 ... ... 200 1 at £193 ... ..;• 198

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tern. MESSENGERS, OFFICE-KEEPERS, AND CHARWOMEN— continued. 1915-16. £ £ VOTE No. 44— continued. Salaries— continued. General Division— continued. Messengers, dc. —continued. £ 3 at £190 ... ... 570 1 at £182 ... ... 182 lat £181 ... ... 181 4 at £180 ... ... 720 1 at £178 ... ... 178 2 at £174 ... ... 348 2 at £173 ... ... 346 34 at £170 ... ... 5,780 2 at £165 ... ... 330 11 at £160 ... ... 1,760 21 at £155 ... ... 3,255 10 at £150 ... ... 1,500 8 at £140 ... ... 1,120 1 at £140 (half-time) ... ... 70 1 at £140 (10 months) ... .. 117 2 at £130 ... .. 260 2 at £120 ... ... 240 2 at £110 ... .... 220 lat £105 ... ... 105 4 at £100 . ... 400 lat £90 ... ... 90 3 at £80 ... ... 240 1 at £60 (10 months) ... ... 50 1 at £50 (10 months) ... ... 42 1 at £50 (9 months) ... ... 38 20,100 Charwomen — lat £104 10s. ... ... 104/10 lat £90 ... ... 90 2 at £85 ... ... 170 lat £80 ... ... 80 lat £50 ... ... 50 1 at 39s. per week ... ... 101/8 1 at 36s. 6d. per week ... ... 94/18 1 at 35s. per week ... ... 91 1 at 32s. 6d. per week ... ... 84/10 83 at 31s. 6d. per week ... ... 6,715/16 1 at 31s. 6d. per week (8 months) ... 55 1 at 30s. per week ... ... 78 1 at 28s. per week ... ... 72/16 1 at 20s. per week ... ... 52 7,840 Allowances under Public Service Regulation No. 208 27,940 139 Less provided for by other Departments 28,079 2,749 Less proportion of salaries and increases to salaries provided for but not payable during current year 25,330 121 Total—Vote No. 44

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/ ltem.1 AUDIT DEPARTMENT. 1915-16. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 78 £ £ VOTE No. 45. Salaries— Deputy Controller and Auditor Audit Officer, London 50 700 Classification under Act. Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £600 (also Secretary Commissioners Public Debts Sinking Funds £50, and Denuty Controller £50) Class II— £ 3 at £475 ... ... 1,425 4 at £460 ... ... L,840 Class III— 5 at £425 Class IV— 2 at £370 Glass V— 5 at £315 ... ... 1,575 | 3 at £305 ... ... 915 3 at £290 ... ... 870 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Glass VI— 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 lat £245 ... ... 245 2 at £230 ... ... 460 3 at £215 ... ... 645 lat £210 ... ... 210 1 at £20Q ... ... 200 Glass VII— lat £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3 at £190 ... ... 570 5 at £180 ... ... 900 3 at £165 ... ... 495 3 at £150 ... ... 450 7 at £135 . ... ... 945 5 at £120 ... ... 600 2 at £110 ... ... 220 lat £95 ... ... 95 3 at £65 ... ... 195 3 at £50 ... ... 150 600 3,265 2,125 740 3,635 2,800 Lodging-allowance 5,060 82 General Division. 190 lat £190 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 19,247 218 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 19,029 929 18,100 2 3 4 Other Charges for and incidental to — Extra clerical assistance (inspection and examination) Office cleaning, fuel and light Office equipment, telephones ... ... 200 25 125

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Item. AUDIT DEPARTMENT— continued. 1915-16. 5 6 7 8 9 VOTE No. 46— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to- continued. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery and publications Rent of offices Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote £ 150 100 50 2,400 £ 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (Audit Office fees) 3,100 21,200 11,200 10,000 Total—Vote No. 45 REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 93 VOTE No. 46. Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £525 Class II — 1 at £440 Glass III — lat £385 Class IV— £ 1 at £371 ... ... ' 371 1 at £361 ... ... 361 1 at £330 ... ... 330 Class V— 1 at £315 Class VI— 2 at £245 ... ... 490 4 at £230 ... ... 920 1 at £215 ... 215 1 at £200 ... ... 200 Class VII— 3 at £220 ... ... 660 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £135 ... ... 135 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Glass VIII— 1 at £110 ... ... 110 2 at £95 ... ... 190 2 at £80 ... ... 160 3 at £65 ... ... 195 lat £50 ... ... 50 1,062 315 525 440 385 1,825 1,520 Lodging-allowance 705 113 General Division. 2 at £144 ... ... 288 lat £84 ... ... 84 372 7,262

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Lorn. .. 1915-16. [tem. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.i ioii 12 13 14 VOTE No. 16—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Census, 1916 - Cleaning, firing, lighting, freight, and carriage Collection of statistics (including agricultural and pastoral) National register (expenses of) Office allowances to District Registrars of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 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 £ 2 3 4 1,000 50 5 6 1,500 2,000 7 8 70 100 9 10 530 500 11 12 13 H 3,500 2,000 150 100 50 Total—Vote No. 46 ... 11,550 18,812 ELECTORAL. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 45 1 VOTE No. 47. Salaries — Clerical Division. Class IV— lat £385 Class VII— £ lat £220 ... ... 220 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £200 (for 6 months) ... ... 100 385 For payments of Registrars ... 530 2,054 2,969 I 2 3 4 5 ! 6 7 8' 9 .0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 7 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising Cartage, railage, and wharfage Expenses of by-elections Expenses of general election Firing and lighting Legal 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 Rent of offices Telephones .... Travelling-expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 10 25 1,400 1,000 25 20 300 100 30 500 800 300 13 25 50 10 Total—Vote No. 47 ... ... 4,608 7,577

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tern. 1915-16. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 55 £ £ 1 VOTE No. 48. Salaries — Secretary Trade and Immigration Representative ... Accountant Chief Clerk Produce Commissioner Veterinarian Inspector of New Zealand Dairy Produce Clerks and Messengers 750 700 500 425 500 500 350 6,535 Other Charges for and incidental to — Contributions due under National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's office Extra clerical assistance Freight and carriage Office equipment, including stationery and publications Postage Rent, office-cleaning, fuel, and light Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 10,260 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 18 500 100 1,500 550 1,200 800 300 4,968 Less contribution from Public Trust and Government Insurance Funds 15,228 300 Less bonuses and commissions paid to High Commissioner on account of reduced passages of emigrants 14,928 2,750 Less contributions from stock agents conversion account 12,178 476 Less shipping charges on goods for Government Departments 11,702 750 Total—Vote No. 48 ... 1 10.5 10,95: MUSEUM. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 5 VOTE No. 49. Salaries — Professional Division. Class B — 1 at £600 600 General Division. £ 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £144 ... ... 288 803 1,403

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Item. MU SE U M— continued. 191 i-16. VOTE No. 49 —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Books and other publications, including binding Clerical assistance Collection cf historical and other matter relating to the Maori race Establishment of historical collection regarding early history of N ew Zealand ... Expenses of temporary Museum assistants Freight and cartage Fuel, light, and water Office equipment Photographic apparatus for Museum ... ... 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 incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 2 3 4 1.00 250 50 5 500 90 35 50 25 25 25 50 10 150 300 13 25 100 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 25 Total—Vote No. 49 ... 1,823 3,226 DOMINION LABORATORY. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 14 VOTE No. 50. Salaries — Professional Division. 1 at £750 Class D — 1 at £365 Class E— £ 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £210 ... ..'. 210 Class F— 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £160 (2 months) ... ... 26 1 at £85 (6 months) ... ... 43 750 365 985 249 Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 at £210 Class VIII— lat£80 ... ... 80 lat£70 ... ... 70 210 150 18 Lodging-allowance General Division. 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £170 ... ... 170 350 Other Charges for and incidental to — Books, newspapers, and periodicals Chemicals, apparatus, and repairs to apparatus 3,077 2 3 40 600

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Item. 191 i-16. DOMINION LABORATORY— continued. " VOTE No. 50—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued, 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 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Subscriptions to Technical Societies ... ... Telephones ... ... ... Travelling allowances and expenses ... ...I Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ 100 100 25 115 225 25 150 25 45 120 10 15 450 25 £ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2,070 Total —Vote No. 50 ... ... ■ 5,147 PRINTING AND STATIONERY. Classification and Increases under Regulation. 1915-16. Total number of officers {*££$ fj» VOTE No. 51. Salaries— Administrative Division. lat £800 800 800 Clerical Division. Class I— £ lat £500 ... ... 500 1 at £260 (also Hansard Supervisor, £240) 260 Glass III — lat £405 ... ... 405 lat £385 ... ... 385 Class V— lat £330 ... ... 330 lat £305 ... ... 305 1 at £100 (also Hansard Supervisor's 100 Assistant, £225) 1 at £75 (also Clerk to Hansard Super- 75 visor, £195) Class VI— 1 at £265 ... ... 265 3 at £260 ... ... 780 1 at £245 ... ... 245 Class VII— lat £230 ... ... 230 lat £220 ... ... 220 lat £210 210 3 at £180 ... ... 540 Class VIII— 1 at £110 760 790 810 1,290 1,200 110 760 790 810 1,290 1,200 110 General Division. lat £390 ... ... 390 1 at £350 (3 months) ... ... 88 3 at £320 (1 for 6 months) ... ... 800 1 at £295 ... ... 295

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- [tern. 1915-16. PRINTING AND STATIONERY— continued. I VOTE No. 61— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ General Division — continued. £ lat £290 ... •■• 290 2 at £280 ... ••■ 560 lat £270 ... ••■ 270 2 at £260 ... ••■ 520 7 at £250 ... '.750 lat £245 ... ■■■ 245 lat £240 ... ••■ 240 3 at £235 ... •• 705 3 at £230 ... • ■ ■ 690 1 at £223 ... • ■ • 223 2 at £220 ... •■• 440 8 at £215 ... •■■ lat £213 ... ... 213 20 at £210 ... ... 4,200 2 at £205 ... ••• 410 29 at £200 ... ... 5,800 lat £199 ... ■•• 199 3 at £197 ... ■•• 591 26 at £196 ... ... 5,096 lat £195 ... ... 195 7 at £193 ... ... 1,351 39 at £190 .. 7,410 2 at £186 ... ... 372 21 at £185 ... ... 3,885 10 at £180 ... ... 1,800 lat £176 ... ... 176 2 at £175 ... ... 350 4 at £170 ... ... 680 lat £167 ... ... 167 lat £166 ... ... 166 3 at £165 ... ... 495 2 at £163 ... ... 326 lat £162 ... ... 162 3 at £160 ... ... 480 4 at £156 ... ... 624 1 at £155 (2 months) ... .. 26 3 at £150 ... ... 450 lat £145 ... ... 145 5 at £140 ... ... 700 lat £135 ... ... 135 lat £130 ... ••• 130 1 at £128 ... ... 128 lat £115 ... ... 115 12 at £114 ... ... 1,368 2 at £108 ... 216 10 at £104 (1 for 2 months) ... 954 7 at £101/10 ... ... 710/10 lat £100 ... ... 100 3 at 97/10 ... ... 292/10 lat £96 ... ... 96 5 at £91/10 (1 for 3 months) ... 389 lat £91 ... ... 91 lat £88 ... ... 88 10 at 84/10 ... ... 845 4 at £78 ... ... 312 2 at £71/10 ... ... 143 4 at £65 ... ... 260 4 at £58/10 ... ... 234 13 at £52 ... ... 676 5 at £44/4 ... ... 221 lat £39 ... ... 39 I 53,238

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tern. [tem. PRINTING AND STATIONERY— continued. 1915-16. 1 VOTE No. 51— continued. Salaries — continued. Folders, Sewers, and Machine-workers (females) Apprentices, Machine Boys, Reader Boys, Errand Boys, Perforators, and Gummers Extra hands ... ... £ £ 2,000 2,000 10,500 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for, but not payable during current year 73,498 306 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 73,192 740 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | 17 Other Charges for and incidental to — 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 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 72,452 200 6,000 1,300 1,000 150 100 100 3,000 1,100 20 38,000 3,500 50 500 300 100 55,420 127,872 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 100,000 Total —Vote No. 51 ... 27. 27,872 .8 r , MENTAL HOSPITALS. 1915-16. Total number of offioers .. 677 1 VOTE No. 52. Salaries— Administrative Division. Inspector-General 1,000 Professional Division. Class A — £ Deputy Inspector-General ... 700 5 Medical Superintendents at £700 ... 3,500 Class C— 1 Medical Superintendent at £460 Glass D— 3*9 1 Medical Officer at £380... ' ... 380 2 Medical Officers at £365 ... 730 4,200 460

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1 tern. u. 1915-16. MENTAL HOSPITALS—confirmed. VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries — continued. £ Professional Division —continued. Class D —continued. 2 Medical Officers at £325 5 Medical Officers at £310 1 Chief Engineer and Electrician Class E — 1 Medical Officer (part time) 1 Medical Officer (part time) £ 650 1,550 325 225 200 3,635 425 Clerical Division. 9,720 Class III — lat £425 Class IV— lat £360 Class V— 3 at £320 1 at £290 lat £275 Class VII— lat £200 3 at £190 1 at £165 2 at £120 Class VIII— 1 Cadet at £95 1 Cadet at £65 2 Cadets at £50 960 290 275 200 570 165 240 95 65 100 425 360 1,525 1,175 260 3,745 General Division. 1 Storekeeper at £150 1 Typist at £132 1 Typist at £72 150 132 72 354 Head Attendants — 1st Grade— 4 at £275 2nd Grade— 1 at £255 2 at £245 3 at £205 255 490 615 1,100 1,360 Matrons — 1st Grade— 4 at £210 3rd Grade— lat £175 4th Grade— 1 at £160 ... ' 2 at £150 2 at £145 ... - 160 300 290 2,460 840 175 .750 1.765J ~ _ *I

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tern. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued 191 5-16 VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries— continued. £ General Division— continued. Engineers — 1 at £360 1 at £330 1 at £260 1 at £230 lat £220 2 at £210 £ 360 330 260 230 220 420 1,820 Farm Managers — 4 at £250 lat £240 Farm Overseers — lat £185 lat £170 1,000 240 185 170 1,820 1,240 355 Stokers— 1 at £155 5 at £150 Engine-d? iver — lat £160 155 750 1,595 905 160 Attendants — 4 at £195 24 at £190 9 at £185 2 at £180 10 at £175 8 at £170 26 at £165 19 at £160 2 at £155 14 at £150 19 at £145 16 at £140 11 at £135 14 at £130 24 at £125 42 at £120 95 at £115 Carpenters — 1 at £200 lat £195 1 at £190 1 at £180 3 at £170 Bricklayers — lat £188 Blacksmith — lat £165 Painters — lat £165 2 at £160 Bootmaker — lat £135 Labourer — lat £140 780 4,560 1,665 360 1,750 1,360 4,290 3,040 310 2,100 2,755 2,240 1,485 1,820 3,000 5,040 10,925 200 195 190 180 510 165 320. 1,065 47,480 1,275 188 165 485 135 14.0

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tern. I I 191 ;-i6. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. ;VOTE No. 52— continued. 1 j Salaries— continued. £ £ General Division — continued. Bakers — 1 at £185 lat £180 lat £170 1 at £150 Poultryman — 1 at'£145 Plumbers — lat £190 3 at £185 Gardeners — lat £170 lat £145 Fisherman — lat £150 Farm Hands — 1 at £140 I at £115 4 at £110 Messengers — lat £95 lat £82 Nurses — 3 at £115 II at £110 5 at £105 16 at £100 4 at £95 12 at £93 5 at £90 11 at £88 63 at £85 91 at £80 Cooks — 1 Male at £175 1 Male at £165 1 Male at £160 2 Females at £115 1 Female at £105 3 Females at £100 1 Female at £85 Laundresses — lat £110 3 at £105 lat £95 lat £85 Ward-maids — 4 at £70 £ 185 180 170 150 190 555 170 145 140 115 440 95 82 345 1,210 525 1,600 380 1,116 j 450 968 5,355 7,280 175 165 160 230 105 300 85 110 315 95 85 i 1« ■ ] 61 b. 3: u 6! l r 9,25 1,25 6( 2i 685 145 745 315 150 695 177 19,229 1,220 605 280 2,105 Official Visitors — 2 at £25 4 at £13 50 52 -J , J.V 102 Amount required to fill places of officers on leave with Expeditionary Forces Less amount deducted for board and lodging 3,700 750 i i i i 102 2,950 i

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Item. MENTAL HOSPITALS— continued. 1915-16. VOTE No. 52— continued. Salaries — continued. Increase of Salaries to Attendants and Nurses under scale Allowance to night staff | £ £ 1,500 125 4,575 101,315 3,700 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, newspapers, technical books, and office equipment 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 ex charge attendant A. Robertson, Auckland Mental Hospital, for 25 years' service ... Compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908, to J. J. Riordan (temporary carpenter) 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 — 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 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 97,615 2 350 3 20 11,000 4 5 6 5,000 7 245 22 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 700 6,800 300 2,500 11,250 300 900 200 10 20 1,900 1,000 1,800 22 1,350 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 70 3,000 150 200 400 600 45,000 800 2,800 700 50 350 900 80 31 32 33 50 300 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 101,037 63,500 Total—Vote No. 52 ... 37,537 135,15 135.

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Item. HOME FOR DEFECTIVES. 1915-16. 1915-16. To'al number of officers .. 9 £ £ VOTE No. 53. Salaries — General Division. Steward Matron Attendant at £180 2 Nurses : 1 at £85, 1 at £80 Cook Laundress Housemaid Gardener 175 150 180 165 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 1,062 2 3 4 560 5 5 6 50 10 30 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 655 410 Total —Vote No. 53 ... 245 l.S 1,30' • TOURISTS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 164 VOTE No. 54. Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £600 600 Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 Class D— 1 at £400 ... ... 400 Class E— 1 at £300 ... ... 300 Clerical Division. 1,700 Class I — 1 at £325 (also Department of Agriculture, £200) Class IV— 2 at £370 ... ... 740 1 at £260 (also Department of Agriculture, £100) ... ... 260 Class V — 2 at £315 ... ... 630 2 at £290 ... ... 580 2 at £275 ... ... 550 Class VI— 2 at £260 ... 520 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Class VII— 2 at £210 ... ... 420 . 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £190 ... .. 190 325 1,000 1,760 750

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item. 1915-16. TOURISTS— continued. 1 VOTE No. 54— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ Clerical Division continued. Glass VII —continued. 1 at £180 3 at £150 2 at £135 Class VIII— 4 at £110 1 at £100 ... . ... lat £95 3 at £65 .£ 180 4-50 270 440 100 95 195 1,710 830 Cadets' Lodging-allowances— 3 at £28 2 at £18 1 at £13 lat £8 84 36 13 8 Agents' Tellers' Allowances— lat £10 3 at £5 10 15 141 25 Clerk's oversea allowance— lat £15 15 General Division. 1 at £250 lat £240 lat £220 1 at £220 (also Department of Lands, £25) 2 at £210 3 at £200 1 at £198 1 at £195 1 at £190 5 at £180 lat £178 1 at £175 4 at £170 lat £162 6 at £160 1 at £156 2 at £155 8 at £150 4 at £146 6 at £145 2 at £141 9 at £140 3 at £135 2 at £130 lat £120 1 at £120 (7 months) 1 at £115 5 at £110 2 at £105 11 at £100 lat £96 lat £95 3 at £90 3 at £85 3 at £84 4 at £80 2 at £75 2 at £72 250 240 220 220 420 600 198 195 190 900 178 175 680 162 960 156 310 1,200 584 870 282 1,260 405 260 120 70 115 550 210 1,100 96 95 270 255 252 320 150 144

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item. 1915-16. TOURISTS— continued. VOTE No. 54— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ General Division — continued. £ 3 at £70 ... ... 210 3 at £65 ... ... 195 2 at £60 ... ... 120 1 at £60 (6 months) ... 30 2 at £50 ... 100 15,317 Unclassified Staff. Professional. lat £375 375 General. 1 at £144 (9 ... .. 108 lat £90 ... ... 90 1 at £90 (9 months) ... ... 67/10 2 at £78 ... ... 156 1 at £50 (also Department of Agriculture, £50) 50 1 at £50 ... ... ' 50 1 at £50 (9 months) ... ... 37/10 1 at £25 ... ... 25 584 Less amount deducted for board, See. — 13 at £30 ... ... 390 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided but not payable for full year... 282 25,132 672 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 24,460 505 7 8 9 10 ■2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, and purchase of books, photographs, pictures, and distribution of pamphlets, books, kc. ... Allowances to members of staff for loss of personal effects destroyed by fire at Hanmer Springs Bonuses and commissions to Honorary Agents Claims in connection with passenger booking Cleaning, lighting, water, fuel, telephones, office requisites, furniture, rent, legal expenses, cartage, printing and stationery, freight, &c, New Zealand and abroad, audit fees for inspection of accounts ... Extra clerical assistance Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Tracks and huts Glade House and Te Anau-Milford Track— Maintenance, including furniture and repairs Hanmer Sanatorium, Baths, Gardens, and Watersupply to Township— Maintenance of sanatorium, baths, water-supply, tea-house, gardens, furniture, supplies, repairs, and wines, spirits, kc. ... Importation and distribution of game and fish Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri — Maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs Little Barrier Island— Maintenance and repairs 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 23,955 2,500 20 20 5 i 2,000 50 50 1,600 11 12 1,950 100 490 13 50 14 500

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torn. TOURISTS— continued. 191 i-16. 15 VOTE No. 54— -continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Mount Cook Hermitage Hostel, Tracks, and Huts— Maintenance, including guiding, equipment, furniture, and repairs Queenstown Reserves— Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Rotorua Acclimatization District — Maintenance, including bonuses to honorary £ 3,000 16 250 475 17 18 rangers Rotorua Sanatorium and Baths— Maintenance of sanatorium and baths, including wines, spirits, furniture, supplies, and repairs ... Rotorua Works, including Whakarewarewa— Maintenance of— Electric light and power system Reserves, gardeus, parks, and bands or orchestra Water-supply and sewerage Wharves and beacons ... Subsidies to coach, motor, and steamer services— Fairlie-Hermitage Lake Wanaka Lumsden-Te Anau Pembroke-Queenstown Pipiriki-Tokaanu Pukaki-Pembroke Rotorua-Waiotapu ... Wairoa-Waikaremoana Subsidies to Park and Domain Boards : Egmont £200, Taupo £50 Subsidy, accommodation-house, Waikaremoana Subsidy, accommodation-house, Te Puia Springs ... Te Aroha Hot Springs— Maintenance of buildings, baths, gardens, teahouse, subsidy to doctor, supplies, music, furniture, and repairs Tongariro National Park : Maintenance, &c. Travelling allowances and expenses Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel— Maintenance, and repairs, hostel, furniture, boatshed, boats, and tracks... Waitomo Caves and Hostel - Maintenance, including furniture and repairs Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 250 19 5,000 20 1,200 1,200 1,000 30 21 425 30 50 65 260 300 180 125 22 250 150 100 23 2-1 25 26 27 28 900 100 500 400 29 2,700 80 50 Total—Vote No. 54 ... 28,325 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. 52,280 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 55. Salaries —■ Clerical Division. Class III— £ lat £385 Class V— 1 at £305 ... 305 lat £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— lat £245 385 580 245

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Item. 19 5-16 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE— continued. VOTE No. 55— continued. Salaries— continued. £ £ Clerical Division— continued, Class VII— £ lat £200 ... ... 200 lat £190 ... ... 190 lat £120 ... ... 120 Class VIII— lat £110 ... ... 110 lat £95 ... ... 95 1 at £80 ... ... 80 1 at £65 ... ... 65 510 Lodging-allowances 350 50 General Division. lat £260 ... ... 260 lat £156 ... ... 156 lat £120 ... ... 120 lat £96 ... ... 96 lat £72 ... ... 72 704 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable during the current year ... 2,824 80 Other Charges for and incidental to — Appeal Board— Allowance to Government Insurance Commissioner for services on Board at the rate of £100 per 2,744 annum Expenses: Hearing of appeals Examinations : Public Service Senior and Entrance Extra clerical assistance Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for part cost of fees for correspondence classes for tuition to officers of other departments of the Public Service Printing and stationery Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other item of the vote ... 100 350 2,150 50 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 69 400 77 300 40 Total—Vote No. 55 ... 3,536 6,280 PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 148 VOTE No. 56. Salaries— Administrative Division. lat £850 850 Professional Division. 750 lat £750 Class A — 2 at £700 1,400

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:tem. 1915-16. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID — continued. £ £ i VOTE No. 56— continued. 1 ! Salaries— continued. Professional Division — continued. Class B— £ 2 at £600 ... ... 1,200 lat £550 ... ... 550 2 at £525 ... ■ ... 1,050 Glass D — lat £400 Glass E — 1 at £300 ... ... 300 2 at £260 ... ... 520 lat £235 ... ... 235 Glass F — 1 at £180 2,800 400 1,055 180 Clerical Division. Class IV— lat £360 Class V— lat £290 ... ... 290 lat £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 2 at £260 ... ... 520 lat £236 ... ... 236 Class VII— 2 at £220 ... ... 440 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £190 ... ... 380 lat £180 ... ... 180 Class VIII— lat £110 ... ... 110 lat £95 ... ... 95 lat £65 ... ... 65 lat £50 ... ... 50 360 565 756 1,200 Cadets' lodging-allowance ... 320 54 General Division. 3 at £250 ... ... 750 lat £230 ... ... 230 lat £225 ... ... 225 6 at £180 ... ... 1,080 4 at £170 ... ... 680 5 at £160 ... ... 800 1 at £155 ... ... 155 2 at £150 ... ... 300 lat £140 ... ... 140 lat £132 ... ... 132 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £120 ... ... 240 1 at £113 ... ... 113 3 at £110 ... ... 330 3 at £108 ... ... 324 1 at £100 ... ... 100 lat £96 ... ... 96 1 at £90 ... ... 90 2 at £84 ... ... 168 3 at £80 ... ... 240 6,453 Unclassified Officers. 1 District Health Officers at £100 1 Bacteriologist at £100 100 100

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:tem. 1915-16. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 56— continued. Salaries — continued. Unclassified Officers — continued, 5 Medical Officers at £100 ... 2 Analysts at £150 12 Port Health Officers— £ lat £250 ... ... 250 1 at £225 ... • .. 225 lat £125 ... ... 125 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £50 ... ... 100 1 at £40 ... ... 40 3 at £30 ... ... 90 2 at £10 ... ... 20 500 300 965 9 Sanitary Inspectors— lat £235 ... ... 235 lat £218 ... ... 218 lat £213 ... ... 213 1 at £195 ' ... ... 195 3 at £190 ... ... 570 lat £180 ... ... 180 lat £157 ... ... 157 1,768 43 Native Medical Officers— 3 at £100 ... ... 300 4 at £75 ... 300 3 at £60 ... ... 180 22 at £50 ... ... 1,100 3 at £40 . . ... 120 lat £35 ... ... 35 lat £30 ... ... 30 4 at £25 ... ... 100 lat £20 . ... 20 1 at £13 ... ... 13 1 Caretaker, quarantine station ... 2,198 190 Contribution to other Votes — Marine Department ... ... 50 Agriculture Department ... ... 80 130 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 23,394 1,200 2 Other Charges for and incidental to — Administration, including— Analysts paid by fees Extra assistance — Clerical ... ... 300 Other ... ... 100 22,194 50 Freight and cartage Inspection of vessels Legal expenses Medical Practitioners Act Midwives Act Notification of infectious diseases Nurses Registration Act Office Expenses (including rent,, cleaning, fuel, light, water equipment, telephones, books and publicar tions, postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, printing and stationery) 400 50 600 100 50 100 900 250 p 3,000

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[tern. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. 1915-16. 2 VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Administration, including — continued, Plumbers Registration Act Quackery Prevention Act ... ... Quarantine expenses Sale of Food and Drugs Act ... Travelling expenses and allowances Vaccination and registration fees £ £ 750 25 100 400 4,000 150 10,925 3 Grants in Aid, including— Auckland waterside workers grant for ambulance ... Compassionate allowance to widow and family of Denis Phelan Contributions to inspectors'salaries Coromandel Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, subsidy on contributions ... District Nursing Associations (grant) Grants for refuge work Grant to Karitane Home, Dunedin Grant to Mount Magdala Asylum Maintenance of delirium tremens patients in general hospitals Medical Associations'grants Otago University, grant towards laboratory Plunket nurses, grants for ... Promotion of the health of women and children Relief of indigent persons Salvation Army Prison Brigade work 360 52 50 88 500 1,950 750 300 150 1,400 25 2,700 100 25 450 8,900 4 Miscellaneous Charges, including— Australasian Medical Congress Bacteriological laboratory Bonus to Deputy Chief Health Officer during absence of Chief Health Officer ... Compensation payable under the Public Health Act, 1908 ... .., 500 1,000 25 25 Compensation payable in connection with Mount Eden and Mount Albert night-soil disposal Dangerous infectious diseases Infectious diseases Maternity homes, refund of fees Medical and nursing aid to Maoris (exclusive of salaries) Police expenses in connection with destitute persons Relief to enemy aliens 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 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote 40 500 200 50 3,000 10 200 36 1,350 250 Institutions under control of the Department— Wages — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington ... St. Helens Hospital, Ohristchureh 7,186 5 375 375 325

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[tern. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID— continued. 1915-16. VOTE No. 56— continued. Institutions under control of the Department — contd. Wages —continued. St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium £ £ 375 600 1,350 Maintenance — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium 3,400 1,000 1,400 1,050 800 450 4,700 9,400 62,005 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 6,200 Less amount to be recovered from the Civil List, Native, &c. 55,805 3,431 Total—Vote No. 56... COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. 52,374 1915-16. Total number of offioers .. 21 VOTE No. 57. Salaries — Head Office — Glass V — lat £305 Glass VII— lat £120 Cook Islands— Resident Commissioner ... Land Court Judge, £600 (4 months) ... Resident Agent, Mauke Registrar of Courts Assistant Medical Officer, £500 (6 months) Collector of Customs (£200, also Postmaster £60) Fruit Inspector Assistant Fruit Inspector ... Police Officer Niue — Resident Commissioner Assistant to Resident Commissioner ... Schoolmaster Postmaster Medical Officer Police Officer, £183 10s. (7 months) ... Assistant Schoolmaster Mangaia, Postmaster Atiu, Postmaster Aitutaki, Postmaster 305 120 700 200 220 500 250 oer\ 305 120 700 200 220 500 250 260 220 220 200 365 200 310 50 450 107 175 35 5 5 4,887

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89

tem. tem. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT— continued. 1915-16. - ! £ £ VOTE No. 57 —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, printing, stationery, purchase of books and periodicals, and office requisites ... 3 ■ Compassionate grant to widow of late; Dr. J. P. Cameron, Medical Officer, Nine (equal to 3 months' salary) ; j„ ■ 3 ... 4 i Compassionate grant to children of late E. F. Hawk, Resident Agent, Penrhyn... 5 : Cook and other Islands Administration and other 75 113 200 j expenses 6 Extra clerical assistance 7 ; Lighting, office-cleaning, freight, cartage, and office equipment 8 j Medical service, Niue 9 j Medical service, Rarotonga .. 10 ) Postage and telephones 11 I Subsidy for service to Niue ... 12 ; Travelling allowances and expenses, bags, and equipment 13 ! Two first-class return railway fares for Mrs. Twiss, Wellington-Auckland 14 ; Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 600 100 50 458 1,200 75 570 100 11 100 j 3,652 j Total—Vote No. 58 ... 8.539 8,539 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 58. Charges for and incidental to — General — 1 Allowance to W. H. Frethey, Chief Clerk, Tourist Department, for suggested improvement in Public Service 2 Allowance to 0. H. Stichbury, Clerk, Government Insurance Department, for suggested improvement in Public Service 3 Annuity to Lady Steward for services rendered by her late husband Sir William Jukes Steward 4 Annuity to Mrs. Mackay, widow of Mr. James Mackay, ex-warden 5 Books on New Zealand birds 6 Compassionate allowance to A. L. Stewart 7 Compassionate allowance to Mis. Dean 8 Compensation to J. Turich for damage done to his property by spreading of fire lit by Government workmen 9 Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs 10 Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland 11 Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of the Public Works Act, 1908 12 Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" 1.3 Cost of administering war risks insurance scheme ... 14 Cost of repatriating to Samoa 64 Natives exiled to Saipan by the German Governor of Samoa (on account) 15 . Difference between ordinary and special railway fares for members of Expeditionary Forces at Trenthain 25 25 1.50 100 187 66 25 10 9 120 500 10 11 50 12 75 2,100 13 14 500 15 1,500

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Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. L6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 84 35 36 37 j 38 89 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 VOTE No. 58— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. General —continued. Expenditure incurred in connection with the Waterside Workers'strike Expenses in connection with loaning of art pictures Expenses of Public Service Stores Tender Board Expenses in connection with visit to New Zealand of officer of Commonwealth Public Service advising on system of store-keeping Expenses in connection with New Zealand Hospital Ship 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 Expenses for extra services s.s. " Tutanekai " Expenses in connection with raising and distribution of various relief funds Grant to British Antarctic Expedition towards cost of publication of scientific material Grant to F. Lawry Grant to Mr. Colin Macandrew, formerly secretary to Otago School Commissioners' Board ... Grant to New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association Grant to Royal Life Saving Society Grants to Societies for Protection of Women and Children— Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Grant to Westland Acclimatization Society Gratuity to J. McGrath, late boilerman and cleaner, Government Buildings, equal to one month's salary Gratuity to F. H. McHattie, late clerk, RegistrarGeneral's Department, equal to two months' salary Gratuity to widow of late member of Legislature, Mrs. Laurenson Gratuity to widow of late member of Legislature, Mrs Bollard Gratuity to W. D. Andrews, late Clerk, Inspection of Machinery Department, equal to 3 months' salary, less amount of pension Manual of New Zealand Mollusca Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Payments to retired officers (Messrs. Strauchon, Vickerman, Hogben, and Petiie) acting on Commissions Payment to the Teachers Superannuation Fund of amount of arrears due by the late Captain J. H. Goulding (killed in action) Payment to officers of the Public Service for performance of special duties 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.. Provision for petitions, &o., under consideration Refund of amounts advanced by British Consul at Batavia and Commonwealth Government to New Zealand passengers ex "s.s. Boon" landed at Bitavia Rewards for arrest of naval deserters £ 100 10 200 60 250 20 2,044 1,160 750 800 250 350 200 150 75 75 75 100 14 44 300 300 45 150 37 38 89 50 279 40 96 41 500 40 42 43 44 25 45 46 100 1,000 191 50 47

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Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 18 -19 60 51 52 VOTE No. 58— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. General —-continued. 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 Work done by the Actuarial Staff of the Government Life Insurance Department in connection with the Public Service Superannuation Fund ... £ 100 1,000 200 200 58 54 75 7,000 55 50 18 Total—Vote No. 58 ... 23,929 TOTAL OF CLASS IX £439,? 186

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CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

191* 1915-16. Salaries. Other < ~~' "*" " " ' jP. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 59.—Adjutant-General's Branch 178,885 £ £ £ 178,885 4,777 183,662 „ 60.—General Staff Branch ... ... 1 10,420 10,1-20 ,, 61.—Quartermaster - General's ... 2i Branch 298,761 298,761 TOTAL OF CLASS X ... 178,885 31 178,885 8 313,958 313,958 492,843 Item. 1915-16. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH. VOTE No. 59. Personnel— 1 (a.) Officers' Pay — Imperial General Staff and New Zealand Staff Corps1 Major-General (G.O.C.), (also house allowance, £200) 1 Brigadier-General at £900 1 Colonel at £750 3 Lieut.-Colonels : 2 at £650, 1 at. £600 1 Inspector of Artillery 5 General Staff Officers : 1 at £750, 3 at £650 (also house allowance, 1 at £150), 1 at £550 .1 Royal Engineer Officer at £500 1 Royal Field Artillery Officer at £500 8 Majors : 1 at £525, 1 at £500, 4 at £475, 2 at £450 6 Army Service Corps Officers: 4 at £450, 1 at £275, lat £250 33 Captains— lat £450 5 at £400 16 at £375 11 at £350 41 Lieutenants— 11 at £300 12 at £275 ... ... ' 18 at £250 )Sice, i.l sn use 45C 1.75, £ ■ £ i, . 1,000 900 750 . 1,900 750 n O . 3,250 500 500 0 3,825 i, '. 2,325 450 . 2,000 . 6,000 ,. 3,850 . 3,300 .. 3,300 ,. 4,500 102 >rce 39,100 e 22,025 Less pay of 54 officers with Expeditionary Force 2 ! (b.) Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers' Pay — New Zealand Permanent Staff— 9 Warrant Officers at £225 150 Staff Sergeant-majors at £210 52 Sergeant Instructors at £190 17,075 .. 2,025 .. 31,500 .. 9,880 211 Ts 43,405 Less pay of 1 Warrant Officer and 100 N.C O's. absent with Expeditionary Force j s i. .. 20,825 22,580

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[tem. 1915-16. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANOH— continued. 3 VOTE No. 59— continued, (c.) Administrative ServicesSalaries — 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) i. Testing Officer, S.A. Ammunition 1. Armourer Sergeant-Major 4 Armourer Quartermaster-Sergeants at £210 4 Armourer Staff Sergeants at £190 4 Armourer apprentices at 6s. per day ... [ £ 400 150 150 300 251 840 760 439 16 Professional Division. Class D — lat £365 365 Clerical Division. Class I— £ 2 at £525 Glass IV— lat £350 ... ... 350 1 at £345 . . ... 345 Class V- —— lat £315 ... ... 315 lat £305 ... ... 305 2 at £290 ... ... 580 5 at £275 ... ... 1,875 Class VI — — 3 at £260 ... ... 780 2 at £245 ... ... 490 3 at £230 ... ... 690 lat £215 ... ... 215 Class VII— 7 at £220 ... ... 1,540 lat £210 ... ... 210 4 at £200 ... ... 800 4 at £190 ... ... 760 5 at £180 ... ... 900 lat £140 ... ... 140 7 at £120 ... ... 840 Glass VIII— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £95 ... ... 190 6 at £80 ... ... 480 3 at £65 ... ... 195 Lodging-allowance to Cadets ... 180 1,050 695 2,575 2,175 5,190 Temporary clerical assistance ... 1,265 600 General Division. lat £220 ... ... 220 1 at £210 ... ... 2.10 3 at £200 ... ... 600 1 at £192 ... ... 192 3 at £190 ... ... 570 8 at £180 ... ... 1,440 1 at £175 ... ... 175 3 at £170 ... ... 510 5 at £165 .... ... 825 lat £160 ... ... 160 lat £156 ... ... 156 lat £144 ... ... 144

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Item.I 1915-16. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH- -continued. VOTE No, 59— continued. (c.) Administrative Services —continued. Salaries —continued. £ £ General Division— continued. £ 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £120 ... ... .1.20 1 at £84 ... ... 84 5,941 100 Less salaries of 7 officers with Expeditionary Force 23,146 1,620 (d.) Pay: Royal New Zealand Artillery— Garrison Artillery Section — 1 Lieutenant-Colonel at £600 per annum 3 Majors : 1 at £525, 1 at £475, and 1 at £450 per annum 1 Captain at £400 per annum 3 Lieutenants : 2 at £275 and I at £250 per annum 3 2nd-class Master-Gunners : 1 at £307 per annum (Hon. Lieut.) and 2 W.O's. at lis. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 2 at £25 per annum) 3 Regimental Sergeant-majors (W.O's.): 1 at £257 per annum (Hon. Lieut.) and 2 at lis. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 2 at £25 per annum) 3 Company Sergeant-majors at 10s, 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 3 at £25 per annum) 2 Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeants at 10s. 9d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 2 at £25 per annum) 12 Sergeants at 9s. 9d. per diem 12 Corporals at 9s. 3d. per diem 16 Bombardiers at 8s. 9d. per diem 105 Gunners at 7s. 3d. per diem 7 Armament Artificers : 2 at 12s., 3 at lis. 6d., 1 at 10s. 6d., and 1 at 10s. per diem 7 Carpenter Artificers: 2 at lis. 6d., 1 at lis., 3 at 10s., and 1 at 8s. 3d. per diem 2 Painter Artificers : 1 at lis. 6d., 1 at lis. per diem 2 Machinery Artificers at lis. 6d., per diem 2 Instrument-repairing Artificers: 1 at lis. 6d. and at lis. per diem 2 Sergeant Coxswains at 9s. 9d. per diem 1 Corporal Coxswain at 9s. 3d. per diem 7 Clerks : 1 Regimental Sergeant-major W.O. (Hon. Lieut.) at £257 per annum, 2 at 10s. 9d., 2 at 9s. 9d., and 2 at 8s. 9d. per diem ... 21,526 600 1,450 400 800 719 669 563 393 2,141 2,031 2,562 13,931 1,446 1,322 412 421 412 357 169 1,327 194 Army Ordnance Corps Section — 1 Bombardier at lis. per diem 6 Gunners at 10s. per diem Working pay at 9d. per diem (7 days per week) to the Master Gunner in charge of section 201 1,098 14 7

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[tem. 191; .5-16. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. 4 (d.) Pay : Royal New Zealand Artillery— contd. Field Artillery Section — 1 Major at £450 per annum 2 Captains: 1 at £375 and J at £350 per annum ... 8 Lieutenants at £250 per annum 3 Sergeant-majors, Warrant Officers 2 (Hon. Lieuts.) at £250 per annum, and 1 Warrant Officer at lis. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 1 at £25 per annum) 3 Battery Sergeant-majors at 10s. 3d. per diem (also allowance in lieu of quarters, 1 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 59 Drivers at 7s. 3d. per diem 5 Farriers: 1 at lis., 8 at 9s. 6d., and 1 at 8s. 3d. per diem 5 Fitters: 2 at 9s. and 3 at 8s. 3d. per diem 5 Saddlers: 1 at lis.. 3 at 9s. 6d., and 1 at 8s. 3d. per diem i £ 450 725 2,000 706 i £ 563 1,606 846 640 2,388 7,828 I 874 782 874 127 2 Staff Sergeant-majors (acting), Government House Orderlies, at £200 per annum 1 Master, Commanding Defence Vessel s.s. " Lady Roberts" Annual allowance to Sergeant-Coxswain commanding Defence Vessel, s.s. "Janie Seddon," while so employed Proficiency and Good-conduct Pay for Gunners and Drivers Allowance in lieu of quarters for Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Gunners, and Drivers 400 216 10 3,320 j 2,000 331 59,666 Less pay and allowances of 12 officers and 86 others absent with the Expeditionary Forces 16,962 5 (e.) Territorial Force— Pay 42,704 45,000 6 (/.) Pay and special allowance of Officers and NonCommissioned Officers temporarily appointed to replace Staff with Expeditionary Force 30,000 Total of Pay ... 178,885 (g.) Other Charges for and incidental to — Headquarters and District Staffs— 7 Medical examination of members of New Zealand Staff' Corps and Permanent Staff 100 Royal New Zealand Artillery— 8 Efficiency fees and badges ... 9 Extra-duty pay 10 Medical attendance and medicine (including cost of Medical Officers to Royal New Zealand Artillery) 8 9 10 20 150 300

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Item. 1915-16. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued, VOTE No, 59.—continued, (g.) Other Charges for and\incidental to— continued. Territorial Force— 11 Medical fees for examination on registration (including expenses in connection with same) 12 Principal Medical Officers : 4 at £50 per annum 13 Principal Veterinary Officers : 4 at £50 per annum (also Department of Agriculture—2 at £450, 1 at £260) £ « £ 1,000 200 200 Miscellaneous Services — 14 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 15 ' Amount of £5 payable annually for each New Zealand member towards funds of King Edward's Horse 16 Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week 17 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week 18 Compassionate allowance to the child of the late Corporal H. Blick, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of 5s. per week L9 Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion 20 Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in the Maori War .. 21 Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to the widow of the late James Hamblyn 22 Compassionate allowance, at £1 per week, to widow of W. A. Richardson on account of military services rendered by husband 23 Contribution towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers while serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government, pavments under the National Insurance Act (Great Britain), 1911, and contribution towards pension granted to Imperial Officer who contracted disease while serving with the Colonial Forces in South Africa ... 24 Expenses in connection with Courts of Inquiry 25 Expenses in connection with detention ... 26 Expenses in connection with Board set up to investigate claims for the New Zealand War Medal 27 Expenses of members of New Zealand Contingents travelling for examination by Military Pensions Board 28 Fidelity-guarantee premiums for military officers who are imprestees 29 Grants to recipients of N.Z. Cross (£10 per annum) 30 Legal expenses 31 Medical fees, under Sections 3 and 4 of the Military Pensions Act, 1908, for examination of members of Contingents for pensions ... 32 Payments under Public Service Regulation 209 33 Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow 34 Pension to Aperahama Tahumirar.gi for wounds rereceived while in the service of the New Zealand Government 30 120 39 52 13 20 7 83 52 21 26 1,000 50 500 27 LOO 28 5 29 30 31 20 110 100 32 33 5 160 84 45 10

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tem. 19: 1915-16. ■ ADJUTANT-GENERALS BRANCH- -oontinued. £ £ £ 86 36 VOTE No. 59—continued. Miscellaneous Services —continued. Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford ... ... 46 Rewards payable to Police for securing convictions for certain breaches ot the provisions of the Defence Act ... ... ... 260 Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer lor serious permanent injuries received in the service ... 40 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 46 260 37 40 38 50 4,827 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 50 4,827 50 4,777 Total Vote No. 59 ... ... 1,777 . 183. | 183,662 5 6 I •2 3 4 GENERAL STAFF BRANCH. VOTE No. 60. Military Education — Headquarters staff tour . . ... ... 300 District staff tours (£150 for each district) ... 600 Central school of instruction for permanent and territorial officers ... ... ... 1,400 Two obligatory courses of instruction in each district for non-commissioned officers for commissions (equals eight courses) at £150 each ... ... 1,200 Two voluntary courses in each district for officers for promotion (equals eight courses) at £100 each ... 800 Four Senior Territorial Officers' courses (three or four days) at £50 each ... ... ... 200 Four district refresher camps for Territorial Officers and Senior Cadets at £400 each ... ... 1,600 Military Journal ... ... ... 400 Books and other publications, Ac. ... ... 500 Examinations ... ... ... 25 Libraries (£25 for Headquarters and £25 for each district) ... ... ... 125 Expenses in connection with aviation, including insurance ... ... ... 50 Elxpenses in connection with survey, also draughting requisites ... ... .. i 450 300 600 1,400 1,200 800 7 200 8 9 10 11 1,600 400 500 25 12 125 50 13 450 M 15 Special Grants for Rifle-shoo ting (extra, to ordinary Course of Musketry) — Annual grant for rifle-shooting prizes (including marking fees) ... ... ... 1,000 Railway passes for territorials and members of rifle clubs attending approved rifle meetings ... i 800 Rifle-shooting expenses (including grant to Dominion Rifle Association) ... ... ... 1,000 Expenses in connection with competition for Lord Roberts's Trophy ... ... ... 20 16 17 10,470 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the : Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ...I 50 Total Vote No. 60 .,, ,,. 10,420

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. tern. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH. 1915-16. VOTE No. 61. (a.) Headquarters and District Staffs— House allowance Office equipment, fuel, light, and cleaning office, also meal allowance and overtime Uniform allowance to members of Permanent staff 1 £ £ '.'..' 1 2 150 700 600 3 4 5 6 7 8 (b.) Royal New Zealand Artillery— Clothing for free issue (or allowance in lieu thereof) Fuel, light, and water Hospital charges Maintenance of boat-sheds, launches, and hire of temporary launches and boats Miscellaneous stores, 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 300 1,000 50 700 . ■ 9 2,000 ! 10 11. 3,000 50 150 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (c.) Territorial Force— Rations Rations and messing-allowance to officers and noncommissioned officers, &c, of Railway Battalion attending training-camp ... Horse hire Forage and grooming allowance Messing-allowance 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 incidental 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 membersof 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 Hire of buildings and grounds for parades, &c. Maintenance and repairs to drill-halls and rifle ranges (including caretaking, rent, &c.) Travelling allowances and expenses Travelling allowances and expenses of non-commis-sioned officers attending examinations for promotion Rail fares and freights Fuel, light, and water, also cleaning offices, washing, 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 offices (including office requisites) Purchase and upkeep of horses and mules (including medicines, clipping, &c), also cost of upkeep of bicycles Telephones 20,000 140 5,000 6,000 2,500 250 22,000 2,000 600 21 25 6,500 22 23 24 25 3,500 18,000 26 27 20 22,000 28 29 2,200 10 30 16,000 31 3,000 32 1,500 500

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I [tem. | q 1915-16. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. 61— continued. £ (d.) Stores and Magazines— 33 Spare Parts for Small-arms, Maintenance of Arms, Mineral Jelly, Rifle Oil, Morris Tubes, dc. — 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 £ £ 34 Accoutrements, dc. — Bandolier equipment, £150 ; haversacks and material for same, &c, £350 ... ... ... 500 35 Army Service Transport Wagons, Harness, Pack-saddlery, Water-carts, Saddlery, Bicycles, dc. — Wagons and harness, £150 ; saddles, £100 ; bicycles, £100 ... ... ... j 350 36 Camp Equipment, dc. — Kettles (camp), £500; blankets (general service), £1,100; picks, shovels, brooms, lanterns, scales, tools, &c, £300; tent-line, spare parts for tents and marquees, £150... ... ...,| 2,050 37 I 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 Ordnance — 38 Ordnance and field gun ammunition ... .. ■ 8,000 39 ; Small-arms ammunition and cordite ... ... | 35,000 40 Ordnance stores and spares ... ... ... 1,500 Clothing — 41 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) ... ... ... 19,300 42 Supplv of uniforms, &c, for Senior Cadets—Blouses, £3,000: shorts, £2,000; hats, £1,250; puttie hose, £375 ... ... ... 6,625 Other Charges for and incidental to — 43 Aeroplanes and housing of same ... ... 10 44 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 100 45 Commission of inquiry re Defence stores ... 300 46 Compensation to 2nd Lieutenant F. C. Harris, N.Z.G.A., for injuries received to health whilst on military duty ... ... .. 103 47 Compensation to Private M. Campbell on account of injuries received at Matarae Camp, 1914 ... 79 48 Components for wireless apparatus ... ... 50 49 Expenses in connection with Imperial Services Exhibition ... ... ... 40 50 I Expenses in connection with the purchase of warlike stores in England, including salary of clerk to Inspector of Warlike Stores ... ... 100 51 Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 ... 200 52 | Funeral expenses ... ... ... 50 53 | Grant to Captain D. E. Cardale, N.Z.S.C., on account of public moneys lost in fire at Napier ... 19 54 ! Insurance on buildings ... ... ... i 10 -j

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'torn. !: , 1915-16. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. £ £ 55 56 57 58 59 VOTE No. 61 — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 5 Labour, repairs, and additions to magazines, store buildings, and grounds, fuel, light, and water ... 2,000 3 Purchase and engraving of medals .... ... 100 1 Passages and expenses of Cadets attending Royal Australian Military College (including pay) ... | 4,000 ■I Passages and expenses of officers and non-com-missioned officers to and from England and other parts of the Empire, including travelling-expenses j and all other allowances ... ... ... 2,700 ■) Payments in respect of injuries, sickness, Sue., sustained by members of Expeditionary Force ... 1,000 1 Payment co James McLeavey in respect of liabilities of the Horowhenua Mounted Rifle Corps disbanded 69 L Postage, telegrams, and letter-boxes ... ... 3,500 I Printing, stationery, and advertising ... ... 3,000 3 Refund Customs duty ... ... 100 t Refund to Land for Settlements Account on account of land taken for a rifle-range at Wither Settlement, Blenheim ... ... ... 1,100 5 Shipping charges, freights, cartage, &c. ... ... 3,500 3 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in cidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 60 61 62 68 64 65 66 241,536 <i7 68 69 70 71 72 Capital and Non-recurrent Expenditure— (a.) Guns and, Ammunition 1 Armaments: 18-pounder Q.F. guns, 4-5" howitzers, and Maxim guns, and ordnance ammunition ... 24,000 (b.) Arms— i Arms and spare parts, &c. ... ... ... 10,000 (c ) Equipment, dc. — ) Accoutrements, haversacks, water-bottles, tools (entrenching), and other equipment ... ... 6,000 ) I Army service transport wagons, harness, water-carts and equipment ... ... ... 850 1 Camp equipment, including tents, marquees, field cookers, &c, nose-bags, kit-bags, &c. ... ... 3,000 2 Field engineering equipment (including signalling equipment for signal companies and troops, and railway battalions) ... ... ... I 2,000 3 Medical equipment and veterinary service supplies, medical stores, ambulance stretchers, and all equipment for field hospitals ... ... , 350 1 Mobilization stores (on account, £20,000) ... | 2,000 5 Searchlight stores ... ... ... j 1,000 (d.) Clothing — 3 Working suits in lieu of two issues of clothing ... 10,000 J (e.) Liabilities in connection with old Volunteer and Cadet Corps, dc. ... ... ... 25 73 7-1 75 76 77 Total of Capital and Non-recurrent Expenditure 59,225 300,761 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 2,000 Total—Vote No. 61 ... ... 298, 298,761 TOTAL OF CLASS X .... t492,843 143

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

Salaries. 1915-16. Other Charges. Total. .... ote No. 62.—Customs Offices and Services— £ £ £ Classified Officers Non-classified Officers ... J 49,459 12,809 62,268 63.—Customs: Miscellaneous Services 64.—Marine, Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery „ 65. —Government Steamers 39,676 940 17,680 17,680 23,145 62,821 32,833 33,773 „ 66. — Marine : Miscellaneous Services , i I — 9,776 9,776 TOTAL OF CLASS XI ... I I 90,075 90,075 16,243 186,318 Item. 1915-16. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES. £ j £ 1915-13. Total number of officors . . 250 VOTE No. 62. 1 Salaries— Administrative Division. lat £750 750 Clerical Division. Class I — £ 3 at £600 ... ... 1,800 1 at £580 ... ... 580 lat £550 ... ... 550 lat £500 ... ... 500 Class II— lat £475 ... ... 475 4 at £440 ... ... 1,760 Class III — 4 at £425 (I also private secretary) ... 1,700 2 at £420 ... ... 840 2 at £405 ... ... 810 lat £395 ... ... 395 Class IV— 2 at £370 ... ... 740 3 at £360 ... ... 1,080 lat £350 ... ... 350 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 1 at £340 ... ... 340 Class V— 2 at £315 ... ... 630 2 at £305 ... ... 610 3 at £295 ... ... 885 lat £285 ... ... 285 lat £280 ... ... 280 Glass VI— 17 at £260 (1 also private secretary) ... 4,420 I at £250 ... ... 250 II at £245 ... ... 2,695 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3,430 2,286 3,746 3,545 ; 2,690

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tem. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued, 1915-16. VOTE No. 62— continued, Salaries— continued.. £ £ £ Clerical Division— continued. Class VI —continued. £ 4 at £220 ... ... 880 3 at £215 ... ... 645 : lat £210 ... ... 210 Glass VII— 1 S 4 at £2.10 ... ... 840 11 at £200 ... ... 2,200 1 at £195 ... .:. 195 4 at £190 ... .... 760 5 at £185 ... ... 925 7 at £180 ... ... 1,260 ' . 1 at £170 ... ... 170 : 11 at £165 ... ... 1,815 8 at £150 ... ... 1,200 6 at £135 ... ... 810 6 at £125 ... ... 750 2 at £115 ... ... 230 ; 2 at £110 ... ... 220 Glass VIII— 11 lat £110 ... ... 110 4 at £108 ... ... 432 lat £105 ... ... 105 10 at £98 ... 980 2 at £95 ... ... 190 5 at £88 ... 440 4 at £85 ... ... 340 2 at £82 ... ... 164 4 at £80 . . ... 320 7 at £78 ... ... 546 lat £65 ... ... 65 3 at £50 ... ... 150 9,335 9,335 1,375 11,375 3,842 i fl Q fiAQ ; c. 1 c O , 012 Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... • -... 25 -.... 25 General Division. ■;- , lat £220 ... ... 220 lat £215 ... ... 215 lat £210 ... ... 210 8 at £200 ... ... 1,600 ,, lat £195 ... ... .195 9 at £190 ... ... 1,710 19 at £180 ... ... 3,420 | 9 at £170 ... ... 1,530 1 at £170 (4 months) ... ... 57 j 1 at £165 ... ... 165 2 at £160 ... ... 320 3 at £155 ... ... 465 lat £145 ... ... 145 1 at £140 ... ... 140 lat £120 ... ... 120 lat £70 ... ... 70 ic 10,582 Ooastwaiters at sub-ports (not being classified Customs officers) 405 405 si 51,959 i Less estimated credits (including salaries of officers serving with the expeditionary force)... I 5 2,500 2,500 U 49,459 9,459

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Item. 1915-16. em. ([CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. .VOTE No. 62— -continued. Other Charges for and incidental to2 I Contribution to other Votes— Marine . Police Post and Telegraph ; ..... Working Railways 3 i Cost of instruments, books, periodicals, and uniform trimmings ... ... ... 4 Expenses connected with prosecutions and seizures under the Customs' Acts, and legal expenses 5 ' Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices 6 Extra assistance (clerical and other) .... 7 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 8 Hire of boats and launches ... 9 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 10 Printing and stationery 11 Rewards in connection with the protection ot the revenue and detection of offences under the Customs Acts 12 Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... 13 Travelling allowances and expenses 14 Travelling allowance and expenses of Inquiry Agent and Commercial Expert— Special allowance while stationed away from New Zealand ... .... Travelling and general expenses 15 i Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 2 £ 235 10 1,300 10 250 250 1,500 1,200 2,150 100 800 1,500 £ 8 9 L0 II 1,000 400 1,500 » 400 500 104 400 104 400 100 15 100 Total—Vote No. 62 ... 12,809 809 62,268 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 63. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Audit fees for inspection of accounts 2 Additional retiring-allowance to H. A. Day, late watchman, Customs Department (8 months at £63) 3 ! Additional retiring-allowance to T. H. Hustwick, late Inspector of Explosives and Customs Analyst (including £5 unpaid year 1914-15) 4 j Additional retiring-allowance to G. Rowe, late watchman, Customs Department (4 months) ... 5 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Andrew Barron 6 Compensation to Johnson Clark (late watchman) for reduction of retiring-allowance 7 Expenses under the Immigration Restriction Act, 1908 8 Expenses of Customs Buildings, Wellington— Cleaning and washing Lighting, water, heating, and electric power Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Refund of duty on — 9 Advertising matter for the Winter-Hall Company's patriotic tour 1 2 3 4 5 6 600 | 42 25 3 130 7 8 461 175 120 190 50 17 I

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Item. 1Q 1915-16. Item. CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. iy £ £ £ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 VOTE No. 68— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Refund of duty on — continued. Apparatus for experimenting in extracting oil from peat Baggage not fully complying with the terms of the exemption under the tariff, but being baggage and ! effects not for sale: also on bona fide heirlooms not exceeding in value £50, when the Collector is satisfied as to the facts Band instruments specially imported for territorial or cadet bands Chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances and who cannot pay the duty Challenge shield of the Australasian Amateur Athletic Association (won by New Zealand in 1910) Clock foi Post-office, Dargaville ... ... | Cups presented for competition among members of Agricultural and Pastoral Associations Refund of duty on engines and material used in the construction of aeroplanes in New Zealand ... Flags presented to schools in New Zealand and to Boy Scout Corps by schools and corps abroad Flour imported to replace stocks supplied for military purposes ... ... ... j Gifts sent by soldiers, sailors, or members of military, medical, or nursing staffs on active service abroad, ! also effects of such persons ... ... Goods donated for the benefit of British or Allies' 7 200 200 60 2 25 25 500 2 98 750 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 poor ... ... Goods donated for the use of the Expeditionary Force Machinery and plant for oil boring and refining pur100 100 24 25 poses Miniature rifles and ammunition for same for the use of Territorials or Cadets Presents and relief in kind for enemy prisoners of 350 50 26 27 28 i 29 ; i 30 31 I 32 33 | 34 35 I war Road-rollers and road-graders imported by Local Bodies on and after 1st January, 1914 Sera and vaccines and anti-toxins Telephones : (1) Paid under Section 3 of the Customs Duties Act, 1908, subsequent to 6th September, 19.12, 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 Trophies presented by donors abroad for competition in New Zealand or awarded to New Zealand residents and not being advertising trophies Trophies presented for competition by pupils of Public and Secondary Schools ... ... I Wireless equipment for coastal ships ... ... Refund of extra duty payable under section 125 of the ; Customs Act, 1913, on toilet preparations contracted for before that section came into force ... Refund of license fees legally due by Customs agents for years during which the licenses were not used ... Refund of license fee for still to be used in Dunedin Hospital Laboratory Refund of extra duty paid on steam-engines, afterwards sold for dairying, (fee. 25 1,750 500 600 100 10 300 56 5 2 50 600 100 10 300 56 5 2 50

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105

tem. 1915-16. CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ 86 37 VOTE No. 68— -continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Remission of dutv on flour and wheat from 21st October, 1914, to 31st December, 1915 Remission of duty on oats, from 2nd March, 1915, to 31st May, 1915, and on Algerian seed oats from 2nd March, 1915, to 31st December, 1915 8,750 1,250 Total--Vote No. 63 ... 17,680 MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY. 1915-10. Total number of officers . .• 233 VOTE No. 64. Salaries— Head Office— Administrative Division. 1 at €725 725 Professional Division. 1. at £1.00 (also Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works) ... Class B — 1 at £550 Class E — 1 at £300 1.00 550 300 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 at £345 Class V— lat £315 Glass VI— £ lat £260 ... ... 260 2 at £230 ... ... 460 345 315 720 Glass VII— 2 at £190 ... ... 380 3 at £180 ... ... 540 lat £165 ... .. 165 lat £120 ... ... 120 Class VIII— lat £110 ... ... 110 2 at £108 ... ... 216 2 at £98 ... ... 196 I at £78 ... ... 78 1,205 600 General Division. lat £120 ... ... 120 lat £108 ... ... 1C8 lat £96 ... ... 96 2 at £84 ... ... 168 492 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 5,352 360 4,992

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

Item. 19 5-16. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. 64— continued. Sal arie s— continued. Harbours— £ £ Professional Division. 2 Class C — Greymouth — 1 at £460 460 General Division. Hokianga — . ; i 1 at £300 (also Inspector of Fisheries, £ £10) ... ... 300 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £150 ... ... 150 Kaipara — l;af£3U ... ... 311 1 at £205 ... ... 205 lat £150 ... 150 1 at £135 - ... 135 Wellington — 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £155 ... ... 155 Picton — 1 at £300 605 801 580 300 Unclassified Officers. 7 Ngunguru — Harbourmaster Auckland —■ Whangaparapara Light-attendant Tongaporutu — Light-attendant Awakino — Light-attendant Marakopa — Light-attendant Mokau — Signalman Napier Bluff Lighthouse — Lightkeeper Waitapu — Harbourmaster Collingwood — Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper Karamea — Harbourmaster and Signalman (also Wharfinger £25) Wharfinger Hokitika — Lightkeeper Okarito — Signalling ... - Okuru — Signalman Waikawa — Harbourmaster Anglem Point — Light-attendant 15 8 32 9 25 10 20 11 10 12 13 60 20 14 25 15 70 16 120 25 17 20 18 30 19 60 20 10 21 25 3,313 Less contributions from Customs and Internal Affairs votes, and Greymouth Harbour Board 715 2,598 !

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item. 1915-16. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. 64— continued. Harbours— continued. 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 ... 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 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 £ £ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 10 150 500 200 20 200 50 20 950 270 32 25 20 30 50 50 30 100 350 33 34 35 36 37 38 89 10 50 3,075 Lighthouses— Salaries — 5,673 11 General Division. £ 1 at £290 ... 290 14 at £205 ... ... 2,870 6 at £200 ... ... 1,200 2 at £195 ... ... 390 lat £190 ... ... 190 1 at £185 ... ... 185 lat £180 ... ... 180 3 at £175 ... ... 525 3 at £170 ... . 510 16 at £155 ... ... 2,480 I at £150 .;.■■ , 150 4 at £145 ... ... 580 8 at £140 ... ... 1,120 7 at £135 ... ... 945 II at £130 ... ... 1,430 3 at £125 375 lat £100 ... ... 100 13,520 Unclassified. 50 lat £50 ... '".'.'." 13,570 42 43 11 45 46 17 48 49 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 350 350 75 100 350 20 50 100

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

Item. 1915-16. MARINE, HARBOURS. AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. 6 50 51 52 53 .54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 VOTE No. 64— continued. Lighthouses— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Keepers' station and travelling-allowances Medical examinations and expenses New automatic light for Jackson's Head Beacon New dwellings for Tiri Tiri ... Oil and stores Purchase and shoeing of horses and forage for same... Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. Revolving cowls Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages of temporary keepers... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 700 10 290 1,200 3,500 100 500 730 50 50 750 50 9,325 22,895 Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office — Salaries — 62 Professional Division. Class B — 1 at £500 Class E— 1 at £300 500 300 Clerical Division. Class VII— 2 at £200 400 General Division. 132 1 at £132 Unclassified. 66 7 Local Reporters 1,398 63 64 6S 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 71 75 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cleaning offices ... ... ... Establishment of stations at Chatham Islands, Bealey, and Mount Eginont 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 40 30 50 25 1,500 100 300 170 5 40 100 50 2,435 3,833

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[tem. 1915-16. MARINE, HARBOURS. AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. 64— continued. Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Surveyors of Ships— Salaries — 76 Professional Division. Class c— £ 3 at £420 Class D— 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £365 ... ... 365 3 at £325 ... ... 975 1 at £310 ... ... 310 Class E — . 2 at £300 ... ... 600 2 at £300 (9 months) ... ... 450 1,260 2,030 1,050 Clerical Division. Class VI— lat £245 Class VII— lat £210 Class VIII— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 1 at £108 ... ... 108 245 210 328 Unclassified. Temporary Surveyor at £250 (5 months) Shipping Officer, Onehunga ... Shipping officer, Whangaparapara ... ... 3 Load-line Inspectors : 1 at £20, 2 at £10 Contribution to Postal Department for services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga ... 104 15 10 40 25 77 78 79 80 81 82 Other Charges for and incidental to- — Cleaning offices Office equipment and rent Procuring and maintaining launch for Wellington surveyors Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 5,317 75 225 400 100 50 10 860 Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships— Salaries — 6,177 83 Professional Division. Class A — lat £700 Class C — 3 at £420 Glass D— £ 1 at £400 ... 400 6 at £380 ... ... 2,280 3 at £365 ... ... 1,095 7 at £345 ... ... 2,415 3 at £325 ... ... 975 2 at £310 ... ... 620 700 1,260 7,785

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

Item. 191 .-16. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. VOTE No. M—continued. Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships— continued. Salaries —continued. £ 83 Clerical Division. Class VII— £ 1 at £220 ... ... 220 lat £200 ... ... 200 420 Glass VIII— lat £98 98 10,263 84 85 86 87 88 89 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 40 150 150 100 3,300 50 3,790 Protection of Fish and Oysters— Salaries — 14,053 90 Professional Division. 420 Class C — 1 at £420 General Division. £ 1 at £250 ... ... 250 2 at £200 ... ... 400 1 at £170 ... ... 170 820 Unclassified. 23 Inspectors : 1 at£50, 4 at£25, 2 at £12, Oat £10, 8 at £7 10/, 6 at £6, 1 at £5 298 1,538 91 92 93 94 95 Other Charges for and incidental to — Benzine, oil, stores, &c. Bonuses and gratuities to officers — J. P. Bennett J. W. Dadson ... ... ... J. P. Ridings '.'. ... ... R. E. Widdows J. H. Letcher ... ... J. H.Coad Casual labour Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova Grant for costs and maintenance of Fish-hatcheries— Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea Grant for maintenance of Portobello Fish-hatchery... Picking and sale of oysters ... Planting oysters in Hauraki Gulf Planting oysters in Cook Strait Stocking a Westland and other rivers with salmon ... Subsidy to Portobello Fish Hatchery Board for research work (£1 for £1) ... Travelling allowances and expenses 150 10 5 5 5 5 5 175 150 96 97 98 99 .00 .01 150 500 4,500 200.50. .150 .02 150 - 250

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

[tem. 1915-16. MARINE, HARBOURS. AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. £ 103 VOTE No. Protection of Fish and Qystbbs.— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 6,510 8,048 65,671 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 2,850 Total—Vote No. 64 ... 62,821 GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. VOTE No. 65. Salaries— Professional Division. Class B — lat £500 Class C — lat £440 ... ... ..: 500 440 940 2 3 4 5 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) Special payment to R. Duncan, Chief Surveyor of Ships, for preparing plans and specifications for new steamer 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" Value of passages granted without charge 7,700 500 15,000 100 10,000 33 33,333 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 34,273 500 Total—Vote No. 65 ..." 33,773 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 Auckland Inland Waterways Commission Audit fees for inspection of accounts 120 3 4 400 1,000 75

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112

Item. MARINE : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 19 5-16. VOTE No. 66— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Beacons, buoys, and lights at— Jackson's Head Waitapu, leading-lights Carriage and freight Charts, books, and periodicals Checking overcrowding of steamers Contribution towards New Zealand's Sailors' Room, England Erection and maintenance of leading-lights, Piako River Extra clerical assistance Expenses connected with examinations... Expenses of Wellington Patent Slip inquiry Extension of wharf, Taieri Mouth Fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance Freight by s.s. " Hinemoa " (not recoverable) 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 improving Pakaroa Harbour, Aotea For repairs to old wharf, Kaikoura For repairs to Ti Point Wharf, Whangateau Towards cost of boat-slip, Lake Brunner Irrecoverable fees for survey of oil-launches Irrecoverable fee for seaworthiness survey of s.s. " Walkure " Legal expenses New Zealand Nautical Almanac Office equipment 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£l) Renewal of East Cape cable... Repairs to Awhitu Wharf ... Repairs to Colac Bay Jetty (subsidy, £1 for £1) Repairs to Gumtown Wharf... Repairs to Whangaroa Wharf (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Repairs to Fisherman's Wharf, Helensville Repairing shed, Grove Wharf Repairing and extending wharf, Whangaparapara East Repairing and improving Kenepuru Canal Snagging Upper Mokau River (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Snagging Waibou River, Hokianga 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) Repairing and extending wharf, French Pass (£1 for £1) Repairing wharf, Russell (£1 for £1) ... £ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 75 75 150 300 500 iio&al .25 '.;0A8.3 208 50 25 21 60 500 1 25 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 120 76 50 15 IOC 73 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2 100 400 130 1,000 550 700 35 36 37 75 10 100 75 38 100 911 250 50 25 100 190 20 150 60 100 50 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 150 52 53 50 75 54 200 200

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15— B. 7.

Item. 19 5-16. MARINE : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 55 56 57 VOTE No. 66— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Superannuation of R. C. Hunter, injured on " Tutanekai" Survey of unseaworthy ships Survey of site for fishermen's landing place, Waikanae Telephones Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 90 25 40 100 50 58 59 60 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 10,276 500 Total—Vote No. 66 ... 9,776 TOTAL OF CLASS XI £186, 18

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CLASS XII.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

114

1915-16. Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ ote No. 67.—Department of Labour ... 17,325 14,586 31,911 TOTAL OF CLASS XII ... 17,325 4,586 31,911 tem. 15-16. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. Total number of officeis 1915-16. 109 VOTE No. 67. Salaries— Administrative Division. lat £550 550 Professional Division. Class D — lat £345 345 Clerical Division. Class III— lat £405 Class IV— lat £360 Class V— 2 at £315 lat £305 1 at £290 Class VI— 2 at £260 lat £230 2 at £215 1 at £210 Class VII— 2 at £220 2 at £210 2 at £200 1 at £190 lat £180 3 at £165 1 at £150 1 at £150 (6 months) 3 at £135 ' 1 at £120 Class VIII— 2 at £110 2 at £95 lat £85 6 at £65 6 at £50 (1 for 9 months, 1 for 8 months, 4 for 6 months) £ 630 305 290 520 230 430 210 440 420 400 190 180 495 150 75 405 120 220 190 85 390 171 405 360 1,225 1,390 2,875 1,056

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CLASS XII.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued.

[tem. 191 5-16. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued. VOTE No. 67— continued. 1 Salaries— continued. £ £ Clerical 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 £260 ... ... 520 2 at £255 ... ... 510 3 at £245 ... ... 735 4 at £235 ... ... 940 1 at £220 - ... ... 220 3 at £200 ... ... 600 5 at £195 ... ... 975 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £185 ... ... 370 4 at £185 (10 months) ... ... 617 4 at £185 (1 for 9 months, 3 for 8 months) 509 2 at £175 ... ... 350 1 at £175 (6 months) ... ... 88 lat £165 ... ... 165 2 at £144 ... ... 288 lat £108 ... ... 108 4 at £96 ... ... 384 4 at £84 ... ... 336 lat £72 ... ... 72 8,167 Unclassified Officers. Commissioners of Conciliation : 3 at £500 1,500 Registrar, Arbitration Court ... 350 Temporary Clerk ... ... 156 Temporary Typists— lat £57 ... ... 57 2 at £52 ... ... 104 Lodging-allowance to Cadets and Typists 2,167 183 18,953 Less salaries of officers serving with the Expeditionary Forces 939 18,014 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for the full year 217 17,797 Less salaries of officers who have left the Department 472 17,325 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, printing, and publications ... 3 j Allowance to police and other officers acting as departmental agents 4 Allowance to International Association for Labour Legislation, Basle, towards cost of collecting and publishing information respecting the labour laws of various countries 5 Allowance to officer temporarily performing higher duties 6 Audit fees for inspection of accounts 7 Bicycles 8 Cartage, freight, and insurance 250 1,000 5 9 60 300 50

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CLASS XII.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued.

tem. 19 5-16. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— continued. 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 VOTE No. 67— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late D Carmody, Inspector of Factories at Ohristchureh... Cost of special typewritten reports under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act... Expenses, Medical Referees, under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908 ... Expenses of examination for promotion of Inspectors of Factories Expenses of Harbour Board delegates to conference in Wellington re conditions of employment of waterside workers Fares, board and lodging, and supplies advanced to persons proceeding to employment ... ... Fees for inspection of scaffolding by special officers... Fees payable to acting members of the Court of Arbitration ... ... ... Fees payable to assessors of Industrial Councils ... Fees for medical examination of officers... Legal and witnesses' expenses 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... 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 Typists ... ... 25 £ 150 75 10 3 14 800 25 25 1,750 5 60 10 1,100 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 50 2,325 600 500 40 220 Travelling allowances and expenses Typewriters Workers' Dwellings— Administration and travelling expenses Fire insurance, rates, and repairs of dwellings erected under the Workers' Dwellings Act, 1905 Fire insurance and rates of dwellings erected under the Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 50 3,800 150 29 30 31 32 450 33 650 34 1,000 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 15,586 1,000 Total—Vote No. 67 14,586 31,911 TOTAL OF CLASS XII JB31; 11

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CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote No. 68.—Department of Lands and Survey „ 69. —Miscellaneous Services ... £ 107,375 £ 51,950 £ 159,325 55,732 55,732 „ 70.—Valuation 20,539 12,604 33,143 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII ... 127,914 10,286 248,200 tem. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 19 )15-16. 1918-16. Total number o£ officers and artisans .. 527 .5-16. 27 1 I VOTE No. 68. Salaries— £ £ ) Administration Division. 850 1 at £850 Professional Division. Class A — £ 1 at £725 ... ... 725 2 at £600 ... ... 1,200 Class B — 1 at £575 . ... ... 575 1 at £550 ... ... 550 2 at £525 ... ... 1,050 4 at £500 ... ... 2,000 Class C — 2 at £480 ... . . 960 lat £460 ... ... 460 2 at £440 (1 Secretary Surveyors' Board, £80) ... ... 960 2 at £420 ... ... 840 Class D— 3 at £400 ... ... 1 200 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 13 at £365 ... ... 4 745 13 at £345 ... ... 4,485 5 at £325 ... ... 1,625 2 at £310 ... ... 620 Class E — I at £305 ... ... 305 22 at £300 ... ... 6,600 lat £290 ... ... 290 II at £280 ... ... 3,080 17 at £260 ... ... 4,420 lat £235 ... ... 235 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Class F— 7 at £160 ... ... 1,120 3 at £140 ... ... '42O 1,925 4,175 3,220 13,815 15,140

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

118

tem. 1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. £ £ £ VOTE No. 68— continued. Salaries— continued. Clerical Division. Class I— £ 1 at £550 Class III — lat £425 (also Scenery Preservation, £25) 425 3 at £405 ... ... 1.215 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £385 ... ... 385 Class IV— —— 2 at £370 ... ... 740 5 at £360 ... ... 1,800 13 at £345 ... ... 4,485 4 at £330 ... ... 1,320 Class V— 18 at £315 ... ... 5,670 lat £310 ... ... 310 5 at £305 ... ... 1,525 lat £300 :.. ... 300 3 at £290 ... ... 870 lat £280 ... ... 280 7 at £275 ... ... 1,925 Class Vl— ! 34 at £260 ... ... 8,840 8 at £245 ... . ... 1,960 2 at £240 ... ... 480 9 at £230 ... ... 2,070 5 at £215 ... ... 1,075 Class VII— i 11 at £220 ... ... 2,420 7 at £210 ... ... 1,470 18 at £200 ... ... 3,'600 lat £195 ... ... 195 17 at £190 ... ... 3,230 lat £185 ... ... 185 18 at £180 ... ... 3,240 6 at £165 ... ... 990 4 at £150 ... ... 600 4 at £135 ... ... 540 5 at £120 ... ... 600 Class VIII— 19 at £110 ... ... 2,090 4 at £100 ... ... 400 12 at £95 ... ... 1,140 9 at £80 ... ... 720 13 at £65 ... ... 845 I I I ! 550 2,425 8,345 10,880 14,425 17,070 2,425 8,345 550 17,070 ; Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... 610 Cadets'special allowances ... ... 30 ! 5,195 5,195 640 ! General Division. 6 at £320 ... ... 1,920 2 at £300 ... ... 600 1 at £290 ... ... 290 7 at £270 ... ... 1,890 6 at £260 ... ... 1,560 lat £240 ... ... 240 2 at £230 ... ... 460 lat £225 ... ... 225 4 at £220 ... ... 880 2 at £210 ... ... 420 I

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119

torn. 1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 68— continued. Salaries — continued. I General Division — continued. £ lat £200 ... ... 200 2 at £196 ... ... 392 2 at £180 ... ... 360 lat £175 ... ... 175 2 at £1.60 ... ... 320 5 at £156 ... ... 780 2 at £150 ... ... 300 lat £132 ... ... 132 1 at £130 ... ... 130 lat £120 ... ... 120 3 at £108 ... ... 324 lat £104 ... ... 104 lat £100 ... ... 100 3 at £96 ... ... 288 6 at £84 ... ... 504 3 at £72 ... ... 216 12,930 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 113,125 750 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 112,375 5,000 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and binding Classification and valuation of lands and special reports 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. 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 ... ... £1,000 Travelling-expenses, &c. ... ... 7,100 107,375 2 3 4,000 4 1,000 5 6 7 25 900 7,000 8 9 10 11 1,500 1,200 35,000 800 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 8,100 12 3,000 150 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 100 500 100 75 2,500 20 21 150 1,000 100

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

[tem. 1915-16. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. VOTE No. 68— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Telephones in offices : Installation and upkeep, including Exchange subscriptions ... ... ! Temporary Assistance — Extra clerks ... ... ■) Extra typists ... ... > Extra draftsmen ... ... ) Temporary Surveyors and Parties— £ Extra surveyors 1 o „en Extra surveyors' assistants j Wages, &c. ... ... ... 10,000 £ 22 450 23 8,600 24 13,750 25 26 27 Travelling allowances and expenses, including transfer of officers Trigs and standards, establishment and maintenance . of Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 6,000 800 150 96,950 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 204,325 45,000 Total—Vote No. 68 ... 159,325 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 VOTE No. 69. Charges for and incidental to — Akeake Drainage Board Amount to be appropriated to meet defalcations by Costello, Ohristchureh— Education Reserves — Primary ... £4,664 Secondary ... 135 100 £4,799 Ordinary Crown lands ... ... 1,668 Lands for Settlement ... ... 3,636 National Endowment ... ... 1,333 Cheviot Estate ... ... 1,309 State Forests ... ... 93 3 4 5 6 7 8 Aratapu Swamp, grant towards drainage of Atuaroa Township : Street formation Audit fees for inspection of accounts Awaiti Block, outfall for Barge, Piako River Board of Examiners of Surveyors, graut to Cemeteries — Fencing, forming, and improving cemeteries Mangawai : Grant for improvements ... Mangaweka Public Cemetery : Grant for improvements Pahiatua Cemetery Reserve, Section 82, Pahiatua Village : River protection (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Providing road access to cemeteries where present roads are on impossible grades Raurimu Cemetery Tokomaru Cemetery : Grant for purchase of land Waikaraka Cemetery 12,838 100 100 300 700 250 200 9 10 11 100 50 12 50 13 125 M 15 16 50 31 24 100

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16— B. 7.

121

Item. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— emtimud. VOTE No. 69- continued. Charges for and incidental to— continued. 17 j Compassionate allowance to C.B.M. Straubel, late draughtsman, Ohristchureh office, retired through defective eyesight ... ... ... 18 Compensation for injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance | during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with same ... ... ... : 19 Compensation for land resumed under the Land Act, 1908, for scenery and other public purposes ... I 20 | Compensation for overlap in area of adjoining lands with Section 6, Block VI, Rangiriri S.D. 21 Compensation for purchase of Native land overlapping Crown land near lake Whangape ... ... 22 ! Compensation for road deviation, Block I, Rintoul Survey District (Richmond) 23 Compensation to lessee for removal of damaged crops left by owner on Section 6, Landsdowne Settlement ... ... ... 24 j Contribution of half-cost towards fencing boundary between Section 11, Block X, Wharepapa, and adjoining Forest Reserve ... ... 26 | Construction of drain through Block XI, Tokatoka Survey District (subsidy, £l for £1) ... 26 Cracroft Main Water - race, Canterbury (subsidy, £lfor£l) 27 Crown lands draining, &c. (general) ... ... 28 Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining lands (including supply of wire to settlers) ... 29 Exchange Crown lands for private lands, equality of 30 Exchange of land between Otago University and the Crown, equality of 31 Expenses of inquiries 32 Expenses of removal of temporary officers 33 Felling, clearing, and grassing Crown lands 34 ! Fencing between Cemetery Reserve (Section 3, Block ' XIII, Ohura) and Township Reserve, half cost of 35 '■ Fencourt Drainage Board (subsidy, balance of) 36 ; Field, track (subsidy, £1 for £2) 37 : Forest-tree growing and planting, contribution to State Forests Account towards cost of ... 38 '-■ Forest reserve, Section 24c, Block XII, Apiti, fencing 89 .. Forest reserve, Section 502, Whangamarino, half-cost fencing boundary ... ... ... 40 j Fruit-trees: Purchase of, for Crown settlers .. J 41 | Grant to S. Johnston in connection with claim for j royalties on timber lost through destruction by fire, See., North Waimarino ... ... 42 Grass-seed for Crown lands and settlers 43 Hapuku River Protective Works, Marlborough : To prevent encroachment on Hapuku Village Settlement [ 44 Hauraki Plains, construction of roads and drains on Crown lands adjoining ... , ... ... -, 45 Hauraki Plains, grant, metalling boundary to Turua 46 Hauraki Plains, No. 1 Road (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 47 Hauraki Plains, Orchard East Road extension .., 48 Hauraki Plains: Part cost formation of road from Waikaka to Piako River to give access to Crown j settlers outside Hauraki Plains Settlement ... ! 49 Hauraki Plains, metalling roads in ... ... j 50 Hauraki Plains: Maintenance of completed works, drains, &c. (on account, £2,000 per annum for two j years) ... ... 51 Hauraki Plains Settlers' Association : Grant to obtain outside engineering report, water-supply scheme 19 £ 150 250 100 146 163 26 18 19 52 500 100 50 100 255 50 150 500 9 67 330 7,000 60 60 500 100 5,000 45 900 250 500 1,110 750 4,500 2,000 250 1915-16. £ ! :

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

[tem. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 00 61 62 68 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 VOTE No. 69—continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Hauraki Land, Mining, and Timber Commission : Expenses of inquiries ... Hokitika River Bank protection (subsidy, £1 for £1) Hukerenui Swamp: Drainage Hunga Hunga Drainage Board (£1,000 on subsidv. 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) Kopu Ferry Road to Hauraki Plains Land Boards : Fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees Lake Takapuna Board, expenses of Lake Wanaka mail-service (subsidy) Level crossing to give access to Section 255, Huirangi Lochiel River Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Makarewa Hedgehope River Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Mangaroa Township: Formation of streets, drainage, &c. Mangatainoka Block : Protective works Matiere Township: Drainage, roading, felling, and grassing ... ... ... Maungatawhiri River : Clearing willows 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 ... Payment of capital value of Section 4, Block VIII, Matapiro (Sherenden Settlement), set aside as gravel reserve Payment of capital value of Section 24a, Otanamomo Settlement, set aside as a school Payment to James Mackenzie, retiring UnderSecretary, of sum ouual to six 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 (Hobson County), (subsidy, £1 for £1, £200), (grant, £250) Piako and Waitoa Rivers improvement (on account of £2,000 per annum for two years) ... Pipiroa Bridge, Piaka River (subsidy. £1 for £1) Pongakawa : Boring for water Preventing encroachment of rivers on Crown reverses £ 675 250 230 1,000 110 37 100 600 2,250 350 50 14 350 250 94 250 284 50 335 460 68 600 500 73 7-1 75 76 77 145 2,500 78 100 79 80 150 100 Kl 37 10 82 39 83 425 84 85 240 630 86 450 87 88 89 90 750 1,000 200 50

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

123

Item. MISCELLANEOU S SERVICES— continued. 1915-16. 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, Glynn Wye Runs, for stock-resting £ £ 91 30 92 93 250 94 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-Fisiierton Recreation-ground : Subsidy for improvements Blackwater Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Blenheim Horton Domain improvements (subsidy, £lfor£l) ... Buffalo Domain, Coromandel County (grant for improvements, £100), (subsidy, £1 for £1, £13) Buckland : Purchase of land for (subsidy, £1 for £l) Denniston Domain improvement (subsidy, £1 for £1) Fast Puketoi : Proportion of loading on Section 36, Block III Elmwood Park, Ohristchureh : Purchase of land (subsidy, £1 for £1), (on account of £2,500) Fencing and improvement of recreation-grounds and domains Globe Hill (subsidy for levelling, clearing, &c, £1 for£l) Green Island Domain (grant) Howick Domain improvements (subsidy, £1 for £1) Kaiti Hill: Purchase of land for (subsidy, £1 for £1) Kati Kati Domain, road access to, and fencing Kati Kati Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1, for improving) Leeston Domain : Purchase of land (subsidy, £1 for £1) Little Shoal Bay Reserve: Northcote Borough Council (subsidy, £1 for £1, towards improvements) Mahurangi Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) Makirikiri Scenic Reserve : Exchange to Domain (half-cost) Mamaku Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1)... Marima Domain, grant for fencing and improving Matai Valley (Nelson) Recreation-ground (subsidy, £1 for £1, towards purchase of) Matamata Domain, planting Maungakaramea Recreation-ground ... Morrinsville : Purchase of land for (subsidy, £1 for £1) Morrinsville Town Board Recreation Reserve: Grant for improvements Motutara (West Coast, Auckland): River-protec-tion, clearing, and improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) Mt. Albert Park, purchase of (subsidy, £1 for £1) Mt. Wellington (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 20 95 96 240 100 97 1,500 98 99 150 1,500 1,500 00 01 100 .02 03 28 20 04 50 .05 .06 113 150 125 07 2 .08 500 09 100 .10 150 10 25 250 100 10 11 .12 18 14 15 16 200 .17 100 50 18 19 20 21 .22 385 50 50 23 24 25 700 30 100 250 26 250 27 50 500 50 .28 29

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

Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Recreation-grounds and Domains— continued130 Mt. Maunganui Domain improvements (subsidy, £1 for£l) 131 Murchison (subsidy, £1 for £1) 132 Northcote Point Domain (subsidy, £2 for £1) ... 133 Osborne Park, Doyleston, purchase of lands, and improving (subsidy, £1 for £1) 134 Otira Recreation-ground ... 135 Otorohanga clearing, levelling, and draining (subsidy, £1 for £1) 136 ; Pahiatua : Improvements and completing protective works at Mangatainoka River (subsidy, £lfor£l) 137 Panmure 138 ' Papatotara Domain Improvements (subsidy, £1 for £i) 139 i Pipiroa Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 140 Pipiroa Domain, Piako : Grant for improvements 141 i Purchase, Reserve Hall Estate, Pahiatua (subsidy, £lfor£l) 142 | Rawene, ploughing and clearing (£1 for £1) 143 I Reserve 58, Block X, Mangahao (Pahiatua County): Fencing 144 j Riccarton Bush : Contribution towards erection of caretaker's cottage and improvements to ground (trustees to contribute £200) 145 | Rochfort Park (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 146 | Runanga Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) 147 | Russell, grant towards purchase of and drainage of swamp at, for purpose of recreation-ground ... 148 : Taupo Domain Board : Grant for maintenance and improvement ... ... 149 : Tauranga Domain (subsidy, £1 for £1) 150 I Te Kuiti, contribution towards purchase of land for 151 I Tokomaru Recreation-ground: Grant for improvements 152 | Wade Domain : Boring for water (subsidy, £1 for £1) 153 i Waikowhai Park improvements (subsidy, £1 for £1) . ••: 154 ; Wangapeka, clearing and improving (subsidy, £1 for£l) 155 I Warkworth (grant) 156 ! Refunds for improvements effected Remission of Rent- — 157 ; H. Clarkson, Section 23, Block XI, Norswood 158 A. T. Mclntyre, Section 1, Block V. Tutamoe S.D. 159 j Otawhao Block— £ G. Bee ... ... 136 B. Clayton 120 C. L. Olsen ... .... 156 A. M. Pritchard ... ... 155 A. Hunt ... ... 130 T. Ryan ... ... 60 A. G. Crowe ... ... 68 A. Olsen ... ... 64 A. H. Hayes ... ... 70 C. S. Drummond ... ... 66 Bate and Stewart ... ... 57 J. Vaughan ... ... 60 E. A. G. Allen ... ... 57 W. Kirk ... ... 63 W. R. Robinson ... ... 34 27 50 50 25 50 18 150 100 50 50 100 400 20 50 125 25 75 100 50 50 79 50 50 250 U 50 50 2 8

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125

Item. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 1915-16. VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued, Remission of Rent— continued, 159 I Otawhao Block— continued. £ J. Tanner ... ... 36 M. C. Archer .. ... 30 A. McQuade ... ... 34 N. M. Murphy ... ... 34 W. Fogarty ... ... 32 G. V. Thomas ... ... 33 £ I £ 1,494 160 Ardlussa Settlement— A. Anderson 161 i Braeburn Settlers — S. Esler ... ... 69 W. Maine ... ... 51 G. W. McCaa ... ... 58 T. F. McAuliffe ... ... 37 J. Esler ... ... 33 A. H. Shields ... ... 47 J. Dermott and L. Hill... ... 37 D. L. Lees ... ... 39 224 371 162 Lindsay Settlement— Mrs. R. Hanson ... ... 12 J. J. Hanson ... ... 21 B. Waters ... ... 41 G. C. de La Haye ... ... 8 R. Cox ... ... 42 J. S. West ... ... 46 17D 163 , Remission of Penalties on Overdue Rents,- Pastoral Runs — Auckland— H. G. Moir ... ... 1 Thomas McKinley ... ... 1 Hawke's Bay— G. E. R. Kirk ... ... 2 Wellington— C. Carlson ... ... 7 Marlborough— B. J. Chapman ... ... 1 E. L. Rutherford ... ... 11 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Company 37 Canterbury— G. L. Hickman ... ... 15 R.O.Dickson ... ... 9 E. H. Robertson ... ... 33 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Company 29 Otago— £ Barry and Munro ... ... 1 J. D. McLennan ... ... 1 Alexander Barron ... ... 4 D. McLean ... 7 D. McKinnell ... ... 5 D. Ireland ... ... 2 J. H. Haughton ... ... I E. B. Newton ,'., ... 4 Westland— George Mallinson ... ... 1 T. E. and J. Cron ... ... 1 Southland— A. B. Moffett ... ... 1 174 164 River protective works, Education Reserve, Block I, Otahoua ... ... ... i 80

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

Item. MISCELLANEOUS SERVIOES— continued. 1915-16. 177 178 179 180 181 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to continued. Road Access— Through Sections 10, 13, 39, and 62, Hunua Parish To Wade Kauri-gum Reserve : Purchase of portion of Section 26, Ohura Parish ... ... j To Wade Kauri-gum Reserve, through Section 29, Ohura Parish : Compensation, &c. ... To Section'103, Otau Parish (subsidy) ... To Sections 4 and 9, Block VI, Kaitieke ... | Through Allotment 17, and Allotments 7 and j 189, of Lot 18, &c, Waipareira Parish: Com-i pensation, &c, for ... ... ... j Through Lower Aorangi Block : Compensation, j &c, for ... ... ... | Hickman's Bridge, Glynnewye Run, Canterbury j (subsidy) ... ... ... To Crown lands, purchase of land for, and fencing To Small Grazing-run 14, Block IV, Moeangiangi I (subsidy, £1 for £1) To Section 9, Block XII, Tutamoe ... 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 Small Grazing-run 98, Block VI, Kauroo S.D. To Section 17, Block VI, Hokianga S.D. ... 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 j XXII: Ditching, forming, &c, of roads ... j To Run 47, Ngatapa Survey District: Purchase of i 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 £1 for £1. £50), (grant, £25) To Section 10, Block IV, Hunua Formation, 80 chains To Glynn Wye Run (Subsidy, £1 for £1 towards liquidation of balance of liability on Glynn Wye Road construction) To Section 6, Block IX, Tangitu : Construction of ■ bridge across Mangatupoto Stream . Through Lot 2717 Waioeka Parish, being purchase of 5 acres for road and fencing same ... ' £ £ 150 75 - 70 45 20 80 185 50 1,500 200 100 20 200 150 100 84 100 100 1,167 250 20 150 100 15 150 200 200 700 100 500 16 50 100 100 200 75 100 180 90 150 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 !08 !04

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127

Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued, 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 21.3 214 VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Road Access— continued.' Tarawera Bridge and river-bank protection (£1,500), (on account) : ... . ... Waitakaruru Stream : Improvement to river-bank Removal of sunken and derelict logs, Northern Wairoa River ... ..... Robinson Road outfall drain (£1 for £1) . -....- Scenery reserves under the Land Act, 1908, Expenses in connection with (including fencing and other works) ... ... ,.::•; . ... i. ;.-i. , ... Ship Cove and other reserves: 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 purchase- : money; 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... Te Akau to Raglan ferry service : Subsidy Teremakau River protective works (subsidy, £1 for £1) Tokatoka Swamp drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1 up to £300, with grant £701) .. Tokatoka Swamp: Stopbank and drainage Tokatoka Swamp : Maintenance of tramway Tokatoka Timber Inquiry — £ Allowance to Commissioner " " ..... ..-.'. " - 30 Expenses of Commission ... ... 20 £ £ .300 250 100 100 100 10 50 600 25 215 160 1,000 216 50 217 218 219 220 320 30 200 221 222 223 1,001 1,280 500 50 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 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)... Value of improvements on pastoral and small grazingruns on expiry of license, payment of, to outgoing lessees Waikato River Board District: Destruction of willows Waikato River Board: Clearing willows (subsidy, £lfor£l) Waimai, Raglan County : Completion, access road ... Waimatuku Creek deepening (subsidy, £1 for £1), (balance) Waikato River : Expenses of engineering surveys ... Waitakaruru Stream Road ... Waitakaruru: Shed for wharf Waitakaruru-Pokeno Road ... 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 (improvement) Wanganui River mail service Wanganui River Trust Domain lands : Roading 200 27 750 350 1,000 250 850 .;. 250 233 234 235 236 237 , 8 150 150 30 200 238 239 300 150 240 241 242 . 200 1,750 '. 775 172

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

Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES continued. 148 144 VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to- continued. Water - supply: Highbank, Avenel, and Velverde Settlements (subsidy, 5s. in the £1) ... Water-supply for settlers, Tematai Road, Te Puke (subsidy, £1 for £1) Water-supply, Earnscleugh Run, Otago West Winton River Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Wharepoa-Kerepehi drainage outfall 500 145 146 147 760 500 225 200 Less commitments which will not be expended during the year 95,232 36,000 Less credits in reduction of expenditure 59,232 2,500 Less credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Aot, 1910 ... 56,732 1,000 Total-Votb No. 69 ... 55,73! VALUATION. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 100 VOTE No. 70. Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £675 675 Clerical Division. Class III1 at £425 Class IV— £ 2 at £360 ... ... 720 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £330 ... ... 330 Class V— 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 12 at £260 ... ... 3,120 2 at £245 ... ... 490 2 at £230 ... ... 460 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 8 at £200 ... ... 1,600 17 at £190 ... ... 3,230 1 at £165 .. ... 165 1 at £140 ... ... 140 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII- —-— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £95 ... ... 190 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2 at £65 ... ... 130 Lodging-allowances— -— lat£23 ... ... 23 lat£18 ... ... 18 2 at £13 ... ... 26 425 i I i 1,395 i 590 i i I . i 4,070 ■ 5,715 620 67

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17— B. 7.

tem. 1915-16. VALUATION—continued. VOTE No. 70— continued. Salaries —continued. General Division. lat £385 ... ... 385 lat £375 ... ... 375 6 at £360 ... ... 2,160 5 at £345 ... ... 1,725 3 at £330 ... ... 990 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 3 at £305 ... ... 915 lat £290 ... ... 290 3 at £275 ... ... 825 lat £260 260 lat £245 ... ... 245 1 at £184 ... ... 184 lat £132 ... ... 132 lat £108 ... ... 108 1 at £96 ... ... 96 4 at £84 ... ... 336 10,626 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for, but not payable during current year 24,183 144 24,039 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 L6 17 18 19 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 Valuation of Land Commission (balance) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... 150 50 850 50 5,000 50 150 500 30 250 850 700 350 3,050 200 4,500 24 100 Less contribution from— Land-tax Department ... £7,000 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Office ... ... 750 16,854 40,893 7,750 Total—Vote No. 70 ... 33,143 TOTAL OF CLASS XIII £241 5,200

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

130

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ote No, 71. —Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce £ £ £ 105,637 114,481 220,118 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV ... 105,637 4,481 220,118 item. 1 15-16. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE. £ £ 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 494 VOTE No. 71. Head Office— Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £675 675 Professional Division. 800 1 at £800 Class B — 1 at £550 Class D — £ 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £310 ... ... 310 Class E — _ 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £235 ... ... 235 Class F— 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £120 ... 120 550 690 755 280 Clerical Division. Class III— 1 at £425 Class IV— 1 at £370 (also private secretary £25 and extra classification allowance £30)... 370 1 at £345 ... 345 1 at £330 ... ... 330 Class V— 1 at £400 ... 400 2 at £315 ... ... 630 2 at £290 ... ... 580 425 1,045 1,610

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131

Item. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. 1915-16. & ! £ VOTE No. 71— continued. Head Office— continued. Salaries —continued. Clerical Division — continued. Class VI— £ 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 lat £245 ... ... 245 2 at £230 ... ... 460 Class VII— 3 at £220 ... ... 660 2 at £210 ... ... 420 2 at £200 ... ... 400 4 at £190 ... ... 760 4 at £180 ... ... 720 8 at £165 ... ... 1,320 2 at £150 ... ... 300 1 at £135 ... ... 135 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— - 2 at £110 ... ... 220 lat £108 ... ... 108 lat £98 ... ... 98 lat £95 ... ... 95 4 at £88 ... ... 352 lat £80 ... ... 80 3 at £78 ... ... 234 3 at £65 ... ... 195 3 at £50 ... ... 150 1,745 5,075 1,532 General Division. • lat £220 ... ... 220 1 at £170 ... ... 170 lat £166 ... ... 166 lat £156 ... ... 156 1 at £150 ... ... 150 lat £96 ... ... 96 lat £84 ... ... 84 2 at £72 ... ... 144 lat £48 ... ... 48 1,234 Trade Representatives. 1 at £200 (also Tourist Agent, £525) ... 200 1 at £100 (also Tourist Agent, £360) ... 100 1 at £50 (also Tourist Agent, £50) ... 50 350 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 16,766 314 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Forces 16,452 780 2 3 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, stationery, and photographs ... Allowance to Mr. B. C. Aston towards expenses in visiting United Kingdom and United States of America Auckland Exhibition Audit fees for inspection of accounts Bicycles and repairs Biological laboratory 15,672 2,000 100 10 75 20 200 4 5 6 7

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

tem.! AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. 1915-16. VOTE No. 71— continued. Head Office— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Board of Agriculture Carriage of starving stock and fodder for same Chemical Laboratory Collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics — £ £ 8 9 10 11 500 500 500 £ Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 200 300 12 13 II 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 ... ... 1,000 Other expenses ... ... 1,500 50 200 15 16 17 18 Experiments in the control of grass-grub Extra clerical assistance Freight and carriage not otherwise provided for 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. Refund of amount of stolen postal notes Removal expenses Rents of Offices in New Zealand and Abroad, Fuel, Light, Water, Furniture, Office Requisites, Insurance, Cleaning Offices, Outbuildings, Yards, and Approaches— £ Wages ... ... 200 Other expenses ... ... 2,300 2,500 50 50 50 19 20 21 22 300 100 4,000 4,000 23 24 25 26 27 28 1,000 300 400 50 1 500 29 30 San Francisco Exhibition Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy steam service New Zealand-San Francisco... Subsidy steam service New Zealand-Vancouver Transit Expenses to San Francisco— £ E. Clifton and family ... ... 145 A. Macpherson and family ... 200 M. O'Brien and family ... ... 250 2,500 8,000 31 32 33 200 12,500 10,000 Travelling allowances and expenses Upkeep and Improvement of Buildings and Fences on Departmental Reserves and Grounds— £ Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 200 595 1,250 34 35 Visit of A. Macpherson, Fields Instructor, to experimental farms in Canada and United States of America Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the vote 300 86 190 87 100 53,391

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133

Item. 191 ;-i6. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 11—continued. Live-stock and Meat Division — Salaries — 38 Professional Division. 1 at £650 (also £150 from Defence Department) Glass B — 3 at £450 (also £50 each from Defence Department) Glass C — 3 at £480 Class D— £ 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 1 at £365 ... ... 365 7 at £345 ... ... 2,415 2 at £325 ... ... 650 2 at £310 ... ... 620 1 at £260 (also £50 from Defence Department) 260 Class E— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £260 ... ... 260 2 at £250 ... ... 500 650 1,350 1,440 6,650 1,035 Clerical Division. Class V— 1 at £315 Class VI — 1 at £260 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £120 ... ... 120 Glass VIII— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £88 ... ... 176 315 260 1,105 396 General Division. 9 at £320 ... ... 2,880 2 at £310 ... ... 620 1 at £305 ... ... 305 7 at £300 ... ... 2,100 3 at £295 ... ... 885 2 at £290 ... ... 580 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £270 ... ... 270 2 at £260 ... ... 520 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £240 ... ... 240 5 at £230 ... ... 1,150 13 at £220 ... ... 2,860 3 at £210 ... ... 630 5 at £200 ... ... 1,000 I at £195 ... ... 195 II at £190 ... ... 2,090 1 at £185 ... ... 185 6 at £180 ... ... 1,080 1 at £175 ... ... 175 7 at £170 ... ... 1,190 1 at £165 ... ... 165 10 at £160 ... ... 1,600 8 at £150 ... ... 1,200

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

tem. 19 5-16. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMEROE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Live-stock and Meat Division —continued. Salaries —continued. £ £ 38 General Division — continued. £ 16 at £156 ... ... 2,496 1 at £140 ... ... 140 1 at £120 ... ... 120 2 at £105 ... ... ... 210 1 Inspector of manure-sterilizing ... 450 2 part-time Veterinarians at £150 ... 300 25,666 750 5 Allowance to C. S. Neville by way of salary Amount required to adjust salaries of married men receiving less than £140 per annum ... 22 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 39,644 1,010 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Forces 38,634 3,230 35,404 39 40 41 Other Charges for and incidental to — Applying tuberculin test to stock and disposing of diseased cattle Bicycles and repairs 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— 250 150 20 42 Wages ... ... £200 Other expenses ... ... 1,000 1,200 43 44 45 46 Experiments in connection with bush-sickness and allied troubles Extra clerical assistance Grant towards publishing results of New Zealand Poultry Club's egg-laying competition Grant towards cost of printing report of New Zealand Poultry Conference Inoculation of Calves for " Black-leg " — Wages ... ... £100 Other expenses ... ... 150 100 50 50 47 10 250 :8 :9 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 i0 >1 12 Inspection of meat Legal expenses Poultry Farms and Buildings (not attached to Experimental Farms), including Purchase of Birds and Material and Provision for Visitors — MiltonWages ... ... £300 Other expenses ... ... 900 800 350 50 1,200

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135

Item. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. 1915-16. £ £ VOTE No. 71— continued Live-stock and Meat Division —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 53 Quarantine Stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton— Wages ... ... £400 Other expenses ... • ... 1,600 54 ' Removal expenses 55 Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges 56 Special experimental work in connection with poultry 57 Travelling allowances and expenses 58 Wages and Expenses in connection with Veterinary Laboratory, and Land and Buildings used in connection therewith, including the Cost of Investigation of Diseases— Wages ... ... £50 Other expenses ... ... 600 2,000 500 200 150 7,500 59 Wool-instruction classes for inspectors ... 60 , Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock and Meat Division items of the vote 650 100 150 15,880 Fields and Experimental Farms Division — 61 " Salaries — (il Professional Division. 600 Glass A — lat £600 Class C — 1 at £480 Glass D — lat £400 Class E — 1 at £260 480 400 260 Clerical Division. Class VI— £ lat £260 ... ... 260 1 at £245 ... ... 245 Class VII— lat £220 ... ... 220 1 at £200 ... ... 200 lat £190 ... ... 190 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £150 ... ... 150 Class VIII— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £98 ... ... 196 lat £88 ... ... 88 lat £78 ... ... 78 505 1,105 582 General Division. 2 at £360 ... ... 720 4 at £350 ... ... 1,400 3 at £330 ... ... 990 7 at £320 ... ... 2,240 9 at £300 ... ... 2,700 2 at £290 ... ... 580 4 at £280 ... ... 1,120

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

item. 191 5-16. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. VOTE No. 71— continued Fields and Experimental Farms Division — continued. Salaries —continued. £ £ 61 General Division— continued. £ 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 1 at £260 ... ... 260 6 at £250 ... ... 1,500 10 at £240 ... ... 2,400 10 at £230 ... ... 2,300 8 at £220 ... ... 1,760 3 at £210 ... ... 630 lat £205 ... ... 205 5 at £200 ... ... ' 1,000 3 at £180 ... ... 540 lat £195 ... ... 195 11 at £190 ... ... 2,090 4 at £180 ... ... 720 4 at £170 ... ... 680 2 at £165 ... ... 330 lat £160 ... ... 160 22 at £156 ... ... 3,432 lat £155 ... ... 155 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £148 ... ... 148 3 at £145 ... ... 435 2 at £140 ... ... 280 2 at £135 ... ... 270 lat £130 ... ... 130 lat £125 ... ... 125 lat £120 ... ... 120 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £105 ... ... 105 lat £90 ... ... 90 lat £65 ... ... 65 31,335 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 35,267 643 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Forces 34,624 604 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and repairs Bonus for improvements in flax-dressing machinery Co-operative Field Experiments and Provision for Visitors — £ Wages ... ... 350 Other expenses ... ... 2,650 34,020 62 68 64 50 250 65 Destruction of Noxious Weeds on Native Lands— Wages ... ... 750 Other expenses ... ... 250 3,000 1,000 66 Destruction of Rabbits on Crown Lands— Wages ... ... 4,950 Other expenses ... ... 4,150 9,100 67 Destruction of Rabbits on Native Lands— Wages ... ... 7,000 Other expenses ... ... 1,750 8,750

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

18— B. 7.

torn. 191 ;-i6. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE - continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Fields and Experimental Farms Division— continued. Other Charges for and, incidental to —continued. 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, — Arataki— £ Wages ... ... 500 Other expenses ... ... 450 68 Moumahaki — Wages ... ... 1,250 Other expenses ... ... 3,750 950 69 5,000 ro Ruakura— Wages ... ... 3,000 Other expenses ... ... 5,000 8,000 71 Tauranga— Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... . . 550 650 72 Waerenga — Wages ... ... .2,250 Other expenses ... ... 3,250 5,500 73 W eraroa — Wages ... ... 3,500 Other expenses ... ... 2,000 5,500 74 Experiments in Cultivating North Auckland Gum Lauds— Wages ... ... 350 Other expenses ... ... 450 75 Experiments In Regrassing Denuded Lands— Wages ... ... 50 Other expenses ... ... 200 800 Experiments in the control of drifting-sand areas Experiments in Utilization of Pumice LandsWages ... ... 50 Other expenses ... ... 250 250 500 70. 77 300 78 Experiments on Crown Lands, Westland— Wages ... ... 100 Other expenses ... ... 350 450 50 10 50 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 Extra clerical assistance Grading grain Grading New Zealand hemp Grant towards expenses Canterbury Seedgrowers' Association Investigation of phormium pests Legal expenses Medical and other expenses of R. G. Muir, farm hand, injured while on duty Purchase of stud stock, including expenses of importation 100 100 50 15 86 1,000 500 15 87 88 Removal expenses Seeds and plants for distribution

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

torn. 1915-16. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. £ £ 89 90 93 92 93 VOTE No. 71— continued. Fields and Experimental Farms Division — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidies to local bodies for the destruction of the kea Transit expenses of J. Brown and family from Australia Travelling allowances and expenses Wages and Expenses in connection with Destruction of Noxious Weeds— £ Wages ... ... 450 Other expenses ... ... 50 50 60 34 10,500 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Fields and Experimental Farms Division items of the vote... 500 94 100 Horticulture Division— Salaries — 63,184 95 Professional Division. 600 Class A — lat £600 Class D— 1 at £400 400 Clerical Division. Class VI— lat £260 Class VII— lat £165 Class VIII— £ 2 at £110 ... ... 220 1 at £65 . ' ... ... 65 260 165 285 General Division. 4 at £260 ... .. 1,040 3 at £240 ... ... 720 2 at £230 ... ... 460 3 at £220 ... ... 660 4 at £210 ... ... 840 5 at £200 ... ... 1,000 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £180 ... ... 180 lat £170 ... ... 170 5,260 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year ... 6,970 23 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 fruit Grant towards cost of printing report of Beekeepers' Conference Grant towards printing report of conference of New Zealand Fruit Growers' Associations ... 6,947 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 500 150 100 25 150 150 150 104 20 I I 25

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139

Item. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE— continued. 1915-16. £ £ 05 06 .07 .08 09 10 .11 .12 VOTE No. 11—continued. Horticulture Division — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Guarantee on experimental shipments of fruit to west coast of North America Importation and breeding of natural enemies to insect pests Legal expenses Outbreaks of orchard and garden diseases Removal expenses Seeds and plants for distribution Spraying demonstrations and apparatus... Subscriptions and extensions to telephones, including bureau charges Subsidy, New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation (£1 for£l) 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... Subsidy to National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand (£1 for £1) 300 50 20 100 200 25 50 300 50 20 100 200 25 50 30 .13 30 .14 .15 16 .17 121 50 100 3,600 25 3, 6, 121 50 100 ,600 25 100 ,041 • 18 100 6,041 Dairy-produce Division— Salaries- — 19 Professional Division. 650 Class A — 1 at £650 Class C — 1 at £480 480 j Clerical Division. Class VI — 1 at £260 Class VII— £ 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £135 ... ... 135 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— 1 at £98 ... ... 98 lat £88 ... ... 88 lat £80 ... ... 80 260 645 266 General Division. 9 at £350 ... ... 3,150 5 at £335 ... ... 1,675 5 at £300 ... ... 1,500 3 at £290 ... ... 870 2 at £270 ... ... 540 2 at £260 ... ... 520 2 at £220 ... ... 440 2 at £210 ... ... 420 lat £170 ... ... 170 9,285 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable for full year 11,586 192 11,394

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

[tem.; 1915-16. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIE , AND COMMERCE- -continued. VOTE No. 71— continued. Dairy-produce Division --continued Other Charges for and incidental to— Bicycles and repairs ... ... ... : Contribution towards printing report of the Conference ■ of National Dairy Association, Paimerston North Demonstration of pasteurization of skim-milk and whey Grading of dairy-produce— £ Wages ... ... 200 Other expenses ... ... 400 £ 200 120 121 122 123 20 10 600 50 .24 .25 Legal expenses Purchase of dairy requisites and produce for experi.26 .27 .28 .29 ments 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 350 100 20 50 .30 31 70 3,500 15 vote ... ... ... Board of Trade— Salaries — £ lat £1,000 ... ... 1,000 lat £600 ... ... 600 lat £600 ... ... 600 4,985 .32 2,200 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 249,118 29,000 Total—Vote No. 220,118 TOTAL OF CLASS XIV £22' 118

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. i Total. |_ £ 13,95 £ 13,995 £ 1,205 £ 15,200 ote No. 72.—Head Office ... „ 73.—Elementary Education 20,35 20,393 9c 892,908 913,301 „ 74.—Secondary and Higher Education „ 75.—Technical Instruction 7^ 775 111,701 112,476 9t 985 56,030 57,015 „ 76.—Training Colleges and Training of Teachers „ 77.—Medical Inspection 1,9( 1,960 6( 47,751 1,245 47,751 3,205 „ 78.—Physical Training and Junior Cadets 79. —Native Schools 2,55 31,05 2,520 31,035 2( 4,555 4,137 7,075 35,172 „ 80. —Schools in Outlying Islands 2,05 2,020 '2( 400 2,420 „ 81. —Infant Life Protection 1,01 1,050 >5( 0 ' 520 1,570 SPECIAL SCHOOLS. „ 82.— I. School for the Deaf... 4,11 4,159 55 9 i 61 4,220 83.— II. Education of the Blind 275 275 „ 84.—III. Otekaike Home 3,4< 3,443 Ac 3 ; 2,736 6,179 „ 85.— IV. Richmond Home for Girls „ 86.— V. Industrial Schools ... 41 452 5i 2 640 1,092 16,3< 16,397 W, '7 27,976 44,373 „ .87. —School buildings, furniture, and sites „ 88. —Miscellaneous Services ... 126,178 14,341 126,178 14,341 TOTAL OF CLASS XV ... TOTAL OF CLASS XV ... 99,184 1,29 1,2 12,659 1,391,84: Item. 1915-16. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ft HEAD OFFICE. £ £ 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 69 VOTE No. 72. Salaries— Administrative Division. £ 1 at £875 (1 month) ... ... 73 1 at £850 ... ... 850 i at £700 ... ... 700 1 at (£750) 2 months at £100 ... 17 1,640 Professional Division. Class A — 1 at £750 (9 months) Class B — 1 at £576 ... ... 576 1 at £500 ... ... 500 563 1,076 1,639

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tem. HEAD OFFICE— continued. 1915-16. VOTE No. 72— continued. Salaries— continued. £ Clerical Division. Class I — lat £525 Class II — • 1 at £475 Class IV— £ 1 at £370 ... ... 370 lat £330 ... ... 330 Glass V— lat £325 ... ... 325 lat £315 ... ... 315 lat £305 ... ... 305 lat £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £215 ... ... 430 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ••• 220 3 at £210 ... ... 630 3 at £200 ... ... 600 3 at £190 ... ... 570 3 at £180 ... 540 lat £165 ... ... 165 2 at £150 ... ... 300 3 at £135 ... ... 405 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £108 ... ... 216 5 at £98 ... ... 490 lat £95 .. ... 95 9 at £88 ... ... 792 2 at £65 ... ... 130 525 475 700 1,220 1,180 3,790 1,943 General Division. 9,833 lat £200 ... ... 200 lat £156 ... ... 156 lat £120 ... ... 120 4 at £96 ... ... 384 860 Unclassified. 1 at £550 550 Allowance to Officer in Charge of Physical Branch ... Additional for officers performing extra duties attached to positions of higher grade 1,410 50 50 100 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 14,622 450 Less refund by Defence Department of part salaries of clerks on duty at the forts 14,172 177 13,995

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

ten i. 191 5-16. HEAD OFFICE— continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOTE No. 72— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Books of reference and publications Clerical assistance Fares of special messengers, cartage, freight, Asc. 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 £ 25 500 5 200 125 250 £ 100 15,200 Total Vote No. 72 ... ... 1,205 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 39 VOTE No. 73. SalariesProfessional Division. Class A— £ 1 at £742 ... ... 742 1 at £650 ... ... 650 1 at £620 ... ... 620 1 at £616 ... ... 616 1 at £611 ... ... 611 1 at £597 ... ... 597 2 at £550 ... ... 1,100 Class B— — 1 at £565 ... ... 565 1 at £563 ... ... 563 1 at £562 ... ... 562 1 at £542 ... ... 542 2 at £525 ... ... 1,050 12 at £500 ... ... 6,000 Class C — 3 at £480 ... ... 1,440 5 at £460 ... ... 2,300 5 at £440 ... ... 2,200 4,936 9,282 5,940 Additional for Inspectors performing extra duties attached to positions of higher grade Additional Inspectors (temporary) . 265 200 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 20,623 230 Charges for and incidental to — Examinations : Incidental expenses Grants to Education Boards for the following pur20,393 35 3 4 poses :— Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' and probationers' allowances General Administrative Purposes : Capitation on average attendance (Education Act, 1914, section 6 (1), (c), (iii)) Relieving Teachers School and class libraries : Capitation Conference of education authorities 829,200 91,000 4,100 2,000 O.F.Cl 5 6

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION—continued.

1915-16. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION— continued. £ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 VOTE No. IB—continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued Conveyance of school-children, instructors, and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school Kducational Institute : Grant in aid Delegates' Conference Freight Illustrations, &c. : Natural History, History of the Empire, &c. Inspection : Relieving and extra assistance, clerical assistance, typing, &c. Manual instruction : Capitation Medical examination of teachers in special cases Observation schools: Additions to teachers' salaries and allowances ... ... ... Office requisites, advertising, &o. ... ... Removal of teachers ... ... ... i School Journal contributors' fees, printing, material, apparatus, &c. ... ... ... ! Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... I Wall-sheets for use in public schools (including maps) j Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in- i cidental to the Other items of the vote 19,000 100 10 150 1,100 35,000 5 16 17 IK 300 100 I 250 i i 19 20 21 I ! 2,400 9,000 100 350 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 (£41,417), and the Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1914 (£60,000) 994,450 101,417 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 893,033 125 Total—Vote No. 73... 892,908 913,301 SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 74. Salaries— Professional Division £ Glass B — 1 at £525 ... ... 525 Inspector (temporary)— 1 at £500 (6 months) ... ... 250 775 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges for and incidental to — Conveyance of pupils District High Schools : Salaries of secondary teachers Expenses first election members of High School Boards Manual Instruction : Capitation Research Scholarships: Including fees, material, apparatus, travelling-expenses, &c. Secondary Schools and Colleges: Capitation and annual grants of £100 Scholarships for Maoris attending public schools 4,500 19,250 5 2,500 650 7 77,000 200 8

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

19-B. 7.

I - - ________ Item. igi 1915-16. 5-16. SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION— contd. I £ VOTE No. 74— continued. | Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. 9 Scholarships: Grants to Education Boards (Is. 6d. per unit of average attendance) ... ... 10,750 10 ; "Sir George Grey" Scholarships: One to each Uni- : versity College (science) ... ... 200 11 j Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... I 500 \ 12 : University Colleges: Bursaries ... ... 1.200 13 , Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 1.0 i l i | i £ 116,765 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 ... ... ... 5,059 111,706 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenue Act, 1910 ... ...J 5 111,701 Total—Vote No. 74 ... ... j— — 112,476 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. 1915-16. Total number of officers 2 i VOTE No. 75. 1 Salaries— Professional Division. Class B — 1 at £525 ... ... ... 525 I Class G— 1 at £460 ... ... ... 460 985 Other Charges for and incidental to— i 2 | Capitation (including free places), technical and continuation classes ... ... ... 50,000 3 I Conveyance of instructors and students attending registered classes ... ... ... 1,000 4 | Conveyance of pupils ... ... ... : 3,000 5 Examination expenses ... ... ... | 450 6 Maitrial, apparatus, and appliances ... ... ' 2,500 7 Scholarships and bursaries ... ... ... ; 1,500 8 Specimens and examples of students' works ... ! 1,0 9 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 150 10 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 10 58.620 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 ... ... ... 2,390 56.230 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... j 200 56,030 Total—Vote No. 75... ., ! 57,015

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

item. TRAINING COLLEGES AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS. 1915-16. I VOTE No. 76. Charges for and incidental to — Training Colleges— Allowances to students, and fees Salaries of staffs of training colleges (three-fifths, the other two-fifths is charged to "Elementary Education") Special instruction, libraries, and incidental expenses Training of Teachers (other than Students of Training Colleges)— Classes at sub-centres Fares of instructors and teachers Part fare teacher of backward children Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 1 2 25,500 13,000 1,400 3 I 5 6 7 i 4,000 6,000 25 50 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 49,975 2,224 Total—Vote No. 76... 47. 47,751 MEDICAL INSPECTION. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 4 VOTE No. 77. Salaries— £ 2 at £500 ... ... 1,000 2 at £480 ... ... 960 1,960 2 3 4 5 Other Charges for and incidental to — Material, apparatus, forwarding charges, kc. Officers' requisites, advertising, telephones, &c. Travelling expenses and allowances Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 100 50 1,000 100 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 1,250 5 Total—Vote No. 77 ... 1,245 PHYSICAL TRAINING AND JUNIOR CADETS. 3,205 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 11 VOTE No. 78. Salaries— Professional Division Class A — 1 at £600 (2 months) 100 General Division (Instructors). £ 2 at £240 ... ... 480 7 at £220 ... ... 1,540 2 at £200 ... ... 400 2,420 2,520

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

tem. PHYSICAL TRAINING AND JUNIOR CADETS— continued. VOTE No. 18—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Courses of instruction (including camps) for teachers 3 Equipment for training classes 4 Freigiit and cartage 5 > Miniature-rifle Ranges : Construction, repairs, rents, targets, sheds, and incidental expenses 6 j Office requisites, cleaning and lighting, advertising, books, engraving, insurance, storage, repair of material, &c. 7 j Travelling expenses and allowances 8 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1915-16. £ £ 3,000 100 100 5 LOO 1,500 LOO Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 4,905 350 Total—Vote No. 78 ... 4,555 7,075 NATIVE SCHOOLS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 247 VOTE No. 79. 1 Salaries— Salaries of teachers of village schools 30,000 .,, 0 Professional Division. Class B— 1 at £575 < 'lass C— 1 at £460 575 460 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 ! Advertising 3 Books, apparatus, and other school requisites 4 Expenses of magic-lanterns ... 5 Conveyance, ferrying, and board of children 6 Freight and carriage 7 Fuel, and rewards for supplying fuel 8 Higher Education, Scholarships, and Apprenticeship 9 Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships) 10 Photographs 11 Planting sites 12 Sanitation 13 Special allowances to teachers in isolated places 14 Training of teachers 15 Travelling expenses and allowances (including removals of teachers) 16 ! Contingencies, including medical examination of teachers and unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 31,035 20 625 5 450 10 25 3,000 500 5 10 5 150 25 1,000 50 5,880 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 1,728 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 4,1.57 20 Total—Vote No. 79 ... 4,137 35,172

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item. 1915-16. SCHOOLS IN OUTLYING ISLANDS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 17 £ £ VOTE No. 80. Salaries of Teachers— Chatham Islands: 6 teachers ... ... 620 Cook and Niue Islands: 11 teachers ... ... 1,400 2 2,020 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, allowances, maintenance, material, and apparatus, scholarships, travelling expenses and allowances, &c. ... ... ... I 300 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 400 Total--Vote No. 80 .. ... 2,420 8 INFANT LIFE PROTECTION. 1915-16. Total number of offioers .. 5 VOTE No. 81 Salaries - General Division. 5 at £160 ... ... ... 800 Unclassified. Local Representatives ... ... ... 250 1,050 2 3 4 5 6 Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of infants in foster-homes ... ... 200 Medical attendance of infants ... ... 50 Rent of offices (Auckland and Dunedin)... .. 45 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 300 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... i 25 620 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... .".. 100 520 Total-Vote No. 81 ... ... 1,570 Special Schools. * !. I I, SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. —„ „„~ 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 30 '■ 1 VOTE No. 82. Salaries— General Division. Teachers — £ 1 at £500 ... ... 500 1 at £320 ... .. 320 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £170 . . ... 170

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION—continued.

item. Special Schools— continued. 1915-16. I. SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF— continued. £ £ £ VOTE No. 82— continued. Salaries— continued. 1 General Division— continued, £ Teachers —continued, lat £150 ... ... 150 1 at £140 ... ... 140 lat £130 ... ... 130 lat £120 ... ... 120 lat £110 ... ... 110 Maintenance Staff — 2 at £155 ... ... 310 lat £120 ... ... 120 lat £100 ... ... 100 2 at £85 ... ... 170 2 at £80 ... ... 160 lat £75 ... ... 75 2 at £55 ... ... 110 lat £52 ... ... 52 5 at £50 ... ... 250 2,860 Unclassified. Medical Officer (also £83, Industrial School, Burnham) 1,347 22 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 4,229 70 2 3 4 Other 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 4,159 2,000 25 5 250 25 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 2,300 139 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 2,161 2,100 61 Total—Vote No. 82... 4,220 II. EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. 1 2 3 VOTE No. 83. Charges for and incidental to — Grant to trustees for maintenance of Government pupils Special instruction of pupils (woodwork, &c.) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 900 15 10 925 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 650 Total—Vote No. 83 ... 275

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tem. 191 5-16. Special Schools— continued. I III. OTEKAIKE HOME (FOR BOYS). 1915-16. Total number of officers -.. 45 £ £ VOTE No. 84. Salaries— General Division. Teachers — • £ 1 at £290 ... ... 290 1 at £140 ... ... 140 2 at £120 (3 months) ... ... 60 3 at £110 ... ... 330 1 at £110 (9 months) ... ... 82/10 1 at £110 (3 months) ... ... 27/10 Maintenance Staff — 2 at £130 ... ... 260 5 at £115 ... ... 575 2 at £110 ... ... 220 3 at £105 ... ... 315 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £90 ... ... 90 lat £80 ... ... 80 1 at £75 ... ... 75 3 at £75 (3 months) ... ... 56 L a £70 ... ... 70 3 at £65 ... ... 195 2 at £60 ... ... 120 5 at £55 "... ... 275 6 at £55 (3 months) ... ... .82 930 £ 2,513 I, c Other Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of institution, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements ... I 4 Publications, advertising, &c. ... ... I Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children ... ... ■ ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 3,443 ,443 ,000 50 300 25 2 4,000 50 3 4 5 300 25 4 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the | Land Act, 1908 4,375 I, ,375 L39 139 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 1 _.-, 236 t, L, , MO ,500 1,500 2 Total —Vote No. 84 ... ... — 2,736 I, ,736 6,179 IV. RICHMOND HOME (FOR GIRLS). 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 15 VOTE No. 85. S AL ARIES General Division. Teachers — £ 1 at £200 (4 months) ... ... 66/10 1 at £120 (4 months) ... ... 40 2 at £110 (4 months) ... ... 73/10 | i 180 1.80

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

tem. am. __• 191 -16. Special Schools — continued. IV. RICHMOND HOME (FOR GIRLS)— continued. £ £ VOTE No. 85— continued, 1 Salaries— continued. General Division — continued. Maintenance Staff — £ 1 at £140 (4 months) ... ... 46/15 1 at £105 (4 months) ... ... 35 1 at £80 (4 months) ... ... 26/15 2 at £75 (4 months) ... ... 50 1 at £65 (4 months) ... ... 21/15 5 at £55 (4 months) .. ... 91/15 272 452 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Maintenance of Institution, including equipment, I provisions, clothing, implements and stock, advertising, &c. ... ... ... i 500 3 Travelling expenses and allowances, including transit of children ... ... ... ! 100 4: ; Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 650 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... ... j io 640 Total Vote No. 85 ... ... i 1,092 V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 184 VOTE No. 86. 1 Salaries— Education Division. Class V— 1 at £315 ... ... ... 315 Visiting and Probation Officers — £ 1 at £245 ... ... 245 2 at £220 ... ... 440 Schools — 585 Auckland— lat £210 ... ... 210 1 at £150 ... ... 150 lat £130 ... .. 130 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £75 ... ... 75 1 at £60 ... ... 60 1 at £55 ... ... 55 1 at £13 ... ... 13 793 Weraroa Boys' Training Farm— 1 at £330 ... ... 330 lat £270 ... ... 270 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £170 ... ... 340 1 at £142 ... ... 142 1 at £140 ... ... 140 1 at £135 ... ... 135 J at £125 ... ... (25 >

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Item. 1915-16. Special Schools — continued. V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS— continued. VOTE No. 86— continued, I- Salaries— continued. £ i Education Division — continued. Schools —continued. Weraroa Boys' Training Farm— continued, 1 at £120' 1 at £115 lat £110 3 at £105 1 at £100 lat £80 1 at £65 3 at £60 3 at £55 4 at £20 £ L20 115 110 315 100 80 65 180 165 80 3,217 3,217 Wellington Receiving Home— lat £275 1 at £140 2 at £100 1 at £95 lat £75 1 at £65 1 at £55 lat £50 1 at £40 275 140 200 95 75 65 55 50 40 ~ ' —— * ■ QO« 995 Rangitikei District Receiving Home— 1 at £180 (9 months) ... 1 at £100 (9 months) ... 1 at £90 (9 months) ... 2 at £55 (9 months) 135 75 67/10 82/10 ocn 360 360 Nelson Boys' Training Farm— 1 at £250 lat £230 1 at £185 1 at £170 1 at £155 lat£150 lat £130 2 at £125 lat £120 lat£li5 J at £105 lat £95 lat £90 1 at £85 4 at £70 1 at £55 1 at £52 1 at £50 250 230 185 170 155 150 130 250 120 115 105 95 90 85 280 55 52 50 2,567 Ohristchureh Receiving Home— 1 at £270 lat £140 1 at £110 lat £100 lat £90 1 at £75 2 at £65 270 140 110 100 90 75 130 915

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

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Item. Special Schools— continued, 1915-1H. £ £ V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS- continued. VOTE No. 86— continued, 1 Salaries— continued, Education Division— continued. Schools —continued. Te Oranga Home £ lat £230 ... ... 230 1 at £205 ... ... 205 lat £155 ... ... 155 lat £140 ... ... 140 1 at £90 ... ... 90 2 at £75 ... ... 150 7 at £55 ... ... 385 I L ,855 L ,355 Burnham— I at £270 ... ... 270 lat £245 ... ... 245 1 at £230 ... ... 230 lat £170 ... ... 170 lat £165 ... ... 165 4 at £160 ... ... 640 1 at £155 ... ... 155 lat £152 ... ... 152 1 at £140 ... ... 140 lat £135 ... ... 135 lat £125 ... ... 125 2 at £120 ... ... 240 lat £115 ... ... 115 lat £110 ... ... 110 lat £105 ... ... 105 2 at £85 ... ... 170 2 at £75 ... ... 150 lat £65 ... ... 65 1 at £55 ... ... 55 2 at £10 ... ... 20 3,457 3 1,457 Caversham— lat £200 ... ... 200 1 at £160 ... ... L60 2 at £150 ... ... 300 1 at £130 ... ... 130 lat £90 ... ... 90 2 at £65 ... ... 130 2 at £60 ... ... 120 - > — ■ Additional salaries to members of staffs performing extra duties attached to positions of higher grade ... 10 j I 1,140 i, 1W Nelson : Boarding-out System— 1 Official Correspondent at £100 ... 100 1 assistant at £35 ... ... 35 135 135 Unclassified. Medical Officers of Schools (part time, non-resident) — Auckland— 1 at £55 Weraroa— 1 at £85 Wellingtont at £55 55 85 55

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION—continued.

Item. 1915-16. Special Schools -continued. £ £ V. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS—continued VOTE No. 86 -continued. Salaries -continued. ■ U ncla ssifie d— continued. Medical officers of Schools (part time, non-resident) — continued. Nelson — 1 at £75 75 Ohristchureh and Te Oranga— 1 at £55 i 55 Burnham— 1 at £83 (also £22 for School for the Deaf) 83 Caversham— lat £55 55 Other Charges for and incidental to — Boarding-out of children Good-conduct money for inmates Grant to Postal Department in connection with payments for children boarded out Interest on mortgage, Nelson Receiving Home 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, implements, and work on land Maintenance of inmates in private Industrial Schools: Capitation and special grants Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions ... Refund of inmates'earnings ... Rent, office requisites, telephone, &c, for official correspondent, Nelson Rent, office requisites, telephone, &c, for probation officer, Auckland Rent— Ohristchureh Receiving Home Te Oranga Home (Ohristchureh), (land) Rangitikei District Receiving Home ... 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 I Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 16,397 2 3 4 22,500 650 5 6 7 100 . 18 50 50 8 22,000 I 9 2,000 | 150 25 1 LO 11 12 30 13 100 14 145 i 15 100 50 15 16 17 450 2,500 18 100 Less credits under sections 263 and 264 of the Land Act, 1908 51,033 2,057 . 48,976 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 j 21,000 Total--Vote No. 86 ... : 27,976 I 44,373

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION—continued.

Item. 1915-16. SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, AND SITES 2 VOTE No. 87. Charges for and incidental to — General Maintenance of School Buildings under | Control of Education Department, including j Additions to Buildings, Alterations, Rebuilding, Furniture, Fittings, Fencing, Rents, Additions and Improvements of Sites, and Incidental Expenses— i Industrial schools Native schools Otekaike Home School for the the Deaf... Grants to Education Boards— For general maintenance of school buildings, and j for additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvements of sites, &c. ... ... S For house allowances to teachers ... ... 5 For rebuilding and furnishing of schools destroyed by tire, and for rent of temporary premises | during rebuilding Maintenance of Secondary School buildings Maintenance of Technical School buildings Rents for Manual and Technical Schools and class 9 2 3 1 ill 24 5 1 3,000 1,500 250 250 £ £ 1,000 1,500 250 250 ),000 1,000 5,000 100 L.000 90,000 24,000 5,000 100 1,000 3 purposes Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote Grant to Otago University (£1 for £1 subsidy on Mrs. Oliver's gift (balance) 1,000 1 L.000 100 28 4 100 5 28 V, Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 126,228 5,228 50 50 Total—Vote No. 87 ... ... — 126,178 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 88. Charges for and incidental to — Auckland exhibition, exhibits, labour, freight, &c, (balance of claim) Audit fees for inspection of accounts Compassionate allowance to widow of late Thomas Booth Royd Garliok, Director of Physical Training in Public Schools Council of Education, iueluding District Advisory Committees: Allowances and travelling-expenses of members, clerical assistance, advertising, incidental expenses, &c. Education Districts Boundaries CommissionFee to Chairman (in addition to salary £ and travelling-allowance) ... 46 Fees to other Commissioners (in addition to travelling-allowance) ... 560 Honorarium to G. Hogben, 27th to 30th April (4 days) ... ... 5 Reporting ... ... 71 Travelling allowances and expenses, and incidentals ... ... 323 100 10 300 500 ™- ! 100 10 300 500 5 Examinations: Teachers', Civil Service, and Scholar- j ships ... ••• FlagS for schools ... ... ... > 1 6 1,005 ,005 5,500 .50 6 6,500 .50 7

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CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION— continued.

[tem tem 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IH 19 20 8 9 VOTE No. 88— continued, £ £ Charges for and incidental to — continued". Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age ... ... ... 1,000 Grant to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services in connection with Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... ... 200 Illustrations, photographs, &c, for parliamentary and other reports ... ... ... I 10 Lectures by Professor Findlay (Manchester), balance i of claim ... ... ... j 6 Legal expenses ... ... ... j 10 Milne Seismograph. No. 20(Wellington),(maintenance and buildings) ... ... ... 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,500 Printing and stationery, &c.... ... ... 2,000 Registration of school colours ... ... 5 Store for general departmental purposes : Incidental expenses (lighting, cleaning, &c.) ... ... j 10 Subsidies to public libraries on basis of voluntary contributions ... ... ... ! 4,000 Travelling allowances and expenses of members of Teachers' Superannuation Board, medical examina- ! tion fees, legal expenses, &c. ... ... j 100 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to all other items of the vote... ... 25 ... 18,341 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 ... ... 4,000 Total—Vote No. 88 ... .:. 14,341 TOTAL OF CLASS XV .... .... £1,391,843

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

vote No. 116.—State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department ... ... 1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ______ £ £ •'" £ 5,696 28,077 33,773 TOTAL..... 5,696 28,077 33,773 5,696 18,077 33,773 Item. 19 L 191 5-16. STATE FOREST BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 1915-K). Total number of officers ,35 VOTE No. 116. 1 Salaries— £ £ Clerical Division. £ Class VII— lat £200 ... ... 200 1 at £190 ... ... 190 39U 390 General Division. 2 at £325 ... ... 650 6 at £220 ... ... 1,320 lat £210 ... ... 210 6 at £180 ... ... 1,080 lat £175 .. ... 175 lat £170 ... ... 170 1 at £164 (7 months! .: ... 96 2 at £160 ... ... 320 2 at £150 ... ... 300 lat £145 ... ... 145 9 at £141 (7 months) ... ... 740 1 at £100 ... ... 100 5,306 5,696 Other Charges for and incidental to— Fencing, buildings, planting, material, <fec.— Nurseries — 2 Eweburn 3 Hanmer 4 Rotorua 5 Tapanui Plantations— 6 Conical Hills 7 Dumgree ... ... ... 8 Dusky Hill 9 • Hanmer Springs 10 Kaiangaroa 1.1 Nasebv 12 Puhipuhi 1,050 1,475 4,600 1,800 2,175 25 250 2,100 2,000 1,300 800

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Appropriations for State Forests Account

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued.

158

[>.ATY1 r _ - '.tern. Item. STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. 1915-16. VOTE No. 116— continued. £ Other Charges for and incidental to — continued,. Fencing, &c. — continued. Plantations— continued. 13 Waiotapu and extension ... ... 2,900 14 Waitahuna ... ... ... 25 15 Whakarewarewa ... ... ... 5,000 16 i Books, stationery, office requisites, photographic material, insurances, and telephones ... ... 100 Compensation for land acquired for additional plantations— I 17 ■ Rotomahana-Parekarangi No. 6, Section 2k ... I 15 18 Correspondence classes, prizes for essays ..."]' 5 19 i Management expenses of State forests ... ••■ 20 I Mount Bruce Forest Reserve, cost of fencing ... 1 105 21 Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of '. reserves) "... ... 352 22 ! Postages and telegrams, including rent of letter-boxes J 30 23 Travelling allowances and expenses, and expenses of transfer of officers and men .. ... j 300 24 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 20 25 Extension of nurseries and additional plantations ... 1,000 28,077 13 14 15 16 £ Total—Vote No. 116 ... ... 33,773 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT £3; 3,773

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159

Appropriations for State Goal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

1915-16. : : Salaries. Other Charges. £ £ ; ote No. 117.—State Coal-mines ... 10,667 251,700 Total. £ 262,367 TOTAL-.". ■';■. : '" : I. ';.-" 10,667; 251,700 .1,700 262,367 262,367 fceia. .V.-, tern. :_ i9i. 1915-16. .£ 5-16. STATE COAL-MINES. ''}'■ 1915-16. * Total number of officers . . 57 VOTE No. 117. 1 Salaries — £ £ £ Professional Division. Class B — 1 at £525 ... i ... ... 525 Glass D — 2;at£312 ... ... "... : 624 525 525 624 Clerical Division. Class V— [•!■;.:;.' £ 1 at £305 ... ... 305 2 at £290 ... ... 580 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 1,160 3 at £260 ... . . 780 1 at £230 : i.i o ... ... 230 Class VII— ■ ■ 1,010 2 at £220 ... ... 440 2 at £200 .. ... 400 1 at £190 ... ... 190 u - ty- 1 at £190 (2 months) ... ' ... 32 2 at £180 ... ... 360 1 at £150 ... ... 150 V 1 at £120 7 ... , -< ... 120 Class VIII- 1,692 2 at £95 ... ... 190 4 at £80 ... ... 320 1 at £50 ... ... 50 1,160 1,010 .-;._ C 1,160 1,010 :".._ C \c 1,692 560 560 General Division. 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £255 ... ... 255 4 at £235 ... ... 940 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £195 ... ... 195 3 at £187 ... ... 561 1 at £185 ... ... 185 I at £182 ... ... 182

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160

Appropriations for State Coal-mines, Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT -continued.

tem. 1915-16. STATE COAL-MINES— continued. VOTE No. Ill—continued. Salaries— continued. e £ General Division— continued. £ 1 at £180 ... ../ 180 1 at £175 ... ... 175 4 at £170 ... ... 680 1 at £165 ... ... 165 9 at £140 ... .., 1,260 Less amount not required on account of officer absent with Expeditionary Force ... 5,246 10,817 150 246 317 150 367 150 150 10,667 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Other Charges for 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— Ohristchureh 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 ... ... 150 150 2,000 20,000 10,000 3,000 3,000 12,000 2,000 500 100,000 100 300 300 300 300 300 300 500 14 1,000 15 16 17 18 2,000 100,000 100 100 19 20 2,000 500 200 258,700 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 7,000 i Total—Vote No. 117 ... ; . 251,700 262,367 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT £•26! ,367

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161

Appropriations for Scenery Preservation Account.

SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT.

21— B. 7.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ 11,372 £ 11,762 ote No. 118.—Scenery Preservation ... 390 TOTAL ... 390 11,372 11,762 Item. 15-16. SCENERY PRESERVATION. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 2 VOTE No. 118. Salaries — £ Professional Division. 365 Class D — lat £365 Clerical Division. Class III— 1 at £25 (also Chief Clerk, Lands Department, £400) 25 Other Charges for and incidentaij 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 — Extension of caretaker's cottage (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... - Kaituna Valley Scenic Reserve : Erection of caretaker's cottage Mokau River Scenic Reserve — Compensation for land acquired on south bend of Mokau River for scenic purposes ... Orari Gorge Scenic Reserve — Contribution towards improvement and fencing ... Parkinson's Bush, Canterbury, purchase of (subsidy, £lfor£l) Road reserve at Ohura Falls, Wanganui River: Purchase and fencing Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses 390 2 750 3 1,000 4 500 5 1,000 (i 31 3,000 20 7 8 9 47 10 100 11 200 12 3,675 13 I I 20 464 15 65 500 16 Total—Vote No. 118 11,372 11,762 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT £11,762

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162

Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

1915 16. O n l««!..r. 1 IlllAI. ( l 1 I .1 l-i.'/lLl Salaries. | Other Charges. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ £ £ ote No. 119. — Land for Settlements 1,213 8,137 Expenses 1,213 8,137 9,350 TOTAL ... ... 1,213 8,137 9,85C Item. Sem. lg - 16-16. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES. 1915-16. £ Total number of officers 3 £ VOTE No. 119. 1 Salaries — Clerical Division. £ lat £725 ... ... 725 Class III— lat £390 ... ... 390 Class VIII— lat £80 ... ... 80 1,195 _, , _.vw Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 18 1,195 18 1,213 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Newspapers ... ... ... 10 3 Office equipment ... ... ... 5 4 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 5 Preliminary expenses, including temporary services and expenses under the Land Settlement Finance Act ... ... ... 1,000 6 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 10 7 Telephones ... ... ... 13 8 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 20 Lands Department — Roading, drainage, improvements, &c, for the benefit or protection of settlements under Section 77 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908 : — 9 Barnego: Protective works ... ... 1,050 10 Beaumont — Subsidy (£1 for £1) to prevent erosion of river (£25); protective works grant (£94 balance) 119 11 Bickerstaffe Settlement : Roads in ... 370 12 Clandeboye Settlement : Protective works ... 5 13 Elderslie No. 2: Roading ... ... 300 14 Elderslie No. 2 Settlement : Repairs to waterpipes, &c. ... ... ... 20 15 Forest Gate— Payment to Beamish and Pilcher for protective works on Ongaonga Stream and Waipawa 1,213 2 8 4 5 10 5 50 6 7 8 1,000 10 13 20 9 10 1,050 11 12 13 14 119 370 5 300 20 15

163

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued.

tem. 191 i-16. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES— continued. 16 17 18 19 VOTE No. 119— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Lands Department — continued. Roading, drainage, improvements, &c.— continued. Hetana— Grant for road-works... Beaumont Settlement— Protective works to prevent encroachment of river Kauroo Hill— Providing bridge at Raupo Crossing, Kakanui River (balance) Kurow— Widening and deepening water-channel (subsidy, £1 for £2) ... ... ' ... Lindsay— Irrigation and drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Protective works to prevent river encroachment Melling Settlement: Road-formation MillsStraightening Hook River Ohakea : River protection Okauia— Road access Opouriao— Protective works to prevent encroachment of Whakatane and Waimana Rivers 140 70 390 20 £ 20 113 21 22 52 15 23 24 230 100 25 165 900 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Otanomomo— Artesian wells Otekaike — Irrigation Poroporo Settlement: Culverting and formation of roads ... Stewart— Protective works, Awamoko Stream (including compensation for lands taken) ... Subsidiary water-races (grant) Waari Hamlet: Formation of streets Waihau Settlement— Compensation for surrender of rights over a bridge on a closed road Waikakahi— Protection against river encroachment (subsidy, £lfor£l) Waimana— Protective works to prevent encroachment of river (general) Waipapa— Protective works, South Bank George Stream, through Harkaway Flat (subsidy, £1 for £1) Whangape Settlement— Protective works to prevent encroachment of river Wilford Settlement— Additional cost of roads Winchester— Road access to : Cost of land and formation... 78 214 140 300 154 350 100 20 33 1,200 34 50 3o 100 36 124 37 65 Total—Vote No. 119 ... 8,137 9,350 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT ,350

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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

164

tem. Chargeable on the Public ' Account. Trustee's 1915-16. Total number of officers VOTE No. 128. Salaries— 1915-16. 237 £ £ Administrative Division. lat £1,000 lat £750 £ 1,000 750 Professional Division. 1,750 Class A — 1 at £750 Class G — 1 at £440 Class D — 1 at £310 Class E — lat £260 3 at £210 Class F— 2 at £180 2 at £120 260 630 360 240 750 440 310 890 600 Clerical Division. Class I — 3 at £600 lat £550 1 at £525 Class II— 1 at £475 lat £460 Class III — 3 at £405 Class IV— 2 at £370 Class V — 6 at £315 1 at £305 3 at £290 5 at £275 Glass VI— 2 at £260 2 at £245 1 at £235 5 at £230 3 at £215 4 at £200 Class Villi at £200 2 at £210 10 at £190 7 at £180 3 at £165 12 at £150 12 at £135 12 at £120 Class VIII— 18 at £110 17 at £95 16 at £80 19 at £65 1,800 550 525 475 460 1,890 305 870 1,375 520 490 235 1,150 645 800 600 420 1,900 1,260 495 1,800 1,620 1,440 1,980 1,615 1,280 1,235 2,875 935 1,215 740 4,440 3,840 9,535 6,110

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165

Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account. •

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT— continued.

tem. 19 5-16. PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT— continued. VOTE No. 128— continued. Salaries -continued. £ General Division. £ 1 at £300 ... ... 300 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £180 ... ... 180 4 at £170 ... ... 680 5 at £156 ... ... 780 3 at £144 ... ... 432 3 at £132 ... ... 396 1 at £120 ... ... 120 6 at £108 ... ... 648 13 at £96 1,248 5 at £84 ... ... 420 3 at £72 ... ... 216 2 at £60 ... ... 120 5,920 Less proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable during current year 40,350 900 New Appointments. 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, £500 ; London Agency, £150 39,450 500 2,000 650 3,150 Other Charges for and incidental to — Expenses in connection with Annual Conference of Branch Officers Ngatitoa Trust: Proportion of trust fund and interest due to beneficiary whose share was paid to another Native in 1892 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .... New premises— Wanganui : Expenses in connection with opening of office Invercargill: Purchase of land and building and cost of alterations thereto Dunedin: Purchase of leasehold and building Estimated cost of alterations and furniture 42,600 2 175 3 476 1,350 4 5 8 6 7 8 5,000 1,500 Nelson — Purchase of land and building Estimated cost of alterations and furniture 3,400 350 Total—Vote No. 128 ... 12,267 54,867 PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT £5 ,867

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

166

:tem. 1915-16. Chargeable on the Government Insurance £ £ Account. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 135 VOTE No. 129. Salaries — 1 Administrative Division. £ lat £1,000 ... ... 1,000 lat £875 ... ... 875 1,875 Professional Division. 1 at £750 Class B — 1 at £500 Class D — 1 at £325 750 500 325 Clerical Division. 765 1 at £765 Class I — 1 at £600 ... ... 600 1 at £500 ... ... 500 Class II — 2 at £475 Class III— 3 at £425 Class IV— 2 at £370 ... ... 740 2 at £360 ... ... 720 Class V— 6 at £315 ... ... 1,890 4 at £305 ... ... 1,220 1 at £290 ... ... 290 Class VI— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £270 ... ... 270 17 at £260 ... ... 4,420 4 at £245 ... ... 980 3 at £230 ... ... 690 Class VII— 4 at £220 ... ... 880 3 at £210 ... ... 630 8 at £200 ... ... 1,600 4 at £190 ... ... 760 8 at £180 ... ... 1,440 6 at £165 ... ... 990 6 at £150 ... 900 2 at £135 ... ... 270 4 at £120 ... ... 480 Class VIII— 6 at £110 ... ... 660 9 at £95 ... ... 855 8 at £80 ... ... 640 10 at £65 ... ... 650 1,100 950 1,275 1,460 3,400 6,635 7,950 Lodging-allowances 2,805 449 General Division. lat £181 ... ... 181 lat £180 ... ... 180 lat £84 ... ... 84 445

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167

Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. 1915-16. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE AOOOUNT— continued. VOTE No. 129— continued. Sal arie s— continited. Chief Medical Officer For auditing accounts High Commissioner's Office, London— Half salary of one clerk ... £ £ 450 240 150 Less salaries of officers on active service 31,524 1,140 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, and stationery Bank exchange and agency fees Bonus to Mr. C. H. E. Stichbury for suggested improvements regarding Fire Insurance Renewals Carriage and freight Commission Commission to district managers on the net increase in new business Compensation in respect of the late Mr. Morris Fox under section 26 of the Appropriation Act, 1910 ... Contribution to Department of Internal Affairs for services of relieving officers Contribution to Department of Internal Affairs for services of messengers, night-watchmen, and char30,384 2,500 200 25 50 25,000 8 300 9 2,048 10 500 11 12 L3 M L5 L6 17 18 19 20 21 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 ... Overtime on account of triennial bonus distribution Travelling allowances and expenses Valuation fees Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 1,400 10 160 200 350 250 320 5,500 150 2,200 600 22 23 24 25 26 510 ■ 750 750 100 200 900 1,000 1,000 100 27 28 29 150 47,223 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 77,607 4,000 Total—Vote No. 129 ... 73. 73,607 OVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT £ 3,607

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168

Appropriations for Government, Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

Item. Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance Account. 191 5-16. £ £ 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 130. Charges 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 200 3,000 100 7,200 3,750 100 5 6 50 Total—Vote No. 130 GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT .. £7,-00

169

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Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

22—8. 7,

tem. i. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. 1915-16. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 67 8 VOTE No. 181. Salaries— £ £ I It Administrative Division. 800 lat £800 Clerical Division. Class II — lat £475 Class III— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 1 at £405 ... ... 405 Class IV— 2 at £360 Class V— 2 at £290 Class VI— 2 at £260 .,. ... 520 1 at £230 (8 months) £245 (4 months) 235 lat £230 ... ... 230 1 at £215 (8 months) £230 (4 months) 220 Class VII— lat £220 ... ... 220 2 at £200 ... ... 400 lat £190 ... ... 190 3 at £180 ... ... 540 4 at £165 ... ... 660 1 at £150 (7 months) £165 (5 months) 157 6 at £150 ... ... 900 4 at £135 ... ... 540 1 at £120 (11 months) £135 (1 month) 122 2 at £110 (4 months) £120 (8 months) 234 1 at £110 (3 months) £120 (9 months) 118 1 at £110 (10 months) £120 (2 months) 112 1 at £95 (1 month) £120 (11 months) 118 Class VIII— 1 at £95 (3 months) £110 (9 months)... 107 1 at £100 (10 months) £110 (2 months) 102 lat £95 ... ... 95 1 at £80 (3 months) £95 (9 months) ... 92 1 at £65 (2 months) £95 (10 months) 90 1 at £65 (4 months) £95 (8 months) ... 85 1 at £80 (6 months) £95 (6 months) ... 88 2 at £80 ... ... 160 1 at £65 (1 month) £80 (11 months) ... 79 1 at £65 (5 months) £80 (7 months) ... 74 2 at £65 ... ... 130 1 at £50 (2 months) £65 (10 months)... 63 2 at £50 (4 months) £65 (8 months) ... 120 1 at £50 (6 months) £65 (6 months) ... 58 1 at £50 (8 months) £65 (4 months) ... 55 475 830 720 580 1,205 4,311 1,398 General Division. 2 at £108 ... ... 216 1 at £84 (3 months) £96 (9 months) ... 93 1 at £84 (4 months) £96 (8 months) ... 92 1 at £72 (11 months) £84 (1 month) ... 73 1 at £72 (4 months) £84 (8 months) ... 80 lat £72 ... ... 72 1 at £60 (1 month) £72 (11 months) ... 71 697 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 11,016 1,000 10,016

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170

Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT —continued.

tern. 1915-16. STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT— continued. t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 VOTE No. 131— continued. f: Other Charges for and incidental to — Auditing accounts Board fees for unofficial members Commission to agents Commission on profits to General Manager (3 months) Commission on profits to officers Contributions to Fire Boards under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908 Exchange Extra clerical assistance Fidelity guarantee premiums Lodging-allowances for cadets Medical and other expenses re motor-cycle accident to J. H, Dick whilst on office business Office cleaning, lighting, and heating Office equipment Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing, stationery, and advertising Rent Telephones ... .... Travelling allowances and expenses Wellington office site and building and incidental expenses (on account) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 50 55 7,250 50 800 1,400 25 350 50 75 13 14 15 L6 17 18 19 20 50 200 200 1,000 1,000 1,100 95 500 21 30,000 100 Total—Vote No. 131 44,350 54,366 STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT .£54,366

171

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Appropriations for State Advances Account,

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT.

1915-16. Salaries. Other Chargos. i Total. Vote No. 132.—Advances to Settlers Branch „ 133.—Advances to Workers Branch „ 134. —Advances to Local Authorities Branch £ £ 9,066 346,360 j 1,994 117,600 300 115,450 ! £ 355,426 119,594 115,750 TOTAL ... 11,360 579,410 590,770 11,360 579,410 torn. 1 5-16. CHARGEABLE TO THE ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 43 £ £ VOTE No. 132. Salaries— ' 1 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. Class C— £ 1 at £435 (also Workers Branch, £25) 435 Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £500 (also Workers Branch, £50) Class III — 1 at £380 (also Workers Branch, £25) Class IV— 1 at £345 Class V — 2 at £315 ... ... 630 2 at £280 ... ... 560 lat £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 3 at £260 ... ... 780 2 at £245 ... ... 490 3 at £230 ... ... 690 Class VII— — 4 at £220 ... ... 880 1 at £210 ... ... 210 lat £200 ... ... 200 2 at £165 ... ... 330 3 at £150 ... ... 450 lat £135 ... ... 135 3 at £120 ... ... 360 500 380 345 1,465 1,960 2,565 —,

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172

Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT— continued.

[tem. 1915-16. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH— continued. VOTE No. Vd2—continued. Salaries— continued. £ I £ Classification and Increases under Act— continued. Clerical Division— continued. Class VIII— £ 3 at £88 264 General Division. 1 at £168 ... ... 168 2 at £156 ... ... 312 2 at £144 ... ... 288 1 at £84 ... ... 84 852 Temporary Clerk. 1 at £200 200 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 .-., 9,066 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 700 500 5,000 20 335,000 300 500 1,000 300 2,500 40 200 1 II 12 1.3 II 300 346,360 Total—Vote No. 132 ... 355,426 CHARGEABLE TO THE ADVANCES TO WORKERS BRANCH. v 1915-16. Total number of offloers .. 13 VOTE No. 133. Salaries— J Professional Division. Glass G — 1 at £25 (also Settlers Branch, £435) ... 25 Clerical Division. Class I — 1 at £50 (also Settlers Branch, £500)... Glass III — 1 at £25 (also Settlers Branch, £380)... Class VTI— £ 1 at £220 ' ... ... 220 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £180 :•■:,. ... ... 180 1 at £150 '" ... ... 150 Class VIII— - 4 at £110 ... ... 440 3 at £108 ... ... 324 50 25 1,130 764. 1,994

173

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Appropriations for State Advances Account

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT— continued.

a. 1915-16. Hem. ADVANCES TO WORKERS BBANOH— continued. VOTE No. 133— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Contribution to post-office ... 3 Contribution to Valuation Department (agency work) 4 Contribution to Valuation Department (valuation fees) 5 Interest on loans 6 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 7 Printing and stationery 8 Proportion of audit expenses 9 Refund of valuation fees on loans not entertained ... 0 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote £ £ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LO 400 250 1,200 115,000 150 200 150 200 50 Total—Vote No. 133 ... 117,600 1. 119. 119,594 CHARGEABLE TO THE ADVANCES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES BRANCH. 1915-16. Total number" of offioere .. 1 VOTE No. 134. 1 Salaries — Clerical Division. Class V — 1 at £300 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Contribution to post-office ... 8 Interest on loan 4 ; Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 5 I Printing and stationery 6 j Proportion of audit expenses 7 i Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 300 300 100 115,000 150 ' 125 50 25 115,450 Total—Vote No. 134 ... 115,75( STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT .£59' 770

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174

Appropriations for Native Land Settlement Account,

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ls,

1915-16. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ) I - £ £ £ i i . ! ote No. 135—Native Land Purchase, 1,130 850 Expenses TOTAL ... ... 1,130 j 850 1,980 850 1,980 Hem. i tem. -. 191 5-16. NATIVE LAND PURCHASE EXPENSES. £ I £ £ 1918-16. Total number of officera .. 3 VOTE No. 135. 1 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class III— £ lat £435 ... ... 435 lat £405 ... ... 405 Class V— 84 1 at £290 ... ... ... 2£ 840 290 l,li Charges for and incidental to— 2 Travelling and general administration expenses ... 6C 3 Valuation fees ... ... ... 21 1,130 2 3 600 250 St Total—Vote No. 135... ... 850 1,980 NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT .... 1 .... J 61,980