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1986-1937.

NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1927.

INDEX. 19*26-1937. Page Page Accident Insurance Acoount .. .. 252 j Marine Department .. .. .. 152 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. 256 i Marine: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 160 Advanoes to Settlers Branch .. .. 253 Material and Stores—Education .. .. 208 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. 255 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. 120 Agrioulture .. .. .. .. 176 Mercantile Marine, Superintendents of .. 156 Amortization .. .. .. 23 Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen .. 98 Audit Department .. .. ..113 Meteorological Offioe .. .. .. 156 Aviation .. .. .. .. 143 Mines Department .. .. 90 Mines: Miscellaneous Services .. 92 Bankruptcy .. .. .. 72 Ministers' Secretaries ~ .. 98 Bellamy's .. .. .. 32 Miscellaneous Business Branch, State Advances Carriage of Mails by Railway .. 51 Account .. .. .. .. 257 OeMjw and Statistics .. .. -.102 Miscellaneous ServicesChild Welfare 203 Ouatoms U9 n} i i.-" n V " o? Education .. .. .. ..208 Clerk of Executive Council .. ..34 t mt? Cold Storage Advances 258 w" Conveyance of Inland Mails .. ..51 Lands and SurVey !! 168 Conveyance of Ocean Mails .. ..50 Marine .. .. .. 160 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 66 Mines Coroners .. .. .. .. 72 Native 62 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. ..75 p n iin« " " " sk Crown Law Office .. .. 82 p ogt dT, "' h '" " "52 Customs: Miscellaneous .. .. .. 149 Trnamrv " " ' 3K Customs Offices and Services .. ..146 Motor Services and Workshops 52 Dairy Division,. Department of Agriculture .. 183 Museum .. .. .. .. 105 Debt Repayment .. .. ..23 . _ . . Debt Services .. .. .. .. 7 National Provident and Friendly Societies DeDefence Department .. .. .. 137 __ •• . •• •• •• 45 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 212 National Rifle Association .. .. .. 145 Dominion Laboratory .. .. ..106 Native Department .. ..61 .Native Land Settlement Account .. .. 217 Education Department: Head Offioe .. .. 192 Native Land Purohase Expenses .. .. 217 Education: Miscellaneous Services .. .. 208 Native: Miscellaneous Servioes .. ..62 Education of the Blind .. .. ..201 Native Schools .. .. .. ..199 Electoral .. .. .. .. 174 Native Trustee's Aocount .. .. .. 244 Elementary Education .. .. .. 194 Nauru and Ocean Islands Acoount .. ..211 External Affairs .. .. 64 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. 134 Non-ESeotive Services—Defence .. .. 144 Fields Division, Department of Agriculture .. 184 Fisheries .. .. .. .. 159 Patent Offioe .. .. .. 71 Fishing Industry Promotion .. .. 257 Pensions Department .. .. 87 Forestry .. .. .. .. 220 Permanent Charges .. .. .. 7 Friendly Sooieties Department .. .. 45 Physical Instruction .. .. .. 200 Fruit-preserving Industry .. .. .. 257 Police .. .. .. 84 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. ..86 General Assembly Library .. .. 31 Post and Telegraph: Miscellaneous Services .. 52 General Expenses, Legislative Departments .. 32 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. 47 Geological Survey Branch of the Mines Depart- Post and Telegraph working-expenses.. .. 47 ment .. .. .. .. 91 Prime Minister's Department .. 34 Government Acoident Insurance Account .. 252 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 117 Government Aotuary's Office .. 97 Prisons .. .. .. .. 77 Government Domains .. .. 57 Probation Branch (Prisons) .. 81 Government Insurance Acoount .. .. 246 Protection of Fish and Oysters .. .. 159 Government Steamers .. .. .. 159 Public Buildings, Domains, Maintenance of Koads „ 0 and Irrigation Works .. .. 55 Hansard .. .. .. .. Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 115 Harbours .. .. Public Service Superannuation Fund Account .. 249 Health, Department ol .. .. ..126 Public Trustee's Account .. .. ..241 High Commissioner s Omoe .. .. 104 Higher Eduoation .. .. .. 197 Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture 182 Railways Department .. .. .. 229 House of Representatives .. .. 30 Rates on Crown Lands .. .. 37 Housing 257 Rates on Native Lands .. .. 37 8 " ' Reduction Funded Debt .. .. .. 24 Industries and Commerce .. .. 68 Repayments of Public Debt .. 23 Inspection of Maohinery .. .. .. 158 Registrar-General's Offioe .. .. .. 101 Insurance, Government Accident Aocount .. 252 Rifle Clubs .. .. .. .. 145 Insurance, Government Life Aocount .. 246 Insurance, State Fire Account .. .. 250 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 170 Interest .. .. .. •• 7 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. 199 Internal Affairs Department .. 94 School for the Deaf .. .. .. 201 Internal Affairs : Miscellaneous Servioes .. 107 Schools for the Feeble-minded .. .. 202 Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of 210 Justice Department .. .. ..70 Secondary Education .. .. ..196 Justice : Miscellaneous Servioes .. 76 Sinking Fund .. .. .. 23 Speoial Aots of the Legislature .. ..25 Labour Department .. .. . .161 Stamp Duties Department .. ..41 Land and Deeds Registry .. ..43 State Advances Account .. .. ..253 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. 38 State Coal-mines Account ..218 Land for Settlements Account ... .. 213 State Fire Insurance Acoount .. ..250 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged State Forests Acoount .. .. ..220 Soldiers Settlement Account) .. .. 215 Summary 4 Lands and Survey Department .... ..164 Supreme Court " 73 Lands and Survey : Miscellaneous Services .. 168 Law Drafting Office 31 Technical Instruction 197 Legislative Council •• •• " qo Tourist and Health Resorts .. ..187 Legislative: General Expenses .. 83 Training of Teachers .. .. ..198 Department of Agriculture !! 179 treasury ?JP«taent 35 Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings .. 258 -treasury . Miscellaneous .. .. .. 36 Magistrates'and Wardens' Courts .. ..73 Valuation .. .. .. ..171 Main Highways Acoount (Main Highways Revenue Fund) .. .. .. •• 216 Wardens' Courts .. .. ..73 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 59 Weather Reporting Office .. .. .. 156 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. 60 Westport Harbour Account .. .. 227 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 51 I Working Railways Account .. .. 229

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1926-1927.

SUMMARY.

Pa ge Summary of Services chargeable on the Con- 1926-27. solidated Fund and other Accounts. Credits-in-aid. Net Totals. CONSOLIDATED FUND. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. £ £ Permanent Appropriations— 6 Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 30,020 7 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,176,905 23 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,882 23 Repayment of Public Debt .. .. .. 925,492 24 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. 349,608 25 Under Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. 4,208,852 13,693,759 Annual Appropriations— 30 Vote, Legislative Departments .. .. 8,613 87,818 34 „ Prime Minister's Department .. .. 2,890 35 ,, Treasury Department .. .. 4,753 37,420 38 ,, Land and Income Tax Department .. 2,175 57,837 41 ,, Stamp Duties Department .. .. 19,305 99,055 45 „ National Provident and Friendly Societies 25 24,269 Department 47 „ Post and Telegraph Working Expenses 740,400 2,506,052 55 ,, Public Buildings .. .. .. 76,700 138,217 57 ,, Government and Other Domains .. .. 7,488 59 ,, Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. 2,000 128,150 60 „ Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. 100 9,000 61 ,, Native Department .. .. .. 9,415 34,795 64 ,, Department of External Affairs .. 500 39,498 66 ,, Cook Islands .. .. .. 11,100 43,719 68 „ Department of Industries and Commerce 4,295 50,775 70 „ Department of Justice .. .. 11,060 142,418 77 „ Prisons Department.. .. .. 71,200 94,844 82 ,, Crown Law Office .. .. .. 765 6,304 84 ,, Police Department .. .. .. 5,810 422,367 87 ,, Pensions Department .. .. 2,832 181,846 90 ,, Mines Department .. .. .. 1,440 55,977 94 ,, Department of Internal Affairs .. 67,714 366,830 113 | ,, Audit Department .. .. .. 19,000 30,574 115 ,, Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 2,000 8,586 117 „ Printing and Stationery Department .. .. 241,920 120 ,, Mental Hospitals Department .. 117,000 331,134 126 ,, Department of Health .. .. 93,720 281,027 134 ,, Naval Defence .. .. .. 30,667 545,526 137 ,, Defence Department .. .. 28,350 500,865 146 ,, Customs Department .. .. 1,600 173,001 152 „ Marine Department .. .. .. 7,326 128,561 161 „ Department of Labour .. .. 1,000 55,086 164 ,, Department of Lands and Survey .. 116,300 181,649 170 ,, Scenery-preservation .. .. 50 12,747 171 ,, Valuation Department .. .. 11,795 55,778 174 ,, Electoral Department .. .. 50 6,579 176 „ Department of Agriculture .. .. 89,340 369,080 187 ; ,, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts 766 76,870 192 ,, Department of Education .. .. 239,260 2,986,020 210 ,, Department of Scientific and Industrial .. 6,115 Research 1,798,426 10,528,687 TOTAL—ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT 1,798,426 24,222,446

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Appropriations for Services of Separate Accounts and Accounts outside the Public Account.

SUMMARY —continued.

Page 1926-27. Summary of Services Chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts —contd. Credits-in-aid. Net Totals. OTHER ACCOUNTS. £ £ 211 Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. •• 1,000 Summary of Services chargeable on Separate Accounts and Accounts outside the Public Account. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. 212 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 25 41,175 213 Land for Settlements Account .. .. 50 4,786 215 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers 693 5,408 Settlement Account) 216 Main Highways Account — Main Highways Revenue Fund .. .. 10,000 646,500 217 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. .. 4,705 218 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. 5,300 275,661 220 State Forests Account .. .. .. 1,006 240,665 227 Westport Harbour Account .. ... .. 70 20,149 229 Working Railways Account .. .. .. 700,000 6,477,085 ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. 241 Public Trustee's Account .. .. .. .. 241,880 244 Native Trustee's Account .. .. .. .. 13,954 246 Government Insurance Account .. .. 2,300 106,739 249 Public Service Superannuation Fund Account .. .. 8,094 250 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. 6,550 38,624 252 Government Accident Insurance Account .. .. 16,700 State Advances Account — 253 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. 16,225 38,996 255 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. 2,900 7,375 256 Advances to Local Authorities Branch . . .. 1,858 257 Miscellaneous Business Branch .. .. 1,590 8,937

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

1926-1927 — ♦ —-—

CIVIL LIST

1926-27. [ Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ Civil List Act, 1920 (Part I) — His Excellency the Governor-General 5,000 2,500 7,500 Civil List Act, 1920 (Part II) — Establishment of the General Govern- 13,720 1,800 15,520 ment Civil List Act, 1920 (Part V) — For Native Purposes ... ... ... 7,000 7,000 TOTAL—CIVIL LIST ... 18,720 11,300 30,020

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES. DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST.

Rate O-vhrh Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount. Recoverable. 1926-27. New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — £ £ £ £ Aid to Public Works and Land 175,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 7,000 Settlement Act, 1896 25,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,500 200,000 8,500 .. 8,500 Aid to Public Works and Land — — Settlement Act, 1900 91,300 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 3,652 600 5 J 1 Jan. and 1 July 33 91,900 3,685 .. 3,685 Aid to Public Works and Land 54,300 4J 1 May and 1 Nov. 2,4.44 .. 2,444 Settlement Act, 1900, and Finance —— Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 104,500 4 1 June and 1 Deo. 4,180 .. 4,180 Settlement Act, 1901 Aid to Public Works and Land 1,800 4| 1 June and 1 Dec. 81 81 Settlement Act, 1901, and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 143,500 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 5,740 Settlement Act, 1902 300 4j 1 June and 1 Dec, 14 1,700 5| 1 June and 1 Dec. 89 145,500 5,843 .. 5,843 Aid to Public Works and Land 211,100 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 9,500 .. 9,500 Settlement Act, 1902, and Finance A ct, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 207,625 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,305 Settlement Act, 1903 300 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 18 272,040 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 12,242 16,500 5| 1 Jan. and 1 July 908 496,465 21,473 .. 21,473 Aid to Public Works and Land 10,800 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 486 Settlement Act, 1903, and Finance 15,700 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 707 Act, 1915 (Section 106) 26,500 1,193 .. 1.193 Aid to Public Works and Land 153,700 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 6,148 Settlement Act, 1905 53,500 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 2,943 207,200 9,091 .. 9,091 Aid to Public Works and Land 500,500 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 22,523 .. 22,523 Settlement Act, 1905, and Finance — Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 681,500 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 27,260 Settlement Act, 1906 600 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 27 100,000 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,250 26,800 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,608 808,900 34,145 .. 34,145 Aid to Public Works and Land 28,100 4J 1 Jan. to 1 July .. 1,265 .. 1,265 Settlement Act, 1906, and Finance —-— Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 200,500 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,020 Settlement Act, 1907 145,500 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,730 152,800 5i 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 8,404 498,800 25,154 .. 25,154 Aid to Public Works and Land 120,800 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,436 .. 5,436 Settlement Act, 1907, and Finance — — Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 50,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 2,000 .. 2,000 Settlement Act, 1908 Aid to Public Works and Land 149,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,960 . . 5,960 Settlement Act, 1911 Aid to Public Works and Land 186,500 4 15 April and 15 Oct. 7,460 .. 7,460 Settlement Act, 1912

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate ftrnsfl Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. Amount. £ £ £ £ Aid to Public Works and Land 19,500 4| 15 April and 15 Oct. 877 .. 877 Settlement Act, 1912, and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Works and Land 2,450,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 98,000 .. 98,000 Settlement Act, 1914 —- Aid to Public Works and Land Settle- 1,075,500 4 1 June and 1 Deo. 43,020 ment Act, 1921 330 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 15 15,350 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 844 207,300 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 12,438 1,298,480 56,317 .. 56,317 Aid to Water-power Works Act; 1910 189,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 7,560 280,000 4\ 1 May and 1 Nov. 12,600 469,000 20,160 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. . .. 20,160 Acoount — — Appropriation Act, 1912 (Irrigation 15,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 600 .. 600 and Water-supply Account) Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 33), 75,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 3,000 (Waimarino Bush Fire Relief) Recoverable from General Pur- .. .. .. .. 2,200 poses Relief Account 800 Coal-mines Act, 1908 .. .. 120,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 4,800 30,000 4J 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,350 150,000 6,150 Recoverable from State Coal- .. .. .. .. 6,150 mines Account Coal-mines Act, 1908, and Appro- 25,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,000 priation Act, 1912 Recoverable from State Coal- .. .. .. .. 1,000 mines Account — Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. 2,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 80 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 400 2,000 480 .. 480 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 36,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 1,440 1915, and Amendment Act, 1916 64,000 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,880 100,000 4,320 Recoverable from the Discharged .. .. .. .. 4,320 Soldiers Settlement Account Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 170,000 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 7,650 1915, and Finance Act, 1917 230,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 9,200 (Section 82) - 400,000 16,850 Recoverable from the Discharged .. .. .. .. 16,850 Soldiers Settlement Account Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans 2,953,850 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 118,154 Act, 1919 (Section 4), (Land for 83,200 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 3,744 Settlements) 5,000 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 250 3,042,050 122,148 Recoverable from Land for Settle- .. .. .. .. 75,000 ments Account (Discharged 47,148 Soldiers Settlement Account) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans 250,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 10,000 Act, 1920 22,450 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,179 1,325,000 5i 15 Jan. and 15 July 72,875 73,660 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 3,683 38,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,280 1,709,110 90,017 Recoverable from Discharged .. .. . .. 90,0] 7 Soldiers Settlement Account I

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

2—B. 7.

Rate Cross Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. Amount. £ £ £ £ District Railivavs Purchasing Acts, 40,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,600 .. 1,600 1885-86 " — Education Purposes Loans Act, IS 19 1,020,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 40,800 118,000 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,310 1,750 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 88 5,000 0 1 Jan. and 1 July 300 600 5J 1 Jan. and I July 33 800 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 40 253,900 5i 1 Jan. and 1 July 13,330 10,250 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 538 7,800 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 429 45,950 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,757 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 5,000 1,464,050 68,625 Recoverable from Masterton Trust .. .. .. .. 357 Lands Trustees 68,268 Electric Power Works Loans Act, 51,650 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 2,583 1919 4,000 5J 1 June and 1 Deo. 220 212,500 5 1 May and 1 Nov. 10,625 268,150 13,428 Recoverable from the Electric .. .. .. .. 13,428 Supply Account —— Finance Act. 1909 (Public Works ) 46,901 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,876 .. 1,876 Finance Act 1915, (Section 105), 517,025 4| 15 June and 15 Dec. 23,266 (Public Works) 66,630 5J 15 June and 15 Dec. 3,665 780,555 4 15 June and 15 Dec. 31,222 1,364,210 58,153 .. 58,153 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), (War 189,400 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 11,364 Expenses) 1,600 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 64 5,417,950 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 243,808 5,608,950 255,236 .. 255,236 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 49), 950,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 38,000 .. 38,000 (Public Works) Finance Act, 1916 (Section 50), 50,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,250 (State Forests) Recoverable from State Forests .. .. .. .. 2,250 Account Finance Act, 1916 (Section 50), and 27,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,080 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 16), 8,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 360 (State Forests) 35,000 1,440 Recoverable from State Forests . . .. .. .. 1.440 Account ■ 1 Finance Act, 1917 (Section 77), (Aid 725,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 29,000 .. 29,000 to Public Works) — Finance Act, 1918 (Section 10), 40,000 4£ 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,800 (War Expenses) 32,290 5 1 Jan and 1 July.. 1,615 2,232,900 4 20 April and 20 Oct. 89,316 25,900 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,360 75,050 5£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 3,940 2,406,140 98,031 V. 98,031 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Part IV), 20,200 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 909 (War Expenses) 2,547,010 4£ 20 April and 20 Oct. 114,615 500 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 28 1,990 5 20 April and 20 Oct. 100 32,050 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,683 2,601,810 117,335 .. | 117,335 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 2,500,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 100,000 .. 100,000 29), (Public Works) Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 75,250 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 3,010 30), Gold-storage Advances Ac- — — count Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 3,010 vances Office J ■ I — —

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate PrnHR Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. £ £ £ £ Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 151,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 6,040 32), (State Forests) 49,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,205 200,000 8,245 Recoverable from State Forests .. .. .. .. 8,245 Account Finance Act, 1919 (Section 5), 500,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 20,000 .. 20,000 (Public Works) * Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 30,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,350 (Electric-power Works) 104,450 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5,745 134,450 7,095 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. .. .. 7,095 Account Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 1,699,240 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 67,970 (Public Works) 243,800 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 10,971 94,800 5 1 June and 1 Dec. 4,740 2,037,840 83,681 .. 83,681 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 539,850 5 1 June and 1 Dec. 26,993 (Nauru and Ocean Islands) Recoverable from the Nauru and .. .. .. .. 26,993 Ocean Islands Account Finance Act, 1921 (Section 10), 150,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 6,000 (Public Works) 100,000 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 4,500 250,000 10,500 .. 10,500 Finance Act, 1921-22 (Section 26), 100,000 5 1 April and 1 Oct. 5,000 (Samoan Loan Account) Recoverable from Samoan Ad- .. .. .. .. 5,000 ministration Finance Act, 1924 (Section 2), 4,170 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 209 (Public Works) 13,150 5i 1 Jan. and 1 July 690 75,000 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,125 92,320 5,024 .. 5,024 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 4), 10,000 5 1 April and 1 Oct. 500 (Samoan Loan) — Recoverable from Samoan Ad- .. .. .. .. 500 ministration Fishing Industry Promotion Act, ' 520 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 21 1919 4,425 4J 1 June'and 1 Dec. 199 270 5 1 June and 1 Dec. 14 5,215 234 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 220 14 vances Office Forests Act, 1921-22 .. .. 10,000 4£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 450 Recoverable from State Forests . . .. .. .. 450 Account Forests Act, 1921-22, and Finance 100,000 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5,000 Act, 1924 (Section 16) .. — Recoverable from State Forests .. .. .. .. 5,000 Account Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913, 65,110 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 2,604 and Finance Act, 1917 (Section SO) Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 2,300 vances Office 304 Funded Debt. —Finance Act, 1922 (Section 8) — Aid to Public Works and Land 183,621 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 9,105 Settlement Act, 1910 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), 4,553,600 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 225,801 (War Expenses) * £4 19s. 5'88d. per cent, on reducing balance of outstanding debt.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate Gross Authorizing Act. Principal. per HaH-vearly due Dates. .~,v; Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. Amount. Funded Debt —continued. £ £ £ £ Finance Act, 1918 (Section 10), 6,344,682 * 1 June and 1 Deo. 314,617 (War Expenses) Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. 36,316 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,801 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. 715,800 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 35,331 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1,987,434 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 98,552 1914 (Section8), (WarExpenses) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 7,792,415 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 386,406 1915 (Section5), (WarExpenses) War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 4,643,154 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 230,242 (Section 2), and War Purposes — Loan Act, 1917 (No. 2) 26,257,022 1,301,855 Recoverable from Land for .. . .. .. 1,801 Settlements Account 1,300,054 Government Railways Act, 1908 . . 500 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 30 30 Government Railways Act, 1908 — Railways Improvement Authoriza- 193,600 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 7,744 tion Acts, 1904-7 35,200 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 2,112 228,800 9,856 .. 9,856 Government Railways Act, 1908, Rail- 600 4\ 1 Jan. and 1 July 27 ways Improvement Authoriza- 1,600 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 72 tion Acts, 1904-7, and Finance 500 4£ 30 June and 31 Dec. 22 Act, 1915 (Section 106) 2,700 121 .. 121 Government Railways Act, 1908, and 55,500 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 2,220 Finance Act, 1909 1,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 45 56,500 2,265 .. 2,265 Government Railways Act, 1908, Fi- 15,100 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 679 nance Act, 1909, and Finance 1,200 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 54 Act, 1915 (Section 106) 16,300 733 .. 733 Government Railways Amendment Act, 162,670 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 6,507 1910 1,160 4 A 1 Jan. and 1 July 52 3,000 4i 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 135 166,830 6,694 .. 6,694 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1,500 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 68 68 1910, and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106 ) Act, 1908, and Greymouth 260,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 10,400 Harbour Loans Consolidation Act, 1910, and Amendment Act, 1910 Recoverable from the Greymouth .. .. .. .. 10,400 Harbour Board Haurahi Plains Amendment Acts, 1913 25,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,000 and 1914 19,000 4J j 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 855 44,000 j 1,855 Recoverable from Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 1,855 Settlement Account Haurahi Plains Amendment Act, 1913, 74,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,960 and Appropriation Act, 1918 6,000 4j 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 270 (Section 43) 80,000 3,230 ___ I Recoverable from Hauraki Plains .. .. I .. .. 3,230 Settlement Account j Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913, 20,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 800 and Appropriation Act, 1919 30,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,350 (Section 18) 50,000 2,150 Recoverable from Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 2,150 Settlement Account * £4 19a. 5'88d. per cent, on reducing balance of outstanding debt. t Greymouth Harbour Loan guaranteed by Government not included in Public Debt.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

J H0tt6 *~i Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. £ £ £ £ Havraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913, 100,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,500 and Finance Act, 1920 (Section — — 16) Recoverable from Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 2,765 Settlement Account — 1,735 Hauralci Plains Amendment Act, 7,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 280 1913, and Finance Act, 1921-22 23,000 \\ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,035 (Section 23) 20,000 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,000 50,000 2,315 .. 2,315 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 10,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 400 1913, and Finance Act, 1922 90,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,050 (Section 17) 100,000 4,450 .. 4,450 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 40,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,600 1913, and Finance Act, 1923 10,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 450 (Section 4 ) —■■—-— — 50,000 2,050 .. 2,050 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 90,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,600 1913, and Finance Act, 1924 10,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 450 (Section 4) 100,000 4,050 .. 4,050 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1925 (Section 5 ) On issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 500 .. 500 Housing Act, 1919 (Section 30), 255,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 10,200 (Housing Account) 140,650 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 6,329 395,650 16,529 Recoverable from State Advances .. .. ,. .. 16,529 Office Housing Act, 1919 (Section 46), 3,975 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 159 (Loans to Employers for Workers' 1 — Dwellings Account) Recoverable from State Advances .. .. .. .. 100 59 Office Hutt Railway and Road Improvement 284,180 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 11,367 Acts, 1903,1905,1907, and 1910 15,700 4£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 707 5,200 41 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 234 300 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 18 305,380 12,326 .. 12,326 Irrigation and Water-supply Act, 40,100 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,604 1913 59,900 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 2,396 100,000 4,000 .. 4,000 Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 35,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 1,400 1914 15,000 4J 1 May and 1 Nov. 675 50,000 2,075 .. 2,075 Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 3,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 120 1914, and Appropriation Act, 22,000 4| 1 May and 1 Nov. 990 1918 (Section 45) —• 25,000 1,110 .. 1,110 Lands Improvement and Native Lands 400,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 16,000 .. 16,000 Acquisition Act, 1894 —•— 1 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. 544,995 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 21,800 464,025 4£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 20,881 200,200 51 1 Jan. and 1 July 10,510 18,600 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,023 11,200 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 672 141,100 4£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 6,350

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Eate Rvubb Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. £ £ £ £ Land for Settlements Act, 1908—otd. 29,600 5 J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,628 9,700 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 582 37,000 5 15 Mar. and 15 Sept. 1,850 800 4J 31 Mar. and 30 Sept. 36 73,300 4i 1 April and 1 Oct. 3,299 500 5J 1 April and 1 Oct. 28 45,100 41 1 May and 1 Nov. 2,029 1,576,120 70,688 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 70,688 Settlements Account Land for Settlements Ad, 1908, and 124,525 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,604 Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) 105,500 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,748 127,500 41 31 Mar. and 30 Sept. 5,737 71,700 4J 1 April and 1 Oct. 3,226 110,000 4J 1 May and 1 Nov. 4,950 539,225 24,265 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 24,265 Settlements Acoount — Land Laws Amendment Ac!, 1913 .. 16,200 5| 1 Jan. and 1 July 851 8,000 4j 22 Jan. and 22 July 360 1,000 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 52 255,000 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 11,475 196,000 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 9,800 20,000 5 26 Mar. and 26 Sept. 1,000 15,000 4i 29 Mar. and 29 Sept. 675 719,050 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 28,762 191,100 4J 1 April and 1 Oct. 8,600 100,000 4| 1 June and 1 Dec. 4,500 1,521,350 66,075 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 66,075 Settlements Account Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and 640,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 25,600 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 7,000 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 315 42) 647,000 25,915 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 25,915 Settlements Account Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, 200 t A 1 Jan. and 1 July 9 and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 9,300 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 419 106) 9,500 428 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 428 Settlements Account Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908— Government Loans to Local Bodies' 250,300 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept 10,012 .. 10,012 Act, 1886 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. 1,901,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 76,040 .. 76,040 Maori Land Settlement Act. 1905 .. 500 5| 1 Jan. and 1 July 26 181,175 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 7,247 181,675 7,273 .. 7,273 Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905, and 14,475 4£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 651 .. 651 Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) Maori Land Settlement Act Amend- 50,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 2,000 .. 2,000 ment Act, 1907 Mining Amendment Act, 1913 .. 11,500 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 460 Recoverable from the Mining .. .. .. .. 170 Advances Aooount —— 290

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Rate r Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Datea. Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. Amount). £ £ £ £ Mining Amendment Act, 1913, and 12,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 480 Amendment Act, 1919 17,050 4| 1 May and 1 Nov. 767 29,050 1,247 .. 1,247 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 1,330,900 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 53,236 771,500 4J 1 April and 1 Oct. 34,718 25,000 5 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,250 1,300 51 1 April and 1 Oct. 69 3,000 41 5 June and 5 Dec. 135 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 2,131,700 90,408 Recoverable from the Native .. .. .. .. 65,000 Land Settlement Account 25,408 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 125,000 4 30 April and 31 Oct. 5,000 .. 5,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 13,000 4 15 April and 15 Oct. 520 .. 520 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 744,700 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 29,788 .. 29,788 Defence and other Purposes Loan 100,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,000 .. 4,000 Act, 1870 — General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 59,900 4 28 May and 28 Nov. 2,396 800 5 28 May and 28 Nov. 40 60,700 2,436 .. 2,436 Immigration and Public Works 27,900 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,116 .. 1,116 Loan Act, 1870 - New Zealand Consolidated Inscribed Stock (London issue ) — New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 .. 3,000,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 120,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 .. 1,500,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 60,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 .. 1,408,461 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 56,338 North Island Main Trunk Railway 1,000,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 40,000 Loan Act, 1882 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 ■ . 1,000,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 40,000 First series of Conversions .. 5,021,200 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 200,848 Second series of Conversions .. 6,263,811 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 250,553 Third series of Conversions .. 4,688,444 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 187,538 Sixth series of Conversions .. 4,557,047 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 182,282 Expenses of Conversions and Rais- 619,500 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 24,780 ing Loans Additional to £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 100,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 4,000 For Redemptions .. .. 230,500 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 9,220 For Naval Defence .. .. 2,100 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 84 For Redemptions .. .. 200,000 4 1 May and 1 No v. 8,000 29,591,063 1,183,643 Recoverable from — — Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 951 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. 21 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 9,549 10,521 1,173,122 £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 .. .. 3,000,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 120,000 Additional to £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 600,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 24,000 Conversions £3,500,000 Loan, Oc- 1,951,825 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 78,073 tober, 1913 Conversions £4,500,000 Loan, Janu- 4,590,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 183,600 ary, 1914 Bank of New Zealand Act, 1913 .. 375,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 15,000 Part Charges and Expenses 100,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug, 4,000 £3,000,000 Loan, 1913 For Redemption Expenses .. 5,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 200 For Conversions, Aid to Public 262,803 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 10,512 Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 (scrip) —— 10,884,628 435,385

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

R&te « Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. , . Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. Amount. New Zealand Consolidated Inscribed £ £ £ £ Stock (London issue) —oontd. Recoverable from — Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 34,346 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. 2,067 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 113,381 149,794 285,591 Fourth series of Conversions .. 2,768,000 3f 1 Jan. and 1 July 96,880 Fifth series of Conversions .. 624,668 3J 1 Jan. and 1 July 21,863 Seventh series of Conversions .. 1,036,000 3f 1 Jan. and 1 July 36,260 For Conversions .. .. 12,647,541 3J 1 Jan. and 1 July 442,664 Expenses of Conversions and Rais- 85,323 3J 1 Jan. and 1 July 2,986 ing Loans Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. 15,000 3J 1 Jan. and 1 July 525 17,176,532 601,178 Recoverable from — ' Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 35,192 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. 14 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. 7,396 State Advanoes Office .. .. .. .. .. 36,133 78,735 522,443 Government Advanoes to Settlers 2,750,000 3 1 April and 1 Oct. 82,500 Loan Government Advances to Settlers 240,000 3 1 April and 1 Oct. 7,200 Loan Aid to Public Works and Land 2,500,000 3 1 April and 1 Oct. 75,000 Settlement Loan For Conversion, Aid to Public 759,000 3 1 April and 1 Oct. 22,770 Works For Conversions .. .. 3,368,617 3 1 April and 1 Oct. 101,058 For Expenses .. .. 42,364 3 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,271 9,659,981 289,799 Recoverable from — Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 2,075 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 89,700 91,775 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 198,024 1933-43— Aid to Public Works and Land 3,000,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 120,000 Settlement Act, 1922 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10— Land for SettlementsBranch .. 210,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,400 Advances to Settlers Branch .. 40,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,600 Advances to Workers Branch. . 750,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 30,000 4,000,000 160,000 Recoverable from — Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 8,400 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 31,600 40,000 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 120,000 1935-45— Aid to Public Works and Land 30,083 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,504 Settlement Act, 1902 Aid to Public Works and Land 2,861,553 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 143,078 Settlement Act, 1921 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans 255,496 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 12,775 Act, 1920 Education Purposes Loans Act, 510,992 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 25,550 1919 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 510,991 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 25,549 1919 Forest Act, 1921-22 .. .. 204,397 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 10,220 Native Land Amendment Act, 255,496 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 12,775 1913 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 510,992 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 25,549 5,140,000 257,000 Recoverable from — State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. 10,220 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. .. .. .. 12,775 Account Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. 25,549 48,544 208,456

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Bate fiross Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1926-27. New Zealand Consolidated Slocle, £ £ £ £ 1036-51 — Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1,076,938 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 64,616 1919 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 50), 1,775 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 107 and Finance Act, 1920 (Section 16), (State Forests) Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Part 512,533 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 30,752 IV), (War Expenses) Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 807,704 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 48,462 ( Electric Power-works) Finance Act, 1921 (Section 10), 2,423,112 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 145,387 (Public Works) Railways Improvement Auihoriza- 1,076,938 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 64,616 tion Act, 1914 5,899,000 353,940 Recoverable from— State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. 107 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. 113,078 113,185 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 240,755 1944— Aid to Public Works and Land 324,852 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 14,618 Settlement Act, 1922 Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 250,000 1J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 11,250 Finance. Act, 1923 (Section 2), 3,222,600 4f 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 145,017 (Public Works) Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 200,000 4£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 9,000 New Zealand State Guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 —• Advances to Settlers Branch .. 4,331 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 195 Advances to Workers Branch 81,213 4j 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 3,655 Land for Settlements Branch.. 22,740 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 1,023 State Advances Act, 1913 — Advances to Settlers Branch .. 1,603,132 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 72,141 Advances to Workers Branch.. 1,603,132 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 72,141 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and 50,000 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,250 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 46) 7,362,000 331,290 Recoverable from — State Advances Offioe .. .. .. .. .. 148,132 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 1,023 Swamp Land Drainage Acoount .. .. .. .. 2,250 151,405 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 179,885 1945 — Aid to Public Works and Land 1,084,009 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 48,780 Settlement Act, 1922 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 542,004 4£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 24,390 1919 Finance Act, 1923 (Section 2), 1,084,009 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 48,780 (Public Works) Finance Act, 1924 (Section 2), 1,626,014 4£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 73,171 (Public Works) Main Highways Act, 1922 .. 542,005 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept 24,390 Railways Improvement Authoriza- 542,005 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 21,390 tion Act, 1914 State Advances Act, 1913 — Advances to Settlers Branch .. 1,084,009 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 48,781 Advances to Workers Branch.. 1,084,009 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 48,781 7,588,064 341,463 Recoverable from— — Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. • • 24,390 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. ■ • 24,390 State Advances Office .. .. .. • ■ • • 97,562 146,342 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 195,121 1951 — State Advances Act, 1913— Advances to Settlers Branch .. 1,250,000 5£ : 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 68,750 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. ., .. 68,750 vances Office 1 ——

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3—B. 7.

Rflte flvnqq Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. Amount. I , i I New Zealand Consolidated Stock £ £ £ £ (1926 issue) — Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1,100,000 | 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 27,500 1919) Finance Act, 1925 (Section 2), 4,000,000 j 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 100,000 (Public Works) Railways Improvement Authoriza- 900,000 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 22,500 tion Act, 1914 6,000,000 150,000 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. .. .. 27,500 t Account 122,500 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917— Aid to Public Works and Land 600 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 32 32 Settlement Act, 1900 Aid to Public Works and Land 38,700 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,032 .. 2,032 Settlement Act, 1902 Aid to Public Works and Land 4,430 5J 1 Jan. and .1 July 244 Settlement Act, 1903 1,000 5§ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 53 2,500 5J I Feb. and 1 Aug. ]38 200 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 10 183,800 51 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 9,049 | 191,930 ' 10,094 .. 10,094 Aid to Public Works and Land 100 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 0 Settlement Act, 1906 1,000 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 53 1,100 59 .. 59 Aid to Public Works and Land 900 G 1 Jan. and 1 July 54 Settlement Act, 1907 258,900 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 14,240 1,700 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 89 261,500 14,383 .. 14,383 Aid to Public Works and Land 25,000 5J I Mar. and 1 Sept. 1,313 .. 1,313 Settlement Act, 1911 Aid to Public Works and Land 60,000 5f 1 Jan. and 1 July 3,150 Settlement Act, 1914 40,000 5| 30 June and 31 Dec. 2,200 100,000 5,350 .. 5,350 Aid to Public Works and Land 24,170 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,209 Settlement Act. 1921 150,000 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 7,875 52,510 5b 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,889 173,920 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 10,435 400,600 22,408 .. 22,408 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loam 80,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,800 Act, 1919 (Section 4) 10,000 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 525 90,000 5| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,950 180,000 10,275 .. 10,275 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loam 400 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 20 Act, 1920 107,710 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,655 2,962,170 5J 15 Jan. and 15 July 162,919 1,000 6 15 Jan. and 15 July 60 3,071,280 168,654 Recoverable from Discharged .. .. .. .. 168,654 Soldiers Settlement Account — Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 3,780 6 I May and 1 Nov. 227 7,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 420 100,000 5£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,250 3,900 51 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 215 62,450 5} 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,279 700 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 42 177,830 ■ 9,433 RecoverablefromMastertonTrust .. .. .. .. 388 Lands Trustees I 9,045

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Authorizing Act. Principal, 'per" Half-yearly due Dates. A ® r 0 ° S n t Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, £ £ £ £ 1917 —continued. Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 804.460 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 40,223 Recoverable from Electric Sup- . . . . .. •• 40,223 ply Account Finance Act, 1915 (Section 105), 700 4| 15 June and 15 Dec. 31 (Public Works) 8,350 5 15 June and 15 Dec. 418 143,190 5J 15 June and 15 Dec. 7,875 84,970 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 4,461 237,210 12,785 12,785 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), 630.520 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 37,831 (War Expenses) 2,596,320 4A 15 May and 15 Nov. 116,833 123,650 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 5,564 554.550 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 29,114 7,750 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 388 3,912.790 189,730 .. 189,730 Finance Act, 191S (Section 10), 4,636,100 4§ 15 May and 15 Nov. 208,625 (War Expenses) 8,000 5 1 May and 1 Nov. 400 281,100 5 15 May and 15 Nov. 14,055 3,490,160 H 20 April and 20 Oct. 157,057 438 ,840 5 20 April and 20 Oct. 21,942 53,150 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,658 264,980 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 13,911 188,160 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 9,878 205,910 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 10,296 349,020 5[ 1 Jan. and 1 July 18,323 9,915,420 457,145 .. 457,145 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Pari 26,960 5 20 April and 20 Oct. 1,348 IV), (War Expenses) 14,200 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 639 2,076,770 4-£ 20 April and 20 Oct. 93,455 97,900 5£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept 5,140 3,500 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 175 153,500 5} 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,059 2,372,830 108,816 .. 108,816 Finance Act, 1919 (Section 5), 228,500 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 11,425 (Public Works) 11,500 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 604 240,000 12,029 .. 12,029 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 195,550 5|- 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 10,755 (Electric Power Works) — Recoverable from Electric Sup- .. .. .. .. 10,755 ply Account Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 50,000 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,625 .. 2,625 (Public Works) Finance Act, 1924 (Section 2), 72,550 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 3,809 (Public Works) 275,000 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 15,125 347,550 18,934 .. 18,934 Government Railways Act, 1908— Finance Act, 1909 .. .. 300 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 16 500 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug 30 800 46 46 Railways Improvement Autho- 500 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 30 30 rization Acts, 1904-07 Government Railways Amendment 500 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 26 .. 26 Act, 1910 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. 700 5£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 37 2,300 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 127 5,500 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 330 11,600 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 696 55,900 5| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,075 42,750 6£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,244 118,750 6,509 Recoverable from Land for .. .. ., .. 6,509 Settlements Account .—

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Ra,te firnRB Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. f Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. aluouuu. New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, £ £ £ £ 1917 —continued. Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 800 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 42 5,500 5j 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 289 6,300 331 Recoverable from Land for .. .. .. .. 331 Settlements Account Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 900 5| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 47 47 iVative Land Amendment Act, 1913 40,000 4£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,800 100,000 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5.250 5,000 4J 1 April and 1 Oct. 225 145,000 7,275 .. 7,275 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 — Guaranteed Mining Advances 2,000 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 105 .. 105 Branch Land for Settlements Branch .. 52,500 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,756 Recoverable from Land for .. .. .. .. 2,756 Settlements Account Railways Improvement Authoriza- 12,490 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 625 .. 625 tion Act, 1914 State Advances Act, 1913 (Settlers 1,125,000 5J 9 April and 9 Oct. 59,062 Branch) 2,030,255 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 111,664 36,000 5f 30 June and 31 Dec. 1,980 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 47,000 3,191,255 219, r ; 06 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. 219,706 vances Offioe —-— State Advances Act, 1913 (Workers 402,990 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 22,164 Branch ) — —— —- Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 22,164 vances Office Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and 1,000 4| 1 May and 1 Nov. 45 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Sec- 14,000 5 1 May and 1 Nov. 700 tion 46) ■' 15,000 745 Recoverable from Swamp Land Drainage Account .. .. .. 745 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. 2,810 3 15 May and 15 Nov. 84 10,405,479 4J 15 May and 15 Nov. 468,247 859,760 5 15 May and 15 Nov 42,988 152,880 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 8,026 100,990 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5,554 1,681,530 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 88,280 48,400 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,420 56,350 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,536 13,308,199 618,135 .. 618,135 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 — Land for Settlements Branch .. 25,000 3J 1 April and 1 Oct. 875 470,000 31 1 April and 1 Oct. 17,625 495,000 18,500 Recoverable from Land for .. .. .. .. 18,500 Settlements Account Native Land Settlement Branch .. 381,600 3J 1 April and 1 Oct. 13,356 54,500 3J 1 April and 1 Oct, 2,044 30,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,200 80,000 4| 1 April and 1 Oct 3,600 546,100 20,200 .. 20,200

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Rate n-vnsR Authorizing Act. Prinoipal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. New Zealand State-guaranteed Ad- £ £ £ £ varices Acts, 1909— continued. Guaranteed Mining Advances 5,000 3j 1 April and 1 Oct. 187 .. 187 Branch Advances to Local Authorities 200,515 1 April and 1 Oct. 7,018 Branch 95,425 3§ 1 April and 1 Oct. 3,578 8,800 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 352 48,000 4£ 1 April and 1 Oct. 2,160 352,740 13,108 Recoverable from Land for .. .. .. .. 8,145 Settlements Account —— 4,963 Land for Settlements Branch .. 400,165 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 16,007 50 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 2 147,100 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 6,620 741,066 <l| 30 April and 31 Oct. 33,348 100 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5 1,288,481 85,982 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 55,982 Settlements Account Native Land Settlement Branch .. 30,000 3f 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,125 50,000 4 1 April and 1 Oot. 2,000 80,000 3,125 .. 3,125 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10, and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) — Land for Settlements Branch 21,050 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 947 10,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 450 4,000 4£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 180 35,050 1,577 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 1,577 Settlements Account Guaranteed Mining Advances .. 8,000 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 360 .. 360 Post and'Telegraph Act, 1908 200,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,000 8,000 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5), (War Expenses)— Public Revenues Amendment Act, 2,093,750 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 83,750 .. 83,750 1915 (No. 2), (Section 2) Railways Improvement Authorization 720,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 28,800 1914 9,200 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 414 729,200 29,214 29,214 Rangitailci Land Drainage Amend- 158,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 6,320 ment Act, 1913 and Amendments 52,000 4| I Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,340 210,000 8,660 Recoverable from Rangitaiki .. .. .. .. 1,000 Land Drainage Account 7,660 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment 25,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,000 Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920 75,000 4J X June and 1 Dec. 3,375 (Section IS) — 100,000 4,375 .. 4,375 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment 22,900 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 916 Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1921 74,600 4J I June and 1 Dec. 3,357 -22 (Section 23) 2,500 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Arg 131 100,000 4,404 .. 4,404 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amend- 39,100 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,564 ment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 10,900 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 490 1923 (Section 5) 50,000 2,054 .. 2,054

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate froHH Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1926-27. C- ut. £ £ £ £ Bangitailci Land Drainage Amend- 10,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 400 ment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1924 (Section 5) On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 400 10,000 800 .. 800 Stale Advances Act, 1973 — Advances to Settlers Branch .. 573,200 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 22,928 1,300.000 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 58,500 3,250 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 163 417,450 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 22,960 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 2,293,900 112,551 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 112,551 vances Office Advances to Workers Branch .. 50,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 2,000 1,300,000 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 58,500 510 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 26 96,500 51 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5,307 1,447,010 65,833 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 65,833 vances Office Local Authorities Branch 200,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 8,000 10,000 5J 1 June and 1 Dec. 513 210,000 8,513 Recoverable from the State .. .. .. .. 8,513 Advances Office Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 .. 15,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 600 31,000 44 1 May and 1 Nov. 1,395 46,000 1,995 Recoverable from Swamp Land .. .. .. .. 1,995 Drainage Account Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and 147,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 5,880 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 173,000 4J 1 May and 1 Nov. 7,785 16) 5,000 5 1 May and 1 Nov. 250 20,000 6 1 May and 1 Nov. 1,200 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 500 345,000 15,615 Recoverable from Swamp Land .. .. .. 15,615 Drainage Account ■ Treasury Bills— In anticipation of revenue, say.. .. .. .. 65,000 In anticipation of loan moneys, say .. .. .. 5,500 For redemption of loans .. 1,400,000 .. .. 63,000 133,500 Recoverable from Discharged .. .. .. .. 45,000 Soldiers Settlement Account 88,500 (Redemption Bills) Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Im~ 50,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug 2,000 provement Act, 1910 100,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug 4,500 150,000 6,500 Recoverable from the Waihou .. .. .. .. 3,200 and Ohinemuri Rivers Im- — 3,300 provement Account j

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

RSit6 Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. + Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. A.mounc. £ £ £ £ IVaihou and Ohinemuri Rivers lm- 60,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,400 provement Act, 1910, and Finance 90,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,050 Act, 1919 ("Section 6) — — 150,000 6,450 .. 6,450 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers lm- 99,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,960 provement Act, 1910, and Fin• 51,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,295 ance Act, 1922 (Section 16) 150,000 6,255 .. 6,255 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers lm- 55,000 4 1 Feb' and 1 Aug. 2,200 provement Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1924 (Section 6) — On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 1,500 55,000 3,700 .. 3,700 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917, and 4,896,900 4J 15 May and 15 Nov. 220,360 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 1,429,600 5 15 May and 15 Nov. 71,480 (No. 2), (New Zealand Loans 34,750 51 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,824 Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 21,050 5\ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,158 1915), and Finance Act, 1917 13,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 780 (Section 68) 370,300 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 14,812 3,350 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 151 8,768,950 310,565 .. 310,565 Wellington and Manawatu Railway 500,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 20,000 .. 20,000 Purchase Act, 1908 —- 4 Westport Harbour Act, 1920 — Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, 500,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 20,000 and Loan Acts, 1896, 1897, and 1900 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 200,000 5 15 Feb, and 15 Aug. 10,000 1008 700,000 30,000 Recoverable from the Westport .. .. .. .. 17,647 Harbour Aeeount 12,353 To provide for increase in rate of in- .. .. .. 10,000 .. 10,000 terest for renewal of loans falling ■— due during the year State Advances Debt — Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 — Advances to Settlers .. .. 117,900 4 I Jan. and 1 July 4,716 100,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,000 217,900 8,716 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 8,716 vances Office Advances to Workers 25,000 4 1 Feb. a,nd 1 Aug. 1,000 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 1,000 vances Office — Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106 ) — Advances to Workers .. .. 10,000 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 450 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 450 vances Office

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES —INTEREST —continued.

Reconciliation of Public Debt with total of Principal as shown in Principal column above— £ £ £ Gross Public Debt at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. 238,855,478 Add amounts not included in Public Debt at 31at March, 1926— New loan issued .. .. .. .. .. 6,000,000 Grevmouth Harbour Board Loan .. .. .. .. 260,000 6,260,000 245,115,478 Deduct amounts inoluded in Public Debt but not included in Principal column above— Unpresented debentures .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 Loans raised by Superintendent State Advances (interest paid direct,! .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,124,260 Debenture issued under Urowera Lands Act, 1921-22 (Section 10), (interest paid out of Native Land Settlement Account) .. 29,323 .. 2,161,583 £242,953,895

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—AMORTIZATION.

Kate rti'osR « Authorizing Act, Principal. per Half-vearly due Dates. . f Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. ' ™ 0 ' D '. £ £ £ £ Mew Zealand Stale-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909 and 1910— Advances to Settlers 1,907,626 41 June and 1 Dec. 88,543 750,000 4| 23 April and 23 Oct. 33,750 2,094 4£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 94 2,719,720 122,387 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 122,387 vances Office Advances to Workers .. .. 200,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 8,000 5,406 4J- 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 243 328,283 4| 1 June and 1 Dee. 14,773 533,689 23,016 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 23,016 vances Office Total Principal .. 242.953,895 TOTAL INTEREST .. .. .. 10,670,170 2,493,285 8,176,905

Bate A uthorizing Act. Principal. per Gross Amount. Recoverable. 1926-27. Cent. t Sinking Funds— £ £ £ £ Westport Harbour Act, 1920 — Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, and 500,000 1 5,000 Loan Acts, 1896, 1897, and 1900 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 200,000 1 2,000 1908 700,000 7,000 Recoverable from Westport Harbour .. .. .. 4,118 Account 2,882 Debt Repayment — Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925 178,440,503 ■. 928,492 Recoverable from separate Accounts, say .. .. 3,000 925,492 TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 928,374 I

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—AMORTIZATION-REDUCTION OF FUNDED DEBT.

ANALYSIS OF PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES.

I Original Rate r Authorizing Act. Debt per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1926-27. funded. Cent. " Amount. | j ~~ | Finance Act, 1922 (Section 8) — £ I £ £ I £ Aid to Public Works and Land 191,010 .. 1 June and 1 Dec... 2,355 .. 2,355 Settlement Act, 1910 Finance Act-, 1916 (Section 35), 4,736,842 .. j „ 58,409 .. 58,409 (War Expenses) Finance Act, 1918 (Section 10) 6,600,000 .. „ 81,383 .. 81,383 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 37,778 .. „ 466 466 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. 963,131 .. „ 22,456 .. 22,456 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 2,067,411 .. „ 25,493 .. 25,493 1914 (Section 8), (War Expenses ) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 8,105,992 ... „ 99,954 .. 99,954 1915 (Section 5), (War Expenses ) War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 4,830,000 .. „ 59,558 .. 59,558 (Section 2), War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 (No. 2) TOTAL .. .. 27,532,164 * .. 350,074 466 I 349,608 * The rate is 6 per cent, on the original debt, £27,532,163 17s. 10d., less interest at the average rate of £4 19s. 5*88d. on the amount remaining unpaid.

1926-27. Recoveries Net Charge Gross from t0 uluso- respective Consolidated Accounts. Fund. Interest— £ £ £ War Expenses .. .. .. .. .. 3,550,662 .. 3,550,662 Discharged Soldiers Settlement (including purchase of Estates 470,039 412,616 57,423 Land for Settlements .. .. .. .. .. 364,959 364,959 State Advances .. .. .. .. .. 1,201,679 1,201,302 377 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 66,787 .. 66,787 Electric Supply .. .. .. .. .. 282,178 282,178 Greymouth Harbour Board .. . . .. .. 10,400 10,400 Westport Harbour .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 17,647 12,353 Public Works and Miscellaneous .. .. 4,693,466 204,163 4,489,303 Total Interest .. .. .. .. 10.670,170 2,493,265 8,176,905 Net Interest (chargeable to Consolidated Fund) .. .. 8,176,905 Amortization,— Sinking Fund— Westport Harbour .. .. .. .. 7,000 4,118 2,882 Total Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 7,000 4,118 2,882 Debt Repayment— Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925— Amount transferable to Public Debt Repayment Account from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 928,492 3,000 925,492 Net Amortization Charge (chargeable to Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. 928,374 Total Interest and Amortization Charge .. .. .. 9,105,279 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. 350,074 466 349,608 Net Reduction of Funded Debt (chargeable to Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. 349,608 GRAND TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,454,887

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

4 —B. 7.

1926-27. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. _ Animals' Protection and Game Act, 1921-22 (Section 20) — £ Eees, royalties, &c., on opossum-skins to Acclimatization Societies . . 4,000 Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 9) — Subsidies to County Councils, Koad and Town Boards in respect of general rates ... ... ... 186,000 Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 15) — Maintenance of overseas war graves and war memorials ... ... 44,200 Auckland University College Act, 1882 (Section 26) — Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 4,000 Civil List Act, 1920 ( Section 16) — Legislative Council — Speaker ' ... ... 720 Chairman of Committees ... ... ... 450 House of Representatives— Speaker ... ... ... 900 Chairman of Committees ... ... ... 675 Civil List Act, 1920 (Section 17) — £ Honoraria of members of the Legislative Council ... 11,970 Honoraria of members of the House of Representatives ... 30,600 42,570 Civil List Act, 1920 (Section 22) — Legislative Council — Clerk ... ... ... 750 Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 550 House of Representatives — Clerk ... ... ... 750 Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 550 Civil Service Act, 1908 (Sections 28-30) — Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities under Civil Service Act, 1908 ... 16,000 Defence Act, 1909 (Sections 75-86) — Pensions and allowances ... ... ... 2,900 Education Act, 1914— Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions on account of Public Primary and District High Schools ... ... ... 15,000 Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 3,500 National Scholarships — Grants to Education Boards for junior and senior scholarships ... 12,100 Secondary Schools—Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 3,000 Education Beserves Amendment Act, 1913 (section 3) — Compensation for improvements ... ... ... 500 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 8) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses ... 2,000 Finance Act, 1919 (Section 14) — Pensions in respect of Police Officers ... ... ... 600 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 21), and Finance Act, 1924 ( Section 20) — Interest at 4 per cent, on New Zealand Expeditionary Force canteen profits and regimental funds deposited with Government at call ... 100 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 43) — Canterbury College (additional to statutory grant) .., ...I 1,562

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1926-'27. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. £ Finance Act, 1921-22 (Section 13) — £ Transfer to Advances to other Governments Account ... 30,000 Less recoveries from other Governments ... ... 20,000 — 10,000 Finance Act, 1923 (Section 13) — Annuity of £150 per annum to Miss Ida Fraser, daughter of the late Sir William Fraser, Member of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council ... ... ... 150 Finance Act, 1924 (Section 30) — Annuity of £200 per annum to Lady Salmond, widow of the late Sir John Salmond, Judge of the Supreme Court ... ... ... 200 Finance Act, 1925 ( Section 7) — General expenses of New Zealand Institute ... ... ... 1,500 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 8) — Refunds in respect of totalizator-tax ... ... ... 25,000 Finance Act, .1925 (Section 27) — £ Increased superannuation allowances to widows and children 27,600 Less credits ... ... ... 16,862 10,738 Fire Brigades Act, 1908 ( Section 21) — Subsidies to Fire Boards ... ... ... 2,500 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1925 (Section 4, Subsection (1) (d) ) — Losses on operation of branch lines and isolated sections of railways ... 345,000 Oreymouth Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1920 (Sections 5 and 7) — Subsidy for interest, sinking fund, and other loan charges ... ... 15,000 High Commissioner Act, 1908 (Section 6) — Salary of High Commissioner ... ... ... 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Acts, 1909, 1910, 1913, and 1923 — Subsidies to Hospital Boards ... ... ... 600,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Sections 64 and 73) — Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court ... ... 3,500 Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14), and Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (,Section 2)— Superannuation to retired Judges ... ... ... 4,000 Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 3) — Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court ... ... ... 18,250 Land Act, 1924 (Section 136) — Paynfents to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts, for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. ... 14,000 Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1925 (Section 6) — Interest on income-tax paid in advance ... ... ... 750 Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (Section 13) — Deficiencies in principal or interest due on debentures guaranteed by the Government ... ... ... 100 Local Bodies' Loans Amendment Act, 1908 (Section 10) — Sinking funds of guaranteed loans payable to Public Trustee ... ... 600 Local Bodies' Loaiis Act, 1913 (Subsections 3 and 4 of Section 70) — Sinking funds payable to State Advances Office ... ... ... 300 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 2) — Salaries of Magistrates ,.. ... j 24,054

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1926-27. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. _ Marlborough High School Act, 1899 (Section 17) — £ Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 400 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1920 — £ Pensions and allowances ... ... 42,000 Less credits from gold duty under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 ... ... 2,500 39,500 Municipal Corporations Act, 1920 (Section 72) — Subsidies to Borough Councils in respect of general rates ... ... 28,500 National Provident Fund Act, 1910 ( Section 25) — Subsidies on contributions ... ... 39,921 Finance Act, 1916, and National Provident, Fund Act, 1910 — Maternity allowances (sections 18 and 78) ... ... 7,000 Maternity allowances for Friendly Societies (Section 67) ... 35,000 Subsidy on total contributions from approved Friendly Societies for the year ended 31st December, 1925 (Section 75) .... ... ... 707 82,628 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1922 (Section 27), and Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923 (Section 13) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes ... ... 6,000 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1925 (Section 13) — Payments for purposes of higher education and advancement of Natives ... 3,000 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 (Section 2) — One-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board to 31st December, 1926 ... ... ... 5,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—• New Zealand Consolidated Stock— J£ Charges and expenses of management ... ... 28,000 Less recoverable from other accounts .. ... 6,000 —— 22,000 New Zealand University Act, 1908 (Section 30) — Contribution to University ... ... ... 3,845 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, and Amendment Act, 1919 (Sections 3 and 4) — University National Scholarships ... ... ... 3,100 University bursaries ... ... ... 13,400 Grants-in-aid to— £ Auckland University College ... ... 7,100 Victoria University College ... ... 7,100 Canterbury College ... ... 4,100 University of Otaeo ... ... 8,700 27,000 University Colleges— Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 15,000 Orchard-tax Act, 1916 (Section 4) — Orchard-tax receipts payable to New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation, Limited ... ... ... 1,500 Pensions Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920— Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... ... 21,000 Old-age pensions ... ... 975,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Account ... 37,948 937,052 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 325,000

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PERMANENT OHAEGES—continued.

1926-27. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. Pensions Act, 1913, and Amendment Act, 1924 — £ Pensions for the Blind ... ... ... 10,000 Police Offences Amendment Act, 1924 (Section 3) — Pines due Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1910, and Appropriation Act, 1920, and Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 20 (1) ( b)) — £ Salary of Controller and Auditor-General ... ... 1,300 Claims repayable under Sections 16, 29, and 90 ... ... 300 1,600 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1912 (Section 5) — Pire Insurance Fund ... ... ... 10,000 Public Service Act, 1912, and Appropriation Act, 1920 (Section 16, Subsection (1), and Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 20 (1) (a)) — Salary of Public Service Commissioner ... ... ... 1,500 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, and Amendments— Annual contributions— £ £ Public Service Superannuation Fund ... 86,000 Less credits ... 35,370 50,630 Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... 43,000 93,630 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 (,Section 67) — Compensation to Mrs. Ann Noble, of Alexandra, Otago ... ... 78 Rotorua Borough Act, 1922 (Section 6) — Payment to Rotorua Borough of portion of fees received at the Government Sanatorium ... ... ... ... 1,300 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 (Section 60), and Amendment Act, 1910 — Compensation to owners of stock condemned ... ... ... 15,000 Stock Act, 1908 (Section 45) — Compensation for diseased stock destroyed ... ... ... 15,500 Valuation of Land Act, 1925 (Section 47) — Acquisition of land under Sections 44 and 45 ... ... ... 100 Victoria College Act, 1905 (Section 37) — Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 4,000 Waihou and Ohinemun Rivers Improvement Act, 1910— Section 17 (d) and Amendment Act, 1912, and Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 27), (Crown's proportion of interest and sinking fund on loan raised under the Act) ... ... ... 1,100 War Pensions Act, 1915 — Pensions and allowances ... ... ... 1,100,000 TOTAL UNDER SPECIAL ACTS ... ... 4,208,852

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PERMANENT CHARGES —continued.

ANALYSIS. 1926-27. £ Education Purposes ... ... ... ... ... 105,907 Pensions ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,456,480 Salaries and Honoraria ... ... ... ... ... 98,519 Subsidies to Hospital Boards ... ... ... .. 600,000 Subsidies to Local Authorities on rates ... ... ... ... 214,500 Subsidies to Superannuation and National Provident Funds ... .. 144,996 Territorial Revenue ... .. ... ... ... 14,000 Miscellaneous ... ... ... .. ... ... 229,450 Transfer to Working Railways Account; Losses oil operation of branch lines, &c. ... ... .. ... ... ... 345,000 TOTAL ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,208,852

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

1926-27. Salaries. I Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 1. —Legislative Departments — £ £ | £ Subdivision I. —Legislative Council .. .. g 209 3 209 ,, II. —House of Representatives .. 9'204 I 1 290 10 4-94 III.—Law Drafting Office .. .. 3,215 ' 572 3,787 „ IV.—General Assembly Library .. 3,275 1,565 4,840 V.—Hansard .. .. .. e,487 5,200 11,687 VI.—Bellamy's .. .. .. g,994 1,545 .7,539 VII.—General Expenses .. .. 4,418 50,457 54,875 , GROSS Total .. .. .. 35,802 60,629 96,431 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 125 8,488 8,613 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 35,677 52,141 87,818 . I I o£ N p™. Itom ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 1—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS. ■ 1926-27. £ ! £ Subdivision No. I. —Legislative Council. Salaries and other Charges— 4 1 : Salaries and other Charges ... ... ... I 2,950 1 2 ! Staff of Minister leading Legislative Council ... i 259 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Department of Internal Affairs— Half-salary of typist in office of £ Leader of Legislative Council 125 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 3,209 Subdivision No. II.—House of Representatives. 3 Salaries— ■1 Second Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 500 1 *Sergeant-at-Arms ... ... ... 300 1 Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers ... ... 400 1 Accountant ... ... ... 325 1 Clerk to Mr. Speaker ... ... .. 220 1 Chief Messenger ... ... ... 340+ 1 Assistant Chief Messenger ... ... ... 3251 1 Messenger (to Mr. Speaker) ... ... ... 3201. 3 Committee Clerks : 1 at £230, 1 at £220, 1 at £200 ... 650 2Q Non-permanents. £ Extra Clerks ... ... 1,470 Extra Committee Reporting... ... 50 Extra Messengers ... ... 4,304 —- — 5,824 9,204 J 1 Note.—Soale salaries or wages inolude cost-of-living increase. * Also receives £175 16a. per annum superannuation. f Special daily allowances ceased as from 1st April, 1926.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

Number item. 1Q9fi 97 of Persons. VOTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— f. J continued. 1926-27. ~ Subdivision No. 11. —House of Representatives—contd. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — 4 Office requisites ... ... ... 50 5 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 900 6 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 330 7 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 1,290 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 10,494 Subdivisio7i No. III.—Law Drafting Office. 8 Salaries — Bill Drafting Department— 1 Law Draftsman ... ... ... 1,070 Assistant Law Draftsmen — 2 2 at £615 ... ... ... 1,230 Compilation Department— 1 Compiler of Statutes ... ... ... • 700 Clerical and General— 1 Typiste and Office Assistant ... ... 215 5 3,215 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 9 Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act. 1908 •... ... ..." 12 10 Compilation and printing " Index to the Laws of New Zealand" ... ... ... 300 11 Motor hire .. ... ... 60 12 Office requisites, printing and stationery, postage, and contingencies ... ... ... 50 13 Purchase of law reports and other publications ... 100 1.4 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 572 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 3,787 Subdivision No. IV.—General Assembly Library. 15 Salaries — Library— 1 Chief Librarian (also £200 Controller Dominion Archives, and £50 Advisory Director Turnbull Library) ... ... ... 500 1 First Assistant ... ... ... 450 5 Assistants: 1 at £340, 2 at £330, 1 at £305, 1 at £270 ... ... ... 1,575 1 i Binder ... ... ... j 310 1 Messenger ... ... ... 200 1 Cleaner ... ... ... 240 10 3,275 Other Charges for and incidental to — 16 Binding books ... ... ... 500 17 Grant of six months' salary to officer on retirement... 165 18 Grant to Library Fund ... ... ... 700 19 Newspapers and carriage of books ... ... 200 1,565 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... \— — 4,840

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

"" . " ~ * " ' ~' ~ I Number rtem . 1926-27 of Persons. V0 T E No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— — continued. 1926-27. ! Subdivision No. V.— Hansard. £ £ 20 Salaries — Hansard—• 1 Chief Reporter ... ... ... 550 10 ! Reporters : 4 at £450, 1 at £440*, 1 at £410, 1 at £390, 3 at £360 ... ... ... 4,120 1 Supervisor ... ... ... 440 1 Supervisor's Assistant ... ... 387 1 Clerk to Supervisor ... ... 230 1 Indexer ... ... ... 210 2 Committee Reporters: 2 at £250 ... ... 500 ! Extra assistance ... ... ... 50 17 I j 6,487 Otheb Charges for and incidental to — j— 21 Printing of Hansard ... ... .... 5,200 Total —Subdivision No. V ... ... — — 11,687 Subdivision No. VI.—Bellamy's. 22 Salaries — 1 Manager (also Officer in Charge of Parliament Buildings) ... ... ... 580 1 Chef ... ... .... 380 1 Head Waiter ... ... ... 300 1 1 Clerk ... ... ... 290 5 Attendants, Manager's Staff: 1 at £290, 1 at £275, 2 at £268 per annum, 1 at 15s. lOd. per day ... 1,389 9 Extra Attendants, Manager's staff', during session ... 2,165 Extra Attendants, Manager's staff, during recess ... 890 5,994 Other Charges for and incidental to —• 23 Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plateware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, furniture, &c., for use of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings ... ... ... 530 24 Maintenance of staff during session ... ... 825 25 Washing linen, &c. ... ... ... 190 1,545 Total —Subdivision No. VI ... ——-— 7,539 | ♦ Subdivision No. VII. — General Expenses. 26 SALARIES' — 1 Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session ... ... ... 150 1 Furnace Attendant during session ... ... 200 5 Gardeners in grounds : 1 at £252 per annum, 5 at 16s. 4d. per day, 1 at 6s. 2d. per day, and 1 at £3 4s. per week ... ... ... 1,773 9 Night-watchmen: 2 at £240, 1 at £235, 2 at £230, — 4 at £225 ... ... 2,075 16 Relieving Watchmen ... ... ... 220 4,418 * Also receives £200 from Department of Justice.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I 125 .. 125 VII .. 8,488 8,488 Totals .. 125 8,488 8,613

s—B.5 —B. 7.

Number Item / 1Q9fi_07 of Persons. , V OTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— 1 ' ; -° - J '* ! continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VII.—General Expenses—continued. £ £ Othek Chakues foe and incidental to—27 Advertising ... ... ... 30 28 Bonus to employees whose salaries do not exceed £350 per annum ... ... ... 600 29 Charwomen ... .. ... 2,650 30 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 2,625 31 Furniture, brooms, brushware, soap, towels, linen, matches, tools, coal-buckets, and shovels (purchase and repairs) ... ... ... 250 Grants of — 32 Six months' pay in lien of leave of absence to W. H. Russell, Hansard Reporter, on retirement 225 33 Three months' pay in lieu of leave of absence to C. Wilson, Chief Librarian, on retirement ... 173 34 Laundry-work for Legislative Department ... 160 ; 35 Meals to Messengers on late-sitting nights ... 95 36 Office equipment, &c., for Ministers' offices ... 300 37 Parliamentary photographic shield ... ... 25 38 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committee ... ... ... 50 39 Passages of— £ Members of both Houses ... ... 1,500 Members'wives ... ... 200 1,700 40 Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers 800 41 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... 14,000 42 Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition ... 100 43 Railway passes and concessions to members and exmembers of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of ... ... ... 24,708 44 Railway passes to officers of the Legislature ... 270 45 Railway sleeping-berths for Members of Parliament 350 46 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 25 47 Typewriters : Purchase and repairs ... ... 330 48 Uniforms for messengers ... ... ... 200 | 49 Upkeep of parliamentary grounds ... ... 250 50 Winding and repairing clocks, &c. ... ... 66 51 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, and chimneysweeping ... ... ... 450 52 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 50,457 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Fuel, light, power, water, and general attendance supplied other Departments occupying Parlia- £ ment Buildings ... ... 1,088 Sale of Statutes, Journals, Ac. ... 7,400 8,488 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... [ 54,875 Gboss Total ... ... ... : ... 96,431 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 8,613 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 1 ... ... 87,818

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges. , Total. Vote No. 2.—Prime Minister's Department— £ £ £ Gross Total ... ... ... 2,415 475 2,890 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL ... ... ... 2,415 475 2,890 ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. — - VOTE No. 2.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPART-1926-27. MENT. £ £ 1 Salaries— 1 Permanent Head (also Clerk Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet) ... ... ... 1,150 1 Imperial Affairs Officer ... ... ... 665 1 Private Secretary to Prime Minister ... 600 3 2,415 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 100 3 Office fittings and requisites .... ... 100 1 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 50 5 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 6 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 7 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 475 Gross Total ... ... ... — 2,890 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 2 ... ... 2,890

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. ' Other Charges. | Total. Vote No. 3. —Treasury Department — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Salaries .. .. .. 25,161 ... 25,151 „ II. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. • •• 17,002 17,002 „ III.—Rates on Grown and Native Lands .. ... 20 20 GROSS Total .. .. .. 25,151 17,022 42,173 Crbdits-in-AID .. .. .. 803 3,950 4,753 NET TOTAL .. 24,348 13,072 37,420 Number Item 1926-27 Of Persons. VOTE No. 3.—TREASURY DEPARTMENT. u '* 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Salaries. . £ £ 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,350 (Secretary, Receiver-General, Paymaster-General, Registrar New £ Zealand Inscribed Stock) ... 1,350 1 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Secretary and Accountant, and Deputy Registrar New Zealand Inscribed Stock) ... 1,150 2,500 Clerical Division. Glass I— 3 3 at £615 ... ... ... 1,845 Class II— 1 1 at £515 (11 months), £490 (1 month) ... 513 Glass III— 3 3 at £470 ... ... ... 1,410 Glass IV— 3 3 at £425 ... ...• ... 1,275 Class V— 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 4 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI— 1,495 14 at £335 ... ... 4,690 2 at £335 (8 months), £320 (4 months) 661 1 at £320 (7 months), £295 (5 months) 310 18 1 at £295 ... ... 295 Class VII— 5,956 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 (7 months), £250 (5 months) 265 1 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 257 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 252 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £230 (5 months), £210 (7 months) 219 1 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 209 1 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 212 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £210 (5 months), £209 15s. (7 months) 210 1 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 195 2 at £210 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 388 2 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 374 * For particulars ol salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Notis. —Soale salaries or wages inolude oost-of-Uving increase.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number j Ue J of Persons. , y 0TE No 3.—TRBASUEY DEPARTMENT— ' ! continued. 1926-27. I Subdivision No. I—Salaries —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division—continued. Class VII—continued. £ 2 at £190 (7 months), £155 (5 months) 352 2 at £155 ... ... 310 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) J50 1 at £155 (4 month), £135 (8 months) 142 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 268 1 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 120 3 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 357 3 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 351 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 107 2 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 200 2 at £95 (10 months), £80 (2 months) 188 1 at £95 (7 months), £80 (5 months) 90 1 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months) 87 45 2 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months) 168 7,073 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 235 General Division. 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £185 (2 months), £175 (10 months) 177 2 at £160 ... ... 320 • 8 1 at £160 (5 months), £145 (7 months)... 151 1,523 Non-permanents. 2 at £156 ... ... 312 3 at £130 ... ... 390 1 at £117 ... ... 117 4 at £78 ... ... 312 12 3 at £65 ... ... 195 1 ' 326 99 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries of Officers— £ Naval Defence ... ... 209 State Forests Account ... 294 Services rendered other Departments— Justice Department ... 50 Government Insurance Department ... ... 250 • 803 Total —Subdivision No. I ... 25,151 Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 70 3 Bank exchange, commission, discount, and stamp I duty (part recoverable) ... ... ... 2,450

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. 803 .. 803 II .. •• .. 3,950 3,950 Totals .. .. 803 3,950 4,753

Number item. -| qoc 97 of Persons. VOTE No. -3.—TREASURY DEPARTMENT— iyzo-zi. continued. _ 1926-27. Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneozis Services —continued. £ £ Chakges fob and incidental to —continued. 4 Government Insurance Department : Work performed ... ... . 50 5 Legal expenses ... ... ... 40 6 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 1,575 7 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 240 8 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,240 9 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 4,250 .10 Refund of unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Stock 50 11 Refunds unclaimed moneys ... ... ... 50 12 Retaining-fee for Financial Adviser ... ... 417 13 Telegrams beyond the Dominion (part recoverable)... 4,850 14 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 15 Travelling allowances and transfer expenses ... 450 16 Value of interest coupons and warrants paid and cancelled by Treasury Cashier, but subsequently lost 10 17 Value of interest coupons paid and cancelled by Post Office, but subsequently lost ... ... 10 18 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Exchange ... ... £250 Telegrams beyond the Dominion... 3,200 Miscellaneous ... ... 500 3,950 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 17,002 I Subdivision No. III.—Rates on Crown and Native Lands. Payable under section 108 of the Rating Act,1908 — 19 Special rates on Crown Lands, payable in respect of security given by local bodies for certain loans 10 20 Special rates on Native Lands, payable in respect of security given by local bodies for certain loans 5 21 Payment of special rates on lands acquired by the Crown, as provided by section 112 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913 ... ... 5 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... — 20 Gboss Total ... .. ... ... 42,173 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 4,753 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 3 .. ... ! 37,420

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 4. —Land and Income Tax Department— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 37,539 22,473 60,012 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 130 2,045 2,175 NET TOTAL .. .. 37,409 20,428 57,837 Number u om i nor: 97 of Persons. VOTE No. 4 —LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. 1 *Salaries— Administrative Division. £ j £ 1 1 at £1,000 (Commissioner of Taxes) ... ... 1,000 Clerical Division. Class Special— £ 1 at £765 (9 months), £715 (3 months) 753 2 1 at £665 (9 months), £615 (3 months) 653 Glass I— 1,406 3 at £565 ... ... 1,695 4 1 at £540 (5 months), £515 (7 months) 525 Glass III— 2,220 5 at £470 ... ... 2,350 6 1 at £470 (1 month), £445 (11 months) 447 Class IV— 2,797 6 at £125 ... ... 2,550 2 at £425 (6 months), £400 (6 months) 826 1 at £425 (1 month), £400 (11 months) 402 10 1 at £400 ... ... 400 Class V— 4,178 1 at £380 (4 months), £355 (8 months) 364 2 1 at £380 (1 month), £355 (11 months) 357 Class VI— 721 5 at £335 ... ... 1,675 1 at £335 (2 months), £320 (10 months) 322 1 at £320 (11 months), £295 (1 month) 318 1 at £320 (9 months), £295 (3 months) 314 1 at £320 (1 month), £295 (11 months) 297 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 288 11 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 276 Class VII— — 3,490 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £295 (9 months), £275 (3 months) 290 1 at £295 (7 months), £275 (5 months) 286 , 1 at £295 (2 months), £275 (10 months) 278 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 276 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £275 (8 months), £250 (4 months) 266 1 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 1 256 5 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 1,260 1 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 232 .1 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 240 1 at £250 (4 months), £230 (8 months) 237 2 at £250 (3 months), £230 (9 months) 470 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £230 (10 months), £210 (2 months) 227 2 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 450 1 at £230 (6 months), £210 (6 months) 220 1 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 215 2 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 424 4 at £210 840 2 at £210 (7 months), £190 (5 months) 404 3 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 585 * For particulars of salaries see "Public Service Classification List." Note. —Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT —continued.

Number Item j 1926-27 of Persons. , VOTE No. 4—LAND AND INCOME TAX 1 ■ ! DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Class VII—continued. £ 2 at £210 (1 month), £190 (11 months) 384 ] at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 187 2 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 370 1 at £190 (8 months), £155 (4 months) 179 1 at £190 (7 months), £155 (5 months) 176 2 at £190 (5 months), £155 (7 months) 340 2 at £190 (6 months), £155 (6 months) 346 1 at £190 (6 months'), £135 (6 months) 162 1 at £190 (4 months), £135 (8 months) 153 1 at £190 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 139 3 at £155 ... ... 465 2 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 308 2 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 300 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 268 1 at £155 (10 months), £115 (2 monihs) 148 4 at £135 (10 mcnths), £115 (2 months) 528 1 at £135 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 128 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 118 1 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months; 116 1 at £115 (8 months), £95 (4 months) 108 2 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 200 1 at £115 (2 month), £95 (10 months) 98 12 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months) 1,164 3 at £95 ' ... 285 1 at £95 (7 months), £80 (5 months) ... 89 1 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months) ... 86 2 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months) 166 10 at £95 (2 months), £80 (11 months) 820 109 5 at £80 ... ... 400 17,419 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 784 General Division. 6 at £255 ... ... 1,530 3 at £225 (3 months), £215.(9 months)... 654 1 at £225 .. ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 12 1 at £160 (3 months), £145 (9 months) 149 2,763 Non-permanents. 2 at £130 ... ... 260 1 at£104 ... ... 104 1 at £91 ... ... 91 6 at £78 ... ... 468 3 at £65 ... ... 195 14 1 at £78 (3 months) ... ... 20 1,138 171 37,916 Estimated amount of salaries which may not be required on account of leave of absence on reduced pay, resignations, &c. ... ... 377 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Amount recoverable from other Departments— Defence Department : Pay of £ officers in military camps ... 50 Stamp Duties Department in respect of services of Inspectors 80 130 37,539

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — 1920-27. £ Salaries .. .. .. 130 Other Charges .. .. .. 2,045 Total .. ~ ..2,175

Number j tem- , q0«_07 of Persons. V0TE No 4— LAND AND INCOME TAX '* DEPARTMENT—continued. _ 1926-27. ~ ! Otheb Charges foe and incidental to — £ £ 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 550 3 Amount required for credit of Consolidated Fund—Refund to the trustees in the estate of Hemi Matenga of income-tax for the years 1917-18 to 1920-21, inclusive, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee ... .. 690 4 Commission appointed under Section 2 of the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1925 ... 150 5 Law-costs (part recoverable) .. .. 3,500 6 Office equipment (furniture, fittings, and machines) 600 7 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 200 8 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... .. 1,750 9 Printing and stationery ... ... 2,500 10 Rent of offices ... ... ... 73 11 Repairs and renewals to office equipment ... 250 Services rendered by other Departments — 12 Census and Statistics Department: Amount payable for cards and labour 475 13 Customs Department: Collecting deposits from travelling-agents for non-resident traders ... 200 14 Post and Telegraph Department: Receiving landtax and income-tax ... ... ... 1,700 15 Public Works Department: Window-cleaning and removal of rubbish ... ... ... 60 16 Valuation Department : Valuations of land for tax purposes ... ... ... 8,000 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 175 18 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,500 19 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Law-costs ... ... £2,000 Miscellaneous .. ... 25 Travelling allowances and expenses recoverable from Stamp Duties Department in respect of services of Inspectors ... 20 2,045 22,473 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 60,012 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... 2,175 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 4... ... 57,837

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT.

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1926-27. Salaries. i Other Charges. I Total. L I Vote No. 5. —Stamp Duties Department— & £ £ Subdivision I.—Stamp Duties .. . 22,515 22,125 \ 44,640 Ill—Land ami Deeds Registry.. .. 44,030 29,690 73,720 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 66,545 51,815 118,360 Credits-IN-AID .. 10,000 9,305 19,305 NET TOTAL .. 56,545 42,510 99,055 onperaons. ! Item - 1926-27. i VOTE No. 5.—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. ~ " Subdivision No. I.—■Stamp Duties. £ £ 1 Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1000 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Lands and Deeds) ... ... 1,000 Clerical Division. Class Special — 1 1 at £800 ... ... ... 800 Class I— £ 3 at £615 .. ... 1,845 1 at £565 ... ... 565 5 1 at £540 (5 months), £425 (7 months) 473 Class II— 2,883 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class IV— 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 | 4 1 at £400 (5 months), £380 (7 months) 388 Class VI— 1,663 12 12 at £335 ... ... ... 4,020 Class VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 5 at £275 ... ... 1,375 3 at £250 ... ... 750 7 at £230 ... ... 1,610 5 at £210 ... ... 1,050 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £155 ... ... 310 5 at £135 ... ... 675 6 at £125 ... ... 750 1 at £120 ... ... 120 40 2 at £115 ... ... 230 r - 7,840 General Division. 1 at £250 ... ... 250 5 at £240 ... ... 1,200 3 at £185 ... . . 555 1 at £175 . 175 111 j 1 at £160 ... ... 160 I 1 2,340

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number ! I ofp"™, Item - VOTE No. 5,—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. . ~ Subdivision No. I.—Stamp Duties —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. Non-pekmanents. £ 1 at £234 .. ... 234 2 at £143 ... ... 286" 2 at £117 ... ... 234 2 at £101 ... ... 208 4 at £91 ... ... 364 12 1 at £78 ... ... 78 — 1,404 87 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 50 22,515 Othek Chakges foe and incidental to — 2 Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 Amusements-tax — 3, Inspection and collection ... ... .. 25 4 Printing tickets (recoverable) ... ... 25 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 100 6 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 100 7 Law-costs ... ... ... 350 8 Office-cleaning ... ... 70 9 Office equipment ... . ... 300 10 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 25 11 Payment for services rendered by other mentsDepartment of Internal Affairs— Part cost of inspection of totalizators ... 1,000 12 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,300 13 Printing and stationery ... ... ... -2,300 14 Relieving-allowances ... ... ... 50 15 Rent of offices ... ... ... 2,550 16 i Stamp-printing (part recoverable) — £ Wages and overhead expenses ... 5,200 Machine (new) ... ... 630 Printing-ink ... ... 500 Repairs to machinery ... ... 200 Stamp paper ... ... 4,500 Stamp dies and plates ... ... 1,700 12,730 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 350 18 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 250 19 Travelling expenses and allowances . . ... 150 20 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 150 21 Valuation fees ... ... .. 100 22 Valuator's services .. ... ... 100 23 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Cost of printing amusement-tax tickets 5 Law-costs and miscellaneous ... 100 Postage on parcels of stamped forms ... 200 Stamp-printing ... ... 9,000 9,305 22,125 Total- Subdivision No. J ' —44,640

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT —continued.

Number Tt m ] OOfi_Q7 of Persons. ' yoTE No. 5.—STAMP DUTIES DPiPARTMENT — " t '^ u ' continued. / 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.—Land and Deeds Registry. £ 24 Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ~ 765 Class A— £ 1 at £715 ... ... 715 1 at £665 (5 months), £615 (7 months) 636 .1 at £615 ... ... 615 4 1 at £615 (5 months), £590 (7 months) 601 Glass B— 2,567 2 at £590 ... ... 1,180 1 at £565 ... ... 565 2 at. £565 (8 months), £540 (4 months) 1,114 6 1 at £540 (5 months), £190 (7 months) 511 Class C — 3,370 1 at £490 ... ... 490 1 at £490 (5 months). £470 (7 months) 478 3 1 at £470 ... ... 470 Class D— 1 , 438 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 6 2 at £335 ... ... 670 2,235 Clerical Division. Class III — I at £470 ... ... 470 2 1 at £145 (8 months), £425 (4 months) 442 Class 17— 912 4 at £425 ... 1,700 5 1 at £425 5 months) £380 (7 months) 399 Class F— 2,099 7 7 at £380 ... ••• 2,660 Glass VI —■ 4 4 at £335 ... •• 1,340 Class VII — II at £295 ... 3,245 4 at £275 ... 1,100 6 at £250 ... ••• 1,500 8 at £230 ... ... 1,840 12 at £210 ... 2,520 1 at £190 ... 190 4 at £155 ... 620 7 at £135 ... 945 8 at £125 ... ••• 1,000 72 11 at £115 ... ■■■ 1,265 14,225 Genk.bal Division. 1 at £270 ... ••• 270 2 at £255 510 I at £205 ... ••• 205 II at £185 ... 2,035 17 2 at £175 350 3,370 Non-pbemanents. 4 at £275 1,100 3 at £250 750 7 at £225 ••• 1,575 1 at £208 6 at £156 ••• 936 5 at £143 ••• 715 3 at £130 ••• 390 2 at £135 ••• 270 3 at £117 ••• 351 3 at £115 ••• 345

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 9,305 9,305 II 10,000 .. 10,000 Totals ..10,000 9,305 19,305

Number item. 1Q9fi_97 of Persons. VOTE No. 5—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT— '' : continued. 1926-27. . . " . Subdivision No. 11.—Land and Deeds Registry— £ £ continued. 24 Salaries—continued. NoN-FERMANENTS continued. £ 6 at £104 ... ... 624 8 at £95 ... ... 760 9 at £91 ... ... 819 62 2 at £78 ... ... 156 8,999 189 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Amount recoverable from Land Assurance Fund for salaries, &c., incurred under Land Transfer Act, 1924, (see Section 18, Finance Act, 1924) ... ... £10,000 44,030 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 25 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 700 26 Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, W08 ... ... ... 75 27 Binding ... ... ... 550 28 Fireproof fittings, shelving, &c. ... ... 5,000 29 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 25 30 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 450 31 Lands and Survey Department: Draughtmen's work performed ... ... ... ... 14,000 32 Law-costs ... ... ... 50 33 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 50 34 Office equipment ... ... ... 1,500 35 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 40 36 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 500 37 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,000 38 Relieving allowances ... ... ... 100 39 Rent ... ... ... 3,250 40 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 300 41 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 500 42 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 200 43 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 350 44 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 29,690 Total —Subdivision No. II ... 73,720 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 118,360 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 19,305 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 5 .. ... 99,055

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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 6.—National Provident and Friendly Societies £ £ £ Department — Gross Total .. .. .. 10,999 13,295 24,294 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 15 10 25 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 10,984 13,285 24,269 Number i>„™ of Persons. 1926-27. VOTE No. 6.—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND 1926-27. , FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. I £ <£ 1 1 *Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass IV— 1 | 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass V — £ 5 at £380 ... ... 1,900 6 j ! 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Glass VI— — 2,255 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Glass VII— 3 at £295 ... ... 885 3 at £275 ... ... 825 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £210 ... ... 420 1 at £190 ... ... 190 2 at £155 ... ... 310 4 at £135 ... ... 540 5 at £115 ... ... 575 26 3 at £95 ... ... 285 4,760 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 169 General Division. 1 1 at £185 ... ... 185 Non-pebmanents. 1 at £196 ... ... ... 196 4 at £157 ... ... ... 628 5 at £144 ... ... ... 720 1 at £104 ... ... ... 104 1 at £91 ... ... ... 91 * For particulars of salaries see "Public Service Classification List." Note.—-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ 15 10 25 Totals 15 10 25

Number T+ ftm an of Persons. I ' VOTE No. 6.—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND 1925-27. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. * Salaries—continued. & Non-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £78 ... ... ... 78 19 6 at £65 .. ... ... 390 2,207 58 Proportion of salaries to be recovered — Government Insurance Department ... ... 905 12,896 Less salaries provided but not now required ... 1,897 10,999 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Assistance to Sick and Funeral Funds of Friendly Societies on account of deficiencies due to the war and of excess after-discharge sickness ... 50 3 Audit Office for inspection of Accounts ... ... 50 4 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses 5,500 5 Commission on money-orders for approved Friendly Societies maternity claims ... ... 60 6 Fees for certificates of birth, &c. ... ... 50 7 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 40 8 Government Actuary's office : Services of officers ... 1,960 9 Government Insurance Department for services of charwomen and messengers ... ... 125 10 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 300 11 Officers of Friendly Societies for statistical returns of sickness and mortality ... ... ... 1,200 12 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 120 13 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 500 14 Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered 600 15 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 600 16 Rent ... ... ... 1,480 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 120 18 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 500 19 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 40 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £25 13,295 Gross Total ... ... ... 24,294 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 25 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 6 ... ... 24,269

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. j " : i Salaries. Other Charges. | Total. Vote No. 7.—Post and Telegraph Working-expenses— £ £ £ Subdivision 1.—Post and Telegraph Salaries .. 1,900,708 ... 1,900,708 ,, II. -Conveyance of Ocean Mails .. ■■■ 96,860 96,860 ,, 111.—Conveyance of Inland Mails .. ■■■ 146,350 146,350 „ IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway .. ••• 103,200 103,200 „ V. —Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines . .. - 515,150 515,150 „ VI. —Motor Service and Workshops .. ••• 140,000 140,000 „ VII—Miscellaneous Services .. .. ••• 344,184 344,184 GROSS Total .. .. .. 1,900,708 1,345,744 3,246,452 Ckedits-in-AID .. .. .. 339,000 401,400 740,400 NET TOTAL 1,561,708 944,344 2,506,052 ofpersons. Item " 1926-27. VOTE No 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1926-27. WORKING-EXPENSES. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries. 1 *SALARIES— Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,300 (Secretary) ... ... 1,300 1 at £1,250 (Chief Telegraph Engineer) 1,250 1 at £1,050 (First Assistant Secretary)... 1,050 4 1 at £950 (Second Assistant Secretary)... 950 — 4,550 Clerical and Engineering Divisions. Class Special — 1 at £875 ... ... 875 3 at £825 ... ... 2,475 2 at £765 ... ... 1,530 4 at £715 ... ... 2,860 17 7 at £665 ... ... 4,655 12,395 Class I— 19 at £615 ... ... 11,685 39 20 at £565 ... ... 11,300 22,985 Glass II— 22 22 at £515 ... ... ... 11,330 Class III— 38 38 at £470 ... ... ... 17,860 Class IV— 95 95 at £425 ... ... ... 40,375 For particulars of salaries sea "Post and Telegraph Classification Lint." Note.—Scale salaries or waives include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item 1 QOft 07 of Persons. VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH '' WORKING-EXPENSES—continued, 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries—ctd. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical and Engineering Divisions—continued. Glass V— £ 150 at £380 ... ... 57,000 151 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI— 57,355 324 324 at £335 ... ... ... 108,540 Class VII— 1,772 at £295 ... ... 522,740 162 at £275 ... ... 44,550 169 at £250 ... ... 42,250 1 at £240 ... ... 240 194 at £230 ... ... 44,620 72 at £210 ... ... 15,120 64 at £190 ... ... 12,160 116 at £155 ... ... 17,980 59 at £135 ... ... 7,965 46 at £115 ... ... 5,290 46 at £95 ... ... 4,370 2,781 80 at £80 ... ... 6,400 723,685 General Division. Female Officers. Class I— 1 1 at £350 ... ... ... 350 Class II— 37 37 at £275 ... ... ... 10,175 Class III— 34 34 at £245 ... ... ... 8,330 Class IV— 50 at £225 ... ... 11,250 90 40 at £215 ... ... 8,600 Class VI— 19,850 1 at £194 ... ... 194 155 154 at £185 ... ... 28,490 * Class VIII— 28,684 232 at £150 ... ... 34,800 23 at £135 ... ... 3,105 37 at £122 ... ... 4,514 29 at £109 ... ... 3,161 I at £100 ... ... 100 3 at £96 ... ... 288 332 7 at £83 ... ... 581 46,549 Shorthand-wbiters, Tyvists, and Machinists. Glass Special— 2 2 at £245 ... ... ... 490 Class I— 20 20 at £225 ... ... ... 4,500 Class II— 19 19 at £205 ... ... ... 3,895 Class III— 7 at £185 ... ... 1,295 7 at £175 ... ... 1,225 3 at £160 ... ... 480 14 at £145 ... ... 2,030 7 at £130 ... ... 910 12 at £115 ... ... 1,380 II at £10-5 ... 1,155 8 at £90 ... ... 720 75 6 at £75 ... ... 450 9,645

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

7—B. 7.

Number j tem Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 7—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1926-27. EXPENSES—continued. * 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries £ £ —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. Male Officers. Glass I— 7 7 at £430 ... ... .. 3,010 Class II— 14 14 at £390 ... ... ... 5,460 Glass III— 48 48 at £355 ... ... 17,040 Glass IV — 64 64 at £325 ... ... 20,800 Glass V— 385 385 at £295 ... ... ... 113,575 Glass VI— £ 24 at £275 ... ... 6,600 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 437 409 at £265 ... .. 108,385 Glass VII— — 116,065 934 at £240 ... 224,160 91 at £220 ... ... 20,020 21 at £207 ... .. 4,347 56 at £194 ... ... 10,864 116 at £181 ... 20,996 86 at £148 ... ... 12,728 116 at £122 ... 14,152 125 at £109 ... ... 13,625 361 at £96 .. ... 34,656 465 at £83 ... ... 38,595 2,411 40 at £70 ... ... 2,800 396,943 Message boys and girls— 824 824 at £57 ... ... ... 46,968 8,426 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, messengers, and —— training cadets ... ... ... 3,000 1,854,404 Less salaries provided but not now required— Amount unexpended owing to increments being payable for periods of less than £ twelvemonths ... ... 20,243 Amount unexpended owing to: (1) Special leave without pay ; (2) sick leave on half or without pay ... ... 14,757 35,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Post-office Savings-bank management £ expenses ... ... 85,500 Salaries of engineers and linemen recovered from Public Works Fund, vote "Telegraph Extension" ... 175,000 Salaries of Stores Officers recovered from Public Works Fund, vote " Telegraph Extension " ... ... 22,000 Services performed for other Government Departments ... ... 35,000 Motor registration ... ... 21,500 339,000 1,819,404

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number of Persons, 1926-27. VOTE No. 7.— POST AND TELEGRAPH 1926-27. WORKING-EXPENSES —continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries—etd. 1 Salaries —continued. General Division —continued. Allowances— Forage ... ... ... 600 Locality ... ... ... 104 Lodging ... ... ... 7,000 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 2,500 Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices ... ... 11,500 Married Officers : To provide a minimum of salary £209 15s. per annum ... ... ... 1,000 Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 1,694) 58,000 Retaining fee to John Millward, London, New Zealand representative on Standing Committee, Imperial Wireless, at £100 per annum ... 100 Salaries of Medical Referees ... ... ... 500 81,304 Total—Subdivision ISo. I ... 1,900,708 Subdiiision No. II.—Conveyance of Ocean Mails. 2 Charges for and incidental to — Pacific Services— North American overland and Atlantic transit— Canada ... ... ... 6,500 United States of America ... ... 14,500 Resident Agency, San Francisco ... ... 400 New Zealand - San Francisco service ... 26,950 Travelling expenses and allowances to officers employed in the Marine Post-office in the Vancouver and San Francisco services ... ... 1,100 New Zealand - Vancouver service ... ... 21,550 Canal zone transit to Central and South America 10 Great Britain land transit ... ... 350 71,360 Eastern Services— Land and sea transit, including Africa, £ India, and Australia ... ... 2,250 Great Britain ... ... 450 2,700 Gratuities, landing, and shipping ... ... 22,500 Postal Union transit charges ... ... 300 25,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Industries and Commerce Department— £ New Zealand - San Francisco service 12,500 New Zealand-Vancouver service 10,000 22,500 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 96,860

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number t+ PTY | Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1926-27. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued. 27. Subdivision No. III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails. 3 Chabges fob and incidental to — Auckland ... ... ... 19,700 Blenheim ... ... ... 3,200 Christchurch ... ... ... 12,900 Dunedin ... ... ... 7,550 Gisborne ... ... ... 8,600 Greymouth ... ... 2,600 Hamilton ... ... ... 14,750 Invercargill ... ... ... 6,200 N apier ' ... ... ... 7,400 Nelson ... ... ... 6,500 New Plymouth ... ... ... 5,000 Oamaru ... ... ... 2,000 Palmerston North ... ... ... 8,200 Thames ... ... ... 6,150 Timaru ... ... ... 6,800 Wanganui ... ... ... 10,300 Wellington ... ... ... 9,200 Wesport ... ... ... 2,300 New services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 7,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Subsidies by • Government Depart- £ ments for mail services ... 3,100 Subsidies by settlers... ... 1,900 5,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 146,350 I Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway. 4 Chabges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway — Ordinary mails ... ... ... 103,000 Special trains and trucks ... ... ... 200 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 103,200 ! Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines. 5 Chabges fob and incidental to — Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines— Camp allowances ... ... ... 1,000 Extra labour ... ... ... 330,000 Material for repairs ... ... ... 174,000 Rural telephones (assistance to settlers) ... 150 Travelling - expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... ... 10,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Sale of old material ... ... 1,500 Recoveries on account of— Stores and engineering branches 35,000. Wages of linemen to be recovered from vote '' Telegraph extension " 230,000 266,500 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 515,150

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofp™. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1926-27. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VI.—Motor Services and Workshops. 6 Charges foe and incidental to — Motor Services, &c.— Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders ... ... 2,500 Purchase of — Motor vehicles and bicycles ... ... 50,000 Motor accessories ... ... ... 17,000 Motor spirits and oils ... ... ... 25,000 Repairs and hire ... ... ... 9,000 Wages of mechanics, chauffeurs, &c. ... ... 8,000 Workshops— Material ... ... ... 10,000 Wages of mechanics, &c. ... ... .. 17,000 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 1,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Motor services: Telegraph extension 20,000 Motor transport services ... 15,000 Purchase of motors for other departments ... ... 25,000 Workshops ... ... 3,000 Workshops: Telegraph extension... 5,000 68,000 Total —Subdivision No. VI ... 140,000 Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services. 7 Charges for and incidental to — Allowances— Calculation of Savings-bank interest ... ... 4,250 Miscellaneous allowances ... ... 2,000 Savings-bank tellers ... ... ... 1,000 7,250 Furniture and fittings— Purchase of ... ... ... 3,000 Repairs to .. ... ... 2,700 5,700 Office Management Expenses— —— Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 2,000 Audit fees ... ... ... 325 Bank exchange, commission, discount, and stamp duty ... ... ... 2,000 Cleaning and scavenging ... ... ... 14,500 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Eund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 4,906 High Commissioner's Office— Clerical work, printing, stationery, postages, bills of lading, rent, &c. ... ... 550 ' Home savings-boxes, purchase of ... ... 900 Law-costs ... ... ... 150 Light, fuel, and water ... ... ... 20,500

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 7—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-1926-27. EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services—oontd. 7 Charges fok and incidental to —continued. Office Management Expenses—continued. Mail-bags, purchase and repair of ... ... ' 3,000 Motor-plates in connection with registration of motor-vehicles (two years' supply), (recoverable) 18,000 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne ... 300 Office expenses ... ... ... 6,000 Postal Receiving-boxes, supply of ... ... 100 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 30,408 Rent of buildings leased for post and telegraph offices, &c. . ... ... 9,000 Stamps, production of ... ... ... 8,750 Stationery, printing, and binding ... ... 50,000 Subsidies for wireless broadcasting ... ... 7,000 Temporary exchange attendants ... ... 8,500 Temporary officers, postmen, messengers, and general division ... ... ... 20,000 206,889 Overtime and meal allowances ... .. 45,000 Parcel-post expenses ... ... ... 37,000 Sundry ChargesCompensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post ... ... ... 300 Expenses in connection with Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal ... ... ... 350 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Post and Telegraph Regulations ... ... ... 625 Pensions Department: Grants to retired officers to bring superannuation allowances up to £52 per annum ... ... ... 250 Compensation : Whitelaw, J., civilian, injured by a bicycle which he was riding colliding with a Departmental motor-vehicle ... ... 175 Cash Deficiencies — Amount for Defence Department received by former Postmistress, Drury, and not traceable (Postmistress since deceased) ... ... 1 Amounts misappropriated by Postmaster, Otautau 163 Loss of cash on destruction of Lyell Post-office premises by fire ... ... ... 41 1,905 Travelling-expenses, &c.— Inspection of offices ... ... ... 4,000 Railway travelling post-offices allowances ... 3,300 Relieving-expenses ... ... ... 4,000 Removal expenses ... ... ... 7,500 Travelling expenses, allowances, and tram-fares ... 5,000 23,800

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a.) Credits-in-aid : — Other ■Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 339,000 .. 339,000 II .. .. 22,500 22,500 111 .. .. 5,000 5,000 V .. .. 266,500 266,500 VI .. .. 68,000 68,000 VII .. .. 39,400 39,400 Totals .. 339,000 401,400 740,400

ofiwi. Item " 1926-27. — VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1926-27. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services—contd. 7 Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Typewriters and mechanical appliances : Purchase 2,940 Typewriter repairs ... ... ... 700 3,640 I • Uniform clothing ... ... ... 13,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Savings-bank management ex- £ penses ... ... 9,500 Sale of home savings-boxes ... 900 Sale of motor-plates ... ... 24,000 Sundries ... ... 5,000 39,400 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... ... 344,184 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 3,246,452 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 740,400 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 7... ... — 2,506,052

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, AND IRRIGATION WORKS.

1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 8.—Public Buildings— £ £ £ Gross Total ... ... ... 5,799 209,118 214,917 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 76,700 76,700 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 5,799 132,418 138,217 Vote No. 9.—Government and other Domains— Gross Total ... ... ... 4,108 3,380 7,488 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL ... ... ... 4,108 3,380 7,488 Vote No. 10.—Maintenance and Repairs to Roads— GROSS Total ... ... ... ••• 130,150 130,150 Csedits-IN-aid ... ... ... ••• 2,000 2,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 128,150 128,150 Vote No. 11.—Maintenance of Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works— Gross Total ... ... ... ... 9,100 9,100 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 100 100 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 9,000 9,000 TOTALS—CREDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... 78,800 78,800 TOTALS—NET ... ... ... 9,907 272,948 282,855 ! : | Number Item- . qoa 07 of Persons. V0TB No . g.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS. lJ *° *'• 1926-27. Expenses incidental to the Maintenance of Public Buildings, including Additions, Improvements, £ £ Fittings, and Furniture— 1 *Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £900 ... ... ,... 900 Glass D— 2 2 at £355 ... ... ... 710 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note. —Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living inorease.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, ETC.—continued.

Number lf cm . 1 QOfi 97 of Persons. VOTE No. 8.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued. 1926-27. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Class VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Class VII— . £ 1 at £234 (temporary) ... ... 234 2 1 at £210 ... ... 210 • • 444 General Division. 1 at £450 ... ... 450 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £255 ... ... 255 4 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1,230 15 5,799 Other Charges for and incidental to — —— 2 Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen ... ... ... 1,250 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 70 4 Conference Hall, League of Nations, Geneva : Panellings for committee room ... ... ... 125 Contribution to — 5 Chatham Islands Steamer Service subsidy ... 113 Drainage Boards for drainage, public buildings—6 Christchurch ... ... ... 150 7 Dunedin ... ... ... 150 8 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act, 1925 (cost of administration, including fees of members of the Begistration Board) ... .. ... 950 9 Engineers Begistration Act, 1924 (cost of administration, including allowance to Registrar, fees, &c., of members of the Begistration Board) ... 475 Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 : Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington— 10 Fuel, light, water, and cleaning for official and reception rooms, outbuildings, and grounds ... 900 11 Telephones ... ... ... 150 12 Freight, cartage, and transport charges (£9,000 recoverable) ... ... ... 11,000 Government Buildings throughout the Dominion— 13 Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services ... 2,500 14 Courthouses ... ... ... 5,000 15 Customhouses ... ... ... 2,000 16 Departmental Buildings ... ... ... 21,000 17 Gaols ... ... ... 3,000 18 Mental Hospitals ... ... ... 18,000 19 Police-stations ... ... ... 13,500 20 Post and Telegraph Offices ... ... 30,000 21 Public Works Workshops (maintenance and working expenses), (£45,000 recoverable) ... 55,000 22 Quarantine Stations ... ... ... 2,000 23 Other Government Buildings ... ... 3,000 24 Rents (£10,000 recoverable) ... 14,500 25 Government House, Auckland (maintenance) ... 1,000 26 Government House, Auckland : Temporary accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses ... 50 27 Government House, Wellington (maintenance) ... 1,850 I

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, ETC.—continued.

8 —B. 7.

Number item. <)CU'C)<7 Ot Persons. V0TB Nq 8 _ publi0 BUILDINGS—continued. *' 4 ■ ■ I 1926-27. Maintenance, etc. —continued. £ £ Other Charges for mid incidental to —continued. 28 Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington : Household furnishings, &c. ... ... 100 29 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments ... ... 100 30 Parliamentary Buildings ... ... ... 8,300 31 Postages, telegrams, and telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and callsj 300 32 Seddon Memorial, Wellington : Gleaning and repairing 60 33 Services and supplies for other Departments (£6,000 recoverable) ... ... ... 6,000 34 Special and other rates on Government properties ... 150 35 Tramways and motor-buses : Expenses re inquiries, appointments to Appeal Boards, &c. ... 75 36 Travelling allowances (£400) and expenses (£800) ... 1,200 37 Wages of overseers and staff workmen (£4,000 recoverable) ... ... ... 5,000 38 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Freight, &c. ... ... £9,000 Public Works Workshops ... 45,000 Rents ... ... ... 10,000 Services, &c., for other Departments 6,000 Wages of overseers, &c. ... 4,000 Miscellaneous items ... ... 2,700 76,700 209,118 Gross Total ... ... ... 214,917 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 76,700 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 8 ... ... 138,217 VOTE No, 9.—GOVERNMENT AND OTHER DOMAINS. Government Domains-^-1 Salaries — General Division. £ 2 at £270 ... ... 540 3 1 at £252 ... ... 252 792 : Non-permanents. 1 G ar dener at £253 10s. ... ... 254 7 Gardeners at £239 ... ... 1,673 3 Gardeners at £234 ... ... 702 14 3 Gardeners at £229 ... ... 68? 3,316 17 _ 4,108 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Casual labour ... ... ... 150 3 Goal, coke, &c. ... ... ... 100

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, ETC.—continued.

oSSX I 1 ""' 1928-27. ! VOTE No. 9.—GOVERNMENT AND OTHER 1926-27. DOMAIN 8—continued. £ £ Government Domains—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. i Flower seeds, bulbs, plants, &c. ... ... 325 5 Garden implements, manures, &c. ... ... 225 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 75 875 Other Domains and Works as under — 7 Fencing and improvement : Recreation-grounds and domains ... ... ... 50 Grants : Purchase and Improvements — 8 Black water Domain ... ... ... 25 9 Brooklyn Domain, Riwaka (improvements) ... 50 10 Devonport Domain (improvements) ... ... 100 11 Edendale Domain (additional land) ... ... 50 12 Howick Cemetery (improvements) ... ... 40 13 Hukutaia (to re-coup Land for Settlements Account on account of reservation for recreation purposes) 120 14 Kaihere Domain ... ... ... 50 15 Kohukohu Domain (improvements) ... ... 150 16 Kowhai Park, Feilding (purchase of land) ... 100 17 Lincoln Domain (improvements) ... ... 40 18 Manaia Domain (improvements) ... ... 75 19 Matiere Cemetery ... ... ... 75 20 Mayfield Domain (grant for purchase of land, conditional on certain land being transferred to the Crown) ... ... ... 210 21 Mount Maunganui Domain (additional land) ... 130 22 Mount Pisa (purchase of land) ... ... 50 23 Papanui Domain (purchase of additional land), (on account of £500) ... ... ... 200 24 Rangiora Recreation-grounds (towards purchase) ... 250 25 Raurimu Domain (improvements) ... ... 50 26 Rhodes Park (improvements) ... ... 300. 27 Rotokare Domain (fencing) ... ... ... 60 28 Stockton Domain ... ... ... 10 29 Taupo Domain ... ... ... 50 30 Te Kohanga (for improvements conditional on certain land being transferred to Crown) ... ... 50 31 Waihirere Bush (improvements) ... ... 50 Subsidies— 32 Brighton Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1 10s.) ... 100 33 Cave Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 25 34 Enfield Domain (purchase of land). (£1 for £1) ... 300 35 Fairlie Domain (improvements, extension, and protection of Domain), (£1 for £1) ... ... 150 36 Flaxbourne Domain (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 37 Gannets' Reserve, Cape Kidnappers (£1 for £1) ... 25 38 Halswell Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 39 Huiroa Domain (improvements). (£1 for £1) ... 50 40 Katikati Domain (improved access), (£1 for £1) ... 100 41 Kimbolton (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... ... 25 42 Kynnersley Domain, Waimarie (£1 for £1) ... 50 43 Lincoln Recreation-ground (purchase of land), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 200 44 Mapiu (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... . . 100 45 Millerton Domain (£1 for £3) ... ... 100 46 Motutara Domain (water-supply), (£1 for £1) ... 150

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Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund Services.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, ETC.—continued.

ofpTi Item " 1926-27. VOTE No. 9.—GOVERNMENT AND OTHEE __ 1926-27 DOMAINS—continued. £ £ Other Domains and Works as under —continued. Subsidies—continued. 47 Omau Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 48 Onamaluta (improvements), (£1 for £1)... ... 50 49 Paihia (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 50 Panmure Domain (improvements to Domain), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 50 51 Pongaroa (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 52 Raglan Domain (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 50 53 Retaruke Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 25 54 Stockton (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... . . 50 55 Tapu Flat (purchase of land), (£1 for £1) ... 350 56 Tuatapere Domain (£1 for £2) ... ... 50 57 Waiharara Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 58 Waimangaroa Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1)... 50 59 Waiuta Domain (£1 for £2) ... ... 100 60 Wanaka Island (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 200 61 Whangateau Domain (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 62 Whenuanui (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 63 Domains not specified ... ... ... 250 5,435 Less amount provided but not required ... 2,930 2,505 Gross Total ... ... ... 7,488 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 9... ... 7,488 < VOTE No. 10—MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO ROADS. Other Charges for and incidental to — 1 Expenses incidental to the maintenance and repairs to roads ... ... ... 30,000 2 Rail freight on metal: Difference between full and concession rates on carriage of metal for local bodies ... ... ... 3,000 3 Renewal of road bridges ... ... ... 25,000 4 Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &c., damaged by floods ... ... ... 35,000 5 Special grant to Waiapu County for expenditure on main highways between Te Puia and Ruatoria, on account of Native rates irrecoverable ... ... 2,150 6 Transfer from Consolidated Fund to Main Highways Revenue Fund as provided for under clause (a), Section 14, of the Main Highways Act, 1922 ... 35,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Revenues from Government ferries, &c. £2,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... ! 130,150 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 2,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 10 ... —-— 128,150

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, ETC.—continued.

o"n, Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 11.—MAINTENANCE OP IRRIGATION, 1926-27. i DRAINAGE, AND RIVER PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to — 1 Expenses incidental to maintenance of dams, headworks, races, weirs, &c., Central Otago Irrigation Works ... ... ... 6,500 2 Maintenance of river-improvement works at Waihou and Ohinemuri ... ... ... 1,000 3 Protection of Crown property from river-erosion ... 1,600 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Rent ... ... £100 GROSS Total ... ... ... — —- 9,100 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 11 ... 9,000 I

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, i Total. Vote No. 12. —Native Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Native Department .. .. 25,745 ... 25,745 „ II.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. ••• 18,465 18,465 GROSS TOTAL .. .. •• 25,745 18,465 44,210 Credits-IN-AID .. •• 8,415 1,000 9,415 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 17,330 17,465 34,795 Number item i n of Persons. . ' VOTE No. 12.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. 1 Subdivision No. I.—Salaries.* £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 (Under-Secretary) at £80 (also Chief Judge, £970) 80 Clerical Division. Glass I— 2 2 at £565 ... ... ... 1,130 Glass II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Glass IV — £ 3 at £425 ... 1,275 4 1 at £400 ... ... 400 Class V— 1,675 2 at £380 ... 760 1 at £355 ... ... 355 4 1 at £355 (7 months) ... ... 207 Class VI— 1,322 13 at £335 ... ... 4,355 2 at £335 (6 months), £320 (6 months) 656 1 at £335 (4 months), £320 (8 months) 325 18 2 at £320 (7 months), £295 (5 months) 620 Class VII— — 5,956 8 at £295 ... ... 2,360 1 at £295 (10 months), £275 (2 months) 292 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 275 1 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 273 1 at £275 (10 months), £250 (2 months) 270 1 at £275 (8 months), £250 (4 months) 266 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 263 L at £275 (4 months), £250 (8 months) 258 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 251 1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 248 1 at £250 (5 months), £230 (7 months) 239 1 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 231 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 422 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages includecost-of-living increase.

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT —continued.

ofpetTn, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 12.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1926-27. 1 Subdivision No. I.—Salaries —continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Class VII—continued. £ 1 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) 205 1 at £190 (1 month), £155 (11 months) 158 2 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 273 2 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 252 i 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 118 1 at £120 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 116 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) ... 94 33 1 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months) ... 84 7,273 General Division. 2 at £185 ... ... 370 3 1 at £185 (11 months), £170 (1 month)... 184 554 Judges of Native Land Court. - 1 (Chief Judge) at £970 (also Under-Secre-tary, Native Department, £80) ... 970 1 at £800. ... ... 800 3 at £765 ... ... 2,295 7 2 at £740 ... ... 1,480 5,545 Non-permanents. 1 at £169 ... ... 169 3 at £143 ... ... 429 2 at £117 ... ... 234 1 at £104 ... 104 10 3 at £18 ... ... 234 1,170 84 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of Maori £ Land Boards ... ... 7,550 Department of Internal Affairs : Salary of Private Secretary to Native Minister ..." ... 515 Services for other Departments ... 300 Translations ... ... 50 8,415 Total—Subdivision No. 1 .. 25,745 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under section 2 12 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1908 ... ... 2,000 Commission re establishment of model Maori villages 3 at Ohinemutu and Whakarewarewa, expenses of ... 150 4 Confiscated Lands Commission, expenses of ... 1,000

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid- Salaries _ Other Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. 8,415 .. 8,415 II .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 Totals .. .. .. 8,415 1,000 9,415

Number ~ of Persons. 1926-27. I J VOTE No. 12.-NATIVE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1926-27. " Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services—contd. £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued. 5 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands : Wages and other expenses ... ... ... 7,500 6 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters'examinations 25 7 Freight, cartage, and transport charges.. ... 200 8 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning ... ... 100 9 Law-costs: Practising and admission fees ... 40 10 Monument to Te Hurinui Apanui, contribution towards cost of ... ... ... 50 11 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites ... ... 100 12 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, and telephones ... 800 13 Printing and publication of Kahiti ... ... 1,700 14 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 900 15 Rent ... ... ... 250 16 Taupo Waters Settlement, expenses of meeting held re 350 17 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 150 18 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,000 19 Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River 50 20 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of Maori £ Land Boards ... ... 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 18,465 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 44,210 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... 9,415 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 12 ... 34,795

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. I Vote No. 13. —Department of External Affairs — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 2,540 37,458 39,998 CEEDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 500 500 NET TOTAL ... .. .. 2,540 36,958 39,498 Itera ' 1926-27. nrr VOTE No. 13.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL 1926-27. AFFAIRS. £ £ 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division 1 1 (Secretary) at £799 (also Secretary for Cook Islands, £26) ... ... ... 799 Clerical Division. Class 11— 1 1 at £515 ... ... 515 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £210 ... ... 210 505 General Division. 1 1 at £205 ... ... ... 205 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £182 (11 months), £169 (1 month) ... ... 181 7 2,540 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 35 3 Expenses of New Zealand delegate and private secretary attending Conference, League of Nations, Geneva ... ... ... 2,150 4 Expenses of upkeep, Apia Observatory (£400 recoverable from Imperial Government) ... 3,130 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 5 6 Fuel, light, water, attendance, &c. ... ... 49 Grants to — 7 Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London ... 100 Samoan Administration — £ 8 Medical and Educational Services ... 6,000 9 Wireless services ... ... 2,000 8,000 * For particulars of salaries see "Publio Service Classification List."

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

of Persons. Item -| 1926-27. _J VOTE No. 13—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL 1926-27. ' AFFAIRS— continued. £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. League of Nations — 10 Expenses of New Zealand's Delegate £ to Geneva ... ... 500 11 New Zealand official publications supplied to League at Geneva ... 50 12 New Zealand's proportion of secretariat expenses for year ended 31st December, 1926 ... ... 9,709 10,259 13 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 50 14 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... .. 500 15 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 500 16 Steamer for Island service, purchase of (on account), (£12,500 also provided under vote "Cook Islands") 12,500 17 Telephone services, iucluding installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 50 18 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 19 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 30 37,458 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Apia Observatory ... ... 400 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 500 Gross Total ... ... ... — 39,998 Oredits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 13 ... 39,498

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COOK ISLANDS.

1926-27. Salaries. ■ Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 14.- —Cook Islands — £ | £ £ GROSS Total .. .. •• 17,639 37,180 54,819 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. •• 11,100 11,100 NET TOTAL 17,639 26,080 43,719 Number Itern . 1926-27 ofPersons - VOTE No. 14.—COOK ISLANDS. 1WZD * ,m 1926-27. ! 1 Salaries— Administrative Division. £ 1 1 (Secretary) at £26 (also Secretary, External Affairs Department, £799) ... ... ... 26 Cook-Niue Islands. Cook Islands— 1 Resident Commissioner ... ... ., 1,000 2 Medical Officers : 1 at £750 (4 months), £700 (8 months); 1 at £721 ... ... ... 1,438 1 Fruit Inspector ... ... ... 205 1 Police Officer ... ... ... 300 2 Wireless Operators: 1 (in charge) at £350, ] at £295 645 20 School-teachers ... ... ... 4,706 59 32 Student Teachers ... ... ... 1,615 Niue — 1 Eesident Commissioner ... ... ... 550 1 Assistant to Eesident Commissioner and Police Officer ... ... ... 270 3 School-teachers ... 900 6 Student Teachers ... ... ... 384 12 1 Medical Officer ... 600 72 N.Z.G.S. "Hinemoa"- • Salaries and wages ... ... 5,000 17,639 Other Charges for and incidental to — ' 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 30 3 Cook and other Islands Administration : Travelling and transport expenses, &c. ... ... 1,000 4 Cook Island Lepers: Maintenance for first year at Makogai ... ... .. 1,500 5 Erection of accommodation at Fiji for Cook Island lepers ... ... ... 2,000 6 Expenses (including gifts to natives) of visit of Minister and party to Cook Islands ... ... 96 7 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 10 8 Fuel, light, water, attendance, &c. ... ... 49

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COOK ISLANDS—continued.

oKon, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 14—COOK ISLANDS—continued. 1926-27. ~ Other Charges for and incidental no—continued. £ £ Grants — 9 Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London ... 50 10 Education: Niue Island ... ... ... 500 11 Education: Northern Cook Islands ... 500 12 Erection of cargo and fruit-packing shed and additions to wharf, Niue ... ... 500 13 Erection of new freezer at Earotonga ... ... 1,000 14 House for medical officer, Cook Islands, purchase of ... ... ... 500 15 Lepers, removal of, from Cook Islands .... 3,000 16 Repairing damage caused by storm, April, 1926 ... 1,000 17 Sir Maui Pomare, to meet extra expenses of visit to Cook Islands ... ... ... 150 18 To officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave ... ... ... 400 19 Medical service, Niue ... ... ... 250 20 N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa" : Working-expenses, including annual overhaul ... ... ... 9,500 21 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 135 22 Printing and stationery ... ... ... | 40 23 School Journal, Cook Islands, cost of printing ... 100 24 Steamer for Island service, purchase of (on account), (£12,500 also provided under vote "Department of External Affairs") ... ... ... 12,500 25 ! Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 72 26 i Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 27 Tropical allowances ... ... ... 2,000 28 I Visit of His Excellency the Governor-General to Niue, expenses of ... ... ... 67 29 1 Wireless plant, Niue, purchase of spare parts for ... 106 30 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 1 37,180 Estimated credits - in - aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of i vote) — N.Z.G.S. "Hinemoa"— £ Working expenses ... ... 11,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 11,100 Gross Total ... ... ... 54,819 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 11,100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 14... ... 43,719

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. ■ ■, v, ■ fm ] 11 i - . Vote No. 15.—Department of Industries and Commerce— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL 6,354 48,716 55,070 Credits-IN-AID .. , .. ■■ 4,295 4,295 NET TOTAL 6,354 44,421 50,775 Number Of Persons. VOTE No. 15.—DEPARTMENT OP INDUSTRIES i^-jD £ii ' • AND COMMERCE. ; 1926-27. 1 Salaries— Professional Division. £ £ Class A — 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class B— 1 1 at £565 (11\ months), £540 (f month) ... 564 Class C— 3 3 at £470 ... ... ... 1,410 Clerical Division. Class Special— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 (3 months), £320 (9 months) ... 324 Class VII— 1 1 at £80 (lodging-allowance, £35J ... ... 115 General Division. 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £185 (6 months), £175 (6 months) ... 180 1 at £185 (10 months), £175 (2 months) 183 5 1 at £175 ... ... 175 908 Trade Representatives. 1 at £300 (also Tourist Agent, Melbourne, £365) ... ... ... 300 1 at £100 (also Tourist Agent, £320, and Customs Agent, £50, Sydney) ... 100 1 at £100 (also Tourist Agent, Van3 couver, £100) ... ... 100 —— 500; Non-pekmanents. 1 at £247 ... ... 247 2 1 at £215 ... ... 215 — 462 | Salaries of Officers on loan from other Departments—• Clerical Division. Class IF— 1 1 at £420 ... ... ... 420 General Division. 1 1 at £185 ... ... ... 185 Non-permanents. 1 at £156 ... .. ... 156 2 1 at £117 (3 months) ... ... 30 186 22 _j 6,354 j

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued.

of N pera b on 6 . Item ' VOTE No. 15—DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES 1926-27. AND COMMERCE —continued. 1926-27. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and £ £ other publications ... ... ... 175 3 Assistance to secondary industries .. - ... 400 4 British Empire Exhibition ... ... ... 1,000 5 Compensation on account of injuries to employees at British Empire Exhibition (New Zealand Court) 250 6. Exhibits of New Zealand products at New Zealand Government Offices, Melbourne ... ... 75 7 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 20 8 Fuel, light, and heating power ... ... 50 9 Gas regulations : Expenses of administration (recoverablej ... ... ... 1,250 10 Grant towards loss sustained by Fijian Government on transport and sale of fruit at Fijian Court, New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition ... ... 100 11 Honorary Trade Representative, Belgium, expenses of 100 ! 12 Industrial Exhibitions ... ... ... 50 13 Law-costs ... ... ... 1,250 14 Maintenance and running expenses of refrigeration cabinet, High Commissioner's office ... ... 25 15 Membership subscriptions to Chambers of Commerce 1 13 16 New Zealand's representation at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto ... ... ! 7,500 17 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 45 18 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites ... 100 19 Participation by Government Departments in New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition ... ... 10,588 20 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes, &c. ... 300 21 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 22 Publications, preparation and distribution of ... 200 23 Publicity work ... ... . 50 24 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners, Canadian and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives; Consuls and representatives of other countries ... ... 650 25 Rent of offices— & I Auckland ... ... 150 Ohristchurch ... ... 217 Dunedin ... ... 88 Wellington ... ... 620 1,075 26 Special exhibition of New Zealand's products in Lord Mayor's Show, London ... ... 135 Subsidies to steamer services— 27 New Zealand-Vancouver (half) ... ... 10,000 i 28 New Zealand-San Francisco (half) ... ... 12,500 29 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 110 30 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 50 31 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 450 32 Typewriters, purchase and repair of ... ... 30 33 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. 25 48,716 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — British Empire Exhibition ... £1,200 Gas regulations ... ... 1,250 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition ... ... 1,795 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 4,295 Gross Total ... ... ... 1 55,070 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 4,295 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 15 ... 50,775

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, i Total. Vote No. 16. —Department of Justice— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Justice: Head Office .. .. 3,981 ... 3,981 II.—Patent Office ' . . .. 3,618 1,930 5,578 III.—Bankruptcy .. .. 5,305 7,362 12,667 ,, IV.—Coroners .. .. .. ■■■ 5,000 5,000 ,, V. —Supreme Court .. .. 12,723 6,500 19,223 VI.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts .. 52,909 18,510 71,419 ,, VII.—Criminal Prosecutions .. .. 14,650 14,650 ,, VIII. —Justice: Miscellaneous Services .. ••• 20,960 20,960 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 78,566 74,912 153,478 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. 1,125 9,935 11,060 NET TOTAL .. 77,441 64,977 142,418 ■ I ofpersons. Item " 1926-27. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OP JUSTICE. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Justice.— Head Office. £ £ 1 — Administrative Division. 1 1 Under-Secretary for Justice ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class III— 1 1 at £470 '... ... ... 470 Class VI— 2 2 at £335 . ... ... 670 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £230 (5 months), £210 (7 months) 219 1 at £155 (4 months), £135 (8 months) 142 1 at £125 (7 months), £120 (5 months) 123 5 1 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 100 879 . * For particulars of salaries see " Public Sarvioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

oKons. Item ' 1926-27, VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— _ 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Justice—Head Office —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. £ 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £185 ... ... 185 3 1 at £104 ... ... 104 — 497 13 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Cost copying inquest proceedings £25 Total—Subdivision No. I ... T 3,981 Subdivision No II.—Patent Office. 2 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class Special— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Class IV— 1 1 at £425 (5 months), £400 (7 months) ... 411 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 215 1 at £210 ' ... ... 210 1 at £125 (2 months), £120 (10 months) 121 1 at £120 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 117 6 1 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 83 1,041 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 | 1 at £160 ... ... 160 455 Non-perm anents . 1 at £260 ... .. 260 1 at £234 ... ... 234 1 at £143 ... 143 4 1 at £104 ... ... 104 741 15 3,648 Other Charges for and incidental to — 3 Advertising ... ... ... 30 4 Fuel, light, power, and water ... .. 80 5 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 50 6 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, and telephones ... 100 7 Printing and stationery ... ... 1,600 8 Typewriters and office appliances ... ... 40 9 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 30 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Sale of Journals, Acts, &c. ... £100 | 1,930 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 5,578

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number xt em .j i qn» 07 of Persons. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— continued. 1926-27. " Subdivision No. III.—Bankruptcy. £ £ 10 Salaries— Glass Special— 1 1 at £50 (also £615 as Registrar, Supreme Court) 50 Clerical Division. Class I— £ 1 at £590 ... ... 590 2 1 at £70 (also £495 as Clerk of Court) 70 Glass II— 660 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Glass III— 1 at £470 (8 months), £445 (4 months) 462 2 1 at £20 (also £450 as Clerk of Court) 20 Glass IV — 482 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass VI— 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Glass VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £275 ... ... 275 4 1 at £155 (7 months), £135 (5 months) 147 1,012 N ON-PEBMANENTS. 1 at £247 ... ... 247 1 at £143 ... 143 1 at £134 ... ... 134 4 1 at £117 ... ... 117 I 641 19 5,305 Other Charges for and incidental to— 11 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications 300 12 Commission to Deputy Assignees ... ... 5,000 13 Fuel, light, power and water, cleaning, cartage, and office equipment and maintenance ... ... 25 14 Grant to officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations 295 15 Law-costs ... ... ... 50 16 Office fittings, furniture and requisites ... ... 175 17 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes and telephones 350 18 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 19 Renewal of fidelity-guarantee premiums ... 52 20 Rents ... ... ... 500 21 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 150 22 Treasury Department for services of officers ... 50 23 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 24 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 15 7,362 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 12,667 Subdivision No. IV. —Coroners. Charges for and incidental to — 25 Fees and expenses on inquests ... ... 4,300 26 Jurors, payment of ... ... ... 300 27 Witnesses, expenses of ... ... ... 400 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... —— 5,00C

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

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oi N p~. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No V.—Supreme Court. 28 Salaries— Clerical Division. Clans Special— £ 1 at, £715 ... ... 715 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 4 1 at £615 (also Official Assignee, Dunedin, £50) ... ... 615 Class III— 2,660 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Class F— 3 3 at £380 ... ... ... 1,140 Class VI— 4 4 at £335 ... ... ... 1,340 Class VII— 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £125 (7 months), £120 (5 months) 123 1 at £115 ... ... 115 9 2 at £95 • ... ... 190 1,698 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 4 3 at £270 ... ... 810 — 1,105 Unclassified. 1 1 temporary Judge ... ... ... 2,000 9 9 Clerks to Judges at £200 ... ... 1,800 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 24a ... 40 S6 j | ! 12,723 Other Charges for and incidental to — 29 Commuted allowance for typing notes of evidence— 9 Clerks to Judges, at £100 ... ... 900 30 Travelling allowances and expenses of Judges and Clerks ... ... ... 5,000 31 Other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal ... ... ... | 600 6,500 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 19,223 | Subdivision No. VI.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts. 32 Salaries — Clerical Division. Class I— £ 1 at £565 ... ... 565 2 1 at £495 (also £70 as Official Assignee, Invercargill) ... ... 495 Class II— 1,060 3 3 at £515 (1 for 9 months, £490 3 months) ... 1,539 Class III— 6 at £470 .. ... 2,820 7 1 at £450 (also £20 as Official Assignee, Blenheim) ... ... 450 3,270

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number t. 1ft1 „ of Persons. '| VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— 1926-27. ! continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VI. —Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts— continued. £ £ 32 Salaries—continued: Clerical Division —continued. Class IV— 5 5 at £425 ... ... ... 2,125 Class V— 10 10 at £380 ... ... ... 3,800 Class VI— £ 28 at £335 ... ... 9,380 1 at £335 (10 months), £320 (2 months) 333 2 at £335 (9 months), £320 (3 months) 664 2 at £335 (8 months), £320 (4 months) 660 1 at £335 (5 months)', £320 (7 months) 326 1 at £335 (2 months), £320 (10 months) 323 1 at £320 (6 months), £295 (6 months) 308 37 1 at £295 (10 months), £275 (2 months) 292 Class VII—- 12,286 12 at £295 ... ... 3,540 1 at £295 (9 months), £275 (3 months) 290 1 at £295 (2 months). £275 (10 months) 279 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £275 (10 months), £250 (2 months) 271 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 244 5 at £230 ... ... 1,150 2 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 444 1 at £230 (6 months), £210 (6 months) 220 4 at £210 ... 840 1 at £210 (6 months), £190 (6 months) 200 4 at £190 ... ... 760 3 at £190 (5 months), £155 (7 months) 510 1 at £190 (8 months), £155 (4 months) 179 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 167 1 at £155 ...' 155 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 3 at £.155 (6 months), £135 (6 months) 435 2 at £155 (3 months), £135 (9 months) 280 2 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 304 2 at £155 (4 months), £135 (8 months) 284 1 at £155 (5 months), £135 (7 months) 144 7 at £135 ... ... 945 3 at £135 (10 months), £125 (2 months) 402 1 at £135 (2 months), £125 (10 months) 126 2 at £135 (9 months), £125 (3 months) 264 1 at £135 (2 months). £115 (10 months) 119 1 at £135 (4 months), £115 (8 months) 122 1 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 120 4 at £125 ... ... 500 2 at £125 (5 months), £120 (7 months) 244 1 at £125 (2 months), £120 (10 months) 121 3 at £120 ... ... 360 2 at £120 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 237 1 at £120 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 116 2 at £115 ... ... 230 2 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 200 2 at £95 ... ... 190 2 at £95 (7 months), £80 (5 months) ... 178 92 1 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 83 • 16,453 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 4 at £290 ... 1,160 3 at £270 ... ... 810 27 at £250 ... 6,750 3 at £240 ... ... 720 1 at £220 ... ... 220 4 at £215 ... ... 860 45 , 2 at £185 .,. .. 370 . 11,185

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number Item of Persons. ' y 0TE No _ OF JUSTICE— 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. " " Subdivision No. VI.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts £ £ —continued. 32 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. £ 2 at £182 .. ... ... 364 1 at £156 ... ... ... 156 4 1 at £230 ... ... ... 230 Others not specified ... ... 281 205 1,031 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 24a ... 160 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries as Clerks Licensing Com- £ mittees ... ... 900 Salaries of Cadets engaged on work of Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages ... ... 200 1,100 52,909 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to— 33 Chief Bailiffs acting as Maintenance Officers : 3 at £50 ... 150 34 Officers acting as Inspectors of Factories— 7 at £25 ... ... ... 175 35 Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts ... 1,720 36 Amount misappropriated by Clerk of Court, Marton 165 37 Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs (recoverable) ... 7,500 38 Office-cleaners ... ... ... 2,000 39 Rents ... ... ... 500 40 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,300 41 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Allowances to officers acting as £ Inspectors of Factories ... 175 Mileage fees ... ... 7,500 Miscellaneous ... ... 60 7,735 18,510 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... —— 71,419 Subdivision No. VII —Criminal Prosecutions. Charges for and incidental to — 42 Expenses in connection with the defence of prisoners under the Justices of the Peace Amendment Act, 1912 ... ... ... 150 43 Fees to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors ... 2,500 44 Jurors, payment of, under the Juries Act, 1908 ... 4,500 45 Witnesses, expenses of ... ... ... 7,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Refund of costs of prosecution ... £500 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 14,650

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid Other I Salaries. Charges. 1928-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 25 .. 25 II .... 100 100 VI .. 1,100 7,735 8,835 VII .. .. 500 500 VIII .. .. 1,600 1,600 Totals .. 1,125 9,935 11,060

of™". Item ' 1926-27. j VOTE No. 16—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VIII.—Justice : Miscellaneous Services. Charges foe and incidental to — 46 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 300 47 Commission on money-orders for transmission of maintenance-moneys ... ... ... 275 Expenses under— 48 Juries Act, 1908 (part recoverable) ... ... 1,500 49 Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) ... ... ... 4,000 50 Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908 ... ... 50 51 Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, and maintenance of Court grounds and oflices ... 3,350 52 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites ... ... 1,000 53 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,500 54 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 4,600 55 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation ... ... ... 50 56 Subsidy to Chatham Islands Steamer Service— Twelve months to 28th February, 1927 ... ,1 125 57 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 2,200 58 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 59 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 350 60 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 500 61 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Jury fees ... ... 800 Refunds under Reformatory Institutions Act ... ... 700 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 1,600 Total —Subdivision No. VIII ... 20,960 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 153,478 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... 11,060 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 16... ... — 142,418

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. , Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 17.—Prisons Department— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 67,436 98,608 166,044 Cbedits-IN-AID .. .. .. 2,500 68,700 71,200 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 64,936 29,908 94,844 I of N Ct r s. 1926-27. VOTE No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT. _______________ 1926-27. 1 Salaries — £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 Controller-General of Prisons and Chief Probation Officer, at £815 ... ... ... 815 Clerical Division. Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class IV— 1 1 at £400 ... ... ... 400 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— 4 4 at £335 ... ... ... 1,340 Class VII— £ 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 2 at £190 ... ... 380 10 4 at £120 ... ... 480 2,040 Superintendents— 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 at £470 ... ... 940 1 at £445 ... ... 445 1 at £415 ... ... 415 1 at £310 ... ... 310 7 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2,900 General Division. Gaolers— 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £325 • ... .. 325 5 3 at £305 ... ... 915 1,600 Deputy Superintendents— 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 4 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1,345 Note.—Scale s;ilarie3 or wages include oost-of-lmng increase.

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Tf . m of Persons. 1926-27. — VOTE No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. 1926-27. | 1 Salaries—continued- £ £ General Division—continued. Officers in Charge— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Chief Warders— £ 2 at £360 ... .. 720 4 2 at £345 ... ... 690 Principal Warders— -— 1,410 11 at £325 ... ... 3,575 12 1 at £300 ... ... 300 Acting Principal Warders— 3,875 10 at £295 ... ... 2,950 13 3 at £275 ... ... 825 Warders— 3 775 15 at £285 ... ... 4,275 11 at £275 ... ... 3,025 9 at £270 ... ... 2,430 7 at £265 ... ... 1,855 I at £260 ... ... 260 II 61 £255 ... ... 2,805 20 at £245 ... ... 4,900 4 at £240 . . ... 960 9 at £235 ... ... 2,115 97 10 at £225 ... ... 2,250 Warder Instructors— 24,875 5 at £305 ... ... 1,525 1 at £295 ... ... 295 3 at £290 ... ... 870 3 at £285 ... ... 855 4 at £280 ... ... 1,120 4 at £275 ... ... 1,100 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £265 ... ... 265 2 at £260 ... ... 520 2 at £255 ... ... 510 1 at £245 ... ... 245 28 1 at £240 ... ... 240 Night-watch Warders— ——— 7,815 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 at £255 ... ... 765 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £235 ... ... 235 7 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Matron— 1,755 1 1 at £225 ... ... ... 225 Assistant Matrons— 1 at £195 ... ... 195 2 at £185 ... ... 370 2 at £165 ... ... 330 1 at £160 ... ... 160 2 at £150 ... ... 300 9 1 at £140 ... ... 140 1,495 1 Office Assistant ... ... ... 225 Quarry Manager, Auckland... ... 395 2 Quarry Engineer, Auckland... ... . 305 700 57,865 Less amount deducted for use of houses and quarters ... ... ... ... 3,200 54 ,665

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Item "| 1926-27. 1 VOTE No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. _ 1926-27. 1 Salabies —continued. £ £ Non-clasbified. 1 2 Agricultural Adviser ... ... ... 133 1 3 Police-gaoler ... ... ... 245 4 Medical Officers— £ 3 at £200 ... ... 600 3 at £175 ... ... 525 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £85 ... ... 85 9 1 at £50 ... ... 50 j 1,360 5 Institutional Schoolmasters— 3 at £70 ... .. 210 1 at £50 ... ... 50 5 1 at £40 ... ... 40 300 1 6 Instructor in physical culture ... ... 55 1 7 Bandmaster ... ... ... 78 227 2,171 56,836 N ON-PERMANENTS. 8 Farm managers, experts, and clerical ... ... 3,900 9 Warders and matrons ... ... ... 4,000 10 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 2,700 11 Allowances to instructing and other officers ... 800 12 Extra assistance (Probation Officers, &c.) ... 800 12,200 69,036 Less proportion of salaries transferred to Probation Branch ... ... ... 1,600 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers employed on £ public works ... ... 2,500 67,436 Other Charges fob and incidental to — Prisons and Institutional Upkeep — 13 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 250 14 Assistance to discharged prisoners ... ... 30 I 15 Burial of deceased prisoners... ... ... 50 16 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. ... ... 3,500 17 Equipment and instructional work ... ... 200 18 Forage ... ... ... 200 19 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 4,500 20 Grant to officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations 258 21 Grants to Prisoners'Aid and kindred societies ... 100 22 Gratuities to prisoners on release ... ... 100 23 International Prison Conference : Expenses of New Zealand Delegate ... ... 100 24 Locality allowances ... ... ... 500 25 Maintenance of prison buildings ... ... 300 26 Maintenance of prisoners in public hospitals ... 900 27 Medical expenses of officers injured daring performance of duties ... ... ... 25 28 Medicines and medical comforts ... ... 750 29 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 300

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item . of Persons. VOTE No. 17 —PRISONS DEPARTMENT.—covtd. lyzD 1926-27. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Prisons and Institutional Upkeep—continued. £ £ 30 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 500 31 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 650 32 Rations ... ... ... 23,000 33 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants ... 1,100 34 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. ... 450 35 Uniforms and accoutrements for prison officers ... 500 36 Vehicles: Purchase and upkeep, hire charges, &c. ... 2,000 Transport Charges, Travelling Allowances, and Expenses— 37 Allowances and expenses of Departmental officers ... 950 38 Conveyance of prisoners on release ... ... 800 39 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable)... ... 500 40 Transfer of prisoners ... ... ... 1,650 41 Transfer and removal expenses of officers... ... 775 42 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 50 44,988 Crimes Amendment and Borstal Institutions Acts — 43 Administration expenses ... ... 500 44 Contributions towards expenses of after-care societies formed in terms of Section 18, Borstal Institutions Establishment Act, 1924 ... ... 100 45 Payment to prisoners' dependants ... ... 8,800 46 Prisoners industry earnings ... ... 5,500 14,900 General Prison Industries, Farms, Works, &c. : Materials, Equipment, Rents, Royalties, and other expenses in connection with — 47 Block and tile-making ... ... ... 100 48 Bootmaking ... ... ... 3,000 49 Brickmaking ... ... ... 3,400 50 Farms, gardens, &c. : Development ... ... 9,000 51 Invercargill Borstal Institution : Development of estuary lands ... ... ... 300 52 Mail-bags, mats, general repairs, &c. ... . 800 53 Quarries and gravel pits ... ... ... 4,200 54 Road construction, sawmills, tree-planting, and contracts ... . ... I J0,000 55 Tailoring ... .. ... 4,500 56 Miscellaneous industries, works, &c. ... ... 500 35,800 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Block and tile-making ... 200 Bootmaking ... ... 2,000 Brickmaking ... ... 5,000 Farms, gardens, &c. ... ... 13,000 Mail-bags and general repairs ... 2,000 Quarries and gravel pits ... 23,000 Road construction, sawmills, and contracts ... ... 20,000 Tailoring ... ... 1,000 Miscellaneous ... 2,500 68,700 95,688 163,124

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PRISON DEPARTMENT—continued.

{a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 Other Charges .. .. .. ..68,700 Total .. .. .. 71,200

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Item ' 1926-27. 1926-27 VOTE No. 17. -PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. £ £ Probation Branch— Charges for and incidental to — 57 Administration expenses and advances to probationers 2,300 58 Allowances to Honorary Probation Officers ... 300 59 Postage, telegrams, &c. ... ... ... 100 60 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 100 61 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 120 2,920 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 166,044 Ckedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... 71,200 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 17 ... 94,844

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CROWN LAW OFFICE.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 18.—CrownjjjjLaw Office— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 6,050 1,019 7,069 Cbedits-IN-AID .. .. .. 565 200 765 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 5,485 819 6,304 Item ' ' 1926-27. — VOTE No. 18.—CBOWN LAW OFFICE. I 1926-27. 1 £ £ 1 Solicitor-General ... ... ... 1,350 Professional Division. £ 3 3 Crown Solicitors at £874 ... ... 2,622 2 Crown Solicitors (arrears £37 each from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926)... 74 2,696 Glass A— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Clerical Division. Class I—1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass VI — 1 1 at *£335 ... ... ... 335 Glass VII— 1 1 at £115 ... ... .. 115 N ON- PERMANENTS. 2 2 at £182 ... ... ... 364 10 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Department of Internal Affairs : Salary of Private Secretary to £ Minister of Internal Affairs ... 565 6,050 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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CROWN LAW OFFICE-continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid- - 1926-27. £ Salaries .. .. .. 565 Other Charges .. .. .. 200 Total .. .. .. 765

ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. 1926-27. VOTE No. 18.—CEOWN LAW OFFICE—continued. £ £ OTHER CHABGES FOB AND INCIDENTAL TO —• 2 Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, 1908 ... ... ... 30 3 Law-costs ... ... ... 125 4 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 150 5 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 6 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 7 Purchase of Law Beports and Treatises and other publications ... ... ... 200 , 8 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... .... 91 9 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 20 10 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 1,019 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Law-costs ... ... 200 Gross Total. ... .... ... 7,069 CBEDITS-IN-AID (a) ... ... ... ... 765 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 18 ... 6,304

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POLICE DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. fote No. 19. —Police Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Police Department .. .. 332,525 95,400 427,925 „ II. —Miscellaneous .. .. ••• 252 252 GROSS TOTAL .. .. ... 332,525 95,652 428,177 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. 10 5,800 5,810 NET TOTAL 332,515 89,852 422,367 ; " " " j i oSl Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 19.—POLICE DEPARTMENT. _____ 1926-27. Stibdivision No. I.—Police Department. £ £ 1 Salaries— Head Office — 1 1 at £925 (Commissioner) ... ... ... 925 *Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Glass VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3 1 at £125 ... ... 125 ——- 630 Division. 1 1 at £295 ... ... ... 295 Police Officers. 1 Superintendent ... ... ... 575 1 1 Senior Sergeant at 21s. per day ... ... 383 3 3 Sergeants: 2 at 19s., 1 at 18s. per day ... 1,022 3 3 Constables: 1 at 16s., 1 at 15s. 6d., 1 at 14s. 6d. per day ... ... ... 840 Districts— 4 4 Superintendents: 1 at £550, 3 at £525 ... 2,125 13 j 13 Inspectors: 7 at £500, 3 at £485, 3 at £470 ... 6,365 4 1 4 Sub-Inspectors at £440 ... ... ... 1,760 28 i 28 Senior Sergeants: 19 at 21s., 3 at 20s. 6d., 6 at 20s. per day ... ... ... 10,594 90 | 90 Sergeants: 70 at 19s., 15 at 18s. 6d., 5 at 18s. ■ per day ... ... ... 30,980 900 I 900 Constables: 120 at 16s. 6d,, 140 at 16s., 130 at 15s. 6d., 120 at 15s., 210 at 14s. 6d., 155 at 14s., ! 25 at 14s. per day (8 months approximately) ... 246,070 * For particulars of salaries see "Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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POLICE DEPARTMENT —continued.

oKB. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 19.—POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27 Subdivision No. I. —Police Department —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Police Officers—continued. Districts—continued. 7 7 Senior Detectives: 5 at 21s., 1 at 20s. 6d., 1 at 20s. per day ... ... ... 2,655 7 7 Detective-Sergeants : 4 at 19s., 1 at 18s. 6d,, 2 at 18s. per day ... ... ... 2,382 40 40 Detectives: 3 at 19s. 6d., 2 at 16s. 6d., 8 at 16s., 12 at 15s. 6d., 6 at 15s., 9 at 14s. 6d. per day 11,424 4 4 Native Constables ... ... ... 250 6 6 District Constables ... ... ... 570 8 8 Matrons : 3 at £180, 3 at £170, 1 at £160, 1 at £150 1,360 12 12 Surgeons: 4 at £150, 8 at £25 ... ... 800 Probationary Constables ... ... ... 5,500 1,138 Female Searchers ... ... ... 120 Allowances to members of Force for detective, clerical, and special duty ... ... ... 4,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Contributions from other Departments 10 332,525 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 800 3 Bicycles: Purchase and upkeep ... ... 1,350 4 Clothing (free issue), including repairs, allowance for making up uniforms, and boot allowance ... 9,000 5 Freight, cartage, insurance, and transport charges ... 350 6 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 4,300 7 Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses ... ... 4,500 8 House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters ... ... ... 21,250 9 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty .. ... ... 500 10 Motor-vehicles: Purchase and maintenance ... 5,500 11 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriter allowances) ... ... ... 1,200 12 Police examinations, expenses of ... ... 150 13 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments for special services, and expenses of Departmental inquiries (part recoverable) ... ... ... 3,000 14 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 4,200 15 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 5,500 16 Rations ... ... ... 1,000 17 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties ... ... 3,000 18 Repairing, painting, and improving police premises ... 450 19 Rewards and expenses for the suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts ... ... ... 300 20 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct ... ... ... 250

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POLICE DEPARTMENT-continued.

(a) Creclit*-in-aid , - Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ ( Subdivision I 10 . . 10 II ... ; 5,800 5,800 Totals .. 10 5,800 5,810

JS, Item - - 1926-27. . VOTE No. 19.—POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued, , ■ ■ - - 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Police Department-^continued. £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 21 Saddlery, horse-covers, &c. ... ... ... 150 22 Scavenging, chimney-sweeping, cleaning stations and windows, sanitary services and washing ... 500 23 Stores, supplies, accoutrements, and , expenses incidental thereto • •• ... ... 1,100 24 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 6,000 25 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 4,000 26 Travelling- expenses of police and transport of prisoners ... ... ... 17,000 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the I Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)-— Clothing deductions, &c. ... 250 Recoveries of— Costs of prosecutions ... 1,300 Travelling-expenses, &c. ... 500 Sick deductions ... ... 150 Subsidies from local bodies ... 3,400 Miscellaneous-recoveries ... 200 5,800 95,400 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 427,925 Subdivision No. II. —Police : Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to— Compensation— 28 For automatic pistols; also other expenses of administration of the Arms Act, 1920 ... 50 Compassionate allowances— 29 Ex-Constable E. A. Chapman, retired as medically unfit ... ... 100 30 Widow of Senior Detective T. W. Boddam, representing pay for unexpired portion of leave granted ... ... ... 82 31 Funeral expenses of late Constable A. (r. Begg, accidentally killed while on duty ... ... 20 Total—Subdivision No. II ... — 252 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 428,177 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 5,810 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 19... ... — 422,367

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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. i Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 20.—Pensions Department — £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 37,874 146,804 184,678 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 2,500 332 2,832 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 35,374 146,472 181,846 I oft™, Item 1 1926-27. , VOTE No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. 1 "'Salaries— £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 at £950 (Commissioner,- £850;. Member and Deputy Chairman, War Pensions Board, £100) ... 950 Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III— £ 1 at £470 ... ... 470 4 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 Glass IV — 1,805 2 at £425 ... ... 850 3 1 at £420 ... ... 420 Class V— 1,270 5 5 at £380 ... ... ... 1,900 Glass VI — 2 at £335 ... ... 670 3 1 at £320 ... ... 320 Glass VII - — 990 13 at £295 ... ... 3,835 1 at £295 (11 months), £275 (1 month) 293 5 at £275 ... ... 1,375 1 at £275 (8 months), £250 (4 months) 267 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 263 3 at £265 ... ... 795 3 at £250 ... ... 750 2 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 496 5 at £230 ... ... 1,150 1 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 225 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 3 at £210 ... 630 1 at £210 (6 mouths), £190 (6 months) 200 i 1 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 195 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number rtem _ 1 QQfi 0.7 of Persons. VOTE No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— continued. 1926-27. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 2 at £190 ... ... 380 4 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 748 2 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 304 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 1 at £155 (8 months), £135 (4 months) 149 1 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 133 1 at £135 (10 months), £115 (2 months) 132 4 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 473 3 at £115 ... ... 345 1 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 98 4 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months) 387 1 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 monthsj 83 67 1 at £80 ... ... 80 14,158 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 5 at £185 ... ... 925 1 at £185 (8 months), £175 (4 months) ... 182 1 at £185 (4 months), £175 (8 months)... 178 1 at £160 ... ... 160 10 1 at £160 (2 months), £145 (10 months) 148 1,888 Non-permanents. Part-time Medical Officers — 4 4 at £400 ... ... ... 1,600 Clerks— 1 at £375 ... ... 375 1 at £293 ... ... 293 2 at £286 ... ... 572 4 at £260 .. ... 1,040 1 at £247 ... ... 247 10 at £234 ... ... 2,340 3 at £228 ... ... 684 26 4 at £208 ... ... 832 6,383 Typists— 2 at £156 ... ... 312 2 at £130 ... ... 260 3 at £104 ... ... 312 8 1 at £78 ... ... 78 962 Office Assistants— 3 at £91 ... ... 273 8 at £78 ... ... 624 16 5 at £65 ... ... 325 1,222 149 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 216 Salaries and honoraria of members of War Pensions Board ... ... ... 2,450 Salary, Medical Officer in charge of treatment .. 950 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) —• Contribution from Imperial Government for services rendered in payment of Imperial pensioners £ residing in New Zealand ... 2,500 37,874

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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. £ Salaries . . . . . . 2,500 Other Charges .. .. .. 332 Total .. .. .. 2,832

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Number jt em 1 nn „ n — of Persons. ' V0 TB No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 20 3 Amount required for transfer to Advances to other Governments Account for Imperial Pensions Account ... ... ... 95 4 Cartage ... ... ... 25 5 Clothing allowance to wearers of mechanical appliances other than artificial limbs ... ... 1,000 6 Exchange and commission on money-orders ... 350 7 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 100 8 Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross ... 40 9 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service ... 275 10 Medical fees ... ... ... 6,000 Medical treatment and expenses incidental thereto— 11 Returned soldiers ... ... ... 91,000 12 South African War veterans ... ... 100 13 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 25 14 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 15 Overtime ... ... ... 100 16 Pensions to epidemic widows and their dependants... 14,000 17 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 13,622 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,000 19 Printing and stationery . . ... ... 2,000 20 Railway concessions to disabled ex-soldiers ... 2,250 21 Rent of offices ... ... ... 1,037 22 Special annuities (90 cases) ... .... 5,645 23 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 250 24 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 200 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,500 26 War Pensions Appeal Board— £ Salaries and fees ... ... 1,900 Travelling-expenses ... ... 1,000 Other expenses ... ... 100 —— 3,000 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... ... 70 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Grants to supplement superannuation, £ Postal Department ... 232 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 332 146,804 GROSS Total ... ... ... 184,678 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 2,832 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 20 ... 181,846

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MINES DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. J Other Charges. Total. J |_ Vote No. 21.—Mines Department — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration .. .. 10,373 ... 10,373 „ II. —Geological Survey Branch .. 4,546 3,555 8,101 ,, III.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. ... 38,943 38,943 Gross Total .. .. .. 14,919 42,498 57,417 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. » 450 j 990 j 1,440 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 14,469 41,508 55,977 1 I JSZ, rtem - 1926-27. VOTE No. 21.—MINES DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Administrate. £ £ 1 | ;i 'Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £925 (Under-Secretary) ... ... 925 Professional Division. I 1 at £791 ... ... ... 791 Class B— £ 4 at £540 .. 2,160 7 I 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 — 3,705 Glass D — I I 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Clerical Division. Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class VI— 1 | 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Glass VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 257 1 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 244 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 1 at £210 ... ... ... 210 7 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months)... ]07 1,610 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

of^Perrons. 1926-27. VOTE No. 21.—MINES DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I. —Administration—continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. General Division. £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 7 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1,800 Non-permanents. 1 at £117 ... ... 117 1 at £104 ... ... 104 3 1 at £91 ... ... 91 - -— 312 30 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Recovery from State Coal-mines ... £250 Total—Subdivision No. I ... ... 10,373 Subdivision No. II—Geological Survey Branch. 2 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Director) ... ... ... 791 Glass A — 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass B— 2 2 at £540 ... ... ... 1,080 Class G— 1 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Glass D—- £ 1 at £400 ... ... 400 2 1 at £380 (7 months), £355 (5 months) 370 ■ 770 Clerical Division. Class V — 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... ... 380 Class VII— 1 1 at £295 ... ... ... 295 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £250 (6 months only) ... ... ... 125 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Recovery from Public Works Depart- £ ment ... ... ... 200 4,546 Other Charges for and incidental to — -— : 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 4 Expert assistance (including preparation of reports) 50 | 5 Fault map of New Zealand : Expenses of compilation 50 6 Field expenses (partly recoverable) ... ... 400 7 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 40 j

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item _ 1926-27 Of Persons. VOTE No. 21.—MINES DEPARTMENT—continued. u 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.—Geological Survey Branch— continued. £ £ Other Chaeges foe and incidental to —continued. 8 Fuel, light, and water (partly recoverable) ... 75 9 Instruments, purchase of ... ... ... 20 10 Instruments : Repairs and maintenance and outfit allowances ... ... ... 150 11 Mineral specimens: Collection and purchase ... 50 12 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 60 13 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 14 Printing bulletins, lithographing, &c. ... ... 1,000 15 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 30 16 Rents ... ... ... 235 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 25 18 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 250 19 Tools and field equipment ... ... ... 100 20 Wages of field hands (partly recoverable) ... 900 21 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Printing bulletins ... ... £40 Fuel, light, &c. ... ... 30 Field expenses ... ... 50 Wages of field hands ... ... 250 370 3,555 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 8,101 Subdivision No. III.—Miscellaneous Services. Charges foe and incidental to — 22 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 70 Assistance towards— 23 Ambulance classes ... ... ... 25 24 Coal-mining (recoverable)... ... ... 2,000 Experiments in connection with— 25 Inflammability of coal-dust ... ... 280 26 Utilization of brown coals ... ... 350 27 Maintenance of roads and works ... ... 2,000 28 Prospecting for gold ... ... ... 12,000 29 Board of Inquiry re suitability of New Zealand coals for New Zealand railways ... ... 100 30 Bonus of £2,000 for the successful manufacture of briquettes or of coke and any other by-products from sub-bituminous or brown coal slack for commercial purposes (on account) ... ... 100 31 Bounty payable to Onakaka Iron and Steel Company (Limited), under the Iron and Steel Industries Act, 1914 ... ... ... 7,000 32 Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) ... 250 33 Diamond and other drills and appliances (partly recoverable) ... ... ... 1,250 34 Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts ... 110 35 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 36 Fuel, light, water, and cleaning ... ... 40 Grants— 37 Flood damage, Ross ... ... ... 100 38 Granitv Creek Outlet ... ... ... 88

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid: — . Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I 250 .. 250 II 200 370 570 111 .. 620 620 Totals .. 450 990 1,440

Number Item 1 OOfi 07 Of Persons. VOTE No. 21—MINES DEPARTMENT —continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. Ill .'—Miscellaneous Services—contd. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. Grants —continued. 39 Libraries in mining townships ... ... 50 40 Mining Conference at Dunedin ... ... 350 41 Nevis Valley Road (maintenance) ... ... 100 42 Thames water-race repairs .. ... 100 43 Instruments and apparatus ... ... ... 10 44 Instrument and outfit allowance for Chief Inspector of Mines and repairs and maintenance of instruments 30 45 Law-costs ... ... ... 50 46 Maintenance of Water-races : Waimea-Kumara ... 620 47 Map of mining privileges, Inangahua County .. 75 48 Motor-cars ... ... ... 200 49 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition : Minemodel, show-cases, &c., retained ... ... 295 50 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriters) 50 51 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 250 52 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 450 53 Refunds of revenue under section 154 (3) of the Mining Act, 1908 (recoverable) ... ... ... 50 54 Rents .. ... ... 593 55 Rents, &c., in connection with the leases and plant of the Blenheim Oil Company (dissolved) ... 200 56 Schools of Mines ... ... ... 4,000 Subsidies— 57 Drybread Sludge Channel (£1 for £1) ... 200 58 Dunstan Miners Jubilee (£1 for £1) ... ... 50 59 Jubilee of pioneer miners at Kumara (£1 for £1)... 207 60 Kauaeranga Water-race, Thames (£1 for £4) ... 200 61 Systematic prospecting for minerals under Government direction ... ... ... 3,000 62 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 180 63 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,800 64 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Collecting goldfields revenue ... 20 Drilling-expenses ... ... 500 Printing and stationery, publications, &c. ... ... 50 Refunds of revenue ... ... 50 620 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 38,943 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 57,417 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... 1,440 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 21 ... 55,977

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 22. —Department of Internal Affairs— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. .. .. j qy 175 53 342 „ II.—Government Actuary's Office .. 4 695 2 060 6 755 „ III. —Ministers'Secretaries .. .. 8 380 8 380 ,, IV. —Messengers, Office-keepers, and Ohar- gg2 4 000 84 862 women „ V. —Registrar-General's Office .. 10,327 j 7,360 17,687 „ VI.—Census and Statistics .. .. 15,748 ' 44,014 59,762 „ VII.—High Commissioner's Office .. 30,830 17,436 48,266 VIII. Museum .. .. .. 3,353 7,170 1 0,523 ,, IX. - Dominion Laboratory .. .. 8,247 8,871 17,118 ,, X.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. 20,954 106,895 127,849 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 209,563 224,981 434,544 Cbedits-IN-AID .. 40,513 27,201 67,714 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 169,050 197,780 366,830 ! Number ltem< , nO« 07 of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL ! AFFAIRS. 1926-27. i Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. £ £ 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £950 (Under-Secretary) ... ... 950 Professional Division. Class A— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Class B— 1 1 at £515 ... ... 1 515 Class F— 1 1 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) ... 207 Clerical Division. Class Special— £ 1 at £850 ... ... 850 3 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 Class I— 2,180 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class II— 1 1 at £515 .. ... ... 515 Class III— 1 at £480 ... ... 480 3 2 at £470 ... ... 940 Class IV— 1,420 3 3 at £425 ... 1,275 Class V— 1 at £380 (8 months), £335 (4 months) 365 2 1 at £380 (2 months), £335 (10 months) 343 Class VI— 708 7 at £335 ... ... 2,345 8 1 at £335 (8| months), £320 (3f months) 331 Class VII— 2,676 4 at £295 ... . ... 1,180 1 at £295 (6 months) ... ... 148 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £275 (10 months), £250 (2 months) 271 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification Li?t." Note. —-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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of N pe™ b ons Item - VOTE No. 22 — DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1926-27. AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued. at- k* 1 Salabies—continued. Clerical Division; —continued. Class VII— continued. £ 1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 248 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 245 1 at £230 (4 months), £210 (8 months) 217 1 at £210 (lOf months), £190 (1-J- months) 208 2 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 390 1 at £190 (3-J months), £155 (8-J months) 165 1 at £190 (2 months), £155 (10 months) 161 3 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 450 1 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 mouths) 117 1 at £115 (11 months), £95 (1 month) 113 3 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 297 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £95 (10 months), £80 (2 months) 92 26 1 at £95 (5i months), £80 (6i- months) 87 4,759 1 Official Secretary to His Excellency the GovernorGeneral ... ... ... 615 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 170 Genebal Division. £ 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 at £26-5 (10f months), £255 months) 264 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £215 ... ... 215 5 at £205 ... ... 1,025 7 at £185 ... ... 1,295 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £160 ... ... 320 20 1 at £125 ... ... 125 4,114 Non-permanents. 1 at £600 .. ... 600 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £312 ... 312 2 at £273 ... ... 546 1 at £235 (11 months) ... ... 216 1 at £221 .. ... 221 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £208 (3 months) ... ... 52 1 at £169 ... ... 169 1 at £143 ... ... 143 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £130 (9 months), £104 (3 months)... 124 3 at £117 ... ... 351 1 at £104 (10i months), £78 (1-J- months) 101 3 at £78 " ... ... 234 1 at £63 ... ... 63 22 1 at £32 ... ... 32 _ 3,882 93 Lodging-allowances (cadets) ... ... 116 Salary of Lady Medical Referee (part recoverable) ... 470 Special allowances to shorthand writers and typistes employed in Ministers'offices ... ,i. 315 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Amount to be recovered from— £ Public Service Superannuation Fund 2,707 Salary of Lady Medical Referee ... 305 3,012 26,167

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of Persons. Item ' V0TB No 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1926-27. — AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. ! Subdivision No. I—Head Office —continued. £ £ Other Chaeges foe and incidental to — 2 Advertising ... ... ... 150 3 j Bird-life, expenses in connection with preservation of 300 4 Cinematograph-films : Cost of administration and expenses in connection with the censorship of ... 750 5 i Commissions of Inquiry (part recoverable) ... 800 Dominion Observatory — 6 ! Astronomical sites, testing of ... ... 250 7 General expenses ... ... ... 250 8 Grounds, maintenance of ... ... ... 80 9 Instruments and equipment ... ... 300 10 Longitude, international wireless determinations of, temporary assistance in connection with ... 100 11 Fire Brigades : Railway-pass for Secretary to United Fire Brigades' Association ... ... 90 Fire Brigades Annual Conference— 12 Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 500 13 Railway passes for brigades attending ... 500 14 | Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 150 Fresh-water fisheries and game— 15 Expenses in connection with, including wages of workmen, purchase of land, and erection of buildings ... ... ... 1,200 IK Motor-car, purchase of ... ... ... 390 17 Fuel for Government offices... ... ... 2,000 18 Law-costs ... ... ... 5 19 Light, power, and water for Government buildings . . 4,500 20 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, payment to, for part services of custodian, National Picture Gallery, and other charges in connection therewith ... ... ... 172 21 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 750 22 Office furniture (transfer expenses) ... ... 100 23 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 50 21 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes (part recoverable) 750 Printing and Stationery— 25 Head office ... ... ... 1,800 26 Ministers' offices ... ... ... 1,000 27 Publications (including newspapers and books) ... 750 28 Rent ... ... ... 63 29 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,250 Travelling allowances and expenses of— 30 Ministers (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920) ... ... ... 1,750 31 Ministers' expenses ... ... ... | 2,500 32 Private Secretaries to Ministers ... ... 2,500 33 Officers of the Department ... ... 1,200 31 Tuatara lizards, protection of: Special payments to lighthouse-keepers and others ... ... 175 35 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits - in - aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Commissions of Inquiry ... 500 Postage ... ... 20 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 720 27,175 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 53,342

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Number I(enu , Q2fi-'27 of Persons. V0TB No- 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1JZD *'• — AFFAIRS -continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.—Government Actuary's Office. £ £ 36 Salaries— Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,100 (8 months) ... ... 734 1 at £850 (8 months) ... ... 567 3 1 at £715 (8 months) ... ... 477 1,778 Clerical Division. Class V— 2 2 at £380 (8 months) ... ... 507 Class VI— 1 at £335 (8 months) ... ... 224 2 1 at £320 (8 months) ... ... 214 Class VII— 438 1 at £295 (8 months) ... ... 197 2 at £275 (8 months) ... ... 367 1 at £250 (8 months) ... ... 167 1 at £210 (8 months) ... ... 140 1 at £155 (8 months) ... ... 103 2 at £135 (8 months) ... ... 180 1 at £115 (8 months) ... ... 77 12 3 at £95 (8 months) ... . . 190 - 1,421 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... 40 General Division. 1 1 at £160 (8 months) ... ... 107 N on- permanents. 1 at £325 (8 months) ... .. 217 3 2 at £208 (8 months) ... ... 277 494 23 . . . 4 - 785 Less proportion of increases of salaries provided for but not payable for full term ... ... 90 4,695 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 37 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 40 38 Government Insurance Department for services of charwomen ... ... ... 20 39 Office fittings ... .. 900 40 Office requisites ... ... 100 41 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 200 42 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 10 43 Printing and stationery ... 300 44 Rent ... ... .. 400 45 Telephone services ... ... ... 40 46 Travelling allowances and expenses ... .. 20 47 Contingencies ... ... ... 30 I 2,060 j Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Contributions towards salaries of officers, &c., for services rendered— £ Government Insurance Department 3,740 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department ... 1,960 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 5,750 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 6,755

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Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1926-27. AFFAIRS—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. III.—Ministers' Secretaries. 48 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I— 2 2 at £565 ... ... ... 1,130 Glass II — £ 3 at £515 .. ... 1,545 4 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Glass III— 2,035 3 3 at £445 ... ... ... 1,335 Glass IV— 3 3 at £400 ... 1,200 Class VI— 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 1 at £305 ... ... 305 Class VII— 640 1 1 at £295 ... ... ... 295 Allowances in addition to classification— 15 16 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £50 each ... 800 Extra classification allowance— £ 1 at £210 ... ... 210 5 at £100 ... ... 500 3 at £70 ... ... 210 1 at £25 ... ... 25 945 Total—Subdivision No. Ill . 8,380 Subdivision No. IV.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen. . 49 Salaries— General Division. Messengers, (Jkc— £ 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £302 ... 302 5 at £295 1,475 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £276 ... ... 276 20 at £270 ... ... 5,400 1 at £270 (6 months), £265 (6 months) 268 1 at £270 (1 month), £265 (11 months) 266 1 at £265 (9J months), £255 (2f- months) 263 2 at £260 ... 520 4 at £250 ... ... 1,000 1 at £245 ... ... 245 69 at £240 ... ... 16,560 4 at £240 (7 months), £235 (5 months) 952 7 at £210 (3 months), £235 (9 months) 1,652 1 at £235 (6 months), £225 (6 months) 230 1 at £235 (3 months), £225 (9 months) 228 1 at £235 (2 months), £225 (10 months) 227 3 at £225 ... ... 675 1 at £225 (9 months), £221 (3 months) 224 1 at £225 (5 months), £221 (7 months) 223 2 at £221 (8 months), £211 (4 months) 436 1 at £221 (7 months), £211 (5 months) 217 1 at £221 (4 months), £211 (8 months) 214 2 at £221 (2 months), £211 (10 months) 426 1 at £215 (9i months), £205 (2A- months) 213 1 at £211 ... " ... 211 1 at £211 (11 months), £201 (1 month 210 ! 1 at £211 (10 months), £201 (2 months) 209

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Item 1926-27 of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OE INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27 Subdivision No. TV.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and £ £ G harwomen —continued. 49 Salaries—continued. General Division—continued. Messengers, &c. —continued. £ 2 at £211 (8 months), £201 (4 months) 416 1 at £211 (4 months), £201 (8 months) 204 3 at £211 (2 months), £201 (10 months) 609 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £115 (2 months), £105 (10 months) 107 1 at £90 ... ... 90 147 1 at £70 ... ... 70 Charivomen— — 1 at £156 ... ... 156 35,408 2 at £130 ... ... 260 lac £125 ... ... 125 5 1 at £115 ... ... 115 Non-pehmanents. 656 Charwomen— 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £145 ... ... 145 3 at £130 ... ... 390 2 at £127 ... ... 254 I at £125 ... ... 125 115 at £117 ... ... 13,455 4 at £117 (9J months) ... ... 371 II at £115 ... ... 1,265 1 at £115 (10 months), £105 (2 months) 113 117 at £105 ... ... 12,285 1 at £105 (10-J months) ... ... 92 1 at £105 (9-J months) ... ... 83 1 at £105 (9months), £70 (3 months)... 97 1 at £101 ... ... 101 1 at £93 ... ... 93 2 at £91 ... ... 182 1 at £89 ... ... 89 1 at £88 ... ... 88 1 at £88 (9 months), £82 (3 months)... 86 1 at £87 ... ... 87 2 at £85 ... ... 170 2 at £83 ... ... 166 1 at £82 ... ... 82 1 at £79 ... ... 79 lac £78 ... .. 78 1 at £75 ... ... 75 1 at £75 (10 months), £58 (2 months) 72 1 at £73 ... ... 73 1 at £72 ... ... 72 1 at £71 ... ... 71 2 at £70 ... ... 140 1 at £70 (9 months) ... ... 53 1 at £68 ... ... 68 2 at £67 ... ... 134 2 at £65 ... ... 130 1 at £62 ... ... 62 3 at £59 ... ... 177 1 at £58 ... ... 58 i at £54 ... ... 54 1 at £53 ... ... 53 2 at £52 ... ... 104 1 at £50 ... ... 50 1 at £42 (10 months) ... ... 35

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

- - - - I - Number of Persons. Item- VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL ! 1926-27. AFFAIRS—continued. \ 1926-27. Subdivision No. IV. —Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen—continued. £ £ 49 Salakies—continued. Non-pekmanents—continued. Charwomen—continued. £ 2 at £40 ... ... 80 lac £39 ... ... 39 1 iit £36 ... ... 36 1 at £3-5 ... ... 35 1 at £34 ... ... 34 1 at £33 ... ... 33 i 1 at £32 ... ... 32 2 at £26 ... ... 52 3 at £25 ... ... 75 3 at £23 ... ... 69 1 at £22 ... ... 22 1 at £21 ... ... 21 1 at £20 ... ... 20 1 at £19 ... ... 19 1 at £18 ... ... 18 1 at £16 ... 16 3 at £15 ... ... 45 1 at £12 ... ... 12 1 at £9 ... ... 9 1 at £7 ... ... 7 2 at £6 ... ... 12 1 at £5 .. ... 5 332 2 at £3 ... ... 6 Messengers— 32 492 4 at £240 ... ... 960 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £234 ... ... 234 1 at £221 ... ... 221 4 at £211 ... ... 844 1 at £208 ... ... 208 2 at £200 ... ... 400 13 at £191 ... ... 2,483 1 at £191 (9 months), £183 (3 months) 189 15 at £183 ... ... 2,745 3 at £183 (10 months) ... ... 458 1 at £182 ... ... 182 2 at £181 ... ... 362 1 at £181 (114 months) ... . 174 1 at £114 ... ... 114 1 at £107 ... ... 107 1 at £88 ... ... 88 1 at £60 ... ... 60 1 at £48 ... ... 48 1 at £45 ... ... 45 1 at £34 (9 months) ... ... 26 1 at £33 ... ... 33 1 at £26 ... ... 26 1 at £25 ... ... 25 1 at £20 ... ... 20 1 at £12 ... ... 12 64 2 at £10 ... ... 20 10,319 548 78,875 Payment to messengers for Sunday, Saturday, and holiday duty ... " ... " ... 1,070 Special allowances to messengers, (includes allowances to Ministerial messengers) ... ... 917 80,862

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Item qnanrj of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1V40-AI. AFFAIRS— continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. IV. —Messengers, Office-keepers, and £ £ Charwomen—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 50 Medical attendance for messengers and charwomen, &c., injured on duty ... ... ... 25 51 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories (part recoverable) 400 52 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres) ... ... ... 2,500 53 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 54 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 350 55 Uniforms and overcoats for messengers ... 600 56 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 4,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries, &c. ... ... £15,723 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories 300 Office-cleaning ... ... 300 Miscellaneous ... ... 10 16,333 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... —— 84,862 Subdivision No. V.—Registrar-General's Office. 57 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class 1V— 4 4 at £425 ... ... ... 1,700 Class V— 1 1 at £355 ... ... ... 355 j Class VI — £ 7 at £335 ... ... 2,345 1 at £320 (3-J months),£295 (8£ months) 303 1 at£320 (3J months), £275 (8| months) 288 10 1 at £295 (5 months), £275 (7 months) 284 Class VII— 3,220 , 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £250 (3 months), £230 (9 months) 235 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £190 (4J months), £155 (7£ month) 169 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 months), £115 (1+ months) 132 1 at £135 (9 months), £115 (3 months) 130 1 at £135 (| month), £115 (11-J- months) 116 1 at £115 (7-J months), £95 (4| months) 108 2 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months)... 200 1 at £115 (1J months), £95 (10-J- months) 98 2 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) 188 2 at £95 (2J months), £80 (9-J- months) 166 1 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months)... 83 21 1 at £95 (1 month), £80 (11 months) ... 81 3,251 Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 107 General Division. 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £160 ... ... 160 4 1 at £160 (7 months), £145 (5 months) ... 154 684

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Number n em . qnann of Persons. V0 T B No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL lyz, ° *'• - 1 APFAIRS—continued. ■ ■ 1926-27. Subdivision No. V.—Registrar-General's Office £ £ —continued. 57 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. £ 1 at £247 ... ... 247 2 1 at £78 ... ... 78 325 43 Allowances to Clerks of Court and others acting as Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages : 7 at £10 70 10,327 Other Charges for and incidental to — : — Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of— 58 Non-permanent officers ... ... ... 1,800 59 Post Office for services of postmasters ... 2,200 60 Office-cleaning, firing, lighting, freight, and cartage J 00 61 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 200 62 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 600 63 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,000 64 Rent of offices ... ... ... 1,000 65 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 150 66 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 67 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 200 68 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £10 7,360 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 17,687 Subdivision No VI.—Census and Statistics. 69 Salaries — Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Glass II— £ 1 at £515 ... ... 515 3 2 at £490 ... ... 980 Glass IV— 1,495 2 2 at £425 ... ... .. 850 Glass V— 4 4 at £380 ... ... ... 1,520 Class VI— 2 at £335 ... ... 670 1 at £335 (6 months), £320 (6 months) 328 4 1 at £335 (9 months) ... ... 252 Glass VII— - 1,250 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £250 (5 months), £210 (7 months) 225 2 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 225 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 8 at £210 ... ... 1,680 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 208 1 at £210 (2J months), £190 (9-J months) 194 1 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 184 1 at £190 (4-t months), £155 (7i months) 177 3 at £155 ... " ... 465 2 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 300 1 at £135 (9 months), £115 (3 months) 130 1 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 117

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Ttem i nfin - j rr of Persons. ' VOTEfNo. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL lyZb-Z/. j AFFAIRS —continued. '• Subdivision No. VI.—Census and Statistics—continued. 69 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class VII— continued. £ 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £115 (1-|months), £95 (lOf months) 98 2 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months) 194 1 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month)... 94 1 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months)... 84 1 at £80 ... ... 80 34 1 at £80 (10 months) ... ... 67 5,699 General Division, 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £260 (6 months), £245 (6 months)... 253 1 at £205 ... ... 205 5 at £185 ... ... 925 10 1 at £175 (2-J- months), £160 (9f months) 164 2,102 Non-permanents. 1 at £245 ... ... 245 3 at £130 ... ... 390 2 at £105 ... ... 210 3 at £104 ... ... 312 1 at £91 ... ... 91 18 8 at £78 ... ... 624 1,872 76 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 180 — Allowance to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 15 15,748 Other Charges for and incidental to — 70 Census, 1926 : Cost of taking and printing results ... 25,000 71 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 72 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 140 73 Mechanical appliances ... ... ... 900 74 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition : Lodgingallowances and travelling-expenses ... 75 75 Office fittings and requisites ... ... ... 250 76 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes. . ... 850 77 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,500 78 Printing statistical publications (part recoverable) ... 8,564 79 Rent of offices ... ... ... 1,100 80 Statisticians Conference, Perth, New Zealand representative attending, expenses of... ... 120 81 Statistics, including agricultural and pastoral, collection of ... ... ... 5,350 82 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 55 83 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 50 84 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Sale of publications ... ... £500 Work done on Powers machines, payment for, from— £ > Land and Income Tax Department 150 Post and Telegraph Department 250 State Fire Insurance Department 150 Fire Underwriters' Association 750 1,300 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 1,850 44,014 Total—-Subdivision No. VI ... 59,762

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Number Item< of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL ly/O-Z/. 1 AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VII.—High Commissioner's Office. £ £ 85 Salaries— Secretary ... ... ... 1,052 Finance Officer and Accountant ... ... 830 Clerks and Messengers ... ... ... 25,191 Miscellaneous wages ... ... ... 1,583 Emigration Officer ... ... ... 844 Trade and Produce Officer ... ... ... 830 N ON-PERMANENTS Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Amounts recoverable from-— £ Immigration ... ... 7,500 Government Insurance ... 450 Post and Telegraph ... 550 Printing and Stationery ... 140 Public Trustee ... ... 1,000 Public Trust Enemy Debts ... 400 Public Works ... ... 950 State Fire ... ... 100 Working Railways... ... 950 12,040 30,830 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 86 Advertising, photographs, hooks, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 1,000 87 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 60 88 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 750 89 House-allowance for High Commissioner (10 months) 836 90 Income-tax payable in England and New Zealand, refund to officers of difference between the amount of 300 91 Motor-vehicles, including upkeep and repairs ... 250 92 National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's office, contributions due under ... ... ... 100 93 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 150 94 Office fittings and requisites... .. ... 1,030 95 Official entertainments, expenses of ... ... 1,000 96 Postage, telegrams, &c. ... ... ... 2,200 97 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,000 98 Rent (part recoverable) ... ... ... 7,610 99 Repairs to offices ... ... ... 500 100 Subscriptions to various societies and associations ... 100 101 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 400 102 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 150 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Shipping charges on goods for £ Government Departments 140 Rent, &c. ... ... 2,910 Postage, telegrams, &c. ... 250 Printing and stationery ... 280 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 3,630 17,436 Total —Snbdivision No, VII ...I 48,266

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

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\ Number Tf ATT » r\r\/* r\rt Of Persons. 1 | VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1926-27. 1 AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VIII.—Museum. £ £ 103 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass B— 1 1 at £765 (Director) ... ... ... 765 Class C — 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Class D— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 General Division. £ 1 at £335 (9-J- months), £320 (2£ months) 332 2 1 at £275 " ... " ... 275 607 Non-permanents. 1 at £450 ... ... 450 1 at £143 ... ... 143 3 1 at £68 ... ... 68 661 9 3,353 Other Charges for and incidental to — 104 Advertising, purchase of photographs, books, newspapers, &c. • ... ... ... 150 Board of Science and Art, expenses incidental to, including publications (part recoverable) — 105 " Brachiopod Morphology " : Cost of printing ... 200 106 General expenses ... ... ... 20 107 " Geomorpbologv of New Zealand": Cost of publishing ... ... ... 900 108 Manual of " New Zealand Flora" (Cheeseman) 1,600 109 "New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology" ... ... ... 750 .110 "New Zealand Plants and their Story " (third edition) ... ... ... 500 111 "Topographic History of Bank's Peninsula": Cost of printing ... ... ... 250 112 " Wild Life in New Zealand" (Part II) ... 150 113 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 114 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 250 115 International Exchange Services : Freight and postage 20 116 Maori Eace and early history of New Zealand, collection and establishment of historical and other matter relating to the ... ... ... 150 117 Museum fittings .. ... ... 100 118 Museum publications, printing of (part recoverable) 200 119 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 65 120 Photographic and phonographic supplies ... 75 121 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 122 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 100 123 Rent (floor space occupied by exhibits in Dominion Farmers' Institute) ... ... ... 875 124 Specimens and pictures, purchase and preparation of 400 125 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 45 126 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 250 127 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — -Board of Science and Art publi- £ cations, &c. ... ... 200 Museum publications ... 100 Miscellaneous ... ... 25 { 325 7,170 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 10,523

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

1 — 1926-27. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1926-27. AFFAIRS—continued. £ £ Subdivisioti No. IX.—Dominion Laboratory. 128 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £1,000 (Dominion Analyst) ... ... 1,000 Glass A— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Glass B— £ 1 at £590 ... ... 590 1 at £565 ... ... 565 3 1 at £515 ... ... 515 Glass G— 1,670 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class D— 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 2 at £355 ... ... 710 Glass E— 1,135 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 at £295 (11 months), £275 (1 month) 586 4 1 at £275 (lOf months) ... ... 242 Glass P— 1,123 1 1 at £80 months) ... ... ... 70 Clerical Division. Class VII — 1 at £230 (11 months), £210 (1 month) 228 1 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 127 3 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (9 months) 119 474 Lodging-allowances ... ... 12 General Division. 2 at £380 ... ... 760 1 at £330 ... ... 330 1 at £290 (2 months), £275 (10 months) 278 5 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1,628 22 8,247 Other Charges for and incidental to — 129 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... .. ... 220 130 Chemicals, apparatus, and repairs to apparatus ... 2,900 Explosives Act, expenses under (part recoverable) — 131 Administration by local bodies (dangerous goods license fees) ... ... ... 45 132 General expenses ... ... ... 150 Magazines — 133 Expenses in connection with (recoverable) ... 2,000 134 Salaries of keepers ... ... ... 346 135 Postage, telegrams, and telephone services ... 125 136 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 125 137 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,000 138 Fees of officers attending science lectures at Universities ... ... ... 30 139 Fittings, new branch laboratory, Dunedin ... 400 140 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 125 141 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 350 142 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 60 143 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 144 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 180 145 Rent (branch laboratory premises, Auckland) ... 260 146 Scientific research ... ... ... 250

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number [ tem . . Q0«_97 Of Persons. V0T E No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL ' — AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. IX.—Dominion Laboratory—continued. £ £ Othek Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 147 Subscriptions to Technical Societies ... ... 30 148 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 60 149 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 150 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 15 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries ... ... £150 Chemicals, apparatus, and repairs to apparatus ... ... 200 Explosives Act, expenses under— Expenses in connection with magazines ... ... 2,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 20 2,370 8,871 Total—Subdivision No. 1% ... 17,118 Subdivision No. X—Miscellaneous Services. 151 Salaries (Relieving Staff) — Clerical Division. Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 2 2 at £420 ... ... ... 840 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— £ 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 1 at £335 (3 months), £320 (9 months) 324 Class VII— 659 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 263 1 at £275 (2-J- months), £250 (9J months) 255 2 at £230 (11 months), £210 (1 month) 458 1 at £190 (3-J- months), £155 (8f months) 166 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 119 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 107 2 at £115 (1 month), £95 (il months) 194 1 at £115 (10 months) ... ... 97 1 at £95 ... ... ... 95 2 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 166 1 at £80 ... ... ... 80 6 at £80 (11-J-months) ... ... 465 2 at £80 (10 months) • ... 134 27 1 at £80 (8 months) ... ... 54 — 3,833 General Division. 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £285 ... ... 285 2 at £235 ... ... 470 1 at £235 (1J months) ... ... 29

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

of^Persons. 1926-27. : VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1926-27. ; AFFAIRS—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services —continued. 151 Salaries (Relieving Staff) —continued. General Division —continued. £ 5 at £225 ... ... 1,125 6 at £205 ... ... 1,230 1 at £205 (8 months), £195 (4 months) ... . 202 1 at £207 (1 month) ... ... 17 1 at £195 (8 months) ... ... 130 7 at £185 ... ... 1,295 1 at £185 (8 months) ... ... 123 1 at £175 ... ... ... 175 1 at £160 ... ... 160 31 1 at £115 (6-| months), £95 (5-J months) 106 5,962 Non-permanents. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £185 ... ... 185 . 3 at £182 ... ... 546 1 at £182 (11 months), £169 (L month) 181 3 at £169 ... ... 507 1 at £169 (11-J- months) ... ... 164 4 at £156 " ... ... 624 1 at £156 (10i months) ... ... 137 3 at £143 " ... ... 429 3 at £130 ... ... 390 1 at £130 (11-J- months) ... ... 125 1 at £130 (11 months), 1 at £117 (1 month) 129 1 at £117 ... ... 117 3 at £104 ... ' ... 312 1 at £104 (10£ months), £78 (1J months) 101 1 at £104 (11 months), £91 (1 month) ... 103 3 at £91 ... ... 273 1 at £91 (10 months) ... ... 77 13 at £78 ... ... 1,014 1 at £78 (11 months) ... ... 73 2 at £78 (10J months) ... ... 137 1 at £78 (9 months) ... ... 58 1 at £78 (8 months) ... ... 52 1 at £78 (9-J- months), £52 (2-J months)... 73 7 at £65 ... ... 455 6 at £65 (11 months) ... ... 358 3 at £65 (9J months) ... ... 156 4 at £65 (9 mouths) ... ... 195 3 at £65 (8-J- months) ... ... 138 2 at £65 (8 months) ... ... 86 79 1 at £52 (10 months) ... ... 44 ■ 7,729 144 Lodging-allowances (cadets)... ... ... 416 ——— Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties (under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209) ... ... ... 150 20,954 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers relieving in £ other Departments ... 5,292 Pay of non-permanents relieving in other Departments ... 4,296 9,588 20,954

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Jt, em . 1926—'27 of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL ' AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services —continued. £ £ Other Ohaegks fok and incidental to — 152 Aboriginal rock paintings, preservation of ... 30 1-53 Absentee land-tax due by officers of the High Commissioner's staff ... ... 102 154 Actuarial work in connection with the valuation of Public Service and Teachers' Superannuation Funds 50 Advertising New Zealand : Special publicity work in connection with (part recoverable) — £ 155 Albums, picture framings ... 2,200 156 Books, folders, posters, and publications 13,450 157 Equipment ... ... 400 158 Films, preparation, purchase, and sundries ... ... 13,600 159 General expenses ... ... 264 160 Photographs, including enlargaments and lantern slides ... ... 2,850 161 Travelling-expenses ... ... 600 33,364 162 Expenses in the United Kingdom in connection with advertising New Zealand ... ... 2,000 163 Travelling expenses and allowances of Publicity Officer beyond New Zealand ... ... 300 164 All Blacks football team, reception, Rarotonga ... 100 165 Annual and sectional railway passes to Young Citizens League, rangers and curators acclimatization societies, and inspectors Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... ... 1,300 166 " Bird-song and New Zealand Song-birds " : Purchase of 100 copies (subsequently recoverable) ... 105 167 Boy Scouts Association : Railway pass for Dominion Chief Commissioner ... ... .. 90 168 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Wood ... 50 169 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants under the Public Service, Railways, and Teachers' Superannuation Funds and Civil Service Act, 1908, and to other persons in receipt of retiring-allowances (part recoverable) ... ... ... 12,000 Death of Right Hon. W. F. Massey, P.O.—• 170 Grave at Point Halswell: Beautification of area in vicinity ... ... ... 100 171 Deer herds, reduction of, in certain acclimatization I districts, bonus to assist in ... ... I 1,000 172 Dominion Archives: Allowance to Controller ... 200 173 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions, cost of ... ... ... 2,000 174 Executive Council Rooms, Government Bulidings, Wellington, renovation of ... ... 140 175 Ex gratia payments for injury, loss, or damage through enemy action during the war ... 1,483 Expenses in connection with representation at Imperial Conference — £ 176 Grant to Prime Minister ... ... 1,750 177 Grant to Permanent Head ... 750 178 Other expenses ... ... 1,000 3,500 179 Exhibits for Museums, railage on ... ... 25 180 Fiordland National Park: Expenses in connection with protection of moose and wapiti ... ... 35 181 Fire Hose : Purchased on account of Fire Brigades (recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 182 Furniture for new dining-room, Government Buildings, Wellington ... ... 400 183 Girl Guide Movement: Cost of annual railway pass 90

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Item Q2fi-27 of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL iyz,D AFFAIRS—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services —continued. £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 184 Government Observatory Advisory Board: Travellingexpenses of Members ... ... ... 15 185 Grants in settlement of petitions ... ... 1,000 Grants— 186 Alexandra Day Fund ... ... ... 100 187 Captain Cook Memorial, Hawaii: Public reservation around site, purchase of land ... ... 200 188 Empire Parliamentary Delegates to Australia (£75 each) ... ... ... 300 189 Government representative to Third Pan-Pacific Congress, Tokyo, Japan ... ... 200 190 Imperial Institute ... ... ... 1,584 191 Memorial to the late Hon. Sir William Herries (£1 for £1 up to £250) ... ... ... 250 192 Memorial to late F. Lawry, ex M.P. ... ... 25 193 Newspaper Press Fund ... ... ... 25 194 New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association ... 350 195 New Zealand Institute for research work ... 1,000 196 New Zealand Native Birds Protection Society ... 50 197 Officer investigating methods of law-drafting in Imperial Parliament and methods of registration of motor-vehicles in England and America, expenses of ... ... ... 300 198 Protection of Women and Children, to Society for— £ Auckland ... ... 100 Wellington ... ... 100 Christchurch ... ... 100 Dunedin ... ... 100 400 199 Re-erecting memorial to late Sir John McKenzie (£500, on account) ... ... ... 100 200 Royal Humane Society ... ... ... 100 201 Royal Life Saving Society ... ... 100 202 Samson, J. R., leave on retirement, in lieu of ... 407 203 Scientific and industrial research : Expenses of visit of Sir Frank Heath ... ... 350 204 Sir James Parr, to cover expenses proceeding to London ... ... 500 205 Sir James Allen, late High Commissioner, to cover expenses London to New Zealand, on retirement 500 206 St. Mary's Guild Home, Karori ... ... 200 207 To officer for assistance in drafting legislation ... 50 208 To Sir James Parr, being equivalent to salary of High Commissioner from date of arrival to date of entry upon office of High Commissioner ... 339 209 Towards cost of publications issued by the Maori Ethnological Research Board .. ... 600 210 Ladies' retiring-room, Government Buildings, Christchurch, renovation and refurnishing ... .. 34 211 Maintenance of New Zealand prisoners of war in Turkey ... ... ... 3,408 212 Maori Ethnological Board : Balance of cost of printing " New Zealand's First Wars" ... ... 105 213 Mokau Fault Line, cost of survey of, following Taupo earthquake investigation ... ... 25 214 Neiv Zealand Gazette: Cost of printing (part recoverable) ... ... .. 7,000 215 Official History of the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to New Zealand, cost of printing and publication of ... ... ... 350 216 Opossums : Expenses under Animals Protection Act (recoverable) ... ... ... 400

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

ofPersons, | Item - 1926-27. j VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL 1926-27. APFAIRS—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 217 Opossum fees and royalties on skins : Amounts aliocated to other than Acclimatization Societies ... 4,500 218 Parliaments of the Empire : Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) ... 200 219 Pouto Point Bird Sanctuary, checking sand-drift, work in connection with .. ... ... 50 220 Provision of a nominal amount to cover repatriations of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Scholarship holders in the United Kingdom ... ... 100 221 Public Buildings Board, travelling allowance and expenses of members of ... ... ... 25 222 Returned Soldiers' Association Conference: Rail fares of delegates ... ... ... 138 223 Returned Soldiers Association: Railway pass for Secretary ... ... ... 90 224 Reuter's Telegram Company: Payment for special telegrams ... ... ... 450 225 Royal Commission to inquire into Agricultural Banks and Rural Credits abroad, expenses of ... 3 ; 713 226 Stephen's Island, protection of bush on... ... 50 Stores Control Board, expenses of— 227 Advertising ... ... ... 150 228 Alterations to oflice ... ... ... 115 229 Cloth-testing machine ... ... ... 140 230 General expenses ... ... ... 25 231 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 50 232 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 550. 233 Rent ... ... ... 185 234 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 50 Stranded New-Zealanders— 235 Assistance to return to New Zealand (recoverable) 500 236 Board and lodging for, and small advances to those in destitute condition ... ... ... 100 Subsidy towards— 237 Dominion Boy Scouts' Association (£1 for £1 up to £1,000) " ... ... ... 1,000 238 Memorial to late Hon. Tame Parata, M.L.C., and C. Parata, M.P. (£1 for £1 up to £150) ... 150 239 Superannuation contributions on house allowance of officers of Public Service absent on war service ... 120 240 Telegrams beyond the Dominion ... ... 200 241 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 242 Town-planning legislation, expenses in connection with ... ... ... 500 Turnbull Library— 243 Expenses in connection with ... ... 1,750 244 i Grant to Charles Wilson, Advisory Director, for year 1925-26 ... ... ... 50 245 ! Grant to Dr. G. H. Scholefield, Advisory Director 50 246 Unemployment relief: Cost of carriage of clothing, &c. ... ... ... 150 247 ; United States of America Fleet, visit of, to New Zealand, expenses in connection with ... 100 248 1 Visit of His Excellency the Governor-General to the Pacific Islands : Cost of gifts to Natives ... 50 1249 Visit of T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York to New Zealand ... ... ... 5,000 250 War Funds Act, expenses in connection with adi ministration of ... ... ... 1 100

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. ° ther Charges. ] 920-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 3,012 720 .3.732 II .. .. 5,750 5,750 IV .. 15,723 610 16,333 V .. 10 10 VI .. .. 1,850 1,850 VII .. 12,040 3,630 15,670 VIII .. .. ■ 325 325 IX .. 150 2,220 2,370 X .. 9,588 12,086 21,674 Totals .. .. 40,513 27,201 67,714

Number Tfc em i QO£ 97 Of Persons. ' ' VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL uto-Al. I | AFFAIRS—continued. ]926-27. Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued 251 War Graves and Memorials— New Zealand war graves and memorials (including \ those to be erected in provincial cemeteries) to soldiers and others (including wives and daughters of officers, and also of men of the British and allied navies who were killed or died in connection with the Maori and Great Wars), headstones and permanent work for, maintenance, renovation of, and expenses in connection therewith ... 5,500 252 Overseas war graves and cemeteries —- Battlefield memorials, maintenance of— £ France and Belgium ... ... 108 Gallipoli ... ... 5 113 253 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Advertising New Zealand : Special £ publicity work ... ... 800 Contributions towards cost-of-living bonus to annuitants— Post and Telegraph £ Department ... 891 Public Trustee ... 45 Working Bailwavs 5,400 6,336 Fire-hose: Purchased on account of fire brigades ... ... 1,000 New Zealand Gazette ... 2,500 Stranded New Zealanders ... 250 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of .. ... 1,000 War graves and memorials— Miscellaneous expenses : Sale of cemetery registers ... 100 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 12,086 106,895 Total —Subdivision No. X ... 127,819 GKOSS Total ... ... ... ... 434,544 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ' ... 67,714 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 22 ... ! — 366,830

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

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1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 23. —Audit Department— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 44,094 5,480 49,574 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 17,000 2,000 19,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 27,094 3,480 30,574 — Number It 1 nop. 97 of Persons. 6 VOTE No. 23.—AUDIT DEPARTMENT. VdAb-At. 1926-27. 1 Salaries— £ £ 1 Audit Officer, London ... ... ... 685 Classification under Act. Clerical Division. * Glass Special— £ 1 at £800 ... ... 800 7 6 at £665 ... ... 3,990 Class I— 4,790 6 6 at £615 ... ... 3,690 Class II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Class III— 5 5 at £470 ... ... ... 2,350 Glass IV— 8 at £425 ... ... 3,400 5 at £400 ... ... 2,000 14 1 at £400 (9 months), £425 (3 months) 407 Class V— 5,807 10 at £380 ... ... 3,800 1 at £380 (7+ months) ... ... 231 2 at £355 " ... ... 710 14 1 at £355 (3 months), £380 (9 months) 374 Glass VI — — 5,115 11 at £335 ... ... 3,685 2 at £320 ... ... 640 1 at £320 (2 months), £295 (10 months) 300 1 at £320 (3 months), £295 (9 months) 302 ] at £320 (1 month), £295 (11 months) 298 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £295 (10 months), £275 (2 months) 292 19 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 277 Glass VII — 6,089 10 at £295 (6 months) ... ... 1,475 1 at £275 (2 months) ... ... 46 1 at £275 (7 months), £250 (5 months) 265 2 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 525 2 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 514 3 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 757 1 at £275 (7 months), £230 (5 months) 256 2 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 464 4 at £250 ... ... 1,000 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 243 2 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 488 2 at £250 (7 months), £230 (5 months) 484 1 at £250 (4 months), £230 (8 months) 236 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £230 (10 months), £210 (2 months) 227 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note. —Scale increases or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued.

of N p™t r e 1926-27. | VOTE No. 23.—AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. 1 Salaries continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 1 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 225 1 at £230 (8 months), £210 (4 months) 224 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £230 (7 months), £190 (5 months) 214 4 ac £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 780 1 at £230 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 197 1 at £210 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 194 3 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 562 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 167 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 3 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 355 5 at £115 ... ... 575 6 at £95 ... ... 570 70 4 at £80 ... ... 320 12,513 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 260 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (P.S. Regulations 24a ana 209) ... 25 Audit Officers, London, allowance to ... ... 220 Non-permanent. £ 1 at £208 (6 months) ... ... 104 2 at £196 ... ... 392 3 at £190 ... ... 570 1 at £157 ... ... 157 8 1 at £92 ... ... 92 1,315 General Division. 1 1 at £205 ... ... ... 205 147 44,094 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 140 3 Law-costs ... ... ... 25 4 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 5 Overtime and meal allowance ... ... 230 6 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 225 7 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 400 8 Rent ... ... . 375 9 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 165 10 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 300 11 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,400 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote ... ... 20 5,480 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Audit inspection— £ Local Authorities ... ... 15,000 Government Departments and Loan Accounts whose accounts are kept on a commercial basis 4,000 19,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 49,574 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 19,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 23 ... — 30,574

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 24. —Public Service Commissioner's Office — £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 5,303 5, '283 10,586 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 2,000 2,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 5,303 3,283 8,586 1926-27. 1926-27. VOTE No. 24.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONEE'S OFFICE. £ £ 1 *Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass Special— £ 1 at £765 ... ... 765 2 1 at £715 ... ... 715 1,480 Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI — 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 1 at £320 ... ... 320 655 Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £115 ... ... 230 6 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1,105 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £255 ... ... 255 550 Non-peemanents. 2 at £3 10s. per week ... ... 364 3 1 at £2 per week ... ... 104 468 17 Allowance ... ... v . 50 5,303 1 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note. —-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—continued.

ofpetons. rtem " 1926-27. VOTE No. 24.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS-1926-27. SIONER'S OFFICE —continued. £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to— 2 Advertising vacancies in the Public Service ... 300 Appeal Board — 3 Allowance to General Manager, State Eire Insurance, for services on Board at the rate of £100 per annum ... ... ... 117 4 Expenses: Hearing of appeals ... ... 500 5 Examinations: Public Service Entrance ... 3,359 6 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 7 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 8 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 150 9 Eent ... ... ... 52 10 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 80 11 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 300 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Examination Pees ... ... £2,000 5,283 GROSS Total ... ... ... 10,586 Gbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 2,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 24 ... 8,586

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 25.—Printing and Stationery Department — £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 129,155 112,765 241,920 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. 129,155 112,765 241,920 ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. 1926-27. VOTE No. 25.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. £ £ 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £850 (Government Printer) ... ... 850 Professional Division 1 1 at £425 (Chief Engineer) ... ... ... 425 Clerical Division. Glass I— £ 1 at £615 ... ... 615 2 1 at £590 ... ... 590 — 1,205 Glass III— 1 1 at 470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— 5 5 at £335 ... ... ... 1,675 Class VII— 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £190 ... ... 190 3 at £135 ... ... 405 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1,895 General Division. 1 at £450 ... ... 450 1 at £425 ... ... 425 10 at £420 ... ... 4,200 3 at £375 ... ... 1,125 11 at £355 ... ... 3,905 2 at £345 ... ... 690 1 at £340 ... ... 340 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number r t of Persons. " VOTE No. 25.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY 1926-27. DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. j Salabies—continued. £ £ Genekal Division—continued. £ 9 at £338 ... ... 3,042 6 at £335 ... ... 2,010 1 at £334 ... ... 334 3 at £325 ... . 975 7 at £320 ... ... 2,240 2 at £312 ... ... 624 I at £310 ... ... . 310 II at £307 ... ... 3,377 56 at £306 ... ... 17,136 1 at £299 ... ... 299 6 at £296 ... ... 1,776 5 at £295 (1 for 1 month) ... .... 1,205 56 at £293 ... ... 16,408 2 at £290 ... ... 580 1 at £286 ... ... 286 5 at £285 ... ... 1,425 6 at £283 ... ... 1,698 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £278 ... ... 278 1 at £277 ... ... 277 3 at £273 ... ... 819 7 at £270 ... ... 1,890 1 at £268 ... ... 268 4 at £267 ... ... 1,068 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £255 ... ... 255 3 at £254 ... ... 762 1 at £253 ... ... 253 7 at £239 ... ... 1,673 1 at £221 ... ... 221 4 at £220 ... ... 880 1 at £219 ... 219 2 at £208 ... 416 1 at £188 ... ... 188 5 at £187 ... ... 935 1 at £185 ... ... 185 2 at £184 ... ... 368 1 at £180 ... ... 180 3 at £177 .. ... 531 1 at £176 ... ... 176 4 at £174 ... ... 696 1 at £171 ... ... 171 5 at £164 ... ... 820 1 at £161 ... ... 161 1 at £160 ... ... 160 6 at £157 ... ... 942 6 at £156 ... ... 936 1 at £155 ... ... 155 32 at £150 ... ... 4,800 3 at £149 ... ... 447 1 at £137 ... ... 137 5 at £118 ... ... 590 3 at £92 ... ... 276 2 at £86 ... ... 172 5 at £79 ... ... 395 338 1 at £73 ... ... 73 88,433 360 __J 96,183 Non-permanents ... ... ... 33,279 129,462 Less increases to salaries provided for but not payable for the full year ... ... ... 307 129,155

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofp™. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 25.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY 1926-27. DEPARTMENT—continued,. £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to — 2 . Audit fees ... ... ... 50 3 Department of Internal Affairs : Proportion of rent and clerical work, High Commissioner's Office, London ... ... ... 300 4 Freight, cartage, insurance, and exchange ... 8,800 5 Fuel, power, gas, lighting, and water ... ... 3,300 6 Linotype machines ... ... ... 100 7 Machinery ... ... ... 7,000 8 Medical services ... ... ... 175 9 Mono keyboards ... ... ... 515 10 Monotype machines, extras connected with ... 600 11 Monotype metal ... ... ... 600 12 Motor-vehicles: Maintenance, &c. ... ... 75 13 Office equipment and advertising ... ... 150 14 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 4,000 15 Postage and telegrams ... . f . ... 1,500 16 Repairs to buildings, &c. ... ... ... 750 17 Services of charwomen, messengers, &c. ... 2,300 18 Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites ... 75,000 19 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printing-ink ... 6,500 20 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rents, and calls) ... ... 150 21 Type and printing material ... ... ... 700 22 Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal ... ... 150 23 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 112,765 GROSS Total ... ... ... 241,920 Cbedits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 25 ... 241,920

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 26. —-Mental Hospitals Department— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 241,494 206,640 448,134 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. 117,000 117,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 241,494. 89,640 331,134 ofp™. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS 1926-27. DEPARTMENT. £ £ 1 * Sal aries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,250 (Inspector-General) ... ... 1,250 Professional Division. 1 Deputy Inspector-General ... ... 1,100 8 7 Medical Superintendents at £1,001 ... ... 7,007 Class A— £ 1 Medical Officer at £790 ... 790 1 Medical Officer at £740 ... 740 2 Medical Officers at £650 ... 1,300 5 1 Chief Engineer at £440 (also £200, Department of Health) ... 440 3,270 Glass B— 1 Medical Officer at £615 ... 615 2 Medical Officers at £600 .. 1,200 4 Medical Officers at £540 ... 2,160 14 7 Medical Officers at £515 ... 3,605 7,580 Clerical Division. 20,207 Class I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 4 4 at £425 ... ... ... 1,700 Class V — 1 at £380 ... ... 380 2 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI — 735 2 at £335 ... ... 670 3 1 at £320 (8 months) ... ... 214 —I 884 * For particulars of salar'.es see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

16- B. 7

ofPerscms. ltem " 1926-27. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE-1926-27. I PABTMENT —continued. £ £ 1 ! Salaries—continued. Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII— £ 5 at £295 ... ... 1,47-5 3 at £120 ... ... 360 13 5 at £115 ... ... 575 — 2,410 7,279 General Division. 1 Assistant Inspector ... ... 420 1 Dietitian at £300 ... ... 300 9 Storekeepers at £250 ... ... 2,250 2 Office Assistants at£185 ... ... 370 1 Office Assistant at £156 ... 156 2 Office Assistants at £145 ... 290 1 Office Assistant at £90 ... ... 90 1 Shorthand-writer and typist at £156 ... 156 1 Shorthand-writer and typist at £120 ... 120 20 1 Shorthand-writer and typist at £104 ... 104 4,256 Head Attendants — Glass A— 4 4 at £405 ... ... ... 1,620 Glass B— 8 8 at £365 ... ... ... 2,920 4,540 Matrons— Class A— 3 at £300 ... ... 900 5 2 at £280 ... ... 560 Glass B— 1,460 3 3 at £260 ... ... ... 780 Glass G — 5 5 at £245 ... ... ... 1,225 I 3,465 Engineers— 2 at £425 ... ... 850 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £350 ... ... 350 3 at £320 ... ... 960 9 2 at £295 .. ... 590 3,150 Estate Manager — 1 1 at £330 ... ... ... 330 Farm Supervisor— 1 1 at £400 (9 months) ... ... ... 300 Farm Managers— 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £305 ... ... 305 7 5 at £285 ... ... 1,425 ■— 2,045 Farm Overseers — 2 2 at £260 ... ... ... 520 3,195

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item 1926-27 of Persons. V0TE No _ 2 6.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE- Al ' — ! PARTME'NT— continued. 1926-27. 1 Salabies —continued. £ £ General Division—continued,. Engine-drivers— £ 1 at £250 ... ... 250 14 13 at £240 ... ... 3,120 Electricians — 3,370 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £228 ... ... 228 4 1 at £145 ... ... 145 Fitter — 893 1 1 at £260 ... . . ... 260 Labourers—■ 2 2 at £225 ... ... ... 450 Attendants— 5 at £290 ... ... 1,450 48 at £280 ... ... 13,440 6 at £270 ... ... 1,620 39 at £260 ... ... 10,140 I at £255 ... ... 255 55 at £250 ... ... 13,750 3 at £240 .. ... 720 37 at £235 ... ... 8,695 60 at £225 ... ... 13,500 30 at £220 ... ... 6,600 26 at £220 ... ... 5,720 II at £215 ... ... 2,365 10 at £210 ... ... 2,100 54 at £205 ... ... 11,070 435 50 at £200 ... ... 10,000 Works Overseers— 101,425 1 at £330 ... ... 330 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £290 ... ,.. 290 5 2 at £285 ... ... 570 Carpenters— 1,485 5 at £260 ... ... 1,300 5 at £252 ... ... 1,250 3 at £250 ... ... 750 3 at £244 ... ... 732 4 at £236 - ... ... 944 2 at £140 ... ... 280 23 1 at £125 ... ... 125 Bricklayers— 5,391 2 at £260 ... ... 520 3 1 at £252 ... ... 252 Blacksmiths — 772 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £236 ... ... 236 4- 1 at £125 ... ... 125 Painters— — 881 3 at £260 ... ... 780 3 at £252 ... ... 756 2 at £250 ... ... 500 10 2 at £244 ... ... 488 Bootmakers— 2,524 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £252 ... ... 252 6 3 at £228 ... ... 684 Bakers — 1,456 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £260 ... .. 260 1 at £252 ... ... 252 6 3 at £244 .. ... 732 1,524

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

' ~ f " 7 Number lt°m ' n of Persons. VOTE No. 26—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE- 1926-27. 1 PARTME N T—continued. 1926-27. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ General Division —continued. Butchers— £ 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 ac £221 ... ... 221 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £208 ... ... 208 5 1 at £195 ... ... 195 Poultryman— — 1,089 1 1 at'£185 ... ... ... 185 Plumbers— 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 6 at £252 ... ... 1,512 11 1 at £244 ... ... 244 Gardeners — 2,796 2 at £260 ... ... 520 3 at £252 ... ... 756 2 at £244 ... ... 488 lac £236 ... ... 236 1 at £228 ... ... 228 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £195 . ... 195 12 1 at £190 ... ... 190 Tinsmith— 2,818 1 1 at £244- ... ... 244 Fisherman— 1 1 at £240 ... ... ... 240 Motor-drivers — 4 4 at £250 ... ... 1,000 Farm Hands— 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3 at £225 ... ... 675 2 at £220 ... ... 440 1 at £215 ... ... 215 3 at £210 ... ... 630 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £165 ... ... 165 5 at £150 ... ... 750 1 at £145 ... ... 145 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £130 ... ... 130 5 ac £104 ... ... 520 28 1 at £65 ... ... 65 Messengers— 4,580 1 at £150 ... ... 150 3 2 at £130 ... ... 260 Nurse s — 410 28 at £210 .. ... 5,880 8 at £205 ... ... 1,640 5 ac £200 ... ... 1,000 7 ac £195 ... ... 1,365 4 at £190 ... ... 760 2 at £170 ... ... 340 1 at £165 ... ... 165 9 at £160 ... ... 1,440 1 ac £155 ... ... 155 3 at £150 ... ... 450 45 at £145 ... ... 6.525 1 at £145 145 87 at £135 ... ... 11,745 88 at £130 ... ... 11,440 93 at £120 ... ... 11,160 412 30 at £120 ... ... 3,600 1 57,810

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

oKol , Item - j 1926-27. ! VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE- I 1926-27. PARTMENT—continued, ! £ | £ 1 Salabibs—continued. Genekal Division —continued. Cooks— £ 1 Male at £228 ... ... 228 1 Male at £220 ... ... 220 1 Male at £210 ... ... 210 1 Male at £185 ... 185 1 Female at £210 ... ... 210 2 Females at £195 ... ... 390 2 Female at £155 ... ... 310 12 3 Females at £130 ... ... 390 Laundresses— 2,143 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £145 .. ... 145 1 at £135 ... ... 135 8 4 at £130 ... ... 520 Ward-maids— 1,155 1 at £120 ... ... 120 3 2 at £8C ... ... 160 Official Visitors— 280 8 at £26 ... ... 208 9 1 at £13 ... ... 13 ! 221 1,141 1 ! 241,494 Othek Charges fob and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 200 3 Bacteriological research ... ... ... 50 4 Bedding and clothing ... ... ... 28,000 5 Buildings, improvements, repairs, and replacements 6,500 6 Dental services ... ... ... 700 7 Developmental work in connection with bringing land into cultivation, purchase of implements, stock, &c. 2,000 8 ; Farms, maintenance of (part recoverable) ... 18,000 9 | Fencing, draining, and roading ... ... 1,000 10 | Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 1,500 11 | Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning ... ... 26,000 12 ; Funerals, expenses of ... ... 400 13 Furniture and furnishings ... ... ... 2,000 14 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of ... ... 250 15 Grant to officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations ... ... .. 65 16 Laundry ... ... ... 6,000 17 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. ... 1,100 18 Maintenance fees overpaid, refund of ... ... 50 19 Medical fees for certificates and consultations (part recoverable) ... ... ... 2,200 20 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of ... ... 600 21 Motor-vehicles, purchase of ... ... 2,500 Nursing staff—22 Engagement of ... ... ... 25 23 Uniforms, purchase of ... ... ... 3,000 24 Office equipment .. ... ... 150 Patients, expenses connected with— 25 Gratuities ... . . ... 750 26 " Patients' Friends" ... ... ... 200 27 Recreation ... ... ... 8,200 28 Tra Tisfer ... ... ... 400

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT —continued.

»"■ 1926-27. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE-1926-27. PARTMENT—continued. £ £ Othek Charges for and incidental to —continued. 29 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 650 30 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,000 31 Rations ... ... ... 80,000 32 Rents and rates ... ... ... 2,200 33 Stores ... ... ... 4,700 Surgery and dispensary— 34 Drugs and instruments ... ... ... 2,000 35 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter ... ... 100 36 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 900 37 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 600 38 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 2,000 Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals — 39 Patients ... ... ... 350 40 Staff ... ... ... 200 41 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Fees for maintenance of patients £98,000 Medical fees, refund of ... 1,000 Sale of farm-produce, live-stock, &c. 10,000 Stores, board, &c. (repaid by staff) 3,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 5,000 117,000 206,640 Gross Total ... ... ... 448,134 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 117,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 26 ... 331,134

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

1926-27. [ Salaries. Other Charges, i Total. Vote No. 27. —Department of Health — £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 13] ,438 243,309 374,747 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 1,430 92,290 93,720 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 130,008 151,019 j 281,027 ofCons. Item i 1926-27. ! VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 1926-27. 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,250 (Director-General of Health) ... 1,250 Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,100 ... ... 1,100 2 at £956 ... ... 1,912 1 at £897 ... ... 897 4 at £851 ... ... 3,404 1 at £850 ... ... 850 2 at £837 ... ... 1,674 1 at £800 ... ... 800 13 1 at £791 ... ... 791 11,428 Class A— 1 at £715 ... ... 715 5 4 at £615 ... ... 2,460 3,175 Class B— 8 at £590 ... ... 4,720 10 2 at £515 ... ... 1,030 5,750 Class C— 4 4 at £490 ... .. ... 1,960 Class D — 2 at £425 ... 850 6 4 at £355 ... ... 1,420 2,270 Class E — 4 4 at £320 ... ... ... 1,280 Class F — 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 ' 1 at £190 ... ... 190 — 400 Allowances for performing special duties (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ... ... 25 House allowances .. ... ... I 225 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living inere.ise.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

JSS.. I 1 '-' _l VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1926-27 continued,. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division. Glass I— £ 1 at £615 ... ... 615 2' 1.at £565 ... ... 565 Class III— 1,180 1 1 at £470 ... ... 470 Class IV— 2 at £425 ... ... 850 3 1 at £400 ... ... 400 Class V— 1,250 5 5 at £380 ... ... ... j 1,900 Class VI— 7 7 at £335 ... ... ••• 2,345 Class VII — 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £250 ... 250 2 at £230 .. 460 6 at £210 ... ... 1,260 4 at £190 ... ... 760 3 at £135 ... ... 405 3 at £115 ... ... 345 6 at £95 .. .. 570 34 2 at £80 ... ... 160 ; 6,255 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 130 General Division. 1 at £490 ... ... 490 1 at £425 ... ... 425 4 at £410 ... ... 1,640 2 at £400 ... . . 800 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 4 at £370 ... ... 1,480 9 at £360 ... ... 3,240 3 at £350 ... ... 1,050 3 at £335 ... ... 1,005 9 at £330 ... 2,970 21 at £320 ... ... 6,720 2 at £310 ... ... 620 2 at £300 ... ... 600 2 at £295 ... ... 590 6 at £280 ... ... 1,680 5 at £275 ... ... 1,375 2 at £270 ... ... 540 3 at £265 ... ... 795 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 4 at £255 ... ... 1,020 3 at £245 ' ... ... 735 16 at £240 ... ... 3,840 2 at £236 ... ... 472 4 at £235 ... ... 940 2 at £229 ... ... 458 20 at £225 ... ... 4,500 23 at £215 ... ... 4,945 8 at £205 ... ... 1,640 1 at £200 ... ... 200 19 at £195 ... ... 3,705 12 at £185 ... ... 2,220 2 at £180 .. ... 360 1 at £175 ... ... 175 | 1 at £165 ... ... 165

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

of N pet>ns. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 27—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1926-27. I continued. £ ; £ 1 Salaries —continued. General Division—continued. £ 3 at £160 ... ... 480 1 at £145 ... ... 145 2 at £135 ... ... 270 5 at £125 ... ... 625 276 61 at £75 ... ... 4,575 59,670 Allowances for performing special duties (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ... ... 40 j Locality and horse allowances ... ... 96 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 2,320 Unclassified (Non-permanents). 4 Medical Superintendents — £ 2 at £1,059 ... ... 2,118 1 at £900 ... ... 900 1 at £615 ... ... 615 3,633 1 Inspector of Hospitals ... ... ... 850 17 Medical Officers— 2 at £800 ... ... 1,600 2 at £765 ... ... 1,530 1 at £700 ... ... 700 2 at £590 ... ... 1,180 2 at £500 ... ... 1,000 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £150 ... ... 300 3 at £100 ... ... 300 7,335 1 Assistant Medical Officer ... ... ... . 750 1 Consulting Obstetrician ... ... ... I 600 1 Advisory Medical Officer ... ... ... 1 500 I Chemist ... ... ... 500 8 Inspectors of Health1 at £390 ... ... 390 1 at £380 ... ... 380 2 at £360 ... ... 720 2 at £285 ... ... 570 2 at £275 ... ... 550 4 Port Health Officers — : 2,610 2 at £350 ... ... 700 2 at £75 ... ... 150 II School Dental Officers — 850 3 at £300 ... ... 900 8 at £250 ... ... 2,000 3 Clerks— — 2,900 1 at £286 ... ... ... 286 1 at £275 ... ... ... 275 1 at £265 ... ... ... 265 826 1 Matron ... ... ... ... 305 1 House Surgeon ... ... - ... 250 1 Storekeeper's Assistant ... ... ... 250 1 Port Disinfecting Officer ... ... ... 235 2 Ante-natal Nurses— 1 at £260 ... .. 260 1 at £240 .. ... 240 500

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

17—B, 7.

Number item. 1 Q9K—97 of Persons. VOTE 27—DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH— ±v * v ■ continued. 1926-27. i ' J- salaries —continued. £ £ Unclassified (Non-permanents) —continued. 3 District Health Nurses— £ 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £185 ... ... 185 655 1 Sorter ... ... ... 208 1 Pathologist ... ... ... 100 1 Health Patrol ... ... ... 181 8 Assistant District Health Nurses— 6 at £85 ... ... 510 1 at £60 ... ... 60 1 at £52 ... ... 52 622 1 Inspector of Farms ... ... ... 133 7 Shorthand-typistes— 3 at £130 ... ... 390 2 at £117 ... ... 234 2 at £91 ... ... 182 806 1 Bacteriologist ... ... ... 100 4 School Dental Attendants — 1 at £117 ... ... 117 2 at £85 ... ... 170 1 at £78 ... ... 78 29 Medical Officers (Native) — 365 2 at £100 ... ... 200 1 at £80 ... ... 80 3 at £75 ... ... 225 2 at £60 ... ... 120 14 at £50 ... . 700 2 at £40 ... ... 80 4 at £25 ... ... 100 1 at £20 ... ... 20 2 Professional Cadets— 1,525 1 at £135 ... ... 135 114 1 at £95 ... ... 95 230 487 Allowance for performing special duties (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ... ... 100 Lodging and house allowances ... ... 100 .Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Amounts deducted from salaries of Institutional employees for board and £ lodging ... ... 1,000 Native Trust Department: Contributions towards salaries medicel officers ... 430 1,430 131,438 Other Charges fob and incidental to — General Administration — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 400 3 Australian Medical Congress, 1927 : Cost of printing Transactions ... ... ... 1,000 Compassionate allowances to— 4 Mrs. M. Wilde, late Cook, St. Helens Hospital, Wellington ... ... ... 20 5 Widow of the late Dr. Sharman, Port Health Officer, Auckland ... ... ... 350

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

ofpeton, Itera - 1926-27. J VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— ' 1926-27. continued. £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued. General Administration— continued. 6 Compensation for goods damaged by overflow of water from Dental Clinic, Gisborne ... ... 60 Commissions of Inquiry— 7 Auckland District water and drainage ... 750 8 Auckland Hospital Board ... ... 500 9 Examination of unregistered dentists ... 500 10 Expenses of Departmental Exhibit at Wellington Winter Show, 1926 ... ... ... 50 11 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 12 Fuel, light, and water ... ... ... 100 13 Grant to Miss S. E. Warnock ... ... 104 14 Hospital treatment of immigrants ... ... 1,250 15 Law-costs ... ... ... 100 16 Maternity homes, refund of fees ... ... 50 17 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, bicycles, &e. : Purchase, repairs, and running-expenses ... ... 50 18 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 50 19 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 800 20 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 100 21 Postages and telegrams ... ... ... 2,000 22 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,200 23 Private Maternity Homes : St. Helens patients' expenses ... ... ... 50 24 Quackery Prevention Act ... ... ... 10 25 Rent ... ... ... 2,350 23 Sending nurses abroad for training (balance) ... 20 27 Services rendered by other Departments ... 1,050 28 Stores and material ... ... ... 400 29 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,400 30 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 750 31 Transfer expenses and maintenance New Zealand lepers at Makogai ... .. ... 1,000 32 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 9,000 Travelling-expenses of— 33 Miss Pope, dietitian, inspecting New Zealand hospitals ... ... ... 50 34 Dr. McEachern, of U.S.A., and Dr. Main ... 185 35 W. Downs, attending Conference of Hospital Stores Officers, Wellington ... ... 7 36 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 100 37 Uniform allowance to nurse ... ... 12 38 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote . . ... 50 26,918 Health Act— 39 Board of Health : Expenses (including fee to members) ... ... ... 100 40 Compensation payable under Health Act ... 10 41 Disinfectants, purchase of (part recoverable) ... 200 42 Infectious diseases (part recoverable) ... ... 1,450 43 Inspection of vessels (part recoverable) ... ... 1,500 44 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, &c.: Purchase, repairs, and running-expenses (part recoverable) ... ... 5,000 45 Notification of infectious diseases ... ... 1,000 46 Refund to local bodies of fines imposed for breaches of regulations made under Section 132, Health Act, 1920 ... ... ... 10 47 Sera, purchase of (recoverable) ... ... 5,000 48 Other expenses ... ... ... 50 49 Quarantine expenses ... ... ... 1,000 15,320

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

JSS5L f"»- 1926-27. VOTE No. 27.—DEPAETMENT OF HEALTH— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Masseurs Registration Act — 50 Examination expenses, &c. ... ... ... 100 Medical Practitioners Act— 51 Expenses ... ... ... 500 Nurses and Midwives Registration Act — 52 Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) ... 600 Plumbers Registration Act— 53 Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) ... 950 Sale of Food and Drugs Act — 54 Law-costs • ... ... ... 250 55 Other expenses (including purchase of samples) ... 450 700 Social Hygiene Act — | 56 Expenses ... ... ... 150 ■ 57 Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners ... ... ... 25 175 Bacteriological Laboratories— — 58 Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) ... ... 3,300 Child Welfare Administration--59 Expenses Sir Truby King attending Conference on Child Welfare, Sydney ... ... ... 76 60 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 100 61 Otherexpenses (including hire of halls, advertising, &c.) 300 476 Dental Hygiene Administration— 62 Dental clinics and travelling-ambulances, expenses of 8,465 63 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 700 9,165 Maori Hygiene Administration {part recoverable) — 64 Maintenance of nurses cottage, Kahukura ... 300 65 Other expenses (including establishment of temporary camp hospitals, &c.) ... ... ... 2,500 66 Supply of medicines ... ... ... 1,000 67 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 1,500 5,300 Maternal Welfare Administration— 68 Ante-natal clinics ... ... ... 400 69 Other expenses ... ... ... 50 450 School Hygiene Administration— 70 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,000 71 Uniforms, allowances to nurses for ... ... 200 72 Other expenses (including equipment) ... ... 1,000 6,200 Grants-in-aid— 73 Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand ... 100 74 Hospital Board, Dunedin, towards cost of providing accommodation for mental cases under observation 500

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

oSon, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Othek Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Grants-in-aid—continued. 75 Knox Home for Incurables ... ... ... 500 76 Maternity Hospital, Hastings ... ... 9,000 77 Maternity Hospital, Palmerston North ... ... 700 78 Medical research work ... ... ... 5,000 79 Mothers' Help Division, Wellington ... ... 150 80 Mount Magdala Asylum ... ... ... 600 Otago University—81 Analytical laboratory ... ... ... 50 82 Bacteriological laboratory... ... ... 500 83 Cancer research, subsidy (£1 for £1) on donations 500 84 Dental bursaries ... .. ... 200 85 Pathological laboratory ... ... ... 100 86 Relief of indigent persons ... ... ... 50 Royal N.Z. Society for Health of Women and Children— 87 Karitane Hospital, Auckland (maintenance) ... 1,000 88 Karitane Hospital, Auckland (building grant) ... 450 89 Karitane-Wolfe Hospital, Christchurch (maintenance) ... ... ... 1,000 90 Karitane-Harris Hospital, Dunedin (maintenance) 4,200 91 Karitane-Harris Hospital, Dunedin (building grant) 800 92 Karitane Hospital, Invercargitl (maintenance) ... 375 93 Karitane-Stewart Hospital, Wanganui (maintenance) ... ... ... 1,000 94 Karitane Hospital, Wellington (maintenance) ... 1,000 Grants towards salaries— 95 Director ... ... ... 350 96 Assistant Director ... ... 225 97 Secretary ... ... ... 175 98 Assistant Secretary ... ... ... 60 Incidental grants— 99 Railway passes, &c. ... ... ... 1,250 100 Upkeep of cars ... ... ... 210 101 Subsidies towards salaries of Plunket nurses ... 14,250 102 Salvation Army ... ... ... ... 1,000 103 St. John Ambulance Association ... ... 400 104 St. Mary's Home, Otahuhu... . . ... 200 105 Women's National Reserve (Residential Nursery) ... 200 Subsidies— 106 Buller Hospital Board (£1 for £1), (up to £250) ... 250 107 Coromandel Hospital Board (£1 for £1) .. 400 108 Inangahua Hospital Board : Grant by way of subsidy on account of the Waiuta Medical Association (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 550 109 Mercury Bay Hospital Trustees (£1 for £1) ... 300 47,595 Institutions under control of Department— Wages— 110 Hanmer Hospital ... ... ... 14,200 111 King George V and Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Rotorua ... ... ... 18,000 112 Otaki Sanatorium and Hospital ... ... 4,400 113 Pukeora Sanatorium ... ... ... 12,000 St. Helens Hospitals— 114 Auckland ... ... ... 1,600 115 Gisborne ... ... ... 460 116 Wanganui ... ... ... 600 117 Wellington ... ... ... 1,300 118 Christchurch ... ... ... 850 119 Dunedin ... ... ... 500 120 Invercargill .. ... ... 700

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,430 Other Charges .. .. .. .. 92,290 Total .. .. .. .. 93,720

ofpetons. k- 1926-27. —— —J VOTE No. 27.— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Otheb Charges fok and incidental to —continued. Institutions under control of Department—continued. Maintenance — 121 Hanmer Hospital ... ... ... 18,600 122 King George V and Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Rotorua ... ... ... 17,000 123 Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium ... ... 4,500 124 Pukeora Sanatorium ... ... ... 14,000 St. Helens Hospitals— 125 Auckland ... ... ... 5,000 126 Gisborne ... ... ... 1,200 127 Wanganui ... ... ... 1,200 128 Wellington ... ... ... 3,700 129 Christchurch ... ... ... 3,000 130 Dunedin ... ... ... 1,500 131 Invercargill ... ... ... 1,250 125,560 243,309 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Bacteriological Laboratories: £ Sales and services... ... 200 Civil List contributions towards Maori medical service ... 3,600 Institutional Patients' Fees— Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium 6,500 Pukeora Sanatorium ... 22,000 Rotorua, King George V Hospital 15,000 Hanmer, Queen Mary Hospital 18,500 Kahukura Cottage Hospital . . 100 Trentham Hospital ... 20 Law-costs recovered in proceedings, &c. ... ... 150 Local bodies' contributions for sanitary-inspection services ... 14,500 Other institutional recoveries ... 4,000 Recoveries in connection with— Infectious disease prevention ... 20 Inspection of vessels ... 250 Sales of Acts, pamphlets, &c. ... 100 Sales of— Disinfectant and disinfection fees 200 Material used at plumbers' examinations ... ... 150 Sales of sera ... ... 5,500 Miscellaneous ... ... 1,500 92,290 Gboss Total ... ... ... 374,747 Ckedits-IN-AID (a) ... ... ... ... 93,720 NET TOTAL—VOTE No, 27 ... 281,027

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NAVAL DEFENCE.

1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 28. —Naval Defence— £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 236,360 339,833 576,193 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 5,200 25,467 30,667 NET TOTAL 231,160 314,366 545,526 o"n S . Iw 1926-27. VOTE No 28.—NAVAL DEFENCE. 1926-27. 1 Salaries— £ £ Pull Pay, Wages, Allowances, Extra Pay, &c.- — 11 Administrative staff (excluding Naval Secretary) 4,160 1,040 Officers and ships' companies, H.M. Ships +70 " Dunedin," " Diomede," and " Philomel," (t) new entries under training (part recover1,121 able), and R.F.A. " Nucula"— £ H.M.S. "Dunedin" ... ... 93,830 H.M.S. " Diomede" ... ... 80,250 H.M.S. " Philomel" ... ... 48,010 R.F.A. "Nucula" ... ... 10,110 232,200 Other Charges for and incidental to— Administration— Admiralty : On account of payment of allotments ... ... ... 400 Victualling, Clothing, Implements, and Mess Traps— Clothing Accounts — 3 Clothing purchases, for issue as free kits to new entries and reservists and on repayment (less repayment issues), (part recoverable) ... 12,450 4 Kit-upkeep allowance, and clothing gratuities ... 8,800 Implement and Mess Trap Accounts— 5 Purchase of mess traps, implements, &c., for supply and replacement ... ... 1,500 Victualling Accounts— 6 Leave allowance and compensation in lieu of provisions ... ... ... 4,500 7 Victualling of personnel: Purchase of provisions and payment of victualling and messing allowances to officers and men (less repayment issues), (part recoverable) ... ... ... 37,000 Medical Services — 8 Dental treatment ashore ... ... ... 500 9 Medical examination of recruits for sea-going forces ... ... ... 200 10 Medical treatment ashore... ... ... 1,200 11 Stores, provisions, sick-bay washing, &c. ... 650

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NAVAL DEFENCE—continued.

Number Item of Persons. VOTE No. 28.—NAVAL DEFENCE—continued. I. 1926-27. Charges tor and incidental to—continued. £ £ Repairs, Alterations, Docking, &c.— 12 Admiralty : In respect of priority use of Calliope Dock, workshops, &c. ... ... ... 5,000 13 H.M.S. " Diomede" ... ... ... 2,000 14 H.M.S. " Dunedin" ... ... ... 1,500 15 H.M.S. "Philomel" ... ... ... 900 Fuel and Lighting (including freight of coal) — 16 Oiler "Nucula" (hire from Admiralty, repairs and stores) ... ... ... 16,500 17 H.M.S. "Philomel" (including Sick Quarters and Base) ... ... ... 500 18 Coal for stocks at Auckland, " Diomede," " Dunedin " and " Nucula" (part recoverable) ... 1,350 19 Electricity from shore to ships and buildings 2,500 20 Gas for buildings at Devonport ... ... 5C 21 Oil fuel for tanks and ships ... ... 30,000 Stores— 22 Naval, engineers, shipwrights, ordnance, torpedo and electrical ... ... ... 32,400 23 Battle Practice Target ... ... ... 4,000 24 Fittings for laboratory for testing ammunition ... 730 25 Maintenance of torpedo reserves ... ... 500 26 Mine-sweeping gear ... .. ... 2,500 27 Reserve of ammunition for local defence guns ... 200 28 Saluting-guns for H.M.S. " Philomel " ... 100 29 Spare propellers and boiler tubes for " Diomede " 5,200 30 Steam or motor boat for H.M.S. " Philomel " ... 750 Works— 31 Additional berthing for H.M. Ships ... ... 7,500 32 Additions to "sick quarters" at Devonport ... 600 33 Conversion of Fort Takapuna into naval magazine 1,000 34 Erecting and furnishing lecture-room for training purposes at Devonport ... ... ... 630 35 Erection of two 5,000-ton oil-tanks at Devonport 6,720 36 Fencing magazines at Fort Victoria ... ... 365 37 Maintenance of dockyard plant, naval base and sick quarters ... ... ... 250 38 Repairs to jetty at Suva damaged by " Nucula" ... 71 39 Salvage plant placed aboard tug " St. Boniface," now"Toia" ... ... ... 4,700 40 Store for reserve torpedoes ... ... 365 41 Upkeep and improvement of recreation-ground ... 350 Reserves — 42 Courses of emergency list officers (in- £ cidental expenses) ... ... 50 Furnishing and outfitting of drill-hall 120 Hire of drill-hall and vessels ... 300 Instructors ... ... 75 Medical examination recruits ... 50 Pay and allowances ... ... 1,700 Retaining fees ... ... 1,200 Stores and fittings for instruction ... 150 Travelling-expenses .. ... 500 Upkeep of mine-sweeping trawler ... 1,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 5,345 Miscellaneous Effective Services— 43 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 500 44 Allowances in lieu of quarters (lodging-allowance) 550 45 Bonuses to recruiting officers ... ... 75 46 Cleaning Navy Office . ... ... 52

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NAVAL DEFENCE—continued.

Number Jt em . 1 Q9fi 97 of Persons. VOTE No. 28.—NAVAL DEFENCE— continued. VdAO-&l. 1926-27. Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Miscellaneous Effective Seeyices—continued. 47 Compensation for injuries and accidental death and disease contracted on duty ... ... 1,500 48 Freight, insurance, landing, and transport charges (excluding freight, &c., on coal) ... ... 6,000 49 Gunnery and torpedo efficiency funds, good-shoot-ing prizes ... ... ... 120 50 Interments ... ... ... 50 51 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 52 Passages, travelling allowances and expenses ... 21,320 53 Playing harmonium at divine service ... 30 54 Postage, cablegrams, telegrams, and rent of boxes 700 55 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 550 56 Rebate to officers and ship's company on account of duty paid on uniforms ... ... 25 57 Rent of Navy office, storerooms, magazine (overhead charges), &c. (part recoverable) ... 450 58 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... 245 59 Training of New Zealand ratings in gunnery, torpedo, &c., training establishments in the United Kingdom ... ... ... 150 60 Training-service Fund ... ... ... 100 61 Trawler for training purposes : Initial expenses ... 7,400 62 Typewriters, repairs and renewal ... ... 50 Non-effective Services— Admiralty — 63 On account of unemployment benefit fund for ratings serving in New Zealand ... 120 64 On account of widows' pensions, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,150 65 Deferred pay (including portion payable to Admiralty as pension contributions of officers and men lent from Royal Navy) to officers and men 37,500 66 National Health Insurance to Admiralty ... 520 67 Panama Canal dues: H.M.S. " Diomede " and trawler .. ... ... 200 68 Stores supplied, work done, pay and allowances, allotments, and other services rendered by Admiralty ... ... ... 57,500 69 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of vote (part recoverable) 1,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Clothing and victualling ... £12,000 Admiralty on account of coal ... 1,000 Admiralty on account of widows' pensions ... ... 575 Pay ... ... 5,200 Stores, &c., issued to H.M. ships and sold ... ... 5,420 Rent ... ... 72 Wellington Harbour Board: Salvage plant placed aboard tug " St. Boniface," now " Toia " ... 4,700 Contingencies ... ... 700 Miscellaneous ... ... 1,000 30,667 Gross Total ... ... ... 576,193 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 30,667 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 28 ... 545,526

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

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1926-27. Salaries. ; Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 29—Defence Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—N.Z. Staff Corps ... ... 38,104 ... "38,104 ,, II. —N.Z. Permanent Staff ... 44,541 ... '44,541 ,, III. —Boyal N.Z. Artillery ... ... 39,688 ... 39,688 ,, - IV.—N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps ... 38,666 .. 38,666 ,, V. —N.Z. Army Pay Corps ... 6,938 ... 6,938 ,, VI.—N.Z. Army Service Corps ... 3,364 ... 3,264 ,, VII. —N.Z. Army Medical Corps ... 2,313 ... 2,313 ,, VIII. —General Duty Section ... ... 7,111 .. 7,111 ,, IX.—Civilian Personnel ... ... 17,059 ... 17,059 ,, X. —Military Education of Officers undergoing Instruction abroad ... ... 8,025 8,025 ,, XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and Training ... 274,702 274,702 ,, XII.—Aviation ... ... ... 6,133 28,820 34,953 ,, XIII.—Non-effective Services ... ... 365 11,451 11,816 ,, XIV.—National Rifle Association ... ... 1,4.70 1,470 ,, XV.—Rifle Clubs ... ... 565 565 GBOSS Total ... ... ... 204,182 325,033 529,215 CREDITS-in-AID ... ... ... .. 28,350 28,350 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 204,182 296,683 500,865 ofp'son, 1926-27. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. Subdivision No. 1.—N.Z. Staff Corps. £ £ 1 Pay— 1 1 Commandant ... ... ... 1,100 3 3 Colonel-Commandants: 1 at £850, 1 at £825, 1 at £785 .. ... ... 2,460 1 1 Colonel ... ... ... : 825 6 6 Lieut.-Colonels : 3 at £765, 1 at £700, 2 at £650... 4,295 17 17 Majors : 12 at £615, 2 at £565, 3 at £515 ... 10,055 25 25 Captains: 1 at £515, 12 at £485, 7 at £440, 5 at £400 ... ... ... 11,415 18 18 Lieutenants : 14 at £385, 3 at £383 5s., 1 at £340 6,880 2 2 Cadets at £52 ... ... ... 104 1 1 Captain (attached) ... ... ... 515 Additional amount required for increments and pro74 motion ... ... ... 455 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 38,104 Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase,

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofp~. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— contd. 1926-27. £■ £ Subdivision No. II.—N.Z. Pervianent Staff. 2 ! Pay— ■ 13 13 Hon. Lieutenants at 21s. per diem ... ... 4,982 51 i 51 Warrant Officers, Class I: 38 at 21s., 5 at 20s. 6d., 6 at 20s., 1 at 21s. (6 months only), 1 at 18s. 4d. per diem ... ... ... 19,151 17 17 Warrant Officers, Class II, 17 at 19s, 6d. per diem 6,050 12 12 Staff Sergeant Instructors at 18s. per diem ... 3,942 34 34 Staff Sergeants: 29 at 16s. 6d., 2 at 15s., 1 at 16s. 6d. per diem (to replace Warrant Officer 127 retiring in September, as shown above), 1 at 16s. 6d. per diem from 12th April, 1926, and 1 at 16s. 6d. per diem from 1st May, 1926 ... 10,031 Additional amount required to provide for increments and promotions ... ... ... 385 Total —Subdivision No II ... 44,541 Subdivision No. 111. —Royal N.Z. Artillery. 3 Pay— 1 1 Lieut.-Colonel ... ... ... 765 1 1 Major ..•■ ... ... 515 7 7 Captains: 6 at £485, 1 at £440 ... ... 3,350 3 3 Lieutenants: 2 at £385, 1 at £340 ... ... 1,110 1 1 Cadet at £52 ... ... ... 52 3 3 Hon. Lieutenants at 21s. per diem ... ... 1,150 3 3 Master Gunners at 21s. per diem ... ... 1,150 5 5 Regimental Sergeants-major: 2 at 21s., 1 at 20s. 6d., 2 at 20s. per diem ... ... 1,871 2 2 Sergeants-major Artificer at 21s. per diem ... 767 1 1 Sergeant-major Coxswain at 21s. per diem ... 383 2 2 Quartermaster-Sergeant Artificers at 19s. 6d. per diem ... ... ... 712 1 1 Battery Sergeants-major at 18s. 9d. per diem ... 342 2 2 Battery Quartermaster-Sergeants at 18s. 6d. per j diem ... ... ... | 675 7 7 Staff Sergeants at 18s. 6d. per diem ... ... 2,363 6 6 Staff Sergeant Artificers at 18s. 6d. per diem ... 2,026 19 19 Sergeants at 18s. per diem ... ... 6,242 5 5 Lance Sergeants at 17s. 3d. per diem ... 1,574 8 8 Bombardiers at 17s. 3d. ... ... ... 2,519 10 10 Lance-Bombardiers: 9 at 16s. 6d., 1 at 14s. lOd. 2,981 per diem 18 18 Gunners: 3 at 16s., 3 at 15s. 6d., 12 at 12s. lOd. 4,535 17 17 Drivers: 2 at 16s., 2 at 15s. 6d., 1 at 15s., 2 at 14s. 6d., 1 at 13s. 8d., 9 at 12s. lOd. per diem .. 4,311 122 Additional amount required for increments and promotion ... ... ... 295 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... ——— 39,688

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

oflTrsone. Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1926-27. Subdivision No. IV.—N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps. £ £ 4 PAY— 1 1 Major ... ... ... 515 5 5 Captains: 2 at £515, 3 at £485 ... ... 2,485 1 1 Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 383 1 1 Hon. Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 383 3 3 Warrant Officers, Class 1: 2 at 21s., 1 at 19s. 4d. per diem ... ... ... 1,120 8 8 Warrant Officers, Class II: 7 at 19s. 6d., 1 at 17s. lOd. per diem ... ... ... 2,817 11 11 Staff Sergeants: 1 at 21s. 3d., 8 at 18s. 6d., 1 at 18s. 6d. per diem from 6th April, 1926, and 1 at 16s. lOd. per diem from 6th April, 1926 ... 3,725 20 20 Sergeants : 18 at 18s., 2 at 16s. 4d. per diem ... 6,509 15 15 Corporals : 13 at 17s. 3d., 2 at 15s. 7d. per diem 4,661 20 20 Lance Corporals : 16 at 16s. 6d., 4 at 14s. lOd. per diem ... ... ... 5,901 4 4 Artificers at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 1,205 24 24 Privates: 6 at 16s., 4 at 15s. 6d., 3 at 15s., 1 at 14s. 6d., 4 at 13s. 8d., 1 at 12s. 10d., 5 at 12s. per diem ... ... ... 6,296 Temporary section— 1 1 Staff Quartermaster-Sergeant at 18s. 6d. per diem 338 1 1 Sergeant at 17s. per diem ... ... ... 310 5 5 Corporals: 3 at 16s. 3d., 2 at 14s. 7d. per diem ... 1,422 1 1 Private at 14s. per diem ... ... ... 256 Additional amount required for increments and pro121 motions ... ... ... 340 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... — 38,666 Subdivision No. V.—N.Z. Army Pay Corps. 5 Pay— 1 1 Lieutenant-Colonel ... ... ... 765 1 1 Major ... ... ... 615 3 3 Captains at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 8 8 Warrant Officers, Class 1: 4 at 21s., 3 at 20s., 1 at 18s. 4d., per diem ... ... ... 2,963 2 2 Staff Quartermaster-Sergeants at 19s. 6d. per diem 712 1 1 Staff Sergeant at 18s. 6d. per diem ... ... 338 16 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 6,938 Subdivision No. VI.—N.Z. Army Service Corps. 6 Pay— 1 1 Hon. Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 383 1 1 Warrant Officer, Class I, at 21s. per diem ... 383 3 3 Staff Sergeant-Instructor at 18s. per diem ... 986 4 4 Sergeants at 17s. per diem ... ... 1,241 1 1 Private at 14s. per diem ... ... ... 256 Additional amount required for increments and 10 promotions ... ... ... 15 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 3,264

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

I Number item. j IGOR 07 of Persons. j V0XE No> 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. J 1926-27. ! Subdivision No. VII.—N.Z. Army Medical Corps. £ £ 7 I Pay— I 1 1 Major at £615 ... ... ... j 615 1 1 Director of Medical Services at £150 ... ... i 150 5 5 Assistant-Directors of Medical Services : 3 at £50, ! I at £45, 1 at £25 from "19th June, 1926 ... i 215 1 1 Warrant Officer, Class I, at 21s. per diem ... 383 1 1 Staff-sergeant Instructor, at 18s. per diem ... 329 1 1 Staff-sergeant, at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 301 1 1 Private at 14s. 6d. per diem ... ... 265 Additional amount required for promotions and iucre11 ments ... ... ... ; 55 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... j 2,313 Subdivision No. VIII.—General Duty Section (Caretakers' fiange Wardens, Firemasters, Night-watchmen, etc.). 8 Pay— 2 2 Company Sergeants-major at 18s. 9d. per diem ... 684 10 10 Sergeants at 18s. per diem ... ... 3,285 3 3 Corporals : 2 at 17s. 3d. ; 1 at 16s. 3d. per diem ... 926 4 4 Lance-Corporals at 16s. 6d. per diem ... j 1,205 4 4 Privates: 1 at 15s., 1 at 13s. 8d., 2 at 12s. per ! diem ... ... ... 961 23 Additional amount required for increments and promotions ... ... ... 50 Total —Subdivision No. VIII ... j- j 7,111 Subdivision No. IX. —Civilian Personnel. 9 * Salaries— Clerical Division. Class IV— 3 | 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class VI— 7 7 at £335 ... ... ... 2,345 Class VII- £ II at £295 ... ... 3,245 { 1 at £295 (10 months), £275 (2 months) 292 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 168 1 at £155 ... ... 155 I 1 at £125 (6 months), £120 (6 months) 122 1 at £125 (3 months), £120 (9 months) 121 1 at £120 ' ... ... 120 1 at £115 ... ... 115 20 2 at £115 (9 months), £95 (3 months) 222 4,560 General Division. 1 at £285 (6 months), £275 (6 months) ... 280 1 at £255 (5.months), £245 (7 months) ... 249 4 at £205 ... ... 820 5 at £185 ... ... 925 1 at £175 ... ... 175 3 at £175 (6 months), £160 (6 months) ... 503 6 1 at £160 " ... ... 160 ! 1 3,112 * For particulars see " Public Service Classification List."

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Item ' VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1926-27. 1926-27. Subdivision No. IX.—Civilian Personnel—continued. o n g Salaries—continued. ® Non-peemanbnts. £ 1 at £326 ... ... 326 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £267 ... ... 267 1 at £261 ... ... 261 2 at £260 ... ... 520 2 at £241 ... 482 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £215 ... 215 1 at £144 ... ... 144 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £128 ... ... 128 1 at £117 ... ... 117 1 at £105 ... ... 105 2 at £92 ... ... 184 1 at £78 ... .... 78 20 1 at £65 ... ... 65 3,767 66 Salaries of messengers and charwomen ... ... 2,000 Total—Subdivision No. IX ... \ — 17,059 ■ Subdivision No. X.—Military Education of Officers undergoing Instruction abroad. Allowances— 10 Allowances (quarters, married, &c.) ... ... 3,750 Other Charges— 11 Rail, steamer, and other charges ... ... 2,300 12 War Office— Charge for Dominion Officers attending Staff College, Camberley (2 at £400 £ per annum) ... ... 800 Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (1 Cadet) ... ... 398 Royal Military College, Sandhurst (2 Cadets) ... ... 777 — 1,975 Total—Subdivision No. X ... T — 8,025 I Subdivision No. XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and Training. Purchases— Clothing— 13 Cost of new issues and provision of material for making up uniforms ... ... ... 31,000 14 Laundering, dyeing, and renovating part-worn uniforms ... ... ... 5,000 15 Field and heavy gun ammunition and other explosives ... ... ... 33,000 16 Medals, purchase of ... ... ... 80 17 Ordnance Stores: Accoutrements, small-arms, ma-chine-guns, camp equipment, harness and saddlery, tools, materials, signalling and electric-light stores, barrack and hospital stores, Field and Garrison Artillery material, armaments, vehicles, and miscellaneous stores ... ... ... 18,500 18 Printing, stationery, and maps ... ... 6,000

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

~ I ' ~ of N pe™on S . Item " 1926-27. 1926-27. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —contd. ~— £ £ Subdivision No. XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and Training—continued. Purchases—continued. 19 S.A.A., including refund of Customs Duty ... 35,000 20 Supplies, catering and allowance in lieu of rations for camps, courses of instruction, and general ... 22,700 Maintenance and Training— 21 Advertising, office requisites, photographs, books, newspapers, training manuals, and other publications ... ... ... 2,000 22 Allowance for upkeep of Government bicycles ... 225 23 Camps, maintenance of Burnham, Trentham, Featherston, Ngaruawahia, Narrow Neck, and general ... ... ... 7,500 24 Compensation in respect of accidents, sickness, and damages ... ... ... 350 25 Courts of inquiry, expenses in connection with ... 10 26 Drill-halls, offices, and buildings (maintenance of, including building material, stores, insurance, inspectiort of machinery, and insurance of halls let to the public) ... ... ... 7,000 27 Efficiency fees, skill at arms ... ... 12 28 Engraving medals, trophies, prizes, &c., including pay of Medal Engraver ... ... ... 300 29 Fees for technical-school training of members of New Zealand Medical Corps in " Invalid cookery " ... 45 30 Fuel ... ... ... 175 31 Grants to Officers' Clubs for the purpose of providing military instruction ... ... ... 555 32 Hire of launches ... ... ... 215 33 Horse-hire and provision of horses ... ... 4,000 34 Horses, permanent maintenance of ... ... 250 35 Law-costs ... ... ... 45 36 Libraries at G.H.Q. and Command Headquarters ... 50 37 License fees for all motor vehicles and drivers ... 10 38 Lighting ... ... .. 2,500 1 39 Maintenance of "Janie Seddon," including cost of fuel, stores, and other charges (exclusive of wages) 600 40 Medical fees for examination of officers and trainees 900 41 Medicine, medical stores, and attendance, including veterinary medicines ... ... ... 500 42 Offices, rent of, also hire of buildings and parade grounds for drills ... ... 3,000 43 Ordnance stores and miscellaneous equipment, repairs to ... ... ... 150 44 Pay and allowances of Territorials attending camps (including casual civilian labour at camps) ... 32,000 45 Pay of caretakers of drill-halls and rifle ranges ... 1,300 46 Postages . . ... ... 1,660 47 Prizes for rifle shooting for Dominion Regimental District and Area Rifle Meetings ... ... 1,800 48 Regimental and Cadet bands grant . . ... 1,600 49 Regimental Funds grant ... ... ... 2,250 50 Rifle ranges and targets, maintenance of ... 1,500 51 Scavenging, cleaning, and washing ... ... 300 52 Telegraph charges ... ... ... 120 53 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 1,750 54 Tram, coach, and ferry fares ... ... 2,000

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

oSn, Item 1 1926-27. 1 VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1926-27. Subdivision No. XI.— Purchases, Maintenance, and £ £ Training— continued. Maintenance and Training—continued. Transport— 55 Motor-vehicles, hire of ... ... ... 1,800 56 Bail fares and freights ... ... ... 20,000 57 Shipping charges, freights, cartage, &c. ... 8,000 58 Steamer fares ... ... ... 2,225 59 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,000 60 Travelling-allowances ... ... ... 5,500 61 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 1,800 62 Uniform allowance to members of the Permanent and Territorial Forces ... ... ... 6,000 63 Water ... ... ... 400 64 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Ammunition ... ... £5,000 Clothing ... ... 13,000 Hire of Defence vessels ... • 1,150 Insurance of buildings ... 50 Ordnance stores ... ... 3,200 Sale of horses ... ... 100 Miscellaneous ... ... 2,500 25,000 Total—Subdivision No. XI ... 274,702 Subdivision No. XII.—Aviation. 65 Pay (N.Z. Permanent Aib Foece) — 1 1 Captain-Director of Air Services ... ... 485 3 3 Captains : 1 at £605, 1 at £560, 1 at £520, from 16th July, 1926 ... ... ... 1,534 1 1 Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 383 3 3 Sergeants, 2 at 18s., 1 at 16s. 4d. per diem ... 955 1 1 Corporal at 17s. 3d. per diem ... ... 315 6 6 Artificers : 1 at 16s. 6d. per diem from 6oh May, 1926, 3 at 14s. 10d., 1 at 14s. lOd. per diem from 1st May, 1926, 1 at 14s. lOd. per diem from 31st May, 1926 ... ... ... ... 1,570 1 1 Lance-Corporal at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 301 1 1 Caretaker at £4 3s. per week ... ... 216 3 3 Cadets, 1 at 6s. 5d., 2 at 5s. 4d. per diem ... 312 Additional amount required for increments and 20 promotions ... ... ... 62 6,133 Other Charges for and incidental to — 66 Advertising, books, stationery, office requisites, &c. 100 67 Buildings, maintenance of and repairs to (including light and power) ... ... ... 700 68 Clothing, badges, &c., supply, maintenance, and allowances ... ... ... 100 69 Compensation to personnel injured on duty ... 650 70 Expenses in connection with International Commission for Air Navigation ... ... ... 30

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

o"„ r , Itera ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —contd. 1926-27. Subdivision No. XII.—Aviation—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 71 Flying pay and allowances : Casual duty flights ... 150 72 Instruction abroad: Allowances and expenses of officer undergoing aviation instruction abroad ... 1,245 73 Pay, expenses, and supplies in connection with refresher courses ... ... ... 1,500 74 Purchase of aircraft, spares, and miscellaneous equipment ... ... ... 19,400 75 Rail fares and freights, cartage and shipping charges 1,500 76 Stores and supplies ... ... ... 3,000 77 Survey of aerodrome-site at Hobsonville ... 95 78 Telephone and telegraph charges ... ... 40 79 Travelling-allowances ... ... ... 300 80 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Receipts : Passenger flights, fees, £ and public services .. ... 350 28,820 Total—Subdivision No. XII ... j — 34,953 . Subdivision No. XIII.—Non-effective Services. Charges for and incidental to — 81 Advance by way of loan to College Rifles Club, Limited, for erection of hall (on account) ... 1,000 82 Amount required for settlement of outstanding pay of member of New Zealand Expeditionary Force... 97 83 Compassionate allowance to widow of late L. F. O'Neill, Clerk, Defence Department, Wellington ... 107 84 Contribution towards pension of Imperial officers and non-commissioned officers on loan to New Zealand 72 85 Cost of printing gradation list and record of personal services with the New Zealand Expeditionary . i Force during the Great War ... .. 525 86 Expenses in connection with military pageants (recoverable) ... ... ... 3,000 87 Funeral expenses ... ... ... 50 Grants — 88 Towards salaries of Y.M.C.A. secretaries at the Soldiers' Clubs at Auckland, Trentham, and Burnham (£100 each) ... ... ... 300 89 Rewards payable to the Police for securing convictions for certain breaches of the provisions of the Defence Act ... ... ... 200 90 Sales of surplus stores, expenses in connection with 6,000 91 Staff Sergeant-Major—Government House Orderly... 365 92 University fees for ex Duntroon College Cadets ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Expenses in connection with military £ pageants ... ... 3,000 Total —Subdivision No. XIII ... • . 11,816

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. Other Charges. £ Subdivision XI .. .. .. .. 25,000 XII .. .. .. 350 XIII .. .. .. .. 3,000 Total .. .. .. .. .. 28,350

19— B. 7,

ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contcl. 1926-27. Subdivision No. XIV—National Rifle Association. Charges fob and incidental to — 93 Grant-in-aid of annual meeting ... ... 1,000 94 Miscellaneous charges ... ... ... 20 95 Railway warrants ... ... ... 450 Total —Subdivision No. XIV ... 1,470 Subdivision No. XV.—Rifle Clubs. Charges for and incidental to — 96 Miscellaneous charges ... ... ... 65 97 Railway warrants ... ... ... 500 Tot'il—Subdivision No. XV ... 565 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 529,215 Crj:dits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 28,350 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 29 ... 500,865

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

1 1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 30. —-Customs Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Customs Offices and Services .. 94,189 18,338 112,547 „ II.—Customs: Miscellaneous Services .. ... 62,054 62,054 GROSS Total .. .. .. 94,189 80,412 1 74,601 CREDITS-IN-AID .. 1,450 150 1,600 NET TOTAL .. .. 92,739 80,262 173,001 ofCons. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPAKTMENT. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I. —Customs Offices and Services. £ £ 1 * SADaries — Administrative Division. £ 1 1 at £1,300 (Comptroller) ... ... 1,300 1 1 at £850 (Assistant-Comptroller) ... 850 2,150 Clerical Division. Class Special— 2 at £765 ... ... 1,530 4 at £715 ... ... 2,860 7 1 at £665 ... ... 665 Class I— 5,055 3 at £615 ... ... 1,845 6 at £565 ... ... 3,390 10 1 at £540 ... ... 540 Class II— 5,775 6 at £515 ... ... 3,090 8 2 at £490 ... ... 980 Class III — 4,070 19 at £470 ... ... 8,930 21 2 at £445 ... 890 Class IV— 9,820 20 at £425 ... ... 8,500 1 at £425 (6 months), £400 (6 months) 413 27 6 at £400 ... ... 2,400 Class V— 11,313 16 at £380 ... ... 6,080 1 at £380 (6 months), £355 (6 months) 368 1 at £380 (3 months), £355 (9 months) 362 27 9 at £355 ... ... 3,195 I 10,005 * Kor particulars of salaries see " Public Servioe Classification List." Note.—-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

of]"™. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Cvtstoms Offices and Services— continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division—continued. Glass V'l— £ 10 at £335 ... ... 3,350 2 at £335 (6 months), £320 (6 months) 655 3 at £335 (5 months), £320 (7 months) 982 1 at £335 (4 months), £320 (8 months) 327 17 1 at £320 ... ... 320 5,634 Class VII— 20 at £295 ... ... 5,900 4 at £295 (9 months), £275 (3 months) 1,160 1 at £275 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 269 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 252 5 at £250 (8 months), £'230 (4 months) 1,217 1 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 240 1 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 232 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 225 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 6 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 1,270 2 at £210 ... ... 420 4 at £210 (6 months), £190 (6 months) 800 2 at £210 (5 months), £190 (7 months) 397 3 at £210 (4 months), £190 (8 months) 590 3 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 585 2 at £210 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 387 2 at £190 ... ... 380 3 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 561 1 at £190 (2 months), £155 (10 months) 161 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 153 2 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 273 2 at £135 ... ... 270 4 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 533 1 at £135 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 129 1 at £135 (6 months), £115 (6 months) 125 4 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 474 2 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 234 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £115 (11 months), £95 (1 month) 113 8 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 787 2 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months) 194 2 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) ... 175 3 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months)... 259 7 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 578 112 6 at £95 (1 month), £80 (11 months) ... 488 20,628 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 497 General Division. 3 at £305 ... ... 915 1 at £300 ... ... 300 14 at £280 ... ... 3,920 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £270 (5 months), £260 (7 months) ... 265 37 at £250 ... ... 9,250 1 at £245 (9 months), £235 (3 months) ... 243 1 at £245 (1 month), £235 (11 months)... 236 4 at £240 ... ... 960 1 at £235 ... ... 235

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item 1926-27 Of Persons. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.— Customs Offices and Services— £ £ continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. £ 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £225 (6 months), £215 (6 months)... 220 1 at £205 ... ... 205 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £185 (9 months), £175 (3 months)... 183 71 1 at £160 ... ... 160 17,962 N ON-PE KMANENTS. 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £117 ... 117 3 1 at £78 ... ... 78 Others not specified ... ... 105 305 730 Coastwaiters at sub-ports (not being classified Customs officers) ... ... ... 250 Allowances under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties ... ... ... 300 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Charges for services rendered to other Government Departments, &c.— £ Land and Income Tax Department ... 200 New Zealand Dairy-produce Control Board ... ... 500 New Zealand Honey Control Board ... 50 NewZealand Meat Producers Board 250 To the public ... ... 450 1,450 94,189 Other Charges for and incidental to — 1 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 100 Head Office and local offices — £ 3 Launch hire ... ... 480 4 Lighting, heating, and fuel ... 270 5 Sundry expenses ... ... 350 6 Uniforms for officers ... ... 300 1,400 7 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 175 8 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 300 Official Representative, London— 9 Special allowance while stationed away from New Zealand ... ... ... 215 10 Travelling and general expenses ... ... 300 Official Representative, New York— 11 Special allowance while stationed away from New Zealand ... ... ... 300 12 Travelling and general expenses ... ... 1,200 13 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 1,650 Payment to other Departments for services of officers— 14 Police ... ... ... 10 15 Post and Telegraph ... ... ... 4,953 16 Tourist ... ... ... 50 17 Working Railways ... ... ... 10 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,000 19 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,000

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofPerstms. Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. 1. — Customs Offices mid Services — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 20 Prosecutions and seizures and legal expenses ... 150 21 Bent of offices ... ... ... 650 22 Rewards in connection with the protection of the revenue and the detection of offences against the Customs Acts or the Immigration Restriction Acts ... ... ... 700 23 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 770 24 Testing and gauging instruments ... ... 200 25 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,100 26 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,000 27 Typewriters ... ... ... 75 28 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropiation Act, "1923 (see end of vote) — Recoveries of postage and legal £ and miscellaneous expenses ... 150 18,358 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 112,517 Subdivision No. II.—Customs : Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Censorship Appeal Board— 29 Payment for services of Chairman and members ... 100 30 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late O. Jones, Searcher, Wellington ... ... 140 31 Customs Building, Wellington ... ... 400 Grants — 32 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 ... ... 2,817 33 To Main Highways Account, Revenue Fund, of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected on tires imported as part of the equipment of motor-vehicles and motor-cycles ... 48,100 34 To Officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations ... ... ... 358 35 Immigration Restriction Act : Administrative expenses ... ... ... 15 Refund of duty on— 36 Advertising folders, stationery, or similar articles, as may be approved by the Minister of Customs, sent by oversea municipal, or similar bodies, or harbour, railway, steamship, or similar organizations, for free distribution in New Zealand ... 10 37 Baggage not fully complying with the terms of ttie exemption under the tariff, but being baggage and effects not for sale ... ... 20 38 Chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances who cannot pay the duty ... ... 50

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Ttem . 1Q9fi_97 of Persons. V0TE No> 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.—Customs : MisceUaneoios Services £ £ —continued. Charges foe and incidental to —continued. Refund of duty on—continued. 39 Flanders poppies to be sold for relief of French war orphans and the children of the devasted regions in France and for the benefit of returned New Zealand soldiers ... ... ... 353 40 Foodstuffs of a kind not obtainable in New Zealand for the use of the Indian Army Hockey Team while touring New Zealand ... ... 6 41 Foreign salt shipped for export to New Zealand before the coming into operation of the increased duty of £1 per ton imposed on 16th April, 1925, and sold on basis of previous duty ... ... 724 42 Memorial cup to perpetuate the memory of the late Albert Walter Manning ... ... 11 43 Milk pasteurizer on which the full duty was paid but which was afterwards sold for use in a dairy factory ... ... ... 60 44 Miniature rifles and ammunition for same for the use of Territorials, Cadets, or Rifle Clubs ... 10 45 Oil-boring plant and material entered for home consumption by the Taranaki Oil Fields, Limited, before 9th April, 1926, and used for the purpose of developing the Taranaki Oil Fields, to the extent of the difference between the British Preferential Tariff and the General Tariff, under conditions approved by the Minister of Customs 4,005 46 Orthopaedic or surgical boots imported by exsoldiers of the British Empire resident in New Zealand, in such cases as may be approved by the Minister of Customs ... ... 10 47 Peal of bells donated to St. Paul's Church, Invercargill, for erection therein ... ... 145 48 Printed matter for the use of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Navy League and similar patriotic societies, Bed Cross Society, and Young Helpers' League, as may be approved by the Minister ... 40 49 Printed matter (including photographs and cinematograph films), advertising Canada and Hawaii, sent by the Canadian Government and by the Hawaiian Tourist Bureau for distribution or exhibition, free of charge, in the Dominion ... 54 50 Prints entitled "The Landing of the Anzacs," donated to schools, training colleges, and similar institutions ... ... ... 20 51 Pulp-board for manufacturing purposes, approved by the Minister, which would have been exempt from duty under the Customs Duties Act, 1908, and which was ordered from abroad in error ... 73 52 South African maize which, owing to shipping difficulties, did not arrive in New Zealand until after 1st December, 1925, the date of the coming into operation of increased duty at the rate of 2s. per cental, less 3 per cent. ... ... 2,137 53 Statuette presented to the Waikato Regiment by the West Yorkshire Regiment, to which it is affiliated ... ... ... 10 54 Uniforms for Highland Pipe Bands, and materials and fittings for making the same ... ... 150 55 Uniforms not obtainable in New Zealand for Officers of His Majesty's cable ship "Iris," the property of the Pacific Cable Board ... 50 1 56 ' Wireless equipment for ships ... ... 50

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 1,450 150 1,600 Totals .. 1,450 150 1,600

of N p™. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Customs: Miscellaneous Services —continued. Charges for and incidental to —continued. Refund of—• 57 Duty, to the extent of the British preferential rate, on racing-boats and spoon-blade oars and sculls imported by or for rowing clubs ... ... 200 58 Excise duty to the extent of the difference between duty at the rate of Is. per lb. and duty at the rates payable under section 22 of the Finance Act, 1921 (No. 2), on tobacco (cut or uncut) not suitable for the manufacture of cigarettes, and containing not less than 75 percent. by weight of leaf grown in New Zealand and entered for home consumption not later than 30th September, 1926 ... ... ... 1,700 59 License fees legally due by Customs agents for years during which the licenses were not used ... 5 60 License fees for stills to be used in universities and public hospitals, and for stills not in use sealed up to the satisfaction of the Collector of Customs 30 61 Primage duty on scientific publications containing articles by officers of the Cawthron Institute when imported by such officers ... ... 1 62 Supervision fees for breweries paid in excess through being overestimated ... ... 200 Total —Subdivision No. II ... ... 62,054 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 174,601 Credits-in-aid (a)... ... ... ... 1,600 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 30 ... j 173,001 I

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MARINE DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 31. —Marine Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I. Head Office .. .. .. 9,115 1,540 10,655 " " ■' 2 ' 222 2 <"7 5 ' 219 III.—Lighthouses .. .. 16,214 10,670 26,884 IV.- -Meteorological Office .. .. 4 j 56 6 311 V.—Mercantile Marine .. .. 13,336 2,690 16,026 VI.—Inspection of Machinery .. .. 20,099 8,720 28,819 VII, -Fisheries .. .. .. 5> 283 12,165 17,448 „ VIII. —Government Steamers .. .. 765 20,760 21,525 „ IX. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. ... 3 ; 000 3,000 GROSS Total .. . .. 68,889 66,998 135,887 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 500 6,826 7,326 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 68,389 60,172 128,561 ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 3]. —MAEINE DEPARTMENT. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. £ £ 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £925 (Secretary) ... ... 925 Professional Division. 1 1 at £91 (also Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department, £1,409) ... ... 91 Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class III— £ 1 at £470 ... ... 470 2 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class V— 915 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Class VI— 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Class VII — 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £95 ... ... 190 13 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2,595 * For particulars o' salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

20— B. 7.

Number Item 1926-27 of Persona. VOTE No. 31. —MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued. u ' 1926-27. Subdivision No. 1.—Head Office —continued. £ £ 1 Salabies—continued. Genebal Division. £ 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £205 ... ... 205 2 at £185 ... ... 370 5 1 at £160 ... ... 160 950 Non-pebmanents. 2 at £208 ... ... 416 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £156 ... ... 156 6 1 at £104 ... ... 104 — 1,014 34 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 ... ... ... 20 Proportion of salary of Private Secretary to the Hon. Minister of Marine ... ... ... 130 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 95 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Recoverable from Westport Harbour Account for Head* Office adminis- £ tration ... ... 500 9,115 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 3 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 10 4 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 20 5 Mechanical appliances ... ... ... 20 6 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 7 Overtime and meal-allowance ... ... 50 8 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 450 9 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 450 10 Telephone services (including installation, extension, maintenance, rents, and calls) ... ... 100 11 ; Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 12 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 13 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 30 14 I Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) ... j 10 1,540 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) —- Miscellaneous ... ... £20 Total—Subdivision No. I ... ... - -7— 10,655 Subdivision No. II. —Harbours. 15 Salabies — Pbofessional, Division. Class D— Kaipara — 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Picton — 2 1 at £385 ... ... ... 385

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofpe™. Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.—Harbours —continued. £ £ 15 Salaries—continued. General Division. Hokianga — £ 1 at £335 .. ... 335 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Kaipara— — 545 3 1 at £240 ... ... ... 240 Unclassified. Aiuakino— Light-attendant ... ... ... 25 Gollingivood— Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper ... ... 70 Karamea — Harbourmaster, Signalman, and Wharfinger ... 150 Moleau— Signalman ... ... ... 90 Olcarito — Signalman ... ... ... 50 Okuru— Signalman ... ... ... 70 Piako Beacons— Light-attendant .. ... .. 65 Port Waikato — Beacon-attendant ... ... ... 40 Waikawa— Harbourmaster ... ... ... 12 Waitapu — 10 Harbourmaster ... ... ... 30 Contribution to salary of Customs officer at Auckland 25 15 — 2,222 Other Charges for and incidental to — 16 Boats, buildings, and repairs ... ... 50 17 Buoys, beacons, and lights (Waitapu Channel) ... 110 18 Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of ... ... ... 400 19 Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights) ... ... 750 20 Launch, Hokianga Harbour: New hull ... 600 21 Mokau Harbour Board : Grant for assistance ... 150 22 Office expenses ... ... ... ... 50 23 Prosecutions under Harbours Act ... ... 20 24 Rent ... ... ... 27 25 Snagging navigable rivers ... ... ... 20 26 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 27 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 50 28 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 29 Wages ... ... .. 300 30 Wharves, renewal of ... ... ... 300 31 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 2,997 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £20 Total—SubdivisionNo.il ... ... — 5,219

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

oSS, "-j ! 1926-27. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT 1926-27. ! — continued. £ £ Subdivision No. Ill—Lighthouses. 32 Salaries — General Division. £ 1 at £420 ... ... 420 1 at £295 ... ... 295 7 at £250 ... ... 1,750 15 at £245 ... ... 3,675 2 at £235 ... ... 470 1 at £230 ... ... 230 3 at £228 ... ... 684 3 at £225 ... ... 675 34 at £210 ... .. 7,140 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 at £185 .. ... 370 71 i . 1 at £155 ... ... 155 16,064 Unclassified. 1 at £100 ... ... 100 2 1 at £50 ... ... 50 150 73 16,214 Other Charges for and incidental to — 33 Automatic lights, maintenance of ... ... 500 34 Books, magazines, and newspapers ... ... 100 35 Carriage of mails ... ... ... 500 36 Fencing (£100 recoverable) ... ... ... 200 37 Fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance ... 600 38 Horses, vehicles, and harness : Purchase and upkeep 500 39 Keepers' station allowances ... ... 800 40 Medical examinations and expenses ... ... 50 41 Oil and stores ... ... ... 3,500 42 Repairs and maintenance of lighthouses, dwellings, &c. 1,500 43 Telephone allowances (recoverable) ... ... 60 44 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 400 45 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 400 46 Travelling-allowances and expenses ... ... 50 47 Wages of temporary keepers... ... ... 1,500 48 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of 10,670 the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Recoveries—- £ Half-cost Godley Head fence ... 100 Telephone allowances ... ... 60 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 260 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. ... ' 26,884

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued.

ofpelns. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. IV. —Meteorological Office. £ £ 49 Salaries— Professional Division. Class A— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Class C— 1 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Clerical Division. Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £135 ... ... 135 430 General Division. 1 1 at £185 ... ... .. 185 Unclassified. 8 8 Local Reporters ... ... ... 85 13 1,855 —— Other Charges for and incidental to — 50 District weather-reporting stations, establishment of 50 51 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 20 52 Instruments: Purchase and repairs ... .. 200 53 Observatories, maintenance of ... ... 30 54 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 20 55 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 50 56 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 3,450 57 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 250 58 Rent ... ... ... 256 59 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 70 60 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 50 61 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 4,456 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Sale of instruments ... ... £10 Miscellaneous ... ... 10 20 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... ... — 6,311 Subdivision No. V.—Mercantile Marine. ■ 62 Salaries — . Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Class B— £ 5 at £590 ... ... 2,950 7 2 at £540 ... ... 1,080 — 4,030 Class -C— 8 at £490 ... ... 3,920 9 1 at £470 ... ... 470 ! 4,390

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued.

ofpeto'n, b- 1926-27. I VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued. 1926-27. j Subdivision No. V.—Mercantile Marine—continued. £ £ 62 Salaries —continued. Pbofessional Division—continued. Glass D— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1,225 Clerical Division. Glass VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £250 ... ... 250 4 1 at £155 ... ... 155 — 995 General Division. 2 at £420 ... ... 840 3 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1,175 Unclassified. Shipping Officer, Onehunga ... ... ... 50 Shipping Officer, Whakatane ... ... 25 4 2 Load-line Inspectors at £10 ... ... 20 Non-pebmanents. 1 at £247 ... ... 247 2 at £130 ... ... 260 4 1 at £91 ... ... 91 , . . 598 35 Contribution to Post and Telegraph Department for — services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga ... 25 Overall allowances ... ... ... 18 Allowances to officers performing higher duties under Public Service Regulation 209 ... ... 20 13,336 Other Charges for and incidental to— 63 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 100 64 Examinations: Expenses connected with ... 420 65 Fuel, light, power, and water .. ... 20 66 Inquiries into shipping casualties ... ... i 600 67 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 1 250 68 Postage, telegrams, ana rent of boxes ... ... 150 69 Printing and stationery ... ... . 400 70 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act ... 100 71 Rent ... ... ... 130 72 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... .. 200 73 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 200 74 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 75 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 2,690 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Refunds of eosts of nautical inquiries £50 Miscellaneous ... ... 10 60 Total—Subdivision No. V... ... 16,026

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued.

Number Item 1QOR 07 of Persons. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VI. —Inspection of Machinery and £ £ Survey of Ships. 76 SAL abibs — Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Class B— £ 4 at £590 ... ... 2,360 1 at £565 ... ... 565 17 12 at £540 ... ... 6,480 Class G — 9,405 1 at £495 ... ... 495 6 at £490 ... ... 2,940 8 1 at £470 ... ... 470 Class D— 3,905 8 at £425 ... ... 3,400 12 4 at £400 ... ... 1,600 5,000 Clekical Division. Class VII— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 1 at £250 ... ... 250 525 Non-pekmanents. 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 1 at £104 ... ... 104 304 42 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 .. ... ... 20 Overall allowances ... ... ... 175 20,099 i Other Charges for ajid incidental to — 77 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 78 Examinations: Expenses connected with ... 200 79 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 20 Motor-vehicles— 80 Maintenance ... ... . . ... 400 81 Purchase of ... ... ... ... 320 82 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 20 83 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 84 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for services rendered (collection of inspection, fees) ... 600 85 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... .... 350 86 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 450 87 Prosecutions under the Inspection of Machinery Act 50 88 Rent ... ... ... 300 89 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 250 90 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 500 91 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,000 92 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 8,720 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Refunds expenses of special inspections £150 Miscellaneous ... ... 10 160 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... ... — 28,819

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item 1Q'2fi_97 of Persons. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VII. — Fisheries. £ £ 93 SAT-abibs— Professional Division. Glass A— £ 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 General Division. 2 at £380 ... ... 760 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £250 ... ... 250 3 at £240 ... ... 720 2 at £230 ... ... 460 11 1 at £200 ... ... 200 3,020 Unclassified. 32 32 Inspectors : 3 at £40, 5 at £25, 1 at £20, 10 at £12, 8 at £10, 1 at £7 10/, 2 at £6, 2 at £5 ... 495 Non-pebmanents. 1 at £750 ... ... 750 1 at £325 ... ... 325 3 1 at £78 ... ... 78 1,153 47 5,283 Other Charges for and incidental to— 94 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 95 Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova ... 20 96 Grant for maintenance of Portobello Fish-hatcheries 775 97 Kaikoura Fishermen's Harbour: Repairs ... 200 98 Maintenance and working-expenses of launches ... 1,000 99 Nugget Bay Fishermen's Harbour: Repairs ... 100 100 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 100 101 Picking and sale of oysters (recoverable) ... 6,000 102 Planting oysters (recoverable) ... ... 600 103 Prosecution under the Fisheries Act, 1908 ... 200 104 Rewards for detection of offences under Fisheries Acts 50 105 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with ... 1,500 106 Sea fisheries investigation ... ... ... 500 107 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 60 108 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 100 109 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 900 110 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in cidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 12,165 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Sale of trout ova ... ... £50 Miscellaneous ... ... 10 60 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 17,448 Subdivision No. VIII.—Government Steamers. 111 Salaries— Pbofessional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 765

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Other (a.) Credits-m-aid Salaries. Charges. 1920-27. £ £ [£ Subdivision I . . 500 20 520 II . . 20 20 111 .. .. 260 260 IY • ■ .. 20 20 „ V .. .. 60 60 VI 160 160 VII 60 60 VIII .. .. 5,000 5,000 IX .. 1,226 1,226 Totals .. 500 6,826 7,326

Number Item _ QQfi-27 of Persons. V0TE No _ 3i_MARINB DEPARTMENT— ly4D — 1 continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VIII.—Government Steamers —contcl. £ £ Otheb Chabges fob and incidental to — 112 Working-expenses of lighthouse and harbour vessels, including wages, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and other expenses incidental to their upkeep ... ... ... 20,750 113 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 20,760 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Freight, passages, and hire ... £5,000 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 21,525 Subdivision No. IX.—Miscellaneous Services. Chabges fob and incidental to — 114 Castaway depots, maintenance of ... ... 20 115 Charts (recoverable) ... ... ... 300 116 Checking passenger traffic ... ... .. 200 117 New Zealand Nautical Almanac (part recoverable) ... 650 118 Relief of distressed.seamen ... ... ... 50 119 Ross Sea Dependency : Expenses of New Zealand Representative, &c. ... ... 100 120 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) ... ... 100 121 Subsidy to Bluff-Stewart Island Steamer Service (£666 recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 122 Tide-tables, preparation of (Lands Department) ... 550 123 War medals and ribands for crews of mercantile marine vessels ... ... ... 20 124 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Sales : Nautical Almanac ... £150 Charts ... ... 250 Saleable books and forms ]50 Miscellaneous ... 10 Portion subsidy Bluff-Stewart Island Steamer Service— Vote, Post and Telegraph Work-ing-expenses ... ... 333 Vote, Department of Tourists and Health Resorts ... 333 1,226 Total—Subdivision No. IX ... 3,000 Gboss Total ... ... ... ... 135,887 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 7,326 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 31 ... 128,561

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

21— B. 7.

1926-27. Salaries. ; Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 32.—Department of Labour — £ . £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. 36,017 20,069 56,086 CREDITS-in-AID .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 NET TOTAL 36,017 19,069 55,086 of N p™. [tem - 1926-27. J VOTE No. 32 —DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. 1926-27. 1 >s Salaries— £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 at £850 (Secretary, Chief Inspector of Factories, Registrar Industrial Unions, and Registrar of Apprentices) ... ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III— £ 1 at £470 ... ... 470 3 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Glass IV— 1,360 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Glass VI— 5 5 at £335 ... ... ... 1,675 Glass VII— 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £250 ... ... 250 3 at £230 ... 690 3 at £210 ... ... 630 2 at £190 ... ... 380 4 at £135 ... ... 540 ! 4 at £115 ... ... 460 24 1 at £95 ... ... 95 4,795 General Division. 1 at £420 ... ... 420 4 at £400 .. ... 1,600 2 at £390 ... ... 780 1 at £380 ... ... 380 4 at £370 ... ... 1,480 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Nom.—-Scale salaries or wages include oost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued.

Number Item . 1 Q2«_27 of 1 ersons. VOTE No. 32.—DEPARTMENT OP LABOUR— continued. __ 1926-27. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ General Division—continued. £ 6 at £350 ... ... 2,100 12 at £335 ... ... 4,020 11 at £320 ... ... 3,520 4 at £305 ... ... 1,220 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £285 ... ... 285 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £-225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 7 at £185 ... ... 1,295 64 2 at £175 ... ... 350 19,830 Unclassified. 3 at £615 ... ... 1,845 4 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2,360 N on-peemanents. 2 at £313 (1 for 5 months, 1 for 4 months approximately) ... ... 216 1 at £305 " ... ... 305 1 at £305 (7 months) ... ... 178 1 at £247 ... ... 247 1 at £208 ... ... 208 2 at £208 (1 for 4 months, 1 for 3 months approximately) ... ... 120 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £156 ... ... 156 3 at £143 ... ... 429 1 at £130 ... ... 130 2 at £117 ... 234 1 at £104 ... ... 104 22 4 at £91 ... ... 364 ... 3 > 029 127 Administration of Shearers' Accommodation Act by Department of Agriculture ... ... 350 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) ... ... ... 50 Allowances to Officers of the Department of Justice acting as Clerks of Awards ... ... 135 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 100 Salary of special officer visiting Flock House apprentices (2 months at £400) .. ... ... 65 36,534 Less salaries provided but not required for full year ... ... ... 517 36,017 Other Charges foe and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 300 3 Allowances to police and other officers acting as departmental agents ... ... ... 1,000 4 Arrears of wages collected on behalf of T. Walker and paid in error to some person unknown ... 5 5 Bicvcles, motor-cycles, &c.— £ Maintenance of and repairs to ... 50 Purchase of ■ ... ... 50 100

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued.

ofpe'rtns. Itan - 1926-27. VOTE No. 32.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Othek Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 6 Expenses, Medical Referees, under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908 ... ... ... 10 7 Fares, board and lodging, and supplies advanced to persons proceeding to employment (part recoverable) ... ... ... 250 Fees to— 8 Acting members of the Court of Arbitration ... 50 9 Assessors of Industrial Councils ... ... 1,000 10 Chairmen of Labour Disputes Investigation Committees ... ... ... 50 11 Footwear Regulation Act, 1913 : Purchase of boots and shoes under section 5 (3) of the ... ... 10 12 Freight, cartage, and transport charges (part recoverable) ... ... ... 120 13 Fuel, light, and water ... ... ... 200 14 . Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, cost of special typewritten reports under ... ... 25 15 Law-costs (part recoverable) ... ... 200 Motor-cars— 16 Maintenance of and repairs to ... ... 1,200 17 Purchase of ... ... ... 1,350 18 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 300 19 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 30 20 Postage, telegrams, and rent of letter-boxes ... 1,200 21 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,800 22 Rates and repairs, &c., of dwelling-house vised for official purposes ... ... ... 20 23 Renovations, Head Office ... ... ... 300 24 Rent and rates of office accommodation ... 1,050 25 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 500 26 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 700 27 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,720 28 Travelling-expenses of two officers visiting Australia 79 29 Typewriters and other office appliances : Purchase and repairs ... ... ... 100 30 Weights and Measures Act : Purchase and repair of standard weights, scales, measures, &c. ... 1,350 31 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Fares ... ... 250 Freight ... ... 100 Law-costs ... ... 100 Sale of publications ... ... 50 Services to Government Statistician 210 Travelling-expenses ... ... 240 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 1,000 20,069 Gkoss Total ... ... ... 56,086 Ckedits-IN-aid ... ... ... ... 1,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 32 ... 55,086

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. ' Total. Vote No. 33. —Department of Lands and Survey — £ £ £ Subdivision!. —Administration .. .. 189,582 75,950 265,532 ,, 11. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. ... 32,417 32,417 GROSS Total .. .. .. 189,582 108,367 297,949 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 75,867 40,433 116,300 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 113,715 67,934 181,649 Number Item 1926-27 of Persons. V0TE No 33. —DEPARTMENT OF LANDS x ' AND SURVEY. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Administration. £ £ 1 — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,150 (Under-Secretary) ... ... 1,150 Professional Division. 1 1 at £800 (arrears, 1925-26, £35) ... ... 835 Class A— £ 4 at £715 ... ... 2,860 3 at £665 ... ... 1,995 8 1 at £615 ... ... 615 Glass B— 5,470 3 at £590 ... ... 1,770 3 at £565 ... ... 1,695 10 4 at £540 ... ... 2,160 Class G —• 5,625 3 at £495 ... ... 1,485 9 at £490 ... ... 4,410 4 at £470 ... ... 1,880 19 i 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 Class D— ——— 9,110 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 14 at £400 ... ... 5,600 5 at £380 ... ... 1,900 3 at £355 ... ... 1,065 31 6 at £335 ... ... 2,010 Class E— 11,850 5 at £320 ... .. 1,600 6 1 at £295 ... ... 295 Class F— 1,895 3 at £210 ... ... 630 4 i 1 at £155 ... ... 155 785 Clerical Division. Special Class— 2 2 at £715 ... ... ... 1,430 Class I— II 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class II— 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 7 3 at £490 ... ... 1,470 Class III— 3,530 2 at £470 ... ... 940 6; 4 at £445 ... ... 1,780 2,720 *For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List" Mote.—-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

of Persems. Item ' VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND 1926-27. SURVEY —continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Administration —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division —continued. Glass IV— 13 at £425 ... ... 5,525 19 6 at £400 ... ... 2,400 Glass V— 7,925 25 at £380 ... ... 9,500 34 9 at £355 ... ... 3,195 Glass VI— 12,695 44 at £335 ... ... 14,740 58 14 at £320 ... ... 4,480 Glass VII— 19,220 67 at £295 ... ... 19,765 12 at £275 ... ... 3,300 17 at £250 ... ... 4,250 26 at £230 ... ... 5,980 27 at £210 ... ... 5,670 16 at £190 .. ... 3,040 8 at £155 ... ... 1,240 36 at £135 ... ... 4,860 49 at £115 ... ... 5,635 31 at £95 ... ... 2,945 310 21 at £80 ... ... 1,680 •—— 58,365 General Division. 9 at £450 ... ... 4,050 6 at £440 ... ... 2,640 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 1 at £435 ' ... ... 435 4 at £400 ... ... 1,600 7 at £365 ... ... 2,555 2 at £350 ... ... 700 2 at £340 ... ... 680 1 at £335 ... ... 335 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £310 ... ... 310 3 at £305 ... ... 915 2 at £300 ... ... 600 3 at £295 ... ... 885 3 at £285 ... ... 855 1 at £270 ... ... 270 3 at £265 ... ... 795 2 at £255 ... ... 510 1 at £250 ... ... 250 7 at £230 ... ... 1,610 7 at £225 ... ... 1,575 1 at £215 ... ... 215 2 at £210 ..: ... 420 3 at £205 ... ... 615 1 at £190 ... ... 190 21 at £185 ... ... 3,885 4 at £175 ... ... 700 110 4 at £160 ... ... 640 31,425 Non-fermanents. 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £310 ... ... 310 6 at £290 ... ... 1,740 1 at £282 ... ... 282 3 at £275 ... ... 825 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 1 at £266 ... ... 266 5 at £260 ... ... 1,300 1 at £255 ... ... 255 5 at £250 ... ... 1,250 1 at £245 ... ... 245 2 at £235 ... ... 470

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Number ltiem . 1926-27 Of Persons. V0 T E No. 33—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND u ! SUEYEY—continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I. —Administration —continued. _£ 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3 at £195 :.. ... 585 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £169 ... ... 169 2 at £156 ... ... 312 1 at £145 ... ... 145 7 at £143 .. ... 1,001 1 at £141 ... ... 141 3 at £130 ... ... 390 10 at £117 ... ... 1,170 1 at £115 ... ... 115 5 at £104 ... ... 520 5 at £91 ... ... 455 3 at £78 ... ... 234 1 at £75 ... ... 75 80 2 at £65 ... ... 130 Others not specified ... ... 500 707 15,387 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 1,750 Special allowances under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 to officers performing special or higher duties ... ... ... 300 192,082 Less salaries provided but not payable for full year ... ... ... 2,500 189,582 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Account, record, and other books (including cost of material, printing, and binding) ... ... 350 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 3,200 4 Classification and valuation of lands and special reports (estimated recoveries, £800) ... ... 1,100 Commission on— 5 Gum royalties ... ... ... 50 6 Money-orders ... ... ... 2,200 7 Contract and schedule surveys ... ... 250 8 Education Reserves: Expenses of management (recoverable) ... ... ... 500 9 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 300 10 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 250 11 Inspection, management, &c., expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands — Field Inspectors— £ Travelling-expenses ... ... 1,750 . Travelling-allowances ... ... 9,600 11,350 12 Insurances ... ... ... 25 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 — 13 Rangers' salaries, travelling and other expenses (estimated recoveries, £250) ... ... 100 14 Land Boards: Fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees ... ... ... 4,500 15 Law-costs ... ... ... 300 16 Map printing (estimated recoveries, £1,000) ... 2,000 17 Motor-vehicles— £ Purchase ... ... 2,000 Maintenance ... ... 2,000 4,000 18 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 75 19 Office fittings and equipment ... ... 1,300 20 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 400 21 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 4,100

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

oflwL. Item - VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND 1926-27. ~ SURVEY —continued. 1926--27. Subdivision No. I.—Administration—continued. £ £ Other Chahges fok and incidental to —continued. 22 Premiums to teaching-surveyors (teaching survey cadets) ... ... ... 150 23 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 4,000 24 Rent ... ... ... 2^200 25 Survey and engineering instruments — £ Purchase ... ... 575 Maintenance ... ... 25 . 600 26 Typewriters and calculating-machines, &c.— Purchase ... ... 1,100 Maintenance ... ... 300 1,400 Surveys— 27 Settlement ... ... ... 16,500 28 Standards .. ... ... 4,000 29 Topographical ... ... ... 750 30 Trigonometrical ... ... ... 1,250 31 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,350 32 Tracing-cloth and tracing-paper and other draughtingmaterial ... ... ... 1,500 33 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,500 34 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,250 35 Refunds of eredits-in-aid received erroneously during preceding financial year ... ... ... 100 36 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 75,950 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) —: Administration expenses of— £ Cheviot Estate Account ... 850 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account ... ... 40,000 Education Reserves ... 6,350 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account 3,500 Hunter's Soldiers Assistance Trust Account ... ... 25 Kauri-gum Industry Account ... 550 Land for Settlements Account ... 10,000 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account) ... ... 2,000 National Endowment Account ... 8,625 Native Land Settlement Account ... 4,000 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account 1,000 Swamp Land Drainage Account ... 2,450 Classification, &c., of lands ... 800 Education Reserves ... ... 500 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 ... 100 Land for Settlements Account: Recovery of survey charges ... 1,000 Marine Department for computation of Tide Tables ... ... 550 Miscellaneous credits, representing charges for surveys, draughting work, &c., performed for other departments, survey fees, search fees, &c. ... 7,500 Native Land Settlement Account: Recovery of survey and other charges 9,000 Sale of maps, lithographs, &e. ... 1,000 Stamp Duties Department for Services rendered ... ... 14,000 113,800 Total—Subdivision No. I ,,, 265,532

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

1 ~~ Number Tf#»m of Persons. " em " VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND 1926-27. SURVEY—continued. IQQfi—07 ... . " ——- ' • SubdivisionNo.il.—Miscellaneous Services. £ £ Chakges fob and incidental to — 37 Cemeteries— Fencing, forming, and improving cemeteries ... 50 38 Compassionate allowances to — Sister of late F. B. Leonard, Fields Inspector, Dunedin ... ... ... 106 39 Widow of late W. M. Atkinson, Draughtsman, Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth ... 100 Compensation for— 40 Injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with same ... ... ... 500 41 Shortage in area, Lots 17, 38, and 39, Parish of Whangape ... ... ... 50 42 Crown lands draining, &c. (general) ... ... 50 43 Destruction of rabbits on Crown lands : Wages and other expenses ... ... ... 8,500 44 Destruction of wild pigs (also votes Department of Agriculture, £350, and State Forests Service, £350) 350 45 Digest of the Land Laws (new edition): Cost of copyright, printing, and publishing (part recoverable) 400 46 Exchange of Crown lands for private lands, equality of 25 47 Expenses of inquiries ... ... ... 25 48 Fees to examiners, draughtsmen's examinations ... 10 49 Fertilizers for lands reverted to the Crown ... 75 Grants— Egmont National Park Board—Grants towards— 50 Cost of destruction of wild goats in Park ... 250 51 General administration expenses ... 500 52 Royal Geographical Society, England ... 10 53 Surveyors' Board ... ... ... 250 Tongariro National Park Board— 54 Administration expenses ... ... 270 55 Surveys ... ... ... 140 56 Grass-seed for Crown lands ... ... ... 1,200 57 Grazing stock in flooded area: Omehu Soldiers' Settlement ... ... ... 70 58 Gum lands, experiments in connection with the development of ... ... ... 500 59 Half-cost of purchase of hay for relief of settlers in Te Kura Settlement owing to conditions of drought 140 Kapiti Island— 60 Expenses of supervision and maintenance of oillaunch ... ... ... 100 61 Fencing and improvements ... ... 50 62 Kauri-gum Control Board, preliminary expenses of (recoverable) ... ... ... 1 ) 000 63 Kea suppression, contribution to Department of Agriculture towards cost of ... ... ... 375 64 Land for Settlements Account: Capital value of Quarry Reserve in Tokiri Settlement ... ... 151 65 Money stolen from Overseer's residence, Patetonga, Hauraki Plains ... ... ... 144 66 Noxious weeds on Crown land, eradication of ... 4,500 67 Ohinemuri 20b 3 Block : Payment of survey lien ... 7 68 Patetonga District, Hauraki Plains : Expenses of Committee of Inquiry ... ... ... 100 69 Patetonga Settlers : Cost of removal from unsuitable holdings ... ... ... 75 70 Protective Works : Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining Crown lands ... ... 50 71 Rates on Unoccupied Crown Lands— Hauraki Plains Settlement Account: Section 5, Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1911 ... 920 72 Refunds for improvements effected ... ... 100 73 Relief of drought conditions in Watea and Marekeke Settlements, Hawke's Bay: Half-cost of fodder and railage of stock removed to other districts ... 90

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY —continued.

Other (a) Credits-in-aid : — Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. ££ £ H Subdivision I 75,867 37,933 113,800 II .. 2,500 2,500 Totals .. 75,867 40,433 116,300

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! Number T fom ! of Persons. ltem 'l VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND 1926-27. J | SURVEY—continued. 1926-27. | Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 74 Removal of sunken and derelict logs: Northern Wairoa River and its tributaries ... ... 200 75 Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands 150 Road Access— 76 | Kumara-Kapitea Road : Payment of compensation and erection of fencing ... ... ... 160 77 Run 15a, Cloudy Range, Marlborough ... 500 78 Special rates to local authorities ... ... 50 79 Stewart Island : Interest on £2,000, part purchasei money; annual payment, £160 ... ... 160 Subsidies— 80 Lake Wanaka mail-service ... ... 25 81 Rangitaiki laud drainage : Maintenance of completed works (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... ... 4,000 82 South Westland mail-steamer ... ... 600 83 Te Akau to Raglan ferry service ... ... 45 84 Wanganui River (improvement) ... ... 3,000 85 Wanganui River, mail-service ... ... 1,705 86 Westport -Karamea steamer-service (£100 recoverable) ... ... ... 500 87 Tokatoka, Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Blocks— Format-ion of roads and widening drains under control of Otamatea County Council ... 25 88 Value of improvements on pastoral and small grazingruns on expiry of license, payment of, to outgoing lessees ... ... ... 500 89 Waikare Accommodation House, Putorino, improvements to ... ... ... 329 Water-supply— 90 Section 10, Block XII, Norse wood Survey District 135 91 Tokatoka and Whenuanui Blocks • Cost of experimental bores ... ... ... 150 92 Tukituki Block (recoverable) ... ... 450 33,917 Less commitments which will not be expended during the year ... ... ... 1,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Department of Agriculture: Contribution towards Westport- £ Karamea Mail-service (subsidy) 100 Recovery from sale of kauri-gum purchased out of Consolidated Fund to relieve cases of distress (on account of £10,000) ... 2,000 Removal of sunken logs from Northern Wairoa River: Estimated amount recoverable from operating millers ... ... 200 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 2,500 TotalSubdivisionNo.il ... ... 32,417 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 297,949 • | ' Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... j ... 116,300 NET TOTAL —VOTE No. 33 ... j 1 181,649

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SCENERY PRESERVATION.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 34. —Scenery Preservation — £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. ... 12,797 12,797 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. 50 50 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 12,747 12,747 Item ' SCENERY PRESERVATION. 1926-27. VOTE No. 34. 1926-27. Charges fob and incidental to — £ £ 1 Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works) ... ... 750 2 Britomart Memorial site, Akaroa, acquisition of 100 3 Capital value of Greystoke Settlement, Section 9 (subsidy) ... ... ... 445 Compensation, &c.— 4 For Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) under the Public Works Act, 1908, and the Native Land Act, 1909 ... 250 5 In connection with lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 ... ... ... 150 6 Hundalee Scenic Reserves, improvements to .. 6 7 Kawhia Harbour Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... 350 8 Mangamuka-Victoria Valley Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... ... ... 2,729 9 Mungaroa Hill Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... 130 10 Okuratope Pa, acquisition of ... ... 70 11 Parr's Park, Swanson, Auckland: Cost of fencing ... 100 12 Peel Forest Scenic Reserve, acquisition of 10 acres adjacent to ... ... ... 200 13 Pelorus Bridge Reserve : Improvements ... 100 14 Roose's Bush, Pukekohe (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 675 15 Ross Borough Endowment Exchange ... ... 300 16 Rotoiti Scenic Reserve and Hongi's Track : Cost of fencing ... ... ... 45 17 Round Bush, Foxton : Fencing ... ... 180 18 Ruapekapeka Pa: Improvements ... ... 100 19 Scenery Preservation Board, expenses of ... 20 Subsidies— 20 Gordon Park, Wanganui ... ... 1,000 21 Maungatautari Mountain, Waikato ... ... 2,812 22 Peel Forest, Canterbury, acquisition of ... 150 23 Smith's Bush, Taka.puna, Auckland, acquisition of 1,250 24 Sugar Loaf Reserve : Erection of rabbit-proof fence 250 25 Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses ... 700 Trounson's Kauri Forest— 26 Charges in connection with protection of ... 1,000 27 Road access ... ... ... 100 28 Wallaceville Blockhouse, renovation of... ... 100 29 Wanganui Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... 4,000 30 White Pine Bush, Whakatane, 29 acres in vicinity of 185 31 Whitianga Bay Scenic Reserve ... ... 50 18,297 Less estimated amount of items provided for but not required during current year ... 5,500 \ I Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the . Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £50 Gitoss Total ... ... ... 12,797 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 50 MBr NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 34 ... — 12,747 *

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges, j Total. ; ; | I Vote No. 35.—Valuation Dej>ai\ment — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 38,418 29,155 67,573 CREDITS-IN-aid .. .. .. 350 11,445 11,795 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 38,068 17,710 55,778 oKons. Item " 1926-27. 1926-27. I VOTE No. 35.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT. £ £ 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 (Valuer-General) at £925 ... ... ... j 925 Clerical Division. Glass I — 2 2 at £565 ... ... ... 1,130 Class II— * 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... 470 Class IV — 4! 4 at £425 ... ... 1,700 Glass V— £ 5 at £380 ... ... 1,900 6 1 at £355 ... 355 Glass VI— 2,255 11 11 at £335 ... ... ... 3,685 Glass VII — 8 at £295 ... ... 2,360 2 at £250 ... ... 500 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £95 .. ... 190 21 2 at £80 ... ... 160 4,495 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 65 General Division. 13 at £565 ... ... 7,345 5 at £530 ... ... 2,6'50 1 at £515 ... ... 515 4 at £490 ... ... .1,960 2 at £460 ... ... 920 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of living increase

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofpefons. Itera ' I 1926-27. VOTE No. 35.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT— i 1926-27. continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Genebal Division—continued. £ 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £205 ... ... 410 3 at £195 ... ... 585 3 at £185 ... ... 555 10 | 5 at £175 ... ... 875 * 1 16,275 Non-pebmanents. 3 at £391 .. ... 1,173 1 at £271 ... ... 274 1 at £241 ... ... 241 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £228 ... ... 228 1 at £224 ... ... 224 2 at £209 ... ... 418 3 at £144 ... ... 432 1 at £141 ... ... 141 2 at £131 " ... ... 262 2 at £117 ... ... 234 2 at £105 .. ... 210 4 at £91 ... ... 364 1 at £80 ... ... 80 7 at £78 ... ... 546 35 3 at £66 ... .. 198 Others not specified ... ... 1,800 122 7,060 38,575 Less proportion of scale increases not payable during the year ... ... ... 157 38,418 Other Chaeges fob and incidental to — 2 Adjustment of " credits-in-aid " from Land and Income Tax Department ... ... ... 2,000 3 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 130 4 Assessment Court expenses ... ... ... 400 5 fees to valuers ... ... 14,500 6 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 20 7 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 45 8 Law-costs ... ... ... 100 9 Maps and tracings, schedules of laud transactions, &c.— New maps ... ... £1,040 Maintenance ... ... 260 1,300 10 Office expenses ... ... ... 340 11 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 12 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 70 13 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 100 14 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 750 15 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,000 16 Pent ... ... ... 500 17 Bevision of districts (contracts) ... ... 500 18 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 450 19 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 20 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 6,500

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT —continued.

oSon,. Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 35.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. I continued. £ £ 21 I Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 140 22 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Land-tax Department ... 10,000 New Zealand State Advances Office 1,250 Department) of Internal Affairs: Salaries of District Valuers while engaged on Commissions of inquiry re alteration of boundaries of local districts ... 100 Department of Lands and Survey : Salaries of officers while employed on Deteriorated Lands Committees ... ... 250 Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909, Section 46— Expenses of levying hospital rates in Sounds, Taupo, and Chatham Islands Counties ... 195 11,795 29 155 Gross Total ... ... ... 67,573 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 11,795 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 35 ... 55,778

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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT.

1926-1927. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. j | Vote No. 36.—Electoral Department— £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 3,279 3,350 6,629 Credits-in-aid .. .. ■ ■ 50 50 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 3,279 3,300 6,579 I ofp™. W 1926-27. 1 VOTE No. 36.—ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. ' 1926-27. 1 * Salaries— £ £ Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class VII— £ 1 ac £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £115 (10J months), £95 (1-J months) 113 4 1 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months) ... 84 487 General Division. 1 1 ac £185 ... ... ... 185 Non-permanents. 1 1 at £91 ... ... ... 91 7 * Allowance to officer performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 15 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 12 For payments of Registrars... .. ... 1,248 Payment for services of Officers acting as Registrars of Electors— To Post and Telegraph Department ... ... 676 3,279 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 10 3 By-elections, expenses of ... ... ... 500 4 Compulsory enrolment of electors: Expenses of checking ... ... ... 1,150 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 20 6 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 50 1 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—'Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 36.—ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Other Chaeges for and incidental to —continued. 7 General Election: Expenses of taking ... ... 350 8 Licensing Committee elections, 1926 ... ... 50 9 Licensing Poll, under Licensing Act, 1908 ... 100 10 Office furniture, fittings, &c. .. ... 50 11 Office requisites ... ... ... 50 12 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 200 13 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 14 Rent ... ... ... 300 15 Travelling allowance and expenses ... ... 150 16 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 17 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £50 3,350 Gross Total ... ... ... 6,629 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 50 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 36 ... 6,579

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

f ! 1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges. | Total. Vote No. 37. —Department of Agriculture — £ £ £ Subdivision I.Head Office . . .. 31,404 116,938 148,342 II — Live-stock Division .. .. 87,262 87,425 1 74,687 ,, HI. —Horticulture Division .. . . jg y26 13 184 29 910 IV. Dairy Division .. .. 44,308 19,055 63',863 V.-—Fields Division .. .. 21,553 20,565 42,118 GROSS Total .. .. .. 201,253 257,167 458,420 Ckedits-IN-AID .. .. .. 9,515 79,825 89,340 NET TOTAL .. .. 191,738 177,342 369,080 on"™. Item - ■ 1926-27. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. £ £ 1 — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,250 (Director-General) ... 1,250 2 1 at £800 (Assistant Director-General) ... 800 2,050 Professional Division. Class A — 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Class C — 1 at £490 ... ... 490 2 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class D— 935 1 at £425 ... ... 425 2 ! 1 at £355 ... ... 355 780 Clerical Division. Ciass I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass II— 3 3 at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 Class IV— 3 at £425 ... 1,275 4 1 at £400 ... 400 Class V— 1,675 4 4 at £380 ... ... ... 1,520 Class VI— 14 14 at £335 ... ... ... 4,690 Class VII — 16 at £295 ... ... 4,720 4 at £275 ... ... 1,100 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 3 at £210 ... 630 2 at £190 ... ... 380 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Servioe Classification List " Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Number it em , 109(5 0 7 of Persons, VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I. — Head Office —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class VII —continued. £ 3 at £155 ... ... 465 9 at £135 ... ... 1,215 5 at £115 ... ... 575 7 at £95 ... ... 665 56 5 at £80 ... ... 400 10,630 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 330 General Division. 1 at £485 ... ... 485 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £295 ... ... 295 3 at £280 ... ... 840 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £245 ... ... 245 2 at £240 ... ... 480 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £205 ... ... 410 18 5 at £185 ... ... 925 4,510 Non-permanents. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £169 ... ... 169 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £104 ... ... 208 1 at £100 ... ... 100 10 2 at £91 ... ... 182 1,459 117 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Services 'to other Departments, &c. £1,015 31,404 Other Charges for and incidental to - 2 Advertising and photographs ... ... 50 3 Agricultural instruction (special) chargeable to Moumahaki Endowment ... ... ... 1,600 4 Board of Agriculture ... ... ... 400 5 Bonus for the extermination of blackberry (£10,000), on account ... ... ... 1,000 6 Compassionate allowance to T. B. Ramsden ... 100 7 Departmental Exhibits at Exhibitions and at A. and P. Association Shows : Wages and other expenses 950 8 Expenses of New Zealand Wool Committee ... 100 Experimental and Instructional Farms : Wages and General Working Expenses, Rent of Land, Buildings, Purchase of Stock, Provision for Visitors, and Salaries of Student Assistants, Learners, Special Instructors, and Domestic As* sistants (partly recoverable), — 9 Ruakura — £ Wages and other expenses ... 8,000 Educational work ... ... 4,200 12,200 10 W eraroa ... ... ... 6,500 11 Waimaunga (West Coast, S.I.) ... ... 1,410

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JSCS. "•» 1926-27. .VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— ' 1926-27. continued. £ | £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. \ 12 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries, including fostering of boys' and j girls' agricultural clubs ... ... ... j 4,500 13 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 14 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches ... ... ... j 1,000 Grants— 15 Cawthron Institute towards cost of Dr. Tillyard's visit to America and Europe ... .. j 250 16 Dargaville Demonstration Farm ... ... 325 17 To G. H. Cunningham, towards cost of his expenses as representative of the New Zealand Government at the Mycological Conference in London in 1924 ... ... ... 150 18 Imperial Bureau of Entomology ... ... | 400 19 Imperial Bureau of Mycology ... ... 300 20 International Institute of Agriculture, and cost of representation at ... ... ... 200 21 International Institute of Refrigeration ... 160 22 International Seed-testing Association ... 20 23 Lincoln Agricultural College, in connection with plant breeding and selection (seed wheat and oats) ... ... ... j 1,200 24 Moa Seed Farm Association ... ... j 50 25 Repairs to road between Ross and Ross Lime Works ... ... ... 25 26 Royal Agricultural Society ... ... 1,000 27 Stratford model dairy farm and experimental area 425 28 Waimate West Demonstration Area ... ... 100 29 Winton Experimental Area ... ... 850 30 Laboratory (chemical) ... ... ... 550 31 Law-costs ... ... ... 25 Lime production— 32 Development of ... ... ... 20 33 Subsidy to Farmers' Co-operative Lime Companies 200 34 Misappropriation by Cadet in Head Office ... 28 35 Postage, telegrams, and re,nt of boxes ... ... 5,000 36 Preparation and distribution of publications ... 3,:!00 37 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 3,000 Purchase of— 38 Books, newspapers, and other publications ... 400 39 Stud stock, including expenses of importation ... 500 Railways Department— 40 Carriage of lime for bona fide farmers ... 30,000 41 Portion of freight rates on fertilizers ... 30,000 ±2 Rents of Offices in New Zealand and abroad ... 5,500 Subsidies— 43 Chatham Islands steamer-service (partly recoverable) ... ... ... 500 44 Westport-Karamea steamer-service ... ... 100 45 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 46 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 200 47 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,600 Upkeep and Improvement of Buildings and Fences on Departmental Reserves and Grounds — 48 Wages and other expenses ... ... 200 49 Woolston Tanneries Commission ... ... 200

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number item. 1 QOft_ 07 Of Persons. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— : continued. 1926-27. ! Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 50 | Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the vote ... 100 116,938 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Contributions towards cost of Chatham Islands steamer service— Vote, Public Buildings £169 „ Post and Telegraph Working-expenses 114 ,, Department of Justice 124 £ ■ 407 Farm areas ... ... 14,243 Laboratory (chemical) ... 50 Moumahaki Endowment ... 1,600 Publications ... ... 1,500 17,800 Total —Subdivision No. 1 ... 148,342 Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division. 51 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 (Director) ... ... ... 765 Glass A— 3 3 at £615 ... ... ... 1,845 Glass B— £ 1 at £590 ... ... 590 1 at £565 ... ... 565 5 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 Glass G— 2.700 2 at £495 ... ... 990 5 at £490 ... ... 2,450 6 at £470 ... ... 2,820 15 j 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Glass D— ' 7,150 4 at £425 ... ... 1,700 5 1 at £400 ... ... 400 I 2,100 Clerical Division. Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VII1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £135 ... ... 135 3 1 at £115 ... ... 115 545 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 10 General Division. 4 at £500 ... ... 2,000 1 at £460 ... ... 460 14 at £435 ... 6,090 4 at £430 ... • ... 1,720 2 at £400 ... ... 800 I 12 at £370 ... ... 4,440

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number Item> 1926-27 of Persons. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— ' * continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No, II. —Livestock Division —continued, £ £ 51 Salaries—continued. General Division—continued. £ 2 at £365 ... ... 730 15 at £360 ... ... 5,400 1 at £356 ... ... 356 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £345 ... ... 345 45 at £340 ... ... 15,300 L at £330 ... ... 330 22 at £320 ... ... 7,040 8 at £310 ... ... 2,480 14 at £300 ... ... 4,200 1 at £295 ... . ... 295 3 at £290 ... ... 870 5 at £280 ... ... 1,400 21 at £275 ... ... 5,775 8 at £270 ... ... 2,160 7 at £265 ... ... 1,855 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £250 ... ... 250 2 at £240 ... ... 480 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £234 ... .. 234 7 at £230 .. 1,610 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £200 ... ... 200 208 1 at £175 ... ... 175 68,060 1 .1 Inspector of Manure-sterilizing ... ... 515 Non-phrmanents. 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £250 ... ... 250 ; 4 at £240 ... ... 960 4 at £240 (8 months) ... .. 640 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £80 ... ... 80 14 1 at £47 ... ... 47 2,702 257 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Recoveries from local bodies, &c. £2,000 87,262 Other Charges for and incidental to — 52 Bicycles, motors, and repairs ... ... 1,500 Destruction of noxious weeds— 53 Crown lands (recoverable) ... ... 3,700 54 Native lands (recoverable) ... ... 2,000 55 Other lands (recoverable) ... ... ... 500 Destruction of Rabbits — 56 Advances to Boards in terms of Sections 104-113 of Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908 (recoverable) ... 2,000 57 On Crown lands (recoverable) ... ... 8,500 58 On Native lands (recoverable) ... ... 6,500 59 Rabbit Boards, subsidies to ... ... 15,000 Wages and general working-expenses, poisonmixing depots, purchase of material, &c. (recoverable) — 60 Trading section (recoverable) ... ... 8,500 61 Non-trading section (recoverable) ... ... 1,000

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number Item _ ot Persons. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— XJ *° *'* continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.— Live-stock Division—continued. £ £ Othek Chamgbs fob and incidental to —continued. 62 Destruction of the kea (part recoverable) ... 750 63 Destruction of wild pigs; also votes Department of Lands and Survey, £350, and State Forest Service, £350 ... ... ... 350 Diseases of Live-stock— ■ 64 Applying tuberculin test to cattle and disposing of diseased stock ... ... ... 25 65 Cattle-dips at Mahakatino and Piopio ... 750 66 Control of cattle-tick, and provision for caretakers at crossing places ... .. ... 2,000 67 Experiments in connection with bush-sickness and allied troubles ... ... ... 350 68 Inoculation of calves for " black-leg " ... 150 69 Loans to cattle-dipping associations in need of financial assistance ... ... ... 3,500 70 Subsidies to cost of erection of cattle-dips ... 600 71 Experimental Farm, Mamaku : Wages and general working-expenses, buildings, purchase of stock, and provision for visitors ... ... ... 1,500 Grants— 72 Contributions to cost of egg-laying competitions at Auckland and Christchurch ... ... 200 73 Printing Poultry Conference report ... ... 10 74 Inspection of manure-sterilizing (Australia and India) : Labour, travelling, office, and other expenses (part recoverable) ... ... ... 750 75 Inspection of meat ... ... ... 750 76 Law-costs ... ... ... 250 77 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) equipment and working-expenses (partly recoverable) 500 78 Preparation of wool specimens for instructional purposes ... ... ... 50 79 Quarantine - stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton (partly recoverable) ... ... 2,150 80 Telephone services (including extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... ... 1,200 81 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,250 82 Transit expenses of veterinarians from England and from Australia ... ... ... 250 83 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 20,000 84 Veterinary Laboratory : Wages and general workingexpenses, land and buildings, and investigation of diseases ... ... ... 850 85 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock Division items of the vote 40 ♦ 87,425 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Destruction of noxious weeds — £ Department of Lands and Survey 3, 700 Native Department ... 2,000 Other lands ... ... 500 Destruction of rabbits ... 8,500 Destruction of rabbits— Department of Lands and Survey 8,500 Native Department ... 6,500 Farm areas ... ... 900 Quarantine-stations ... ... 1,675 Sundry items ... ... 100 32,375 Total —Subdivision No. II ... ... 174,687

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

oflWns. Item ';VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. III. —Horticulture Division. £ £ 86 Salaries — Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Glass B— 1 1 at £540 ... ... ... 540 Clerical Division. Glass IV — 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 4 1 at £80 ... ... 80 815 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... 35 General Division 2 at £435 ... ... 870 8 at £400 ... ... 3,200 2 at £375 ... ... 750 3 at £355 ... ... 1,065 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £330 ... ... 330 1 at £320 ... .. 320 2 at £310 ... ... 620 3 at £300 ... ... 900 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £290 .. ... 290 1 at £285 ... ... 285 3 at £245 ... ... 735 1 at £197 ... ... 197 38 2 at £185 ... ... 370 12,487 Non-permanhnts. 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £211 ... ... 211 4 1 at £150 ... ... 150 Others not specified ... ... 388 50 1,374 16,726 ■ Other Charges for and incidental to — Apiary Industry — 87 Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. ... ... ... 100 88 Subsidy: National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 100 89 Bicycles, motors, and repairs ... ... 1,000 Fruit Industry— 90 Collection of orchard tax (recoverable) ... 300 91 Compensation to nurserymen in connection with outbreak of fireblight in Taranaki ... ... 529 92 Control of fireblight disease ... ' ... 200 93 Co-operative fruit-testing areas ... ... 50 94 Cutting out of abandoned orchards ... ... 60 95 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (recoverable) ... ... ... 200 96 Orchard requisites, fruit for experiments, &c. ... 150 97 Visit of Argentine horticulturists ... ... 200 98 Grant: Institute of Horticulture ... ... 100

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Number It 1Q 9/5-9 7 of Persona. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE— 1J ' jD '' continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. 111.—■Horticulture, Division—eontd. £ £ Othee Charges for and incidental to —continued. 99 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata— Rent of land, wages and general working stock, expenses, buildings, purchase of £ and provision for visitors (recoverable) 4,000 Contribution to Whangamarino Road Board towards the maintenance of Orchard Road ... .. 40 4,040 100 Law-costs ... ... ... 30 101 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 102 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 400 103 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,500 104 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the vote ... ... ... ... 25 13,184 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Collection of orchard-tax ... £300 Farm areas ... ... 5,000 Fumigation and destruction of fruit 250 5,550 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... ... 29,910 Subdivision No. IV —Dairy Division. 105 Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 (Director) ... ... ... 765 Glass B— 1 1 at £590 ... ... ... 590 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class VI— 2 -2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Glass VII — £ 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £115 ... ... 115 12 1 at £95 ... ... 95 2,690 General Division. 1 at £730 (in London) ... ... 730 1 at £700 (in London) ... ... 700 12 at £515 ... ... 6,180 5 at £500 ... ... 2,500 7 at £490 ... ... 3,430 1 at £470 ... ... 470 9 at £460 ... ... 4,140 5 at £370 ... ... 1,850 10 at £320 ... ... 3,200 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 57 1 at £185 ... ... 185 — I 24,860

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

m ' Number Item . of Persons. V 0TE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- -ly^D-Z/. continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. IV.—Dairy Division —continued. £ £ 105 Salaries—continued. Non-pkrmanents. £ 1 at £505 ... ... 505 22 at £320 ... ... 7,040 2 at £234 ... ... 468 1 at £234 (part time) ... ... 160 16 at £225 ... ... 3,600 22 at £208 (part time) ... .. 2,210 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £104 ... ... 104 67 1 at £91 ... ... 91 14,308 141 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Recoveries from dairy-factory com- £ panies, &c. ... ... 6,500 44,308 Other Charges for and incidental to — 106 Bicycles, motors, and repairs ... ... 2,500 107 Certificate of record testing of purebred dairy cows (recoverable) ... ... ... 400 108 Cow-testing Associations (recoverable) ... ... 50 109 Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (recoverable) ... ... ... 250 110 Dairy-factory equipment, &c. ... ... 3,220 111 Dairy Research Laboratory: Equipment, &c. ... 1,500 112 Fees for certificate of record testing of purebred dairy cows in Nelson District (recoverable)... ... 120 113 Grading of dairy-produce (recoverable) ... ... 700 114 Law-costs .. ... ... 50 115 Subsidy: Dairy laboratory in Taranaki... .. 1,000 116 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 250 117 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 500 118 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 8,500 119 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Dairy Division items of the vote ... 15 19,055 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Cow-testing ... ... £1,100 Dairy-produce grading .. 13,700 Semi-official testing ... ... 4,000 18,800 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 63,363 Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division. 120 Salaries — Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £715 (Director) ... ... 715 Glass B— £ 1 at £540 ... ... 540 5 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 Glass G— 2,600 5 5 at £490 ... ... 2,450

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

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Number Ttpm I -t r,r\n rt-r of Persons. [VOTE No. 37 —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. V. —Fields Division —continued. £ £ 120 Salaries —continued. Professional Division—continued. Glass D— £ 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 at £335 (8 months) ... ... 447 10 1 at £330 ... ... 330 Class E — 3,522 11 at £320 ... ... 3,520 1 at £295 (8 months) ... ... 197 13 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3,992 Clerical Division. Glass IF— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass VI — 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Glass VII — 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £115 ... ... 115 4 1 at £95 ... ... 95 640 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... 25 General Division. 1 at £470 ... ... 470 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £235 .. ... 235 10 1 at £175 ... ... 175 3,330 Non-permanents. 1 at £445 (9 months) ... ... 333 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £320 ... ... 320 2 at £295 ... ... 590 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £181 ... ... 181 2 at £156 ... ... 312 15 1 at £78 ... ... 78 : 3,519 65 21,553 Other Charges for and incidental to — Agricultural investigational Blackberry ... ... ... 300 122 Injurious insects ... ... ... 250 123 Co-operative field experiments ... ... 1,500 124 Bicycles, motors, and repairs ... ... 400 125 Biological Laboratory and Seed-testing Station ... 1,000 126 Experiments and investigations into methods of arresting deterioration of North Island grass areas which are reverting to native-plant growth ... 1,800

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

(ft.) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 1,015 17,800 18,815 II .. 2.000 32,375 34,375 111 .. .. 5,550 5,550 IV 6,500 18,800 25,300 V .. '5,300 5,300 Totals .. 9,515 79,825 89,340

on"™. Item " 1926-27. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1926-27. —continued. & & Subdivision No. V. —Fields Division —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Experimental areas — 127 . Albany ... ... ... 100 128 Ashburton ... ... ... 1,100 129 Galloway ... ... . ... 1,000 130 Gore " ... ... ... 400 131 Marton (part recoverable) ... ... 500 132 Puwera ... ... ... 1,500 133 Winton ... ... ... 600 134 Experimental seeds and plants for distribution ... 50 L35 Flesh-collapse in apples ... ... ... 100 136 Grant to J. G. Myers, Entomological Correspondent in United States ... ... ... 100 137 Irrigation in Central Otago : Experimental and investigation work ... ... ... 1,000 138 New Zealand hemp industry : Grading New Zealand hemp ... ... ... 100 139 Plant-breeding ... ... ... 100 140 Storage of agricultural seeds... ... ... 100 141 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 150 142 Top-dressing danthonia brown-top grassland ... 250 143 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 400 144 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 7,600 145 Treatment of field-crop diseases ... ... 150 146 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Fields Division items of the vote ... 15 20,565 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Farm areas ... ... 3,000 Grading hemp ... ... 1,500 Seed-testing ... ... 800 5,300 Total —Subdivision No. V ... ; ; 42,118 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 458,420 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 89,340 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 37 ... ! 369,080

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS.

1926-27. Salaries. j Other Charges. ] Total. Vote No. 38.—Department of Tourist and Health £ £ £ Resorts — GROSS Total .. .. .. 35,092 42,544 77,636 CREDITS-IN-aid .. .. . 650 766 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 34,976 41,894 76,870 oSons. Item - 1926-27. 1926-27. VOTE No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OE TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS. £ £ 1 — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £850 (General Manager) ... ... 850 Professional Division. 1 1 at £1,001 (Balneologist) ... ... ... 1,001 Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £365 (also Department of Industries and Commerce, £300) ... ... ... 365 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III — £ 1 at £470 ... ... 470 2 1 at £370 (also Department of Industries and Commerce, £100) ... 370 840 Glass V— 5 5 at £380 ... ... ... 1,900 Glass VI— 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 1 at £320 ... ... 320 655 Glass VII— 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 at £250 ... ... 500 5 at £210 ... ... 1,050 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase

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ofCons. Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND £ & HEALTH RESORTS —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical, Division—continued. Glass VII —continued. £ 2 at £135 ... ... 270 5 at £L15 ... ... 575 3 at £95 ... ... 285 26 4 at £80 ... .. 320 4,455 Cadets'lodging-allowances ... ... ... 160 General Division. 1 at £420 ... ... 420 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £335 ... ... 335 3 at £330 ... ... 990 1 at £325 .. ... 325 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £310 ... ... 310 2 at £300 ... ... 600 1 at £285 . . ... 285 2 at £280 ... ... 560 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £265 ... ... 265 2 at £260 ... ... 520 3 at £255 ... ... 765 6 at £252 ... ... 1,512 3 at £250 ... ... 750 3 at £245 ... ... 735 1 at £235 ... ... 235 6 at £230 ... ... 1,380 5 at £229 ... ... 1,145 4 at £220 ... ... 880 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £205 ... ... 205 5 at £185 ... ... 925 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £156 ... ... 312 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £140 ... ... 280 3 at £135 ... ... 405 6 at £130 ... ... 780 72 1 at £100 ... ... 100 16,529 U NCLASSIFIED (NON-PE KMANENT). 1 at £565 ... ... 565 4 at £260 ... ... 1,040 1 at £252 ... ... 252 4 at £235 ... ... 940 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £221 ... ... 442 4 at £220 ... ... 880 3 at £210 ... ... 630 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £205 ... ... 205

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued.

1926-27. VOTE No. 38—DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND 1926-27. HEALTH RESORTS—continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Unclassified (non-permanent)—continued. £ 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £161 ... ... 161 1 at £143 ... ... 143: 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £125 ... ... 125 2 at £110 ... ... 220 3 at £105 ... ... 315 4 at £100 ... ... 400 1 at £100 (also Department of Industries and Commerce, £100) ... ... 100 2 at £91 ... 182 1 at £78 ... ... 78 2 at £65 .. ... 130 46 1 at £25 . . ... 25 8,186 157 Allowance to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) ... ... ... 50 35,506 Less— £ Amounts deducted for board, &c. ... 208 Proportion of increases to salaries provided but not payable for full year ... ... 206 414 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers performing Post £ Office duties ... ... 28 Officers performing duties for— Customs Department ... 50 Department of Internal Affairs ... 25 Department of Labour ... 13 116 35,092 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Adjustment of " Oredits-in-aid" : "Purchase of material, &c., in Australia -for Government Departments " ... ... ... 50 3 | Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ...I 4,000 4 ; Bonuses and commissions to Honorary Agents ... ! 50 5 ; Claims in connection with passenger booking ... 5 6 ! Entertainment-allowances for oversea agents ... 490 7 Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Tracks and huts ... 60 8 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 35 9 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 130 10 Glade House and Te Anau-Wakatipu-Milford Track— Maintenance, including furniture and repairs ... 5,000 11 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) ... ... ... 100 12 Grant to IT. Croker, Head Masseur, for services in England ... ... ... 85

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued.

ofp U :tn, Item ' 1926-27. 1926-27. ' VOTE No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OE TOUEIST AND ~ HEALTH EE SORTS —continued,. £ £ Otheb Chakges fok and incidental to —continued. 13 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri— Maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs ... ... ... ... 125 11 Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Te Puia, Tokaana, Morere, Tarawera, Pukaki, and Te Anau, and reserves vested in Department ... ... 1,100 15 Marine Department: Subsidy to Bluff-Stewart Island steamer ... ... ... 333 16 Motor-car allowance ; New Zealand Government Agent, Melbourne ... ... ... 30 17 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 230 18 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 425 19 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 200 20 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 750 21 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 750 22 Queenstown Reserves — Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. ... 340 23 Rents of offices ... ... ... 2,940 24 Rotorua Acclimatization District — Repairs and wages, including bonuses to honorary rangers, &c. ... ... ... 250 25 Rotorua Baths— Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses... ... 1,000 26 Rotorua Sanatorium— Maintenance, including wines, spirits, furniture, supplies, and repairs ... ... ... 3,500 Rotorua Works, including Whakarewarewa — Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses— 27 Electric light and power system ... ... 2,750 28 Reserves, gardens, parks, and bands or orchestra 400 29 Water-supply and sewerage ... ... 3,000 30 Wharves and beacons ... ... ... 200 31 Rotorua: Purchase of stores (including freight, part recoverable) ... ... ... 5,350 Subsidies— 32 Accommodation-house, Makarora ... ... 50 33 Accommodation-house, Waimarino ... ... 80 Coach, motor, and steamer services— 34 Fairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown ... 650 35 Lumsden-Te Anau ... ... ... 150 36 Ross-Waiho Gorge-Weheka ... ... 150 37 Te Anau-Glade House ... ... .,. j 26 38 Stewart Island County Council (£1 for £1) for improvements ... ... ... 150 39 Te Aroha Hot Springs— Maintenance of baths, gardens, music, furniture, and repairs ... ... .. 1,200 40 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 385 41 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 130 42 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 550 43 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 75 44 Waikaremoana : Maintenance of Lake House ... 1,400 45 Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel— Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses ... 320 46 Waitomo Caves and Hostel— 1 Maintenance, including furniture and repairs ... 3,500

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— H Estimated -* 1 - - 1926-27. £ Salaries .. .. . . . . . . 116 Other Charges .. .. .. .. .. 650 Total .. .. .. .. .. 766

ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. — VOTE No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND 1926-27. HEALTH RESORTS —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 47 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Stores used on work chargeable to £ Public Works Fund ... 500 Purchase of material, &c., in Australia for Government Departments ... ... 50 Refunds of amounts paid on ticket orders on behalf of other Departments ... ... 100 650 42,544 GROSS Total ... ... ... — 77,636 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 766 NET TOTAL—"VOTE No. 38... ... 76,870

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. I Total. Vote No. 39.—Department of Education — £ £ £ T „ , 80,442 1,900 32,342 subdivision 1. —Head Office .. .. .. EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. Subdivision II. —Elementary Education .. .. 37,954 2,053,300 2,091,254 ,, 111. —Secondary Education .. .. 2,636 267,808 290,444 IV,-Higher Education .. .. . f>f 5 f/f V,-Technical Education .. .. 2 > 621 Zl*tn VI Trainina of Teachers 162,580 162,580 VTT ? % 7 i " " 60,380 12,040 72,420 ,, VII. Native Schools .. .. ' , j od oftn ,, VIII .- School buildings, furniture, and sites.. 103,591 2,890,713 2,994,304 PHYSICAL AGENCIES. Subdivision IX. Physical Instruction SOCIAL AGENCIES. Special Schools — Subdivision X. —Education of the Blind .. .. 700 XI,-School for the Deaf . .. 5y605 2,050 7,655 ,, XII. Schools for the Feeble-minded .. 7 150 6,000 13,150 XIII. Child Welfare .. .. 21,914 91,765 113,679 34,669 100,515 135,184 „ XIV. Material and Stores .. .. 1,355 Or. 2,800 Or. 1,445 XV. —Miscellaneous Services .. . ... 55,590 55,590 1,355 52,790 54,145 GROSS Total .. .. .. 175,252 3,050,028 3,225,280 CBEDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 900 238,360 239,260 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 174,352 2,811,668 2,986,020 | Number Item , ' , Q9fi_27 Of Persons. VOTE No. 39—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION lyzo /,t - 1926-27. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office. £ £ 1 *Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,250 (Director of Education) ... ... 1,250 Professional Division. 1 at £1,000 (Assistant Director of Education), also 1 arrears at £50 per annum, 1925-26 ... ... 1,050 Glass A — 1 at £715 (General Professional Officer £ and Inspector), (5 months) .. 298 2 1 at £665 (Architect) ... ... 665 963 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include eost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

26— B. 7.

of N Pera b ons. Item - VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. 1926—27 Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division. Glass Special— £ 1 at £765 ... ... 765 2 1 at £665 ... ... 665 Class I — 1,430 1 at £590 ... ... 590 2 1 at £540 ... ... 540 Class II— 1,130 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class III— 2 at £470 ... ... 940 3 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class IV — 1,385 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class V — 7 at £380 ... ... 2,660 9 2 at £355 ... ... 710 Class VI— 3,370 9 at £335 ... ... 3,015 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 15 1 at £295 ... ... 295 Class VII— 4,910 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £275 ... ... 275 4 at £250 ... ... 1,000 2 at £230 ... . . 460 3 at £210 ... ... 630 3 at £190 ... ... 570 8 at £155 ... ... 1,240' 8 at £135 ... ... 1,080 3 at £115 ... ... 345 8 at £95 ... ... 760 46 4 at £80 ... ... 320 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... 390 — 7,660 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £285 ... ... 285 4 at £255 ... ... 1,020 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £205 ... . 410 1 at £195 ... ... 195 3 at £185 ... ... 555 1 at £160 ... ... 160 16 2 at £145 ... ... 290 3,435 Non-permanents. 3 at £234 ... ... 702 1 at £221 ... ... 221 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £182 ... ... 182 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £156 ... ... 156 2 at £145 ... ... 290 1 at £130 ... ... 130 13 1 at £92 _ ... .. 92 Others not specified . . 500 112 2,819 UnCLASSIB'IED. Special allowances to officers for extra duties performed (Public Service Regulation 209). ... 100 30,442

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

ofCons. Item ' . 1926-27. VOTE No. 39.— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No I. —Head Office —continued. Otheb Charges foe and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 120 3 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 200 4 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 350 5 Travelling allowances and expenses ... . 1,200 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 30 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Teachers' Superannuation Fund : £ Payment for services rendered 900 1,900 Total —Subdivision No. I ... 32,342 Subdivision No. II.—Elementary Education. 7 Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Chief Inspector)... ... ... 791 Class A— £ 4 at £750 ... ... 3,000 1 at £750 (7 months) ... ... 438 5 at £715 ... ... 3,575 2 at £715 (6 months) ... ... 715 30 at £665 ... ... 19,950 3 at £665 (3 months) ... ... 498 51 6 at £615 ... ... 3,690 31,866 Non-permanent Inspectors ... ... 1,000 1 1 at £650 (Supervisor of School Music), also arrears, £55 ... ... ... 705 N ON-PERMANENT. 1 1 at £400 (Supervisor of Education of Girls and Infants) ... ... ... 400 Glass C—1 1 at £490 (Editor, School Journal) ... ... 490 Glass D—• 1 1 at £380 (Sub-editor, School Journal) ... 380 Education Division. Teachers op Correspondence Classes— £ 1 at £475 ... ... 475 1 at £365 ... ... 365 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £220 ... ... , 220 5 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1,510 Teachers (Non-permanent)— 1 at £208 ... ... 208 2 1 at £200 ... ... 200 408

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

IpZ'Z,. 1926-27. 1926-27. V0TE No - 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued. £ £ Subdivision No. II. —Elementary Education—continued. 7 Salabies—continued. | Clebical Division. Glass VII—• 1 1 at £155 (School Journal and Education Gazette) 155 Genebal Division. COEEESPONDENCE CLASSES (NON-PEEMANENT) £ 2 at £92 ... ... 184 3 1 at £65 ... ... -65 249 67 37,954 Otheb Chabges foe and incidental to — 8 Conveyance of school-children, instructors, and teachers, and allowances for board of children who have to live away from home to attend school — £ School-children by rail ... ... 13,300 School-children by road ... ... 26,700 Manual Instructors ... ... 7,700 Board of children ... ... 6,300 54,000 9 Correspondence classes ... ... ... 500 10 Education Gazette (part recoverable) ... ... 1,120 11 Fares of pupils attending Standard VI examination 50 Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes : — General Administrative Purposes—• 12 Additional grant to Wellington Education Board 3,000 I 13 j Capitation on average attendance and £750 to each Board ... ... ... 39,750 14 Incidental expenses of School Committees (cleaning, disinfecting, &c.) ... ... ... 105,000 15 Inspection : Extra clerical assistance, typing, &c. 400 16 Teachers' Salaries : Including pupil-teachers' and probationers' allowances, and salaries of supernamary teachers ... ... ... 1,740,000 17 Manual instruction : Capitation, salaries, material, and incidentals ... ... ... 78,000 18 Organizing teachers : Salaries and travelling allowances and expenses ... ... ... 10,000 19 Bemoval of teachers ... ... ... 750 20 School and class libraries: Capitation and grants for supply of books in necessitous cases, and in cases where newly-entered pupils elsewhere have already purchased class-books different from those in use in the school ... ... ... 2,600 21 School Inspectors — Bent, office requisites, telephones, cleaning, firing, advertising, &c. ... ... ... 270 22 School Journal'. Printing, material, apparatus, contributors' fees, postages, &c. ... ... 7,000 23 Special survey of Junior High School system ... 50 24 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 10,000

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Number Item _ of Persons. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— ly^D '' ——— continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. II.—Elementary Education—continued. £ £ | Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 25 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 750 26 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (£53,000), (National Endowment Revenue), and Section 4 (2) of the Education Reserves Amendment Act, £ 1924 (£108,000) ... 161,000 Refund portion advance for purchase of buses ... ... 400 "Sale of School Journals and Education Gazette, &c., and fees for special examination ... 1,300 162,700 2,053,300 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 2,091,254 Subdivision No. III.—Secondary Education. 27 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 ... ... ... 791 Glass A—2 2 at £665 ... ... ... 1,330 Class B— 1 . 1 at £615 ... ... ... 515 4 2,636 Other Charges for and incidental to — 28 Conveyance and board of pupils ... ... 13,000 29 District High Schools: Grants for salaries of secondary teachers ... ... ... 49,000 30 Grant: Wellington College Board, expenditure on Junior Department ... ... ... 1,328 31 Hutt High School Board : Payment of accumulated rents from High School site ... ... 220 32 Junior High Schools: Incidental expenses ... 700 33 Manual Instruction: Capitation, salaries, and material 4,000 34 Secondary Schools and Colleges— £ Grant for salaries ... ... 182,000 Incidental expenses ... ... 37,000 219,000 35 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 36 Travelling expenses and allowances of Inspectors, &c. 500 37 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 7,000 287,808 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 290,444

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

„nw. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. £ . £ Subdivision No. IV. —Higher Education. Charges foe and incidental to — 38 Assistants, Home Science Department, Otago U niversity ... ... .. 450 Grants— 39 Agricultural scholarships ... ... ... 170 40 Imperial College research scholarships ... 255 41 Salaries of Professors of Education ... ... 3,150 42 " Sir George Grey " Scholarships : One to each University College (science) ... ... 220 43 Special assistance to deserving students' in cases of hardship ... ... ... ... 100 University Colleges— 44 Agricultural bursaries : Allowances and tuition fees 800 45 Educational bursaries ... ... ... 600 46 Engineering bursaries ... ... ... 1,600 47 Home Science bursaries ... ... ... 4,600 48 National Research Scholarships ... ... 800 49 Otago University : Eor addition to salaries of Medical Professors (£400 per annum), and additional grant, £1,400 ... ... ... 1,900 50 Schools of Forestry : Auckland and Christchurch (maintenance) ... ... ... 2,250 51 Special Technical Classes ... ... 2,900 52 University Entrance Board, expenses of ... 100 53 Workers' Educational Association : For organizing purposes ... ... ... 1,500 54 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 400 400 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 21,405 Subdivision No. V.—Technical Instruction. 55 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Superintendent, Technical Education) ... 791 Glass A— 2 2 at £665 ... ... .. 1,330 Class B■— 1 1 at £500 ... ... ... 500 4 2,621 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants for— 56 Conveyance of instructors and students attending registered classes ... ... ... 400

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Item ' 1926-27. - - VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1926-27. contimied. £ £ Subdivision No. V.—Technical- Instruction—-continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 57 Conveyance and board of pupils ... ... 7,000 58 Examination expenses (part recoverable) ... 400 59 Material ... ... ... 5,000 Technical and continuation classes— 60 Salaries ... ... ... 127,200 61 Incidentals ... ... ... 28,300 62 Technical Schools Board : Expenses of meetings ... 100 63 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 64 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 800 65 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 4,000 Examination fees, &c. ... 120 4,120 169,320 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 171,941 Subdivision No. VI.—Training of Teachers. Charges for and incidental to — Training Colleges— 66 Allowances to students and transport expenses ... 120,000 67 Salaries of staffs of training colleges (one-half, i; the other half is charged to ' 1 Elementary Education"), including associated teachers " ... 28,000 68 Science apparatus and material ... ... 1,050 69 Special instruction, libraries, clerical assistance, and incidental expenses ... ... 3,000 70 Students'University College fees ... ... 4,620 Training of Teachers (other than Students of Training Colleges)— 71 Classes at sub-centres, including fares of instructors and teachers attending training classes ... 5,900 72 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 ! Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 5,000 Total —Subdivision No. VI ... 162,580

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number j t m i Q9R_97 of Persons. ' V OTB No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1J " J ° continued. _ 1926-27. Subdivision No. VII. — Native Schools. £ £ 73 Salaries— 285 Salaries of teachers of village schools ... ... 59,000 Professional Division. Glass A— £ 1 at £715 ... ... 715 2 1 at £665 ... ... 665 — 1,380 287 - 60,380 Other Charges for and incidental to — 74 Advertising, forwarding charges, translation fees, fuel, planting, sanitation, water, &c. ... ... 50 75 Books, apparatus, and other school requisites ... 2,250 76 Conveyance, ferrying, and board of children ... 2,300 77 Courses of instruction for teachers ... ... 100 78 Higher Education, Scholarships, and Apprenticeship 5,250 79 Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships) ... . 450 80 Special allowances to teachers in isolated places ... 200 81 Storage and despatch of school books and material ... 120 82 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 750 83 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 550 84 Contingencies, including medical examination of teachers and unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid. under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — j Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Bevenue) ... 1,800 Tauranga Educational Endowment Reserves Act, 1896 (rents, &c., from reserves) ... 275 Pines for non-attendance, &c. ... 5 2,080 12,040 Total —Subdivision No. VII ... — 72,420 Subdivision No. VIII.— School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites. Charges for and incidental to — 85 Contribution to Fire Insurance Fund ... ... 10,000 General maintenance of school buildings under control of Education Department, including small additions to buildings, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvements of sites, and incidental expenses— 86 Institutions established under Child Welfare Act, 1925 ... ... ... 1,800 87 Native schools ... ... ... 3,000 88 School for the Deaf ... ... ... 300 89 Schools for the Feeble-minded ... ... 750 90 Grant to Devonport Borough Council for improvements to domain used as a playground by children attending Stanley Bay School ... 300 Public Schools — 91 Maintenance and repair of school buildings and residences (including alterations and small additions) ; repair and renewal of outbuildings, furniture, and fences ; rents of buildings and sites 114,000

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Number lt em . 1 Q9fi 97 of Persons. V0TB No 39,_DBPABTMENT OF EDUCATION— iyzo-z/. continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VIII.—School Buildings, Furniture, £ £ and Sites—continued. Charges for and incidental to —continued. Grants to Education Boards— 92 Alterations to provide accommodation for Inspectors at Boards' Offices ... ... 100 93 For house allowances to teachers ... ... 46,000 Grants for— 94 Maintenance of Secondary School buildings and rent of buildings for school purposes ... 300 95 Maintenance of Technical School buildings ... 1,000 96 Bebuilding and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of and alterations to temporary premises during rebuilding (recoverable) ... 5,500 97 Bents for Manual and Technical Schools and class purposes ... ... ... 1,200 98 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Fire Insurance Fund, &c. ... £5,500 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 184,260 Subdivision No. IX.—Physical Instruction. 99 Salaries — General Division. Physical Instructors — £ 1 at £500 ... ... 500 2 at £350 ... ... 700 3 at £330 ... ... 990 3 at £320 ... ... 960 4 at £300 ... ... 1,200 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £285 ... ... 285 16 1 at £265 ... ... 265 5,195 ' 5,195 Other Charges for and incidental to — — — 100 Courses of instruction for teachers (including railway fares) ... ... ... 25 101 Material, Officers' requisites, uniform allowances, advertising, printing, forwarding charges, books, &c. 150 102 Beprinting Syllabus ... ... ... 200 103 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 25 104 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,700 105 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Bevenue) ... 200 Sale of material and books, &c. ... 10 210 4,110 Total—Subdivision No. IX ' ... — 9,305

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

26—8, 7.

ofpetL lltem - 1926-27. ! VOTE No. 39—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. £ . £ Subdivision No. X.—Education of the Blind. Charges for and incidental to — 106 Grant to trustees for maintenance of Government pupils ... ... ... 650 107 Special instruction (woodwork, &c.), and secondary education of pupils ... ... ... 40 108 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Fees ... ... £500 Total—Subdivision No. X ... —— — 700 Subdivision No. XI.—School for the Deaf (Sumner). 109 Salaries— Professional and Education Divisions. Teachers— £ 1 at £615 ... .. 615 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 at £285 ... ... 570 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £205 ... ... 205 13 2 at £195 ... ... 390 3,990 General Division. Maintenance Staff — 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £205 ... ... 410 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £150 ... ... 150 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £120 ... ... 120 3 at £110 ... ... 330 13 1 at £50 ... ... 50 2,000 26 5,990 Less deductions for board ... ... 385 5,605 Other Charges for and incidental to — 110 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 111 Maintenance of institution, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements 1,650 112 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 25

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number t><>™ I of Persona. ' 1926—27. ! VOTE No. 39. -DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—,, 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XI.—School for the jQea/—continued. j Other Charges fob and incidental to—continued, j 1113 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit | of children) ... ... ... | 300 i I I Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... I 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) —- Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National , £ Endowment Revenue) ... 200 Eees for maintenance, &c. ... 2,000 2,200 ! 2,050 Total—Subdivision No. XI ... I— 7,655 . Subdivision No. XII.—Schools for the Feeble-minded. 115 Salaries— Education and General Divisions. 9 Special School for Girls, Richmond, — Teachers — £ 2 at £225 ... ... 450 3 1 at £100 ... ... 100 Maintenance Staff — 1 at £320 " ... ... 320 j 1 at £245 ... ... 245 j 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £150 ... ... 150 3 at £140 ... ... 420 8 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2,005 Less deductions for board ... 260 r\ 1,745 Special School for Boys, Otekaike, — Teachers— 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £285 ... ... 285 1 at £225 ... ... 225, 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £175 ... ... 175 6 1 at £155 ... ... 155 Maintenance Staff — 1 at £445 ... ... 445 1 at £295 ... ... 295 3 at £225 ... ... 675 1 at £220 ... ... 220 2 at £205 ... ... 410 1 at £195 .. ... i,9a 1 at £190 ... ... 190 3 at £185 ... ... 555 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £165 ... ... 165

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number It 1 nOfi 07 of Persons. ' VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- '' continued. 1926—27. Subdivision No. XII. —Schools for the Feeble-minded— jg _g continued. 115 Salaries—continued. Education and General Divisions—continued. Maintenance Staff— continued. £ 2 at £145 ... ... 290 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1 at £130 ... ... 130 7 at £125 ... ... 875 28 1 at £90 ... ... 90 45 6,360 Less deductions for board ... 955 5,405 7,150 Othek Charges fob and incidental to —■ 116 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 117 Maintenanceof institutions, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, farm expenses, legal expenses, &c. ... ... ... 5,500 118 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 119 Travelling allowances and expenses, including transit I of children ... ... ... 350 120 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 £ (National Endowment Revenue) "200 Maintenance fees, sale of produce, &c. ... ... 2,750 2,950 6,000 Total—Subdivision No. XII ... 13,150 Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare.. 121 Salaries and Wages— Education and General Divisions. Receiving Hofii'es, Special Schools, and Child Welfare Centres— Whangarei— Child Welfare Centre— £ 1 at £340 ... ... 310 2 1 at £181 ... ... - 181 521 Auckland — Child Welfare Centre — l.at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £320 ... ' 320 1 at £285 ... ... 285 "C r £245 ... v.-. ■ 245 ' 1 at £225 . . ... ' 225 1 at £215 ... ... 215 -tat £185 ... ... 185 l_a,t £155 ... ... 155 9 l.at £140 • • 140 2,140

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Number j tem ! 1 Q9fi_97 of Persons. VOTE No. 39 —DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— ' continued. i 1926-27. Subdivision No. XIII. —Child Welfare —continued. j £ £ 121 Salaries and Wages—continued. Education and General Divisions —continued. Receiving Homes, &c.—continued. Auckland —continued. Receiving Home — £ 1 at £2Q5 ... ... 205 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £135 ... ... 135 4 1 at £100 ... 100 585 Less deductions for board ... 105 480 Boys' Receiving Home— 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £205 ... ... 205 3 1 at £130 ... ... 130 580 Less deductions for board ... 70 510 Hamilton — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 1 at £156 ... ... 156 Receiving Home — — 771 1 at £180 ... ... 180 2 1 at £110 ... ... 110 290 Less deductions for board ... 60 230 Wanganui— Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 1 at £145 ... ... 145 Receiving Home— 420 1 at £140 ... ... 140 2 1 at £115 ... ... 115 255 Less deductions for board ... 60 195 Palmebston North — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 1 at £168 ... ... 168 — 783 Napiek— Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £228 ■ ... ... 228 3 1 at £135 ... ... 135 Receiving Home— 763 1 at £185 ... ... 185 2 1 at £130 ... ... 130 315 Less deductions for board ... 75 240

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number Item i QOaqn of Persons. V0Tfi No 39._dEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— ly^D continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare —continued. £ £ 121 Salaries and Wages—continued. Education and General Divisions —continued. Receiving Homes, dc.—continued. Gisborne— Ohild Welfare Centre— 1 1 at £50 ... .. ... 50 Wellington— Child Welfare Centre— £ 1 at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £350 ... ... 350 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £228 ... ... 228 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £170 ... ... 170 1 at £161 ... ... 161 1 at £145 ... ... 145 11 1 at £50 (Medical Officer, part time) ... 50 Children's Home, Miramar— — 2,399 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £135 ... ... 135 5 2 at £130 ... ... 260 725 Less deductions for board ... 135 590 Boys' Receiving Home— 1 at £185 ... ... 185 2 1 at £130 ... ... 130 315 Less deductions for board ... 75 240 Nelson — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £205 ... ... 205 3 1 at £126 ... ... 126 671 Greymouth— Child Welfare Centre — 1 1 at £185 ... ... ... 185 C.HRISTCHURCH — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £253 ... ... 253 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £155 ... ... 155 8 ' 1 at £55 (Medical Officer, part time) 55 Receiving Home— 1,778 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £126 ... ... 126 4 1 at £123 ... ... 123 569 Less deductions for board ... 135 434

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

ofp'eln, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OE EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XIII. —Child Welfare —continued. 121 Salaries and Wages— continued. Receiving Homes, &c.—continued. Christchurch —continued. Boys' Receiving Home— £ 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 3 1 at £135 ... ... 135 525 Less deductions for board ... 105 420 Ashbukton— Child Welfare Centre— 1 1 at £15 ... ... ... 15 Timabu — Child Welfare Centre — 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 745 Dunedin— Child Welfare Centre — 1 at £340 ... ... 340 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 6 1 at £185 ... ... 185 Boys'Receiving Home— 1,505 1 at £165 ... ... 165 2 1 at £135 ... ... 135 300 Less deductions for board ... 60 240 Invercargill— Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... .. 340 1 at £230 ... ... 230 3 1 at £143 ... ... 143 713 Special Schools — Weraroa Boys' Training Earm— 1 at £405" ... ... 405 1 at £300 ... ... 300 2 at £295 ... ... 590 Tat £280 ... ... 280 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £265 ... ... 265 1 at £245 ... ... 245 3 at £225 ... ... 675 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £195 195 2 at £160 ... ... 320. 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1.at £140 ' ... ... 140 18 1 at £135 ... ... 135 4,181 Less deductions for board ... 565 3,616

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

ofA- 1926-27. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OE EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare —continued. 121 Salaries and Wages—continued. Receiving Homes, &c.—continued. Special Schools—continued. Special School for Girls, Dunedin— £ 1 at £420 (8 months) ... ... 280 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £145 ... ... 290 lac £140 ... ... 140 I 8 1 at £130 ... ... 130 114 1,515 Less deductions for board ... 195 1,320 21,914 Otheb Charges fob and incidental to — 122 Boarding-out of children, maintenance of infants in foster homes and upkeep of orphans whose parents have died from influenza (part recoverable) ... 65,000 123 Legal expenses ... ... ... 50 124 Levin Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. : Payment in lieu of purchase of bonus shares ... ... 50 Maintenance of— 125 Inmates in Government Schools and of probationers in Boys' Receiving Homes, medical attendance of infants, and general upkeep of the institutions, including stock and work on land (part recoverable) ... ... ... 15,000 126 Inmates in private Industrial Schools: Capitation, refunds of maintenance payments, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,700 127 Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions ... 50 128 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 700 Refund of — 129 Inmates'earnings ... ... .. 200 130 Maintenance payments ... ... ... 300 131 Rent, office requisites, telephones, lighting, &c. ... 2,000 132 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... ' 100 133 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 6,500 134 Wages of inmates employed on farm work, &c. ... 75 135 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 40 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 3,000 Maintenance fees, sale of produce, rent of property, &c. ... 33,000 36,000 91,765 Total—Subdivision No. XILI ... 113,679

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

ofperstma. Iltem ' 1926-27. 1. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1926-27. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XIV.—Material avd Stores. 136 Salaries— Clerical Division. 1 lac £335 ... ... .. ... 335 General Division. 1 1 at £320 ... ... ... .. 320 Non-permanents. £ 1 at £250 ... ... ... 250 2 at £160 ... ... ... 320 4 1 at £130 ... ... ... 130 700 6 1,355 Other Charges for and incidental to — 137 Material and stores— Purchase and manufacture ... ... 3,000 138 Store (rent, lighting, cleaning, &c.), cartage, &e. ... 200 3,200 Less issues to other items of this Vote ... 6,000 Gr. 2,800 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Issues on payment ... ... £200 Total—Subdivision No. XIV ... Gr. 1,445 Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 139 Accidents to school children and teachers: Grants for medical and legal expenses, scholarships, and compensation ... ... 200 140 Conferences of Education Authorities... ... 500 141 Council of Education, including District Advisory Committees : Allowances and travelling-expenses of members, clerical assistance, advertising, incidental expenses, &c. ... ... ... 200 142 Examinations: Teachers', Public Service, Scholarships, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... 8,000 143 Exchange of Teachers : Allowances, bursaries, &c 50 144 Exhibitions : Preparing and forwarding school exhibits ... ... ... 50 145 Grading and certificates of teachers (including cost of inquiries, legal expenses, Courts of Appeal connected therewith, advertising, travelling-expenses, &c.) ... 420 146 Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age ... ... ... 3,400 147 N.Z. Ensigns for schools ... ... 120 148 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites ... ... 600 149 Printing and stationery, including supply of Parliamentary Papers ... ... ... 4,450 150 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,800 151 Purchase of motor-cars (recoverable) ... ... 1,000 152 Purchase of gramophones and records for schools (recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 153 Salaries of English teachers on exchange in New Zealand (recoverable) ... ... ... 2,500

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

(a.) Oredits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ ir* ■ £ Subdivision 1 900 .. jj|§ 900 II .. 1.62,700 162,700 111 .. 7,000 7,000 IV .. 400 400 V .. 4, 120 4,120 VI .. 5,000 5,000 VII .. 2,080 2,080 „ VIII .. 5,500 5,500 IX .. 210 210 X .. .500 500 XI .. 2,200 2,200 XII .. 2,950 2,950 „ XIII .. 36,000 36,000 XIV .. 200 200 XV .. 9,500 9,500 Totals .. 900 238,360 239,260

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Number it em . i nop. 97 Of Persons. VOTE No. 39—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— ivto-41. — continued. 1926-27. Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Services—contd. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 154 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery ... 50 155 Subsidies to public libraries ... ... ... 3,000 156 Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-19 ... ... ... 550 157 Superannuation contributions on house allowances of teachers absent on war service ... ... 750 158 Teachers' Superannuation Fund (additional subsidy) 25,000 159 Visits of Department's officers and representatives to other countries ... ... ... 500 160 War bursaries ... ... ... 400 161 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to all other items of this subdivision .. 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Examination fees, &c. (including refund from Public Service Commissioner's Office and Railway Department for conduct of ex- £ aminations) ... ... 5,000 Recoveries on account of— Gramophones for schools ... 1,000 Purchase of motor-cars ... 1,000 Salaries, English teachers .. 2,500 9,500 Total —Subdivision No. XV ... 55,590 Gboss Total ... ... ... ... 3,225,280 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 239,260 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 39 ... — 2,986,020

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 40. —Department of Scientific and Industrial £ £ £ Research— GROSS Total ... ... ... 1,700 4,415 6,115 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL ... ... ... 1,700 4,415 6,115 on"™. Item " 1926-27. VOTE No. 40.—DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC 1926-27. AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. £ £ 1 Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 Secretary at £1,200 (8 months) ... ... 800 Professional Division") Clerical Division t 8 months (on account) 900 General Division J ; 1,700 • Other Charges for and incidental to — j 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 300 3 Advisory Council: Allowances and travelling-expenses 250 4 Dominion Laboratory—• Additional staff to be appointed ... Fittings and apparatus (fuel research, physical ■ 750 laboratories, &c.) ... ... J 5 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 20 6 Grants for research ... ... ... 1,750 Meteorological Branch— 7 Extra cost involved in reorganization of staff ... 250 8 Maintenance of Observatories ... ... 200 9 Office-fittings and lequisites (including typewriters, &c.) ... ..." ... 500 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 40 11 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 120 12 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... .. 35 13 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 14 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in- | cidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 4,415 Gross Total ... ... ... 6,115 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 40 ... 6,115

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Appropriations for Nauru and Ocean Islands Account.

NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. | Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 41. —Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. ... 1,000 1,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 1,000 1,000 oSons. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 41.—NAURU AND OCEAN 1926-27. ISLANDS. £ £ 1 Charges for and incidental to— Administration, travelling-expenses, &c. ... 1,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 1,000 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 41 ... 1,000

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Appropriations for Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account,

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.

I 1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 68 —Expenses of Management— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. ... 41,200 41,200 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. ... 25 25 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 41,175 41,175 ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. — VOTE No. 68.—EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT. 1926-27. £ £ Charges for and incidental to — 1 Lands Department: Recovery of management and other departmental expenses connected with the administration of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act ... 40,000 2 Revaluation Boards, expenses of ... ... 1,200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous ... ... 25 Gross Total ... ... ... 41,200 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 25 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 68 ... 41,175

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 69.—Land for Settlements Expenses— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 1,192 3,644 4,836 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 50 50 NET TOTAL .. .. 1,192 3,594 4,786 oSl. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 69.—LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS 1926-27. EXPENSES. 1 * Salaries— £ £ Clerical Division. 1 1 at £767 ... ... ... 767 Glass IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 2 1,192 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 5 3 Audit fees ... ... ... 30 4 Grant to J. D. Ritchie, Land Purchase Controller, on retirement, in lieu of leave of absence ... 413 5 Office fitting3 and requisites ... ... 10 6 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 7 Preliminary expenses: Valuations, &c. ... ... 250 8 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 25 9 Refund of portion of land-tax due on Te Wera Estate for year 1926-27 ... ... ... 349 10 Eefund of proportion of land-tax and rates upon estates purchased for settlements ... ... 25 11 Services rendered by other Departments ... 50 12 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 25 13 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 250 14 Typewriters: Purchase and upkeep ... ... 5 15 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 10 Lands Department—■ Roading, drainage, improvements, &c., for the benefit or protection of settlements under Section 77 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908 : — Grants— 16 For purpose of extinguishing a fire in the Albury Coal-mine, situated on Section 1, Block II, Chamberlain Settlement .., 100 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Servioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued.

I I ■K£. 1926-27. 1 VOTE No. 69—LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS 1926-27. EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Other- Charges for and incidental to —continued. Lands. —continued. Roading, drainage, improvements, &c.—continued. Grants—continued. 17 Pahurehure Domain: Purchase of land ... 350 18 Hadlow Settlement: Metalling access road ... 250 19 Maerewhenua Settlement : Eiver protection works ; 10 20 Remuera Settlement: Roading ... ... 215 Reporoa Settlement— 21 Erection of bridge over Waiotapu Stream ... 133 ; 22 Maintenance of drains ... ... 519 23 Road access to Section 29s ... ... 170 Subsidies— I 24 L Allenby Settlement : Drainage (£1 for £1) ... 250 25 | Otway Settlement Drainage (£1 for £2) ... 485 26 j Te Pua Settlement: Completion of roading ... 75 27 ! Tawaha Settlement: Removal of logs in Ruatanga Stream ... ... ... 40 4,094 Less estimated amount of items provided for but not required during the current year ... 450 3,644 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Miscellaneous ... ... £50 Gross Total ... ... ... 4,836 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 50 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 69 ... 4,786

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account).

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

(DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.) 1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 70.—Land for Settlement of Discharged £ £ £ Soldiers: Expenses — Gross Total .. .. .. ... 6,101 6,101 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. ... 693 693 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 5,408 5,408 ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 70.—LAND FOR SETTLEMENT OF 1926-27 DISCHARGED SOLDIERS: EXPENSES. £ £ Charges for and incidental to — 1 Audit fees ... ... ... 55 2 Glencoe Settlement: Drainage ... ... 580 Goat Hills Settlement — 3 Maintenance of access road ... .. 75 4 Road access ... ... ... 220 5 Mataikona Estate : Grant towards maintenance of county roads ... ... ... 706 6 Oakwood Settlement, Canterbury : Metalling access road ... ... ... 255 7 Orongo Settlement : Maintenance of drains, &c. ... 250 8 Otahome Settlement: Roading (part recoverable) ... 2,460 9 Strathvale Settlement: Drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) 750 10 Waitolii Peaks Settlement : Roading ... ... 50 11 Wharekaka Settlement : Water-supply ... 1,700 7,101 Less amount of items provided for but not required during the current year ... ... 1,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Otahome Settlement: Roading ... 635 Miscellaneous ... ... 58 693 Gross Total .. ... ... 6,101 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 693 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 70 ... 5,408

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Appropriations for Main Highways Account (Main Highways Revenue Fund).

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.

(MAIN HIGHWAYS REVENUE FOND). 1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 72. —Maintenance of Main Highways— £ & & GROSS Total .. .. .. ... 656,500 656,500 CBEDITS-in-AID .. .. .. ... 10,000 10,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 646,500 646,500 o?p—. 1926-27. VOTE No. 72.—MAINTENANCE OF MAIN __________ 1926-27. HIGHWAYS. £ £ Charges for and incidental to — 1 Improvement, maintenance, and repair of main highways, including hire and purchase of machinery and plant or other equipment, and all other expenses, including administration, supervision, travelling-expenses, compensation in respect of accidents or injuries to workmen, and contingencies ... ... ... 635,000 2 Post and Telegraph Department : Cost of collection of motor-registration fees ... ... ... 21,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous ... ... 10,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 656,500 Cbedits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 10,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 72 ... 646,500

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Appropriations for Native Land Settlement, Account.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.

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1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 74.—Native Land Purchase Expenses — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 2,005 2 ,700 4,705 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. ... ... NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,005 2,700 4,705 oSl Item " 1926-27. . 1 VOTE No. 74.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE 1926-27. EXPENSES. £ £ 1 * Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Non-permanent. 1 1 (Judge's Assistant on Consolidation Schemes, Eotorua District) ... ... ... 500 4 — 2,005 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Contribution towards expenses of consolidation schemes ... ... ... ... 500 3 Travelling and general administration expenses ... 2,000 4 Valuation fees ... .... ... 200 2,700 Gross Total ... ... ... 4,705 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 74 ... 4,705 Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase. * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List."

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Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. ! Other Charges. Total. j | Vote No. 75. —State Coal-mines— £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 9,356 271,605 280,961 CREDITS-IN-AXD .. .. .. 5,300 5,300 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 9,356 266,305 275,661 of N Pe™s b o e „ r s. 1926-27. VOTE No. 75.—STATE COAL-MINES. 1926-27. 1 * Sal abies — £ £ Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Superintendent, State Coal-mines) ... 791 Class B— I 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Clerical Division. Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class IV— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Class V— £ 1 at £380 ... ... 380 2 1 at £355 ... ... 355 735 Class VI— 2 at £335 ... ... 670 3! 1 at £320 ... ... 320 990 Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 273 1 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 212 1 at £210 (7 months), £190 (5 months) 202 1 at £190 (11 months), £165 (1 month) 189 1 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 133 *■ 1 at £135 (9 months), £115 (3 months) 130 1 at £115 (10 months), £95 (2 months) 112 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 107 1 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) 88 II 1 at £80 ... ... 80 1,821 General Division. 1 at £425 ... ... 425 1 at £374 ... ... 374 1 at £365 ... ... 365 1 at £295 ... ... 295 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for State Coal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT —continued.

ofpeton, Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 75—STATE COAL-MINES—continued. 1926-27. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ General Division—continued. £ 1 at £290 ... ... 290 1 at £270 ... ... 270 2 at £260 ... ... 520 9 1 at £270 ... ... 270 — 2,809 30 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 80 Proportion of salaries to be recovered by Mines Department ... ... ... 250 9,356 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advances to workmen for erection of dwellings (£2,000), on account ... ... ... 600 3 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 200 4 Coal supplies free to mine-managers, &c. ... 40 5 Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines 1,800 | 6 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts ... ... ... 3,000 7 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) ... ... 300 Depots : Purchase of stocks and trading expenses— 8 Christchurch ... .... ... 20,000 9 Wanganui ... ... ... 3,500 10 Wellington ... ... ... 35,000 Grants—11 Runanga Bowling-green and Tennis-court ... 100 12 Eunanga library, repairs ... ... ... 120 13 Harbour rates and royalty ... ... ... 7,000 14 Head office expenses ... ... ... 155 15 House allowance: Superintendent, State Coal-mines 100 16 James Colliery expenses ... ... ... 40,000 17 Liverpool Colliery expenses ... ... ... 155,000 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 140 19 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 250 Prospecting and Development of State Coal-mines — 20 MacDonald Mine ... ... ... 50 21 James Mine ... ... ... ... 1,000 22 Liverpool Mine ... .. ... 2,000 23 Seddonville Colliery expenses ... ... 125 Subsidies— 24 Croquet lawn, Eunanga (£1 for £1) ... ... 125 25 Eunanga Medical Association ... ... 200 26 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 27 Tree-planting at Runanga ... ... ... 600 28 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Eeturn of deposits ... ... £300 Sale of plant, railway tickets, &c. 5,000 5,300 271,605 GROSS Total ... ... ... ———-—- 280,961 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 5,300 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 75 ... ~| 275,661 •• ■ *Wm -' jg p if I

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. j Total. 1 ; | Vote No. 76.—State Forest Service — £ £ £ Capital Charges — Subdivision I. —Salaries .. .. .. 13,937 ... 13,937 ,, II. —General Development .. ... 6,581 6,681 ,, III. —Forest Fire Prevention . . .. j 390 390 „ IV. —Education, &c. .. .. ••• 245 „ V. —Forest Research .. .. ••• j 4,915 4,915 ,, VI. —General Afforestation .. .. ••• 120,246 120,246 ,, VII.—Acquisition of Indigenous Forests, &c. ■■■ 18,658 18,658 13,937 151,035 164,972 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Subdivision I. —Salaries .. .. .. 27,675 ... 27,675 „ II. —General Development .. .. ... 23,829 23,829 „ III. —Forest Fire Prevention .. .. ... 2,594 2,594 „ IV.—Education, &c. .. .. ... 1,776 1,776 „ V. —Forest Research .. .. ... 6,628 6,628 „ VI.—General Afforestation .. .. ... j 3,090 3,090 „ VII. —Acquisition of Indigenous Forests, &c. ••• 74 74 „ VIII. —Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies ■■■ 11,033 11,033 for Tree-planting: Miscellaneous 27,675 49,024 76,699 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 41,612 200,059 241,671 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 50 956 1,006 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 41,562 199,103 240,665 Number Item qnft 07 Of Persons. VOTE No. 76.—STATE FOREST SEEVICE. iyzD 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Salaries. £ £ 1 *Salaries — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,000 (Director) ... 1,000 2 1 at £675 (Secretary) ... 675 1,675 Professional Division. Class A— 1 at £700 ... ... 700 2 1 at £615 ... ... 615 Glass B— 1,315 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass D— 1 at £425 ... ... 425 2 at £400 ... ... 800 4 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 1,560 Clerical Division. Class III — 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Glass V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Class VI— 7 7 at £335 ... ... ... 2,345 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item _ VOTE No. 76.—STATE FOREST SERVICE—con tinned 1Q9A 97 of Persons. Lo£0 -u I . Subdivision No. I.—Salaries—continued. 1926-27. Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII— £ 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £230 ... ... 230 3 at £210 ... ... 630 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £155 ... ... 155 5 at £115 ... ... 575 5 at £95 ... ... 475 21 2 at £80 ... ... 160 3,190 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 210 General Division. 2 at £715 ... ... 1,430 1 at £690 ... ... 690 1 at £665 ... ... 665 3 at £565 ... 1,695 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 4 at £410 ... ... 1,640 I at £390 ... ... 390 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 6 at £360 ... ... 2,160 3 at £340 ... ... 1,020 II at £320 ... ... 3,520 3 at £315 ... ... 945 3 at £310 ... ... 930 1 at £300 ... ... 300 7 at £295 ... ... 2,065 2 at £285 ... ... 570 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £270 ... ... 270 3 at £260 ... 780 2 at £255 ... ... 510 1 at £250 ... ... 250 3 at £245 ... ... 735 4 at £235 ... ... 940 5 at £225 ... ... 1,125 1 at £205 ... ... 205 77 1 at £185 ... ... 185 25,990 Non-permanents. 1 at £299 ... ... 299 2 at £295 ... ... 590 2 at £255 ... ... 510 1 at £245 .. ... 245 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3 at £234 ... ... 702 3 at £169 ... ... 507 2 at £143 ... ... 286 i 1 at £136 ... ... 136 1 at £120 ... ... 120 2 at £104 ... .... 208 2 at £91 ... ... 182 22 lac £78 ... ... 78 ; — 4,098 140 Allowances to officers performing higher duties, 2 at ; £70 each (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ! 140 " 7 7; ' 42,788 ! Less salaries provided but not now required ... 1,176 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) £50 I Total—Subdivision No. I ... ' 41,612

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number of Persons. 1926—27. 1926-27. [ VOTE No. 76.—STATE FOREST SERVICE—contd. £ ! £ Subdivision No. II.—General Development and, Management of State Forests, Provisional State Forests, and Forested Reserves. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 2 Buildings ... ... ... 2,250 3 Demarcation ... ... ... 585 4 Field equipment, tools, instruments, and tents ... 455 5 | Forest Atlas , ... ... ... 610 6 Office equipment ... ... ... j 1,110 7 Motor vehicles ... ... ... 805 8 Roads, tracks, and fences ... ... ... 666 9 Telephone lines (forest) ... ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the ! Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) £5 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 6,581 ! Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 10 j Advertising ... ... ... 205 11 1 Akatarawa Reserve administration expenses (part recoverable) ... ... ... 150 12 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 16 13 i Destruction of deer ... ... ... 1,000 14 Destruction of wild pigs (recoverable from Department of Lands and Survey, £350; Department of Agriculture, £350) ... ... ... 1,050 15 Forest reconnaissance ... ... ... 1,728 16 Grant to officer on retirement, in lieu of leave of absence, in terms of Public Service Regulations ... 10 17 Grazing reconnaissance ... ... ... 151 18 Kauri-gum, collection of ... ... ... 50 19 Legal expenses ... ... ... ... 195 20 Maintenance buildings ... ... ... 125 21 Maintenance field equipment, tools, &c. ... 130 22 Maintenance office equipment ... ... 155 23 Maintenance roads, tracks, and fences ... ... 211 24 Maintenance telephone lines (forest) ... ... 60 25 Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning ... 3,380 26 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 25 27 Payment to other Departments for services rendered ! 250 28 Policing, patrol and maintenance ... ... 1,200 : 29 Postage, cables, telegrams, &c. ... ... 780 ■30 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 895 31 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 609 32 Railway Department: Lease of loading-site (recoverable) ... ... 32 33 Settlement land examination ... ... 74 34 Special forest investigations ... 110 35 Supervision of current operations ... ... 279 36 Survey charges, Sections 8 and 9, Block XV, Tutamoe 90 37 Timber cruising, valuation, and appraisal (part recoverable) ... ... ... 2,974 ! 38 i Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,000 ]

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Appropriations for State Forests Account

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Ttgm 1 nno on of Persons. ' VOTE No. 76.—STATE FOREST SERVICE—contd. 1926-27. 19 9 6-27 Subdivision No. II.—General Development and Manage- ~ ' ment of State Forests, die.—continued. Operation and Maintenance Charges—continued. Charges for and incidental to—continued. 39 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor vehicles 1,450 40 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,345 41 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of subdivision ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote)— Destruction of wild pigs— Vote, Department of Lands and £ Survey ... ... 350 Vote, Department of Agriculture 350 Lease of loading-site ... ... 32 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 832 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 23,829 Totai—Subdivision No. II ... — j 30,410 Subdivision No. III.—Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention : Indigenous Forests. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 42 Equipment ... ... ... 275 43 Protection improvements ... ... , 115 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 390 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 44 ! Communication and controls ... ... 152 45 Locomotion . ... ... ... 221 46 : Maintenance of equipment ... ... ... 50 47 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 366 48 Wages ... ... ... 1,805 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) £5 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 2,594 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... ! 2 984 : Subdivision No. IV.—Education . Banger Instruction School, Working Reference Library, Departmental Publications, and Statistical Data. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 49 Reference library and text books ... ... 195 50 ! Photographic equipment ... ... ... 50 Total—Capital Charges ... .. 245

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

o" r s. Ttem - 1926-27. VOTE No. 76—STATE FOREST SERVICE—contd. 1926-27. ; Subdivision No. IV.—Education : Banger Instruction £ £ School, Working Reference Library, dc.—continued. Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 51 Forest exhibits and Technological Museum ... 260 52 Photographic records and material ... ... 205 53 Professional trade and current publications ... 155 54 Rangers Instruction School..; ... ... 50 55 Service bulletins, preparation and publication of ... 710 56 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 396 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) £14 Total —Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 1,776 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... ' 2,021 ! Subdivision No. V.—Forest Research : Silvicultural Ecological Utilization and Forest Management. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 57 Aboretum, Rotorua ... ... 250 58 Forest Ecology, Equipment and instruments for ... 10 59 Forest Experiment Stations (Westland) ... 2,215 60 Forest Experiment Station (Rotorua) ... ... 50 61 Timber-testing equipment and apparatus ... 2,300 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 4,915 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 62 Forest Ecology ... ... ... j 500 63 Silvicultural management studies ... ... 924 64 Utilization ... ... ... 245 65 Timber products testing and investigations ... 4,100 66 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 859 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 6,628 Total—Subdivision No. V ... — — 11,543 Subdivision No. VI.—General Afforestation : Building, Tree - planting, Maintenance and Protection of Plantations, Operations of Nurseries, and Collateral Activities. : . . .. J Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to— Nurseries— 67 Hanmer (part recoverable) ... .... 6,255 68 Naseby ... ... ... 610 69 Rotorua ... ... ... 13,300 70 Tapanui ... ... 3,925 71 Westland ... ... ... i 2,784

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STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

'29—8. 7.

Number Item _ IQQfi 97 of Persons. V0 TE No. 76—STATE FOREST SEEYICE —contd. 1926-27. Subdivision No. VI.—General Afforestation: Building, Tree-planting, dc. —continued. £ £ Capital Charges—continued. Charges for and incidental to —continued. Plantations— 72 Balmoral ... ... ' ... 8,500 73 Blue Mountain ... ... ... 4,550 74 Conical Hills .. ... ... 1,000 75 Dumgree ... ... ... 430 76 Dusky Hill ... ... 310 77 Galloway ... ... ... 10 78 Gimmerburn ... ... ... 10 79 Greenvale ... ... .. 2,800 80 Hanmer Springs .. ... ... 8,100 81 Kaingaroa ... ... ... 19,460 82 Karioi ... ... ... 2,000 83 Marlborough ... ... ... 2,563 84 Maramarua ... ... ... 1,730 85 Naseby ... ... 1,070 86 Omarama ... .... ... 10 87 Pebbly Hill ... ... ... 1,000 88 Point Halswell ... ... ... 50 89 Puhipuhi ... ... ... 750 90 Pukerau ... ... 510 91 Raincliffe ... ... .. 280 92 Riverhead ... ... ... 3,700 93 Waiotapu ... ... ... 2,595 94 Waitahuna ... ... ... 25 95 Whakarewarewa ... ... ... 3,600 96 Land purchase for extension of nurseries and plantations ... ... 25,379 97 Sand-dune reclamation and afforestation . .. 2,440 98 Seed-extraction plant ... ... ... 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) £50 Total—Capital Charges... ... ... 120,246 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 99 Forest regulation studies ... ... ... 200 100 Preparation of planting plans and forest extension ... 830 101 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,250 102 Tree seed operations (part recoverable) ... ... 810 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) £50 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 3,090 Total —Subdivision No. VI ... 123,336 Subdivision No. VII. —Acquisition of Indigenous Forests. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 103 Purchase of Sections 8 and 9, Block XIY, Kaeo ... 680 104 Refund to Land for Settlements Account for acquisition of Reserves 3506/8, 3512, Pareora No. 2 Settlement ... ... ... 163 1.05 Refund to Native Land Settlement Account for purchase of Puketitiri Blocks ... ... 17,815 Total—Capital Charges ... ... I 18,658 I

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Appropriations for State Forest Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. £ £ £ Subdivision I 50 .. 50 II .. 837 837 „ 111 .. 5 5 IV .. 14 14 VI .. 100 100 Totals 50 956 1,006

oftat. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 76.—STATE FOREST SERVICE —contd. 1926-27, Subdivision No. VII.—Acquisition of Indigenous £ I £ Forests—continued. Opeeation and Maintenance Chaeges— Charges for and incidental to — 106 Refund to Land for Settlements Account— Yearly rent on Sections 28-30, Block VIII, Otanewainuku S.D. ... ... ... 74 Total—Operation Charges ... ... 74 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 18,732 Subdivision No. VIII.—Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies for Tree-planting : Miscellaneous. Opeeation and Maintenance Chakges— Charges for and incidental to — 107 Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 200 108 Expenses of Director of Forestry visiting Melbourne re proposed Forestry Conference ... ... 100 109 Expenses of forest officers going overseas ... 300 110 Grant to Nelson Progress League for erection of hut, Mount Arthur ... ... ... 15 111 Grant towards memorial to the late Sir David Hutchins ... ... ... 25 112 Grant to officer on retirement in lieu of leave of absence in terms of Public Service Regulations ... 143 113 Payment to local authorities under Section 17, Finance Act, 1924 ... .. ... 10,250 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 11,033 Geoss Total ... ... ... ... 241,671 Ceedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 1,006 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 76 ... 240,665

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Appropriations for Westport Harbour Account.

WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges, i Total. Vote No. 77. -Westport Harbour — £ ■ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 5,692 14,527 20,219 Credits-in-aid .. .. 60 10 70 NET TOTAL .. .. 5,632 14,517 20,149 onions. Item ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 77.—WESTPORT HARBOUR. 1926-27. 1 *Salaries— £ £ Professional Division. Glass D— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class VII— 1 1 at £135 ... ... ... 135 General Diviston. £ 2 at £363 ... ... 726 1 at £329 ... ... 329 2 at £305 ... ... 610 1 at £276 ... ... 276 2 at £264 ... ... 528 2 at £245 ... ... 490 1 at £238 ... ... 238 12 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3,432 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £260 ... ... ... 260 17 Unclassified. Marine Department: Administration expenses ... 500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Contribution from Department of £ Internal Affairs ... ... 60 5,692 * For particulars of salaries see (< Public Service Classification List." Note.—-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Westport Harbour Account.

WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Other Salaries. Charges. 1926-27. 60 10 70 Totals .... 60 10 70

ofp™. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 77.—WESTPOET HARBOUR—contd. 1926-27. Other Charges foe and incidental to — £ £ 2 Audit fees ... ... ... 50 3 Compensation for accidents ... ... 30 4 Dredging (including repairs and maintenance) ... 10,000 5 Grant to Westport School of Mines ... . . 25 6 Harbour maintenance and working-expenses ... 3,150 7 Office expenses ... ... ... 200 8 Retiring-allowances ... ... ... 312 9 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 70 10 Tug : Working-expenses, repairs, and maintenance of 350 11 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 10 14,527 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... .. £10 Gross Total ... ... ... —— 20,219 Cbedits-IN-AID (a) ... ... ... ... 70 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 77 ... 20,149 | -

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries and other Charges. Total. Wages. Vote No. 78. —Working Railways — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 4,511,306 2,665,779 7,177,085 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 480,000 220,000 700,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 4,031,306 2,445,779 6,477,085 Number ltem . 1926-27. of Persons. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS.* 3,138 Miles. 1926-27. | 1 General Charges— £ £ Read Office: Salaries. Subdivision I. Class I (Board of Management)— £ 1 at £1,750 (chairman) ... ... 1,750 3 2 at £1,250 (members) ... ... 2,500 4,250 Subdivision II. Special Grade II— 2 2 at £765 ... ... ... 1,530 Special Grade III— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Special Grade IV — 1 ! 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Grade I—2 j 2 at £615 ... ... 1,230 Grade II— 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Grade III— ' 1,005 5 5 at £470 ... ... ... 2,350 Grade IV— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Grade V— 5 5 at £380 ... ... ... 1,940 Grade VI— 5 5 at £335 ... ... ... 1,675 Grade VII— 15 at £295 ... ... 4,425 17 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 4,975 * For particulars of salaries see Railways Department Classification List. " D.-3."

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

on>™. Item " 1926-27. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1926-27. 1 Gbnbbaii Chaeges—continued. £ £ Read Office : Salaries—continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade VIII— £ 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £155 ... ... 310 3 at £135 ... ... 405 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £95 ... ... 95 13 4 at £80 ... ... 320 Lodging-allowances— ... ... 1 625 58 2 at £35 ... ... 70 1 at £25 ... ... 25 1 at £10 ... ... 10 105 22,915 Contingencies—Temporary clerical assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowances to members under the Regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1908, allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, value of accrued i leave due to deceased members, special allowance to shorthand-writers, cost of hearing Appeal Board cases, expenses in connection with sittings of Wages Boards, Inquiry Boards, and Royal Commissions, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Salaries of casual clerks, office assistants, £ and typists ... ... 2,550 Australian railway statistics ... 250 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous ... 300 Stationery and supplies ... ... 1,500 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 120 Travelling expenses and allowances ... 1,500 Travelling-expenses, Appeal Board ... 315 6,535 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Department of Internal Affairs: Salaries of Private Secretaries to Ministers of Railways, Education, and Labour: 2 at £425, 1 at £295 ... ... ... £1,145 29,450 Chief Accountant's Office : Salaries. Subdivision I. Glass II— 1 1 at £900 ... ... ... 900 Subdivision II. Grade I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Grade II— £ 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Grade III— 1,005 6 6 at £470 ... ... ... 2,820

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

1926-27. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAY S—con tinned. 1926-27. General Charges—continued. £ £ 1 Chief Accountant's Office : Salaries—continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade IV— 7 7 at £425 ... ... ... 2,975 Grade V— £ 4 at £380 ... ... 1,520 5 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Grade VI— 1,875 7 7 at £335 ... .. ... 2,345 Grade VII— 26 at £295 ... ... 7,670 4 at £275 ... ... 1,100 31 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Grade VIII— 9,000 4 at £190 ... ... 760 2 at £115 ... . 230 10 4 at £95 ... ... 380 ——— Lodging-allowances— — 1,370 70 3 at £25 ... ... 75 1 at £10 ... ... 10 85 Contingencies— 22,990 Salaries of casual clerks, office assistants, machinists, and ticket sorters 5,100 Stores, stationery, and supplies ... 1,500 Cost of ticket printing ... ... 4,300 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 100 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 2,073 13,073 36,063 Less amounts provided for under other sections 9,000 27,063 Training School: Salaries. Grade VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Grade VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £275 ... ... 275 570 Grade VIII— 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £95 ... ... 190 44 40 at £80 ... ... 3,200 3,660 47 Lodging-allowance— 30 at £35 ... ... ... 1,050 5,615 Contingencies— Travelling and transfer expenses ... 200 Stationery and supplies ... ... 185 385 6,000

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

ofpeton, rtem - 1926-27. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1926-27. 1 General Chabges—continued. £ £ Miscellaneous General Charges. Allowances to be paid to members of the First and j 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 1 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 1,000 Departmental Buildings— Wages of messengers, cleaners, and £ night-watchmen ... ... 3,100 Furniture and fittings .. ... 500 Maintenance of buildings ... ... 1,500 Water, light, and power ... ... 1,600 6,700 Expenses in connection with — Members of Railway Department visiting Australia, Africa, England, and America on official business 2,000 Fee to Chairman of Railway Appeal Boards ... 100 Government Railways Superannuation Fund contribution ... ... ... 170,000 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Government Railways Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... 18,075 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition : Exhibit ... 1,000 Railway Magazine : Printing and publication ... 4,500 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of regulations ... 2,000 205,376 Less amounts provided under the various sections 15,000 190,376 I Total Head Office and General Charges ... 252,889 2 Divisional Superintendence: Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 2 2 at £1,000 ... ... ... 2,000 Subdivision II. Special Grade II— 2 2 at £765 .. ... ... 1,530 Special Grade IY — 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Grade I — 1 | 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Grade III — 1 | 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Grade IV— 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

30 —B. 7.

Number Ifce J 1926-27 of Persons. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. ' ' 1926-27. 2 Divisional Superintendence : Salaries —continued. £ £ Subdivision II—continued. Grade VII— £ 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 6 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Grade VIII— 1,685 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £115 ... ... 115 3 1 at £90 ... ... 90 360 19 Contingencies — 8,600 Lighting and water ... ... 50 Stationery, stores, and printing ... 200 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 600 Miscellaneous ... ... 250 1,100 9,700 3 Branch Expenditure— Working-expenses of Sections— Including salaries and wages ; allowances 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 draughting assistance ; travelling allowance and expenses; allowances to members under Regulation No. 86 (made under the Government Railways Act, 1908); increased night allowances-to members and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations; value of accrued leave due to deceased members; stationery and supplies ; also contingencies and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Maintenance Branch— General Superintendence : Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 1 1 at £1,200 (Chief Engineer) ... ... 1,200 Subdivision II. Special Grade II— 1 1 at £925 ... ... ... 925 Special Grade III— 2 2 at £850 ... ... ... 1 1 700 Grade I— 4 4 at £615 ... ... ... 2,460

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item . 1926-27 Of Persons. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS.—continued. *'• 1926-27. 3 Branch Expenditure—continued. £ £ Maintenance Branch—continued. General Superintendence : Salaries—continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Grade IV— 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Grade V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Grade VII— £ 10 at £295 ... ... 2,950 11 1 at £190 ... ... 190 Grade VIII— 3,140 2 at £135 ... ... 270 3 at £115 ... ... 345 2 at £105 ... ... 210 2 at £95 ... ... 190 11 2 at £80 ... ... 160 Lodging-allowances— 1,175 36 1 at £35 ... ... 35 2 at £25 ... ... 50 2 at £10 ... ... 20 105 13,210 Contingencies —Temporary clerical and draughting assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowancea to members under Regulation No. 86 (made under the Government Railways Act, 1908), increased night allowances to members and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, value of accrued leave due to deceased members, and all other unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — £ Lighting and miscellaneous ... 200 Salaries of casual clerks and draughtsmen 1,180 Stationery and supplies ... ... 1,000 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 130 Travelling expenses and allowances ... 800 3,310 Working-expenses of Sections — Maintenance of Way and WorksSection — Kaihu .. ... 5,500^1 Gisborne ... ... 17,900 North Island Main Line and Branches 619,120 South Island Main Line and Branches 584,000 - 1,278,870 Westport ... ... 19,500 Nelson ... ... 15,800 Picton ... ... 17,050 J Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for originating idea of ballast plough ... ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) ... ... £25,000 1,295,440

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Appropriations for Working Baihvays Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

Number Item 1926-27 of Persons. . yoTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued. " L,;^ 1926-27. 3 Branch Expenditure—continued. £ £ Maintenance Branch (Signals) — General Superintendence: Salaries. Subdivision II. Special Grade II— I I at £925 (Signal Engineer) ... ... 925 Special Grade III— 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Grade II— 3 3 at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 Grade III— 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Grade IV— £ 7 at £425 ... ... 2,975 9 2 at £400 ... ... 800 £,775 Grade V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... .. 760 Grade VI— 5 at £335 ... ... 1,675 7 2 at £320 ... ... 640 2,315 ' Grade VII— 7 at £295 ... ... 2,065 9 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2,445 Grade VIII1 at £145 ... ... 145 2 at £135 ... ... 270 4 1 at £115 ... ... 115 530 38 Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 10 14,010 Contingencies— Salaries of casual staff ... ... 295 Stationery and supplies ... ... 700 Travelling-expenses ... ... 523 1,518 15,528 Working-expenses of Sections — Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances— Section— £ Kaihu ... ... 60 Gisborne ... ... 160 North Island Main Line and Branches 53,000 South Island Main Line and Branches 47,500 -101,660 Westport ... ... 600 Nelson ... ... 160 Picton ... ... 180 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) ... ... £255 117,188

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

of^Persons. Item- VOTE No. 78.—WOBKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1926-27. I 1926-27. Bbanch Expenditure—continued. j ' I £ Jg 3 Locomotive Branch. General Superintendence : Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 1 1 at £1,200 (Chief Mechanical Engineer) ... 1,200 Subdivision II. Special Grade I— £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 2 1 at £850 ... ... 850 Special Grade II — 1,850 1 1 at £765 ... ... .. 765 Special Grade III— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Special Grade IV — 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 . Grade I— 3 at £615 ... ... 1,845 4 1 at £565 ... ... 565 Grade II— 2,410 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Grade III— 9 5 at £470 ... ... 2,350 7 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Grade IY— 3,240 7 at £425 ... ... 2,975 8 1 at £400 ... ... 400 Grade Y— 3,375 1 at £380 ... ... 380 2 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Grade VI — 735 4 ! 4 at £335 ... ... ... 1,340 Grade VII— 5 5 at £295 ... ... ... 1,475 Grade VIII— 3 at £190 ... ... 570 2 at £155 ... ... 310 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £95 ... ... 95 9 1 at £80 ... ... 80 1,315 46 Contingencies— 19,600 Salaries of casual staff ... ... 2,663 Stationery and supplies ... .. 1,500 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 1,850 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 84 6,097 Working-expenses of Sections— ■ 25,697 Locomotive Transportation and Maintenance, Repairs, and Renewals of Rolling-stock— Section — Kaihu ... ... 3,200\ Gisborne ... ... 18,600 North Island Main Line and Branches 1,717,000 South Island Main Line and Branches 1,149,000 1 2,960,100 Westport ... ... 41,0001 Nelson ... ... 15,600 Picton ... ... 15,700; Allowance to enginemen and firemen employed on Rimutaka Incline ... ... ... 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) ... ... £7,000 2,985,997

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Appropriationt for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item . 1 QOROn of Persons. VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. '' 1926-27. Branch Expenditure—continued. £ £ 3 Traffic Branch— General Superintendence ; Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 2 2 at £1,000 (General Superintendent of Transportation and Operating and Equipment Assistant) ... 2,000 Sub-division II. Special Grade II— 1 1 at £800 ... ... ... 800 Grade II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 5L5 Grade III— £ 9 at £470 ... ... 4,230 10 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Grade IV- 4,675 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Grade V— 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 4 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Grade VI— 1,495 7 at £335 ... ... 2,345 8 1 at £320 ... ... 320 Grade VII— 2,665 2 2 at £295 ... ... ... 590 30 13,590 Contingencies— Salaries of casual business agents, office assistants, tabulating machinists, and ticket sorters ... 4,800 Stores, stationery, and supplies ... 3,500 Travelling allowances and expenses 4,000 Water, light, and power ... ... 1,500 13,800 27,390 Working-expenses of Sections— Traffic Transportation Expenses— Section — Kaihu ... ... 2,200 Gisborne ... ... 7,500 North Island Main Line and Branches 925,035 South Island Main Line and Branches 740,035 -1,721,970 Westport ... ... 30,000 Nelson ... ... 6,600 Picton ... ... 10,600 J Allowance to guards employed on Rimutaka Incline 100 Money stolen by burglars from Ashhurst, Dunedin, and Remuera ... ... ... 13 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) ... ... £16,600 1,749,473 Total Working Expenses of Sections ... 6,148,098

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

Number It -iQ0C07 Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1926-27. 4 Subsidiary Services — £ £ Lake Wakatipu Steamers— £ Salaries and wages ... ... 7,700 Coal and stores ... ... 5,000 Other charges ... ... 3,000 15,700 Refreshment Booms: Salaries^r Subdivision II. Special Grade IV— 1 1 at £715 ... .. ... 7L5 Grade III— 1 1 at £445 ... ... ... 445 Grade IV— 1 1 at £400 ... ... ... 400 Grade VI— 6 6 at £335 ... ... ... 2,010 Grade VII— 8 8 at £295 ... ... ... 2,360 Grade VIII— £ 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £115 ... ... 230 5 1 at £95 ... ... 95 Lodging-allowance— ... ... 705 22 1 at £25 ... ... ... 25 6,660 Wages, stores, provisions, and contingencies ... 98,340 105,000 Advertising Service : Salaries■— Subdivision II. Special Grade IV— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Grade III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Grade VII— 6 6 at £295 ... ... ... 1,770 Grade VIII— £ 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £115 ... ... 115 4 1 at £95 ... ... 95 Lodging-allowances— 535 12 1 at £25 ... ... 25 1 at £10 ... ... 10 35 i 3,475 Wages and contingencies ... ... ... 41,525 I 45,000 Departmental Dwellings— Maintenance, repairs, and renewals ... ... 142,419 Refreshment-room Buildings, Bookstalls, £c.— Maintenance, repairs, and renewals ... ... 12,216 Total Subsidiary Services ... ... 320,335 Total Head Office, Working-expenses and Subsidiary Services ... ... 6,731,022

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT —continued.

ofKL Item - 1926-27. - VOTE No. 78.—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued , 1926-27. 4 Renewals Fund— & & Renewal of track, bridges, way and works £ rolling stock, workshops, &o. ... 377,000 Less credits provided for in other items 564,000 Gr. 187,000 Betterments Fund— Improvements of way and works rolling stock, re-freshment-rooms, &c. ... ... ... 100,000 Insurance and Equalization Funds— Replacement of buildings and other property destroyed by fire, upkeep of fire brigades, workers compensation for accidents, slips, floods, and accidents, &c. ... ... 58,000 Less credits ... ... 75,000 Gr. 17,000 Credits on account of internal adjustment of interest and rent ... ... ... Cr. 160,000 Total Renewals, &c., Funds ... ... Gr.264,000 5 Stokes Branch—• £ Comptroller of Stores ... 900 2 Assistant Comptroller of Stores 615 1,515 Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, contingencies ... t ... 2,148,548 2,150,063 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items ... ... 2,100,000 — 50,063 State Sawmills— Purchase of land, timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies — Mamaku Sawmill ... ... 35,000 Pukete Timber Reserve ... 700 Maroa Timber Reserve ... 500 Pokako Timber Reserve Erua Timber Reserve ... . o nr) Frankton Junction Sawmill and ' Timber-yard ... 175,000 Less estimated credits ... 165,000 10,000 Total Stores Branch ... ... ... 60,063

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Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. £ Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 1,145 Maintenance of ways and works .. .. .. 25,000 Maintenance of signals, &c. .. .. .. 255 Locomotive transportation, &c. .. .. .. 7,000 Traffic transportation .. .. .. .. 16,600 Material, &c., for departmental and other accounts .. 650,000 Total .. .. .. .. 700,000

oKSL. Ik °- 1926-27. __ VOTE No. 78. —WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1926-27. 5 State Sawmills —continued. £ £ Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for departmental and other accounts ... 650,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) ... ... £650,000 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 7,177,085 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 700,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 78 ... — 6,477,085

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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

31— B. 7.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 79. —Public Trust Office— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 183,673 58,207 241,880 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. 183,673 58,207 241,880 Number Item 1Q26- 9 7 of Persons. Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account. 1926-27. VOTE No. 79-PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. " £ £ 1 * Salaries— Unclassified. £ 1 at £1,300 (Public Trustee) ... 1,300 2 at £1,000 (Assistant Public Trustees)... 2,000 4 1 at £500 (Financial Adviser) ... 500 3,800 Professional Division. 1 at £900 (Solicitor to Public Trust Office) 900 1 at £850 (Chief Accountant), (also arrears, £50, from 1st April, 1925, to ; 31st March, 1926) ... ... 900 1 at £850 (Controller, Estates Division), (also arrears, £50, from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926) ... ... 900 1 at £800 (First Assistant Solicitor), (also arrears, £50, from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926) ... ... 850 6 2 at £765 (Assistant Solicitors) ... 1,530 Class A— 5,080 1 at £715 ... ... 715 1 at £665 ... ... 665 7 5 at £615 ... ... 3,075 Class B— 4,455 3 at £590 ... ... 1,770 2 at £565 ... ... 1,130 1 at £540 ... ... 540 10 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 Class C— 5,500 7 at £490 ... ... 3,430 3 at £470 ... ... 1,410 13 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 Class D— 6,175 8 at*£425 ... ... 3,400 11 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 — 4,600 Clerical Division. Class Special— 1 at £815 (7 months), £765 (5 months) 795 5 at £765 ... ... 3,825 16 10 at £665 ... ... 6,650 Class I— 11,270 5 at £615 ... ... 3,075 3 at £590 ... ... 1,770 3 at £565 ... ... 1,695 13 2 at £540 ... ... 1,080 Class II —- 7,620 7 at £515 ... ... 3,605 12 5 at £490 ... ... 2,450 6,055 * For partioulars of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued.

Number t. m of Persons. ltem ' VOTE No. 79.—PUBLIC TEUST OFFICE— j 1926-27. continued. 1926-27. j Salaries—continued. k £ Clerical Division —continued. Class III— £ 7 at £470 ... ... 3,290 11 4 at £445 ... ... 1,780 Class IV— 5,070 11 at £425 ... ... 4,675 21 10 at £400 ... ... 4,000 Class V— — i 8,675 27 at £380 ... ... 10,260 2 at £370 ... ... 740 45 16 at £355 ... ... 5,680 Class VI— 16,680 25 at £335 ... ... 8,375 43 18 at £320 ... ... 5,760 Class VII— 14 135 18 at £295 ... ... 5,310 17 at £275 ... ... 4,675 20 at £250 ... ... 5,000 1 at £245 ... ... 245 31 at £230 ... ... 7,130 25 at £210 ... ... 5,250 5 at £190 ... ... 950 20 at £155 . 3,100 29 at £135 ... ... 3,915 64 at £115 ... ... 7,360 87 at £95 ... ... 8,265 325 8 at £80 ... ... 640 51,840 General Division. 3 at £475 ... ... 1,425 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £370 ... ... 370 4 at £340 ... ... 1,360 1 at £330 ... ... 330 2 at £295 .. ... 590 1 at £285 ... ... 285 1 at £265 ... ... 265 3 at £245 ... ... 735 1 at £240 ... ... 240 4 at £225 ... ... 900 7 at £205 ... ... 1,435 47 at £185 ... ... 8,695 5 at £175 ... ... 875 1 at £160 ... ... 160 84 2 at £150 ... ... 300 18,365 Non-pekmanents. 1 at £440 ... ... 440 ' 2 at £400 ... ... 800 2 at £375 ... ... 750 4 at £350 ... ... 1,400 3 at £335 ... ... 1,005 1 at £325 ... ... 325 6 at £300 ... ... 1,800 2 at £275 ... ... 550 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £255 ... ... 255 4 at £250 ... ... 1,000 4 at £240 ... ... 960 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3 at £208 ... ... 624 1 at £205 ... ... 205 3 at £200 ... ... 600 1 at £195 ... ... 195 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £185 ... ... 370 I i 1 at £184 ... 184 j

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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued.

ofPe™ b ons. I4 * m ' VOTE No. 79.—PUBLIC TEUST OFFICE— 1926-27. [_ continued. 1926-27. j Salaries—continued. £ £ Non-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £180 ... ... 180 4 at £178 ... ... 712 9 at £156 ... ... 1,404 1 at £145 ... ... 145 7 at £143 ... ... 1,001 1 at £135 ... ... 135 13 at £130 ... ... 1,690 4 at £117 ... ... 468 1 at £115 ... ... 115 13 at £104 ... ... 1,852 1 at £95 ... ... 95 15 at £91 ... ... 1,365 1 at £80 ... ... 80 13 at £78 ... ... 1,014 2 at £65 ... ... 130 136 2 at £52 ... ... 104 23,023 757 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 1,135 j Allowances for performing special or higher duties (Public Servioe Eegulations Nos. 24a and 209) ... 160 193,638 Less salaries provided for and not required ... 9,965 183,673 Other Charges for and incidental to — — 2 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, insurance of premises, plant, and motor-vehicles ... 5,500 3 | Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 4,500 4 Audit Office for inspection of accounts ... ... 700 5 Commission to agents other than permanent officers 8,000 6 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 110 Department of Internal Affairs on account of— 7 ; Wages of custodian, messengers, charwomen, &c. 6,500 8 Proportion of salaries of officers in High Commissioner's office and proportion of rent ... 1,300 9 ! Proportion of salary of Lady Medical Referee ... 30 10 Honorarium of member of Investment Board ... 110 11 ; Legal expenses ... .. ... 250 12 ; Membership subscriptions to Chambers of Commerce 35 13 | New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition ... 584 14 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 300 15 j Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers 600 16 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, freight, and cartage 3,250 17 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 7,500 18 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 2,613 19 Rates ... ... ... 1,250 20 Rent ... ... ... 1,750 21 Stamp duty on receipts and cheques ... ... 650 22 Stores for cleaning, lighting, &c. ... ... i 3,750 i 23 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,600 24 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,500 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,000 26 Contingencies, including petty expenses, fidelity insurance, and sundries ... .. 825 58,207 Gross Total ... ... ... 241,880 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 79 ... 241,880

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Appropriations for Native Trustee's Account. : ■ . . ■ 1_

NATIVE TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

1926-27. j Salaries. Other Charges. | Total. Vote No. 80. —Native Trust Office — £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 9,445 4,509 13,954 Cbedits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 9,445 4,509 13,954 of'PerscaL. 1926-27. For Services chargeable on the Native Trustee's Account. 1926-27. | VOTE No. 80.—NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. £ £ I - 1 *Salaries— Unclassified. 1 1 at £950 (Native Trustee) ... ... ... 950 Professional Division. Class B— 1 1 at £590 (Accountant) ... ... ... 590 Class C — 1 1 at £490 (Solicitor) ... ... ... 490 Glass D— 1 1 at £425 (Assistant Accountant) ... ... 425 Clerical Division. Class I—1 1 at £715 (Deputy Native Trustee) ... ... 715 Class V — 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— £ 4 at £335 ... ... 1,340 5 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1,660 Class VII— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £115 ... ... 115 9 2 at £95 ... ... 190 ■■■; —— 1,415 General Division. 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £225 ... ... 225 6 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1,820 ... * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Native Trustee's Account.

NATIVE TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued.

of"Persons 1926-27. For Services chargeable on the Native Trustee's Account 1926-27. —continued. £ £ VOTE No. 90—NATIVE TED ST OFFICE— continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. £ 1 at £282 ... ... 282 2 at £145 ... ... 290 4 1 at £90 ... ... 90 Others not specified ... ... 338 30 1,000 9,445 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, insurance of premises, plant, and vehicles ... 700 3 Audit Office, for inspection of accounts ... ... 50 4 Cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. ... ... 250 5 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, subsidy to ... 250 6 Motor-cars, purchase of ... ... ... 350 7 Native Trust Board, fees to members ... ... 30 8 Office equipment ... ... ... 200 9 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 100 10 Postage, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of boxes 250 11 Post and Telegraph Department : Payment for services ... ... .. 100 12 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 400 13 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 129 14 Rent ... ... ... 550 15 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 125 16 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,000 17 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... j 25 4,509 GROSS Total ... ... ... —— 13,954 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 80 ... i 13,954

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

1926-27. j I Salaries. I Other Charges. : Total. Vote No. 81.—Government Insurance— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 37,177 71,862 109,039 Ceedits-IN-AID .. .. .. 1,500 800 2,300 NET TOTAL .. .. 35,677 71,062 106,739 ofpTrl', | 1926-27. j : Chargeable on the Government Insurance Account. ' 1926-27. VOTE No. 81.—GOVERNMENT INSUEANCE. £ £ I 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,100 ... ... ... 1,100 ■ Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,000 ... ... 1,000 2 1 at £835 ... ... 835 1,835 Glass A— 1 1 at £715 (6 months), £665 (6 months) ... 688 Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 at £765 (10 months) ... ... 638 1 at £715 ... ... 715 3 1 at £665 ... ... 665 Glass I— 2,018 1 at £615 ... ... 615 3 2 at £540 (10 months), £515 (2 months) 1,070 Class II— 1,685 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 1 at £515 (3 months), £490 (9 months) 498 Glass III— 1,013 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940: Class IV— 4 at £425 ... ... 1,700 6 2 at £425 (4 months), £400 (8 months) 816 Class V— 2,516 12 at £380 ... ... 4,560 1 at £380 (3 months), £355 (9 months) 361 14 1 at £380 (4 months), £355 (8 months) 363 Class VI— 5,284 16 at £335 ... ... 5,360 17 1 at £335 (4 months), £320 (8 months) 325 5,685 *For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—-Soale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued.

Number j tem j 1 97 ofPeraons ' VOTE No. 81.—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE- iyJ ———— 1 —I continued. 1926-27. ! 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Class VII— £ 13 at £295 ... ... 3,835 1 at £295 (6 months), £275 (6 months) 285 2 at £275 550 1 at £275 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 268 1 at £275 (2 months), £250 (10 months) 253 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 252 3 at £250 ... ... 750 1 at £250 (3 months), £230 (9 months) 236 1 at £230 (11 months), £210 (1 month) 228 2 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 372 2 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 362 1 at £190 (5 months), £155 (7 months) 168 2 at £155 ... ... 310 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 154 1 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 150 1 at £155 (6 months), £135 (6 months) 145 1 at £155 (5 months), £135 (7 months) 143 1 at £135 ... ... 135 4 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 536 1 at £135 (10 months), £115 (2 months) 132 1 at £135 (5 months), £115 (7 months) 123 4 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 472 3 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 351 2 at £115 (8 months), £95 (4 months)... 216 3 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) ... 321 4 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 400 2 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months)... 192 2 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10months) ... 166 65 3 at £80 ... ... 240 11,745 Cadets'lodging-allowances ... ... ... 400 General Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £185 (10 months), £175 (2 months) 183 3 at £160 ... ... 480 1 at £160 (10 months), £145 (2 months) 157 9 1 at £185 (4J months) ... ... 69 1,514 Non-permanents. 1 at £325 ... ... 325 2 at £209 ... ... 418 2 at £156 ... ... 312 1 at £117 ... ... 117 2 at £104 ... ... 208 7 at £91 ... ... 637 17 2 at £65 ... ... 130 2,147 1 Chief Medical Officer ... ... ... 450 Allowances to officers temporarily performing higher 143 duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) ... 1,000 For auditing accounts ... ... ... 325 Payment to Department of Internal Affairs on account of clerical work performed in office of High Commissioner, London ... ... ... 450 40,795 Less salaries provided for and not required ... 3,618 37,177

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1926-27. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 Other Charges .. .. .. .. .. 800 Total 2,300

Number ltem qOR_97 01 Persons. V0 TE No. 81.—GOYEENMENT INSURANCE— — continued. 1926-27. Other charges fob and incidental to — £ £ 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 600 3 Bank exchange and agency fees ... ... 150 4 Commission (including canvassers' allowances) ... 42,000 5 Commission to district managers on the net increase in new business ... ... ... 1,100 6 Conversion of Wanganui office premises to Glasgow leasehold ... ... ... 200 7 Cost of conversion to automatic of lift at Head Office 260 8 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 78 9 Fees for certificates of death, &c. ... ... 50 10 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 800 11 Insurance premiums ... ... ... 400 12 Law-costs ... ... ... 250 13 Medical fees ... ... ... 7,000 14 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 200 15 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 500 16 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 600 17 Payment to Department of Internal Affairs for services of messengers, night-watchmen, and charwomen ... ... ... 3,200 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,000 19 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,500 20 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 714 21 .Remuneration of member of Investment Board ... 70 22 Remuneration to Post and Telegraph Department for services rendered ... ... ... 300 23 Bent ... ... ... 2,000 24 Bepairs, &c. ... ... ... 1,000 25 Services rendered by Government Actuary's Office ... 3,740 26 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 550 27 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 500 28 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 600 29 Typewriters: Purchase and upkeep ... ... 250 30 Valuation fees ... ... ... 150 31 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — National Provident and Friendly £ Societies Department ... 1,300 Miscellaneous ... ... 1,000 2,300 71,862 Gross Total ... ... ... 109,039 Credits-in-aid (a)... ... ... ... 2,300 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 81 ... 106,739

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Appropriations for Public Service Superannuation Fund Account.

PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT.

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1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 82. Public Service Superannuation Fund £ £ £ Office— Gross Total .. .. .. 2,852 5,242 8,094 Credits-in-aid .. .. NET TOTAL .. .. .. j 2,852 5,242 8,094 Number jjtem. i QQf; 07 of Persons. Chargeable on the Public Service Superannuation Fund j Account. 1926-27. | VOTE No. 82.—PUBLIC SERVICE SUPER- £ £ ANNUATION FUND OFFICE. I 1 — Clerical Division. Glass Special — 1 1 at £665 ■ ... ... ... 665 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass VI — 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Glass VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 390 5 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1,055 Lodging-allowance : 1 at £25 ... ... 25 General Division. 1 1 at £185 ... ... ... ... 185 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £117 ... ... ... 117 10 2,852 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Audit lees ... ... ... ... 50 3 Heating, lighting, and cleaning ... ... 135 4 Medical fees ... . . ... ... 60 5 Messenger service ... ... ... 75 6 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 25 7 Postages, telegrams, and services ... ... 180 8 Post and Telegraph charges ... ... ... 750 9 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 10 Public Trustee's commission ... ... 3,500 11 Rent ... ... ... 197 12 Typewriters, addressograph, and other machines (upkeep) ... ... ... 20 13 Contingencies including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote .. ... 100 5,242 Gross Total ... ... ... j 8,094 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 82 ... 1 8,094 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. j Vote No. 83. —State Fire Insurance — £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 34,945 10,229 45,174 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 6,500 50 6,550 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 28,445 10,179 38,624 Number Item 1 Q2fi-27 of Persons. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. 1926-27. VOTE No. 83.—STATE FIEE INSURANCE. £ £ 1 *Salaries—• Administrative Division. 1 1 (General Manager) at £1,100 (also £100 per annum as member, Public Service Appeal Board) ... 1,100 Clerical Division. Glass Special — £ 1 at £765 ... ... 765 4 3 at £715 ... ... 2,145 2,910 Glass II— 1 at £565 ... ... 565 2 1 at £515 ... ... 515 1,080 Glass III— 3 3 at £470 ... ... ... 1,410 Glass IV— 1 at £445 ... ... 445 1 at £425 ... ... 425 6 4 at £400 ... ... 1,600 2,470 Glass V— 1 2 at £380 ... ... 760 8 6 at £355 ... ... 2,130 2,890 Class VI— 10 at £335 ... ... 3,350 14 4 at £320 ... ... 1,280 4,630 Class VII— 15 at £295 ... ... 4,425 1 at £275 ... ... 275 5 at £250 ... ... 1,250 7 at £230 ... ... 1,610 7 at £210 ... ... i,470 4 at £190 ... ... 760 1 at £155 ... ... 155 12 at £135 ... ... 1,620 10 at £115 ... ... 1,150 85 23 at £95 ... ... 2,185 14,900 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Servioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSORANCE ACCOUNT—continued.

oi^Perrons. Item " 1926-27. — VOTE No. 83.—STATE FIRE INSUBANCE— 1926-27. continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. General Division. £ 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £215 ... ... 215 4 at £205 ... ... 820 2 at £195 ... ... 390 •3 at £185 ... ... 555 6 at £160 ... ... 960 19 1 at £145 ... ... 145 3,555 142 Estimated credits - in - aid under Section 22 of the Approptiation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Accident Insurance Branch under Section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 (see £ end of vote) ... ... 6,500 34,945 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties ... ... ... 25 3 Allowances to married officers to supplement salary to minimum ... ... ... 10 4 Board fees for unofficial members ... ... 50 5 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 35 6 Office premises : Capital expenditure—Land, buildings, alterations, additions, repayment of mortgages, and incidental expenses ... ... 9,500 7 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 509 8 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) ... ... £50 10,229 Gross Total ... ... ... 45,174 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 6,550 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 83 ... 38,624

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Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. \ Total. ■ ' * • | Vote No. 84. —Government Accident Insurance — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. ... 16,700 16,700 CEBDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. ... NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 16,700 16,700 ofpetons. Itera ' ! 1926-27. Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance 1926-27. Account. £ £ VOTE No. 84. —GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Commission ... ... ... | 7,300 2 Law-costs ... ... ... , .50 3 Printing and stationery and advertising... ... I 650 4 Provision for payments to State Eire Office under Section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 ... ... ... 8,550 5 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Gross Total ... ... ... 16,700 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 84 ... -- —-- 16,700 I

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT.

1926-27. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. __ ; ' ' - ' ' I ' I i I Vote No. 85. —State Advances- £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Advances to Settlers Branch .. gg q J gj gyj 55 221 „ 11. - Advances to Workers Branch .. 3,270 7,005 10 275 ,, III. Advances to Local Authorities Branch 67$ 1,180 1 858 „ IVMiscellaneous Business Branch .. 1,415 9,112 10,527 GROSS Total .. .. .. 29,213 48,668 77,881 CREDITS-IN-AID . .. .. .. 20,715 20,715 NET TOTAL . .. 29,213 27,953 57,166 Number Ite J 1 nation of Persons. i VOTE No. 85.—STATE ADVANCES. 1926-27. Subdivision No. I.—Advances to Settlers Branch. £ £ 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 i at £1,104 (Superintendent), (also Workers Branch, £46) ... ... ... 1,104 Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £715 (also Workers Branch, £25) .. 715 Clerical Division. Class Special — 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Glass II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... .. 1,030 Class III— 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Glass IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class V —• £ 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 4 1 at £380 (3 months), £355 (9 mouths) 359 Class VI— 1,499 5 5 at £335 ... .. ... 1,675 Class VII— 5 at £295 .. ... 1,475 2 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 506 1 at £275 (4 months), £250 (8 months) 259 1 at £250 (2 months), £230 (10 months) 233 1 at £230 (9. months), £210 (3 months) 225 - 1 at £230 (4 months), £210 (8 months) 217 1 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 215 1 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) 207 1 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include oost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

Number item. i noe 97 Of Persons. VOTE No. 85.—STATE ADVANCES—continued. * 1 ' 1926-27. Subdivision No. I. —Advances to Settlers Branch — continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class VII —continued. £ 1 at £210 (3 months), £190 (9 months) 195 1 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 187 1 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 185 1 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 152 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 1 at £1.55 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 139 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 2 at £135 (9 months), £115 (3 months) 260 1 at £135 (6 months), £115 (6 months) 125 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 118 ; . 1 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 117 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 100 1 at £95 (8 months), £80 (4 months) 90 3 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months) 261 3 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 249 37 2 at £95 (1 month), £80 (11 months) 164 —-— 6,196 General Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 2 at £205 ... ... 410 2 at £185 ... ... 370 7 2 at £160 .. ... 320 — 1,355 Non-permanents. 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £285 ... ... 285 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £250 ... ... 250 3 at £234 ... ... 702 4 at £227 ... ... 908 1 at £221 ... ... 221 1 at £215 ... ... 215 8 at £208 ... ... 1,664 2 at £182 ... ... 364 1 at £156 ... ... 156 3 at £143 ... ... 429 2 at £130 ... ... 260 1 at £117 ... ... 117 3 at £104 ... ... 312 4 at £91 ... ... 364 3 at £78 ... ... 234 45 3 at £65 ... ... 195 7,931 106 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 315 23,850 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 30 3 Audit fees, proportion of ... ... ... 475 4 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. ... ... 500 5 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 13 6 Exchange on and costs of remittances ... ... 1,000 7 Fees paid for special services rendered in respect of securities ... ... ... 200

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT —continued.

ofp'erson,. Item ' VOTE No. 85.—STATE ADVANCES— continued. 1926-27. lnoc Subdivision No. I. —Advances to Settlers Branch — — continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 8 Honorarium to member of the Advances Board ... 90 9 Income-tax .. ... ... 3,000 10 Meal allowances and overtime ... ... 300 11 New Zealand stock and bonds, management charges payable to Bank of England ... ... 2,600 12 Office fittings ... ... ... 400 13 Office maintenance ... ... ... 200 Payments to— 14 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 2,700 Valuation Department for— 15 Contribution in respect of Valuation fees ... 650 16 Valuation fees ... ... ... 8,000 .17 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,300 18 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 3,200 19 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 324 20 Refund valuation fees on loans not entertained ... 2,500 21 Rent ... ... ... 2,724 22 Solicitors' costs and Court costs ... ... 30 23 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... .. 100 24 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 900 25 Typewriters and adding machines : Purchase and upkeep ... ... ... 110 26 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision 25 Estimated credits-in - aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Printing and stationery .. 500 Repatriation administration expenses 5,225 Valuation fees ... ... 10,500 16,225 31,371 Total—Subdivision No. I... ... 55,221 Subdivision No. II.—Advances to Workers Branch. 27 Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £46 (also Settlers Branch, £1,104)... ... 46 Professional Division. Class A— 1 at £25 (also Settlers Branch, £715) ... ... 25 Clerical Division. Glass VI— 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Glass 711— £ 1 at £295 (10 months), £275 (2 months) 292 1 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 273 2 at £230 (10 months), £210 (2 months) 454 1 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 240 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 7 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 209 1,690 |

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

Number it em of Persons, ' VOTE No. 85.—STATE ADVANCES—continued. 1926-27. 1926 27 Subdivision No. II.—Advances to Workers Branch— continued. . 27 Salaries—continued. General Division. £ 1 at £185 (3 months), £175 (9 months) ... 178 1 at £115 (9 months), £130 (3 months) ... 141 1 at £185 ... ... 185 3 501 13 3,270 Other Charges for and incidental to — 28 Audit expenses, proportion of ■ ... ... 150 29 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. ... ... 150 30 Exchange on and costs of remittances ... ... 500 31 Fees paid for special services rendered in respect of securities ... ... ... 25 32 New Zealand stock and bonds, management charges payable to Bank of England ... ... 1,260 Payments to—33 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 500 Valuation Department for— 34 Contribution in respect of Valuation fees ... 350 35 Valuation fees ... ... ... 2,500 36 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 200 37 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 38 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 50 39 Refund of valuation fees on loans not entertained ... 400 40 Rent ... ... ... 600 11 Solicitors'costs and court costs ... ... 10 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated;! credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Valuation fees ... ... £2,900 7,005 Total —SubdivisionNo.il ... ... -— 10,275 Subdivision No. III.—Advances to Local Authorities Branch. 43 Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass IV— 1 1 at £425 ... 425 Glass VII— 1 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) ... 253 2 678 — Other Charges for and incidental to — 44 Audit expenses, proportion of ... ... 50 45 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. ... ... 30 46 Exchange on and costs of remittances ... ... 500 47 New Zealand stock and bonds, management charges payable to Bank of England ... ... 305 48 Payment to Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 25 49 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 25 50 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 125 51 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 20 52 Rent ... ... ..: 100 1,180 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 1,858

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STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

oE. Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 85.—STATE ADVANCES—continued. - 1926-27. £ £ Subdivision No. IV.—Miscellaneous Business Branch. Housing— 53 Salaries — Clerical Division. Glass IV— 1 1 at £400 ... ... ... 400 • Glass VI — 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Class VII— £ 1 at £250 ... ... 250 2 1 at £95 ... ... 95 345 5 1,415 Other Charges for and incidetital to — 54 Advertising ... ... ... 10 55 Audit expenses, proportion of ... ... 225 56 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and messenger-services 30 57 Commission ... 125 58 Insurance ... ... ... 1,590 Payments to — 59 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 225 60 Valuation Department: Agency work ... 250 61 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 25 62 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 100 63 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 37 64 Rates ... ... ... 285 65 Rent ... ... ... 100 66 Repairs, renovations, &c., to dwellings, and repairs, &c. (including maintenance), to drainage works ... 750 67 Roading, draining, surveying, and valuations of land 4,900 68 Solicitors' costs and court costs ... ... 15 69 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Insurance ... ... £1,590 8,677 Fishing Industry Promotion— 70 Administration expenses ... ... ... 15 71 Payment to Marine Department: Survey fees ... 5 20 Fruit-preserving Industry— 72 Administration expenses ... ... ... 100

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STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : —• Other Charges. 1926-27. £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. 16,225 II .. .. .. .. .. 2,900 IV .. .. .. .. .. 1,590 Total .. .. .. .. .. 20,715

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (565 copies), £444.

By Authority: W. A. G. Skinnek, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 926.

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Item - 1926-27. VOTE No. 85.—STATE ADYANOES—continued. 1926-27. £ £ Subdivision No. IV. —Miscellaneous Business Branch —continued. Cold Storage Advances — 73 Administration expenses ... ... ... 115 Loans to Employees for Workers' Dwellings— 74 Administration expenses ... ... ... 10 75 Interest on loans ... ... ... 190 200 9,112 Total—SiibdwisionNo.IV ... ——— 10,527 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 77,881 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 20,715 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 85 ... 57,166

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