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1937-1928. NEW ZEALAND.

APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND OTHER ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1928.

INDEX. 1937-1938. Pa 'S e Page Aocident lusuranoe Account .. .. 259 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. 54 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. 263 Marine Department .. .. .. 155 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. 260 Marine: Miscellaneous Servioes .. .. 162 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. 262 Material and Stores —Education .. .. 211 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 179 Mental Hospitals .. .. 123 Amortization .. .. .. ..23 Mercantile Marine, Superintendents of .. 159 Assistance towards Mining.. .. ..95 Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen .. 101 Audit Department .. .. .. 115 Meteorological Office .. .. .. 217 Aviation .. .. .. .. 146 Mines Department .. .. 94 „ , __ Mines: Miscellaneous Services .. qk Bankruptcy .. .. .. ..75 Ministers' Secretaries .. .. 101 e amy s .. .. .. .. dA Miscellaneous Business Branch, State Advances Carriage of Mails by Railway .. ..54 Account .. .. .. .. 264 Census and Statistics .. .. .. 105 ~ _ Child Welfare .. .. .. ..206 Miscellaneous ServicesCivil List .. .. .. .. 6 Customs .. .. .. .. ]52 Clerk of Executive Council .. ..34 Jlidiioation .. .. .. ..211 Cold Storage Advances .. .. ..265 Internal Affairs .. .. ..109 Conveyance of Inland Mails .. 54 Justioe ■ • • ■ • • 79 Conveyance of Ocean Mails .. .. 53 Jfnds and Surve y " • • • • "0 Cook Islands .. .. .. ..69 Marine " " • 162 Coroners .. .. .. ..76 lilies .. .. .. ..,95 Criminal Prosecutions .. .. ..79 £, a . lve " •• •• ..65 Crown Law Offioe .. .. 86 rolice • • • • ■ • • • 90 Customs: Miscellaneous .. .. ..152 Post and Telegraph .. .. ..55 Customs Offices and Services .. .. 149 ~ i rea ® ul y. '■ •• Motor Services and Workshops .. ..55 Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture .. 187 Museum .. .. ~ ~ 107 Debt Repayment .. .. 23 Debt Services .. .. .. .. 7 National Provident and Friendly Societies DeDefence Department .. .. .. 140 partment .. .. .. .. 38 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 219 National Rifle Association .. .. .. 148 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 214 Native Department .. ..64 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. 215 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. 224 ~ , , T , „„„ Native Land Purohase Expenses .. .. 224 Education Department: Head (Mice .. .. 195 Native . Miscellaneous Servioes .. 65 Education : Miscellaneous Services .. .. 211 Native Schools '' on? Education of the Blind .. .. ..204 Native Trustee's Account !! 251 Electoral .. .. .. .. 177 Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. 218 Elementary Education .. .. ..197 Naval Defence .. .. .. ..137 Explosives Branch .. .. .. 108 Non-Effective Services—Defence .. 147 External Affairs .. .. ..67 Fields Division, Department of Agriculture .. 188 Patent Offioe .. .. .. 74. Fisheries lfil Pensions Department .. .. .. CI Fishing Industry' Promotion " ! ] 264 Permanent Charges .. .. .. 7 Forestry .. .. .. ..227 Instruction .. .. ~203 Friendly Societies Department .. .. 38 td°i' 06 11" o " " " Fruit-preserving Industry .. .. ..264 Police: Miscellaneous Services .. 90 * ' Post and Telegraph: Miscellaneous Services .. 55 General Assembly Library.. .. 31 Post and Telegraph Salaries .. 50 General Expenses, Legislative Departments .. 32 Post and Telegraph working-expenses.. .. 50 Geological Survey Branch .. .. ..216 Prime Minister's Department .. ..34 Government Accident Insurance Account .. 259 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 120 Government Actuary's Office .. .. 100 Prisons .. .. .. .. 81 . Government Domains .. .. 60 Probation Branch (Prisons) .. .. 85 Government Insurance Aooount .. .. 253 Protection of Fish and Oysters .. .. ]61 Government Steamers .. .. .. 161 Publio Buildings, Domains, Maintenance of Roads and Irrigation Works .. .. .. 58 Hansard .. .. .. 32 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. 118 Harbours .. .. .. .. 156 Public Service Superannuation Fund Account .. 256 Health, Department of .. .. ..129 Publio Trustee's Aooount .. .. ..248 High Commissioner's Offioe .. .. 106 Higher Education .. .. .. 200 Railways Department .. .. .. 236 Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture 185 Rates on Crown Lands .. .. ..37 House of Representatives .. .. ..30 Rates on Native Lands .. .. ..37 Housing .. .. .. .. 264 Reduction Funded Debt .. .. ..24 T , . . Repayment of Publio Debt ..23 Industries and Commerce .. .. 71 Registrar-General's Office .. .. ..104 Inspection of Machinery .. .. ..160 Rifle Clubs 14s Insurance, Government Accident Account .. 259 Rural Advances Branch !! " 265 Insurance, Government Life Aooount .. 253 '' Insurance, State Fire Account .. .. 257 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 172 Interest .. .. .. .. 7 School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites .. 202 Internal Affairs Department .. ..97 School for the Deaf .. .. .. 204 Internal Affairs : Miscellaneous Services .. 109 Schools for the Feeble-minded .. .. 205 T , • t-v , , __ Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of 213 Jus ice Department .. ..73 Secondary Education .. , P 199 Justioe: Miscellaneous Servioes .. ..79 Sinking Fund .. .. . 23 Labour Department .. .. .. 163 Speoial Acts of the Legislature .. 25 Land and Deeds Registry .. .. 46 Stamp Duties Department .. .. 44 Land and Income Tax Department .. 40 State Advances Acoount .. .. .. 260 Land for Settlements Account .. .. 220 State Coal-mines Acoount .. .. .. 225 Land for Settlements Acoount (Discharged State Fire Insurance Account .. 257 Soldiers Settlement Account) .. .. 222 State Forests Account .. .. .. 227 Lands and Survey Department .. .. 166 Summary .. ~ ..4 Lands and Survey: Miscellaneous Servioes .. 170 Supreme Court .. ... 76 Law Drafting Office .. .. ..31 m u •„ i t „ r r<„„.,„;i on Technical Instruction .. .. 200 Legislative: General Expenses 32 Tourist and Health Resorts .. ..191 Lighthouses .. .. .. ..158 Training of Teachers .. .. ..201 Live-stock Division, Department of Agriculture .. 182 reasury epartment .. .. .. 35 Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings .. 265 Treasury : Miscellaneous .. .. ..37 Magistrates'and Wardens' Courts .. ..76 Valuation .. .. .. .. 174 Main Highways Acoount (Main Highways Revenue Wardens' Courts .. .. .. 76 B'und) .. .. .. .. 223 Weather Reporting Office .. .. .. 217 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. 62 Westport Harbour Account .. .. 234 Maintenance of Irrigation Works .. 63 Working Railways Account ~ ,! 236

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1927-1928.

SUMMARY.

Page Summary of Services chargeable on the Con- 1927-28. solidated Fund and other Accounts. Credits-in-aid. ! Net Totals. CONSOLIDATED FUND. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. £ £ Permanent Appropriations— 6 Civil List .. .. .. .. .. 31,170 7 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 8,371,202 23 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,882 23 Repayment of Public Debt . . . . . . 998,839 24 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. 367,216 25 Under Special Acts of the Legislature . . . . 4,385,191 14,156,500 Annual Appropriations— 30 Vote, Legislative Departments .. .. 6,513 83,197 34 ,, Prime Minister's Department .. .. 12,591 35 „ Treasury Department .. .. 4,831 36,438 38 ,, National Provident and Friendly Societies 325 24,795 Department 40 „ Land and Income Tax Department .. 2,685 57,432 44 ,, Stamp Duties Department .. .. 17,805 95,739 50 ,, Post and Telegraph Working Expenses 735,700 2,397,837 58 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. 84,968 101,445 60 ,, Government and Other Domains .. .. 6,383 62 ,, Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. 2,000 137,096 63 „ Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c. .. 100 20,400 64 ,, Native Department .. .. .. 9,850 31,216 67 ,, Department of External Affairs .. j 2,500 45,413 69 I ,, Cook Islands .. .. .. 15,100 60,461 71 ,, Department of Industries and Commerce 2,200 35,066 73 ,, Department of Justice .. .. 11,240 131,118 81 ,, Prisons Department.. .. .. 71,000 91,459 86 ,, CrownLawOfB.ee .. .. .. 1,040 5,955 88 ,, Police Department .. .. .. 5,510 426,431 91 „ Pensions Department .. .. 2,832 167,594 94 ,, Mines Department .. .. .. 1,260 35,741 97 ,, Department of Internal Affairs .. 71,843 342,306 115 ,, Audit Department .. .. .. 22,500 29,628 118 ,, Public Service Commissioner's Office .. 100 6,886 120 ,, Printing and Stationery Department .. .. 238,966 123 ,, Mental Hospitals Department .. 128,000 286,559 129 „ Department of Health .. .. 102,660 266,925 137 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. 35,802 494,921 140 ,, Defence Department .. .. 23,680 472,385 149 ,, Customs Department .. .. 1,700 178,677 155 ,, Marine Department .. .. .. 7,306 124,149 163 ,, Department of Labour .. .. 1,862 60,686 166 „ Department of Lands and Survey .. 120,130 186,917 172 ,, Scenery-preservation .. .. 108 6,604 174 ,, Valuation Department .. .. 11,162 51,774 177 ,, Electoral Department .. .. 50 9,792 179 ,, Department of Agriculture .. .. 88,025 386,855 191 ,, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts 1,003 77,010 195 ,, Department of Education .. .. 250,565 3,036,920 213 ,, Department of Scientific and Industrial 9,780 46,829 Research 1,853,735 10,308,596 TOTAL —ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT 1,853,735 24,465,096

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

SUMMARY—continued.

Pa s e 1927-28. Summary of Services Chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts —contd. Credits-in-aid. Net Totals. OTHER ACCOUNTS. £ £ 218 Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. • • 600 Summary of Services chargeable on Separate Accounts and Accounts outside the Public Account. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. 219 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. 5 40,295 220 Land for Settlements Account .. .. 50 4,773 222 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers 685 3,137 Settlement Account) 223 Main Highways Account — Main Highways Revenue Fund .. .. 15,000 725,000 224 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. 100 5,105 225 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. 2,350 301,065 227 State Forests Account .. .. .. 2,447 249,393 234 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. 85 54,755 236 Working Railways Account .. .. .. 985,000 6,585,568 ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. 248 Public Trustee's Account .. .. .. .. 238,014 251 Native Trustee's Account .. .. .. .. 14,266 253 Government Insurance Account .. .. 875 117,248 256 Public Service Superannuation Fund Account .. .. 7,860 257 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. 7,550 34,766 259 Government Accident Insurance Account .. .. 17,940 State Advances Account— 260 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. 12,580 42,211 262 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. 3,400 9,860 263 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. .. 1,511 264 Miscellaneous Business Branch .. .. 1,300 12,425 265 Rural Advances Branch .. .. .. .. 1,000

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

1927-1928.

CIVIL LIST

1927-28. Salaries. 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- 14,670 2,000 16,670 ment Civil List Act, 1920 (Part V) — For Native Purposes ... ... ... 1 7,000 7,000 TOTAL—CIVIL LIST ... 19,670 11,500 31,170

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES. DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST.

Rate (rrnqs Authorizing Act. Principal. per Hall-yearly due Dates. ," n °. Recoverable. 1937-28. Cent. 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 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 33 91,900 3,685 .. 3,685 Aid to Public Works and Land 54,200 4J 1 May and 1 Nov. 2,439 .. 2,439 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 4i 1 June and 1 Dee. 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 Deo. 14 1,700 5£ 1 June and 1 Dee. 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 — Act, 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 5J 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 24,900 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,494 707,000 28,781 .. 28,781 Aid to Public Works and Land 28,100 4£ 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 24,300 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,458 152,800 5J 3 Feb. and 1 Aug. 8,404 377,600 17,882 .. 17,882 Aid to Public Works and Land 120,800 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,436 .. j 5,436 Settlement Act, 1907, and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) Aid to Public Worlcs 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 •• j 7,460 Settlement Act, 1912 —- '

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES. —DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate Cross Authorizing Act. Principal. Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. £ £ £ £ 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- 1,099,670 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 43,987 ment Act, 1921 330 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 15 3,700 5| 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 194 34,900 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,920 103,100 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 6,186 1,241,700 52,302 .. 52,302 Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 244,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 9,760 225,000 4J 1 May and 1 Nov. 10,125 469,000 19,885 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. .. 19,885 Account Appropriation Act, 1912 (Irrigation 15,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 600 .. 600 and Water-supply Account) Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 33), 70,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,800 (Waimarino Bush Fire Relief) Recoverable from General Pur- .. .. ... 2,200 poses Relief Account 600 Coal-mines Act, 1925 .. .. 175,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 7,000 Recoverable from State Coal- .. .. .. .. 7,000 mines Account Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. 12,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 480 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 600 12,000 1,080 .. 1,080 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 4-| 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 2,966,500 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 118,660 Act, 1919 (Section 4), (Land for 160,550 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 7,225 Settlements) 5,000 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 250 3,132,050 126,135 Recoverable from Land for Settle- .. . . . . 50,000 ments Account (Discharged 76,135 Soldiers Settlement Account) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans 250,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 10,000 Act, 1920 18,500 4J 15 Jan. and 15 July 833 22,400 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,176 1,234,650 5| 15 Jan. and 15 July 67,906 73,660 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 3.683 33,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,980 1,632,210 85,578 Recoverable from Discharged .. .. .. .. 85,578 Soldiers Settlement Account 1

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

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Kcljto ftvOSS Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. „" f Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. Amount. £ £ £ £ District Railways Purchasing Acts, 40,000 '■ 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,600 .. 1,600 1885-86 1 , Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 1,585,000 '< 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 63,400 118,000 | 41 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,310 3,710 j 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 186 600 | 5J 1 Jan. and 1 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 2,000 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 105 24,500 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,470 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 7,000 1,998,760 91,412 •• 91,412 Electric Power Works Loans Act, 50,650 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 2,527 1919 4,000 5J 1 June and 1 Dec. 220 212,500; 5 1 May and 1 Nov. 10,625 267,050 13,372 Recoverable from the Electric .. .. .. •• I 13,372 Supply Account Finance Act, 1909 (Public Works) 46,901 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,876 .. 1,876 Finance Act 1915, (iSection 105), 515,025 4-J 15 June and 15 Dec. 23,176 (Public Works) 59,800 5| 15 June and 15 Dec. 3,289 j 799,205 4 15 June and 15 Dec. 31,968 1,374,030 58,433 I .. 58,433 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), (War 46,700 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,802 Expenses) 1,600 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 64 : 5,393,550 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. .242,710 20,550 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1.130 5,462,400 246,706 j .. 246,706 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 Aocount Finance Act, 1916 (Section 50J, 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 Aocount 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 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,800 (War Expenses) 32,290 5 1 Jan and 1 July.. 1,615 2,006,900 4 20 April and 20 Oct. 80,276 25,900 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,360 75,050 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 3,940 2,180,140 88,991 .. 88,991 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Part IV), 66,700 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 3,001 (War Expenses) 2,315,240 4J 20 April and 20 Oct. 104,186 560 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 28 1,990 5 20 April and 20 Oct. 100 31,250 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,641 2,415,740 108,956 .. 108,956 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 2,500,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 100,000 .. j 100,000 29), (Public Works) — ■ Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 74,270 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,971 30), Cold-storage Advances Account Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. •• •• 2,971 vanoes Office I

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rato frro^s Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. Amount. £ £ £ £ Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 1,000,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 40,000 31), ( Discharged Soldiers Settlement) Recoverable from Discharged .. .. .. .. 40,000 Soldiers Settlement Account Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Section 171,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 6,840 32), (State Forests) 29,000 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,305 200,000 8,145 Recoverable from State Forests .. .. .. .. 8,145 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. 1,200 (Electric-power Works) 104,450 5| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5,745 134,450 6,945 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. .. .. 6,945 Account Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 2,099,240 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 83,970 (Public Works) 8,770 5 1 June and 1 Dec. 439 43,650 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 2,292 2,151,660 86,701 .. 86,701 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 531,550 5 1 June and 1 Dec. 26,578 (Nauru and Ocean Islands) — — Recoverable from the Nauru and .. .. .. .. 26,578 Ocean Islands Account Finance Act, 1921 (Section 10), 150,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 6,000 (Public Works) 29,050 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 1,307 19,400 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 1,019 198,450 8,326 .. 8,326 Finance Act, 1921-22 (Section 26), 100,000 5 1 April and 1 Oct. 5,000 .. 5,000 (Samoan Loan Account) Finance Act, 1924 (Section 2), 4,170 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 209 (Public Works) 13,150 5J 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), 31,000 5 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,550 .. 1,550 (Samoan Loan) Fishing Industry Promotion Act, 520 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 21 1919 2,685 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 121 270 5 1 June and 1 Dee. 14 3,475 156 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 156 vances Office — Forests Act, 1921-22 .. .. 10,000 4J 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 — Forests Act, 1921-22, and Finance Act, 1923 (Section 6) — On issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 Recoverable from State Forests .. .. .. .. 2,000 Account

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES —INTEREST—continued.

Kate r Authorizing Act. Principal, Half-yearly due Dates. Amo°unt Recoverable. 1927-28. £ £ £ £ Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913, 58,590 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 2,344 and Finance Act, 1917 (Section 80) Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 2,344 vances Office Funded Debt. —Finance Act, 1922 (Section 8) — Aid to Public Works and Land 181,266 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 8,986 Settlement Act, 1910 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), 4,495,190 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 222,860 (War Expenses) Finance Act, 1918 (Section 10), 6,263,299 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 310,518 (War Expenses) Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. 35,850 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,778 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. 693,344 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 34,200 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1,961,941 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 97,268 1914 (Section8), (WarExpenses) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 7,692,462 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 381,372 1915 (Section5), (War Expenses) War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 4,583,596 * 1 June and 1 Dec. 227,243 (Section 2), and War Purposes —— Loan Act, 1917 (No. 2) 25,906,948 1,284,225 Recoverable from Land for .. . .. .. 1,778 Settlements Account 1,282,447 Government Railways Act, 1908 — Railways Improvement Authoriza- 193,600 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 7,744 tion Acts, 1904-7 19,900 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,194 213,500 8,938 .. 8,938 Government Railways Act, 1908, Rail- 600 4f 1 Jan. and 1 July 27 ways Improvement Autlioriza- 1,600 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 72 tion Acts, 1904-7, and Finance 500 4J 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 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 52 3,000 4| 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 ) fHarbours 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 * £4 19s. 5'88d. per cent, on reducing balance of outstanding debt. f 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.

Rate dross Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. £ £ £ £ Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 .. 291,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 11,640 263,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 11,835 20,000 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,000 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 800 574,000 25,275 Recoverable from Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. 10,000 Settlement Account 15,275 Housing Act, 1919 (Section 30), 345,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 13,800 (Housing Account) 47,920 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 2,156 392,920 15,956 Recoverable from State Advances .. .. .. .. 15,956 Office Housing Act, 1919 (Section 46), 3,975 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 159 (Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings Account) Recoverable from State Advances .. .. .. .. 159 Office Hutt Railway and Road Improvement 284,180 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 11,367 Acts, 1903,1905,1907, and 1910 15,700 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 707 5,200 4J I Feb. and 1 Aug. 234 305,080 12,308 .. 12,308 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, 50,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 2,000 .. 2,000 1924 Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 10,500 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 420 1914, and Appropriation Act, 14,500 4i 1 May and 1 Nov. 653 1918 (Section 45) 25,000 1,073 .. 1,073 Lands Improvement and Native Lands 400,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 16,000 .. _ 16,000 Acquisition Act, 1894 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. 650,645 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 26,026 481,425 4£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 21,664 200 5| 1 Jan. and 1 July 11 18,600 5£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,023 7,600 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 456 141,100 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 6,350 29,600 51 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,628 5,700 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 342 37,000 5 15 Mar. and 15 Sept. 1,850 800 4J 31 Mar. and 30 Sept. 36 500 5| 1 April and 1 Oct. 28 1,373,170 59,414 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 59,414 Settlements Aooount Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and 124,525 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,604 Finance Act, 1915 (Section 106) 105,500 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,748 127,500 4J 31 Mar. and 30 Sept. 5,737 - 71,700 4| 1 April and 1 Oct. 3,226 100,000 4 J 1 May and 1 Nov. 4,500 529,225 23,815 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 23,815 Settlements Account

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST —continued.

Rate Cross Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. * t Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. amount. X £ £ £ Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. 100,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 4,000 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 100,000 7,000 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 7,000 Settlements Account Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. 16,200 5 : ! 1 Jan. and 1 July 851 1,000 5j 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 52 244,800 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 11,016 196,000 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept, 9,800 764,050 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 30,562 180,000 44 1 April and 1 Oct. 8,100 100,000 44 1 June and 1 Dec. 4,500 1,502,050 64,881 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 64,8S1 Settlements Account Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and 606,100 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 24,244 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 7,000 44 1 Jan. and 1 July 315 42) 8,000 44 1 April and 1 Oct. 360 621,100 24,919 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 24,919 Settlements Account Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, 200 44 1 Jan. and 1 July 9 and Finance Act, 1915 (Section 9,300 44 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 Ad, 1908 .. 1,901,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 76,040 .. 76,040 Main Highways Act, 1022 .. 100,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 4,000 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 100,000 8,000 Recoverable from the Main High- .. .. .. .. 8,000 ways Account Maori Land Settlement Act. 1905 .. 500 5J 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 44 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 .. 460 Mining Amendment Act, 1913, and 12,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 480 Amendment Act, 1919 10,550 44 1 May and 1 Nov. 475 22,550 955 .. 955

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EfttG p „„ Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. Amount. £ £ £ £ Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 1,662,400 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 66,496 445,000 4J 1 April and 1 Oct. 20,025 25,000 5 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,250 1,300 51 1 April and 1 Oct. 69 3,000 4J 5 June and 5 Dec. 135 2,136,700 87,975 .. 87,975 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 Nov. 8,000 29,591,063 1,183,643 Recoverable from —• Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. 951 State Coal-mines Account .. .. : .. .. .. 21 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 9,559 10,531 1,173,112 £3,000,000 Loan, 1912 .. .. 3,000,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 120,000 Additionalto£3,000,000Loan, 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 Recoverable from— Land for Settlements Account .. j .. .. 34,346 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. 2,067 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 113,381 149,794 I 1 285,591

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate fl-voRH Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. Amount. New Zealand Consolidated Inscribed £ £ £ £ Stock (London issue) —oontd. Fourth series of Conversions .. 2,768,000 3J 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 3J 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- 83,323 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 .. .. .. .. 35,610 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. 14 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. 5,632 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 36,133 77,389 523,789 Government Advances 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 .. .. .. .. .. 90,261 92,336 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, — 197,463 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 Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 25,549 48,544 208,456

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Rate firnsq Authorizing Act. Principal, Half-yearly due Bates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. I New Zealand Consolidated Stock, £ £ £ ! £ 1936-51— Electric-power Worlcs 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 /V), (War Expenses) Finance Act, 1920 (Section IS), 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) Railiuays Improvement Authoriza- 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 41 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 14,618 Settlement Act, 1922 Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 250,000 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 11,250 Finance Act, 1923 (Section 2), 3,222,600 4-1 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 4-h 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 4| 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 Office .. .. .. .. .. 148,132 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. . . 1,023 Swamp Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. 2,250 151,405 New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 179,885 1945— Aid to Public Works and Land 1,084,009 4J j 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 48,780 Settlement Act, 1922 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 542,004 44- j 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 24,390 1919 Finance Act, 1923 (Section 2), 1,084,009 4| 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 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept 24,390 Railways Improvement Authoriza- 542,005 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 24,390 tion Act, 1914 State Advances Act, 1913 —■ Advances to Settlers Branch .. 1,084,009 4J 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 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. , 68,750 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 68,750 vances Office 1 —

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3—B. 7.

a ' }e ftvnqq Authorizing Act. Principal. per Hall-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. New Zealand Consolidated Stock, £ £ £ £ 1946— Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 1,141,649 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 57,082 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 2), 4,151,450 5 1 Jan. and ] July 207,573 (Public Works) Railways Improvement Authoriza- 934,076 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 46,704 lion Act, 1914 __ 6,227,175 311,359 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. .. .. 57,082 Account — 254,277 New Zealand Consolidated Stock (1927 issue) — Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 900,000 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 22,500 Finance Act, 1926 (Section 2), 3,500,000 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 87,500 ( Public Works) Railways ImprovementAuthorization 1,600,000 5 ] Jan. and 1 July 40,000 Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1926 6,000,000 150,000 Recoverable from Electric Supply .. .. .. .. 22,500 Account 127,500 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917— Aid to Public Works and Land 600 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 32 32 Settlement 'ict 1900 Aid to Public Works and Land 38,700 5£ 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 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 53 2,500 5| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 138 200 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 10 183,800 5j 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 9,649 191,930 10,094 .. 10,094 Aid to Public Works and Land 100 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 6 Settlement Act, 1906 1,000 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 53 1,100 59 .. 59 Aid to Public Works and Land 900 6 1 Jan. and 1 July 54 Settlement Act, 1907 258.900 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 14,240 1,700 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 89 261,500 14,383 .. 1 14,383 Aid to Public Works and iMnd 25,000 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 1,313 .. 1,313 Settlement Act, 1911 Aid to Public Works and Land 60,000 5£ 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 150,000 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 7,875 Settlement Act. 1921 39,660 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,181 73,510 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,411 31,160 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 1,036 294,330 16,103 .. 16,103 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loam 10,000 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 525 Act, 1919 (Section 4) 80,000 5j 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,400 90,000 4,925 .. 4,925 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans-, 107,760 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,657 Act, 1920 2,957,210 5| 15 Jan. and 15 July 162,646 3,064,970 168,303 Recoverable from Discharged .. .. .. .. 168,303 boidiers Settlement Account Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 7,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 420 100,000 5 J 1 Jan. and 1 July 5,250 62,450 51 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,279 570 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 30 170,020 8,979 .. 8,979

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate p Authorizing Act. Principal, Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, £ £ £ £ 1917 —continued. Electric-power Works Loan Act, ldlH 805,560 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 40,278 Recoverable from Electric Sup- .. . . .. .. 40,278 ply Account Finance Act, 1915 (Section 105), 11,050 4J 15 June and 15 Dec. 497 (Public Works) 131,370 5J 15 June and 15 Dec. 7,225 84,970 5§ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 4,461 227,390 12.183 .. 12,183 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), 2 2,830 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 15,770 (War Expenses) 225,020 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 12,376 2,533,700 44 15 May and 15 Nov. 114,016 161,850 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 7,283 553.650 5| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 29,067 8,150 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 407 3,745.200 178,919 .. 178,919 Finance Act, 1918 (Section 10), 4,036,100 4J 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 3,425,390 4J 20 April and 20 Oct. 154,143 438,140 5 20 April and 20 Oct. 21,807 53,420 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,671 264,980 5| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 13,911 188,160 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 9,878 205,910 5 1 Jan. and 1 July 10,296 345,520 5| 1 Jan. and 1 July 18,140 9,846,720 454,026 .. 454,026 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), (Pari 26,960 5 20 April and 20 Oct. 1,348 IV), (War Expenses) 19,000 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 855 2,117,070 4| 20 April and 20 Oct. 95,268 97,900 pj- 1 Mar. and 1 Sept 5,140 3,500 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 175 154,300 5£ 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,101 2,418,730 110,887 .. 110,887 Finance Act, 1919 (Section 5), 228,300 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 11,415 (Public Works) 11,500 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 604 239,800 12,019 .. 12,019 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 293,550 5| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 16,145 (Electric Power Works) Recoverable from Electric Sup- .. .. .. .. 16 145 ply Account Finance Act, 1920 (Section 15), 50,000 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,625 (Public Works) 286,180 5£ 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 15,024 336,180 17,649 .. 17,649 Finance Act, 1921 (Section 10), 51,550 5i 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 2.706 2 706 (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 5£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. | 16 16 Railways Improvement Autho- 500 0 1 Jan. and 1 July 30 <!0 rization Acts, 1904-07 Government Railways Amendment 500 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept 26 9« 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 5,500 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 330 41,750 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,296 42,750 5j 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,244 1,000 5i 15 Feb. and 15 Aug 53 99,500 5,417 Recoverable from Land for .. .. ., _ _ 5 417 Settlements Account 1

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

Rate Cross Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, £ £ £ £ 1917 —continued. Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 800 5J 1 Jan. and 1 July 42 18,000 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 945 8,600 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 289 24,300 1,276 Recoverable from Land for .. .. .. .. 1,276 Settlements Aooount Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 900 5£ 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 47 .. 47 NativeLand Amendment Act, 1913 40,000 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 1,800 100,000 s£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5,250 140,000 7,050 .. 7,050 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 6J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,7E6 Recoverable from Land for .. .. .. .. 2,786 Settlements Account — Railways Improvement Authoriza- 12,490 5 15 Jan. and 15 July 625 tion Act, 1914 58,310 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,207 70,800 3,832 .. 3,832 State Advances Act, 1913 (Settlers 1,006,400 5£ 9 April and 9 Oct. 52,836 Branch) 3,200,600 5| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 176,033 51,000 5J 30 June and 31 Dec. 2,805 4,258,000 231,674 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. 231,674 vances Office — State Advances Act, 1913 (Workers 67,340 5| 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 3,535 Branch) 8,000 5J 30 June and 31 Dec. 420 1,217,640 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 66,970 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 15,000 1,292,980 85,925 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 85,925 vances Office ———•— Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and 14,000 5 1 May and 1 Nov. 700 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Sec- — tion 46 ) Recoverable from Swamp Land .. .. .. .. 700 Drainage Account War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. 2,810 3 15 May and 15 Nov. 84 10.238,369 4J 15 May and 15 Nov. 460,727 858,860 5 15 May and 15 Nov 42,943 152,880 5-J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 8,026 1,680,230 5J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 88,212 73,850 5 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 3,693 79,390 4J 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 3,573 13,086,389 607,258 .. 607,258 New Zealand Stnte-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909— Land for Settlements Branch .. 25,000 3-J 1 April and 1 Oct. 875 470,000 3f 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 3£ 1 April and 1 Oct. 13.356 54,500 3f 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 I

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

t © vn Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. New Zealand State-guaranteed Ad- £ £ £ £ vances Act, 1909— continued. Guaranteed Mining Advances 5,000 3§ 1 April and 1 Oct. 187 .. 187 Branch Advances to Local Authorities 200,515 3£ 1 April and 1 Oct. 7,018 Branch 95,425 3J 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 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 — Land for Settlements Branch .. 400,165 4 1 Jan. and 1 .July 16,007 50 4J 1 Jan. and 1 July 2 147,100 4i 1 April and 1 Oct. 6,620 741,066 4£ 30 April and 31 Oct. 33,348 100 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 5 1,288,481 55,982 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. . . .. 55,982 Settlements Account A 7 ative Land Settlement Branch .. 30,000 3} 1 April and 1 Oct. 1,125 50,000 4 1 April and 1 Oct. 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 21,000 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 945 10,000 I Feb. and 1 Aug. 450 4,000 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 180 35,000 1,575 Recoverable from the Land for .. .. .. .. 1,575 Settlements Account Guaranteed Mining Advances .. 8,000 4| 1 Jan. and 1 July 360 .. 360 1'ost and Telegraph Act, 1908 200,000 4 1 Jan. and 1 July 8,000 8,000 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1916 (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 Act, 1914 9,200 4J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 414 729,200 29,214 .. 29,214 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amend- 158,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 6,320 ment Act, 1913 and Amendments 52,000 4| 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 2,340 210,000 8,660 Recoverable from Rangitaiki .. .. .. .. 5,000 Land Drainage Account 3,660 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment 45,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 1,800 Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920 55,000 4J 1 June and 1 Deo. 2,475 (Section 16) — 100,000 4,275 .. 4,275 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment 22,900 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 916 Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1921 59,100 4J 1 June and 1 Dec. 2,660 -22 (Section 23) 2,500 5£ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 131 84,500 3,707 .. 3,707

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Rate frrnsB Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly doe Dates. Recoverable. 1927 28. Cent. amouns. £ £ £ £ Rangitailci Land Drainage Amend- 39,100 4 1 June and 1 Deo. 1,564 ment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 10,900 4 J 1 June and 1 Dec. 490 1923 (Section 5) ___ — 50,000 2,054 .. 2,054 Rangitailci Land Drainage Amend- 10,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 400 ment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1924 (Section 5) • "l On further issues, say .. .. .. .. .. 400 10,000 800 . . 800 State Advances Act, 1913 — ■ Advances to Settlers Branch .. 573,200 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 22,928 1,300,000 4| 1 June and 1 Dec. 58,500 3,250 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 163 118,600 5J 9 April and 9 Oct. 6,227 I 553,100 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 30,421 2,548,150 118,239 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. • • 118,239 vances Office Advances to Workers Branch .. 50,000 4 1 June and 1 Dec. 2,000 1,300,000 4$ 1 June and 1 Dee. 58,500 510 5 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 26 271,100 5$ 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 14,910 15,350 5J 15 Feb. and 15 Aug. 806 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 5,000 1,636,960 81,242 Recoverable from State Ad- .. .. .. .. 81,242 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 .. 26,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 1,040 20,000 44 1 May and 1 Nov. 900 46,000 1,940 Recoverable from Swamp Land .. .. .. .. 1,940 Drainage Account Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and 298,000 4 1 May and 1 Nov. 11,920 Appropriation Act, 1918 (Section 48,000 4 J 1 May and 1 Nov. 2,160 16) 20,000 6 1 May and 1 Nov. 1,200 On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 500 366,000 15,780 Recoverable from Swamp Land .. .. .. .. 15,780 Drainage Acoount — Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers lm~ 50,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug 2,000 provement Act, 1910 100,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,500 150,000 6,500 Recoverable from the Waihou .. .. •• .. 3,200 and Ohinemuri Rivers Ira- 3,300 provement Account

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PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—INTEREST—continued.

' RSjfcfl frVrtBH — Authorizing Act. Principal, per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. £ £ £ £ WaiiAoK areti Ohinemuri Rivers Im- 60,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,400 provement Act, 1910, and Finance 90,000 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 4,050 Act, 1919 (Section 6) 130,000 | 6,450 .. 6,450 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Im- 99,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 3,960 provement Act, 1910, and Fin- 51,000 4J ; 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 2,295 ance Act, 1922 (Section 16) 150,000 6,255 .. 0,255 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Im- 75,000 4 1 Fob. and 1 Aug. 3,000 provement Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1924 (Section 6) — On further issues, say .. .. .. .. 1,500 75,000 4,500 .. 4,500 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917, and 4,788,500 4| 15 May and 15 Nov. 215,483 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 1,424,700 5 15 May and 15 Nov. 71,235 (No. 2), (New Zealand Loans 34,750 5J 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,824 Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 13,000 6 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 780 1915), and Finance Act, 1917 30,300 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 1,212 (Section 68) : — — 6,291,250 290,534 .. 290,534 Wellington and Manawatu, Railway 500,000 4 1 Mar. and 1 Sept. 20,000 .. 20,000 Purchase Act, 1908 — 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 1908 — — 700,000 30,000 Recoverable from the Westport .. .. .. .. 17,647 Harbour Account 12,353 To provide for increase in rale of in- .. .. .. 10,000 .. 10,000 terest for renewal of loans falling —— due during the year Stale Advances Debt— Uovernmeut . Advances to Settlers Act, 1908— Advances to Settlers .. .. 117,900 4 1 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. and 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 4J 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, 1927 .. .. .. .. 245,850,889 Add amounts not included in Public Debt at 31st March, 1927— New loan issued .. .. .. .. .. 6,000,000 Grevmouth Harbour Board Loan .. .. .. .. 260,000 6,260,000 252,110,889 Deduct amounts included in Public Debt but not included in Principal column above— Unpresented debentures .. .. .. .. .. 12,665 Loans raised by Superintendent State Advances (interest paid direct) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,124,260 Debenture issued under Urewera Lands Act, 1921-22 (Section 10), (interest paid out of Native Land Settlement Account) .. 29,323 .. 2,166,248 £249,944,641

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—AMORTIZATION.

Rate rrvn«R Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1937-28. Cent. £ £ £ £ New Zealand Stale-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909 and 1910— Advances to Settlers 1,967,626 4} 1 June and 1 Deo. 88,543 750,000 4.J 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 4i 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 243 328,283 4} 2 1 June and I Dec. 14,773 533,689 23,016 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 23,016 vaneea Office Total Principal .. 249,944,641 TOTAL INTEREST .. .. .. .. 10,917,1002,545,898 8,371,202 i __ 1 i .■

Rate Authorizing Act. Principal. per Gross Amount. Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. 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 182,113,696 .. 998,839 .. 998,839 TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,001,721

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

ANALYSIS OF PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES.

Original Bate ftvnRH Authorizing Act. Debt per Half-yearly due Dates. Ammmt Recoverable. 1927-28. funded. Cent. Amount. Finance Act, 1922 (Section 8) — £ £ £ £ Aid to Public Works and Land 191,010 .. 1 June and 1 Dec... 2,474 .. 2,474 Settlement Act, 1910 Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35), 4,736,842 .. „ 61,351 .. 61,351 (War Expenses) Finance Act, 1918 (Section 10) 6,600,000 .. „ 85,482 .. 85,482 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 37,778 .. ,, 489 489 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. 963,131 .. „ 23,587 .. 23,587 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 2,067,411 .. „ 26,777 .. 26,777 1914 (Section 8), (War Expenses ) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 8,105,992 .. „ 104,988 .. 104,988 1915 (Section 5), (War Exwlr Loan Act, 1917 4,830,000 .. „ 62,557 .. 62,557 (Section 2), War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 (No. 2) TOTAL .. .. 27,532,164 * .. 367,705 489 367,216 * 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.

Recoveries — Gro8S - respective 1927 - 28 ' Accounts. IwrpmraT P y, f War Expenses .. .. .. .. .. 3,405,589 3,465,589 Discharged Soldiers Settlement (including purchase of Estates) 458,886 377,826 81,060 Land for Settlements .. .. .. .. .. 358,291 358.291 State Advances .. .. .. .. .. 1,298,126 1,298,126 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. 65,800 .. 65,800 Electric Supply .. .. .. .. .. 339,224 339,224 Greymouth Harbour Board .. .. .. .. 10,400 10,400 West-port Harbour .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 17,647 12,353 Public Works and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 4,890,784 144,384 4,746,400 Total Interest .. .. .. ..10,917,100 2,545,898 8,371,202 Net Interest (chargeable to Consolidated Fund) .. .. 8,371,202 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 .. .. .. .. 998,839 .. 998,839 Net Amortization Charge (chargeable to Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,001,721 Total Interest and Amortization Charge .. .. .. 9,372,923 Reduction or Funded Debt .. .. .. 367,705 489 367,216 Net Reduction of Funded Debt (chargeable to Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. .. 367,216 GRAND TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,740,139

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PERMANENT CHARGES —continued.

4—B. 7.

1927-28. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Animals' Protection and Game Act, 1921-22 (Section 20) — £ Fees, royalties, &c., on opossum-skins to Acclimatization Societies . . 4,500 Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 9) — Subsidies to County Councils, Road and Town Boards in respect of general rates ... ... ... 186,000 Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 15) — Maintenance of overseas war graves and war memorials ... ... 30,750 Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 13) — Cost of remittances of cash to and from London ... ... ... 1,000 Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 24 (2)) — Salary of Minister for Cook Islands ... ... ... 180 Auckland University College Act, 1882 (Section 26) — Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 4,000 Canterbury College and the Canterbury Agricultural College Amendment Act, 1927— Subsidy on voluntary contributions ... ... ... 10,000 Civil List Act, 1920 (Section 16) — Legislative Council— Speaker ... ... ... 720 Chairman of Committees ... ... ... 450 House o£ 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), and Finance Act, 1926 ( Section 19) — Legislative Council— Clerk ... ... ... 800 Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 600 House of Representatives—■ Clerk ... ... ... 800 Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 600 Civil Service Act, 1908 (Sections 28-30) — Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities under Civil Service Act, 1908 ... 14,000 Defence Act, 1909 (Sections 75-86) — Pensions and allowances ... ... ... 2,300 Education Act, 1914 —- Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions on account of Public Primary and District High Schools ... ... ... 20,000 Technical Instruction— Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 1,600 National Scholarships — Grants to Education Boards for junior and senior scholarships ... 13,000 Secondary Schools— Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 7,500 Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1913 (Section 3) — Compensation for improvements ... ... ... j 500 Family Allowances Act, 1926—■ Section 18 „ ... ... ... , 45,000

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1927-28. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OP THE LEGISLATURE—continued. £ Finance Act, 1919 (Section 14) — Pensions in respect of Police Officers ... ... ... 500 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 43) —• Canterbury College (additional to statutory grant) .., ... 1,562 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 ... ... ... 26,000 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 27) — £ Increased superannuation allowances to widows and children 16,928 Less credits ... ... ... 4,446 12,482 Finance Act, 1926 (Section 23 (3)) —• Stamp duty on transfers of New Zealand stock ... ... ... 2,000 Finance Act, 1926 ( Section 34)— Pensions for ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces 1,000 Fire Brigades Act, 1926 (Section 26 (1)) — Subsidies to Fire Boards ... ... ... 3,610 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1925 (Section 4, Subsection (1) (d) ) — Losses on operation of branch lines and isolated sections of railways ... 475,000 Greymouih 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 Act, 1926— Subsidies to Hospital Boards ... ... ... 665,000 Subsidy to Jubilee Institute for the Blind (administered by Department of Education) ... ... ... 3,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Sections 64 and 73) — Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court ... ... 3,500 Judicature Act, 1908 ( Sectioyis 12-14), and Judicature Amendment Act 1920 (Section 2) — Superannuation to retired Judges ... ... ... 3 500 Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 3) — Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court ... ... ... Ig 250 Land Act, 1924 (Section 136) — Payments to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts, for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, royalties, &c. ... 12,000 Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1925 (Section 6) — Interest on income-tax paid in advance .. ... ... 750

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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1927-28. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. Land Settlement Fincmce Act, 1909 (Section 13)— £ Deficiencies in principal or interest due on debentures guaranteed by the Government ... ... ... 100 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926 (Section 88) — Sinking funds of guaranteed loans payable to Public Trustee ... ... 600 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926 (Subsections 1 and 2 of Section 76) — Sinking funds payable to State Advances Office ... ... ... 300 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 2) — Salaries of Magistrates ... ... ... 27,400 Marlborough High School Act, 1899 (Section 17) — Grant-in-aid . . ... ... 400 Municipal Corporations Act, 1920 (Section 72J — Subsidies to Borough Councils in respect of general rates ... ... 29,000 National Provident Fund Act, 1926 (Section 74 (2)) — £ Subsidies on contributions ... ... 51,094 National Provident Fund Act, 1926— Maternity allowances (Section 70) ... ... 7,500 Maternity allowances for Friendly Societies (Section 42 (2) ) 35,500 Subsidy on total contributions from approved Friendly Societies for the year ended 31st December, 1926 (Section 52) ... ... ... 1,017 95,111 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 Native Land Amendment Act and New Zealand Claims Adjustment Act, 1926 (Section 15 (1) ) — Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board ... ... 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 ... ... ... 4,500 New Zealand Agricultural College Act, 1926 (Section 23) — Grant for maintenance of College ... ... ... ... 15,000 New Zealand Loayis Act, 1908— New Zealand Consolidated Stock— £ Charges and expenses of management ... ... 30,000 Less recoverable from other accounts ... ... 13,000 17,000 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 ... ... ... 3,400 University bursaries ... ... ... 13,400 Grants-in-aid to — £ Auckland University College ... ... 7,100 Victoria University College ... ... 7,100 Canterbury College ... ... 4,100 University of Otago ... ... 8,700 University Colleges— 27,000 Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 20,000

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1927-28. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE —continued. £ Orchard-tax Act, 1916 (Section 4) — Orchard-tax receipts payable to New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation, Limited ... ... ... 500 Pensions Act, 1926— £ Pensions and allowances ... ... 42,000 Less credits from gold duty under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 " ... ... 2,500 -—— 39,500 Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... ... 17,500 Old-age pensions ... ... 990,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Account ... 38,000 952,000 Pensions for the Blind ... ... ... 11,000 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 310,000 Police Offences Amendment Act, 1924 (Section 3) — Fines due Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1926—• £ Section 6— Salary of Controller and Auditor-General ... ... 1,300 Sections 30 and 96— Claims repayable under Sections 30 and 96 ... ... 300 Section 133 (1) — — 1,600 Fire Insurance Fund ... ... 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 134 (7)) — Marine Insurance Fund ... ... ... 8,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 140) — Interest at 4 per cent, on New Zealand Expeditionary Force canteen profits and regimental funds deposited with Government at call ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of,both Houses ... 2,000 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 ... 38,192 47,808 Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... 43,000 90,808 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 ... ... ... 14,000 Stock Act, 1908 (Section 45) — Compensation for diseased stock destroyed ... ... ... 15,500

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PERMANENT CHARGES —continued.

ANALYSIS.

1927-28. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. 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 ... ... ... 1,000,000 TOTAL UNDER SPECIAL ACTS ... ... 4,385,191

1927-28. £ Education Purposes ... ... ... ... ... 147,707 Pensions ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,396,728 Salaries and Honoraria ... ... ... ... ... 102,245 Subsidies to Hospital Boards ... ... ... ... 665,000 Subsidies to Local Authorities on rates ... ... ... ... 215,000 Subsidies to Superannuation and National Provident Funds ... ... 155,401 Teriitorial Revenue ... .. ... ... ... 12,000 Miscellaneous ... ... ... .. ... ... 216,110 Transfer to Working Railways Account: Losses on operation of branch lines, &c. ... ... .. ... ... ... 475,000 TOTAL ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,385,191

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 1. —Legislative Departments — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Legislative Council .. .. 2,956 ... 2,956 „ II. —House of Representatives .. 11,817 1,115 1.2,932 III.—Law Drafting Office .. .. 3,236 687 3,923 „ IV. —General Assembly Library .. 3,225 1,400 4,625 „ V. —Hansard .. .. .. 6,317 6,949 13,266 VI.—Bellamy's .. .. .. 6,763 1,400 8,163 ,, VII.—-General Expenses .. .. 4,022 39,823 43,845 GBOSS Total .. .. .. 38,336 51,374 89,710 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 6,438 6,513 NET TOTAL 38,261 44,936 83,197 Number Item 1QQ7 9ft Of Persons. VOTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Legislative Council. £ £ Salaries and other Charges— 4 1 Salaries and other Charges ... ... ... 2,697 1 2 Staff of Minister leading Legislative Council ... 259 5 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (additionalDepartment of Internal Affairs: Part salary of typist in office of £ Leader of Legislative Council 75 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 2,956 Subdivision No. II.—House of Representatives. 3 Salaries — 1 Second Clerk Assistant ... ... ... 510 1 *Sergeant-at-Arms ... ... ... 300 1 Reader and Clerk of Bills and Papers ... ... 410 1 Accountant ... ... ... i 335 1 1 Clerk and Typist ... ... ... 300 1 Clerk to Mr. Speaker ... ... 220 4 Committee Clerks : 1 at £240, 2 at £220, 1 at £210 ... 890 1 Chief Messenger ... ... ... 350 1 Assistant Chief Messenger ... ... ... 330 1 Messenger (to Mr. Speaker)... ... ... 320 Non-permanents. £ Extra Clerks ... ... 1,444 Extra Committee Reporting... ... 100 Extra Messengers ... ... 6,308 7,852 11,817 Note.—Soale salaries or wages iaolude cost-of-living increase. * Also receives £175 16s. per annum superannuation.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

Number Tt of Persons. ltern " VOTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— 1927-28. _ continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. 11.—House of Representatives —contd. £ £ Othek Charges foe and incidental to— 4 Office requisites ... ... ... 50 5 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 700 6 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 355 7 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 1,115 Total —Subdivision No. II ... 12,932 Subdivision 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 ... ... 225 Temporary clerical assistance during absence of 5 officer on sick leave ... ... ... 11 3,236 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" (recoverable) ... ... 450 11 Motor hire .. ... ... 60 12 Office requisites, printing and stationery, postage, and contingencies ... ... ... 50 13 Purchase of law reports and other publications ... 60 14 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 55 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Sale of "Index to the Laws of New £ Zealand" ... ... 350 687 Total—Subdivisio?i No. Ill ... 3,923 Subdivision No. IV.—General Assembly Library. 15 Salaries—Library— 1 Chief Librarian (also £200 Controller Dominion Archives, and £50 Advisory Director Turnbull Library) ... ... ... 525 1 First Assistant ... ... ... 475 5 Assistants: 1 at £350, 1 at £330, 1 at £315, 1 at £250, 1 at £210 ... ... ... 1,455 1 Binder ... ... ... 320 1 Messenger ... ... ... 210 1 Cleaner ... ... ... 240 10 3,225 —— Other Charges for and incidental to —• 16 Binding books ... ... ... 500 17 Grant to Library Fund ... ... ... 700 18 Newspapers and carriage of books ... ... 200 1,400 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 4,625

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

Number Item> VOTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— 1Q07 OQ ofPeraons ' continued. lJ^7-28. 1927-28, Subdivision No. V. — Hansard. £ £ 19 Salaries— Hansard— 1 Chief Reporter ... ... ... 550 10 Reporters: 2 at £450*, 1 at £420, 1 at £400, 1 at £380, 3 at £370, 2 at £350 ... ... 3,910 1 Supervisor ... ... ... 450 1 Supervisor's Assistant ... ... 387 1 Clerk to Supervisor ... ... 240 1 Indexer ... ... ... 210 2 Committee Reporters: 2 at £260 ... ... 520 Extra assistance ... ... ... 50 17 — 6,317 Otheb Charges for and incidental to — 20 Printing of Hansard ... ... ... 6,949 Total —Stibdivision No. V ... ... 13,266 Subdivision No. VI. —Bellamy's. 21 Salaries— 1 Manager (also Officer in Charge of Parliament Buildings) ... ... ... 590 1 Chef ... ... ... 390 1 Head Waiter ... ... ... 300 1 Clerk ... ... ... 300 5 Attendants, Manager's Staff: 1 at £300, 3 at £275 per annum, 1 at 15s. lOd. per day ... ... 1,413 9 Extra Attendants, Manager's staff, during session ... 3,015 — Extra Attendants, Manager's staff, during recess ... 755 6,763 Other Charges for and incidental to — 22 Linen, glassware, china, cutlery, plate ware, towels, kitchen utensils, uniforms, furniture, &c., for use ■ of members in Bellamy's and Parliamentary Buildings ... ... ... 300 23 Maintenance of staff during session ... ... 930 24 Washing linen, &c. ... ... ... 170 1,400 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 8,163 Subdivision No. VII. —General Expenses. 25 Salaries— 1 Electrician in charge of lighting, bells, and telephones during session ... ... ... 140 1 Furnace Attendant during session ... ... 235 5 Gardeners in grounds: 1 at £252, 1 at £240, 1 at £241, 1 at £299, 1 at £188 ... ... 1,220 9 Night-watchmen: 7 at £240, 1 at £230, 1 at £225 2,135 Night-watchmen : Amount required to adjust differ16 ences in rates of pay ... ... ... 72 Relieving Watchmen ... ... ... 220 4,022 Other Charges for and incidental to — 26 Advertising ... ... ... 15 27 Charwomen ... .. ... 3,080 Compassionate allowances— 28 Sister of late F. Sampson, Assistant in Library ... 150 29 Widow of late J. W. Stevenson, Hansard Reporter 225 * 1 at £450 also reooives £225 from Department of Justioe.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I 75 .. 75 111 .. 350 350 VII .. 6,088 6,088 Totals .. 75 6,438 6,513

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Number | Item J VOTE No. 1.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS— 1nol7 ou of Persons, p j continued. 19-27-28. 1.927-28. 1 Subdivision No. VII.—General Expenses—continued. £ £ Other Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Department of Internal Affairs— 30 Annotating Statutes ... ... ... 175 31 Supply of statistical publications to Members of the Legislature by the Census and Statistics Office ... ... ... 125 32 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 2,700 33 Furniture, brooms, brushware, soap, towels, linen, matches, tools, coal-buckets, and shovels (purchase and repairs) ... ... ... 800 34 Hire of motor-cars for Speakers of both Houses for official purposes ... ... ... 50 35 Laundry-work for Legislative Department ... 125 36 Meals to Messengers on late-sitting nights ... 100 37 Office equipment, &c., for Ministers' offices ... 300 38 Parliamentary photographic shield ... .... 25 39 Passages and expenses of witnesses attending Committee ... ... ... 10 40 Passages of— £ Members of both Houses ... ... 1,300 Members' wives ... ... 250 1,550 41 Postage and telegrams, including parliamentary papers 800 42 Printing of Statutes, Journals, Appendices, Bills, Order Papers, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... 9,000 { 43 Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition ... 100 1 44 Railway passes and concessions to members and exmembers of the Legislature, families, relations, &c., cost of ... ... ... 18,708 45 Railway passes to officers of the Legislature ... 270 ! 46 Railway sleeping-berths for Members of Parliament 350 47 Tell-tale clocks, installation of ... ... 134 48 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 25 49 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 75 50 Uniforms for messengers ... ... ... 100 51 Upkeep of parliamentary grounds ... ... 200 52 Winding and repairing clocks, &c. ... ... 66 53 Window-cleaning, rubbish-removal, and chimneysweeping ... ... ... 540 54 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 39,823 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Fuel, light, power, water, and general attendance supplied other Departments occupying Parlia- £ ment Buildings ... ... 1,088 Sale of Statutes, Journals, &c. ... 5,000 6,088 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... j 43,845 Gross Total ... ... ... ... j 89,710 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 6,513 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 1 ... ... — | 83,197

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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. j Total. Vote No. 2.—Prime Minister's Department— £ £ £ Gross Total ... ... ... 2,550 10,041 12,591 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL ... ... ... 2,550 10,041 12,591 Number Item , 1927-28. ot .Persons. VOTE No. 2.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPART-1927-28. MENT. £ £ 1 Salaries — 1 1 at £1,150 (Permanent Head, also Clerk Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet) ... ... 1,150 1 1 at £750 (Imperial Affairs Officer) ... ... 750 1 1 at £600 (Private Secretary to Prime Minister) .. 600 Allowance to officer performing special or higher 3 duties ... ... ... 50 2,550 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 100 League of Nations — 3 Expenses of New Zealand's delegate to Geneva 250 4 New Zealand official publications supplied to League at Geneva ... ... ... 50 5 New Zealand's proportion of secretarial expenses for year ended 31st December, 1927 ... 9,066 6 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 7 Post and Telegraph Department: Reception of British official wireless news ... ... .. 100 8 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. ... 50 9 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 10 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 11 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 10,041 Gross Total ... ... ... 12,591 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 2 ... ... 1 12,591

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 3. —Treasury Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Salaries .. .. .. 26,789 ... 26 789 „ II. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. ... 14,460 14,460 „ III.—Rates on Crown and Native Lands .. ... 20 20 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 26,789 14,480 41,269 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 1,031 3,800 4,831 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 25,758 10,680 36,438 Number Item qnn no of Persons. VOTE No. 3. —TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I. —Salaries. £ £ 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,350 (Secretary, Receiver-General, Paymaster-General, Registrar New Zealand Inscribed Stock, also Super- £ intendent, National Provident Fund)... 1,350 1 1 at £1,150 (Assistant Secretary and Accountant, and Deputy Registrar New Zealand Inscribed Stock) ... 1,150 2,500 Clerical Division. Class Special— 1 at £715 ... ... 715 2 1 at £665 ... ... 665 Class I— — 1,380 1 1 at £565 (4 months), £540 (8 months) ... 548 Class II— 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 1 at £515 (4 months), £490 (8 months) 498 Class III— 1,013 I 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 3 3 at£425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class V — 8 at £380 ... ... 3,040 9 1 at £380 (3 months), £355 (9 months) 361 Class VI—- 3,401 14 at £335 ... ... 4,690 1 at £335 (7 months), £320 (5 months) 329 16 1 at £320 ... ... 320 Class VII— 5,339 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £295 (7 months), £275 (5 months) 287 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 280 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 277 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £250 (5 months), £230 (7 months) 238 1 at £250 (2 months), £230 (10 months) 233 2 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 463 I 1 at £230 (5 months), £210 (7 months) 218 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Notm.—Soale salaries or wages include oost-of-living increase.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued.

I Number T*„ m I i nr. of Persons. ; VOTE No. 3.—TREASURY DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. 1927—98 Subdivision No. I—Salaries—continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class VII—continued. £ 1 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months)" 215 1 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 213 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 417 2 at £210 (7 months), £190 (5 months) 403 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 181 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 167 1 at £190 (1 month), £155 (11 months) 158 1 at £155 ... ... 155 3 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 460 1 at £155 (3 months), £135 (9 months) 140 3 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 415 3 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 410 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 127 2 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 240 2 at £115 (10 mcnths), £95 (2 months) 223 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 107 1 at £115 (5 months), £95 (7 months) 103 2 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 200 1 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) 88 47 ■ 1 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months) 84 8,157 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 160 General Division. 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 2 at £185 ... ... .370 8 3 at £160 ... ... 480 1,540 Non-peemanents. 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £156 ... ... 156 2 at £152 ... ... 304 1 at £132 ... ... 132 1 at £108 ... ... 108 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £95 ... ... 95 2 at £85 ... ... 170 1 at £82 ... ... 82 12 | 1 at £67 ... ... 67 1,396 103 Allowance to Administrative officer performing higher duties ... ... ... 100 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 5 L of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of Officers— £ Naval Defence ... ... 233 State Forests Account ... 498 Services rendered other Departments — Department of Justice ... 50 Government Insurance Department ... ... 250 1,031 27,339 Less amount provided but not now required ... 550 1 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 26,789

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. ■.. 1,031 .. 1,031 II .. .. .. 3,800 3,800 Totals .. .. 1,031 3,800 4,831

rtem - VOTE No. 3.—TREASURY DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued, 1927-28. Subdivision No. II—Miscellaneous Services. £ £ Charges fob and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 70 3 Bank exchange, commission, discount, and stamp duty (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 4 Expenses in connection with issue of bonds under Rural Advances Act, 1926 ... ... 11 5 Law-costs ... ... ... 25 6 Local Government Loans Board: Fees, travelling allowances and expenses of members.. ... 950 7 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 500 8 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 240 9 Payments by High Commissioner for other than Treasury services (recoverable) ... ... 500 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,000 11 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 4,000 12 Refund of unclaimed dividends, New Zealand Stock 50 13 Refunds to Departments of cost of printing debentures 50 14 Refunds unclaimed moneys ... ... ... 50 15 Retaining-fee for Financial Adviser ... ... 417 16 Telegrams beyond the Dominion (part recoverable)... 4,000 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 18 Transfer of Dunedin office to new premises ... 77 19 Travelling-allowances, &c., and transfer expenses ... 250 20 Value of interest coupons and warrants paid and cancelled by Treasury Cashier, but subsequently lost 10 21 Value of interest coupons paid and cancelled by Post Office, but subsequently lost ... ... 10 22 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Exchange ... ... £100 Recovery of amounts paid by High Commissioner ... ... 500 Telegrams beyond the Dominion... 2,700 Miscellaneous ... ... 500 j 3,800 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 14,460 Subdivision No. III.—Bates on Crown and Native Lands. Payable under section 100 of the Rating Act, 1925— 23 Special rates on Crown Lands, payable in respect of security given by local bodies for certain loans 10 24 Special rates on Native Lands, payable in respect of security given by local bodies for certain loans 5 25 Payment of special rates on lands acquired by the Crown, as provided by section 123 of the Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1926 ... ... 5 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 20 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 41,269 Credits-in-aid (a)... ... ... ... 4,831 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 3 .. ... 36,438

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NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 4.—National Provident and Friendly Societies £ £ £ Department — GROSS Total .. .. .. 11,122 13,998 25,120 (JREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 315 10 325 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 10,807 13,988 24,795 ofperaons. Item ' V0TE No ' 4.—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND 1927-28. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. ' j — £ £ Administrative Division. Superintendent, also Secretary to Treasury, &c. Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 2 at £400 ... ... 800 Glass V— 1,225 4 4 at £380 ... ... ... 1,520 Glass VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Class VII— 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £190 ... ... 380 3 at £155 ... ... 465 5 at £135 ... ... 675 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £95 ... ... 190 23 3 at £80 (114 months) ... ... 230 3,905 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 195 General Division. 1 1 at £185 ... ... 185 Non-permanents. 1 at £209 ... ... ... 209 1 at £175 ... ... ... 175 1 at £170 ... ... ... 170 * 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. 1927-28. 315 10 325 Totals .. 315 10 325

Number n em , 1Q97 9ft Of Persons. VOTE No. 4.—NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents—continued. £ 5 at £157 ... ... ... 785 1 at £144 ... ... ... 144 1 at £118 (8 months) ... ... 79 2 at £115 ... ... ... 230 5 at £84 ... ... ... 420 19 2 at £71 .. ... ... 142 2,354 55 — —— 11,654 Less salaries provided but not now required ... 532 11,122 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 J Audit fees for inspection of Accounts ... ... 50 4 ! Commission, allowances, and agency expenses ... 5,700 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 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 9 : Officers of Friendly Societies for statistical returns of sickness and mortality ... ... ... 1,050 10 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 50 11 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 600 12 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 600 13 Rent ... ... ... 1,393 Services rendered by other Departments— 14 Department of Internal Affairs : Government Actuary's office ... ... ... 2,660 15 Government Insurance Department ... ... 125 16 Post and Telegraph Department ... ... 600 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 130 18 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 600 19 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 40 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Miscellaneous ... ... £325 13,998 GROSS Total ... ... ... 25,120 Credits-in-aid(«) ... ... ... ... 325 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 4... ... 24,795 !

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT.

Htf- ■ 1927-28. 3. I Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Wfc Vote No. 5.—Land and Income Tax Department — £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. jj. 38,721 21,396 60,117 Credits-in-AID .. .. I 140 2,545 2,685 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 38,581 18,851 57,432 1 , t . Number j tem J ! 1Q27-28 of Persons. V0TE Nq 5 _ LAND AN D INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. ; _ 1927-28. 1 — j Administrative Division. . £ £ 1 1 at £1,000 (Commissioner of Taxes) i.. ... 1,000 Clerical Division. ,p Class Special— £ 1 at £765 , 765 2 1 at £665 665 Glass I— — 1,430 3 at £565 ... ... 1,695 4 1 at £565 (4 months), £540 (8 months) 548 Class II— 2,243 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 5 1 at £515 (1 month), £490 (11 months) 493 Class III— 2,553 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IF— 10 at £125 ... ... 4,250 11 1 at £425 (9 months), £400 (3 months) 419 Class V— — 4,669 3 3 at £380 ... ... 1 140 Class VI — 4 at £335 ... .. 1,340 1 at £335 (11 months), £320 (1 month) 334 1 at £335 (9 months), £320 (3 months) 331 1 at £335 (1 month), £320 (11 months) 321 1 at £320 (8 months), £295 (4 months) 312 9 1 at £320 (.1 month), £295 (11 months) 297 Class VII— 2,935 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 289 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 280 5 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 1,380 1 at £275 (5 months), £250 (7 months) 260 1 at £275 (4 months), £250 (8 months) 258 1 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 256 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 252 1 at £250 ... ... 250 .1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 249 2 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 490 ♦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.

6—B. 7.

Number Item no7_OQ of Persons. V0TE No . 5—LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT —continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII —continued. £ 1 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 243 i at £250 (7 months), £230 (5 months) 242 1 at £250 (2 months), £230 (10 months) 233 1 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 232 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 1 at £230 (6 months), £210 (6 months) 220 2 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 430 1 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 214 1 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 212 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 208 2 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) 412 1 at £210 (8 months), £190 (4 months) 204 1 at £210 (7 months), £190 (5 months) 202 3 at £210 (6 months), £190 (6 months) 600 3 at £210 (4 months), £190 (8 months) 591 1 at £210 (1 month"), £190 (11 months) 192 3 at £190 ' ... ... 570 2 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 374 1 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 184 2 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 362 1 at £190 (1 month), £155 (11 months) 157 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 154 3 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 456 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £135 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 128 2 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 240 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 118 9 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 1,053 3 at £115 ... ... 345 j 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 107 1 at £115 (5 months), £95 (7 months) 103 2 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 200 8 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 784 1 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months) 97 4 at £95 ... ... 380 2 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) 188 1 at £95 (8 months), £80 (4 months) 85 2 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 164 10 at £80 (11 months) ... ... 730 3 at £80 (10 months) ... ... 198 2 at £80 (9 months) ... ... 120 1 at £80 (8 months) ... ... 53 117 ■ 1 at £80 (5 months) ... ... 33 — 18,891 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 911 General Division. 4 at £255 ... 1,020 3 at £235 (3 months), £225 (9 months)... 681 1 at £225 .. ... 225 1 at £205 ... ••• 205 10 1 at £160 ... 160 2,291 Non-permanents. 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £130 ... ••• 130 1 at £117 ••• 117 2 at £104 ... ... 208

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT—continued.

JS3L 11 -■ 1927 - 28 - VOTE No. 5—LAND AND INCOME TAX 1927-28. DEPARTMENT —-continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents—continued. £ 1 at £104 (10 months), £91 (2 months) ... 102 1 at £104 (9 months), £91 (3 months) ... 101 1 at £104 (9 months), £65 (3 months) ... 94 1 at £91 ... ... 364 2 at £78 ... ... 156 16 2 at £65 (10 months) ... ... 108 — 1,588 160 40,121 Estimated amount of salaries which may not be required on account of leave of absence on reduced pay, resignations, &c. ... ... 1,400 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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 90 140 38,721 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 550 Amount required for credit of Consolidated Fund— 3 Refund to William L. M. Dearsley of absentee land-tax for the years 1922-23 to 1925-26, inclusive, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee ... ... .. 61 4 Thomas Seccombe : Remission of land-tax, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27, a& recommended by the Public Petitions Committee ... ... ... 367 5 Law-costs (part recoverable) .. .. 3,500 6 Office equipment (furniture, fittings, and machines) 100 7 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 10 8 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... .. 1,900 9 Printing and stationery ... ... 2,! 00 10 Rent of offices ... ... ... 73 11 Repairs and renewals to office equipment ... 300 Services rendered by other Departments— 12 Customs Department: Collecting deposits from travelling-agents for non-resident traders ... 200 13 Department of Internal Affairs (Census and Statistics Office): Amount payable for cards and labour ... ... ... 400 14 Post and Telegraph Department: Receiving landtax and income-tax ... ... ... 1,800 15 Public Works Department: Window-cleaning and removal of rubbish ... ... ... 60 16 Valuation Department : Valuations of land for tax purposes ... ... ... 8,000

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LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1927-28. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 140 Other Charges .. .. .. .. 2,545 Total .. .. .. .. 2,685

ofpetons. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 5.—LAND AND INCOME TAX 1927-28. DEPARTMENT—continued. £ £ Otheb Chaeges fob and incidental to —continued. 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 175 18 Travelling-allowances and expenses ... ... 1,300 19 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Law-costs ... ... £2,500 Miscellaneous .. ... 25 Travelling allowances and expenses recoverable from Stamp Duties Department in respect of services of Inspectors ... 20 2,545 21,396 GKOSS Total ... ... ... —— 60,117 Ceedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 2,685 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 5... ... 57,432

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. I Total. Vote No. 6. —Stamp Duties Department — £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Stam-p Duties .. .. 22,630 21,703 44,333 „ II. —Land and Deeds Registry.. .. 45,701 23,510 69,211 GROSS Total .. .. .. 68,331 45,213 113,544 CREDITS-in-AID .. .. 4,000 13,805 17,805 NET TOTAL .. .. 64,331 31,408 95,739 Item - VOTE No. 6.—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. 1927-28 Subdivision No. I.—Stamp Duties. ~ 1 Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,000 (Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Lands and Deeds) ... ... 1,000 Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 1 at £800 ... ... ... 800 Class I— £ 2 at £615 .. ... 1,230 1 at £565 ... ... 565 4 1 at £565 (5 months), £510 (7 months) 551 Class II— 2,346 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class IV— 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 4 1 at £425 (5 months), £400 (7 months) 411 Class V — —— 1,686 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 4 1 at £380 (1 month), £355 (11 months) 358 Class VI— 1,498 8 8 at £335 ... ... ... 2,680 Class VII — 2 at £295 590 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 289 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 280 3 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 831 1 at £275 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 271 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 252 2 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 480 1 at £250 (4 months), £230 (8 months) 237 4 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 928 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 1 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 215 1 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 214 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 209 1 at £210 (8 months), £190 (4 months) 203

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT —continued.

onions lltem - VOTE No. 6.-STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. | continued. 1927—28 Subdivision No. I.—Stamp Duties —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 1 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 182 1 at £190 (1 month), £155 (11 months) 158 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 153 2 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 304 1 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 139 1 at £135 (4 months), £115 (8 months) 122 2 at £135 (2 months), £125 (10 months) 254 1 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 117 3 at £135 (1 month), £125 (11 months) 378 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £125 (3 months), £120 (9 months) 122 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £120 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 119 1 at £120 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 116 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 100 1 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) 88 45 1 at £95 (1 month), £80 (11 months) 82 8,475 General Division. 1 at £270 ... ... 270 5 at £240 ... ... 1,200 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £175 ... ... 175 10 1 at £160 ... ... 160 2,175 Non-pekhanents. 1 at £240 .. ... 240 2 at £156 ... ... 312 1 at £130 ... ... 130 2 at £117 ... ... 234 2 at £115 ... ... 230 2 at £104 ... ... 208 11 1 at £91 ... ... 91 1,445 89 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 10 22,630 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 3 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 100 4 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 200 5 Law-costs ... ... ... 150 6 Office-cleaning ... ... 25 7 Office equipment ... . ... 200 8 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,200 9 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,600 10 Relieving-allowances ... ... ... 50 11 Remission of balance of death duties in estate of John McGregor, deceased... ... .. 2,158 12 Rent of offices ... ... ... 2,500 13 Services rendered by Department of Internal Affairs : Part cost of inspection of totalizators... ... 860 14 Stamp-printing (part recoverable) — £ Wages and overhead expenses ... 5,500 Printing-ink ... ... 500 Repairs to machinery ... ... 200 Stamp paper ... ... 4,500 Stamp dies and plates ... ... 850 11,550

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT —continued.

.Si. »"•' 1927-28. VOTE No. 6.—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. 1.—Stamp Duties—continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 15 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 300 j 16 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 150 17 Travelling expenses and allowances . . ... 150 Typewriters— 18 Purchase of ... ... ... 75 19 Maintenance of ... ... ... 25 20 Valuation fees ... ... ... 100 21 Valuator's services .. ... ... 200 22 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Law-costs and miscellaneous ... 50 Postage on parcels of stamped forms ... 250 j Printing and stationery ... ... 5 Stamp-printing ... ... 13,500 13,805 21,703 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 44,333 Subdivision No. II.—Land and Deeds Registry. 23 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass A— £ 1 at £715 ... ... 715 1 at £715 (5 months), £665 (7 months) 688 6 4 at £615 ... ... 2,460 Class B— 3,863 1 at £590 ... ... 590 1 at £565 ... ... 565 1 at £565 (5 months), £540 (7 months) 551 4 1 at £540 ... ... 540 Glass G— 2,246 2 at £490 ... ... 980 3 1 at £470 ... 470 Glass D— 1,450 1 at £425 ... ... 425 6 5 at £380 ... ... 1,900 —-— 2,325 Clerical Division. Class III— 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Class IV— 9 9 at £425 ... ... ... 3,825 Class V— 5 at £380 ... ... 1,900 6 1 at £380 (5 months), £355 (7 months) 366 Class VI— —— 2,266 2 at £335 ... ... 670 5 3 at £335 (5 months), £320 (7 months) 981 1,651

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued.

of N p™. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 6—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. II. —Land and Deeds Registry— continued. 23 Salaries—continued. Clebical Division—continued. Class VII—- £ 8 at £295 ... .., 2,360 3 at £295 (6 months), £275 (6 months) 855 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 277 2 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 546 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 263 1 at £275 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 269 1 at £275 (10 months), £250 (2 months) 271 4 at £250 (7 months), £230 (5 months) 968 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 245 1 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 240 2 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 464 1 at £250 (2 months), £230 (10 months) 234 2 at £230 ... ... 460 1 at £230 (11 months), £210 (1 month) 229 1 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 225 1 at £230 (8 months), £210 (4 months) 224 3 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 666 2 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 430 2 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 428 1 at £210 (9 months), £190 (3 months) 207 1 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 182 1 at £190 (3 months), £155 (9 months) 164 2 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 308 1 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 152 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 2 at £155 (7 months), £135 (5 months) 294 2 at £135 (2 months), £125 (10 months) 254 5 at £135 (1 month), £125 (11 months) 630 2 at £135 (10 months), £115 (2 months) 260 2 at £135 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 258 2 at £135 (6 months), £115 (6 months) £50 1 at £135 (4 months), £115 (8 months) 122 2 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 240 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 119 1 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 117 3 at £125 ... ... 375 1 at £125 (2 months), £120 (10 months) 121 1 at £120 ... ... 120 2 at £120 (4 months), £115 (8 months) 234 3 at £115 (11 months), £95 (1 month) 342 2 at £115 (6 months), £95 (6 months) 210 1 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 100 2 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 198 1 at £95 ... ... 95 82 1 at £95 (9 months), £80 (3 months)... 92 ' 15,248 General Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255! 1 at £255 (4 months,), £245 (8 months)... 249 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £195 ... ... 195 9 at £185 ... ... 1,665 1 at £175 ... ... 175 16 1 at £160 ... ... 160 3,174

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued.

Item - VOTE No. 6—STAMP DUTIES DEPAETMENT— 1927-28. continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II. —Land and Deeds Registry— £ jg continued. 23 Salaries —continued. £ 4 at £290 ... ... 1,160 2 at £265 ... ... 530 2 at £250 ... ... 500 5 at £240 ... ... 1,200 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £215 ... ... 215 3 at £169 ... ... 507 3 at £156 ... ... 468 2 at £143 ... 286 1 at £143 (8 months) ... ... 95 1 at £135 ... ... - 135 1 at £134 ... ... 134 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £117 ... ... 234 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £114 ... ... 114 2 at £112 ... ... 224 1 at £110 ... ... 110 2 at £107 ... ... 214 1 at £105 ... ... 105 6 at £104 ... ... 624 1 at £103 ... ... 103 1 at £101 ... 101 3 at £95 ... ... 285 3 at £91 ... ... 273 1 at £80 ... ... 80 1 at £78 ... ... 78 2 at £65 ... ... 130 1 at £65 (8 months) ... ... 43 59 1 at £65 (7 months) ... ... 40 — 8,703 195 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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) ... ... £4,000 45,701 Other Charges for and incidental to — 24 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 700 25 Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, 1908 ... ... ... 25 26 Binding ... ••• ... 500 27 Fireproof fittings, shelving, &c. ... ... 2,000 ; 28 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 25 29 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 350 30 Department of Lands and Survey : Draughtmen's work performed ... ... ... 13,000 31 Law-costs ... ... ... 25 32 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 50 33 Office equipment ... ... ... 650 34 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 500 35 Printing and stationery ... ... ...I 1,900

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STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 13,805 13,805 II 4,000 .. 4,000 Totals .. 4,000 13,805 17,805

7— B. 7.

onw, [tem ' 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 6—STAMP DUTIES DEPARTMENT —continued. £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Land and Deeds Registry— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 36 Relieving allowances ... ... ... 25 37 Rent ... ... ... 3,000 38 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 39 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 150 40 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 200 Typewriters— 41 Purchase of ... ... ... 150 42 Maintenance of ... ... ... 50 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 23,510 Total —Subdivision No. II ... 69,211 GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 113,544 Credits-in-AID (a) ... ... ... ... 17,805 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 6 ... 95,739

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 7.—Post and Telegraph Working-expenses— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Post and Telegraph Salaries .. 1, 924,143 ... 1,984,148 ,, II. —Conveyance of Ocean Mails .. ... 86,110 86,110 „ III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails .. ... 145,400 145,400 „ IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway .. ... 104,400 104,400 ,, V. —Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. .. ... 400,150 400,150 „ VI. —Motor Service and Workshops .. ••• 139,000 139,000 „ VII —Miscellaneous Services .. .. 334,334 334,334 Gross Total .. .. .. 1,924,143 1,209,394 3,133,537 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 356,000 379,700 735,700 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 1,568,143 829,694 2,397,837 ofZon, Item ' 1927-28. 1 VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. WORKING-EXPENSES. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Postal and, Telegraph Salaries. 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. £ 1 at £1,300 (Secretary) ... ... 1,300 Arrears from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926 ... ... 100 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 4,650 Clerical and Engineering Divisions. Class Special— 1 at £900 ... ... 900 3 at £825 ... ... 2,475 3at£790f ... ... 2,372 3 at £765 ... ... 2,295 2 at £715 ... ... 1,430 27 15 at £665 ... ... 9,975 19,447 Class I— 20 at £615 ... ... 12,300 34 14 at £565 ... ... 7,910 20,210 Glass II— 18 18 at £515 ... ... ... 9,270 * For particulars of salaries see "Post and Telegraph Classification List." Note. —Soale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item _ 1Q07 0« of Persons. VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH VdAl-M. W 0EK1N G-EXPENSE S—continued, 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries—ctd. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical and Engineering Divisions—continued. Glass III— 40 40 at £470 ... ... ... 18,800 Glass IV— 89 89 at £425 ... ... ... 37,825 Class V— 155 155 at £380 ... ... ... 58,900 Glass VI — 342 342 at £335 ... ... ... 114,570 Glass VII— £ 1,884 at £295 ... ... 555,780 163 at £275 ... ... 44,825 173 at £250 ... ... 43,250 75 at £230 ... ... 17,250 68 at £210 ... ... 14,280 58 at £190 ... ... 11,020 127 at £155 ... ... 19,685 71 at £135 ... ... 9,585 116 at £115 ... ... 13,340 93 at £95 ... ... 8,835 2,908 80 at £80 ... ... 6,400 — 744,250 General Division. Female Officers. Class II— 37 37 at £275 ... ... ... 10,175 Class III— 26 26 at £245 ... ... ... , 6,370 Glass IV— 40 at £225 ... ... 9,000 I 79 39 at £215 ... ... 8,385 Class V— 17,385 1 at £194 ... ... 194 L58 157 at £185 ... . 29,045 Class VI— 29,239 221 at £150 ... ... 33,150 24 at £135 ... ... 3,240 9 at £122 ... ... 1,098. 2 at £109 ... ... 218 I at £100 ... ... 100 7 at £96- ... ... 672 272 8 at £83 ... ... 664 39,142 Shorthand-writers, Typists, and Machinists. Class Special— 3 3 at £24& ... ... ... 735 Glass I— 17 17 at £225 ... ... ... 3,825 Class II— 18 18 at £205 ... ... ... 3,690 Class 111— 12 at £185 ... ... 2,220 6 at £175 ... ... 1,050 7 at £160 ... ... 1,120 II at £145 ... ... 1,595 14 at £130 ... ... 1,820 14 at £115 ... ... 1,610 13 at £105 ... ... 1,365 18 at £90 ... ... 1,620 105 10 at £75 ... ... 750 13,150

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Item _ of Persons. VOTE No. 7—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- IV* I-AO. — EXPENSES—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries £ £ —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division—continued. Male Officers. Glass I— 8 8 at £430 ... ... .... 3,440 Glass IIlS 13 at £390 ... ... ... 5,070 Class III— 49 49 at £355 ... ... ... j 17,395 Glass IV— 69 69 at £325 ... ... ... 22,425 Glass V— 407 407 at £295 ... ... ... 120,065 Glass VI— £ 20 at £275 ... ... 5,500 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 474 450 at £265 ... ... 119,250 Class VII— 125,830 971 at £240 ... ... 233,040 53 at £220 ... ... 11,660 50 at £207 ... ... 10,350 36 at £194 ... ... 6,984 83 at £181 .. ... 15,023 50 at £148 ... ... 7,400 86 at £122 .. ... 10,492 259 at £109 ... ... 28,231 418 at £96 ... ... 40,128 543 at £83 ... ... 45,069 2,603 54 at £70 ... ... 3,780 412,157 Message boys and girls-— 814 814 at £57 ... ... ... 46,398 8,769 New stations, telegraphists, cadets, messengers, and • training cadets ... ... ... 3,000 1,907,413 Less salaries provided but not now required— Amount unexpended owing to increments being payable for periods of less than £ twelvemonths ... ... 36,723 Amount unexpended owing to: (1) Special leave without pay ; (2) sick leave on half or without pay ... ... 29,867 — 66,590 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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" ... ... 34,000 Services performed for other Government Departments ... ... 33,000 Motor registration ... ... 28,500 356,000 1,840,823

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

of N Pers b ons. Item ' 1927-28. VOTE No. 7.— POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. W OEKIN G-EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries —ctd. | 1 Salaries—continued. General Division—continued. Allowances— Forage ... ... ... 600 Locality ... ... ... 120 Lodging ... ... ... 7,000 Miscellaneous ... ... ... | 5,000 Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices ... ... 10,200 Married Officers : To provide a minimum of salary £209 15s. per annum ... ... ... 1,300 Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 1,694) 58,500 Retaining fee to John Milward, London, New Zealand representative on Standing Committee, Imperial Wireless, at £100 per annum ... 100 Salaries of Medical Referees ... ... ... 500 83,320 Total—Subdivision No. I ... —— — 1,924,143 Subdivision No. II.—Conveyance of Ocean Mails. 2 Charges for and incidental to — Pacific ServicesNorth American overland and Atlantic transit— Canada ... ... ... 5,000 United States of America ... ... 9,000 Resident Agency, San Francisco ... ... 600 New Zealand - San Francisco service ... 25,000 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 ... ... 20,000 Canal zone transit to Central and South America 10 Great Britain land transit ... ... 400 61,110 Eastern Services— Land and sea transit, including Africa, £ India, and Australia ... ... 1,400 Great Britain ... ... 300 1,700 Gratuities, landing, and shipping ... ... 23,000 Postal Union transit charges ... ... 300 25,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Department of Industries and Commerce— £ New Zealand - San Francisco service 12,500 New Zealand-Vancouver service... 10,000 22,500 Total—Subdivision No. .11 ... 86,110

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Item ' VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. WORKIN G-EXPEN SE S—continued. 1927—28 Subdivision No. III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails, g 3 Charges foe and incidental to — Auckland ... ... ... 19,850 Blenheim ... ... ... 3,250 Christchurch ... ... ... 13,500 Dunedin ... ... ... 7,500 Gisborne ... ... ... 9,000 Greymouth ... ... 2,450 Hamilton ... ... ... 15,200 Invercargill ... ... ... 6,300 Napier ... ... ... 7,700 Nelson ... ... ... 7,950 New Plymouth ... ... ... 5,000 Oamaru ... ... ... 1,900 Palmerston North ... ... ... 8,200 Thames ... ... ... 6,500 Timaru ... ... .. 7,000 Wanganui ... ... ... 10,300 Wellington ... ... ... 9,500 Wesport ... ... ... 2,300 New services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 2,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Subsidies by Government Depart- £ ments for mail services ... 2,400 Subsidies by settlers... ... 1,900 4,300 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 145,400 Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway. 4 Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway —■ Ordinary mails ... ... ... 104,200 Special trains and trucks ... ... ... 200 Totals—Subdivision No. IV ... 104,400 Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines. 5' Charges for and incidental to— Maintenance of Telegraph and Toll Lines, Wireless and Telephone Exchange Systems— Cable repairs ... ... ... 5,000 Camp allowances ... ... ... 1,000 Extra labour ... ... ... 265,000 Material for repairs ... ... ... 120,000 Rural telephones (assistance to settlers) ... 150 Travelling - expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... ... 9,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Sale of old material ... ... 1,500 Recoveries on account of— Stores and engineering branches 40,000 Wages of linemen to be recovered from vote "Telegraph extension" 206,000 247,500 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 400, L50

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VI.—Motor Services and Workshops. 6 Charges fob and incidental to— Motor Services, &c.— Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders ... ... 3,500 Purchase of— Motor vehicles and bicycles ... ... 50,000 Motor accessories ... ... ... 15,000 Motor spirits and oils ... ... ... 32,000 Repairs and hire ... ... ... 8,000 Wages of mechanics, chauffeurs, &c.... ... 8,000 Workshops— Material ... ... ... 8,000 Wages of mechanics, &c. ... ... .. 13,000 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 1,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Motor services : Telegraph extension 25,000 Motor transport services ... 20,000 Purchase of motors for other departments ... ... 25,000 Workshops ... ... 3,000 Workshops: Telegraph extension... 5,000 78,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 139,000 [ Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services. 7 Charges for and incidental to — AllowancesCalculation of Savings-bank interest ... ... 4,500 Savings-bank tellers ... ... ... 1,000 5,500 Furniture and fittings— Purchase of ... ... ... 3,500 Repairs to ... ... ... 1,500 5,000 Office Management Expenses— Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 1,000 Audit fees ... ... ... 325 Bank exchange, commission, discount, and stamp duty ... ... ... 1,000 Cleaning and scavenging ... ... ... 14,500 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 5,209 High Commissioner's Office— Clerical work, printing, stationery, postages, bills of lading, rent, &c. ... ... 860 Home savings-boxes, purchase of ... ... I 900 Law-costs ... ... ... [ 150 Light, fuel, and water ... ... ' 21,000

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

"™- 1927-28. VOTE No. 7—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-1927-28. EXPENSES—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VII.—Miscellaneous Services—contd. 7 Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Office Management Expenses—continued. Mail-bags, purchase and repair of ... ... 4,500 Motor-plates in connection with registration of motor-vehicles (recoverable) ... ... 12,000 New Zealand's share of the cost of International Postal and Telegraph Bureaux, Berne ... 400 Office expenses ... ... ... 6,000 Postal Eeceiving-boxes, supply of ... ... 250 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 32,405 Kent of buildings leased for post and telegraph offices, &c. . ... ... 8,250 Stamps, production of ... ... ... 13,500 Stationery, printing, and binding ... ... 50,000 Temporary exchange attendants ... ... 7,000 Temporary officers, postmen, messengers, and general division ... ... ... 18,000 197,249 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 32,000 Parcel-post expenses ... ... ... 35,000 Sundry Charges— Advance by way of loan to the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Limited, for erection of the Wellington Broadcasting Station (recoverable) ... ... ... 15,000 Cash deficiency : Loss of cash on destruction of post-office at Lepperton, by fire ... ... 6 Compensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post ... ... ... 300 Expenses in connection with Post and Telegraph Board of Appeal ... ... •... 350 Pensions Department: Grants to retired officers to bring superannuation allowances up to £52 per annum ... ... ... 250 Compensation— Casey, P. A., damage to property by fire caused by Departmental employees ... ... 29 Dependents of S. C. Kiddell, lineman, killed whilst on duty ... ... ... 507 Egginton, L. C. F., faultman, injured whilst on duty ... ... ... 79 Hathaway, J. W. L., message-boy, injured whilst on duty ... ... ... 58 Johnson, F. S., labourer, injured whilst on duty ... 72 Joplin, A. B., for damages to motor-car through a collision with Departmental vehicle ... 51 Parents of H. Deavar, message-boy, killed whilst on duty ... ... ... 174 Widow of T. R. A. Smith, postman, killed whilst on duty ... ... ... 1,010 Widow of E. J. Casey, labourer, killed whilst on duty ... ... ... 852 Compensation for insured parcels from Australia which were destroyed by fire in a railwaywagon at Waiouru . . ... ... 109 Expenses of Chief Telegraph Engineer attending Radio Conference ... ... ,.. 1,000

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 356,000 .. 356,000 II .. .. 22,500 22,500 111 .. .. 4,300 4,300 Y .. .. 247,500 247,500 VI .. .. 78,000 78,000 VII .. .. 27,400 27,400 Totals .. 356,000 379,700 735,700

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ofpeton, Item - 1927-28. — VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued, £ £ Subdivision No. VII. —Miscellaneous Services—eontd. 7 Charges for and incidental to —continued. Grant to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave ... ... ... 84 Hospital and medical expenses— Breakwell, E. C., injured whilst on duty ... 30 Greenhorn, Mrs., injury to her two children by Departmental motor vehicle ... ... 35 Wagner, P., injured whilst on duty ... 34 Williams, L. G., injured whilst on duty ... 55 20,085 Travelling-expenses, &c.— Inspection of offices ... ... ... 4,000 Railway travelling post-offices allowances ... 3,300 Relieving-expenses ... ... ... 3,500 Removal expenses ... ... ... 6,000 Travelling expenses, allowances, and tram-fares ... 5,000 21,800 Typewriters and mechanical appliances : Purchase 4,000 Typewriter repairs ... ... ... 700 4,700 Uniform clothing ... ... ... 13,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Savings-bank management ex- £ penses ... ... 9,500 Sale of home savings-boxes ... 900 Sale of motor-plates ... ... 12,000 Sundries ... ... 5,000 27,400 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... ... 334,334 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 3,133,537 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... . 735,700 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 7... ... 2,397,837 J _ _

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

1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 8. —Public Buildings— £ £ £ GROSS Total 6,154 180,259 186,413 Credits-in - AID _ 84 > 968 84 ' 968 NET TOTAL ... ... ••• 6,154 95,291 101,445 Vote No. 9.—Government and other Domains— GROSS Total ... ••• 4,108 2,275 6,383 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL ... ... 4,108 2,275 6,383 Vote No. 10. —Maintenance and Repairs to Eoads— GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ••• 139,096 139,096 Csedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ••• 2,000 2,000 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 137,096 137,096 Vote No. 11.—Maintenance of Irrigation, Drainage, and River-protection and Improvement Works — Gross Total ... ... ... ... 20,500 20,500 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 100 100 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 20,400 20,400 TOTALS—CREDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... 87,068 87,068 TOTALS—NET ... ... ... 10,262 255,062 265,324 Number Item no of Persons. ' VOTE No. 8.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS. ' AO ' 1927-28. 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 £380 ... ... ... 760 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Not®.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living inorease.

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

Number jt en , Of Persons. ' ' V0TE No. 8.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued. 1927-28. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class V— 2 j 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Class VI— 2 2 at £335 ... .. ... 670 C/ass VII— 1 1 at £235 ... ... ... 235 General Division. £ 1 at £460 ... ... 460 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £255 ... ... 255 5 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1,510 N ON-PERMANENT. 1 1 at £234 ... ... ... 234 16 6,154 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen ... ... ... 700 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 25 4 Conference Hall, League of Nations, Geneva : Panellings for committee room ... ... ... 20 Contributions to — 5 Chatham Islands Steamer Service subsidy ... 113 Drainage Boards for drainage, public buildings— 6 Christchurch ... ... ... 150 7 Dunedin ... ... ... 150 8 Electrical Wiremen's Begistration Act, 1925 (cost of administration, including fees of members of the Begistration Board) ... .. ... 1,600 9 Engineers Begistration Act, 1924 (cost of administration, including allowance to Begistrar, fees, &c., of members of the Begistration Board) ... 350 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 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... 150 12 Freight, cartage, and transport charges (£12,000 recoverable) ... ... .. 13,600 Government Buildings throughout the Dominion— 13 Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services ... 2,100 14 Courthouses ... ... ... 3,600 15 Customhouses ... ... ... 200 16 Departmental Buildings ... ... ... 12,000 17 Gaols ... ... ... 2,700 18 Mental Hospitals ... ... ... 12,800 19 Police-stations ... ... ... 8,500 20 Post, and Telegraph Offices ... ... 24,000 21 Public Works Workshops (maintenance and working expenses), (£50,000 recoverable) ... 54,600 22 Quarantine Stations ... ... ... 500 23 Other Government Buildings ... ... 1,800 24 Bents (£10,000 recoverable) ... 14,000 25 Government House, Auckland (maintenance) ... 500 | 26 Government House, Auckland : Temporary accommodation and other miscellaneous expenses ... 50

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

Number Ifcem _ Q07_0Q of Persons. VOTE No. 8.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS—continued. 1927-28. I Maintenance, etc. —continued. \ £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 27 Government House, Wellington (maintenance) ... 1,200 28 Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington : Household furnishings, &c. ... ... 470 29 High Commissioner's Office: Interest on unpaid balance of purchase-money ... ... 3,100 j 80 Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments ... ... 100 31 Parliamentary Buildings ... ... ... 5,000 32 Postages, telegrams, and telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) 250 33 Services and supplies for other Departments (£7,000 recoverable) ... ... ... 7,700 I 34 Special and other rates on Government properties ... 125 35 Stoke Mental Hospital: Allowance to contractor owing to termination of contract ... ... 301 36 Tramways and motor-buses : Expenses re inquiries, appointments to Appeal Boards, &c. ... 400 37 Travelling allowances (£300) and expenses (£650) ... 950 38 Wages of overseers and staff workmen (£4,000 recoverable) ... ... ... 5,500 39 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 55 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Freight, &c. ... ... £12,000 Public Works Workshops ... 50,000 Rents ... ... ... 10,000 Services, &c., for other Departments 7,000 Wages of overseers, &c. ... 4,000 Miscellaneous items ... ... 1,968 84,968 180,259 Gross Total ... ... ... 186,413 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 84,968 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 8 ... ... 101,445 VOTE No. 9.—GOVERNMENT AND OTHER DOMAINS. Government Domains— ] Salaries— General Division. £ 2 at £270 ... ... 540 3 1 at £252 ... ... 252 792 Non-permanents. 1 Gardener at £253J ... ... 254 7 Gardeners at £239 ... ... 1,673 3 Gardeners at £234 ... ... 702 14 3 Gardeners at £229 ... ... 687 3,316 17 —— 4,108

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

ltem - I 1927-28. - VOTE No. 9.—GOVERNMENT AND OTHER 1927-28. DOMAINS—continued. £ £ Government Domains —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Casual labour ... ... ... 150 3 Goal, coke, &c. ... ... ... 100 4 Elower seeds, bulbs, plants, &c. ... ... 275 5 Garden implements, manures, &c. ... ... 275 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: Becreation-grounds and domains ... ... ... 50 Grants : Purchase and Improvements — 8 Burwood Domain (towards purchase of) ... 200 9 Devonport Domain (improvements) ... ... 100 10 Howick Cemetery (improvements) ... ... 40 11 Hukerenui (improvements) ... ... ... 35 12 Kaihere Domain ... ... ... 50 13 Kohukohu Domain (improvements) ... ... 150 14 Leithfield (improvements) ... ... ... 50 15 Mapiu (improvements) ... ... ... 50 16 Matiere Cemetery ... ... ... 75 17 Orewa Beach Recreation Reserve (improvements) .. 70 18 Papanui Domain (purchase of additional land) ... 200 19 Papamoa (improvements) ... ... ... 25 20 Rangiora Recreation-grounds (towards purchase) ... 250 21 Rhodes Park (improvements) ... ... 300 22 Rotokare Domain (fencing) ... ... ... 28 23 Waitakaruru (improvements) ... ... j 50 Subsidies— 24 Brighton Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1 10s.) ... [ 70 25 Cave Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... I 25 26 Fairlie Domain (improvements, extension, and pro- | tection of Domain), (£1 for £1) ... ... I 150 27 Gannets' Reserve, Cape Kidnappers (£1 for £1) ... 10 28 Halswell Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 29 Huiroa Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 30 Katikati Domain (improved access), (£1 for £1) ... 100 31 Kynnersley Domain, Waimarie (£1 for £1) ... | 50 32 Lincoln Recreation-ground (purchase of land), (£1 1 for £1) ... ... ... 200 33 Motutara Domain (water-supply), (£1 for £1) ... 50 34 Omau Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 25 35 Paihia (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 36 Panmure Domain (improvements to Domain), (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 50 37 Retaruke Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 25 38 Patetonga Domain (erection pavilion), (£1 for £1) ... 25 j 39 Runanga Domain (improvements), (£l for £1) ... 45 40 Stockton (improvements), (£1 for £1) ..." ... 10 41 Tapu Elat (purchase of land), (£1 for £1) ... 350 42 Tokaroa Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 40 ' j 43 Tuatapere Domain (£1 for £2) ... ... 50 | 44 Waiau Domain (fencing), (£1 for £1) ... ... 20 45 Waimangaroa Domain (improvements), (£1 for £1)... 25 46 Waiuta Domain (£1 for £2) ... ... 100

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

of N p™. Item - 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 9.—GOVERNMENT AND OTHER DOMAINS—continued. £ £ Other Domains and Works as under —continued. 47 Wanaka Island (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 125 48 Whangateau Domain (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 49 Whenuanui (improvements), (£1 for £1) ... 50 50 Domains not specified ... ... ... 250 3,868 Less amount provided but not required ... 2,468 1,400 Gross Total ... ... ... 6,383 Credits-in-aid ... NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 9... ... 6,383 VOTE No. 10—MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO ROADS. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Expenses incidental to the maintenance and repairs to roads ... ... ... 34,293 2 Overseer F. Hermans, Wanganui, accidental loss of cash ... ... ... 153 3 Rail freight on metal: Difference between full and concession races on carriage of metal for local bodies ... ... ... 3,000 4 Renewal of road bridges ... ... ... 15,000 5 Restoration of roadworks, bridges, &c., damaged by floods ... ... ... 49,500 6 Special grant to Waiapu County for expenditure on main highways between Te Puia and Ruatoria, on account of Native rates irrecoverable ... ... 2,150 7 Transfer from Consolidated Eund 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 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Revenues from Government ferries, &c. £2,000 GROSS Total ... ... ... —— 139,096 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 2,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 10 ... ' 137,096

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

ofpeton, Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 11.—MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION, 1927-28. ; DRAINAGE, AND RIVER PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS £ £ Charges for and incidental to — 1 Ex gratia payments on account of hardship to settlers from tailings, Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement schemes ... ... .. 5,000 2 Expenses incidental to maintenance of dams, headworks, races, weirs, &c., Central Otago Irrigation Works ... ... ... 13,500 3 | Maintenance of river-improvement works at Waihou and Ohinemuri ... ... ... 1,000 4 ! Protection of Crown property from river-erosion ... 1,000 Estimated credits-in-aia under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Rent ... ... £100 Gross Total ... ... ... 20,500 Crhdits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 11 ... 20,400

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 12.—Native Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Native Department .. .. 25,616 ... 25,616 „ II.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. ■■■ 15,450 15,450 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 25,616 15,450 41,066 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .8,550 1,300 9,850 NET TOTAL .. .. 17,066 14,150 31,216 Number Item Q-27_28 of Persons. VOTE No. 12.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Salaries. £ £ 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 (Under-Secretary) at £80 (also Chief Judge, £970) 80 Clerical Division. Class I— 3 3 at £565 ... ... ... 1,695 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass IV— £ 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 4 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1,675 Class V— 3 3 at £380 ... ... ... 1,140 Glass VI— 16 16 at £335 ... ... ... 5,360 Glass VII — 10 at £295 ... ... 2,950 1 at £295 (11 months), £275 (1 month) 293 1 at £295 (9 months), £275 (3 months) 290 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 288 1 at £295 (6 months), £275 (6 months) 285 1 at £295 (4 months), £275 (8 months) 282 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 276 1 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 273 1 at £275 (5 months), £250 (7 months) 260 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 251 2 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 461 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £230 (10 months), £210 (2 months) 227 1 at £210 (1 month), £190 (11 months) 192 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Servioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT—continued.

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Item " VOTE No. 12.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT —contd. 1927-28. — Subdivision No. I. —Salaries—continued. __ 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Class VII —continued. £ 1 at £190 (1 month), £155 (11 months) 156 2 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 275 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 1 at £125 (1 month), £120 (11 months) 120 1 at £120 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 119 1 at £120 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 115 2 at £115 (11 months), £90 (1 month) 229 1 at £115 (3 months), £90 (9 months) 100 35 1 at £95 (4 months), £80 (8 months) ... 85 7,894 General Division. 2 2 at £185 ... ... ... 370 Judges op 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 2 at £156 ... ... 312 1 at £143 ... ... 143 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £117 ... ... 117 2 at £91 ... ... 182 11 3 at £78 ... ... 234 —1,287 83 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 ... ... ... 55 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of Maori £ Land Boards ... ... 7,675 Department of Internal Affairs : Salary of Private Secretary to Native Minister ... ... 515 Services for other Departments ... 300 Translations ... ... 60 8,550 Total—Subdivisio7i No. 1 .. 25,616 Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 2 Clearing Native lands of noxious weeds, under section 12 of Noxious Weeds Act, 1908 ... ... 1,000 3 Confiscated Lands Commission, expenses of ... 1,500 Contributions — Towards costs of memorials to— 4 Pouawha Meihana ... ... ... 50 5 Te Pouwhare te Roau Rongokataia... ... 50 6 Timi Wata ... ... ... 50 Towards cost of monument to— 7 Tupara te Kaaho (or Tamana) ... ... 50

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NATIVE DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid- SalarieSi Other Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. 8,550 .. 8,550 II .. .. .. .. 1,300 1,300 Totals .. .. .. 8,550 1,300 9,850

oSn, Item " 1927-28. J VOTE No. 12. —NATIVE DEPARTMENT—contd. ' 1927-28. | Subdivision No. II. —Miscellaneous Services— contd. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to—continued. 8 Destruction of rabbits on Native lands: Wages and other expenses ... ... ... 5,500 9 Fees to Supervisors, Native Interpreters'examinations 25 j 10 Freight, cartage, and transport charges.. ... 190 11 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning ... ... 100 J 12 Law-costs: Practising and admission fees ... 10 j 13 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites ... ... 200 14 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, and telephones ... 750 15 Printing and publication of Kahiti ... ... 1,700 I 16 Printing and stationery (part recoverable) ... 900 | 17 Rent ... ... ... 125 18 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 150 ! 19 Travelling allowances and expenses (part recoverable) 3,000 j 20 Water supplied by Ohinemuri County to Native settlements on the banks of the Ohinemuri River 50 j 21 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of Maori £ Land Boards ... ... 1,000 Office furniture ... ... 100 Printing and stationery ... 200 1,300 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 15,450 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 41,066 Ckedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 9,850 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 12 ... 31,216 I '

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 13.—Department of External Affairs — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 2,569 45,344 47,913 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. ... 2,500 2,500 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,569 42,844 45,413 \ ofpei. Ilem ' 1927-28. —— VOTE No. 13.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS. £ £ 1 '"Salaries— Administrative Division 1 j 1 (Secretary) at £799 (also Secretary for Cook Islands, £26) ... ... ... 799 Clerical Division. Glass 11—• 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £230 ... ... 230 525 General Division. 1 1 at £205 ... ... ... 205 Non-permanent. 1 ! 1 at £182 ... ... 182 Temporary assistance ... ... 8 I 7 2,569 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, books, photographs, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 35 3 Expenses of upkeep, Apia Observatory (£400 recoverable from Imperial Government) ... 2,981 j 4 Fuel, light, water, attendance, &c. ... ... 49 Grants to — 5 Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London ... 100 Samoan Administration— £ 6 Medical and Educational Services ... 6,000 7 Wireless services ... ... 2,000 8,000 I 8 | Ministerial visit to Western Samoa, expenses of ... 585 * For partioulara of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List."

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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ 2,500 2,500 Totals .. .. .. 2,500 2,500

of Persons. [ Item j 1927-28. VOTE No. 13—DEPARTMENT OP EXTERNAL j 1927-28. AFFAIRS— continued. I £ £ Othek Charges for and incidental to—continued. 9 Office fittings and requisites ... ... : 50 10 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... .. 300 11 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 375 12 Royal Commission to inquire into Samoan matters, ' expenses of ... ... ... 3,000 13 Samoan petition : Professional services of counsel ... 315 Steamer for Island service— 14 Purchase of (on account), (£27,189 also provided J under vote "Cook Islands") ... ... I 27,189 15 Working-expenses ... ... ... i 2,167 16 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 50 17 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 18 Treatment of Samoan Chief, Mataafa, at Rotorua Sanatorium ... ... ... 13 ' 19 j Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 35 45,344 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Apia Observatory ... ... 400 Steamer for Island service ... 2,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 2,500 GROSS Total ... ... ... — 47,913 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 2,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 13 ... 45,413

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COOK ISLANDS.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 14. —Cook Islands — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 19,265 56,296 75,561 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. 15,100 15,100 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ! 19,265 41,196 60,461 of N r ra b ons. Item j 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 14.—COOK ISLANDS. £ £ 1 Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 (Secretary) at £26 (also Secretary, Department of External Affairs, £799) ... ... 26 Cook-Niue Islands. Cook Islands— 1 Resident Commissioner ... ... .. 1,000 2 Medical Officers : 1 at £750 (8 months), £800 (4 months); 1 at £600 ... ... ... 1,367 1 Fruit Inspector ... ... ... 205 1 Police Officer at £325 (7 months) ... ... 190 2 Wireless Operators: 1 (in charge) at £375, 1 at £295 670 19 School-teachers ... ... ... 5,070 64 , 38 Student Teachers ... ... ... 1,960 Niue— 1 Resident Commissioner ... ... ... 600 1 Assistant to Resident Commissioner and Police Officer ... ... ... 290 3 School-teachers ... ... ... 855 6 Student Teachers ... ... ... 432 12 1 Medical Officer ... ... ... 600 77 N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa " — Salaries and wages ... ... ... 6,000 19,265 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advance to Cook Islands Administration .. 2,000 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 30 4 Cook and other Islands Administration : Travelling and transport expenses, &c. ... ... 850 5 A Cook Island Lepers : Maintenance at Makogai ... 1,950 6 ' Erection of accommodation at Fiji for Cook Island lepers ... ... ... 2,000 7 j Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 10 8 Fuel, light, water, attendance, &c. ... ... 49

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COOK ISLANDS—continued.

Number item. 1Q97 98 Of Person.. VOTE No. 14—COOK ISLANDS—continued. iyz/-/8. 1927-28 Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Grants — £ £ 9 Bureau of Tropical Diseases, London ... 50 10 Education: Niue Island ... ... ... 500 11 Education : Northern Cook Islands .. ... 500 12 Hospitals repairs, Niue .. ... ... 1,000 13 House for Director of Agriculture, Rarotonga ... 500 14 Lepers, removal of, from Cook Islands ... 1,250 15 Medical service, Niue ... ... ... 250 16 Motor-trucks: Niue Administration ... ... 300 17 To officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave ... ... ... 400 18 N.Z.G.S. "Hinemoa" : Working-expenses, including annual overhaul ... ... ... 15,000 19 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 175 20 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 50 21 Repairs to Suva Wharf ... ... ... 46 22 School Journal, Cook Islands, cost of printing ... 100 23 Steamer for Island service, purchase of (on account), (£27,189 also provided under vote "Department of External Affairs") ... ... ... 27,189 24 ' Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 72 25 | Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 26 Tropical allowances ... ... ... 1,900 27 ! Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 56,296 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• N.Z.G.S. " Hinemoa " — £ Working receipts ... ... 15,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 15,100 GROSS Total ... ... ... | 75,561 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... j ... 15,100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 14... ... i — 60,461 .

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE.

1927-28. Salaries. : Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 15. —Department of Industries and Commerce —• £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 6,175 31,091 37,266 Credits-IN-AID .. • • • 200 2,200 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 6,175 28,891 35,066 Number 1Q27-28 of Persons. V0 T E No. 15. —DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. I 1927-28. 1 Salaries— Professional Division. £ £ Glass A— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class B— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class C — 3 3 at £470 ... ... ... 1,410 Clerical Division. Class Special — 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— 1 1 at £95 (lodging-allowance, £25) ... ... 120 General Division. £ 2 at £195 ... ... 390 4 2 at £185 ... ... 370 760 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, Vancouver, £100) ... ... 100 4 1 at £50 (Honolulu) ... ... 50 550 Non-permanents. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £215 ... ... 215 3 1 at £117 ... ... 117 587 Salaries of Officers on loan from other Departments— Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 1 at £420 ... ... ... 420 Non-permanents. 1 at £117 ... .. ... 117 2 1 at £185 (2 months) ... ... 31 148 22 6,175

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE—continued.

Number Ite m. VOTE No. 15—DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES 1927-28 oi rersons. AND COMMERCE—continued. 1927-28. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and £ £ other publications ... ... ... 100 3 Assistance to secondary industries ... ... 50 4 Compensation on account of injuries to employees at British Empire Exhibition (New Zealand Court) 250 5 Exhibits of New Zealand products at New Zealand Government Offices, Melbourne ... ... 25 6 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 10 7 Fuel, light, and heating power ... ... 50 8 Gas regulations : Expenses of administration (recoverable) ... ... ... 2,200 9 Honorary Trade Representative, Belgium, expenses of 100 10 Industrial Exhibitions ... ... ... 100 11 Law-costs ... ... ... 2,100 12 Membership subscriptions to Chambers of Commerce 15 13 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 45 14 Office furniture, fittings, and other requisites ... 75 15 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes, &c. ... 275 16 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 17 Proprietary Articles Trade Association: Expenses of Committee of Inquiry ... ... .. 600 18 Publications, preparation and distribution of ... 50 19 Publicity work ... ... ... 350 20 Railway passes issued to H.M. Trade Commissioners, Canadian and other Government Trade Commissioners and representatives; Consuls and representatives of other countries ... ... 300 21 Rent of offices— £ Auckland ... ... 120 Christchurch ... ... 190 Dunedin ... ... 70 Wellington ... ... 620 1,000 22 Special exhibition of New Zealand's products in Lord Mayor's Show, London ... ... 80 Subsidies to steamer services— 23 New Zealand-Vancouver (half) ... ... 10,000 24 New Zealand-San Francisco (half) ... ... 12,500 25 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 110 26 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 25 27 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 400 28 Travelling-expenses, &c., of officer to Australia ... 86 29 Typewriters, purchase and repair of ... ... 20 30 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 25 31,091 Estimated creaits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Gas regulations ... ... £2,200 Gross Total ... ... ... 37,266 Credits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 2,200 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 15 ... 35,066

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

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1927-28. Salaries. ' Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 16.—Department of Justice — £ £ j £ Subdivision I. —Justice: Head Office .. .. 4 102 ... 4 102 II.—Patent Office .. .. 3 \ 610 j i930 5!540 HI .—Bankruptcy .. .. 5,619 4,967 10,586 „ IV.—Coroners .. .. .. ... 2,900 2,900 V.—Supreme Court .. .. 10,497 5,800 15,797 „ VI.—Magistrates' ar.d Wardens' Courts .. 53,542 1 8,813 72,355 „ VII.—Criminal Prosecutions .. .. ... 11,449 11,449 „ VIII. —Justice: Miscellaneous Services .. ... 19,629 19,629 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 77,370 64,988 142,358 Credits-IN-AID .. .. 1,215 10,025 11,240 NET TOTAL .. .. 76,155 54,963 j 131,118 ofzl. Item -j 19-27-28. i VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I. —Justice.—Head Office. £ £ 1 *Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £850 (Under-Secretary for Justice) ... 850 Clerical Division. Class I— ] 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £250 (5 months), £230 (7 months) 239 1 at £135 (7 months), £125 (5 months) 131 4 1 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 120 785 General Division. 1 1 at £185 ... ... ... 185 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List " Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —continued.

ofpelns. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— 1927—28 continued. Subdivision No. I. —Justice —Head Office —continued. 1 Salaries—contimied. Non-permanents. £ 1 at £215 ... ... 215 3 2 at £156 ... ... 312 527 13 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Cost copying inquest proceedings £25 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 4,102 Subdivision No II.—Patent Office. 2 Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 263 1. at £250 (3 months), £230 (9 months) 235 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 153 1 at £135 (2 months), £125 (10 months) 127 1 at £125 (3 months), £120 (9 months) 122 1 at £120 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 116 8 1 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 99 1,410 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £295 (6 months), £285 (6 months) ... 290 3 1 at £185 (3 months), £175 (9 months)... 178 763 Non-permanents. 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £109 ... ... 109 3 1 at £78 ... ... 78 347 16 — 3,610 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 Typewriters and office appliances— 8 Purchase of .. ... ... 17 9 Maintenance of ... ... ... 23 10 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 30 I Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Sale of Journals, Acts, &c. ... £100 1,930 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 5,540

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number T f . m of Persons. 1927—28. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. III.—Bankruptcy. 11 Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass I— £ 1 at £565 ... ... 565 1 at £70 (also £470 as Clerk of Court) 70 3 1 at £50 (also £565 as Registrar, Supreme Court) 50 685 Glass II— 2 I 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Glass III— 1 at £470 ... ... 470 2 at £45 (also £425 as Clerk of Court) 90 4 1 at £20 (also £450 as Clerk of Court) 20 • 580 Glass IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass 71— 3 at £335 ... ... 1,005 4 1 1 at £335 (4 months), £320 (8 months) 325 1,330 Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 208 4 | 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 153 • 906 N ON-PERMANEN TS. 1 at £260 ... ... 260 2 at £143 ... ... 286 4 1 at £117 ... ... 117 663 22 5,619 Other Charges for and incidental to — 12 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications 300 13 Fuel, light, power and water, cleaning, cartage, and office equipment and maintenance ... ... 25 14 Law-costs ... ... ... 50 15 Office fittings, furniture and requisites ... ... 175 16 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes and telephones 350 I 17 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 | 18 Remuneration to Deputy Assignees ... ... 3,000 19 Renewal of fidelity-guarantee premiums (recoverable) 52 20 Rents ... ... ... 500 21 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 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 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Fidelity-guarantee premiums ... 52 4,967 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 10,586

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number item. qni-7 oq Of Persons. V0XE No . 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— : : continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. IV.—Coroners. £ \ £ . Charges fob and incidental to — 25 Pees and expenses on inquests ... ... 2,200 26 Jurors, payment of ... ... ... 300 27 Witnesses, expenses of ... ... ... 400 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 2,900 Subdivision No. V.—Supreme Court. 28 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class Special— £ 1 at £715 ... ... 715 3 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 Class I— 2,045 1 1 at £565 (also £50 as Official Assignee) ... 565 Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class V— 3 3 at £380 (1 for 5 months), £355 (7 months) ... 1,126 Class VI— 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Class VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 I at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 212 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 167 1 at £190 (L0 months), £155 (2 months) 184 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £155 (4 months), £135 (8 months) 142 1 at £115 (10 months), £95 (2 months) 112 10 ! 1 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 99 —- 1,916 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 4 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1,105 Unclassified. 9 9 Clerks to Judges at £200 .. ... ... 1,800 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 24a ... 40 35 10,497 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 ... ... ... 4,000 31 Other expenses of Circuit Courts and Court of Appeal ... ... ... 400 5,300 Total —Subdivision No. V ... — 15,797 Subdivision No. VI.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts. 32 Salaries — Clerical Division. Class I — £ 1 at £565 ... ... 565 2 1 at £470 (also £70 as Official Assignee) 470 1,035

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

ofPerrons. . 1927-28. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VI. —Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts — continued. 32 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division —continued. Glass II— 3 3 at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 Glass III— £ 6 at £470 .. ... 2,820 1 at £450 (also £20 as Official Assignee) 450 9 1 2 at £425 (also £45 as Official Assignee) 850 4,120 Class IV— 3 3 at. £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class V— 10 at £380 ... ... 3,800 1 at £380 (10 months), £355 (2 months) 376 1 at £380 (6 months), £355 (6 months) 368 13 1 at £380 (2 months), £355 (10 months) 360 4,904 Class VI— 31 at £335 ... ... 10,385 1 at £335 (11 months), £320 (1 month) 334 1 at £335 (6 months), £320 (6 months) 328 34 1 at-£320 ... 320 11,367 Class VII— 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 3 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 745 2 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 487 1 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 240 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £230 (6 months), £210 (6 months) 220 3 at £230 (1 month), £210 (11 months) 635 1 at £210 .. ... 210 1 at £210 (8 months), £190 (4 months) 204 3 at £210 (5 months), £190 (7 months) 595 1 at £210 (4 months), £190 (8 months) 197 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 184 1 at £190 (7 months), £155 (5 months) 176 3 at £190 (6 months), £155 (6 months) 519 2 at £190 (5 months), £155 (7 months) 339 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 167 1 at £190 (3 months), £155 (9 months) 164 1 at £190 (2 months), £155 (10 months) 161 1 at £155 ... ... 155 5 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 767 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 455 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 2 at £155 (3 months), £135 (9 months) 280 2 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 277 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 1 at £135 (11 months), £125 (1 month) 134 2 at £135 (5 months), £125 (7 months) 259 2 at £135 (2 months), £125 (lOmonths) 254 2 at £135 (1 month), £125 (11 months) 252

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number Item _ 1927-28 Of Persons. VOTE No. lo.—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— zo> — continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. VI.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts £ £ —continued. 32 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 1 at £135 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 129 2 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 240 2 at £125 (11 months), £120 (1 month) 250 1 at £125 (7 months), £120 (5 months) 123 2 at £125 (3 months), £120 (9 months) 243 1 at £125 (1 month), £120 (11 months) 121 1 at £125 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 122 3 at £120 (9 months), £115 (3 months) 357 2 at £120 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 236 2 at £120 (6 months), £115 (6 months) 235 1 at £120 (5 months), £115 (7 months) 117 1 at £120 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 116 1 at £115 ... ... 115 2 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 214 1 at £1.15 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 99 1 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) ... 94 1 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) ... 88 95 1 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months) ... 87 17,199 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 4 at £290 ... ... 1,160 3 at £270 ... ... 810 26 at £250 ... ... 6,500 1 at £240 ... ... 240 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £220 ... ... 220 4 at £215 ... ... 860 44 2 at £185 ... ... 370 10,905 Non-pekmanents. 1 at £205 ... ... ... 205 1 at £195 ... ... ... 195 1 at £182 ... ... ... 182 4 1 at £169 ... ... ... 169 Others not specified ... ... 281 207 1,032 Allowances under Public Service Regulation 24a ... 160 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries as Clerks Licensing Com- £ mittees ... ... 900 Salaries of Cadets engaged on work of Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages ... ... 290 1,190 53,542 Other Charges for and incidental to — Allowances to— 33 Chief Bailiffs acting as Maintenance Officers : 1 at £60, 2 at £50, 8 at £30, 9 at £20 ... ... 580 34 Officers acting as Inspectors of Factories : 1 at £-35, 7 at £25, arrears 31st March, 1927, £3 ... 213 35 Police Constables acting as Clerks of Courts ... 1,720 36 Mileage fees paid to Bailiffs (recoverable) ... 7,500

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

Number Ttem . 1927-98 of Persons. V0TE No 16—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE— ' continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. VI.—Magistrates' and Wardens' Courts —continued. £ £ Other Chaeges for and incidental to—continued. 37 Office-cleaners ... ... ... 1,900 38 Postage on civil and criminal summonses (recoverable) 500 39 Rents ... ... ... 400 40 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,000 41 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Allowances to officers acting as £ Inspectors of Factories ... 213 Mileage fees ... ... 7,500 Miscellaneous ... ... 60 Postage on civil and criminal summonses ... ... 500 8,273 18,813 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 72,355 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 ... 2,400 44 Misappropriation by officers ... ... 299 45 Jurors, payment of, under the Juries Act, 1908 ... 3,600 46 Witnesses, expenses of ... ... ... 5,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Refund of costs of prosecution ... £500 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 11,449 Subdivision No. VIII. —Justice : Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 47 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 300 48 Commission on money-orders for transmission of maintenance-moneys ... ... ... 275 49 Expenses re Conference of Justices of the Peace ... 17 Expenses under—• 50 Juries Act, 1908 (part recoverable) ... ... 800 51 Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (part recoverable) .., ... ... 3,850 52 Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908 ... ... 50 53 Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, and maintenance of Court grounds and offices ... 3,350 54 Grant to officers on retirement in lieu of leave of absence ... ... ... 252 55 Office fittings, furniture, and requisites ... ... 500 56 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,500

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-2 8. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 25 .. 25 II .. .. 100 100 111 .... 52 52 VI .. 1,190 8,273 9,463 VII .. .. 500 500 VIII .. .. 1,100 1,100 Totals .. 1,215 10,025 11,240

6 ?™1. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 16.—DEPARTMENT OP JUSTICE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. VIII. —Justice : Miscellaneous Services —continued. Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 57 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 4,600 58 Proportion of cost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation 50 59 Refund of fines ... ... ... 100 60 Subsidy to Chatham Islands Steamer Service— Twelve months to 31st March, 1928 ... ... 125 61 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 2,200 62 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 63 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 200 Typewriters— 64 Purchase of ... ... ... 210 65 Maintenance of ... ... ... 90 66 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Jury fees ... ... £300 Refunds under Reformatory Institutions Act ... ... 700 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 1,100 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 19,629 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 142,358 Cbedits-in-aid (a)... ... ... 11,240 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 16 ... 131,118

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT.

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1927-28. Salaries. \ Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 17. —-Prisons Department— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 71,618 90,841 162,459 Cbedits-IN-AID .. .. 1,750 69,250 71,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 69,868 21,591 91,459 Number It em . q07 00 of Persons. V0TE No 17._PRIS0NS DEPARTMENT. ly^W-ZO. 1927-28. 1 * Salaries— ~ Administrative Division. £ £ 1 1 Controller-General of Prisons and Chief Probation Officer, at £850 ... ... ... 850 Arrears, 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927 ... 35 Clerical Division. Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Class VII— £ 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £115 ... ... 115 10 2 at £95 ... ... 190 1,965 General Division. Probation Officers— 4 4 at £360 ... ... ... 1,440 Superintendents—1 at £500 ... ... 500 1 at £485 ... ... 485 1 at £460 ... ... 460 3 at £430 ... ... 1,290 1 at £420 ... ... 420 1 at £310 ... ... 310 9 1 at £270 ... ... 270 Gaolers — 3,735 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £325 ... 325 1 at £320 ... ... 320 5 2 at £305 ... ... 610 Deputy Superintendents— 1,615 1 : 1 at £215 ... ... ... 215 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Notb.—-Scale salaries or wages include oost-of-living increase.

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Of Persons. Item ' V0TE No _ i7._pris0NS DEPARTMENT —contd. 1927-28. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued■ £ £ General Division— continued. Officers in Charge— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Chief Warders— £ 1 at £380 ... .. 380 1 at £370 ... ... 370 2 at £360 ... ... 720 1 at £350 ... ... 350 6 1 at £335 ... ... 335 Principal Warders— 2,155 9 at £325 ... ... 2,925 11 2 at £315 ... ... 630 Acting Principal Warders— 3 555 8 at £295 ... ... 2,360 1 at £280 ... ... 280 11 2 at £275 ... ... 550 Warder Instructors— 3,190 5 at £305 ... ... 1,525 1 at £300 ... ... 300 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 2 at £290 ... ... 580 1 at £285 ... ... 285 5 at £280 ... ... 1,400 3 at £275 ... ... 825 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1 at £265 ... ... 265 2 at £260 ... ... 520 30 1 at £255 ... ... 255 Warders— — 8,535 16 at £285 ... ... 4,560 19 at £275 ... ... 5,225 4 at £270 ... ... 1,080 6 at £265 ... ... 1,590 7 at £260 ... ... 1,820 5 at £255 ... ... 1,275 2 at £250 ... ... 500 15 at £245 ... ... 3,675 6 at £240 ... ... 1,440 1 at £235 ... ... 235 93 12 at £225 ... ... 2,700 Night-watch Warders— - -— 24,100 1 at £285 ... ... 285 4 at £255 ... ... 1,020 7 2 at £352 ... ... 705 Matron — 2,010 1 1 at £225 ... ... ... 225 Assistant Matrons— 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £170 ... ... 170 1 at £160 ... ... 160 1 at £145 ... ... 145 8 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1,310 1 Office Assistant ... ... ... 225 Quarry Manager, Auckland... ... 395 2 Quarry Engineer, Auckland... ... 310 705 Less —• — Amount deducted for use of houses 58,570 and quarters ... ... 2,825 Transfer to lodging-allowance ... 1,855 — 4,680 53,890

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number j tem 1 Q97 9« of Persons. V0T E No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. ~ £ £ Non-classified. 1 2 Agricultural Adviser ... ... ... 133 1 3 Police-gaoler ... ... ... 245 4 Medical Officers — £ 4 at £200 ... ... 800 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £100 ... ... 200 1 at £85 ... ... 85 9 1 at £50 ... ... 50 1,310 5 Institutional Schoolmasters— 1 at £95 ... .. 95 3 at £70 ... ... 210 1 at £40 ... ... 40 6 1 at £36 ... ... 36 381 1 6 Instructor in physical culture ... ... 55 1 7 Bandmaster ... ... ... 78 1 8 Supervisor of Association Classes ... ... 36 227 2,238 56,128 Non-permanents. 9 Farm managers, experts, and clerical ... ... 3,030 | 10 Warders and matrons ... ... ... 8,300 11 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 2,700 12 Allowances to instructing and other officers ... 600 13 Extra assistance (Probation Officers, &c.) ... 860 15,490 71,618 Less proportion of salaries transferred to Probation Branch ... ... ... 2,900 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers employed on £ public works ... ... 1,750 68,718 Other Charges for and incidental to — Prisons and Institutional Upkeep — 14 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 250 15 Assistance to discharged prisoners ... ... [ 20 16 Burial of deceased prisoners... ... ... 50 17 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. ... ... 2,000 18 Compassionate allowance to widow of late W. J. Parkes, gaoler, Timaru ... ... ... 76 19 Equipment and instructional work ... ... 100 20 Forage ... ... ... 25 21 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 4,500 22 Grants to Prisoners'Aid and kindred societies ... 200 23 Gratuities to prisoners on release ... ... 175 24 Locality allowances ... ... ... 500 25 Maintenance of prison buildings ... ... 300 26 Maintenance of prisoners in public hospitals ... 825 27 Medical expenses of officers injured during performance of duties ... ... ... 20 28 Medicines and medical comforts .. ... 650 29 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 225 30 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 600

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofCons. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 17—PRISONS DEPARTMENT.—contd. 1927-28. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Prisons and Institutional Upkeep—continued. 31 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 800 32 Rations ... ... ... 20,000 33 Sanitary services, cleaning, and disinfectants ... 1,000 34- Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) .. ... 400 35 Uniforms and accoutrements for prison officers ... 200 Vehicles— 36 Purchase of ... ... ... 900 37 Maintenance of, hire charges, &c. ... ... 1,100 Transport Charges, Travelling Allowances, and Expenses— 38 Travelling allowances and expenses of officers ... 850 39 Conveyance of prisoners on release ... ... 850 40 Freight, cartage, &c. (part recoverable)... ... 100 41 Transfer of prisoners ... ... ... 1,700 42 Transfer and removal expenses of officers... ... 500 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 25 38,941 Crimes Amendment and Borstal Institutions Accs — 44 Administration expenses ... ... 500 45 Contributions towards expenses of after-care societies formed in terms of Section 18, Borstal Institutions Establishment Act, 1924 ... ... 50 46 Payment to prisoners'dependants ... ... 8,600 47 Prisoners industry earnings ... ... 6,200 15,350 General Prison Industries, Farms, Works, &c. : Materials, Equipment, Rents, Royalties, and other expenses in connection with— 48 Block and tile making ... ... ... 75 49 Bootmaking, boot repairs and satchel repairs ... 3,000 50 Brickmaking and brickworks ... ... 400 51 Farms, gardens, &c. : Development ... ... 16,500 52 Mail-bags ... ... . 800 53 Quarries and gravel pits ... ... ... 3,600 54 Road construction, sawmills, tree-planting, and contracts ... ... ... 7,000 ' 55 Tailoring ... ... ... 3,400 56 Miscellaneous industries, works, &c. ... ... 900 35,675 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Block and tile making ... £300 Bootmaking ... ... 2,500 Brickmaking ... ... 4,000 Farms, gardens, &c. ... ... 15,000 Mail-bags and general repairs ... 2,000 Quarries and gravel pits ... 23,000 Road construction, sawmills, and contracts ... ... 19,000 Tailoring ... ... 750 Miscellaneous ... 2,700 69,250 89,966. 158,684 —

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PRISON DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1927-28. £ Salaries .. .. 1,750 Other Charges .. .. 69,250 Total .. .. .. 71,000

of N Pe"on». Item - 19-27-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. ~ £ £ Probation Branch— Charges for and incidental to — 57 Administration expenses and advances to probationers 3,500 58 Postage, telegrams, &o. ... ... ... 75 59 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 100 60 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 100 3 775 GROSS Total ... ... ... — 162,459 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 71,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 17 ... 91,459

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CROWN LAW OFFICE.

1927-28. Salaries. | Other Charges. ! Total. ■ I ' . j Vote No. 18. —Crown Law Office— t £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 6,101 894 6,995 CBEDITS-in-AID .. .. .. 590 450 1,040 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 5,511 444 5,955 Jf£L 1927-28. VOTE No. 18.—CROWN LAW OFFICE. 1927-28. 1 "Salaries— £ £ 1 Solicitor-General ... ... 1,350 PllOFESSIONAL DIVISION. £ 1 Crown Solicitor at £925 plus £13 arrears 1st October, 1926, to 31st March, 1927, at £26 per annum ... ... 938 3 2 Crown Solicitors at £874 ... ... 1,748 2,686 Glass A— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £590 ... ... ... 590 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— 1 1 at £135 ... ... ... 135 Non-permanents. 2 2 at £195 ... ... ... 390 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the j Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Department of Internal Affairs: Salary of Private Secretary to £ Minister of Internal Affairs ... 590 6,101 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Servioe Classification List." Note. —-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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CROWN LAW OFFICE—continued.

(a) Credits in-aid— 1927-28. £ Salaries .. .. .. 590 Other Charges .. .. .. 450 Total .. .. .. 1,040

ofpetons. Item " 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 18.—OROWN LAW OFFICE—continued. ' £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Annual certificates under the Law Practitioners Act, 1908 ... ... ... 30 3 Law-costs (part recoverable) ... ... 100 4 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 5 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 6 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 250 7 Purchase of Law Reports and Treatises and other publications ... ... ... 200 8 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 94 9 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 20 10 ' Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 894 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Law-costs ... ... 450 Gross Total ... ... ... 6,995 Credits-in-aid (a)... ... ... ... 1,040 NET TOTAL—VOTE No 18 ... 5,955

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POLICE DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. J Other Charges. ! Total. No. 19.—Police Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Police Department .. .. 336,855 94,600 431,455 „ II. —•Miscellaneous .. .. ■■■ 486 486 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 336,855 95,086 431,941 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 10 5,500 5,510 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 336,845 89,586 426,431 i Number item. 1Q97 OQ of Persons. VOTE No. 19.—POLICE DEPARTMENT. LV&i-M. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Police Department. £ £ 1 Salaries— Head Office — 1 1 at £925 (Commissioner) ... ... ... 925 *Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £230 ... ... 230 3 1 at £135 ... ... 135 — 660 Division. 1 1 at £295 ... ... ... 295 Police Officers. 1 Superintendent ... ... ... 600 2 2 Senior Sergeants : 1 at 21s., 1 at 20s. per day ... 750 2 2 Sergeants: 1 at 19s., 1 at 18s. 6d. per day ... 687 4 j 4 Constables : 1 at 16s. 6d., 1 at 15s. 6d., 2 at 15s. per day ... ... ... 1,135 Districts — 4 I 4 Superintendents at £550 ... ... 2,200 13 13 Inspectors: 9 at £500, 4 at £485 ... ... 6,440 4 4 Sub-Inspectors at £440 ... ... ... 1,760 29 29 Senior Sergeants: 17 at 21s., 10 at 20s. 6d., 2 at 20s. per day ... ... ... 11,017 90 90 Sergeants: 70 at 19s., 15 at 18s. 6d., 5 at 18s. per day ... ... ... 31,064 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note. —Scale salaries or wages inolude cost-of-living increase.

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POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued.

12— B. 7.

ofCons. Item ' 1927-28. VOTE No. 19.—POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Police Department—continued. £ £ 1 Salabies—continued. Police Officers—continued. Districts—continued. 930 930 Constables: 125 at 16s. 6d,, 145 at 16s., 110 at 15s. 6d., 140 at 15s., 190 at 14s. 6d., 190 at 14s., 30 at 14s. (six months) per day ... ... 252,758 6 6 Senior Detectives: 5 at 21s., 1 at 20s. 6d. per day 2,297 8 8 Detective-Sergeants : 4 at 19s., 1 at 18s. 6d., 3 at 18s. per day ... ... ... 2,718 46 46 Detectives: 3 at 19s. 6d., 2 at 16s. 6d., 7 at 16s., 12 at 15s. 6d., 9 at 15s., 13 at 14s. 6d. per day 13,049 4 4 Native Constables ... ... ... 250 6 6 District Constables ... ... ... 570 8 8 Matrons: 4 at £180,1 at £170, 2 at £160, 1 at £150 1,360 12 12 Surgeons: 4 at £150, 8 at £25 ... ... 800 Probationary Constables ... ... ... 5,500 1,176 Eemale Searchers ... ... ... 120 — — Allowances to members of Force for detective, clerical, and special duty ... ... ... 4,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Contributions from other Departments 10 341,855 Less amount provided but not required ... 5,000 336,855 Othek Chabges fob and incidental to —• 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, an^l other publications ... ... ... 800 3 Bicycle allowances : Purchase and upkeep of bicycles 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 ... 300 6 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 4,100 7 Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses ... ... 4,000 8 House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters ... ... ... 21,500 9 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty ... ... ... 500 Motor-vehicles —• 10 Purchase of ... ... ... 600 11 Maintenance of ... ... ... 4,400 12 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriter allowances) ... ... ... 1,200 13 Police examinations, expenses of ... ... 150 14 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments for special services, and expenses of Departmental inquiries (part recoverable) ... ... ... 3,000 15 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... 4,400 16 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 6,000 17 Rations ... ... ... 1,000 18 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties ... ... 3,400 19 Repairing, painting, and improving police premises ... 250 20 Rewards and expenses for the suppression of sly-grog selling and the introduction of liquor into prohibited districts ... ... ... 200

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POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid: — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I 10 5,500 5,510 Totals .. 10 5,500 5,510

Number Item 1Q97_9,« of Persons. VOTE No. 19.—POLICE DEPARTMENT—continued. XJAI z, °* 1927-28. Subdivision No. I. —Police Department—continued. £ £ Otheb Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 21 Rewards to members of the Force for meritorious conduct ... ... ... 50 22 Saddlery, horse-covers, &c. ... ... ... 50 23 Scavenging, chimney-sweeping, cleaning stations and windows, sanitary services and washing ... 500 24 Stores, supplies, accoutrements, and expenses incidental thereto ... ... ... 800 25 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 6,300 26 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 3,500 27 Travelling - expenses of police and transport of prisoners ... ... ... 17,200 28 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Clothing deductions, &c. ... 100 Payments for special services of police ... ... 400 Recoveries of — Costs of prosecutions ... 1,500 Travelling-expenses, &c. ... 500 Sick deductions ... ... 250 Subsidies from local bodies ... 2,600 Miscellaneous recoveries ... 150 5,500 94,600 Total —Subdivision No. I ... 431,455 Subdivision No. II. —Police: Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Compassionate allowances— 29 Widow of late Superintendent W. Mathieson ... 138 30 Widow of late Superintendent E. Murray ... 131 31 Widow of late Constable W. D. Thompson ... 75 32 Widow of late Constable P. H. Thomassen ... 65 33 Widow of late Constable D. Hannafin ... 37 34 Legal expenses of Constable G. H. Douglas defending action for damages for assault ... ... 40 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 486 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 431,941 Credits-in-aid (a) ... .. ... ... 5,510 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 19 ... 426,"431

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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. I ' —— Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 20. —Pensions Department— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 39,586 130,840 170,426 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 2,500 332 2,832 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 37,086 130,508 167,594 of Persons. VOTE No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. 1927—28 1 ' ''Salaries — - Administrative Division. 1 1 at £950 (Commissioner, £850; Member and Deputy Chairman, War Pensions Board, £100) ... 950 Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class III— £ 3 at £470 ... ... 1,410 4 1 at £470 (portion of year) ... 137 Class IV— 1,547 2 at £425 ... ... 850 3 1 at £420 ... ... 420 Class V— -——- 1,270 4 4 at £380 ... ... ... 1,520 Class VI— £ 4 at £335 ... ... 1,340 3 at £320 ... ... 960 8 1 at £320 (11 months) ... ... 318 Class VII— 2,618 12 at £295 ... ... 3,540 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 288 1 at £295 (6 months), £275 (6 months) 285 1 at £295 (4 months), £275 (8 months) 282 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 280 2 at £275 ... ... 550 2 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 546 1 at £275 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 260 1 at £275 (5 months), £250 (7 months) 260 1 at £275 (2 months), £250 (10 months) 254 5 at £250 ... ... 1,250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £230 (6 months), £210 (6 months) 220 1 at £230 (5 months), £210 (7 months) 218 2 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 430 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £210 (4 months) ... ... 71 2 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 417 1 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) 207 2 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 368 1 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 182 1 at £190 (8 months), £155 (4 months) 178 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 153 1 at £155 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 152 4 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 553 * 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 Item 1Q97—9R of Persons. ' VOTE No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 3 at £135 ... ... 405 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 118 2 at £135 (6 months), £115 (6 monthsj 250 1 at £115 (7 months), £95 (5 months) 107 3 at £95 ... ... 285 1 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) 94 1 at £95 (8 months), £80 (4 months) ... 90 2 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months)... 173 2 at £95 (4 months), £80 (8 months) ... 170 4 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months) ... 335 1 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months) ... 86 1 at £95 (9 months) ... ... 71 4 at £80 ... ... 320 4 at £80 (11 months) ... ... 293 1 at £80 (10 months) ... ... 67 2 at £80 (9 months) ... ... 120 1 at £80 (8 months) ... ... 53 83 1 at £80 (6 months) ... ... 40 14,461 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 7 at £185 ... ... 1,295 1 at £175 (3 months) ... ... 44 10 1 at £175 (2 months), £160 (10 months) 162 1,796 N on-permanents. Part-time Medical Officers— 4 4 at £400 ... ... ... 1,600 Clerks— 1 at £375 ... ... 375 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £286 ... ... 286 4 at £260 .. ... 1,040 9 at £234 ... ... 2,106 2 at £228 ... ... 456 21 3 at £208 ... ... 624 Typists— 5,182 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £156 (9 months), £143 (3 months) 153 1 at £156 (9 months) ... ... 117 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £130 (6 months), £117 (6 months) 123 1 at £117 ... 117 1 at £104 ... ... 104 3 at £78 ... ... 234 3 at £78 (10 months) ... ... 195 1 at £65 (11 months) ... ... 60 16 1 at £65 (10 months) ... ... 54 Office Assistants — 1,625 1 at £143 ... ... 143 3 at £104 ... ... 312 1 at £104 (7 months), £91 (5 months) 99 5 at £91 ... ... 455 2 at £91 (8 months), £78 (4 months)... 173 3 at £78 ... ... 234 1 at £78 (6 months), £65 (6 months)... 72 1 at £78 (4 months), £65 (8 months) ... 69 20 3 at £65 (10 months) ... ... 162 1,719

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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1927-28. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 Other Charges .. .. .. .. 332 Total .. .. .. .. .. 2,832

Number qq~ qq of Persona. V0T E No. 20.—PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— LJM-AV. continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries —continued. Non-pbemanbnts—continued. 1 Salary, Medical Officer in charge of treatment ... 950 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 668 177 Salaries and honoraria of members of War Pensions Board ... ... ... 2,550 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Contribution from Imperial Government for services rendered in payment of Imperial pensioners £ residing in New Zealand ... 2,500 39,586 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 20 3 Cartage ... ... ... 20 4 Clothing allowance to wearers of mechanical appliances other than artificial limbs ... ... 150 5 Exchange and commission on money-orders ... 150 6 Euel, light, power, and water ... ... 100 7 Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross ... 40 8 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service ... 275 9 Medical fees ... ... ... 5,500 10 Medical treatment and expenses incidental thereto— Returned soldiers ... ... ... 82,000 11 South African War veterans ... ... 20 12 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 25 13 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 14 Overtime ... ... ... 100 15 Pensions to epidemic widows and their dependants... 8,500 16 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 13,843 17 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,000 18 Printing and stationery . . ... ... 2,000 19 Railway concessions to disabled ex-soldiers ... 2,000 20 Rent of offices ... ... ... 1,143 21 Special annuities (88 cases) ... ... 5,449 22 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 285 23 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 24 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,500 25 War Pensions Appeal Board— £ Salaries and fees ... ... 2,000 Travelling-expenses ... ... 1,400 Other expenses ... ... 100 3,500 26 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... ... 70 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Grants to supplement superannuation, £ Post and Telegraph Department 232 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 332 130,840 Gross Total ... ... ... 170,426 CBEDITS-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 2,832 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 20 ... — 167,594

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MINES DEPARTMENT.

1927-2S. Salaries. Other Charges. | Total. Vote No. 21.—Mines Department — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration .. 10,233 ... 10,233 „ II. —Assistance towards Mining .. ■■■ 21,982 21,982 ,, III. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. ■■■ 4,786 4,786 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 10,283 26,768 37,001 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 50C* 760 1,260 NET TOTAL 9,733 26,008 35,741 Number item. 1 Q07_QQ of Persons. V0 TE No. 21.—MINES DEPARTMENT. 0> 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Administration. £ £ 1 * Salaries—• Administrative: Division. 1 1 at £925 (Under-Secretary) ... ... 925 Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 ... ... ... 791 Glass B— £ 4 at £540 ... ... 2,160 7 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 Glass D — 3,705 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Clerical Division. Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £275 (7 months), £250 (5 months) 262 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 151 1 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 127 7 1 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months)... 88 1,428 General Division. 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1 at £205 (8 months) £195 (4 months) ... 202 6 1 at £185 (6 months) £175 (6 months) ... 180 1,617 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note. —-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

of^Perrons. Item ' 1927-28. VOTE No. 21.—MINES DEPARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Administration—continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanbnts. £ 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £117 ... ... 117 4 1 at £104 ... ... 104 507 29 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 30 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recovery from State Coal-mines £ Account ... ... 500 Total—Subdivision No. I ... ... 10,233 Subdivision No. 11—Assistance toivards Mining. Charges for and incidental to — Assistance towards— Experiments in connection with— 2 Inflammability of coal-dust ... ... 100 3 Utilization of brown coals ... ... 100 4 Maintenance of roads and works ... ... 1,500 5 Prospecting for gold ... ... ... 9,500 6 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) ... ... 1 7 Bounty payable to Onakaka Iron and Steel Company (Limited), under the Iron and Steel Industries Act, 1914 ... ... ... 4,820 8 Diamond and other drills and appliances (partly 1 recoverable) ... ... ... 275 Grants— 9 Towards expenses of Greymouth Diamond Jubilee 100 10 Libraries in mining townships ... ... 25 11 Nevis Valley Road (maintenance), (subsidy £100, £1 for £1) ... ... ... 425 12 Thames water-race repairs .. ... 100 13 Maintenance of Water-races : Waimea-Kumara ... 150 14 Schools of Mines ... ... ... 3,800 Subsidies—• 15 Drybread Sludge Channel (£3 for £2) ... 300 16 Gimmerburn Creek Dam repairs (£1 for £1) ... 125 17 Kauaeranga Water-race, Thames (£1 for £4) ... 180 18 Morere Springs (£1 for £1) ... ... 100 19 Road-access to Okoke Oil-well, Clifton (£1 for £1) 380 20 Systematic prospecting for minerals under Government direction ... ... ... 1 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Drilling-expenses ... ... £500 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 21,982 Subdivision No. III. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to— 21 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... . 70 22 Collecting goldfields revenue (partly recoverable) ... 300 23 Commission of Inquiry, Dobson Mine disaster ... 306

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MINES DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I 500 .. 500 II .. 500 500 111 .. 260 260 Totals .. 500 760 1,260

ofpetL Ite "" 1927-28. VOTE No. 21.—MINES DEPARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. III.—Miscellaneous Services— £ £ continued. Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 24 Compensation to Payne's Gully Sluicing Syndicate for release from contract to supply water ... 25 25 Examinations, Mining and Coal-mines Acts ... 110 26 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 20 27 Fuel, light, water, and cleaning ... ... 50 28 Instruments and apparatus ... ... ... 10 29 Instrument and outfit allowance for Chief Inspector of Mines ... ... ... 26 30 Kawarau Dam, Public Risk Insurance ... ... 220 31 Law-costs ... ... ... 10 32 Motor-cars, maintenance of... ... ... 200 33 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriters) 100 34 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 250 35 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 500 36 Refund of rent of drill (Ngahere Gold-dredging Company, Limited) ... ... ... 9 37 Refunds of revenue under section 155 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926 (recoverable) ... ... ... 50 38 Rents .. ... ... 500 39 Rents, &c., in connection with the leases and plant of the Blenheim Oil Company (dissolved) ... 200 40 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 180 41 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,600 42 West Coast Miners' Council representative's expenses attending the de-watering of the Dobson Mine ... 32 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 18 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Collecting goldfields revenue ... 20 Printing and stationery, publications, &c. ... ... 50 Refunds of revenue ... ... 50 Rents, &c., in connection with leases and plant of the Blenheim Oil Company (dissolved) ... 140 260 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 4,786 GBOSS Total ... ... ... ... 37,001 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 1,260 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 21 ... 35,741

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

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1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. | Total. Vote No. 22. —Department of Internal Affairs— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. .. .. 23 063 31 797 54 860 „ II.—Government Actuary's Office .. g 591 1 045 7'636 „ III. —Ministers'Secretaries .. .. 8 475 ... 8 475 „ IV.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and Char- 80,177 4,255 84 432 women V.—Registrar-General's Office .. 11,277 6,870 18,147 „ VI. —Census and Statistics .. .. 16,066 1 6,473 32,539 ,, VII.—High Commissioner's Office .. 31,464 17,830 49,294 „ VIII.—Museum .. .. .. 3,090 4,310 7,400 ,, IX. —Explosives Branch .. .. 2,683 3,350 6,033 ,, X.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. 25,918 119,415 145,333 GROSS Total .. .. .. 208,804 205,345 414,149 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 42,834 29,009 71,843 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 165,970 176,336 342,306 . of N p~. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS. £ £ | Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £950 (Under-Secretary) ... ... 950 Professional Division. Class B — 1 1 at £515 .. . ... 515 Clerical Division. Class Special— £ 1 at £850 ... ... 850 3 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 Class I— 2,180 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class III— 1 at £480 ... ... 480 3 2 at £470 ... ... 940 Class IV — 1,420 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class V — 2 at £380 ... ... 760 3 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI— 1,115 7 7 at £335 ... ... ... 2,345 Class VII— 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £295 (3 months) ... ... 74 1 at £295 (10 months), £275 (2 months) 292 1 at £275 (11 months), £250 (1 month) 273 1 at £275 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 269 1 at £250 (4 months), £230 (8 months) 237 1 at £230 (94 months), £210 (2J months) 226 I * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

Ttem * VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued. Jb 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class VII—continued. £ 2 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 430 1 at £210 (4 months), £190 (8 months) 197 1 at £210 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 194 3 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 544 1 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 133 1 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 120 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 119 1 at £115 .. 115 1 at £115 (10 months), £95 (2 months) 112 1 at £115 (5 months), £95 (7 months) 103 3 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) ... 264 1 at £80 months) ... ... 77 1 at £80 (10| months) ... ... 70 28 1 at £80 (9J months) ... ... 63 4,797 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 ... .... ... 205 General Division. £ 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 at £275 (10i months), £265 (1£ months) 274 1 at £255 " ... ... 255 1 at £215 ... ... 215 4 at £205 ... ... 820 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £190 ... ... 190 5 at £185 ... ... 925 1 at £185 (9 months) ... ... 139 1 at £175 ... ... 175 18 1 at £160 ... ... 160 3,788 Non-permanents. 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £312 ... ... 312 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £221 .. ... 221 2 at £208 (1-| months) ... ... 50 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £156 (9 months), £143 (3 months) ... 153 1 at £143 ... ... 143 1 at £143 (9 months), £130 (3 months) ... 140 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £117 (10 months), £104 (2 months) 115 14 1 at £104 (8 months), £91 (4 months) ... 100 2,332 83 Lodging-allowances (cadets) ... ... 176 —-— Salary of Lady Medical Referee (part recoverable) ... 470 Special allowances to shorthand writers and typistes employed in Ministers'offices ... ... 315 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Amount to be recovered from—• £ Public Service Superannuation Fund 2,863 Salary of Lady Medical Referee ... 305 3,168 23,063

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

of N p—. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS—continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office—continued. Othek Charges foe and incidental to — 2 Advertising ... ... ... 100 3 ! 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 : Commissions of Inquiry (part recoverable) ... 800 6 I Fire Brigades : Railway-pass for Secretary to United Fire Brigades' Association ... ... 90 Fire Brigades Annual Conference— 7 | Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 500 8 j Railway passes for brigades attending ... 400 9 i Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 150 Fresh-water fisheries and game— 10 | Access to Tongariro River : Cost of road ... 300 11 ! Building on Taupo Wharf, purchase of ... 100 12 : Commission on sale of fishing-licenses ... 100 j 13 | Expenses in connection with, including wages j of workmen, purchase of land, and erection of buildings ... ... ... 1,500 14 i Motor-truck, purchase of ... ... ... 302 15 : Payment to Tourist Department on account Taupo and Tokaanu wharves and beacons taken over ... 295 16 ; Taupo Fisheries, purchase of land in connection with ... ... ... 4,250 17 | Fuel for Government offices... ... ... 2,100 18 i Light, power, and water for Government buildings . . 4,600 19 \ New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, payment to, for part services of custodian, National | Picture Gallery, and other charges in connection therewith ... ... ... 172 20 | Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 400 21 | Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 50 22 | Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes (part recoverable) 700 Printing and Stationery— 23 ! Head office ... ... ... 1,200 24 ; Ministers' offices ... ... ... 750 25 ; Publications (including newspapers and books) ... 700 26 Rent ... ... ... 63 27 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,450 Travelling allowances and expenses of— 28 ! Ministers (allowances only as authorized by the Civil List Act, 1920) ... ... ... 2,000 29 | Ministers'expenses ... ... ... 3,500 30 | Private Secretaries to Ministers ... ... 2,750 31 i Officers of the Department ... ... 1,200 32 Tuatara lizards, protection of: Special payments to lighthouse-keepers and others ... ... 175 33 : Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Commissions of Inquiry ... £800 Postage ... ... 20 Miscellaneous ... ... 250 1,070 31,797 Total —Subdivision No. I ... j 54,860

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Item 1927-28 Of Person.,. V0T E No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL t AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II.—Government Actuary's Office. £ £ 34 Salaries— Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,100 ... ... 1,100 1 at £850 ... ... 850 3 1 at £715 ... ... 715 2,665 Clerical Division. Glass V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Glass VII— 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £115 ... ... 230 11 1 at £95 1 ... ... 95 2,195 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... 11 General Division. 1 1 at £175 ... ... ... 175 Non-i'ermanents. 1 at £327 ... ... 327 3 2 at £209 ... ... 418 745 21 Less proportion of salaries chargeable 6,916 to other Departments ... 190 Less proportion of increases of salaries provided for but not payable for full term ... ... 135 325 6,591 Other Charges for and incidental to — 35 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 30 36 Office fittings ... ... ... 50 37 Office requisites ... ... ... 50 38 Overtime and meal allowances ■•>... ... 50 39 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 10 40 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 200 41 Rent ... ... ... 600 42 Telephone services ... ... ... 40 43 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 10 44 Contingencies ... ... ... 5 1,045 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Contributions towards salaries of officers, &c., for services rendered— £ Government Insurance Department 4,898 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department ... 2,730 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 7,678 Total —SubdivisionNo.il ... 7,636

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Item- 1Q27-28 Of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL LO ' AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. III.—Ministers' Secretaries. £ £ 45 Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass I— 2 2 at £590 ... ... ... 1,180 Class II— £ 2 at £515 ... ... 1,030 3 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Class III— 1,520 2 at £470 ... ... 940 3 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class IV— 1,385 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class V—■ 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 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 17 Private Secretaries to Ministers at £50 each ... 850 | Extra classification allowance— £ 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3 at £100 ... ... 300 2 at £90 .. ... 180 1 at £75 ... ... 75 1 at £70 ... ... 70 2 at £45 ... ... 90 1 at £25 ... ... 25 950 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 8,475 Subdivision No. IV.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and Charwomen. 46 Salaries — General Division. Messengers, dc.— £ 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £302 ... ... 302 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 2 at £280 ... ... 560 1 at £276 ... ... 276 17 at £270 ... ... 4,590 1 at £270 (9-J- months), £265 (2-| months) 269 1 at £265 (5 months), £255 (7 months) 262 1 at £265 (3J months), £255 (8J months) 258 2 at £260 " ... " ... 520 1 at £260 (4 months), £250 (8 months) 257 1 at £255 (11 months), £240 (1 month) 254 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £250 (11 months), £240 (1 month) 249 1 at £250 (9J months), £245 (2£ months) 249 4 at £245 ... ... 980 73 at £240 ... ... 17,520 1 at £235 (6£ months), £225 (5£ months) 233 2 at £235 (2 months), £225 (10 months) 462 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £230 (4J months), £225 (7f months) 227 2 at £225 (8 months), £221 (4 months) 448 1 at £225 (7 months), £221 (5 months) 223 1 at £225 (4 months), £221 (8 months) 222 t 3 at £221 ... ... 663 1 at £221 (10 months), £211 (2 months) 219 2 at £221 (8 months), £211 (4 months) 436

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued.

, _ - — I Item - VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. IV.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and „ ! . Charwomen—continued. * 46 Salaries—continued. General Division—-continued. Messengers, <£c.—continued. £ 3 at £221 (3 months), £211 (9 months) 639 1 at £166 ... ... 166 137 1 at £145 (10 months), £135 (2 months) 143 Charwomen— 1 33 572 1 at £171 ... ... 171 1 at £130 ... ... 130 1 at £125 ... ... 125 4 1 at £115 (3 months) ... ... 29 455 Non-permanents. Gharivomen— 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £140 (9 months), £130 (3 months) 138 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £127 ... ... 254 119 at £117 ... ... 13,923 11 at £115 ... ... 1,265 1 at £111 (10 months), £98 (2 months) 109 109 at £105 ... ... 11,445 1 at £104 ... ... 104 1 at £102 ... ... 102 2 at £100 ... ... 200 1 at £98 (10 months) ... ... 82 2 at £91 ... ... 182 1 at £91 (1^-months) ... ... 10 1 at £89 " ... ... 89 1 at £87 ... ... 87 1 at £84 ... ... 84 1 at £82 ... ... 82 4 at £78 ... .. 312 2 at £75 ... ... 150 1 at £73 ... ... 73 2 at £72 .... ... 144 5 at £70 ... ... 350 1 at £69 ... ... 69 1 at £67 ... ... 67 1 at £65 ... ... 65 1 at £59 ... ... 59 2 at £58 ... ... 116 1 at £54 ... ... 54 1 at £53 ... ... 53 1 at £52 ... ... 52 1 at £50 ... ... 50 1 at £47 ... ... 47 2 at £42 ... ... 84 2 at £40 ... ... 80 2 at £39 ... ... 78 1 at £36 ... ... 36 1 at £34 ... ... 34 1 at £29 ... ... 29 1 at £26 ... ... 26 1 at £26 (9-J- months) ... ... 21 1 at £25 ... ... 25 1 at £24 ... ... 24 2 at £22 ... ... 44 1 at £21 ... ... 21 2 at £20 ... ... 40 1 at £19 ... ... 19 1 at £18 ... ... 18 1 at £16 (9 months) ... ... 12 3 at £15 ... ... 45 1 at £13 ... ... 13 1 at £9 ... ... 9 312 1 at £6 ... ... 6 31,224

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Hn.r, _ „ of Persons. lte VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL 1927-28. __ AFFAIRS —continued. 1927-28. , , . " ~~ Subdivision No. IV.—Messengers, Office-keepers, and £ £ G harwomen—continued. Salaries—continued. Non-permanents—continued. Messengers— £ 6 at £240 ... ... 1,440 1 at £230 (10 months), £225 (2 months) 229 1 at £225 ... ... 225 3 at £221 ... ... 663 39 at £208 ... ... 8,112 2 at £208 (lli months) ... ... 400 1 at £208 (11 months) ... ... 192 1 at £208 (8 months) ... ... 139 2 at £140 ... ... 280 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £107 ... ... 107 1 at £104 ... ... 104 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £90 ... ... 90 1 at £70 .. ... 70 1 at £60 ... ... 60 1 at £50 ... ... 50 1 at £48 ... ... 48 1 at £33 ... ... 33 2 at £32 ... ... 64 1 at £32 (10 months) ... ... 27 1 at £26 ... ... 26 1 at £25 ... ... 25 2 at £12 ... . . 24 2 at £10 ... ... 20 77 2 at £3 ... ... 6 12,654 530 — 78,005 Payment to messengers for Saturday, Sunday, and holiday duty ... ... ... 1,300 Special allowances to messengers, (includes allowances to Ministerial messengers) ... ... 872 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries, &c. ... ... £15,723 80,177 Other Charges for and incidental to — 47 Ex gratia payment to Mrs. Diggs, charwoman, retired • 20 48 Medical attendance for messengers and charwomen, &c., injured on duty ... ... ... 25 49 Motor cars, cycles, and accessories, maintenance of (part recoverable) ... ... ... 400 50 Office-cleaning (including upkeep of grounds outside main centres) ... ... ... 2,750 51 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 52 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 350 53 Uniforms and overcoats for messengers ... 600 54 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 4,255 i Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Motor cars, cycles, and accessories £600 Office-cleaning ... ... 500 Miscellaneous ... ... 10 1,110 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 84,432

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number j t 1097_9ft Of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL LJAt _i_ AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. V.—Registrar-General's Office. £ £ 55 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass 1V— 4 4 at £425 ... ... ... 1,700 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— £ 8 at £335 ... ... 2,680 2 at £335 (3-| months),£320 (8f months) 650 11 1 at £320 (5 months), £295 (7 months) 305 Class VII— 3,635 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 280 1 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 256 1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 248 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 (4-i months), £190 (7f month) 198 1 at £190 " ... ... 190 1 at £155 (lOf months), £135 (If months) 152 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £135 (7f months), £115 (4| months) 128 1 at £135 (If months), £115 (lOf months) 118 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £115 (11 months), £95 (1 month) 113 1 at £115 (lOf months), £95 (If months) 112 3 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 297 1 at £80 (lOf months) ... ... 70 22 1 at £80 (9 months) ... ... 61 3,703 Lodging-allowance ... ... ... 133 General Division. 4 4 at £185 ... ... ... 740 Non-permanents. 1 at £117 (10 months), £104 (2 months) 115 2 1 at £91 ... ... 91 206 45 Allowances to Clerks of Court and others acting as Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages : 7 at £10 70 Payment to Justice Department for services of officers as Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages ... ... ... 95 11,277 Other Charges for and incidental to — Births, deaths, and marriages, registration of— 56 Non-permanent officers ... ... ... 1,600 57 Post Office for services of postmasters ... 2,200 58 Office-cleaning, firing, lighting, freight, and cartage 100 59 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 200 60 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 600 61 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,000 62 Rent of offices ... ... ... 880 63 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 130 64 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 65 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 66 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £10 6,870 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 18,147

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

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j Number jtem. 1097 99, of Persons, i VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. ] 927-28. Subdivision No VI.—Census and Statistics. £ £ 67 Salabies— Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Class II— £ 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Class IV — 1,005 2 at £425 ... ... 850 3 | 1 at £425 (6 months), £400 (6 months) 413 Class V— 1,263 2 at £380 ... ... 760 4 2 at £355 ... ... 710 Glass VI—• — 1,470 2 at £335 . .. ... 670 1 at £335 (3 months), £320 (9 months) 324 4 1 at £295 ... ... 295 Class VII— 1,289 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 245 1 at £250 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 242 7 at £230 ... ... 1,610 1 at £230 (11 months), £210 (1 month) 228 1 at £230 (2-J months), £210 (9J months) 214 1 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) 207 1 at £210 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 191 1 at £210 (4-J months), £190 (7i months) 198 1 at £190 ... " ... 190 1 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 187 2 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 362 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 3 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 351 1 at £115 (11 months), £95 (1 month) 114 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £95 (10 months), £80 (2 month)... 93 1 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months)... 84 1 at £80 ... ... 80 32 | 1 at £80 (11 months) ... ... 72 5,935 General Division, 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £215 ... ... 215 4 at £195 ... ... 780 1 at £195 (8 months), £185 (4 months) 192 10 ' 1 at £195 (7 months) ... ... 114 —— 2,116 Non-permanents. 1 at £245 ... ... 245 2 at £156 (7 months), £143 (5 months)... 302 1 at £143 ... ... 143 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £117 ... ... 234 1 at £117 (9 months), £104 (3 months)... 114 5 at £104 ... ... 520 1 at £104 (1 month) ... ... 9 1 at £91 (9 months), £78 (3 months) ... 88 1 at £78 ... .. 78 1 at £78 (8 months), £65 (4 months) ... 74 19 : 1 at £65 (2 months) ... ... 11 2,078 75 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 145 16,066 I —

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Item 1Q97-9R of Persons. V0T E No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. VI.—Census and Statistics—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — 68 Census, 1926 : Cost of taking and printing results ... 1,000 69 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 70 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 100 71 Mechanical appliances ... ... ... 150 72 Office fittings and requisites ... ... ... 150 73 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes . . ... 950 74 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,500 75 Printing statistical publications (part recoverable) ... 6,000 76 Rent of offices ... ... ... 1,100 77 Statistics, including agricultural and pastoral, collection of ... ... ... 5,350 78 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ' ... 63 79 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 50 80 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 i Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Sale of publications ... ... £600 Work done on Powers machines, payment for, from— £ Land and Income Tax Department 350 Post and Telegraph Department 150 State Fire Insurance Department 500 Fire Underwriters' Association 900 1,900 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 2,600 16,473 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... ...—— 32,539 Subdivision No. VII. —High Commissioner's Office. 81 Salaries— Secretary .. ... ... 1,055 Finance Officer and Accountant ... ... 880 Clerks and Messengers ... ... ... 25,287 Miscellaneous wages ... ... ... 1,402 Emigration Officer ... ... ... 380 Trade and Produce Officer ... ... ... 880 Publicity Officer ... ... ... 880 Non-permanents— Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Amounts recoverable from— £ Immigration ... ... 7,500 Government Insurance ... 450 Post and Telegraph ... 650 Printing and Stationery ... 200 Public Trustee ... ... 1,000 Public Trust Enemy Debts ... 250 Public Works ... ... 1,100 State Fire ... ... 100 Working Railways... ... 1,150 Sheepowners' Fund ... 57 12,457 31,464

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Number Item i n n Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. — Subdivision No. VII.—High Commissioner's Office — £ £ continued. Other Charges fob and incidental to — 82 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 300 83 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 80 84 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 1,090 85 House-allowance for High Commissioner ... 1,000 86 Income-tax payable in England and New Zealand, refund to officers of difference between the amount of 350 87 Motor-vehicles, including upkeep and repairs ... 450 88 National Insurance Act, 1911, in respect of clerks employed in the High Commissioner's office, contributions due under ... ... ... 50 89 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 310 90 Office fittings and requisites... .. ... 500 91 Official entertainments, expenses of ... ... 600 92 Postage, telegrams, &c. ... ... ... 2,100 93 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,000 94 Rent, rates, taxes, insurance, &c., (part recoverable) 8,700 95 Repairs to offices ... ... ... 700 96 Subscriptions to various societies and associations ... 50 97 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 400 98 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 150 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Shipping charges on goods for £ Government Departments 130 Rent, &c. ... ... 3,700 Postage, telegrams, &c. ... 260 Printing and stationery ... 260 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 4,400 17,830 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 49,294 Subdivision No. VIII.—Museum. 99 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass B — 1 1 at £510 (Director) ... ... ... 510 Glass C— 1 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Glass D— 1 1 at £380 (3 months) ... ... ... 95 General Division. £ 1 at £350 (9-J- months), £335 (2-J months) 346 1 at £320 (2-jj months), £300 (9£ months) 304 1 at £295 (8 months) ... ... 192 4 1 at £275 ... ... 275 —- 1,117 Non-permanents. 1 at £450 ... ... 450 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £182 (8 months), £169 (4 months)... 178 4 1 at £68 ... ... 68 — 878 11 3,090

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Number item. 1Q97 9Q Of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. __ 1927-28. Subdivision No. VIII. —Museum—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — 100 Advertising, purchase of photographs, books, newspapers, &e. ... ... ... 150 Board of Science and Art, expenses incidental to, including publications (part recoverable) — 101 " Brachiopod Morphology " : Cost of printing ... 100 102 Butterflies and moths of New Zealand (recoverable) 1,500 103 General expenses ... ... ... 75 104 " Geomorphology of New Zealand" and " New Zealand Plants and their Story": Royalties to authors ... ... ... 160 105 "New Zealand Plants and their Story" (third edition) ... ... ... 50 106 " Topographic History of Bank's Peninsula" : Cost of printing ... ... ... 20 107 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 108 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 120 109 International Exchange Services : Freight and postage 20 110 Maori Race and early history of New Zealand, collection and establishment of historical and other matter relating to the ... ... ... 10 111 Museum fittings .. ... ... 300 112 Museum publications, printing of (part recoverable) 100 113 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 65 114 Photographic and phonographic supplies ... 50 115 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 116 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 100 117 Rent (floor space occupied by exhibits in Dominion Farmers' Institute) ... ... ... 875 118 Specimens and pictures, purchase and preparation of 300 119 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 45 120 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 121 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Board of Science and Art publi- £ cations, &c. ... ... 200 Museum publications ... 100 Miscellaneous ... ... 25 325 4,310 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 7,400 Subdivision No. IX.—Explosives Branch. 122 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass B— 1 1 at £590 ... ... ... 590 General Division. £ 2 at £380 ... ... 760 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £320 (2 months), £295 (10 months) 299 5 . 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1,634

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Number jt em . i qoi7 no of Persons. V0TE No 22.—DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL lVAt-ZV. AEEAIRS —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. IX.—Explosives Branch—continued. £ £ 122 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. 1 at £260 ... ... 260 2 1 at £39 ... ... 39 — — 299 8 Payments to other Departments for services as -—-— magazine-keepers ... ... ... 160 2,683 Other Charges for and incidental to — Explosives Act, expenses under (part recoverable)— 123 General expenses ... ... ... 150 124 Magazines : Expenses in connection with (recoverable) ... ... ... 2,000 125 Postage, telegrams, and telephone services ... 150 126 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 150 127 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 900 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Explosives Act, expenses under— Expenses in connection with £ magazines ... ... 1,800 Miscellaneous ... ... 20 1,820 3,350 Total —Subdivision No. IX ... 6,033 Subdivision No. X—Miscellaneous Services. 128 Salaries (Relieving Staff)— Clerical Division. Glass II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Class III —• 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass IF— 2 2 at £420 ... ... ... 840 Class V — 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Glass VI— £ 2 at £335 ... ... 670 3 1 at £335 (7 months), £320 (5 months) 329 Glass VII — 999 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 1 at £275 (10 months) ... ... 229 1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 248 1 at £210 (3J months), £190 (8-| months) 196 1 at £155 (10 months) ... ... 129 1 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 127 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 118 2 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 234 2 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 196 5 at £95 ... ... 475 1 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) 94 2 at £95 (10 months), £80 (2 months) 184 1 at £95 (8 months), £80 (4 months) 90 2 at £95 (6 months), £80(6 months) 176 3 at £80 ... ... ... 240 29 1 at £80 (11 months) ... ... 73 I 3,989

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Itera ' VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL 1927-28. AFFAIRS —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ 128 Salaries (Relieving Staff) —continued. General Division. £ 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £285 ... ... 285 2 at £245 ... ... 490 3 at £225 ... ... 675 7 at £215 ... ... 1,505 1 at £208 (8 months) ... ... 133 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £205 (1 month) ... ... 17 1 at £195 ... ... 195 9 at £185 ... ... 1,665 1 at £185 months) ... ... 133 30 1 at £135 (7b months), £115 months) 127 6,060 Non-permanents. 1 at £312 ... ... 312 2 at £273 ... ... 546 1 at £273 (8 months) ... ... 177 1 at £219 (10 months) ... ... 173 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £208 (11 months), £117 (1 month)201 1 at £185 ... ... 185 5 at £182 ... ... 910 1 at £182 (9-J- months) ... ... 145 ; 1 at £182 (7 months) ... ... 106 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £169 (6J months) ... ... 91 6 at £156 ... ... 936 1 at £156 (10£ months) ... ... 137 2 at £156 (9 months) ... ... 234 1 at £156 (8 months), £143 (4 months)... 152 1 at £156 (6 months) ... ... 78 2 at £143 ... ... 286 1 at £143 (10| months) ... ... .125 1 at £143 (9|- months), £130 (2-| months) 140 1 at £143 (9 months), £117 (3 months) 137 9 at £130 ... ... 1,170 1 at £130 (11 months) £117 (1 month) ... 129 1 at £130 (8 months), £117 (4 months)... 126 1 at £130 (3 months) ... ... 32 2 at £117 ... ... 234 1 at £117 (10J months), £104 (1| months) 115 1 at £117 months) ... ... 54 4 at £104 ... ... 416 1 at £104 (10£ months), £78 (1£ months) 102 1 at £104 (8 months) ... ... 71 1 at £104 (3 months), £91 (3-| months) ... 38 10 at £91 ... ... 910 4 at £91 (11 months), £78 (1 month) ... 360 2 at £91 (9 months) £78 (3 months) ... 176 • 7 at £91 (8 months), £78 (4 months) ... 609 1 at £91 (6 months), £78 (6 months) 85 1 at £91 (5J months), £78 (6-J- ... 84 ! 1 at £91 (4 months) ... ... 32 15 at £78 ... ... 1,170 1 at £78 (9 months), £65 (3 months) ... 75 1 at £78 (8f months) ... ... 66 1 at £78 (7 months) ... ... 45 1 at £78 (5£ months) ... ... 36 9 at £65 ~ ... ... 585 3 at £65 (11 months) ... ... 180 1 at £65 (10 months) ... ... 54 2 at £65 (9 months) ... ... 98 I

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number Itera , qo7_OQ of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OE INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ |128 Salaries (Relieving Staff)— continued. Non-permanents -continued. £ 1 at £65 (8£ months) ... ... 41 1 at £65 (4 months) ... ... 20 121 ; 2 at £65 (1 month) ... ... 10 12,740 ] | Town-planner ... ... ... 1,000 1 Lodging-allowances (cadets)... ... 421 191 ! Allowances to officers performing special or higher 1 duties (under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209) ... ... ... 200 28,509 Less amount provided on Main Estimates but not now required owing to transfers of staff — Permanents ... ... £477 Non-permanents ... ... 2,114 2,591 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers relieving in £ other Departments ... 5,994 Pay of non-permanents relieving in other Departments ... 5,492 11,486 25,918 Other Charges for and incidental to — 129 Actuarial work in connection with the valuation of Public Service and Teachers' Superannuation Eunds 50 Advertising New Zealand : Special publicity work in connection with (part recoverable) — £ 130 Advertising in London Times ... 3,350 131 Folders ... ... ... 9,500 132 Equipment ... ... 1,000 133 Films, preparation, purchase, and sundries ... ... 12,600 134 Framing pictures, &c. ... ... 200 135 General expenses ... ... 1,000 136 " News and Views," monthly journal 3,000 137 Photograph albums ... ... 1,000 138 Photographs, including enlargements and lantern slides ... ... 3,000 139 Representation at overseas exhibitions 1,000 35,650 140 Expenses in the United Kingdom in connection with advertising New Zealand ... ... 2,000 141 Annual and sectional railway passes to Young Citizens League, rangers and curators acclimatization societies, and inspectors Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... ... 1,000 142 Boy Scouts Association : Railway pass for Dominion Chief Commissioner ... ... .. 90 143 Canberra opening ceremony, New Zealand Government representative : Expenses in connection with attendance at ... ... ... 355 Compassionate allowances— 144 Widow of late Hon. R. F. Bollard ... ... 1,250 145 Widow of late T. H. Hamer ... 234 146 Widow of late W. Jolliffe... ... ... 470

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Number gof7 no of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL X ' )AI AFFAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. X. —Miscellaneous Services —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 147 Contributions to Public Trust Fund on account of public servants serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ... ... ... 53 148 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) ... ... ... 7,000 Death of Right Hon. W. F. Massey, P.C.—■ 149 Grave at Point Halswell: Beautification of area in vicinity ... ... ... 100 150 Deer herds, reduction of, in certain acclimatization districts, bonus to assist in ... ... 1,000 Dominion Archives— 151 Allowance to Controller ... . 200 152 Binding ... ... ... 50 153 Entertaining visitors to the Dominion and official functions, cost of ... ... ... 4,000 Ex gratia payments— 154 For injury, loss, or damage through enemy action during the war ... ... ... 100 155 To assistant eensor of films for services ... 75 156 Of £100 and advance of £90 (recoverable) to E. J. Nation on account of hardship arising from unsuccessful application for permanent appointment to Defence Forces ... ... 190 157 Exhibits for Museums, railage on ... ... 25 Expenses in connection with representation at Imperial Conference— 158 Other expenses ... ... ... 1,300 159 Fiordland National Park: Expenses m connection with protection of moose and wapiti ... ... 35 160 Fire Hose : Purchased on account of Fire Brigades (recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 161 Funeral expenses late Hon. R. F. Bollard ... 120 162 Furniture for new staff dining-room, Customs Building, Wellington ... ... ... 191 163 Grants in settlement of petitions ... ... 1,000 Grants — 164 Board of Maori arts ... ... ... 1,252 165 Captain Cook Memorial, Hawaii: Public reservation around site, purchase of land ... ... 200 166 Grant equivalent to death duty on Mantell bequest to Turnbull Library ... ... ... 115 167 Imperial Institute ... ... ... 1,584 168 Maori Ethnological Board : Towards cost of publications ... .... ... 300 169 Memorial to late F. Lawry, ex M.P. ... ... 25 170 Memorial, gold-miners, Gorge Creek, Otago ... 125 171 New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association ... 350 ,172 New Zealand Cricket Council, towards expenses of tour of New Zealand cricketers to England ... 1,000 [173 New Zealand Native Birds Protection Society ... 50 174 Protection of Women and Children, to Society for— Auckland ... ... £100 Wellington ... ... 100 Christchurch ... ... 100 Dunedin ... ... 100 400 175 Re-erecting memorial to late Sir John McKenzie (£500), (on account) ... ... ... 100 176 Royal Humane Society ... ... ... 100 177 Royal Life Saving Society ... ... 100 178 St. Mary's Guild Home, Karori ... ... 200 179 Sumner lifeboat shed and skidway : Towards cost of repairs ... ... ... 215

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

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Number ftem of Persons. ' VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OP INTERNAL 1927-28. -I APPAIRS—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 180 International Economic and Naval Disarmament Conference : New Zealand representation, cost of 550 181 Maori Arts School and Reception Marae, Rotorua: Preliminary expenses ... ... ... 50 182 New Zealand Gazette: Cost of printing (part recoverable) ... ... .. 7,000 183 Opossums : Expenses under Animals Protection Act (recoverable) ... ... ... 400 184 Opossum fees and royalties on skins : Amounts allocated to other than Acclimatization Societies ... 5,000 185 Parliaments of the Empire : Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) ... 200 186 Pouto Point Bird Sanctuary, checking sand-drift, work in connection with ... ... ... 50 187 Purchase of oil painting of late Right Hon. W. P. Massey ... ... ... 250 188 Returned Soldiers' Association Conference: Rail fares of delegates ... ... ... 100 189 Returned Soldiers Association: Railway pass for Secretary ... ... ... 90 190 Reuter's Telegram Company: Payment for special telegrams ... ... ... 450 191 Special grant to Sir Truby King on retirement ... 1,250 192 Stephen's Island, protection of bush on... ... 50 Stores Control Board, expenses of— 193 Advertising ... ... ... 100 194 General expenses ... ... ... 100 195 Office furniture ... ... ... 10 196 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 10 197 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 200 198 Rent ... ... ... 218 199 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 50 Stranded New-Zealanders — 200 Assistance to return to New Zealand (recoverable) 500 201 Board and lodging for, and small advances to those in destitute condition ... ... ... 100 Subsidy towards — 202 Dominion Boy Scouts' Association (£1 for £1 up to £1,000) ... ... ... 1,000 203 Girl Guides Association (£1 for £1) ... ... 500 204 Lawrence flood relief (£1 for £1 on contributions up to £100) ... ... ... 100 205 Memorial to late Hon. Tame Parata, M.L.C., and C. Parata, M.P. (£1 for £1 up to £150), (on account) ... ... ... 10 206 Otago University Museum (£1 for £1 up to £25,000), (on account) ... ... ... 5,000 207 Westport floods relief (£1 for £1, on contributions up to £500) ... ... ... 349 208 Telegrams beyond the Dominion ... ... 200 209 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of (recoverable) ... ... ... 860 210 Town-planning, expenses in connection with (including travelling-expenses Board and Town Planner) 500 Turnbull Library — 211 Expenses in connection with ... ... 1,500 212 Grant to Dr. G. H. Scholefield, Advisory Director 50 213 Visit of T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York to New Zealand ... ... ... 25,000 214 War Funds Act, expenses in connection with administration of ... ... ... 100 [215 War gratuities to members New Zealand Expeditionary Forces and V.A.D.'s ... ... 71

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. ° ther Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 3,168 1,070 4,238 II .. .. 7,678 7,678 IY .. 15,723 1,110 16,833 V 10 10 VI .. .. 2,600 2,600 VII .. 12,457 4,400 16,857 VIII .. .. 325 325 IX .. .. 1,820 1,820 X .. 11,486 9,996 21,482 Totals ~ ~ 42,834 29,009 71,843

Number Item q07_2Q of Persons. VOTE No. 22.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL iJZl ' AFFAIRS —continued. 1927-28. ! Subdivision No. X.—Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Other Chabges foe and incidental to —continued. War Graves and Memorials— 216 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 ... 3,630 217 Battlefield memorials, maintenance of — £ France and Belgium ... ... 108 Gallipoli ... ... 5 113 J218 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Advertising New Zealand : Special £ publicity work ... ... 2,000 Contributions towards cost-of-living bonus to annuitants— Post and Telegraph £ Department ... 941 Public Trustee ... 45 986 Fire-hose : Purchased on account of fire brigades ... ... 1,000 New Zealand Gazette ... 3,000 Stranded New Zealanders ... 750 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of ... ... 860 Visit of T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York ... ... 650 War graves and memorials— Miscellaneous expenses : Sale of cemetery registers ... 250 Miscellaneous ... ... 500 9,996 119,415 Total—Subdivision No. X ... — 145,333 GKOSS Total ... ... ... ... 414,149 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 71,843 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 22 ... 342^306

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 23. —Audit Department— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 45,913 6,215 52,128 Credits-IN-AID .. .. 19,900 2,600 22,500 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 26,013 3,615 29,628 Item * 1927-28. VOTE No. 23.—AUDIT DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. 1 Salaries— £ £ 1 Audit Officer, London ... ... ... 880 Classification under Aot. Clerical Division. * Class Speoial— £ 1 at £800 ... ... 800 7 6 at £665 ... ... 3,990 Class I— 4,790 5 at £615 ... ... 3,075 6 1 at £615 (4 months) ... ... 205 Class II— 3,280 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Class III— 5 5 at £470 ... ... ... 2,350 Class IV — 12 at £425 ... ... 5,100 1 at £425 (6 months), £400 (6 months) 413 2 at £425 (11 months), £400 (1 month) 846 17 2 at £400 ... ... ... 800 Class V — 7,159 7 at £380 ... ... 2,660 3 at £355 (5 months), £380 (7 months) 1,109 2 at £355 (6 months), £380 (6 months) 735 13 1 at £355 (8 months), £380 (4 months) 364 Class VI— 4,868 9 at £335 ... ... 3,015 1 at £335 (11 months), £320 (1 month) 334 1 at £335 (2 months), £320 (10 months) 323 ] at £335 (1 month), £320 (11 months) 322 1 at £320 (10 months), £295 (2 months) 316 1 at £320 (1 month), £295 (11 months) 298 2 at £295 (7 months), £275 (5 months) 574 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 289 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 280 21 3 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 830 6,581 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale increases or wages include cost-of-living inorease.

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ofpeton, Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 23.—AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries - continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII— £ 2 at £295 ... ... ... 590 1 at £295 (8 months), £275 (4 months) 289 1 at £295 (6 months), £275 (6 months) 285 2 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 560 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 277 2 at £275 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 538 3 at £275 ... ... 825 2 at £275 (7 months), £250 (5 months) 530 1 at £275 (4 months), £250 (8 months) 259 2 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 505 2 at £250 ... ... 500 1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 249 2 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 490 1 at £250 (7 months), £230 (5 months) 242 1 at £250 (2 months), £230 (10 months) 234 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £230 (9 months), £210 (3 months) 225 5 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 1,075 1 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 214 5 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 1,042 1 at £210 (4 months), £190 (8 months) 197 1 at £210 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 194 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £190 (6 months), £155 (6 months) 173 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 154 1 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 150 3 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 415 1 at £135 ... ... 135 3 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 360 2 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 237 6 at £115 ... ... 690 4 at £95 ... ... 380 69 6 at £80 ... ... 480 13,069 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 345 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (P.S. Regulations 24a and 209) ... 25 Audit Officers, London, allowance to ... ... 75 Non-permanent. £ 5 at £196 ... ... 980 j 1 at £171 ... ... 171 7 1 at £105 ... ... 105 — 1,256 General Division. 1 1 at £205 ... ... ... 205 149 45,913 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and I other publications ... ... ... 140 3 Law-costs ... ... ... 25 4 Office fittings and requisites .... ... 200 5 Overtime and meal allowance ... ... 200 6 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 240 7 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1 400

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AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued.

of N p™. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 23.—AUDIT DEPARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. Other Chakges fob and incidental to —continued. £ £ 8 Rent ... ... ... 375 9 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 165 10 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 250 11 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,200 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote ... ... 20 6,215 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Audit inspection— £ Local Authorities ... ... 18,000 Government Departments and Loan Accounts whose accounts are kept on a commercial basis 4,500 22,500 Gross Total ... ... ... 52,128 Cbkdits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 22,500 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 23 ... — 29,628

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.

1927-28. Salaries. | Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 24.—-Public Service Commissioner's Office— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 5,229 1,757 6,986 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. ••• 100 100 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 5,229 1,657 6,886 of£, Item " 1927-28. 1927-28, VOTE No. 24.—PUBLIC SEEVICE COMMISSIONEE'S OFFICE. £ £ 1 *Salaries — Clerical Division. Class Special— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Class I — 2 2 at £615 ... ... ... 1,230 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VI— £ 1 at £335 ... ... 335 | 2 1 at £320 ... ... 320 ! 655 Class VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £135 ... ... 270 6 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1,205 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £255 ... ... 255 550 Non-permanents. 2 at £182 ... ... 364 3 1 at £130 ... ... 130 494 17 5,229 * For partioulars of salaries see " Public Servioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—continued.

JZlZ. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 24.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS-1927-28. SIONER'S OFFICE—continued. £ £ Othek Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising vacancies in the Public Service ... 300 Appeal Board — 3 Allowance to General Manager, State Fire Insurance, for services on Board at the rate of £100 per annum ... ... ... 100 4 Expenses: Hearing of appeals ... ... 250 5 Examinations ... ... ... 100 6 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 100 7 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 8 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 150 9 Rent ... ... ... 52 10 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 80 11 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 300 i 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Examination Fees ... ... £100 1,757 Gross Total ... ... ... 6,986 Cbedits-IN-aid ... ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 24 ... 6,886

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 25.—Printing and Stationery Department— £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. 131,408 107,558 1 238,966 Credits-in-AID .» .. .. ... ... | NET TOTAL .. .. .. 131,408 107,558 238,966 i Number It 1007 90 of Persons. VOTE No. 25.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. 1 — Administrative Division. £ £ 1 1 at £850 (Government Printer) ... ... 850 Professional Division. 1 1 at £425 (Chiet Engineer) ... ... ... 425 Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... 615 Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... 515 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class V — £ 2 at £380 ... ... 760 3 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI— 1,115 5 5 at £335 ... ... ... 1,675 Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £210 ... ... 210 4 at £155 ... ... 620 7 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1,245 General Division. 1 at £450 ... ... 450 1 at £435 ... ... 435 1 at £425 ... ... 425 9 at £420 ... ... 3,780 1 at £416 ... ... 416 11 at £399 ... 4,389 3 at £375 ... ... 1,125 9 at £355 ... ... 3,195 2 at £350 ... ... 700 3 at £345 ... ... 1,035 1 at £340 ... ... 340 6 at £335 ... ... 2,010 1 at £326 ... ... 326 6 at £321 ... ... 1,926 1 at £320 ... ... 320 3 at £313 ... ... 939 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Soale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofiwL. Item ' VOTE No. 25.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY 1927-28. _ DEPARTMENT —continued. 1927-28. j Salaries —continued. g General Division —continued. £ 12 at £308 ... ... 3,696 63 at £306 (1 for 1 month, 1 for 2 months) 18,743 2 at £300 ... ... 600 6 at £297 ... ••• 1,782 58 at £293 (1 for 1 month) ... ... 16,726 1 at £290 ... ... 290 3 at £284 ... ... 852 2 at £283 ... ••• 566 1 at £281 ... ... 281 5 at £280 ... ... 1,400 1 at £278 ... ... 278 4 at £274 ... ... 1,096 1 at £270 ... ... 270 9 at £267 ... 2,403 3 at £261 ... ... 783 1 at £255 ... ... 255 3 at £254 ... ... 762 lac £253 ... ... 253 1 at £250 ... ... 250 3 at £240 ... ... 720 2 at £235 ... ... 470 1 at £228 ... ... 228 1 at £225 ... ... 225 4 at £220 .. ... 880 1 at £219 ... ... 219 1 at £211 ... ... 211 1 at £209 ... ... 209 1 at £206 ... ... 206 1 at £196 ... ... 196 7 at £188 ... ... 1,316 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £178 ... ... 178 4 at £177 ... ... 708 7 at £175 ... ... 1,225 1 at £167 ... ... 167 4 at £164 ... ... 656 6 at £157 .. ... 942 1 at £154 ... ... 154 1 at £151 ... 151 31 at £150 ... ... 4,650 1 at £148 ... ... 148 1 at £147 ... ••• 147 2 at £133 ... ... 266 1 at £128 ... 128 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £116 ... ... 116 1 at £108 ... ... 108 1 at £107 ... ... 107 2 at £99 ... ... 198 1 at £93 ... ... 93 4 at £92 ... ... 368 1 at £79 ... ... 79 1 at £78 ... 78 336 1 at £66 ... ... 66 __ 89,205 357 96,540 Non-permanents ... ... ••• 35,000 131,540 Less increases to salaries provided for but not payable for the full year ... ... 212 131,328 Allowances to officers performing higher duties under Public Service Regulation 209 ... ... 80 131,408

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PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT —continued.

Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 25.—PRINTING AND STATIONERY 1927-28. DEPARTMENT—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Audit fees ... ... ... 50 Compassionate allowances — 3 To widow of the late H. M. C. Robertson, Accountant, Printing and Stationery Department 200 4 To widow of the late J. R. Donald, Overseer, Government Printing Office ... ... 170 5 Compensation to E. Foley, for damages through collision with Departmental motor-van ... 45 6 Cost of change-over of electric-light installation ... 2,000 7 Department of Internal Affairs : Proportion of rent and clerical work, High Commissioner's Office, London ... ... ... 360 8 Freight, cartage, insurance, and exchange ... 9,000 9 Fuel, power, gas, lighting, and water ... ... 2,500 | 10 Grant equivalent to leave due to widow of deceased officer ... ... ... 52 11 Grant in lieu of cost of removal, also travellingexpenses of Accountant, Printing and Stationery Department ... ... ... 106 12 Machinery ... ... ... 6,000 13 Medical services ... ... ... 175 14 Monotype machines, extras connected with ... 600 15 Monotype metal ... ... ... 500 16 Motor-vehicles: Maintenance, &c. ... ... 75 17 Office equipment and advertising ... ... 150 18 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 3,500 19 Postage and telegrams ... ... ... 1,750 20 Renewal and painting of roof of building ... 425 21 Repairs to buildings, &c. ... ... ... 650 I 22 Services of charwomen, messengers, &c. ... 2,200 23 Stationery, paper, &c., and office requisites ... 68,500 j 24 Stores, bookbinding-material, and printing-ink ... 7,500 25 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rents, and calls) ... ... 150 26 Type and printing material ... ... ... 700 27 Window-cleaning and rubbish-removal ... ... 150 28 ! Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 107,558 GROSS Total ... ... ... — 238,966 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 25 ... ! 238,966

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 26.—Mental Hospitals Department— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. 221,986 192,573 414,559 CBEDITS-IN-AID .. .. .. ... 128,000 128,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 221,986 64,573 286,559 ofpetons. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS 1927-28. DEPARTMENT. £ £ 1 * Salaries— I 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— £ 3 Medical Officers at £850 (6 months, 9 months, 10 months) ... ... 1,771 1 Medical Officer at £790 ... 790 2 Medical Officers at £750 ... 1,500 1 Medical Officer at £650 ... 650 8 ! 1 Chief Engineer at £440 (also £200, Department of Health), (3 months) 110 — 4,821 Glass B— 3 Medical Officers at £600 ... 1,800 2 Medical Officers at £590 ... 1,180 4 Medical Officers at £540 ... 2,160 13 4 Medical Officers at £515 ... 2,060 7,200 Clerical Division. 21,378 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— 2 at £380 ... ... 760 3 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class VI— 1,115 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Notb.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number item. .. __ of Persons. V0TE No . 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE- - — PARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. " 1 Salakies—continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Class VII— £ 5 at £295 ... ... 1,47-5 2 at £155 ... ... 310 3 at £135 ... ... 405 2 at £125 ... ... 250 1 at £120 ... ... 120 14 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2,640 7,675 * General Division. - 1 Assistant Inspector ... ... 420 1 Dietitian at £300 ... ... 300 9 Storekeepers at £250 ... ... 2,250 1 Office Assistant at£245 ... ... 245 1 Office Assistant at £205 ... ... 205 1 Office Assistant at £185 ... ... 185 3 Office Assistants at £156 ... ... 468 1 Office Assistant at £130 ... ... 130 2 Shorthand-writers and typists at £156 312 1 Shorthand-writer and typist at £130 ... 130 1 Shorthand-writer and typist at £120 ... 120 23 1 Typist (6 months) at £104 ... 52 4,817 Head Attendants— Glass A— 3 at £405 ... ... 1,215 4 1 at £395 ... ... 395 ■ — 1,610 Glass B— 8 8 at £365 ... ... ... 2,920 4,530 Matrons — Glass A— 3 at £300 ... ... 900 5 2 at £290 ... ... 580 Class B— 1,480 3 3 at £260 ... ... ... '78O Glass G— 5 5 at £245 ... ... ... 1,225 3,485 Engineers— 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 1 at £400 ... ... 400 4 at £320 ... ... 1,280 10 | 2 at £295 .. ... 590 3,545 Farm Supervisor— 1 1 at £400 ... ... ... 400 Farm Managers — 1 at £330 ... ... 330 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £305 ... ... 305 8 5 at £285 ... ... 1,425 — 2,375 Farm Overseers — 2 2 at £260 ... ... ... 520 3,295

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofCons. Itera " 1927-28. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE-1927-28. PARTMENT—continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. Engine-drivers— £ 1 at £245 ... ... 245 14 at £240 ... ... 3,360 16 1 at £240 (8 months) ... ... 160 Electricians — — 3,765 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £244 ... ... 244 4 1 at £150 ... ... 150 Fitter— — 914 1 1 at £260 ... .. ... 260 Labourers—■ 2 2 at £225 ... ... ... 450 Attendants— 5 at £290 ... ... 1,450 37 at £280 ... ... 10,360 1 at £280 (7 months) ... ... 164 5 at £270 ... ... 1,350 53 at £260 ... ... 13,780 87 at £250 ... ... 21,750 17 at £240 .. ... 4,080 8 at £235 ... ... 1,880 10 at £230 ... ... 2,300 71 at £225 ... ... 15,975 45 at £220 ... ... 9,900 8 at £220 (6 months,) ... ... 880 2 at £215 ... 430 35 at £205 ... ... 7,175 444 60 at £200 ... ... 12,000 Works Overseers— 103,474 1 at £350 ... ... 350 2 at £315 ... ... 630 1 at £300 ... ... 300 5 1 at £290 ... ... 290 Carpenters — 1,570 2 at £270 ... ... 540 2 at £260 ... ... 520 8 at £252 ... ... 2,016 3 at £244 ... ... 732 1 at £236 ... ... 236 17 1 at £150 ... ... 150 Bricklayers— 4,194 2 at £260 ... ... 520 3 1 at £236 ... ... 236 Blacksmiths — — 756 2 at £260 ... ... 520 1 at £236 ... ... 236 4 1 at £145 ... ... 145 Painters — 901 3 at £260 ... ... 780 5 at £252 ... ... 1,260 9 1 at £244 ... ... 244 Bootmakers— 2,284 3 at £260 ... ... 780 2 at £252 ... ... 504 6 1 at £244 ... ... 244 Bakers— 1,528 1 at £280 ... ... 280 3 at £260 ... .. 780 6 2 at £252 .. ... 504 1,564

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

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Number Itera . 1 q07_0Q of Persons. V0TB No 26—MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ General Division —continued. Butchers — £ 1 at £252 ... ... 252 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £236 ... ... 236 1 at £244 ... ... 244 5 1 at £215 ... ... 215 Poultrymen— — 1,19? 3 ac £252 ... ... 756 4 1 at £185 ... ... 185 Plumbers — 941 1 at £260 ... ... 260 3 at £252 ... ... 756 11 7 at £244 ... ... 1,708 Gardeners— 2,724 3 at £260 ... ... 780 6 at £252 ... ... 1,512 2 at £244 ... ... 488 1 at £236 ... ... 236 13 1 at £195 . ... 195 Tinsmith— 3,211 1 1 at £252 ... . ... 252 Fishermen — 1 at £240 ... ... 240 2 1 at £180 ... ... 180 Motor-drivers — 420 1 at £250 ... 250 5 4 at £235 ... ... 940 Farm Hands — 1,190 2 at £236 ... ... 472 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £228 ... ... 456 2 at £225 ... ... 450 9 at £210 ... ... 1,890 1 at £195 ... ... 195 4 at £180 ... ... 720 7 at £150 ... ... 1,050 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £130 ... ... 130 4 at £104 ... ... 416 36 1 at £65 ... ... 65 Messengers— 6,354 1 at £150 ... ... 150 4 3 at £130 ... ... 390 Nurses— 540 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £215 ... ... 215 20 at £210 ... ... 4,200 3 at £205 ... ... 615 13 at £200 ... ... 2,600 14 at £195 ... ... 2,730 9 at £190 ... ... 1,710 1 at £180 ... ... 180 6 at £165 ... ... 990 6 at £160 ... ... 960 6 at £155 ... ... 930 2 at £150 ... ... 300 24 at £145 ... ... 3,480 6 at £140 ... ... 840 34 at £135 ... ... 4,590 61 at £130 ... ... 7,930 444 237 at £120 ... ... 28,440 —— 60,930

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

of^Persons. 1927-28. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE- _ 1927-28. PARTMENT—continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. Cooks — £ 1 Male at £244 ... ... 244 1 Male at £236 ... ... 236 2 Males at £228 .v ... 456 1 Female at £210 ... ... 210 2 Females at £205 ... ... 410 2 Females at £160 ... ... 320 13 4 Females at £130 ... ... 520 Laundresses— 2,396 2 at £210 ... ... 420 1 at £155 ... ... 155 3 at £140 .. ,.. 420 8 2 at £135 ... ... 270 Ward-maids— — 1,265 1 at £120 ... ... 120 4 3 at £80 ... ... 240 Official Visitors— 360 8 at £26 ... ... 208 9 1 at £13 ... ... 13 221 1,201 _ 252,386 Less deduction for board of attendants and nurses ... ... ... 22,000 230*386 Less amount provided but not required ... 8,400 221,986 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 75 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 Fares and expenses of 3 medical officers and families from United Kingdom ... ... 930 9 Farms, maintenance of (part recoverable) ... 11,000 10 Fencing, draining, and roading ... ... 1,500 11 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 1,200 12 Fuel, light, power, water, and cleaning... ... 26,500 13 Funerals, expenses of ... ... . 400 14 Furniture and furnishings ... ... ... 2,200 15 Gardens and shrubberies, expenses of ... ... 400 16 Laundry ... ... 5,000 17 Legal and inquiry costs ... ... ... 100 18 Machinery, repairs, and stores .. ... 1,200 19 Maintenance fees overpaid, refund of ... ... 50 20 Medical fees for certificates and consultations (part recoverable) ... ... ... 2,200 21 Motor-vehicles, maintenance of ... ... 650 22 Motor-vehicles, purchase of ... ... 1,200 Nursing staff— 23 Engagement of ... ... ... 30 24 Uniforms, purchase of ... ... ... 2,250 25 Office equipment .. ... ... 50 I

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MENTAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT—continued.

of"™. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 26.—MENTAL HOSPITALS DE-1927-28. PAETMENT —continued. £ £ Other Chakges fob and incidental to —continued. Patients, expenses connected with— 26 Gratuities ... . . ... 750 27 " Patients'Friends" ... ... ... 200 28 Recreation ... ... ... 7,500 29 Transfer ... ... ... 400 30 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 650 31 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 800 32 Rations ... ... ... 75,000 33 Rents and rates ... ... ... 2,200 34 Stores ... ... ... 4,700 Surgery and dispensary— 35 Drugs and instruments ... ... ... 2,000 36 Wine, spirits, ale, and porter ... ... 100 37 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 650 38 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 300 39 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 2,150 40 Travelling-expenses, &c., of Deputy Inspector-General 488 abroad Treatment and maintenance in general hospitals— 41 Patients ... ... ... 300 42 Staff ... ... ... 100 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —- £ Fees for maintenance of patients 105,000 Medical fees, refund of ... 1,000 Sale of farm-produce, live-stock, &c. 13,000 Stores, board, &c. (repaid by staff) 3,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 6,000 128,000 192,573 GBOSS Total ... ... ... —-—— 414,559 Ckedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 128,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 26 ... 286,559

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

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1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 27. —Department of Health— £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 131,076 238,509 369,585 CRBDITS-IN-AID .. .. 1,680 100,980 102,660 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 129,3S6 137,529 266,925 oSol Item - 1927-28. 1007 VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. luZ (—Ao. 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,250 (Director-General of Health) ... 1,250 Professional Division. £ 1 at £1,100 ... ... 1,100 1 at £956 ... ... 956 1 at £897 ... ... 897 4 at £851 ... ... 3,401 1 at £850 ... ... 850 2 at £837 ... ... 1,674 1 at £800 ... ... 800 1 at £791 ... ... 791 1 at £765 ... ... 765 14 1 at £765 (10 months), £715 (2 months) 757 Class A— 11,994 6 6 at £615 ... ... ... Glass B— 1 at £615 ... ... 615 6 at £590 ... ... 3,540 2 at £540 ... ... 1,080 12 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 Glass G— 6,780 1 1 at £490 ... .. ... 490 Glass D— 2 at £425 ... ... 850 1 at £400 ... 400 6 3 at £355 ... ... 1,065 Glass E— 2,315 4 | ' 4 at £320 ... ... ... 1,280 Glass F— 1 1 at £210 ... ... ... 210 Allowances for performing special duties (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ... 25 House allowances .. ... ... 225 Clerical Division. Glass I— £ 1 at £615 ... ... 615 2 1 at £565 ... ... 565 Glass III— 1,180 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass IV — 2 at £425 ... ... 850 4 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1,650 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wagos include cost-of-living increase,

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH —continued.

oS™ """■ 1927-28. VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1927-28 continued, £ £ 1 SAT'ARIES —continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class V— 5 5 at £380 ... ... ... 1,800 Glass VI — 4 at £335 ... ... 1,340 6 2 at £320 ... ... 640 1,980 Glass VII — 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 2 at £275 ... ... 550 3 at £250 ... ... 750 5 at £230 ... 1,150 4 at £210 ... ... 840 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £155 ... ... 155 3 at £135 ... ... 405 5 at £115 ... ... 575 5 at £95 .. 475 37 2 at £80 ... ... 160 6,915 Cadets' lodging-allowauces ... ... ... 185 Genebal Division. 1 at £490 ... ... 490 1 at £425 ... ... 425 4 at £420 ... ... 1,680 1 at £420 (8 months), £400 (4 months) ... 414 1 at £410 (8 months), £395 (4 months) ... 405 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £395 ... ... 395 1 at £390 ... ... 390 4 at £380 ... ... 1,520 9 at £370 ... ... 3,330 5 at £355 ... ... 1,775 1 at £350 ... . . 350 10 at £335 ... ... 3,350 16 at £330 ... ... 5,280 6 at £320 ... ... 1,920 1 at £315 ... ... 315 2 at £310 ... ... 620 2 at £295 ... ... 590 2 at £290 ... ... 580 7 at £280 ... ... 1,960 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £270 ... ... 270 2 at £265 ... ... 530 5 at £260 ... ... 1,300 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) ... 245 1 at £244 ... ... 244 13 at £240 ... ... 3,120 1 at £236 ... ... 236 3 at £235 ... ... 705 2 at £229 ... 458 34 at £225 ... ... 7,650 21 at £215 ... ... 4,515 1 at £210 ... ... 210 4 at £205 ... ... 820 .1 at £205 (1 month), £195 (11 months)... 196 34 at £195 ... ... 6,630 9 at £185 ... ... 1,665 2 at £180 .. ... 360 2 at £175 ... ... 350 i 1 at £165 ... ... 165

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

Number ! Tt „ m fn-irr of Persons, i m " VOTE No. 27—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1927-28. ! continued. 1927-27. 1 Salaries —continued. £ £ General Division—continued. £ 1 at £145 ... ... 145 5 at £125 ... ... 625 287 62 at £75 ... ... 4,650 62,733 Allowances for performing special duties (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ... ... 25 Locality and horse allowances ... ... 20 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 2,400 Unclassified ( Non-permanents). 4 Medical Superintendents—- £ 1 at £1,059 ... ... 1,059 1 at £900 ... ... 900 1 at £850 ... ... 850 1 at £615 ... ... 615 3,424 1 Inspector of Hospitals ... ... ... 850 16 Medical Officers—• 1 at £850 ... ... 850 1 at £800 ... ... 800 1 at £765 ... ... 765 1 at £750 ... ... 750 1 at £700 ... ... 700 1 at £656 ... ... 656 4 at £500 ... ... 2,000 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £100 ... ... 200 7,496 1 School Medical Officer ... ... ... 350 1 Consulting Obstetrician ... ... ... 600 1 Advisory Medical Officer ... ... ... 500 9 Inspectors of Health— 1 at £400 ... ... 400 2 at £380 ... ... 760 2 at £360 ... ... 720 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £285 ... ... 285 2 at £275 ... ... 550 4 Port Health Officers— 3,010 2 at £350 ... ... 700 2 at £75 ... ... 150 14 School Dental Officers — 850 4 at £300 ... ... 1,200 1 at £300 (9 months), £250 (3 months) 288 1 at £300 (8 months), £250 (4 months) 284 7 at £250 ... ... 1,750 1 at £85 ... ... 85 5 Clerks— 3,607 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £286 ... ... ... 286 1 at £275 ... ... ... 275 1 at £260 ... ... ... 260 1 at £234 (9 months) .. ... 176 1,292 1 House Surgeon ... ... ... 300 1 Storekeeper's Assistant ... ... ... 250 1 Port Disinfecting Officer ... ... ... 260 2 Ante-natal Nurses at £260 ... ... 520 1 Special Nurse (goitre investigation) at £208 (6 months) ... ... ... 104

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

Number j tem _ 1 QQ7_0« o{ Persons. V0TB No 27—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— i continued. 1927-28. 1 Salakies—continued. £ £ Unclassified (Non-peemanents) —continued. Staff Nurses— £ 6 at £125 ... ... 750 1 at £125 (7 months) ... .. 73 823 2 Sisters— 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £135 ... ... 135 320 1 Nurse Instructor ... ... ... 400 4 District Health Nurses at £215 each ... ... 860 1 Sorter ... ... ... 234 1 Pathologist ... ... ... 100 4 Assistant District Health Nurses — 3 at £85 ... ... 255 1 at £60 ... ... 60 — 315 1 Inspector of Earms ... ... ... 133 10 Shorthancl-typistes— 1 at £169 (9 months), £143 (3 months) 161 2 at £141 ... ... 282 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £117 ... ... 234 1 at £104 (8 months) ... ... 70 1 at £91 ... ... 91 1 at £78 ... ... 78 1,176 1 Bacteriologist ... ... ... 100 3 School Dental Attendants— 1 at £117 ... ... 117 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £78 ... ... 78 28 Medical Officers (Native)— 290 2 at £100 ... ... 200 1 at £80 ... ... 80 3 at £75 ... ... 225 2 at £60 ... ... 120 13 at £50 ... 650 2 at £40 ... ... 80 4 at £25 ... ... 100 1 at £20 ... ... 20 2 Professional Cadets— 1,475 1 at £155 ... ... 155 127 | 1 at £95 ... ... 95 I | 250 514 Allowance for performing special duties (Public Service Regulation 24a) ... ... ... 100 Lodging and house allowances ... ... .100 137,806 Less salaries provided but not now required ... 6,730 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Amounts deducted from salaries of Institutional employees for board £ and lodging ... ... 1,250 Native Trust Department: Contributions towards salaries medical officers ... ... 430 I 1,680 131,076

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

of N C b ons. ItemJ 1927-28. VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Othek Charges fob and incidental to — General Administration— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 300 3 Australasian Medical Congress, 1927 : Railway fares, &c., of delegates ... ... ... 250 4 Commissions of Inquiry— Auckland District water and drainage (recoverable) 1,500 5 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Dr. J. P. Frengley, Director Division of Food and Drugs, Wellington ... ... ... 500 6 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late A. E. Skynner, Health Inspector, Auckland ... 55 7 Expenses of delegates attending Overseas Medical and Health Conferences ... ... ... 50 8 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 9 Fuel, light, and water ... ... ... 100 10 Grant to Miss M. Thurston, Matron, Pukeora Sanatorium, on retirement ... ... 200 11 Hospital treatment of immigrants ... ... 2,000 12 Law-costs ... ... ... 200 Lawrence Flood Damage— 13 Grant for relief of distress (subject to Hospital and Charitable Aid control) ... ... 300 14 Relief of Chinese market-gardeners ... ... 36 15 Maternity homes, refund of fees ... ... 50 16 Medical and funeral expenses, W. G. Malone (deceased), late Clerk, Health Department ... 275 17 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 50 18 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 1,200 19 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 100 20 Postages and telegrams ... ... ... 2,000 21 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,200 22 Private Maternity Homes : St. Helens patients' expenses ... ... ... 25 23 Quackerv Prevention Act ... ... ... 10 24 Rent * ... ... ... 1,700 25 Services rendered by other Departments ... 900 26 Special Medical Committee, expenses of ... 25 27 Stores and material ... ... ... 200 28 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,450 29 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 400 30 Transfer expenses and maintenance New Zealand lepers at Makogai ... ,1,200 31 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 9,000 Typewriters—• 32 Purchase of ... ... ... 35 33 Maintenance of ... ... ... 65 34 Uniform allowance to nurse ... ... 12 35 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of the vote ... ... 50 26,488 Health Act — 36 Board of Health: Expenses (including fee to members) 100 37 Compensation payable under Health Act ... 10 38 Disinfectants, purchase of (part recoverable) ... 250 39 Infectious diseases (part recoverable) ... ... 1,000 40 Inspection of vessels (part recoverable) ... ... 2,000 Motor-cars, motor-cycles, &c.— 41 Purchase of .. ... ... 1,100 42 Maintenance of ... ... ... 3,900

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

Number item.! •] Q07_0Q Of Persons. ; yQTE Na 27.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— 1 continued. 1927-28. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Health Act—continued. 43 Notification of infectious diseases ... ... 1,000 44 Refund to local bodies of fines imposed for breaches of regulations made under Section 132, Health Act, 1920 ... ... ... 10 45 Sera, purchase of (recoverable) ... 6,500 46 Other expenses ... ... ... 25 47 Quarantine expenses ... ... ... .1,000 16,895 I Masseurs Registration Act — 48 Examination expenses, &c. ... ... ... 100 Medical Practitioners Act— 49 Expenses ... ... ... 350 Nurses and Midwives Registration Act— j 50 Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) ... j 850 Plumbers Registration Act— 51 Examination expenses, &c. (part recoverable) ... | 850 Sale of Food and Drugs Act — 52 Law-costs .;. ... ... 250 53 Other expenses (including purchase of samples) ... 500 750 Social Hygiene Act— —— 54 Expenses ... ... ... 100 55 Treatment, &c., of indigent patients by medical practitioners ... ... ... 25 125 Bacteriological Laboratories— — 56 Laboratory expenses (part recoverable) ... ... 3,700 Dental Hygiene Administration— 57 Dental clinics, expenses of ... ... ... 6,000 58 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 700 6,700 Maori Hygiene Administration {part recoverable) —• : — 59 Other expenses (including establishment of temporary j camp hospitals, &c.) ... ... ... 2,300 60 Supply of medicines ... ... ... J 1,150 61 Travelling expenses and allowances ... ... 2,000 5,450 Maternal Welfare Administration— 62 Ante-natal clinics ... ... ... 400 63 Other expenses ... ... ... 100 64 Printing of pamphlet ... ... . . 365 865 School Hygiene Administration— 65 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,100 66 Uniforms, allowances to nurses for ... ... 250 67 Other expenses (including equipment) ... ... 1,550 6,900

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

Number Item i 00700 of Persons. V0TB Nq 2 7.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH— I continued. 1927-28. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Grants-in-aid— 68 Hospital Boards' Association of New Zealand ... 100 69 KnoxHomeforIncurabl.es ... . . 500 70 Maternity Hospital, Hastings ... ... 9,000 71 Medical research work ... ... ... 2,500 72 Mothers'Help Division, Wellington ... ... 150 73 Mount Magdala Asylum ... ... ... 600 74 New Zealand Farmers' Onion: Women's Division, towards cost of railway transit of nurse and visiting housekeeper ... ... ... 150 Otago University— 75 Bacteriological laboratory... ... ... 500 76 Dental bursaries ... ... 200 77 Pathological laboratory ... ... ... 100 78 Relief of indigent persons ... ... ... 50 Royal N.Z. Society for Health of Women and Children— 79 Ivaritane Hospital, Auckland (building grant) ... 250 80 Karitane Hospital, Auckland (maintenance) ... 1,000 81 Karitane Hospital, Christchurch (building grant) ... 500 82 Karitane-Wolfe Hospital, Christchurch (maintenance) ... ... ... 1,000 83 Karitane-Harris Hospital, Dunedin (maintenance) 2,000 84 Karitane Hospital, Invercargill (maintenance) ... 625 85 Karitane - Stewart Hospital, Wanganui (maintenance) ... ... 1,000 86 Karitane Hospital, Wellington (maintenance) ... ; 1,000 Grants towards salaries— 87 Director ... ... ... 350 88 Assistant Director ... ... I 225 89 Secretary ... ... ... ! 175 90 Assistant Secretary ... ... ... : 60 Incidental grants— 91 Railway passes, &c. ... ... ... 1,250 92 Upkeep of cars ... ... ... 290 93 Subsidies towards salaries of Plunket nurses ... j 16,000 94 Salvation Army ... ... ... ... 1,000 95 St. John Ambulance Association ... ... 400 96 Travelling-expenses of delegates attending conference of Hospital stores officers... ... ... 6 97 Waipiata Sanatorium (additions to buildings) ... 2,500 98 Women's National Reserve (residential nursery) ... ; 200 Subsidies— 99 Buller Hospital Board (£1 for £1), (up to £250) ... 250 100 Coromandel Hospital Board (£1 for £1) ... 400 101 Inangahua Hospital Board : Grant by way of subsidy on account of the Waiuta Medical Association (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 550 102 Mangonui Hospital Board : Subsidy on voluntary contributions, difference between 20s. and 24s. in £1 ... ... ... 555 103 Mercury Bay Hospital Trustees (£1 for £1) ... 300 45,736 Institutions under control of Department— Wages—104 Hanmer Hospital ... ... ... 14,000 105 King George V and Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Rotorua ... ... ... 16,500 106 Otaki Sanatorium and Hospital ... ... 4,600 107 Pukeora Sanatorium ... ... ... 10,500 St. Helens Hospitals— 108 Auckland ... ... . . 1,800 109 Gisborne ... ... ... 450 110 Wanganui ... ... ... 600 111 Wellington ... ... ,1,350

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 192 p 28 ' Salaries .. .. .. 1,680 Other Charges .. .. .. 100,980 Total .. .. .. 102,660

Item ' VOTE No. 27.—DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH— 1927-28. continued. 1927-28, Other Charges FOR AND INCIDENTAL TO Continued. nip £ £ Institutions under control of Department—continued. Wages —continued. St. Helens Hospitals —continued. 112 Christchurch ... ... ... 950 113 Dunedin ... ... ... 500 114 Invercargill .. ... ... 600 Maintenance— 115 Hanmer Hospital ... ... ... 16,000 116 King George Y and Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Botorua ... ... ... 13.500 117 Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium ... ... 5,000 118 Pukeora Sanatorium ... ... ... 12,500 St. Helens Hospitals — 119 Auckland ... ... ... 4,400 120 Gisborne ... ... ... 1,200 121 Wanganui ... ... ... 1,250 122 Wellington ... ... ... 3,500 123 Christchurch ... ... ... 2,500 124 Dunedin ... ... ... 1,400 125 Invercargill ... ... ... 1,150 126 Establishment charges (buildings, renewals, repairs, &c.) ... ... ... ! 8,500 122,750 238,509 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Bacteriological Laboratories: £ Sales and services... ... 100 Civil List contributions towards Maori medical service ... 3,600 Institutional Patients' Pees— Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium 8,000 Pukeora Sanatorium ... 21,000 Botorua, King George V Hospital 16,500 Hanmer, Queen Mary Hospital 23,500 Kahukura Cottage Hospital . . 20 Trentham Hospital ... 20 Law-costs recovered in proceedings, &c. ... ... 250 Local bodies' contributions for sanitary-inspection services ... 14,000 j Other institutional recoveries ... 4,000 Becoveries in connection with—• Infectious disease prevention ... 20 j Inspection of vessels ... 250 Sales of Acts, pamphlets, &c. ... 150 Sales of—Disinfectant and disinfection fees 200 Material used at plumbers' examinations ... ... 150 Sales of sera ... ... 6,500 Miscellaneous ... ... 2,720 100,980 Gross Total ... ... ... 369,585 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 102,660 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 27 ... 266,925

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NAVAL DEFENCE.

18- B. 7

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 28.—Naval Defence— £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 229,522 301,201 530,723 Credits-in-AID .. .. 3,000 32,802 35,802 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 226,522 268,399 494,921 of^Persona. It#m " 1927-28. VOTE No 28.—NAVAL DEFENCE. 1927-28. ~~ 1 Salaries — £ £ Full Pay, Wages, Allowances, Extra Pay, &c. — 12 Administrative staff (excluding Naval Secretary) 4,060 1,062 Officers and ships' companies, H.M. Ships +70 " Dunedin," " Diomede," and "Philomel," (f) new entries under training (part recover1,144 able), and R.F.A. " Nucula " — £ H.M.S. " Dunedin" ... ... 86,274 H.M.S. " Diomede" ... ... 82,261 H.M.S. " Philomel" ... ... 45,000 E.F.A. "Nucula" ... ... 11,927 225,462 Other Charges for and incidental to— Administration — Admiralty: On account of payment of allotments ... ... ... 475 Victualling, Clothing, Implements, and Mess Traps— Clothing Accounts— 3 Clothing purchases, for issue as free kits to new entries and reservists and on repayment (part recoverable) ... ... ... 10,362 4 Kit-upkeep allowance, and clothing gratuities ... 8,800 5 Implement and Mess Trap Accounts— Purchase of mess traps, implements, &c., for supply and replacement ... ... 800 Victualling Accounts — 6 Leave allowance and compensation in lieu of provisions ... ... ... 5,049 7 Victualling of personnel: Purchase of provisions and payment of victualling and messing allowances to officers and men (less repayment issues), (part recoverable) ... ... ... 38,000 Medical Services— 8 Dental treatment ashore ... ... ... 400 9 Medical examination of recruits for sea-going forces ... ... ... 200 10 Medical treatment ashore... ... ... 1,100 11 Stores, provisions, sick-bay washing, &c. ... 500

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NAVAL DEFENCE—continued.

Number item 1 Q•)7 QQ of Persons. ' VOTE No. 28.—NAVAL DEFENCE—continued. AJZ< Z0, 1927-28. Other Charges for and incidental to—continued. £ £ Repairs, Altebations, Docking, &c.— 12 Admiralty : In respect of priority use of Calliope Dock, workshops, &c. ... ... ... 5,000 13 H.M.S. " Diomede" ... ... ... 1,000 14 H.M.S. " Dunedin" ... ... ... 36,200 15 H.M.S. "Philomel" ... ... ... 600 16 H.M.S. " Wakakura" ... ... ... 885 Fuel and Lighting (including freight of coal) — 17 Oiler " Nucula " (hire from Admiralty, repairs and stores) ... ... ... 12,000 18 H.M.S. "Philomel" (including Sick Quarters and Base) ... ... ... 500 19 Coal for stocks at Auckland, " Diomede," " Dunedin " and " Nucula" (part recoverable) ... 1,350 20 Electricity from shore to ships and buildings ... 2,870 21 Gas for buildings at Devonport ... ... 60 22 Oil fuel for tanks and ships ... ... 33,680 Stores — 23 Anti-gas equipment ... ... ... 1,200 24 Battle Practice Target ... ... ... 8,690 25 Crane for Naval Store at Auckland ... ... 500 26 Fittings for laboratory for testing ammunition ... 730 27 Gyro-bearing indicators for H.M.-Ships " Dunedin " and " Diomede" ... . .. ... 440 28 Maintenance of torpedo reserves ... ... 550 29 Moorings, &c., for battle-practice target ... 500 30 Naval, engineers, shipwrights, ordnance, torpedo and electrical ... ... ... 33,000 Works — 31 Cementing sea-wall fronting recreation-ground ... 320 32 Conversion of Fort Takapuna into Naval Magazine 2,570 33 Erection of two 5,000-ton oil-tanks at Devonport 2,000 34 Fitting "Philomel" with wireless - telegraph apparatus " ... ... ... 400 35 Maintenance of dockyard plant, Naval Base and sick quarters ... ... ... 830 36 Replacement of present recreation-huts " ... 1,500 37 Upkeep and improvement of recreation-ground ... 650 38 Victualling store ... ... 300 39 Work on Naval Base at Devonport ... ... 10,000 Reserves— 40 Courses of emergency list officers (in- £ cidental expenses) ... ... 50 41 Furnishing and outfitting of drill-halls 500 42 Hire of drill-halls and vessels ... 1,050 43 Instructors ... ... 1,075 44 Medical examination recruits ... 200 45 Pay and allowances ... ... 4,600 46 Retaining fees ... ... 1,300 47 Stores and fittings for instruction ... 2,500 48 Travelling-expenses ... ... 650 49 Upkeep of mine-sweeping trawler ... 2,500 50 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 14,525 Miscellaneous Effective Services— 51 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 500 52 Allowances in lieu of quarters (lodging-allowance) 520 53 Bonuses to recruiting officers ... ... 75 54 Gleaning Navy Office ... ... 52

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NAVAL DEFENCE—continued.

Number rfo „, at Persons. Item ' 1927-28. VOTE No. 28.—NAVAL DEFENCE—continued. 1927 Other Charges for and incidental to—continued. Miscellaneous Effective Services—continued. 55 Compensation for injuries and accidental death and disease contracted on duty ... ... 200 56 • Freight, insurance, landing, and transport charges (excluding freight, &c., on coal) ... ... 7,000 57 Gunnery, torpedo, and wireless telegraphy efficiency funds, good-shooting prizes ... ... 128 58 Interments ... ... ... 50 59 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 150 60 Passages, travelling allowances and expenses ... 11,500 61 Postage, cablegrams, telegrams, and rent of boxes 700 62 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 670 63 1 Eent of Navy office, storerooms, magazine (overhead charges), &c. (part recoverable) ... 420 64 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... 300 65 Training of New Zealand ratings in gunnery, torpedo, &c., training establishments in the United Kingdom ... ... ... 800 66 Training-service Fund ... ... ... 150 67 Trawler for training purposes : Initial expenses ,.. 1,400 Typewriters— 68 Purchase of ... ... ... 50 69 Maintenance of ... ... ... 25 Non-effective Seevices— Admiralty— 70 On account of unemployment benefit fund for ratings serving in New Zealand . ... 120 71 On account of widows'pensions, &c. ... 725 72 Deferred pay (including portion payable to Admiralty as pension contributions of officers and men lent from Boyal Navy) to officers and men 35,200 73 National Health Insurance to Admiralty ... 380 74 Panama Canal dues ... ... ... 1,350 75 Payment to Seaman Atkins from moneys forfeited to the Crown by Writer Wiskar ... ... 50 76 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of vote ... ... 150 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Clothing and victualling ... £15,000 Admiralty on account of coal ... 966 Pay ... ... 3,000 Naval stores, &c., issued to H.M. ships and sold ... ... 6,600 Eent ... ... 72 Miscellaneous . . ... 1,000 Oil fuel for tanks and ships ... 9,164 35,802 GROSS Total ... ... 530,723 Cre»dits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 35,802 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 28... ... 494,921

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 29—Defence Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—N.Z. Staff Corps ... ... 38,765 ... 38,765 ,, II. —N.Z. Permanent Staff ... 43,981 ... 43,981 III.—Royal N.Z. Artillery ... 38,616 ... 38,616 ,, IV. —N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps ... 38,142 ... 38,142 ,, V.—N.Z. Army Pay Corps ... 6,996 ... 6,996 ,, VI.—N.Z. Army Service Corps ... 3,820 ... 3,820 ,, VII. —N.Z. Army Medical Corps ... 2,301 ... 2,301 ,, VIII—General Duty Section ... 8,961 ... 8,961 ,, IX.—Civilian Personnel ... ... 16,958 ... 16,958 ,, X.—Military Education of Officers undergoing Instruction abroad ... ... 12,176 12,176 „ XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and Training ... ... ••• 243,962 243,962 ,, XII. —Aviation ... ... ... 6,651 26,555 33,206 ,, XIII. —Non-effective Services... ... 375 5,736 6,111 ,, XIV.—National Rifle Association ... ... 1,470 1,470 XV.—Rifle Clubs ... ... ••• 600 600 GKOSS Total ... ... ... 205,566 290,499 496,065 CEEDITS-IN-AID ... ... ... 23,680 23,680 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 205,566 266,819 472,385 of Persons. W 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. £ £ Subdivision No. 1.—N.Z. Staff Corps. 1 PAY— 1 1 Commandant ... ... ... 1,200 3 3 Colonel-Commandants : 2 at £850, 1 at £785 ... 2,485 1 1 Colonel ... ... ... 825 6 6 Lieut.-Colonels : 4 at £765, 1 at £700, 1 at £650... 4,410 18 18 Majors: 11 at £615 (1 for 4 months only), 3 at £565, 4 at £515 ... ... ... 10,110 31 31 Captains: 1 at £515 (4 months), £485 (8 months); 13 at £485; 7 at £440; 1 at £440 (10 months), £400 (2 months); 5 at £400 ; 4 at £400 (10 months), £385 (2 months) ... ... ... 13,903 13 13 Lieutenants : 3 at £385 (1 for 1 month only), 7 at £383 5s., 2 at £365, 1 at £340 ... ... 4,555 2 2 2nd Lieutenants at £300 (7 months), £52 (5 months) 393 2 2 Cadets at £52 ... ... ... 104 1 1 Captain (attached) ... ... ... 515 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 265 78 Total—Subdivision No. 1 ... 38,765 Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-liring increase.

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —continued.

Number Item QQ7_ OR of Persons. yoTB No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— contd. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II.—N.Z. Permanent Staff. 2 Pay- & £ 8 8 Hon. Lieutenants at 21s. per diem ... ... 3,074 57 57 Warrant Officers, Class I: 37 at 21s., 3 at 20s. 6cL, 16 at 20s., 1 at 18s. 4d. per diem ... 21,540 14 14 Warrant Officers, Class II: 13 at 19s, 6d. ; 1 at 19s. 6d. (8 months), 18s. (4 months) per diem ... 4,985 3 3 Staff Sergeant Instructors at 18s. per diem ... 989 44 44 Staff Sergeants: 11 at 18s. (10 months), 16s. 6d. • (2 months) ; 1 at 18s. (10 months), 16s. 6d. (1 126 month), 15s. (1 month); 1 at 18s. (8 months), 16s. 6d. (4 months); 1 at 16s. 4d. (10 months), 15s. (2 months); 21 at 16s. 6d; 9 at 15s. per diem ... 13,340 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 53 Total—Subdivision No II ... ——— 43,981 Subdivision No. III. —Royal N.Z. Artillery. 3 Pay— 1 1 Lieut.-Colonel ... ... ... 765 3 3 Majors: 1 at £565, 2 at £515 ... ... 1,595 6 6 Captains: 4 at £485, 1 at £440, 1 at £400 ... 2,780 2 2 Lieutenants at £385 ... ... ... 770 1 1 2nd Lieutenant at £300 (7 months), £52 (5 months) 197 4 4 Hon. Lieutenants at 21s. per diem .. ... 1,537 2 2 Master Gunners at 21s. per diem ... ... 769 5 5 Regimental Sergeants-major: 2 at 21s., 2 at 20s. 6d., 1 at 20s. per diem ... ... 1,885 1 1 Sergeant-major Artificer at 21s. per diem ... 384 3 3 Quartermaster-Sergeant Artificers at 19s. 6d. per diem ... ... ... 1,071 3 3 Warrant Officers, Class II, at 19s. 6d. (8 months), 18s. 6d. (4 months) per diem ... ... 1,051 1 1 Battery Sergeant-major at 18s. 9d. per diem ... 343 1 1 Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant at 18s. 6d. per diem ... ... ... 339 15 15 Staff Sergeants: 9 at 18s. 6d.; 1 at 18s. 6d. (10 months), 18s. (2 months); 1 at 18s. 6d. (4 months), 18s. (8 months); 4 at 18s. 6d. (2 months), 18s. (10 months) per diem ... ... ... 5,040 15 15 Sergeants: 14 at 18s., 1 at 16s. 4d. per diem ... 4,911 2 2 Lance Sergeants at 17s. 3d. per diem ... 631 17 17 Bombardiers : 13 at 17s. 3d.; 1 at 17s 3d (8 months), 16s. 6d. (4 months); 3 at 17s. 3d. (6 months), 16s. 6d. (6 months) per diem ... 5,342 5 Lance-Bombardiers: 1 at 16s. 6d.; 2 at 16s. 6d. (9 months), 15s. (3 -months); .1 at 16s. 6d. (8 months), 16s. (4 months); 1 at 14s. lOd. per diem 1,471 30 30 Gunners : 1 at 16s. 6d.; 5 at 16s.; 1 at 15s. 6d.; 2 at 14s. 6d.; 1 at 14s. 6d. (9 months), 12s. lOd. (3 117 months); 5 at 13s. 4d.; 4 at 12s. lOd.; 11 at 12s. per diem ... ... ... 7,411 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 324 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 38,616 Subdivision No. IV.—N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps. 4 Pay— 1 1 Major ... ... ... 565 5 5 Captains: 3 at £515, 2 at £485 ... ... 2,515 2 2 Lieutenants : 1 at 21s., 1 at 19s. 4d. per diem ... 738 1 1 Hon. Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 384

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

oE, | Item - 1927-28. 1 VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPAETMENT—contd. _ 1927-28. Subdivision No. IV.—N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps — £ £ continued. 4 Pay—continued. 2 2 Warrant Officers, Class I, at 21s. per diem ... 769 11 11 Warrant Officers, Class II: 10 at 19s. 6d., 1 at 17s. lOd. per diem ... ... ... 3,895 9 9 Staff Sergeants : 8 at 18s. 6d,, 1 at 18s. 4d. per diem 3,044 23 23 Sergeants : 19 at 18s.; 1 at 18s. (8 months), 17s. 3d. (4 months) ; 2 at 16s. 4d.; 1 at 16s. 4d. (8 months, 15s. 7d. (4 months) per diem ... 7,465 20 20 Corporals : 12 at 17s. 3d. ; 4 at 17s. 3d. (8 months), 16s. 6d. (4 months) ; 1 at 17s. 3d. (9 months), 16s. 6d. (3 months) ; 1 at 17s. 3d. (9 months), 16s. (3 months); 2 at 15s. 7d. per diem ... ... 6,238 19 19 Lance Corporals : 11 at 16s. 6d.; 2 at 16s. 6d, (8 months), 14s. 6d. (4 months); 4 at 14s. lOd.; I at 14s. lOd. (9 months), 12s. lOd. (3 months); 1 at 14s. lOd. (8 months), 12s. lOd. (4 months) per diem ... ... ... 5,509 2 2 Artificers at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 604 16 16 Privates : 4 at 16s., 2 at 15s. 6d., 3 at 15s., 3 at 14s. 6d., 3 at 12s. 10d., 1 at 12s. per diem ... 4,281 Temporary section— 1 1 Staff Quartermaster-Sergeant at 18s. 6d. per diem 339 1 1 Sergeant at 17s. per diem... ... ... 311 4 4 Corporals : 2 at 16s. 3d., 2 at 14s. 7d. per diem ... 1,129 1 1 Private at 14s. per diem ... ... ... 256 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 100 118 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... — 38 142 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., 2 at 20s. 6d., 1 at 20s., 1 at 18s. 4d. per diem ... ... 2,989 3 3 Staff Quartermaster-Sergeants at 19s. 6d. per diem 1,071 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 11 16 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 6,996 Subdivision No. VI. —N.Z. Army Service Corps. 6 Pay— 1 1 Hon. Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 384 1 1 Warrant Officer, Class I, at 21s. per diem ... 384 1 1 Warrant Officer, Class II, at 19s. 6d. per diem ... 357 2 2 Staff Sergeant-Instructor at 18s. per diem ... 659 2 2 Staff Sergeants: 1 at 16s. 6d. (8 months), 15s. (4 months); 1 at 15s. per diem ... ... 566 Temporary personnel— 4 4 Sergeants : 3 at 17s., 1 at 15s. 4d. per diem ... 1,214 1 1 Private at 14s. per diem ... ... 256 12 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 3 820

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number item. i qnn 90 of Persona. V 0T B No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1927-28. Siibdivision No. VII.—N.Z. Army Medical Corps. £ £ 7 Pay— 1 1 Major at £615 ... ... ... 615 1 1 Director of Medical Services at £150 ... ... 150 4 4 Assistant Directors of Medical Services : 3 at £50; 1 at £50 (8 months), £25 (4 months) ... ... 191 1 1 Warrant Officer, Class I, at 21s. per diem ... 384 1 1 Warrant Officer, Class II, at 19s. 6d. per diem .., 357 1 1 Staff-sergeant, at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 302 1 1 Lance-corporal at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 302 10 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 2,301 Subdivision No. VIII.—General Duty Sectio7i (Caretakers, Range Wardens, Firemasters, Night-watchmen, dc.). 8 Pay— 1 1 S.M. Coxswain at 21s. per diem ... ... 384 2 2 Warrant Officers, Class I, at 21s. per diem ... 769 1 1 Artificer S.Q.M.S. at 19s. 6d. per diem ... 357 1 1 Company Sergeant-major at 18s. 9d. per diem ... 343 10 10 Sergeants at 18s. per diem ... ... 3,294 5 5 Corporals at 17s. 3d. per diem ... ... 1,578 2 2 Lance-Corporals at 16s. 6d. per diem ... 604 3 3 Gunners : 2 at 16s. 6d., 1 at 16s. per diem ... 897 3 3 Privates: 1 at 14s. 6d., 2 at 12s. lOd. per diem ... 735 28 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... -—— 8,961 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- £ 12 at £295 ... ... 3,540 1 at £190 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 199 1 at £155 (1 month), £190 (11 months) 189 1 at £125 (7 months), £135 (5 months) 129 1 at £125 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 128 2 at £115 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 263 1 at £115 (1 month), £120 (11 months) 120 20 1 at £80 (3 months), £120 (9 months) 92 — 4,660 General Division. 1 at £285 (6 months), £295 (6 months) ... 290 1 at £255 ... ... 255 4 at £205 ... ... 820 6 at £185 ... ... 1,110 1 at £175 ... ... 175 15 2 at £175 (6 months), £180 (6 months) ... 360 3,010 * For particulars see " Public Service Classification List,"

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number Itemi 1097-28 Of Persons. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. ' 1927-28. Subdivision No. IX—Civilian Personnel—continued. £ £ 9 Salaries—continued. NoN-PERMANfeNTS. £ 1 at £327 ... ... 327 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £268 ... ... 268 1 at £262 ... ... 262 2-at £260 ... ... 520 2 at £242 ... ... 484 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £209 ... .,. 209 1 at £157 ... ... 167 1 at £131 ... ... 131 3 at £105 ... ... 316 2 at £92 ... ... 184 19 1 at £66 ... ... 66 3,668 64 Salaries of messengers and charwomen ... ... 2,000 Total—Subdivision No. IX ... 16,958 Subdivision No. X.—Military Education of Officers undergoing Instruction abroad. 10 Allowances— Allowances (quarters, married, &c.) ... ... 5,230 Other Charges— 11 Eail, steamer, and other charges ... ... 4,250 12 War Office— Charge for Dominion Officers attending Staff College, Camberley (2 at £400), £ Imperial Defence College (1 at £350) 1,150 Eoyal Military Academy, Woolwich (1 Cadet) ... ... 140 Eoyal Military College, Sandhurst (4 Cadets) ... ... 1,406 2,696 Total —Subdivision No. X ... 12,176 Subdivision No. XI. —Purchases, Maintenance, and Training. Purchases — Clothing— 13 Cost of new issues and provision of material for making up uniforms ... ... ... 30,000 14 Laundering, dyeing, and renovating part-worn uniforms ... ... ... 5,000 15 Field and heavy gun ammunition and other explosives ... ... ... 10,000 16 Medals, purchase of ... ... ... 50 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 ... ... ... 14,500 18 Printing, stationery, maps, training-manuals, journals, and publications ... ... ... 5,500

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

19— B. 7.

Number Tt.™ of Persons. 1927-28. 1927-28. 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 ... 34,500 20 Supplies, catering and allowance in lieu of rations for camps, courses of instruction, and general ... 22,500 Maintenance and Training— 21 Advertising, office requisites, photographs, newspapers, and other office expenses ... ... 1,300 22 Allowance for upkeep of Government bicycles ... 200 23 Camps, maintenance of Burnham, Trentham, Featherston, Ngaruawahia, Narrow Neck, and general ... ... ... 6,500 24 Compensation in respect of accidents, sickness, and damages, including loss of, or injury to, horses ... 500 25 Courts of inquiry, expenses in connection with ... 10 26 Drill-halls, offices, and buildings (maintenance of, including building material, stores, insurance, inspection of machinery, and insurance of halls let to the public) ... ... ... 6,500 27 Engraving medals, trophies, prizes, &c. ... ... 12 28 Fees for technical-school training of members of New Zealand Medical Corps in " Invalid cookery " ... 45 29 Fuel ... ... ... 175 30 Grants to Officers' Clubs for the purpose of providing military instruction ... ... ... 580 31 Grants towards maintenance of units and bands ... 3,850 32 Hire of launches ... ... ... 215 33 Horse-hire and provision of horses ... ... 3,250 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 ... ... ... 2,800 39 Maintenance of "Janie Seddon," including cost of fuel, stores, and other charges (exclusive of wages) 750 40 Medical fees for examination of officers and trainees 1,000 41 i Medicine, medical stores, and attendance, including veterinary medicines ... ... ... 700 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) ... 32,750 45 Pay of caretakers of drill-halls and rifle ranges ... 1,300 46 Postages ... ... ... 1,600 47 Prizes for rifle shooting for Dominion Eegimental District and Area Rifle Meetings ... ... 1,600 48 Rifle ranges and targets, maintenance of ... 750 49 Scavenging, cleaning, and washing ... ... 250 50 Telegraph charges ... ... ... 120 51 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 1,800 52 Tram, coach, and ferry fares ... ... 2,500

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

onw Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —contd. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and £ £ Training— continued. Maintenance and Training—continued. Transport— 53 Motor-vehicles, hire of ... ... ... 1,800 54 Rail fares and freights ... ... ... 21,500 55 Shipping charges, freights, cartage, &c. ... 7,500 56 Steamer fares ... ... ... 2,225 57 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,000 58 Travelling-allowances . . ... ... 5,000 59 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 1,700 60 Uniform allowance to members of the Permanent and Territorial Forces ... ... ... 6,250 61 Water ... ... ... 350 62 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— ... ... £ Ammunition ... ... 6,000 Clothing ... ... 10,000 Hire of Defence vessels ... 1,500 Ordnance stores ... ... 3,000 Sale of horses ... ... 80 Miscellaneous ... ... 2,500 23,080 Total—Subdivision No. XI ... 243,962 Subdivision No. XII.—Aviation. 63 Pay (N.Z. Permanent Air Force) — 1 1 Major-Director of Air Services ... ... 530 3 3 Captains: 1 at £605, 1 at £560, 1 at £520 ... 1,685 1 1 Lieutenant at 21s. per diem ... ... 384 3 3 Sergeants : 1 at 18s. 4d., 2 at 18s. per diem ... 995 1 1 Corporal at 17s. 3d. per diem ... ... 316 1 1 Lance-Corporal at 16s. 6d. per diem ... ... 302 6 6 Artificers: 2 at 16s. 6d., 4 at 14s. lOd. per diem 1,689 1 1 Caretaker at £4 3s. per week ... ... 216 3 3 Cadets : 2 at 7s. 6d., 1 at 12s. (8 months) per diem 455 Additional amount required for scale increases ... 79 20 6,651 Other Charges for and incidental to— 64 Advertising, books, stationery, office requisites, and expenses ... ... ... 100 65 Buildings, maintenance of and repairs to (including light and power) ... ... ... 600 66 Clothing, badges, &c., supply, maintenance, and allowances ... ... ... 450 67 Compensation to personnel injured on duty ... 100 68 Expenses in connection with International Commission for Air Navigation ... ... ... 30 | 69 Expenses in connection with British Airship Mission 400

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —continued.

_ — orni Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XII.—Aviation—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —contimoed. 70 Flying pay and allowances : Casual duty flights ... 100 71 Instruction abroad: Allowances and expenses of officer undergoing aviation instruction abroad ... 1,020 72 Pay, expenses, and supplies in connection with refresher courses ... ... ... 1,000 73 Purchase ot aircraft, spares, and miscellaneous equipment ... ... ... 19,400 74 Bail fares and freights, cartage and shipping charges 1,000 75 Stores and supplies ... ... ... 2,000 76 Telephone and telegraph charges ... ... 45 77 Travelling-allowances and expenses ... ... 300 78 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Receipts : Passenger flights, fees, £ and public services ... ... 500 26,555 Total—Subdivision No. XII ... 33,206 Subdivision No. XIII.—Non-effective Services. Charges for and incidental to— 79 Compassionate allowance to widow of late Captain S. V. Trask, Command Paymaster, Palmerston North ... ... ... ... ... 325 80 Contribution towards pension of Imperial officers and non-commissioned officers on loan to New Zealand 120 81 Cost of printing gradation list and record of personal services with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Great War ... ... 525 82 Expenses in connection with military pageants (recoverable) ... ... ... 100 83 Funeral expenses ... ... ... 50 Grants— 84 Equivalent to leave due to widows of deceased officers (2) ... ... ... 216 85 Towards salaries of Y.M.C.A. secretaries at the Soldiers' Clubs at Auckland, Trentham, and Burnham (£100 each) ... ... ... 300 86 Sales of surplus stores, expenses in connection with 4,000 87 Staff Sergeant-Major—Government House Orderly... 375 88 University fees for ex Duntroon College Cadets ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Expenses in connection with military £ pageants ... ... 100 Total —Subdivision No. XIII ... 6,111

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(a) Credits-in-aid— 1927-28. Other Charges. £ Subdivision XI .. .. .. .. 23,080 XII .. .. .. .. 500 XIII .. .. .. .. 100 Total .. .. .. .. .. 23,680

onions. Item " 1927-28. — VOTE No. 29.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XIV—National Rifle Association.(a) £ Charges foe and incidental to — 89 Grant-in-aid of annual meeting ... ... 1,000 90 Miscellaneous charges ... ... ... 20 91 Railway warrants .... ... ... 450 Total—Subdivision No. XIV ... 1,470 Subdivision No. XV.—Rifle Clubs. Charges fob and incidental to — 92 Miscellaneous charges ... ... ... 50 93 Railway warrants ... ... ... 550 Total—Subdivision No. XV ... 600 GROSS TOTAL ... ... ... ... 496,065 Credits-IN-AID (a)... ... ... ... 23,680 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 29 ... 472,385

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 30.—Customs Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Customs Offices and Services .. 97,115 1 7,633 114 , 748 „ II. —Customs: Miscellaneous Services .. ... 65,629 65,629 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 97,115 88,262 180,377 Credits-in-AID .. .. .. 1,550 150 1,700 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 95,565 83,112 178,677 Number Jt em . qq of Persona. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. ijai-ao. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Customs Offices and Services. £ £ 1 * Sal aribs —■ Administrative Division. £ 1 1 at £1,300 (Comptroller) ... ... 1,300 1 1 at £900 (Assistant-Comptroller) ... 900 Arrears of salary from 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927 ... ... 50 2,250 Clerical Division. Class Special —- 2 at £765 ... ... 1,530 7 5 at £715 ... ... 3,575 Class I— 5,105 3 at £615 ... ... 1,815 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 18 at £470 ... ... 8,460 20 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Class IV— 9,350 26 at £425 ... ... 11,050 1 at £425 (7 months), £400 (5 months) 415 2 at £425 (6 months), £400 (6 months) 826 1 at £425 (5 months), £400 (7 months) 412 1 at £425 (4 months), £400 (8 months) 409 1 at £425 (3 months), £400 (9 months) 407 1 at £425 (2 months), £400 (10 months) 405 1 at £425 (1 month), £400 (11 months) 403 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £400 (9 months), £380 (3 months) 395 37 1 at £400 (6 months), £380 (6 months) 390 15,512 Class V— 16 at £380 ... ... 6,080 1 at £355 (7 months), £335 (5 months) 348 18 1 at £355 (6 months), £335 (6 months) 346 6,774 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Servioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT —continued.

I I Number iTtem n n 0fPersom - ' VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. 1 continued. 1927-28. ~ ~ Subdivision No. I.—Customs Offices and Services — £ £ continued. 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division—continued. Glass Vl — £ 1 at £355 (5 months), £335 (7 months) 344 1 at £355 (4 months), £335 (8 months) 343 17 15 at £335 ... ... 5,025 Glass VII — 5,712 23 at £295 ... ... 6,785 1 at £295 (9 months), £275 (3 months) 291 1 at £295 (3 months), £275 (9 months) 281 2 at £295 (1 month), £ii75 (11 months) 556 5 at £275 (8 months), £250 (4 months) 1,340 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 263 2 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 506 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 246 1 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 244 6 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 1,392 2 at £230 ... ... 460 4 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 892 2 at £230 (5 months), £210 (7 months) 438 3 at £230 (4 months), £210 (8 months) 651 2 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 432 2 at £230 (2 months), £210 (10 months) 428 2 at £210 ... ... 420 3 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 627 1 at £210 (2 months), £190 (10 months) 194 1 at £190 (11 months), £155 (1 month) 188 2 at £190 (1 month), £155 (11 months) 316 2 at £155 ... ... 310 4 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 620 1 at £155 (8 months), £135 (4 months) 149 1 at 155 (7 months), £135 (5 months) 148 4 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 556 3 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 411 1 at £135 (11 months), £115 (1 month) 134 4 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 484 4 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 476 2 at £135 (1 month), £115 (11 months) 236 1 at £115 (8 months), £95 (4 months) 109 2 at £115 (6 months), £95 (6 months) 212 3 at £115 (5 months), £95 (7 months) 312 1 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 101 8 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 787 4 at £115 (1 month), £95 (11 months) 388 1 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) ... 94 118 4 at £95 (3 months), £80 (9 months)... 336 23,063 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 430 General Division. 3 at £305 ... ... 915 1 at £300 ... ... 300 12 at £280 ... ... 3,360 1 at £280 (5 months), £270 (7 months) ... 275 1 at £270 (8 months), £260 (4 months)... 267 1 at £270 (4 months), £260 (8 months) ... 263 2 at £260 . ... 520 32 at £250 ... ... 8,000 1 at £250 (10 months), £245 (2 months) 249 1 at £250 (2 months), £245 (10 months) 247

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT —continued.

Number Item . 1927-28 of Persons. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— ± '-" * 0 * continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I. — Customs Offices and Services— £ £ continued. 1 Salaries—continued. General Division —continued. £ 1 at £250 (1 month), £240 (11 months)... 241 1 at £245 ... ... 245 4 at £240 .. ... 960 1 at £235 (6 mouths), £225 (6 months) ... 230 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £225 (10 months), £215 (2 months) 224 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 67 1 at £185 (5 months), £175 (7 months)... 180 —— 17,096 Non-pe rmanents. 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £130 ... ... 130 4 2 at £91 ... ... 182 Others not specified ... ... 532 308 1,000 Coastwaiters at sub-ports (not being classified Customs officers) ... ... ... 250 Allowance to Administrative Officer performing higher duties ... ... ... 225 Allowance to Comptroller of Customs while acting as Chairman of the Customs Tariff Commission ... 203 Allowances under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties ... ... ... 300 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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 ... ... 550 New Zealand Honey Control Board ... 50 New Zealand Meat Producers Board 300 Miscellaneous ... ... 450 1,550 97,115 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 Head Office aiid 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 ... ... ... 100 8 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 350 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

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number t^.— of Persons. Item ' 1927-28. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. 1. — Customs Offices and Services— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 13 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 1,550 14 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 950 15 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 2,000 16 Prosecutions and seizures and legal expenses ... 100 17 Eent of offices ... ... ... 722 18 Rewards in connection with the protection of the revenue and the detection of offences against the Customs Acts or the Immigration Restriction Acts ... ... ... 600 Services rendered by other Departments— 19 Police ... ... ... 10 20 Post and Telegraph ... ... ... 5,636 21 Tourist ... ... ... 50 22 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 750 23 Testing and gauging instruments ... ... 25 24 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 500 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 750 26 Typewriters, purchase of ... ... ... 25 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• Recoveries of postage and legal £ and miscellaneous expenses ... 150 17,633 Total —Subdivision No. I ... 114,748 Subdivision No. II.—Customs : Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Censorship Appeal Board— 28 Payment for services of Chairman and members ... I 100 Compassionate allowances to— J 29 Widow of late J. G. Brown, Locker, Auckland ... 63 30 Widow of late G. E. Landymore, Locker, Wellington ... ... ... 63 31 Customs Building, Wellington ... ... 400 32 Customs Tariff Commission, expenses of ... ! 650 Giants — 33 To Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an I amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected in New Zealand on goods afterward> shipped to those Islands ... ... 2,725 34 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 ... 50,968 35 To Officers on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations ... ... ... 41 36 Immigration Restriction Act : Administrative expenses ... ... ... 15

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued.

20—B, 7.

Number j tem of Persons. ' VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. 11.—Customs : Miscellaneous Services £ £ —continued. Ghabges foe and incidental to —continued. Refund of duty on— 37 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 organiza- i tions : for free distribution in New Zealand ... 10 38 Artificial poppies to be sold for the benefit of returned New Zealand soldiers ... ... 143 39 Baggage not fully complying with the terms of ttie exemption under the tariff, but being baggage and effects not for sale ... ... 20 40 Chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances who cannot pay the duty ... ... 50 41 Chassis for motor-ambulances imported for Hospital Boards ... ... ... 166 42 Clock presented to the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland ... ... ... 15 43 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 ... ... 192 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 Taranaki Oilfields, Ltd., and the Murchison Oil Company, Ltd., and used for the purpose of developing the New Zealand oilfields to the extent of the difference between the British preferential tariff and the general tariff and under conditions approved by the Minister of Customs ... ... ... 1,163 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 the Fendalton Memorial Church, Christchurch, for erection therein ... 76 48 Printed matter for the use of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Navy League and similar patriotic societies, Red 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 ... 30 50 Pulp-board or cardboard 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 ... ... ... 17 51 Samples of small value sent gratis from exporters in Canada to the Canadian Government Trade Commissioner for exhibition only, and not for sale or distribution in New Zealand ... 1 52 Uniforms for Highland Pipe Bands, and materials and fittings for making the same ... ... 150 53 Uniforms not obtainable in New Zealand for Officers of His Majesty's cable ship "Iris," the property of the Pacific Cable Board ... 25 54 Wireless equipment for ships ... ... 50

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CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid :— Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 1,550 150 1,700 Totals .. 1,550 150 1,700

ofpeton, Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 30.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT — 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. II. —Customs: Miscellaneous Services —continued. Charges fob and incidental to —continued. Refund of— 55 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 56 Excise duty on tobacco (cut or uncut) not suitable for the manufacture of cigarettes, and containing not less than 75 per cent, by weight of leaf grown in New Zealand to the extent of the difference between duty at the rates payable under section 22 of the Finance Act, 1921 (No. 2), and duty at the following rates: If entered for home consumption not later than 30tli November, 1926, Is. per lb. If entered for home consumption after 30th November, 1926, and on or before 30th November, 1927, on quantity not exceeding 150,000 lb., Is. 2d. per lb. ; on any quantity in excess of 150,000 lb., Is. 5d. per lb. If entered for home consumption after 30th November, 1927, and on or before 31st March, 1928, Is. 5d. per lb. ... ... 8,000 57 License fees legally due by Customs agents for years during which the licenses were not used ... 5 58 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 59 Primage duty on scientific publications containing articles by officers of the Cawthron Institute when imported by such officers ... ... 1 60 Supervision fees for breweries paid in excess through being overestimated ... ... 200 Total—Subdivision No. II ... ... 65,629 Gkoss Total ... ... ... ... 180,377 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 1,700 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 30 ... 178,677

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MARINE DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 31. —Marine Department— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Head Office .. .. .. gogo 2 325 10 415 II.—Harbours .. .. .. 2 ,075 5,387 7,462 III.—Lighthouses .. .. .. 15,562 9,660 25,222 IV.—Mercantile Marine .. .. 13,574 2,594 1 6,168 V.—Inspection of Machinery .. .. 20,408 8,710 29,118 VI. -Fisheries .. .. .. 5,165 10,980 16,145 „ VII.—Government Steamers .. .. 765 23,110 23,875 „ VIII. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. ... 3,050 3,050 GROSS Total .. . .. 66,639 64,816 131,455 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 750 6,556 7,306 NET TOTAL ... .. .. 65,889 58,260 124,149 of Persons. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. ~~ 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. Class I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass III— 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Glass V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Class VI— £ 3 at £335 ... ... 1,005 4 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1,325 Glass VII — 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 3 at £190 ... ... 570 1 at £155 ... ... 155 2 at £115 ... ... 230 12 2 at £95 ... ... .190 2,325 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—-Scale salaries or wage3 include cost-of-living increase.

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

of^Persons. 1927-28. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. l.—Head Office —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. General Division. £ 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 4 1 at £175 ... ... 175 790 Non-permanents. 2 at £208 ... ... 410 1 at £183 ... ... 183 j 2 at £156 ... ... 312 2 at £130 ... ... 260 7 1 at £104 (9 months) ... ... 78 — 1,249 34 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 70 Estimated eredits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Recoverable from Westport Harbour Account for Head Office adminis- £ tration ... ... 750 9,090 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 30 3 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 10 4 Mechanical appliances ... ... ... 10 5 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 150 6 Overtime and meal-allowance ... ... 75 7 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 400 8 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 450 9 Telephone services (including installation, extension, maintenance, rents, and calls) ... ... 100 10 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 10 LI Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 50 Typewriters— 12 Purchase of ... ... ... 20 13 Maintenance of ... ... ... 10 14 Contingencies (including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision) ... 10 1,325 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Miscellaneous ... ... £20 Total—Subdivision No. I ... ... — 10,415 Subdivision No. II. —Harbours. 15 Salaries — Professional Division. Glass D— Kaipara — 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Picton— 2 1 at £385 ... ... ... 385

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

onZ b on«. I,em j 1927-28. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued. . 1927-28. Subdivision No. II.—Harbours—continued. £ £ 15 Salaries—continued. Genebal Division. Hokianga— £ 1 at £335 ., ... 335 1 at £210 ... ... 210 — 545 Kaipara— 3 1 at £240 ... ... ... 240 Unclassified. Collingwood— Harbourmaster and Lightkeeper ... ... 70 Karamea— Harbourmaster, Signalman, and Wharfinger ... 150 Mokau— Signalman ... ... ... 90 Okanto — Signalman ... ... ... 50 Piako Beacons— Light-attendant ... .. 65 Waitapu— 6 ■ Harbourmaster ... ... ... 30 Contribution to salary of Customs officer at Auckland 25 H 2,075 I Other Charges for and incidental to— 16 I Buoys, beacons, and lights (Waitapu Channel) ... 110 17 i Foreshores, expenses of supervision, protection, and maintenance of ... ... ... 350 18 | Harbour maintenance (including upkeep of buoys, beacons, and harbour lights) ... ... 750 19 1 Mokau Harbour Board : Grant for assistance ... 150 20 , Napier Harbour Commission (recoverable) ... 3,500 21 Office expenses ... ... ... ... 100 22 Prosecutions under Harbours Act ... ... 20 23 Rent ... ... ... 27 24 Safe working loads, regulations relating to ... 50 25 Snagging navigable rivers ... ... ... 40 26 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 27 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 10 28 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 70 29 Wages ... ... ... 50 30 Wharves,renewal of ... ... ... 100 31 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 5,387 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Napier Harbour Commission ... 3,500 Miscellaneous ... ... 20 Total—Subdivision No. II ... ... 7,462

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued.

ofpetone. It0m " 1927-28. VOTE No. 31.— MARINE DEPARTMENT 1927-28. — continued. £ £ Subdivision No. Ill—Lighthouses ■ 32 Salaries — Genebal Division. £ 1 at £420 ... ... 420 1 at £310 ... ... 310 1 at £275 .. ... 275 17 at £250 ... ... 4,250 2 at £240 ... ... 480 1 at £235 ... ... 235 7 at £225 ... ... 1,575 34 at £210 ... .. 7,140 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £180 .. ... 180 1 at £175 ... ... 175 68 1 at £150 ... ... 150 —— 15,390 Unclassified. 1 1 at £100 ... ... ... 100 Wireless Operators' allowances ... .... 72 69 15,562 Other Charges for and incidental to — 33 Automatic lights, maintenance of ... ... 710 34 Books, magazines, and newspapers ... ... 80 35 Carriage of mails ... ... ... 450 36 Fencing (£100 recoverable) ... ... , 100 37 Fog-signals, maintenance of ... ... j 200 Horses, vehicles, and harness — 38 Purchase of .;. ... ... j 50 39 Maintenance of ... ... ... 450 40 Keepers' station allowances ... .... 700 41 Medical examinations and expenses ... ... 50 4:2 Oil and stores ... ... ... 3,000 43 Repairs and maintenance of lighthouses, dwellings, &c 2,020 44 Telephone allowances (recoverable) ... ... 60 45 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 100 46 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... I 400 47 Travelling-allowances and expenses ... ... 30 48 Wages of temporary keepers... ... ... I 1,250 49 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision , ... j 10 :. 9,660 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 Of [ the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of j vote) — Recoveries— £ Half-cost Godley Head fence ... 100 Telephone allowances ... ... 60 Miscellaneous ... ... 100 260 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. ... I 25,222

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number item. i Q07 OQ Of Persons. V0TE No _ 3i._MAEINE DEPARTMENT—continued. IJAl-AV. 1927-28. Subdivision No. IV.—Mercantile Marine. £ £ 50 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Glass B — £ 5 at £590 ... ... 2,950 7 2 at £540 ... ... 1,080 Glass C — 4,030 8 8 at £490 ... ... ... 3,920 Glass D— 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Clerical Division. Class VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £275 ... ... 275 4 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1,055 General Division. 2 at £420 ... ... 840 1 at £345 (8 months)* ... ... 230 3 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1,405 Unclassified. Shipping Officer, Onehunga ... ' ... ... 50 Shipping Officer, Whakatane ... ... 25 4 2 Load-line Inspectors at £10 ... ... 20 N on-permanents. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £260 ... ... 260 2 at £156 ... ... 312 5 1 at £117 ... ... 117 984 35 Contribution to Post and Telegraph Department for services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga ... 25 Overall allowances ... ... ... 20 13,574 Other Charges fur and incidental to— — 51 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 52 Examinations: Expenses connected with ... 200 53 Fuel, light, power, and water .. ... 10 54 Inquiries into shipping casualties ... ... 500 55 Life-saving appliances, expenses connected with ... 100 56 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 150 57 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 130 58 Printing and stationery ... ... . 400 59 Prosecutions under Shipping and Seamen Act ... 10 60 Removal of Dunedin office, furniture, and records . . 50 61 Sent ... ... ... 284 62 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 63 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 400 64 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 100 65 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 2,594 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Refunds of costs of nautical inquiries £100 Miscellaneous ... ... 60 160 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... — 16,168

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued.

of"n, Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. V.—Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships. 66 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Class B— £ 5 at £590 ... ... 2,950 19 14 at £540 ... ... 7,560 10,510 Class G — 1 at £495 ... ... 495 6 5 at £490 ... ... 2,450 — 2,945 Class D— 12 12 at £425 ... ... ... 5,100 Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 ! 1 at £275 ... ... 275 570 Non-permanents. 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 I 1 at £143 ... ... 143 343 42 I Overall allowances ... ... ... 175 20,408 Other Charges for and incidental to — 67 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 68 Examinations: Expenses connected with ... 150 69 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 10 Motor-vehicles— 70 Maintenance ... ... . ... 600 I 71 Purchase of ... ... ... ... 320 72 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 10 73 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 90 74 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for ser- | vices rendered (collection of inspection fees) ... 500 | 75 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 350 j 76 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 450 77 Prosecutions under the Inspection of Machinery Act 20 78 Removal furniture and effects of Dunedin Office ... 50 79 Rent ... ... ... 450 80 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 250 81 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 400 82 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,000 83 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 8,710 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refunds expenses of special inspections 200 Miscellaneous ... ... 60 260 Total—Subdivision No. V ... ... 29,118

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MARINE DEPARTMENT —continued.

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Number Item VOTE No. 31.—MARINE DEPARTMENT— 1nnr? ° fPersons ' continued. 1927-28. 1927-28. Subdivision No. VI.—Fisheries. i £ ! £ 84 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 (11 months) ... ... ... 702 Glass A— 1 1 at £615 (4 months) ... ... ... 205 General Division. £ 1 at £390 ... ... 390 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 ... ... 275 5 at £240 ... ... 1,200 11 1 at £210 ... ... 210 3,085 Unclassified. 33 33 Inspectors : 3 at £40, 5 at £25, 1 at £20, 11 at £12, 8 at £10, 1 at £7 10/, 2 at £6, 2 at £5 ... 507 Non-permanents. £ 1 at £750 (1 month) ... ... 62 1 at £325 ... ... 325 1 at £250 (9 months) ... ... 188 3 1 at £91 ... ... 91 666 49 5,165 Other Charges for and incidental to — 85 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 86 Grant for maintenance of Portobello Pish-hatcheries 775 87 Kaikoura Fishermen's Harbour: Repairs ... 200 88 Maintenance and working-expenses of launches ... 500 89 Nugget Bay Fishermen's Harbour: Repairs ... 75 90 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 100 91 Picking and sale of oysters (recoverable) ... 5,450 92 Planting oysters (recoverable) ... ... 900 93 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 94 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 50 95 Prosecutions under the Fisheries Act, 1908 ... 50 96 Rewards for detection of offences under Fisheries Acts 20 97 Salmon fisheries, expenses in connection with ... 1,000 98 Sea fisheries investigation ... ... ... 750 99 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 50 100 Transfer and removal expenses of officers ... 50 101 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 900 102 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure in cidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 10,980 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Sale of ova ... ... £100 Miscellaneous ... ... 60 160 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 16,145 Subdivision No. VII.—Government Steamers. 103 SalariesProfessional Division. 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 765 I

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MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Other (a) Credlts-m-aid : — Salaries. Charges. 1927-28 £ £ £ Subdivision I 750 20 770 II .. .. 3,520 3,520 111 .. .. 260 260 IV .. .. 160 160 V .. .. 260 260 VI .. .. 160 160 VII .. .. 950 950 VIII .. .. 1,226 1,226 Totals .. 750 6,556 7,306

Number Item VOTE No. 31—MARINE DEPARTMENT— , QOn 0ii of Persons. , ■ j luZi I—no. continued. 19'>7 °8 Subdivision No. VII.—Government Steamers—contd. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ 104 New vessel, purchase of (on account) ... ... 2,500 105 Working-expenses of lighthouse and harbour vessels, including wages, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and other expenses incidental to their upkeep ... ... ... 20,600 106 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 23,110 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Freight, passages, and hire ... £950 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 23,875 Subdivision No. VIII. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 107 Charts (recoverable) ... ... ... 300 108 Checking passenger traffic : Overtime ... . 150 1109 New Zealand Nautical Almanac (part recoverable) ... 650 110 Relief of distressed seamen ... ... ... 30 Jill Ross Sea Dependency: Expenses of New Zealand Representative, &c. ... ... ,. 100 112 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) ... ... 250 113 Subsidy to Bluff-Stewart Island Steamer Service (£666 recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 114 Tide-tables, preparation of (Lands Department) ... 550 115 War medals and ribands for crews of mercantile marine vessels ... ... ... 10 116 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Sales: Nautical Almanac ... £150 Charts ... ... 250 Saleable books and forms 150 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. VIII ... 3,050 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 131,455 Credits-in-aid(«) ... . . ... ... 7,306 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 31 ... __ 124449

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

1927-28. Salaries. | Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 32. —Department of Labour — £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL 38,649 23,899 62,548 CREDITS-in-aid .. .. .. 1,862 1,862 NET TOTAL 38 ' 649 22 ' 037 60 ' 686 of"ns. Item ' 1927-28. VOTE No. 32.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. 1927-28. 1 * Salaries — £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 at £850 (Secretary, Chief Inspector of Factories, Registrar Industrial Unions, and Registrar of Apprentices) ... ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Glass II— £ 1 at £515 ... ... 515 2 1 at £490 ... ... 490 Glass III— 1,005 1 at £470 ... ... 470 2 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class IV— 915 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Glass V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Glass VI— 3 3 at £335 ... ... ... 1,005 Glass VII— 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 2 at £275 ... ... 550 2 at £250 ... ... 500 3 at £230 ... 690 2 at £210 ... ... 420 3 at £155 ... ... 465 3 at £135 ... ... 405 1 at £115 ... ... 115 28 6 at £95 ... ... 570 : 5,485 General Division. 1 at £420 ... ... 420 5 at £400 ... ... 2,000 1 at £390 ... ... 390 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 1 at £370 ... ... 370 * For particulars of salaries see "Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued.

Number Item . 1927-28 of Persons. V0T B No. 32.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— J continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ General Division —continued. £ 3 at £360 ... ... 1,080 6 at £350 ... ... 2,100 20 at £335 ... ... 6,700 13 at £320 ... ... 4,160 1 at £305 ... ... 305 3 at £270 ... ... 310 1 at £265 ... ... 265 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £205 ... ... 205 7 at £185 ... ... 1,295 68 1 at £175 (3 months approximately) ... 44 21,519 Unclassified. 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 3 1 at £515 ... ... 515 1,845 Non-permanents. 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £312 ... ... 312 1 at £273 ... ... 273 1 at £247 ... ... 247 1 at £218 ... ... 218 4 at £208 (6 months) ... ... 416 1 at £182 ... ... 182 2 at £169 ..*. ... 338 1 at £156 ... ... 156 3 at £143 ... ... 429 1 at £130 ... ... 130 4 at £117 ... ... 468 3 at £104 ... ... 312 26 2 at £91 ... ... 182 3,998 138 Administration of Shearers' Accommodation Act by ■ Department of Agriculture ... ... 400 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 ... ... 145 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 150 39,687 Less salaries provided but not required for full year ... ... ... 1,038 38,649 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 580 3 Allowances to police and othe» officers acting as departmental agents ... ... ... 1,000 Bicycles— 4 Maintenance of and repairs to ... ... 25 5 Purchase of ... ... ... 50 6 Expenses, Medical Referees, under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908 ... ... ... 10 7 Pares, board and lodging, and supplies advanced to persons proceeding to employment (part recoverable) ... ... ... 350 Pees to — 8 Acting members of the Court of Arbitration ... 50 9 Assessors of Conciliation Councils ... ... 1,600 10 Chairmen of Labour Disputes Investigation Committees ... ... ... 50

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—continued.

Number of Persons. 1927-28. VOTE No. 32.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 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) ... ... ... 200 13 Fuel, light, and water ... ... ... 200 14 Grant to officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations 74 15 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, cost of special typewritten reports under ... ... 25 16 Law-costs (part recoverable) ... ... 125 Motor-vehicles— 17 Maintenance of and repairs to ... ... 1,000 18 | Purchase of ... ... ... 680 19 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 300 20 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 50 21 Postage, telegrams, and rent of letter-boxes ... 1,600 22 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 3,300 23 Rates and repairs, &c., of dwelling-house used for official purposes ... ... ... 20 24 Rent and rates of office accommodation ... 1,350 25 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 570 26 Telephone services : Installation of new domestic system ... ... ... 160 27 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 450 28 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 7,750 29 Travelling allowances and expenses of officer visiting Canada and United States respecting Workers' Compensation Act ... ... ... 451 Typewriters— 30 Purchase of ... .. ... 60 31 Maintenance of and repairs to ... ... 40 Weights and Measures Act — 32 Purchase of standard weights, measures, &c., and Inspector's testing-scales, &c. ... ... 1,215 33 Refitting of offices ... ... ... 400 34 Supply of verification punches ... ... 104 35 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Fares ... ... £350 Freight ... ... 25 Law-costs ... ... 60 Sale of publications ... ... 180 Salary of officer relieving in Cusj | toms Department ... ... 115 Services of officer acting as Stamping Officer for Department of Internal Affairs ... ... 42 Services to Government Statistician 210 Travelling-expenses . . ... 800 Miscellaneous ... ... 80 1,862 23,899 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 62,548 ■ Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... I 1,862 NET TOTAL—VOTE No 32 ... 60,686

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 33. —Department of Lands and Survey — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Administration .. .. 193,134 76,453 269,587 ,, II. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. ... 37,460 37,460 GROSS Total . .. .. 193,134 113,913 307,047 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. 74,053 46,077 120,130 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 119,081 67,836 186,917 Number jtem. i qnrr no Of Persons. VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS 1 AND SURVEY. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Administration. £ £ 1 — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,150 (Under-Secretary) ... ... 1,150 Division. 1 1 at £800 ... ... ... 800 Class A— £ 5 at £715 ... ... 3,575 2 at £665 ... ... 1,330 8 1 at £615 ... ... 615 Class B— 5,520 3 at £590 ... ... 1,770 6 at £565 ... ... 3,390 10 1 at £510 ... ... 540 Class C~ 5,700 2 at £495 ... ... 990 I at £495 (2 months) ... ... 83 10 at £490 ... ... 4,900 8 at £470 ... ... 3,760 23 2 at £445 ... ... 890 Class D— 10,623 II at £425 ... ... 4,675 6 at £400 ... ... 2,400 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 5 at, £355 ... ... 1,775 32 7 at £335 ... ... 2,345 Class E— 12,335 1 at £320 ... . . 320 1 at £295 ... ... 295 3 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class F— 890 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £155 ... ... 310 6 1 at £135 ... ... 135 — 1,035 Clerical Division. Special Glass— 2 at £715 ... ... 1,430 3 1 at £665 ... ... 665 Class II— 2,095 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 7 3 at £490 ... ... 1,470 3,530 •For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include oost-of-lmng increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

o Item 'l VOTE No. 33. —DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND 1927-28. j SURVEY —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Administration —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division —continued. Class III— £ 2 at £470 ... ... 940 5 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 Class IV— 2,275 15 at £425 .. ... 6,375 24 9 at £400 ... ... 3,600 Class V — 9,975 25 at £380 ... ... 9,500 34 9 at £355 ... ... 3,195 Class VI— 12,695 57 at £335 ... ... 19,095 61 4 at £320 ... ... 1,280 Class VII— 20,375 72 at £295 ... ... 21,240 15 at £275 ... ... 4,125 26 at £250 ... .... 6,500 25 at £230 ... ... 5,750 13 at £210 ... ... 2,730 8 at £190 ... 1,520 32 at £155 ... ... 4,960 47 at £135 ... ... 6,345 32 at £115 ... ... 3,680 39 at £95 ... ... 3,705 316 7 at £80 ... ... 560 61,115 General Division. 15 at £450 ... ... 6,750 3 at £440 ... ... 1,320 1 at £425 ... ... 425 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 7 at £380 ... ... 2,660 2 at £365 ... ... 730 2 at £350 ... ... 700 2 at £340 ... ... 680 2 at £335 ... ... 670 5 at £320 ... ... 1,600 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £310 ... ... 310 5 at £300 ... .. 1,500 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 1 at £285 ... ... 285 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £260 ... ... 260 2 at £255 ... ... 510 1 at £250 ... ... 250 9 at £230 ... ... 2,070 7 at £225 — ... 1,5/5 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £205 ... ... 410 24 at £185 ... ... 4,440 107 4 at £175 ... ... 700 31,315 Non-permanents. 1 at £400 ... 400 4 at £305 ... ... 1,220 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £290 ... ... 290 4 at £285 ... ... 1,140 1 at £282 ... ... 282 5 at £275 ... ... 1,375 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £266 ... ... 266 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £255 ... .... 255 1 at £225 ... ... 225 I

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Number Item 1Q97_QQ Of Persons. VOTE No. 33—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND J SURVEY—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Administration—continued. g £ 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents—continued. £ 2 at £210 ... ... 420 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £190 ... ... 190 2 at £182 ... ... 364 1 at £169 ... ... 169 5 at £156 ... ... 780 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £145 .. ... 145 3 at £143 ... ... 429 1 at £141 ... ... 141 9 at £130 ... ... 1,170 6 at £117 ... ... 702 9 at £104 ... ... 936 3 at £91 ... ... 273 2 at £78 ... ... 156 1 at £75 ... ... 75 71 1 at £65 ... ... 65 Others not specified ... ... 500 712 13,156 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 1,750 Special allowances under Public Service Regulations 24a and 209 to officers performing special or higher duties ... ... ... 300 196,634 Less salaries provided but not payable for full year ... ... ... 3,500 193,134 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Account, record, and other books (including cost of material, printing, and binding) ... ... 400 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 3,350 4 Classification and valuation of lands and special reports (estimated recoveries, £800) ... ... 1,425 Commission on— 5 Gum royalties ... ... ... 25 6 Money-orders ... ... ... 2,100 7 Contract and schedule surveys ... ... 300 8 Education Reserves : Expenses of management (recoverable) ... ... ... 400 9 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 225 10 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 225 11 Grant to officer on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of Public Service Regulations 358 12 Inspection, management, &c., expenses of settlement, forest, and flax lands— Field Inspectors— £ Travelling-expenses ... ... 1,750 Travelling-allowances ... ... 9,800 11,550 13 Insurances ... ... ... 25 14 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 — Rangers' salaries, travelling and other expenses (estimated recoveries, £100) ... ... 100 15 Land Boards : Fees to members, and including expenses in lieu of fees ... ... ... 4,250 16 Law-costs ... ... ... 375 17 Map printing (estimated recoveries, £1,000) ... 2,000 Motor-vehicles—■ 18 Purchase ... ... ... 1,750 19 Maintenance ... ... ... 2,000 20 Office-cleaning, ... . . ... 75 21 Office fittings and equipment ... ... 1,100 22 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 300 23 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 4,000

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

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of N pereo e iL Item -J VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND 1927-28. I SURVEY—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Administration—continued. £ £ Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued. 24 Premiums to teaching-surveyors (teaching survey cadets) ... ... ... 100 25 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 4,650 26 Rent _ ... ... ... 2', 17 5 27 Survey and engineering instruments—• Camp gear and other surveyors equipment— £ Purchase ... ... 575 Maintenance ... ... 25 Typewriters and calculating-machines, &c. — 600 28 Purchase ... ... ... 700 29 Maintenance ... ... ... 300 30 SurveysSettlement and general surveys ... 16,000 Standards .. ... 4,200 Topographical ... ... 1,000 Trigonometrical ... ... 1,250 22,450 31 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,400 32 Tracing-cloth and tracing-paper and other draughtingmaterial ... ... ... 1,500 33 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,300 34 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,250 35 Refunds of credits-in-aid received erroneously during preceding financial year ... ... ... 620 36 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 75 76,453 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Administration expenses of— £ Cheviot Estate Account ... 850 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account ... ... 40,000 Education Reserves ... 6,500 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account 4,000 Hunter's Soldiers Assistance Trust Account ... ... 25 Kauri-gum Industry Account ... 380 Land for Settlements Account ... 10,000 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account) ... ... 1,650 National Endowment Account ... 7,500 Native Land Settlement Account ... 4,000 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account 1,085 Swamp Land Drainage Account ... 2,440 Classification, &c., of lands ... 800 Education Reserves ... ... 450 Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1910 ... 100 Land for Settlements Account: Recovery of survey charges .,. 2,500 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. ... 12,000 Native Land Settlement Account: Recovery of survey and other charges 5,500 Sale of maps, lithographs, &c. ... 1,500 Stamp Duties Department for Services rendered ... ... 13,000 114,830 Total —Subdivision No. I ... I 269,587

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Number it eln of Persons. ' V0TE No 33._dbPARTMENT OP LANDS AND 1927-28. SURVEY —continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II.—Miscellaneous Services. £ £ Chabges fob and incidental to — 37 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late G. E. T. Tuck, Mechanical Engineer, Lands and Survey Department, Auckland ... ... 106 Compensation for— 38 Injuries to employees while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with same ... ... ... 100 39 Shortage in area, Lots 17, 38, and 39, Parish of Whangape ... ... ... 50 40 Crown lands draining, &c. (general) ... ... 50 41 Destruction of rabbits on Crown lands : Wages and other expenses ... ... ... 6,500 42 Destruction of the kea, contribution to Department of Agriculture towards cost of ... ... 375 43 Destruction of wild pigs (also votes Department of Agriculture, £400, and State Forests Service, £400) 400 44 Deteriorated Lands Account, administration expenses of ... ... ... 7,000 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 50 47 Experimentation on grass-seed mixtures and flaxgrowing, La Fontaine Swamp, Harihari, Westland 125 48 Fees to examiners, draughtsmen's examinations ... 10 Grants — 49 Egmont National Park Board ... ... 500 50 Egmont National Park Board : Grant towards cost of destruction of wild goats in Park ... 203 51 Royal Geographical Society, England ... 10 52 Surveyors' Board ... ... ... 250 53 Tongariro National Park Board: Administration expenses ... ... ... 270 54 Grass-seed for Crown lands ... ... ... 600 55 Gum lands, experiments in connection with the development of ... ... ... 1,000 56 Kaitaia land-drainage area rates — £ Subsidy on capital rates ... ... 4,340 Subsidy on maintenance rates ... 1,325 5,665 Kapiti Island — 57 Expenses of supervision, maintenance of oil-launch, and maintenance and furnishing of cottage ... 300 58 Fencing and improvements ... ... 50 59 Kauri-gum Control Board, advance to cover preliminary expenses of (recoverable) ... ... 1,000 60 Noxious weeds on Crown land, eradication of ... 2,500 61 Parengarenga 5b 3p Block : Refund of survey lien . .. 5 62 Protective Works : Erection of river-protective works to protect adjoining Crown lauds ... ... 50 63 Refunds for improvements effected ... ... 100 64 , Repairs and alterations to buildings on Crown lands 50 65 River protective works, Waitangi River, South Westland ' ... ... ... 100 Road Access— 66 Kumara-Kapitea Road : Payment of compensation and erection of fencing ... ... ... 160 67 Run 15a, Cloudy Range, Marlborough ... 63 68 Road access to Section 24, Block III, Aroha Survey District ... ... ... 165 69 Special rates to local authorities ... ... 10 70 Stewart Island: Interest on £2,000, part purchasemoney; annual payment, £160 ... ... 160

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Other (a) Credits-in-aid : — Salaries. Charges. 1927-28, £ £ £ Subdivision I 74,053 40,777 114,830 II .. 5,300 5,300 Totals .. 74,053 46,077 120,130

Number item. 1007_9Q of Persons. VOTE No. 33.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND zo> 1 SURVEY—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II— Miscellaneous Services—continued. £ £ Charges foe and incidental to —continued. Subsidies—■ 71 Lake Wanaka mail-service ... ... 25 72 Rangitaiki land drainage: Maintenance of completed works (subsidy, 18s. for £1) ... ... 3,500 73 South Westland mail-steamer ... ... 600 74 Tongariro National Park (£1 for £1), (on account) 200 75 Waihi Swamp lantl-drainage rates —- £ Subsidy, 10s. for £1 on capital rates ... 458 Subsidy, 10s. for £1 on maintenance rates 500 958 76 Wanganui River (improvement) ... ... 2,500 77 Wanganui River mail-service ... ... 1,705 78 Westport-Karamea steamer-service (£100 recoverable) ... ... ... 500 79 Value of improvements on pastoral and small grazingruns on expiry of license, payment of, to outgoing lessees ... ... ... 300 Water-supply— 80 Kaingaroa Plains ... ... ... 150 81 Section 10, Block XII, Norse wood Survey District 25 82 Tokatoka and Whenuanui Blocks • Cost of experimental bores ... ... ... 150 83 Tukituki Block (recoverable) ... ... 350 39,340 Less commitments which will not be expended during the year ... ... ... 1,880 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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), balance 5,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 5,300 TotalSubdivisionNo.il ... ... 37,460 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 307,047 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 120,130 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 33 ... — 186,917

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SCENERY PRESERVATION.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 34. —Scenery Preservation— £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. ... 6,712 6,712 Ckedits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. 108 108 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 6,604 6,604 ofp?«, Item "| 1927-28. ! VOTE No. 34.—SCENERY PEESEEVATION. 1927-28. Charges foe and incidental to — £ £ 1 Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works), engraving of inscription, and fencing ... ... ... 600 2 Britomart Memorial site, Akaroa, acquisition of ... 50 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 ... 100 5 In connection with lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 ... ... ... 100 6 Kawhia Harbour Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... 45 7 Kumutoto Scenic Reserve, Marlborough (improvements) ... ... ... 100 Land for Settlements Account— 8 Proportion of loan raised under Section 47, Land for Settlements Act, 1925, on Sections 5, 18, 22, 23, Block I, Rangi S.D. proclaimed Scenic Reserve ... ... ... 400 9 Capital value of Section 23, Poerua Settlement ... 25 10 Mangamuka-Victoria "Valley Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... ... ... 1,700 11 Mungaroa Hill Scenic Reserve, acquisition of ... 130 12 Ngongotaha Scenic Reserve : Compensation for 250 acres taken for scenic purposes ... ... 875 13 Okuratope Pa, acquisition of ... ... 106 14 Parr's Park, Swanson, Auckland : Cost of fencing ... 87 15 Peel Forest Scenic Reserve, acquisition of 10 acres adjacent to ... ... ... 200 16 Pelorus Bridge Reserve: Improvements ... 26 17 Purchase of lessee's interest in S.G.R. 114, Block VIII, Orieri Survey District ... ... 200 18 Roose's Bush, Pukekohe (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 675 19 Ross Borough Endowment Exchange ... ... 300 20 Rotoiti Scenic Reserve and Hongi's Track: Cost of fencing ... ... ... 135 21 Round Bush, Foxton : Fencing ... ... 180 22 Ruapekapeka Pa: Improvements ... ... 100 23 Scenery Preservation Board, expenses of ... 20

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SCENERY PRESERVATION —continued.

Number Item 1927-28 of Persons. VOTE No. 34.— SCENERY PRESERVATION— J - yz " continued. 1927-28. Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Subsidies— 24 Maungatautari Mountain, Waikato ... ... 2,812 25 Peel Eorest, Canterbury, acquisition of ... 150 26 Smith's Bush, Takapuna, Auckland, acquisition of 1,250 27 Sugar Loaf Reserve : Erection of rabbit-proof fence 73 28 Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses ... 100 Trounson's Kauri Eorest— 29 Charges in connection with protection of ... 800 30 Road access ... ... ... 100 31 Waipu Scenic Reserve ... ... . . 158 32 Wallaceville Blockhouse, renovation of ... ... 120 33 Wanganui Scenic Reserve, acquisition of (on account) 2,000 34 Whitianga Bay Scenic Reserve ... ...* 50 14,212 Less estimated amount of items provided for but not required during current year ... 7,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £108 Gross Total ... ... ... 6,712 Credits-in-AID ... ... ... ... 108 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 34 ... 6,604

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 35.—Valuation Department — £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 36,586 26,350 62,936 Crbdits-IN-AID .. .. .. 800 10,362 11,162 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 35,786 15,988 51,774 ofZ, b on, Itera - 1927-28. VOTE No. 35.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. 1 * Salaries— £ £ Administrative Division. 1 1 (Valuer-General) at £925 ... ... ... 925 Clerical Division. Glass I— 2 2 at £565 ... ... ... 1,130 Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Glass III—1 1 at £445 ... ... ... 445 Class IV — 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class V— 7 7 at £380 ... ... ... 2,660 Class VI— 9 9 at £335 ... ... ... 3,015 Class VII— £ 8 at £295 ... • ... 2,360 2 at £275 ... ... 550 3 at £250 ... ... 750 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 4 at £115 ... ... 460 24 4 at £95 ... ... 380 5,020 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 110 General Division. 1 at £615 ... ... 615 11 at £565 ... ... 6,215 6 at £530 ... ... 3,180 2 at £500 ... ... 1,000 3 at £490 ... ... 1,470 2 at £460 ... ... 920 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Servioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages iuolude oost-of-living increase

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT—continued.

cTi. n "* 1927-28. VOTE No. 35.—VALUATION DEPABTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. General Division—continued. £ 2 at £245 ... ... 490 4 at £205 ... ... 820 6 at £185 ... ... 1,110 38 1 at £160 ... ... 160 15,980 N ON-PERMANENTS. 3 at £432 .. ... 1,296 1 at £290 ... ... 290 1 at £255 ... ... 255 1 at £249 ... ... 249 1 at £242 ... ... 242 1 at £229 ... ... 229 1 at £220 ... ... 220 1 at £157 ... ... 157 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £144 ... ... 288 1 at £131 ... ... 131 1 at £118 .. ... 118 5 at £105 ... ... 525 5 at £91 ... ... 455 1 at £90 ... ... 90 6 at £78 ... .. 468 35 3 at £66 ... ... 198 — Others not specified ... ... 500 121 5,861 36,936 Less proportion of scale increases not payable during the year ... ... ... 350 36,586 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 130 3 Assessment Court expenses ... ... ... 300 4 Fees to valuers ... ... . . 14,900 5 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 20 6 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 30 7 Law-costs ... ... ... 50 8 Maps and tracings, schedules of land transactions, &c.— New maps ... ... £1,040 Maintenance ... ... 260 1,300 9 Office expenses ... ... ... 340 10 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 200 11 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 50 12 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 100 13 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes' ... ... 750 14 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,100 15 Eent ... ... ... 450 16 Revision of districts (contracts) ... ... 100 17 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 450 18 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 300 19 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,650 Typewriters— 20 Purchase of ... ... ... 70 21 Maintenance of ... ... ... 50 I

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VALUATION DEPARTMENT —continued.

ofpTi Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 35.—VALUATION DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Otheb Chakgkes for and incidental to —continued. 22 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Land-tax Department ... 8,947 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 ... ... 700 Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909, Section 46—-■ Expenses of levying hospital rates in Sounds and Taupo Counties and in Waikeke Island ... 165 11,162 26,350 GBOSS Total ... ... ... 62,936 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 11,162 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 35 ... 51,774

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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT.

28— B. 7.

1927-1928. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 36.—Electoral Department— £ ' £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. .. 3,297 6,545 9,842 Credits-IN-aid .. .. .. ... 50 50 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 3,297 6,495 9,792 of N p™. Itera - 1927-28. VOTE No. 36.—ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT. 1927-28. 1 *Salaries— £ j £ Clerical Division. Glaus I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Glass VII— £ 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £155 (| month), £135 (11J months) 136 1 at £135 (104 months), £95 (1-J months) 132 1 at £115 (3 months), £95 (9 months) 100 5 1 at £115 (2J months), £95 (9J months) 99 657 Non-permanents. 1 1 at £130 (11 months), £117 (1 month) ... ... 129 7 i Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 22 ! For payments of Registrars... ... 1,248 Payment for services of Officers acting as Registrars of Electors — To Post and Telegraph Department ... ... 676 3,297 Other Charges fob and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 10 3 Alteration of electoral boundaries ... ... 1,000 4 By-elections, expenses of ... ... ... 400 5 Compulsory enrolment of electors: Expenses of checking ... ... ... 2,500 6 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 20 7 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 40 8 General Election, expenses of taking ... ... 20 9 Office furniture, fittings, &c. .. ... 50 10 Office requisites ... ... ... 50 11 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 500 12 Printing and stationery ... ... ...I . 500 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Serrioe Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT—continued.

ofpetl Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 36.—ELECTORAL DEPARTMENT— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Othek Chakges fob and incidental to —continued. 13 Rent ... ... ... 300 14 Representation Commission, expenses of ... 1,000 15 Travelling allowance and expenses ... ... 50 16 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 85 17 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £50 6,545 GBOSS Total ... ... ... 9,842 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... 50 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 36 ... 9,792

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 37.—Department of Agriculture— £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Read Office .. .. .. 80,969 135,785 166,754 » //. Live-stock Division .. .. 91,097 73,613 164,710 „ III. -Horticulture Division .. .. 18 057 14 030 32 087 IV. Dairy Division .. .. 44,249 23,670 67,919 V.—Fields Division .. .. 24,800 18,610 43,410 GROSS Total .. .. .. 209,172 265,708 474,880 Credits-IN-AID .. .. 8,500 79,525 88,025 NET TOTAL .. .. 200,672 186,183 386,855 of N pe"o»». Itera - .1927-28. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 1927-28. " Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. £ £ 1 * Salaries — 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 1 at £470 ... ... 470 3 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Class D— 1,405 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class E— 1 1 at £250 ... ... ... 250 Clerical Division. Class I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class II— 2 2 at £515" ... ... ... 1,030 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Class V— 4 4 at £380 ... ... ... 1,520 Class FI— 15 at £335 ... ... 5,025 16 1 at £320 ... ... 320 5,345 * For particulars of 3alaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Itera " 1927-28. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGEIGULTUEE | ] 927-28. j —continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I —Head Office —continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division—continued. Class VII—- £ 14 at £295 ... ... 4,130 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 at £250 ... ... 750 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £210 (6 months) ... ... 105 3 at £190 ... ... 570 8 at £155 ... ... 1,240 7 at £135 ... ... 945 5 at £115 ... ... 575 6 at £95 ... ... 570 55 5 at £80 ... ... 400 10,000 General Division. 1 at £515 ... ... 515 1 at £485 ... ... 485 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 at £280 ... ... 560 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £244 ... ... 244 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £215 ... ... ... 215 3 at £205 ... ... 615 17 3 at £185 ... ... 555 4,574 Non-permanents. 1 at £221 (7 months) ... ... 129 1 at £182 ... ... 182 1 at £143 ... ... 143 2 at £130 ... ... 260 2 at £117 ... ... 234 2 at £104 ... ... 208 12 3 at £78 ... ... 234 1,390 119 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Services to other Departments, &c. £500 30,969 Other Charges for and incidental to-— 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 325 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 ... ... ... 10 6 Departmental Exhibits at Exhibitions and at A. and P. Association Shows : Wages and other expenses 1,250 7 Expenses of New Zealand Wool Committee ... 100

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

I Number Item j i q 97 no of Persons. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— —.— ! continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 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 Assistants (partly recoverable), — 8 Ruakura— £ Wages and other expenses ... 6,750 Educational work ... ... 2,750 9,500 9 Weraroa ... ... ... 5,750 10 Waimaunga (West Coast, S.I.) ... ... 1,000 11 Extension of instructional work in connection with rural industries, including fostering of boys' and girls' agricultural clubs ... ... ... 2,000 12 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 50 13 Fuel, light, water, furniture, office requisites, insurance, cleaning offices, outbuildings, yards, and approaches ... ... ... 1,800 Grants— 14 Dargaville Demonstration Farm ... ... 375 15 Imperial Bureau of Entomology ... ... 400 16 Imperial Bureau of Mycology ... ... 300 17 International Congress of Agriculture, and cost of representation at ... ... ... 17 18 International Institute of Agriculture, and cost of representation at ... ... ... 250 19 International Institute of Refrigeration ... 160 20 International Seed-testing Association ... 20 21 International Veterinary Bureau, and cost of representation at ... ... ... 28 22 Royal Agricultural Society ... ... 1,000 23 Stratford model dairy farm and experimental area 300 University colleges for agricultural instruction— 24 Auckland University College ... ... 525 25 Victoria College ... ... ... 500 26 Waimate West Demonstration Area ... ... 100 27 Winton Experimental Area ... ... 400 28 Laboratory (chemical) ... ... ... 650 29 Law-costs ... ... ... 25 30 Lime production : Subsidy to Farmers' Co-operative Lime Companies ... ... ... 50 31 Postage, telegrams, and rant of boxes ... ... 4,200 32 Preparation and distribution of publications ... 3,000 33 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 3,300 Purchase of— 34 Stud stock, including expenses of importation ... 500 Railways Department— 35 Carriage of lime for bona fide farmers ... 28,000 36 Portion of freight rates on fertilizers ... 58,500 37 Rents of Offices in New Zealand and abroad ... 6,000 Subsidies— 38 Chatham Islands steamer-service (partly recoverable) ... ... ... 500 39 Westport-Karamea steamer-service ... ... 100 40 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 200 41 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 42 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,700 43 Travelling - expenses : Director-General's visit to Europe and Africa attending Imperial Agricultural Research Conference, &c. ... ... ... 600

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number item. 1097 90 of Iersons. j VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— ivai-ao. i ! continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I. —Head Office —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 44 Upkeep and Improvement of Buildings and Fences on Departmental Reserves and Grounds — Wages and other expenses ... ... 150 45 ; Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Head Office items of the vote ... 50 135,785 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Contributions towards cost of Chatham Islands steamer service— Vote, Public Buildings £112 ,, Post and Telegraph Working-expenses 113 ,, Department of Justice 125 £ 350 Farm areas ... ... 13,200 Laboratory (chemical) ... 75 Moumahaki Endowment ... 1,600 Publications ... ... 1,500 16,725 Total—Subdivision No. 1 ... ... 166,547 Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division. 46 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 (Director) ... ... ... 765 Class A— 3 3 at £615 ... ... ... 1,845 Glass B— £ 1 at £615 (7 months), £590 (5 months) 605 1 at £590 ... ... 590 5 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 Class C— 2,740 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 1 at £495 ... ... 495 3 at £490 ... ... 1,470 6 at £470 ... ... 2,820 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 20 ! 3 at £445 (5 months) ... ... 557 Class D— 8,737 1 at £490 (7 months), £445 (5 months) 471 1 at £445 ... ... 445 3 1 at £425 ... .. 425 1,341 Clerical Division. Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VII— 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £155 ... ... 155 4 1 at £95 ... ... 95 840 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... ... 25

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number jt em . -i qqn no Of Persona. VOTE No. 37. —DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE — 1V4I-AO. I continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II. —Live-stock Division—continued £ £ 46 Salaries—continued. General Division. £ 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 2 at £485 ... ... 970 12 at £450 ... ... 5,400 2 at £435 ... ... 870 3 at £420 ... ... 1,260 2 at, £415 ... ... 830 9 at £380 ... ... 3,420 2 at £375 ... ... 750 14 at £370 ... ... 5,180 1 at £356 ... ... 356 13 at £350 ... ... 4,550 34 at £340 ... ... 11,560 21 at £330 ... ... 6,930 7 at £320 ... ... 2,240 6 at £310 ... ... 1,860 22 at £300 ... ... 6,600 2 at £295 ... ... 590 2 at £290 ... ... 580 9 at £280 ... ... 2,520 14 at £275 ... ... 3,850 1 at £270 ... ... 270 7 at £265 ... ... 1,855 5 at £255 ... ... 1,275 3 at £250 ... ... 750 6 at £270 (7 months), £240 (5 months) ... 1,546 4 at £240 (5 months) ... ... 400 5 at £230 .. 1,150 1 at £220 ... 220 1 at £200 ... ... 200 214 1 at £185 ... ... 185 69,712 1 1 Inspector of Manure-sterilizing ... ... 515 Non-perm anents. 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £260 ... 260 1 at £250 ... ... 250 9 at £240 ... 2,160 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £80 ... ... 80 16 1 at £47 ... 47 _ 3,687 269 Allowances for performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209 40 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) —• Recoveries from local bodies, &c. £1,500 91,097 Other Charges for and incidental to — Bicycles and motors— 47 Purchase of ... ... ... 850 48 Maintenance of ... .. ... 650 Destruction of noxious weeds— 49 Crown lands (recoverable) ... ... 2,500 50 Native lands (recoverable) ... ... 1,000 51 Other lands (recoverable) ... ... ... 500

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

o, N Petol 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— ~~ continued. . £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. Othek Charges for and incidental to —continued. Destruction of Rabbits— 52 Advances to Boards in terms of Sections 104-113 of Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908 (recoverable) ... 2,000 53 Compensation for stock accidentally poisoned ... 48 54 On Crown lands (recoverable) ... ... 6,500 55 On Natire lands (recoverable) ... ... 5,500 56 Rabbit Boards, subsidies to ... ... 13,500 Wages and general working-expenses, poison- | mixing depots, purchase of material, &c. (recoverable) — 57 Trading section (recoverable) ... ... 6,000 58 Non-trading section (recoverable) ... ... 750 59 Destruction of the kea (part recoverable) ... 750 60 Destruction of wild pigs; also votes Department of Lands and Survey, £400, and State Forest Service, £400 ... ... ... 400 | Diseases of Live-stock — I 61 Applying tuberculin test to cattle and disposing of diseased stock ... ... ... 25 62 Cattle-dips at Mahakatino and Piopio ... 150 63 Control of cattle-tick, and provision for caretakers at crossing places ... .. ... 900 64 Experiments in connection with bush-sickness and allied troubles ... ... ... 350 65 Inoculation of calves for " black-leg " ... 75 66 Loans to cattle-dipping associations in need of financial assistance ... ... ... 1,500 67 Subsidies to cost of erection of cattle-dips ... 150 68 Experimental Farm, Mamaku : Wages and general working-expenses, buildings, purchase of stock, and provision for visitors ... ... ... 1,300 Grants— 69 Contribution towards expenses of delegate to World's Poultry Congress ... ... 25 70 Contributions to cost of egg-laying competitions at Auckland and Christchurch ... ... I 200 71 Printing Poultry Conference report ... ... I 10 72 Inspection of dairies: Purchase of apparatus ... 50 73 Inspection of manure-sterilizing (Australia and i India) : Labour, travelling, office, and other expenses (part recoverable) ... ... ... 600 74 Inspection of meat ... ... ... 600 75 Law-costs ... ... ... 50 76 Poultry Experimental Station (Wallaceville) equipment and working-expenses (partly recoverable) 1,250 77 | Quarantine - stations, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton (partly recoverable) ... ... 2,150 78 | Telephone services (including extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... ... 1,150 79 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 700 80 Transit expenses of veterinarians from England and from Australia ... ... 250 81 i Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 20,000 82 Veterinary Laboratory : W ages and general workingexpenses, land and buildings, and investigation of diseases ... ... ... 1,000

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

24—8. 7.

Number Item. 1Q97 9« of Persons. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II.—Live-stock Division—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 83 Wool specimens for instructional and research purposes ... ... ... 130 84 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Live-stock Division items of the vote 50 73,613 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Destruction of noxious weeds — £ Department of Lands and Survey 2,500 Native Department ... 1,000 Other lands ... ... 500 Destruction of rabbits ... 6,800 Destruction of rabbits— Department of Lands and Survey 6,500 Native Department ... 5,500 Farm areas ... ... 1,400 Quarantine-stations ... ... 1,500 Sundry items ... ... 100 Destruction of the kea— Department of Lands and Survey 375 26,175 Total—Subdivision No. II ... ... 164,710 Subdivision No. III.—Horticulture Division. 85 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £715 (Director) ... ... ... 715 Class B— 1 1 at £540 ... ... ... 540 Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 4 1 at £115 ... ... 115 • 890 Cadet's lodging-allowance ... ... 10 General Division. 2 at £450 ... ... 900 8 at £415 ... ... 3,320 1 at £390 ... ... 390 1 at £380 ... ... 380 2 at £370 ... ... 740 2 at £355 ... ... 710 5 at £350 ... ... 1,750 2 at £325 (1 for 9-J- months), (1 for 2J months) ... ... 625 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £312 ... ... 312 1 at £310 ... ... 310

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

of N p™. It#m - 1927-28. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. III. —Horticulture Division—contd. 85 Salaries—continued. General Division—continued. £ 6 at £300 ... ... 1,800 1 at £295 .. ... 295 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1 at £197 ... ... 197 38 1 at £195 ... ... 195 13,054 N ON-PERMANENTS. 1 at £372 ... ... 372 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £300 ... ... 300 1 at £295 ... ... 295 6 1 at £211 ... ... 211 1 at £150 ... ... 150 52 Others not specified ... ... 440 2,088 18,057 Other Charges for and incidental to —• Apiary Industry— 86 Purchase of beekeeping requisites, material for experiments, &c. ... ... ... 75 87 Subsidy : National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 75 Bicycles and motors — 88 Purchase of ... ... ... 300 89 Maintenance of ... ... ... 600 Fruit Industry — 90 Collection of orchard tax (recoverable) ... 150 91 Control of fireblight disease ... ... 250 92 Co-operative fruit-testing areas ... ... 40 93 Cutting out of abandoned orchards ... ... 30 94 Fumigation and destruction of diseased fruit (recoverable) ... ... ... 100 95 Guarantee on fruit exported ... ... 425 96 Grant: Institute of Horticulture ... ... j 100 97 Orchard requisites, fruit for experiments, &c. ... 150 Horticultural Station, Te Kauwhata— 98 Rent of land, wages and general working expenses, buildings, purchase of stock, and provision for visitors (recoverable) ... .. ... 5,000 99 Law-costs ... ... ... 10 100 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... 200 Tobacco Industry— 101 Guarantee on tobacco exported ... .. 500 102 Material and apparatus for experiments ... 50 103 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 200 104 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 5,750 105 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Horticulture Division items of the vote ... ... ... ... 25 14,030 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Collection of orchard-tax ... £150 Farm areas ... ... 7,000 Fumigation and destruction of fruit 200 7,350 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... ... I [ 32,087

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number Item 1Q97_OQ Of Persons. yOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— ±v ' AO ' — continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. IV—Dairy Division. £ £ 106 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £765 (Director) ... ... ... 765 Glass B— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Class G — 2 2 at £490 (6 months) ... ... ... 490 Clerical Division. Glass IV — 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Glass V— 1 1 at £355 (8 months), £335 (4 months) ... 348 Class VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Class VII— £ 3 at £295 ... ... 885 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £155 ... ... 310 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £115 ... 115 3 at £95 ... ... 285 14 1 at £80 (6 months) ... ... 40 2,345 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 92 General Division. 1 at £830 (in London) ... ... 830 1 at £700 (in London) ... ... 700 1 at £600 (6 months) ... ... 300 12 at £515 ... ... 6,180 13 at £500 ... ... 6,500 1 at £490 ... ... 490 9 at £470 ... ... 4,230 1 at £460 ... ... 460 5 at £370 ... ... 1,850 8 at £320 ... ... 2,560 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 58 1 at £185 ... ... 185 25,760 Non-permanents. 1 at £515 ... ... 515 21 at £320 ... ... 6,720 3 at £234 ... ... 702 13 at £225 ... ... 2,925 13 at £208 (part time) ... .. 1,820 1 at £150 (6 months) ... ... 75 1 at £143 ... ... 143 1 at £107 ... ... 107 55 1 at £67 ... ... 67 13,074 129 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries from dairy-factory com- £ panies, &c. ... ... 6,500 44,249

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

Number of Persons. ' 1927—28. VOTE No. 37—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. IV.—Dairy Division —continued. Other Charges fob and incidental to — Bicycles and motors (partly recoverable) — 107 Purchase of ... ... ... 1,000 108 Maintenance of ... ... ... 1,200 109 Certificate of record testing of purebred dairy cows (recoverable) ... ... ... 200 110 Cow-testing Associations (recoverable) ... ... 25 111 Dairy requisites and produce for experiments (recoverable) ... ... ... 800 112 Experimental dairy-factory equipment, &c. ... 600 113 Dairy Laboratory: Equipment, &c. ... ... 1,500 114 Fees for certificate of record testing of purebred dairy cows in Nelson District (recoverable)... ... 75 115 Grading of dairy-produce (recoverable) ... ... 850 116 Law-costs ... ... ... 20 117 Official herd-testing (recoverable) ... ... 465 118 Subsidies to cow-testing organizations (including expenses of Allocation Board, stationery, &c.) ... 5,000 119 Subsidy: Dairy laboratory in Taranaki... .. 1,000 120 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 220 121 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 500 122 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 10,200 123 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Dairy Division items of the vote ... 15 23,670 Estimated credits-in-aia under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Certificate of record testing ... £3,000 Cow-testing ... ... 800 Dairy-produce grading .. 17,000 Official herd-testing ... ... 250 Produce for experiments ... 350 Travelling-expenses ... ... 2,000 23,400 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 67,919 Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division. 124 Salaries— Professional Division. Class A— 1 1 at £715 (Director) ... ... ... 715 Class B— £ 1 at £540 ... ... 540 5 4 at £515 ... ... 2,060 Class C— 2,600 4 4 at £490 ... ... ... 1,960 Class D— 3 at £445 ... ... 1,335 3 at £425 ... ... 1,275 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £380 (7 months), £355 (5 months) 370 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1 at £335 (5 months) ... ... 140 12 1 at £330 ... ... 330 4,605

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—continued.

of N Pe" b on S . Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1927-28. —continued. £ £ Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division—continued. 124 Salaries —continued Professional Division—continued. Glass E— £ 10 at £320 ... ... 3,200 15 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 4,675 Clerical Division. Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... 470 Glass VI — 1 at £355 ... ... 355 2 1 at £310 ... ... 310 665 Glass VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £155 ... ... 155 4 2 at £135 ... ... 270 720 General Division. 1 at £490 ... ... 490 2 at £425 .. ... 850 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £335 (6 months) ... ... 168 1 at £325 ... ... 325 1 at £315 (7 months) ... ... 184 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £260 .. ... 260 1 at £235 ... ... 235 14 1 at £185 ... ... 185 4,407 Non-pebmanents. 1 at £445 ... ... 445 1 at £360 ... ... 360 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £300 (7 months) ... ... 175 2 at £295' ... ... 590 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £240 ... ... 240 1 at £230 ... ... 230 1 at £219 (6 months) ... ... 110 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £208 ... ... 208 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £191 ... ... 191 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £156 (8 months) ... ... 105 1 at £100' ... ... 100 18 1 at £78 ... ... 78 3,983 76 — 24,800 Other Charges for and incidental to — Agricultural investigation— 125 Blackberry ... ... ... 100 126 Injurious insects ... ... ... 100 127 Co-operative field experiments ... ... 1,500 Bicycles and motors — 128 Purchase of . . ... ... 600 129 Maintenance of ... ... ... 400

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. 500 16,725 17,225 II 1.500 26,175 27,675 111 .. .. 7,350 7,350 IY 6,500 23,400 20,900 V .. .. 5,875 5,875 Totals .. 8,500 79,525 88,025

I Number item. 1Q97 9« of Persons. VOTE No. 37.—DEPARTMENT OF AGEICQLTUEE— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. V.—Fields Division—continued. | £ , £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 130 Biological Laboratory and Seed-testing Station ... 1,000 131 Entomological investigations : Apparatus and appliances ... ... ... 150 132 Experiments and investigations into methods of arresting deterioration of North Island grass areas j which are reverting to native-plant growth ... 1,800 Experimental areas— '133 Ashburton ... ... ... | 1,000 134 Galloway ... ... ... 1,000 135 Gore ... ... ... 400 J136 Marton (part recoverable) ... ... 600 137 Puwera ... ... ... 1,000 1 138 Experimental seeds and plants for distribution ... 10 139 Elesh-collapse in apples ... ... ... 25 140 Irrigation in Central Otago : Experimental and investigation work ... ... ... 150 141 New Zealand hemp industry : Grading New Zealand hemp ... ... ... 100 142 Plant-breeding ... ... ... 10 |143 Storage of agricultural seeds... ... ... 50 144 Telephone services (including installations, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 250 145 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 200 146 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 8,000 1147 Treatment of field-crop diseases ... ... 150 148 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the Fields Division items of the vote ... 15 18,610 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — 1 Entomological investigations— £ State Forest Department ... 375 Farm areas ... ... 3,500 Grading hemp ... ... 1,500 * Seed-testing ... ... 500 5,875 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 43,410 GROSS Total ... ... ... -—— 474,880 Credits-in-aid (a)... ... ... ... 88,025 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 37 ... ! 386,855 I

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS.

1927-28. Salaries. , Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 38. —Department of Tourist and Health £ £ £ Resorts GROSS Total .. .. .. 36,089 41,924 78,013 CREDITS-in-AID .. .. 103 900 1,003 NET TOTAL .. .. 35,986 41,024 77,010 ofp«. Item - 1927-28. 1927-28. 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 IV— . 5 5 at £425 ... ... ... 2,125 Glass VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Class VII— 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 2 at £275 ... ■ ... 550 4 at £230 ... ... 920 2 at £155 ... 310 * For particulars of salaries see "Public Service Classification List." Note. —Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued.

192

, Item ' 1927-28. !. VOTE No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND 1927-28. HEALTH RESORTS —continued. ~ £ £ 1 Salabies —continued. Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 5 at £135 ... ... 675 3 at £115 ... ... 345 26 5 at £95 ... ... 475 4,750 Cadets'lodging-allowances ... ... ... 85 General Division. 1 at £420 ... ... 420 1 at £380 ... ... 380 1 at £335 ... ... 335 1 at £330 ... ... 330 2 at £330 (for 3 months only) ... 165 1 at £325 ... ... 325 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £312 ... ... 312 1 at £310 ... ... 310 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 at £280 ... ... 560 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 at £270 ... ... 810 1 at £260 ... ... 260 3 at £255 ... ... 765 6 at £252 ... ... 1,512 4 at £250 ... ... 1,000 3 at £245 ... ... 735 1 at £235 ... ... 235 5 at £230 ... ... 1,150 6 at £229 ... ... 1,374 3 at £225 ... ... 675 3 at £220 ... ... 660 4 at £185 ... ... 740 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £156 ... ... 156 2 at £150 ... ... 300 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £140 ... ... 140 3 at £135 ... ... 405 5 at £130 ... ... 650 71 1 at £100 ... ... 100 16,014 Unclassified (non-permanent). 1 at £565 ... ... 565 3 at £260 ... ... 780 1 at £252 ... ... 252 1 at £240 ... ... 240 2 at £235 ... ... 470 3 at £234 ... ... 702 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £225 ... ... 225 7 at £320 ... ... 1,540 3 at £210 ... ... 630 1 at £205 ... ... 205 2 at £190 ... ... 380 1 at £161 ... ... 161 2 at £156 ... ... 312 2 at £130 ... ... 260 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £117 ... ... 117 2 at £110 ... ... 220 7 at £104 ... ... 728

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued.

2a—B, 7.

Number item of Pereom. ' VOTE No. 38—DEPARTMENT OB 1 TOURIST AND 1927-28. HEALTH RESORTS—continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Unclassified (non-permanent)— continued. £ 3 at £100 ... ... 300 1 at £100 (also Department of Industries and Commerce, £100) ... ... 100 1 at £85 ... ... 85 1 at £78 ... ... 78 2 at £65 .. ... 130 53 1 at £50 . . ... 50 , . 9,345 163 Allowance to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) ... ... ... 50 Less— £ 36,610 Amounts deducted for board, &c. ... 218 Proportion of increases to salaries provided but not payable for full year ... ... 303 ■ 521 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers performing Post £ Office duties ... ... 28 Officers performing duties for—Customs Department ... 50 Department of Internal Affairs ... 25 103 36,089 Other Charges fok and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 3,000 3 Bonuses and commissions to Honorary Agents ... 60 4 Entertainment-allowances for oversea agents ... 490 5 Ex gratia payment to employees, Milford Track, for loss incurred by fire ... ... ... 33 6 Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Tracks and huts ... 60 7 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 35 8 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 150 9 Glade House and Te Anau-Wakatipu-Milford Track— Maintenance, including furniture and repairs ... 5,250 10 Glade House and Milford Track: Free board and accommodation granted to Overseas Delegates to Medical Conference ... ... ... 13 11 Government ticket orders, to establish a credit for payment of (recoverable) ... ... ... 100 12 Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri — Maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs ... ... ... ... 125 13 Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Te Puia, Tokaanu, Morere, Tarawera, Pukaki, and Te Anau, and reserves vested in Department ... ... 600 14 Marine Department: Subsidy to Bluff-Stewart Island steamev ... ... ... 333 15 Misappropriation of moneys: Rotorua office ... 54 16 Motor-car allowance: New Zealand Government Agent, Melbourne ... ... ... 30 17 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 230 18 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 550 19 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 200 20 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 850 21 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,200 22 Queenstown Reserves— Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. ... 200 23 Rents of offices ... ... ... 3,720

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Estimated 1927-28. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 103 Other Charges .. .. .. .. .. 900 Total .. .. .. .. .. 1,003

Number Item. 1Q97_9ft ofiersons. V0T E No. 38.—DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—continued. . 1927-28. Other Charges foe and incidental to —continued. £ £ 24 Rotorua Acclimatization District— Repairs and wages, including bonuses to honorary ranger?, &c. ... ... ... 200 25 Rotorua Baths— Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses... ... 1,600 26 Rotorua SanatoriumMaintenance, including wines, spirits, furniture, supplies, and repairs ... ... ... 3,800 Rotorua Works, including Whakarewarewa— Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses— 27 Electric light and power system ... ... 2,650 28 Reserves, gardens, parks, and bands or orchestra 400 29 Water-supply and sewerage ... ... 1,000 30 Wharves and beacons ... ... ... 50 31 Rotorua: Purchase of stores (including freight, part recoverable) ... ... ... 5,700 Subsidies — . * 32 Accommodation-house, Makarora ... ... 50 33 Accommodation-house, Paradise-Lake Wakatipu 150 34 Erection of wharf, Lake Brunner ... ... 75 35 Stewart Island County Council: Improvements (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 150 Coach, motor, and steamer services— 36 Fairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown ... 650 37 Lumsden-Te Anau ... ... ... 150 38 Ross-Waiho Gorge-Weheka ... ... 150 39 Te Anau-Glade House ... ... . . 26 40 Te Aroha Hot SpringsMaintenance of baths, gardens, music, furniture, and repairs ... ... ... 800 41 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 460 42 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 43 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 700 44 Typewriters: Purchase and repairs ... ... 75 45 Waikaremoana: Maintenance of Lake House ... 1,400 46 Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel— Wages, repairs, and sundry expenses ... 350 j 47 Waitomo Caves and HostelMaintenance, including furniture and repairs ... 3,900 48 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 55 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Stores used on work chargeable to £ Public Works Fund ... 800 Refunds of amounts paid on ticket orders on behalf of other Departments ... ... 100 900 41,924 Gross Total ... ... ... 78,013 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 1,003 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 38... ... 77,010

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

1927-28. Salaries. ; Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 39. —Department of Education — £ £ £ Subdivision I. —-Heqd Office .. .. ■ ■ 80,712 1,530 32,242 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, Subdivision II. —Elementary Education .. .. 36,677 2,058,450 2,095,12/ „ III.—Secondary Education .. .. 2,661 322,610 325,271 » IV. —Higher Education .. .. ■■■ 'it'Jt y Technical Education 2,661 179,720 182,381 yi Training of Teachers " - 159 ' 71 ° 159 > 710 I', VII,-Native Schools .. .. 61 > 380 f ' 2 f 72 ' 6 f VIII,-.School buildings, furniture, and sites.. _____ its/,/4U 103,379 2,943,685 3,047,064 PHYSICAL AGENCIES. Subdivision IX. —-Physical Instruction .. .. 4,945 3,635 8,580 SOCIAL AGENCIES. Special Schools — Subdivision X. —Education of the Blind .. .. ■ • • 600 ,. XI. —School for the Deaf .. .. 5,715 2,200 7,915 „ XII. —Schools for the Feeble-minded .. 7,450 7,100 14,550 XIII,-Child Welfare .. 23,289 99,550 122,839 36,454 109,450 145,904 XIV.-Material and Stores .. .. 1,385 Gr. 2,800 Cr. 1,415 „ XV. —Miscellaneous Services .. . ... 55,110 55,110 1,385 52,310 53,695 GROSS]»Total .. .. .. 176,875 3,110,610 3,287,485 CREDITS-in-aid .. .. .. 900 249,665 250,565 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 175,975 2,860,945 3,036,920 ofC, Iw 1927-28. VOTE No. 39—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. £ £ 1 * Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,250 (Director of Education) ... ... 1,250 Professional Division. 1 1 at £900 (Assistant Director of Education) ... 900 Cl ass yl ____ 1 . 1 at £665 (Architect) ... ... ... 665 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include oost-of-living increase.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

. 4 ; • of Persons. | Item j 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued. 1 Salaries —continued. Clerical Division. Glass Special — £ 1 at £765 ... ... 765 2 1 at £715 ... ... 715 Glass I— 1,480 3 3 at £590 ... ... ... 1,770 Glass II — 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IF— 2 at £425 ... ... 850 2 at £400 ... ... 800 5 1 at £400 (9 months), £380 (3 months) 395 Class V— 2,045 6 6 at £380 ... ... ... 2,280 Glass VI— 9 at £335 ... 3,015 2 at £320 ... 640 12 1 at £295 ... ... 295 Glass VII — 3,950 4 at £295 ... ... 1,180 2 at £275 ... ... 550 2 at £250 ... ... 500 2 at £230 ... 460 8 at £210 ... ... 1,680 2 at £190 ... ... 380 7 at £155 ... ... 1,085 3 at £135 ... ... 405 8 at £115 ... ... 920 5 at £95 ... ... 475 46 3 at £80 ... ... 240 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... 275 — 8,150 General Division. 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £285 ... ... 285 1 at £275 ... ... 275 4 at £255 ... ... 1,020 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £205 ... 410 13 3 at £175 ... ... 525 3,035 Non-permanents. 4 at £234 ... ... 936 1 at £221 ... ... 221 2 at £182 ... ... 364 1 at £169 ... ... 169 2 at £156 ... ... 312 2 at £143 ... ... 286 2 at £117 ... ... 234 15 1 at £65 ... .. 65 ■ Others not specified ... 1,000 108 3,587 Unclassified. Special allowances to officers for extra duties performed (Public Service Regulation 209) ... 100 ! 30,712

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

oKoi. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 89.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No I.—Head Office —continued. Other Charges fob and incidental to — 2 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 150 3 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 350 4 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,000 5 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 30 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Teachers' Superannuation Fund : £ Payment for services rendered 900 1,530 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 32,242 Subdivision No. II. —Elementary Education. g Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Chief Inspector)... ... ... 791 Class A — £ 4 at £750 ... ... 3,000 5 at £715 ... ... 3,575 34 at £665 ... ... 22,610 46 3 at £615 ... ... 1,845 31,030 Non-permanent Inspector— 1 1 at £650 (Supervisor of School Music) ... 650 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £400 (Supervisor of Special Classes) ... 400 Glass C— 1 1 at £490 (Editor, School Journal) ... ... 490 Class D— 1 1 at £380 (Sub-editor, School Journal) ... 380 Education Division. Teachers of Correspondence Classes — £ 1 at £515 ... ... 515 1 at £365 ... ... 365 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £255 ... ... 255 2 at £225 ... ... 450 8 2 at £170 ... ... 340 —— 2,195 Teacher (Non-permanent)— 1 1 at £245 ... ... ... 245

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

oKons. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Elementary Education—continued. 6 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division. Glass VII — 1 1 at £210 (School Journal and Education Gazette) 210 General Division. Correspondence Classes (Non-permanent)— £ 2 at £104 ... ... 208 3 1 at £78 ... ... 78 286 64 36,677 Other Charges for and incidental to— 7 J 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 ... ... 13,500 School-children by road ... ... 33,000 Manual Instructors ... ... 8,550 Board of children ... ... 6,500 — 61,550 8 Correspondence classes (part recoverable) ... 500 9 Education Gazette (part recoverable) ... ... 1,350 10 i Eares of pupils attending Standard VI examination 20 Grants to Education Boards for the following purposes : General Administrative Purposes— 11 Capitation on average attendance and £750 to each Board ... ... ... 40,000 12 Incidental expenses of School Committees (cleaning, disinfecting, &c.) ... ... ... 106,000 13 Inspection : Extra clerical assistance, typing, &c. 400 14 Teachers' Salaries: Including pupil-teachers' and probationers' allowances, and salaries of supernumary teachers ... ... ... 1,735,000 15 Manual instruction— £ Capitation ... ... 12,500 Salaries ... ... 47,600 Material ... ... 12,000 Incidentals ... ... 10,000 82,100 16 Organizing teachers : Salaries and travelling allowances and expenses ... ... ... 10,000 17 Removal of teachers ... ... ... 900 18 School and class libraries: Capitation and grants for supply of books in necessitous cases, and in cases where newly-entered pupils elsewhere have i already purchased class-books different from those in use in the school— £ Capitation grant at 3d. ... ... 2,500 Supply of books and stationery ... 200 2,700 19 School InspectorsRent, office requisites, telephones, cleaning, firing, advertising, &c. ... ... ... 270 20 School Journal: Printing, material, apparatus, contributors'fees, postages, &c. ... ... 7,250 21 I Travelling-allowances and expenses ... ... 9,600

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number j tem . iq97_9ft of Person,. V0TE Nq 39 —DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION— Ly *' continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. II. —Elementary Education—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 22 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 750 23 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 60 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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 Sale of School Journals and Education Gazette, &c., and fees for special examination ... 1,300 162,300 2,058,450 Total—SubdivisionNo.il ... -—-—-—— 2,095,127 Subdivision No. III.—Secondary Education. 24 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Chief Inspector) ... ... ... 791 Class A— 2 2 at £665 ... ... ... 1,330 Class B— 1 1 at £540 ... 540 4 2,661 Other Charges for and incidental to — 25 Conveyance and board of pupils ... ... 11,000 26 District High Schools: Grants for salaries of secondary teachers ... ... ... 53,000 27 Junior High Schools: Incidental expenses ... 750 28 Manual Instruction ... ... ... 4,900 29 Secondary Schools and Colleges— • £ Grant for salaries ... ... 212,500 Incidental expenses ... ... 39,500 252,000 30 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 31 Travelling expenses and allowances of Inspectors, &c. 900 32 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 7,000 322,610 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 325,271

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

•SSL n ~- 192 ?- 28 - VOTE No. 89.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. IV.—Higher Education. Charges fob and incidental to — 33 Assistants, Home Science Department, Otago University ... ... .. 450 Grants— 34 Agricultural scholarships ... ... ... 90 35 Chairs of Education ... ... ... 3,355 36 " Sir George Grey " Scholarships : One to each University College (science) ... ... 220 37 Special assistance to deserving students in cases of hardship ... ... ... ... 100 University Colleges— 38 Agricultural bursaries : Allowances and tuition fees 1,100 39 Educational bursaries ... ... ... 750 40 Engineering bursaries ... ... ... 1,400 41 Home Science bursaries ... ... ... 6,000 42 National Research Scholarships ... ... 260 Otago University— 43 To assist in meeting 1926 deficit ... ... 3,000 44 To provide for additional maintenance in respect of new Medical and Dental School Buildings 1,000 45 Schools of Forestry : Auckland and Christchurch (maintenance) ... ... ... 2,000 46 Special Technical Classes ... ... 2,900 47 University Entrance Board, expenses of ... 100 48 Workers' Educational Association : For organizing purposes ... ... ... 1,500 49 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 400 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 24,235 Subdivision No. V.—Technical Instruction. 50 Salaries— Professional, Division. 1 1 at £791 (Superintendent, Technical Education) ... 791 Class A— 2 2 at £665 ... ... .. 1,330 Class B— 1 1 at £540 ... ... ... 540 4 2,661 Other Charges for and incidental to — Grants for— 51 Conveyance of instructors and students attending registered classes ... 300

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

'26—8. 7.

Number rt„ m „ of Persons. 1927—28. ; VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. V.—Technical Instruction—continued. Otheb Chabges foe and incidental to —continued. i 52 ! Conveyance and board of pupils ... ... ! 5,000 53 j Examination expenses (part recoverable) ... 1,000 54 ; Material ... ... ... j 200 55 : Technical and continuation classes — £ Salaries ... ... 141,000 j Material and incidentals ... ... 31,200 172,200 56 j Technical Schools Board: Expenses of meetings ... 100 57 | Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 58 I Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 800 59 j Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 4,000 Examination fees, &c. ... 500 4,500 179,720 Total —Subdivision No. V ... 182,381 Subdivision No. VI.—Training of Teachers. \ Chabges fob and incidental to — Training Colleges— 60 Allowances and advances to students and transport expenses ... ... ... 120,000 61 Salaries of staffs of training colleges and practising schools (one-half of the salaries of the latter is charged to "Elementary Education") ... 28,000 62 Science apparatus and material ... ... 800 63 Special instruction, libraries, clerical assistance, and incidental expenses ... ... 3,000 64 Students' University College fees ... ... 5,900 65 Training of Teachers (other than Students of Training Colleges)—■ Classes at sub-centres, including fares of instructors and teachers attending training classes ... 2,000 66 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 5,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI ... 159,710

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number item. i Q97_OQ of rersons. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— —I continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. VII.— Native Schools. £ £ 67 Salaries— 299 Salaries of teachers of village schools (including boarding-allowance) ... ... ... 60,000 Professional Division. Class A — £ 1 at £715 ... ... 715 2 1 at £665 ... ... 665 1,380 301 — 61,380 Other Ghabges for and incidental to — 68 Advertising, forwarding charges, translation fees, fuel, planting, sanitation, water, &c. ... ... 50 69 Books, apparatus, and other school requisites ... 1,500 70 Conveyance, ferrying, and board of children ... 2,400 71 Courses of instruction for teachers ... ... 50 72 Higher Education, Scholarships, and Apprenticeship 5,250 73 Manual instruction (including equipment and material, instructors, and scholarships) ... ... 400 74 Special allowances to teachers in isolated places ... 150 75 Storage and despatch of school books and material... 120 76 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 750 77 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 550 78 Contingencies, including medical examination of teachers and unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 1,800 Tauranga Educational Endowment Reserves Act, 1896 (rents, &c., from reserves) ... 300 Fines for non-attendance, &c. ... 5 2,105 11,240 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 72,620 Subdivision No. VIII.—School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites. Charges for and incidental to — 79 Contribution to Fire Insurance Fund ... ... 10 General maintenance of school buildings under control of Education Department, including small additions to buildings, removals, alterations, rebuilding, furniture, fittings, fencing, rents, additions and improvements of sites, and incidental expenses— 80 Institutions established under Child Welfare Act, 1925 ... ... ... 1,800 81 Native schools ... ... ... 2,500 82 School for the Deaf ... ... ... 200 83 Schools for the Feeble-minded ... ... 600 84 Public Schools— Maintenance and repair of school buildings and residences (including removal, alterations, and small additions); repair and renewal of outbuildings, futniture, and fences ; rents of buildings and sites 116,000

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Number j tem i no 7 oo of Persons. VOTE No 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— ly/i ' continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. VIII. —School Buildings, Furniture, £ £ and Sites—continued. Chakges fob and incidental to —continued. Grants to Education Boards— 85 Alterations to provide accommodation for Inspectors at Boards'Offices ... ... 100 86 Alterations to Sheibourne Street School, Nelson, to provide offices for Board, Inspectors, Child Welfare Officers, Dental Clinic, and other educational purposes ... ... ... 1,000 87 For house allowances to teachers ... ... 46,000 Grants for — 88 Maintenance of Secondary School buildings and rent of buildings for school purposes ... 1,500 89 Maintenance of Technical School buildings ... 1,500 90 Rebuilding and furnishing of schools destroyed by fire, and for rent of and alterations to temporary premises during rebuilding (recoverable) ... 15,000 91 Rents for Manual and Technical Schools and class purposes ... ... ... 1,500 92 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1§26 (see end of vote) — Fire Insurance Fund, &c. ... £15,000 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 187,720 Subdivision No. IX.—Physical Instruction. 93 Salaeies—General Division. Physical Instructors— £ i at £500 ... ... 500 5 at £350 ... ... 1,750 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 at £310 ... ... 620 4 at £300 ... ... 1,200 1 at £275 ... ... 275 15 1 at £265 ... ... 265 4,945 4,945 Othek Chakges fob and incidental to — 94 Courses of instruction for instructors and teachers (including railway fares) ... ... ... 75 95 Material, Officers' requisites, uniform allowances, advertising, printing, forwarding charges, books, &c. 150 96 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 25 97 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,375 98 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Credits under sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 200 Sale of material and books, &c. ... 10 210 3,635 Total —Subdivision No. IX ... ■ — 8,580

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

IU>BU 1927-28. VOTE No. 39—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. X.—Education of the Blind. Charges fob and incidental to — 99 Grant to trustees for maintenance of Government pupils ... ... ... 550 LOO Special instruction (woodwork, &c.), and secondary education of pupils ... ... ... 40 101 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Fees ... ... £500 Total—Subdivision No. X ... —- 600 Subdivision No. XI.—School for the Deaf (Sumner). 102 Salaries— Professional and Education Divisions. Teachers — £ 1 at £615 ... .. 615 1 at £440 ... ... 440 1 at £420 ... ... 420 1 at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £355 ... ... 355 2 at £285 ... ... 570 2 at £255 ... ... 510 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £215 ... ... 215 13 1 at £175 ... ... 175 4,120 General Division. Maintenance Staff — 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £150 ... ... 150 * 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £120 ... ... 120 12 3 at £110 ... ... 330 ■ -— 2,000 25 6,120 Less deductions for board ... ... 405 5,715 Other Charges for and incidental to — 103 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 104 Maintenance of institution, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, and implements .. 1,800 105 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 25

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number it em , 1Q97 98 Of Persons. V0TB No _ 39.._dEPARTMBNT OF EDUCATION— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XI.—Sc}iool for the Deaf —continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 106 Travelling allowances and expenses (including transit of children) ... ... ... 300 107 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Credits under Sections 296 and 297 of the Land Act, 1924 (National £ Endowment Revenue) ... 200 Fees for maintenance, &c. ... 2,300 2,500 2,200 Total—Subdivision No. XI ... 7,915 Subdivision No. XII.—Schools for the Feeble-minded. 108 Salaries— Education and General Divisions. Special School for Girls, Richmond, — Teachers — £ 2 at £225 ... ... 450 3 1 at £100 ... ... 100 Maintenance Staff — 1 at £320 ... : ... 320 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £185 ... ... 185 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £125 ... ... 125 1 at £115 ... ... 115 9 2 at £105 ... ... 210 2,020 Less deductions for board ... 200 Special School for Boys, Otekaike, — 1,820 Teachers— 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £285 ... ... 285 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £195 ... ... 195 6 1 at £155 ... ... 155 Maintenance Staff — 1 at £445 ... ... 445 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £240 ... ... 240 3 at £225 ... ... 675 1 at £215 ... ... 215 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £195 ... ... 195 3 at £185 ... ... 555 1 at £180 ... ... 180 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £150 ... ... 150 2 at £145 ... ... 290 2 at £140 ... ... 280

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Number Jt, em . 1007 qq Of Persons. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1 continued. 1927-28. . ~~ Subdivision No. XII.—Schools for the Feeble-minded—- £ continued. 108 Salaries—continued. Education and General Divisions—continued. Maintenance Staff —continued. £ 1 at £130 ... ... 130 5 at £!25 ... ... 625 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £105 ... ... 105 1 at £95 ... ... 95 29 1 at £60 ... ... 60 47 6,425 Less deductions for board ... 795 ___ 5,630 7,450 Other Charges for and incidental to — 109 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 50 110 Maintenance of institutions, including provisions, clothing, equipment, stock, farm expenses, legal expenses, &c. ... ... ... 6,500 HI Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 50 112 Travelling allowances and expenses, including transit of children ... ... ... 450 113 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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 7,100 Total—Subdivision No. XII ... ■— 14,550 Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare. 114 Salaries and Wages— Education and General Divisions. Receiving Homes, Special Schools, and Child Welfare Centres— Whangarei— Child Welfare Centre— £ 1 at £340 ... ... 340 2 1 at £185 ... ... 185 525 Auckland — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £370 ... ... 370 1 at £320 ... ... 320 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £285 ... ... ■ 285 1 at £245 .. ... 245 1 at £235 ... ... 235 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £156 . ... 156 1 at £144 ... ... 144 11 1 at £130 ... ... 130 2,700

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number _ of Persons. Item " 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— ~~ continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare —continued. 114 Salabies and Wages—continued. Education and Genebal Divisions —continued. Receiving Homes, Jtc.— continued. Auckland—continued. Receiving Home— £ 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £145 ... ... 145 1 at £135 ... ... 135 4 1 at £120 ... ... 120 605 Less deductions for board ... 105 500 Boys' Probation Home— 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £205 ... ... 205 3 1 at £130 ... ... 130 580 Less deductions for board ... 75 505 Hamilton— Child Welfare Centre — 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 1 at £185 ... ... 185 Receiving Home— — 800 1 at £104 ... ... 104 2 1 at £78 ... ... 78 182 Haweea— Child Welfare Centre— 1 1 at £320 ... ... ... 320 Wanganui— Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2 1 at £165 ... ... 165 Receiving Home— 440 1 at £110 ... ... 110 2 1 at £91 ... ... 91 201 Palmebston Noeth — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 1 at £182 ... ... 182 797 Napieb— Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3 1 at £156 ... ... 156 Receiving Home— 731 1 at £140 ... ... 140 2 1 at £91 ... ... 91 231 Gisbobne— Child Welfare Centre— 1 1 at £50 ... .. ... 50

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

Number ltenlj VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1QO „ OQ of Persons. continued. lJAl Zo. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare —continued, £ £ 114 Salaries and Wages—continued. Education and General Divisions—continued. Receiving Homes, dfcc. —-continued; Wellington— Child Welfare £ 1 at £370 ... ... 870 1 at £350 ... ... 350 1 at £275 ..r ... 275 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £161 ... ... 161 1 at £156 ... 156 12 1 at £50 (Medical Officer, part time) ... 50 Children's Home, Miramar— 2,632 1 at £160 ... ... 160 2 at £145 ... ... 290 1 at £130 ... ... 130 6 1 at £120 ... ... 120 700 Less deductions for board ... 90 — 610 Boys' Probation Home-— 1 at £185 ... ... 185 2 1 at £135 ... ... 135 320 Less deductions for board ... 75 245 Girls' Hostel— 1 at £200 ... ... 200 2 1 at £150 ... ... 150 350 Less deduction for board ... 75 275 Nelson — Child Welfare Centre—1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £225 ... ... 225 3 1 at £130 ... ... 130 695 Gbeymouth— Child Welfare Centre— 1 1 at £205 ... ... ... 205 Christchubch — Child Welfare Centre— 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £265 ... ... 265 1 at £245 ... ... 245 1 at £225 ... ... 225 2 at £185 ... ... 370 1 at £175 ... ... 175 g 1 at £55 (Medical Officer, part time) 55 Eeceiving Home— 1,995 1 at £185 ... ... 185 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £120 ... ... 120 4 1 at £115 ... ... 115 555 Less deductions for board ... 135 420

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

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Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 39,—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XIII.—Child Welfare —continued. 114 Salaries and Wages—continued. Receiving Homes, dc.—continued. Christchurch—continued. Boys' Probation Home— £ 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £185 ... ... 185 3 1 at £104 ... ... 104 494 Less deductions for board ... 45 —— 449 Ashburton — Child Welfare Centre — 1 1 at £30 ... ... ... 30 Timaru — Child Welfare Centre — 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £275 ... ... 275 3 1 at £143 ... ... 143 — 758 Dunedin — Child Welfare Centre — 1 at £340 ... ... 340 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 6 1 at £117 ... ... 117 Boys' Probation Home— 1,437 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 1 at £104 ... ... 104 279 Less deductions for board ... 30 249 Invercargill— Child Welfare Centre — 1 at £340 ... ... 340 1 at £235 ... ... 235 3 1 at £156 ... ... 156 731 Special Schools— Weraroa Bovs' Training Earm— 1 at £405" ... ... 405 2 at £295 ... ... 590 2 at £270 ... ... 540 3 at £245 ... ... 735 1 at £235 ... ... 235 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £205 ... ... 205 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £175 ... ... 175 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £160 ... 160 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £135 ... ... 135 19 1 at £130 ... ... 130 4,276 Less deductions for board ... 425 3,851

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

onw. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION— j 1927-28. continued. £ £ Subdivision No. XIII.-—Child Welfare —continued. 114 Salaries and Wages—continued. Receiving Homes, dc. —continued. Special Schools —continued. Special School for Girls, Dunedin— £ 1 at £175 ... ... 175 2 at £145 ... ... 290 2 at £140 ... ... 280 6 1 at £130 ... ... 130 120 875 — Less deductions for board ... 150 725 23,289 Other Charges for and incidental to — 115 Boarding-out of children, maintenance of infants in foster homes and upkeep of orphans whose parents have died from influenza (part recoverable) ... 68,000 116 Legal expenses ... ... ... 50 Maintenance of—■ 117 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) ... ... ... 19,000 118 Inmates in private Industrial Schools: Capitation, refunds of maintenance payments, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,600 119 Maintenance of inmates sent to other institutions ... 100 120 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers ... ... ... 700 Refund of — 121 Inmates' earnings ... ... ... 200 122 Maintenance payments ... ... ... 300 123 Rent, office requisites, telephones, lighting, &c. ... 2,000 124 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 100 125 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 7,350 126 Wages of inmates employed on farm work, &c. ... 100 127 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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 99,5-50 Total —Subdivision No. XIII ... 122,839

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —continued.

Number Hem. 1Q07 Qfi of Persons. VOTE No. 39.—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XIV.—Material and Stores. £ £ 128 Salaries— Clerical Division. 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... ... 335 General Division. 1 1 at £320 ... ... ... .... 320 Non-permanents. £ 1 at £250 ... ... ... 250 4 3 at £160 ... ... ... 480 — 730 6 1,385 Other Charges for and incidental to —■ — — Material and stores — 129 Purchase and manufacture ... ... 3,000 130 Store (rent, lighting, cleaning, &c.), cartage, &c. ... 200 3,200 Less issues to other items of this Vote ... 6,000 Gr. 2,800 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Issues on payment ... ... £200 Total—Subdivision No. XIV ... Cr. 1,415 Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to— 131 Accidents to school children and teachers: Grants for medical and legal expenses, scholarships, and compensation ... ... ... 200 132 Compassionate allowance to widow of late W. E. Spencer ... ... ... 230 133 Conferences of Education Authorities, and cost of inquiries ... ... ... 500 134 Council of Education, including District Advisory Committees: Allowances and travelling-expenses of members, clerical assistance, advertising, incidental expenses, &c. ... ... ... 200 135 Examinations: Teachers', Public Service, Scholarships, &c. (part recoverable) ... ... 7,500 136 Exchange of Teachers : Allowances, bursaries, &c.... 50 137 Exhibitions : Preparing and forwarding school exhibits ... ... ... 25 138 Grading and registration of teachers (iucluding advertising, travelling, legal, and other expenses in connection with appeals re grading, certificates, dismissal, &c., and cost of inquiries) ... ... 700 139 Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under school age ... ... ... 4,000 140 Grant to John Mitchell, late architect to Auckland Education Board ... ... ... 125 141 N.Z. Ensigns for schools ... ... ... 10 142 Office furniture, fittings, and requisites ... ..... 500 143 Printing and stationery (including supply of Parliamentary Papers, publications, photographs, advertising, &c) ... ... ... 3,650 144 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 2,500 145 Purchase of motor-cars (recoverable) ... ... 500

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I 900 .. 900 II .. 162,300 162,300 111 7,000 7,000 IV .. 400 400 V .. 4,500 4,500 VI .. 5,000 5,000 VII .. 2,105 2,105 VIII .. 15,000 15,000 IX .. 210 210 X .. 500 500 XI .. 2,500 2,500 XII .. 2,950 2,950 „ Xlil .. 36,000 36,000 „ XIV .. 200 200 XV .. 11,000 11,000 Totals .. 900 249,665 250,565

Number Item 1Q27-2R Of Persons. VOTE No. 39—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. XV.—Miscellaneous Services—contd. £ £ Chakges foe and incidental to —continued. 146 Purchase of three motor-buses (recoverable) ... 750 147 Purchase of gramophones and records for schools (recoverable) ... ... ... 2,000 148 Salaries of teachers from overseas on exchange in New Zealand (recoverable) ... ... 2,500 149 Storage and despatch of stores and stationery ... 50 150 Subsidies to public libraries ... ... ... 3,000 151 Superannuation contributions of teachers on active service, 1914-19 ... ... ... 300 152 Superannuation contributions on house allowances of teachers absent on war service ... ... 400 153 Teachers' Superannuation Fund (additional subsidy) 25,000 154 War bursaries ... ... ... 400 155 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to all other items of this subdivision .. 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— Examination fees, &c. (including refund from Public Service Commissioner's Office and Railway Department for conduct of ex- £ animations) ... ... 6,000 Recoveries on account of— Gramophones for schools ... 2,000 Purchase of motor-cars ... 500 Salaries, English teachers .. 2,500 11,000 Total—Subdivision No. XV ... 55,110 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 3,287,485 Cbedits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 250,565 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 39 ... 3,036,920

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges, j Total. I Vote No. 40.—Department of Scientific and Industrial £ £ £ Research— Subdivision No. I.—Head Office ... ... 2,463 21,962 24,425 ,, II. —Dominion Laboratory ... 8,147 5,670 13,817 ,, III.—Dominion Observatory ... 1,089 910 1,999 ,, IV.—Geological Survey ... ... 4,586 4,148 8,734 ,, V.—Meteorological Office ... ... 2,508 5,126 7,634 Gross Total ... ... ... 18,793 37,816 56,609 Credits-IN-aid ... ... ... .. 9,780 9,780 NET TOTAL ... ... ... 18,793 28,036 46,829 ofp'etons. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 40.—DEPARTMENT OE SCIENTIFIC 1927-28. AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. £ £ Subdivision No. I.—Head Office. 1 SalariesAdministrative Division. 1 1 at £1,200 (Secretary) ... ... ... 1,200 I Professional Division. Glass B— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Clerical Division. Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Glass VII— 1 1 at £95 (9 months at £80) ... ... 84 General Division. £ 1 at £205 ... ... 205 2 1 at £90 (3 months), £75 (9 months) ... 79 ! 284 6 2,463 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 200 3 Advisory Council: Allowances and travelling-expenses 750 4 Grants for research (partly recoverable) ... ... 17,250 5 Liaison officer, London (one-third of honorarium) ... 209 6 Main Highways testing laboratory and penologist (partly recoverable) ... ... ... 673 7 New Zealand Institute ... ... ... 1,000 8 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology ... 600 9 Office accommodation ... ... ... 75 10 Office-fittings and requisites (including typewriters, &c.) ... ...' ... 150 11 Postage, telegrams, and reni of boxes ... ... 100 12 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 100

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

ofpell. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 40.—DEPARTMENT OP SCIENTIPIC 1927-28. AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued. Subdivision No. I.—Head Office —continued. » £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 13 Research Scholarships ... ... ... 615 • 14 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... .. 40 15 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 16 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of voce) — Recoveries on account of research £8,500 21,962 Total —Subdivision No. I ... j 24,425 Subdivision No. II.—Dominion Laboratory. 17 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £1,000 (Dominion Analyst) ... ... 1,000 Class A— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Glass B— £ 1 at £565 ... ... 565 1 at £540 ... ... 540 5 3 at £515 ... ... 1,545 Class C— 2,650 1 1 at £445 ... .. ... 445 Class D— 2 2 at £425 (3 months), £400 (9 months) ... 813 Class E— 1 at £320 ... ... 320 2 at £320 (11 months), £295 (1 month) 636 1 at £320 (11 months), £275 (1 month) 317 5 1 at £320 (6 months) ... ... 160 1,433 Clerical Division. Class VII— 1 at £155 (7 months), £135 (5 months) 147 1 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 139 1 at £115 (10 months), £95 (2 months) 112 4 | 1 at £95 ... ... 95 493 General Division. 1 at £260 ... ... 260 2 1 1 at £185 ... ... 185 445 Non-permanents. 1 at £143 ... ... 143 2 I 1 at £240 (3 months) ... ... 60 203 23 j 8,147 18 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... .. ... 220 | 19 Cost of transporting newly appointed officers from England to New Zealand ... ... ... 200

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

Number Item . 1927-28 of Persons. VOTE No. 40. —DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC 11 °' AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued. 1927-28. ■ Subdivision No. II.—Dominion Laboratory—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 20 Chemicals, apparatus, and repairs to apparatus ... 2,750 21 Expenses in connection with accident in laboratory, October, 1926 ... ... ... 90 22 Fees of officers attending science lectures at Universities ... ... ... 30 23 Freight, cartage, and transport charges ... ... 125 24 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 400 25 Laboratory accommodation and maintenance ... 400 26 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 100 27 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 75 28 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 200 29 Rent (branch laboratory premises, Auckland) ... 300 30 Rent (branch laboratory premises, Dunedin) ... 120 31 Subscriptions to Technical Societies ... ... 30 32 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 80 33 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 500 j 34 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 fsee end of vote) — Gas-testing ... ... £800 Miscellaneous fees ... ... 100 900 5,670 Total —Subdivision No. II ... 13,817 Subdivision No. III.—Dominion Observatory. 35 Salaries— Professional Division. Glass A— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Clerical Division. Glass VII— £ 1 at £235 ... ... 235 2 1 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 139 374 3 1,089 Other Charges for and incidental to— 36 Astronomical sites, testing of ... ... 100 37 Furniture, fittings, &c. ... ... ... 100 38 General expenses ... ... ... 250 39 Grounds, maintenance of ... ... ... 60 40 Instruments and equipment ... ... 300 41 Local earthquake recorders ... ... .. 100 910 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... ' 1,999

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

Number Item. 1007 90 of Persons. VOTE No. 40. —DEPARTMENT OE SCIENTIFIC LV&t-m. AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued. 1927-28, Subdivision No. IV.—Geological Survey Branch. £ £ 42 Salaries — Professional Division. 1 1 at £791 (Director) ... ... ... 791 Class A — 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Glass B— 2 2 at £540 ... ... ... 1,080 Glass G— 1 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Class D— £ 1 at £425 ... ... 425 2 1 at £380 (6 months) ... ... 190 Glass E— — 615 1 1 at £320 ... ... ... 320 Clerical Division. Class V— 1 1 at £380 ... ... ... 380 Class VII— 1 1 at £295 ... ... ... 295 10 4,586 Other Charges for and incidental to — 43 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 75 44 Fault map of New Zealand : Expenses of publication 300 45 Field expenses (partly recoverable) ... ... 400 46 Freight, cartage, and transport charges... ... 30 47 Fuel, light, and water (partly recoverable) ... 75 48 General expenses of soil-survey in Central Otago (recoverable) ... ... ... 300 49 Instruments, purchase of ... ... ... 20 50 Instruments: Repairs and maintenance and outfit allowances , ... ... ... 168 51 Mineral specimens: Collection and purchase ... 50 52 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 60 53 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 54 Printing bulletins, lithographing, &c. ... ... 1,000 55 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 30 56 Rents ... ... ... 235 57 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 25 58 Temporary assistance (survey thermal regions) . . 100 59 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 250 60 Tools and field equipment ... ... ... 60 61 Wages of field hands (partly recoverable) ... 900 62 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Fuel, light, &c. ... ... £30 Field expenses ... ... 50 General expenses of soil survey ... 300 380 4,148 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 8,734

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid : — 1927-28. £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 II .. .. .. .. .. 900 IV .. .. .. .. .. 380 Total .. .. .. .. .. 9,780

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Number Item 1927-28 of Persons. VOTE No. 40.—DEPARTMENT OP SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. V. —Meteorological Office. £ £ 63 Salaries— Professional Division. 1 1 at £900 (Director), (7 months) ... ... 525 Glass A— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Glass B— 1 1 at £540 ... ... ... 540 Clerical Division. Class VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 1 at £140 ... ... 140 435 General Division. 1 at £205 ... ... 205 2 1 at £90 (7 months) ... ... 53 258 Unclassified. 8 8 Local Reporters ... ... ... 85 15 : 2,508 Other Charges for and incidental to — 64 District weather-reporting stations, establishment of 10 65 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 10 66 Instruments : Purchase and repairs ... .. 500 ' 67 Observatories: Maintenance of and establishment ... 250 68 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 10 69 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 50 70 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 3,550 71 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 250 72 Rent ... .. ... 256 73 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 70 74 Travelling allowances and expenses, and transfer expenses .... ... ... 150 75 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 20 5,126 Total—Subdivision No. V ... ... 7,634 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 56,609 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... .. 9,780 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 40 ... 46,829

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Appropriations for Nauru and Ocean Islands Account.

NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. . I . Vote No. 41. —Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. ... 600 600 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 600 600 It#m " 1927-28. VOTE No. 41.—NAURU AND OCEAN 1927-28. ISLANDS. £ £ Charges for and incidental to — 1 Administration, travelling-expenses, &c. ... 600 Gross Total ... ... ... — — 600 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 41 ... 600

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Appropriations for Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account.

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 69 —Expenses of Management — £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. .. .. ... 40,300 40,300 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. .. ••• 5 5 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. ••• 40,295 40,295 of N p™. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 69.—EXPENSES OP MANAGEMENT. 1927-28. £ £ Charges fob 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 ... ... 300 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous ... ... 5 Gross Total ... ... ... 40,300 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 5 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 69 ... 40,295

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Appropriations for Land for Settlements Account.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 70.—Land for Settlements Expenses — £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 1,425 3,398 4,823 CREDITS-IN-aid .. .. .. ... 50 50 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 1,425 3,348 4,773 Number Item 1Q27-Z8 of Persons. 1JA J VOTE No. 70.— LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS 1927-28. EXPENSES. £ £ 1 * Salaries — Clerical Division. 1 1 at £1,000 ... ... ... | 1,000 Cla-s IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 2 1,425 I Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Audit fees ... ... ... 30 3 Grant to J. D. Ritchie, Land Purchase Controller, on retirement, in lieu of leave of absence ... 413 4 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 10 5 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 50 6 Preliminary expenses : Valuations, &c. ... ... 250 7 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 30 8 Refund of proportion of land-tax and rates upon estates purchased for settlements ... ... 25 9 Services rendered by other Departments ... 50 10 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 25 11 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 250 12 Typewriters: Purchase and upkeep ... ... 5 13 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 35 Lands Department— Roading, drainage, improvements, &a., for the benefit or protection of settlements under Section 77 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908 :— 14 Bonus to former manager of Clifton Settlement on termination of engagement ... ... 100 15 Contribution towards purchase of fire-extinguishing plant for Albury Coal-mine, situated on Section 1, Block II, Chamberlain Settlement (part recoverable) ... ... ... 100 16 Pahurehure Domain : Purchase of land ... 350 17 Hadlow Settlement: Metalling access road ... 250 18 Maerewhenua Settlement: River protection works 10 * 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 Land for Settlements Account

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued.

221

Number Item 1QO7OQ of Persons. V0TE No 70.—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS EXPENSES—continued. \ 1927-28. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Lands Department—continued. Roading, drainage, improvements, &e.—continued. Putorino Settlement— 19 Drainage ... ... ... 200 20 Water-supply ... ... ... 25 21 Remuera Settlement: Roading ... ... 40 Reporoa Settlement— 22 Erection of bridge over Waiotapu Stream ... 40 23 Maintenance of drains ... ... 418 24 Road access to Section 29s ... ... 170 Subsidies — 25 Allenby Settlement: Drainage (£1 for £1) ... 375 26 Makareao Settlement: Protection of lime-works (£1 for £1) ... ... ... 500 27 Otway Settlement Drainage (£1 for £2) ... 485 28 Te Pua Settlement: Completion of roading ... 75 29 Tawaha Settlement: Removal of logs in Ruatanga Stream ... ... ... 38 30 Te Wera Settlement: Grant toWaikohu County Council for maintenance of county roads ... 442 4,791 Less estimated amount of items provided for but not required during the current year ... 1,393 3,398 Estimated credita-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £50 Gross Total ... ... ... — 4,823 Crbdits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 50 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 70 ... 4,773

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222

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

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.

(DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.) 1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 71. —Land for Settlement of Discharged £ £ £ Soldiers: Expenses— GROSS Total .. .. .. ... 3,822 55,822 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. ... 685 685 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 3,137 3,137 | orPersoM. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 71— LAND FOR SETTLEMENT OF 1927-28. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS: EXPENSES. I £ £ Charges for and incidental to — 1 Audit fees ... ... ... 45 j 2 Glencoe Settlement : Drainage ... ... 440 Goat Hills Settlement— 2 Maintenance of access road ... ... j 75 4 Road access ... ... ... 220 5 Mataikona Settlement: Grant to Castlepoint Ccunty \ 358 Council for maintenance of county roads ... 6 Oakwood Settlement, Canterbury : Metalling access 255 road 7 Orongo Settlement : Maintenance of drains, &c. ... 500 8 Otahome Settlement : Roading (part recoverable) ... 1,254 9 Stiathvale Settlement : Drainage (subsidy, £1 for £1) 1,125 10 Waitohi Peaks Settlement : Roading ... ... 50 11 Wharekaka Settlement: Water-supply ... ... 950 5,272 Less amount of items provided for but not required during the current year ... ... 1,450 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Otahome Settlement: Roading ... £635 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 685 GROSS Total ... ... ... 3,822 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 685 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 71 ... 3,137

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

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.

223

(MAIN HIGHWAYS REVENUE FUND). 1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 73.—Maintenance of Main Highways— £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. ... 740,000 740,000 Credits-in-aid .. .. ... 15,000 15,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 725,000 725,000 of N p~. Item - 1927-28. VOTE No. 73.—MAINTENANCE OF MAIN 1927-28. 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 ... ... ... 725,000 2 Post and Telegraph Department : Cost of collection of motor-registration fees ... ... ... 15,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous ... ... 15,000 Gross Total ... ... ... 740,000 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 15,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 73 ... 725,000 1

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224

Appropriations for Native Land Settlement Account.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. i_ i Vote No. 75. —Native Land Purchase Expenses— £ £ £ GKOSS TOTAL .. .. .. 2,005 3,200 5,205 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. ... 100 100 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,005 3,100 5,105 0f N CtV Itera - 1927-28. VOTE No. 75.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE 1927-28. EXPENSES. £ £ I 1 *Salaries— Clerical Division. Glass I— 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 Class II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Non-permanhnt. 1 1 (Judge's Assistant on Consolidation Schemes, Eotorua District) ... ... ... 500 4 2,005 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 j Contribution towards expenses of consolidation schemes ... ... ... ... 1,000 3 j Travelling and general administration expenses ... 2,000 4 | Valuation fees ... ... ... 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refund of valuation fees ... 100 3,200 GROSS Total ... ... ... ——- 5,205 Credits-in-aid ... ... ... ... 100 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 75 ... j 5,105 I Note. —Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase. * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Service Clarification List."

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Appropriations for State Goal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.

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1927-28. j Salaries. j Other Charges, j Total. Vote No. 76. —-State Coal-mines — £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 9,681 293,734 303,415 Cbedits-IN-aid .. .. .. ••• 2,350 2,350 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 9,681 291,384 301,065 of Persons. Itera ' V0TE No 7 6._STATB COAL-MINES. 1927-28. 1927-28. 1 * Salaries — Professional Division. £ £ 1 1 at £791 (Superintendent, State Coal-mines) ... 791 Clerical Division. Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Class IV— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Class V— £ 2 at £380 ... ... 760 3 1 at £355 ... ... 355 1,115 Class VI— 1 at £335 ... ... 335 2 1 at £320 ... ... 320 655 Class VII— 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £295 (11 months), £275 (1 month) 293 1 at £250 (1 month), £230 (11 months) 232 1 at £230 (7 months), £210 (5 months) 222 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 209 1 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 153 1 at £ 135 (10 months), £115 (2 months) 132 1 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 127 1 at £115 (6 months), £95 (6 months) 105 2 at £95 (11 months), £80 (1 month) 188 13 2 at £80 (1 for 8 months)... ... 133 2,089 General Division. 1 at £425 ... ... 425 1 at £374 ... ... 374 1 at £370 (10 months) ... ... 309 1 at £365 ... ... 365 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 at £290 ... 580 1 at £270 ... ... 270 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification liiat." Not*.—-Scale salaries or wagea inolud# cost-of-living increase.

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226

Appropriations for State Goal-mines Account.

STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT —continued.

Number [ t em. 1Q27-28 of Persons. V0TB No . 76—STATE COAL-MINES —continued. 1927-28. 1 Salabies—continued. £ £ General Division —continued. £ 1 at £260 ... ... 260 10 1 at £255 ... ... 255 3,133 32 Cadet's lodging-allowances ... ... ... 78 Proportion of salaries to be recovered by Mines Department ... ... ... 500 9,681 Other Chabges for and incidental to— 2 Advances to workmen lor erection of dwellings (recoverable) ... ... ... 6,200 3 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 215 4 Coal supplies free to mine-managers, &c. ... 190 5 Coal supplied at reduced rates to workmen at the mines ... ... ... 1,700 6 Compensation and expenses under Workers' Compensation Acts ... ... ... 3,250 7 Deposits on contracts (recoverable) ... ... 300 Depots : Purchase of stocks and trading expenses— 8 Christchurch ... ... ... 33,000 9 Wanganui ... ... ... 3,600 10 Wellington ... ... ... 18,850 Grants — • 11 Eunanga Bowling-green and Tennis-court ... 100 12 Eunanga street lighting ... ... ... 80 13 Harbour rates and royalty ... ... ... 6,000 14 Head office expenses ... ... ... 150 15 House allowance: Superintendent, State Coal-mines 100 16 James Colliery expenses ... ... ... 42,500 17 Liverpool Colliery expenses ... ... ... 170,000 18 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 140 19 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 300 Prospecting and Development of State Coal-mines— 20 MacDonald Mine ... ... ... 25 21 James Mine ... ... ... ... 1,700 22 Liverpool Mine ... ... ... 3,450 23 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution (2 years) ... ... ... 324 24 Seddonville Colliery expenses ... ... 125 Subsidies— 25 Croquet lawn, Eunanga (£1 for £1, £25 ; grant, £25) 50 26 Erection of school swimming-baths, Eunanga (£1 for £2) ... ... ... 100 27 Eunanga Domain (£1 for £1, £60 ; grant, £25) ... 85 28 Eunanga Medical Association ... ... 200 29 Survey of water-works scheme, Eunanga ... 200 30 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 150 31 Tree-planting at Eunanga ... ... ... 600 32 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Eeturn of deposits ... ... £300 Sale of plant, railway tickets, &c. 2,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 2,350 293,734 GKOSS Total .. ... ... 303,415 Cbedits-in-AID ... ... ... ... 2,350 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 76 ... 301,065

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 77. —State Forest Service— £ £ £ Capital Charges— Subdivision I. —Salaries .. .. .. 20,542 ... 20,542 ,, II. —General Development .. .. ..." 5,844 5,844 ,, III. —Forest Fire Prevention .. .. 390 390 ,, IV. —Education, dec. .. .. ••• 285 285 „ V. —Forest Research .. .. ••• '3,418 3,418 „ , VI. —General Afforestation .. .. 147,843 147,843 „ VII. —Acquisition of Indigenous Forests, &c. 907 907 20,542 158,687 179,229 Operation and Maintenance Charges — — Subdivision I. —Salaries .. .. .. 23,900 ... 23,900 ,, II. —General Development .. .. ... 23,590 . 23,590 „ III. —Forest Fire Prevention .. .. ... 2,715 2,715 IV.—Education, &c. .. .. ... 1,375 1,375 „ V. —Forest Research .. .. ... 6,390 6,390 „ VI. —General Afforestation .. .. ■■■ 4,009 4,009 „ VII. —Acquisition of Indigenous Forests, &c. ••• „ VIII. —Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies ■■■ 10,558 10,558 for Tree-planting : Miscellaneous 23,900 48,711 72,611 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 44,442 207,398 251^,840 Cbedits-IN-AID .. .. .. 100 2,347 2,447 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 44,342 205,051 249,393 i Number it em . -i 00700 Of Persons. V0TB No . 7 7 .__8TATB FOREST SERVICE. 1927-28 Subdivision No. I.—Salaries. £ £ 1 *Salakies — Administkativb Division. £ 1 at £1,000 (Director) ... ... 1,000 2 1 at £675 (Secretary) ... ... 675 1,675 Professional Division. Glass A— 1 at £700 ... ... 700 2 1 at £615 ... ... 615 Class B— 1,315 1 1 at £540 ... ... ... 540 Glass G— 1 1 at £-50 (part time only) ... ... ... 50 Class D— 2 at £425 ... ... 850 1 at £400 ... ... 400 4 1 at £355 ... ... 355 Class E— 1,605 1 1 at £320 ... ... ... 320 * For particulars of salaries sea " Publio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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228

Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

of Persons. | Item j 1927-28. VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued. 1927-28. *" Subdivision No. I.—Salaries —continued. £ £ 1 Salaries—continued. Clerical Division. Class II— 1 1 at £490 ... ... ... 490 Glass III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Class VI— 6 6 at £335 ... ... ... 2,010 Class VII— £ 2 at £295 ... ... '590 2 at £275 ... ... 550 1 at £250 ... ... 250 3 at £230 ... ... 690 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £190 ... ... 380 3 at £135 ... ... 405 7 at £115 ... ... 805 23 2 at £95 ... ... 190 4,070 Cadets'lodging-allowances ... ... ... 110 General Division. 3 at £715 ... ... 2,145 1 at £690 ... ... 690 3 at £590 ... 1,770 8 at £425 ... ... 3,400 1 at £390 ... ... 390 " , 4 at £380 ... ... 1,520 6 at £360 ... ... 2,160 3 at £340 ... ... 1,020 8 at £320 ... ... 2,560 2 at £315 ... ... 630 4 at £310 ... ... 1,240 3 at £300 ... ... 900 3 at £295 ... ... 885 3 at £285 ... ... 855 1 at £280 ... ... 280 1 at £265 ... ... 265 5 at £260 ... 1,300 3 at £255 ... ... 765 4 at £245 ... ... 980 2 at £235 ... ... 470 1 at £225 ... ... 225 1 at £205 ... ... 205 •71 1 at £195 ... ... 195 24,850 Non-permanents. 2 at £312 ... ... 624 1 at £305 (9 months), £295 (3 months)... 302 2 at £300 ... ... 600 3 at £260 ... ... 780 3 at £247 (1 for 8 months), £234 (4 months) 737 1 at £245 .. ... 245 1 at £234 ... ... 234 1 at £230 (10 months) ... ... 197 3 at £208 (1 for 9 months, 1 for 10 months) 541 1 at £182 ... ... 182 4 at £169 (1 for 6J months), £156 (5f months) 670 1 at £163 ... ... 163 2 at £143 (9 months), £130 (3 months)... 280 1 at £130 (11 monthsj, £117 (1 month)... 129

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229

Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item. VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE— contd. 1QQ „ oa of Persons. LtfJi t~AO. Subdivision No. I.—Salaries—continued. 1927-28. 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Non-pekmanents—continued. £ 1 at £120 ... ... 120 1 at £104 ... ... 104 1 at £91 (10 momths), £78 (2 months) ... 89 1 at £84 10s. (9 months) ... ... 61 1 at £78 (11 months) ... ... 72 32 1 at £65 (8 months) ... ... 42 6,172 147 Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties under Public Service Regulations 24a-and 209 225 44,662 Less salaries provided but not now required ... 220 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Department of Lands and Survey : £ Salaries of officers ... ... 100 Total—Subdivision No. I ... 44,442 Subdivision No. II.—General Developmeyit and Management of Indigenous State Forests, Provisional State Forests, attd Forested Reserves. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 2 Buildings ... ... ... 915 3 Demarcation ... ... ... 820 4 Field equipment, tools, instruments, and tents ... 675 5 Forest Atlas ... ... ... 700 6 Office equipment ... ... ... 979 7 Motor-vehicles, purchase of ... * ... 630 8 Re-establishment Longwood Forest ... ... 500 9 Roads, tracks, and fences ... ... ... 525 10 Telephone lines (forest) ... ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £5 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 5,844 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 11 Advertising ... ... ... 240 12 Akatarawa Reserve administration expenses (part recoverable) ... ... ... 50 13 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 13 14 Destruction of deer ... ... ... 500 15 Destruction of wild pigs (recoverable from Department of Lands and Survey, £400; Department of Agriculture, £400) ... ... ... 1,200 16 Forest reconnaissance ... ... ... 1,320 17 Grazing reconnaissance ... ... ... 185 18 Kauri-gum, collection of ... ... ... 50 19 Law-costs ... ... ... ... 210 20 Maintenance buildings ... ... ... 145 21 Maintenance field equipment, tools, &c. ... 165 22 Maintenance office equipment ... ... 125 23 Maintenance roads, tracks, and fences ... ... 275 24 Maintenance telephone lines (forest) ... ... 60 25 Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning ... 3,440 26 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 35 27 Payment to other Departments for services rendered 270

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230

Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

ltem - VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE —contd. 1927-28. 1Q97 ofi Subdivision No. II.—General Development and Manage- -— — ment of Indigenous State Forests, &c.—continued. Operation and Maintenance Charges—continued. Charges for and incidental to—continued. 28 Policing, patrol and maintenance ... ... 1,440 29 Postage, cables, telegrams, &c. ... ... 900 30 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 915 31 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 670 32 Eailway Department: Lease of loading-site (recoverable) ... ... ... 32 33 Refund of appraisal deposits ... ... 20 34 Settlement land examination ... ... 75 35 Special forest investigations ... ... 65 36 Supervision of current operations ... ... 460 37 Survey charges on indigenous forest lands ... 10 38 Timber cruising, valuation, and appraisal (part recoverable) ... ... ... 3,490 39 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 450 40 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor-vehicles 1,650 41 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,530 42 Work for other Departments, outside bodies, &c. (recoverable) ... ... ... 500 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of subdivision ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Demarcation ... ... 50 Destruction of wild pigs— Vote, Department of Lands and Survey ... ... 400 Vote, Department of Agriculture 400 Lease of loading-site ... ... 32 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 Work for other Departments ... 500 1,432 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 23,590 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 29,434 Subdivision No. III.—Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention : Indigenous Forests. Capital Charges—• Charges for and incidental to- — 44 Equipment ... ... ... 255 45 Protection improvements .. ... 1-35 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 390 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 46 Communication and controls ... ... 125 47 Locomotion ... ... ... 225 48 Maintenance of equipment ... ... ... 45 49 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 440 50 Wages ... ... ... 1,880 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £5 Total —Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 2,715 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 1 3,105

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number r,„„, .. „„„ „„ Of Persons. ltem ' VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE— contd. 1927-28. 1927-28. Subdivision No. IV. —Education : Banger Instruction School, Working Reference Library, Departmental £ £ Publications, and Statistical Data. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 51 Reference library and text books ... ... 180 52 Photographic equipment ... ... ... 105 Total—Capital Charges ... .. 285 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 53 Forest exhibits and Technological Museum ... 105 54 International Forestry Bureau, contribution to ... 100 55 Photographic records and material ... ... 205 56 Professional, trade, and current publications ... 180 57 Service bulletins, preparation and publication of ... 715 58 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 70 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Sale of bulletins, &c. ... ... £50 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 1,375 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 1,660 Subdivision No. V.—Forest Research : Silvicultural Ecological Utilization and Forest Management. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 59 Aboretum, Rotorua ... ... 500 60 Forest Ecology, Equipment and instruments for ... 20 61 Forest Experiment Station (Auckland) ... ... 225 62 Forest Experiment Station (Westland) ... ... 2,303 63 Forest Experiment Station (Nelson) ... ... 10 64 Forest Experiment Station (Rotorua) ... 200 65 Forest Experiment Station (Christchurch) ... 50 66 Timber-testing equipment and apparatus ... 110 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 3,418 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 67 Exchange and supply of seeds, &c., for experimental purposes ... ... ... 5 68 Forest Ecology ... ... ... 640 69 Forest entomology, proportional cost of experimental investigations by Department of Agriculture ... 375 70 Silvicultural management studies ... ... 860 71 Utilization ... ... ... 225 72 Timber products testing and investigations ... 3,505 73 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 780 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £50 Total —Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 6,390 Total—Subdivision No. V ... • 9,808

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232

Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item.' -] q07 OO of Persons. | y0TE No 77 ,_ S TATE FOREST SERVICE—contd. ' zo * 1927-28. Subdivision No. VI.—General Afforestation: Building, Tree - planting, Maintenance and Protection of & £ Plantations, Operations of Nurseries, and Collateral Activities. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — Nurseries— 74 Golden Downs ... ... ... 792 75 Hanmer (part recoverable) ... ... 6,511 76 Kaingaroa ... ... ... 2,500 77 Naseby ... ... ... 657 78 Riverhead ... ... ... 2,110 79 Rotorua ... ... ... 11,245 80 Tapanui ... ... ... 3,787 81 Westland ... ... ... 1,688 Plantations — 82 Balmoral ... ... ... 14,755 83 Blue Mountain ... ... ... 7,310 84 Conical Hills ... ... 900 85 Dumgree ... ... ... 350 86 Dusky Hill ... ... 365 87 Galloway ... ... ... 10 88 Gimmerburn ... ... ... 10 89 Greenvale ... ... ... 1,400 90 Golden Downs ... ... 3,000 91 Hanmer Springs ... ... ... 7,740 92 Kaingaroa ... ... ... 30,367 93 Karioi ... ... ... 6,735 94 Maramarua ... ... ... 2,645 95 Naseby ... ... 1,415 96 Omarama ... ... ... 10 97 Puhipuhi ... ... ... 776 98 Pukerau ... ... 295 99 Raincliffe ... ... .. 75 100 Riverhead ... ... ... 9,420 101 Waiotapu ... ... ... 3,100 102 Waitahuna ... ... ... 25 103 Whakarewarewa ... ... ... 3,750 Land purchase for extension of nurseries and planta104 tions ... ... ... 22,100 105 Sand-dune reclamation and afforestation ... 2,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £5 Total—Capital Charges... ... ... 147,843 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 106 Forest regulation studies ... ... ... 150 107 Prjparation of planting plans and forest extension ... 770 108 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,504 109 Tree seed operations (part recoverable) ... ... 800 1110 Work performed for other Departments, outside bodies, &c. (recoverable) ... ... ... 785 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Work performed for other Depart- £ ments ... ... 785 Tree seed operations ... ... 15 800 Total —Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 4,009 Total —Subdivision No. VI ... 151,852

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233

Appropriations for State Forest Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I 100 .. 100 II .. 1,437 1,437 111 .. 5 5 IV .. 50 50 V .. 50 50 VI .. 805 805 Totals 100 2,347 2,447

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I ' I oHw. Item - I 1927-28. VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE —contd. 1927-28. ~ : "" Subdivision No. VII.—Acquisition of Indigenous Forests. £ £ Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to—• 111 Purchase of Sections 8 and 9, Block XIV, Kaeo ... 907 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 907 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 112 Refund to Land for Settlements Account — Yearly rent on Sections 28-30, Block VIII, Otanewainuku S.D. ... ... ... 74 1 Total—Operation Charges ... ... 74 ! Total—Subdivision No. VII ... ' j 981 . j Subdivision No. VIII.—Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies for Tree-planting : Miscellaneous. Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to —- 113 Empire Forestry Conference, 1927-28 : Preliminary expenses ... ... ... 500 114 Expenses of forest officers (3) going overseas ... 558 115 I Payment to local authorities under Section 17, Finance Act, 1924 ... .. ... 9,500 Total —Subdivision No. VIII ... 10,558 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 251,840 Credits-IN-AID ( a)... ... ... ; ... 2,447 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 77 ... 249,393

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234

Appropriations for Westport Harbour Account.

WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT.

1927-28. ( Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 78. —Westport Harbour— £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 5,902 48,938 54,840 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 75 10 85 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 5,827 48,928 54,755 ofPe™ons. Item " 1927-28. — VOTE No. 78.—WESTPORT HARBOUE. 1927-28. 1 *Salaries— £ £ Professional Division. Class D— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Clerical Division. Glass II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Class VII— 1 1 at £95 ... ... ... 95 General Division. £ 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 N on-permanent. 1 1 at £260 ... ... ... 260 17 Unclassified. 1 Marine Department : Administration expenses ... 750 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Contribution from Department of £ Internal Affairs ... ... 75 5,902 Other Charges for and incidental to— 2 Audit fees ... ... ... 50 3 Compensation for accidents ... ... 30 4 j Dredging (including repairs and maintenance) ... 20,000 5 i Endowments, cost of administration of ... ... 1,500 ' * For particulars of salaries see "Public Service Classification List." Note.—-Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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235

Appropriations for Westport Harbour Account.

WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT —continued.

„i N P™. I"*™' 1927-28. VOTE No. 78.—WBSTPOET HARBOUR—contd. _ 1927-28. Othek Chakges eoe and incidental to —continued. £ £ 6 Grant to Westport School of Mines ... . . 25 7 Harbour maintenance and working-expenses ... 3,500 8 New launch, purchase of .. ... ... 1,000 9 Office expenses ... ... ... 200 10 Protective works ... ... ... 20,000 11 Retiring-allowances ... ... ... 93 12 Superannuation subsidy ... .. ... 130 13 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 170 14 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 30 15 Tug: Working-expenses, repairs, and maintenance of 2,200 16 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 10 48,938 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... .. £10 Gitoss Total ... ... ... 54,840 Cbedits-IN-AID ... ... ... ... 85 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 78 ... — 54,755

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236

Appropriations for Working Railways Account.

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries and Qther Charges> Total Wages. Vote No. 79. —Working Railways—• £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 4,813,280 2,757,288 7,570,568 Credits-IN-AID .. .. 685,000 300,000 985,000 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 4,128,280 2,457,288 6,585,568 ofConV Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS.* 3,164 Miles. 1927-28. 1 General Chaeges— £ £ Head 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 I— 2 2 at £765 ... ... ... 1,530 Special Grade II— 2 2 at £715 ... ... ... 1,430 Grade I— 2 2 at £615 ... ... ... 1,230 Grade II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Grade III — 5 5 at £470 ... ... ... 2,350 Grade IV— 2 2 at £425 ... ... ... 850 Grade V— 5 5 at £380 ... ... ... 1,900 Grade VI6 6 at £335 ... ... ... 2,010 Grade Villi at £295 ... ... 3,245 15 i at £210 ... ... 840 4,085 * For particulars of salaries see Railways Department Classification List, " D.-3."

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Number of Persons. 1927—28. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued, 1927-28. ~ ~ 1 General Charges—continued. £ £ Head Office : Salaries—continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade VIII— £ 2 at £190 ... ... 380 2 at £155 ... ... 310 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £115 ... ... 230 15 8 at £95 ... ... 760 Lodging-allowances— ... ... 1,815 59 1 at £35 ... ... 35 6 at £25 ... ... 150 185 22,665 Contingencies —Temporary clerical assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowances to members under the Regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1926, allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations, value of accrued 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 ... ... 2,300 Australian railway statistics ... 300 Legal expenses, advertising, supply of periodicals, and miscellaneous ... 500 Stationery supplies and printing ... 4,000 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 125 Travelling expenses and allowances ... 2,000 Travelling-expenses, Appeal Board ... 210 9,435 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (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 32,100 Chief Accountant's Office : Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 1 1 at £900 (Chief Accountant) ... ... 900 Subdivision II. Grade I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Grade II— 3 3 at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 Grade III— 4 4 at £470 ... ... ... 1,880

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Number ! Item _ 1Q97 of Persons. V 0TE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1927-28. 1 General Charges—continued. £ £ Chief Accountant's Office : Salaries —continued. Subdivision II—continued. Grade IV— 7 7 at £425 ... ... ... 2,975 Grade V — £ 4 at £380 ... ... 1,520 7 3 at £355 ... ... 1,065 Grade VI— 2,585 7 at £335 ... ... 2,345 9 2 at £320 ... ... 640 Grade VII— 2,985 30 at £295 ... ... 8,850 7 at £275 ... ... 1,925 1 at £250 ... ... 250 39 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Grade VIII— 11,235 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £115 ... 115 3 1 at £80 ... ... 80 Lodging-allowances— 385 74 1 at £35 ... ... ... 35 25,140 Contingencies— Salaries of casual clerks, office assistants, machinists, and ticket sorters 10,000 Stores, stationery, and supplies ... 3,000 Cost of ticket printing ... ... 4,000 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 50 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 2,500 19,550 44,690 Less amounts provided for under other sections 12,000 32,690 Training School: Salaries. Grade V— 1 1 at £355 ... ... ... 355 Grade VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... 335 Grade VII— £ 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 7 1 at £275 ... ... 275 2,045 Grade VIII— 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £95 ... ... 95 36 34 at £80 ... ... 2,720 — 2,970 45 Lodging-allowance — 30 at £35 ... ... ... 1,050 Contingencies— 6,755 Travelling and transfer expenses .. 150 Stationery and supplies ... ... 295 Wages: Casual staff (hostel) ... •, 559 1,004 ! 7,759

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Number [tem , 1Q27-'28 of Persons. V0TE No 79.„_ WORKING RAIL WAYS—continued. zo ' 1927-28. 1 General Charges—continued. £ £ Miscellaneous General Charges. Allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1926, for special work performed in the course of their duty ... .. £101 Less already provided for under the various sections ... ... 100 — 1 Amount required to cover increase in salaries of members of Division I in connection with the regrading of positions ... ' ... ... 13,000 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 700 Departmental Buildings — Wages of messengers, cleaners, and £ night-watchmen ... ... 3,800 Furniture and fittings ,. ... 600 Maintenance of buildings ... ... 2,700 Water, light, and power ... ... 700 Postages and freight on hampers ... 2,500 10,300 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 ... I 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 ... ... 18,100 Railway Magazine : Printing and publication ... : 5,000 Grants to officers on retirement equivalent to salary in lieu of leave in terms of regulations ... | 1,000 220,201 Less amounts provided under the various sections 30,000 190,201 Total Head Office and General Charges ... 262,750 2 ; Divisional Superinten ievce : Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 2 ■ 2 at £1,000 (Divisional Superintendents) ... 2,000 Subdivision II. 2 2 at £800 (Locomotive Engineers) ... ... 1,600 Special Grade III — 2 2 at £665 ... ... ... 1,330 Grade I— 1 1 at £615 ... ... ... 615 Grade III— 1 | 1 at £470 ... ... ...i 470 Grade IV — 3 I 3 at £425 ... ... | 1,275

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Number Item. 1 qo(7 op Of Persons. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1 v&l-m. 1927-28. 2 Divisional Superintendence : Salaries—continued. £ £ Subdivision II—continued. Grade VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Grade VII— 4 4 at £295 ... ... ... 1,180 Grade VIII— £ 3 at £135 ... ... 405 5 2 at £115 ... ... 230 635 22 — Contingencies—• 9,775 Lighting and water ... ... 50 Stationery, stores, and printing ... 280 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 720 Miscellaneous ... ... 305 1,355 11,130 3 Branch Expenditure—• Working-expenses of SectionsIncluding salaries and wages ; allowances to members by regulations made under section 68 of the Government Railways Act, 1926, 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, 1926); 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. 1 at £925 (Assistant Chief Engineer) ... ... 925 3 2 at £850 (Inspecting Engineer and Designing ! Engineer) ... ... ... 1,700 Grade I— 4 4 at £615 ... ... ... 2,460

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31— B. 7.

Number ltpm Of Persons. V0 TB No. 79.—WOEKING RAILWAYS.— continued. Vd&l-XS. 1927-28. 3 Bbanch 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— £ 9 at £295 ... ... 2,655 10 1 at £210 ... .. 210 Grade VIII— 2,865 2 at £135 ... ... 270 2 at £125 ... ... 250 2 at £115 ... ... 230 2 at £95 ... 190 9 ' 1 at £80 ... ... 80 Lodging-allowances— — 1,020 33 1 at £35 ... ... 35 2 at £25 ... ... 50 2 at £10 ... ... 20 105 12,780 Contingencies—Temporary clerical and draughting assistance, stationery and supplies, travelling allowances and expenses, allowances to members under Regulation No. 86 (made under the Government Railways Act, 1926), 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 — Imprest moneys misappropriated District £ Engineer's office, Christchurch ... 244 Lighting and miscellaneous ... 200 Salaries of casual clerks and draughtsmen 2,150 Stationery and supplies ... ... 1,000 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 150 Travelling expenses and allowances ... 1,000 4,744 Working-expenses op Sections— Maintenance of Way and Works— Salaries— 4 at £800 (District Engineers) ... 3,200^ Section— Kaihu ... ... 6,100 Gisborne ... ... 18,100 North Island Main Line and Branches 611,435 j~ 1,230,305 South Island Main Line and Branches 541,470 Westport ... ... 17,000 Nelson ... ... 16,000 Picton ... ... 17,000 J Special allowance to ex-Inspector J. Smith for 50 originating idea of ballast plough Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... ... £12,000 1,235,099 1,247,879

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number llem . 1927-28 Of Persons. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued. /io - 1927-28. 3 Branch Expenditure—continued. £ £ Maintenance Branch (Signals)— General Superintendence: Salaries. Subdivision II. 1 I at £925 (Signal and Electrical Engineer) ... 925 1 1 at £800 (Assistant Signal and Electrical Engineer) 800 Grade II— 3 3 at £515 ... ... ... 1,545 Grade III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Grade IV— 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Grade VII— £ 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 1 at £230 ... ... 230 8 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Grade VIII— 2,210 1 at £165 ... ... 165 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 4 1 at £105 ... ... 105 560 21 — 7,785 Contingencies— Salaries of casual staff ... ... 300 Stationery and supplies ... ... 1,200 Travelling-expenses ... ... 850 2,350 10,135 Working-expenses of Sections— Maintenance of Signals and Electrical Appliances — Section— £ Kaihu ... ... 50 Gisborne ... ... 150 North Island Main Line and Branches 58,600 South Island Main Line and Branches 40,300 [-100, 160 Westport ... ... 710 Nelson ... ... 160 Picton ... ... 190 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... ... £155 110,295 Locomotive Branch— General Superintendence: Salaries. Subdivision I. Class II— 1 1 at £1,200 (Chief Mechanical Engineer) ... 1,200 Subdivision II. £ 1 at £1,000 (Superintendent of Workshops) ... ... 1,000 2 1 at £900 (Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer) ... ... 900 1,900

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of£,. rtem " 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued. £ £ 3 Branch Expenditure—continued. Locomotive Branch—continued. General Superintendence : Salaries—continued. Subdivision II—continued. Special Grade I— 1 1 at £765 ... ... ... 765 Special Grade II— 2 2 at £715 ... ... ... 1,430 Grade I— 2 2 at £615 ... ... ... 1,230 Grade II— 1 1 at £515 ... ... ... 515 Grade III— 5 5 at £470 ... ... ... 2,350 Grade IV— 6 6 at £425 ... ... ... 2,550 Grade V— 2 2 at £380 ... ... ... 760 Grade VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Grade VII— £ 5 at £295 ... ... 1,475 1 at £275 ... ... 275 12 6 at £230 ... ... 1,380 Grade VIII— — 3,130 1 at £210 ... ... 210 1 at £190 ... ... 190 1 at £145 ... ... 145 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £95 ... ... 95 8 2 at £80 ... ... 160 1,070 44 17,570 ContingenciesSalaries of casual staff ... ... 3,000 Stationery and supplies ... ... 1,800 Travelling allowances and expenses ... 1,500 Telephone subscriptions ... ... 100 6,400 23,970 Working-expenses of Sections— Locomotive Transportation and Maintenance of Boilingstock— Section— £ Kaihu ... ... 3,000\ Gisborne ... ... 17,400 North Island Main Line and Branches 1,743,200 South Island Main Line and Branches 1,192,000 1 3,026,000 Westport ... ... 40,600 Nelson ... ... 13,800 Picton ... ... 16,000/ Allowance to enginemen and firemen employed on Bimutaka Incline ... ... ... 200 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... £6,000 3,050,170

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Number |t ern . 1 qpi7 no of Persons. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. LV&1-.05. 1927-28. 3 Bbanch Expenditure—continued. £ £ 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 Subdivision II. 1 1 at £800 (Commercial Manager) ... .. 800 Grade II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... ... 1,030 Grade III— 8 8 at £470 ... ... ... 3,760 Grade IV — 3 3 at £425 ... ... ... 1,275 Grade V — £ 1 at £380 ... ... 380 5 4 at £355 ... ... 1,420 Grade VI— 1,800 5 at £335 ... ... 1,675 7 2 at £320 ... ... 640 Grade VIII — 2,315 1 1 at £80 ... ... ... 80 29 13,060 i Contingencies— Salaries of casual business agents, office assistants, tabulating machinists, and ticket sorters ... 6,200 Stores, stationery, and supplies ... 5,600 Travelling allowances and expenses 4,000 Water, light, and power... ... 200 Printing and advertising ... 3,600 19,600 32,660 Working-expenses of Sections —- Traffic Transportation Expenses— Salaries— 4 at £800 (District Traffic Managers)... 3,200^ Section — Kaihu ... ... 1,800 Gisborne ... ... 7,000! , 070 North Island Main Line and Branches 935,435 r ' ' South Island Main Line and Branches 755,435 Westport ... ... 33,800 Nelson ... ... 7,300 Picton ... ... 12,100 J Allowance to guards employed on Rimutaka Incline 100 Money stolen by burglars from Mount Eden, Avondale, Pahiatua, Linton, and Levin ... ... 99 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... ... £15,700 1,788,929 Total Working Expenses of Sections ... 6,197,273

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Iw 1Q27_9ft of Persons. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued. 1927-28. 4 Subsidiary Services—• £ £ Lake Wakatipu Steamers— £ Salaries and wages ... ... 7,000 Coal and stores ... ... 6,800 Other charges ... ... 2,600 16,400 Refreshment Booms: Salaries— Subdivision II. Special Grade II— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Grade III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Grade IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Grade VI— £ 6 at £335 ... ... 2,010 7 1 at £320 ... ... 320 Grade VII— 2,330 7 at £295 ... ... 2,065 9 2 at £210 ... ... 420 Grade VIII— 2,485 1 at £135 ... ... 135 1 at £115 ... ... 115 3 1 at £80 ... ... 80 Lodging-allowance— ... ... 330 22 1 at £25 ... ... ... 25 6,780 Wages, stores, provisions, and contingencies ... 117,445 124,225 Advertising Service : Salaries — Subdivision II. Special Grade II— 1 1 at £715 ... ... ... 715 Grade III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ...* 470 Grade VII— £ 1 at £320 ... ... 320 6 at £295 ... ... 1,770 8 1 at £210 ... ... 210 Grade VIII — 2,300 1 at £155 ... ... 155 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £95 ... ... 190 5 1 at £80 ... ... 80 Lodging-allowances— 560 15 1 at £35 ... ... 35 1 at £25 ... ... 25 — 60 4,105 Wages and contingencies .. ... ... 40,095 44,200 Departmental Divellings— Maintenance, repairs, and renewals ... ... 149,100 Refreshment-room Buildings, Bookstalls, dc.~ Maintenance, repairs, and renewals ... ... 11,440 Road Motor Services — Wages and contingencies ... ... 28,500 Total Subsidiary Services ... ... 373,865 Total Head Office, Working-expenses and Subsidiary Services ... ... ,6,845,018 I

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number item. 1 Q97 9ft of Persons. V0 TE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS—continued ly&i-AV. _ 1927-28. 4 Renewals and Depreciation Fund— £ £ Renewal and depreciation of track, bridges, way and works rolling stock, £ workshops, &c. ... ... 380,000 Less credits provided for in other items 594,000 Gr. 214,000 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. ... ... 65,000 Less credits ... ... 80,000 Gr. 15,000 Credits on account of internal adjustment of interest and rent ... ... ... Cr. 120,000 Total Renewals, &c., Funds ... ... Gr. 249,000 5 Stores 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 ... ... 2,013,485 2,015,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items ... ... 2,000,000 — 15,000 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 ... ... 17,000 Pukete Timber Reserve ... 1,050 Maroa Timber Reserve ... 1,500 Pokako Timber Reserve \ Brua Timber Reserve ... I ]f)n Frankton Junction Sawmill and f ' Timber-yard ... ) 119,550 Less estimated credits ... 110,000 9,550 Total Stores Branch ... ... ... 24,550

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WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1927-28. £ Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 1,145 Maintenance of ways and works .. .. .. 12,000 Maintenance of signals, &c. .. ~ .. 155 Locomotive transportation, &c. .. . . .. 6,000 Traffic transportation .. .. .. .. 15,700 Material, &c., for departmental and other accounts .. 950,000 Total .. .. .. .. 985,000

of N p™. Item - • 1927-28. 1927-28. VOTE No. 79.—WORKING RAILWAYS —continued. ~ £ £ 5 State Sawmills—continued. Amount required to cover cost of material and work done for departmental and other accounts ... 950,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) ... ... £950,000 GKOSS TOTAL ... ... ... 7,570,568 Ckedits-IN-AID (a) ... ... ... ... 985,000 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 79 ... 6,585,568 I

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Appropriations for Public Trustee's Account.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. j Other Charges. ! Total. Vote No. 80.—Public Trust Office— £ £ £ GROSS Total .. .. 186,733 51,281 238,014 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 186,733 51,281 238,014 Number Item Q9 7 _nq of Persons. Chargeable on the Public Trustee's Account. Zj °- 1927-28L ' VOTE No. 80-PUBLIC TBUST 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) ... 850 1 at £850 (Controller, Estates Division) 850 j 1 at £800 (Assistant Solicitor) ... 800 7 3 at £765 (Assistant Solicitors) ... 2,295 Glass A— 5,695 1 at £715 ... ... 715 1 at £665 ... ... 665 6 4 at £615 ... ... 2,460 Glass B— 3,840 3 at £590 ... ... 1,770 3 at £565 ... ... 1,695 2 at £540 ... ... 1,080 10 2 at £515 ... ... 1,030 Class C— 5,575 6 at £490 ... ... 2,940 8 at £470 ... ... 3,760 15 1 at £445 ... ... 445 Glass D— 7,145 10 at £425 ... ... 4,250 1 at £400 ... ... 400 12 1 at £380 ... ... 380 5,030 Clerical Division. Class Special — 1 at £815 ... ... 815 5 at £765 ... ... 3,825 1 at £715 ... ... 715 16 9 at £665 ... ... 5,985 Class I— — 11,340 7 at £615 ... ... 4,305 1 at £590 ... ... 590 12 4 at £565 ... ... 2,260 Class II— 7,155 11 at £515 ... ... 5,665 14 3 at £490 ... ... 1,470 7,135 * For particulars of salaries see " Pablio Service Classification List." Note.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT-continued.

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Item ' VOTE No. 80.—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE— 1927-28. continued. 1927-28. 1 Salabies — continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Class III— £ 6 at £470 ... ... 2,-820 10 4 at £445 ... ... 1,780 Glass IV— 4,600 18 at £425 ... ... 7,650 21 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 Class V— — 8,850 34 at £380 ... ... 12,920 1 at £370 ... ... 370 50 15 at £355 ... ... 5,325 Class VI— 18,615 30 at £335 ... ... 10,050 42 12 at £320 ... ... 3,840 Class VII— 13,890 26 at £295 ... ... 7,670 23 at £275 ... 6,325 32 at £250 ... ... 8,000 18 at £230 ... ... 4,140 7 at £210 ... ... 1,470 20 at £190 ... 3,800 30 at £155 . 4,650 50 at £135 ... ... 6,750 82 at £115 ... 9,430 7 at £95 ... ... 665 296 1 at £80 ... ... 80 ■ 52,980 General Division. 3 at £500 ... ... 1,500 1 at £410 ... ... 410 1 at £380 ... ... 380 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 2 at £225 ... ... 450 2 at £215 ... ... 430 8 at £205 ... ... 1,640 16 at £195 ... ... 3,120 20 at £185 ... ... 3,700 2 at £175 ... ... 350 1 at £160 ... ... 160 71 2 at £150 ... ... 300 16,245 Non-pekmanents. 1 at £475 ... ... 475 1 at £450 ... ... 450 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 2 at £375 ... ... 750 1 at £355 ... ... 35o 2 at £350 ... ... 700 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £335 ... ... 335 3 at £320 ... ... 960 2 at £295 .. ... 590 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £250 ... ... 253 1 at £245 ... ... 245 3 at £240 ... ... 720 1 at £210 ... ... 210 2 at £195 ... ... 390 2 at £185 ... ... 370 6 at £182 ... ... 1,092 1 at £180 ... ... 180 9 at £169 ... ... 1,521

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued.

of Persons. Item< V0 TE No. 80.—PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE— 1927-28. continued. 1927-28. ' 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Non-permanents—continued. £ 7 at £156 ... ... 1,092 1 at £115 ... ... 145 9 at £143 ... ... 1,287 7 at £130 ... ... 910 9 at £117 ... ... 1,053 17 at £104 ... ... 1,768 1 at £97 ... ... 97 13 at £91 ... ... 1,183 8 at £78 ... ... 624 2 at £65 ... ... 130 119 1 at £52 ... ... 52 19,739 705 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 305 Allowances for performing special or higher duties (Public Service Regulations Nos. 24a and 209) ... 50 Allowance to married officer to provide a minimum of salary of £155 per annum ... ... 55 192,044 Less amount provided for and not required ... 5,311 186,733 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, insurance of premises, plant, and motor-vehicles ... 5,000 3 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 3,000 4 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 700 5 Commission to agents other than permanent officers 7,300 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. 5,750 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 Extension of business ... ... ... 400 11 Honorarium of member of Investment Board ... 110 12 Legal expenses ... ... ... 250 13 Membership subscriptions to Chambers of Commerce 35 14 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 400 15 Post and Telegraph Department for services of officers 650 16 Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes, freight, and cartage 3,400 17 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 6,000 18 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 2,896 19 Rates ... ... ... 1,200 20 Rent ... ... ... 1,400 21 Stamp duty on receipts and cheques ... ... 950 22 Stores for cleaning, lighting, &c. ... ... 4,000 23 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 1,200 24 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,200 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 3,500 26 Contingencies, including petty expenses, fidelity insurance, and sundries ... ... ... 500 51,281 Gross Total ... ... ... 238,014 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 80 ... 238,014

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NATIVE TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. ' | Vote No. 81. —Native Trust Office — £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. 9,746 4,520 14,266 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. 9,746 4,520 14,266 Number j tem . Q9,7_9S of Persons. For Services chargeable on the Native Trustee's Account. 1927-28. VOTE No. 81.—NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. £ £ 1 * Salaries — Unclassified. 1 1 at £950 (Native Trustee) ... ... ... 950 Professional Division. Glass B— 1 1 at £590 (Accountant) ... ... ... 590 Glass G — 1 1 at £490 (Solicitor) ... ... ... 490 Class D— 1 1 at £425 (Assistant Accountant) ... ... 425 Clerical Division. Class Special— 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 £295 ... ... 295 1 at £250 ... ... 250 1 at £230 ... ... 230 2 at £155 ... ... 310 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £95 ... ... • 95 10 1 at £80 ... ... 80 1,645 General Division. 2 at £400 ... ... 800 1 at £380 ... ... 380 I at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £265 ... ... 265 1 at £225 ... ... 225 7 1 at £160 ... ... 160 2,125 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—.Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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NATIVE TRUSTEE'S ACCOUNT—continued.

of Persons. Item l 1927-28. — —— For Services chargeable on the Native Trustee's Account " 1927-28. —continued. . £ £ VOTE No. 81— NATIVE TRUST OFFICE— continued. 1 Salaries—continued. Non-permanents. £ 2 at £160 ... ... 320 1 at £105 ... ... 105 4 1 at £91 ... ... 91 • Others not specified ... ... 250 32 766 9,746 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Additions, improvements, repairs, maintenance, insurance of premises, plant, and vehicles ... 700 3 Agent's Commission ... ... ... 25 4 Audit fees for inspection of accounts ... ... 50 5 Cleaning, lighting, firing, &c. ... ... 250 6 Maori Ethnological Research Fund, subsidy to ... 250 7 Motor-cars, purchase of ... ... ... 350 8 Native Trust Board, fees to members ... ... 30 9 Office equipment ... ... ... 200 10 Overtime and meal allowances ... ... 25 11 Postage, telegrams, freight, cartage, and rent of boxes 250 12 Post and Telegraph Department: Payment for services ... ... .. 125 13 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 400 14 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 155 15 Rent ... ... ... 550 16 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 130 17 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,000 18 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... ... 30 4,520 Gross Total ... ... ... 14,266 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 81 ... 14,266

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Tntal. Vote No. 82.—Government Insurance— £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. 35,582 82,541 118,123 CRBDITS-IN-aid .. ,, .. 100 775 875 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 35,482 81,766 117,248 Number Item _ Q07_0« of Persons. Chargeable on the Government Insurance Account. 1927-28. VOTE No. 82 —GOVERNMENT INSURANCE. £ £ 1 *Salakies— Administrative Division. 1 1 at £1,100 ... ... ... 1,100 Clerical Division. Class Special— 1 at £815 (also arrears from 14th December, 1926, bo 31st March, 1927, at £50 per annum, £15) ... 830 1 at £715 (lmonth), £665 (11 months) 669 5 3 at £665 ' ... ... 1,995 3,494 Class I — 1 1 at £565 ... ... ... 565 ,.... Class II— 1 1 at £500 ... ... ... 500 Class III— 2 at £470 ... ... 940 1 at £470 (9 months), £445 (3 months) 464 1 at £460 ... ... 460 1 at £460 (7 months), £435 (5 months) 450 6 1 at £445 ... ... 445 ——_ 2,759 Class IV— 4 at £425 ... ... 1,700 4 at £400 ... ... 1,600 9 1 at £400 (8 months), £380 (4 months) 393 Class V— 3,693 5 at £380 . ... ... 1,900 I at £380 (9 months), £355 (3 months) 374 7 1 at £355 ... ... 355 — 2,629 Class VI— II at £335 ... ... 3,685 1 at £335 (11 months), £320 (1 month) 334 1 at £335 (9 months), £320 (3 months) 332 * For particulars of salaries see " Publio Servioe Classification List." Notb.—Scale salaries or wages include cost-of-living increase.

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued.

Number item. ! 1 QQ7_9U of Persons. VOTE No. 82.—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE- | L continued. j 1927-28. , . 1 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division —continued. Class VI—continued. £ 1 at £335 (8 months), £320 (4 months) 330 1 at £335 (5 months), £320 (7 months) 326 17 2 at £320 ... ... 640 Class VII — 5,617 8 at £295 ... ... 2,360 2 at £295 (11 months), £275 (1 month) 587 1 at £295 (2 months), £275 (10 months) 278 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) 277 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £275 (11 months), £250 (L month) 273 1 at £275 (3 months), £250 (9 months) 256 1 at £250 (11 months), £230 (1 month) 248 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 208 2 at £210 (9 months), £190 (3 months) 410 1 at £210 (5 months), £190 (7 months) 198 1 at £200 ... ... 200 3 at.£190 ... ... 570 1 at £190 (10 months), £155 (2 months) 184 1 at £155 ... ... 155 j 4 at £155 (11 months), £135 (1 month) 612 1 at £155 (5 months), £135 (7 months) 143 2 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 277 j 4 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 548 1 at £135 ... ... 135 2 at £135 (8 months), £115 (4 months) 256 2 at £135 (7 months), £115 (5 months) 254 3 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 354 2 at £115 ... ... 230 1 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 98 1 at £95 (10 months), £80 (2 months) 93 1 at £95 (7 months), £80 (5 months) ... 89 2 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) ... 175 1 at £95 (4 months), £80 (8 months) 85 2 at £95 (1 month), £80 (11 months)... 162 58 3 at £80 ... ... 240 10,230 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 200 General Division. 1 at £255 255 1 at £195 ... ... 195 5 at £185 ... ... 925 8 ! 1 at £185 (11 months), £175 (1 month) 184 1,559 Non-permanents. 2 at £169 ... ... 338 1 at £130 ... ... 130 5 at £117 ... ... 585 3 at £104 ... ... 312 1 at £91 ... ... 91 17 5 at £65 ... ... 325 1,781 1 l Chief Medical Officer ... ... ... 450 Allowances to officers temporarily performing higher 131 duties (Public Service Regulations 24a and 209) ... 200 Audit fees ... ... ... 325 Department of Internal Affairs on account of clerical work performed in office of High Commissioner, London ... ... ... 450 35,582 I

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Appropriations for Government Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid — 1927-28. £ Salaries .. .. ■ .. 100 Other Charges .. .. .. 775 Total .. .. .. 875

of"', Item - 1927-28. , VOTE No. 82.—GOVERNMENT INSURANCE— 1927-28. continued. £ 1 £ Other charges foe and incidental to — 2 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publication s ... ... ... 1,000 3 Bank exchange and agency fees ... ... 150 4 Capital expenditure on sites and offices... ... 10,502 5 Commission (including canvassers' allowances) ... 42,000 6 Compassionate allowance to the widow of late H. L. Levestam, District Manager, Wellington ... 295 7 Cost of conversion to automatic of lift at Head Office 26 8 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 87 : 9 Fees for certificates of death, &c. ... ... 50 10 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 800 11 Insurance premiums ... ... ... 400 12 Law-costs ... ... ... 300 13 Medical fees ... ... ... 6,000 14 Office-cleaning ... ... ... 200 15 Office fittings and requisites... ... ... 500 16 Overtime and meal allowances ... 1,000 17 Postage, telegrams, and lent of boxes ... ... 2,200 18 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 3,000 19 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 613 20 Remuneration of member of Investment Board ... 70 21 Rent ... ... ... 2,100 22 Repairs of buildings, &c. ... ... ... 1,250 Services rendered by— 23 Department of Internal Affairs ... ... 3,000 24 Government Actuary's Office ... ... 4,898 25 Post and Telegraph Department ... ... 200 26 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... ... 550 27 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 300 28 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 600 Typewriters — 29 Purchase of ... ... ... 150 30 Maintenance of ... ... ... 50 31 Valuation fees ... ... ... 150 32 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 1 --- Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — National Provident and Friendly £ Societies Department ... 125 Miscellaneous ... ... 750 875 82,541 Gross Total ... ... ... 118,123 CliEDITS-IN-AID (a) ... ... ... 875 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 82 ... 117,248

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256

Appropriations for Public Service Superannuation Fund Account.

PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 83. — Public Service Superannuation Fund £ £ £ Office — Gross Total .. .. .. 2,618 5,242 7,860 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,618 5,242 7,860 Number Tf ATn 1naf7 of Persons. Chargeable on the Public Service Superannuation Fund 19Z/-zo. Account. 1927-28. [ ! V0TE No . 83.—PUBLIC SEBVICE SUPEBANNUATION FUND OFFICE. £ £ \ 1 Salaries — Clerical Division. Glass Special— 1 1 at £665 ... ... ... 665 Class III— 1 1 at £470 ... ... ... 470 Glass VI— 1 1 at £335 ... ... ... I 335 Glass VII— £ 1 at £295 ... ... 295 2 at £210 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 430 4 1 at £95 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 110 | 835 Lodging-allowance : 1 at £25 (3 months), £10 (9 months) ... ... ... : 14 General Division. 1 1 at £195 ... ... ... ... 195 Non-permanent. 1 1 at £104 ... ... ... 104 9 | 2,618 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Audit fees ... .... ... ... 50 3 Heating, lighting, and cleaning ... ... 135 4 Medical fees ... ... ... ... 60 5 Messenger service ... ... ... 75 j 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 Bent ... ... ... 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 Gloss Total ... ... ... 7,860 Credits "IN-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 83 ... 7^860 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Note.—Soale salaries or wages inolude cost-of-living inorease.

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Appropriations for State Fire Insurance Account.

STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

33—8. 7.

1927-28. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 84. —State Fire Insurance — I £ £ £ GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 36,365 5,951 42,316 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 7,500 50 7,550 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 28,865 5,901 34,766 I Number Item 1927-28 of Persons. Chargeable on the State Fire Insurance Account. 1927-28. VOTE No. 84.—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 Glass I— 2,910 1 at £590 ... ... 590 2 1 at £540 ... ... 540 Glass II— 1,130 2 2 at £490 ... ... ... 980 Glass III— 3 3 at £470 ... ... ... 1,410 Glass IV— 4 at £425 ... ... 1,700 5 1 at £400 ... ... 400 Glass V— 2,100 3 at £380 ... ... 1,140 8 5 at £355 ... ... 1,775 Glass, VI— 2,915 11 at £335 ... ... 3,685 17 6 at £320 ... ... 1,920 Glass VII— 5,605 ; 11 at £295 ... ... 3,245 2 at £275 ... ... 550 8 at £250 ... ... 2,000 8 at £230 ... ... 1,840 2 at £210 ... ... 420 2 at £190 ... ... 380 11 at £155 ... ... 1,705 9 at £135... ... 1,215 21 at £115 ... ... 2,415 8 at £95 ... ... 760 83 1 at £80 ... ... 80 11,610 * 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—continued.

Number Item _ i q07_28 of Persons. XvAl ZiO. VOTE No. 84.—STATE EIRE INSURANCE— 1927-28. continued. £ £ 1 Salaries —continued. General Division. £ 1 at £250 ... ... 250 2 at £225 ... ... 450 1 at £215 ... ... 215 5 at £205 ... ... 1,025 1 at £195 ... ... 195 5 at £185 ... ... 925 2 at £175 ... ... 350 18 1 at £160 ... ... 160 3,570 143 Allowances to officers temporarily performing special or higher duties ... ... ... 25 Allowances to married officers to provide a minimum of salary of £209 15s. per annum ... ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Accident Insurance Branch under Section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 (see £ end of vote) ... ... 7,500 36,365 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Eees for unofficial members of Board ... ... 50 3 Grant to General Manager for expenses incurred visiting England ... ... ... 120 4 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 95 5 Office premises : Capital expenditure—Land, buildings, alterations, additions, repayment of mortgages, and incidental expenses ... ... 5,000 6 Public Service Superannuation Eund contribution ... 586 7 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous ... ... 50 5,951 GROSS Total ... .... ... 42,316 Credits-in-AID ... ... ... ... 7,550 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 84 ... 34,766

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Appropriations for Government Accident Insurance Account.

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.

34—8. 7.

1927-28. ~ , Salaries. | Other Charges. J Total. Vote No. 85. —Government Accident Insurance — £ £ £ Gross Total .. .. .. ... 17,940 17,940 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL .. .. .. ... 17,940 17,940 o"n, 1927-28. Chargeable on the Government Accident Insurance 1927-28. Account. £ £ VOTE No. 85.—GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Commission ... ... ... 7,300 2 Law-costs ... ... ... 40 3 Printing and stationery and advertising... ... 400 4 Provision for payments to State Fire Office under Section 24 of the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 ... ... ... 10,100 5 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 50 6 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Gross Total ... ... ... 17,940 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 85 ... 17,940 I I

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260

Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT.

1927-28. i ~ j ; ~~ Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Vote No. 86.— State Advances— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Advances to Settlers Branch .. 22 486 32 305 54 791 „ II. —Advances to Workers Branch .. 3 gyy g 283 13 260 ,, III. —Advances to Local Authorities Branch ?qi gjO 1 511 „ IV.— Miscellaneous Business Branch .. 1,365 12,360 13 725 ,, V.—Mural Advances Branch .. .. ... 1,000 1,000 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 28,529 55,758 84,287 Credits-I N-aid . .. .. 3,300 13,980 17,280 NET TOTAL . .. 25,229 41,778 67,007 Number { tem . 1Q97 no ofPersons - VOTE No. 86.—STATE ADVANCES. 1V4I-ZO. i 1927-28. 1 Subdivision No. I. —Advances to Settlers Branch. & £ 1 * Salaries— Administrative Division. 1 1 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 ... ... ... 660 Glass II— 2 2 at £515 ... ... .. 1,030 Class III— 2 2 at £470 ... ... ... 940 Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class V—3 3 at £380 ... ... ... 1,140 Class VI— £ 5 at £335 ... 1,675 6 1 at £320 (11 months), £295 (1 month) 317 Class VII— 1,992 1 at £295 ... ... 295 1 at £275 (6 months), £250 (6 months) 262 1 at £250 (3 months), £230(9 months) 235 1 at £250 (2 months), £230 (10 months) 232 1 at £230 (11 months), £210 (1 month) 229 1 at £230 (10 months), £210 (2 months) 227 1 at £230 (3 months), £210 (9 months) 215 1 at £210 (11 months), £190 (1 month) 209 * For particulars of salaries see " Public Service Classification List." Nor®.—.Scale salaries or wage i include cost-of-living increase.

261

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Appropriations for State Advances Account

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

Number it em- | Of Persons. VOTE No. 86.—STATE ADVANCES—continued. \ ■ iyz '~ /0 - |___ 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Advances to Settlers Branch— continued. £ £ 1 Salaries continued. Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII—continued £ 1 at £210 (10 months), £190 (2 months) 207 1 at £190 (9 months), £155 (3 months) 181 1 at £190 (4 months), £155 (8 months) 166 1 at £L90 (3 months), £155 (9 months) 164 1 at £190 (2 months), £155 (10 months) 162 2 at £155 (9 months), £135 (3 months) 300 1 at £155 (6 months), £135 (6 months) 145 1 at £155 (2 months), £135 (10 months) 138 1 at £155 (1 month), £135 (11 months) 137 2 at £135 ... ... 270 1 at £135 (3 months), £115 (9 months) 120 1 at £135 (2 months), £115 (10 months) 119 1 at £115 ... ... 115 1 at £115 (8 months), £95 (4 months) 108 2 at £115 (6 months), £95 (6 months) 210 3 at £115 (2 months), £95 (10 months) 294 1 at £95 ... ... 95 1 at £95 (8 months), £80 (4 months) 90 1 at £95 (6 months), £80 (6 months) 87 1 at £95 (5 months), £80 (7 months) 86 1 at £95 (2 months), £80 (10 months) 83 35 1 at £95 (1 month), £80 (il months) 81 5,262 General Division. 1 at £255 ... ... 255 2 at £205 ... ... 410 i 2 at £185 ... ... 370 6 1 at £175 .. ... 175 1,210 Non-permanents. 1 at £400 ... ... 400 1 at £320 ... ... 320 1 at £275 ... ... 275 1 at £265 ... ... 265 1 at £260 ... ... 260 1 at £247 ... ... 247 1 at £234 ... ... 234 1 at £233 ... ... 233 4 at £228 ... ... 912 2 at £221 ... ... 442 8 at £208 ... ... 1,664 2 at £182 ... ... 364 3 at £156 ... ... 468 2 at £143 ... ... 286 2 at £117 ... ... 234 3 at £104 ... ... 312 4 at £91 ... ... 364 1 at £78 ... ... 78 44 5 at £65 ... ... 325 7,683 102 Cadets' lodging-allowances ... ... ... 320 22,486 Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 i Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 20 3 Audit fees, proportion of ... ... ... 475 4 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. ... ... 530 5 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late C. D. Wilson, State Advances Office ... ... 84

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

Number ft e m. 1Q97 QQ, Of Persons VOTE No. 86.—STATE ADVANCES— continued. 1927-28. Subdivision No. I.—Advances to Settlers Branch—continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. 6 I Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children ... ... ... 13 7 Exchange on and costs of remittances ... ... 500 8 Fees paid for special services rendered in respect of securities ... ... ... 75 9 Honorarium to member of the Advances Board ... 90 10 Income-tax .. ... ... 9,000 11 Meal allowances and overtime ... ... 400 12 New Zealand stock and bonds, management charges payable to Bank of England ... ... 1,500 13 Office fittings ... ... ... 400 14 Office maintenance ... ... ... 1,075 15 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 1,300 16 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 1,800 17 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution 1 314 18 Refund valuation fees on loans not entertained ... ! 2,750 19 Rent ... ... ... J 2,724 Services rendered by— 20 Post and Telegraph Department ... ... j 2,200 Valuation Department for — 21 Contribution in respect of Valuation fees ... i 650 22 Valuation fees ... ... ... j 5,000 23 Solicitors' costs and Court costs ... ... j 30 24 Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) ... .. 105 25 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,100 i 26 Typewriters and adding machines : Maintenance of 145 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — ; Printing and stationery ... £530 Repatriation administration expenses 4,300 Valuation fees ... ... 7,750 12,580 32,305 Total—Subdivision No. I... ...I- —-— 54,791 Subdivision No. II.—Advances to Workers Branch. 28 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 Class VII— £ 2 at £295 ... ... 590 1 at £295 (4 months), £275 (8 months) 231 1 at £275 275 1 at £275 (1 month), £250 (11 months) 254 1 at £250 (10 months), £230 (2 months) 248

263

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

Number Item VOTE No. 86. —STATE ADVANCES —continued. 1007 oq of Persons, i, Van I —no. j Subdivision No. II. —Advances to Workers Branch— 1927-28. -• continued. - j - 28 Salaries—continued. £ £ Clerical Division—continued. Glass VII—continued. £ 1 at £250 (9 months), £230 (3 months) 246 1 at £250 (8 months), £230 (4 months) 244 9 1 at £250 (6 months), £230 (6 months) 240 2,378 General Division. 2 at £185 ... ... 370 3 1 at £160 (9 months), £145 (3 months) ... 153 523 15 3,977 Other Charges for and incidental to — 29 Audit fees, proportion of ... ... ... 150 30 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. ... ... 150 31 Exchange on and costs of remittances ... ... 250 32 Fees paid for special services rendered in respect of securities ... ... ... 10 I 33 Income tax ... ... ... 2,000 34 New Zealand stock and bonds, management charges payable to Bank of England ... ... 1,260 35 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 225 : 36 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 310 j 37 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 38 38 Refund of valuation fees.011 loans not entertained ... 400 39 Rent ... ... ... 600 Services rendered by— 40 Post and Telegraph Department ... ... 520 Valuation Department for — 41 Contribution in respect of Valuation fees ... 350 42 Valuation fees ... ... ... 3,000 43 Solicitors'costs and court costs ... ... 10 44 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Valuation fees ... ... £3,400 — 9,283 Total—SubdivisionNo.il ... ... 13,260 Subdivision No. III.—Advances to Local Authorities Branch. - 45 SalariesClerical Division. Class IV— 1 1 at £425 ... ... ... 425 Class VII— 1 1 at £295 (1 month), £275 (11 months) ... 276 2 701 Other Charges for and incidental to — 46 Audit fees, proportion of ... ... ... 50 47 Cleaning, lighting, heating, &c. ... ... 30 48 Exchange on and costs of remittances ... ... 100 ! 49 New Zealand stock and bonds, management charges payable to Bank of England ... ... 305 50 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 35 51 Printing and stationery .... ... ... 140 52 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 20 53 Rent ... ... ... 100 54 Services rendered by Post and Telegraph Department 30 810 ; Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... j 1,511

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STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

of Persons. jltem.1 i 1927-28. VOTE No. 86.—STATE ADVANCES—continued. 1927-28. £ £ Subdivision No. IV.—Miscellaneous Business Branch. ■ Housing— 55 Salaries— Clerical Division. Class IV— 1 1 at £400 ... ... ... 400 . Glass VI— 2 2 at £335 ... ... ... 670 Class VII— 1 1 at £295 ... ... 295 4 ! 1,365 Other Charges for and incidental to— 56 Audit fees, proportion of ... ... ... 225 57 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and messenger-services 30 58 Commission ... 125 59 Insurance ... ... 1,300 60 Postages, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 25 61 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 75 62 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 30 63 Rates ... ... ... 245 64 Rent ... ... ... 100 65 Repairs, renovations, &c., to dwellings, and repairs, &c. (including maintenance), to drainage works ... : 750 66 Roading, draining, surveying, and valuations of land | 8,535 Services rendered by— 67 Post and Telegraph Department ... ... 200 68 Valuation Department: Agency work ... 250 69 Solicitors' costs and court costs ... ... 20 70 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 15 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Insurance ... ... 1,300 11,925 . ' mwmm Fishing Industry Promotion— 71 Administration expenses ... ... ... 15 72 Marine Department: Survey fees ... ... 5 20 . Fruit-preserving Industry— j 73 j Administration expenses ... ... ... ; 100

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Appropriations for State Advances Account.

STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— 1927-28. £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 12,580 II .. .. .. .. 3,400 IV .. .. .. .. 1,300 Total .. .. .. 17,280

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (590 copies), £440.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington,—l 927.

of^Persona. Item " 1927-28. VOTE No. 86.—STATE ADVANCES—continued. 1927-28. £ £ Subdivision No. IV.—Miscellaneous Business Branch —continued. Cold Storage Advances— 74 Administration expenses ... ... ... 115 Loans to Employers fob Workers' Dwellings— 75 Administration expenses ... ... ... 10 76 Interest on loans ... ... ... 190 200 12,360 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 13,725 Subdivision No. V.—Rural Advances Branch Bubal Advances Bbanch— 77 Administration expenses ... ... ... 1,000 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 1,000 Gboss Total ... ... ... ... 84,287 Credits-in-aid (a) ... ... ... ... 17,280 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 86 ... 67,007

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