B.—2b.

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Appropriations for General Government Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued. 1877-78. Pensions Act, 1856 — W. Swainson £ 8. d. 400 0 0 Public Debt Apportionment Act, 1858— Taranaki Guarantee 2,200 0 0 Martin's Annuity Act, 1858— Sir "W.Martin 333 G 8 Militia Act Amendment Act, 1860 — Pensions and Allowances 1,200 0 0 Civil Service Superannuation Acts, 1858 and 1861 — Pensions, Annual 8,000 0 0 Armitage Pension Act, 1865 — Widow of J. Armitage ... 150 0 0 Comptroller's Act, 1865— Comptroller of the Public Account... 800 0 0 Nixon Pension Act, 1865— Sisters of the late Colonel Nixon ... 150 0 0 Civil Service Act, 1866— Pensions, Annual Compensation (loss of office) and Gratuities 2,500 2,000 0 0 0 0 Military Pensions Act, 1866— Pensions and Allowances 3,300 0 0 Bartlry Pension Act, 1867— T. H. Bartley 300 0 0 Legislative Officers' Salaries Act, 1867— Legislative Council— Speaker ... Chairman of Committees Clerk (also in Class I. £100) House of Eepresentatives— Speaker (also in Class I. £200) ... Chairman of Committees (also in Class I. £100) Clerk (also in Class I. £100) Clerk Assistant (also in Class I. £100) 600 300 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 400 600 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neio Zealand Institute Act, 1867— Director of Geological Survey 800 0 0 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Mary Ann Walsh ... James Wilson Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 30 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whiteley Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Mary Whiteley 100 0 0 Meredith and Others Pension Act, 1870— Mrs. E. Meredith Mrs. E. Hamlin D. Monro Trustees of Mrs. H. Broughton H. Decry Mrs. M. Collins 60 50 18 107 26 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0