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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1889-90. * PERMANENT MILITIA— continued. VOTE No. 61— continued. Salaeies — continued. Torpedo Branch — 2 Captains at £250 1 Lieutenant at £250 1 "Whitehead and Submarine Instructor 4 Petty Officers at 8s. 6d. per day 1 Engineer at 10s. per day 2 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day ... 6 Corporals, 2nd Class, at 7s. 3d. per day ... 10 Torpedomen and Artificers, 1st Class, at 7s. per day 14 Torpedomen, 2nd Class, at 6s. per day ... 13 Torpedomen, 3rd Class, at 5s. 6d. per day £ £ 2 500 250 200 621 183 274 794 1,278 1,533 1,305 6,938 3 1 5 6 Otiieb Grasses — Travelling Expenses Repairing and painting Buildings Euel and Light Maintenance and repairs] of torpedo-boats, boat-sheds, launches, &c, hitherto paid out of loan ... Contingencies, Artillery and Torpedo Branches 200 50 100 7 1,200 4,000 5,550 Less estimated credits under section 10 of " The Public Bevenues Act, 1882 " 1,000 1 Total—Vote No. 61 4,550 28,302 VOLUNTEERS. 1889-00. Total number of officers ... 37 5 6 1 2 3 VOTE No. 62. Salakies— 2 Clerks at £200 Officers Commanding Districts... Auckland — Officer Commanding 2 Drill Instructors at £127 15s. Napier — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Poverty Bay — Officer Commanding ... . Taranaki — Adjutant and Officer Commanding Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Wanganui — Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Wairarapa — 1 Drill Instructor Wellington — Officer Commanding 2 Drill Instructors at £127 15s. Nelson — Officer Commanding Adjutant * Drill Instructor ... Marlborough — - Drill Instructor 400 500 250 256 50 138 50 250 138 7 138 8 9 128 300 256 10 50 250 128 11 50