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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item 1890-91. 19 MAETNE AND HARBOURS— continued. Y rOTE No. 37 —continued. Salaries — continued, lighthouses — 26 Principal Keepers, 3 at £180, 1 at £170, 8 at £160, 10 at £150, 4 at £140 36 Assistant Keepers, 8 at £130, 3 at £120, 9 at £100, 15 at £90, 1 at £50 Artificer £ 4,050 3,700 200 General — 7 Inspectors of Machinery and Engineer Surveyors and Examiner of Engineers, viz., 2 at Auckland, 2 at Wellington, 1 at Christchurch, and 2 at Dunedin; 6 at £325 each, and 1 at £300 Examiners of Masters and Mates — Auckland, 1 at £75, 1 at £50 ' ... Lyttelton, 2 at £50 Dunedin, 2 at £50 Contribution to Meteorological Vote 7,950 20 2,250 21 22 23 24 125 100 100 50 Other Charges— Pension to Widow of late Lightkeeper, P. A. Deck Expenses connected with Inquiries into Wrecks, Belief of distressed Seamen, and Survey of unseaworthy Ships Maintenance of Waitapu Leading Lights ... Stephens Island, erection of Lighthouse on (total cost estimated at £8,000) Proportion of cost of erection of lighthouse on the Snares Removal of Beacons at Kaipara Repairs to Manukau Beacon Tramways Repairs to boat-landing, Nelson Harbour ... Harbour Contingencies, including maintenance of Harbour Lights, Buoys, and Beacons Oil, Stores, and Lighthouse Contingencies Travelling Expenses and General Contingencies 2,625 25 26 24 27 28 300 50 29 30 31 :!2 3,500 4,000 200 250 40 34 35 1.200 2,750 1,300 Less estimated credits under section 10 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1882 " 13,614 200 Total—Vote No. 37 13,414 29,774 1 2 3 4 5 (i MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 38. Other Charges— " Hinemoa," s.s., Working Expenses Expenses of s.s. " Stella" whilst laid up Guaranteed Interest to Wellington Patent Slip Company Hydrographic survey, Poverty Bay Protection offish and oysters ... Tendering s.s. " Hinemoa," at Napier 7,500 250 2,450 250 300 15 Less estimated credits under section 10 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1882 " 10,765 300 Total—Vote No. 38 10,465 10,405 TOTAL OF CLASS VI. ... £7< 8,196