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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.
Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.
Item. 1891-92. 18 MARINE AND HARBOURS—continued. VOTE No. 38— continued. Salaeies — continued. 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 £305 Examiners of Masters and Mates — Auckland, 1 at £75, 1 at £50 Lyttelton, 2 at £50 Dunedin, 2 at £50 Weather-reporting Officer and Examiner of Masters at Wellington 2,255 19 20 21 22 125 100 100 350 » 2,930 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Other Chakges— Pension to Widow of late Lightkeeper, P. A. Deck Expenses connected with Inquiries into Wrecks, Eelief 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) Stephens Island, Purchase of Land for Lighthouse-site Proportion of Co3t of Erection of Lighthouse on Snares Eepairs to Boat-landing, Nelson Harbour ... Grant for improvement of Motueka Harbour, £1 for £1 Beacon sites at Nelson Farewell Spit Lighthouse, new lantern Pension to J. Heberley, late Pilot at Queen Charlotte Sound Hire and working-expenses of dredge for New Plymouth Harbour Harbour Contingencies, including Maintenance of Harbour Lights, Buoys, and Beacons Oil, Stores, and Lighthouse Contingencies Travelling-expenses and General Contingencies 24, 150 50 1,500 300 10,000 40 50 200 600 50 34 3,000 35 1,100 2,550 1,300 36 37 Less contributions from other colonies towards Snares Lighthouse ... ... £8,000 And estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891"... 200 20,914 8..200 Total —Vote No. 38 12,714 MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 39. Otiier Chaeges— " Hinemoa," s.s., Working-expenses Expenses of s.s. " Stella" whilst laid up Guaranteed Interest to Wellington Patent Slip Company Hydrographic Survey, Poverty Bay Grant to Waitaki County Council for making roads to Port Moeraki (balance of Moeraki Harbour Board Funds)' Buoys and beacons, Gisborne (to be recovered from the Harbour Board) 28,515 l 2 3 4 5 7,000 150 2,115 150 247 0 120 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 9,782 200 9,582 Total —Vote No, 39 OT L OF CLASS VI. £7 ,213