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CLASS IX.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

'tem.i 18 14-95. METEOROLOGICAL AND MUSEUM DEPARTMENT — continued. £ 2 8 4 5 6 VOTE No. 55— continued. Other Charges—■ Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory ... Intercolonial Weather Exchange Instruments Purchase of collection of birds for Museum Contingencies, Chemicals, &c. ... 100 60 25 60 225 Total—Vote No. 55 470 59, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 8 4 5 VOTE No. 56. Maintenance and Management of Water-races— Waimea-Kumara ... Mount Ida Water-race Thames, Otago, and Reef ton Schools of Mines Expenses of Board of Examiners for Mine Managers' certificates Compensation and expenses in connection with the resumption of land for water-races and proclamation of rivers as watercourses for receiving tailings Prospecting and other works at Brunner Coal-mine Law-costs, Jutland Flat Gold-dredging Company, as recommended by Goldfields and Mines Committee ... Fees and expenses, mining expert from Victoria, for report on deep quartz-mming Aged Miners'Home, Westland Contingencies and Mining Inspectors' Travellingexpenses 2,500 1,200 1,000 250 5,000 1,000 6 7 299 8 130 300 9 10 2,000 Total—Vote No. 56 13,679 TOTAL CLASS IX. £1 ',184