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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

item. 189 -95. PERMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS— contd. VOTE No. 64— -continued. | Salaries — continued. Torpedo Branch — 1 Inspector, Submarine Mining Establishments 1 Captain 1 Whitehead Torpedo Instructor 1 Submarine Mining Instructor at 8s. 6d. per day 4 Petty Officers at 8s. 6d. per day 1 Engineer 2 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 6 Corporals, 2nd Class, at 7s. 3d. per day 14 Torpedomen and Artificers, 1st Class, at 7s. per day 18 Torpedomen, 2nd Class, at 6s. per day 15 Torpedomen, 3rd Class, at 5s. 6d. per day 300 250 200 156 621 200 274 794 1,789 1,971 1,506 8,061 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 Other Charges— Travelling-expenses Repairing and painting Buildings Fuel and Light Gas and Water Maintenance and Repairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat- sheds, Launches, &c. House Allowance Volunteer Instruction Clothing Freight, cartage, &c. Stores for maintenance of guns and batteries Contingencies, Artillery and Torpedo Branches 400 50 150 150 1,200 400 150 450 900 1,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891" 5,300 2,000 3,300 14 15 16 Salaries — Head Office — Chief Clerk Record Clerk Auckland — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant 2 Drill Instructors : 1 at £190, 1 at £137 15s. " ... Napier — Officer Commanding Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Wanganui — Drill Instructor and Magazine Keeper ... Wellington — Officer Commanding District and Divisional Adjutant Drill Instructor Nelson — Officer Commanding Adjutant Drill Instructor Marlborough — Drill Instructor 28,390 240 175 50 328 50 138 17 138 18 300 128 19 50 75 128 20 50