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CLASS IX.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

.tern. 1895-96. METEOROLOGICAL AND MUSEUM DEPARTMENT. ' 1895-96. Total number of officers ... 1 VOTE No. 55. Salaeies— Messenger and Keeper 125 2 3 4 Othee Chabges— Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory Instruments Contingencies, Chemicals, &c. ... 125 40 225 Total—Vote No. 55 390 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 515 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 56. Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Waimea-Kumara Mount Ida Water-race Thames, Otago, and Reefton 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 Aged Miners' Home, Westland Expenses in case before Court of Appeal, Jutland Flat Company (Waipori) Reward for discovery of gold at Preservation Inlet Compassionate allowance to William Kelly Compassionate allowance to John Donnelly To give effect to recommendation of Waste Lands Committee, session 1894, on petition of Maniototo County for refund of expenses in connection with the resumption of land under Mining Act Field Surveys and Expenses, Geological Surveys and Explorations Contingencies and Mining Inspectors' Travellingexpenses 2,500 1,200 1,300 250 5,000 414 230 150 25 25 8 9 10 11 12 13 100 300 13,294 1,800 Total —Vote No. 56 TOTAL OF CLASS IX. £1 459