39

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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 1896-1-97. -97. 18 19 20 VOTE No. 39— continued. Salaries — continued. General — Examiners of Masters and Mates — Auckland : 1 at £75 and 1 at £20 Ly ttelton Weather-reporting Officer and Examiner of Masters at Wellington £ 95 25 £ £ 350 Otheh Charges— Pension to Widow of late Lightkeeper, P. A. Deck Pension to J. Heberley, late Pilot at Queen Charlotte Sound Expenses connected with Inquiries into Wrecks, Relief of Distressed Seamen, and Survey of Unseavvorthy Ships Protection of Oysters Protection of Fish, &c. Maintenance of Waitapu Leading Lights ... New Leading Beacons, North Head, Manukau Harbour Improving navigation of Taheke River, Hokianga Repairs to Whangarei Town Wharf .. - Repairs to Lighthouses, Dwellings, &e. Removal of rocks, Whakatane River New House at Nelson Lighthouse New Tower, Farewell Spit Lighthouse Construction of embankment, Karamea Harbour Wharf at Maraetai Erection of wharf at Horse-shoe Bay, Stewart Island ... Erection of wharf at Wilson's River (subsidy, £1 for £1) The Needles. Waiuku Wharf Grant of £1 for £1 for wharf at Decanter Bay, Banks Peninsula Subsidy to Steamer for Kaipara Harbour Work Buoying Ngunguru River Explosive fog-signal Harbour Contingencies, including Maintenance of Harbour Lights, Buoys, and Beacons Oil, Stores, and Lighthouse Contingencies Travelling-expenses and General Contingencies 470 21 22 24 50 23 300 150 150 50 200 100 100 400 250 300 1,800 220 250 200 200 100 24 26 2G 27 28 29 30 SI 32 33 34 86 86 37 88 30 10 41 42 43 150 340 40 450 14 46 1,400 3,200 400 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " I 10,824 200 Total—Vote No. 39 10,624 7,500 23,375 MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. l 2 VOTE No. 40. G-overnment steamer, Working-expenses ... Balance of cost of new cable-steamer " Tutanekai," and expenses of bringing her out 7,500 28,500 36,000 200 28,500 35,800 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 36,000 200 Total —Vote No 40 TOTAL OF CLASS VI. £9 !,342