13.—7.

CLASS IX.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

tem 18' '6-97. METEOROLOGICAL AND MUSEUM DEPARTMENT. 1896-97. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 50. Salaries— Messenger and Keeper Taxidermist, at 8s. a day 125 126 Other Charges— Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory Instruments Contingencies, Chemicals, &c. ... 251 2 :3 4 125 40 225 Total—Vote No. 56 390 64 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. i 2 :j 4 5 (> 7 s VOTE No. 57. Maintenance and Management of Water-races— Waimea-Kumara Mount Ida Schools of Mines Subsidy, £1 for £1, School of Mines, Matakamii 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 Beward for discovery of gold at Preservation Inlet 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 To give effect to recommendation of Goldfields and Mines Committee on petition of Samuel Alexander .. Field Surveys and Expenses, Geological Surveys and ,. Explorations Expenses in connection with the Brunner Mine disaster Electric power —Engineering and report ... Contingencies and Mining Inspectors' Travellingexpenses 2,700 1,400 2,800 200 250 3,500 150 100 9 50 10 300 1,000 500 11 L2 13 1,500 Total—Vote No. 57 14,45i TOTAL OF CLASS IX. £1 ',851