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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. i. 18! '8-99. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 38— continued. Salabies— continued. Lyttelton and Christchurch — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk Clerk 5 Cadets : 2 at £75, 2 at £70, 1 at £65 ... Tide Surveyor 3 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £225, 1 at £205, 1 at £180 3 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... 2 Lockers: 1 at £140, 1 at£80 Shippingmaster Boatman Messenger at 7s. per day Contribution to other Votes— Marine and Harbours Postal and Telegraph Working Railways £ £ 22 500 325 280 130 355 250 610 561 220 180 145 128 23 24 25 85 80 70 Otheb Chabges— Tidewaiters, Extra Clerical and other Assistance Local Chemical Analysts Expenses connected with Customs and Excise Convictions and Seizures Contingencies, including Hire of Steam-launches, Travel-ling-expenses of Officers, Cost of Instruments, Rewards for Suppression of Smuggling and Illicit Distillation, and for Special Services in Protection of the Revenue, Expenses of Local Offices (including Telephones) 27,959 26 27 28 1,200 325 500 29 4,100 Less contributions from Defence and Police Departments ... 6,125 200 5,925 Total—Vote No. 38 ... 33,88 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1898-99. Total number of officers ... 2 VOTE No. 39. Salabies — Quarantine Keepers —Wellington, £156 (also Lightkeeper) ; Port Chalmers, £110 ... ... £266 Contribution to Stock Department Vote ... 110 376 Less contribution from Marine Vote 36 340 2 3 4 5 0 7 Other Charges— Quarantine Contingencies Bonus on Exportation of Canned and Cured Fish Refund of Poll-tax under Chinese Immigrants Act Refund of Customs Duty on — Memorial to late Dr. Stuart Statue of Her Majesty the Queen, Auckland Monument to the victims of the Brunner Coal-mine disaster, Stillwater Goods destroved by fire at Auckland Wharf 100 750 200 82 220 8 30 1,856