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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund. Services.

Item. 1899-1900. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. 22 VOTE No. 39— continued. Salaries — continued. Lyttelton and Christchurch — Collector Landing Surveyor First Clerk 2 Clerks : 1 at £140, 1 at £100 4 Cadets : 1 at £85, 1 at £80, 2 at £75 ... Tide Surveyor 3 Landing Waiters and Examining Officers : 1 at £245, 1 at £225, 1 at £200 3 Lockers (Writers) at £187 ... 2 Lockers: 1 at £140, 1 at 8s. per day Boatman Messenger at 7s. per day Contribution to other Votes— Marine and Harbours Postal and Telegraph Working Railways £ £ 525 325 280 240 315 250 670 561 265 145 128 23 24 25 85 80 70 Other Charges— Cadets' Lodging-allowances Cost of Instruments Expenses connected with Customs and Excise Convictions and Seizures Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices... Hire of Boats and Launches ... Local Chemical Analysts Preventive Officers Rewards, &c, Prevention of Smuggling and Illicit Distillation Telephones Tidewaiters, Extra Clerical and other Assistance Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 28,702 26 27 28 50 50 29 30 31 32 33 350 750 50 325 120 34 35 30 37 500 130 1,500 1,500 150 Less contributions from Defence and Police Departments ... 5,475 217 Total—Vote No. 39 ... 5,258 33 f)Rti 33,960 CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1899-1900. Total number of officers , ... 2 VOTE No. 40. Salaries — 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 Other Charges— Quarantine Contingencies Further compassionate allowance to the widow of the late D. Logan, writer, Dunedin Bonus on Exportation of Canned and Cured Fish Refund of Customs Duty on Monument to the victims of the Brunner Coal-mine disaster, Stillwater Refund of Customs Duty on private supplies imported by His Excellency the Governor 100 50 750 0 30 350