8.—7

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CLASS VI.—CUSTOMS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1899-1900. MABINE AND HARBOURS— continued. 37 38 30 in 41 42 43 4! 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 VOTE No. 41— continued. Other Charges— continued. Improvements —Onehunga Wharf approach Iron Buoys Marine Commission— Expenses of Commission Solicitors' costs and expenses, Captains Jones and Allman Crown Solicitor's charges in connection with prosecution of Captains Allman, Von Shoen, and Jones ... Maintenance of Waitapu Leading Lights ... Passages of Nautical Adviser and family from England Pension to late Lightkeeper, P. A. Deck Pension to J. Heberley, late Pilot at Queen Charlotte Sound Protection of Oysters Protection of Fish, &c ... .. • . Repairs to Lighthouses, Dwellings, &c. Repairs to the wharf at Mongonui Repairs to the wharf at Marsden Point Repairs to Half-moon Bay Wharf, Stewart Island Report on channel at Onehunga by Mr. Napier Bell ... Report on Nelson Harbour by Mr. Reynolds Repairing fence and clearing burial-ground of persons drowned in the s.s. " Tararua " Removal and re-erection of Kaipara Flagstaff Snagging the Mokau Biver Subsidy to Steamer for Kaipara Harbour Work Wharf at Pembroke, extension Experimental trawling, recommended by Fish Expert ... Harbours — Buoy-chain, stores, and oil Wages and rent Buoys and beacons, and gas for lights Contingencies Lighthouses — Oil and stores Keeper's station and travelling-allowances... Wages of temporary keepers Carriage of mails Contingencies General Expenses — Charts and books Bent and expenses connected with examinations, &e. ... Checking overcrowding of steamers and legal expenses Contingencies £ 500 500 1,209 185 195 50 165 24 50 200 200 350 50 100 250 23 105 55 56 57 58 50 50 250 72 340 150 500 60 01 62 63 550 300 150 300 64 65 60 67 68 2,500 350 350 120 380 69 70 71 72 100 200 200 150 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Eevenues Act, 1891 " 14,210 100 14,110 Total—Vote No. 41 MAEINE: MISCELLANEOUS SEEV1CES. 9 VOTE No. 42. Government steamers, Working expenses .. £14,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891 " ... 6,000 33,215 2 3 Working-expenses, s.s. " Tutanekai," on special trips to Samoa Compassionate allowance to the son of the late W. Brown, chief officer of the " Hinemoa "... 8,000 1,300 180 9,480 Total —Vote No. 42 TOTAL OF CLASS VI. ... £81 3,079