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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

tem. 189 1-1900. PEEMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEEBS— contd. £ £ 48 49. 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 VOTE No. 66— continued. Other Charges— continued. Bepairs to Tents ... Befund Customs Duty, Colonial Ammunition Company Bepairs to Accoutrements Tram and Ferry Tickets for Volunteers ... Telephone Connections Miscellaneous Stores Volunteer Encampments Cleaning Offices Contingencies 60 100 50 100 250 350 4,000 30 700 35,190 Less estimated Credits under section 41 of "The Public Eevenues Act, 1891" 2,000 33,190 Total—Vote No. 66 ... 78,219 STORES AND MAGAZINES. 1899-1900. Total number of officers .. 21 VOTE No. 67. 1 2 Salaries.— , Auckland — 2 Magazine Keepers: 1 at £150, 1 at £120 Wellington— Storekeeper (also Police Storekeeper) .... Assistant Storekeeper Clerk Storeman Armourer Armourer's Assistant 2 Arms Cleaners at £120 2 Magazine Keepers : 1 at £120, 1 at £110 Otago — . Caretaker, Powder Hulk ... Other Districts — 8 Magazine Keepers 270 365 225 195 130 201 156 240 230 8 120 4 75 2,207 5 6 7 Other Charges— Bepairs to Magazines, Hulks, and Store Buildings ... Arms Cleaners, Labourers, &c. Contingencies 350 600 100 Less Contributions from other Departments 1,050 25 3,232 Total—Vote No. 67 ... 1,025 SOUTH AFBICA CONTINGENT. VOTE No. 68. South Africa Contingent— Salaries, Horses, Expenses and Contingencies of Transport, Equipment, &c. 35,000 1 35,000 Total—Vote No. 68 ...