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PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

1904-5. 4? Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. * Australian and New Zealand Naval Defence Act, 1903— Proportional part of the cost of the maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron ... ... ... 40,000 Public Revenues Act, 1891— Controller and ... ... ... 1,000 Assistant Controller and Auditor ... ... ... 800 Claims repayable under Sections 9, 76, and 91 ... ... ... 1000 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891 — Robert C. Hamerton ... ... ... 250 Payment of Members Act, 1892, and Amendment Acts — Payment to Members of both Houses ... ... ., 28,500 Victoria College Act, 1897— Grant in aid ... ... 4,000 Old-age Pensions Act, 1898— Pensions ... ... ... 215,000 Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898 — Compensation for stock destroyed ... ... ... 4,500 Marlborough High School Act, 1899 — Grant in aid ... ... ... 400 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900 — Compensation to owners of condemned stock ... ... ... 2,500 Municipal Corporations Act, 1900— Subsidies payable ... ... ... 16,000 Military Pensions Extension Act, 1900, and Amendment Acts — Pensions and allowances ... ... ... 3,500 Manual and Technical Instruction Act, 1900 — Subsidies on voluntary contributions ... ... ... 1,500 Nelson Harbour Act, 1900— Subsidy payable to Harbour Board ... ... ... 650 Nelson Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1902 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments ... ... ... 500 Land Acts — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts ... ... 30 000 Sew Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874— One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, Ac, payable to Harbour Board ... ... 3 400 National Scholarships Act, 1903 — Grants for scholarships ...' ... ... j 700 New Zealand Institute Act, 1903 * — General expenses of Institute ... ... ... 500 The Queen's Scholarship Act, 1903— Grants for Scholorships ... ... . 200 The Secondary Schools Act, 1903 — Subsidies on voluntary contributions ... .., ... 200 Total onder Special Acts ... ... ... 656,201 SUMMARY. 1904-5. £ Interest and Sinking Fund ... ... ... 2,003,354 Unoer Spkcial Acts . . . ... 656,201 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES ... £2,659,555