8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

2—B, 7,

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1906-7. Under Special Acts of the Legislature —continued. Payment of Members Act, 1904 — Payment to Members of both Houses £ 28,500 Victoria College Act, 1897— Grant in aid 4,000 Old-age Pensions Act 1898 and Amendment Acts — Pensions 350,000 Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898 — Compensation for stock destroyed 5,500 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 3,700 Nelson Harbour Act, 1900— Subsidy payable to Harbour Board 375 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904— Rents arising from reserves 800 New Zealand Institute Act, 1903 — General expenses of Institute 500 The Queen's Scholarship Act, 1903— Grants for Scholarships 200 Education Act, 1904 — Manual and Technical Instruction — Subsidies on voluntary contributions 3,500 National Scholarships — Grants for scholarships 2,350 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on voluntary contributions 1,200 The Sigh Commissioner Act, 1904 —• Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Nelson Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1905 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments Subsidy payable to Board £500 375 875 Motueka Harbour Board Act, 1905 — Subsidy payable to Board 600 Land Acts — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 31,000 The Timber and Flax Royalties Act, 1905— One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local authorities .. 9,800 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874— One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4,200