8.—7

90

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

CLASS XI.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS— continued.

1911-12. Item. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued £ £ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 VOTE No. 69— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, books, and periodicals Boats and buildings and repairs Buoys and beacons, and gas for lights Buoy-chain, stores, and oil Clearing and fencing site, Harbourmaster's house, Karamea Cutting channel through Okarito Bar Erection and maintenance of beacons and lights, Awakino River Formation of road to Manukau North Head Lights ... Iron buoys Nelson Signalmen Removal and destruction of logs, Hokianga Rent Repairs to and extension of training-wail, Okarito Snagging navigable rivers ... ... ... j Supervision of beaches, Hauraki Gulf Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 30 200 200 550 50 50 25 50 330 20 450 120 135 50 150 40 75 400 50 2,975 5,997 37 Lighthouses— Salaries— 30 Principal Keepers: 13 at £180,1 at £170, 5 at £160, 9 at £150, 2 at £140 48 Assistant Keepers: 12 at £130, 7 at £120,19 at £110, 9 at £100, 1 at £50 Lighthouse expert 4,940 5,440 250 10 ,630 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Other Charges for and incidental to — Acetone light for a lighthouse ... Boats for lighthouses, including repairs Books, magazines, and newspapers Carriage of mails Destroying rabbits on reserves Fencing Incandescent burners Keepers' station and travelling-allowances... Lighting beacon in Helensville Creek Medical examinations and expenses Oil and stores Pigeon service Purchase and shoeing of horses and forage for same ... Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, &c. Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages of temporary keepers ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 280 i 25 100 300 20 20 100 650 10 30 3 ,300 20 100 500 i 30 75 500 100 6,160 16 ,790