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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

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

Item. • 191 3-14. MARINE AND HARBOURS— oontinued. VOTE No. 70— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Removal of snags and erection of beacons, Little Wanganui Rent Repairs to Light-keeper's dwelling, Somes Island Snagging navigable rivers Supervision of beaches, Hauraki Gulf Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ £ 32 33 34 35 36 :i7 38 39 10 85 120 30 50 100 40 100 350 50 2,450 5,602 41 Lighthouses— Salaries — 32 Principal Keepers: 12 at £180, 5 at £175. 6 at £165, 1 at £160. 1 at £155, 3 at £150, 2 at £145, 1 at £140, lat£5 50 Assistant Keepers: 11 at £130,11 at £125. 6 at £120, 1 at £115, 6 at £110, 8 at £105, 6 at £100, 1 at £50 Lighthouse expert 5 ,225 5,790 270 11,285 42 43 44 15 16 17 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Other Charges for and incidental to — Automatic light for Nelson Lighthouse Automatic light for Ponui Passage 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 beacons in Helensville River Medical examinations and expenses Oil and stores Purchase and shoeing of horses and forage for same ... Repairs to lighthouses, dwellings, Ac. Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages of temporary keepers Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 350 350 75 100 300 10 50 650 600 100 30 2,750 100 600 50 50 500 50 6,715 00 Weatheb-bepoeting and Meteoeologtcal Office— Salaries — Director Assistant 2 Clerks at £190 Cadette .. ... 7 Local reporters 18 ,000 480 280 380 108 66 1 ,314