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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1915-16. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— continued. Education Act, 1914 —continued. National Scholarships — Grants to Education Boards for junior and senior scholarships £ 5,700 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 1,000 Education Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1913— Section 3, subsection 7 1,022 Fire Brigades Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 1,400 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 35,000 High Commissioner Act, 1908 — Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Acts, 1909, 1910, and 1913— Subsidies payable 235,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908— Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court 2,800 Judicature Act, 1908— Superannuation allowances 2,334 Judicature Amendment Act, 1913-— Salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court 12,800 Land Act, 1908— " Thirds" and " Fourths " — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 45,000 Timber and Flax Royalties — One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local authorities 3,800 National Endowment Residue — For Education purposes ... ... £64,858 For Old-age Pensions ... ... 27,796 92,654 Legislature Act, 1908— Payment to Members of both Houses 20,000 Legislative Officers' Salaries — Legislative Council— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk Assistant House of Representatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk Assistant 600 300 650 450 800 500 580 450 Local Bodies' Amendment Act, 1908— Payment under section 10 600 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1913— Salaries of Magistrates 21,500 Marlborough High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid 400