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Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund, Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES — continued.

1915-16. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— continued. Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances £ 37 Miners' Phthisis Act, 1915 — Pensions 3,000 Motueka Harbour Board Act, 1905— Subsidy payable to Board 200 Municipal Corporations Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 23,500 National Provident Fund Act, 1910— Section 25 4,600 Nelson Harbour Act, 1905— Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments 500 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 — One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 5,000 New Zealand Institute Act, 1908— General expenses of Institute 500 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Public Debts Sinking Funds — Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses Neiv Zealand Consolidated, Stock — Charges and expenses of management 52 22,000 New Zealand University Act, 1908— Contribution to University 3,000 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 — University National Scholarships University bursaries Grants in aid to— £ Auckland University College ... ... 5,000 Victoria University College ... ... 5,000 Canterbury College ... ... 2,000 University of Otago ... ... 5,000 3,250 3,000 17,000 University College : Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 5,000 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904— Rents from reserves: Deficiency of ... ... 549 Compensation for improvements ... ... ... 813 1,362 Pensions Act, 1913— Military pensions Old-age pensions ... ... £477,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Residue ... 27,796 48,000 449,204 35,000 Widows pensions Public Revenues Act, 1910 — Controller and Auditor-General Claims repayable under sections 16, 29, and 90 ... 1,000 50 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1912— Section 5 10,000