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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

85

Item. 19 6-17. TOURISTS— continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Travelling allowances and expenses, including removal of oflicers Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel— Maintenance, and repairs, hostel, furniture, boatshed, boats, and tracks... Waitomo Caves and Hostel— Maintenance, including furniture and repairs Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... £ 27 LV -H 28 600 400 29 2,500 80 50 25,014 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 48,962 600 Total—Vote No. 56 ... 48,36: PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. 1916-17. Total number of offioers .. 19 VOTE No. 57. Salaries— Clerical Division. Class II — £ lat £440 Class V— 1 at £290 ... 290 lat £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— lat £245 ... 245 1 at £230 ... ... 230 Class VII— 1 at £210 ... ... 210 lat £120 ... ... 120 Class VIII— — 2 at £110 ,., ... 220 4 at £65 ... ... 260 456 565 475 330 480 46 Lodging-allowances General Division. lat £260 ... ... 260 lat £132 ... ... 132 lat £120 ... ... 120 3 at £108 ... ... 324 836 Less salaries of officers absent and proportion of increases to salaries provided for but not payable during the current year ... 3,188 230 2,958