8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

103

Item. 1916-17. CUSTOMS OFFICES AND SERVICES— continued. £ £ 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VOTE No. 63— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Cost of instruments, books, periodicals, and uniform trimmings ... ... ... 250 Expenses connected with prosecutions and seizures under the Customs' Acts, and legal expenses ... 250 Expenses of Head Office and Local Offices ... 2,000 Extra assistance (clerical and other) ... ... 1,500 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... ... 800 Printing and stationery ... ... ... .1,200 Rewards in connection with the protection of the I revenue and detection of offences under the Customs Acts ... ••■ ... 1,000 Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... ... 400 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 1,200 Travelling allowance and expenses of Inquiry Agent and Commercial Expert— Special allowance while stationed away from New Zealand ... ..'. ... 104 Travelling and general expenses ... ... 300 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 100 Total—Vote No. 63 ... ... 12,019 60,207 14 • CUSTOMS: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. .» 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 64. Charges for and incidental to — Additional retiring-allowance to H. A Day, late watchman, Customs Department ... ... 63 Additional retiring-allowance to T. H. Hustwick, late Inspector of Explosives and Customs Analyst ... 20 Additional retiring-allowance to G. Rowe, late watchman, Customs Department ... ... ... 9 Expenses under the Immigration Restriction Act, 1908 100 Expenses of Customs Buildings, Wellington— Cleaning and washing ... ... ... 100 Lighting, water, heating, and electric power ... 190 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to those islands . . ... ... , 1,874 Refund of duty on — Baggage not fully complying with the terms of the exemption under the tariff, but being baggage and effects not for sale ; also on bona fide heirlooms I not exceeding in value £50, when the Collector is satisfied as to the facts ... ..I 300 Band instruments specially imported for territorial or | cadet bands ... ... ... 200 Band instruments for the Wellington Patriotic Society's Band .. ... ... ... 60 Bayonet-fighting equipment imported by Defence Rifle Clubs or similar bodies, approved by the Minister ... ... ... 20 8 9 lo