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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS— continued.

6—B. 7.

Item. 191 7-18. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued 2.97C ) Miles. 3 VOTE No. 18— continued. Working-expenses of Sections— continued. Miscellaneous — Allowances to be paid to members of the First and Second Divisions in excess of the maximum rates of pay set forth in the schedules to the Government Railways Act, 1912, for special work performed in the course of their duty ... .. £101 Less already provided for under the various sections ... ... 100 Audit fees for inspection of accounts Compassionate allowance to widow of the late P. Scully Compassionate allowance to Edwin Arthur Payne ... Compassionate allowance to Gilbert and Nicholas McAdam Compassionate allowance to Theo. Lange Compassionate allowance to Maggie J. McQuilkin ... Compassionate allowance to widow of the late F. L. Purvis Compassionate allowance to W. H. Skinner Increased night allowances to members of Division II, and allowances to members on transfer in excess of the regulations New Zealand Railways Military Transport Corps— Pay and travelling-expenses of Instructors, and incidental expenses Special allowance to Private Secretary : 1 at £245 ... War bonus and increased allowances to members cf Railway Service 1 900 50 300 100 100 10 200 50 7,000 1,000 20 265,000 Total Head Office, Departmental Offices, and Working-expenses of Sections 274,731 3,140,038 Stores Branch — Purchase of stores and material and store expenses, including salaries, wages, cartage, freights, miscellaneous services, workers' compensation for accidents, £ contingencies ... ... 950,000 Less estimated credits for stores to be issued, provided for in other votes and items ... ... 893,000 Demurrage charged s.s. "Ngakuta " at Wellington ... 57,000 500 State Sawmills — Purchase of mill, standing timber, expenses of working mills, including salaries, wages, machinery, supplies, repairs, transport charges, tram construction, royalties, workers' compensation for accidents, and contingencies— £ Kakahi Sawmill ... ... 1,000 Piha Sawmill ... ... 35,000 Mamaku Sawmill ... ... 25,000 Pukete Timber Reserve ... 2,000 Onehunga Depot ... ... 3,000 57,500 66,000 Less estimated credits ... 46,000 20,000 Total—Vote No. 18... ,217,538 TOTAL OF CLASS IV £3,21 ,538