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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS V.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS — continued.

Item.; 1917-18. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20* 21 22 23 24 25 VOTE No. 19— continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Government Buildings throughout the Dominion — ctd. Gaols Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices Mental Hospitals Quarantine Stations Public Works Workshops... Other Government Buildings Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1908 : Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington— Fuel, Light, Water, and Cleaning for Official and Reception Rooms, Outbuildings, and Grounds ... Telephones Waikato Sanatorium (repairs, renovations, &c), (on account) Services and supplies for other Departments Wages of overseers and staff workmen ... Travelling allowances and expenses Freight and cartage Telephone subscriptions xxdvertising Purchase of land in Melling Settlement for post and telegraph purposes Veterans' Home, xAuckland (repairs and renovations) Government Buildings throughout the Dominion — Office requisites, fuel, light, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Christchurch Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Dunedin Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 300 100 300 1,000 8,000 300 500 200 150 £ 2,000 4,000 300 13,000 5,000 500 2,000 1,000 26 770 500 27 2,500 28 29 100 150 30 150 31 100 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 63,770 6,870 Total—Vote No. 19... 56,900 61,510 GOVERNMENT DOMAINS. L917-1S. Total number of offioers .. 18 VOTE No. 20. Salaries— General Division. £ 1 at £200 ... ... 200 4 at £160 ... ... 640 2 at £146 ... ... 292 Temporary Officers. 11 Gardeners at £156 1,132 1,716 2,848