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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

I Item. 191 8-19. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 36. Charges for and incidental to — Advances to oil-boring companies Advertising, books, newspapers, periodicals, and photos Assistance towards ambulance classes ... Assistance towards construction and maintenance of roads and works Assistance towards prospecting .Assistance towards prospecting for coal and minerals other than gold Assistance towards races, drainage, and waterworks on goldflelds Audit fees for inspection of accounts Australasian Mining Conference : Contribution towards expenses of delegates Compensation and expenses arising out of proclamation of rivers and resumption of land Cost of collecting goldflelds revenue Diamond and other drills and appliances (working expenses only) Expenses in connection with conference between Government, Miners' Federation, and Coal-mine £ £ 6,000 100 100 1,000 7,500 250 400 50 75 50 50 500 £ 1 2 3 4 6,000 LOO 100 5 6 1,000 7,500 250 7 400 50 8 9 10 75 11 12 50 50 500 13 owners Expenses of Boards of Examiners, Mining and Coalmines Acts Expenses of Thames Flood Damage Commission Expenses of valuation and disposal of ThamesHauraki pumping plant ... Experimental rock-drilling demonstration Expert and temporary assistance, fees, wages, &c. Extinguishing burning coal-seams Fuel, light, water, freight, and cartage ... Grants to libraries in mining townships... Instruments and apparatus ... Legal expenses Maintenance of Water-races— Waimea-Kumara Mount Ida Moanataiari aqueduct: Site for deposit of debris (subsidy, £1 for £1) Office rents, equipment, and cleaning ... Outfit allowances for Inspectors of Mines Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ... Printing and stationeryPurchase of motor-car accessories, maintenance, &c. Refund of deductions from superannuation allowance (C. R. Vickerman) Refunds of rent, Section 154, Mining Act, 1908 Reports on accidents Schools of Mines Stone-quarries Act : Administration expenses Telephone subscriptions and expenses ... Thames Flood Damage Commission : Honorarium to Under-Secretary, Public Works Department, for acting as Chairman Travelling allowances and expenses' War bonus to officers of the Department Work and material supplied by other Departments ... Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 600 600 300 200 150 200 350 20 50 50 50 200 1,200 600 75 200 208 300 500 250 13 50 20 3,500 50 150 32 1,600 600 50 50 14 15 16 300 200 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 150 200 350 20 50 50 50 200 v 1,200 600 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 75 200 208 300 500 250 33 34 35 36 37 38 13 50 20 3,500 50 150 39 40 41 42 32 1,600 600 50 50 Total--Vote No. 36 ... ... - 27,693 27,693 27,693 TOTAL OF CLASS VIII -£41, 20