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page Vote Stamp Duties Department. £ £ 48 New postage and duty dies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 52 Special allowances to Recorders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 650 Vote Post and Telegraph Working-expenses. 71 Salaries (total of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,000 73 Rural telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 74 Temporary officers—Postmen, messengers, and General Division .. .. .. .. 18,000 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. ... .. .. .. ■■ 10,000 44,800 Vote ■ —- Public Buildings. 80 Contribution to Drainage. Board for drainage, public buildings, Christchurch .. .. 150 Contribution to Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Dunedin .. .. .. 150 300 Vote Maintenance and Improvement oe Roads. 82 Expenses incidental to the maintenance and improvement of roads .. .. .. .. 8, 000 Vote Department of Industries and Commerce. 92 Board of Trade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 94 Telephone services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 96 Credits increased by .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 17,500 17,825 Vote Cook Islands. 118 Erection of fruit-packing sheds, Rarotonga .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 Installation of wireless-telegraph system at Rarotonga and Niue .. .. .. .. 425 650 Vote Pensions. 124 Pensions to epidemic widows and widowers and their dependants .. .. .. .. 1,170 Vote Mines. 132 Advances to oil-boring companies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Assistance towards ambulance classes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Cost of collecting goldfields revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 134 Instruments and apparatus and chemical supplies .. .. .. .. .. 20 1,095 Vote Department of Internal Affairs. 138 Assessment Courts under the Rating Act, 1908.. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Astronomical stations, expenses in connection with .. .. . . .. .. 10 BirdJife, expenses in connection with preservation of .. .. .. .. 20 Protection of tuatara lizards.. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 10 140 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 274 144 Fire drills, attendance at .. .. .. . . .. •. .. 10 148 Census, 1921, cost of taking .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 1,000 152 Museum publications, printing of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Specimen and pictures, purchase and preparation of .. .. .. .. 100 158 Absentee land-tax due by officer of High Commissioner's staff .. .. .. .. 1 Allowance to officer of Tourist Department for extra duties as Permit and Passport Officer .. 10 Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of the Public Works Act, 1908 .. .. 10 Expenses of Public Service Stores Tenders Board .. .. .. .. .. 25 160 Returned Soldiers' Association : Railway fares of delegates to annual conference .. .. 50 1,625 Vote Printing and Stationery. 170 Machinery .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 Monotype metal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Type and printing-material .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 100 '■"* 700 Vote Department of Health. 184 Journal of Health .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 350 188 Medical and nursing services in country districts .. .. .. .. .. 400 Medical research work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 190 Refuge and charitable institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 St. John Ambulance Association .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 Salvation Army Prison Brigade work .. ..' .. .. .. .. .. 450 4,200 Vote New Zealand Military Forces and Cadets. 220 Total to be reduced by .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 Vote No. . —Aviation. 222 Purchase of aircraft machines and spare parts .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 Wireless sets, cameras, and camera-guns .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 Meteorological instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 7,000 Vote Marine. 238 Salaries —Professional Division, Class C .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 246 Expenses connected with training-ship " Amokura" .. .. .. .. .. 1,750 Working-expenses and repairs : s.s. " Hinemoa " .. .. .. .. .. 3,750 250 Credits, increased by .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 6,250