B .7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

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1925-26 UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1920— £ £ Pensions and allowances ... ... 40,000 Less credits from gold dutv under section 9, Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 ... ... ... ... 2,555 37,445 Municipal Corporations Act, 1920 (Section 72J— Subsidies to Borough Councils in respect of general rates ... ... 29,000 National Provident Fund Act, 1910 ( Section 25) — Subsidies on contributions ... ... 37,468 Finance Act, 1916, and National Provident Fund Act, 1910 — Maternity allowances (sections 18 and 78) ... ... 7,500 Maternity allowances for Friendly Societies (Section 67) ... 36,000 Subsidy on total contributions from approved Friendly Societies for the year ended 31st December, 1924 (Section 75) ... ... ... 947 81,915 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 (Section 2) — One-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board to 31st December, 1925 ... ... ... 5>000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— New Zealand Consolidated Stock — Charges and expenses of management ... ... 26,000 Less recoverable from other accounts .., ... 4,000 22,000 New Zealand University Act, 1908 (Section 30) — Contribution to University ... ... ... 3,845 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, and Amendment Act, 1919 (Sections 3 and 4) — University National Scholarships ... ... . . 3,400 University bursaries ... ... ... 13,000 Grants-in-aid to— Auckland University College ... ... 7,100 Victoria University College ... ... 7,100 Canterbury College ... ... 4,100 University of Otago ... ... 8,700 — 27,000 University Colleges— Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions ... ... 20,000 Orchard-tax Act, 1916 (Section 4) — Orchard-tax receipts payable to New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation, Limited ... ... ... 2,000 Pensions Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920 — Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... ... 23,000 Old-age pensions ... ... 925,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Account ... 37,177 — 887,823 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 325,000 Pensions for the Blind ... ... ... 10,000 Police Offences Amendment Act, 1924 (Section 3) — Fines due Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1910, and Appropriation Act, 1920 — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General ... ... 1,170 Claims repayable under Sections 16, 29, and 90 ... ... 300 1,470 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1912 (Section 5) — Fire Insurance Fund ... ... ... 10,000 Public Service Act, 1912, and Appropriation Act, 1920 (Section 16, Subsection 1) — Salaries of Public Service Commissioners ... ... ... 2,442