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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1926-27. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued. _ Marlborough High School Act, 1899 (Section 17) — £ Grant-in-aid ... ... ... 400 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1920 — £ Pensions and allowances ... ... 42,000 Less credits from gold duty under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 ... ... 2,500 39,500 Municipal Corporations Act, 1920 (Section 72) — Subsidies to Borough Councils in respect of general rates ... ... 28,500 National Provident Fund Act, 1910 ( Section 25) — Subsidies on contributions ... ... 39,921 Finance Act, 1916, and National Provident, Fund Act, 1910 — Maternity allowances (sections 18 and 78) ... ... 7,000 Maternity allowances for Friendly Societies (Section 67) ... 35,000 Subsidy on total contributions from approved Friendly Societies for the year ended 31st December, 1925 (Section 75) .... ... ... 707 82,628 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1922 (Section 27), and Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923 (Section 13) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes ... ... 6,000 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1925 (Section 13) — Payments for purposes of higher education and advancement of Natives ... 3,000 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 (Section 2) — One-fourth of proceeds of sales, &c., payable to Harbour Board to 31st December, 1926 ... ... ... 5,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—• New Zealand Consolidated Stock— J£ Charges and expenses of management ... ... 28,000 Less recoverable from other accounts .. ... 6,000 —— 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 ... ... ... 3,100 University bursaries ... ... ... 13,400 Grants-in-aid to— £ Auckland University College ... ... 7,100 Victoria University College ... ... 7,100 Canterbury College ... ... 4,100 University of Otaeo ... ... 8,700 27,000 University Colleges— Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 15,000 Orchard-tax Act, 1916 (Section 4) — Orchard-tax receipts payable to New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation, Limited ... ... ... 1,500 Pensions Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920— Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... ... 21,000 Old-age pensions ... ... 975,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Account ... 37,948 937,052 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 325,000