8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

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1927-28. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE —continued. £ Orchard-tax Act, 1916 (Section 4) — Orchard-tax receipts payable to New Zealand Fruit-growers' Federation, Limited ... ... ... 500 Pensions Act, 1926— £ Pensions and allowances ... ... 42,000 Less credits from gold duty under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 " ... ... 2,500 -—— 39,500 Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... ... 17,500 Old-age pensions ... ... 990,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Account ... 38,000 952,000 Pensions for the Blind ... ... ... 11,000 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 310,000 Police Offences Amendment Act, 1924 (Section 3) — Fines due Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1926—• £ Section 6— Salary of Controller and Auditor-General ... ... 1,300 Sections 30 and 96— Claims repayable under Sections 30 and 96 ... ... 300 Section 133 (1) — — 1,600 Fire Insurance Fund ... ... 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 134 (7)) — Marine Insurance Fund ... ... ... 8,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 140) — Interest at 4 per cent, on New Zealand Expeditionary Force canteen profits and regimental funds deposited with Government at call ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of,both Houses ... 2,000 Public Service Act, 1912, and Appropriation Act, 1920 (Section 16, Subsection (1), and Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 20 (1) (a)) — Salary of Public Service Commissioner ... ... ... 1,500 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, and Amendments— Annual contributions— £ £ Public Service Superannuation Fund ... 86,000 Less credits ... 38,192 47,808 Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... 43,000 90,808 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 (Section 67) — Compensation to Mrs. Ann Noble, of Alexandra, Otago ... ... 78 Rotorua Borough Act, 1922 (Section 6) — Payment to Rotorua Borough of portion of fees received at the Government Sanatorium ... ... ... 1,300 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 (Section 60), and Amendment Act, 1910—— Compensation to owners of stock condemned ... ... ... 14,000 Stock Act, 1908 (Section 45) — Compensation for diseased stock destroyed ... ... ... 15,500