SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8988, 25 November 1907, Page 5

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

ONE-THIRD OF A MILLION POUNDS PASSED. WIDOWS OF LATE MEMBERS. DY TELEGIUrjI—MIES3 ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, November 23. The supplementary estimates were brought down by Governor's mes age in the House to-day. The total amount provided for is £94,759 (?). The amount provided for the Legislative Departments is £4,442, the Department of Finance £4,097. Post and Telegraph Department £20,496, Industries and Tourist Department £22,154, Old Age Pensions £1,690, Working Railways Department £4 5 692, Public Buildings and Domains Department £10,430, Printing and- Stationery Department £4,429, Stamp and Deeds Department £1,149, Native Department £3,220, Justice Department £4,340, Police Department £1,347, Mines Department £3216, Department of Internal Affairs £43,500, Crown Law Department £235, Defence Department £39, 657, Customs Department £2,894, Marine Department £6,718, Labour Department £6324, Lands and Purvey Department £24,751 Department of Agriculture £7,751, Valuation Department £1,225, Education Department £4,603, Public Health Department £1,132, Mental Hospitals and Charitable Departments £3,083, State forests £639, State coal mines £8,032, scenery preservation £225, land for settlement £10,365, Maori land settlement £SO, Public Trust £10,405, Government Life Insurance £4,022, Government accident insurance £2O, State fire insurance £6BO, Government advances to settlers £I,OOO, Public Works Department £2,886, railways £16,000, public buildings £17,550, lighthouses and harbour works £6OO, tourist and health resorts £B,Oll, roads and bridges £39.212, development of gold fields £SOO, contingent defence £IO,OOO. Some discussion took place over the items "gratuities to the widows of late members of the House of Representatives, Mesdaines O'Meara, Morrison, Smith and Vile, £3OO each." The Premier explained that as petitions were presented at various times for grants to widows of members it had been decided that an amount equal to one year's honorarium should be granted. In reply to a question from Mr W. F. Massey, the Premier stated that the amounts granted to the Chief Justice and Mr Ngata, as members of the Native Land Commission, were, for special work they were carrying out. The whole estimates were passed without alteration.