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CLASS X.—MINISTER OF MINES—continued.

74

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

!tem. 18; 5-86. £ MINES DEPAKTMENT— continued. 12 18 VOTE No. 52— continued. Otheb Chaeges— Travelling Expenses Inspecting Engineer Forage, Inspector of Mines, Thames 300 50 Total —Vote No. 52 ... 350 2,383 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 !) 10 11 12 18 VOTE No. 53. Assistance towards Prospecting, by the purchase of Drills, upon a subscription of one-third or more being contributed for their use Local Museums of Specimens Rewards for Discovery of New Goldfields ... Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Nelson Creek Waimea-Kumara Maintenance and raising Sluice, Kumara Sludgechannel Argyle, Charleston Mount Ida Water-race Kent of Tokatea Block To defray cost of lectures by Professor Black and others in the principal mining centres throughout the Colony Subsidy of £1 for £1 on moneys subscribed for prospecting for gold at deep levels Refund of deposit for survey of agricultural lease, Queenstown, W. S. Trotter ... Refund of deposit on contract 11-1 and 11-2, Mikonui Water-race, J. Heron Compensation to Messrs. Laidlaw and Crawford for freehold, Spotti's Creek Subsidy towards purchase of .T. Costello's leasehold, Totara River, of £2 for every £1 contributed by the County of Buller, not exceeding Purchase of S. Inder's interest in Sections 8 and 10, Block III., Blackstone, claimed by W. Agnew Expenses of Commission, Block XXVII, Thames Bonus, La Monte's gold-saving process Kumara Water-race, altering tunnel To give effect to recommendations of the Goldfields Committee — W. Agnew Hone Werahiko, reward for gold discovery J. O'Brien, compensation E. Peters, gratuity on £1 for £1 being raised Costello v. Croninville miners, half-taxed costs Aids to prospecting and rewards for mineral discoveries Contingencies 2,000 250 2,500 900 2,800 7,000 400 500 320 1,750 1,000 27 20 14 400 15 500 16 160 200 1,000 300 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 50 350 220 50 390 20 2,000 1,800 Total—Vote No. 53 ... 26,887 TOTAL CLASS X. £2 ',270