8.—7.

CLASS IX.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued.

7—B. 7.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 18' 13-94. METEOBOLOGICAL AND MUSEUM DEPAETMENT— continued. £ £ 2 8 4 5 VOTE No. 55— continued. Other Charges— Meteorological Stations and Time Ball Observatory ... Intercolonial Weather Exchange Instruments Contingencies, Chemicals, &c. ... 100 60 25 225 Total—Vote No. 55 410 535 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 8 ■1 5 VOTE No. 56. Maintenance and Management of Water-races — Waimea-Kumara Mount Ida Water-race Thames, Otago, and Eeefton Schools of Mines Expenses of Board of Examiners for Mine Managers' certificates Purchase of auriferous land at Kuaotunu, Coromandel... Compensation and expenses in connection with the resumption of land and proclamation of rivers as watercourses for receiving tailings To give effect to recommendation of Commissioners on claims of Tapu settlers Prospecting and other works at Brunner Coal-mine Compensation awarded for Air-line of road taken through Native land, Whangarei County Contingencies and Mining Inspectors' Travelling - expenses 2,500 1,800 1,550 250 1,066 4,000 t 122 1,000 H 9 160 10 2,000 14,448 Total —Vote No. 56 * TOTAL OP CLASS IX. £1 ',148