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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

1911-12. Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908— Interest on £40,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year £ 1,400 100 £ 1,600 The State Fire Insurance Act, 1908— Interest on £ 500 @ 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 1,500 „ 3J per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 20 52 30 £2,000 102 Amount to be recovered from State Fire Insurance Account 102 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Purchase Act, 1908— Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 20,000 The Naval Defence Act, 1909— Interest on £953,500 @ 35 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Sinking Fund on £1,250,000 @ 4 per cent. ... 33 ,373 50,000 83 ,373 The Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910— Sinking Fund @ 4 per cent, on £65,000,000 144 ,885 Total Interest and Sinking Fund 2,663,556 Under Special Acts of the Legislature. Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances 160 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872— Mrs. Ellen McGuire 18 Sew Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 — One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 3,785 Auckland University College Act, 1882— Grant in aid 4,000 Grey mouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 27,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 65,000 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891— Robert C. Hamerton 250 Marlborough High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid 400 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904— Rents from reserves : Deficiency of 570 Victoria College Act, 1905— Grant in aid 4,000 Nelson Harbour Act, 1905 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments