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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XI.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS— continued.

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item. 191 2-13. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. £ £ 54 VOTE No. 69— continued. Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office — Salaries- — Director Assistant 2 Clerks: 1 at £190, 1 at £180 Cadette 7 Local reporters 450 250 370 102 66 1,238 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Other Charges for and incidental to — Cleaning offices Establishment and equipment of weather-station, Dunedin Establishment of stations at Chatham Islands, Bealey, and Mount Egmont Expenses connected with opening Weather Observatory, Wellington Inspection of stations Lithographing Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Printing and stationery Purchase of instruments Rent, office equipment, and books Repairs to instruments Telephones Weather messages by wireless Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 25 » 60 9 50 20 1,240 25 200 160 5 31 100 30 2,005 69 Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Surveyors of Ships— Salaries — 1 Superintendent each at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, 3 at £380, 1 at £345 Examiner of Masters and Mates and Surveyor of Ships, Auckland Wellington : Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine Surveyor Cadet Auckland: Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine Surveyor Lyttelton: Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine Dunedin : Surveyor and Assistant Superintendent of Mercantile Marine Clerk, Mercantile Marine Office, Dunedin, £210; Cadet, £75 Clerk, Mercantile Marine Office, Wellington Clerk, Mercantile Marine Office, Auckland, £185; Cadet, £75 3 Load-line Inspectors : 1 at £20, 2 at £10 Contribution to Postal Department for services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga 3 ,243 1 ,485 330 280 240 75 280 240 260 310 285 235 260 40 i 25 4,345