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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

[tern. 1917-18. MISCELLANEOUS SERVIOES— continued. £ £ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 VOTE No. 59— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. General —continued. Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of the Public Works Act, 1908 Cost of annotating statutes for Government Departments Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions Cost of administering war risks insurance scheme ... Equipment for relieving staff Establishment and maintenance of New Zealand Hospital at Etrambieres, France ... £10,000 Less amount recoverable from War Expenses Account ... ... 3,000 120 500 50 200 18 19 20 21 200 3,000 500 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Expenses in connection with cinematograph films taken in France and elsewhere for patriotic and other purposes ... .... Expenses in connection with loaning of art pictures Expenses of Public Service Stores Tender Board Expenses in connection with Trade of Empire Royal Commission Expenses in connection with removal of household and effects of His Excellency the Governor-General Expenses for extra services s.s. " Tutanekai " Expenses in connection with the review of New Zealand troops by His Majesty the King on Salisbury Plain, and similar functions Expenses incidental to the visit of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance to England Extra clerical assistance Grants in settlement of petitions referred to Government for favourable consideration Grant to the Minister of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce and Private Secretary, to cover expenses of visit to Australia in connection with the purchase of wheat Grant towards cost of publication of scientific material of British Antarctic Expedition Grant to F. Lawry Grant to New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association Grant to Royal Life Saving Society Grants to Societies for Protection of Women and Children — - Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Grant to Westland Acclimatization Society Grants for special services ... Grant to New Zealand Institute for research-work ... Investigation of the mosquitoes of New Zealand Meals supplied to persons who are granted free passages on Government steamers Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Payment to officers of the Public Service for performance of special duties Pension for Mrs. M. K. Dickinson 7,000 22 23 24 25 1,250 10 300 26 2,500 27 28 130 500 100 29 20 1,500 30 31 32 1,500 172 53 204 100 75 75 75 75 75 100 4,000 500 100 10 75 450 40