8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

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Item. 1917-18. MARINE: MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. £ £ 17 18 L9 20 21 22 23 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 11 15 L6 1 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 67. Charges for and incidental to — Acquiring land for beach reserve, Hauraki Gulf ... Administration of the Shipping and Seamen Act, and inquiries into shipping casualties ... ... Allowances to officers under Public Service Regulations for performing higher duties ... ... Alterations and repairs to s.s. " Rama" (formerly H M.S. " Torch ") Antarctic ship " Aurora" repairs, wages, stores, insurance, &c. (half expenses to be recovered from the Imperial Government and about two-fifths from the Commonwealth Government) Audit fees for inspection of accounts Beacons, buoys, and lights at— Waitapu, leading-lights Carriage and freight Charts, books, periodicals, and advertising Checking overcrowding of steamers Contribution towards New Zealand's Sailors' Room, England Extra clerical assistance Expenses connected with examinations... Fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance Gas and fuel for offices Grant towards cost of publishing Sir D. Mawson's ! Antarctic, Meteorological, and Magnetic observations Grants — For clearing willows from Mongonui and Wairua Rivers, Kaipara For improving Pakaroa Harbour, Aotea For protection of foreshore, Okuru For repairing wharf, Okuru For repairs to Ti Point Wharf, Whangateau Towards cost of river-protection works, Waikanae Improvement of entrance to Waikare River, Hawke's Bay (£1 for £1) Irrecoverable fees for survey of oil-iaunches ... Maintenance of leading-lights, Piako River ... New Zealand Nautical Almanac ... ... j Office equipment ... ... ... j Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Preparation of tide-tables Printing and stationery Prosecutions under the Shipping and Seamen, Harbours, and Fisheries Acts ... ... Relief of distressed seamen ... ... ... Relief of distressed New Zealand seamen and others in the United Kingdom ... ... ... Remission of rent on foreshore occupied by R, B. Smith and S. Rae, Purakanui Removing willows from Waiotu Stream (subsidy, £2 for£l) Repairs to wharf at Tongaporutu ... ... Repairs and improvements to Ruawai Wharf, Kaipara (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... ... ... Repairs to Colac Bay Jetty (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Repairs to Gumtown Wharf... Repairs to Whangaroa Wharf (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Repairing shed, Grove Wharf ... ... ! Repairing and improving Kenepuru Canal ... j Snagging Upper Mokau River (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... ] 50 400 100 100 450 75 75 150 300 500 25 1,280 300 500 25 250 250 50 40 60 100 40 200 25 40 450 100 1,200 550 900 75 100 75 1 150 15 225 50 25 100 20 60 100 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 10 11 42 13