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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES- continued.

1919-20. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. War Purposes Loan Act, 1917, and War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 (No. 2), (New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1915), and Finance Act, 1917 (Section 68) — £ Interest on 1,551,800 @ 5 per cent., 15 May and 15 November 77,590 Interest on £4,830,000 ,, 5 per cent., 31 March and 30 Sept. 241,500 Interest on 8,055,050 „ 4J per cent., 15 May and 15 November 362,477 £ £14,436,850 681,567 Total Interest and Sinking Fund ... £7,210,850 UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Appropriation Act, 1916 (Section 9)— Payment of subsidies to Local Bodies 145, 500 Auckland University College Act, 1882 — Grant in aid 4,000 Civil Service Act, 1908— Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities under Civil Service Act, 1908 35,000 Defence Act, 1909— Pensions and allowances 4,700 Education Act, 1914— Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of Public Primary Schools (including District High Schools) , 8,000 ■ Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions ... ... 2,500 National Scholarships — Grants to Education Boards for junior and senior scholarships 14,000 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 3,000 Education Reserves Act Amendment .let, 1913— Section 3, subsection 7 ... ... 100 Finance Act, 1918 — Section 8 (No. 2) 1,600 Fire Brigades Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 1,800 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 25,000 High Commissioner Act, 1908— Salary of High Commissioner ... .... 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Acts, 1909, 1910, and 1913— Subsidies payable 325,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908— Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court 2,800