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8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS — continued.

8-B. 7.

Number of Persons. Item. 192? 1-24. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— continued. 1923-24. | VOTE No. 8— continued. Maintenance, etc. — continued. £ £ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 5 (i 7 8 2 3 Other Charges for and incidental to — Accident compensation, sick-pay, holiday pay, and special leave to workmen ... Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications Contribution to— Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings. Christchurch Drainage Board for drainage, public buildings, Dunedin Expenses in addition to or in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 : Government Houses, Auckland and Wellington— Fuel, light, water, and cleaning for official and reception rooms, outbuildings, and grounds Telephones Freight, cartage, and transport charges (£11,000 recoverable) Government Buildings throughout the Dominion— Office requisites, fuel, light, power, water, cleaning, scavenging, and other annual services Departmental Buildings ... Rents • Courthouses Gaols Police-stations Customhouses Post and Telegraph Offices Mental Hospitals Quarantine Stations Public Works Workshops... Other Government Buildings Government House, Auckland Government House, Wellington Lyttelton Borough Council, for extra water supplied to Government Departments Parliamentary Buildings Services and supplies for other Departments (£7,000 recoverable) Special and other rates on Government properties ... Telephone services (including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls) Tramways : Expenses re inquiries, appointments to Appeal Boards, &C. Travelling allowances and expenses Wages of overseers and staff workmen (£10,000 recoverable) Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 500 140 12,000 3,000 20,000 5,000 5,000 2,000 10,000 500 26,000 10,000 300 2,000 2,000 550 900 500 50 150 150 24 25 100 2,000 26 27 7,000 100 400 28 50 1,500 29 30 31 *13,000 100 124,990 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 — £ Freight, &c. ... ... 11,000 Services, &c, for other Departments 7,000 Wages of overseers, &c. ... 10,000 Miscellaneous items ... ... 2,000 30,000 TOTAL—VOTE No. 8 94,990 100,270 * Includes cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.