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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

Number of Persons. Item. 1923-24. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER DOMAINS. 1923-24. VOTE No. 9. £ Government Domains — Salaries — General Division. £ 1 at £270 ... ... 270 1 at £265 ... ... 265 2 at £252 ... ... 504 1,039 Temporary Officers. 7 Gardeners at £225 ... ... 1,575 2 Gardeners at £224 ... ... 448 4 Gardeners at £215 ... ... 860 13 2,883 17 Other Charges for and incidental, to — Casual labour Coal, coke, &c. Flower seeds, bulbs, plants, &c. Garden implements, manures, &c. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote *3,922 2 3 4 5 6 -'75 100 100 100 50 425 Less estimated credits under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 25 400 Other Domains and Works as under — 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 Grants towards improvements— Mount Maunganui Domain ... Okarito Domain Runanga Domain Seddonville Domain Tokomaru Domain Tuapeka Domain Waiuta Domain (to ground) 150 35 75 50 50 35 50 14 15 L6 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 Subsidies — Kaiwaka Domain (£1 for £1) Little Shoal Reserve (Northcote Borough Council), (£1 for £1 towards improvements) Northcote Point Domain (£2 for £1) Raglan Domain (£1 for £1) ... Tauranga Domain (£1 for £1 towards improvements) Tuatapere Domain (£1 for £2) Uritawa Domains (towards erection of pavilion) Waiuku Domain (£1 for £1 towards improvements)... Whangateau Domain (£1 for £1) ... ... Domains not specified 30 64 26 50 100 50 25 150 100 250 TOTAL—VOTE No. 9 1,290 5,612 * Includes cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages.