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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NAVAL DEFENCE— continued.

Number Item of Persons. 1923-24. | VOTE No. 29.- NAVAL DEFENCE—continued. 192 1-24. Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ 14 15 16 17 18 11 15 16 Repairs, Alterations, Docking, &c. — H.M.S. "Chatham" H.M.S. "Philomel" Contribution to Auckland Harbour Board for priority use of Calliope Dock, workshops, &c. ... Purchase of acetone welding plant for repair base Supply of steam sterilizer for ' Philomel " 2,000 1,000 5,000 17 18 100 125 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 Fuel and Lighting (including freight of coal) — H.M.S. " Chatham " (supply of coal and oil fuel) PI.M.S. " Philomel " (supply of coal) Coal stocked at Auckland and Suva, custody of stocks, and supply of coaling-gear (part recoverable) Gas for buildings at Devonport anel Navy Office, Wellington Supply of electricity from shore to ships and buildings 25,000 2,000 13,500 22 50 23 120 24 25 21 25 Stores— Naval, engineers, shipwrights, ordnance, torpedo and electrical Purchase and freight of guns for local defence vessels 29,000 5,500 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 2a 29 Works— Building of clothing store and kitting-out room Emergency sick-quarters, completion of, repairs, &c. Erection of 5,000-ton oil-tank at Devonport Maintenance and use of dockyard plant and buildings ; part wages of storekeeper Removal and re-erection of inflammable store in selected position Upkeep and improvement of recreation-ground ... 150 250 12,000 30 250 31 50 100 125 32 125 32 Reserves— £ Courses of emergency list officers (incidental expenses) ... ... 100 Medical examination recruits ... 100 Pay and allowances whilst under training 1,250 Retaining fees ... ... 300 Travelling-expenses ... ... 250 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Miscellaneous Effective Services— Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications Allowances in lieu of quarters (lodging-allowance) Bonuses to recruiters, &c. Cleaning Navy Office Compensation— To Engine-room Artificer Merton Chubb, invalided for disease aggravated by conditions of service To Petty Officer H. Roberts For injuries and accidental death and disease contracted on duty 2,000 33 34 35 36 300 350 35 75 37 38 39 447 127 250