79

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PRISONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

Item "| 1926-27. 1 VOTE No. 17.—PRISONS DEPARTMENT—contd. _ 1926-27. 1 Salabies —continued. £ £ Non-clasbified. 1 2 Agricultural Adviser ... ... ... 133 1 3 Police-gaoler ... ... ... 245 4 Medical Officers— £ 3 at £200 ... ... 600 3 at £175 ... ... 525 1 at £100 ... ... 100 1 at £85 ... ... 85 9 1 at £50 ... ... 50 j 1,360 5 Institutional Schoolmasters— 3 at £70 ... .. 210 1 at £50 ... ... 50 5 1 at £40 ... ... 40 300 1 6 Instructor in physical culture ... ... 55 1 7 Bandmaster ... ... ... 78 227 2,171 56,836 N ON-PERMANENTS. 8 Farm managers, experts, and clerical ... ... 3,900 9 Warders and matrons ... ... ... 4,000 10 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... 2,700 11 Allowances to instructing and other officers ... 800 12 Extra assistance (Probation Officers, &c.) ... 800 12,200 69,036 Less proportion of salaries transferred to Probation Branch ... ... ... 1,600 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — Salaries of officers employed on £ public works ... ... 2,500 67,436 Other Charges fob and incidental to — Prisons and Institutional Upkeep — 13 Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 250 14 Assistance to discharged prisoners ... ... 30 I 15 Burial of deceased prisoners... ... ... 50 16 Clothing, bedding, furniture, &c. ... ... 3,500 17 Equipment and instructional work ... ... 200 18 Forage ... ... ... 200 19 Fuel, light, power, and water ... ... 4,500 20 Grant to officer on retirement, equivalent to salary in lieu of leave, in terms of Public Service Regulations 258 21 Grants to Prisoners'Aid and kindred societies ... 100 22 Gratuities to prisoners on release ... ... 100 23 International Prison Conference : Expenses of New Zealand Delegate ... ... 100 24 Locality allowances ... ... ... 500 25 Maintenance of prison buildings ... ... 300 26 Maintenance of prisoners in public hospitals ... 900 27 Medical expenses of officers injured daring performance of duties ... ... ... 25 28 Medicines and medical comforts ... ... 750 29 Office fittings and requisites ... ... 300