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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES—continued.

1928-29. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE —continued. £ Netv Zealand University Act, 1908 (Section 30) — Contribution to University ... ... ... 3,845 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, and Amendment Act, 1919 (Sections 3 and 4) —• University National Scholarships ... ... ... 3,000 University bursaries ... ... ... 15,000 Grants-in-aid to — £ Auckland University College ... ... 7,100 Victoria University College ... ... 7,100 Canterbury College ... ... 4,100 University of Otago ... ... 8,700 University Colleges— 27,000 Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions ... ... 15,000 Pensions Act, 1926— £ Pensions and allowances— Miners pensions ... ... 46,000 Less credits from gold duty under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 ... ... 2,600 43,400 Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... ... 14,000 Old-age pensions ... ... 1,030,000 Less amount charged to National Endowment Account ... 41,000 989,000 Pensions for the Blind ... ... ... 13,000 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 308,000 Police Offences Act, 1927 (Section 15)— Fines due Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ... ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1926— £ Section 6— Salary of Controller and Auditor-General ... ... 1,300 Sections 30 and 96—Claims repayable under Sections 30 and 96 ... ... 300 Section 133 (1) — 1,600 Fire Insurance Fund ... ... ... 10,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 134 (7)) — Government Stores Marine Insurance Fund ... ... ... 100 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses ... 2,200 Public Service Act, 1912, and Appropriation Act, 1920 (Section 16, Subsection (1), and Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 20 (1) (a)) — Salary of Public Service Commissioner ... ... ... 1,500 Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927 (Section 62) — Pensions in respect of Police Officers ... ... ... 450 Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927 (Section 114) — £ Increased superannuation allowances to widows and children 17,274 Less credits ... ... ... 4,278 12,996 Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927— Annual subsidies— £ £ Public Service Superannuation Fund ... 86,000 Less credits ... 39,080 46,920 Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... 43,000 89,920 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 (Section 67) — Compensation to Mrs. Ann Noble, of Alexandra, Otago ... ... 78