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Appropriations for General Government Services.

CLASS VII.—MILITIA AND VOLUNT: 1EES, &c. — continued. Item. 1877-78. MILITIA AND VOLTJNTEEKS— continued. £ 8. d. £ i. d. 68 M 68 66 (57 VOTE No. 36— continued. Militia and Volunteers, South Island— continued. Okristchurch — Officer Commanding Forage 3 Drill Instructors at £109 10s Forage for ditto Bugler and Messenger Westlani — Drill Instructor ... Travelling Allowance ... 300 0 54 15 328 10 164 5 45 12 0 0 0 0 (i 08 68 109 10 129 15 0 0 70 71 72 71! 74 Oamaru — Officer Commanding, Travelling Allowance Drill Instructor ... Forage Dunedin — Officer Commanding, Travelling Allowance 6 Drill Instructors (4 at £109 10s., and 1 at £54 15s., also Storekeeper £127 15s.) Invercargill — Officer Commanding Forage 2 Drill Instructors, each £109 10a. Capitation Allowances Contingencies —Advertising, &c. 50 0 109 0 54 15 100 0 492 15 0 0 0 0 0 75 7G 77 78 79 275 0 54 15 219 0 5,037 0 195 0 o 0 0 0 0 8,383 12 0 80 Bl 82 88 81 85 8G Miscellaneous — Prizes for Eifle Shooting Purchase of Snider Ball Ammunition Purchase of Artillery and Small-Arm Stores Purchase of Iron Targets Freight, Insurance, Shipping Charges, &c. ... Purchase of Circular Tents Pensions for recipients of the New Zealand Cross 800 0 9,748 6 244 13 500 0 2,000 0 455 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 170 0 0 13,917 19 4 Less Reduction made in Committee of Supply 35,322 12 I 4,000 0 < Total—Vote No. 36 ... 31,322 12 10 TOTAL OF CLASS VII. £31,322 12 10