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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

SUMMARY.

1902 3. £ Interest and Sinking Fund ... ... ... 1,893,194 Under Special Acts ... ••• ••• 587,933 TOTAL PERMANENT CHARGES ... ... £2,481,127

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Under Special Acts of the Legislature— continued. 1902-3. Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act — Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits £ 2,500 Australasian Naval Defence Act, 1887 — Proportional part of the cost of the maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron 21,482 Public Revenues Act, 1891 — Controller and Auditor-General Assistant Controller and Auditor Claims repayable under Sections 9, 76, and 91 1,000 800 1,000 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891 — Robert C. Hamerton 250 Payment of Members Act, 1892— Payment to Members of both Houses 26,500 Victoria College Act, 1897— Grant in aid 4,000 Old-age Pensions Act, 1898 — Pensions 215,000 Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898 — Compensation for stock destroyed 3,000 Marlborough High School Act, 1899 — Grant in aid 400' Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900 — Compensation to owners of condemned stock 2,000 Municipal Corporations Act, 1900 — Subsidies payable 14,000 Military Pensions Extension Act, 1900— Pensions and allowances 1,000 Land Acts — Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 28,000 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874— One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4,800 Total under Special Acts 587,933