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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XVIII.—MARINE AND HARBOURS, ETC., DEPARTMENTScontinued.

[tern. 1906-7. MARINE AND HARBOURS— continued. VOTE No. 61— continued. Protection op Fish and Oysters— 34 I Salaries — Chief Inspector of Fisheries 9 Inspectors: 1 at £130, 1 at £75, 2 at £25, 1 at £24, 1 at £12, 2 at £10, 1 at £7 10s. Wages of attendants, Hakataramea Hatchery £ £ 325 319 292 Other Charges — 35 Collection and distribution of rainbow-trout ova 36 Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova 37 Contribution towards cost of printing historv of Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery 38 i Experimental trawling 39 Grant to Portobello Marine Fish Hatchery Board towards cost of importing lobsters 40 : Grant to Hokitika Fish-hatchery (£l for £1) 41 Import of salmon-ova 42 Import of white-fish ova 43 Importation of striped bass 44 Maintenance grant to Portobello Fish-hatchery Board 45 Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea 46 Supply of fish-ova and acclimatisation of fish 47 Travelling-expenses and contingencies 936 250 150 20 2,500 50 50 250 250 250 250 100 150 300 - Total—Vote No-. 61 ... 4,570 28,894 I GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. VOTE No. 62. 1 Working-expenses of s.s. " Hinemoa " within or outside the colony 2 Working-expenses, s.s. " Tutanekai " 3 New shaft and propeller for s s. " Tutanekai " 9,000 3,750 550 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 13,300 300 Total—Vote No. 62 ... 13,000 » INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND SURVEY OF STEAMERS. 1906-7. Total number of officers ... 26 VOTE No. 63. 1 Salaries — Chief Inspector of Machinery, Priuciual Engineei Surveyor, &c. 14 Inspectors of Machinery and Engineer Surveyors: 1 at £320,2 at £315, 7 at £305, 4 at £295 1 Inspector of Machinery and Engineer Surveyor at £275 (4 months) 1 Draughtsman at £180 (4 months) 5 Clerks : 1 at £250, 1 at £198, 1 at £192, 2 at £182... 4 Cadets : 2 at £70, 1 at £60, 1 at £50 ... 500 4,265 92 60 1,004 250 6,171 1