8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

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1908-9. Under Special Acts of the Legislature. £ Militia Acts Amendment Act, 1862— Pensions and Allowances 250 Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869— Mrs. Ellen Ann Hewett 50 Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872— Mrs. Ellen McGuire I 8 New Plymouth Harbour Board, Endowment Act, 1874 — One-fourth of proceeds of Sales, &c, payable to Harbour Board 4 ,700 Auckland University College Act, 1882 — Grant in aid . ... 4,000 Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 25 ,000 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884— Endowment 60,000 Hamerton Pension Act, 1891— Robert C. Hamerton 250 Marlborouqh High School Act, 1899— Grant in aid ... 400 Otago University Reserves Act, 1904 — Rents arising from reserves 600 Victoria College Act, 1905— Grant in aid 4,000 i Nelson Harbour Act, 1905 — Annual compensation in lieu of rents and profits of the lands excluded from endowments ... ... £500 Subsidy payable to Board ... ... 92 \ 592 Motueka Harbour Board Act, 1905 — Subsidy payable to Board ... ... 500 The Queen's Scholarship Act, 1906— Grants for Scholarships ... ... ■ ... 1,000 Appropriation Act, 1908— Subsidies payable to Local Authorities 90 ,000 Civil Service Act, 1908 — Pensions, Compensation, and Gratuities under Civil Service Acts, 1858 and 1866... 37 ,000 Education Act, 1908 — Education Boards — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions on account of District High Schools t 1,000 Manual and Technical Instruction — Subsidies on bequests and voluntary contributions 4 ,000 National Scholarships — Grants for scholarships 4 ,000 Secondary Schools — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions ... . 500