8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

11

-LC/VJU-— C. Under Special Acts of the Legislature — continued. Fire Brigades Act, 1908 - Subsidies payable £ 1,400 High Commissioner Act, 1908 — Salary of High Commissioner 2,000 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1908 — Subsidies payable ... 135 ,000 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908— Salaries of Judge and Members of the Arbitration Court 2,800 Judicature Act, 1908 — Superannuation Allowances 1,883 Land Act, 1908— " Thirds " and " Fourths "— Proportion payable to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts 38 ,000 Timber and Flax Royalties — One-half of Timber and Flax Royalties payable to local authorities 13 ,700 Legislature Act, 1908— Payment to Members of both Houses ... ... ... 28 ,500 Legislative Officers' Salaries — Legislative Council— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk-Assistant House of Representatives— Speaker Chairman of Committees Clerk Clerk-Assistant 600 300 650 450 800 500 650 450 Military Pensions Act, 1908 — Pensions and allowances 4,900 Municipal Corporations Act, 1908— Subsidies payable 17 ,000 Naval Defence Act, 1908 — Proportional part of the cost of the maintenance of the Australasian Naval Squadron 40 ,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Public Debts Sinking Funds — Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses 52 New Zealand Consolidated Stock — Charges and expenses of management 18 ,200 New Zealand Institute Act, 1908— General expenses of Institute 500 New Zealand University Act, 1908 — Contribution to University 3,000 Old-age Pensions Act, 1908 — Pensions 325 ,000 Public Revenues Act, 1908— Controller and Auditor-General Assistant Controller and Auditor Claims repayable under Sections 8, 76, and 110 1,000 800 500