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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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! Item 1909-10. 2,685 Miles. WORKING RAILWAYS— continued. VOTE No. 16— continued. Locomotive Running and Repairs and Renewals of Rolling-stock —continued. Charges of and incidental to —continued. Compassionate allowance to R. H. Hanson for injuries received while in the railway service, as recommended by the Railways Committee Cost of Addington Workshops inquiry ... 1). S. Turner: Special allowance in recognition of services in introducing a number of devices in connection with his work G. E. Richardson and J. Barbour: Special allowance of £25 each in recognition of services in connection with the manufacture of steel castings... H. Sloan : Special allowance granted in consideration of the Department having the right to use in its workshops the tube-cutter invented by him Refund of old-age pension to S. C. Farr £ £ 50 708 10 50 40 52 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 824 ,610 1 ,000 823 ,610 Traffic Expenses — Section — Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Picton Allowance to guards employed on Rimutaka Incline ... Amount required to make good postal money misappropriated at Leeston Conveyance of Vice-regal household and effects from Palmerston North to Auckland L. G.Pratt: Compassionate allowance, as recommended by the Railways Committee Late Porter L. Knight: Leave pay paid to the widow .. Late Signalman W. G. Edge: Leave pay paid to the widow Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 900 3,400 1,200 1,500 283 ,400 234 ,000 28 ,400 14 ,900 6,900 5 ,300 100 57 111 25 5 6 5,200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 635 ,404 34 ,000 601,404