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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

Item. 1914-15. PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITALS, AND CHARITABLE AID—continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Maintenance — St. Helens Hospital, Auckland St. Helens Hospital, Wellington St. Helens Hospital, Christcburch St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin Rotorua Cottage Hospital Te Waikato Sanatorium £ 1,000 1,400 1,250 900 300 4,600 9,450 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 69,100 4,855 Less amount to be recovered from the Civil List, Native, &c. 64,245 3,431 I Total—Vote No. 56... 60,814 COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. 1914-15. Total number of officers .. 19 VOTE No. 57. Salaries — Head Office — Class V— 1 at £290 Class VII— 1 at £110 Cook Islands — Resident Commissioner Resident Agent, Mauke (£220), (6 months) Registrar of Courts Collector of Customs (£200, also Postmaster £50) Fruit Inspector Assistant Fruit Inspector ... Police Officer Niue— Resident Commissioner School-teacher Medical Officer (£450), (7 months) ... ... Head Schoolmaster Assistant Schoolmaster (£175), (5 months) Mangaia, Postmaster Atiu, Postmaster Aitutaki, Postmaster Rarotonga, Postmaster 290 110 700 110 500 250 220 220 183 365 250 50 263 50 73 35 5 5 10 Other Charges for and incidental to — Advertising, printing, stationery, purchase of books and periodicals, and office requisites ... Cook and other Islands Administration and other 3,689 2 75 3 1,000 4 expenses Grant to E. Blain on retirement in consideration of services 395