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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XI.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS— continued.

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item. 19 4-15. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 VOTE No. te—continued. Weather-reporting and Meteorological Office— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — Cleaning offices Equipment of weather-station, Dunedin... Establishment of stations at Chatham Islands, Bealey, and Mount Egmont Extra clerical assistance Inspection of stations Lithographing Postage, telegrams, aud rent of boxes ... Printing and stationery Purchase of instruments Rent, office equipment, and books Repairs to instruments Telephones Weather messages by wireless Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 25 25 40 30 50 25 1,300 100 275 200 5 40 100 50 2,265 3,651 Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, Examiners of Masters and Mates, and Surveyors of Ships— Salaries — 76 Professional Division. Class D— £ 3 at £400 ... ... 1,200 2 at £365 ... ... 730 Glass E— 1 at £310 ... ... 310 3 at £300 ... 900 3 at £280 ... ... 840 1,930 2,050 Clerical Division. Class VI— 1 at £230 Class VII— 1 at £200 Class VIII— 2 at £108 ... ... 216 lat£88 88 230 200 304 Unclassified. Temporary Surveyor at £250 (6 months) Shipping Officer, Onehunga ... 3 Load-line Inspectors : 1 at £20, 2 at £10 Contribution to Postal Department for services performed by Postmaster at Tauranga ... 125 15 40 25 77 78 79 80 81 Other Charges for and incidental to— Cleaning offices ... ... ..* Office equipment and rent ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 4,919 75 225 90 50 10 450 5,369