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Appropriations for Public Works Services

CLASS XVI.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL— continued.

item. 1914-15. MINISTBE OF PUBLIC WOEKS— continued. VOTE No. 87— continued. Public Woeks, Departmental— continued. Salaries —continued. General Division— continued. £ 1 at £175 ... ... 175 6 at £170 (8 months) ... ... 680 1 at £160 (8 months) ... ... 107 1 at £156 ... ... 156 1 at £155 (8 months) ... ... 103 1 at £144 ... ... 144 2 at £120 ... ... 240 2 at £108 ... ... 216 3 at £84 ... ... 252 1 at £72 ... ... 72 1 at £60 ... ... 60 18,326 Other Charges for and incidental to — Equipment and other allowances, including lodging and any special allowances to Cadets... Expenses of Commissions ... Extra clerical, draughting, and office assistance Fidelity-guarantee policy premiums Law-charges and legal expenses Postage and telegrams, telephone connections, and rent of private letter-boxes Printing and stationery, lithographic work, plans, periodicals, &c. Purchase of instruments, office requisites, &c. Travelling-expenses and transfer expenses of officers Compassionate allowance to S. H. Agar, overseer, in consequence of injuries received in the course of his duties Special allowance of £100 per annum to Electrical Engineer while in charge of construction at Lake Coleridge Allowance to F. W. Furkert, Inspecting Engineer, towards cost of defraying travelling-expenses on his recent visit to Europe and America in connection with irrigation works and light railways Pouto Point Game Sanctuary, purchase of land for proposed Loan for nightsoil disposal, Auckland suburbs Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 76,544 2 3 4 5 6 7 1,500 50 2,000 500 300 8 3,000 9 10 11 3,500 2,000 5,000 170 12 170 13 150 14 1,000 1,171 15 16 250 20,761 97,305 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 780 Total—Vote No. 87 ... 96,525 TOTAL CLASS X^VI £96, i25