B—7

128

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund, Services.

CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—continued.

Item. 1915-16. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES continued. 148 144 VOTE No. 69— continued. Charges for and incidental to- continued. Water - supply: Highbank, Avenel, and Velverde Settlements (subsidy, 5s. in the £1) ... Water-supply for settlers, Tematai Road, Te Puke (subsidy, £1 for £1) Water-supply, Earnscleugh Run, Otago West Winton River Board (subsidy, £1 for £1) Wharepoa-Kerepehi drainage outfall 500 145 146 147 760 500 225 200 Less commitments which will not be expended during the year 95,232 36,000 Less credits in reduction of expenditure 59,232 2,500 Less credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Aot, 1910 ... 56,732 1,000 Total-Votb No. 69 ... 55,73! VALUATION. 1915-16. Total number of officers .. 100 VOTE No. 70. Salaries — Administrative Division. 1 at £675 675 Clerical Division. Class III1 at £425 Class IV— £ 2 at £360 ... ... 720 1 at £345 ... ... 345 1 at £330 ... ... 330 Class V— 1 at £315 ... ... 315 1 at £275 ... ... 275 Class VI— 12 at £260 ... ... 3,120 2 at £245 ... ... 490 2 at £230 ... ... 460 Class VII— 1 at £220 ... ... 220 8 at £200 ... ... 1,600 17 at £190 ... ... 3,230 1 at £165 .. ... 165 1 at £140 ... ... 140 3 at £120 ... ... 360 Class VIII- —-— 2 at £110 ... ... 220 2 at £95 ... ... 190 1 at £80 ... ... 80 2 at £65 ... ... 130 Lodging-allowances— -— lat£23 ... ... 23 lat£18 ... ... 18 2 at £13 ... ... 26 425 i I i 1,395 i 590 i i I . i 4,070 ■ 5,715 620 67