8.—7

112

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

:tem.| 1916-17. MARINE : MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES continued. £ £ £ VOTE No. 67— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. 3 Antarctic ship " Aurora " repairs, wages, stores, insurance, &a. (half expenses to be recovered from the Imperial Government and about two-fifths I from the Commonwealth Government) 4 I Auckland Inland Waterways Commission 5 Audit fees for inspection of accounts 6 Beacons, buoys, and lights at — Jackson's Head Waitapu, leading-lights 7 Carriage and freight 8 Charts, books, and periodicals 9 Checking overcrowding of steamers 10 Compensation to Pitcaithly and Co., as an act of grace, on account of loss sustained by cancellation of contract owing to passing of the Wellington Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1910 Ll Contribution towards New Zealand's Sailors' Room, England ... ... ... 12 Maintenance of leading-lights, Piako River 13 Extra clerical assistance 14 Expenses connected with examinations ... 15 Fog-signals, cartridges, and maintenance 16 Gas and fuel for offices 17 Grant towards cost of publishing Sir D. Mawson's Antarctic, Meteorological, and Magnetic observations 9,500 1,000 75 75 75 150 300 500 500 25 36 50 25 500 25 250 18 Grants — For improving Pakaroa Harbour, Aotea For repairs to Ti Point Wharf, Whangateau Towards cost of boat-slip, Lake Brunner ... I 19 Improvement of entrance to Waikare River, Hawke's Bay (£1 for £1) 20 Irrecoverable fees for survey of oil-launches 21 Legal expenses 22 New Zealand Nautical Almanac 23 Office equipment 24 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes 25 Preparation of tide-tables 26 Printing and stationery 27 Prosecutions under the Shipping and Seamen, Harbours, and Fisheries Acts ... 28 Railway-fares of Royal Naval Registrar... 29 Refund of forfeited wages of A. McDonald 30 Relief of distressed seamen ... 31 Relief of distressed New Zealand seamen and others in the United Kingdom ... 32 Remission of light dues and shipping fees on the tug "Dunedin" when going to the assistance of the Antarctic vessel "Aurora" 88 Remission of rent on foreshore occupied by R, B. Smith and S. Rae, Purakanui ... ... 34 Removing willows from Waiotu Stream (subsidy, £2 for£l) 35 Repairs to wharf at Tongaporutu 36 Repairs and improvements to Ruawai Wharf, Kaipara (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... ... ... 37 Repairs to Colac Bay Jetty (subsidy, £1 for £L) 38 Repairs to Gumtown Wharf... 39 Repairs to Whangaroa Wharf (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... 50 100 10 200 25 50 450 100 900 550 900 75 10 3 100 75 5 1 100 15 225 50 25 100