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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

1917-18. TOURISTS— continued. VOTE No. 56— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to—continued. 7 8 9 10 I I 12 13 Entertaining-allowances for oversea agents (2) Extra clerical assistance Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers : Tracks and huts Glade House and Te Anau-Wakatipu-Milford Track— Maintenance, including furniture and repairs Hanmer Sanatorium, Baths, Gardens, and Watersupply to Township— Maintenance of sanatorium, baths, water-supply, tea-house, gardens, furniture, supplies, repairs, and wines, spirits, &c. ... Importation and distribution of game and fish Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri — Maintenance of steamers and jetties, including repairs Maintenance of hostels, baths, or reserves at Little Barrier Island, Waiotapu, Orakei-Korako, Te Puia, Tokaanu, Morere, Tarawera, Waikaremoana, Pukaki, and Te Anau, and reserves vested in Department ... Mount Cook Hermitage Hostel, Tracks, and Huts— Maintenance, including guiding, equipment, furniture, and repairs Queenstown Reserves — Maintenance, improvements, music, &c. Rotorua Acclimatization District — Maintenance, including bonuses to honorary 50 450 50 1,400 1,800 50 500 14 400 15 4,000 L6 100 17 250 is L9 rangers Rotorua Baths— Maintenance of sanatorium and baths, including furniture, supplies, and repairs Rotorua Works, including Whakarewarewa— Maintenance of— Electric light and power system Reserves, gardens, parks, and bands or orchestra Water-supply and sewerage Wharves and beacons ... Subsidies to coach, motor, and steamer services— £ Fairlie-Pukaki-Hermitage-Queenstown 790 Lake Wanaka ... ... 30 Lumsden-Te Anau ... ... 60 Pipiriki-Tokaanu ... ... 310 Wairoa-Waikaremoana ... . . 125 Ross-Waiho Gorge-Weheka ... 150 2,500 1,200 600 1,000 25 20 1,465 21 22 23 24 25 Subsidies to Park and Domain Boards : Egmont £200, Taupo£50 Subsidy, accommodation-house, Waikaremoana Te Aroha Hot Springs — Maintenance of buildings, baths, gardens, teahouse, subsidy to doctor, supplies, music, furniture, and repairs Tongariro National Park : Maintenance, &c. Travelling allowances and expenses, including removal of officers Waimangu Round-trips and Hostel— Maintenance, and repairs, hostel, furniture, boatshed, boats, and tracks... Waitomo Caves and HostelMaintenance, including furniture and repairs 250 150 850 100 26 600 400 27 2,600