8.—7

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

Item. 1917-18. MARINE, HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY— continued. £ £ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VOTE No. 65— continued. Harbours— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to —continued. Iron buoys Lighting beacons in Helensville River ... Removal of snags and erection of beacons, Little Wanganui Snagging navigable rivers Supervision of beaches, Hauraki Gulf ... Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Wages Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 200 50 25 25 50 50 100 400 50 » 2,125 Lighthouses— Salaries — 4,342 17 General Division. £ 1 at £300 ... ... 300 18 at £205 ... ... 3,690 1 at £200 ... ... 200 1 at £195 ... ... 195 1 at £190 ... .. 190 3 at £185 ... ... 555 3 at £180 ... ... 540 1 at £175 ... ... 175 5 at £165 ... . ... 825 12 at £155 ... ... ; 1,860 6 at £150 ... ... 900 4 at £145 ... ... 580 7 at £140 ... ... 980 4 at £135 ... ... 540 10 at £130 ... ... 1,300 1 at £100 ... ... 100 Unclassified. 12,930 lat£50 50 Less salaries of officers with Expeditionary Force 12,980 680 12,300 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 Other Charges for and incidental to — Boats for lighthouses, including repairs... Books, magazines, and newspapers Carriage of mails Destroying rabbits on reserves Dog Island Lighthouse repairs (on account) .Fencing Gas and stores for automatic lights Incandescent burners Keepers' station and travelling-allowances Medical examinations and expenses New cylinders for Chicken Island light ... New dwellings for Puysegur Point New dwellings for Tiri Tiri ... Oil and stores .,. .,, 50 100 350 20 6,000 50 180 50 750 25 220 2,200 1,000 3,750