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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE— continued. 1920-21. New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— New Zealand Consolidated Stock — Charges and expenses of management £ 23,000 Public Debts Sinking Funds — Salary of Secretary to the Commissioners, and expenses 50 New Zealand University Act, 1908— Contribution to University 4,000 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, and Amendment Act, 1919 (Section 4) University National Scholarships University bursaries National Research Scholarships Grants-in-aid to — £ Auckland University College ... ... 8,000 Victoria University College ... ... 8,000 Canterbury University College ... ... 5,000 University of Otago ... ... 10,500 3,500 9,000 200 31,500 University Colleges — Subsidies on bequests and on voluntary contributions 15,000 Orchard-tax Act, 1916— Section 4 2,000 Pensions Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920— Military pensions Old-age pensions ... ... 824,200 Less amount charged to National Endowment Residue ... 33,852 42,000 Widows' pensions 790,348 200,000 Public Revenues Act, 1910— Controller and Auditor-General Claims repayable under sections 16, 29, and 90 ... 1,100 300 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1912 (Section 5) — Fire Insurance Fund 10,000 Public Service Act, 1912 — Salaries of Public Service Commissioners 2,300 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Acts, 1908, 1909, and 1912— Annual contributions— Public Service Superannuation Fund ... ... 86,000 Railway Superannuation Fund ... ... 25,000 Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... 43,000 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908— Expenses connected with the destruction of rabbits 154,000 5,000 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1913 (Section 96) — Annuity to Colonel T. W. Porter in recognition of the faithful services rendered by him to His Majesty 150 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 (Section 67)— Compensation to Mrs. Ann Noble, of Alexandra, Otago 7H Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872— Mrs. Ellen McGuire L8