8.—7

95

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS X.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

Number nf Persons. 1920-21. Item. Subdivision No. X. — Miscellaneous Services —continued. VOTE No. 23.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. General —continued. 249 Returned Soldiers' Association annual conference: Railway fares of delegates... 250 Rewards for arrest of naval deserters 251 Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, grant-in-aid of 252 Scientific and industrial research 253 Stephen's Island, protection of bush on... 254 Stranded immigrants in Sydney, assistance to 255 Stranded New-Zealanders: Assistance to return to New Zealand 256 Subsidies to Boy Scout movement 257 Subsidy £1 for £1 up to £500 on the cost of re-erecting memorial to the late Sir John Mackenzie 258 Subsidy (£1 for £1 up to £200) towards cost of memorial to the late Sir Arthur Guinness 259 Subsidy (£1 for £1) to Royal Life Saving Society ... 260 Subsidy, Mothers' Help Division, Women's National Reserve: £1 for every £2 raised by Reserve up to £100 261 Subsidy (£1 for £1) towards memorial to the late J. Colvin, M.P. 262 Subsidy (£1 for £1) towards memorial to the late J. Bollard, M.P. 263 Subsidies to hostels situated in Wellington for providing suitable board and lodging for female employees of the Public Service, as approved by the Public Service Commissioner 264 Subsidy (£1 for £1) towards cost of renovating Maori War-time History Church at Russell... 265 Telegrams beyond the Dominion ... £15,000 Less amount recoverable from War Expenses Account ... ... 5,500 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 250 50 100 250 300 25 50 500 500 200 175 261 100 262 150 263 150 500 264 200 265 9,500 Temporary assistance — 266 Clerical and other ... ... 2,000 267 Uniform cost-of-living increase, subject to revision as cost of living rises or falls ... ... 269 266 267 268 Totalizators, expenses incidental to inspection of 269 Town-planning, expenses in connection with 270 Travelling allowance and expenses of members of Public Buildings Board 271 Turnbull Library, expenses in connection with, including the purchase of the late A. H. Turnbull's residence Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales — 272 General expenses, including cost of £ accommodation, transport, &c. ... 41,000 273 Maori camp, Rotorua (including transport and accommodation of Natives) 45,000 274 Grant to His Excellency the GovernorGeneral towards expenses of entertainment ... ... 2,000 275 Subsidies to local bodies ... 12,000 268 269 270 2,269 1,250 100 271 25 1,200 272 273 274 275 276 276 Visit of His Excellency the Governor-General to Cook Islands and Samoa ... 277 War trophies : Shipping, freight, railage, and incidental expenses 100,000 277 390 500 Total — Subdivision No. X 444,186 461,365 TOTAL—VOTE No. 23 724,981