8.—7

140

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

Number if Persons. Item. 192 i-21. 1920-21. VOTE No. 32.—MARINE DEPARTMENT- continued. Subdivision No. I. — Marine, Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery —continued. Protection of Fish and Oysters— continued. 75 Salaries —continued. 75 Unclassified. 27 27 Inspectors : 1 at £40, 1 at £35, 5 at £25, 5 at £12, 5 at £10, 3 at £7 10/, 6 at £6, 1 at £5 374 Additional amount required to provide for uniform cost-of-living increase to scale salaries or wages, subject to revision as the cost of living rises or falls 350 2,707 Other Charges for and incidental to — 76 Benzine, oil, stores, &c. 77 Bonuses and gratuities to officers — £ F. P. J. Flinn ... ... 20 J. P. Bennett ... ... 20 J. H. Letcher ... ... 15 B. Walker ... ... 5 W. H. Wilson ... ... 5 F. J. Myers ... ... 5 J. Scully ... ... 5 N. M. Smith ... ... 5 76 77 450 78 Casual labour 79 Collection and distribution of brown-trout ova 80 Erection of stop-banks and groynes, Hakataramea Salmon-station 81 Grant for costs and maintenance of Fish-hatcheries—«■ Salmon-hatchery at Hakataramea 82 Grant for maintenance of Portobello Fish-hatchery... 83 Importation of rainbow-trout ova 84 Importation of striped bass ... 85 Launch for Bay of Islands ... 86 Picking and sale of oysters ... 87 Planting oysters 88 Purchase of nets and gear for sale to fishermen 89 Re-erection of salmon-hatching shed, and repairs to damaged fences, ponds, and flumes 90 Reward to Inspector J. P. Bennett for detecting breaches of Fisheries Act 91 Stocking rivers with salmon... .... 92 Travelling allowances and expenses 93 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 78 79 80 80 175 25 81 800 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Hi) 200 650 325 325 1,500 6,000 750 1,000 90 170 91 92 93 30 200 350 50 13,080 15,787 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 108,403 300 Total — Subdivision No. I 108,10;