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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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

Number Item . oi Persons. 1920-21. VOTE No. 32.—MARINE DEPARTMENT— continued. 192 1-21. Subdivision No. II. — Government Steamers. 94 94 Salaries— Professional Division. 2 1 2 Class A — 2 at £650 Glass B — 1 at £550 1,300 1 550 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 150 2,000 95 96 97 98 95 96 Charges for and incidental to — Expenses connected with training-ship " Amokura " New training-ship, cost of bringing from England ... Working-expenses of Government steamers, including wages, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and other expenses incidental to their upkeep within or outside the Dominion— Working-expenses and Repairs — S.s. " Hinemoa " S.s. "Tutanekai" 9,500 1,000 97 98 16,000 7,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 33,500 1,500 Total — Subdivision No. II 32,000 I 34,000 Subdivision No. III. — Miscellaneous Services. 99 100 101 102 103 104 1.05 1.06 . 107 108 109 110 99 100 101 102 103 104 1.05 1.06 Charges for and incidental to — Administration of the Shipping and Seamen Act, and inquiries into shipping casualties Allowances to officers performing special or higher duties Amount of Government advance in hands of officer committed to mental hospital and therefore unaccounted'for Audit fees Beacons, buoys, and lights at— Waitapu, leading-lights Charts, books, periodicals, and advertising Checking overcrowding of steamers Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act to A. Peterson for injury to his leg at Dog Island Lighthouse Contribution towards New Zealand's Sailors' Room, England Contribution towards salary of Wharfinger, Mokau Harbour Board Cost of trip of s.s. "Tutanekai" to Macquarie Island, irrecoverable owing to failure of debtor company's operations and subsequent liquidation Cost-of-living bonus : 1st January to 31st March, 1920 350 150 21 75 110 300 500 35 107 25 108 80 109 1,114 900 110