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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NAVAL DEFENCE— continued.

17-B. 7,

Number Item . of Persons. 1 VOTE No. 29.-NAVAL DEFENCE— continued. 192 :-25. 1924-25. Charges for and incidental to —continued. 13 14 15 16 1.7 Repairs, Alterations, Docking, &c.— H.M.S. "Chatham" H.M.S. "Dunedin" H.M.S. "Philomel" Contribution to Auckland Harbour Board for priority use of Calliope Dock, workshops, &e. ... Removal of machinery from H.M.S. " Philomel " £ 13 14 15 16 2,000 2,000 600 17 5,000 1,500 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 Fuel and Lighting (including freight of coal) — H.M.S. " Chatham " (supply of coal and oil fuel) ... H.M.S. " Dunedin " (supply of oil fuel) H.M.S. " Dunedin " (fuel used on passage out) ... Oiler "Nucula" (hire from Admiralty, wages and victualling, repairs and stores) H.M.S. " Philomel " (supply of coal) Coal stocked at Auckland and Suva, custody of stocks, and supply of coaling-gear (part recoverable) Gas for buildings at Devonport and Navy Office, Wellington Supply of electricity from shore to ships and buildings 8,500 16,000 6,000 16,500 2,000 12,000 24 50 25 120 26 27 26 Stores— Naval, engineers, shipwrights, ordnance, torpedo and electrical Purchase and freight of guns for local defence vessels 30,000 27 11,000 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 28 29 30 31 32 Works— Alterations to magazines ... Emergency sick-quarters, completion of, repairs, &c. Erection and fitting of new Naval store at Devonport (£1,600), and wages of storekeeper (£400)... Erection of two 5,000-ton oil-tanks at Devonport Maintenance and use of dockyard plant and buildings ; part wages of storekeeper Purchase of land at Devonport, Auckland, for Naval expansion Upkeep and improvement of recreation-ground ... 60 50 2,000 24,000 250 33 500 50 34 35 I 35 Reserves — Courses of emergency list officers (in- £ cidental expenses) ... ... 100 Furnishing and outfitting of drill-hall 250 Hire of drill-hall and vessels ... 60 Medical examination recruits ... 200 Pay and allowances whilst under training 2,500 Payment of Instructors ... 40 Retaining fees ... ••• 600 Stores and fittings for instruction ... 250 Travelling-expenses ... ... 600 4,600 36 37 38 39 36 37 38 89 Miscellaneous Effective Services — Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications Allowances in lieu of quarters (lodging-allowance) Bonuses to recruiters, &c. Cleaning Navy Office 1,000 400 50 52