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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

NAVAL DEFENCE—continued.

of^Persons. Item " 1925-26. VOTE No. 27.— NAVAL DEFENCE—continued. 1925-26. Charges for and incidental to —continued. £ £ Repairs, Alterations, Docking, &c.— 12 Admiralty : In respect of priority use of Calliope Dock, workshops, &c. ... ... ... 5,000 13 H.M.S. " Diomede" ... ... ... 500 14 H.M.S. "Dunedin" ... ... ... 2,000 15 H.M.S. "Philomel" ... ... ... 600 16 Removal of machinery from H.M.S. " Philomel " 900 Fuel and Lighting (including freight of coal)— 17 H.M.S. " Dunedin" (fuel used on passage out from United Kingdom) ... ... 6,000 18 Oiler "Nucula" (hire from Admiralty, repairs and stores) ... ... ... 11,500 19 H.M.S. " Philomel" (supply of coal) ... 420 20 Coal stocked at Auckland and Suva, custody of stocks, and supply of coaling-gear (part recoverable) ... ... ... 1,250 21 Electricity from shore for ships and buildings 3,000 22 Gas for buildings at Devonport and Navy Office, Wellington ... ... ... i 50 23 Oil fuel for H.M. Ships ... ... ... 36,000 24 Oil fuel for filling tank at Auckland ... ... 15,000 Stores— 25 Naval, engineers, shipwrights, ordnance, torpedo and electrical ... ... ... 38,000 26 Purchase and freight of guns for local defence vessels ... .. ... 16,500 Works— : 27 Additional berthing for H.M. Ships ... ... 7,500 28 Emergency sick-quarters, repairs, &c. ... 50 29 Erection and fitting of new Naval store at Devonport (£1,600), and wages of storekeeper (£400)... 1,000 30 Erection of two 5,000-ton oil-tanks at Devonport 14,300 31 Laboratory for testing Naval ammunition at Devonport ... ... ... 100 32 Maintenance and use of dockyard plant and buildings ; part wages of storekeeper ... ... 250 33 Purchase of land at Devonport, Auckland, for Naval expansion ... ... ... 650 34 Store for D.E.M.S. guns ... ... ... 500 35 Store for reserve torpedoes ... ... 500 36 Upkeep and improvement of recreation-ground ... 50 37 Reserves — Courses of emergency list officers (in- £ cidental expenses) ... ... 50 Furnishing and outfitting of drill-hall 120 Hire of drill-hall and vessels ... 200 Instructors ... ... 50 Medical examination recruits ... 50 Pay and allowances ... ... 1,500 Retaining fees ... ... 600 Stores and fittings for instruction ... 950 Travelling-expenses ... ... 500 Miscellaneous ... ... 200 4,220 Miscellaneous Effective Services— 38 Advertising, books, newspapers, and other publications ... ... ... 500 39 | Allowances in lieu of quarters (lodging-allowance) 490 40 j Bonuses to recruiters, &c. ... ... 50 41 J Cleaning Navy Office ... ... 52