8.—7.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

MARINE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Other (a) Credlts-m-aid : — Salaries. Charges. 1927-28 £ £ £ Subdivision I 750 20 770 II .. .. 3,520 3,520 111 .. .. 260 260 IV .. .. 160 160 V .. .. 260 260 VI .. .. 160 160 VII .. .. 950 950 VIII .. .. 1,226 1,226 Totals .. 750 6,556 7,306

Number Item VOTE No. 31—MARINE DEPARTMENT— , QOn 0ii of Persons. , ■ j luZi I—no. continued. 19'>7 °8 Subdivision No. VII.—Government Steamers—contd. Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ 104 New vessel, purchase of (on account) ... ... 2,500 105 Working-expenses of lighthouse and harbour vessels, including wages, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and other expenses incidental to their upkeep ... ... ... 20,600 106 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 23,110 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Freight, passages, and hire ... £950 Total—Subdivision No. VII ... 23,875 Subdivision No. VIII. —Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — 107 Charts (recoverable) ... ... ... 300 108 Checking passenger traffic : Overtime ... . 150 1109 New Zealand Nautical Almanac (part recoverable) ... 650 110 Relief of distressed seamen ... ... ... 30 Jill Ross Sea Dependency: Expenses of New Zealand Representative, &c. ... ... ,. 100 112 Saleable books and forms (recoverable) ... ... 250 113 Subsidy to Bluff-Stewart Island Steamer Service (£666 recoverable) ... ... ... 1,000 114 Tide-tables, preparation of (Lands Department) ... 550 115 War medals and ribands for crews of mercantile marine vessels ... ... ... 10 116 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 10 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Sales: Nautical Almanac ... £150 Charts ... ... 250 Saleable books and forms 150 Miscellaneous ... 10 Portion subsidy Bluff-Stewart Island Steamer Service— Vote, Post and Telegraph Work-ing-expenses ... ... 333 Vote, Department of Tourists and Health Resorts ... 333 1,226 Total—Subdivision No. VIII ... 3,050 Gross Total ... ... ... ... 131,455 Credits-in-aid(«) ... . . ... ... 7,306 NET TOTAL-VOTE No. 31 ... __ 124449