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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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Number qqnqo Persons *** V0TE No - 9-—INTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued. ' °°* 1937-38. Subdivision No. VI.—Miscellaneous Services— continued. £ £ Other Charges for and incidental to—continued. 102 Fire Boards : Anti-gas respirators, for purchase of (recoverable) .. .. •■ •• • ■ • • 250 103 Fire Boards, subsidies to (Fire Brigades Act, 1926, Section 26) .. .. •• •• •• •• 4,200 104 Fire Brigades' Annual Conference and Demonstration: Rail passes for brigades attendance .. .. .. 460 105 Fuel for Government offices .. .. • • • • 1,600 106 Government and Parliamentary centre in Wellington, Balance of fee for preparation of plans for .. .. 250 Government Buildings — 107 Ladies' retiring room, Christchurch : New furnishings .. 19 Refreshment Rooms, Wellington — 108 Grant towards cost of gas, electricity, and £ cleaning .. .. • • • ■ 150 Grant towards cost of relief attendant .. 78 228 109 Grants in settlement of petitions .. .. .. 1,250 Grants — 110 Fire Brigades Annual Conference — £ Towards fares of delegates .. .. 500 Towards expenses of conference .. .. 500 1,000 111 Institute of Public Administration : To cover cost of first issue of its Journal .. .. .. ■ ■ 100 112 Moa bones, Wanganui: Towards cost of collection and making-up for museums .. .. .. .. 1,200 113 Returned Soldiers' Association Annual Council: Rail fares of delegates .. - - ■. • • • ■ 50 114 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals : Rail passes for Inspectors . . .. .. .. 446 115 South African War Veterans' Association : Rail fares of delegates to annual meeting .. .. .. 30 116 Swimming and Life-saving Societies .. .. .. 600 117 To National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees for maintenance .. .. .. 7,000 118 Wainui Surf Life-saving Club : Equivalent to duty and sales tax on purchase of lifeboat .. .. .. 12 119 War Funds Council for South African veterans .. 250 120 Professor Wood: Toward expenses attending League Assembly, Geneva .. .. .. .. 150 121 International Labour Conference, Geneva : New Zealand delegation, expenses of — £ Grant, Hon. Minister of Labour .. .. 1,400 Allowance and transit expenses, Private Secretary 600 2,000 King George V Memorial Fund — 122 Government grant .. .. .. .. 25,000 123 Subsidy, £1 for £1 .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 124 Expenses in connection with .. .. .. 1,000 125 Light, power, and water for Government buildings .. 5,800 126 Maori material, payment to Mrs. Elsdon Best for .. 400 Ministerial offices, Auckland — 127 Furnishing .. . • • • • • • • 107 128 Rent .. • • • ■ • • • • • • 78 129 National Health and Supefannuation: Preliminary expenses .. . ■ • ■ • • ■ • • • 3,000 130 New Zealand Centennial Celebrations, expenses in connection with .. .. • • • • • • 500 131 New Zealand Gazette : Cost of printing (part recoverable) .. 4,500 132 Official functions in Parliament grounds : Loud speaker system for, cost of .. • ■ ■ • • • 700 133 Parliaments of the Empire : Contribution towards cost of producing journal (London publication) .. .. 200