JB.—7 [PT. 11

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1945

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(а) Three members. ... (б) Judges on attaining the age of seventy-two years may retire on superannuation, calculated on length of service, up to twothirds of salary at time of retirement. ( (c) In accordance with an agreement between the Government and representatives of the Arawa Tribe with respect to ownership of lakes in the Arawa district, an annual payment of £6,000 is to be made to the Arawa District Trust Board to be expended for the general benefit of the Arawa Tribe or their descendants. (d) The Act provides for the payment to the Tuwharetoa Trust Board of an annual sum of £3,000, as well as 50 per cent, of all fees above the sum of £3,000 received for licenses issued for fishing or in. respect of boats, &c., in Taupo waters during the preceding year . (e) In terms of section 14 of the Finance Act, 1940, official postage-stamps not exceeding £3 per month may be issued to any member of Parliament and £1 per month to members of the Legislative Council.

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1943-44. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE—continued 1944-45. Expended. OTHER SPECIAL A C T S—continued Other Salaries £ £ £ Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 (Section 64), Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act (No. 2), 1937 (Section 2), and Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act (No. 3), 1937 (Section 2) — Salaries of Judges of the Arbitration Court.. .. .. •• 4,000 4,000 4,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 6) — Salary of Controller and Auditor-General .. •• 1,300 1,300 1,300 Public Service Act, 1912 (Section 8), and Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 20 (1) (a)) — Salary of Public Service Commissioner .. .. .. .. 1,500 1,500 1,500 Salary of Assistant Public Service Commissioner .. .. .. 995 Finance Act, 1940 (Section 11 (1)) — Honoraria of members of War Cabinet and War Administration .. (a) 3,510 3,510 3,396 72,015 70,885 69,784 PENSIONS —— — — Judicature Act, 1908 (Sections 12-14), and Judicature Amendment Act, 1920 (Section 2) — Superannuation to retired Judges .. .. •• •• (6) 2,750 3,916 3,719 2,750 3,916 3,719 MISCELLANEOUS —- Finance Act, 1930 (Section 53 (b)), and Finance Act, 1931 (No. 2), (Section 25) — Land assurance claims admitted and paid in connection with losses sustained through errors in definition of boundaries .. .. .. . ■ 75 Finance Act, 1934 (No. 3), (Section 8) — Interest on income-tax paid in advance .. .. .. .. 40,000 20,000 38,007 Invercargill Licensing Trust Act, 1944 (Section 22 (3)) — Advances to the Trust to provide for preliminary expenses .. .. 50,000 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 51) — Annual payment on account of Arawa District Lakes .. .. (c) 6,000 6,000 6,000 Native Purposes Act, 1931 (Section 54) — Payment of annual sum to Tuwharetoa Trust Board .. .. (d) 3,000 3,000 3,000 Public Revenues Act, 1926 (Section 151) — Free issue of official postage-stamps to members of both Houses .. (e) 3,250 3,320 3,166 Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 15) — Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the Governor-General and staff in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 .. .. .. .. 3,118 Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), (Section 7) — Advances made on behalf of other Governments .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 143,327 War Expenses Act, 1939 (Section 2 (4) (e) ) — Transfer to War Expenses Account .. .. •• •. 4,000,000 1,500,000 7,500,000 4,102,250 1,532,320 7,410,039 Total-Other Special Acts 4,417,015 1,847,121 7,727,077 TOTAL 6,088,015 j 3,447,121 9,412,511