Appropriation Act 1913
Appropriation Act 1913
Appropriation Act 1913
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Appropriation Act 1913
Public Act |
1913 No 76 |
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Date of assent |
15 December 1913 |
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Contents
An Act to appropriate and apply certain Sums of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, the Public Works Fund, and other Accounts to the Services of the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and fourteen, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Present Session.
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the House of Representatives of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums hereinafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted: And be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1913.
2 Grant of £2,138,658, and fees, out of Consolidated Fund.
The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the Consolidated Fund, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fourteen, any sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of two million one hundred and thirty-eight thousand six hundred and fifty-eight pounds, together with the amount of the fees hereinafter mentioned.
3 Appropriation of £7,711,717, and fees, out of Consolidated Fund.
All sums granted as aforesaid out of the Consolidated Fund by this Act, together with the sums granted out of that fund by the other Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, amounting in the whole to seven million seven hundred and eleven thousand seven hundred and seventeen pounds, as appears by the said Schedule, together with the fees collected by such public officers as are authorized to retain the same in lieu of salary, are hereby appropriated for the several services and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in the Abstract in the said First Schedule.
4 Grant of £1,292,518 out of Public Works Fund.
The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the Public Works Fund, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the works and services of the year ending as aforesaid, any sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of one million two hundred and ninety-two thousand five hundred and eighteen pounds.
5 Appropriation of £3,046,881 out of Public Works Fund.
All sums granted as aforesaid out of the Public Works Fund by this Act, together with the sums granted out of that fund by the other Acts mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto, amounting in the whole to three million and forty-six thousand eight hundred and eighty-one pounds, as appears by the said Second Schedule, are hereby appropriated for the several works and services expressed in the several votes specified in the Abstract in the said Second Schedule.
6 Grant of £797,030 out of separate accounts.
Out of the respective accounts mentioned in the Abstract in the Third Schedule hereto the Minister of Finance may issue and apply, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending as aforesaid, any sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of seven hundred and ninety-seven thousand and thirty pounds.
7 Appropriation of £1,480,579 out of separate accounts.
All sums granted as aforesaid out of the said respective accounts by this Act, together with the sums granted out of those accounts by the other Acts mentioned in the said Third Schedule hereto, amounting in the whole to one million four hundred and eighty thousand five hundred and seventy-nine pounds, as appears by the said Schedule, are hereby appropriated for the respective services and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in the Abstract in the said Third Schedule.
8 Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £191,403 0s. 8d., and debts irrecoverable, £1,925 1s. 6d.
Whereas the Minister of Finance has, under the authority of section fifty-four of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, issued during the twelve months ended the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and thirteen, in excess of or without the appropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in the Fifth Schedule hereto, out of the Consolidated Fund, the Public Works Fund, and the other accounts mentioned in the said Schedule, amounting in the whole to the sum of one hundred and ninety-one thousand four hundred and three pounds and eightpence, and has caused the said sums to be applied to the several purposes and services mentioned in the said Fifth Schedule, and has also discharged from the Public Account the sum of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five pounds one shilling and sixpence mentioned in the said Schedule as being due to but irrecoverable by the Crown: Be it enacted that the application and discharge of the said sums are hereby sanctioned.
9 Subsidies to be paid to local authorities.
(1.)
There shall be issued and paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Fund to the local authority of each county, road district, and town district, in respect of the general rates levied for the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and actually collected on or before the thirtieth day of June ensuing next after the expiry of that year, the amounts to which each such local authority is entitled under the scheme of distribution set forth in the Sixth Schedule hereto. The term “town district”
in this section shall be deemed to include Native townships as defined in the Native Townships Act, 1910.
(2.)
Upon the application of any local authority as aforesaid, setting forth the amount of general rates collectible for the year ending as aforesaid, and showing separately how much thereof is payable by Natives, seventy-five per centum of the amount which, in accordance with the estimate of the Valuer-General, may become payable to that local authority for rates other than rates payable by Natives may be advanced to that local authority within that year.
(3.)
On receipt by the Valuer-General of returns, duly verified by the declaration of the Chairman or Treasurer of a local authority, showing the amount of the rates aforesaid actually collected to the said thirtieth day of June, the amount of subsidy found to be payable in respect of such rates, less the amount (if any) advanced as aforesaid, shall be paid to that local authority; and any sum advanced in excess of the amount so found to be payable shall be repaid by the local authority to the Public Account, or be recovered by the Minister of Finance out of any moneys payable to that local authority.
(4.)
Where a local authority has adopted the system of rating on capital value or unimproved value, no subsidy shall be payable on any amount exceeding the sum which would be recoverable on a rate of three-farthings in the pound on the capital value of the rateable property in its district.
(5.)
Where a local authority has adopted the system of rating on annual value, no subsidy shall be payable on any amount exceeding the sum which would be recoverable on a rate of one shilling in the pound on the annual value of the rateable property in its district.
(6.)
The provisions of the two last preceding subsections hereof shall apply to subsidies payable to Borough Councils under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908.
(7.)
In case any doubt arises as to the several payments to be made under this section, or as to payments to be made in respect of newly formed districts wherein the local authority has not had sufficient time to levy and collect rates, the Governor in Council may decide the amounts of such payments, and his decision shall be final.
10 Power to transfer £675,000 from Consolidated Fund to Public Works Fund.
The Minister of Finance may transfer any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole six hundred and seventy-five thousand pounds from the Consolidated Fund to the Public Works Fund, to be issued and applied to the purposes and services provided for in this Act.
11 Power to make contracts in excess of appropriation.
It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to enter into any contracts, or to incur any liabilities, for carrying on the works and services for which money is appropriated by this Act:
Provided that in the case of the works and services specified in the Fourth Schedule hereto the amount of liability thereby incurred shall not, together with the sum appropriated therefor, exceed the sum set down in the ninth column in that Schedule opposite to each such work or service.
12 Payment to local authorities for construction of roads, &c.
Out of the moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction of public roads, and such other public works as are usually constructed by or are under the control of local authorities, sums may be paid over to such local authorities as the Minister in charge of the Department in connection with which such roads or works are constructed determines, to such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as such Minister prescribes, to be expended by such authorities upon any of the works’ or services for which the same are appropriated by this Act; and the Minister of Finance may make all such payments accordingly.
13 Money appropriated for roads, &c., defined.
(1.)
The moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction or improvement of railways, roads, bridges, buildings, and other public works shall be available for all or any of the following purposes:—
(a.)
The construction of railways, and the construction and repair of roads, drains, buildings, bridges, jetties, and wharves;
(b.)
The protection of rivers and lakes, and the improvement of the navigation thereof;
(c.)
The acquisition of land, and the payment of interest in respect thereof where necessary;
(d.)
The payment of salaries, allowances, and travelling-expenses, and the wages of workers;
(e.)
The purchase of material and provisions;
(f.)
The purchase of furniture and fittings for public buildings, and the payment of wages and purchase of furniture, provisions, and other necessaries for the maintenance of sanatoria and other establishments for which money is appropriated;
(g.)
The purchase of tools, plant, provisions, clothing, and other requisites connected with the employment of labour, whether or not the same are to be used for the benefit of or sold or lent to workers employed on public works;
(h.)
The payment of fares and freights by land or sea in respect of the carriage of such workers, their families and effects, to or from their work;
(i.)
The cost of any material or stores required for the effectual carrying-out of any of the aforesaid works or purposes;
(j.)
The payment of compensation and costs payable under the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1908, in respect of injuries to workers employed on any of the aforesaid works; and
(k.)
The payment of damages, compensation, or costs in respect of any injury or damage arising out of the construction or improvement of any such railway, road, bridge, building, or other public work, or out of the taking or acquisition of land for the purposes thereof.
(2.)
The cost of tools, plant, provisions, clothing, or other requisites sold or lent to any worker as aforesaid may be deducted from time to time, in one or more sums of money, from the money earned, whether by day-labour or by co-operative contract, by the said worker.
14 Advances under the Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894, authorized.
All advances made by the Minister of Finance under the Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894, to settlers for improving their lands, and all expenses connected therewith, whether such advances are made directly to any member of an association or expended by or under the directions of the Minister of Lands, may be paid out of the vote taken in Class XXVI, Public Works Fund, for improved-farm settlements.
15 Purchase of lands to provide access to roads.
Whereas in laying out and forming roads in respect of lands subject to the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, it has been found necessary to acquire portions of adjoining lands for the purpose of providing road access: Be it therefore enacted that all moneys so expended shall be deemed to be moneys payable out of the Land for Settlements Account, and shall be payable accordingly under the appropriation contained in section eighty-two of that Act.
16 Payments for which no specific appropriation.
When any of the votes specified in the Schedules hereto contains an item under any title which does not specifically appropriate expenditure for any particular purpose, such item shall be deemed to be an appropriation for expenditure on purposes other than those of the other items of the vote.
17 Postmasters may be authorized to receive moneys for payment to Public Account.
Any moneys payable into the Public Account may, with the authority of the Minister of Finance, be lodged for credit of that account with such Postmasters as the Postmaster-General authorizes to receive such moneys; and the amount of such lodgments shall be paid into the Public Account by the Postmaster-General at such times as the Minister of Finance directs.
18 Compensation payable in respect of proclamation of Waimea Creek as sludge-channel.
Notwithstanding anything in the Mining Act, 1908, payment of the sum of twenty-five pounds may be made to George Waters, of Stafford, settler, as compensation for damage done to his property at Stafford by reason of the Proclamation of the Waimea Creek as a sludge-channel, and the Minister of Finance is hereby authorized to make such payment on the certificate of the Minister of Mines.
19 Authorizing payment of travelling expenses to members of General Assembly.
(1.)
Notwithstanding anything in section two hundred and forty-six of the Legislature Act, 1908, there may be paid to any member of the General Assembly the sum of one pound per diem in addition to expenses of locomotion in travelling to and returning from a meeting of the General Assembly. Such payment shall be in commutation of reasonable sums actually paid by him in so travelling.
(2.)
Notwithstanding anything in subsection two of the said section two hundred and forty-six, payment on account of travelling-expenses incurred during the year nineteen hundred and twelve by any member of the General Assembly in proceeding to and returning from the place of meeting of the General Assembly may, with the approval of the Minister of Finance, be made at any time within three months after the passing of this Act.
20 Authorizing additional payments in respect of Government House and grounds at Wellington and Auckland.
Notwithstanding anything in the Civil List Act, 1908,—
(a.)
Payment of a sum not exceeding five hundred pounds may be made for the purchase and hire of furniture for or for use in connection with the occupation by the Governor of Government House at Auckland or at Wellington; also of a further sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty pounds for additions and improvements to the Government House at Auckland.
(b.)
The amount that may be expended during the current financial year on the cultivation and upkeep of the gardens and grounds of Government House at Wellington shall be the amount provided in that behalf on the annual estimates for that year.
21 Extending borrowing-powers in respect of State coal-mines.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section one hundred and fourteen of the Coal-mines Act, 1908, the Minister of Finance, on being authorized by the Governor in Council so to do, may raise for the purposes of that section any sums which, together with all sums heretofore raised for such purposes, shall not exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
22 Cancellation of debenture issued by Inangahua Dairy Company.
Whereas under Part II of the Dairy Industry Act, 1898, a sum of four hundred and thirty-eight pounds was advanced to the Inangahua Dairy Company, and a debenture maturing on the first day of August, nineteen hundred and fifteen, was issued by the said company to the Post and Telegraph Department for the purpose of raising the said sum: And whereas a portion of the said sum of four hundred and thirty-eight pounds amounting to eighty-one pounds ten shillings and tenpence has been repaid to the Public Trustee by the said company, and the balance, amounting to three hundred and fifty-six pounds nine shillings and twopence, is irrecoverable: Be it therefore enacted that the said sum of three hundred and fifty-six pounds nine shillings and twopence shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund to the Public Trustee, and on receipt of such payment the Public Trustee shall repay to the Post and Telegraph Department the amount of the said debenture, and such debenture shall be cancelled as from the date of such repayment.
23 Cancellation on repayment of debentures issued respectively by the Kokotahi Co-operative Dairy Company and the Opouraio Dairy Company.
Whereas under Part II of the Dairy Industry Act, 1898, sums of eight hundred and forty-three pounds and five hundred pounds respectively were advanced to the Kokotahi Co-operative Dairy Company (Limited) and the Opouraio Dairy Company (Limited), and debentures maturing on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and sixteen, were issued by the said companies respectively to the Post and Telegraph Department for the purpose of raising the aforesaid sums: And whereas the amount of the said loans has already been repaid by the said companies to the Public Trustee: Be it therefore enacted that repayment of the amount of the aforesaid debentures to the Post and Telegraph Department may be made at any time by the Public Trustee, and that the said debentures shall be cancelled as from the date of such repayment.
24 Cancellation on repayment of debenture issued under State Fire Insurance Act.
Whereas a sum of two thousand pounds was raised in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-three of the State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, from the Post and Telegraph Department by debenture, dated the first day of May, nineteen hundred and eleven, and maturing on the first day of May, nineteen hundred and nineteen: And whereas the said debenture has been redeemed before the date of maturity aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted that the said debenture shall be deemed to be cancelled as from the date at which it was so redeemed.
25 Authorizing payment to certain members of House of Representatives for special services rendered.
The provisions of the Legislature Act, 1908, shall not apply to any payments which, under the authority of any appropriation made by Parliament, are received by any member of the House of Representatives by way of remuneration for professional services rendered to Natives in connection with the recent outbreak of smallpox, or for travelling-expenses or services rendered as a member of the Cost of Living Commission or of the Education Commission.
26 Payment of salaries under Public Service classification.
(1.)
Except as otherwise expressly specified by the Public Service Commissioner, all salaries provided for in the first classification of the Public Service shall be payable as from the first day of April, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and the annual increments to such salaries shall, while the said classification remains in force, be payable as from the first day of April in each year in which such increments accrue.
(2.)
This section shall remain in force until repealed by an Act hereafter passed.
27 Maori Land Settlement Act Account abolished.
The separate account called the Maori Land Settlement Act Account is hereby abolished, and the balance standing to the credit of the said account on the passing of this Act shall be forthwith paid to the Native Land Settlement Account.
28 Authorizing expenditure by local authorities in connection with West Coast Jubilee.
(1.)
It shall be lawful for any local authority hereinafter mentioned to expend out of its ordinary funds during the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fourteen, any sum or sums of money in fitly celebrating the West Coast Jubilee.
(2.)
The local authorities to which this section applies are the Councils of the Counties of Grey, Inangahua, and Westland, the Councils of the Boroughs of Grey, Kumara, Hokitika, and Ross, and the Greymouth and Hokitika Harbour Boards.
(3.)
This section shall continue in force until the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
29 Authorizing Minister of Finance to make payments not exceeding £50,000 for naval-defence purposes.
The Minister of Finance is hereby authorized to pay out of the Consolidated Fund such sums as he thinks fit, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of fifty thousand pounds, for purposes of naval defence.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
(1.) GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| UNDER the Public Revenues Act, 1910 | 1,923,059 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 | 500,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 2) | 500,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 3) | 550,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 4) | 600,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 5) | 800,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 6) | 700,000 |
| Under this Act | 2,138,658 |
| TOTAL GRANTS | £7,711,717 |
(2.) ABSTRACT.
ABSTRACT of Sums granted to defray the Charges on the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the several Services herein particularly mentioned which will come in the Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1914.
| Ordinary Revenue Account. | £ | £ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS. | |||
| Class | I.—Legislative Departments | 42,682 | |
| Class | II.—Department of Finance | 70,972 | |
| Class | III.—Post and Telegraph Department | 1,165,208 | |
| Class | IV.—Working Railways Department | 2,958,294 | |
| Class | V.—Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads | 129,641 | |
| Class | VI.—Native Department | 26,664 | |
| Class | VII.—Justice Department | 436,341 | |
| Class | VIII.—Mines Department | 35,576 | |
| Class | IX.—Department of Internal Affairs | 484,671 | |
| Class | X.—Defence Department | 513,747 | |
| Class | XI.—Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments | 162,088 | |
| Class | XII.—Department of Labour | 31,620 | |
| Class | XIII.—Department of Lands and Survey | 309,192 | |
| Class | XIV.—Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce | 197,233 | |
| Class | XV.—Education Department | 1,147,788 | |
| TOTAL | £7,711,717 |
| Vote. | DETAILS. | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS I.—LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS. | |||
| 1 | Legislative Council | 1,712 | |
| 2 | House of Representatives | 10,982 | |
| 3 | General Expenses | 29,988 | |
| TOTAL CLASS I | 42,682 | ||
| CLASS II. -DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. | |||
| 4 | Treasury Department | 12,788 | |
| 5 | National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies Office | 7,250 | |
| 6 | Rates on Crown Lands | 350 | |
| 7 | Rates on Native Lands | 50 | |
| 8 | Land and Income Tax Department | 28,417 | |
| 9 | Pensions Department | 11,786 | |
| 10 | Treasury: Miscellaneous Services | 10,331 | |
| TOTAL CLASS II | 70,972 | ||
| CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 11 | Postal and Telegraph Salaries | 705,627 | |
| 12 | Conveyance of Mails by Sea | 84,113 | |
| 13 | Conveyance of Inland Mails | 82,650 | |
| 14 | Carriage of Mails by Railway | 77,180 | |
| 15 | Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines | 75,000 | |
| 16 | Miscellaneous Services | 140,638 | |
| TOTAL CLASS III | 1,165,208 | ||
| CLASS IV.—WORKING RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 17 | Working Railways | 2,958,294 | |
| TOTAL CLASS IV | 2,958,294 | ||
| CLASS V.—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS. | |||
| 18 | Public Buildings | 81,659 | |
| 19 | Government Domains | 2,982 | |
| 20 | Maintenance and Improvement of Roads | 45,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS V | 129,641 | ||
| CLASS VI.—NATIVE DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 21 | Native Department | 3,175 | |
| 22 | Native Land Court | 15,150 | |
| 23 | Maori Lands Administration | 6,683 | |
| 24 | Maori Councils | 350 | |
| 25 | Miscellaneous Services | 1,306 | |
| TOTAL CLASS VI | 26,664 | ||
| CLASS VII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 26 | Department of Justice | 2,574 | |
| 27 | Crown Law Office | 5,891 | |
| 28 | Patent Office | 1,813 | |
| 29 | Supreme Court | 10,459 | |
| 30 | Bankruptcy | 3,494 | |
| 31 | Magistrates’ and Wardens’ Courts | 67,495 | |
| 32 | Criminal Prosecutions | 11,400 | |
| 33 | Coroners | 4,500 | |
| 34 | Justice: Miscellaneous Services | 14,096 | |
| 35 | Prisons | 48,490 | |
| 36 | Police Department | 216,047 | |
| 37 | Police: Miscellaneous Services | 1,617 | |
| 38 | Stamp Department | 15,343 | |
| 39 | Land and Deeds Registry | 33,122 | |
| TOTAL CLASS VII | 436,341 | ||
| CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 40 | Mines Department | 6,881 | |
| 41 | Geological Survey Branch | 5,440 | |
| 42 | Miscellaneous Services | 23,255 | |
| TOTAL CLASS VIII | 35,576 | ||
| CLASS IX. —DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. | |||
| 43 | Clerk of Executive Council | 50 | |
| 44 | Office of Minister of Internal Affairs | 7,472 | |
| 45 | Ministers’ Secretaries | 1,205 | |
| 46 | Messengers and Office-keepers | 12,012 | |
| 47 | Audit Department | 10,570 | |
| 48 | Registrar-General’s Office | 14,835 | |
| 49 | Electoral | 5,373 | |
| 50 | High Commissioner’s Office | 8,879 | |
| 51 | Museum | 3,871 | |
| 52 | Advertising Office | 1,099 | |
| 53 | Dominion Laboratory | 5,071 | |
| 54 | Printing and Stationery | 20,237 | |
| 55 | Mental Hospitals | 116,111 | |
| 56 | Home for Defectives | 1,118 | |
| 57 | Tourists | 49,133 | |
| 58 | Public Service Commissioner’s Office | 7,439 | |
| 59 | Public Health, Hospitals, and Charitable Aid | 69,703 | |
| 60 | Cook Islands Administration | 5,659 | |
| 61 | Miscellaneous Services | 144,834 | |
| TOTAL CLASS IX | 484,671 | ||
| CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 62 | Headquarters and District Staffs | 80,129 | |
| 63 | Royal New Zealand Artillery | 62,396 | |
| 64 | Territorial Force | 159,182 | |
| 65 | Stores and Magazines, Guns, Ammunition, Equipment, Clothing, &c. | 77,777 | |
| 66 | Miscellaneous Services | 15,990 | |
| 67 | Capital and non-recurrent expenditure | 118,273 | |
| TOTAL CLASS X | 513,747 | ||
| CLASS XI.— CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS. | |||
| 68 | Customs Offices and Services | 60,677 | |
| 69 | Customs: Miscellaneous Services | 12,668 | |
| 70 | Marine and Harbours | 44,121 | |
| 71 | Government Steamers | 17,100 | |
| 72 | Marine: Miscellaneous Services | 12,055 | |
| 73 | Inspection of Machinery and Survey of Ships | 15,467 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XI | 162,088 | ||
| CLASS XII.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR. | |||
| 74 | Department of Labour | 31,620 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XII | 31,620 | ||
| CLASS XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. | |||
| 75 | Department of Lands and Survey | 174,122 | |
| 76 | Miscellaneous Services | 100,298 | |
| 77 | Valuation | 34,772 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XIII | 309,192 | ||
| CLASS XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMERCE. | |||
| 78 | Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce | 197,233 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XIV | 197,233 | ||
| CLASS XV.—EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. | |||
| 79 | Head Office | 12,652 | |
| 80 | Elementary Education | 717,354 | |
| 81 | Secondary and Higher Education | 86,945 | |
| 82 | Manual and Technical Instruction | 68,903 | |
| 83 | Training Colleges and Training of Teachers | 41,745 | |
| 84 | Native Schools | 31,771 | |
| 85 | Infant Life Protection | 1,593 | |
| Special Schools— | |||
| 86 | School for the Deaf | 3,313 | |
| 87 | Education of the Blind | 264 | |
| 88 | Otekaike Home | 3,702 | |
| 89 | Industrial Schools | 34,403 | |
| 90 | Physical Training and Junior Cadets | 10,956 | |
| 91 | School Buildings, Furniture, and Sites | 119,200 | |
| 92 | Miscellaneous Services | 14,987 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XV | 1,147,788 | ||
| TOTAL | £7,711,717 |
SECOND SCHEDULE
(1.) GRANTS OUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND
| £ | |
|---|---|
| UNDER the Public Revenues Act, 1910 | 554,363 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 | 200,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 2) | 200,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 3) | 200,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 4) | 200,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 5) | 200,000 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 6) | 200,000 |
| Under this Act | 1,292,518 |
| TOTAL GRANTS | £3,046,881 |
(2.) ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT of Sums appropriated out of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND to defray the Charges of Public Works and other Services herein particularly mentioned which will come in the Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1914.
| — | Amount appropriated for Expenditure. | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTALS. | £ | |
| Class | XVI.—Public Works, Departmental | 67,401 |
| Class | XVII.—Railways | 1,331,600 |
| Class | XVIII.—Public Buildings | 490,000 |
| Class | XIX.—Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences | 22,775 |
| Class | XX.—Tourist and Health Resorts | 18,900 |
| Class | XXI.—Immigration | 36,055 |
| Class | XXII.—Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works | 613,150 |
| Class | XXIII.—Development of Goldfields | 9,300 |
| Class | XXIV.—Telegraph Extension | 376,000 |
| Class | XXV.—Contingent Defence | 50,000 |
| Class | XXVI.—Lands Improvement | 31,700 |
| TOTAL | £3,046,881 |
| Vote. | DETAILS. | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS XVI.—PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENTAL. | |||
| 93 | Public Works, Departmental | 67,401 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XVI | 67,401 | ||
| CLASS XVII.—RAILWAYS. | |||
| 94 | Railway Construction | 831,600 | |
| 95 | Additions to Open Lines | 500,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XVII | 1,331,600 | ||
| CLASS XVIII. — PUBLIC BUILDINGS | |||
| (INCLUDING PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES, SITES, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, ETC.). | |||
| 96 | General | 80,000 | |
| 97 | Judicial | 43,375 | |
| 98 | Postal and Telegraph | 110,450 | |
| 99 | Agricultural | 6,175 | |
| 100 | Mental Hospitals | 50,000 | |
| 101 | Hospitals and Charitable Institutions | 10,000 | |
| 102 | School Buildings | 125,000 | |
| 103 | Workers’ Dwellings | 65,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XVIII | 490,000 | ||
| CLASS XIX.—LIGHTHOUSES, HARBOUR WORKS, AND HARBOUR DEFENCES. | |||
| 104 | Lighthouses | 7,375 | |
| 105 | Harbour Works | 12,400 | |
| 106 | Harbour Defences | 3,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XIX | 22,775 | ||
| CLASS XX.—TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS | |||
| (INCLUDING SITES, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, ETC.). | |||
| 107 | Tourist and Health Resorts | 18,900 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XX | 18,900 | ||
| CLASS XXI.—IMMIGRATION. | |||
| 108 | Department of Immigration | 36,055 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XXI | 36,055 | ||
| CLASS XXII. — CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPERVISION OF ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS. | |||
| 109 | Roads, &c. | 360,925 | |
| 110 | Backblock Roads | 201,225 | |
| 111 | Roads and other Works on Goldfields and Mineral Lands | 51,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XXII | 613,150 | ||
| CLASS XXIII.—DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS. | |||
| 112 | Development of Goldfields | 9,300 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XXIII | 9,300 | ||
| CLASS XXIV.—TELEGRAPH EXTENSION. | |||
| 113 | Telegraph Extension | 376,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XXIV | 376,000 | ||
| CLASS XXV. — CONTINGENT DEFENCE. | |||
| 114 | Contingent Defence | 50,000 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XXV | 50,000 | ||
| CLASS XXVI.—LANDS IMPROVEMENT. | |||
| 115 | Improved-farm Settlements | 25,000 | |
| 116 | Lands: Miscellaneous | 6,700 | |
| TOTAL CLASS XXVI | 31,700 | ||
| TOTAL | £3,046,881 |
THIRD SCHEDULE
(1.) GRANTS OUT OF THE RESPECTIVE ACCOUNTS MENTIONED IN THE ABSTRACT IN THIS SCHEDULE
| UNDER the Public Revenues Act, 1910 | 149,649 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 | 72,400 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 2) | 83,300 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 3) | 79,300 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 4) | 97,300 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 5) | 101,300 |
| Under the Imprest Supply Act, 1913 (No. 6) | 100,300 |
| Under this Act | 797,030 |
| TOTAL GRANTS | £1,480,579 |
(2.) ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT of Sums appropriated to defray the Charges out of the respective Accounts hereinafter mentioned for the respective Services particularly specified which will come in Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1914.
| Vote. | STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Under the State Forests Act, 1908). | |||
| 117 | State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department | 32,408 | |
| 32,408 | |||
| STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Coal-mines Act, 1908). | |||
| 118 | State Coal-mines | 349,997 | |
| 349,997 | |||
| SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908). | |||
| 119 | Scenery Preservation | 16,552 | |
| 16,552 | |||
| LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and the Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1910). | |||
| 120 | Land for Settlements Expenses | 13,579 | |
| TOTAL | 13,579 | ||
| WELLINGTON-HUTT RAILWAY AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1910). | |||
| 121 | Hutt Railway and Road Improvement | 4,000 | |
| 4,000 | |||
| RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENTS ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Government Railways Acts, 1908 and 1910). | |||
| 122 | Railway Improvements | 40,000 | |
| 40,000 | |||
| AID TO WATER-POWER WORKS ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910). | |||
| 123 | Development of Water-power | 200,000 | |
| 200,000 | |||
| IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY ACCOUNT | |||
| 124 | Irrigation and Water-supply | 35,000 | |
| 35,000 | |||
| WAIHOU AND OHINEMURI RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT (Under the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910). | |||
| 125 | Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement | 30,000 | |
| 30,000 | |||
| OPENING UP CROWN LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT | |||
| 126 | Roads to open up Crown Lands | 100,100 | |
| 100,100 | |||
| NATIONAL ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. | |||
| 127 | Roads to open up National Endowment Lands | 22,750 | |
| 22,750 | |||
| PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908). | |||
| 128 | Salaries | 34,747 | |
| Other Charges | 9,112 | ||
| TOTAL | 43,859 | ||
| GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Government Life Insurance Act, 1908). | |||
| 129 | Salaries | 30,676 | |
| Other Charges | 43,275 | ||
| TOTAL | 73,951 | ||
| GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908). | |||
| 130 | Salaries | 485 | |
| Other Charges | 7,375 | ||
| TOTAL | 7,860 | ||
| STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT | |||
| (Under the State Fire Insurance Act, 1908). | |||
| 131 | Salaries | 8,669 | |
| Other Charges | 13,035 | ||
| TOTAL | 21,704 | ||
| STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT. | |||
| ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. | |||
| 132 | Salaries | 10,303 | |
| Other Charges | 302,195 | ||
| TOTAL | 312,498 | ||
| ADVANCES TO WORKERS BRANCH. | |||
| 133 | Salaries | 1,739 | |
| Other Charges | 87,582 | ||
| TOTAL | 89,321 | ||
| ADVANCES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES BRANCH. | |||
| 134 | Salaries | 300 | |
| Other Charges | 85,450 | ||
| TOTAL | 85,750 | ||
| NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. | |||
| Native Land Purchase Expenses— | |||
| 135 | Other charges | 1,250 | |
| TOTAL | 1,250 | ||
| TOTAL THIRD SCHEDULE | £1,480,579 |
FOURTH SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE showing the Railways and some of the Public Buildings on which Expenditure is authorized by this Act; the Sections thereof on which the Expenditure is to be incurred; the Definition and Length of such Sections; the Estimated Expenditure required to render the same available for Use; the Amounts authorized for the Year ending 31st March, 1914: the Balances for Future Authorization; and the Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred under this Act.
| Railway or other Work. | The Railway or Sections thereof for which Provision is made in this Act. | 6. Estimated Expenditure required on the Length stated in Column 5. | 7. Amount authorized during the Year ending 31st March, 1914. | 8. Balance for Future Appropriation. | 9. Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Name. | 2. Estimated Length of the Whole Line. | 3. From | 4. To | 5. Estimated Length of Section. | ||||||
| Railways. | M. | ch. | M. | ch. | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Kaihu Valley | 24 | 18 | Kaihu | Donnelly’s Crossing | 7 | 2 | 42,000 | 10,000 | 32,000 | 15,000 |
| Kawakawa-Hokianga | 34 | 12 | Kawakawa | Horeke | 34 | 12 | 220,000 | 40,000 | 180,000 | 70,000 |
| Whangarei-North Auckland Main Trunk | 25 | 0 | Whangerei | Junction with North Auckland Main Trunk Line | 25 | 0 | 300,000 | 15,000 | 285,000 | 25,000 |
| North Auckland | 122 | 0 | Kaiwaka | Wairoa River | 40 | 0 | 570,000 | 60,000 | 510,000 | 100,000 |
| Waiuku Branch | 12 | 5 | Junction with North Island Main Trunk Line | Waiuku | 12 | 5 | 160,000 | 10,000 | 150,000 | 15,000 |
| Huntly-Awaroa | 7 | 34 | Huntly | Pepepe | 7 | 34 | 75,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 35,000 |
| Raetihi - Main Trunk | 8 | 40 | Ohakune | Raetihi | 8 | 40 | 52,000 | 20,000 | 32,000 | 30,000 |
| East Coast Main Trunk | 343 | 0 | Waihi | Athenree | 9 | 0 | 65,000 | 10,000 | 55,000 | 15,000 |
| Tauranga | Taneatua | 59 | 0 | 410,000 | 50,000 | 360,000 | 80,000 | |||
| Te Maunga | Wairoa River | 8 | 0 | 96,000 | 5,000 | 91,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Otoko | Motu | 20 | 45 | 130,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 100,000 | |||
| Gisborne | Waikura | 18 | 0 | 215,000 | 35,000 | 180,000 | 45,000 | |||
| Napier | Petane | 10 | 0 | 106,000 | 10,000 | 96,000 | 15,000 | |||
| Mount Egmont Branch | 8 | 76 | Waipuku | Waingongoro | 8 | 76 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 |
| Stratford-Main Trunk | 95 | 0 | Okahukara | Matiere | 10 | 23 | 225,000 | 85,000 | 340,000 | 200,000 |
| Pohokura | Tangarakau River | 20 | 0 | 200,000 | 85,000 | 340,000 | 200,000 | |||
| Opunake Branch | 23 | 0 | Junction with Foxton-New Plymouth Line | Opunake | 23 | 0 | 275,000 | 15,000 | 260,000 | 25,000 |
| Featherston-Martinborough | 10 | 40 | Featherston | Martinborough | 10 | 40 | 100,000 | 5,000 | 95,000 | 10,000 |
| South Island Main Trunk | 173 | 23 | Ward | Mills | 7 | 70 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 25,000 |
| Parnassus | Mendip Hills | 7 | 0 | 80,000 | 5,000 | 75,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Midland | 244 | 0 | Glenhope | Kawatiri | 5 | 0 | 48,000 | 5,000 | 43,000 | 10,000 |
| Cronadun | Inangahua | 14 | 40 | 13,000 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 13,000 | |||
| Otira | Bealey | 9 | 0 | 475,000 | 70,000 | 405,000 | 475,000 | |||
| Cass | Bealey | 14 | 5 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||
| Westport-Inangahua | 26 | 0 | Te Puha | Buller River | 6 | 0 | 100,000 | 20,000 | 80,000 | 70,000 |
| Greymouth - Point Elizabeth | 9 | 0 | Dunollie | State Coal-mines | 4 | 0 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |
| Culverden-Waiau | 14 | 0 | Culverden | Waiau | 14 | 0 | 90,000 | 5,000 | 85,000 | 10,000 |
| Waimate Branch Extension | 7 | 40 | Waihao Downs | Kelcher’s Corner | 4 | 0 | 30,000 | 5,000 | 25,000 | 10,000 |
| Lawrence-Roxburgh | 38 | 25 | Big Hill | Beaumont | 6 | 47 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| Otago Central | 182 | 56 | Clyde | Cromwell | 13 | 40 | 70,000 | 7,000 | 63,000 | 12,000 |
| Catlin’s-Waimahaka | 58 | 0 | Houipapa | Tahakopa | 17 | 50 | 50,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 50,000 |
| Winton-Heddon Bush | 13 | 0 | Winton | Heddon Bush | 13 | 0 | 50,000 | 8,000 | 42,000 | 15,000 |
| Permanent-way material required on account of sections of railway referred to in columns 3, 4, and 5 | 200,000 | 90,000 | 110,000 | 170,000 | ||||||
| Public Buildings. | ||||||||||
| New Parliament Buildings | 170,000 | 35,000 | 135,000 | 170,000 | ||||||
NOTE.—In addition to the appropriations shown above, provision is also made under the Railway class for Kawakawa-Grahamtown, £1,000; Foxton-New Plymouth (Manawapou Deviation), £1,000; additions to open lines, £500,000; and other services, £6,000.
FIFTH SCHEDULE UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT OF THE YEAR 1912–13.
| Consolidated Fund. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Legislative Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Salary of C. Robinson, officer in charge of Parliament Buildings, April and May, 1913, on leave of absence | 75 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bonuses to extra messengers, orderlies, and assistants in Bellamy’s | 357 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 432 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Department of Finance:— | ||||||||||||
| Bonus to A. T. Traversi for compiling graphs re rates of interest | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Post and Telegraph Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate allowance granted to widow of the late T. W. McGuire, telegraphist, Christchurch | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Justice Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Increase of £25 to salary of C. E. Matthews, as Deputy Inspector of Prisons and Chief Clerk, from 9th November, 1912, to 31st March, 1913, in excess of appropriation | 9 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||
| Gratuity to ex-Sergeant Henry Beattie, equal to three months’ salary in lieu of notice on retirement | 54 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 64 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Mines Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Payment of claims in connection with miners’ disease | 264 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Increase salary, H. E. Radcliffe, Chief Clerk, 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913, in excess of appropriation | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 289 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Department of Internal Affairs:— | ||||||||||||
| Official Royal pictures of the Coronation ceremony of His Most Gracious Majesty King George V | 140 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary, Dr. Wohlmann, Balneologist, Rotorua, on leave of absence, from 1st April to 17th May, 1913 | 64 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| Increase of £25 to salary of J. E. Hull, clerk, Advertising Office, from 10th February to 31st March, 1913, in excess of appropriation. | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||
| Compensation paid to J. E. Kelsall for buildings destroyed owing to insanitary condition | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary of staff nurses at St. Helens Hospitals, Dunedin and Christchurch | 22 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||
| Salary and increase to salary of G. P. Newton, Assistant Under-Secretary, from 10th February to 31st March, 1913, in excess of appropriation | 53 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||
| Increase of £15 to salary of A. R. Kennedy, Accountant and Clerk in charge of Advertising Department, from 10th February to 31st March, in excess of appropriation | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary of P. J. Kelleher, Chief Clerk, from 10th February to 31st March, 1913, in excess of appropriation | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| Balance of three months’ salary on retirement of James Conlin, Lithographic Printer, Printing and Stationery Office, 1st April to 31st May, 1913 | 33 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Compensation to Gunner Bartlett for injuries received while firing salute on Coronation Day | 180 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Travelling-expenses of Mr. F. W. Mansfield, Chief Electoral Officer, proceeding to Hobart to inquire into proportional representation | 17 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Expenses incurred in Australia by Mr. R. Triggs, consequent on his appointment as Assistant Public Service Commissioner | 24 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary of H. W. Northcroft as Resident Commissioner, Cook Islands, from 1st January to 31st March, 1913, £100 additional in excess of appropriation | 16 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| 663 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Defence Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Refund to Lieutenant-Colonel G. N. Johnston on account of passage of nurse accompanying Mrs. Johnston and family to New Zealand | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Travelling allowances and expenses of General Officer Commanding and Staff while visiting Australia for the purpose of inspecting Royal Australian Military College | 49 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 76 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Customs Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Salary of R. Williams, Drapery Expert, being three months’ salary in lieu of notice on retirement, 1st February, 1913, to 30th April, 1913 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lands and Survey Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Payment to Joshua Jones on the understanding that no further payment is made till Parliament meets | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Two months’ salary, April and May, at £28.0 per annum, for A. A. S. Danby, retired on three months’ leave of absence as from 28th February, 1913 | 46 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| Forestry Commission—Remuneration and travelling-expenses of members, &c. | 328 | 19 | 9 | |||||||||
| Increase of £10 to salary of B. J. Esam, District Valuer, 2nd August to 16th December, 1912 | 3 | 14 | 9 | |||||||||
| 679 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture:— | ||||||||||||
| Increase to salary of F, S. Pope, Secretary, 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913, in excess of appropriation | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Education Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Travelling allowances and expenses of Mr. R. Garlick, Director of Physical Training, Wellington to Australia and return | 42 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Total, services not provided for | 2,506 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ordinary Revenue Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. | ||||||||||||
| Final Charges. | Imprests. | Total. | ||||||||||
| Class I. Legislative Departments,— | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||
| Vote 2—House of Representatives | 868 | 19 | 6 | 868 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| Vote 3—General Expenses | 2,243 | 9 | 9 | 2,243 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Class II. Department of Finance,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 6—Rates on Crown Lands | 42 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 18 | 6 | ||||||
| Class III. Post and Telegraph Department,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 11—Conveyance of Mails by Sea | 580 | 11 | 5 | 580 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| Vote 13—Carriage of Mails by Railway | 489 | 3 | 2 | 489 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Vote 14—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines | 9,911 | 3 | 9 | 9,911 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Vote 15—Miscellaneous Services | 12,281 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 12,310 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Class IV. Working Railways,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 16—Working Railways | 46,345 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 11 | 4 | 46,453 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Class V. Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 17—Public Buildings | 547 | 10 | 5 | 547 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| Vote 19—Maintenance of Roads | 248 | 7 | 4 | 1,423 | 19 | 4 | 1,672 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Class VII. Justice Department,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 28—Supreme Court | 255 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 15 | 1 | 335 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Vote 30—Magistrates’ and Wardens’ Courts. | 1,911 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1,943 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Vote 35—Police Department | 623 | 12 | 9 | 1,045 | 5 | 1 | 1,668 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Vote 38—Land and Deeds Registry | 1,115 | 5 | 5 | 128 | 13 | 0 | 1,243 | 18 | 5 | |||
| Final Charges. | Imprests. | Total. | ||||||||||
| Class IX. Department of Internal Affairs,— | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||
| Vote 47—Registrar-General’s Office | 680 | 2 | 2 | 680 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Vote 56—Home for Defectives | 53 | 13 | 4 | 53 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
| Vote 60—Miscellaneous Services | 2,249 | 14 | 2 | 2,249 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| Class X. Defence Department,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 63—Territorial Force | 21,456 | 1 | 2 | 6,105 | 17 | 10 | 27,561 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Vote 64—Senior Cadets | 947 | 10 | 1 | 947 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Vote 65—Stores and Magazines | 7 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Vote 66—Miscellaneous Services | 3,615 | 5 | 7 | 3,615 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| £103,670 | 10 | 1 | £11,757 | 12 | 4 | |||||||
| Total, Ordinary Revenue Account | 115,428 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND | £117,934 | 17 | 5 | |||||||||
| Public Works Fund. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Immigration Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Salaries of officers of the Immigration Department,— J. Eman Smith, Secretary, £600, from 1st | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||
| February to 31st March, 1913 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| H. D. Thompson, £250, from 1st February to 31st March, 1913 | 41 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| A. M. Adams, £225, from 15th February to 31st March, 1913 | 28 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| J. W. Coard, £175, from 10th February to 31st March, 1913 | 24 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
| F. A. Ruck, £135, from 10th February to 31st March, 1913 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||
| R. W. Lavery, £125, from 3rd February to 31st March, 1913 | 20 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| 233 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Two months’ salary, April and May, 1913, at £25 per annum, for A. A. S. Danby, retired on three months’ leave of absence as from 28th February, 1913 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 237 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Public Works Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Allowance to Mrs. Dodsworth in respect to the death of her husband, Alexander Dodsworth | 39 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| Erection of additional buildings at Quail Island Quarantinestation, Lyttelton | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary, F. W. Furkert, Inspecting Engineer, from 1st April to 30th November, 1913, on leave of absence | 400 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 489 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 726 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. | ||||||||||||
| Final Charges. | Imprests. | Total. | ||||||||||
| Class XVII. Railways,— | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||
| Vote 94—Additions to open lines | 7,636 | 8 | 1 | 7,636 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Class XVIII. Public Buildings, &c.,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 95—General | 7,525 | 1 | 1 | 1,892 | 9 | 1 | 9,417 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Vote 99—Mental Hospitals | 1,181 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1,203 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Class XXIV. Telegraph Extension,— | ||||||||||||
| Vote 113—Telegraph Extension | 26,374 | 13 | 8 | 28,045 | 19 | 9 | 54,420 | 13 | 5 | |||
| £42,717 | 7 | 5 | £29,960 | 5 | 0 | 72,677 | 12 | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND | £73,404 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| Public Trustee’s Account. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| In Excess of Appropriation:— | ||||||||||||
| Increase of £100 to salary of T. S. Ronaldson, Deputy Public Trustee, from 1st January to 31st March, 1913 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Increase of £125 to salary of M. C. Barnett, Inspector, from 1st January to 31st March, 1913 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| Increase of £10 to salary of W. Barr, Accountant, from 1st January to 31st March, 1913 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| Increase of £20 to E. O. Hales, Officer in Charge, from 1st January to 31st March, 1913 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| £63 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Statement of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown required to be written off Departmental Accounts. | ||||||||||||
| Working Railways Department:— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| Advertising in Railway Time-table: Unpaid irrecoverable accounts | 23 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charges on unclaimed goods not covered by amount realized by auction sales | 1,223 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rents and accounts unpaid | 110 | 18 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1,358 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Native Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Native Land Court fees, Gisborne office | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Department of Internal Affairs:— | ||||||||||||
| Public Health, Hospitals, and Charitable Aid— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due to St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch | 30 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Amount due to St. Helens Hospital, Wellington | 161 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 191 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lands Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Irrecoverable rent due to the Crown— | ||||||||||||
| Sections Nos. 2, 3, 5, and 7, Block IV, Rangitata Township | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sections Nos. 45/46, Glenavy Township | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce:— | ||||||||||||
| Arataki Experimental Farm— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for grape vines supplied | 0 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
| Moumahaki Experimental Farm— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for poultry, eggs, and coops | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Weraroa Experimental Farm— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for apples supplied | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| Amount due for bees, hives, &c., supplied | 6 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ruakura Farm of Instruction— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for milk and butter supplied | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| Amount due for honey supplied | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| District Agent, Christchurch— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for poultry-plucking | 12 | 18 | 8 | |||||||||
| District Agent, Auckland— | ||||||||||||
| Allowance made on quarantine charges on dog imported by Mrs. Mercer and subsequently re-exported | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| District Agent, Napier— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for rabbit poison supplied | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Amount due for vines supplied | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
| District Agent, Invercargill— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for rabbit poison supplied | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
| District Agency, Masterton— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for rabbit poison supplied | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 39 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| State Coal-mines Account:— | ||||||||||||
| Amount due for coal supplied from State coal-mines | 323 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 323 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
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SIXTH SCHEDULE SUBSIDIES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Counties
1
To the Council of each county wherein there are no road districts,—
(a.)
When the general rates so collected by the County Council do not exceed a total sum of £1,000, then a sum equal to 10s. for every £1 of such rates:
(b.)
When the general rates so collected exceed a total sum of £1,000, then a sum equal to 5s. for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £500 nor greater sum than £2,500 shall be paid under this paragraph (b) to any such Council.
2
In respect of counties when there are road districts,—
(c.)
To the Board of each road district in the county if the Counties Act is not in full force—if the Counties Act is in full force, then to each Road Board and the County Council in equal parts,—
(i.)
When the general rates actually collected by the Road Board in the road district do not exceed a total sum of £500, then a sum equal to 10s. for every £1 of such rates:
(ii.)
When the general rates so collected exceed a total sum of £500, then a sum equal to 5s. for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £250 nor greater than £500 shall be paid under this subparagraph (ii) to any such Road Board:
Provided that if any road district does not collect rates, the county may claim the payment on behalf of that road district if the county collects rates within the road district:
(d.)
To the County Council,—
(iii.)
When the general rates actually collected by the County Council in the outlying districts of the county do not exceed a total sum of £500, then a sum equal to 10s. for every £1 of such rates:
(iv.)
When the general rates so collected exceed a total sum of £500, then a sum equal to 5s. for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £250 nor greater than £500 shall be paid in any one year Under this subparagraph (iv) to any such Council.
3
Where a road district or part of a road district is merged in a county, and becomes a riding or part of a riding, the same rate of subsidy for the year during which the merger occurs shall be paid to the County Council on account of such riding or part of a riding as would have been payable had such merger not occurred.
4
No greater sum in all than £2,500 shall be paid in respect of any county and its road districts; and when the total amount of subsidy that would be payable in respect of the total amount of general rates collected as aforesaid exceeds £2,500, then the total amount of subsidy to be payable to the Road Boards and County Council shall be apportioned pro rata according to the amount of general rates collected as aforesaid by such Road Boards and the County Council respectively.
Town Districts
To each Town Board,—
(a.)
When the general rates actually collected do not exceed a total sum of £750, a sum equal to 5s. for every £1 of such rates:
(b.)
When the general rates so collected exceed a total sum of £750, then a sum equal to 2s. 6d. for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £187 10s. nor any greater sum than £450 shall be paid under this paragraph (b) to any Town Board.
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Appropriation Act 1913
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