Act No. 105, 1902. An Act to appropriate and apply out of the Con­ solidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales certain Sums to make good the Supplies granted for the Service of the year from the 1st day of July, 1902, to the 30th day of June, 1903, inclusive of both dates, and to adjust the vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1901-1902," for supplementary charges during the period from 1st July, 1901, to 30th June, 1902, inclusive of both dates; and for purposes connected with and incidental to the above objects. [20th December, 1902.]

HEREAS we Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, W the Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, have granted to Your Majesty the several sums hereinafter mentioned for the service of the year from the first day day of July, one thousand nine hundred and two, to the thirtieth day of June, of the year one thousand nine hundred and three (inclusive of both dates), and for supplementing the grants made by the present Parliament, in its First Session, and in adjustment of the vote "Advance to Treasurer, 1901-1902," for charges during the period from the first day of July, of the year one thousand nine hundred and one, to the thirtieth day of June, of the year one thousand nine hundred and two (inclusive of both dates) : And whereas we desire to make good out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales the several sums granted to Your Majesty as aforesaid : Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of the State of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that out of the said Consolidated Revenue Fund there shall be appropriated, and are hereby appropriated, and shall be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereafter expressed—

FOE THE SEEV1CE OF THE YEAR FROM FIRST JULY, 1902, TO THIRTIETH JUNE, 1903.

I. SCHEDULES :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One thousand three hundred and twenty-eight pounds, to supplement the Schedule to Schedule (1) to the Act of the Imperial Parliament, eighteenth and nineteenth Victoria, chapter fifty-four, as follows :— 1. Supplement to Schedule B (Pensions) ...... £325 0 0 2. Supplement to Schedule B (Military Pensions) ...... 1,003 0 0 1,328 0 0

II. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Thirty-two thousand and thirty pounds, to defray the Salaries and Contingencies of the Executive and Legislative Establishments following:—

3. Executive Council £985 0 0 4. Vice-President of the Executive Council and Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council ...... 375 0 0 5. Legislative Council 5,832 0 0 6. Legislative Assembly 10,598 0 0 7. Legislative Council and Assembly ...... 4,530 0 0 8. Parliamentary Library 2,018 0 0 9. Parliamentary Reporting Staff ...... 6,167 0 0 10. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works ... 1,525 0 0 32,030 0 0

(Amount carried over ...... £33,358 0 0) {Amount brought over ... £33,358 0 0

III. COLONIAL SECRETARY :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One million and thirty-three thousand and eighteen pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :— 11. Colonial Secretary £8,575 0 0 12. Auditor-General 14,779 0 0 13. Aborigines Protection Board 13,728 0 0 14. Police 413,702 0 0 Lunacy— 15. Institutions for the Insane generally £120,394 0 0 16. Lunatic Patients 2,600 0 0 122,994 0 0 17. Master in Lunacy 3,890 0 0 18. Medical Board 225 0 0 19. The Medical Adviser to the Government ... 8,745 0 0 20. Coast Hospital 15,966 0 0 21. Maintenance of the Destitute Sick 17,000 0 0 41,711 0 0 22. Government Statistician 10,750 0 0 23. Agent-General for New South Wales 0,790 0 0 24. Government Asylums for the Infirm ...... 02,515 0 0 25. State Children Relief Department 61,122 0 0 126,637 0 0 26. State Children's Belief Act No. 01, 1901 (Recoup to Consoli­ dated Revenue Fund) 2,647 0 0 27. Fisheries Commission ...... 6,644 0 0 28. Fire Brigades 1,180 0 0 29. Botanic Gardens 9,832 0 0 30. Nursery Garden, Campbelltown 975 0 0 31. Government Domains ...... 3,313 0 0 32. Garden Palace GroundB...... 1,593 0 0 33. Centennial Park 4,590 0 0 34. Electoral Office 2,260 0 0 35. Registrar-General and Examiner of Patents ...... 36,461 0 0 36. Registrar of Copyright 50 0 0 37. Sydney Harbour Trust 71,240 0 0 38. Commercial Agents . 6,000 0 0 Charitable Allowances— 39. Charitable Institutions—aid, on condition that an equal amount be raised by private annual contributions, and also that the Government, through Police Magistrates or other approved Officers, have the right of recommending the admission of Patients.. 42,000 0 0

Carried over £42,000 0 0

Carried over £910,572 0 0

(Amount carried over ...... £33 358 0 0) (Amount brought over £33,358 0 0)

COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.

Brought over £910,572 0 0 Charitable Allowances—continued. Brought over £42,000 0 0 40. Country and Suburban Hospitals, Building Fund-aid, on condition of an equal amount being raised by private subscriptions ... 800 0 0 41. Sydney Hospital—aid, on the usual con­ ditions 4,000 0 0 42. Sydney Hospital—grant in aid of the annual cost of the Begent-street Dispensary ... 700 0 0 43. Prince Alfred Hospital—aid, on the usual conditions 4,000 0 0 44. Hospital for Sick Children, Sydney—aid, on the usual conditions ...... 2,000 0 0 45. Infants' Home, Ashfield—aid, on the usual conditions...... 500 0 0 40. Carrington Centennial Hospital—aid, on the usual conditions ...... 1,000 0 0 47. Special Grants to Hospitals, &c G,000 0 0 48. Benevolent Society of New South Wales, Sydney—aid, on condition of an equal amount being raised by private contribu­ tions 1,800 C 0 49. Benevolent Society of New South Wales— Special grant for out-door relief...... 1,000 0 0 50. Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution—aid, on condition of an equal amount being raised by private contributions...... 450 0 0 51. Benevolent Asylum, Sydney, and other kindred institutions—for support of Women and Children ... 5,000 0 0 52. Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society—Special grant towards outdoor relief 1,000 0 0 53. Newcastle Hospital—Cost of maintenance of sea-borne destitute patients ...... 300 0 0 54. Salvation Army—grant in aid of ...... 500 0 0 55. Queen Victoria Home for Consumptives— Subsidy on the usual conditions ... 1,000 0 0 56. Queen's Jubilee Fund—grant towards travelling expenses of Inspector ... 25 0 0 57. Centra] Mission Children's Home—aid on usual conditions ...... 150 0 0 58. Westmead Boys' Home—aid, on condition of an equal amount being raised by private subscriptions ...... 300 0 0

Carried over ... £72,525 0 0

Carried over £910,572 0 0

(Amount carried over...... £33,358 0 0) {Amount brought over' ...... £33,358 0 0)

COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued. Brought over £910,572 0 0 Charitable Allowances—continued. Brought over £72,525 0 0 59. Labour Home, Harris-street—Special grant 100 0 0 00. Sydney Rescue Work Society—Grant in aid of, on condition that an equal amount be raised by private contributions...... 300 0 0 61. "Moorcliff" Eye Hospital—Repairs, &c... 900 0 0 62. Newcastle Hospital—Special grant in aid of 1,000 0 0 63. Surgical Aid Society—Special grant in aid of 50 0 0 64. Church Rescue Home, Glebe Point—Special grant 200 0 0 75,075 0 0 Miscellaneous Services— 65. Newspapers, Almanacs, Books, &c. ... 750 0 0 66. Burial of destitute persons in cases where inquests are not held ...... 800 0 0 67. Maintenance of deserted children, paupers taken charge of for protection, expenses of transmission, charitable relief, &c. ... 7,500 0 0 68. Rewards for apprehension of Offenders ... 225 0 0 69. Animals Protection Society—aid, on con­ dition of an equal amount being raised by private contributions...... 250 0 0 70. New South Wales Zoological Society—aid, on condition of an equal amount being raised by private subscriptions ...... 200 0 0 71. New South Wales Zoological Society— Special grant in aid of ...... 1,000 0 0 72. New South Wales Zoological Society- Grant towards meeting expense of opening Gardens on Sunday ...... 1,000 0 0 73. Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island—Ex­ penses in connection with administration of and for general improvements, &c. ... 1,300 0 0 74. To pay Municipal Rates on Government Buildings ...12,000 0 0 75. Expenses in connection with the Exhibit of this State at the Imperial Institute, London 700 0 0 76. Hospital for Sick Children—Rent of Premises 250 0 0 77. Preparation of Statistics containing informa­ tion respecting the resources and indus­ trial capabilities of the State, for publication in the United Kingdom (to 31st December, 1902) 200 0 0

Carried over ... £26,175 0 0

Carried over £985,647 0 0

{Amount carried over £33,358 0 0) (Amount brought over ...... £33,353 0 0)

COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.

Brought over £985,G47 0 0 M iscellaneous Services—contin ued. Brought over £26,175 0 0 78. Freight, Insurance, extra clerical assistance, carriage of goods, incidental, unforeseen, and petty expenses, fuel, light, &c, of Department, and fuel, light, and inci­ dental expenses, State Government House 1,400 0 0 79. National Shipwreck Belief and Humane Society of New South Wales—Special grant in aid of 250 0 0 80. General improvements, National Park ... 3,000 0 0 81. Bent of Moorcliff and Victoria Lodge, Miller's Point, in connection with Sydney Hospital 350 0 0 82. To meet rent of Government premises occupied by various sub-departments ... 2,000 0 0 83. Maintenance, &c, of Telephones 400 0 0 84. Wollongong Sand-drift Trust — Special grant for improvements...... 50 0 0 85. Lady Bobinson's Beach Sand-drift Trust— Special grant for improvements ... 50 0 0 86. Pension to Constable J. P. Alford, in addition to the Pension payable to him from the "Police Superannuation Pund," upon his retirement, through being injured in the execution of his duty... 46 0 0 87. Expenses in connection with and relief to Sufferers by Bloods 250 0 0 88. Cost of construction of Boads in and around Centennial Park 300 0 0 89. To meet payments to Commissioners for Railways for Railway claims, for trans­ mission of destitute persons, &c. ... 3,000 0 0 90. Board of International Exchange — ex­ penses in connection with ...... 100 0 0 91. Grant in aid of Kindergarten classes ... 500 0 0 92. Tear Book of New South Wales, for distri­ bution by the Agent-General 250 0 0 93. Additional sum for religious attendance on inmates of Asylums and other Govern­ ment Institutions ...... 640 0 0

Carried oyer ... £38,761 0 0

Carried over £985,647 0 0

(Amount carried over £33,358 0 0) {Amount brought over ... £33,358 0 f)

COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.

Brought over £985,047 0 0 Miscellaneous Services—continued. Brought over £38,761 0 0 94. Purchase of land at Gerringong for Rifle Range—Revote 250 0 0 . 95. United Friendly Societies of New South Wales—Special grant to Demonstration Committee 250 0 0 96. Pees, &c, Pension Board appointed in con­ nection with South African Contingents 100 0 0 97. To provide grants for the extermination of Plying Foxes 150 0 0 98. Rent of Premises for Stale Governor's Orderlies, from 5th August, 1901, to 30th June, 1903 396 0 0 99. Royal Commission, Sydney Water Supply— Expenses in connection with ...... 2,000 0 0 100. News Boys'Brigade—Grant in aid of ... 200 0 0 101. Newcastle and District Friendly Societies —Special Grant to Demonstration Com­ mittee 100 0 0 102. Rent of Premises for the Secretary to His Excellencv the Admiral and Staff ... 300 0 0 103. Royal Naval House—Special Grant in aid of 200 0 0 104. Commonwealth Celebration Medals—Pay­ ment to Contractors for extra expense put to in supplying a further lot of medals than those contracted for ... 37 0 0 105. Compensation to Albert Burbank, for in­ juries received at Tamworth Railway Station, as recommended by Select Com­ mittee 100 0 0 106. Towards maintenance of Queensland Meteorological Bureau—New South Wales proportion ...... 331 0 0 107. Erection of Monument at Kuruel over the Grave of Forby Sutherland, the first European buried in Australia ...... 50 0 0 108. Rent of " Cranbrook," State Governor's Residence 400 0 0 109. Abatement on Pensions Officers of Colonial Secretary's Department retired...... 203 0 0 110. Band Association, New South Wales— Grant 250 0 0 111. South Grafton Water Brigade 30 0 0

Carried over £44,111 0 0

Carned over £985,647 0 0

{Amount carried over £33,358 0 0) (Amount brought over £33,358 0 0)

COLONIAL SECRET AH Y—continued.

Brought over £9S5,047 0 0 Miscellaneous Services—continued. Brought over £44,111 0 0 112. Lord Howe Island—Subsidy, &c, to Vessel trading to Island 500 0 0 113. Shed for Flood Boats, Ulmarra 30 0 0 114. Bathurst Musical and Literary Association —Special grant ...... 250 0 0 115. Allowance toStep-mother of Goliath Heaps, who was accidentally shot ...... 200 0 0 116. Special Grants in aid of Suburban and Country Fire Brigades 1,000 0 0 117. Special Grant to Albury Fire Brigade Demonstration ...... 500 0 0 118. East Maitland Water Brigade—Special grant 50 0 0 119. Grafton Water Brigade 50 0 0 120. To meet cost of furnishing information to Press of the United Kingdom in con­ nection with matters of importance affecting this State 200 0 0 121. Compensation to John Gavegan for injuries received on 10th October, 1890, whilst on duty in tho Military Service...... 80 0 0 122. Boyal Receptions, Decorations, &c.—Out­ standing claims ...... 400 0 0 47,371 0 0 1,033,01 S 0 0

IV. TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE :— Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One million and fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and sixty-one pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :— 123. Treasury £27,993 0 0 124. Stamp Duties 4,035 0 0 125. Land and Income Tax 38,397 0 0 126 Gold Receivers 90 0 0 127. Gold and Escort 550 0 0 128. Government Printer 93,648 0 0 129. Public Service Tender Board and Government Stores ... 72,032 0 0 130. Explosives Branch 8,295 0 0

Carried over £245,610 0 0

(Amount carried over ...... £1,066,376 0 0) (Amount brought over £1,000,376 0 0)

TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE—continued.

Brought over £245,640 0 0

131. Board of Health £29,9G1 0 0 132. Glebe Island Abattoirs 9,834 0 0 39,795 0 0 133. Shipping Masters 2,390 0 0 Navigation— 134. Department of Navigation, Svdney and New­ castle, including Harbour Pilots 10,369 0 0 135. Colonial Light-houses 7,266 0 0 136. Sea and Eiver Pilots 17,440 0 0 137. Masters, Engineers, and Boatmen 12,337 0 0 138. Telegraph Stations 1,289 0 0 139. Arrears of Salaries to 30th June, 1902, as per grading by Public Service Board, 24th March, 1902 685 0 0 140. Miscellaneous 27,747 0 0 141. Australian Coast Light-houses ...... 800 0 0 77,933 0 0 142. Life-boats 1,925 0 0 143. Administration of Old-age Pensions Act ...... 17,034 0 0 144. Government Savings Bank ...... 13,349 0 0 145. Weights and Measures 927 0 0 Miscellaneous Services— 146. Postage of Public Departments 33,500 0 0 147. Advertising for the Public Service ...... 5,500 0 0 148. For the transmission of Telegraphic Messages... 13,000 0 0 149. Commission on Payments in England by the Government Financial Agents ...... 2,0)0 0 0 150. Insurance, Shipping Charges, &c., on English Shipments 500 0 0 151. Management of, and expenses in connection with payment of half-yearly dividends on Inscribed Stock by the Bank of England ... 20,450 0 0 152. Exchange on Eemittances within and beyond the Colony 12,000 0 0 153. Commission on payment of Debentures and Interest on Debentures in Sydney ...... 600 0 0 154. For the relief and conveyance of distressed Seamen belonging to the Colony from Foreign Ports, or from Wrecked Vessels, &c. ... 100 0 0 155. In aid of the 3ailors'Home, Newcastle...... 350 0 0 156. In aid of the Sailors' Home, Sydney 350 0 0

Carried over £S8,350 0 0

Carried over , £398,993 0 0

(Amount carried over £1,066,376 0 0) (Amount brought over ...... £1,0GG,37G 0 0

TREASURER AND SECRETARY POR FINANCE AND TRADE—continued.

Brought over £398,993 0 0 Miscellaneous Services—continued. Brought over £88,350 0 0 157. Amount payable to Railway Department for conveyance, without charge, of Members of Parliament, Distinguished Visitors, School Children, and others 18,000 0 0 158. Sewerage and Water Bates, &c, various Public Buildings, &c, Sydney and Country Towns... 13,000 0 0 159. To pay interest on uninvested cash balances at the credit of various Trust and other Accounts in the temporary possession of the Govern­ ment 25,000 0 0 1G0. To pay interest on special deposits by the Savings Bank of New South Wales 93,000 0 0 101. To meet Unforeseen Expenses to be hereafter accounted for 2,000 0 0 1G2. To meet claims for the refund of Pilotage, Har­ bour and Light Bates, in certain cases ... 200 0 0 1G3. To meet the cost of Private Letter-boxes for Public Departments ...... 450 0 0 1G1. Expenses in connection with the compilation of the Historical Becords of New South Wales 500 0 0 1G5. Contribution towardsfoundation and maintenance, expense of computations, and results of observations taken at Kosciusko, and Low- level Observatories ...... 400 0 0 lGf>. Interest on Advances by Banks in London ... 5,000 0 0 107. Rental of House for Lady Parkes ...... 75 0 0 1G8. Compensation to T. S. Barron for loss of business through closing of Dairy in 189G, under the Dairies Supervision Act (jwReport of Select Committee, 23rd November, 1899)—lie-vote 100 0 0 1G9. Por resumption of Blocks 59 and 88, AVest Wyalong, in the interest of public health (Re-vote) 45 0 0 170. Administration of Pharmacy and Poisons Act... 200 0 0 171. Pederal Celebrations—To cover outstanding accounts 5,000 0 0 172. Bubonic Plague—To meet outstanding Claims... 4,000 0 0 173. Bubonic Plague—To cover Claims paid during 1901-2 in Suspense 11,5G0 0 0 174. Bubonic Plague—Expenses and Compensation 4,500 0 0

Carried over £271,380 0 0

Carried over £398,993 0 0

(Amount carried over , £l,OGG,376 0 0) (Amount brought over ...... £1,066,370 0 0)

TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE—continued.

Brought over £398,993 0 0 Miscellaneous Services—continued. Brought over £271,380 0 0 175. Darling Harbour Resumptions—Interest on Compensation Money 70,000 0 0 176. Gratuity to James T. Campbell, injured in Bridge-street tramway yard in 1899...... 100 0 0 177. Night-soil Depot, Lambton 200 0 0 178. Commission due to McArthur & Co.—Vessels loaded at Cowper Wharf, February, 1901, to December, 1902 1,450 0 0 179. Railway Commissioners—Outstanding Claims for Carriage on account Western Lands Board, Federal Site Commission, Royal Visit, Federal Parliament, &c 7,338 0 0 180. Gratuity to widow of the late Mr. Neilly ... 300 0 0 181. Mrs. Bridget Cox—Refund of moiety of License Fee on Public-house, Hatfield 15 0 0 182. Military Contingents to South Africa—Expenses in connection with returned Soldiers—further sum 5,475 0 0 183. Gratuities to Officers on retirement ...... 4,500 0 0 184. Gratuities in special cases to Widows and families of Officers left in necessitous circum­ stances 210 0 0 360,968 0 0 185. Advance to Treasurer—To enable the Treasurer to make Advances to Public Officers, and on account of other Govern­ ments, and to pay expenses of an unforeseen nature which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary appropria­ tion. The whole amount to be adjusted not later than the 30th June, 1904 300,000 0 0 1,059,961 0 0

V. RAILWAYS :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Two millions eight hundred and twelve thousand four hundred and sixty pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :—

Railways and Tramways— 186. Existing Lines—Working Expenses £2,812,460 0 0

(Amount carried over £4,938,797 0 0) (Amount brought over £4,938,797 0 0)

VI. TIIE DEPARTMENT OP THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND. OE JUSTICE :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Three hundred and twenty thousand one hundred and seventy-nine pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :— 187. Department of the Attorney-General and of Justice ...... £55,483 0 0 188. Master in Equity 3,734 0 0 189. Prothonotary and Divorce Court 3,935 0 0 190. Sheriff 29,560 0 0 191. Bankruptcy Court 3,358 0 0 192. Probate and Intestate Estates Office 3,258 0 0 193. District Courts 5,758 0 0 194. Coroners 7,715 0 0 195. Petty Sessions 86,786 0 0 196. Prisons 102,308 0 0 197. Public Service Board 6,808 0 0 198. Arbitration Court 5,300 0 0 Miscellaneous Services— 199. Allowances to Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors, under Liquor Act of 1898 £700 0 0 200. Por expenses of Inquiries under Commission Act, 44 Vic. No. 1, and Inquiries under Crimes Act, 1900, sec. 468 150 0 0 201. Por Services of a Law Beporter for Bankruptcy and Probate Courts 150 0 0 202. Befund of fees paid for Licenses issued under the Liquor Act, &c 100 0 0 203. Adjustments of Salaries under the Increment Begulations, and to meet new appointments found to be required, £100 per annum and under 4,500 0 0 204. Befund of fines and costs imposed upon the Trustees of the Adelong and Wondalga Com­ mons, for breaches of the " Pastures and Stock Protection Act, 1898" 10 0 0 205. To pay officers of the Department of tho Attorney-General and of Justice who may be granted extended leave of absence prior to retirement a lump sum in lieu of such leave.. 500 0 0 206. To provide for the payment of arrears of Incre­ ments due to Officers in grades A, B, and C of Department of the Attorney-General and of Justice, in respect to the period 1 January, 1901, to 30 June, 1902 60 0 0 6,170 0 0 320,179 0 0

(Amount carried over ...... £5.258,976 0 0) 2 x (Amount brought over £5,258,970 0 0)

VII. SECRETARY FOR LANDS :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Three hundred and forty thousand one hundred and thirty-nine pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:— 207. Department of Lands £220,153 0 0 208. Land Appeal Court—Contingencies 1,300 0 0 209. Church and School Lands—Contingencies 200 0 0 210. Advances to Settlers Board 3,980 0 0 211. Western Land Board 6,313 0 0 Miscellaneous Services— 212. To pay compensation in connection with the resumption of land for roads under the Public Eoads Act of 1897 ...£3,000 0 0 213. Alignment Posts for Towns 50 0 0 214. Towards the.purchase, acquisition, resumption of sites, maintenance, improvement, or compensation for improvements, fencing, clearing, inspection, and other expenses, of Public Parks, Recreation Grounds, Reserves, Bathing-places, and Cemeteries, &c...... 19,000 0 0 215. Purchase of Recreation Reserve between Lismore and Casino • 350 0 0 216. Necropolis—for General Maintenance of Cemetery and extension of roads within it ... 800 0 0 217. Gratuity to representatives of the late Mr. F. Buckworth, Clerk, Conditional Sales Record Branch 148 0 0 218. To complete sum due as gratuity to Mrs. Emily Deverell, widow of the late Mr. E. G. Deverell,CP. Inspector and Forester ... 20 0 0 219. Green, W. J.—Refund of deposit and survey fee paid bv him in connection with his appli­ cation for "CP. 1900-34, Narrabri, disallowed 11 0 0 220. Fishlock, Mary E.—Refund of deposits and survey fees paid by her in connection with her applications for CP. 1900-70, and C.L. 1900-71, Inverell, disallowed 3i 0 0 221. McCabe, John—Compensation for land resumed for road purposes from portions 63 and 114, parish of Cooroobongatti, county of Dudley 60 0 0

Carried over £23,473 0 0

Carried over £231,946 0 0

(Amount carried over £5,258,976 0 0) (Amount brought over £5,258,976 0 0)

SECRETARY FOR LANDS—continued.

Brought over £231,916 0 0

Miscellaneous Services—continued. Brought over £23,473 0 0 222. Allowance to Mr. A. J. Stopps for special services in connection with tho Public Roads Act of 1897 200 0 0 223. Mrs. Anne Shepherd—Compensation for costs, &c., incurred through default of C. L. A , Gunning in delaying registration of transfer, Conditional Purchase 84-79. Gunning ... 200 0 0 224. Befunds of 75 per cent, of Boyalty paid on Timber cut under contracts with the Railway Commissioners between 1st July and 31st October, 1902 100 0 0 23,973 0 0 225. Survey of Lands—Contingencies ...... 80,590 0 0 220. Trigonometrical Survey of the State—Contingencies ... 3,580 0 0 227. Special Services—Labour Settlements ...... 50 0 0 340,139 0 0

VIII. SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORKS :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One million and seventy-seven thousand seven hundred and fourteen pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—

228. Department of Public Works—Establishment £148,907 0 0 Less Amount of Salaries chargeable to Loan Votes 43,000 0 0 105,907 0 0 Public "Works and Services— 229. Boads and Bridges, Public Watering Places, and Artesian Boring 600,000 0 0 230. Harbours and Bivers and Dredge Service ... 131,000 0 0 231. Government Architect 75,360 0 0 232. Miscellaneous 23,250 0 0 829,610 0 0 233. Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage 115,721 0 0 234. Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board 10,894 0 0 235. Labour Commissioners and State Labour Board ...... 8,373 0 0 236. Public Wharfs and Besumed Properties ... 7,209 0 0 1,077,714 0 0 (Amount carried over ...... £6,676,829 0 0) (Amount Drought over £0,676,829 0 0)

IX. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, LABOUR, AND INDUSTRY :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Light hundred and eighty-four thousand four hundred and fifty-seven pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—

237. Public Instruction £824,968 0 0 Industrial Schools— 238. Nautical School-ship " Sobraon" ... £10,422 0 0 239. Industrial School for Girls, Parramatta ... 3,341 0 0 240. Carpenterian Reformatory ...... 3,481 0 0 17,244 0 0 241. Observatory 4,434 0 0 242. Australian Museum 6,486 0 0 243. Public Library of New South Wales 6,419 0 0 244. National Art Gallery 1,743 0 0 245. Labour and Industry Branch 3,929 0 0 Grants in aid of Public Institutions— Sydney University— 246. For Repairs and Furniture 1,000 0 0 247. Scientific Apparatus 2,0C0 0 0 248. To provide for the establishment of Evening Lectures (including University Exten­ sion Lectures, and Lectures in Law) ... 2,000 0 0 249. Matriculation and other Fees for Students of the Training Schools under the D epartment who are attending University Lectures... 200 0 0 250. For the encouragement of Art ...... 950 0 0 251. Linnean Society 100 0 0 252. Royal Society—Amount in proportion of £1 to every £1 raised by private contributions ... 500 0 0 253. The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia— Amount in proportion of £1 to every £1 raised by private contributions ...... 100 0 0 254. In aid of Educational Institutions, in the pro­ portion of £1 to every £2 raised by private contributions ... 7,000 0 0 255. In aid of Buildings (Educational Institutions), in the proportion of £1 to every £1 raised and expended on new and additional buildings ... 4,000 0 0 256. In aid of the " Women's Branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," to assist it in its work in connection with Public Schopls 50 0 0 17,900 0 0

Carried over £883,123 0 0

(Amount carried over ...... £6,676,829 0 0) (Amount brought over £6,676,829 0 0)

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, LABOUR, AND INDUSTRY—continued. Brought over £883,123 0 0 Miscellaneous Services — 257. To amount due to Department of Lands for survey of School sites ...... £400 0 0 258. Education Commission—Expenses, &c. ... 500 0 0 259. Grant towards cost of establishing the West Sydney Working-man's Institute ...... 300 0 0 260. Towards encouraging swimming among children (Re-vote) 84 0 0 261. Special Gratuity to A. K. Bowmaker, formerly Teacher, Public School, Quambone, per­ manently injured and incapacitated lor further service...... 50 0 0 1,331 0 0 881,457 0 0

X. SECRETARY FOR MINES AND AGRICULTURE :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One hundred and eighty-one thousand one hundred and five pounds, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:— 262. Department of Mines £67,724 0 0 263. Prevention of Scab in Sheep 23,72!) 0 0 264. Stock and Brands Branch 16,108 0 0 265. Agriculture Branch 42,443 0 0 266. School of Mines and Assay Works ...... 750 0 0 267. Board for Exports 3,300 0 0 268. Miners' Accident Belief Board 800 0 0 Miscellaneous Services— 269. For the purposes of Pastures and Stock Protec­ tion Act £7,000 0 0 270. Control, marking, fencing, and improving Travel­ ling Stock and Camping Reserves, removal of obstructions and suppression of trespass, and to meet expenses in connection with the acquiring of laud for the benefit of travelling stock 100 0 0 271. To meet the cost of subsidising Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Societies receiv­ ing annual subscriptions (from 50 members) amounting to not less than £50, the subsidy not to exceed 10s. on every £1 awarded in prizes for Agricultural or other approved objects ... 10,000 0 0 272. Special Prizes to be devoted to the improvement of Agriculture 500 0 0 273. To meet expenses in connection with the reclamation of the Sand-drift, Newcastle ... 200 0 0

Cariied over ... £17,800 0 0

Carried over £154,914 0 0

(Amount carried over £7,561,280 0 0) {Amount IrougU over £7,561,286 0 0)

SECRETARY FOR MINES AND AGRICULTURE—continued.

Brought over £154,914 0 0

Miscellaneous Services—continued. Brought over £17,800 0 0 274. Administration of the Act for the Regulation of Coal Mines and Collieries 1,000 0 0 275. Ambulance Classes 250 0 0 276. Eradication of Prickly Pear on Water, Camping, and Travelling Stock Reserves ...... 750 0 0 277. Scholarship—School of Mines 50 0 0 278. Special Grants to A gricultural and Horticultural Societies 3,000 0 0 279. V. A. Brownhill, T. H. Martyn, P. O. Purner, and W. J. MacDonnell—fiefund of deposits lodged with Special Gold Lease Applications, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, Hill End 800 0 0 280. George Holdship—Compensation for surrender of Special Gold Lease, No. 32, Little River... 410 0 281. Vine Diseases Act—Expenses in connection with the eradication of Phylloxera and ad­ ministration of the Vine Diseases Act, and to provide a vineyard to propagate resistant stocks 2,500 0 0 26,191 0 0 181,105 0 0

(TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOE THE SERVICE OF THE TEAR FROM 1ST JULY, 1902, TO 30TH JUNE, 1903) £7,742,391 0 0

FOB THE SERVICE OF THE PEBIOD FROM 1ST JULY, 1901, TO 30TH JUNE, 1902. XI. IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902 :— Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One hundred and eight thousand six hundred and sixty-nine pounds one shilling and three­ pence, for Supplementary Charges made during the period from 1st July, 1901, to 30th June, 1902, for the Salaries, Contingencies, and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:— Executive and Legislative—• His Excellency the Governor— Salaries—Messenger and Hall Porter, at £180 per annum ...... £180 0 0 Contingencies—Incidental Expenses, &c. ... 22 0 0 £202 0 0

Carried over £202 0 0 IN ADJUSTMENT OP THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OE SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £202 0 0

Executive and Legislative—continued. Legislative Council—Contingencies—Gratuity to Hannah Rose, Housemaid, on her retirement from the Service ...... 100 0 0 Legislative Assembly—Salaries—Lavatory Attendant—Differ­ ence between £50 and £65 per annum, from 1st to 23rd July, 1901 0 18 6 Legislative Council and Assembly—Contingencies—Incidental Expenses, &c 287 8 1 Parliamentary Library—Salaries—Night Watchman, at £145 per annum, from 1st June, 1902 ...... 12 1 8 602 8 3 Colonial Secretary:— Auditor-General— Salaries—Travelling Inspector, at £325 per annum, from 23rd June;, 1902 ; Examiner, at £200 per annum, from 24th June, 1902 ; Examiner, at £200 per annum, from 2Gth June, 1902 £13 17 9 Contingencies—To meet additional cost of auditing Vouchers under the Day Labour System, &c 190 13 9 204 11 6 Police—Contingencies— Traffic Branch Printing 93 61l Law Costs, Davidson v. Walker 297 10 9 390 17 8 Lunacy—Institutions for the Insane generally— Salaries—Assistant Superintendent, Glades- ville, at £510 per annum, from 1st January, 1902 (including living allowance of £60 per annum)...... 255 0 0 Contingencies—Furniture, New Ward, Rydal- mere Hospital ...... 31 10 0 286 10 0 Medical Adviser to the Government—Coast Hospital— Salaries— Assistant Superintendent, at £300 per annum, from 1st January, 1902 150 0 0

Maintenance of the Destitute Sick—Porthe support of Destitute Persons in the Sydney, Prince Alfred, and other Hospitals 2,993 0 0 Government Statistician—Contingencies—-Expenses in connec­ tion with the Decennial Census 1,248 9 10 Agent-General—Contingencies—Extra Official Expenses, &c..„ 601 4 8

Carried over £5,874 13 8 £602 8 3 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Colonial Secretary—continued. Brought forward £5,874 13 8 £602 8 3 Government Asylums for the Infirm—Salaries—Assistant Superintendent, George-street, Parramatta, difference between £L25 and £150 per annum, from 7th January, 1902 ; Storekeeper, Rookwood, at £120, from 1st April, 1902 ; Attendant, Rookwood Asylum, at £90 per annum, from 1st April, 1902 ; Baker, difference between £145 and £156 per annum, 1st November, 1901; Baker, difference between £130 and £145 per annum, from 1st November, 1901; Baker, difference between £110 and £125 per annum, from 1st November, 1901; Baker, Improver, difference between £80 and £104 per annum, from 1st November, 1901; Cook, Liverpool Asylum, at £110 per annum, from 6th February, 1902; Cook, Liverpool Asylum, at £110 per annum, from 5th February, 1902 ; Attendant, Rookwood Asylum, at £90 per annum, from 1st June, 1902 204 2 11 Botanic Gardens—Contingencies—-Wages to Gardeners, cost of preparing new ground, &c...... 514 0 0 Government Domains—Contingencies—Wages to Labourers, general expenses ...... 251 14 1 Garden Palace Grounds—Contingencies—Incidental Expenses, &c. 67 0 0 Centennial Park—Contingencies—Incidental Expenses, &c. ... 47 0 0 Electoral Office—Salaries—Caretaker and Cleaner, at £72 per annum, from 1st December, 1901 42 0 0 Registrar-General—Salaries—Temporary Examiner of Titles, at £425 per annum, from 1st April, 1902; Superintendent of Engrossers—difference between £150 and £170 per annum from 1st August, 1901; Draftsman, at £150, from 14tn February, 1902; Draftsman, at £100 per annum, from 9tn April to 16th June, 1901 ; Draftsman—difference between £95 and £150 per annum, from 2nd December, 1901 ... 232 2 0 Charitable Allowances— Sydney Night Refuge and Reformatory—Special grant £50 0 0 Boys' Brigade—Special grant 25 0 0 75 0 0 Miscellaneous Services— Lambton Citizen's Committee—Special grant... 1C0 0 0 Royal Commission—Industrial Arbitration— Expenses 71 3 6 Royal Commission on Western Lands—Ex­ penses 1,024 14 8 Royal Receptions, &c.—Outstanding claims .. 2.893 6 10

Carried over £4,039 5 0

Carried over „ £7,307 12 8 £602 8 3 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE "ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £7,307 12 8 £G02 8 3 Colonial Secretary—continued. Brought over £4,089 5 0

Miscellaneous Services—continued. To complete contracts and outstanding liabilities in connection with Immigration ...... 144 18 9 Solomon v. Walker—In full settlement of claim 85 0 0 Royal Commission on Moore-street Improve­ ments—Expenses ...... 103 3 6 Bourke Municipality—Special grant ...... 214 2 5 Privy Council Appeals—Legal expenses ... 250 0 0 Leichhardt and Petersham United Priendly Societies Hall, Dispensary, and Medical Institute Society (Limited)—-Special grant... 400 0 0 Passes to Competitors at Bide Association Meetings 335 7 9 Belief to sufferers by recent cyclone at Narrabri 100 0 0 Special grant to Country and Suburban Munici­ palities at the rate of 2/6 in £ on general rates collected for the year ended 4th February, 1901 ... " 21117 10 Rewards for apprehension of offenders ... 210 0 0 Royal Commission—Wyalong Municipality— Expenses 350 0 0 Royal Anthropological Society—Special grant 100 0 0 Waratah and Maylield Fire Brigade—Special grant ... 50 0 0 Attorney-General v. Williams and others — Legal expenses ...... 25 0 0 State Governor's Residence, "Cranbrook"— Renovations, rent, &c...... 5,198 11 9 Rev. G. Hay — Application for a writ of mandamus to the Registrar-General—Taxed costs 234 7 1 A. Berckelman—Honorarium for services as Private Secretary to the Premier ...... 75 0 0 Murray Elver Interstate Commission — Expenses 550 17 10 State Governor's Offices—Benovations, &c. ... 347 1 1 Newspapers, Almanacs, Books, &c...... 21 13 2 Interstate Band Contest—Expenses ...... 21 10 0 Imperial Contingent Pay Office — Expenses incurred in the Despatch of Imperial and State Troops to South Africa, &c 1,158 17 9

Carried over ... £14,276 13 11

Carried over £7,307 12 8 £602 8 3 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE "ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £7,307 12 8 £602 8 3 Colonial Secretary—continued. Brought over ... £14,276 .13 11 Miscellaneous Services—continued. Maintenance Allowance on account of Invalided Trooper of New South "Wales Contingent to South Africa ...... 4 10 Gratuities and Provisional Allowances to mem­ bers, and relations of members, of Imperial and State Contingents to South Africa (por­ tion to be recovered from the Imperial Government when pensions are adjusted) ... 3,187 0 5 Nowra War Memorial Fountain—Refund of duty 10 8 4 Australian Bushmen's Contingent to South Africa—Extra rations ...... 466 15 2 Imperial Bushmen's Contingent to South Africa —Extra rations 491 7 0 Permanent and Volunteer Military Forces— Outstanding Claims on account of the State... 23 0 0 Ham Common, Richmond, Special Grant for Military Purposes 30 0 0 18,439 5 10 25,796 18 6 Treasurer and Secretary for Finance and Trade— Stamp Duties—Salaries—Stamper—Difference between £175 and £185, from 1st July, 1901 10 0 0 Board of Health— Salaries—2 Sub-inspectors—Private Slaughter­ ing-houses—difference between £156 and £175 per annum, from 1st October, 1901 ; Clerk, at £110 per annum, from 1st December, 1901 ; Caretaker and Wardsman, Quarantine Station, Stockton, at £120 per annum, from 28th May to 30th June, 1901 ; Coxswain, Quarantine Tender, Sydney—difference be­ tween £108 and £120 per annum, from 13th to 30th September, 1901 ; Coxswain, Quaran­ tine Tender, Sydney, at £120 per annum, from 1st October, 1901; Messenger and Care­ taker, at £104 per annum, from 1st November, 1901 263 17 -9 Fees to Members 109 15 0 373 12 9 Shipping Masters—Salaries—Clerk, Newcastle—difference be­ tween £95 and £105 per annum, from 1st July, 1901; Clerk, Newcastle—difference between £90 and £100 per annum, from 1st July, 1901 20 0 0

Carried over •- £403 12 9 £26,399 6 9 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE "ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £103 12 9 £26,399 0 9

Treasurer and Secretary for Finance and Trade—continued. Navigation—• Salaries—Assistant Engineer, at £300 per annum, from 1st July, 1901; Temporary Assistant Surveyor, at £300 per annum, from 8th October, 1901; Stenographer and Typist, at £180 per annum, from 21st May to 30th June, 1901; Junior Clerk, at £50, from 19th to 30th June, 1901 ... 541 0 11 Contingencies—• Expenses incurred in connection with the s.s. "Victoria" ("Schemara") £1,075 10 1 Alterations— s.s. " Victoria " 257 10 5 Expenses of maintenance of s.s. "Victoria" 807 0 0 Insurance on s.s. " Victoria" ...... 878 2 6 3,078 3 0 Colonial Lighthouses—Salaries—Principal Light-keeper, Point Perpendicular, at £232 per annum, from 1st October, 1901, to 31st May, 1902; Principal Light-keeper, Cape Byron, at £157 per annum, from 1st October, 1901; First Assistant Light-keeper, Cape Byron, at £120 per annum, from 1st October, 1901; Second Assistant, Cape Byron, at £90 per annum, from 1st December, 1901 ...... 418 8 4 Sea and River Pilots—Salaries—Assistant Harbour Pilot, Sydney—difference .between £310 and £350 per annum, from 1st December, 1901; Sea Pilot, Sydney—difference between £300 and £317 10s., from 20th February, 1902 ; Temporary Master—s.s. " Victoria," difference between £200, voted under Public Works Department, and £300 per annum, from 1st July, 1901, to 31st January, 1902; Temporary Master, s.s. " Victoria," at £300 per annum, from 1st February to 30th April, 1902; 3 Seamen s.s. "Captain Cook"—difference between £90 and £112 per annum, from 11th to 30th June, 1901 141 8 8 Administration of the Old-age Pensions Act— Salaries—Executive Member—difference between £300 and £000 per annum, from 1st to 30th November, 1901; Inquiry Officer and General Assistant, Central Board, at £170 per annum, from 1st June, 1901 ; Inquiry Officer and General Assistant, Central Board—difference between £82 10s. and £100 per annum, from 1st July to 31st December, 1901 ; Inquiry Officer and General Assistant, Central Board, at £100 per annum, from 1st January, 1902 ; Registrar at £100 per annum, from 1st February to 30th June, 1901; Junior Messenger, Central Board, at £26 per annum, from 1st January, 1902 322 11 8 Contingencies, Furniture, &c...... 235 14 2

Carried over £5,141 5 6 £26,399 6 9 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £5,141 5 6 £20,309 6 9

Treasurer and Secretary for-Finance and Trade—continued. Weights and Measures—Contingencies—Incidental and Travel­ ling Expenses, &c...... 265 0 9 Miscellaneous Services— Pensions to Stock Inspectors ...... £676 15 0 Inquiry into the Navigation Department Ex­ penses 368 18 7 Insurance on s.s. " Wyong" ...... 108 3 0 Insurance on English Shipments ...... 235 6 9 Interest on uninvested cash balances at the credit of various Trust Accounts in the temporary possession of the Government ... 91 13 4 Commission on Payment of Debentures and Interest on Debentures in Sydney ...... 298 14 6 Commission on Payments by Government Financial Agents ...... 625 11 11 Expenses incurred in connection with main­ tenance of the Mount Kosciusko Observatory 13 18 11 Darling Harbour Resumptions—Interest on compensation money from the date of re­ sumption to date of settlement of claim ... 50,000 0 0 Darling Harbour and Bocks Resumptions— Refund of Land Tax 48 4 4 Damages sustained in collision, Pilot Steamer "Captain Cook" and "Ferndene" 257 6 0 Refund of Poll Tax imposed on two Chinamen 200 0 0 Drummoyne and Pive Dock Municipal Council •—Special Grant ...... 38 15 0 Gratuity to Mrs. Charlotte M. Miller, widow of the late Albert J. Miller, Government Printing Office 68 12 0 Simpson v. Walker—Legal Expenses in Appeal for Wrongful Dismissal ...... 126 15 10 Transmission of Telegraphic Messages ... 1,394 5 4 Land Tax Appeals—Fefund of Costs and Expenses ... 21 0 0 Federal Celebrations Expenses...... 134 0 0 Sewerage and Water Bates, various Public Buildings 1,780 17 3 New South Wales Naval Contingent to China —Expenses 542 4 9 57,037 2 6 C2,413 8 9

Carried over £88,842 15 6 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £88,812 15 6 Attorney-General and Justice— Attorney-General and Justice—Salaries—Two temporary Con­ veyancers, at £300 per annum each, from 7th November, 1001 ; Temporary Conveyancer, at £30O per annum, from 14th November, 1901 ; Acting Associate, at £254 per annum, from 10th February, 1902 ; Clerk, at £300 per annum, from 7th September, 1901 ; Junior Clerk, Darling Harbour and Rocks Resumptions, at £G0 per annum, from 1st January, 1902; Acting Tipstaff, at £150 per annum, from 10th February, 1902 1,011 13 7 Petty Sessions—Salaries—Believing Magistrate, at £450 per annum, from 1st June, 1902; Junior Clerk, Petty Sessions Office, Broken Hill—difference between £50 and £88 per annum, from 1st April, 1902 47 0 0 Public Service Board—Salaries—Deputy-Member—difference between £750, as Chief Inspector of Public Schools, and £1,000 per annum, from 6th April to 12th November, 1901 ; Member of Public Service Board—difference between £800, as Commissioner for Taxation, and £l,000per annum, from 10th September to 9th December, 1901; Clerk—difference between £170 and £180 per annum, from 2nd January, 1902 204 13 0 Arbitration Courts—Salaries—Two Members,at £750 per annum each, from 1st April, 1901; Registrar—difference between £500, as Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman, and £700 per annum, from 5th to 31st December, 1901 ...... 389 10 4 Miscellaneous Services— Gratuity to P. B. Hales, late C.P.S., Bega— difference between pension of £113 6s. 8d. and salary at £425 per annum, from 7th Juno to 20th "July, 1901 £37 10 9 Gratuities, in lieu of leave of absence, to Officers upon retirement from the Service ...... 424 11 8 Gratuities to Officers upon retirement from the Service 103 7 6 Clerical Believing Staff—Salaries 2,527 2 2 Refund of deductions from salaries of Officers who were retired from the Service and granted gratuities, but who were subsequently re­ appointed to the Service ...... 1,023 0 4 Adjustment of salaries under the provisions of the Increment Regulations, and to meet new appointments found to be required ...... 1,725 1 4 Adjustment of salaries on appeal ...... 2,488 13 7 To meet increases on re-grading ...... 268 8 9 8,597 16 1 Secretary for Lands:— 10,250 13 6 Department of Lands—Salaries—Chief Clerk, at £550 per annum, from 1st to l6th May, 1902 ; Cadet, Trigonometrical Branch—difference between £00 and £110 per annum, from 1st January, 1902 38 13 2

Carried over £38 13 2 £99,093 9 0 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £38 13 2 £99,093 9 0 Secretary for Lands—continued. Western Land Board— Salaries—Chief Surveyor and Inspector, at £050 per annum, from 1st April, 1902 ; Secretary, at £450 per annum, from 11th January, 1902; Surveyor and Inspector, at £400 per annum, from 16th June, 1902 ; Chief Draftsman, at £375 per annum, from 1st May, 1902 ; First Clerk, at £275 per annum, from 11th January, 1902 ; Draftsman, at £200 per annum, from 1st May, 1902: Second Clerk, at £200 per annum, from 11th January, 1902 ; Messenger and Cleaner, at £140 per annum, from 25th January, 1902 ; Junior Draftsman, at £50 per annum, from 1st May, 1902; Junior Clerk, at £50 per annum, from 7th April, 1902 ... 793 12 1 Contingencies—Incidental Expenses, &c...... 511 0 2 Miscellaneous Services— School of Arts, Young—Purchase of land for site 216 0 0 Wyalong Municipal Council—Special grant ... 50 0 0 266 0 0 1,609 5 5 Secretary for Public Works:— Public Works Establishment—Salaries—Second-class Assistant Engineer, Harbours and Rivers Department—difference between £400 and £500 per annum, from 1st to 30th June, 1901 ; Draftsman, Government Architect's Department— difference between £156 and £200 per annum, from 1st to 30th June, 1901 ; two Assistants to Draftsman, Railway Construction Branch—difference between £52 and £65 per annum each, from 1st to 30th June, 1901; Caretaker, Vice­ regal Residence at Hill View—difference between £24 and £35 per annum, from 1st December, 1901; Assistant to Heliographer and Plan Mounter—difference between £67 10s. and £82 10s. per annum, from 1st July, 1900, to 30th June, 1901 35 11 8 Miscellaneous Services— Quarantine Station—Painting 30 15 0 Coast Hospital, Little Bay—New Ward for infectious Diseases ...... 1,595 18 0 Hordern's Eire—Taking down Walls 263 13 5 Admiralty House—Renovations ...... 146 16 1 Expenses of erecting gear for the trial of MeNeilly's Break of Gauge Invention ... 1,186 17 10 Rocks Resumed Area—Fees for services ren­ dered in preparation of Plans, &c...... 263 11 0 George and Harris streets Tramway—General Electric Company, amount in settlement of claims 1,000 0 0 Shark Island—Expenses of Cleansing after occupation by Japanese 103 17 0

Carried over ... £4,591 8 4

Carried over £35 11 8 £100,702 14 5 IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902," ON ACCOUNT OF SERVICES OF THE YEAR 1901-1902—continued.

Brought over £35 11 4 £100,702 14 5 Secretary for Public "Works continued. Brought over £4,591 8 4 Miscellaneous Services—continued. Amount in settlement of claim by Fitzroy Steve­ doring Company, for damages to property by overflow of flood waters, Woolloomooloo Bay 321 14 8 Compensation for release of contract and for certain work done in connection with Darling Island Grain Sheds 180 12 4 Nyngan Municipal Council—Special grant for remetalling certain roads ...... 250 O 0 5,343 15 4 Public Instruction, Labour, and Industry:— 5,379 7 0 Public Instruction—Salaries—Draftsman, Professional Believing Staff—difference between £156 and £160 per annum, from 1st January, 1901, to 30th June, 1902 6 0 0 Industrial Schools—Nautical Schoolship " Sobraon "—Contin­ gencies—Cost of renewing copper sheathing ...... 646 19 5 Grants in aid of Public Institutions— In aid of Educational Institutions in the pro­ portion of £1 to every £2 raised by private contributions ...... 368 5 2 In aid of Educational Institutions in the pro­ portion of £1 to every £1 raised by private contributions ...... 824 1 11 Menindie Mechanics' Institute—Special grant 40 0 0 1,232 7 1 Secretary for Mines and Agriculture:— 1,885 6 6 Mines—Salaries—Inspector, at £300 per annum, from 17th

June, 1902 ... =. 11 13 4 Miscellaneous Services— Drummoyne Horticultural and Agricultural Society—Special grant ...... 10 0 0 Royal Commission on South Mines Accident, Broken Hill 30 0 0 Municipal Council, Wyalong—Special grant to meet part of the expense incurred in connec­ tion with filling up old shafts and the removal of rubbish deposited by miners at Wyalong before the erection of a Municipality ... 100 0 0 Muswellbrook Municipal Council—Special grant towards the eradication of prickly pear ... 50 0 0 Royal Agricultural Society—Special grant ... 500 0 0 690 0 0 701 13 4

TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE VOTE " ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 1901-1902" £108,669 1 3 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED TOR THE SERVICE OP THE TEAR FROM 1ST JULY, 1902, TO 30TH JUNE, 1903 £7,742,391 0 0

GROSS TOTAL £7,851,060 1 3 XII. The Treasurer of the said State shall issue and pay the said several sums to such persons for the purposes hereinbefore men­ tioned in such manner and in such proportions as the Governor by any warrant or order in writing under his hand and directed to the said Treasurer shall from time to time order and direct, and the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the Consoli­ dated Revenue Fund of the said State; but the said Treasurer shall not be held liable for any claims which may arise in connection with any of the State Departments transferred to the Commonwealth on or after the date of such transfer. XIII. The said Treasurer shall in his Accounts from time to time be allowed credit for any sum or sums of money paid by him in pursuance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid, and the receipt or receipts of the respective persons to whom the same shall be so paid shall be a full and valid discharge to the said Treasurer in passing his said Accounts for any such sum or sums as shall be therein mentioned, and he shall receive credit for the same accordingly. XIV. This Act may be cited as the "Appropriation Act of 1902-1903."