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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1900, 8 September 1874, Page 2

Among the amounts on the Supplementary Estimates for 1874-5 passed in the House were the following .-—Expenses of witnesses attending Committees of both. Houses, L 40 0; new presses and machinery for the Stamp Department, L3OO ; expenses of furnishing Bellamy's, L 150; for the honorarium of members, L 500 0; Colonial Museum, London, L2OOO ; observation of transit of Venus, L3OO ; purchase of a steamer, in addition to proceeds of the sale of the Luna, L 5000; sea wall of Tauranga cemetry, L 20 0; working the Inspection of Machinery Act, 1864, L 500; defalcations of John Blair, late clerk to the Registrar of the Supreme Court's office, Dunedin, Lllß 18s 8d ; contribution to Defence expenditure, payable to Defence Loan Account, L 65,000; contribution to Road Boards grant, L 25,000 ; special allowances to officers of the Civil Service, L 15,000; purchase of hulk Omega, for store ship, L 1950 ; hulk-keeper's salary. LI 80 ; contingencies in connection with the hulk Omega, L3OO ; survey of Mikonui waterrace, L 200 0; and for preliminary expenses for additional light-house, L 2500.