THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12086, 3 October 1902, Page 6

THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —SFECIAI, CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Thursday. THE Supplementary Estimates came down at eleven o'clock this evening. The following are the principal votes: — Refund to Mr. E. M. Smith, M.H.R., of the amount deducted for absence from Parliament while visiting England, £144. Assistance to indigent natives to provide tanks and improve sanitary conditions, £500. Consumptive sanatorium, Cambridge: Medical officer, matron, two nurses, cook, housemaids, etc., £389; telephone, £230; building. £100; alterations, etc., £1000 contingencies, £1000. Office of Commerce and Industries : Three commercial agents for four months, £500; travelling allowance, £400; South African exhibition, £1500; subsidy for South African steam service (on account of £30,000), £15,000. Masseu. and masseuse at Rotorua, £150; ditto at Hanmer, £144. Advertising, purchases of books, photos., etc., Tourist Department, £1000; branch offices, £450. Captain Cook memorial at Gisborne (£ for £), £500. Contribution to the Veterans' Home fund, £1500. Coronation celebration expenses: Coronation contingents (European ami native), £10,000: decorations, etc., or public buildings, £2000; Agent-General's expenses, £350; subsidies to 'local bodies, £5000. Compensation for damage done to property by sparks from railway engines: John Gardiner £550; W. White. £350; Dean, £100; G. Williams. £50; J. Moore, £55; H. Mackle, £85; James Wallace, £50; Acton Estate, £500; S. Boss, £3; G. Elliot, £1. Development of Cook and other islands, £1000. Expenses in connection with the consolidation of Mew Zealand statutes, £500. Expenses of Transport Inquiry Commission, Britannic and Orient, £500. Early historical records of Southern New Zealand. £250. Eire brigades' annual conference, 1903: Grant in aid, £250; fire brigades attending annual conference (railway passes for), £300. Liabilities' incurred and paid direct to claimants in excess of the provision made by the Royal Visit Expenses Act, 1901, £1400.' Salary of Resident Commissioner, Cook and other islands, £500. Salary and allowances of Resident Agent at. Nine, £200. Sir George Grey's grave, £250. Subsidy to the Otago University, £1650. Extension of nurseries and additional plantations, £1000. Additional accommodation at lunatic asylums, £5000. Victoria College, £5000. Waitaki High School, £1500. Christ* poultry depot, £1000. Dunedin produce grading store. £400. Land and building for infectious diseases hospital, Auckland, £4500. Tourist Department: Epukaki Hotel (purchase and additions), £750; Mount Cook glacier (tracks and huts), £150; To Aroha baths and domain improvements, £1000. Grant to sufferers by Cheviot earthquakes, £1500. Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late J. E. Francis, equal to two months' salary, £26. . Additional stipendiary magistrate, £425. Subsidies to Maori Couucils, £500. Law costs in re Hawke's Bay cases, £450. Payment in full satisfaction and settlement of all claims and demands arising out of the appointment of Mr. W. B. Edwards as a judge of the Supremo Court, and Commissioner under the Native Land Court Act i Amendment Act, and in respect of his sub- j sequent loss of such offices, £5500. Compassionate allowance to Ex-warden Jas. Mackay, £104. Native hostolries (to bo refunded from Native Civil list), £3000. Additional amount required to provide for alterations in Postal and Telegraph Salaries Departmental list, since Estimates framed, £1303. Increases to salaries under the Post and Telegraph ' Department Amendment Act, 1902, £1500. Estimated liability of the colony to March 31, 1903, as guarantor of one-ninth of the outlay on account of Pacific cable, £10,000. Public schools' scholarships and free secondary education, £500. Additional capitation, 9d per head, in terms of Teachers' Salaries Act, 1901, £2250. Grants to sewing mistresses, £1000. Training of teachers (additional), £500. Under the Department of Agriculture, £750 appears for fivo additional assistant meat inspector.?. Purchase of small arms ammunition (additional), £2500.

Allowances to relatives of deceased members of contingents outside the provisions of the Military Pensions Acts', £500. Over-payments made to members of New Zealand continent*, £121. Expenses of sending rifle team.to Bisley, £1352.

Leading lights, Kawhia Harbour, £30. Importation Angora goats, £200. Contribution to Thames High School, £1000.

Compensation for injuries received while in employ of Railway Department, A. E. Glover (Auckland), £150.

Grant in aid of libraries, £750. Printii • report and evidence Britannic and Orient Commission, £300. Whakatane post office, £300.

Compensation for land taken at Auckland for infectious hospital and for building, £4500. Furniture and fittings, consumptive sanatorium. Cambridge, £500. The following are the grants for roads and bridges :—Awnnui-Waipareru-Kaikino, £100 ; Doubtless Bay cable station (road to), £300; Oruru-Taipa, £250; Hukeronui survey district (road to section 17, Block II,), £60; Kapiro bridge, £150: Ruapekapeka Bast schoolhouse. £100; Opanaki-Wajpiria bridge, £100; Mancapai-Waikiekie (additional), £100; Waipu-Mangawai (£ for £), £100; Paparoa Road. £100; Mauugaiuroto Road. £100: Matakolie Koad, £100: Hiknraiifri-WellMford (70 miles), £500; Paparoa Valley (additional), £51; Kaukapakapa-Warkworth (additional), £100; Port Albert wharf repairs (£ for £), £50: Woodhill creamery and station road, £100; Orakei wharf cattle road. £750; Howick, culvert near wharf (additional), £27; Hunua main road (additional). £14; Ridge Road, Mount Roskiil survey district (£ for £), £50: Bremen's landing and Mercer (additional), £100; main road. West Coast, through Block VI., Awaroa (additional), £110: Tuakau bridge (additional), £990; Tuakau-Raglao to Turner's Junction, £100: Komata swamp drains (£ for £), £100: Haxmill bridge, Aratapu, £200; Hanturu (Kawhia)), £200: Hutcwai branch road, £100; Kaimango, £250; Kairinm, £200: Kauri, £150: Mahocnui-Kawbia South (additional), £1000; Mairoa. £200: Marigporongo bridge '•"ihikiln-Otorohanga Road), £100; Mangao-taki-Mairoa, £200: Marokopa river entrance, £100; Marokopa Valley, £250; Taumatatotara, £260; Tawarau, £150; TuinutumuWaitomo-. £150: Upper Axvakinn Valley (additional). £150: Higginson's road, £25; Hanoi, Blocks VII. and IX. (additional), £16; Bowentown wharf (£ for £), £50; Taravveia river embankment (additional), £31; Whaka-tane-Maraetotara (additional), £25.

NEW PLYMOUTH SUPREME COURT.

[iiY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.J New Plymouth, Thursday. In" his address to the grand jury in the Supreme Court, Judge Coitolly commented on the youth of the accused, the oldest of ;-ix being only 23, and two only 17. '.!?. Copeland pleaded guilty to horse-stealing, and was admitted to probation for 12 months. H. L. Parker pleaded guilty to theft, and was also admitted to probation for 12 months, the judge commenting on the uegli gencc of informant in sending a targe sum of money through the post without registration. J*. 11. Hooten was sentenced to two years for forgery. John Loydou, charged with arson, was acquitted on the ground of temporary insanity, and the judje defected that accused should be sent to the Porirua Asylum during the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary,