INTERESTING ITEMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9172, 12 October 1915, Page 7

INTERESTING ITEMS

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES

COST OF, THE WHEAT PURCHASE SCHEME.

The Supplementary Estimates which’ were adopted by the House of Representatives last evening included some interesting votes. Tile total amount provided forin the Estimates was some . £744.188. ' .

Among the items .wore the following: Chargee in connection . with JYw Pensions Board, £275. • _ Judgment given against Department in case Broad y. the Ring, £3OOO. Expenses of - National r , Register, £2000.' ■ ■" 1 l i. ■ . r Part cost of repatriating 64 Samoans exiled to Xoipau by German Governor of Samoa, £SOO. - ... Cost of administering war risk insurance .scheme (additional), £2OOO. k. , Additional grant io Mr F. Dowry, late M.P.. £IOO. c , • • Additional gratuity to wiuow of late Mr G. Dauronaon, M.P., £3OO. Gratuity to widow of late Mr J. Bollard, M.P., £3OO. . Commission of Inquiry regarding defence stores. £BOO. Refund of .duty on material need, m the construction of aeroplanes in New Zealand, £SOO. ' Remission of duty on flour and wheat from October 21st, 1914, to December 31st, 1915 (additional), £1250. Remission of duty on oafs from March 2nd, 1916,, to May 81st, 1915, £250. Wanganui river mail service, £5Bl. ~ Wanganui River. Trust, subsidy for improvements,’ £750.* Salaries of three nominated members of Board of Trade, £IOOO, £OOO and £6OO. Compaßfiionato allowance to widow oj late Mr Rovd Gorliok, Director of Physical Training in Public School*, £3OO Additions ’to Wellington Defence headquarters, £6OO. ' Vote in connection witJi purchase or wheat through High Commissioner, £93,771 (cost of, punehase £208,911, less amount received on or wneat £116,139), „ , . _ . Grant to Professor Salmond, Soliol-tor-Genoral, for special services in preparing Cook Island Bill, £2lo* , Contribution towards Huntly react fund. £2OO. Cost of repairing motor-car used .by Prime Minister, maliciously damaged at public meeting at Ponsonby, Auckland. £2O. . i Freight, eto., on gifts to Belgians, £456. . ‘ . .. .. -Payment of war task premiums ot provisional declarations made on goods t ordered for shipment on various vessels in accordance with Imperial reinsurance scheme, £3249. Special allowances ito . officers « and non-oommissioned ‘tcmpdrarily employed ■on New Zealand Stuff and permanent staff to replace officers absent with Expeditionary Forces, £3°44. „ . , , Remission of duty on Christmas and New Year presents sent' by members ofi Expeditionary Forces, £l9l- . Expenses of Mr G. L. Tacon s visit to South America to report upon mar-, ket prospects for New Zealand, fruit, £6°°. „ .' , . . Public Works Department’s loan to Waitara Harbour Board (written off), £14.031. , Grant to Bellamy’s. £3OO. Wellington Post Omco . extension, £350. . * _ . Compassionate allowance to Xjoui* Gabriel, first discoverer of - gold in ■Westland, £25.