THE ESTIMATES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8866, 17 July 1907, Page 2

THE ESTIMATES.

Press Association. "Wellington-, July 16. The Estimates make provision for the following cost of transit From San' Francisco to lifew York, and from Now York to Queenstown, of the homeward mails," £6850; gratuities for conveyance pf letters and printed' matter, £21.800 ; jnaii service between Australia and" New Zealand, '£5200; Vancouver service £JOOO, Suea services £6OOO, expenses under the Habitual Drunkards Act £SOO, cost of Native Land Tenure Oommission £IOOO, marble bust of R. J Seddon £l5B, entertainment of Officers of British and Foreign warships £460, entertaining guests at Christchurch Exhibition £660, funeral expenses in connection with decease and hux-ial of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon £420, grant to the High Commissioner for expenses in connection with entertainment at Colonial Conference £2OO, Qonncxl of Defence, first, second-atid third military members and secretary, £SOO each and £75 house allowance, finance member, also secretary to the Treasurer, £100; Headquarters Staff, Director of Artillery Services, £450; Director of Engineers £SOO, Staff Officer to Chief of Staff £270, Staff Officer to Adjutant-General £3BO, Staff Officer to Inspector-General £175, Staff Officer now in England for instruction ' £29o‘, against this there are items • amouting to £lßl4 not required to be voted ip flio Defence Department j expenses of In-spector-General of Schools on visit to England and other countries £IOOO, expenses in connection with vaccine plant £soo’, grant for refugee work £4OOO, Point Elizabeth Colliery expenses £IOO,OOO, Seddonville Colliery expenses £50,000.