MINISTERS' TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES (RETURN SHOWING AMOUNT DRAWN AS).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session II, H-18

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Sess. 11.—1887. NEW ZEALAND.

MINISTERS' TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES (RETURN SHOWING AMOUNT DRAWN AS).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 4th November, 1887. Ordered " That a return be laid before this House showing (1) the amount of money drawn by each Minister of the Crown as allowances, from the 31st day of March, 1887, to the 6th day of October last, showing separately the amounts drawn by each Minister during the months of July, August, and September; (2) the amount of money expended in and upon each ministerial residence, from the 31st day of March, 1887, to the oth day of October last. The said return to specify the different items of expenditure."—(Mr. B. Thompson.)

I.—Return showing the Amount of Money drawn by each Minister of the Crown as Travelling Allowance and Expenses, from the 31st Day of March to the 6th Day of October, 1887, showing separately the Amount drawn by each Minister during the Months of July, August, and September.

Minister. Travelling Allowance. Travelling Expenses. Total. [on. Sir E. Stout, — 1st April to 30th June July August September £ S. d. 36 7 9 13 13 0 £ S. 63 10 33 8 16 2 13 17 a. 3 0 0 6 £ s. d. [on. Sir J. Vogel,— 1st April to 30th June July August September 50 0 9 126 17 9 176 18 & 13 12 0 20 15 10 58 12 0 15 2 2 3 8 2 0 0 0 8 12 0 122 2 0 ion. J. Ballance, — 1st April to 30th June July August September October 108 2 0 14 0 0 36 4 10 13 16 0 23 2 6 9 3 0 20 18 10 3 9 9 15 2 2 2 0 8 0 8 0 bn. P. A. Buckley, — 1st April to 30th June 86 0 6 57 15 4 143 15 10 8 8 0 4 4 0 12 12 0 ion. E. Eichardson, — 1st April to 30th June July August September 11 13 38 17 30 14 39 18 2 0 3 0 10 8 5 9 11 13 6 6 0 121 2 5 27 11 0 148 13 5 t.Ci WT /"*J*1 T/"V 604 1 (Jarned to:

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I.—Return showing the Amount of Money drawn by each Minister of the Crown as Travelling Allowance and Expenses, &c.— continued.

Jas. B. Heywood, Treasury, 30th November, 1887. Accountant to the Treasury.

II. —Return showing the Amount of Money expended in and upon each Ministerial Residence from the 31st March to the 6th October, 1887, and specifying the different Items of Expenditure; also House Allowances paid to Ministers.

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Minister. Travelling Allowance. Travelling Expenses. Total. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 604 1 9 Brought forward Hon. J. W. M. Larnach, — 1st April to 30th June July August September 48 6 0 14 14 0 65 2 0 48 6 0 141 19 4 4 5 0 5 4 9 7 7 0 Hon. J. A. Tole,— July August September October 1887 (cab-hire; no dates given) 176 8 0 158 16 1 335 4 1 28 7 32 11 31 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 12 0 0 0 111 13 0 93 9 0 18 4 0 Hon. W. H. Eeynolds,— 1st April to 30th June July September October 63 0 14 14 6 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 8 0 0 97 16 0 94 10 0 3 6 0 £1,148 14 10

Claimant. Particulars. Amount. Bowen Stbeet Eesidence. £ a. a. 0 5 0 0 14 0 0 4 6 17 0 5 12 0 0 10 0 12 0 41 5 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 7 10 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 10 5 12 6 15 0 2 11 6 0 12 0 17 6 0 15 0 2 5 0 0 10 16 0 1 14 0 0 7 9 0 7 6 0 5 6 J. E. Hayes Stewart and Co. O. Daly ... P. Hayes... Ballinger Brothers... W. Tinney W. Nathan and Co. E. Martin J. E. Hayes 2 main-cocks, 4s.; 2 sockets, Is. 2 circles, 19in. inside, 2 x 1-J- ... ... Eepairs to verandah floor 3 cubic yards gravel, at 9s. Corrugated iron, &c, for laundry Frosting window 1 dozen sash-fasteners Painting residence 4 bell carriages Cleaning and lacquering hall- lamp Hire of piano 1 dozen tumblers Watering-can, 4s. 6d.; bucket, 2s. 6d. ... 2 scythe-stones 3 covers for seats in ball-room ... 2 book-shelves 1 dozen knives, £2 10s.; bung for filter, Is. 6d. ... 1 dozen cups and saucers 1 patent wire door-mat Eed-pine boot-rack 1 hand-painted toilet set 1 sardine-opener 12 tea cups and saucers 2 dozen tumblers and plates 4 pudding-bowls, 2s. 9d.; 1 dish, 5s. Eepairing kitchen clock 1 false-bottom for range it ... G. Eeichardt E. Anderson Gardner and Co. ... it Spring and Buti ... Dawson and Co. E. Anderson E. W. Mills and Co. Spring and Buti Dawson and Co. ... a • ■ • E. Anderson it Ludwig and Son ... Smith Brothers

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II.—Return showing the Amount of Money expended in and upon each Ministerial Residence, &c. — continued.

Claimant. Particulars. Amount. TlNAKOEI EOAD (WEST) EeSIDBNCE. £ s. a. 15 18 6 2 6 7 0 15 0 0 18 0 0 13 6 41 16 8 2 9 11 0 16 6 9 0 0 4 6 5 0 16 0 0 13 0 10 18 6 2 15 3 0 12 0 2 10 0 16 0 0 8 2 0 3 0 0 5 6 0 3 6 10 4 0 3 0 0 36 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 6 2 13 0 6 11 6 2 10 0 2 10 0 1 14 6 1 18 0 1 10 0 7 10 0 2 6 2 0 15 0 R. Martin Danks and Son W.Brady 3. Daly ... W. Tinney 3able and Co. I. E. Hayes 3. Daly ... E. Gaby I. Gell ... D. Daly ... R. Liddle J. E. Hayes rr it *" * Ballinger Brothers... ti J. H. Denton W. Tinney Painting and papering rooms ... Gas- and water-fittings Papering and distempering walls Eepairs to range Glazing greenhouses ... Overhauling and altering lift ... Gas-fittings for theatrical stage Taking down chimney-piece 3 gas-fires ... Laying gas from, meter to fires... Adjusting electric bells Bricklayer and labourer Gravel Fixing gas-stove, &c. ... Eepairing burner Eepairing water-heater, &c. Altering 8 chimney-pot caps Stove-pipe and elbows 3 keys ... Glazing window, 30 x 18 1 square glass Hire of piano, tuning, and repairing Pink-and-gold breakfast set 12 dining-room chairs, at £3 ... 1 spring lounge in French cretonne Case for feather pillow Nickle-plated gas-fire... Tapestry carpet, £5 12s.; sewing same, 19s. 6d. ... Linoleum, £1 18s.; matting, 12s. Nickel-plated gas-stove Gas-bracket, unions, elbows, &c. 2 toilet-cans and receivers Ee-tinning 10 pudding-moulds ... Hire of piano Hip-basins, bread-pans, &c. 1 bracket-back, 2s.; 1 coil, half composition, 13s. 3-. Beichardt E. Anderson North and Scoullar It Ballinger Brothers... Kirkcaldie and Stains I. E. Hayes It Wellington Tinware Company 3-. Eeichardt W. Dawson and Co. J'. E. Hayes £187 17 8 W.Brady W. Tinney J. E. Hayes D. Daly MOLESWOETH StBEET EeSIDENCE. J. E. Hayes W. Tinney n North and Scoullar a a n Dawson and Co. ... 3r. Eeichardt E. Anderson E. Fielder 3-. Eeichardt Stewart and Co. ... R. Gardner and Co. I , . Beadnall E. Anderson W. Dawson and Co. N.Z. Shipping Company 3. Danks and Son ... Painting and varnishing sculleries Glazing greenhouse roof Laying on 3 gas-fires, fittings, &c. Clearing and setting stench-trap Eepairs to chimney-piece, &c. ... 1 gas-stove, £2; fixing same, £1 8s. 6d— Glazing 3 windows 7 squares glass ... ... Ee-covering 1 suite in plush Upholstering couch and 2 chairs Eepairing 2 chairs 1 wool mat Ee-covering gipsy-tables in velvet Knife-cleaning machine Hire of piano 2 tea-pots, 1 jug, 1 rat-cage 1 hair mattrass Hire of piano, repairing and tuning 1 chair-leg Knives, forks, &c. 1 picture-frame Baking-dishes, &c. 1 camp bedstead Freight on piano, Christchurch to Wellington Gas-pipe, Christiana globes, &c. 6 10 1 9 3 6 2 5 0 13 3 8 0 6 1 9 35 0 7 10 0 10 0 6 0 17 4 10 8 0 0 19 3 6 3 5 0 2 1 10 1 2 0 9 0 18 0 9 1 7 0 6 2 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 3 0 2 0 6 6 6 8 8 Carried forward 89 12 5

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II.—Return showing the Amount of Money expended in and upon each Ministerial Residence, &c. — continued.

Accountant's Office, Public Works Department, W. A. Thomas, 23rd November, 1887. Accountant. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,275 copies), £S 3a.]

By Authority: George Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB7.

Claimant. Particulars. Amount. MoLESWOBTH Stkeet Besidence— continued. „ so Brought forward ... ... ... ... 89 H. Gaby ... ... 3 gas-fires ... ... ... ... 9 Milner and Thompson ... Packing, &c, piano, sent from Christchurch to Wei- 1 lington E.Anderson ... ... 1 dozen tumblers, 12s.; teapot-stand, Is. ... 0 Kirkcaldie and Stains ... 1 four-fold screen ... ... ... ... 2 E. Gardner and Co. ... Kettle, moulds, &e. ... ... ... ... 1 B. Anderson ... ... 1 dinner-service ... ... ... ... 14 „ ... ... 8 cups and saucers ... ... ... ... 0 G. Beichardt ... ... Tuning piano ... ... ... ... 0 Ballinger Brothers... ... Garden-hose and fittings ... ... ... 4 £124 & s. 89 12 9 0 1 10 a. 5 0 0 0 13 2 7 1 1 14 18 0 8 0 15 4 1 0 6 3 0 9 0 4 £124 7 3 TlNAKORI EOAD (East) EeSIDENOE. S. Danks and Son ... ... Gas- and watter-fittings ... ... ... 7 Ballinger Brothers... ... 60ft. 2-J-in. down-pipe ... ... ... ... 0 W. Tinney ... ... Glazing skylight ... ... ... ... 0 Spring and Buti ... ... Ee-covering 1 easy-chair ... ... ... 1 North and Scoullar ... Belaying 211 yards carpet ... ... ... 4 Spring and Buti ... ... Eepairing and covering couch ... ... ... 1 H. Eielder ... ... 1 walnut card-table ... ... ... ... 5 W. E. Barraud ... ... 2 spirit seltzogenes ... ... ... ... 5 Dawson and Co. ... ... 3 sad-irons ... ... ... ... 0 B.Anderson ... ... 1 pair flowerpots ... ... ... ... 0 „ ... ... 1 toilet set, £1 8s.; 1 teapot, Is. 6d. ... ... 1 Kirkcaldie and Stains ... 2 bath squares, 4s. 6d. and 8s. 6d. ... ... 0 North and Scoullar ... 1 B.P. Queen Anne table ... ... ... 1 „ ... 15ft. hair mattrass ... ... ... ... 6 „ ... 1 couch in satin cloth ... ... ... 7 „ • ... 1 set bed hangings and curtains in satin cloth ... 9 „ ... 2 placque frames in plush ... ... ... 1 „ ... Stair-rod eyes, &c. ... ... ... ... 0 Dawson and Co. ... ... 1 child's bath, £1; 1 rat-cage, 4s. 6d. ... ... 1 „ ... ... 1 three-roller mangle... ... ... ... 8 „ ... ... 1 saucepan and brush ... ... ... 0 Kirkcaldie and Stains ... 3 pairs curtains, at £117s. 6d. ... ... ... 5 E.Anderson ... ... 1 dozen cups and saucers ... ... ... 2 „ ... ... 1 12s.; 1 dozen ports, 14s. ... 1 „ ... ... 1 dozen sherries, 14s.; 1 dozen finger-bowls, £1 7s. 2 „ .... ... 1 cream-jug, 5s; 6 cups and saucers, 6s. ... 0 „ ... ... 1 dozen egg-cups, 4s.; bucket, 5s. ... ... 0 Scoullar and Chisholm ... Bepairing curtains ... ... ... ... 0 Ballinger Brothers... ... If in. rose for director ... ... ... 0 7 16 3 0 11 4 0 7 6 1 10 0 4 7 11 1 18 6 5 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 6 0 18 0 19 6 0 13 0 12 6 6 5 0 7 7 0 9 0 0 1 10 0 0 7 6 14 6 8 10 0 0 7 3 5 12 6 2 10 0 16 0 2 10 0 11 0 0 9 0 0 3 6 0 2 0 £78 £78 9 2 House Allowances. £ s d Hon. J. Ballance ... ... ... ... ... ... 77 8 4 Hon. P. Buckley ... ... ... ... ... ... 77 8 4 Hon. W. J. M. Larnach ... ... ... ... ... 77 8 4 £232 5 0