GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (RETURN OF). (SUMMARY ONLY ORDERED TO BE PRINTED.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, H-25

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (RETURN OF). (SUMMARY ONLY ORDERED TO BE PRINTED.)

Return to an Order of the. House of Representatives, dated the 10th November, 1887. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the amount paid by Ihe Government during the year ending 30th September, 1887, for advertising by the several departments, as classified for the annual estimates, the fund to which the cost of such advertising has been charged, and the names of the newspapers to which such sums have been paid."—(Mr. Buchanan.)

Retukn showing the Amount paid by the Govbenmbnt during tlie Year ended 30th September, 1887, for Advertising- by the several Departments, as classified for the Annual Estimates, the Fund to which the Cost of such Advertising has been charged, and the Names of the Newspapers to which such Sums have been paid.

SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTS.

Consolidated Fund :— Legislative Department,— Legislative Colonial Secretary's Department, — Electoral Registrar-General Agent-General Charitable Lunatic Asylums Printing and Stationery Stock Branch Miscellaneous £ s. 250 9 0 7 1 13 2 8 82 19 0 7 60 9 111 15 A. 9 6 1 9 5 6 2 9 £ s. <1 1 15 ( Colonial Treasurer's Department, — Property-tax ... Miscellaneous 510 10 11 154 14 55 14 6 6 210 9 0 Justice Department,— Bankruptcy ... Prisons Miscellaneous 92 5 12 17 104 2 1 9 9 209 5 7 Post and Telegraph Department,— Maintenance ... Customs and Marine Departments, — Customs Marine Miscellaneous 32 0 30 4 16 15 1 3 6 261 8 7 78 19 10 Stamps and Deeds Department,— Land and Deeds Eegistry Education Department,— Public schools Native schools Industrial schools School for deaf-mutes ... 1 5 7 1 9 19 9 10 0 0 9 4 311 15 7 27 16 1 Carried forward 1,611 15 7

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SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTS— continued.

Jas. B. Hey wood, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, 30th May, 1888. (Names of Newspapers and Sums paid to each laid upon the Table but not obdeked to be printed.) [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, .£25; printing (1,275 copies), £1 3s.]

Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

£ s. a. £ s. d. 1,611 15 7 Brought forward Native Affairs Department, — Native Department Native Land Court ... .... Miscellaneous 0 18 0 18 156 11 0 0 5 158 7 5 Working Kailways Department, — Working Railways 3,788 19 10 Defence Department,— Permanent Militia Volunteers Police 9 12 690 14 2 17 6 6 0 703 4 0 Land Fund Account :— Crown Lands and Survey Department,— Crown Lands Thermal Springs Survey 2,516 15 0 11 9 2 2 0 6 2,526 8 8 Land Fund, unauthorised 46 7 8 state Forests Account :— State Forests and Agricultural Department, — State Forests 3 12 3 Total Consolidated Fund 8,838 15 5 Public Works Fund :— Public Works Department ... 853 1 8 Total 9,691 17 1