COLONIAL SECRETARY'S VOTE, 1892-93. (DETAILS OF AMOUNT PAID UNDER "MISCELLANEOUS—GENERAL CONTINGENCIES.")

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, B-29

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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S VOTE, 1892-93. (DETAILS OF AMOUNT PAID UNDER "MISCELLANEOUS—GENERAL CONTINGENCIES.")

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 13th July, 1893. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return setting out the particulars of ' General Contingencies, £5,064,' under head of Colonial Secretary's Department, expended during 1892-93."—(Mr. G. Hutchison.)

Betubn showing Details of the Amount Expended during the Year 1892-93 under the Colonial Secretary's Vote, " Miscellaneous," as Genebal Contingencies. & s. d. Hall-keeper, Nelson, salary, Ist April, 1892, to 31st March, 1893... ... ... 10 0 0 Private Secretary to the Colonial Secretary during the session, allowance ... ... 25 0 0 Private Secretary to the Postmaster-General during the session, allowance ... 25 0 0 Acting Secretary to the Cabinet, allowance ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Night-watchmen and extra Messengers ... ... ... ... ... 961 17 6 Extra clerical assistance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 125 4 0 Cleaning offices ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 896 5 7 Travelling-allowance of Ministers ... ... ... ... ... ... 876 0 0 Travelling-expenses of Ministers . . ... ... ... ... ... 713 14 11 Travelling-allowance and expenses of Officers of the Colonial Secretary's Department 81 11 0 Advertising and printing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 5 9 Assessment Courts, Expenses of ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 14 5 Analysis of foods, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 5 6 Books and publications, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 257 5 5 Carriage-hire, &c, on reception of Lord Glasgow ... ... ... ... 94 12 6 Carriage-hire, funeral of Sir H. A. Atkinson ... .... ... ... ... 18 0 0 Expenses in connection with Professor Stuart's visit to Germany, inquiring and reporting on Koch's cure for consumption ... ... ... ... ... 105 0 0 Expenses of inquiry re J. King, Census Enumerator, Auckland ... .. ... 47 16 5 Flags, &c, for Government House ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 17 6 Fuel and lighting ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 399 11 6 Freight and cartage ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 376 2 0 Law costs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 6 1 Postages (official) for Agent-General's Department ... ... ... ... 131 15 4 Eent of land in Sydney Street, Wellington (old Printing Office) ... ... ... 15 0 0 Eewards for arrest of deserters ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Subscriptions to newspapers .. ... ... ... ... ... 116 14 2 Shipping charges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9186 Storage of goods, Paris Exhibition ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 2 6 Telephone subscription ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Telegrams and cablegrams ... ... ... ... ... . , ... 1,606 16 2 Travelling-expenses of Labour Delegates ... ... ... ... ... 23 10 7 Weights and measures, Inspection of ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 11 11 Wood linoleum for Imperial Institute... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 158 5 7 7,472 4 10 Less amount recovered on account of expenditure of former years, &c.— Cablegrams ... ... ... ... ' ... 1,234 2 4 Stationery, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 274 5 1 1,508 7 5 Total ... ... ... ... ... £5,963 17 5 Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury. Treasury, 14th July, 1893. Eobeet J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury. Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given; printing (1,250 copies), 18s.

Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB93.

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