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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1879-80

CLASS IX.—MINISTER OF LANDS AND MINES :— Vote No. 53—Miscellaneous : —■ Item 1 —Compensation for Determination of Lease of Runs ... Item 2 —District Land Officer, Salary Item 3 —Fees to Members of Waste Lands Boards, including Travelling Expenses Item 4 —In Satisfaction of T. F. Everingham's Claim under " Tlie New Zealand Company's Land Claims (Taranaki) Act, 1872 " Item 5 —Refund to Titanic Steel Company of Amount paid on Land Item 6—Refund of Amounts paid in Excess for Lands, Whenuakura Block ... Item 7 —Refund of Amounts paid for Lands which proved after Survey to be less than tho Areas purchased Item 8 —John Inglis, of Christchurch, Compensation for Loss of Pre-emptive Right over 50 Acres of Land Item 9 —Compensation to Levi Doel, for being unable to select Land in Auckland to the amount of £25 through the change in the Land Laws Item 10 —Compensation to John Wheeler for Volunteer Scrip which could not be exercised owing to the Native difficulty existing over the Land on which his selection was made ... Item 11 —Compensation to John Mullins on account of his Claim to Land Scrip Item 12 —Compensation to Cyrus Goulter, late Provincial Secretary, Marlborough, for Loss of Office Item 13 —Compensation to Legal Representatives of the late Daniel Spelasy, for Surrender of Section No. 27807, Canterbury Item 14 —Helen Mackie, Relict of the late Gilbert Mackie, Refund of Deposit paid on the Purchase of Section 5,1 Block X., Shotover District Item 15 —To give effect to Recommendations of the Waste Lands Committee £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d 2,953 16 6 2 10 o 764 16 6 66 2 o 276 13 10 113 7 6 20 o o 20 O O i 219 15 II j j 60 o o 100 o o 125 o o Total Net Expenditure Vote No. 53 ... £4,722 2 3 CLASS X.—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORES :— Vote No. 63—Miscellaneous : — Roads, — Item 1 —Roads in Native Districts, North Island Item 2 —Repairing Roads, Auckland, and Expenses collecting Tolls 5,269 o 4 2,144 14 3 7,4i3 14 7 Provincial Liabilities, — Item 3 —Roads and Works, Manchester Block ... Item 4 —-Roads, Nelson to Westport and Greymouth Item 5 —Motueka Bridge Item 6 —Removal of Rock from Fairway, Nelson Wharf ... Item 7 —Amount to be expended on Special Settlement, Larkworthy's Purchase Item 8 —Takaka Tramway Item 9 —Purchase of Land for Roads ... Item 1 o—Rakaia Gorge Bridge ... Item 11 —Roads, and Opening-up Waikupa Block Item 12 —Painting Manawatu Gorge Bridge Item 13 —Road, Tuakitoto to Lake Eaitangata ... Item 14 —Repairing Jetty at Taieri Mouth Item 15 —Road Compensation, Portobello Road... Item 16 —Purchase of Land, Rimutaka Road Item 17 —Compensation, Fortrase Ferry-keeper ... Item 18 —Compensation for Loss of Ferriage, Teremakau River Item 19 —Rangitata Road Bridge (recoverable from the Counties of Geraldine and Ashburton) Item 20 —Drainage Works, Moroa Block 32 3 7 19 13 3 493 5 o 5° o o 251 16 o 846 17 10 Total Net Expenditure Vote No. 63 ... £8,260 12 5 CLASS XL—MINISTER OF DEFENCE :— Vote No. 66— Miscellaneous : — Item 1 —Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1 July, 1879, to 31 Marcli, 1880 Item 2 —Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his Widow, 1 July, 1879, to 31 March, 1880 34 >o o 33 IS o Carried forward ... ... ... 68 s o