8.-l

32

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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1882-83.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 225 0 0 £ s. d. 11,672 0 6 Brought forward CLASS II.—COLONIAL SEOBETABY— continued. Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous— continued. Pensions granted by the late Provincial Governments — contd. Canterbury,— Item 9—-J. Cass, late Chief Surveyor, 1 March, 1882, to 28 February, 1883 Item 10 —J. Beston, sen., late Chief Gaoler, 1 April, 1882, to 31 March, 1883 Otago,— Item 11—J. Ontram, late Sergeant, Dunedin Gaol, 1 April, 1882, to 31 March, 1883 400 0 0 200 0 0 600 0 0 188 0 0 Item 12—H. N. Brewer, addition to Pension, 1 April to 31 December, 1882 Item 13—Registrar of Patents, 1 April, 1882, to 31 March, 1883 Item 14—Patent Office, — Salary of Clerk, 1 November, 1882, to 31 March, 1883 .. Contingencies 1,013 0 0 18 15 0 75 0 0 41 13 4 31 15 11 73 9 3 Item 15 — Secretary to Government Officers' Guarantee Board, 1 April, 1882, to 31 March, 1883 Item 16—Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877,— Fees, &c. Item 17—Slaughterhouses Act, 1877 Item 18—Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, — Salaries Miscellaneous 100 0 0 6 11 6 429 16 9 103 1 6 532 18 3 Item 19 —Bevision of Statutes Act, 1879, — Honoraria of Commissioners and Secretary Travelling expenses 650 0 0 4 0 0 654 0 0 Item 20—Election Petitions Expenses,— Travelling expenses of Judges and Begistrar Sundries 80 18 11 22 18 0 103 16 11 Item 21—Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1881, — Expenses of witnesses Sundries 45 1 6 21 4 7 66 6 1 Item 22—Expenses of printing " Transactions of New Zealand Institute '•' Item 23—Expenses of West Coast Royal Commission, — Personal expenses of Commissioner Official Charges,— Bent of offices Salaries of staff B. Parris, remuneration and travelling allowance Salaries and forage allowance of Survey staff.. Travelling expenses Contingencies 15 0 0 394 11 0 305 6 7 4,635 14 9 193 6 0 69 1 9 80 5 6 500 0 0 Item 24—Expenses in connection with Transit of Venus, — Purchase of instruments Clerical assistance and wages Travelling expenses, Ac. Sundries 5,613 0 1 5,693 5 7 117 5 5 117 11 6 152 8 0 217 1 7 604 6 6 Item 25 —Wellington Patent Slip Company, guarantee of interest, 1 year to 31 March, 1883 Item 26—Friendly Societies' Beserve, Dunedin, rent of Item 27 —Land for Nelson Lunatic Asylum Item 28—Land for Auckland Lunatic Asylum Item 29-—Compilation of Maori History, salary, 1 April, 1882, to 31 March, 1883 Item 30—Bonus for encouragement of local industries, — Frozen meat Gunpowder Sulphuric acid • • 2,450 0 0 20 15 0 400 0 0 605 5 4 200 0 0 500 0 0 150 0 0 500 0 0 1,150 0 0 Item 31 —Christchurch Exhibition, — Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. Labour, &a. Photographs Miscellaneous 106 9 2 17 0 74 12 0 35 15 4 Item 32—Donation to London International Fisheries Exhibition 218 3 6 250 0 0 Carried forward 26,407 13 5