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STATEMENT in Detail of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1885.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1884-85.

CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OP LANDS AND MINES :— Vote No. 64—Crown Lands, Miscellaneous :— Item 1—Fees to and travelling expenses of members of Waste Lands Boards, — Pees Travelling expenses £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 820 0 0 338 16 7 1,158 16 7 Item 2—To assist Public Domains in developing local industries and raising plants for distribution, — Contributions to Domain Boards, — Auckland Christchurck Dunedin Wellington 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 Whangarei County, for payment o£ expenses to Mr. Alderton Copyright work on Orange Culture Expenses of Mr. Pederli Bonus to Mr. Pederli Shorthand notes Advertising 50 0 0 50 0 0 169 10 3 25 0 0 10 14 0 2 17 6 308 1 9 Item 3 —Compensation to be paid for removal of buildings from the Brunnerton Coal-mining Company's leasehold .. Item 4—Porest-tree Planting,— Lake County Ocean Beach Domain Board East Malvern Eoad Board .. .. .. 150 0 0 100 0 0 106 12 6 808 1 9 356 12 6 Item 5 —Expenses connected with the development of Thermal Springs,— Salaries and wages Travelling expenses Buildings, fencing, timber Freight, &c. Gratuity to Mr. E. H. Bold Drain-pipes, &o. Furniture Contribution towards fencing in portion of the Rotorua Cemetery Conveyance of stores, cartage, &c. Drugs Trenching and planting Miscellaneous 1,827 16 1 150 18 0 3,048 i 2 24 10 8 25 0 0 115 0 8 118 17 1 25 0 0 154 7 6 28 13 11 56 1 5 183 19 9 Item 6—Settlement of outstanding claims of the New Zealand Company at New Plymouth Item 7 —Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money of Stewart Island, 1 April, 1883, to 31 March, 1884 Item 8—Law costs, appeal case, Maitland v. Mervyn Item 9—Expenses connected with alleged evasion of Land Act in Otago— Travelling expenses .. .. Shorthand notes Printing Law expenses Allowance to witnesses attending inquiry before Dunedin Land Board Amount paid into Court in appeal case, Higgins v. Land Board, Dunedin 5,758 9 3 128 0 0 40 15 11 14 17 0 113 10 0 56 9 2 266 0 0 88 19 1 100 0 0 Item 10 —Destruction of the " Kea" pest Item 11—Outstanding liabilities for contracts under section 18, " Marlborough Waste Lands Act, 1874 " Item 12—To give effect to the recommendations of the Public Petitions Committee and Waste Lands Committee, — Cash in lieu of scrip Item 13—Eefund of fees and fines paid in error Item 14—One-third of proceeds of sale of Eeserve No. 143 payable to Waimate County Item 15—Eefund of deposit paid on Section 16, Block XL, Table Hill, J. Phillips Item 16 —Mrs. Cranch, refund of cash in lieu of scrip granted to her late husband Item 17 —Expenses in connection with investigation of grasses and other agricultural subjects,— Travelling expenses of Mr. T. Mackay 639 15 3 26 6 6 86 0 0 145 0 0 196 14 5 52 0 0 48 19 4 35 0 0 34 14 6 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 64 £9,515 6 0