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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, 1886.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1885-BG.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF LANDS :— Vote No. 06—Crown Lands, Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Fees to members of Waste Lands Boards, including travelling expenses,— Fees Travelling expenses 1,046 0 0 720 19 9 Item 2—Forest-tree planting, grants in aid, — Christchurch Domain Board .. Maniototo County 100 0 0 200 0 0 1,760 19 9 Expenses Mr. Fcdcrli 300 0 0 102 8 7 Item 3—Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money of Stewart Island, 1 April, 1884, to 31 March, 1885 Item 4—Expenses connected with allegoa evasion of Land Act in Otago:— Travelling expenses Transcribing notes, &c Printing Law expenses Serving summonses 402 8 7 04 0 0 53 9 0 86 0 0 57 2 0 101 3 4 0 16 0 298 10 4 100 0 0 Less amount paid in respect of security for appeal .. Item 5—One-third of receipts for deferred-payment land resold under "The Public Revenues Sale Act, 1878," in South Rakaia Road District Item 0—Expenses in connection with investigation of grasses and other agricultural subjects :— T. Mackay, salary travelling expenses, &c Wages 198 10 4 5G4 3 4 75 0 0 10 8 0 80 0 0 165 8 6 Item 7 —Expenses in obtaining reports on forests on Crown lands:— T. Kirk, salary travelling expenses Survey work Copying report Clerical assistance Chemicals, &c. 350 0 0 157 3 5 57 1 11 3 9 9 2 10 0 3 0 5 Item 8 —Promotion of sub-tropical industries, plants, &c, — Salary, G. Federli Item 9—To give effect to recommendations of the Waste Lands Committee, — J. F. Herbert, Joseph Rudd, and Mrs. Oakes Item 10 —Destruction of the kea-pest Item 11—Refund of amount paid on deferred-payment section, Oeo 573 5 6 83 6 8 345 0 0 34 8 0 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 66 .. £4,197 10 8