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

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1888-89.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. 15,017 14 7 CLASS II.—COLONIAL SBOEETAIff— continued, Vote No. 13—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 21—Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, — Salaries and wages Travelling allowances and expenses Exhibits Fittings, furniture, &c. .. Rents Freight, cartage, and insurance Newspapers and advertising Timber, cases, and packing Stationery, &c. Telegrams, postages, and stamps Painting, &c. Preparing statistics Miscellaneous 1* 1,731 17 2 744 5 11 257 16 3 502 18 5 113 10 0 1,826 14 0 146 9 4 439 11 2 147 11 2 40 0 0 101 13 4 59 14 6 78 3 7 .' - Item 22—Grant for relief of sufferers by bush fires at Norsewood 6,190 4 10 300 0 0 Item 23—Expenses of West Coast Commission (clerical assistance) 5 4 6 * £21,513 3 11 CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER :— Vote No. 17—Miscellaneous :— Item 1 —Audit of County and Road Board Accounts, — Salaries Miscellaneous 614 12 9 3 18 0 Item 2—Expenses of investment of Sinking Fund, under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," — Notarial charges Commission Advertising and printing 618 10 9 13 13 0 204 10 0 21 2 0 239 5 0 Item 3—Exchange and commission on remittances and payment of dividends, — Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by post and telegraph in the colony Commission on payment of interest, — Bank of New Zealand Crown Agents Union Bank of Australia 3,290 13 5 35 8 6 1,200 2 6 67 15 4 1,303 1 4 50 10 6 Commission on money-orders Exchange on drafts, — On Australia 17 11 9 Less exchange received from Public Trust Office and Government Insurance Department for remittances 4,601 17 0 145 17 3 Item 4—Stamp duty paid in London on debentures for £400,000, issued under " The Public Revenues Act, 1887, No. 3 " Item 5—Refund to trustees for benefit of husband of Jane Ramsay, a lunatic Item 6—Interest at 5 per cent, from 14 May, 1886, to 25 November, 1887, on £5,000 deposit lodged by Midland Railway Company Item 7 —To give effect to recommendation of the Public Petitions Committee on the claim of Emma Bayne Item 8—To give effect to recommendation of the Public Petitions Committee on the claim of John Greenleaf Item 9 —In the estate of Samuel Needham, lunatic, commission charged by Public Trust Office on a bank deposit, refunded Item 10—Balance of estate of William Burrell, deceased, refunded Item 11—Balance of estate of John Lamont, deceased, refunded Item 12—Contingencies,— Extra clerical assistance Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers Preparation of Returns <s .. Bonus to Treasury messenger Postage and revenue stamps in London 4,515 19 9 500 0 0 43 3 6 383 11 3 15 6 9 6 2 0 74 4 0 256 10 4 225 16 8 680 12 1 35 10 5 9 18 0 14 0 0 110 13 0 Carried forward 850 13 6 6,878 10 0