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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1890-91.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ a. a. £ s. d. 15,121 1 11 CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY— continued. Vote No. 12. —Miscellaneous Services — continued. Fire Brigades' Annual Demonstration, — Item 17—Grant-in-aid Item 18—Railway-passes 250 0 0 233 2 8 483 2 8 276 9 8 Item 19—Compilation of " Ancient History of the Maori " Item 20—Compassionate allowance to M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine Station, Wellington Item 21—New Zealand and Australasian Science Association.. Item 22—Relief to settlers in connection with Taranaki bushfires Item 23 —Salary of Resident, Rarotonga, Harvey Islands Item 24—Tasmanian Exhibition Item 25—Gratuity to Mrs. Ann Robertson Item 26 —Grant to James Andrews, of Kaiapoi, for alleged damage to his property by the Waimakariri River.. 31 5 0 500 0 0 292 18 3 200 0 0 £16,904 17 6 CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER :— Vote No. 16 —Miscellaneous :— Item 1 — Expenses attending the annual "drawing" of debentures issued under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867,"— Crown Agents' commission, at J per cent., on redemption of £47,600 5 per cent. Consols Notarial charges Advertising and printing 238 0 0 13 13 0 24 3 6 275 16 6 Item 2—Exchange and commission on 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 Union Bank of Australia Crown Agents 30 16 0 114 7 8 482 11 7 3,331 13 11 Commission on money-orders Exchange on drafts, — On London On New Zealand On Australia.. 627 15 3 2 14 6 530 9 6 2 8 6 4 6 8 S37 4 8 Less amount received from Public Trust and Government Insurance Offices 4,499 8 4 106 0 1 Item 3 —Refund to trustees for benefit of husband of Jane Ramsay, a lunatic Item 4—To give effect to recommendation of the Native Affairs Committee on petition of T. H. Smith Item 5 —Contingencies,— Extra clerical assistance Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers Preparation of returns Bonus to Treasury messenger Postage- and revenue-stamps in London Subscription to Telephone Exchange for 1 year to 31st December, 1891 Advertising, carriage-hire, and wages of office-cleaner in connection with payment of Imperial pensions in Auckland.. Travelling-expenses Stamp-duty and discount on drafts remitted from the colony to replenish the New Zealand Public Account Law-costs Books, stationery, and printing Expenses in connection with shipment of pre-Victorian gold coin Sir P. G. Julyan's retaining-fee as Financial Adviser to the Government, 5th November, 1889, to 4th February, 1891.. Miscellaneous 4,393 8 3 27 13 2 100 0 0 424 0 0 14 8 8 15 13 0 20 0 0 41 13 8 15 0 0 29 1 0 24 1 0 12,435 1 7 64 11 6 7 3 0 14 17 0 500 0 0 102 9 4 13,707 19 9 £18,504 17 8