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STATEMENT in Detail of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1894.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1893-94.

ASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY :— Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous Sebvices :— Item 1—General Contingencies,— Salaries and Allowances, — Hall-keeper, Nelson, 1st April, 1893, to 31st March, 1894 Private Secretary to the Colonial Treasurer, 1st April to 22nd June, 1893 Night watchmen and extra messengers Extra clerical assistance Cleaning offices £ s. d. B, s. 10 0 0 5 13 10 792 7 6 195 16 0 1,220 19 10 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Ministers on public service— Travelling-allowance of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers 2,230 17 2 905 5 0 884 13 2 1,789 18 2 Travelling-allowance of Postmaster - General representing New Zealand at the Postal Conference at Brisbane Travelling-allowances and expenses of officers of the Colonial Secretary's Department .. .. • .. Advertising and printing Annuity to Asper Alesworth for services during Maori war .. Books and publications Caligraph for office use Expenses connected with Assessment Courts Expenses connected with the Adulteration Prevention Acts Expenses connected with tho Inspection of weights and measures Engraving steel dies for the Rarotongan Government* Flags, &c, for Government House Freight and cartago Fuel and light Law costs re Sir Julius Vogel's claim Medical attendance, &c, on sick messenger Purchase of land for cemetery, Whitianga Picture in kauri for Imperial Institute Postages (official) for Agent-General's Department Perch, trout ova, &c. Passages of labour delegates Rent of land, Sydney Street, Wellington Repairs to telephones and electric bells .. Rewards for arrest of deserters Subscription to telephone Subscriptions to newspapers Sundry small payments Telegrams and cablegrams Uniform for messenger 105 0 0 185 2 1 30 5 5 12 10 0 73 11 5 20 15 6 89 3 3 7 16 0 43 14 9 100 0 0 19 16 0 353 14 1 305 13 7 22 11 4 19 3 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 139 9 0 38 0 0 11 0 0 15 0 0 15 1 10 25 0 0 5 0 0 93 2 9 46 1 9 1,076 9 1 5 10 0 6,919 6 2 Item 2—Rent of Government Offices, — Hospital Reserve Wellington, from 1st July, 1892, to 31st October, 1893 Item 3—" Public Health Act, 1876,"— Salaries Vaccination fees Registration fees Inspection of ships Contingencies 244 11 8 921 3 0 276 1 0 136 7 0 347 3 6 250 0 0 1,925 6 2 44 6 0 Item 4—Expenses under " The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Item 5—Expenses under the Adulteration Prevention Acts, — Salaries of Analysts Pensions of tho late Provincial Governments, — Wellington,— Item 6—T. George, late turnkey, Wellington Gaol, 1st April, 1893, to 31st March, 1894 Nelson, — Itom 7 —Three daughters of lato Superintendent, Mr. J. Robinson, 1st April, 1893, to 31st March, 1894 Canterbury,— Item 8—T. Cass, late Chief Surveyor, 1st April, 1893, to 31st March, 1894 50 0 0 90 6 3 100 0 0 400 0 0 550 0 0 Item 9 —H. N. Brewer, addition to pension under " The Civil Service Act, 1886," for special services rendered, 1st April, 1893, to 6th June, 1893 Item 10—Expenses of printing Transactions of New Zealand Institute Item 11—Gas and water for various Government buildings Item 12—Rent of Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, one year to 1st November, 1893 4 11 8 500 0 0 753 11 9 20 15 0 Carried forward 11,058 3 0 iiuci >d.