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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, 1895.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1894-95.

CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY :— £ s. d. £ s. d. & s. a. Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—General Contingencies,— Salaries and Allowances, — Hall-keeper, Nelson, 1st April, 1894, to 31st March, 1895 Night watchmen and extra messengers Extra clerical assistance Cleaning offices 10 0 0 1,121 14 6 323 1 0 1,055 14 9 2,510 10 3 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Ministers on public service— Travelling-allowance of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers 2,320 1 10 773 10 0 1,546 11 10 Travelling-allowances and expenses of officers of the Colonial Secretary's Department Adulteration Prevention Acts, Expenses connected with Advertising and printing Annuity to late Asper Alesworth for services during Maori War, Balance of Assessment Courts, Expenses connected with Books and publications Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Napier, Expenses connected with special report Fox Correspondence Royal Commission, Expenses in connection with the Freight and cartage Fuel and light Inspection of weights and measures, Expenses connected with Imprisonment of A. J. Carr in Samoa: Refund of cost incurred Passages of labour delegates Postages (official) for Agent-General's Department Rent of land, Sydney Street, Wellington Repairs to electric bells, Government Buildings Rewards for arrest of deserters Solicitors' costs re appointment of new Railway Commissioners Solicitors' costs re Royal Commission inquiring into charges against J. King Special report re visit of sealing vessel " Antarctic " to the Auckland Islands, Expenses connected with Subscriptions to Telephone Exchange Subscriptions to newspapers Sundries Telegrams and cablegrams Typewriters, and requisites for same Uniforms and coats for messengers 500 19 5 60 5 2 17 10 4 4 15 7 60 19 6 150 14 7 11 10 9 78 17 0 303 14 5 392 10 3 73 18 9 36 9 0 50 18 0 150 7 4 15 0 0 13 1 0 25 0 0 14 6 6 52 10 0 10 0 0 20 7 6 154 13 3 158 4 1 829 3 0 82 9 11 50 16 6 Item 2—Rent of Government Offices, — Hospital Reserve, Wellington, from 1st November, 1893, to 31st October, 1894 Item 3—" Public Health Act, 1876,"— Salaries Vaccination fees .. .. .. Registration fees Inspection of ships Contingencies 8,149 13 11 430 11 2 1,031 11 0 381 19 0 77 19 6 180 17 0 200 0 0 2,102 17 8 9 11 0 Item 4—Expenses under " The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Item 5 —Expenses under the Adulteration Prevention Acts, — Salaries of Analysts Pensions of the late Provincial Governments, — Wellington,— Item 6—T. George, late turnkey, Wellington Gaol, 1st April, 1894, to 31st August, 1894 Nelson, — Item 7—Three daughters of late Superintendent, Mr. J. Robinson, 1st April, 1894, to 31st March, 1895 Canterbury,— Item 8—T. Cass, late Chief Surveyor, 1st April, 1894, to 31st March, 1895 20 16 8 350 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 Item 9 —Expenses of printing Transactions of New Zealand Institute Item 10—Gas and water for Government Buildings Item 11 —Rent of Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, one year to 1st November, 1894 .. Item 12—Grant in aid to the Royal Humane Society of Australasia 520 16 8 499 0 0 737 19 3 20 15 0 100 0 0 Carried forward 12,690 13 6 / 3—B. 1.