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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, 1896.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1895-96

iLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY :— £ s. d. s. 8. Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—General Contingencies,— Salaries and Allowances, — Hall-keeper, Nelson, 1st April, 1895, to 31st March, 1896 Night-watchmen and extra messengers Extra clerical assistance Sessional allowance to two Private Secretaries Cleaning offices 10 0 0 1,228 17 0 361 16 0 50 0 0 1,072 19 2 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Ministers on public service— Travelling-allowance of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers 2,723 12 2 823 15 0 1,108 13 9 1,932 8 9 Travelling-allowances and expenses of officers of the Colonial Secretary's Department Adulteration Prevention Acts, Expenses connected with Advertising and printing Books and publications Compassionate allowance to T. Silk, late engine-driver, Government Printing Office Expenses of Sir Julius Vogel at Geographical Conference .. Expenses of Dr. James at Medical Conference, Dunedin .. Freight and cartage Fuel and light Healy Relief Party, Expenses connected with Inspection of weights and measures, Expenses connected with Local Government Bill, drafting.. Passages of labour delegates to Conference Postages (official) for Agent-General's Department Rent of land, Sydney Street, Wellington Rewards for arrest of deserters Subscriptions to newspapers Subscriptions to Telephone Exchange Sundries Telegrams and cablegrams .. .. .. ... Typewriters, and requisites for same Uniforms and coats for messengers 156 9 5 2 17 2 17 16 6 51 10 6 72 10 0 18 18 0 19 16 0 336 0 3 380 18 2 36 19 2 63 19 9 346 13 10 40 0 0 182 4 6 15 0 0 20 0 0 126 1 3 132 2 7 155 5 7 1,967 5 8 63 6 0 12 13 6 Item 2 —Rent of Government Offices, — Hospital Reserve, Wellington, from 1st November, 1894, to 31st October, 1895 Item 3—" Public Health Act, 1876,"— Salaries Vaccination fees Registration fees Inspection of ships Contingencies 8,874 8 9 495 0 0 894 0 0 344 G 6 103 11 6 177 3 8 200 0 0 2,014 1 8 10 17 0 Item 4 —Expenses under " The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Item 5 —Analysts' salaries, 1st April, 1895, to 31st March, 1896, under the Adulteration Prevention Acts Pensions of the late Provincial Governments, — Nelson, — Item 6 —Three daughters of late Superintendent, Mr. J. Robinson, 1st April, 1895, to 31st March, 1896 Canterbury,— Item 7—T. Cass, late Chief Surveyor, 1st to 17th April, 1893 250 0 0 100 0 0 18 17 9 118 17 9 500 0 0 834 14 8 Item 8—Contribution to New Zealand Institute Item 9 —Gas and water for Government Buildings Item 10 —Rent of Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, half year to 1st May, 1895 Item 11 —Grant in aid to the Royal Humane Society of Australasia for 1895-96 Item 12 —Bonus to aid flax industry Item 13—Bonus on 100 tons starch made and delivered Item 14 —Bonus for eradicating rabbits Item 15 —Bonus for discovery of coprolites Item 16—Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department Item 17—Compassionate allowance to widow of late M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine Station, Wellington, 1st April, 1895, to 31st March, 1896 Item 18 —Compassionate allowance to G. Ross, injured on cooperative works Item 19—Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau, for publication of Customs Tariffs Item 20—Contribution towards cost of licensing elections incurred by local bodies 10 7 6 100 0 0 200' 0 0 318 0 25 0 0 99 8 0 2,137 11 2 Carried forward 15,379 4 6