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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, 1897.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97

LASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY:— Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—General Contingencies, — Salaries and Allowances, — Salary Private Secretary to Colonial Secretary, 1st June, 1896, to 31st March, 1897 .. Hall-keeper, Nelson, 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897 Night-watchmen and extra messengers Extra clerical assistance Sessional allowance to two Private Secretaries .. Cleaning offices £ s. d. 133 6 8 10 0 0 1,437 18 6 717 13 9 50 0 0 1,089 2 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,438 0 11 Travelling-allowances and expenses of Ministers on public service— Travelling-allowance of Ministers .. £1,038 0 0 Less amount charged to— Civil List, Native Account £109 10 0 Unauthorised Account .. 38 0 0 147 10 0 Travelling-expenses of Ministers .. 1,048 19 6 Less amount charged to— Civil List, Native Account .. 37 10 9 890 10 0 1,011 8 9 Travelling-allowances and expenses of officers of the Colonial Secretary's Department Adulteration Prevention Acts, Expenses connected with Advertising and printing Ballance Memorial, Labour in connection with Books and publications Christchurch Exhibition, copies of record of Directories for departmental offices, &c. Grant in aid of hatching-ponds, Grey District Acclimatisation Society Freight and cartage Fuel and light Inspection of weights and measures, Expenses connected with Law costs, re Carson Opossums for acclimatisation Purchase of complete set of Hansard, 1854 to 1894 Passages of labour delegates Prizes for designs for medals to be granted for saving life .. Postages (official) for Agent-General's Department Rewards for arrest of deserters Rent of land, Sydney Street, Wellington Subscriptions to newspapers Subscriptions to Telephone Exchange Sundries Trout-ova shipped to Greymouth and Totara Flat Telegrams and cablegrams Uniforms and overcoats for messengers Item 2—Rent of Government Offices, — Hospital Reserve, Wellington, from 1st November, 1895, to 31st October, 1896 Item 3—" Public Health Act, 1876,"— Salaries Vaccination fees Registration fees Inspection of ships Contingencies 1,901 18 9 274 15 6 6 2 0 262 4 11 11 0 5 44 11 11 30 0 0 76 4 0 20 0 0 379 18 11 336 12 3 51 10 0 12 17 0 30 17 6 9 6 0 61 11 0 25 10 0 202 4 9 60 0 0 15 0 0 198 19 2 120 14 10 104 11 11 50 0 0 1,594 7 7 6 9 6 9,325 8 10 495 0 0 1,282 14 6 628 16 0 64 13 0 189 13 0 200 0 0 2,660 16 6 5 10 6 Item 4—Expenses under " The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Item 5—Analysts' salaries under the Adulteration Prevention Acts, 1st October, 1895, to 31st March, 1897 Item 6 —Pension of the late Provincial Government, Nelson, — Three daughters of late Superintendent, Mr. J. Robinson, 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897 Item 7 —Contribution to New Zealand Institute Item 8—Gas and water for Government Buildings Item 9—Rent of Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, half year to 1st November, 1896 Item 10—Grant-in-aid to the Royal Humane Society of Aus tralasia for 1896-97 Item 11 —Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department Item 12—Compassionate allowance to widow of M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine Station, Wellington, 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897 Item 13 —Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau, for publication of Customs tariffs Item 14—Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894 " .. 850 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 804 19 11 12 10 0 100 0 0 254 1 9 25 0 0 18 16 0 Carried forward 14,357 3 6 ■■