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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 189 6-9 7

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,858 6 11 Brought forward CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER— continued. Vote No. 18—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Refunds to Public Trustee for payment to next of kin of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estates as under:— Item 10—Maria Scott (deceased) Item 11—John Sharp „ Item 12—Patrick Leary Item 13—Contingencies,— Annual allowance to Treasury messenger Books and publications Extra clerical assistance Expenses connected with importation of silver and bronze coin Law costs Office desks Salary of Secretary to Government Officers' Guarantee Board, 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897 Special audit adjusting accounts between the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company and the Assets Realisation Board Stamp duty on cheques.. Subscriptions to Telephone Exchange Telegrams Travelling-expenses of Private Secretary to Colonial Treasurer Travelling-expenses of officers of the department Sundries 20 0 0 23 1 5 170 0 0 28 5 3 58 17 6 29 0 0 421 0 7 499 13 9 386 7 11 1,307 2 3 50 0 0 315 5 0 14 11 8 17 4 7 34 0 0 57 1 0 21 17 5 81 19 0 921 2 10 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 18 £11,086 12 0 CLASS IV.-MINISTER OF JUSTICE:— Vote No. 30—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Purchase of reports and treatises for Crown Law Office Item 2—Payment to Survey Department for lithographing, preparation of plans, &o. Item 3—Payment in settlement of costs and expenses incurred by Natives in appearing before Royal Commission and attending Parliament in connection with the Kaitangiwhenua Block Item 4—Allowance for services in the Urewera Country to two members of the Permanent Militia Item 5—Contingencies 33 13 6 455 17 10 300 0 0 10 0 0 3,688 8 4 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 30 £4,487 19 8 CLASS V.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL :— Vote No. 36—Miscellaneous Services:— Item 1—Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen Item 2—Extra labour and material for repairs Item 3 —Stationery, &c. Item 4—Special allowance to Telegraph Messengers during their first year's service.. Item 5 —Gas and water Item 6—Telephone-fees to non-permanent Postmasters and Telephonists .. .. Item 7 —Contribution towards scientific and technical instruction of officers Item 8—Travelling-expenses of officers removed in connection with changes Item 9 —Enlarging railway sorting-carriages on HurunuiBluffline Item 10 —To make good moneys stolen or destroyed by fire .. Item 11—Office expenses, fuel, travelling-expenses of Telegraphists and Contingencies— Advertising and printing Carriage of private bags Cleaning and scavenging Money-order and Savings-bank fees Allowances (shipping, tellers, house, forage, &c.) Postal Inspectors, travelling-expenses .. ., Lighting and fuel (gas excepted) Overtime .. ., .. ;. Parcels-post expenses .. Repairs, fittings, new buildings, &c Sundries Travelling- and relieving-expenses Uniforms Temporary officers (excluding Linemen) Poundage paid 4,200 3 7 7,705 5 3 3,211 10 10 250 0 0 2,623 4 9 5,825 7 2 304 19 3 60 0 0 307 17 8 430 3 7 235 6 5 1,873 1 1 360 10 0 1,687 6 9 912 14 7 1,488 14 11 1,123 18 10 1,420 0 4 2,442 17 9 1,982 6 10 3,851 15 0 785 4 5 2,280 17 2 1,391 18 1 22,266 15 9 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 36 £46,755 4 3