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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1897-98.

Brought forward £ a. d. £ s. d. 122 3 0 £ 8. d. 1,162 11 11 CLASS VI.—-COMMISSIONEB OF CUSTOMS—continued. Vote No. 39—Customs, Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 12—Goods destroyed by fire at Auckland Wharf Item 13—Sundry articles remitted by order of the Commissioner of Customs 237 17 6 240 18 0 115 14 6 Item 14 —Refund of bonded warehouse duty Total net expenditure, Vote No. 39 £1,641 7 6 Vote No. 41—Marine, Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Government Steamers, — Working-expenses,— Wages Coal Provisions, &c. Repairs, stores, &c. 7,200 14 5 2,245 4 0 3,292 11 7 2,341 16 11 Less recoveries for rations, passage-money, freight, &c. 15,080 6 11 4,646 6 3 10,434 0 8 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 41 £10,434 0 8 CLASS IX.—MINISTER OF MINES:--Vote No. 58—Miscellaneous Sebvices :— Maintenance and Management of Water-races, — Item 1—Waimea-Kumara Item 2—Mount Ida Water-race .. 2,592 18 0 1,472 5 9 Item 3—Schools of Mines— Salaries Travelling-expenses Subsidies, — Coromandel Miller's Flat Otago Thames Waihi Westport 46 6 0 11 0 6 4,065 3 9 238 10 0 50 0 0 500 0 0 750 0 0 13 0 50 0 0 Scholarships Advertising Contingencies 1,589 13 0 98 10 0 31 8 3 2 9 6 1,779 7 3 Item 4—Subsidy, £1 for £1, School of Mines, Matakanui Item 5 —Expenses of Board of Examiners for mine-managers' certificates Item 6—Field surveys and expenses, geological surveys and explorations,— Salary of Assistant Geologist Instruments Travelling-allowances and -expenses Sundries 79 0 0 10 0 0 185 12 8 10 16 0 150 5 5 285 8 8 Item 7— Electric power, engineering and report Item 8—Expenses, cyanide patent.. Item 9 —Brunner Mine disaster, additional expenses,— Inspection fees and report Item 10—Mining exhibits, Auckland Industrial Exhibition Item 11—Refund of amount surcharged against Receiver of Gold Revenue at Coromandel for receipts given in error Item 12—Contingencies, and Mining Inspectors' travelling1,414 0 9 207 18 0 expenses,— Advertising Blocks for wood-cuts Clerical assistance, wages, &c. Freight and shipping charges Inspection fees and reports Instruments Miscellaneous Rent of offices Subscriptions to newspapers Subscriptions to Telephone Exchange Travelling-expenses Wardens' Conference expenses 22 2 9 11 7 6 428 13 5 17 1 6 44 11 8 75 9 11 11 10 1 32 17 4 60 15 11 12 0 0 1,082 6 4 138 5 3 40 0 0 _ 1,937 1 8 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 58 £9,879 5 6