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

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1897-98.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 3,199 10 5 CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF LANDS— continued. Vote No. 72—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 14—Tβ Aroha Domain Item 15—Waikaremoana accommodation-house Item 16—Tongariro National Park Item 17—Khandallah Domain Reserve Item 18—Cost of procuring road to Nabbs and Daly's property Item 19 —Village-homestead settlers' arrears Item 20—West Oxford water-supply Item 21—Board of Examiners of Surveyors— Salary of Secretary, 1st April, 1897, to 31st March, 1898 .. Item 22—Relief Fund, fire and flood, grant-in-aid Item 23—Purchase of road and land at Opotiki Item 24—Purchase of reoreation-reserve for Pukekohe Item 25—Purchase of recreation-ground, Wilaher Bay, Otago Item 26—Erection of caretaker's house, Little Barrier Island Item 27—Subsidy (two years) to Auckland Institute for Conservation of Little Barrier Island Item 28—Subsidy to doctor, Tβ Aroha Springs Item 29—Expenses of inquiries, &c. Item 30—Further gratuity to widow of late C. O'H. Smith in lieu of travelling-allowanoe Item 31 —Compensation to J. K. Franks for injury by dynamite Item "32—Payment in lieu of leave to J. S. Browning, Chief Surveyor, Nelson (see Item 46) Item 33—Old Soldiers Commission expenses,— Commissioner's allowance Secretary's salary Travelling-expenses of Commissioner and secretary ., Advertising, clerical assistance, &c. 33 15 6 24 6 1 200 0 0 31 15 9 10 0 0 16 9 0 260 0 0 200 0 0 46 0 0 50 0 0 321 6 0 88 4 0 229 2 1 48 1 5 686 13 6 Item 34—Balnealogist and expenses Item 35—Payment for writing book describing country round Wanganui River (see Unauthorised Account) Item 36—Supply of fish-ova and acclimatisation of fish, animals, &c. Item 37—Remission of one year's rent to T. H. Macdougall and C. T. White for damage to runs by fire Item 38—Remission of two years' rent to P. Scally on account of flood damage Item 39—Remission of rent to settlers, Raureka Settlement, on account of flood damage Item 40 —Native townships—Expenses of administration Item 41—Allowance to member of Auckland Land Board attending special meeting at New Plymouth in 1896, in addition to the; statutory provision of 10s. per diem Item 42—Assistance to invalids—passages to hot springs Item 43—Transport of William Cameron and his effeots to Kaikora Item 44—Advance to Mrs. E. W. Williams, deducted from the gratuity payable on death of her husband Item 45 —Compensation to families of J. Crosberry and G-. Watson on account of injuries received on East Road works Item 46 —Payment to J. S. Browning, Chief Surveyor, Nelson, to provide for six months' leave and compensation instead of three months as authorised by statute 100 12 1 41 10 10 1 10 0 3 5 0 12 0 10 50 0 0 121 17 6 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 72 £5,079 6 6