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Return of the Cost of Commissions appointed between the 30th June, 1877, and the 30th June, 1898— continued.

Subject and Date of Commission. Cost. Remarks. To inquire into and report on proposed deviation in Timaru Breakwater, 18th July, 1881 Inquiry in regard to the quarantining of the " City of New York," 3rd August, 1881 Naval and Military and Local Forces' land-claims, 16th February, 1882 Inquiry into claims of Natives to reserves known as "tenths" in Wellington Provincial District, 22nd May, 1882 Inquiry in regard to Dunedin Benevolent Asylum, 30th May, 1882 Inquiry in regard to Dunedin Benevolent Asylum, 19th June, 1882 Inquiry into dismissal of Headmaster of Heathcote School, 3rd July, 1882 Inquiry into claims by certain Natives and others to the Patutahi Block," Poverty Bay, 7th August, 1882 To inquire into best line for completion of main trunk railway through Middle Island, 24th October, 1882 " The New Plymouth Exchanges Commission Act, 1865," 9th January, 1883 Inquiry into charges against the Master of the Auckland Industrial School, 2nd April, 1883 To inquire into best line of railway to connect Canterbury and the West Coast, Middle Island, 2nd April, 1883 To inquire into and report on proposed deviation of Timaru Breakwater, 18th April, 1883 Inquiry into irregularities in the Dunedin Gaol, 5th June, 1883 Inquiry into petition for constitution of a new county at Thames, 25th July, 1883 To inquire into outbreak of disease on board of immigrant ship " Oxford," and as to alleged insufficiency of food, 9th August, 1883 Inquiry into petition for constitution of a new county in Southland, 13th August, 1883 Inquiry as to annexation of part of Parawai Eoad District to Thames Borough, 17th October, 1883 Commissioners to represent New Zealand at Colonial Conference, Sydney, 12th November, 1883 " The West Coast Settlement (North Island) Act, 1880," 18th December, 1883. (See Commission dated 23rd December, 1880) To inquire into cost and merit of the various proposed routes for the Ashburton Branch Railway, 2nd January, 1884 To inquire into working of Kumara Sludge-channel, 15th January, 1884 Inquiry into petition for suspension of Counties Act in Wairarapa Bast County, 17th May, 1884 To report on -certain Native lands in Wellington Provincial District, 30th May, 1884 To ascertain names of Natives entitled to certain lands or reserves, 30th May, 1884 Inquiry into charges against J. J. Turnbull, Stipendiary Magistrate, and J. L. M. Carey, Clerk of Court, Blenheim, 30th May, 1884 Inquiry into petition for constitution of Ohinemuri County, 7th June, 1884 Inquiry into petition for constitution of Te Puke County, 24th September, 1884 To inquire into the condition of the "Unemployed" at Christchurch, 21st October, 1884 Inquiry into subdivision of Westland Education Dis.trict, 24th November, 1884 Inquiry into titles of certain Native lands within the confiscated territory, west coast, North Island, 26th January, 1885 & s. d. 14 14 0 Expenses borne by Tima-ru Harbour Board. 1,236 5 11 93 18 0 15 4 0 153 1 0 543 10 3 83 19 2 9 9 0 1,034 6 7 Expenses borne by Timaru Harbour Board. 692 13 4 130 11 6 Extended commission. 399 7 7 90 15 11 10 0 0 Extended commission. 54 7 0 250 2 8 43 3 0 30 6 0