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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904

Brought forwara CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY— continued. Vote No. 12—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 65—General Contingencies— continued. Railway-fares of fire brigaaes Rent-allowance, New Plymouth Rewards for arrest of deserters Sessional allowance to messengers Sessional allowances to secretaries Shipment of native birds to England Shipment of birds to New Zealand Shipment of native plants to England Subscriptions to telephones Travelling-allowance of Ministers Travelling expenses of Ministers .. Travelling-expenses of Labour delegaes .. Travelling-allowances, officers of Departments Towels, washing, &c. Typewriters and requisites Weights and measures .. £ s. a. £ s. d. 3,000 4 2 14 17 11 48 0 0 45 0 0 308 0 0 175 0 0 36 15 8 471 18 3 82 4 4 396 11 10 1,158 0 0 1,305 1 11 59 2 10 169 18 3 100 1 8 127 1 0 57 5 10 £ s. d. 41,976 14 11 7,555 3 8 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 12 £49,531 18 7 CLASS V.—COLONIAL TREASURER:— Vote No. 20 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London .. Item 2—Expenses attending the annual " drawing" of debentures issued under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867" — Advertising, &o. Crown Agents commission, at 4 per cent., on redemption of £55,900 5-per-cent. consolidated debentures Notarial charges 34 19 9 4,791 19 10 279 10 0 21 0 0 335 9 9 Item 3—Expenses in connection with the importation of silver and bronze coinage (to be recovered from Royal Mint) Item 4—Exchange and commission, — Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by telegraph in the colony Commission on payment of dividends, — Bank of New Zealand Crown Agents 802 11 10 9 8 2 89 6 8 98 14 10 8 13 0 91 12 3 4,375 0 0 Commission on money-orders and letters of credit.. Exchange on drafts and cheques Exchange on remittances to London 5,113 11 7 1,639 17 0 Less amounts refunded by Departments for exchange 5,376 11 11 263 0 4 Item 5 —Extra clerioal assistance Item 6 —Interest on amount advanced in anticipation of issue of debentures Item 7—Payment to W. E. Cooper, Clerk, Treasury Department, of one month's salary on leave of absence preceding retirement in excess of the three months allowed by " The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " Item 8 —Refund to the Public Trustee for payment to next of kin of amount paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estate of James Stewart Item 9—Salary of Registrar of Consols, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Item 10—Salary of Secretary, Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Item 11 —Wages of assistant binders Item 12—Contingencies,— Allowance to Treasury messenger Books, newspapers, and publications Cleaning offices Commission allowed to Receiver, Te Puke Drainage Board, appointed by the Supreme Court Duplicator and typewriter requisites Engraving steel plate for debentures, including freight and expenses Expenses allowed to officers while working overtime Sundries Telephone subscriptions and repairs Travelling-expenses 105 4 1 21 13 4 15 7 2 50 0 0 50 0 0 314 0 0 20 0 0 62 10 7 6 0 0 8 6 3 10 1 6 298 19 6 54 6 0 86 13 4 24 0 0 66 18 1 637 15 3 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 20 £13,074 18 0 CLASS VII.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE :— Vote No. 33—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising, purchase of books, &c. Item 2—Compassionate allowance to widow of late Bailiff Redmond, Tauranga Item 3-Compassionate allowanoe to widow of late Bailiff, Blenheim Item 4—Compassionate allowance to widow of late Messenger Grantham, Patent Office, Wellington Item 5—Compassionate allowanoe to Catherine Allen, widow of late John Allen, S.M., Blenheim 115 4 10 50 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 150 0 0 Carried forward 515 4 10