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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904.

Brought forward £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 515 4 10 Class VII.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE— continued. Vote No. 33 —Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 6—Compilation of Maori history Item 7—Deficiency in accounts of the late Doputy Assignee, Hokitika Item 8—Expenses of winding-up oompanies under " Companies Act, 1901" Item 9 —Expenses " under Shoithand Reporters Act " : Salary, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Item 10—Expenses incurred in connection witli survey of Mangapapa No. 2 Block, as recommended by Lands Committee Item 11—Expenses of Royal Commission under " The Native Lands Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901 "— Honorarium of Commissioner Commuted travelling-allowance of Commissioner Travelling-expenses Clerical assistance Sundries 234 0 0 1*5 8 10 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 "312 18 0 163 0 0 38 1 1 11 12 6 7 13 6 533 5 1 534 10 10 79 4 6 223 7 6 1,423 12 2 Item 12—Extra clerical assistance, copying, interpreting, &o. Item 13—Fees to Patent Office Agents Item 14—Fidelity-guarantee premiums Item 15—Fuel, light, water, and cleaning Item 16—Interest on £2,000, part purchase money of Stewart Island Item 17 —Law-costB in re Hawke's B*y Native cases.. Item 18—Native hostelries (to be refunded from Native Civil List) .. Item 19—Native water supply, Ohinemuri .. Item 20 —Payments to Printing i iffioe for Patent Office Gazette Item 21—Payment to Survey Department for lithographing, preparation of plans, &c Item 22—Purchase of reports and treatises for Crown Law Office Item 23 —Purchase of typewriters Item 24—Refund of part of fine imposed on Mrs. Roy for breach of Stamp Act Item 25—Refund of costs and deposits paid in connection with appeal case re Ruatoki Block, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Item 26—Refund of Native stamp duty on purchase of church site, Porirua, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Item 27—Statutes Revision Commission— Honoraria of Commissioners and Secretary Clerical assistance 232 0 0 87 12 0 720 7 4 9 19 0 94 11 0 553 8 11 58 15 8 99 5 0 15 0 0 55 2 0 25 0 0 1,020 10 9 77 0 0 1,097 10 9 448 13 4 254 6 6 Item 28—Subscriptions to telephone exchanges Item 29—Travelling allowances and expenses Item 30—Contingencies,— Annual certificates of Crown Law Officers Cleaning grounds, &c Copies of judgments, &c, of Supreme Court Cyclostyles and copying materials Freight and oartage Paoking reoords Foreign postages Salary of Warden's Agent, Barrytown, 1st March, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Salary of messenger to Hon. Minister of Justice, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Salary of Native bailiff, Tauranga, 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904 Repairs to safe Share of cost of administering Licensing Acts in cases where Government receives fees Subscriptions to newspapers Sundries Tea-money Typing in Supreme Court Typewriter repairs and requisites Wages of W. Cook whilst incapacitated through accident .. 12 12 0 10 14 0 24 13 6 18 14 6 16 5 9 5 4 0 3 8 10 10 16 8 18 5 0 10 0 0 2 17 6 24 9 6 1 19 0 31 19 10 0 12 0 92 16 8 62 4 5 18 9 3 366 2 5 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 33 £7,896 7 8 Class VIII.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL :— Vote No. 42—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Stationery Item 2—Special allowanoe to messengers Item 3—Light, fuel, ana water Item 4—Aavertising ana printing Item 5 —Allowances Item 6—Carriage of private bags Item 7 —Cleaning and scavenging Item 8—Compensation to W. Wise, &o. Item 9 —Deficiencies due to fires, burglaries, &c. Item 10—Lodging allowances Item 11—Overtime .. .. Item 12—Office expenses Item 13—Parcel-post expenses Item 14—Postal Inspector's travelling-expenses Item 15—Purohase and hire of bicyoles ana allowances to letter-oarriers for using their own machines Item 16—Rent Post-offioe Savings-bank, Wellington 9,223 0 1 954 10 1 6,255 13 4 659 14 3 3,477 11 6 389 12 7 2,695 5 10 75 0 0 112 3 10 2,557 17 10 2,678 6 7 3,298 12 7 4,350 9 8 1,307 17 10 472 3 1 Carriea forwara 38,507 19 1