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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. 38,507 19 1 £ s. d. Class VEIL—POSTMASTER-GENERAL— continued. Vote No. 42—Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 17 —Repairs, fittings, new buildings, &c Item 18 —Temporary letter-carriers and messengers.. Item 19—Travelling, removal, and relieving expenses Item 20—Uniform olothing 3,440 6 8 3,990 18 3 7,525 3 5 1,738 6 6 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 42 £55,202 13 11 CLASS IX.—COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS :— Vote No. 44—Customs, Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Bonus on exportation of canned and cured fish Item 2—Compassionate allowance to widow of E. Patten Item 3—Drawback on goods shipped to Cook Islands Item 4—Expenses under "The Immigration Restriction Act, 1899".. Item 5—Refund of duty on bronze statue of the late Queen .. Item 6 —Refund of duty on machinery for Calliope Dock, Auckland Item 7—Refund of duty on memorial to deceased troopers Item 8 -Refund of duty on memorial bust of the late Sir J. McKenzie Item 9—Refund of duty on memorial statue of the late Queen Victoria Item 10—Refund of duty on beer-duty stamps spoiled in brewing .. Items 11 and 16—Refund of duty on hat-making machinery .. Item 12—Refund of duty on glass memorial window to the late R. J. S. Harman Item 13—Refund of duty on memorial tablet to the late F. M. Russell Item 14—Refund of duty on statuary for Albert Park, Aucklana Item 15—Refund of duty on a stained glass window, placed in Christ College Chapel in memory of Dean Jacobs Item 17 —Refund of duty on post-office dock, Gisborne Item 18—Refund of poll-tax oollected in error Item 19—Remission of duty on furniture, Veterans' Home 429 7 10 150 0 0 76 16 6 1 15 0 403 16 0 0 8 0 154 1 6 35 0 0 113 0 0 44 4 0 483 3 0 22 0 0 209 0 0 6 12 0 63 16 0 100 0 0 51 0 4 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 44 £2,344 0 2 •• CLASS X.—MARINE AND HARBOURS DEPARTMENT :— Vote No. 48—Marine Miscellaneous :— Item 1—Charts and books Item 2—Checking overcrowding of steamers and legal expenses Item 3—Compensation to C. Moeller, Marine Department .. Item 4—Compensation for loss of office to S. A. Leech, Harbourmaster, Westport Item 5—Compassionate allowance, J. Collier Item 6—Contribution to Public Health Department vote Item 7 —Dolphins at Karamea Wharf Item 8—Expenses, inquiries into wreoks, &o. Item 9—Fog-signals Item 10—Landing-jetty at Castlepoint Item 11—Leading-lights at Kawhia Item 12—Maintenance of Waitapu leading-lights Item 13—Moiety of cost of survey, H.M.S. " Penguin " Item 14—" New Zealand Nautioal Almanac " Item 15—Oil-launch for Manukau Harbour Item 16 —Payment of crew of boat, " Elingamite " disaster .. Item 17—Pension to widow of the late P. A.. Deck Item 18—Rent and expenses (examinations) Item 19—Repairs to Motueka Proteotive-works Item 20—Snagging the Mokau River Item 21 —Subsidy to steamer for Kaipara Harbour work Item 22 —Tide-gauges Item 23—Wharf, Manukau Harbour Item 24—Wairau River Proteotive-works Item 25—Contingencies,— Adjusting oompasses, " Jessie Craig " Allowance to officers attending after hours Barometer and repairs Beacon, Jackson's Head Burial, H. Johnson, seaman, " A3a ana Eva " Cleaning Nautical Adviser's office Clerical work, Adviser's office Clerical work, head offioe 22 15 5 185 16 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 384 9 4 116 2 6 75 0 0 5,438 8 7 202 4 6 250 0 0 35 0 0 6 0 0 42 7 4 425 0 0 171 18 10 51 13 1 2 2 0 5 16 0 7 11 4 24 15 9 6 10 0 16 17 6 2114 0 86 5 4 Expenses, Dunedin Drainage Commission Flagstaff, Okuru Law costs Load-line inspectors .. .. Sand-sooops Printing " New Zealand Nautioal Almanao " Rent, &c, Mercantile Marine offices Rewards Searohing for wreckage Subscriptions for telephones Sundries Sundries for weather reporting Survey, " Tanner's Ark " Travelling-expenses Typewriter and requisites 107 19 4 9 19 6 12 15 0 8 8 0 30 0 0 9 7 0 149 17 0 153 6 4 2 0 0 2 10 0 40 10 0 39 0 4 6 2 6 2 2 0 22 8 8 24 19 6 Less recoveries.. 684 17 9 0 3 0 684 14 9 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 48 £8,277 10 4