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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION :— Vote No. 61.—Education, Miscellaneous :— Item 1—Books for schools : Cook, and other islands.. Item 2—Expenses incurred in connection with inquiry ordered by His Excellency the Governor (Mace v. Veysey) Item 3 — Expenses incurred in connection with Rhodes' scholarship conference Item 4—Flags for publio schools Item 5—Grant in aid of libraries .. Item 6—Gratuity to Mrs. Winkleman.lateNative-Bchool teacher Item 7 —Milne seismograph, No. 20 Item 8-Railway fares of school-children to visit Naval Squadron at Lyttelton Item 9—" Sir George Grey " scholarships—one to each university college (Science) Item 10 —Subsidies to public libraries, on basis of voluntary contributions Item 11—Victoria College — continuance of lapsed Queen's Scholarships 23 7 6 84 12 6 5 0 10 125 0 0 50 0 0 32 2 11 137 1 3 100 0 0 3,000 0 1 60 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 61 £3,617 5 1 CLASS XVI.—MINES DEPARTMENT:— Vote No. 68.—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertisements and subscriptions to newspapers Item 2—Bonus for recovery of gold from auriferous black sands (on account, £2,000) Item 3—Chemicals and general expenses of Colonial Laboratory, &c Item 4—Clerical assistance, wages, &o. Item 5—Compensation to James Beattie, for loss of water Item 6—Compensation to Alexander McDougall, in satisfaction of all claims on account of loss sustained in connection with Greymouth and Point Elizabeth Railway and Coal Company Item 7—Cost of collecting goldfields revenue Item 8—Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department and Government Printer Item 9—Editing, printing, and publishing a new edition of " Mining and Engineering " Item 10—Expenses of Board of Examiners for mine-managers' certificates Item 11—Field surveys and expenses, geological surveys and explorations Item 12—Grant to lessees for development of Mokihinui Goldfield .. Item 13—Inspecting timber areas Item 14—Legal expenses Item 15—Mail-service, Cromarty .. Maintenance and management of water-raoes— Item 16—Waimea-Kumara Item 17—Mount Ida .. 45 18 2 39 18 9 417 19 0 100 0 0 1,500 0 0 41 6 0 338 11 0 324 10 9 22 13 7 148 13 4 53 19 0 182 10 5 75 0 0 3,787 12 3 1,639 8 9 5,427 1 0 60 0 0 106 0 4 Item 18 —Office-rents Item 19—Petrological examinations in London Item 20 —Printing and publishing report on the geology of Cape Colville Peninsula .. Item 21—Refunds of rent, seotion 127, " The Mining Aot, 1898" Item 22—Reports on accidents Item 23 —Schools of Mines, — Salaries Subsidies, — Coromandel Karangahake Otago University Reefton Thames Waihi Westport 102 0 0 231* 1 4 7 13 0 236 8 0 288 13 0 •500 0 0 157 11 6 330 0 0 523 11 9 39 11 0 Chemicals .. .. .. .. Examination fees Scholarships Books, &c. Travelling-expenses Freight and charges 52 10 3 28 7 0 90 3 4 5 2 6 7 15 10 4 15 7 2,075 15 3 188 14 6 Item 24—Travelling allowances and expenses Item 25—Contingencies,— Advertising Arbitrators' fees Books, stationery, &c. .. Coal .. Freight ana cartage Instruments Insuranoe Law oosts Loaging-allowance Photos for " Mines Reoora " Shipping charges Subscriptions to telephone Timber Typewriter repairs 12 0 6 3 3 0 16 2 3 6 2 10 7 2 8 24 15 0 0 4 2 4 3 1 12 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 6 20 13 0 15 0 0 18 6 2,366 9 9 1,835 13 7 109 16 6 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 68 £13,434 15 6