b.—i. ;

52

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 0 5-190 6

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

Brought forward s. ; s. a s. a. 13,118 4 1 1LASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETABY'3 DEPARTMENT— contd. Vote No. 13—Miscellaneous Seevices— conivnued. Item 36—Grant to Swimming Associations for enoouwigement of swimming Items 37—General Contingencies— Advertising Allowance to Acting - Secretary to Cabinet and Clerk of Executive Council Books and publications Calcumeter .. .. .. .. Carriage of telegrams Compo-rolls Cost of coal arch, Royal visit (liability) Deed-boxes Despatch-bags Door-mats Expenses of taking census, Johnsonviile and Levin Freight and cartage Fountain pens Fuel and light House allowance, messenger, New Plymouth Law costs Law reports for Royal Colonial Institute Lithograph maps, &c. Newspapers Overcoats for messengers Postages Rewards for arrest of deserters Searching English newspapers and cutting clippings in regard to colony Sessional allowances to five private secretaries to Ministers at £25 each Sessional allowances to messengers Soap, towels, &c. Subscriptions to Seamen's Hospital Society Telephone subscriptions and requisites Travelling-allowances of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of officers of Colonial Secretary's Department Typewriters and requisites Washing towels, &c. Weights and measures, Inspection of . Sundries 107 11 9 10 0 0 426 18 0 5 0 0 31 11 5 11 16 6 2 13 1 3 9 0 13 6 0 2 0.0 17 2 6 509 17 2 3 10 0 432 12 9 48 0 0 11 11 0 38 2 6 12 0 0 140 19 1 126 19 2 57 5 8 35 0 0 300 0 0 34 9 9 125 0 0 288 12 0 14 11 0 2 2 0 592 2 7 1,458 0 0 1,204 10 5 281 16 6 68 10 11 53 2 2 69 3 6 32 11 0 Item 38—Gratuity to Captain Jackson Barry : £1 per week for maintenance .. Item 39 —Gratuity to Sam Batt on retirement from public service Item 40—Greater New Zealand Exhibition, Hagley Park, Christchurch* Item 41 —Hand-book on Trout-fishing Item 42 —Imperial Institute expenses Item 43 —Pacific cable : New Zealand's portion of estimated deficiency for 1904-5 Item 44—Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Item 45 —Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson : Mrs. Robinson's two daughters, 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906 .. Item 46—Refund of Supreme Court expenses to Fairfield Thompson Item 47—Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, Grant in aid of .. Item 48-Sir George Grey's statue (expenses) Item 49 —Subsidy to Auckland Institute for purchase of Maori antiquities Item 50—Subsidies to Medical Associations, and printing proceedings Item 51—Subsidy to Society for Protection of Women and Children and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Item 52—Telegrams beyond the colony 6,271 17 5 52 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 151 9 8 8,427 15 4 11 8 0 100 0 0 243 17 8 150 0 0 52 16 1 179 16 9 2,205'11 7 Less recoveries from Cook Islands on account of expenditure of previous years 31,364 16 7 70 16 9 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 13 £31,293 19 10 *Pai( of