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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

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

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CLASS XIV.—MINES DEPARTMENT .— Vote No. 45.—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers Item 2—Clerical assistance, wages, &c Item 3 —Compassionate allowance to the widow of J. Galbraitb, late clerk in the manager's office of the Government waterraces, Kumara Item 4—Compensation to Robert Hervie, on account of mining claim taken up found subsequently to be incorrect Item 5—Compensation to Timothy Moriarty for loss of land at Stillwater, originally held by him from the Crown, in full satisfaction Item 6 —Compensation for injuries to daughter of Henry Cavell, at Kumara Water-race, through defective hand-rail Item 7 —Cost of work to be done and material supplied by other Departments Item 8 —Cost of collecting goldflelds revenue Item 9—Cost of work done by Government Printer Item 10—Essays on mining Item 11—Expenses of Royal Commission, Nightcaps disaster - Advertising Cleaning Courthouse, &c. Deed-boxes Hire, speoial train .. Hire, private sitting-rooms Legal oosts .. .. .. . ■ - - Newspapers Plan, Nightcaps Mine Services of Commissioner Sundries Travelling allowances and expenses Typing evidence, &c. Witnesses' expenses £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 68 18 2 553 18 4 25 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 159 6 0 12110 0 26 5 0 I I 3 1 6 5 19 0 1 16 0 42 17 0 6 9 6 222 6 8 3 16 6 4 13 6 30 18 0 0 12 6 755 14 6 3 10 6 39 19 8 1,121 14 10 Item 12—Extinguishing fire, coal-seam, Reefton Item 13 —Expenses of representation at New Zealand International ExhibitionAllowance for attendance at Exhibition Allowance for servioes preparing Mining Handbook Cartage Cost of installing motors Erection and maintenance of model colliery Freight and insuranoe Lithographic stone Lighting Photographs Rescue apparatus Sundries Timber Travelling-expenses Wages 11 4 0 50 0 0 14 18 7 16 5 0 327 19 1 41 11 6 10 0 67 1 0 37 12 0 22 2 9 8 12 11 1 2 6 54 15 4 30 11 10 50 0 0 Less recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years — Sales of timber and fittings of Mines court Sale of gold used in connection with Mines Department exhibit 56 6 2 684 16 6 133 8 2 189 14 4 Item 14—Expenses of Boards of Examiners under Mining and Coal-mines Acts— Advertising .. -. .. Diagrams Examiners' fees for mine-managers' certificates and dredgemasters Setting examination papers Sundries Theodolite Travelling-expenses 70 8 4 9 3 0 243 18 0 153 6 0 2 10 6 35 5 4 93 13 0 495 2 2 Item 15—Grants to libraries in mining townships Item 16—Inspecting timber areas Item 17 —Legal expenses Item 18—Mail-service, Cromarty (half-cost) 608 4 2 60 10 0 122 8 4 206 5 0 Maintenance and management of water-raoes — Item 19—Waimea-Kumara — Auditing Candles and kerosene Cartage Explosives Ironmongery Repairs to ohannel Repairs, tools, &c. Salaries and wages 3 3 0 18 19 6 46 19 9 7 5 0 24 7 10 6 10 0 2 12 6 1,968 11 3 Carried forward 2,078 8 10 3,964 2 0