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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

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

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Brought forward £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 19,286 6 2 CLASS XV.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS -ctd. Vote No. 55 —Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 31 —Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894" Item 32 —Expenses in connection with entertainment of guests of the Dominion at the New Zealand International Exhibition Item 33—Expenses in connection with the decease and burial of Right Hon. R. J. Seddon Item 34 —Expenses in connection with rain-making experiments at Oamaru Item 35 —Expenses incurred by the High Commissioner consequent on Imperial Conference Item 36—Expenses connected with mementoes of H.M.S. " Britomart," presented to the Akaroa Borough Council Item 37—Expenses of Commissions of Inquiry Item 38 —Fire brigades attending annual conference, railway passes for .. Item 39—Fire brigades annual conference, grant in aid Item 40—Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, rent of Item 41—Gas and water for various Government buildings, &c Item 42—Grant to swimming associations for encouragement of swimming .. .. .. .. .. .. Item 43 —General Contingencies— Advertising Books and publications Carriage of mails to Hia Exoellency the Governor when travelling Carriage of telegrams Compo-rolls Cost, &c, of remounting the Chevalier picture collection .. Despatch-bags Eastbrook Borough Commission : inquiring into petition for and against constitution of borough— Shorthand reporting Hearing evidence and reporting on same 471 6 6 306 13 4 236 4 3 85 4 5 6 9 7 5 11 3 179 17 2 400 0 0 1,19716 3 200 0 0 119 5 4 375 17 3 I 7 2 6 10 2 2 1 14 0 17 7 6 21 14 3 2 2 0 10 10 0 12 12 0 708 19 6 510 14 8 23 4 3 Freight and. cartage Fuel .. Furniture for offioea House allowance to messenger at New Plymouth, 1st March, 1907, to 31st January, 1908 Maps and pnotographs Marine insurance on printed papers forwarded by the High Commissioner Medical attendance to messenger injured in service Newspapers and cuttings Overcoats and uniforms for messengers Passage money to New Zealand of D. B. Blair (since refunded) Payment to messengers for work, practising with fireapparatus Refund to New Zealand International Exhibition Account in respect of insurance premiums to Lloyd's in London Rewards for arrest of naval deserters Sessional allowances to messengers in attendance on Ministers during session Stationery Straw, _o., supplied to Volunteer camp at Auckland on occasion of the visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of York Telephone subscriptions, removals, repairs, &c. Tell-tale clock forms Towels, &c. Tram tickets for messengers and others Travelling allowances and expenses of officers Typewriters and requisites Washing towels Weights and measures, Inspection of Sundries 44 0 0 26 10 0 5 7 4 14 0 0 197 8 3 102 17 0 10 0 0 17 10 0 198 19 6 65 0 0 328 4 0 30 2 3 10 0 8 211 19 11 2 4 6 30 13 4 5 8 4 49 5 10 79 2 1 52 5 9 90 13 3 9 8 4 Item 44 -Grant to High Commissioner in London for expenses in connection with entertainment, Colonial Conference .. Item 45—Grant to cover expenses of the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, on sick-leave to England Item 46—Grant to oover expenses of the Private Secretary accompanying the Hon. W. Hall-Jonea to England Item 47 —Grant to Athenaeum, Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island 3,389 13 9 250 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 Carried forward 26,815 2 8