8.—7.

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item. 19 18-9. MUSEUM DEPARTMENT. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 8 £ VOTE No. 55. Salaries— Director Museum Assistant and Draughtsman Messenger and Keeper Taxidermist ... .:. Photographic Assistant Clerk Museum Attendant, also Printer Cleaner 500 200 160 166 80 120 104 78 1,408 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Other Charges incidental to — Books and other publications, including binding Cleaning, freight, and cartage ... Copy of international catalogue of scientific literature . Cost of obtaining busts of Maoris for Museum Cost of printing materials Fuel, light, and water Maori exhibit at New Zealand Exhibition ... Office equipment Photographic apparatus for Museum Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes ..,'. ... Printing Museum Bulletins Purchase of specimens, pictures, and chemicals Sunday attendance at Museum Telephone and fire-alarm charges Time-ball and astronomical observatory Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 50 100 20 725 70 70 50 50 60 50 100 400 13 16 100. 100 150 Total—Vote No. 55 ... 2,124 3 ,53 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 4 5 (! 7 8 1. 2 3 VOTE No. 56. Charges incidental to — Advertising and printing Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden Art Galleries (subsidies £1 for £1) — Canterbury Auckland (balauce) Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act, 1908 " Bonus for mineral oil Cleaning offices Commissions of Inquiry Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Messenger E. A. Drury Compensation to J. .1. Meikle in full and final payment for wrongful imprisonment ... £5,000 ; j Less reduction in Committee of Supply 4,999 100 75 500 343 20 500 1 ,500 20 100 0 ..» i i '' Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services ... Contribution towards the cost of obtaining on loan national pictures for exhibition throughout the Dominion .1 to 100 ii 12 200 100