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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS— continued.

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Item. 19 i9-10. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No 60— continued. Chaeges of and incidental to — continued. Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden Art Galleries (subsidies £1 for £1) — Auckland (balance) Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act, 1908 " Cleaning offices Commissions of Inquiry Consulting Medical Officer in London (10 months at £900) Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services ... Contribution towards cost of revised Maori Dictionary Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Depart- £ 3 4 75 5 6 7 8 139 10 1,500 20 9 750 10 100 11 12 13 200 30 500 14 215 15 ment Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of "The Public Works Act, 1908 " Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" Cost of preparing and printing official history of the New Zealand International Exhibition Cost of obtaining bird-skins for British Museum Cost of transferring huia birds Dominion Day celebrations, 1908, Expenses incurred in connection with Extra clerical assistance and extra messengers Fire Brigades—Attending Annual Conference Railway passes for Fire Brigades Annual Conference (grant-in-aid) ... Freight and cartage Fuel for Government offices General contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote Grant to Prime Minister for expenses of attending Imperial Defence Conference in London, 1909 Grant to Private Secretary to Prime Minister to cover expenses incurred in connection with visit to London on public business, including Imperial Defence Conference Grant to Dr. Fitchett, Solicitor-General, to defray expenses of visit to London on public business Gratuity equal to one year's honorarium to widow of late member of the Legislature, Mrs. G. F. Richardson Gratuities to workmen for losses sustained through bush-fires while employed by Roads Department House-allowance, Messenger at Government Buildings, New Plymouth Imperial Institute Light and water for various Government buildings Locomotion - expenses of Governor and staff when travelling between Palmerston North and Wellington, in addition to amount provided by Second Schedule to " The Civil List Act, 1908 " Manual of New Zealand Mollusca Memorial to Sir James Hector (subsidy, £1 for £1) ... Office equipment, including telephones Pacific cable — New Zealand's portion of estimated deficiency Payment to Router's Telegram Company for special telegrams ... ... 50 16 17 50 550 18 19 20 700 50 100 21 22 37 500 23 24 25 26 300 400 400 450 27 500 800 28 450 29 450 30 81 300 32 15 33 34 35 48 100 900 36 37 38 39 7 775 500 200 40 6,767 400