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B—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

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tern. MISCELLANEOUS BBBVIOBS— continued. 191 0-11. 7 8 9 10 VOTE No. 61— continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Assessment Courts under the Rating Act, 1908 Cleaning offices Commissions of Inquiry Compassionate allowance to W. Purchase, messenger, High Commissioner's Office, on retirement Compassionate allowance to widow of H. D. Matier, late temporary clerk, Postal Department Compensation to J. J. Meikle in full and final payment for wrongful imprisonment ... £5 ,000 Less reduction in Committee of Supply 2 ,500 £ 10 1,700 20 222 £ 11 156 12 2,500 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services ... Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland Contribution towards Antarctic expedition (Captain Scott) Contribution towards cost of memorial tower at Halifax, Nova Scotia Contributions for memorial to Hon. Albert Pitt, Nelson Coronation expenses in New Zealand (on account) Cost of celebrations in connection with the Jubilee of Gabriel's Gully gold rush (£1 for £1) .. Cost of fares and passages in connection with the military tournament at Palmerston North ... Cost of printing pamphlet on variations of standards of values in New Zealand Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions Cost of work to be done by Surveyor-General's Depart100 200 500 1,000 25 300 1,000 21 500 22 100 23 100 24 350 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... Departmental inquiry: Taxes and Valuation Departments Dominion Day celebrations, 1910, expenses incurred in connection with Donation for relief of distress caused by disaster in Wellington Colliery, Whitehaven, England Expenses in connection with decease of King Edward VII and accession of King George V Expenses in connection with visit of Imperial troops (February, 1901), (outstanding liability) Expenses in connection with military revews, &c, during Field-marshal Lord Kitchener's visit Expenses in connection with rain-making operations at Oamaru Extra clerical assistance and extra messengers Festival of Empire, London Eire 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 the Imperial Conference and Coronation of the King ... 50 25 50 300 26 27 28 29 30 700 50 100 31 1,000 32 100 33 1,000 34 400 33 35 36 7,400 37 38 39 50 331 2,500 40 41 42 43 300 400 300 450 44 300 1,500