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Cost of Commissions appointed from 1st January, 1903, to 29th August, 1912 — continued.

The above return has been compiled from information supplied by the Departments concerned. J. Hislop, Under-Secretary. Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 12th August, 1913.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £2 12s. 6d.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l3.

Pries 3d.]

Date of Commission. Subject. Cost. Remarks. 1911 1911 (First) Commission re proposed Riccarton Borough Inquiry under the Hawke's Bay Rivers Act, 1910 £ s. d. Nil. 1911 1911 1911 Nil. 770 14 3 Expenses paid by River Board. 1911 Commission re proposed Fendalton Borough Representation Commission Re financial adjustment between Selwyn County Council and Tawera County Council Inquiry into disposition of lands contained in the Kaiapoi Native Reserve Inquiry into matter concerning West Coast settlement reserve leases Western Taranaki Railways Commission Commission on Education 55 0 0 Cost borne by local bodies. 1912 332 0 0 Including printing of report and evidence. 1912 1912 210 4 6 2,275 0 2 1912 1912 1911 1911 1911-12 .. 1911-12 .. 1911-12 .. 1911-12 .. (Second) Commission re proposed Riccarton Borough Inquiry into cost of living in New Zealand Whangarei Abattoir-site Commission Gaming Commission Auckland-Waikato Acclimatization Commission .. Public Service Commission Alteration of boundaries of Borough of Waikouaiti Alteration of boundaries of Borough of Wanganui East Commission re financial adjustment consequent on subdivision of old Selwyn County Inquiry into certain charges against E. H. Baxter (warder), Mount Eden, Auckland, under Civil Service Act, 1908 Nil. 1,855 7 6 55 15 6 1,889 1 4 175 6 2 1,601 0 3 17 0 7 11 17 8 Nil. 1911 182 15 6 Seventy-six Commissions : Total cost to Government £62,445 10 3