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INVERCARGILL LICENSING TRUST—continued Details op Charges, Maintenance, Furniture Replacements, Head Office Salaries and Wages, Etc. Charges £ s. d. Electricity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 977 11 6 Licenses, hotel . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 310 0 0 Annual charges (telephone and Post Office box rentals, heavy-traffic license, boiler and lift certificates, bank charges, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 283 18 0 Disinfectant .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 132 18 9 Printing and stationery (includes some printing of cheques and embossing) .. . . 866 1 11 Signwriting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 1 5 Legal fees (including stamp duties, search fees, &c.) .. .. .. .. 1,015 5 3 Flowers .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 162 0 4 Stamps, telegrams, and bureaux .. .. .. .. .. .282 14 11 Advertisements (staff, tenders, sites, Managers, &c.) .. .. .. .. 63 19 10 Hireage (furniture and crockery) .. . . .. . . .. .. 53 2 11 Valuation fees (witness expenses, plans, &c., re Grand, Cecil, Appleby, Railway, &c.) 344 11 8 Travelling-expenses (Chairman, members, Managers for interview) .. .. 36 19 3 Daily papers (all hotels and Head Office) .. .. .. .. .. 138 18 4 Advertising (Brown Owl, Avenal, &c.) .. .. . . .. .. 122 9 0 Building permit .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 44 0 0 Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 6 0 Sundries .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. 118 11 7 £5,309 10 8 Maintenance £ s. dPlumbing repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 413 10 1 Painting, glazing, and signwriting (chiefly Newburghs, Brown Owl, and Elm wood).. 1,454 18 6 Electrical repairs .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 131 15 10 Cleaning windows (Brown Owl and Head Offiee) .. .. .. .. 63 6 6 Plastering and brickwork (chiefly Newburghs and Deschlers) .. .. .. 128 19 1 Chimney-sweeping (Grand and Brown Owl) ... .. . . .. .10 13 6 Tar and sand (Newburgh roof) . . .. .. . . .. .. 36 19 0 Fixture repairs (chiefly Newburgh and Grand) . . .. .. .. .. 87 16 6 Gravel for roads and rights-of-way .. . . . . . . . . . . 17 15 6 Wages and materials, &c. (for carpentering repairs to all of Trust premises, including Head Office and store) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,733 14 11 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 11 8 £4,094 1 1 Furniture Replacements £ s. d. Electric globes .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 78 18 0 Glasses .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 491 0 1 Crockery and cutlery .. . . . . . . .. .. .. 521 2 10 Table-cloths, smocks, linen, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 392 4 10 Brushes, mops, and ironmongery .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 7111 Piano-tuning and gramophone records .. .. .. .. .. .. 3166 Blinds .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 54 14 2 Lino, carpets, and rugs (replacement and cleaning) .. .. .. .. 630 10 2 Keys (various hotels) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 15 7 Rubber tubing for beer equipment .. .. . . .. . . 16 14 0 Repairs to furniture and equipment . . . . .. .. .. .. 552 17 5 Coffee tables, trays, &c. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 80 1 3 Difference in replacement value, cash registers .. .: .. .. .. 38 12 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 3 4 £3,013 1 9

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