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STATEMENT in detail of the EXPENDITURE under VOTE No. -13—continued.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1877-78.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 6,083 10 7 £ s. d. 11,085 9 8 Brought forward Miscellaneous, Special, and Temporary Objects— continued. General Contingencies — continued. Telegrams ... Miscellaneous 1,867 15 10 3,037 14 11 10,989 1 4 133 6 8 629 16 8 1,006 8 4 528 13 0 223 6 6 1,200 0 0 1,044 10 4 1,461 3 7 Rent of Government Offices Rent of Residences for Ministers Expenses of Government Steamer Expenses of Investment of Sinking Fund, Consolidated Loan Civil Service Examination Board Collection of Agricultural Statistics Introduction of Salmon and White Fish Ova " Public Health Act, 1876 " Pensions, — Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1 July to 30 June, 1878 ... Maora Materoa, 1 Oct., to ,, Maraca Tukuiho, 1 July to 31 Dec, 1877 ... Aramata Pongahuru, 1 Oct., to 30 June, 1878 ... Meri Katea, „ to „ Riria Karaitiana, 1 July to „ Erueti (child of W. Christie, deceased) „ to „ Henare, ,, ,, ,, „ to „ Wiremu, „ ,, ,, ,, to ,, 53 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 Escheated Estate of late R. Brown Resident Magistrate, Waikouaiti and Palmerston, travelling expenses Honorarium to Sir JuUus Vogel for services in England Compensation to widow of late pensioner A. McCombie Work on New Zealand Grasses... Defalcations of E. C. Meredith, Clerk, Resident Magistrate's Court, Carlyie ... Refund of residue of intestate estate of Erick Wickstram Clerk in charge, Government Agent's Office, Auckland Francis Patoky, compensation in lieu of land Intestate estate of Wm. Walker „ E. Penny ,, E. J. Garvey Bonus to exporters of Rabbit-skins Cattle inspection Refund to Ah Long, money confiscated on conviction Census, 1878... Amount paid for Drafting Bills Gratuity to Nelson Naval Brigade ,, to widow of late Clerk of Court, Naseby ... Allowance to widow of the late Colonial Architect.., Land claims of Sartoris, Downe, and others Koroko Karetai, for stone used in erection of Lighthouse, Taiaroa Head W. IT. Taipari, settlement of claim re discovery of Gold, Thames Gold Fields ... Aids to Prospecting Costs and damages payable to Plaintiff in Russell o. Grindell and Didsbury, and costs of Defendants ... ... ... ... Provincial Executive Officers, — Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... ... ... ... Westland 146 0 0 647 17 8 175 0 0 3,000 0 0 25 0 0 80 19 0 28 14 8 88 3 10 141 13 4 25 0 0 58 1 4 10 9 0 10 14 4 488 12 6 277 16 11 23 1 0 6,142 14 4 50 0 0 50 0 0 325 0 0 1,256 5 0 186 16 10 ... 50 0 0 500 0 0 42 3 3 285 0 0 475 0 0 285 0 0 190 0 0 475 0 0 285 0 0 5,637 6 0 1,995 0 0 Recommendation of Public Petitions Committee in case of Thomas Telford ... Compensation to Mrs. H. McManus Colonial Botanical Gardens W. Henwood, compensation awarded by Judge Beckham, for loss during Taranaki war, 1863 Messrs. Hoby, Tate, Dorset, Berridge, and Skinner, compensation awarded by Judge Beckham for loss during Taranaki war, 1863 ... 100 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 0 430 5 0 Total ... 50,994 10 1 Deduct Recoveries, —■ Stationery, &c. ... Insurances General Contingencies ... Rent of Residences for Ministers ... Expenses of Government steamer ... Civil Service Examination Board ... Clerk, Government Agent's Office, Auckland Census, 1878 ... 835 10 4 2 19 0 265 19 8 12 10 0 5 8 0 54 10 6 41 13 4 5 10 0 1,224 0 10 Total net Expenditure... £49,770 9 3