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STATEMENT in detail of the EXPENDITURE under VOTE No. 61, for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1877-78

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland : — Compensation to East Coast Natives for sheep destroyed to prevent spread of scab (net) Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... Subsidies, 1876-77 ... Administration of Gold Fields ... 863 15 0 68 0 0 107 19 8 249 14 7 1,289 9 3 Taranaki : — Cost of felling bush on site of proposed new Township, Patea Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... Subsidies, 1876-77 ... 991 5 0 201 1 0 61 5 8 1,253 11 8 Wellington : — Patent Slip Guarantee Pensions Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... Administration of Gold Fields (Chief Office) Subsidies, 1876-77 ... 2,450 0 0 261 13 4 31 0 0 12 17 0 44 3 9 Hawke's Bay : — Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... Subsidies, 1876-77 ... 2,799 14 1 77 0 0 163 11 6 240 11 6 Nelson : — Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... Pensions Administration of Gold Fields ... 99 10 0 100 0 0 232 7 7 ■>! 431 17 7 Marlborough : — Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... 77 13 0 Canterbury :— Pensions Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board... Grant in aid, Girls'High School Subsidy to School of Mines School Buildings High School Buildings College Maintenance ... Domain Boards Cemeteries ... Subsidies, 1876-77 ... 509 8 10 155 0 0 250 0 0 450 0 0 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 3,350 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 798 6 10 Westland : — Administration of Gold Fields ... Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... ,512 15 8 124 14 5 56 16 6 181 10 11 Otago : — School of Mines Pensions Refund of rent, &c, Arrow River United Gold-Mining Company Compensation for determination of lease of runs ... Fees to Members of Waste Lands Board ... Administration of Gold Fields ... District Land Officers... 1,000 0 0 62 13 4 106 6 7 1,273 18 0 428 7 9 473 17 10 85 16 8 3,431 0 2 Total ... £60,218 3 10