H.—4o,

1881. NEW ZEALAND

EXPENSES OF SELECT COMMITTEES (RETURN OF).

Meturn to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated VWi August, 1881. " (1.) That there be laid upon the table a return showing the cost and incidental expenses of each Committee of the House of Representatives in the year 1880. (2.) That a similar return should be prepared for the like expenditure during the present session; and, if possible, laid before this House before the prorogation of Parliament."- — {Mr. Murray.)

Return of Cost of Select Committees for the Year 1880.

Title of Committee. Clerical Assistance. Shorthand Reporting. Witnesses' Expenses. Stationery and Printing. Totals. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Native Affairs 72 0 0 148 5 0 182 19 0 2 0 0 405 4 0 Public Petitions 72 0 0 166 8 0 117 11 0 13 4 3 369 3 3 Public Accounts 48 0 0 87 16 0 74 11 0 7 13 G 218 0 6 Waste Lands 72 0 0 45 4 0 9 10 126 5 0 Local Bills 63 0 0 34 18 0 10 0 98 18 0 Press Telegrams 36 0 0 53 5 0 2 0 0 91 5 0 Gold Fields 8 0 0 69 3 0 10 0 78 3 0 Petitions Classification 52 0 0 10 0 53 0 0 Bankruptcy Law 36 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 47 0 0 Agriculture 36 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 42 0 0 Patetere Land 36 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 42 0 a House 36 0 0 10 0 37 0 0 Reporting Debates and Printing 24 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 27 10 0 Standing Orders 8 0 0 12 7 0 10 0 21 7 0 Impounding and Other Bills ... 20 0 0 10 0 21 0 0 Statutes Revision 12 0 0 10 0 13 0 0 Library 8 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 Joint on Standing Orders 3 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 Selection ... 3 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 Joint on Bills 3 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 648 0 0 639 16 0 375 1 0 48 18 9 1,711 15 9 Nora.—The first column of this return ia only approximate.