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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1887-88.

£ s. a. & s. d. £ s. d. 15,883 8 3 Brought forward CLASS III.—COLONIAL TEEASUBEB— continued. Vote No. 3d—Miscellaneous — continued. Item G—Indian and Colonial Exhibition, — Freight, cartage, &o. .. .. Repairs to picture-frames, &a. Framing diplomas Damage to picture-frames, &c. Value of exhibits sold refunded Kent .. .. Insurance Honorarium to late Sir J. von Haast .. A. Hose .. '.. „ E. Menzics Telegrams and postage Advertising .. .. Timber and cases for exhibits .. Printing and stationery Salaries, pay, and labour Travelling expenses Analyses of soils, &c. .. .. .. .. .. Flags supplied .. .. .. Miscellaneous 970 1G 7 27 3 6 13 5 0 54 4 0 30 0 11 13 0 0 114 9 0 200 0 0 25 0 0 33 0 (! 15 17 0 0 18 0 G2 6 3 14 1 8 90 0 G 15 1 4 31 11 10 49 7 0 59 7 6 I 1,819 19 1 Less refund of expenses in connection with Samoan exhibits Sale of tufa stone Alluvial gold purchased from Mines Department Refund of part hire of Exhibition safe Sale of show-cases, &c. 11 12 11 37 10 0 115 8 6. 41 5 0 111 14 0 317 10 5 1,502 8 8 Item 7—Expenses connected with the'Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, the Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, and the District Railways Purchasing Acts, — Amount transferred to Property-tax Department Item 8—Stamp duty payable under section 12 of " The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," — Amount of rates duo by Ngaire and Opmiake Districts Item 9 —Refund of property-tax paid in excess by Mr. John Hudson during years 1883-84 to 1885-8G Item 10 —Contingencies,— Extra clerical assistance Assistant binder, wages, 21 March, 1887, to 31 March, 1888 Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers .. Preparation of returns .. .. ' ' .. ... Brown-paper envelopes and freight ' .. .. Bonus, to Treasury messenger .. .. .. Bonus to Assistant Private Secretary Expenses in connection with worn silver coin Postages and revenue stamps, and stamp duty Subscription to Telephone Exchange" for one year to'31 December, 1888 .. .. ' .. .. Speaking-tubas for telephones .. ' .. ' * .. ■ ! . 2,000 0 0 ■ 53 1 5 11 G 2 1,140 19 2 14S 10 0 24 9 0 20 18 9 4 14 9 18 0 0 10 0 0 33 4 5 31 17 1 •• ■ " ■' 15 0 0 ' ■ 0 6 0 Travelling expenses of Private Secretary, to Colonial Treasurer, — Allowance.. .. .. "... Expenses .. .. ... I 15 C 0 56 16 0 21 19 11 78 15 11 17 5 0 375 15 4 33 7 7 Expenses of orderly to Sir J. Vogel Telegrams .. .. .. .. Miscellaneous .. ... 1,953 3 0 t. Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 3d .. £21,403 7 G CLASS IV.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE :— Vote No. 4j—Miscellaneous :—' Item I—Purchase of reports and treatises for Crown Law Office Item 2 —Subsidy towards publication of New Zealand LawReports .. .. .. .. - .. Item 3 —Defalcations of George Harcourt, late Deputy Assignee at Thames .. ,, ... .. ... ., 51 7 6 150 0 0 Carried forward .. ... ... 201 7 G