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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1889-90.

Brought forward £ s. a, £ s. d. £ s. d. 10,729 5 1 CLASS II.—COLONIAL SEOBETABY— continued. Vote No. 15.—Miscellaneous Sebvices— continued. Item 9—H. M. Brewer, addition to pension, 1 April, 1889, to 31 March, 1890 Item 10 —"Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880," — Salaries Miscellaneous 25 0 0 358 6 8 100 15 8 459 2 4 Item 11—Expenses of printing Transactions of New Zealand Institute Item 12—Rent of Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, 1 year to 1st November, 1889 Item 13 —Cost of work done by Survey Department Item 14—Grant-in-aid to Royal Humane Society of Australasia Item 15—Maintenance of Manawatu Gorge bridge and road .. Item 16—Expenses of West Coast Commission Item 17 —New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, — Subsidy Cost of exhibits Telegrams Freight and cartage Packing exhibits Insurance Advertising, printing, &c. Timber, packing-cases, &c. Proportion of cost of Professor Dickenson's lecturing tour .. Furniture and fittings Wages Photographs, &c, of New Zealand Court Travelling expenses Miscellaneous 9,989 8 0 322 18 7 31 6 6 293 9 1 322 0 7 985 7 10 13 2 6 283 2 1 300 0 0 139 17 3 505 2 5 38 12 6 34 11 0 2 13 0 500 0 0 20 15 0 56 17 6 100 0 0 519 15 3 Item 18—Universal Exhibition at Paris, — Freight and cartage Cost of exhibits Insurance and charges ... Salaries and wages Photographs of Exhibition Show-cases, &c. Travelling expenses Subscriptions to newspapers Decorations, fittings, &c. Special contribution towards general expenses Postages and telegrams Stationery, &c. Expenses of Commissioner, &c, in Paris Contingencies 13,261 0 4 625 13 1 140 17 2 55 18 9 552 4 6 47 13 0 269 17 3 222 12 5 8 0 0 773 16 1 333 6 8 68 0 4 43 15 4 257 2 2 23 0 8 Item 19 —Introduction of Chamois Item 20—Fire Brigades' Annual Demonstration Grant-in-aid Passes issued to Firemen who attended Demonstration at Dunedin 3,421 17 5 250 0 0 170 8 10 420 8 10 160 6 11 Item 21—A. Reischek, for cases of stuffed birds Item 22—Purchase of copyright and stock on hand of " New Zealand Justice of the Peace " and " Reports of Court of Appeal," by the late Mr. Justice Johnston Item 23—Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Messenger F. H. Carr Item 24—Compassionate allowance to M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine Station, Wellington, 1 April, 1889, to 31 December, 1889 Item 25—To defray expenses of His Excellency the Governor entertaining during the Exhibition in Dunedin Item 26—Grant to the daughters of the late Mr. James Macandrew, £500 to each daughter as a recognition of the deceased gentleman's services to the colony 300 0 0 60 0 0 18 15 0 1,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 £33,053 9 8 CLASS III.— COLONIAL TREASURER:— Vote No. 19.—Miscellaneous :— Item 1—Expenses of investment of Sinking Fund under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 " — Notarial charges .. » .. Commission on paying off drawn bonds Advertising and printing 13 13 Q 243 0 0 21 4 6 277 17 6 Carried forward 277 17 6