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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1891-92.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. 13,272 15 10 £ s. d. 23,629 1 0 CLASS V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH— continued. Vote- No. 35—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 6—Office expenses, contingencies, &c— continued. Repairs, additions, and fittings to buildings Temporary officers Travelling- and relieving-expenses Travelling-expenses of Post Office Inspectors Uniforms for letter-carriers and messengers 2,942 10 3 1,275 0 6 3,663 2 3 403 9 5 459 18 3 22,016 16 6 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 35 £45,645 17 6 CLASS VI.—COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS :— Vote No. 37—Customs, Miscellaneous Services:— Item 1— Quarantine-keepers, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers.. Item 2—Quarantine contingencies.. Item 3—Bonus on exportation of canned and cured fish Item 4—Refund of Bonded Warehouse duty Item 5—Duty on sundry articles remitted by order of the Commissioner of Customs Item 6—Refund of amount realised on goods sold under the provisions of " The Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889".. 459 12 0 183 0 5 554 18 2 30 9 6 19 11 7 72 12 1 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 37 £1,320 3 9 Vote No. 39—Marine, Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—" Hinemoa," s.s., working-expenses — Wages Coal Provisions, &c. Repairs, stores, &c 3,435 18 11 1,514 7 2 1,460 4 1 1,542 14 5 Less recoveries for rations, passage-money, and towage.. 7,953 4 7 382 6 11 Item 2—Expenses of s.s. " Stella " whilst laid up — Wages Oil, &c 7,570 17 S 117 12 0 6 8 1 124 0 1 Item 3—Guaranteed interest to Wellington Patent Slip Company to 31st March, 1891 Item 4—Hydrographic Survey, Poverty Bay Item 5—Grant to Waitaki County Council for making roads to Port Moeraki Item 6 —Buoys and beacons, Gisborne 2,114 15 9 170 17 8 Less amount recovered in respect of charges made last year for protection of fish and oysters 9,980 11 2 2 2 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 39 £9,978 9 2 CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION :- Vote No. 47 —Miscellaneous Services: — Item 1—Work on New Zealand Entomology Item 2—Grant in aid of the Wellington College ■ Item 3 —Technical-instruction classes 100 0 0 1,000 0 0 628 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 47 £1,728 0 0 CLASS IX.—MINISTER OF NATIVE AFFAIRS :— Vote No. 52—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Expenses of Commis.sion, under "The Native Land Court Acts Amendment Act, 1889 " Item 2—Amount in full settlement of Mr. John Short's claim in respect of land purchased by him at Mangere, Auckland Item 3—Legal costs of Supreme Court action, Toko Reihana v. James Moore Item 4—Rent received by Government for Section No. 23, Manurewa, Mangere, Auckland, and aue to the owner, Tiahuia .. .. .. Item 5—Expenses of Miaaie Island Native Claims Commission Special allowance and travelling-allowance Travelling-expenses Clerical assistance 33 2 4 120 0 0 66 1 8 586 16 8 113 18 0 37 11 11 33 0 0 184 9 11 Item 6 —Expenses of Wairarapa Lake Commission, — Special allowance and travelling-allowance Clerical assistance Rent of hall 21 7 0 8 5 0 3 0 0 32 12 0 Carried forward 1,023 2 7