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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1891-92.

£ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. 1,023 2 7 Brought forward CLASS IX.—MINISTER OF NATIVE AFFAIRS—continued. Vote No. 52—Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 7 —Expenses of Native Land Laws Commission, — Special allowance and travelling-allowances Travelling-expenses 468 15 6 122 16 8 Services of Secretary, Shorthand-writer, and Translator Clerical assistance Advertising and printing Miscellaneous 591 12 2 584 16 0 21 10 0 15 12 3 8 10 1,221 11 5 Item 8 —Payment to William Wear, in full satisfaction of claim for balance of salary as Engineer of the s.s. " Hannah Mokau"inl880 Item 9 —In final settlement of Mrs. John White's claim under agreement with her late husband in connection with his work entitled " The Ancient History of the Maori " 57 1 4 500 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 52 £2,801 15 4 CLASS X.—MINISTER OF MINES :— Vote No. 55—Miscellaneous Services :— Maintenance and management of Water-races,— Item 1—Nelson Creek Item 2—Waimea-Kumara Kumara Sludge-channel Item 3—Thames, Otago, and Reefton Schools of Mines,— Salaries Travelling-expenses AdvertisingPayment to William Goodlet for services as Lecturer Subsidies to Schools of Mines, &c.— Thames Reefton Otago University Victoria Institute, Capleston 351 15 10 2,459 1 9 404 13 0 537 10 0 95 15 9 6 0 0 50 0 0 3,215 10 7 130 0 0 40 14 0 500 0 0 11 0 0 681 14 0 1,370 19 9 Item 4—Compensation and expenses in connection with proclamation of Arahura and Teremakau Rivers as tailingschannels Item 5—Mail service, Coal Island, to 30th June, 1891 Item 6—Road to open up Puhipuhi Field Item 7 —Payment to Buller County for repairs to Nile Bridge Item 8—Expenses of Board of Examiners for Mine-managers' certificates Item 9—Collection of mineral specimens as exhibits.. Item 10—Expenses in connection with the Taupiri Coal-mine prosecution Item 11—To give effect to recommendation of Goldfields and Mines Committees on petition of Henry Cavill Item 12—Compensation to Messrs. Arthur and Saxon for loss of water-rights near Cromwell Item 13 —Gratuity to Thomas Quill, on account of the death of his son Item 14—£1 for £1 subsidy, final reward for discovery of the Mahakipawa Goldfield Item 15 —Contingencies ana Mining Inspector's travellingexpenses, — Salaries Travelling-expenses Law-costs, witnesses, expenses, &c Engrossing leases, plans, &c. Subsidy towards sinking Larnach's engine-shaft, Kapanga Gold-mining Company Refund of deposits Advertising, printing, and stationery Miscellaneous 450 0 0 484 11 6 300 0 0 162 4 6 649 7 9 30 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 255 8 0 1,015 6 7 293 6 2 47 6 10 64 7 0 20 0 0 22 11 3 93 1 4 1,811 7 2 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 55 £8,624 1 3 CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF DEFENCE :— Vote No. 64—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Rewards for convictions in sly grog-cases] Item 2—Repairs to military graveyards Item 3—Purchase of long-service medals Item 4—Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Item 5—Pension of late F. G. Rawson continued to his widow Item 6—Pension of late W. Oliver continued to his widow .. Item 7—Pension of late Mrs. Passmore continued to her sisters 55 0 0 24 0 10 89 8 0 46 0 0 45 0 0 47* 0 0 Carried forwara 306 8 10