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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE COMMISSION (DETAILS OF COST OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 20th September, 1898. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing in detail the cost of the Police Commission,, including the amounts paid for salary, wages, and travelling-expenses of each Commissioner; also the amounts paid to each of the witnesses, giving the name of each person examined, and all other payments in detail made in connection with the Commission."—(Mr. Duncan.)

Eetuen showing in Detail the Cost of the Police Commission. £ s. d. £ s. d. H. S. Wardell, Chairman— Advertising .. .. .. .. 90 11 170 days at £3 3s. .. .. .. 535 10 0 Transcribing reporters' notes, and clerical Amount paid in lieu of pension from 9th assistance— February to 28th July, 1898, which Cbristchurch — could not legally be charged to Pen- Hart, L., Miss, transcribing reporters' sionsVote.. .. .. .. 171 7 7 notes .. .. .. .. 6 6 0 Coach-fares .. .. .. .- 7 10 0 Dunedin— Steamer-fares .. .. .. 6 0 0 Sutherland, G., transcribing reporters' Train-fares .. .. .. .. 11 8 2 notes .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 A. Pitt, Commissioner— Smith, J., hire of typewriter.. .. 0 7 6 170 days at £3 3s. .. .. .. 535 10 0 Johnson, J., transcribing reporters' Coach-faros .. .. .. .. 13 0 6 notes .. .. .. .. 8 8 0 Steamer-fares .. .. .. 5 10 0 Napier— Train-fares .. .. •. • ■ 13 7 5 Misses Hardie and Manning, transJ. W. Poynton, Commissioner— cribing reporters' notes .. .. 15 4 6 170 days at £1 Is. .. .. . - 178 10 0 Auckland— Travelling-allowance, 170 days at 15s. .. 127 10 0 Berry, W., transcribing reporters'notes 15 15 0 Coach-fares .. .. .. .• 13 0 6 Mitchell, W. J., clerical assistance .. 0 5 0 Steamer-fares .. .. .. 4 15 0 Wellington— Train-fares .. .. .. * • ■ 13 7 5 Lowe, A. F., clerical assistance .. 214 2 E. W. Kane, Secretary— Baldwin, V. R., clerical assistance .. 016 3 160 days at £1 Is. .. .. .. 168 0 0 Luxford, D. L., transcribing reporters' Remuneration for overtime worked during notes .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 the Commission and during session in Baker, H. C, transcribing reporters' preparing index and general work .. 25 0 0 notes .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Coach-fares .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Onyon, O, transcribing reporters'notes 6 6 0 Steamer-fares .. .. .. 7 10 0 Kinsella, J. L., transcribing reporters' Train-fares .. .. .. .. 8 14 4 notes .. .. .. .. 11 11 0 J. Dunbar Gray, Reporter— Le Grove, H., transcribing reporters' Travelling-allowance, 97 days at £1 Is. .. 101 17 0 notes .. .. .. .. 32 12 0 Coach-fares .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Tasker, J., extra services in arranging Steamer-fares .. .. .. 7 10 0 and correcting evidence, correcting Train-fares t. .. .. .. 814 4 proof-sheets, and passing same A. M. Kay, Reporter— through press .. .. .. 25 0 O Travelling-allowance, 67 days at £1 Is. .. 70 7 0 Cab-hire, express-hire, porterage, gratuities Steamer-fares .. .. .. 2 0 0 to servants, stewards' fees, ferryage, &c, Train-fares .. .. .. .. 5 5 7 for Commissioners, Secretary, Mr. TunD. H. Cameron, Reporter— bridge, Colonel Hume, and reporters .. 71 13 9 'Travelling-allowance, 87 days at £1 Is. .. 91 7 0 Printing evidence and report .. .. 832 15 0 Steamer-fares .. .. .. 2 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 19 3 0 Train-fares .. .. .. .. 10 810 Portfolio and despatch-bag for Mr. Gray, E. J. Le Grove, Reporter— reporter .. .. .. .. 4 5 0 Salary, 22 days at £1 Is. .. .. 23 2 0 Boxes and trunks for conveying papers .. 411 6 Transcribing notes .. .. .. 29 7 0 Exchange on conduct-money for witnesses, Train-fares .. .. .. .. 4 610 remitted by wire, post-office orders, &c . 13 0 J. B. Tunbridge, Commissioner of Police— Solicitor's fee, proceeding against T. Reidy, Travelling-allowance, 93 days at £1 Is. .. 97 13 0 of Napier, for refusing to give evidence Coach-fares .. .. .. .. 13 8 0 (fined £10 and costs) .. .. .. 3 3 0 Steamer-fares .. .. .. 5 0 0 Messengers .. .. .. .. 17 3 6 Train-fares .. .. .. .. 195 Newspapers .. .. .. .. 2 19 0 A. Hume, late Commissioner of Police— Office expenses, cleaning rooms, chair- and Travelling-allowance, 97 days at £1 Is. .. 10117 0 table-hire, &c. .. 7 6 6 Coach-fares .. .. .. .. 12 0 6 Expenses of police in serving summonses on Steamer-fares .. .. .. 4 15 0 witnesses .. .. .. .. 4 15 6 Witnesses' expenses — ■ Amounts paid, as per list attached .. 455 511 Total .. .. ..£4,116 2 8 Cullen, J., Inspector of Police, coach-fares 4 0 0 -lirrrnnrinai^ir