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CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

[tern. 1898-99. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hi 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 VOTE No. 14. General Contingencies Rent of Government Offices Expenses under " The Public Health Act, 1876 " Expenses under "The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877 " Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894" Analysts under the Adulteration Prevention Acts, 3 at £100 Salary of Resident, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Salary of the late Resident at Rarotonga to 31st March, 1899 Travelling-expenses of the late Resident to and from Rarotonga Expenses connected with the Residency, Rarotonga House allowance to Hon. Mr. Carroll Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson —Mrs. Robinson's three daughters ... Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition, 1898-99, Grant to New Zealand Institute, Grant to Imperial Institute Expenses Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Grant in aid ... Humane Society of New Zealand, Grant in aid Grant in aid of Fire Brigades' Annual Conference, 1899 Railway-passes for Fire Brigade Delegates to Conference to be held at Queenstown, February, 1899 Railway-passes for Fire Brigade Delegates to meeting in March, 1898 ... ... ..'. Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs Tariffs Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of Gas and water for various Government Buildings, &e. Cost of Work to be done by Surveyor-General's Departments Bonus for discovery of coprolites • Bonus for felt industry Bonus to aid Flax Industry Encouragement of hemp industry Introduction of salmon-ova—Liabilities Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Payment to the representatives of the late Hon. Ropata Wahawaha, M.L.C., being the amount he would have received under " The Payment of Members Act, 1892," had he not been granted leave of absence Purchase of New Zealand Herbarium (collection of plants) from the legal representatives of the late Professor Kirk New Zealand Flora J. Barrett, expenses incurred in appeal case under Impounding Act Refund of amount paid for medical attendance on the crew and passengers of the barque " Lothair " under quarantine inspection at Nelson Compilation of early history of the colony... Compassionate allowance to widow of M. Corliss, late Keeper, Quarantine-station, Wellington .. Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Sweeney, whose husband was killed on railway co-operative works at Mangaonoho £ 7,000 100 2,700 10 • 20 300 500 276 76 50 100 100 500 500 150 100 100 250 511 772 300 25 800 * £ 25 20 27 28 29 30 50 200 500 3,000 1,000 225 500 31 32 38 450 100 33 34 35 26 54 75 36 37 38 25 50