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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1898-99.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 343 0 10 ILASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. Vote No. 67.—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 7—Compassionate allowance to the children of the late Torpedoman Heighton, at the rate of £1 per week, 9th February, 1898, to 21st March, 1899 Item 8—Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall, 26th February, 1898, to 25th February, 1899.. Item 9—Compassionate allowance to the mother of the late Gunner R. Driver Item 10—Compensation to widow of the late Acting-Bom-bardier J. Densem, No. 2 Service Company Item 11—Compensation to two sergeant majors on retirement from service— Sergeant-major Blaokmore Sergeant-major Purvis 58 0 0 39 0 0 25 0 0 146 0 0 58 10 11 30 5 4 88 16 3 Item 12—Compensation to Gunner D. Galvin, medically unfit for further service Item 13 —Compensation for damage done by sea-encroaohment at St. Clair Item 14—Repairs, &c, to military graveyards Item 15 —Repairs to machinery and hulls of steam-launches— S.s. " Gordon " .. .. .. S.s. " Lyttelton " S.s. " Ballance " Torpedo-boat, Port Chalmers Slip charges 139 5 4 4 0 3 96 16 3 25 9 9 25 10 9 118 12 6 421 10 6 30 3 9 291 2 4 Item 16—Repairs to jetty, Shelly Bay Item 17 —Proportion of salaries of two Inspectors of Explosives Item 18—Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores Item 19—Expenses in connection with Native disturbance at Rawene— Allowance to Rev. T. G. Hammond to cover expenses Ambulance party Boat-, buggy-, and horse-hire Board of families, meals, &c. Fuel, &c Interpreters' fees .. Medical officers and medicines Maintaining communication between telegraph-offices", and overtime to staff Provisions Proseoutions of Maori prisoners Railway fares, freight, and cartage Services of steamers " Gairloch," " Glenelg," and "Tutanekai" Travelling allowances and expenses I 27 0 0 21 16 6 109 3 6 15 16 0 11 7 0 20 0 0 164 2 6 108 6 8 189 10 11 66 7 0 137 13 3 7 7 0 19 12 6 755 0 0 92 16 6 Item 20—Expenses in connection with " The Explosives Aot Amendment Act, 1897".. Item 21 —Expenses, rifle-shooting competitions,— Ammunition Cartage and freight Grant to New Zealand Rifle Association for volley-firing, &o. Medals Pay of markers Railway-fares Sundries 1,448 1 9 75 14 9 257 0 -8 105 0 11 70 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 226 19 10 20 8 1 Item 22 —Purchase, &c, of medals.. Item 23—Purchase of Martini-Henry ammunition Item 24—Purchase of tents, boilers, &c. Item 25 —Volunteer camps of instruction, — Camp-allowance Freight and cartage Railway- and steamer-fares Travelling allowance and expenses Sundries 698 9 6 88 2 8 15,021 14 0 64 1 6 2,930 19 8 280 15 1 286 8 8 206 8 2 85 12 6 3,790 4 1 Item 26—Erection of Volunteer offices at Christohuroh Item 27—Boring cylinders for H.P. mountings, B.L. guns Item 28—Moiety of expenses towards rebuilding the sea-wall of the military cemetery at Tauranga Item 29—Passages from England of officer and non-commis-sioned officer, Royal Artillery, engaged as drill-instructors.. Item 30—Passages and expenses of two military cadets sent to England for instruction . 55' 4 10 177 17 1 409 15 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 67 £23,688 8 11 , !