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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1898-99.

s. s. £ s. d. CLASS XIV.—POLICE DEPARTMENT:— Vote No. 69 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1 —Rewards for conviction in sly-grog cases Item 2—Expenses attending the detection of sly-grog sellers .. Item 3—Expenses of the Royal Commission on the Police Force of the Colony*— Advertising .. .. .. ... Allowance to Commissioners Allowance to Commissioner of Police Allowance to ex-Commissioner of Police Allowance to secretary Allowance to reporters Cab, express, and porterage Miscellaneous Printing report and evidence Steamer, coach, and train fares Transcription of shorthand notes Witnesses' expenses 47 6 2 1,548 7 7 97 13 0 101 17 0 171 19 0 316 0 0 71 13 9 81 10 0 832 15 0 199 11 10 112 17 5 443 19 11 266 10 0 315 3 1 Item 4—Expenses in connection with Dr. Orpen's extradition from the United States— Expenses of detective going to San Francisco Solicitor's costs Payments made through H.M. Paymaster-General in England 122 0 10 15 7 4 4,025 10 8 289 11 1 426 19 3 Item 5—Inspectors under Licensing Acts : Travelling-expenses incurred prior to termination of services on 31st March, 1898 Item 6 —Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service Item 7 —Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant-Major S. Moore Item 8 —Compensation to ex-Sergeant Duffin for loss of office, as recommended by the Police Commission Item 9 —Compensation to ex-Constable J. Haddock for loss of office, as recommended by the Police Commission.. Item '10 — Compensation to James McAuliffe for injuries received while assisting police, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee Item 11—Gaoler's house, Clyde 51 8 6 39 0 0 50 0 0 127 15 0 164 5 0 100 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 69 £5,566 11 6 CLASS XV.—MINISTER OF LANDS :— Vote No. 71 —Miscellaneous Services: — Item 1—Accommodation-house, Conway Item 2—Accommodation-house, Waikaremoana Item 3 —Assistance to invalids : Passages to hot springs Item 4—Balnr-alogist and expenses Item 5—Board of Examiners of Surveyors— Salary of secretary to Board, 1st April, 1898, to 31st March, 1899 Publications from Sydney Freight 0 10 0 14 8 2 50 0 0 0 12 0 0 4 0 50 16 0 Item 6 —Bridgewater Recreation ground, contribution Item 7—Compensation to G. Watson on account of injuries on East Road works Item 8—Compensation for injuries to employes while in discharge of their duties, medical and other attendance during illness, and contingent expenses in connection with same .. Item 9—Compensation to M. Tansey for alteration of road through Section 10, Block IX., Hautapu Item 10—Compensation to C. J. Warren for overvaluation of improvements bought, Section 12, Block X., Makuri Item 11—Expenses on inquiries—Travelling-allowance and expenses .... Item 12—Expenses of removal of temporary officers.. Item 13 —Fees to members of Waste Lands Boards Item 14—Freight on timber for caretaker's house, Little Barrier Item 15 —Guide, Milford Sound (D. Sutherland) Item 16—" Glimpses of New Zealand " (200 copies) Item 17 —Grass seed to settlers whose crops have been destroyed by natural disaster : to be repaid Item 18—Grass-seed for Crown lands Item 19—Grant to the Eketahuna Road Board to remove hardship of having " thirds " paid to them in error, and, when spent in good faith, stopped out of other " thirds " .. 52 10 0 130 4 5 12 10 0 29 15 0 205 1 10 1,554 2 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 5,178 4 0 541 15 1 131 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. 8,150 16 6 * Exclusive of amount charged to Unauthorised, 1897-98.