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

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1901-1902.

Brought forward £ s. d. £, s. a. £ s. d. 97,554 2 2 GLASS II.—COLONIAL SECEETARY— continued. Vote No. 16 —Miscellaneous Sebvices— continued. Item 22—Expenses conneoted with Licensing Committee elections Item 23 —Expenses in connection with consolidation of New Zealand Statutes Item 24—Expenses, Royal Commission on Federation, — Allowance to Commissioners (see also Item 25) Allowance to Secretary Allowance to Reporter Salary of Secretary Railway fares of Commissioners Passages of Commissioners Expenses of witnesses Typewriting Other expenses 2,221 6 2 273 0 0 254 15 0 275 0 0 49 19 11 373 9 6 22 7 6 252 19 1 145 15 6 25 0 0 3,868 12 8 Item 25—Federation Commission : Additional allowance while in Australia to Commissioners who were members of the General Assembly Item 26—Fire appliances in exhibition Item 27 —Fire-brigades' annual conference, 1902, grant-in-aid Item 28 —Fire-brigades' delegates attending conference in 1902, railway-passes for Item 29—Fire-brigades' delegates attending conference in 1901, railway-passes for Item 30 —Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of, 1st November, 1900, to 31st October, 1901 Item 31 —Gas and water for various Government buildings Item 32—Grant to New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association for encouragement of swimming Item 33—Grant to the widow of the late Sir John McKenzie, Minister of Lands Item 34 —Grant for encouragement of swimming in schools, — Life-saving Society's handbook .. Item 35 —Grant to Right Hon. the Premier for expenses connected with the representation of the colony at the coronation of His Majesty Edward VII. Item 36—Imperial Institute expenses Item 37 —Legal expenses in connection with Counties Bill Item 38 —"New Zealand Flora " .. Item 39 —New Zealand Institute, Grant to .. Item 40—Payment to Mrs. Findt, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee of 1900 Item 41—Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Item 42—Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson— Mrs. Robinson's three daughters, 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902 Item 43—Purchase of and expenses connected with Maori antiquities Item 44—Purchase of an auxiliary oil-engine schooner for Cook and other islands Item 45 —Railway charges in connection with visit of Imperial and Indian troops (see also Item 19)* Item 46 —Reading-room, Half-moon Bay Item 47--Representing colony at inauguration of Commonwealth of Australia at Sydney (additional), — Travelling-expenses of Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of private secretaries, Native chiefs, &c. 462 0 0 25(j' 0 0 248 16 8 599 13 10 25 0 0 934 16 9 200 0 0 2,000 0 0 32 0 0 1,500 0 0 91 12 0 50 8 0 308 4 0 500 0 0 132 11 10 467 16 8 100 0 0 5,717 17 4 1,038 15 0 82 5 1 Item 48 —Representing colony at opening of Commonwealth Parliament at Melbourne, — Travelling-allowances of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers 254 10 9 336 15 10 224 0 0 129 18 0 Travelling allowances and expenses of private secretaries and messengers 353 18 0 371 4 0 725 2 0 * Item 49 —Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, — Grant-in-aid Item 50 —Salary of Resident, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902 Item 51 —Sir George Grey's statue Item 52—Telegrams beyond the colony 100 0 0 500 0 0 2 16 10 7,828 0 8 Carried forward 125,600 2 3 * Also see ex] >eaditure under Item 17, Vote 74.