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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. d. £ s. a 125,600 2 3 CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY— continued. Vote No. 16—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 53—General Contingencies,— Advertising Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. Fuel and light Inspection of weights and measures Subscriptions to newspapers Travelling-allowances of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers 146 2 3 435 14 8 300 4 6 48 7 3 143 9 1 1,43115 0 1,342 1 8 2,773 16 8 Travelling-expenses of officers of Colonial Secretary's Department .. .. .. .. .. General contingencies .. .. .. 373 5 5 1,776 15 9 5,997 15 7 Less—Recoveries on account of previous years— Cost of licensing elections .. Law-costs, Porirua School grant 254 3 8 75 0 0 131,597 17 10 329 3 8 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 16 £ 131,268 14 2 CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER:— Vote No. 21—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London .. Item 2 —Discount in respect of sale of 3-per-cent. inscribed stock held as an investment by Consolidated Fund Item 3—Expenses attending the annual " drawing" of debentures issued under " The Consolidatea Loan Act, 1867," — Aavertising, Commission, at J per cent., on redemption of £50,900 5-per-cent, consolidated debentures Notarial charges .. .. .. .. Printing 461 8 8 3,139 7 6 24 0 6 254 10 0 19 19 0 5 7 6 80317 0 Item 4 —Exchange and commission, — Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by telegraph in the colony .. .. ... Commission on payment of dividends, — Bank ol New Zealand .. .. ... .. Crown Agents 802 5 4 17 14 10 83 9 11 101 4 9 7 19 1,270 7 10 Commission on money-orders ana letters of credit.. Exchange on drafts and cheques Less amounts refunded by departments 2,180 19 8 375 3 9 Item 5—Extra clerical assistance Refunds to the Public Trustee for payment to next-of-kin of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect o£ intestate estates, — Item 6—John Henderson .. Item 7—John Catter Item 8—William Kelly 1,795 15 11 1,164 15 0 411 15 8 394 10 4 3 6 8 809 12 8 Item 9—Salary of Registrar of Consols, 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902 .. Item 10—Salary of Secretary, Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board, 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902 Item 11—Wages of assistant binders, 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902 .. Item 12—Contingencies,— Annual allowance to Treasury messenger Books and publications Cablegrams .. .. .. ... .. Date stamp .. .. .. .. Envelope sealer .. .. .. .. Extra clerical assistance Interest paid on drafts drawn against Colonial Treasurer for purchase of oats for Imperial Government 20 0 0 38 10 9 4 18 2 3 10 0 13 6 8 90 3 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 313 0 0 « 248 17 11 Carried forward 419 6 1 8,087 16 9