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STATEMENT in Detail of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1903.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 190 2-190 3.

£ s. d. £ s. d. CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY :— Vote No. 16—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1 —Bonus for antimony Item 2—Bonus for discovery of mineral manure under approved regulations Item 3 —Bonus on account of manufacture of iron and steel from ironsand or ore Item 4 —Captain Cook Memorial at Gisborne Item 5 —Cleaning offices Item 6—Clerical assistance and extra messengers Item 7— Compassionate allowance to daughter of late housekeeper, Agent-General's Office Item 8—Compensation for damage done to property by sparks from railway engines Item 9—Contribution to scientific researches Item 10—Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Item 11—Contribution to Veteran's Home fund Item 12—Work on New Zealand Neuroptera Item 13—Publishing " New Zealand Flora " Item 14—Payment for work done by Surveyor-General's Department Item 15—Acquiring land for roads under section 112 of "The Publio Works Act, 1894 " Coronation celebration expenses,— Item 16—Coronation Contingents (European and Native) .. Item 17 —Decorations, &c, public buildings Item 18—Agent-General's expenses Item 19—Subsidies to local bodies £ s. d. 1,489' 3 6 3,787 9 4 50 0 0 1,744 0 0 1,000 0 0 99 8 0 1,500 0 0 30 1 11 13,663 13 9 3,368 16 9 339 1 0 7,613 17 6 24,985 9 0 201 4 3 Item 20—Development of Cook and other Islands, — Travelling-expenses Sundries 201 4 3 92 0 11 92 0 11 293 5 2 Item 21 —Early historical records of southern New Zealand .. Item 22—Expenses of Transport Inquiry Commission, " Britannic " and " Orient ", — Advertising Reporting Travelling-expenses 18 1 9 232 17 1 314 0 2 18 1 9 232 17 1 314 0 2 564 19 0 Item 23 —Expenses in connection with consolidation of New Zealand Statutes Item 24—Expenses under "The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877" Item 25 —Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894 " .. Item 26 —Expenses connected with Licensing Committee elections Item 27—Fire appliances in exhibition Item 28—Fire-brigades' annual conference, 1903, grant-in-aid Item 29 —Fire-brigades attending annual conference, Railwaypasses for Item 30—Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of Item 31—Further payments made in connection with the Royal visit. Item 32—Further sum expended in entertaining Imperial and Indian troops on visit to New Zealand Item 33—Gas and water for various Government buildings .. Item 34—Grant to swimming associations for encouragement of swimming Item 35—Grant to Heathcote Road Board 58 0 0 22 7 6 7 7 3 Cr. 22 16 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 25 0 0 3,874 3 2 131 0 0 1,075 15 10 200' 0 0 Item 36—Handbook on New Zealand, — Remuneration Expenses (typewriting, &c) 250 0 0 147 2 11 250 0 0 147 2 11 ■ 397 2 11 Item 37- Handbook on trout-fishing Item 38—Imperial Institute expenses Item 39 —Amount paid direct to claimants in exoess of the provisions made by "The Royal Visit Expenses Act, 1901" 106 10 0 1,223 9 11 Item 40—" New Zealand Flora," — Salary Travelling-expenses 300 0 0 5 IK fi 300 0 0 5 16 6 0 lb 6 305 16 6 Carried forward 43,447 13 0