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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1902-1903

£ s. d. £ s. . £ s. d. CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER:— Vote No. 21—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London .. Item 2—Expenses attending the annual " drawing" of debentures issued under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," — Advertising, printing Crown Agents commission, at 4 per cent., on redemption of £52,000 5-per-cent. consolidated debentures Notarial charges 32 5 10 834 6 3 260 0 0 21 0 0 313 5 10 Item 3 —Exchange and commission,— Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by telegraph in the colony Commission on payment of dividends, — Bank of New Zealand Crown Agents 762 13 11 17 14 10 85 1 11 102 16 9 10 13 3 32 13 5 3,004 8 9 0 6 0 Commission on money-orders and letters of credit.. Exchange on drafts and cheques Exchange on remittances to London Cable to Sydney Less amounts refunded by Departments for exchange 3,913 12 1 1,195 17 7 Item 4 —Extra clerical assistance Item 5—Refund to the Public Trustee for payment to next-of-kin of amount paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estate—H.Bromley.. Item 6—Refund to the Public Trustee under section 76 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891," in respect of the Rating Act .. Item 7—Salary of Registrar of Consols, 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903 Item 8—Salary of Secretary, Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board, 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903 Item 9—Wages of assistant binders Item 10—Contingencies,— Advertising Allowance to Treasury messenger Books and publications Cost of special train for Clerk of Parliament to obtain signature of His Excellency the Governor to Imprest Supply Bill Designing debenture cards Interest on deposit in respeot of tender for South African Steam Service Law costs Numbering machine Stamp duty on cheques, London Subscriptions to telephones, &c. Sundries Tea-money Travelling-expenses of officers Typewriter and requisites 2,717 14 6 1,364 5 6 33 16 4 22 2 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 313 0 0 3 12 6 20 0 0 51 15 0 40 4 1 9 3 0 17 5 2 12 12 0 5 0 5 25 0 0 24 0 0 37 9 8 52 4 0 59 7 8 42 2 6 399 16 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 21 £6,098 6 5 CLASS IV.-MINISTER OF JUSTICE:— Vote No. 33—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising, purchase of books, &c Item 2—Compassionate allowance to ex-Warden J. Mackay .. Item 3—Compilation of Maori history Item 4—Expenses of Urewera Commission.. Item 5—Extra clerical assistance, copying, interpreting, &c .. Item 6—Fees to Patent Office agents Item 7 —Fidelity guarantee premiums Item 8—Fuel, light, water, and cleaning ... Item 9—Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money of Stewart Island Item 10 —In full satisfaction and settlement of all claims and demands arising out of the appointment of Mr. W. B. Edwards as a Judge of the Supreme Court and Commissioner under "The Native Land Court Aot Amendment Act, 1889," and in respect of his subsequent loss of such offioes Item 11—Law costs in re Hawke's Bay Native oases 85 2 10 104 0 0 242 16 2 465 0 10 875 4 0 77 13 9 218 7 6 1,509 8 7 104 0 0 5,500 0 0 422 14 2 Carried forward 9,604 7 10