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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1905-1906.

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

(LASS V.-COLONIAL TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT:— Vote No. 21 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1 —Balance of salary for month of June, 1905, to widow of the late Captain Daveney, officer paying Imperial pensions, Auckland Item 2—Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London Iiem 3—Expenses attending the annual "drawing " of debentures under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 " — Advertising and printing Crown Agents commission at J per cent, on redemption of £53,600, at 5 per cent., consolidated debentures.. Notarial charges £ s. d. £ s. d. M s. d. 13 8 4 34 7 0 268 0 0 23 2 0 325 9 0 Item 4—Exchange and commission— Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by telegraph in the colony Commission on payment of dividends by Crown Agents Commission on money-orders and letters of credit.. Exchange on interest coupons paid in Australia Exchange on drafts and cheques Exchange on remittances to London 796 2 0 65 13 4 8 12 6 186 8 10 2,376 19 6 2,187 10 0 Less amounts refunded by Departments for exchange .. 5,621 6 2 242 15 10 Item 5—Extra clerical assistance Item 6 —Honorarium to W. Kennaway, C.M.G., for services rendered to the Stock and Loan Agents Item 7 —Interest at 3 per cent, allowed to holder on £500 5 per cent, consolidated loan bonds drawn in 1897, not presented for payment till July, 1904 Item 8—Refund to Public Trustee of amount paid Public Account in respect of " The Rating Act, 1882," now claimed Item 9 —Refund of deposits paid into the Public Account as unclaimed, now olaimed by depositors, and refunded as an act of grace Item 10—Refund to the Public Trustee of amount paid to the Consolidated Fund in respect of the intestate estate of James Clark, deceased, now claimed by next of kin, and refunded as an act of grace Item 11—Refund to the Public Trustee in respect of an amount paid into the Consolidated Fund on account of the Rating Aot .. Item 12—Refund of survey fee paid to Consolidated Fuad revenue now claimed by depositor Item 13—Salary of Registrar of Consols, 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906 .. Item 14—Salary of Secretary, Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Board, 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906 Item 15—Wages of assistant binders, 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906, 2 at £156 10s. each Item 16—Contingencies,— Advertising Annual allowance to Treasury messenger Books and publications Card-cabinet and cards Debenture registers index, &c. Expenses in connection with shipment of worn silver coin— Travelling-expenses Freight and cartage Boxes .. .. .. .. ,. ,. Petty cash .. .. .. .. ,,. 5,378 10 4 1,045 11 6 300 0 0 112 10 0 10 18 4 14 14 0 3 9 5 6 14 0 5 16 8 50 0 0 50 0 0 313 0 0 12 5 4 20 0 0 26 Y 2 9 18 6 40 10 0 18 9 7 25 14 10 4 9 9 16 0 50 0 2 2 10 9 18 5 0 27 16 0 22 18 4 104 12 5 39 10 0 24 5 2 23 18 8 Freight and cartage Messenger Roller-copier, copying-baths, and oopying-books Stamp duties on cheques (London) Travelling-expenses of officers of Department Typewriters and requisites Telephone subscriptions and requisites Sundries Total net expenditure, Vote No. 21 422 17 6 iLASS VII.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE :— Vote No. 29 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising, purchase of books, &c. Item 2—Allowance to J. N. Wood, late Stipendiary Magistrate and Warden, 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906 Item 3—Compensation for destruction of eel-weirs in the Patea River £8,052 19 1 85 1 11 120 0 0 Carried forward 205 1 11