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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1906-1907.

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

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,244 10 9 Brought forward CLASS III.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL— continued. Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 9—Cleaning and scavenging Item 10—Expenses attending the representation of the oolony at the International Postal Congress, 1906 Item 11 —Fittings for installation of card-ledger system at Post-Office Savings-Bank at Christchurch Item 12—Light, fuel, and water Item 13 —Lodging-allowances to oadets Item 14—Office-expenses .. Item 15—Overtime Item 16—Parcel-post expenses Item 17 —Paid on the forged signature of Savings-Bank depositor, and made good to depositor, at Wellington Item 18—Postal Inspectors' travelling-expenses Item 19—Purchase and hire of bicycles, and allowances to letter-carriers, &c, using their own machines Item 20—Rent of premises for Post-Office Savings-Bank, Wellington, at £900 per annum ... Item 21 —Repairs, fittings, new buildings, <feo. Item 22—Salary of Master, s.s. "Tutanekai," from 1st April to 31st October, 1906 Item 23—Space for, and fitting-up of, Post and Telegraph exhibits at the Christchurch International Exhibition Item 24—Special allowance to telegraph messengers during their first year's service.. Item 25—Stationery, <fec. Item 26 - Stolen from mail-bag in transit between Post-office, Avondale, and Post-office, Auckland Item 27 —Stolen from mail-bag in transit between Post-office, Courtenay Place, and Post-office, Wellington Item 28 —Temporary letter carriers and messengers Item 29 —Travelling, removal, and relieving expenses Item 30—Uniform clothing, &c. 3,173 11 8 3,019 3 2 168 5 0 7,675 10 1 3,024 2 3 3,299 6 3 2,795 6 0 4,309 13 3 18 10 0 1,270 17 10 1,533 12 0 900 0 0 3,164 1 6 13 16 4 1,115 0 0 15,269 16 1 20 0 0 10 15 0 5,388 6 1 7,994 13 7 2,273 7 11 71,682 4 9 900 0 0 £70,782 4 9 Less recovery on account of rent Total net expenditure, |Vote No. 14 CLASS X.—MINISTER FOR NATIVE AFFAIRS :— Vote No. 28 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1-Advances to Native litigants in aid of payment of their costs in the Assets Company appeal cases Item 2 — Compassionate allowance to Mrs. R. Poraumati, widow of Clerk, Native Land Court, Auckland Item 3—Compensation to E. C. Blomfield for work done in connection with Maori land administration Item 4—Compensation for destruction of eel-weirs, Patea River Item 5—Expenses in connection with suppressing of fever epidemic at Rawhiti — Charter of steamer Medioines and supplies Travelling-expenses of medical officer Sundries 1,566 7 5 225 0 0 100 0 0 .. 21 10 0 •• - 140 18 8 23 19 6 11 5 0 21 10 0 140 13 8 23 19 6 11 5 0 197 8 2 Item 6—Expenses of Royal Commissions to inquire into administration of West Coast Settlement Reserves and into charges of usurious interest demanded from Natives— Travelling-expenses .. Item 7 —Expenses in connection with election of Taumarunui Native Townships Council Item 8—Final payment on account of Hunua " tenths " Item 9—Interest of £2,000, part purchase-money Stewart Island Item 10—Payment to Survey Department for preparation of I plans, &c. Item 11—Postage and telegrams for three months ending 31st March, 1907 Item 12—Purchase of land to provide for wants of former Native owners of Waiohau No. 1b Block Item 13—Salary and oxpenses of Commissioners to report upon Urewera appeals— Allowances to Commissioners Travelling-expenses Messenger, pay Hire of halls 34 18 0 6 7 10 128 0 0 156 15 4 260 19 4 25 8 4 168 2 3 14 15 0 15 10 0 Item 14—Seed-potatoes and vegetable seeds for Maoris 223 15 7 1,874 5 5 £4,773 17 1 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 28