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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1906-1907.

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

CLASS XI.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE :— Vote No. 86 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising, purohase of books, &c. Item 2—Allowance to Under-Secretary, Justice Department, for services rendered in connection with Native affairs Item 3 —Compassionate allowance to Amelia Johnstone for loss sustained by husband during the Maori war Item 4—Compensation to E. Bunn for injuries caused by explosion at the Magistrate's Court at Murchison Item 5—Cost of advertising in connection with winding up companies under " Companies Aot, 1901 " Item 6—Expenses of Meikle Commission — Law-costs Expenses of witnesses Reporting Salary of Secretary Travelling-expenses Typewriting Sundries .. .. .. • • > • • Item 7 —Expenses under Shorthand Reporters AotSalary of S. Spragg, 1st April, 1906, to 31st March, 1907 .. Item 8—Extra clerical assistance, copying, interpreting, &c. .. Item 9—Fees to Patent Office Agents Item 10—Fidelity-guarantee premiums Item 11—Fuel, light, water for and cleaning of Magistrate's Courts throughout the colony Item 12—Payment of jurors under "Payment of Jurors Act, 1906" Item 13—Payments to Printing Office for Patent Office Gazette Item 14—Postage and telegrams for three months ending 31st March, 1907 Item 15—Purchase of typewriters Item 16 —Statutes Revision Commission — Honoraria of Commissioners Clerical assistance £ s. fi. £ s. d. £ s. d. 105 4 3 100 0 0 188 0 0 100 0 0 0 11 6 724 5 8 207 5 1 243 12 0 84 0 0 365 2 7 96 15 0 2 13 4 1,723 13 8 100 0 0 819 12 S 62 17 6 216 14 2 " " 1,427 2 7 8 14 0 150 15 0 700 11 10 82 7 9 750 0 0 284 0 0 1,034 0 0 415 8 1 Item 17 —Subscriptions to telephone exchanges Item 18—To make good deficiency in accounts of late Clerk of Court at Marton Item 19—Travelling allowances and expenses of offioers of Department Item 20—Contingencies— Administering licensing laws, Bay of Plenty— share of cost of Allowance to late J. N. Wood Ballot-boxes Clooks and repairs Cleaning Courthouse grounds Door-mats, rugs, table-covers, <feo. Freight and cartage Garden tools Lodging-allowanoes Law-costs Mimeographs and ink Salaries of bailiffs and messenger Typewriter requisites and repairs Clerical assistance Hand-bags, &c. Sundries 20 18 9 5 6 8 3 15 0 9 12 0 54 16 6 16 5 9 7 12 10 7 0 3 8 6 8 113 8 8 6 19 0 33 5 0 47 8 0 8 14 0 8 0 0 50 10 9 144 2 2 340 4 11 Less amount reoeived for sale of Milner safe 401 14 10 27 0 0 374 14 10 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 36 £8,094 14 6 CLASS XII— POLICE DEPARTMENT:— Vote No. 89 —Miscellaneous Services: — Item 1—Compassionate allowance to Mrs. M. Hastings in consideration of services rendered by her late husband Item 2—Compassionate allowance to Clara D. Hinton in con sideration of services rendered by her late husband Item 3 —Compassionate allowance to Mrs. C. A. Keaney in consideration of services rendered by her late husband Item 4—Compensation to William Peck for injuries received while assisting police Item 5—Compassionate allowanoe to Mrs. J. E. Warring in consideration of services rendered by her late husband Item 6—Expenses connected with the extradition of Peter McShane Item 7—Expenses attending the detection of sly-grog sellers— Law-costs .. .. Travelling and witnesses'expenses Sundries 164 5 0 164 5 0 164 5 0 110 0 0 209 17 6 43 0 3 91 7 8 241 18 1 5 10 338 6 9 312 12 0 Item 8—Rewards for conviction in sly-grog cases Item 9—Special allowance to ex-Constable Stowart for serious permanent injuries received in the service 39 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 39 £1,545 11 6