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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1906-1907.

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

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,568 4 3 Brought forward CLASS XIV.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT-cf-d. Vote No. 53—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 7—Clerical assistance and extra messengersClerical assistance Messengers, custodians, and night-watchmen 2,263 2 0 2,118 15 8 Item 8—Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Murray, Auckland (husband accidentally killed at Penrose) Item 9—Compassionate allowance to Amos Burr for services rendered .. .. . • ■ • • • •■ Item 10—Compassionate allowance to widow of A. W. Smith, late olerk in High Commissioner's Office .. .. Item 11—Compassionate allowance to daughters of late H. N. Warner, of Auckland Item 12—Compassionate allowance to Mrs. J. Brown, whose husband was killed at railway-crossing Item 13—Compassionate allowanoe to the widow of the late G. Fisher, M.H.R. .. ... Item 14 — Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Item 15—Contribution to Veterans' Home (£1 for £1) Item 16—Contribution towards the cost of obtaining on loan national pictures for exhibition throughout the colony Item 17—Contribution towards cost of revised Maori Dictionary Item 18 —Cost of passages of delegates attending Friendly Societies' Conferenoe, Wellington Item 19—Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department Item 20—Cost of acquiring laud for roads under seotion 112 of " The Publio Works Act, 1894 ".. Item 21—Cost of passages of delegates attending Labour Conference Item 22 — Cost of binding scientific publications in New Zealand Institute Library Item 23—Cost of portrait of late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon Item 24—Cost of passage from Wellington to London for H. A. Maclntyre (undesirable immigrant) and attendant Item 25—Cost of preparing illustrations for "New Zealand Flora" Item 26—Donation for relief of distress caused by earthquake in San Francisco, California Item 27—Donation for relief of distress oaused by famine in Japan Item 28—Donation for relief of distress caused by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy Item 29—Expenses under "The Fine Arts Copyright Aot, 1877 ": Fees retained by the Registrar .. Item 30—Expenses of Assessment Courts under "The Rating Act, 1894" Item 31—Expenses Royal Commission on allegations made by Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, M.H.R. : Law costs Item 32 —Expenses in connection with entertainment of guests of the colony at the New Zealand International Exhibition : Attendants' wages and lodging - allowances, supplies for guests, travelling-expenses, &o. Item 33—Expenses in connection with the decease and burial of Right Hon. R. J. Seddon .. .. .. .. Item 34 — Expenses inourred during last visit of late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon to Australia Item 35 —Expenses in connection with the National Annuities Bill .. Item 36—Fire-brigades attending annual conference (railwaypasses for) Item 37 —Fire-brigades annual conferenoe, Grant in aid of Item 38—Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of Item 39 —Gas and water for various Government buildings, &c. Item 40—Grant to the widow of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of the Colony Item 41—Grant to Swimming Associations for encouragement of swimming Item 42 —Grant to the Prime Minister for expenses attending Colonial Conference in London, 1907 Item 43 —General Contingencies— Advertising Alpine plants, &c, for Austrian Government Bicycle repairs Books and publications Brooms Carriage of telegrams Card-cabinet 4,381 17 8 100 0 0 3 7 1 220 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 472 7 8 7810 5 90 11 1 6 6 0 42 16 10 300 0 0 106 1 6 24 0 0 939 2 1 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 18 10 6 2 13 0 441 3 3 1,003 17 2 1,022 0 5 591 3 7 14 5 7 757 1 1 SIX) 0 0 .. 1,006 11 3 6,000 0 0 200 0 0 1,500 0 0 106 6 5 28 10 0 4 6 6 413 5 7 8 19 6 20 3 2 2 14 9 Carried forward 579 5 11 24,237 9 5