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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1906-1907.

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

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 88,280 14 11 CLASS XIV.—COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT—cW. Vote No. 53.—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 55 —Subsidies to Medical Associations— Apiti Medical Association Collingwood Medical Association Great Barrier Island Medical Association Mokihinui Valley Medical Association Murohison Medical Association 25 0 0 16 13 4 115 12 6 150 0 0 137 10 0 444 15 10 Item 56 —Subsidy towards the cost of housing Dr. T. M. Hocken's library when presented to the public (£1 for £1) .. Item 57—Subsidy to Hutton Memorial Research Fund Item 58—Telegrams to the colony Item 59—Telegrams beyond the colony 2,696 1 0 300 0 0 365 13 4 3,621 14 5 Total net expenditure, Vote No.' 53 j£95,708 19 6 CLASS XVI.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT:— Vote No. 58—Miscellaneous Sbbvices :— Item 1— Amount paid in respect of debt contracted by Dr. Wallace Mackenzie for Bearer Corps, as recommended by Public Petitions Committee Item 2—Contribution due by New Zealand from 1st January, 1904, to 31st March, 1907, towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Instructors while latter serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government Item 3—Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, &c. (open to the public) Item 4—Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, &c. (open to Volunteers only) Item 5—Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heighton, at the rate of £1 per week, 11th October, 1905, to 18th December, 1906 Item 6—Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week, 20th November, 1905, to 10th February, 1907 Item 7—Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per woek, 20th March, 1906, to 24th March, 1907 Item 8—Compassionate allowance to the widow and three children of the late Corporal H. Blick, killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 10s. per week, 12th March, 1906, to 3rd March, 1907 Item 9—Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at Mabanga Bay explosion, 12th March, 1906, to 3rd March, 1907 Item 10—Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori war, 1st February, 1906, to 28th February, 1907 Item 11—Compassionate allowance, at £2 per week, to C. C. Rookes, for services rendered during Maori war, 6th February, 1906, to 28th February, 1907 Item 12—Compassionate allowance to tho widow and children of the late Thomas Batty, killed while marking at rifle range, Blenheim, and in full payment of all claims Item 13—Compassionate allowance (equal to six months' salary) to the widow of the late Messenger C. C. Fawcett .. Item 14—Compassionate allowances to gunners injured by the gun-explosion at Fort Ballance, 2nd November, 1904, and in full payment of all claims Item 15—Compassionate allowance to the widow and children of the late W. J. Cooper, killed while marking at Grassmere Rifle-range, 18th June, 1905, and in full payment of all claims Item 16—Compassionate allowance to widow and child of Gunner John Hay Item 17 —Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Staveley, widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Staveley .. .. .. Item 18—Compensation to officers and non-commissioned officers and men on retirement from service Item 19—Compensation for injuries sustained on duty by members of the Permanent Force Item 20—Compiling and writing the history of the several New Zealand Contingents in oonneotion with the South African war, on aocount Item 21—"The Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897"— Expenses in connection therewith Item 22—Grant to recipients of New Zealand Cross Item 23—Grant to W. A. Richardson (continued to his widow) on account of military services rendered to the colony 98 0 0 442 0 6 174 7 9 62 0 0 48 0 0 52 0 0 76 10 0 19 2 6 42 11 6 108 0 0 400 0 0 450 0 0 • 59 16 0 50 0 0 118 12 6 116 13 4 134 16 11 110 0 0 52 0 0 Carried forward .. .. 2,614 11 0 •Paid out of " Unauthorised," 1905-6.