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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

STATEMENT in Detail of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1910.

CLASS II.—DEPARTMENT OF MINISTER OF FINANCE :— Vote No. 8 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Books, newspapers, and other publications Item 2—Disoount and stamp duty on remittances to London.. Item 3—Exchange and commission— Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by telegraph in the Dominion Commission on payment of dividends Commission on money-orders Exchange on interest coupons paid Exchange on drafts and cheques £ i s. a. j £ s. d. 1,387 15 3 49 18 6 7 13 7 439 16 9 52 12 5 £ s. d. 18 6 6 Less amounts refunded by Departments for exchange .. 1,937 16 6 202 19 2 Item 4—Extra clerioal assistance .. Item 5 —Financial Adviser to the Government, London, 18th January, 1909, to 31st Maroh, 1910 Item 6—Office requisites .. Item 7—Overpayment to W. Stanley of amount deposited with the High Commissioner in respect of reduced passage Item 8 —Payments under the Unclaimed Moneys Act, 1908 .. Item 9 —Postage and telegrams Item 10—Printing forms of statement of deductions from salaries for the Superannuation Fund Item 11—Refund to the Public Trustee of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estates now claimed by next-of-kin — H. Arnold .. .. .. C. King P. Maloney .. W. Mclvor : i 6 11 9 2 8 0 5 18 4 2 16 '3 1,734 17 4 28 15 0 420 1 1 * 42 6 8 5 0 0 61 14 2 1,238 19 0 40 0 0 i 17 14 4 Item 12—Remuneration to Postal Department for paying Imperial pensions Item 13 —Stamp duty on cheques and documents Item 14—Telephone subscriptions and repairs Item 15 —Travelling allowances and expenses Item 16 —Contingencies— Allowance to Treasury messenger Bookbinding material Law-oosts Overcoat for messenger Sundries 15 0 0 17 7 9 7 10 6 1 14 11 5 4 8 150 0 0 14 8 4 6 17 5 46 17 10 Total net [expenditure, Vote No. 8 £3,825 17 8 £3,825 17 8 -~ ■!•-—— — ■ *- CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT:— Vote No. 15. —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising .. .. .. .. Item 2—Allowance to E. Greatbatoh, late Postmaster, Petone, in lieu of three months' leave on retirement from the service Item 3—Allowanoe towards expenses of the Seoretary, Post j and Telegraph Department, visiting England, Europe, and America Item 4—Allowances to Postmasters on non-permanent staff for payment of old-age pensions Item 5—Allowances to tellers for calculation of Savings-bank interest, to clerks in railway travelling post-offices, house, forage, night clerks, and other allowances Item 6—Allowances under seotion 197 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908:— Good-conduct allowances to certain officers at the rate of 6d. per day .. .. .. .. .. j Item 7 —Amount required to make gooa Wellington moneyorder telegram forgery Item 8 —Amount requirea to make good Wellington parcel-post burglary .. .. .. .. .. .. j Item 9 —Automatio franking-machines, poundage on sales and refunds on spoiled impressions .. .. Item 10 —Carriage of private bags .. .. .. Item 11—Cleaning and scavenging .. .. .. I Item 12 —Compensation for articles lost or damaged during transmission by post Item 13—Compensation to Jas, Crow, sen., for injuries reoeived i 1,112 14 3 65 0 0 350 0 0 293 3 9 6,578 10 7 476 7 6 14 7 6 27 11 4 251 5 7 748 11 5 5,273 12 10 48 17 0 i 100 0 0 j Carried forward 15,340 1 9 j