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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

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

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LASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS:— Vote No. 60 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Additional remuneration for members of Permanent Force, while acting as orderlies at Government House : 2 at £15 per annum.. .. .. .. .. Item 2—Advertising and printing Item 3 —Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden, 1st April, 1909, to 31st March, 1910 Item 4—Art Galleries (subsidies, £1 for £1), (Auckland balance) Item 5-rAssessment Courts under the Rating Aot, 1908 Item 6—Cleaning offices .. .. .. .. Item 7—Commissions of inquiry .. .. Item 8—Consulting Medioal Offioer in London (8 months at £900).. Item 9—Contribution to BrusselsInternationalCustomsBureau for publication of Customs tariffs Item 10—Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services Item 11—Contribution towards cost of revised Maori Dictionary Item 12—Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland Item 13—Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions Item 14—Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department Item 15—Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of the Publio Works Act, 1908 Item 16—Cost of preparing illustrations for "New Zealand Flora" Item 17—Cost of preparing and printing official history of the New Zealand International Exhibition Item 18—Cost of obtaining bird-skins for British Museum Item 19—Cost of transferring huia birds Item 20—Dominion Day celebrations, 1908, expenses incurred in connection with .. .. .. .. .. I Item 21—Extra clerical assistance and extra messengers— Clerical assistance Messengers Item 22—Fire brigades attending annual conference, railway passes for Item 23—Fire brigades annual conference, grant-in-aid Item 24—Freight and cartage Item 25—Fuel for Government offioes Item 26—General Contingencies — Departmental Photographs Marine Insurance on Mail boxes.. .. .. Packing-cases for records handed over to Imperial Government Payment for board, etc., on account of indigent New Zealander in London Photograph enlargement of Antarctic Expedition Refreshments supplied to sailors of H.M.S. " Pioneer " on the occasion of the wreck of s.s. " Waikare " .. Solicitors costs in case Tucker and another v. Wanganui Borough Counoil Special allowanoe to A. J. Willis for services as Secretary to Cabinet Special allowance to Secretary, Superannuation Board for extra work in bringing into operation the Public Service Superannuation and Classification Act, 1907 Special allowance to messengers at Government Buildings for attendance for fire drill Special allowance paid to officers for extra services during 1909 sessions.. Sundries, including insuranoe premiums and paoking-cases Travelling expenses and allowance of Mr. C Wilson, Chief Librarian, General Assembly Library, while attending Publio Libraries Conference £ i 8. d. £ s. d. 162 13 9 190 8 4 7 8 0 5 8 5 5 11 0 2 14 6 2 14 0 5 0 6 3 3 6 50 0 0 25 0 0 16 9 2 60 0 0 11 3 7 9 16 3 £ s. a. 30 0 0 106 15 6 75 0 0 139 6 4 1,949' 8 7 28 0 6 600 0 0 98 4 5 77 3 7 38 12 8 500 0 0 215 0 0 7 19 3 289 3 0 65 12 2 37 7 5 353 2 1 295 4 0 300 0 0 247 6 11 411 16 5 204 8 11 Item 27—Grant to Prime Minister for expenses of attending Imperial Defence Conference in London, 1909 Item 28 —Grant to Private Secretary to Prime Minister to , cover expenses inourred in connection with visit to London on public business, including Imperial Defence Conference .. Item 29 —Grant to Dr. Fitohett, Solioitor-General, to defray expenses of visit to London on publio business Item 80—Gratuity equal to one year's honorarium to widow of late member of the Legislature, Mrs. G. F. Richardson .. t I i 800 0 0 450 0 0 450 0 0 300 0 0 Carried forward 8,064 11 4 8,064 11 4