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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

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

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£ s a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 8,064 11 4 Brought forward CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—c«d. Vote No. 60—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 31—Gratuities to workmen for losses sustained through bush-fires while employed by Roads Department Item 32 —House allowance, messenger at Government Buildings, New Plymouth Item 33 —Imperial Institute expenses .. ... Item 34—Light and water for various Government Buildings.. Item 35—Locomotion expenses of Governor and staff when travelling between Palmerston North and Wellington, in addition to amount provided by Second Schedule to the Civil List Act, 1908 Item 36 —" Manual of New Zealand Mollusoa " Item 37—Memorial to Sir James Heotor (subsidy, £1 for £1) .. Item 38 —Office equipment, inoluding telephones Item 39—Pacific cable: New Zealand's portion of estimated deficiency Item 40—Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Item 41—Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson: Mrs. Robinson's two daughters Item 42—Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Item 43—Prizes for designs for Dominion ooat of arms Item 44—Publications, inoluding newspapers Item 45—Purchase of figure-head of Captain Cook's vessel "Resolution" .. Item 46—Rewards for arrest of naval deserters Item 47 —Royal Humane Sooiety of New Zealand, grant in aid of Item 48—Salary and travelling allowances and expenses of Inspector of Fire Brigades Item 49—Seddon memorial: Cost of grave and monuments (additional) — Memorial figure Monument Tablet erected in St. Paul's Cathedral Other expenses 15 0 0 48 0 0 89 12 0 1,060 14 3 6 9 3 274 8 11 500 0 0 521 16 8 6,765 5 6 367 7 9 100 0 0 178 4 11 15 0 0 729 11 8 85 0 0 150 0 0 648 11 0 250 0 0 1,611 0 0 682 10 0 30 1 0 Item 50 —Special allowance to messengers, Wellington Item 51—Submarine mining display at looal regattas and anniversaries, expenses in connection with Item 52—Subsidy of £1 for £1 to fund for relief of sufferers by wreckof s.s. " Penguin " Item 53—Subsidies to medical associations and medical men— Collingwood Medical Association East Cape Medioal Association Karamea Medical Association Mokihinui Valley Medical Association Murchison Medical Association Strath Taieri Medioal Association Te Kuiti Medioal Association Te Puke Medical Association Waihopo Medioal Association 2,573 11 0 211 18 0 91 8 10 1.000 0 0 66 13 4 25 0 0 100 0 0 162 10 0 150 8 11 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 75 0 0 Item 54 —Telegrams beyond the Dominion Item 55—The Copyright Aot, 1908: Fees retained Item 56—Travelling-allowance of Ministers, as authorised by the Civil List Act, 1908 Item 57—Travelling-expenses of Ministers Item 58 — Travelling allowances and expenses of Private Secretaries to Ministers.. Item 59—Travelling allowances and expenses of officers of the Department Item 60—Travelling allowances and expenses of officers transferred to London— J. M. Mason T. H. Hamer .. T. E. Donne 704 12 3 2,354 16 6 7 11 6 1,361 5 0 1,554 6 6 1,483 19 4 41 5 10 105 2 6 196 1 10 249 3 9 550 8 1 156 10 4 Item 61 —Uniforms and overooats for messengers Item 62 —Visit of American Fleet, expenses in connection with (additional) — Camp and forage allowance Cartage Compensation for loss of horse Furniture ana hire of same Printing Fleet edition of Cowan's " New Zealand " Sundries Travelling-allowance 84 0 0 3 3 2 21 S 0 15 16 0 248 10 0 0 11 9 3 0 0 Less amount reoeived for sale of goods.. 376 3 11 119 7 8 Item 63 —Weights ana Measures Acts 256 16 3 101 17 10 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 60 £32,065 0 6