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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

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

66

Brought forward £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 9,249 2 0 CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. Vote No. 65 —Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 33—Expenses in connection with the purchase of M. T. McGrath's picture (cyclorama), " Battle of Gettysburgh " .. Item 34—Fencing Defence Reserve, Watt's Peninsula Item 35 —Fidelity-guarantee premiums Item 36—Funeral expenses Item 37—Grant to recipients of New Zealand Cross (£10 per annum) Item 38—Grants to Volunteer library funds Item 39 —Grant in lieu of capitation, 1907-8, Heretaunga Mounted Rifle Volunteers Item 40—Grant towards the expenses of the military tournament held at Palmerston North, November, 1909 Item 41—Insurance premiums on Defence buildings Item 42—Interchange of officers between the Dominion and othei parts of the Empire, including salaries and all expenses Item 43—Maintenance of existing arms and equipment, inoluding mineral jelly and rifle-oil Item 44—Medical fees, under sections 3 and 4 of the Military Pensions Act, 1908, for examination of members of contingents for pensions Item 45—Medical stores Item 46—Ordnance ammunition .. Item 47 —Ordnance and other warlike stores Item 48 —Passages and expenses of military officers and noncommiesioned officers sent to England for instruction, and allowance while attending instruction Item 49 —Passages from and return to England of officers and non-commissioned officers Item 50—Passages to England of New-Zealanders seleoted for higher training in the British Navy Item 51—Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1st April, 1909, to 31st March, 1910 Item 52 —Pension of late F. G. Rawson continued to his widow, 1st April, 1909, to 3lBt March, 1910 Item 53—Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Government, 1st April to 31st December, 1909 Item 54—Postage, telegrams, and letter-boxes Item 55—Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores Item 56—Purchase and engraving of medals Item 57 —Refund Customs duty Item 58—Renovation of military graveyards and headstones .. Item 59—Rifle-shooting expenses, including grant (£500) to Dominion Rifle Association Item 60 —Small-arms ammunition and cordite Item 61— Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service, 1st April, 1909, to 31st March, 1910 Item 62—Special allowance, from 1st March to 28th July, 1909, to ex-Constable Miles Leighton for serious permanent injuries received in the service (now deceased) Item 63—Subsidy, £1 for £1, cost of erection, Marsland Hill Memorial Item 64—Transport equipment Item 65—Contingencies 176 12 8 34' 1 3 37 2 0 110 0 0 65 0 0 K>0 0 0 100 0 0 42 2 10 1,139 13 6 95 17 6 103 19 0 76 14 0 1,798 7 8 3,892 14 5 563 12 11 46 0 0 45 0 0 7 10 0 1,430 6 6 246 16 3 192 8 0 74 15 5 186 14 6 1,270 6 9 17,363 3 9 39 10 10 16 6 10 300 0 0 565 19 10 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 65.. £39,369 18 5 CLASS XI.—CUSTOMS, MARINE AND HARBOURS, AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENTS :— Vote No. 67—Customs, Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Compensation to Magazine-keeper on retirement Item 2 —Compensation to W. J. King for services rendered while in the Customs and Defence Departments, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee Item 3—Expenses under the Immigration Restriction Aot, 1908 299 13 10 50 0 0 Carried forward 349 13 10 i