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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

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

75

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 49,308 2 8 Brought forward CLASS XIII.-DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. Vote 74—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 254—Waitetuna-Whatawhata Road deviation, compensation and expenses of legalisation Item 255 — Waitoa Drainage Board (subsidy for works, £1 for £1) Item 256—Waitoa River, snagging (above junction with Piako River) Item 257 — Wanganui River, cost of providing punt at confluence with Ahuahu Stream Item 258 — Wanganui River, fencing and forming road to Lower Ford at Taumarunui Item 259 —Wanganui River improvement Wanganui River (subsidy for steamer service) — Item 260— I Wanganui-Pipiriki, £350 per annum (Taumarunui-Pipiriki, £350 per annum Item 261—-Water-supply, Waikakahi, trial bore Item 262 — Whangamarino Swamp, taking levels and reporting as to scheme of drainage (as recommended by Lands Committee) Item 263 —Whangamomona Medical Society, grant for services of registered nurse (doctor not procurable) 105 0 0 240 19 9 2,000 0 0 I I 700 0 0 12 9 11 20 0 0 Less recoveries on account of previous years— Item—Erection of punt at Section 54a, Greenfield Item—Grass-seed for Crown lands and settlers Item—Pawaho Settlement water-supply 12 11 6 6,800 4 0 134 6 8 52,386 12 4 6,947' 2 2 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 74 £45,439 10 2 CLASS XV.-MINISTER OF EDUCATION :— Vote No. 88.—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1 — Compassionate allowance to widow of the late C. G. Rees, clerk, Education Department (additional) Item 2—Examinations : Teachers', Civil Service, and Scholarships Item 3 —Flags for schools.. Item 4—Grant in aid of free kindergartens for infants under sohool age Item 5—Illustrations, photographs, efec, for Parliamentary reports Item 6 —Milne Seismograph No. 20 (Wellington), maintenance and buildings .. Item 7—Text-book: New Zealand geology, balance writer's fee, and printing Item 8—Text-book: "New Zealand Plants and their Story," by Dr. L. Cockayne : Printing Item 9 —Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Item 10—Public Reading-room, Canvastown (subsidy, £1 for £1) Item 11—" Schoolmates," grant to cover coat of postage Item 12 — Store for general departmental purposes, rent and incidental expenses , Item 13—Travelling allowances and expenses of membors of Teaohers' Superannuation Board, and medical-examination fees 286 8 10 1,476 16 6 5 0 4 414 0 0 5 7 7 10 15 11 1,890 19 6 60 0 0 40 2 8 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 88 £4,179 11 4