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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1910-1911

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

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Brought forward £ s. d. I £ B. d. £ s. d. 4,433 7 1 CLASS VIII.—MINES DEPARTMENT— continued. Vote No. 43—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 20—Payment to A. R. Harvey to cover expenses incurred in resisting applications for dredging-claims affecting his leasehold land Item 21—Payment to A. H. Westenra of forfeited deposit on Cook's Coal lease, Westport, as recommended by Goldfields and Mines Committee Item 22—Payments and expenses under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908, and amendments Item 23 —Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes Item 24—Prospecting Retaruke Coalfield Item 25—Purging mining-registers of obsolete titles Item 2G —Refunds of rent, section 154, Mining Act, 1908 .. j Item 27—Reports on accidents .. .. .. .. Item 28—Schools of Mines— Alterations to microscope Books.. Grant, Otago University Salaries Scholarships Setting examination-papers and supervising examinations .. Subsidies— Coromandel School of Mines .. Karaugahake School of Mines Reefton School of Mines .. .. ., .. Thames School of Mines Waihi School of Mines Westport School of Mines .. .. .. .. 884 9 0 636 12 10 123 6 0 525 0 0 656 10 6 146 14 6 10 0 8 33 5 0 998 13 1 360 12 6 108 6 8 r >5 13 8 2.422 12 10 SO 0 0 i ,oon 0 o 28618 2 •489 5 10 Sundries Travelling-allowances Travelling-expenses 41 0 0 53 1 6 2 9 6 2,422 12 10 '2 9 6 94 1 6 4,085 15 6 Item 29—Stone-quarries Aot: Administration expenses Item 30-Telephone subscriptions and expenses Item 31—Travelling allowances and expenses Item 32 —Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote— Fencing Coal-pit Heath shafts Total net expenditure, Vote No. 43 . , 36 15 0 1,16] 16 1 4 0 0 £11,347 12 7 CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS:— Vote No. 61—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—Allowance to New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company on account of losses caused by operations of Wellington State Coal Depot Item 4—Allowance to W. M. Tyers, Inspector of Taxes Item 5—Allowance to J. H. Richardson, Acting-Commissioner, Tax Department Item 6 —Annuity to James Mackay, ex-Warden, 1st April, 1910, to 31st March, 1911 Item 7 —Assessment Courts under the Rating Act, 1908 Item 8 —Cleaning offices Item 9 —Commissions of inquiry Item 10—Compassionate allowance to W. Purchase, messenger, High Commissioner's Office, on retirement .. * Item 11 —Compassionate allowance to widow of H. D. Matier, late temporary clerk, Postal Department Item 12—Compensation to J. J. Meikle, in full and final payment for wrongful imprisonment Item 13 — Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs Item 14 —Contribution to Government Life Insurance Department for actuarial services Item 15—Contribution to Veterans Home, Auckland Item 16—Contribution towards Antarctic Expedition (Captain \ Scot;).. Item 17 —Contribution towards cost of memorial tower at I Halifax, Nova Scotia Item 18—Contributions for memorial to Hon. Albert Pitt, Nelson .. .. .. .. .. Item 19 —Coronation expenses in New Zealand (on account) .. 30 0 0 171 15 0 6(50 0 0 200 0 0 75 0 0 1 4 0 2,019 3 8 361 15 10 222 0 0 156 0 0 2,500 0 0 1)8 4 5 3 2 11 500 0 0 1.000 0 0 800 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. , 8,288 5 10