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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1910-1911.

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

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£ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,288 5 10 Brought forward CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS-cM. Vote No. 61—Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 20—Cost of celebrations in connection witli the Jubilee of Gabriel's Gully gold rush (£1 for £1) Item 21—Cost of fares and passages in connection with the military tournament at Palmerston North Item 22—Cost of printing pamphlet on variations of standards of values in New Zealand Item 23—Cost of entertaining visitors to the Dominion and of official functions Item 24—Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department Item 25 —Cost of acquiring land for roada under section 115 of the Publio Works Act, 1908 Item 26—Cost of preparing illustrations for "New Zealand Flora" (additional) Item 27 —Cost of preparing and printing official history of the New Zealand International Exhibition Item 28—Coat of obtaining bird-skins for British Museum Item 29 —Cost of transferring huia birds Item 30—Departmental inquiry: Taxes and Valuation Departments— Allowance to J. Christie as secretary Law-costs Shorthand-writing Witnesses' expenses 100 0 0 212 15 9 22 19 2 346 0 6 550 0 0 4l'l9 4 15 15 0 832 9 11 15 15 0 832 9 11 92 8 0 51 8 0 992 0 11 92 8 0 51 8 0 Item 31—Dominion Day celebrations, 1910, expenses incurred in connection with Item 32 —Donation for relief of distress caused by disaster in Wellington Colliery, Whitebaven, England Item 33—Expenses in connection with decease of King Edward VII and accession of King George V Item 34 —Expenses in connection with visit of Imperial troops, February, 1901 (outstanding liability) Item 35—Expenses in connection with military reviews, &c, during Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener's visit Item 36—Expenses in connection with rain-making operations at Oainaru Item 37—Extra clerical assistance and extra messengersClerical assistance Messengers 58 1 0 1,000 0 0 488 13 0 32 9 7 7,194 18 2 87 5 9 257 11 8 607 10 4 865 2 0 185 0 0 Item 38—Festival of Empire, London Item 39—Fire brigades attending annual conference, railway passes for Item 40—Fire brigades annual conference, grant inaid Item 41—Freight and cartage Item 42—Fuel for Government offices Item 43—General contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote — Burning ballot-papers of House of Representatives elections Cost of three miniatures of the late Sir George Grey, his father, and mother Departmental photographs Expenses of searching London newspapers for notices, &c, relating to New Zealand Medical fees for examination of messenger, J. J. Madigan, for superannuation Special allowances to messengers at Government Buildings for Saturday attendance for fire drill Special allowances to officers for extra services during session, 1910 Sundries .. .. .. .. ... 2 12 2 15 0 0 2 2 0 1,181 18 1 400 0 0 270 7 7 419 6 9 6 4 7 2 2 0 17 10 0 116 0 0 6 14 7 Item 44—Grant to Prime Minister for expenses of attending the Imperial Conference and coronation of the King Item 45—Grant to Minister of Education towards expenses in connection with the representation of the Dominion at the opening of the South Africa Union Parliament, November, 1910 .. Item 46 —Grant to Private Secretary of Minister of Education towards expenses accompanying Minister to the opening of the South Africa Union Parliament Item 47 —Grant: Okoroire Game Farm Item 48—Grant in aid of free art galleries .. Item 49—Grant to Thomas Nicholson, the amount being equal to two years' old-age pension, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee Item 50—Grant to Swimming Association for encouragement of swimming 168 5 4 1,500 0 0 450 0 0 200 0 0 2.0C0 0 0 52 0 0 300 0 0 Carried forward 27,407 8 9