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Statement in DETAiii of the Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund — continued. VOTE 06—DEFENCE: MISCELLANEOUS— continued. VOTE 66—DEFENCE: MISCELLANEOUS— continued. £ s. d. instruments— £ s. d. Uuthie, J., and Co., fencing-material .. 7 11 6 Heath and Co. (Limited) .. .. .. 13 10 0 Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation (Li- Veritys Limited .. .. .. 0 8 0 mited), fidelity-guarantee premiums .. 515 0 Turnbull and Jones (Limited) .. .. 110 Craig, J. J. (Limited), horse-hire .. .. 9 4 0 Ross Limited .. .. .. .. 10110 0 Hastie, W., horse-hire .. . . .. 3 0 0 Hobson and Sons .. .. .. 0 8 3 Christohuroh Tramway Board, hire special oars 3 0 6. Aston and Mander .. .. .. 10 10 0 Hayward, W., and Co., taxi-cab hire .. 1 10 0 Siemens Bros, and Co. .. .. .. 2 7 0 Puilan, Armitage, and Co., hire of brake, .. I 15 0 London Electric Wire Company .. _.. 12 4 Jeffs, J., hire of brake .. .. .. 10 0 Self-opening Tin-box Company .. .. 68 9 2 Carey and Co., hire of cab .. .. .. 015 0 Bland, T., and Sons .. .. .. 10 0 0 Grant to recipients of New Zealand Cross Lotz, Abbott, and Co. .. .. .. 29 5 0 Biddle,'B. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Mason, D.. and Sons .. .. .. 13 4 Mair, G. .. .. .. . • 10 0 0 Hornsby, R., and Sons (Limited) . . .. 8 7 6 Preeoe, G. A. .. .. .. ■ ■ 10 0 0 Electric Ordnance Accessories Company (LiShepherd, R. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 mited) .. .. .. .. 61 13 9 Hill G. .. .. . • ■ ■ 10 0 0 Ross, A., and Co. .. .. .. 10 18 3 Adamson, T. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 War Office .. .. .. .. 1,099 13 3 Roberts, J. M. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Steward, J. H. .. .. .. .. 37 16 3 Mace, F. J. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Beckworths Limited .. .. .. 0 19 2 Lingard, W. .. .. .. ■• 10 0 0 Pratt, F., and Co. (Limited) .. .. 59 13 II Malino , C .. .. •■ •• 10 0 0 Middlemore and Lamplugh (Limited) .. 13 II 2 Black, S. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 McNeil], M. .. .. .. .. 0 5 4 Wellington Garrison Non-commissioned Officers' Elliott Bros. .. .. .. .. 2011 Club, grant to library funds . . .. 5 0 0 Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. .. 27 5 0 Dunedin Officers' Club, grant to library funds .. 5 0 0 Lees, T. and R. . . .. 52 16 4 New Zealand Insurance Company, insurance New Zealand Acetylene Gas-lighting Company, premiums .. .... .. 9180 lamps .. .. .. .. 440 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance Reform Lighting Company, lamps .. . . 69 6 0 premiums .. .. .. .. 55 10 2 Railway Department, trucks .. .. 650 0 0 United Insurance Company, insurance premiums 5 5 4 Travelling allowances and expenses— Travelling expenses and allowances — Svmon, F, .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Robinson, W. L. .. .. .. 17 0 Potter, H. R. .. .. .. . . 5 5 0 Garland, H. L. .. .. . • • • 7 19 10 Smythe, R. B. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Burn, A. H. .. .. . . .. 416 4 - Seddon, R. J. .. .. .. . . 2 8 6 Grant S A. .. .. .. .. 14 0 Gardiner, M. M... .. .. .. 8 17 2 Whyte, ,J. .. .. .. •• 13 0 Abbott, F. W. .. .. .. .. 17 6 3 Standish, J. T. .. .. .. .. 22 14 11 O'Brien, J., and Co., forwarding charges .. 2 15 0 Turnbull, W. M. .. .. .. 14 16 1" P. and 0. Steam Navigation Company, passage.. 135 6 0 Levin and Co. (Limited), passages .. .. 128 0 0 Levin and Co. (Limited), passage .. .. 128 0 0 Garland, H., oversea allowance .. .. 5 0 0 Allowances— Burn, A. H., oversea allowance .. .. 5 0 0 Bauchop, A. .. .. .. .. 273 15 0 Turnbull, W. McG., allowance .. .. 100 8 6 Seddon, R. J. S. .. .. .. 128 16 7 Burn, A. H., allowance .. ... .. 108 0 0 Smythe, R. B. .. .. .. .. 77 10 0 Garland, H. L., allowance .. .. . . 108 2 6 Symon, F. . . .. .. .. 77 10 0 Standish, J. T., allowance .. .. .. 119 7 6 Potter, H. R. .. .. .. .. 77 10 0 Turnbull W McG.. refund of forwarding Abbott, F. W. .. .. .. .. 188 15 0 charges .. .. 015 0 McDonald, T. W. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Turnbull, W. McG., refund of cab-hire .. 5 16 Richardson, G. S. . . .. .. 27 0 0 Elmslie, W. F., forage .. .. .. 114 5 Gardner, M. M. .. .... .. .. 31 6 8 Crown Law Office, legal fees .. .. 67 10 6 Beere, R. St. J. .. .. .. .. 13 15 0 War Office, lamps .. . ... • • 19 5 5 Oversea allowances— Vacuum Oil Company, rifle oil . . .. 48 6 8 Bale, R. F. .. .. .. . . 6 7 6 Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co., mineral jelly .. 31 16 0 Dollimore, T. W. .. .. .. 6 7 6 Herbert, W. E., medical fees ... . . 770 Knox, H. O. .. .. .. .. 626 Collins, W. E., medical fees. . .. .. 7 7 0 Johnston, G. W... .. .. .. 6 5 0 Purdy, J. R., medical fees . . .. . . 7 7 0 Wood, S. .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Mawson, S., and Sons, haversacks ... . 28 8 6 Partridge, J. E. .. .. ~ .. 6 0 0 Bulpitt, L. A., and Sons, water-bottles .. 415 6 Beer, V. C. S. . . .. .. .. 6 0 0 Browne, H. H., medical stores .. .. 5 7 6 Shortal, J. .. . . .. .. 6 0 0 War Office, expenses connected with inspection Nicholls, C. L. .. . . .. .. 6 0 0 of surgical haversacks .. .. .. 113 2 Norris, F. H. . . . . .. .. 6 0 0 War Office, stores .. .. .. ..5,1101011 Cochrane, J. K. .. .. .. .. 600 Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co., Braithwaite, W. G. .. .. .. 5 17 6 stores . . .. .. .. 80 0 6 Pinwill, W. R. .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Garvin Machine Company, stores .. .. 30 11 0 Wallingford, J. A. .. .. .. 6 7 6 McNeill, M., stores .. '.: .. 15 7 2 Grant, J. D. .. .. .. .. 310 0 Field telegraph and telephone apparatus — "Maidlow, J. S. .. .. .. .. 6 7 6 Callenders Cable and Construction Company 621 10 7 Onslow, W. M. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Siemens Bros, and Co. .. .. .. 226 1 0 Critchley-Salmonson, A. .. .. .. 517 6 Spagnoletti Limited .. .. .. 312 0 Travelling allowances and expenses— Edgrose W L .. .. .. 9 9 8 Richardson, G. S. .. .. .. 10 10 8 Stone, J., and Co. 615 2 Grant, J. D. .. 42 10 4 Houghtons Limited .. .. .. 512 0 Braithwaite, W. G. .. .. .. 79 8 9 Hooper's Telegraph and-Indiarubber Works.. 210 16 8 Cochrane, J. K. .. .. .. .. 10 12 9 War Office, advance on account of guns and Wood, S. .. •. .. • • 015 I ammunition .. .. .. ..39,335 10 11 Partridge, J. E. .. .. .. .. 017 8 Stores— Beer, V. C. S. .. . . . . .. 0 15 I War Office .. .. .. . • 3,182 10 5 Shortal, J. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Bulpitt and Sons (Limited) .. .. 105 0 7 Nicholls, C. L. .. .. . . .. 018 6 Salter, G., and Co. .. .. .. 410 0 Norris, F. H. .. .. .. 210 5 Vickers Limited .. .. ..3,503 15 0 Head, H. F. .. 4 .15 4 Stevenson, S., and Co. .. .. .. 1,074 3 0 Onslow, M. .. .. .. . . 20 0 0 Clark Bros. .. .. .. ■ • 0 7 6 Parks, J. B. .. .. .. .. 13 17 7 Hallam, J. N. .. . . .. • ■ 2 0 6 Wallingford, J. A. .. .. .. 33 6 4 Hooper's Telegraph and indiarubber Works. . 119 3 4 Critchley-Salmonson, A. .. .. .. 7 4 5 Niue Island Government, refund on account of New Zealand Shipping Company, freight .. 18 13 6 one case powder returned .. .. 114 6 Wellington Harbour Board, wharf labour .. 14 3

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