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Statement in detail of the Expenditure op the Consolidated Fund — continued. VOTE 77—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND VOTE 77—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE— continued. COMMERCE— continued. Othbb Chab(MS— continued. Othek Charges— continued. £ s. d. Rabbit-poison, pollard, &o.— £ s. d. McSkimming, R., tins for poison .. .. 0 9 0 Wright, Stephenson, and Co. .. . . 183 5 5 Adams, W., cartage, &c. (refund) .. .. 215 0 Maokerras and Hazlett (Limited) .. .. 43 19 10 Wages of rabbiters.. .. .. .. 3,601 8 9 Meredith, 11. .. .. .. .. 83 16 0 East Coast Rabbit Board (Napier), destruction Guest, W. .. .. .. .. 18 18 0 of rabbits .. .. 1,807 16 0 Gilchrist, W. S. .. .. .. .. 015 0 Taupo Totara Timber Company, rabbit-poison, McFarlane, A. and J. .. .. .. 89 15 10 pollard, &o. .. .. .. .. 5 18 0 ' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Green and Colebrook (Limited), rabbit-poison, Company (Limited) .. .. .. 013 8 pollard, &c. .. .. .. .. 415 U Ryrie, M., and Co. .. .. .. 46 5 7 Hire of pack-horses— Arthur Bros. .. .. .. .. 110 Dufiy, J. .. .. .. .. 416 0 Thomson and Co. .. .. .. 15 3 0 Walker, J. .. .. .. .. 2 8 0 Kirkby and O'Neill .. .. .. 12 5 8 Sinclair, E. T. .. .. .. .. 2 8 0 Bell, G. .. .. .. . . 0 4 6 Parkes, P. . . .. .. .. 2 8 0 Scott, W. (refund) .. ... .. 14 0 Church, W. .. .. .. . . 2 8 0 Blacksmithing— Laurenson, T. .. . . .. .. 2 5 0 Storrie, A. (Limited) .. .. .. 0 16 6 Jickell, J. A., rabbit-poison, pollard, &c. .. 3 12 0 Aldridge, J. H. .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Limited), Kidd, R. .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 cement, sand, &c. .. .. .. 33 2 0 Middlemiss, J. W. .. .. .. 0 7 0 Kelly and Dowd, cement, sand, &c. .. .. 114 0 Sutherland, W. F. .. .. .. 0 2 0 Hammond, J. E., and Co., plumbing. . .. 4 0 10 Johnston, W. (refund) . . .. .. 0 2 6 Craig, J. J., and Co., bricks and tiles . . 14 0 Duthie, G., sand, tar, &c. .. .. .. 1 11 6 Owen, C. J., bricks and tiles .. .. 18 17 6 Haddock, H. V. (Limited), timber, &c. .. 10 6 9 Ellis and Burnand (Limited), fencing-material 4 2 8 Broad, Small, and Co., timber, &c. .. . . 413 3 Wages of labourers .. .. .. 186 2 5 Railway Department, timber, &c. . . . . 2 0 0 Barton and Ross, furniture and fittings .. 64 16 10 New Zealand Pine Company, timber, &c. .. 4 1 11 Lonsdale, T. W., furniture and fittings .. 67 9 3 Corporation of Invercargill, water-supply . . 2 0 0 Hamilton Furnishing Company, furniture and Oliver, M., laundry .. .. .. 010 0 fittings .. " .. ' .. .. 918 6 Jones, D. R., engineering repairs .. .. 0 12 0 Hindman, J., and Co., furniture and fittings .. 0 4 0 Spiers, R. S., engineering repairs .. .. 0 4 6 Briseoe and Co. (Limited), furniture and fittings 17 4 Ryrie, R., and Co., cordage .. .. .. 0 4 0 Jubilee Institute for the Blind, furniture and Miller, P., harness, &c. .. .. .. 0 8 6 fittings .. .. .. .. 5 7 0 Smart, J., harness, &c. . . .. .. 0 6 6 Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited), coal .. .. 18 9 Clarke, A., sacks, &c. .. .. .. 0 ti 0 Manning, A. E., chemicals .. . . . . 013 6 Herbert and Co. (Limited), miscellaneous stores 0 8 0 Mountain Rimu Timber Company (Limited), Faigan, L., miscellaneous stores . . .. 0 7 8 timber, &c. .. . . .. .. 618 9 Payne, E. T., refund of petty expenses .. 0 16 4 Collett and Son (Limited), timber, &c. .. 9 6 7 Cartage and forwarding charges— South Auckland Sawmillers'Association, timber, Pope, F. W. . . . . .. . • 13 7 0 & c . . . .. .. . . .. 16 5 7 New Zealand Express Company (Limited) .. 013 0 Ellis and Burnand (Limited), timber, &c. .. 2 0 5 Sheehy, J. .. .. . • . • 515 1 Gumming, W. A., surveyor's fee .. .. 3 3 0 Craig, H., and Co. .. .. .. 0 2 6 Ironmongery, &c. — Gunn, F. J. .. .. .. .. 219 3 Briscoe and Co. (Limited) .. .. 0 4 6 Allison Bros. .. .. .. ..0120 Wingate and Co. (Limited) .. . . 288 Finn and Weir .. .. .. .. 017 6 Porter, E., and Co. .. .. .. 019 8 Anderson, J. P. .. .. .. .. 18 6 Goodfellow Limited .. .. .. 13 510 Todd Bros, and Co. .. .. .. 0 13 6 Goodfellow Hardware Stores (Limited) .. 2 5 0 Hunter, S. .. .. .. .. 0 13 6 Burns and Co. (Limited) .. .. .. 4 18 0 Joyce, P. .. .. .. ■ ■ 0 5 0 Craig, J. J. (Limited), cartage, &c. .. . . 0 16 Jones, R. . . .. .. . . 0 6 0 Fieldsend, A., cartage, &c. . . .. . . 0 7 6 Kavanagh and Watson .. .. .. 2 0 0 Colonial Carrying Company of New Zealand, Allan, W., jun. .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 cartage, &c. .. .. • • • • 12 9 Campbell, H. C. . . .. .. .. 03 0 Bradney and Birms, cartage, &c. .. .. 10 0 Long, J. (refund) .. .. .. 010 0 Railway Department, freight .. .. 45 2 9 Munro, T. A., trap-hire .. .. .. 15 0 Cousins and Atkin, wheelwright repairs . . 2 10 4 Waddell, S. D., trap-hire .. .. .. 0 7 6 The Arthur Atkin Vehicle Factory (Limited) Richardson, S., trap-hire .. . . .. 0 7 6 wheelwright repairs . . .. .. 15 6 Methven, G., and Co., rabbit-exterminator .. 310 0 Morris, E., painting and decorating . . .. 18 0 0 Dunn and Redding, cases, &c. .. .. 0 5 0 Barton and Ross, linen, cutlery, &c. .. 0 4 8 Railway Department, freight .. .. 98 2 3 Gibbons, H. C, and Co., plants, seeds, &c. .. 2 8 6 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency McDonald, C. S., and Son, plants, seeds, &c. . . 5 13 Company (Limited), forage . . .. 7 4 0 Gumming, W. A., travelling allowance and exHerbert and Co. (limited), forage .. .. 0 9 3 penses .. . . .. . ■ ■ ■ 10 6 2 Long, J., forage (refund) . . .. .. 0 6 3 Wages of labourers .. . • • • 24 16 9 Foxon, J. V., ammunition .. .. .. 0 14 0 Wellington Cooperage and Box Company McArthy, A. and W., ammunition .. .. 018 6 (Limited), cases, &c. .. .. . • 012 0 Edmond, J., ammunition .. .. .. 7 3 0 Wildman and Arey, office requisites, &c. . . 0 7 6 Valuation Department, search fees .. .. 13 0 Printing and Stationery Department, office Land and Survey Department, tracing, &c. .. 0 7 0 requisites, &c. .. .. .. •• 111 6 Edmond, J., tents, &c. . . .. .. 19 0 Ferris, W. H., freight (refund) . . .. 0 2 6 Martin, G. P., tents, &c. . . .. 7 6 Drysdale, J. travelling allowance and expenses 49 8 9 Wright, Stephenson, and Co., tents, &c. .. 18 6 Drysdale, J., extra travelling-allowance .. 14 10 0 Meredith, R., chemicals .. .. .. 0 10 Union Steamship Company, faros and passages 11 10 0 Spiers, R. S., plumbing .. .. •• 04 6 Q'Rourke and Sons, cartage, &c. .. .. 31 5 4 Methven, G., and Co., plumbing .. .. 0810 N Zealatld Express Company (Limited), Petersen, A., plumbing .. .. .. 014 3 „„.*„„„ *„ 0 7 1 Coxon, G. A., plumbing .. .. .. 011 d . T &0 .10 0 Johnston, W., plumbing (refund) .. .. 010 Agnew, J., cartage, &c 09 8 Adams, W., travelling allowance and expenses 08 2 Brown, J. cartage &c. .. .. 09 8 Johnston, W., travelling allowance and expenses 03 0 Cassia, J. J., furniture and fittings .. .. A 0 U Goodfellow W., travelling allowance and ex- . Millar and Muir, blacksmithing .. • ■ * t> penaes . . .. .. 05 1 Cooke, J., blacksmithing .. .. ••.1 v o Payne, E. T., travelling allowance and expenses 04 6 Clarkson, T., forage .. . - •■ 1 ° Eustace, J., and Co. (Limited), tins for poison.. 178 13 0 I Williams and Kettle (Limited), forage .. l~ 11 U

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