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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund— continued. VOTE 78—TOURISTS— continued. \ VOTE 78—TOURISTS— continued. Other Charges— continued. Other Charges— continued. £ s. d. Travelling-expenses — £ s. d. Small, G., bread .. .. .. .. 915 5 Cuthbertson, N. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Post and Telegraph Department, wire .. 0 11 0 McDonald, M. .. .. 0 10 6 I Crosbie, J. M., cartage and forwarding charges.. (i 18 9 McDonald, N. .. .. .. .. 010 6 Crosbie Bros., cartage and forwarding charges.. 16 II I McDonald, E. .. . . . . . . 0 110 Curtis, J. J., and Co. (Limited), cartage and McDonald, D. . . . . .. . . 0 110; forwarding charges .. .. . . 0179 Milne, C. .. . . . . .. 4 7 4 Pagan, W., cartage and forwarding charges . . 8 8 7 Murphy, .1. P. .. .. .. .. 3 10 9 Thomson and Co., tobacco and cigars .. 5 0 8 • Thomson, D. .. .. .. .. 212 5 Chapman, H. T., forage .. .. .. 011 6 Lipp, J. .. .. ■ ■ • • 015 6 Jenkins and Mack, plumbing .. . . 117 3 Summers, C. . . . . . . . . 0 10 6 Southland Acclimatization Society, fees for 'Tourist Department, fares and passages (refund) 58 11 5 netting licenses . . .. .. . . 10 0 Lyttelton Times Company (Limited), books, Post and Telegraph Department, bolts, &c. . . 2 0 11 newspapers, &c. .. '.. .. .. 213 6 Russell, R., stock (horses and cattle) .. 25 0 0 Christchurch Press Company (Limited), books, Shirley, W. N., miscellaneous stores .. .. 24 15 5 newspapers, &c. . . . ... .. 1 10 0 I Seaton's Cut-rate Stores, miscellaneous stores .. 0 (i 6 Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspaper j Allen, P. J., maintenance of poultry .. .. I 110 Company, books, newspapers, &c. .. .. 15 0 Broad, Small, and Co., ironmongery .. .. 0 7 9 Unwin, T. F., books, newspapers, &c. .. 2 3 VI Moffett, G. 1., chemicals .. .. .. 0 14 II Patterson, P., horse-covers .. .. .. 3 13 6 Bailey, E. R., boots and repairs .. .. 8 0 0 Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co., alpine sacks .. 17 10 0 Baker, E., blacksmithing .. .. .. 3 9 0 Ord, J., timber .. .. .. .. 813 5 Sprott, J., fishing-nets .. .. .. 5 0 0 Wigley, R. L., supplying guide .. .. I 10 0 Wallis, X., fares and passages .. ... 110 9 Railway Department, freight . . .. 22 2 0 Konnett, H., fares and passages . . . . 0 15 0 Union Steamship Company, freight .. .. 012 3 Tourist Department, fares and passages (refund) 131 5 8 Irvine and Stephenson, groceries .. .. 75 9 5 Railway Department, freight .. .. 16 5 3 Pilkington, E., and Co., groceries .. .. 5 9 0 Marine Department, freight.. .. .. 616 7 Cook, F. A., groceries ... . . . 323 17 9 Union Steamship Company, freight .. .. 50 0 0 Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association, Malcolm, C, travelling allowance and expenses 7 0 8 groceries .. .. .. ■• 17 10 8 Potter, D., travelling allowance and expenses .. 1 12 6 Westray, J. 8., and Co., freight .. . . 0 1.0 6 Malcolm, J., and Wilkinson, C, travelling Pilkington, E., and Co., ammunition .. .. 4 4 0 allowances and expenses .. ... . 4 4 8 McDonald, D., refund of stamp fee for renewal Stirling, W. N., plants and seeds .. .. 114 of license .. .. .. •• 0 12 0 Gerrard, A., expenses bringing track-horses to Pilkington, E., and Co., coal .. .. 15 9 4 Lake Te Anau .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 New Zealand State Coal Department, coal .. 16 0 II Ocean Accident Guarantee Corporation (LiButler, J. E., leather, harness, &c. .. .. 19 3 9 mited), premium .. .. .. 15 0 Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association Broad, Small, and Co., harness, &c. .. .. 3 18 (Limited), leather, harness, &c. .. . . 115 3 Cunningham, H., harness, &c. .. .. 1 12 9 Pilkington, E., and Co., office requisites and Edmond, J., tents . . .. .. .. 718 0 stationery .. .. .. . ■ 0 3 3 Railway Department, tarpaulins .. .. 2 0 0 Turnbull, Hickson, and Gooder, office requisites Sutherland, D., launch-hire .. .. .. 4 4 0 and stationery .. ..- .. .. 116 0 Holliday, R., and Co., sporting material .. 12 6 Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association Spain, 8., registry fees . . .. .. 0 9 0 (Limited), office requisites and stationery . . 0 5 0 Printing and Stationery Department, printLittlejohn, W., and Son, alpine equipment .. 0 0 0 ing, &c. .. . . .. .. 0 6 0 Perry, A. C, license fee (refund) .. . . 5 0 0 Railway Department, printing, &c. .. .. 0 17 Printing and. Stationery Department, printing Barr, J. H., refund of petty expenses .. 0 9 0 cards, &c. .. .. ■. . . 117 0 Recce, E., and Sons, ironmongery, &c. .. 017 0 Whitworth and Co. (Limited), clothing .. 8 10 0 Milnes, F. V., ironmongery, &c. .. .. 6 8 10 Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association Broad, Small, and Co., ironmongery, &c. . . I 10 0 (Limited), miscellaneous stores .. .. 713 11 Paterson and Barr, ironmongery, &o. .. 0 9 6 Tate, F. L., fish .. .. .. .. 119 6 Wages of labourers .. .. .. 389 7 6 Tate R. fish .. •. • • • ■ 0 3 6 Queenstown Brass Band, music .. .. 20 0 0 Miscellaneous revenue, fish .. .. .. 0 6 8 Canning, H. W., cartage and forwarding charges 0 16 0 Perry, A. C, lega.l expenses. . .. .. 2 13 2 Richards, T. F., cartage and forwarding charges 26 14 0 New Zealand Insurance Company, premium .. I 1.7 6 Jones, R., cartage and forwarding charges .. 0 8 0 Guinness and Le Cren, stock (horses and cattle) 69 10 0 New Zealand Express Company (Limited), cartLeitch, R., stock (horses and cattle) ... . 90 0 0 age and forwarding charges .. .. 0 4 6 Grant, A., stock (horses and cattle) . . . . 52 0 0 Railway Department, freight .. .. 214 8 Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association I Edgan, J., timber, &c. . . .. .. 2 4 8 (Limited), stock (horses and cattle).. .. 12 0 0 Willeox, W., travelling-expenses .. .. 317 0 Dalgety and Co. (Limited), stock (horses and Tourist Department, fares and passages (refund) 2 19 3 cattle) .. .. •■ ■• ■• 9 0 0 Boyne, A., sporting material, games, &c. .. 0 10 Agriculture Department, dairy-registration fee. . 0 5 0 Bing, Harris, and Co., sporting material, Irvine and Stephenson, ales, wines, &c. .. 159 19 7 games, &c. .. .. .. .. 519 0 Craigie, J., wall-paper .. .. .. 010 6 Cavswell, W., sporting material, games, &c. .. 85 0 Edwards, W. H., and Son, furniture and fittings 2 10 0 Mills, E. W., and Co. (Limited), sporting material. Wages of labourers. . .. .. .". 1,079 0 11; games, &,o. .. .. .. .. 415 7 Crosbie, J. M., groceries .. .. .. 716 0 Thomson, Bridger, and Co., sporting material. Stirling, W. ST., groceries .. . . . . 629 12 0 games, &o. .. .. .. .. 019 6 Turnbull, W. and G., and Co. (Limited), groceries 16 11 6 Hallenstein Bros., sacks .. .. .. 014 6 McGruer, Taylor, and Co., bedding and clothing 40 11 5 Richards, T. F., harvesting .. .. .. 18 0 Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company, Lynch, L. J., ironmongery .. .. .. 0 4 6 bedding and clothing .. .. .. 17 3 6 Geison, R. W., plumbing .. .. .. 58 10 Drapery and General Importing Company Richards, T. F., forage .. .. .. 2 5 1 (Limited), bedding and clothing .. .. 15 0 6 Jarsen, H., forage .. .. .. .. 05 0 Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co., bedding and clothing 15 15 0 St. Omer, F., forage .. .. .. 011 1 Broad, Small, and Co., bedding and clothing .. 14 1 0 Reid, P. and W. S., forage .. .. .. 0 18 4 Broad, Small, and Co., ironmongery, &c. .. 79 12 7 Jones, R., manures .. .. . . 0 4 0 Mills, E. W., and Co. (Limited), ironmongery, &c. 17 1 2 Canning, H. W., manures .. .. .. 015 0 Gerrard, S., meat .. .. . . . • 56 10 8 Howden and Moncrieff, plants, seeds, &c. . . 19 0 Marshall, J., meat .. .. .. .. 42 1 9 Lennie, J., and Sons, plants, seeds, &c. . . 5 610 Oram, J. W., meals supplied.. .". .. 010 0 Willeox, W., plants, seeds, &o. .. .. 012 6 Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspaper Montgomery, J., and Co., plants, seeds, &o. . . 0 5 0 Company, books, newspapers, &c. .. .. 012 6 Richards, T. F., plants, seeds, &o. .. ~ 10 0

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