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Statement In detail of the Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account— continued. VOTE 121—STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. \ VOTE 121—STATE COAL-MlNES— continued. Othek ChaegeS'— continued. £ s. d. Other Charges— continued. Burnett, F., travelling-allowance, &o. .. 3 8 0 Sacks— £ s. d. Warburton, W., travelling-allowance, &c. .. 11 14 3 Cawthune, J. .. .. .. .. 35 910 Ross, D. W., timber .. .. .. 15 10 0 New Zealand Express Company .. .. 17 10 3 Dennehy, J., timber .. .. .. 64 0 0 Bowron Bros. Export and Trading Company 9 7 6 Postal Department, miscellaneous stores .. 0 5 5 Eoster, A. .. .. .. .. 10 0 Naylor, J. H., miners' lamps .. .. 69 9 5 Norton, J. T., and Co. .. .. 212 1 Mines Department, loss on carbons in connection Collie, W. .. .. .. .. 815 0 with boring operations .. .. .. 125 18 5 Redpath, J. A., and Son .. .. .. 15 6 Ross, D. W., logging and sawing timbei .. 10 5 0 Cameron, A., sharpening tools .. .. 019 6 Hansen, C, tents, sails, &c. .. .. .. 18 15 0 Gasquoine, W. C, travelling-allowance .. 3 0 0 Carruthers and Elliott, inspection charges .. 015 2 Postal Department, telephone subscriptions .. 17 10 0 Dennehy, J., refund of percentage - money or Winny and Otley, timber .. .. .. 018 0 contracts .. .. .. .. 543 9 6 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 2,516 3 7 Wages of miners .. .. .. ..11,569 12 3 Williams and Meares, repairs to machinery .. 19 0 Dispatch Foundry Company, wire rope .-. 43 14 0 Christchurch Corporation, water rates .. 17 12 0 Brunton,W. N., and Son, wire rope .. ... 1,260 12 6 Bain ton, C, sinking well .. .. .. 61 1 6 Niven and Co. (Limited), wire rope .. .. 32 1 2 Colville, C. and J., sinking well .. .. 33 18 (i Needham, Niven, and Co., benzine, naphtha, Williams and Metres, wheelwright repairs .. 3 5 6 kerosene, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 2 8 Duncan, P. and D., wheelwright repairs .. 51 12 3 Hunt, W., benzine, naphtha, kerosene, &c. .. 215 0 Hunt, W., wheelwright repairs .. .. 7 6 6 Coull, E., blacksmithing and horse-shoeing .. 14 2 0 Topliss Bros., wheelwright repairs .. .. 1 15 0 Matthews and Payne, blacksmithing and horse- Cartage— shoeing .. .. .. .. 12 2 New Zealand Express Company .. .. 413 6 Wise, H., and Co., books and publications .. 0 10 6 Marrett, J. .. .. .. .. 18 9 0 Trade Auxiliary Company (Limited), books and Purdie, J. J. .. .. .. .. (52 15 3 publications .. .. .. .. 110 Riley, J. .. .. .. .. 015 0 Cartage— Dunedin and Suburban Coal Company .. 11 12 0 Webb, T. F. .. .. .-. .. 81 12 0 Kane, R. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Gibson, T. .. .. .. 170 1 2 Beveridge, A. .. .. .. .. 410 0 Hunter, C. .. .. .. .. 265 0 2 Bourke, S. .. .. .. .. 28 15 9 Cerdier, T. .. .. .. .. 87 5 4 Keast Bros. .. .. .. .. 19 0 Grofski, T. A. .. .. .. .. 8 4 0 Badman, S. .. .. .. ... 0 6 0 O'Shea, P. .. .. . . .. 34 17 0 Montague, J. .. .. .. 18 5 9 Cordner, J. C. .. .. .. .. 711 0 Gunn, F. J. (refund) .. .. .. 55 13 5 Carrodus, T. .. .. .. .. 014 0 Ure, W. .. .. .. .. 11 16 0 Byrne, W. J. .. .. .. .. 54 4 2 McDonald Bros. .. .. .. .. 16 4 0 Ward, W. . . .. .. .. 4 2 0 Wages of cleaners .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 Byrne, R. .. .. .. .. 23 1 0 Dunedin Window-cleaning and Help Company, Overend and McDiarmid .. .. .. 012 0 cleaning .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 O'Connell, J. .. .. .. 13 0 Dunedin Corporation, cost of crossing by weighStevenson and Stewart, cement, gravel, and tar 0 11 3 bridge .... .. .. .. 1700 Marine Department, inspection of boilers, &c... 17 6 Otago Harbour Board, dues on coal .. .. 447 8 1 Wages of cleaners .. .. .. .. 23 13 1 Dunedin Corporation, fuel and light .. .. 11 13 6 Christehurch Gas and Coke Company, fuel and Walker Bros. (Limited), fuel and light .. 016 0 light .. .. .. .. 8 7 4 Strang Bros., cement, sand, and gravel .. 215 0 Vacuum Oil Company, fuel and light.. .. 0 7 0 White, J. 0., blacksmithing ... .. 0 4 6 Devereaux, King, and Co., harness and repairs 10 0 9 Railway Department, freight .. .. 9 19 2 Stevenson, Stewart, and Co., cement, gravel, Union Steamship Company, freight .. .. 0 19 8 and tar .. .. .. .. 2 5 0 Montague, J., hire of horses .. .. 65 7 9 Railway Department, freight .. ..3,765 12 11 Keast Bros., hire of horses .. .. .. 3 0 0 Railway Department, official tickets .. .. 4 7 6 Vacuum Oil Company, benzine, naphtha, and Forage— oil .. .. .. .. .. 11 10 11 Brown, D. H., and Son .. .. .. 13 9 Clark, G., repairs to offices .. .. 116 7 McCracken and Son .. .. .. 138 14 6 Gamble Telephone Recorder Company, instruHannan, J. .. .. .. .. 214 0 ments and apparatus ... .. .. 113 0 Harvey, J., and Co. .. .. .. 25 18 1 Niven, J. J., and Co., instruments and apparatus 1 210 New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Associa- Marine Department, inspection of boilers, &c... 10 0 tion (Limited).. .. .. .. 0 17 0 Vacuum Oil Company, engine-oil .. .. 4 15 8 Parks, S. .. .. .. .. 113 0 Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Selfe, C. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 insurance premium .. .. .. 6 5 0 Canterbury Seed Company (Limited) .. 315 0 Edmond, J., ironmongery, hardware, tools, and Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation machinery .. .. .. .. 14 13 5 (Limited), insurance premium .. .. 6 5 0 Bennie, A., ironmongery, hardware, tools, and State Fire Insurance, insurance premium .. 4 11 2 machinery .. .. .. .. 0 19 0 Gamble Telephone Recorder Company, instru- Denniston and Co., ironmongery, hardware, tools, ments and apparatus .. .. .. 3 5 0 and machinery .. .. .. .. 1 13 8 Billens, A., miscellaneous stores .. . . 0 12 0 Drapery Supply Association, cutlery, linen, &c. 1 14 11 Ashby, Bergh, and Co., ironmongery, hardware, Sammond, J., and Co., office furniture .. 0 9 0 tools, and machinery .. .. . . 23 13 10 Clark, G., office repairs .. .. .. 6 17 6 Cameron, A., ironmongery, hardware, tools, and Fergusson and Mitchell, rent of offices .. 50 0 0 machinery .. .. .. .. 10 0 Union Steamship Company, rent of offices .. 150 0 0 Waddell, T., and Sons, ironmongery, hardware, Miehaelis, Hallenstein, and Farquhar, sacks .. 38 2 1 tools, and machinery .. . . . . 13 13 4 Morris, G., photographs .. .. .. 14 0 Winny and Otley, ironmongery, hardware, tools, Dunedin Corporation, rates .. .. .. 20 18 6 and machinery .. .. .. .. 2187 Small, J., plumbing-material .. .. 7 7 6 Duncan, P. and D., ironmongery, hardware, Walker Bros. (Limited), plumbing-material .. 10 9 tools, and machinery . . .. .. 418 3 Postal Department, telephone subscriptions .. 16 18 10 Christchurch Corporation, fencing, roading, and Gunn, F. J., petty expenses (refund) .. .. 3 4 3 draining .. .. .. .. 414 0 Hubbard, G., scavenging .. .. .. 0 9 0 Tonks, Norton, and Co., rent of depot .. 130 0 0 Gasquoine, W. 0., travelling-allowance, &c. .. 2 0 0 Ash, J., rent of paddock .. .... .. 7 0 0 Rossbottom's Commercial College, typing .. 0 3 6 Murray, T. F., rent of paddock .. .. 4 0 0 i Stone, Son, and Co. (Limited), office equipment 15 0 Postal Department, repairs to telephones .. 0 1 6 Wheelwright repairs— Turvey, F., and Co., repairs to buildings .. 15 15 6 McGregor, J., and Co. .. .. 47 13 6 Clarke, A. J., repairs to buildings .. .. 9 5 0 Wilson and Wilson .. .. .. 116 6 Danks, T., sanitary buildings .. .. 82 1 6 Burt, A. and T. .. .. .. .. 11 6 0 Crothers, W. H., petty expenses (refund) .. 38 2 1 Gillies, A. .. .. .. .. 114 6

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