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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. Other Charges— continued. £ s. d. Other Charges— continued. £ s. d. Brown and Coumbe, hire of cabs and horses .. 3 17 0 Vacuum Oil Company, skip-grease .. .. 619 0 Morse, A. W., hire of cabs and horses .. 10 0 Stratford, Blair, and Co., timber .. .. 27 2 0 Postal Department, instruments and apparatus 1 12 5 Odlin, C. A., Timber and Hardware Company, Parsonson, G. C, instruments and apparatus .. 0 14 0 timber .. .. .. .. .. 418 5 Turnbull and Jones, instruments and appa- Runanga Gymnasium Club, subsidy .. .. 125 0 0 ratus .. .. .. .. .. 22 8 6 Dunedin Engineering and Steel Company, Ironmongery, hardware, tools, and machinery— vehicles and drays .. .. .. 12 0 0 Dispatch Foundry Company .. .. 196 611 Blair, E., salary .. .. .. .. 25 10 0 Jenkins and Mack .. .. .. 812 9 Lindsay, H., salary .. .. .. 315 0 'Forsyth and McKay .. .. .. 1,929 8 5 White, W., towage .. .. .. 185 5 6 Turnbull and Jones .. .. .. 2 19 0 Wellington Harbour Ferries Company, towage 171 14 0 United Asbestos Australasian Agency .. 20 10 7 Union Steamship Company, towage .. .. 5 8 0 McKay, W., and Son .. .. .. 213 8 Postal Department, telephone subscription .. 50 12 0 Chambers, J., and Son .. .. .. 69 210 Postal Department, rent of letter-boxes .. 3 0 0 Harris and Bastin .. .. .. 8 0 0 Waldie, P. S., travelling-allowance, &c. ~ 515 0 Burt, A. and T. .. .. .. .. 52 210 Bishop, J., travelling-allowance, &c. .. .. 23 17 3 Ingersoll Rand Company .. .. .. 45 5 6 Halliday, C, travelling-allowance, &.c. .. 2 4 0 Tyneside Proprietary (Limited) .. .. 93 11 8 Gasquoine, W. C, travelling-allowance, &c. .. 27 1 6 Luke, S., and Co. .. .. .. 417 6 Watkins, J. T., travelling-allowance, &c. .. 10 010 Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hardware Com- Public Works Department, tram tickets .. 8 0 0 pany .. .. .. .. 0 5 4 Wages of labourers .. .. .. 2,900 11 5 Boss, G. O. .. .. .. .. 115 4 Brimble, H., vehicles and drays .. .. 13 0 0 Burns, J., and Co. .. .. .. 14 19 8 Wages of miners .. .. .. ..57,703 12 0 Heinz, W. .. .. .. .. 37 7 0 Wellington Harbour Board, weighbridge tickets 148 15 0 Briscoe and Co. (Limited) .. .. 75 7 9 Smith, T. and W. (Limited), wire rope .. 173 15 5 Ross, G. W. .. .. .. .. 8 6 6 Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co., wire rope .. 2 19 11 McLean, D. .. .. .. 138 5 2 Mills, E. W., and Co., wire rope .. .. 719 4 Winder, G. .. .. .. .. 1 14 0 Cooke and Co. (N.Z.) Proprietary (Limited), wire Anderson, H. G., and C 0... .. .. 2 0 6 rope .. .. .. .. .. 5089 Public Trustee (Administrator of late T. White), Postal Department, postage, &c. .. .. 260 3 6 interments .. .. .. .. 6 6 6 Nalder, F. A., bureau fees (refund) .. .. 0 2 5 Ross, D. W., logging and sawing timber .. 4,392 8 1 Stone, Son, and Co., directory .. .. 0 10 6 Chapman, Skerrett, Wylie, and Tripp, legal ex- I Printing and stationery— penses .. ' .. .. .. 318 6 Mclndoe, J. .. '.. .. .. 12 2 9 Fenn, E. J., lamps, mantles, &c. .. .. 13 6 9 Whitcombe and Tombs .. .. .. 4 3 6 Udstrom, C, lamps, mantles, &c. .. .. 3 6 0 j Coulls, Culling, and Co. .. .. .. 012 6 British General Electric Company, lamps, Banks, C. M. (Limited) .. .. .. 20 5 8 mantles, &c. .. .. .. .. 217 7 Donovan, R. .. .. .. .. 5 7 3 National Electric and Engineering Company, Nalder, F. A. (refund) .. .. .. 218 8 lamps, mantles, &c. .. .. .. 3 8 3 Printing and Stationery Department .. 209 12 4 Halliday, C, lodging-allowance .. .. 4 3 4 Crothers, W. H. (refund) .. .. .. 417 6 Marine Department, inspection of boilers, Reliance Rubber-stamp and Printing Com&c. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 pany .. .. .. .. 012 6 McKay, W., medical attendance .. .. 110 Greymouth Evening Star Company .. 6 10 0 Morice, C. G., medical attendance .. .. 2 2 0 The Suckling Press .. .. .. 0 8 3 Winder, G., miscellaneous stores .. .. 12 3 Bishop, J. (refund) .. .. .. 013 9 Johnson, Clapham, and Morris, miscellaneous Fergusson and Mitchell .. .. .. 014 0 stores .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Gunn, F. J. (refund) .. .. .. 0 0 9 McKay, W., and Son, miscellaneous stores .. 6 0 0 Perkins, W. H. .. .. .. .. 7 16 Griffin and Smith, miscellaneous stores . . 0 110 Smith, E. L. .. .. .. .. 19 2 Union Steamship Company, maintenance of coal- Christie, L. P. . . .. .. .. 115 0 hulks .. .. .. .. 110 0 Wilkie, J., and Co. (Limited) .. .. 016 6 Ross, G. W., maintenance of coal-hulks .. 512 3 Anderson, W. S. .. .. .. 12 0 Wood, S., and Son, maintenance of coal- Spectator .. .. .. .. 15 0 hulks .. .. .. .. .. 050 Kemnitz and Nicholson .. .. .. 0 3 0 Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co., maintenance of Jones, E. F. .. .. .. .. 015 0 coal-hulks .. .. .. .. 0192 CokeSmith and Smith, oils, paints, and varnish .. 5 2 8 Wellington Gas Company .. .. 322 11 4 United Asbestos Australasian Agency, oils, Westport Borough .. .. .. 4 10 paints, and varnish .. .. .. 26 3 6 Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Company 202 4 2 Larsen Bros., plumbing-material .. .. 110 0 Palmerston North Gas Company .. .. 102 8 6 Schaef, G., and Sons, office equipment .. 113 0 Wanganui Borough .. .. .. 62 15 4 Banks, C. M. (Limited), office equipment .. 4 2 6 Dunedin Corporation .. .. .. 46 19 1 Winder, G., office equipment .. .. 014 9 Soukee, A. .. .. .. .. 16 16 6 Royal Barlock Typewriting Agency, office Wyett, J., clothes-props , . .. .. 214 0 equipment . . .. .. .. 0 5 0 Firewood— Williamson and Greenhill, purchase of horses .. 22 0 0 Daysh, A. R. .. .. .. .. 36 16 6 Sprot, M., and Co., purchase of horses .. 35 0 0 Kempton, G. W. .. .. .. 47 15 6 Lancaster, C. E., purchase of horses .. .. 18 0 0 Jones, G., and Son .. .. .. 134 111 Keating, M., purchase of horses .. .. 25 0 0 Carterton Trust and Agency Company .. 14 14 0 Naylor, J. H., miners' lamps .. .. 69 9 4 Ofsoski, F. .. .. .. 184 19 6 Davis, J., and Sons, miners' lamps .. .. 21 15 10 Otago Patent Firewood Company .. .. 44 11 0 Kennedy, M., rent of depot .. .. 115 4 0 Johnston, R. .. .. .. .. 33 9 5 Holmes, H., paper, scrim, &c. .. .. 12 15 8 Smith, C. P. .. .. .. .. 58 8 0 Hanson, C, oilskins .. .. .. 419 0 Adam Bros. .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 Eilers, L. H., refund of tea-money expended .. 015 0 Henderson, W. .. .. .. .. JO7 19 3 Smith, H. A., and Co., radiators .. .. 10 0 0 Williams, CM... .. .. .. 440 Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co., rope .. .. 52 1 2 Smith and Smith .. .. .. 33 12 0 Holmes, H., repairs to buildings .. .. 714 0 Baynes, R. .. .. .. .. 18 12 0 Bishop, J., petty expenses (refund) .. .. 6 811 Andrews, D. .. .. .. .. 12 6 3 Rowe, S., and Sons, sacks .. .. .. 17 6 Baynes, C. .. .. .. .. 10 12 6 Holmes, H., signwriting and decorating .. 16 2 6 Slight, G., and Co. .. .. .. 8 4 0 Banks, C. M., and Co. (Limited), stationery .. 519 0 Fenwick, W. H. .. .. .. .. 13 16 0 Hansen, C, tents and flies .. .. .. 017 6 Bishop, L. A. .. .. .. .. 18 5 0 Commonwealth Oil Corporation (Limited), skip- Jefferson, O. .. .. .. .. 46 11 0 grease .. .. .. .. .. 22 13 5 Evans Bay Timber Company .. .. 54 1 6

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