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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Land FOft Settlements Account — continued. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— eontinuea. j LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued. £ s. d. Advertising— £ s. d. Dickie, S. A., cartage .. ~ . t 42 3 6 Ashburton Mail .. .. .. *, 018 0 MacLeod, M., cartage .. . . .. 4 0 0 Lyttelton Times . > .. .. ~ 0150 Watane Winiata, cartage . . ~ ~ 2 0 0 Spectator" .. .. . ■. . ■. 12 6 Pothan, R. J., blacksmithing .. ~ 0 5 6 Timaru Post ~ , i i. ~ 016 0 Lands and Deeds Registry, registration fees on Timaru Herald . . ;. ; . .. 3120 leases .. . . .. .. 2 0 0 Cheviot News .. ~ .. .. 016 B Find! ay and Smith, legal expenses .. .. 211 2 Ohristchurch Press .. .. ~ 015 0 Fairburn Timber Company, timber .. .. 19 7 2 Waimate Times .. ~ . . .. 119 3 Holder, H. J., timber . . .. .. 252 18 10 Akaroa Mail . . .. ~ .. 0 12 0 Couper, P. J., hauling timber .. .. 012 0 Temuka Leader .. .. .. .. 0143 Williams, H., and Sons, ironmongery, hardware, Oamaru Mail .. .. .. .. 0 16 0 and tools .. .. .. .. 20 14 1 Waimate Advertiser .. .. .. 013 6 Williams and Kettle, ironmongery, hardware, Waimate County Council, rates .. .. 136 16 0 and tools .. . . .. .. 11117 Adams, J., timber and survey-pegs .. .. 1 19 2 Corkill, J., ironmongery, hardware, and tools .. 0 2 6 Jackson, J., and Co. (Limited), timber and surWages of workmen .. .. .. 67 15 6 vey-pegs .. .. .. .. 3 11 4 Robertson, D. G., travelling allowance and ex- Wages of workmen .. .. .. 2 16 penses .. .. . . .. 3 2 6 O'Neill, E., travelling-expenses .. .. 116 Kelliher, J., fencing, reading, &c. .. . . 213 8 4 Jeffs, J., horse-hire . . .. . . 0 15 0 Wairoa and Mohaka Steamship Company, freight 28 4 6 Lands and Survey Department, administration 159 3 7 4 Travelling allowances and expenses — Henderson and Frew, fencing, roading, and Burton, S. T. .. .. .. .. 210 5 draining .. .. .. .. 44 1 1 Vincent, P. .. .. .. .. 015 10 Briscoe and Co., fencing, roading, and draining 10 2 Morrison, A. J. .. .. .. .. 6 3 7 McDonald, D., fencing, roading, and draining 8 5 0 Wilmot, E. H. .. .. .. .. 18 2 Hamblyn Bros., fencing, roading, and draining 15 0 0 Marshall, J. S. .. .. .. .. 0 9 9 Withington, H., fencing, roading, and draining 8 7 6 Kitchen, C. . . . . .. .. 0 9 9 Lands and Survey Department, administration 75 1 5 Paterson, R. . . .. . . .. 0 9 9 Byers, J., bricks, tiles, and drainpipes .. 12 7 6 Dickison, D., fuel and light .. .. .. 3 4 0 Campbell, D., bricks, tiles, and drainpipes .. 27 7 6 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance .. 1 10 7 Railway Department, freight .. .. 0 2 9 Phair, R., cartage .. . . .. .. 0 10 6 Withington, C, co-operative labourers and conWilliams, A., cartage . . .. .. 10 10 0 tracts .. .. .. .. .. 62 9 7 Paterson and Barr, ironmongery, hardware, &c. 4 16 4 Kitching, T., co-operative labourers and conMcCallum and Co., timber .. .. .. 19 16 8 tracts .. .. .. .. .. 10 17 0 Shennan, W., purchase - money (Conical Hills Genge, E., co-operative labourers and contracts 21 0 0 Estate) .. .. ..42,166 8 0 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 16 11 0 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 241 6 0 Cameron, A., travelling allowance and expenses 2 3 4 Lane's and Survey Department, administration 2 2 0 Atkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 3 0 0 Printing and Stationery Department, litho- Calder, D. M., travelling allowance and expenses 5 4 10 graphing .. . . .. .. 214 8 Sibbald, L., travelling allowance and expenses 0 110 McDonald, U., travelling-expenses .. .. 3 210 Reid, J. 8., purchase-money (Elderslie Estate) 33,420 0 0 Amuri County Council, constructing water-races 190 12 6 Wages of workmen . . .. . . 21 0 0 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance McCallum and Co., survey-pegs .. .. 3 4 11 premiums .. . . . . .. 0 13 9 Lands and Survey Department, administration 27 13 1 Willis, H., repairs to buildings .. .. 115 3 Tyers, H. S., travelling allowance and expenses 19 2 Printing and Stationery Department, litho- Lands and Survey Department, administration 19 3 7 graphing .. .. .. .. 14 5 0 Southland Daily News, advertising .. .. 0 18 0 Lands and Survey Department, services of Southland Times, advertising . •. .. 10 0 officers .. .. . . .. 85 4 1 Western Star, advertising .. .. .. 0 9 0 Gibson, J., travelling allowance and expenses .. 2 18 0 Otautau Farmer, advertising .. .. 0 9 0 Macauley, R., travelling allowance and expenses 3 4 6 Otautau Standard, advertising . . . . 0 8 3 Stevenson, J., travelling allowance and ex- [ Lands and Survey Department, administration 7 12 8 penses .. .. .. .. 018 6 Baird, W., fencing, roading, and ditching .. 38 0 0 Scaly, J., travelling allowance and expenses .. 310 0 Hamblyn, J., bridge-construction .. .. 232 17 6 Hawkes, J. S. (Limited), hire of cabs and other Railway Department, freight .. . . 0 4 7 vehicles and horse-hire .. .. .. 2 2 6 Lands and Survey Department, administration 242 8 1 Hayward, W., and Co., hire of cabs and other Townshend, E., travelling allowance and expenses 8 0 10 vehicles and horse-hire .. .. . . 0 12 6 I Lands and Survey Department, administration 36 13 1 Buckhurst, W. 8., travelling allowance and Tyers, H. S., travelling-expenses .. .. 0 19 0 expenses .. .. .. .. 113 4 Bell, F. H. D., and Izard, W., purchase-money Advertising— (Four Peaks) .. .. .. ..17,821 14 9 Press .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 9 Breading Bros., roading and draining .. 74 0 0 Timaru Post . . .. .. .. 010 0 Waller, J., and Sons (Limited), timber .. 0 7 5 Ashburton Mail .. .. .. .. 0116 Press, advertising .. .. .. .. 2 3 9 Timaru Herald .. .. .. . . 090 Lyttelton Times, advertising .. .. .. 2 5 10 Spectator .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 j Wages of workmen .. .. .. 015 4 Temuka Leader . . .. .. .. 0 7 2! Buckhurst, W. 8., travelling-expenses .. 015 6 Stringer, T. W., legal expenses . . .. 28 11 7 . Lands and Survey Department, administration 30 16 2 Travelling allowances and expenses — j Wages of workmen .. .. .. 2 0 0 Brodriok, T. N. .. .. .. .. 2 15 4 \ Murray, G., purchase-money (Glentanner Estate) 2,281 5 0 Bendely, J. .. .. .. .. 13 6, White, J. W., law-costs . . . . .. 767 Hunt, F. W. .. .. .. .. 018 0 I Atkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 212 0 Anderson, J. C. .. .. .. .. 018 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration IJS 18 1 Scott, D. N. .. .. .. .. 3 16 Tyers, H. S., travelling allowance and expenses 7 8 3 Stevenson, J. .. .. .. .. 4166. Smith, H. M., travelling allowance and expenses 0 8 6 Gibson, J. .. . . .. .. 6 6 6! Forrester, J., travelling allowance and expenses 176 Scaly, J. .. .. . . .. 216 6 ' Lands and Survey Department, administration 16 11 2 Printing and Stationery Department, litho- ; Printing and Stationery Department, lithographgraphing .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 ing . . .. .. .. .. 9 3 0 Cochrane, W., contracts .. .. .. 747 11 3 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance White, R., contracts .. .. .. 447 10 6 premiums .. . . . . .. 2 7 2 Railway Department, freight . . .. 4]7 6,' Forrester, J., travelling allowance and expenses 6 9 0 Rhodes, Ross, and Godley, purchase-money Lands and Survey Department, administration 25 1 5 (Douglas Estate) .. .. ..40,649 2 7 Hawkes, J. S. (Limited), hire of cabs and otherRichards, E., purchase-money (Douglas Kstate) 22,554 6 8 vehicles .. .. .. .. 0 13 2 Lands and Survey Department, services of Osborne, J., and Co., sinking wells .. .. 41 16 3 officers . . .. .. .. 214 13 10 | Booth, Maodonald, and Co., ironmongery, hardWhite, J. W., legal expenses .. . . 68 810 ware, and machinery .. .. .. 3 0 0

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