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Statement in detail op the Expenditure of the Land fob Settlements Account— continued. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT—continued, j LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT— continued. £ s. d. i £ s. d. Press, advertising .. . . . . .. 1 10 0 Evening Star, advertising . . . . .. 2 0 0 Wages of workmen . . .. . . (i ;{ 9 Otago Daily Times, advertising .. .. 2 0 0 McDonald, D., travelling-expenses .. .. 0 I 8 Palmerston and Waikouaiti Times, advertising.. 1 13 6 Lands and Survey Department, administration 1 8 1 McCabe, J., fencing, roading, and draining .. 85 10 0 Buckhurst, W. 8., travelling-expenses .. 0 2 4 Scott, D. N., travelling allowance and expenses 0 2 0 Printing and Stationery Department, plans .. 312 6 Timaru Post, advertising .. .. .. 315 0 Spectator, advertising .. .. .. 0 9 5 Timaru Herald, advertising .. . . .. 3 0 0 Press, advertising .. . . .. .. 0 113 Webb, F., fencing, roading, and draining .. 347 13 8 Department of Agriculture, eradication of Todd, M., fencing, roading, and draining .. 2 0 0 'noxious weeds .. .. .. .. 92 10 11 Levels County Council, fencing, roading, and Robertson, D. G., travelling-expenses .. 19 6 draining .. .. .. .. 18 4 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 20 12 3 Skeet, H. M.. travelling allowance and expenses 1 11 0 Poole, T. J., advance for improvements . . 25 0 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 30 9 1 Scott, D., travelling-expenses .. . . ! 2 0 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance preLands and Survey Department, administration 914 5 ' miums .. .. . . .. 019 6 Atkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 4 3 6' Scott, D. N., travelling allowance and expenses 3 3 0 Waitaki County Council, grant for roading .. 184 0 8 Printing and Stationery Department, lithograph - Scott, D. N., travelling-expenses . . . . 0 7 0 ing .. . . .. .. 6 2 0 Judson, C, fencing, roading, and draining . . 12 0 0 Alexandra Herald, advertising . . .. 010 6 Buckhurst, W. 8., travelling-expenses .. I 11 9 Olago Daily Times, advertising .. .. 0 12 (i McDonald, D., travelling-expenses . . . . 4 3 2; McDonald, D., travelling-expenses .. .. 2 610 Lands and Survey Department, administration 3 I 2 Morland, T., purchase-money (Morland's EsScott, D. N., travelling allowance and expenses 210 0i tate) .. .. .. .. ..27,985 16 0 Timaru Post, advertising .. .. .. 1 12 0 Lane, T. M., and Son, timber .. . . 94 14 (i Timaru Herald, advertising .. .. .. 2 0 0 Waitemata Sawmill Company, timber .. 65 0 9 Tyers, H. S., travelling allowance and expenses 8 2 2 Millar's West Australian Hardwoods Company Lands and Survey Department, administration 29 7 0 (Limited), timber .. . . .. 102 10 10 Buckhurst, W. 8., travelling-expenses . . 014 0 Robertson, D. G., travelling allowance and exHawkes, J. S. (Limited), hire of cabs .. 013 1 | penses .. .. .. .. 417 0 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 15 8 0 Co-operative labourers and small contracts .. 129 15 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 64 (i 1 Hall and Sons, oil, paint, &c. .. .. 2 2 0 Burns, J., and Co., ironmongery, hardware, and j Wages of workmen .. .. .. 41 0 0 tools .. .. .. .. .. 0311 J Greaves, B. and T., cartage.. .. .. 010 0 Trevearse, W., draining .. .. .. 49 10 0 I Judd Bros., cartage .. .. .. 29 0 0 Goldie, D., and Sons (Limited), timber . . 14 13 7 Lands and Survey Department, administration 60 2 0 Wages of workmen .. .. .. (i 4 2 I State Fire Insurance Department, insurance preLeadley, G. W., purchase-money (Leadley's miums . . .. . . .. 017 4 Estate).. .. .. .. .14,000 0 0 I Railway Department, freight .. .. 2 14 0 Elford, W. G., hire of cabs and other vehicles .. 012 6 Williams and Kettle, ironmongery, hardware, Smith, H. M., travelling allowance and expenses 016 6; and tools .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 Tyers, H. S., travelling allowance and expenses 113 6 Lynn, T., hire of vehicles .. .. .. 40 10 0 State Fire Insurance Department, insuranoe Nathan, W., refund of travelling-expenses .. 0 5 6 premiums .. .. .. . . 0 11 4 Lands and Survey Department, administration 19 310 Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, in- Hutt and Petone Chronicle, advertising .. 0 9 0 surance premiums . . .. .. 0 110 Evening Post, advertising .. .. .. 0 7 (i Lands and Survey Department, administration 131 4 4 ' Free Lance, advertising .. .. .. 0 U 3 Scanlan, J., fencing, draining, and roading . . 15 0: Printing and Stationery Department, lithographMcDonald, D., travelling-expenses .. . . 419 2 ing .. .. .. .. 6 5 0 Atkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 3 6 6 Briscoe and Co., ironmongery, hardware, and Hawke's Bay Motor Company, cartage .. 210 0 tools . . .. .. . . .. 017 6 Cornford, H. A., law-costs .. .. .. 12 14 8 Mannix, P., ironmongery, hardware, and tools.. 0 6 4 Logan, Williams, and White, law-costs .. 1117 0 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 72 10 9 Crown Law Office, law-costs . . .. 2 2 0! Mcllvride, G. A., sharpening tools . . .. 0160 Sowersby, R., compensation for land taken for ; Westland Timber Company, fencing-posts .. 14 18 r> drainage purposes . . .. .. 53 1 5 Railway Department, freight . . . . 0 2 0 Cotterill and Humphries, compensation for land Bannatyne, W. M., and Co., explosives .. 015 2 taken for drainage purposes . . . . 35 0 0 j Peters, A., and Son, cartage . . .. 014 0 Cassin, F., valuing, inspecting, &c. . . . . 2 2 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 12 9 2 Wellwood, R., valuing, inspecting, &c. .. 2 2 0: Printing and Stationery Department, lithographMcLeod, H., assessor's fees and witness's ex- ing .. .. .. .. 7 7 6 penses . . .. . . . . .. 5 5 0 Pelorus Guardian, advertising .. .. 0 9 9 Heslop, William, assessor's fees and witness's Marlborough Express, advertising .. .. 010 0 expenses .. .. .. . . 5 5 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 68 14 3 Lane, J. E., assessor's fees and witness's ex- Ward, F., travelling allowance and expenses . . 0 10 6 penses .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 0, Lands and Survey Department, administration 32 5 6 Bold, E., travelling-expenses . . .. 2 5 0 Forrester, J., travelling allowance and expenses 210 6 Lands and Survey Department, administration 75 8 1 Lands and Survey Department, administration 4 2 7 Railway Department, maintenance .. .. 147 17 11 Williams, C. F., travelling-expenses .. .. 0 4 9 Atkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 2 I 6 McKenzie, A., forage . . .. .. 10 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 11 12 4 ! Barclay Bros., forage .. .. .. 28 16 9 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance pre- Simpson, J., travelling allowance and. expenses 2 14 8 miums .. .. .. .. 0149 Atkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 5 6 0 Tyers, H. S., travelling allowance and expenses 5 6 7 Milburn Lime and Cement Company, cement, Lands and Survey Department, administration 112 14 0i gravel, sand, <fee. .. .. .. 31 4 0 Tyers, H. S., travelling allowance and expenses 118 0 | McPhedran, C. C, cement, gravel, sand, &c. .. 4 0 0 Lands and Survey Department, administration 189 12 8 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 590 0 9 State Fire Insurance Department, insurance pre- Evening Star, advertising .. . . . . 0 10 0 miums .. .. .. .. 0 8 8 Lyttelton Times, advertising . . .. .. 010 0 Post and Telegraph Department, bailiffs and Press, advertising . . .. .. . . 0 10 0 mileage fees .. .. .. .. 310 0 j Otago Daily Times, advertising . .. .. 010 0 Tyers, H. S., travelling-expenses .. .. 0 5 3 ! Co-operative labourers and small contracts .. 272 11 6 Forrester, J., travelling-expenses .. .. 2 0 fii Barclay Bros., rent .. .. .. 614 11 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 15 0 0 Fraser, C. A., blacksmithing, horse-shoeing, and Cameron, P. N., fencing .. .. .. 23 5 0 clipping .. .. . . .. 619 8 Lands and Survey Department, administration 38 9 8 Appleby, W., blacksmithing, horse-shoeing, and Scott, D. N., travelling-expenses . . .. 12 0; clipping . . .. .. .. 250 Forrester, J., travelling allowance and expenses 3 10 0 Ban , , J., blacksmithing, horse-shoeing, and clipAtkinson, E., travelling allowance and expenses 2 10 0 ping .. .. .. .. 0 10 0

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