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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Public Works Fund— continued. VOTE 100—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH— continued. VOTE 100—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH— continued. Eltham— continued. £ s. d Levin (Additions). Ryan, J., and Son, contract.. .. .. 1,187 10 0 ! Post and Telegraph Department, furniture and £s. d. Davies, A., salary .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 fittings .. .. .. .. 10 11 2 Vote —General, furniture .. .. .. 22 1 7 0 Vote—General, furniture and fittings .. 12 3 8 Stanners and Goodor, furniture .. .. 35 0 0 Palmer, W., furniture and fittings .. .. 1 19 6 Wilkinson, C. A., furniture .. . . . . 4 0 0 Railway Department, freight .. .. 0 9 4 Davios, A., travelling allowances and expenses .. 7 0 4 Pringle, W., contract .. .. .. 82 6 4 McKenzie, C. J., travelling allowances and ex- Levin Express Carrying Company, cartage .. 0 5 0 penses .. .. .. .. 0 2 0 Railway Department, freight .. .. 2 410 Otaki (Linesman's Cottage). Manaia Williamson, T. A., contract.. .. .. 77 11 7 Alfrey, F. G., travelling-expenses .. .. 5 4 2 Gillanders, J. P., hire of cabs .. .. J 10 ? Po l e , J. S., travelling-expenses .. 0 710 Davies, A., salary .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 Jones C., and Sons, timber _ .. 8 15 0 Caeteeton (Additions). C. and A. Odhn Company (Limited), timber .. 10 7 5 , . . . McLeod, Weir, and Hopkirk, timber .. .. 5 15 2 Watrarapa Daily News, advertising .. .. 2 8 0 Aird, W. 8., travelling-expenses .. .. 210 Watrarapa Age, advertismg li 3 0 Davies, A., travelling-expenses .. .. 8150 McKenzie, C. J., travelling-expenses .. .. 02 6 LowE * HI ? TT (Additions). Wages of labourers .. .. .. 10 17 5 Cooper, A., and Son, contract .. .. 534 0 0 Wanganui Chronicle, advertising .. .. 2 4 0 New Zealand Times, advertising .. .. 410 0 Wanganui Herald, advertising .. .. 2 0 0 Evening Post, advertising .. .. .. 410 0 Burrell, A. 8., contract .. .. .. 3,218 18 0 Hutt and Petone Chronicle, advertising .. 115 9 Post and Telegraph Department, furniture .. 92 12 3 Wages of labourer .. .. .. 16 2 Vote—General, furniture .. .. .. 28 7 8 Mourie, J., fares. .. .. .. .. 4 13 6 Poeibua. Elliott, A., grazing.. - .. .. .. 311 2 Mildenhall, A. H., contract .. .. 548 0 0 New Zealand Times Company, advertising .. 2 0 0 Wanganui. Evening Post, advertising .. .. .. 25 0 Bell, Gully, Bell, and Myers, legal expenses .. 18 7 6 Wages of labourer . . .. .. 10 0 Railway Department, freight .. .. 2 8 9 Wanganui Herald, advertising .. .. 2 0 0 Kaiwabra. Vote-General, furniture 73 13 3 Matt hewson, H., salary .. ..' .. 7 6 8 Winder, G., furniture .. .. .. 072 J Davies, A., travelling-expenses .. .. 5 10 Mills, E. W., and Co. (Limited), ironmongery.. 8 8 11 Wellington. Crab tree, W., and Sons, ironmongery .. 10 0 Tinakori Road. Russell and Bignell (Limited) contracts .. 217 9 3 Vote—General, furniture and fittings .. 11 7 0 Vote—Public Buildings, fire-alarms, &c. .. 399 10 0 Evening Postt advertising .. .. .. 13 9 Railway Department, freight .. .. 317 9 Gear Meat p reservm g an a Freezing Company q (Limited), cement, sand, &c. .. .. 10 0 Scoullar Company, furniture and fittings .. 3 2 3 Ohakune Times, advertismg _ _ .. .. 110 0 Sargood; Son> and Ewen f urn i t ure and fittings 019 6 Taihape Daily Times advertising _ _.. .. } 10 , °, Wages of labourers 611 7 Waimarmo County Council, advertismg .. 7 b Stewart Timb er, Glass, and Hardware Company, Douglas and McDonald, contract .. .. 221 0 0 ironmongery, &c. .. .. .. 010 7 Aird, W. 8., travelling allowances and expenses 112 0 McLeod; Wei £ and Hopkirk) timber .. ..1812 11 „ C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware ComRangiwahia. pany (Limited)) timber 5 0 6 McKenzie Bros., contract .. .. .. 778 18 4 Smith and Smith (Limited), oils, paints, &c. .. 317 1 Alfrey, F. G., travelling-expenses .. .. 13 1 2 Tingey, R. and E., and Co. (Limited), oils, Wages of labourer .. .. .. 2 6 4 paints, &c. .. .. .. .. 3 5 0 Post and Telegraph Department, furniture and Jackson and Co. (Limited), oils, paints, &c. .. 010 6 fittings .. ... .. .. 47 1 3 Winder, G., iron hardware .. .. .. 394 Advertising— Equitable Building and Investment Company Manawatu Daily Times .. ... .. 2 4 0 (Limited), compensation for land .. .. 463 10 0 Feilding Star .. .. .. .. 2150 Public Trustee (for Rose Milner), compensation Mangawelca Settler .. . . .. 110 f or i and _ _ , _ _, , _ 586 10 0 New Zealand Times .. .. .. 2 4 0 Wages of workmen . . .. .. 47 7 7 Manawatu Standard .. .. .. 2 0 0 Evening Post .. .. .. .. 2 0 9 Additions (on Account J. Alfrey FG salary ■•..,•• •• ™<j 8 R Prisons Department, bricks .. .. 684 5 0 McLeod, Weir, and Hopkirk, timber.. .. 7 13 8 Advertising*— , ,„ n , Auckland Star .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Bull's (Restoeation and Clock). N(m Zmland HefM ;; x 15 0 Taylor, W. H., contract .. .. .. 918 0 New Zealand Times Company (Limited) .. 013 0 Evening Post .. .. .. .. 2 7 6 Shannon. otago Daily Times and Witness .. .. 1113 Alfrey, F. G., salary .. .. .. 55 0 0 Christchurch Press .. .. .. 15 0 Alfrey, F. G., travelling allowance and expenses 12 14 1 Evening Star .. .. .. .. 10 0 Pringle, W., contract .. .. .. 1,238 13 5 Lytlelton Times .. .. .. .. 010 0 Duthie, J., and Co. (Limited), cement .. 010 5 Wellington Harbour Board, freight and wharfage 10 3 0 Easson, J. W., timber, &c. .. .. .. 419 3 Barrett, H., salary .. .. .. 215 8 4 Jackson and Co., oils, paints, &c. .. .. 0 17 3 Alfrey, F. G., salary .. .. .. 38 6 8 Smith and Smith (Limited), oils, paints, &c. .. 1 10 6 Wilson, J. and A. (Limited), contracts .. 30,430 0 0 Briscoe and Co. (Limited), oils, paints, &c. .. 0 8 0 Turnbull and Jones (Limited), contracts .. 555 0 0 Winder, G., ironmongery, &c. .. .. 3 5 10 Riley, A. D., contracts .. .. .. 526 0 0 Vote —General, furniture and fittings .. 912 0 Burt, A. and T. (Limited), ironmongery, &c. .. 11 14 1 Richardson, Blair, and McCabe (Limited), ex- O'Brien, J., and Co., cartage, &c. .. .. 127 18 4 panded metal .. .. .. .. 0 9 5 British General Electric Company, electrical inRailway Department, freight .. .. 0 811 struments and material .. .. .. 16 18 7 McLeod, Weir, and Hopkirk, timber .. ... 3 3 3 Chasland, T., compensation for accident .. 159 16 0 C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Company Post and Telegraph Department, furniture and (Limited), timber .. .. .. 10 9 1 fittings .. .. .. .. 363 17 7 Wages of labourers .. .. ■• 15 17 41 Wages of workmen .. .. .. 325 18 2

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