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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund — continued. VOTE 14 — MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND J VOTE 14 — MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LlNES— continued. TELEPHONE LlNES—continued. £ s. d. Goods— £ s d Woods, C, expenses .. .. .. 0 16 Burt, A. and T. (Limited) .. .. 0 0 6 Holden, C, field allowance .. .. .. 2 0 0 Denton, R. G. .. .. .. .. 0 9 3 Craig, H., and Co., fares, labour, and expenses 110 0 Hutoheson, Wilson, and Co. .. 12 9 Hall, Thomas, travelling allowance, and expenses 316 0 Jenkins and Mack .. .. .. 18 0 Columb, E. J., expenses .. .. .. 0 9 0 Jenkins and Mack .'. .'.' .. 110 Bruce, P., expenses .. .. .. 0 3 0 Jenkins and Mack .. .. .. 0 9 0 Bruce, F., expenses and hire .. .. 0 7 6 Jenkins and Mack, labour .. .. .. 0 6 0 Kiernan, J. A., labour .. .. .. 0 16 Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co., goods.. .. 0 0 4' Challis, J., hire .. .. .. .. 110 0 Bidmead, J., labour .. .. ..'3OO Challis, J., hire .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Bidmead, 8., labour .. .. .. 214 0 Brown, W. M., expenses .. .. .. 0 7 6 Harrison, H. 8., hire .. .. .. 0 4 2 Burrows, F., hire .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 British General Electric Company, goods .. 0 3 8 Austin, W., expenses .. .. .. 0 3 0 Williams, E., fares .. .. .. 0 1 11 Veifcch, R. D., travelling-allowance .. .. 011 6 Munt, Cottrell, and Co., cartage .. " 10 0 Bell, G., hire .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 New Zealand Railways, freight .. ..' 159 8 0 Labour— Leonard, G., cartage .. .. .. 012 0 Cameron, E. .. ... . .. .. 5 8 0 Leonard, J., cartage .. .. .. 110 0 Gibson, D. .. .. .. ... 5 8 0 Smith, J., and Son, sharpening saw .. .. 0 16 Shephers, F. .. .. .. .. 419 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. 0 0 8 Welsh, J. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. 0 3 0 Dow, J. .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 Department of Agriculture, services of veteriDow, J. .. .. .. .. 0 16 narian .. .. .. .. 012 6 Woods, C. .. .. .. ~ 5 8 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. .. 0 2 4 Partridge, H. J. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Blandford, M. D., tea allowance .. .. 0 10 Walker, A. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Walton, E. A., camp allowance .. .. 0 16 0 Smith, J. .. .. .. .. 419 0 Wilson, H. S., horse-hire .. .. .. 3 7 6 Howie, D. .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 Wilson, H. S., horse-hire .. .. .. 3 0 0 Hitchen, M. .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 Colman, A. T., launch-hire .. .. 3 0 0 Smith, W. .. •.. .. .. 10 16 0 Wait, L. E., labour .. .. .. 0 8* 0 Simpson, J. W. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Dunne, A. T., wages .. .. .. 4 10 Kiernan, J. A. .. . . .. .. 0 3 0 Carrick, T., wages .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 Cameron, E. . . .. .. .. 214 0 Briscoe and Co., two slashers .. .. 0 7 6 Gibson, D. .. ... .. . . 580 Phillips and Tmpey, three fitches .. .. 016 Shepherd, F. W. \ . .. .. 312 0 Walton, E. A., cartage .. .. .. 0 10 Welsh, J. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Upton and Co., map of city .. .. 010 0 Weir, G. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. . . 0 6 2 Barrett, W. H., rewards . . .. .. 8 8 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. .. 0 4 8 Portobello Railway and Ferry Company, freight 1 5 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. . . 0 2 2 Hill, James, cartage . . .. .. 8 2 3 New Zealand Railways, fares .. . . 019 4 Briscoe and Co., lead .. .. .. 0 19 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. .. 0 2 9 Allan, W., cartage .. .. .. 0 9 0 Guinness, 8., travelling-expenses .. .. 1 011 Labour — Agar and Thomas, fare to Quail Island .. 0 15 0 Morrison, H. .. .. .. .. 016 0 Boyd, T., and Son, bicycle repairs .. .. 0 9 0 Harris, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 WagesStarr, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Benson, E. . . .. .. .. 5 8 0 Campbell, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 McAlister, S. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 McDavit, D. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Harvey, J. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Thompson, W. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Bickerstaffe, H. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Lee, F. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Bayliss, B. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Woods, F. W. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 McLean, H. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Wick, N. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Corliss, F. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Plank, A. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Evans, A. J. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Morrison, H. .. .. .. .. 312 0 Sneesby, W. .. .. .. 0 5 6 Mitchell, W. R. .. .. .. .. 312 0 Campbell, F. D. .. .. .. ~ 0 5 6 Kirk, J., matches .. .. .. .. 0 0 7 Saggers, W. .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 Retter, D. H., expenses .. .. .. 011 3 Christchurch City Council, electric current .. 4 6 0 Reid, W. H., cartage .. .. .. 0 12 6 Wages— Labour — Ward, W. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Cayless, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Shaw, N. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Gribben, R. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Thomas, A. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Dodds, R. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Macpherson, N. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Pollock, J. .. .. .. ... 300 Keele, T. M. .. .. .. . 580 Heafty, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Woodford, E. C... .. .. .. 2 14 0 Gayless, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Leonard, G., cartage and labour ~ ... 10 0 Gibben, R. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Pawson and Duff, making table .. .. 014 6 Dodds, R. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Hastie, Bull, and Pickering, gross brass nuts .. 0 3 3 Pollock, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Restall, C. J., two ladders .. .. 4 0 0 Hearty, J. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Morgan and Co., beeswax .. .. .. 0 10 Brooker, H. A. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 New Zealand "Railways, fares .. .. 0 10 Higgins, J. .. .. ' .. .. 010 0 New Zealand Railways, fares .. 0 3 0 Bannatyne, W. M., and Co., freight .. .. 0 2 9 Thompson, A., bicycle repairs .. .. 0 3 6 Levin and Co., freight .. .. .. 0 19 6 Clark, R., and Son, gas-pipe repairs .. .. 0 4 6 Dalgety and Co., freight .. .. .. 11 11 3 Wages— Shorland, J. 0., and Co., labour .. .. 0 1.7 6 Dickie, G. .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 McLean and Archibald, goods .. .. 0 3 6 Gray, D. .. .. .. .. 0 16 Ferguson and Osborne, goods .. .. 0 2 6 Quigg, H. .. .. .. .. 030 Turnbull and Jones (Limited), goods .. .. 119 Anderson, M. .. .. .. .. 517 0 Ferguson and Osborne, goods .. .. 110 Beatty, J. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Littlejohn and Co., scale .. .. .. 0 2 6 Bagshaw, C. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Begg, Dr., professional attendance .. .. 111 6 Dickie, G. .. .. .. .. 580 Colpus, C, labour .. .. .. .. 3 6 0 Dow, J. .. .. .. .. 419 0 Williams, E., labour .. .. .. 2 14 0 Gray, D. .. ... .. .. 5 17 0 Duthie, J., and Co., goods .. .. .. 0 2 0 Quigg, H. .. ... .. .. 5 8 0 Briscoe and Co. (Limited.), goods .. .. 012 4 Summerell, A. .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Murphy, J., and Sons, goods and cartage .. 015 6 Turnbull and Jones, watertight fitting .. 0 2 2.

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