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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund — continued. VOTE U~ MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND VOTE H - MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LlNES— continued. TELEPHONE LlNES— continued. £ s. d. Salaries— £ s d New Zealand Railways, ticket .. .. 0 3 8 Holdsworth H 5 8 0 Cox, E., horse-hire 010 0 Croxson, J. E. 5 Bft Epps, F. W., travelling-expenses .. .. 0 3 4 Cubby S 6 Bft Andrews, J. W., horse-feed 216 0 Homann, A. I I(\ Matthews, S. C, horse and launch .. .. 115 0 Hogue, A. J 5 Bft Matthews, S. C, travelling and horse-feed .. 613 0 Homann, H. " 17 0 Matthews, S. C, horse-allowance .. .. 6 5 0 Wootton H 10 Ifi ft Hodgen, A., meal 0 10 Pople, A., overtime' " 0 18 0 horse-allowance ■■ •• 2 18 Anchor Shipping Company, freight '.'. 25 9 Webb and Pearson, horse-hire .. .'. 0 15 0 Union Steamship Company freight 0 2 fi Matthews, S. C, horse-feed, &c 0 7 0 McKenzie, R. J., meals 0 4 0 Cowles, E. P., travelling-allowance .. .. 10 0 Warwick, G. meals 016 Blackburn, J. H., supplying estimate .. 0 3 0 Ashby, Bergh, and Co., ironmongery 013 9 McKenzie, J. A., horse 2 18 Creed, W. R., cartage q ■> r> Cowels, E. P., travelling-allowance .. .. 3 10 0 Hall, T., running-wires 0 12 0 Martin, W., overtime .. .. .. 110 Brent, H. C, travelling-allowance '.'. 110 Demze Bros., repairing line .. .. 016 6 Dudley, J. C, meals 0S ft IJ*eth, T., salary .. .. .. .. 17 0 Austin, W., travelling-allowance " 013 0 Clarke, A S., salary 5 8 0 Smith, J. R., field allowance " 6 4 0 Green, W., salary .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Brown, W. W., meals 0 12 O Mathews, S.C., cartage 15 0 Summerell, 8., meals .. " 0 7 6 McQuillan J., handles . .. .. 02 6 Veitch, R. D., travelling-allowance .. 1)0 Anderson, A. W., repairing cable . . .. 03 0 Swan, R., repairing line 0 Ift fi Lee, 0., freight, carting, and erecting .. 015 0 Salaries Devonport Steam Company, freight .. .. 05 0 Grounds, J 0I fi Craig, J. J. (Limited), cartage .. .. 010 0 Anderson, J 6 6ft Craig, J. J. (Limited), cartage .. ... 057 Duncan, W. " 6 fi ft Craig, J. J. (Limited), cartage .. .. 17 1.1 7 Neville T. " 66 0 Epps, T. W., tar and brush.. .. .. 00 10 Russell, R. .. " 6 6 0 National Electrical and Engineering Company, Chapman R 2 0 6 wire > * c - 2 5 0 Anderson, M. '.'. " 615 0 Power, F., cartage 0 16 Weir, J. G., cartage " 2 0 0 Wmdleburn Bros., horse-hire .. .. 15 0 Smith and Smith, spirits ft 1 0 Windleburn Bros., horse-hire .. .. 15 0 Marine Department, copies of charts j a Miles, P. V. C. R., travelling-expenses .. 2 9 8 Marine Department, old chain iq a o Shrimpton, E. A., travelling-expenses .. 2 16 0 Corliss, M. C, testing cable I n 0 Carter, T., meal 0 16 Estate, late Denton, files .. " 0 6 0 Hatrick, A., and Co., travelling-expenses .. 015 0 SalariesUnion Steamship Company, travelling-expenses I ] 0 McGrath P ?14 ft Quin, J., meal 0 16 McGrath, P. '. .' " 2 4ft Hole and Holland (Limited), gig-hire .. 10 0' McGrath, P. 214 ft Cashm, W., gig-hire .. .. .. 84 0 McGrath, P. 214 0 Somerville, H. E., cartage .. .. .. 115 0 McGrath, P. 214 ft Harvie, T., meals 010 0 McGrath, P. .. " 214 ft Pepperell, E. A., cartage .. .. .. 07 6 McGrath, P. 2 U ft Crawford, A. G., coach fare.. .. .. 0 12 0 Johnston and Co., freight 11 iq n Harris, T., cartage.. .. .. .. 0 16 Somerville, H. E., cartage 0 0 Hawke's Bay Motor Company, gig-hire .. 210 0 Parton, D. E., field allowance 6 0 ft Hackett, T. R., wages 2 14 0 McLean and Archibald, ironmongery.. 0 14 0 Salaries Estate late Denton, screws .. 2 17ft Nattras, F 214 0 Cameron, R., salary .. " 3 0 0 Ross R. .. .. .. .. 214 0 McLean and Archibald, varnish-brush 0I 9 liberhardt, N 2 14 0 McLean and Archibald, ironmongery o^7 Henderson, F 2 14 0 Colonial Motor Company, use of engine 3 0 0 B?ugan, M 2 14 0 Andrews, J. W., horse-feed .. 2 9 0 Nicholson, W. A. .. .. .. 214 0 Salisbury, C, meals 0 7 6 Hedgland, R. S 2 14 0 Martin, E., attending horses 0 18 0 Collins, C 2 14 0 Salaries— " ° McGie, H. H. .. .. .. .. 66 0 Edmonds, W. 10 0 Anderson, J. .. .. .. .. 514 0 Green, W. .. 011 Rossiter, A. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Findlay, W., sen. .. 5 8 0 Hendra, S. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Findlay, W., iun. 5 Bft Walsh, A 5 8 0 Wood, H. C .. = 22 Mclsaac, K. .. .. .. .. 5 8 0 Malcolm, R. M. .. 5 Bft Butler, J. H 5 8 0 Noble, E. .. 5 8 0 Howell, P 214 0 Canning, C. . "58ft Hayer, E 5 4 0 Fahy, 0. ' .. " 5 8 0 Brown, H. .. 0 9 0 Reed, J. .. 5 8 0 Brown, H 713 0 Sargent, H " 5 8 0 White, J 018 0 Chatteris, C. .. "58ft Mahony, J., and Sons, cartage .. .. 017 6 Weaver, S. H. 0 4 6 Bicknell, A. W., cartage 19 7 0 Auckland City Council, repairs to footpath 0 19 8 J erguson and Hicks, plans .. .. .. 0 10 0 Proud, G., castings 0 6 8 McLean and Archibald, drill and saw .. 0 9 6 Andrew, H., and Son, unloading 0 5 0 Jury, L. H., horse and cart hire .. .. 15 0 Craig, J. J. (Limited), horse-hire ' 35 ft Glenny, W. C. cartage 0 8 0 New Zealand Cement Company, cement 118 5 Butler, J H. horse-hire 8 0 0 New Zealand Cement Company, cement 0 19 2 Okey and Rollo, bolts and stays .. .. 3 9 6 Duncan Simpson and Son, repairing roof light" 012 6 Webber, G., refitting office 110 0 Grisholm, W. E., travelling-allowance 0 19 0 Aldndge, G., horse and trap hire .. .. 17 0 Hetrick,W., salary.. 4in n Aldndge, G., travelling-allowance .. .. 12 0 Ashby, Bergh, and Co., ironmongery" 012 9 Banks, J., kerosene 3 10 Ashby, Bergh, and Co., ironmongery " 39 8 1 Namahan, W., cartage .. .. .. 0 4 0 Swanston, A., sawing " S 14 ft O'Brien, T. E., travelling-allowance .. .. 09 10 Varton, 8., salary lir a O'Brien, T. E., replacing pole .. .. 05 0 Austin, W., travelling-allowance " " 13 0

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