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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS IX.—DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

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tem. tem. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT— continued. 1915-16. - ! £ £ VOTE No. 57 —continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — 2 Advertising, printing, stationery, purchase of books and periodicals, and office requisites ... 3 ■ Compassionate grant to widow of late; Dr. J. P. Cameron, Medical Officer, Nine (equal to 3 months' salary) ; j„ ■ 3 ... 4 i Compassionate grant to children of late E. F. Hawk, Resident Agent, Penrhyn... 5 : Cook and other Islands Administration and other 75 113 200 j expenses 6 Extra clerical assistance 7 ; Lighting, office-cleaning, freight, cartage, and office equipment 8 j Medical service, Niue 9 j Medical service, Rarotonga .. 10 ) Postage and telephones 11 I Subsidy for service to Niue ... 12 ; Travelling allowances and expenses, bags, and equipment 13 ! Two first-class return railway fares for Mrs. Twiss, Wellington-Auckland 14 ; Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 600 100 50 458 1,200 75 570 100 11 100 j 3,652 j Total—Vote No. 58 ... 8.539 8,539 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 58. Charges for and incidental to — General — 1 Allowance to W. H. Frethey, Chief Clerk, Tourist Department, for suggested improvement in Public Service 2 Allowance to 0. H. Stichbury, Clerk, Government Insurance Department, for suggested improvement in Public Service 3 Annuity to Lady Steward for services rendered by her late husband Sir William Jukes Steward 4 Annuity to Mrs. Mackay, widow of Mr. James Mackay, ex-warden 5 Books on New Zealand birds 6 Compassionate allowance to A. L. Stewart 7 Compassionate allowance to Mis. Dean 8 Compensation to J. Turich for damage done to his property by spreading of fire lit by Government workmen 9 Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariffs 10 Contribution to Veterans' Home, Auckland 11 Cost of acquiring land for roads under section 115 of the Public Works Act, 1908 12 Cost of preparing illustrations for " New Zealand Flora" 1.3 Cost of administering war risks insurance scheme ... 14 Cost of repatriating to Samoa 64 Natives exiled to Saipan by the German Governor of Samoa (on account) 15 . Difference between ordinary and special railway fares for members of Expeditionary Forces at Trenthain 25 25 1.50 100 187 66 25 10 9 120 500 10 11 50 12 75 2,100 13 14 500 15 1,500