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secretaries, £IO7O ; general expenses £3O. Annuities granted by the Government will cost the Dominion £4,789 this, year. Grants to former Members of the Legislature or their widows are as follows:—H. Barr, widow of J. Barr, M.L.C., £120; i\ i“. Bartram, ex-M.P., £l2O ; Mrs E. Hi Brown, widow of an fex-M.P., £7B;‘Mr 6 K. Colvin, .widow of an ex-M.P., £100;' Mrs K'. T. Dickie, widow of ex-M.P., £100; J. S. Dickson, ex-M.P., £75; A. E'. Glover, exM.P., £120; IL. M, Grace, ex-M.P., £l2o’; Mm B.' Hogg, widow of ex-M.P., £IOO ; Mrs S. tS. Hornby, widow of exM.P.,’ £100; Mrs iVL. Mills, widow of. e x-M,L.0., £IOO ; Lndy Pomare • £ls° 5 G. W Bussell, ex-M.P., £120; W. T. Wood, iex-M.P., £100.; The net vote for the Pensions Department totals £3,139,924. The largest items are:—Old Age Pensions, £1,250,000 ; . War Pensiong and allowances, £1,223,000; Widows Pensions, £310,000; Family Allowances, (£120,000 ; m&dioal , treatment of exmem bers of N.Z.E.F., £77,000. The cost of New Zealand’s last general election amounted to £55,971. This is made U P by the following items : Expenseg in taking the election, £28,406 ; preparation and printing of rolls, £25,932; licensing poll, £464; registrar ti o n of electors, £1141; transfer of officers, £2B. 'lt. is .interesting to note that £56,095 was voted to carry the cost. '