MINISTERIAL RESIDENCES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2768, 7 December 1887, Page 2

MINISTERIAL RESIDENCES.

A return was presented to Parliament on Monday showing the .expenditure on the Ministerial residences from March to October in this year. The figures are sb follows:—Bowenstreet, £79 7s H, among; the items being "hire of piano/£7 10s;" "one snrdine-opener, Is."' Tinakori-road West, £lB7 17s Bd, including "overhauling and repairing lift," &i\. 16b 8(1 j" ".gaslittings for theatrical stage.,,.£2 9s lid; 1 ' taking down chimneyffl

piece, 16s 6d;" *'repairing waterheater, £2 Is;" "three keys, 3s;' "hire of piano, timing and repairing, 110 4s;" " pink 'and gold breakfast set, £3;" " dining-room chairs, £B6';" "spring. Lounge, £10;" "case for feather pillow, 2s 6d;" ' one square of glass, 3s 6d;" "nickel-plated gas fire, £2 15s;" "re-tinning ten pudding moulds, £410s;" "hire of piano, L 7 108;" " hip basin, bread pans, ifeo. 12 6s 2d." Molesworth-street-L124 7s 3d, including "covering suite in plush, L 35;" "upholstering couch and chairs L 7 10s:"' " covering gipsy table in velvet 17s 6d;" " hire of piano, 18 0s 6dj" hire of piano, repairing and tuning, L2 ss;" " one chair leg, ?» 2d:" "freight on piano, Christchurch to Wellington, 9s 8d;" "packing piano sent from Christchurch to Wellington, LI 10s;" "dinner service, Ll4 18s;" " tuning piano, 153." Tinakoriroad East —L7B 9s 2d, including " child's bath, LI;" " rat cage, 4s 6d;" "bed hanging and curtains, L 9;" "two plaques, frames in plush, LI 10s;" "one dozen sherries, 14s;" " one pair flower pots, 18s;" " three irons, 6s 6d." These returns created a good deal of amusement in the House last night—Times.