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Sir Julius Vogel for his salary, allowances, and personal expenses during his second mission:— £ s. d. Salary ... ... ... 2,172 16 5 Travelling Expenses ... ... 2,171 8 0 Special Allowance... ... ... 1,500 0 0 Passages of himself and servant ... 283 10 0 £6,127 14 5 Additional Vote asked for ... ... 2,750 0 0 £8,877 14 5 The Committee append, for the information of the House, various accounts which have been furnished to them by the Treasury and the Audit Office, showing the items which form the totals above referred to, and the manner in which they have been charged to the Public Account. ( Vide Appendix.) The minutes of the proceedings of the Committee are laid upon the table with this report. Oswald Curtis, 25th October, 1876. Chairman. REPORT RECOMMENDING THE FURNISHING OF A RETURN BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF AUDIT. The Public Accounts Committee have the honor to report that they have agreed to the following resolution :— The Committee recommend that the Commissioners of Audit furnish to Parliament, within ten days after the close of each financial year, a comparative statement showing the amount voted during the previous Session for each item of expenditure, the amount spent, and the saving or over-expenditure (if any) in each case ; and further, a statement of the unauthorized expenditure in detail. Oswald Curtis, 25th October, 1876. Chairman.