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E. Statement of the Expenses attending the Mission of Messrs. Featheeston and Bell to England, 1869-71. Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. I. E. Featherston (£l,OOO per annum), Ist December, 1869, to 25th March, 1871 ... ... ... ... ... 1,314 10 4 F. D. Bell (£l,OOO per annum), Ist October, 1869, to 31st January, 1871 ... ... ... ... ... 1,333 6 8 J. Knowles, Secretary (£4OO per annum), 3rd December, 1869, to sth April, 1871 536 14 8 3,184 11 8 Travelling allowances — I. E. Featherston (£4 4s. per day), 17th November, 1869, to 13th January, 1871 ... ... ... ... 1,777 14 0 F. D. Bell (£4 4s. per day), 17th November, 1869, to 2nd February, 1871 ... ... ... ... ... 1,860 12 0 J. Knowles ... ... ... ... ... ... 509 6 2 4,147 12 2 Passages— Melbourne to Marseilles ... ... ... ... 290 0 0 Suez to Melbourne ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Mr. Bell, London to Alexandra ... ... ... ... 23 0 0 513 0 0 Rent of rooms, attendance, &c, at Charing Cross Hotel, office rent, telegrams, stationery, cab hire, &c, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 880 0 0 £8,725 3 10 Public Accounts— 1869-70—Page 91 ... £2,434 10 3 1870-71—Page xxxix. ... 6,290 13 7 £8,725 3 10 James C. Gavin, 13th October, 1876. Accountant to the Treasury.

F. Statement of Expenses attending the Hon. Sir D. McLean's Mission to Australia in 1874. Travelling allowances — £ s. d. Hon. D. McLean: Travelling allowance, 25th March to 9th June, and 15th to 26th July, 1874, at £4 4s. per diem ... ... ... ... ... 373 16 0 Lieut.-Colonel St. John: Travelling allowances, 25th March to 21st July, 1874... 147 12 6 Major Eopata: Board and residence, medical attendance, and incidental expenses 99 15 9 Constable Sandbrook: Board and lodging, &c. ... ... ... ... 15 19 10 Passages to and from, and in Australia ... ... ... ... ... 104 10 0 Presents ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 0 0 Office room, telegrams, stationery, cab hire, &c. ... ... ... ... 43 3 8 797 17 9 Purchase of horses and saddlery ... ... ... ... £604 2 1 ~ glass for Ministerial residences ... ... ... 20 1 6 624 3 7 £1,422 1 4 James C. G-atin, Treasury, 17th October, 1876. Accountant to the Treasury. G. Memoeandum by the Hon. Sir J. Vooel. The accounts of my first mission to England were, I believe, laid on the table of the House, and the Hon. Mr. Fox, in a speech reported in Hansard, vol. XL, page 742, entered into explanations. I will ask the Committee to embody this speech in the evidence taken. (Vide ~L,post.) In respect to the second mission, I seek sufficient to cover all my expenses in excess of my salary, as agreed with the Government before I left New Zealand. For this purpose, £2,750 will have to be paid to me, in addition to the £1,500 special allowance I have already received. This will still, besides my salary, leave me some £400 out, which I consider was for exceptional expenditure.